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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-003371
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		14
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230112
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230112

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000201533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				380442310
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05611
		FILM NUMBER:		23525764

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177880550

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		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONSUMERS POWER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CMS ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000811156
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				382726431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09513
		FILM NUMBER:		23525765

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		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177880550

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		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On January 12, 2023, Consumers Energy Company (&#8220;Consumers Energy&#8221;),
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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 10.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">$115,000,000
5.24% First Mortgage Bonds due 2026</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">$50,000,000
5.07% First Mortgage Bonds due 2029</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">$95,000,000
5.17% First Mortgage Bonds due 2032</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">$140,000,000
5.38% First Mortgage Bonds due 2037</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Bond Purchase
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Table of Contents</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; width: 17%; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 73%; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Authorization of Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 10%; font-variant: small-caps">1</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sale and Purchase of Bonds; Security for the Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">1</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 2.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sale and Purchase of Bonds</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 2.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Security for the Bonds</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Execution; Closing</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">2</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Conditions to Closing</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Representations and Warranties</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.2.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.3.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Opinions of Counsel</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.5.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.6.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Payment of Special Counsel Fees</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Changes in Corporate Structure</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Funding Instructions</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Authorization</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Consent of Holders of Other Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">5</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Updated Schedule of Indebtedness</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 4.15.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Proceedings and Documents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">5</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Representations and Warranties of the Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">6</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Organization; Power and Authority</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">6</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Authorization, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">6</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Disclosure</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">7</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Financial Statements; Material Liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">7</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Governmental Authorizations, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">8</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Litigation; Observance of Statutes and Orders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">8</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">8</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title to Property; Leases</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">9</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Licenses, Permits, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">9</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">9</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in; width: 17%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in; width: 73%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Private Offering by the Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 10%">10</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">10</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.15.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Indebtedness</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">11</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.16.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">11</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.17.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Status under Certain Statutes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">12</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 5.18.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Indenture Matters</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">12</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Representations of the Purchasers</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">13</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 6.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Purchase for Investment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">13</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 6.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Source of Funds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">13</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Information as to the Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">15</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 7.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Financial and Business Information</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">15</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 7.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Visitation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">17</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 7.3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Electronic Delivery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">17</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form of Supplemental Indenture</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">18</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Payments on Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">18</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 9.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Payments Generally</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">18</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 9.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">FATCA Information</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">18</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Expenses, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">19</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 10.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Transaction Expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">19</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 10.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certain Taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">19</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 10.3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Survival</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">20</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">20</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Amendment and Waiver</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">20</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 12.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Requirements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">20</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 12.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Solicitation of Holders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">20</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 12.3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Binding Effect, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">21</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 12.4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Bonds Held by Company, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">21</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Notices</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">22</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Reproduction of Documents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">22</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 15.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Confidential Information</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">23</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps; width: 73%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Substitution of Purchaser</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps; width: 10%">24</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Miscellaneous</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-variant: small-caps">24</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Successors and Assigns</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">24</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Payments Due on Non-Business Days</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">24</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Accounting Terms</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">24</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Severability</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">25</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Construction, Etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">25</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Counterparts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">25</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Governing Law</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">26</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 17.8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">26</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Purchasers&rsquo; Counsel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">27</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 73%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Defined Terms</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form of Supplemental Indenture (Including Form of Bonds)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.4(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.4(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Purchasers</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Disclosure Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Financial Statements</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Existing Indebtedness</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Schedule</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Purchaser Schedule</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Information Relating to Purchasers</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Consumers</B></FONT><B>
Energy Company<BR>
One Energy Plaza<BR>
Jackson, Michigan 49201</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$115,000,000 5.24% First Mortgage Bonds due
2026<BR>
$50,000,000 5.07% First Mortgage Bonds due 2029<BR>
$95,000,000 5.17% First Mortgage Bonds due 2032</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$140,000,000 5.38% First Mortgage Bonds due
2037</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To Each of the Purchasers Listed in the <U>Purchaser Schedule</U>:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Consumers Energy Company, a Michigan corporation
(the &#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221;), agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Authorization
of Bonds.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company has authorized the issue and sale of $115,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of its 5.24% First Mortgage Bonds due 2026 (the &#8220;<U>2026 Bonds</U>&#8221;), $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
5.07% First Mortgage Bonds due 2029 (the &#8220;<U>2029 Bonds</U>&#8221;), $95,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.17% First
Mortgage Bonds due 2032 (the &#8220;<U>2032 Bonds</U>&#8221;) and $140,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.38% First Mortgage
Bonds due 2037 (the &#8220;<U>2037 Bonds</U>&#8221; and, together with the 2026 Bonds, the 2029 Bonds and the 2032 Bonds, the &#8220;<U>Bonds</U>&#8221;,
all such terms to include any bonds issued in substitution therefor pursuant to the Indenture (as hereinafter defined)) on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined or otherwise cross-referenced in <U>Schedule
A</U>, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the rules&nbsp;of construction set forth in Section&nbsp;17.5 shall govern.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sale
and Purchase of Bonds; Security for the Bonds.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;2.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sale
and Purchase of Bonds.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will
issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section&nbsp;3, Bonds
in the respective principal amounts specified opposite such Purchaser&#8217;s name in the <U>Purchaser Schedule</U> at the purchase price
of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers&#8217; obligations under this Agreement are several and not joint obligations,
and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser
under this Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;2.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Security
for the Bonds.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Bonds are to be issued under and secured by that certain Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;1, 1945 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (ultimate successor to City Bank Farmers Trust Company),
as trustee (the &#8220;<U>Trustee</U>&#8221;), as supplemented and amended by various supplemental indentures and as to be supplemented
by a supplemental indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the &#8220;<U>Supplemental Indenture</U>&#8221;), which will be substantially
in the form attached to this Agreement as <U>Schedule 2.2</U>, establishing the terms of the Bonds (as so supplemented, the &#8220;<U>Indenture</U>&#8221;).
The Bonds shall be substantially in the form set out in <U>Schedule 2.2</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
Bonds will be dated the Closing Date, will bear interest from and including the Closing Date and will be in denominations of $100,000
or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess </FONT>thereof. Interest on the Bonds will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of twelve 30-day months. The 2026 Bonds will bear interest at a rate of 5.24% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15
and November&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on November&nbsp;15, 2023, and at the date of maturity. The 2029 Bonds will bear interest
at a rate of 5.07% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on November&nbsp;15,
2023, and at the date of maturity. The 2032 Bonds will bear interest at a rate of 5.17% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on
May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on November&nbsp;15, 2023, and at the date of maturity. The 2037 Bonds will
bear interest at a rate of 5.38% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing
on November&nbsp;15, 2023, and at the date of maturity. The Bonds will bear interest on overdue principal and (to the extent permitted
by law) overdue installments of interest at the rate set forth in the Indenture. The 2026 Bonds will mature on May&nbsp;15, 2026, the
2029 Bonds will mature on May&nbsp;15, 2029, the 2032 Bonds will mature on May&nbsp;15, 2032, and the 2037 Bonds will mature on May&nbsp;15,
2037.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Indenture creates and will create a direct
first Lien on and a first security interest in the property and property rights of the Company described in the Indenture as being subjected
to the Lien of the Indenture (subject to such exceptions as are permitted under the Indenture), except such property and property rights
as may have been released from the Lien of the Indenture in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Execution;
Closing.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The execution and delivery of this Agreement will be made at the offices of Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6131, on the date first set forth above (the &#8220;<U>Execution Date</U>&#8221;).
The sale and purchase of the Bonds to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP,
31 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6131, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, at a closing (the &#8220;<U>Closing</U>&#8221;) on any
Business Day during the period commencing May&nbsp;1, 2023 to, but excluding, June&nbsp;1, 2023 selected by the Company, written notice
of which the Company shall have provided to each Purchaser at least seven Business Days prior thereto. At the Closing the Company shall
cause to be duly executed, authenticated and delivered to each Purchaser the Bonds to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a
single Bond in respect of the 2026 Bonds, a single Bond in respect of the 2029 Bonds, a single Bond in respect of the 2032 Bonds and
a single Bond in respect of the 2037 Bonds (or, in each case, such greater number of Bonds in denominations of at least $100,000 as such
Purchaser may request) dated the Closing Date and registered in such Purchaser&#8217;s name (or in the name of its nominee), against
delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by the </FONT>Company in accordance with Section&nbsp;4.10. If
at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Bonds to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section&nbsp;3, or any of the conditions
specified in Section&nbsp;4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Purchaser&#8217;s reasonable satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at
its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have
by reason of such failure by the Company to tender such Bonds or any of the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;4 not having been fulfilled
to such Purchaser&#8217;s reasonable satisfaction. If at the Closing any Purchaser shall fail to purchase any Bonds that it is obligated
to purchase under this Agreement, then another Institutional Investor approved by the Company may purchase the Bonds scheduled to be
purchased by the defaulting Purchaser at the Closing; provided, however, that no such replacement of a defaulting Purchaser shall be
deemed to waive any rights or remedies that the Company may have against such defaulting Purchaser by reason of such failure.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conditions
to Closing.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Each Purchaser&#8217;s obligation to execute and deliver this Agreement on the Execution
Date, and each Purchaser&#8217;s obligation to purchase and pay for the Bonds to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing, is subject
to the fulfillment to such Purchaser&#8217;s reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the following conditions:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Representations
and Warranties.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be
correct when made on the Execution Date and at the time of the Closing (except with respect to representations and warranties made as
of a specific date, in which case they shall be correct as of such date).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Performance;
No Default.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions
contained in this Agreement and the Indenture required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing, and, before
and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Bonds (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section&nbsp;5.14),
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Compliance
Certificates.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Officer&#8217;s
Certificate</U>. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer&#8217;s Certificate, dated the Closing Date, certifying
that the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;4.1, Section&nbsp;4.2, Section&nbsp;4.9, Section&nbsp;4.11 and Section&nbsp;4.14 have been
fulfilled.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Secretary&#8217;s
Certificate</U>. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the Closing
Date, certifying as to (i)&nbsp;the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution
and delivery of the Bonds, the Indenture and this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#8217;s organizational documents as then in effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.4.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinions
of Counsel.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to such Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, (a)&nbsp;from Melissa M. Gleespen,&nbsp;Esq., Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief
Compliance Officer of the Company, or such other counsel to the Company as may be acceptable to such Purchaser, covering the matters set
forth in <U>Schedule 4.4(a)</U>&nbsp;and covering such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such
Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Company hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers)
and (b)&nbsp;from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, the Purchasers&#8217; special counsel in connection with such transactions, covering
the matters set forth in <U>Schedule 4.4(b)</U>&nbsp;and covering such other matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may
reasonably request.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.5.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Purchase
Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> On the Closing Date, such Purchaser&#8217;s purchase of Bonds
shall (a)&nbsp;be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions
(such as Section&nbsp;1405(a)(8)&nbsp;of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction
as to the character of the particular investment, (b)&nbsp;not violate any applicable law or regulation (including Regulation T, U or
X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c)&nbsp;not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under
or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the Execution Date. If requested by such
Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer&#8217;s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may
reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.6.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sale
of Bonds.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall sell to each Purchaser, and each
Purchaser shall purchase, the Bonds to be purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing as specified in the <U>Purchaser Schedule</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.7.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Payment
of Special Counsel Fees.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Without limiting Section&nbsp;10.1, the Company shall have paid on or
before the Execution Date and the Closing Date the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers&#8217; special counsel
referred to in Section&nbsp;4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least five Business
Days prior to the Execution Date and the Closing Date, respectively.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.8.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Private
Placement Numbers.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Private Placement Numbers issued by CUSIP Global Services (in cooperation
with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Bonds.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.9.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Changes
in Corporate Structure.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company shall not have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation,
changed its organizational structure (as a corporation) or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial
part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in <U>Schedule
5.5</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.10.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Funding
Instructions.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> At least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall have
received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company setting forth the wiring instructions specified
in Section&nbsp;3, including (a)&nbsp;the name and address of the transferee bank and the name and telephone number of a contact person
at such bank, (b)&nbsp;such transferee bank&#8217;s ABA number and (c)&nbsp;the account name and number into which the purchase price
for the Bonds is to be deposited. At the written request (which may be by email) of any Purchaser, an identifiable Responsible Officer
of the Company, or an employee of the Company under the supervision of a Responsible Officer, shall confirm such written instructions
by a live videoconference made available to the Purchasers no later than two Business Days prior to the Closing. Each Purchaser has the
right, but not the obligation, upon written notice (which may be by email) to the Company, to elect to deliver a micro deposit (less
than $50.00) to the account identified in such written instructions no later than two Business Days prior to the Closing. If a Purchaser
delivers a micro deposit, a Responsible Officer, or an employee of the Company under the supervision of a Responsible Officer, must verbally
verify the receipt and amount of the micro deposit to such Purchaser on a telephone call initiated by such Purchaser prior to the Closing.
The Company shall not be obligated to return the amount of the micro deposit, nor will the amount of the micro deposit be netted against
such Purchaser&#8217;s purchase price of the Bonds to be purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing as specified in the Purchaser Schedule.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.11.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indenture
Matters.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company shall have furnished to the Trustee the resolutions, certificates and other
documentation (and cash, if any) required to be delivered prior to or upon the issuance of the Bonds pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture. The Company shall have duly executed the Bonds and shall have requested the Trustee to authenticate, and the Trustee shall
have duly authenticated, the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture. The Company shall be able to comply with all other conditions with respect
to the authentication of the Bonds imposed by the Indenture. The Company shall have furnished to such Purchaser a copy of the Supplemental
Indenture duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee. The Company shall: (i)&nbsp;within 10 days after the
Closing Date, deliver the Supplemental Indenture in recordable form to the appropriate real estate recording office in all jurisdictions
specified in the Supplemental Indenture for recording and deliver to the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Michigan a UCC-1
financing statement relating to the Supplemental Indenture for filing in such office; and (ii)&nbsp;within 25 days after the Closing Date,
deliver to such Purchaser a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer certifying that the actions required by the foregoing clause (i)&nbsp;have
been taken. The Company shall further provide such Purchaser, as soon as it is available, a copy of the related opinion of counsel contemplated
by Section&nbsp;7.11(i)&nbsp;of the Indenture. To the extent not covered in the opinion described in the previous sentence, the Company
shall also provide such Purchaser, concurrently with the furnishing of such opinion, a list of the recording information for all such
filings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.12.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission Authorization.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> An appropriate order shall have been entered by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Federal Power Act authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds, and such order shall
be in full force and effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.13.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent
of Holders of Other Securities.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Any consents or approvals required to be obtained from any holder
or holders of any outstanding Security of the Company and any amendments of agreements pursuant to which any Securities may have been
issued that shall be necessary to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained,
and all such consents, approvals or amendments shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Purchaser and such Purchaser&#8217;s
special counsel.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.14.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Updated
Schedule of Indebtedness.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company shall have furnished to each Purchaser a document that
updates <U>Schedule 5.15</U> as of March&nbsp;31, 2023 (or if such financial information as of March&nbsp;31, 2023 is not yet available
as of such Closing, then financial information as of December&nbsp;31, 2022).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;4.15.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Proceedings
and Documents.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and
its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other
copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Representations
and Warranties of the Company. </FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Organization;
Power and Authority.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified
or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company
has the corporate power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the
business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds and to perform the
provisions of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Authorization,
Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> This Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution, authentication and delivery thereof each of the
Indenture and each Bond will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a)&nbsp;applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#8217; rights generally and (b)&nbsp;general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Disclosure.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">
The Company, through its agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Academy Securities,&nbsp;Inc., has delivered to each Purchaser a copy
of an investor presentation dated November&nbsp;2022 (the &#8220;<U>Presentation</U>&#8221;) relating to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. This Agreement, the Presentation, the financial statements listed in <U>Schedule 5.5</U> and the documents, certificates
or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company prior to November&nbsp;22, 2022 in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and identified in <U>Schedule 5.3</U>, in each case, delivered to each Purchaser (this Agreement, the Presentation
and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements being referred to, collectively, as the &#8220;<U>Disclosure
Documents</U>&#8221;), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure
Documents, since December&nbsp;31, 2021, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the
Company or any Subsidiary except changes that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.4.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Organization
and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Schedule
5.4</U> contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of (i)&nbsp;the Company&#8217;s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each
Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or
similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#8217;s directors and officers.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in <U>Schedule 5.4</U> as being owned
by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company or another
Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement or the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Each
Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own
or hold under lease and to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">No
Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than any agreements listed on <U>Schedule 5.4</U>
and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out
of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of
capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.5.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Financial
Statements; Material Liabilities.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial
statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries filed with the SEC listed on <U>Schedule 5.5</U>. All of such financial statements (including
in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all Material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such <U>Schedule 5.5</U> and the consolidated results of their operations
and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout
the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end
adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.6.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Compliance
with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds will not (a)&nbsp;contravene, result in any breach of, constitute a default under, or result
in the creation of any Lien (other than the Lien created by the Indenture) in respect of any property of the Company or any Subsidiary
under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, organizational document (including, without
limitation, corporate charter, regulations or bylaws), shareholders agreement or any other Material agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is bound or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of its respective properties may be bound or affected,
(b)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of
any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or (c)&nbsp;violate any provision of any statute
or other rule&nbsp;or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.7.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Governmental
Authorizations, Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration
with, any Governmental Authority (other than an appropriate order entered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Federal
Power Act authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds, which order has been obtained by the Company and shall be in full force and
effect as of the Closing) is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement, the
Indenture or the Bonds, except such as have been obtained or may be required under state Securities or blue sky laws or as contemplated
by Section&nbsp;4.11.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.8.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Litigation;
Observance of Statutes and Orders.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except
as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or any property of the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before
any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except
as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of (i)&nbsp;any order, judgment, decree
or ruling of any court, any arbitrator of any kind or any Governmental Authority or (ii)&nbsp;any applicable law, ordinance, rule&nbsp;or
regulation of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that
are referred to in Section&nbsp;5.16), which violation would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.9.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Taxes.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">
The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all
taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments payable by them, to the extent such taxes and assessments
have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (a)&nbsp;the amount of which,
individually or in the aggregate, is not Material or (b)&nbsp;the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of U.S.
federal, state or other taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate. The statute of limitations for the U.S. federal income tax liability
of the Company and its Subsidiaries remains open for 2019 and subsequent years and is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Years prior to 2019 remain open to the extent that any net operating losses carried forward are adjusted and affect the losses carried
forward to open tax years. The Company believes that their accrued tax liabilities at December&nbsp;31, 2021 are adequate for all years.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.10.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title
to Property; Leases.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title, rights
of way, easements and/or leasehold interests in or to their respective Material properties, including all such properties reflected in
the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section&nbsp;5.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary
after such date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited
by the Indenture, except for those defects in title and Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. All Material leases, rights of way, easements and leasehold interests are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect
in all Material respects. With respect to the real property described in the Indenture, the Company is not subject to any mortgage, deed
of trust or like Lien instrument other than the Indenture and Liens permitted under the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.11.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Licenses,
Permits, Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises,
authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually
or in the aggregate are Material, without known conflict with the rights of others, except for those conflicts that, individually or in
the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.12.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Compliance
with Employee Benefit Plans.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company and each ERISA Affiliate have operated and administered each Plan (and any predecessor Plan) in compliance with all applicable
laws except for such instances of non-compliance as have not resulted in and could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title
I of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in
Section&nbsp;3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any such liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, or in the imposition of
any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant to Title I of ERISA
or Title IV of ERISA or to Section&nbsp;430(k)&nbsp;of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal
law or Section&nbsp;4068 of ERISA or by the granting of a security interest in connection with the amendment of a Plan, other than such
liabilities or Liens as would not be individually or in the aggregate Material.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred withdrawal liabilities (and are not subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under
Section&nbsp;4201 of ERISA or Section&nbsp;4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
expected post-retirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Company&#8217;s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance
with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60, without regard to liabilities attributable to
continuation coverage mandated by Section&nbsp;4980B of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds will not involve any transaction
that is subject to the prohibitions of Section&nbsp;406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section&nbsp;4975(c)(1)(A)-(D)&nbsp;of
the Code. The representation by the Company to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section&nbsp;5.12(d)&nbsp;is made in reliance
upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser&#8217;s representation in Section&nbsp;6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used
to pay the purchase price of the Bonds to be purchased by such Purchaser.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Non-U.S. Plans.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.13.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Private
Offering by the Company.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered
the Bonds or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Bonds or any similar Securities from, or
otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and not more than 80 other
Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Bonds at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone
acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Bonds to the registration
requirements of Section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any state Securities or blue sky laws of
any applicable jurisdiction. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer or
other officer of the Company participating in the offering of the Bonds, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company&#8217;s
outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, or any promoter (as that term is defined in
Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the </FONT>time of the Closing (each, an
 &#8220;<U>Issuer Covered Person</U>&#8221; and, together, &#8220;<U>Issuer Covered Persons</U>&#8221;) is subject to any of the
 &#8220;Bad Actor&#8221; disqualifications described in Rule&nbsp;506(d)(1)(i)&nbsp;to (viii)&nbsp;under the Securities Act (a
 &#8220;<U>Disqualification Event</U>&#8221;), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule&nbsp;506(d)(2)&nbsp;or
(d)(3)&nbsp;under the Securities Act. The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is
subject to a Disqualification Event.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.14.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Use
of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The proceeds of the sale of the Bonds hereunder will be used
to finance a portion of the purchase price of the previously announced acquisition of the Covert natural gas facility and for general
corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose
of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12
CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in
a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board
(12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 25% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 25% of the value of such assets. As used
in this Section&nbsp;5.14, the terms &#8220;margin stock&#8221; and &#8220;purpose of buying or carrying&#8221; shall have the meanings
assigned to them in said Regulation U.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.15.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indebtedness.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except
as described therein, <U>Schedule 5.15</U> sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of September&nbsp;30, 2022 (including descriptions of the principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any
Guaranty thereof). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default, and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment
of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, and no event or condition exists with respect to any
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $75,000,000, that would permit (or that
with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before
its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness
of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including its charter or any other organizational
document) that limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of,&nbsp;Indebtedness of the Company, except as
disclosed in <U>Schedule 5.15</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.16.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Foreign
Assets Control Regulations, Etc.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i)&nbsp;is a Blocked Person, (ii)&nbsp;has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear
on a State Sanctions List or (iii)&nbsp;is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i)&nbsp;has, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, violated, has been found in violation of, or has been charged
or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii)&nbsp;to the
Company&#8217;s knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions
Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">No
part of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds hereunder:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">constitutes
or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Subsidiary, directly
or indirectly, (A)&nbsp;in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B)&nbsp;for any
purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C)&nbsp;otherwise in violation of any
U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is given as to any such proceeds used to pay off Company
indebtedness evidenced by securities in global form held through The Depository Trust Company or its nominee;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">will
be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Money Laundering
Laws; or</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">will
be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or
commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or </FONT>direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case that
would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company has established policies, procedures and/or practices that it believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law),
in its reasonable judgment, to ensure that the Company and each Subsidiary is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable
U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company&#8217;s provision of utility services in the ordinary course of business in accordance with applicable law,
including </FONT></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Anti-Corruption
Laws, shall not constitute a violation of this Section&nbsp;5.16.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.17.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Status
under Certain Statutes.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is an &#8220;investment company&#8221;
or a company &#8220;controlled&#8221; by an &#8220;investment company&#8221; within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the ICC Termination Act of 1995.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;5.18.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indenture
Matters.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> None of the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds, including the issuance, sale or delivery
of the Bonds, will require the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. The Company has good and marketable title
to all its important properties described in the Presentation and to substantially all other real estate and property specifically described
in the Indenture as subject to the Lien of the Indenture except (a)&nbsp;that released or retired in accordance with the provisions of
the Indenture, (b)&nbsp;leased offices, garages and service buildings, (c)&nbsp;certain electric substations and gas regulator stations
and other facilities erected on sites under leases, easements, permits or contractual arrangements, (d)&nbsp;certain pollution control
facilities, which are subject to security interests granted to various municipalities and economic development corporations under installment
sales contracts, (e)&nbsp;as to electric and gas transmission and distribution lines, many of such properties are constructed on rights-of-way
by virtue of franchises or pursuant to easements only, and (f)&nbsp;as to certain gas storage fields, the Company&#8217;s interest in
certain of the gas rights and rights of storage and other rights incidental thereto are in the nature of an easement or leasehold interest
only. As of the Closing Date, the Indenture will constitute, as security for the Bonds, a valid direct first mortgage Lien on the real
estate, property and franchises, subject only to excepted encumbrances as defined in the Indenture and except as otherwise expressly stated
in the Indenture. The Indenture is effective to create the Lien intended to be created by the Indenture. Real estate, property or franchises
in the State of Michigan described in the Indenture acquired after the Closing by the Company will become subject to the Lien of the Indenture,
at the time of acquisition, subject to Liens existing thereon at the time of acquisition, and subject to excepted encumbrances, and subject
to any necessary filing and recording before the intervention of any Lien not expressly excepted thereby, and subject to the qualification
above with respect to the enforceability of the Indenture. The Bonds and all other obligations under this Agreement will be direct and
secured obligations of the Company ranking pari passu as against the assets of the Company subject to the Lien of the Indenture with all
other present and future first mortgage bonds of the Company issued and outstanding under the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;6.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Representations
of the Purchasers.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;6.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Purchase
for Investment.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Each Purchaser severally represents that (a)&nbsp;it is an &#8220;accredited
investor&#8221; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7), (8)&nbsp;or (9)&nbsp;of Regulation D under the Securities Act
and (b)&nbsp;it is purchasing the Bonds for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the
account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Purchaser&#8217;s
or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser&#8217;s or their control. Each Purchaser understands that the Bonds have
not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or
if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required
by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Bonds under the Securities Act or to list the Bonds on any national securities
exchange.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;6.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Source
of Funds.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is
an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a &#8220;<U>Source</U>&#8221;) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase
price of the Bonds to be purchased by such Purchaser under this Agreement:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source is an &#8220;insurance company general account&#8221; (within the meaning of PTE 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and
liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies </FONT>approved by the NAIC (the &#8220;<U>NAIC Annual
Statement</U>&#8221;)) for the general account contract(s)&nbsp;held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the
amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s)&nbsp;held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit
plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the
general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account
liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser&#8217;s state of domicile;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser&#8217;s fixed contractual obligations under which
the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or
to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance
of the separate account;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source is either (i)&nbsp;an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1, or (ii)&nbsp;a bank collective
investment fund, within the meaning of PTE 91-38, and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;6.2(c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially
owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source constitutes assets of an &#8220;investment fund&#8221; (within the meaning of Part&nbsp;VI of the QPAM Exemption) managed by a
 &#8220;qualified professional asset manager&#8221; or &#8220;QPAM&#8221; (within the meaning of Part&nbsp;VI of the QPAM Exemption), no
employee benefit plan&#8217;s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other
employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part&nbsp;VI(c)(1)&nbsp;of
the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total
client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part&nbsp;I(c)&nbsp;and Part&nbsp;I(g)&nbsp;of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied,
neither the QPAM nor a Person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the
QPAM and the Company to be &#8220;related&#8221; within the meaning of Part&nbsp;VI(h)&nbsp;of the QPAM Exemption and (i)&nbsp;the identity
of such QPAM and (ii)&nbsp;the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets
of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part&nbsp;VI(c)(1)&nbsp;of
the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund,
have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6.2(d);</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source constitutes assets of a &#8220;plan(s)&#8221; (within the meaning of Part&nbsp;IV(h)&nbsp;of the INHAM Exemption) managed by an
 &#8220;in-house asset manager&#8221; or &#8220;INHAM&#8221; (within the meaning of Part&nbsp;IV(a)&nbsp;of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions
of Part&nbsp;I(a), Part&nbsp;I(g)&nbsp;and Part&nbsp;I(h)&nbsp;of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a Person controlling
or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of &#8220;control&#8221; in Part&nbsp;IV(d)(3)&nbsp;of the INHAM Exemption) owns a
10% or more interest in the Company and (i)&nbsp;the identity of such INHAM and (ii)&nbsp;the name(s)&nbsp;of the employee benefit plan(s)&nbsp;whose
assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6.2(e);</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(f)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source is a governmental plan;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(g)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each
of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6.2(g); or</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(h)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As used in this Section&nbsp;6.2, the terms &#8220;employee benefit
plan&#8221;, &#8220;governmental plan&#8221; and &#8220;separate account&#8221; shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms
in Section&nbsp;3 of ERISA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;7.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Information
as to the Company.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;7.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Financial
and Business Information.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser from and after the Execution
Date through the date of the Closing, and, thereafter, to each Holder that is an Institutional Investor:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Quarterly
Statements</U> &#8212; within 60 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the
last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), a copy of:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">an
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">unaudited
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholder&#8217;s equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such
quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly
financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all Material respects, the financial
position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end
adjustments;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Annual
Statements</U> &#8212; within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">a
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">consolidated
statements of income, changes in stockholder&#8217;s equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon of an independent
registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and
have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accounting firm in connection with such financial statements
has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion
in the circumstances;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>SEC
and Other Reports</U> &#8212; promptly after the sending or filing thereof, one copy of (i)&nbsp;each financial statement (to the extent
not otherwise furnished pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;7.1(b)), report, circular, notice, proxy statement or similar
document sent by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than those that relate solely to employee benefit plans) (x)&nbsp;to its creditors
under any of the Company&#8217;s Material credit facilities (excluding information sent to such creditors in the ordinary course of administration
of a Material credit facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or (y)&nbsp;to its public Securities
holders generally, and (ii)&nbsp;each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested
by such Purchaser or Holder), each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Notice
of Default or Event of Default</U> &#8212; promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a Senior Financial Officer or any
other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of the Indenture becoming aware of the
existence of any Default or Event of Default, a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the
Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Employee
Benefits Matters</U> &#8212; promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any of
the following, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company or an ERISA Affiliate proposes
to take with respect thereto:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">with
respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in Section&nbsp;4043(c)&nbsp;of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which
notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the Execution Date;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
taking by the PBGC of steps to institute, or the threatening by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under Section&nbsp;4042 of
ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan; or</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any
event, transaction or condition that could result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant
to Title I of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, or
in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I
of </FONT>ERISA or Title IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or Lien, taken together with any
other such liabilities or Liens then existing, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(f)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Resignation
or Replacement of Auditors</U> &#8212; within 10 days following the date on which the Company&#8217;s auditors resign or the Company elects
to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof, together with such further information in respect thereof as the Required
Holders may reasonably request;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(g)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Certain
Notices Under the Indenture</U> &#8212; true, correct and complete copies of any notices delivered by the Company directly to any holder
of first mortgage bonds pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Indenture; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(h)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Requested
Information</U> &#8212; with reasonable promptness, such other Material data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs,
financial condition, assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or relating to the ability of the Company to perform
its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such Purchaser
or Holder, including such information as is required by Rule&nbsp;144A under the Securities Act to be delivered to any prospective transferee
of a Bond.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;7.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Visitation.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">
The Company shall permit the representatives of each Purchaser and each Holder that is an Institutional Investor:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>No
Default</U> &#8212; if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of such Purchaser or Holder and upon reasonable prior
notice to the Company, to visit the principal executive office of the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company
and its Subsidiaries with at least one of the Company&#8217;s Senior Financial Officers, as determined by the Company, and (with the consent
of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of the Company and each Subsidiary,
all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Default</U>
 &#8212; if a Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the Company, to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties
of the Company or any Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies
and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent
registered public accounting firm (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accounting firm to discuss the affairs, finances
and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), all at such times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Confidentiality</U>
 &#8212; notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;7.2, the Company shall not be obligated to permit any such Purchaser
or Holder to so visit, discuss, inspect, examine or make copies and extracts unless such Purchaser or Holder shall have executed a confidentiality
agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company (it being understood that the provisions of Section&nbsp;15 shall
constitute provisions reasonably satisfactory for this purpose).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;7.3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Electronic
Delivery.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Financial statements, opinions of independent registered public accounting firms and
other information that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1(a), Section&nbsp;7.1(b)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;7.1(c)&nbsp;shall
be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements with respect thereto:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Company shall have delivered such items to each Purchaser or Holder by e-mail, including separate but concurrent delivery, at the e-mail
address set forth in such Purchaser&#8217;s or Holder&#8217;s <U>Purchaser Schedule</U> or as communicated from time to time in a separate
writing delivered to the Company; or</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
Company shall have timely filed any such items with the SEC on EDGAR or shall have made such items available on the web site of its parent
company on the internet, which is located at http://www.cmsenergy.com as of the date of this Agreement, or on IntraLinks or on any other
similar web site to which each Purchaser or Holder has free access;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">provided, however, that in no case shall access to such financial statements
and other information be conditioned upon any waiver or other agreement or consent (other than confidentiality provisions consistent with
Section&nbsp;15); provided, further, that upon request of any Purchaser or Holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements
and other information or to receive them by e-mail, the Company will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may
be, to such Purchaser or Holder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;8.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;of
Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Each Purchaser,
by its purchase of the Bonds to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing, consents and agrees to the form and content of the Supplemental
Indenture.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;9.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Payments
on Bonds.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;9.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Payments
Generally.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be a Holder, and notwithstanding anything
contained in the Indenture or such Holder&#8217;s Bond(s)&nbsp;to the contrary, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all sums becoming
due on such Bond(s)&nbsp;for principal, premium, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the
address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser&#8217;s name in the <U>Purchaser Schedule</U>, or by such other method or at such
other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation
or surrender of such Bond(s)&nbsp;or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently
with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Bond, such Purchaser shall surrender such Bond for cancellation,
reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Trustee at the place of payment designated pursuant to the Indenture. Prior to any
sale or other disposition of any Bond held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon
the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Bond to the Company or
the Trustee in exchange for a new Bond or Bonds pursuant to the Indenture. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section&nbsp;9
to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Bond purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and
that has made the same agreement relating to such Bond as the Purchasers have made in this Section&nbsp;9.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;9.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">FATCA
Information.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> By acceptance of any Bond, the Holder thereof agrees that such Holder will with
reasonable promptness duly complete and deliver to the Company, or to such other Person as may be reasonably requested by the Company,
from time to time (a)&nbsp;in the case of any such Holder that is a United States Person, such Holder&#8217;s United States tax identification
number or other forms reasonably requested by the Company necessary to establish such Holder&#8217;s status as a United States Person
under FATCA and as may otherwise be necessary for the Company to comply with its obligations under FATCA and (b)&nbsp;in the case of any
such Holder that is not a United States Person, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section&nbsp;1471(b)(3)(C)(i)&nbsp;of
the Code) and such additional documentation as may be necessary for the Company to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine
that such Holder has complied with such Holder&#8217;s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount (if any) to deduct and withhold
from any such payment made to such Holder. Nothing in this Section&nbsp;9.2 shall require any Holder to provide information that is confidential
or proprietary to such Holder unless the Company is required to obtain such information under FATCA and, in such event, the Company shall
treat any such information it receives as confidential. Each Holder agrees that any payment made by the Company is subject to required
withholding under FATCA or other provisions of the Code. The Company will not withhold any tax from any applicable payment to be made
to any Holder that is not a United States Person so long as such Holder shall have delivered to the Company (in such number of copies
as shall be requested) on or about the date on which such Holder becomes a Holder under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter
upon the reasonable request of the Company), executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form&nbsp;W-8BEN or Form&nbsp;W-8BEN-E, as applicable,
as well as the applicable U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form attached as <U>Schedule 9.2</U>, in both cases correctly
completed and executed.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;10.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Expenses,
Etc.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;10.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Transaction
Expenses.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated,
the Company will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably
required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers and each other Holder in connection with such
transactions and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, the Indenture or the
Bonds (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including: (a)&nbsp;the costs and expenses incurred in
enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, the Indenture or the
Bonds or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this
Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds, or by reason of being a Holder; (b)&nbsp;the costs and expenses, including financial
advisors&#8217; fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection
with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds; and (c)&nbsp;the
cost of obtaining Private Placement Numbers issued by CUSIP Global Services for the Bonds. If required by the NAIC, the Company
shall obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). The Company will pay, and will save each
Purchaser and each other Holder harmless from, (i)&nbsp;all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and
finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other Holder in connection with its purchase of the Bonds),
(ii)&nbsp;any and all wire transfer fees that any bank or other financial </FONT>institution deducts from any payment under such
Bond to such Holder or otherwise charges to a Holder with respect to a payment under such Bond and (iii)&nbsp;any judgment,
liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (including reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and expenses) or
obligation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the use of the proceeds of the Bonds
by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay any costs or expenses of a Purchaser if such
Purchaser shall have failed to purchase any Bonds that it is obligated to purchase under this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;10.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certain
Taxes.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> The Company agrees to pay all stamp, documentary or similar taxes or fees that may be
payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Agreement or the execution and delivery (but not the transfer)
or the enforcement of any of the Bonds in the United States or any other jurisdiction where the Company has assets or of any amendment
of, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Agreement or of any of the Bonds, and to pay any value added tax due and payable
in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Company pursuant to this Section&nbsp;10, and will save each Holder to the extent
permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of any such tax or fee
required to be paid by the Company hereunder.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;10.3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Survival.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">
The obligations of the Company under this Section&nbsp;10 will survive the payment or transfer of any Bond, the enforcement, amendment
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds, and the termination of this Agreement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;11.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Survival
of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> All representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds, the purchase or transfer by
any Purchaser of any Bond or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Bond, and may be relied upon by any subsequent
Holder, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other Holder. All statements contained
in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the Indenture shall be deemed
representations and warranties of the Company, as of the date made, under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement,
the Indenture and the Bonds embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;12.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amendment
and Waiver.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;12.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Requirements.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">
In addition to and not in limitation of any rights of a Holder to amend or waive any provision of the Indenture or to consent to an amendment
or waiver of the Indenture in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, this Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term
of this Agreement may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required
Holders, except that: (a)&nbsp;no amendment or waiver of any of Section&nbsp;1, Section&nbsp;2, Section&nbsp;3, Section&nbsp;4, Section&nbsp;5,
Section&nbsp;6 or Section&nbsp;16, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented
to by such Purchaser in writing; and (b)&nbsp;no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and each Holder,
(i)&nbsp;change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method
of computation of interest or premium, if any, on, the Bonds, (ii)&nbsp;change the percentage of the principal amount of the Bonds the
Holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver or the principal amount of the Bonds that the Purchasers are to purchase
pursuant to Section&nbsp;2 upon the satisfaction of the conditions to the Closing pursuant to Section&nbsp;4 or (iii)&nbsp;amend any of
Section&nbsp;12 or Section&nbsp;15.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;12.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Solicitation
of Holders.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Solicitation</U>.
The Company will provide each Purchaser and each Holder with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision
is required, to enable such Purchaser or Holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver
or consent in respect of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds. The Company will deliver executed or true
and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section&nbsp;12 to each Purchaser and each Holder promptly
following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite percentage of Purchasers
or Holders, as applicable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Payment</U>.
The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest,
fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any Purchaser or Holder as consideration for or as an inducement
to the entering into by such Purchaser or Holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any
Bond or the Indenture unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is </FONT>concurrently granted or other credit support
concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each Purchaser or Holder, as the case may be, even if (in all cases except for the
payment solely of a consent fee) such Purchaser or Holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Consent
in Contemplation of Transfer</U>. Any consent given pursuant to this Section&nbsp;12 by a Holder that has transferred or has agreed to
transfer its Bond to (i)&nbsp;the Company, (ii)&nbsp;any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate or (iii)&nbsp;any other Person in connection
with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer for or merging with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates,
in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such Holder, and any amendments
effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such
consent (and the consents of all other Holders that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force
or effect except solely as to such Holder.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;12.3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Binding
Effect, Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section&nbsp;12 applies
equally to all Purchasers and all Holders, as the case may be, and is binding upon them and upon each future Holder and upon the Company
without regard to whether any Bond has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or
affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent
thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any Purchaser or Holder and no delay in exercising any rights under this Agreement,
the Indenture or any Bond shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any Purchaser or Holder.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;12.4.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bonds
Held by Company, Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Solely for the purpose of determining whether the Holders of the requisite
percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Bonds then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be
given under this Agreement, or have directed the taking of any action provided in this Agreement to be taken upon the direction of the
Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Bonds then outstanding, Bonds directly or indirectly owned by
the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;13.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Notices.
</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;7.3, all notices and communications
provided for under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent (a)&nbsp;by telefacsimile or other electronic means if such telefacsimile
or other electronic means produces evidence of successful transmission or if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such
notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (b)&nbsp;by registered or certified mail with return
receipt requested (postage prepaid) or (c)&nbsp;by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid). Any such
notice must be sent:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">if
to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in the <U>Purchaser Schedule</U>,
or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">if
to any other Holder, to such Holder at such address as such Holder shall have specified to the Company in writing;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">if
to the Company, to the Company at Consumers Energy Company, One Energy Plaza, Jackson, Michigan 49201, Attention: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the Holders in writing; or</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">if
to the Trustee, to the Trustee at The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, or at such other address
as the Trustee shall have specified to the Holders in writing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Notices under this Section&nbsp;13 will be deemed given only when
actually received.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;14.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Reproduction
of Documents.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> This Agreement, the Indenture and all documents relating to this Agreement and
the Indenture, including (a)&nbsp;consents, waivers and modifications that may be executed after the Execution Date, (b)&nbsp;documents
received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Bonds themselves), and (c)&nbsp;financial statements, certificates and other information
previously or furnished to any Purchaser after the Execution Date, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic,
electronic, digital, microfilm, microcard or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced.
The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence
as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such
reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of
such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section&nbsp;14 shall not prohibit the Company or any Holder from </FONT>contesting
any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy
of any such reproduction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;15.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Confidential
Information.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> For the purposes of this Section&nbsp;15, &#8220;<U>Confidential Information</U>&#8221;
means information delivered (either orally or in writing) to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection
with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature, provided that such term
does not include information that (a)&nbsp;was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure,
(b)&nbsp;subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser&#8217;s
behalf, (c)&nbsp;otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d)&nbsp;constitutes
financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section&nbsp;7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain
the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect
confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential
Information to (i)&nbsp;its directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and Affiliates (to the extent such disclosure
reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Bonds), (ii)&nbsp;its auditors, financial advisors and
other professional advisors or any other Holder who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance
with this Section&nbsp;15, (iii)&nbsp;any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Bond or any part thereof or
any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by
this Section&nbsp;15), (iv)&nbsp;any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in
writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section&nbsp;15), (v)&nbsp;any federal or state regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vi)&nbsp;the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally
recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser&#8217;s investment portfolio, or (vii)&nbsp;any other
Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w)&nbsp;to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation
or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x)&nbsp;in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y)&nbsp;in connection with any litigation
to which such Purchaser is a party or (z)&nbsp;if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may
reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights
and remedies under such Purchaser&#8217;s Bonds, the Indenture and this Agreement. Any Holder (and any employee, representative or other
agent of such Holder) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the
transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the taxpayer relating to such
tax treatment and tax structure. The authorization in the immediately preceding sentence is not intended to permit, and does not permit,
disclosure of any information not related to the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction, including, for example, the identities
of participants or potential participants and any Confidential Information regarding the operations or finances of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Bond, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits
of this Section&nbsp;15 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery
to any Holder of information required to be delivered to such Holder under this Agreement or requested by such Holder (other than a Holder
that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such Holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section&nbsp;15.
In the event that, as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the
transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, any Purchaser or Holder is required to agree to a confidentiality
undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) that is different from this
Section&nbsp;15, this Section&nbsp;15 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such Holder and the Company, this
Section&nbsp;15 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;16.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Substitution
of Purchaser.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or
another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser&#8217;s Affiliates (a &#8220;<U>Substitute Purchaser</U>&#8221;) as the purchaser
of the Bonds that it has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed
by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser&#8217;s agreement to be bound by this Agreement
and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in
Section&nbsp;6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section&nbsp;16) shall
be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so
substituted as a Purchaser under this Agreement and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of
the Bonds then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute
Purchaser as a &#8220;Purchaser&#8221; in this Agreement (other than in this Section&nbsp;16) shall no longer be deemed to refer to such
Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original
Holder under this Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Miscellaneous.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.1.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Successors
and Assigns.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf
of any of the parties to this Agreement bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent
Holder) whether so expressed or not, except that the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
or under the Bonds without the prior written consent of each Holder. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed
to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement, except that Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP shall be entitled to rely
on Section&nbsp;17.9.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.2.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Payments
Due on Non-Business Days.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Anything in this Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds to the contrary
notwithstanding, (x)&nbsp;except as set forth in clause (y)&nbsp;below, any payment of interest on any Bond that is due on a date that
is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation
of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day, and (y)&nbsp;any payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Bond
(including principal due on the maturity date of such Bond) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding
Business Day.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.3.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Accounting
Terms.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> All accounting terms used in this Agreement that are not expressly defined in this Agreement
have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, (a)&nbsp;all
computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP and (b)&nbsp;all financial statements shall be prepared
in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including the definition of &#8220;Indebtedness&#8221;),
any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board
Accounting Standards Codification Topic No.&nbsp;825-10-25 &#8211; Fair Value Option,&nbsp;International Accounting Standard 39 &#8211;
Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall
be made as if such election had not been made.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.4.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Severability.
</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall,
as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
of this Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate
or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement upon any Holder
shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to in this Agreement or now or after the Execution Date available at
law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.5.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Construction,
Etc.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Each covenant contained in this Agreement shall be construed (absent express provision
to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained in this Agreement, so that compliance with any one covenant shall
not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision in this Agreement
refers to action to be taken by any Person, or that such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether
such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person. The term &#8220;property&#8221; or &#8220;properties&#8221; means, unless
otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate. Defined terms herein
shall apply equally to 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 &#8220;include&#8221;, &#8220;includes&#8221; and &#8220;including&#8221;
shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase &#8220;without limitation&#8221;. The word &#8220;will&#8221; shall be construed to have
the same meaning and effect as the word &#8220;shall&#8221;. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a)&nbsp;any definition of or reference
to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document
as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (b)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;17.1, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person&#8217;s
successors and assigns, (c)&nbsp;the words &#8220;herein&#8221;, &#8220;hereof&#8221; and &#8220;hereunder&#8221;, and words of similar
import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)&nbsp;all references
herein to Sections and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (e)&nbsp;any reference
to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.6.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Counterparts.
</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and
the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page&nbsp;of this Agreement by telecopy, e-mailed .pdf or any
other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page&nbsp;shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words &#8220;execution&#8221;, &#8220;signed&#8221;, &#8220;signature&#8221;, &#8220;delivery&#8221;
and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of
which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the
use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the
U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act of the State of New York or
any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.7.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Governing
Law.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the
parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would
require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.8.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jurisdiction
and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Each
of the Company and each Purchaser irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting
in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Company and each Purchaser irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert,
by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that
it may now or after the Execution Date have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court
and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature
referred to in Section&nbsp;17.8(a)&nbsp;brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal,
as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to
the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any Holder in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in
Section&nbsp;17.8(a)&nbsp;by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar
form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in Section&nbsp;13
or at such other address of which such Holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section&nbsp;13. The Company agrees that
such service upon receipt (i)&nbsp;shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or
proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon
and personal delivery to it. Notices under this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt
furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nothing
in this Section&nbsp;17.8 shall affect the right of any Holder to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that
the Holders may have to bring proceedings against the Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful
manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(e)</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">The
parties to this Agreement hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement or any other document
executed in connection with this Agreement.</FONT></FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;17.9.</B></FONT><B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Purchasers&#8217;
Counsel.</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Each of the Company and the Purchasers acknowledges that Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
LLP (a)&nbsp;is acting as counsel to the Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (b)&nbsp;has
acted and will continue to act as counsel to the Company and a special-purpose subsidiary to be formed by the Company in connection with
the securitization bond transaction contemplated by Michigan Public Service Commission docket number U-20889, which securitization bond
transaction is unrelated to the offering of Bonds contemplated by this Agreement. Each of </FONT>the Company and the Purchasers further
acknowledges receipt of the letter of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP dated November&nbsp;7, 2022 with respect to such representations.
On the basis of the foregoing (including such letter), (i)&nbsp;each of the Company and the Purchasers consents to such dual representation
and (ii)&nbsp;each Purchaser acknowledges acceptance of the terms of such letter (including consenting to the representation by Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP of such Purchaser on the terms and conditions described in such letter and expressly waiving only the conflict
of interest regarding representation of the Company and a special-purpose subsidiary to be formed by the Company in connection with the
securitization bond transaction contemplated by Michigan Public Service Commission docket number U-20889)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please
sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding
agreement between you and the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Very truly yours,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Consumers Energy Company</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Srikanth Maddipati</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Srikanth Maddipati</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President and Treasurer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">{Signature Page to Bond Purchase Agreement}&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">American Family Mutual Insurance
    Company, S.I.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ David L. Voge</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%">David L. Voge</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Director Private Markets</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">American Family Life Insurance
    Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    David L. Voge</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David L. Voge</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director Private Markets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">{Signature Page to Bond
Purchase Agreement}</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CMFG Life Insurance Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">MEMBERS Capital Advisors,&nbsp;Inc.,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">acting as Investment Advisor</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Stan J. Van Aartsen</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Stan J. Van Aartsen</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Managing Director,&nbsp;Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">{Signature Page to Bond
Purchase Agreement}</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Beneficial Life Insurance
    Company,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">c/o Goldman Sachs Asset
    Management, L.P.,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">as Investment Manager</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Marisol Gonzalez de Cosio</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Marisol Gonzalez de Cosio</FONT></TD>
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Purchase Agreement}</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date hereof.</P>

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    Company</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Justin P. Kavan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Justin P. Kavan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Head of Private Placements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United of Omaha Life Insurance
    Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Justin P. Kavan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Justin P. Kavan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Head of Private Placements</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">{Signature Page to Bond
Purchase Agreement}</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Agreement is hereby accepted
    and agreed to as of the date hereof.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Northwestern Mutual
    Life Insurance Company</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">for its Group Annuity Separate
    Account</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Northwestern Mutual Investment Management
    Company, LLC,</FONT></TD>
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  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">its investment adviser</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Bradley T. Kunath</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bradley T. Kunath</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Managing Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Northwestern Mutual
    Life Insurance Company</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Northwestern Mutual Investment Management
    Company, LLC,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">its investment adviser</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Bradley T. Kunath</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bradley T. Kunath</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Managing Director</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 10pt">{Signature Page to Bond Purchase Agreement}</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Agreement is hereby accepted
    and agreed to as of the date hereof.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Protective Property&nbsp;&amp;
    Casualty Insurance Company</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    John Roesle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">John Roesle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">VP,&nbsp;Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 10pt">{Signature Page to Bond Purchase Agreement}</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Agreement is hereby accepted
    and agreed to as of the date hereof.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pruco Life Insurance Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PGIM,&nbsp;Inc., as investment manager</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Ty Bowman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Prudential Insurance
    Company of America</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PGIM,&nbsp;Inc., as investment manager</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Ty Bowman</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 10pt">{Signature Page to Bond Purchase Agreement}</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Agreement is hereby accepted
    and agreed to as of the date hereof.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Southern Farm Bureau Life
    Insurance Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Bradley Blakney</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bradley Blakney</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Portfolio Manager</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; font-size: 10pt"><P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 10pt">{Signature Page to Bond Purchase Agreement}</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0; font-size: 10pt"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date hereof.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">State Farm Life and Accident
    Assurance Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Rebekah L. Holt</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rebekah L. Holt</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Investment Professional</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Jeffrey Attwood</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Rebekah L. Holt</FONT></TD>
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    Jeffrey Attwood</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jeffrey Attwood</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Investment Professional</FONT></TD>
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    Rebekah L. Holt</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rebekah L. Holt</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">{Signature Page to Bond Purchase Agreement}</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule A</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Defined Terms</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section&nbsp;following such term:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>2026 Bonds</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>2029 Bonds</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>2032 Bonds</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>2037 Bonds</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Affiliate</U>&#8221; means, at any time, and with respect
to any Person, any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled
by, or is under common Control with, such first Person. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an &#8220;<U>Affiliate</U>&#8221;
is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Agreement</U>&#8221; means this Bond Purchase Agreement,
including all Schedules attached hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Anti-Corruption Laws</U>&#8221; means any law or regulation
applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Anti-Money Laundering Laws</U>&#8221; means any law or regulation
applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money
laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy
Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Blocked Person</U>&#8221; means (a)&nbsp;a Person whose
name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b)&nbsp;a Person, entity, organization,
country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c)&nbsp;a Person
that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly
or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Bonds</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Business Day</U>&#8221; means any day other than a Saturday,
a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Capital Lease</U>&#8221; means, at any time, a lease with
respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance
with GAAP.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Closing</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Schedule A-1<BR>
(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Closing Date</U>&#8221; means the date of the Closing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Code</U>&#8221; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221; is defined in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Confidential Information</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;15.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Control</U>&#8221; means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#8220;<U>Controlled</U>&#8221; and &#8220;<U>Controlling</U>&#8221; shall have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Default</U>&#8221; means an event or condition the occurrence
or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Disclosure Documents</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;5.3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Disqualification Event</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;5.13.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>EDGAR</U>&#8221; means the SEC&#8217;s Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval System or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Environmental Laws</U>&#8221; means any and all federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises,
licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials
into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Materials.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>ERISA</U>&#8221; means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>ERISA Affiliate</U>&#8221; means any trade or business (whether
or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Company under Section&nbsp;414 of the Code.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Event of Default</U>&#8221; means any event that constitutes
a default under Section&nbsp;11.01 of the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Execution Date</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>FATCA</U>&#8221; means (a)&nbsp;Sections 1471 through 1474
of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially
more onerous to comply with), together with any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b)&nbsp;any treaty,
law or regulation of any non-U.S. jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the United States of America and
any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of the foregoing clause (a), and (c)&nbsp;any agreements
entered into pursuant to Section&nbsp;1471(b)(1)&nbsp;of the Code.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-2<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>GAAP</U>&#8221; means generally accepted accounting principles
as in effect from time to time in the United States of America.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Governmental Authority</U>&#8221; means (a)&nbsp;the government
of (i)&nbsp;the United States of America or any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof or (ii)&nbsp;any other jurisdiction
in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or that asserts jurisdiction over any properties of
the Company or any Subsidiary, or (b)&nbsp;any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions
of, or pertaining to, any such government, including, without limitation, any federal, state or municipal commission, board or other
administrative agency or any other public authority.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Governmental Official</U>&#8221; means any governmental
official or employee, any employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, any political party, any official of a political
party, any candidate for political office, any official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official
capacity.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Guaranty</U>&#8221; means, with respect to any Person, any
obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person
guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly
or indirectly, including obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to
purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting security therefor;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to
advance or supply funds (i)&nbsp;for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation or (ii)&nbsp;to maintain any working
capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available
funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to
lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation
of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; or</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">otherwise
to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the
obligor under any Guaranty, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be direct
obligations of such obligor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-3<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Hazardous Materials</U>&#8221; means any and all pollutants,
toxic or hazardous wastes or other substances that might pose a hazard to health or safety, the removal of which may be required or the
generation, manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage, handling, transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release,
discharge, spillage, seepage&nbsp;or filtration of which is or shall be restricted, prohibited or penalized by any applicable law, including
asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas or
similar restricted, prohibited or penalized substances.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Holder</U>&#8221; means, with respect to any Bond, the Person
in whose name such Bond is registered in the books for the registration and transfer maintained by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.06
of the Indenture (or otherwise provided for in the Supplemental Indenture).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Indebtedness</U>&#8221; with respect to any Person means,
at any time, without duplication:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">its
liabilities for borrowed money and its redemption obligations in respect of any mandatorily redeemable class of capital stock of a Person
that is preferred over any other class of capital stock (or similar equity interests) of such Person as to the payment of dividends or
the payment of any amount upon liquidation or dissolution of such Person;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">its
liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such Person (excluding accounts payable arising in the ordinary course
of business but including all liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect
to any such property);</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;all
liabilities appearing on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP in respect of Capital Leases and (ii)&nbsp;all liabilities that would
appear on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP in respect of Synthetic Leases assuming such Synthetic Leases were accounted for
as Capital Leases;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">all
liabilities for borrowed money secured by any Lien with respect to any property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed or
otherwise become liable for such liabilities);</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">all
its liabilities in respect of letters of credit or instruments serving a similar function issued or accepted for its account by banks
and other financial institutions (whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money); and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(f)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any
Guaranty of such Person with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of clauses (a)&nbsp;through (e)&nbsp;hereof.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indebtedness of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person
of the character described in clauses (a)&nbsp;through (f)&nbsp;to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding
that any such obligation is deemed to be extinguished under GAAP.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Indenture</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.2.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-4<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>INHAM Exemption</U>&#8221; means PTE 96-23.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Institutional Investor</U>&#8221; means (a)&nbsp;any Purchaser,
(b)&nbsp;any Holder holding (together with one or more of its Affiliates) more than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds
then outstanding, (c)&nbsp;any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any
investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of
legal form, and (d)&nbsp;with respect to any Holder, any fund or entity that (i)&nbsp;invests in Securities or bank loans and (ii)&nbsp;is
advised or managed by such Holder, the same investment advisor as such Holder or by an Affiliate of such Holder or such investment advisor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Issuer Covered Person</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;5.13.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Issuer Covered Persons</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;5.13.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Lien</U>&#8221; means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance, or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured
party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or Capital Lease, upon or with respect to any
property or asset of such Person (including, in the case of stock, stockholder agreements, voting trust agreements and all similar arrangements).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Material</U>&#8221; means material in relation to the business,
operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Material Adverse Effect</U>&#8221; means a material adverse
effect on (a)&nbsp;the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, (b)&nbsp;the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Bonds or (c)&nbsp;the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Multiemployer Plan</U>&#8221; means any Plan that is a &#8220;multiemployer
plan&#8221; (as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;4001(a)(3)&nbsp;of ERISA).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>NAIC</U>&#8221; means the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>NAIC Annual Statement</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(a).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Non-U.S. Plan</U>&#8221; means any plan, fund or other similar
program that (a)&nbsp;is established or maintained outside the United States of America by the Company or any Subsidiary primarily for
the benefit of employees of the Company or one or more Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or
other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to
be made upon termination of employment, and (b)&nbsp;is not subject to ERISA or the Code.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-5<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>OFAC</U>&#8221; means the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the United States Department of the Treasury.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>OFAC Sanctions Program</U>&#8221; means any economic or
trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Officer&#8217;s Certificate</U>&#8221; means a certificate
of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>PBGC</U>&#8221; means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
referred to and defined in ERISA.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Person</U>&#8221; means an individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Plan</U>&#8221; means an &#8220;employee benefit plan&#8221;
(as defined in Section&nbsp;3(3)&nbsp;of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established
or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Presentation</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;5.3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>PTE</U>&#8221; means a Prohibited Transaction Class&nbsp;Exemption
issued by the United States Department of Labor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Purchaser</U>&#8221; or &#8220;<U>Purchasers</U>&#8221;
means each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Person&#8217;s successors and assigns;
provided, however, that any such Person that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of a Bond as
the result of a transfer thereof shall cease to be included within the meaning of &#8220;Purchaser&#8221; of such Bond for the purposes
of this Agreement upon such transfer.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Purchaser Schedule</U>&#8221; means the Purchaser Schedule
to this Agreement listing the Purchasers of the Bonds and including their notice and payment information.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>QPAM Exemption</U>&#8221; means PTE 84-14.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Required Holders</U>&#8221; means, at any time (i)&nbsp;prior
to the Closing, the Purchasers, and (ii)&nbsp;on or after the Closing, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Bonds at
the time outstanding (exclusive of Bonds then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Responsible Officer</U>&#8221; means any Senior Financial
Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>SEC</U>&#8221; means the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the United States of America.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-6<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Securities</U>&#8221; or &#8220;<U>Security</U>&#8221; shall
have the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;2(a)(1)&nbsp;of the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Securities Act</U>&#8221; means the Securities Act of 1933
and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Senior Financial Officer</U>&#8221; means the chief financial
officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Source</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>State Sanctions List</U>&#8221; means a list that is adopted
by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial
activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Subsidiary</U>&#8221; means, as to any Person, any other
Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient
equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the
directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest
in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more
of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval
of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a &#8220;<U>Subsidiary</U>&#8221;
is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Substitute Purchaser</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;16.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Supplemental Indenture</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.2.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>SVO</U>&#8221; means the Securities Valuation Office of
the NAIC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Synthetic Lease</U>&#8221; means, at any time, any lease
(including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (a)&nbsp;that is accounted for as an operating lease
under GAAP and (b)&nbsp;in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Trustee</U>&#8221; is defined in Section&nbsp;2.2.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>Trust Indenture Act</U>&#8221; means the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended from time to time, and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>United States Person</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth
in Section&nbsp;7701(a)(30) of the Code.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-7<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>USA PATRIOT Act</U>&#8221; means United States Public Law
107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT)
Act of 2001 and the rules&nbsp;and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8220;<U>U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws</U>&#8221; means those laws,
executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions
have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
A-8<BR>
</FONT>(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 2.2</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form&nbsp;of Supplemental Indenture (Including
Form&nbsp;of Bonds)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">See attached.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Schedule 2.2-1<BR>
(to Bond Purchase Agreement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ONE HUNDRED {__________} SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Providing among other things for</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS,</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$115,000,000 5.24% First Mortgage Bonds Due
2026</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$50,000,000 5.07% First Mortgage Bonds Due
2029</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$95,000,000 5.17% First Mortgage Bonds Due
2032</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$140,000,000 5.38% First Mortgage Bonds Due
2037</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Dated as of May&nbsp;{__}, 2023</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>--------------</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TRUSTEE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4in; text-indent: 0.5in">Counterpart _____ of
100</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">THIS ONE HUNDRED {__________} SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
dated as of May&nbsp;{__}, 2023 (herein sometimes referred to as &#8220;this Supplemental Indenture&#8221;), made and entered into by
and between CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, with its principal
executive office and place of business at One Energy Plaza, in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan 49201, formerly known as Consumers Power
Company (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (formerly known as The Bank
of New York), a New York banking corporation, with its corporate trust offices at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286 (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;1, 1945 between Consumers
Power Company, a Maine corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Maine corporation&#8221;), and City Bank Farmers
Trust Company (Citibank, N.A., successor, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Predecessor Trustee&#8221;), securing bonds
issued and to be issued as provided therein (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;),</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, at the close of business on January&nbsp;30,
1959, City Bank Farmers Trust Company was converted into a national banking association under the title &#8220;First National City Trust
Company&#8221;; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, at the close of business on January&nbsp;15,
1963, First National City Trust Company was merged into First National City Bank; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, at the close of business on October&nbsp;31,
1968, First National City Bank was merged into The City Bank of New York, National Association, the name of which was thereupon changed
to First National City Bank; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective March&nbsp;1, 1976, the name
of First National City Bank was changed to Citibank, N.A.; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective July&nbsp;16, 1984, Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Company succeeded Citibank, N.A. as Trustee under the Indenture; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective June&nbsp;19, 1992, Chemical
Bank succeeded by merger to Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company as Trustee under the Indenture; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective July&nbsp;15, 1996, The Chase
Manhattan Bank (National Association) merged with and into Chemical Bank which thereafter was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective November&nbsp;11, 2001, The Chase
Manhattan Bank merged with Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York and the surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective November&nbsp;13, 2004, the name
of JPMorgan Chase Bank was changed to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective April&nbsp;7, 2006, The Bank
of New York succeeded JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee under the Indenture; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective July&nbsp;1, 2008, the name of
The Bank of New York was changed to The Bank of New York Mellon; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Indenture was executed and delivered
for the purpose of securing such bonds as may from time to time be issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
aggregate principal amount of bonds to be secured thereby being limited to $16,000,000,000 at any one time outstanding (except as provided
in Section&nbsp;2.01 of the Indenture), and the Indenture describes and sets forth the property conveyed thereby and is filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Michigan and is of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of each county in the
State of Michigan in which this Supplemental Indenture is to be recorded; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Indenture has been supplemented and
amended by various indentures supplemental thereto, each of which is filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Michigan
and is of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of each county in the State of Michigan in which this Supplemental Indenture
is to be recorded; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Company and the Maine corporation entered
into an Agreement of Merger and Consolidation, dated as of February&nbsp;14, 1968, which provided for the Maine corporation to merge
into the Company; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the effective date of such Agreement of
Merger and Consolidation was June&nbsp;6, 1968, upon which date the Maine corporation was merged into the Company and the name of the
Company was changed from &#8220;Consumers Power Company of Michigan&#8221; to &#8220;Consumers Power Company&#8221;; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Company and the Predecessor Trustee
entered into a Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;4, 1968, which provided, among other things, for the assumption
of the Indenture by the Company; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, said Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture became
effective on the effective date of such Agreement of Merger and Consolidation; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Company has succeeded to and has been
substituted for the Maine corporation under the Indenture with the same effect as if it had been named therein as the mortgagor corporation;
and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, effective March&nbsp;11, 1997, the name
of Consumers Power Company was changed to Consumers Energy Company; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Indenture provides for the issuance
of bonds thereunder in one or more series, and the Company, by appropriate corporate action in conformity with the terms of the Indenture,
has duly determined to create, and does hereby create, a new series of bonds under the Indenture designated 5.24% Series&nbsp;due 2026,
which bonds shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds&#8221; (hereinafter provided for and hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the &#8220;2026 Bonds&#8221;), the bonds of which series are to be issued as registered bonds without coupons and are
to bear interest at the rate per annum specified in the title thereof and are to mature on May&nbsp;15, 2026; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Indenture provides for the issuance
of bonds thereunder in one or more series, and the Company, by appropriate corporate action in conformity with the terms of the Indenture,
has duly determined to create, and does hereby create, a new series of bonds under the Indenture designated 5.07% Series&nbsp;due 2029,
which bonds shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds&#8221; (hereinafter provided for and hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the &#8220;2029 Bonds&#8221;), the bonds of which series are to be issued as registered bonds without coupons and are
to bear interest at the rate per annum specified in the title thereof and are to mature on May&nbsp;15, 2029; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Indenture provides for the issuance
of bonds thereunder in one or more series, and the Company, by appropriate corporate action in conformity with the terms of the Indenture,
has duly determined to create, and does hereby create, a new series of bonds under the Indenture designated 5.17% Series&nbsp;due 2032,
which bonds shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds&#8221; (hereinafter provided for and hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the &#8220;2032 Bonds&#8221;), the bonds of which series are to be issued as registered bonds without coupons and are
to bear interest at the rate per annum specified in the title thereof and are to mature on May&nbsp;15, 2032; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Indenture provides for the issuance
of bonds thereunder in one or more series, and the Company, by appropriate corporate action in conformity with the terms of the Indenture,
has duly determined to create, and does hereby create, a new series of bonds under the Indenture designated 5.38% Series&nbsp;due 2037,
which bonds shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds&#8221; (hereinafter provided for and hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the &#8220;2037 Bonds&#8221;), the bonds of which series are to be issued as registered bonds without coupons and are
to bear interest at the rate per annum specified in the title thereof and are to mature on May&nbsp;15, 2037; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, the Company and the purchasers party thereto
(the &#8220;Purchasers&#8221;) have entered into a Bond Purchase Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2023 (the &#8220;Bond Purchase
Agreement&#8221;), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and the Purchasers agreed to buy $115,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of 2026 Bonds, $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2029 Bonds, $95,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2032 Bonds
and $140,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2037 Bonds (such 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds, 2032 Bonds and 2037 Bonds, collectively the
 &#8220;Bonds&#8221;); and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">WHEREAS, each of the registered bonds without coupons
of the 2026 Bonds and the Trustee&#8217;s Authentication Certificate thereon, each of the registered bonds without coupons of the 2029
Bonds and the Trustee&#8217;s Authentication Certificate thereon, each of the registered bonds without coupons of the 2032 Bonds and
the Trustee&#8217;s Authentication Certificate thereon, and each of the registered bonds without coupons of the 2037 Bonds and the Trustee&#8217;s
Authentication Certificate thereon, are to be substantially in the following forms, respectively, to wit:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{FORM&nbsp;OF
REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2026 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">THIS SECURITY
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR
ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY&nbsp;BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS
SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY<BR>
FIRST MORTGAGE BOND<BR>
5.24% SERIES DUE 2026</FONT></P>

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  <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$_____________</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>No.: __</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, a Michigan corporation
(hereinafter called the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _______________, or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ________________ Dollars ($______________) on May&nbsp;15, 2026 (the &#8220;2026 Stated Maturity&#8221;), and to
pay to the registered holder hereof interest on said sum from and including the latest semi-annual interest payment date to which interest
has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series preceding the date hereof, unless the date hereof be an
interest payment date to which interest is being paid, in which case from and including the date hereof, or unless the date hereof is
prior to November&nbsp;15, 2023, in which case from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023 (or if this bond is dated between the record date
for any interest payment date and such interest payment date, then from and including such interest payment date, provided, however,
that if the Company shall default in payment of the interest due on such interest payment date, then from and including the next preceding
semi-annual interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series, or
if such interest payment date is November&nbsp;15, 2023, from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023), in each case to but excluding the next
succeeding interest payment date or the date of maturity, as the case may be, at the rate per annum, until the principal hereof is paid
or duly made available for payment, specified in the title of this bond, payable on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year. The
provisions of this bond are continued below and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully
set forth at this place.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory
for any purpose unless and until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee or its successor in trust under the
Indenture of the certificate hereon.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Consumers Energy Company has
caused this bond to be executed in its name by its Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents by his or her signature
or a facsimile thereof, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon and attested by its Secretary
or one of its Assistant Secretaries by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD>Dated:</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 5%">Printed:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 4%">Title:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">TRUSTEE&#8217;S
AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the bonds, of the series designated
therein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Trustee</TD></TR>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Authorized Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">FIRST MORTGAGE
BOND<BR>
5.24% SERIES DUE 2026</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The interest payable on any May&nbsp;15 or November&nbsp;15
will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned, be paid to the person in whose name this bond is
registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date, which shall be the May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 (whether or not such
May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, are authorized to close) preceding the relevant interest payment date, except that interest payable at the 2026 Stated Maturity
shall be paid to the person to whom the principal amount is paid. The initial interest payment date will be November&nbsp;15, 2023. The
principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on this bond shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, designated for that purpose, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the
time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is one of the bonds of a series designated
as First Mortgage Bonds, 5.24% Series&nbsp;due 2026 (sometimes herein referred to as the &#8220;2026 Bonds&#8221; or the &#8220;Bonds&#8221;)
issued under and in accordance with and secured by an indenture dated as of September&nbsp;1, 1945, given by the Company (or its predecessor,
Consumers Power Company, a Maine corporation) to City Bank Farmers Trust Company (The Bank of New York Mellon, successor) (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), together with indentures supplemental thereto, heretofore or hereafter executed,
to which indenture and indentures supplemental thereto (hereinafter referred to collectively as the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) reference
is hereby made for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security and the rights, duties
and immunities thereunder of the Trustee and the rights of the holders of said bonds and of the Trustee and of the Company in respect
of such security, and the limitations on such rights. By the terms of the Indenture, the bonds to be secured thereby are issuable in
series which may vary as to date, amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as provided in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Any or all of the 2026 Bonds may be redeemed by
the Company, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to maturity, at a redemption price, as calculated
by the Company, equal to 100% of the principal amount of such 2026 Bonds being redeemed plus, in the case of any redemption prior to
the Par Call Date (as defined below), the Applicable Premium (as defined below), if any, thereon at the time of redemption, together
with (at any time) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. In no event will the redemption
price be less than 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to,
but not including, the redemption date.</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Par Call Date&#8221; means April&nbsp;15,
2026.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Applicable Premium&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, with respect to a 2026 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at any time prior to the Par Call Date, the excess of
(i)&nbsp;the present value at the redemption date of (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of such 2026 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed
as though such 2026 Bond (or portion thereof) matured on the Par Call Date plus (B)&nbsp;all remaining scheduled interest payments on
such 2026 Bond (or portion thereof) after such redemption date that would be due if such 2026 Bond matured on the Par Call Date (but,
for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any portion of such payments of interest accrued to such redemption date), which present value
shall be computed by the Company using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 50 basis points, over (ii)&nbsp;the
principal amount of such 2026 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at such time. For purposes of this definition, the present values
of interest and principal payments will be determined in accordance with generally accepted principles of financial analysis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of on-the-run United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity
(as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (the &#8220;Statistical Release&#8221;)) that
has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published,
any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the then remaining average life to stated maturity of the
2026 Bonds being redeemed (assuming for this purpose that such 2026 Bonds matured on the Par Call Date); provided, however, that if the
average life to stated maturity of the 2026 Bonds is not equal to the constant maturity of an on-the-run United States Treasury security
for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by the Company by linear interpolation (calculated to
the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of on-the-run United States Treasury securities for which such yields
are given.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">If less than all of the 2026 Bonds are to be redeemed,
the principal amount of such 2026 Bonds to be redeemed shall be allocated among all of the 2026 Bonds at the time outstanding in proportion,
as nearly as practicable and as calculated by the Company, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called
for redemption. Notice of redemption shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption
to the holders of the 2026 Bonds to be redeemed; provided, however, that the failure to duly deliver such notice, or any defect therein,
shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of the 2026 Bonds as to which there shall have been no such failure
or defect. On and after the date fixed for redemption (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the 2026 Bonds or portions
thereof to be redeemed at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including,
such date), interest on the 2026 Bonds or the portions thereof so called for redemption shall cease to accrue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is not redeemable by the operation of
the maintenance and replacement provisions of the Indenture or with the proceeds of released property or in any other manner except as
set forth above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In case of certain defaults as specified in the
Indenture, the principal of this bond may be declared or may become due and payable on the conditions, at the time, in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture. The holders of certain specified percentages of the bonds at the time outstanding, including
in certain cases specified percentages of bonds of particular series, may in certain cases, to the extent and as provided in the Indenture,
waive certain defaults thereunder and the consequences of such defaults.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the
Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than seventy-five per centum in principal amount of the bonds (exclusive
of bonds disqualified by reason of the Company&#8217;s interest therein) at the time outstanding, including, if more than one series
of bonds shall be at the time outstanding, not less than sixty per centum in principal amount of each series affected, to effect, by
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture, modifications or alterations of the Indenture and of the rights and obligations of the Company
and the rights of the holders of the bonds and coupons; provided, however, that no such modification or alteration shall be made without
the written approval or consent of the holder hereof which will (a)&nbsp;extend the maturity of this bond or reduce the rate or extend
the time of payment of interest hereon or reduce the amount of the principal hereof or reduce any premium payable on the redemption hereof,
(b)&nbsp;permit the creation of any lien, not otherwise permitted, prior to or on a parity with the lien of the Indenture, or (c)&nbsp;reduce
the aforesaid percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any such supplemental indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Company reserves the right, without any consent,
vote or other action by holders of the 2026 Bonds or any other series created after the Sixty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, to amend
the Indenture to reduce the percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any supplemental
indenture (other than any supplemental indenture which is subject to the proviso contained in the immediately preceding sentence) (a)&nbsp;from
not less than seventy-five per centum (including sixty per centum of each series affected) to not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds at the time outstanding or (b)&nbsp;in case fewer than all series are affected, not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds of all affected series, voting together.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture,
to or against any incorporator, stockholder, director or officer, past, present or future, as such, of the Company, or of any predecessor
or successor company, either directly or through the Company, or such predecessor or successor company, or otherwise, under any constitution
or statute or rule&nbsp;of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators,
stockholders, directors and officers, as such, being waived and released by the holder and owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond
and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall be exchangeable for other registered
bonds of the same series, in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the
office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05
of the Indenture, no charge shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax
or taxes or other governmental charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{END OF
FORM&nbsp;OF REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2026 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">- - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{FORM&nbsp;OF
REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2029 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">THIS SECURITY
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR
ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY&nbsp;BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS
SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY<BR>
FIRST MORTGAGE BOND<BR>
5.07% SERIES DUE 2029</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PPN:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$_____________</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>No.: __</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, a Michigan corporation
(hereinafter called the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _______________, or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ________________ Dollars ($______________) on May&nbsp;15, 2029 (the &#8220;2029 Stated Maturity&#8221;), and to
pay to the registered holder hereof interest on said sum from and including the latest semi-annual interest payment date to which interest
has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series preceding the date hereof, unless the date hereof be an
interest payment date to which interest is being paid, in which case from and including the date hereof, or unless the date hereof is
prior to November&nbsp;15, 2023, in which case from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023 (or if this bond is dated between the record date
for any interest payment date and such interest payment date, then from and including such interest payment date, provided, however,
that if the Company shall default in payment of the interest due on such interest payment date, then from and including the next preceding
semi-annual interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series, or
if such interest payment date is November&nbsp;15, 2023, from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023), in each case to but excluding the next
succeeding interest payment date or the date of maturity, as the case may be, at the rate per annum, until the principal hereof is paid
or duly made available for payment, specified in the title of this bond, payable on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year. The
provisions of this bond are continued below and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully
set forth at this place.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory
for any purpose unless and until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee or its successor in trust under the
Indenture of the certificate hereon.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Consumers Energy Company has
caused this bond to be executed in its name by its Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents by his or her signature
or a facsimile thereof, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon and attested by its Secretary
or one of its Assistant Secretaries by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>Dated:</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 5%">Printed:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 4%">Title:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD STYLE="width: 5%">Attest:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">TRUSTEE&#8217;S
AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the bonds, of the series designated
therein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Trustee</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Authorized Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">FIRST MORTGAGE
BOND<BR>
5.07% SERIES DUE 2029</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The interest payable on any May&nbsp;15 or November&nbsp;15
will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned, be paid to the person in whose name this bond is
registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date, which shall be the May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 (whether or not such
May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, are authorized to close) preceding the relevant interest payment date, except that interest payable at the 2029 Stated Maturity
shall be paid to the person to whom the principal amount is paid. The initial interest payment date will be November&nbsp;15, 2023. The
principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on this bond shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, designated for that purpose, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the
time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is one of the bonds of a series designated
as First Mortgage Bonds, 5.07% Series&nbsp;due 2029 (sometimes herein referred to as the &#8220;2029 Bonds&#8221; or the &#8220;Bonds&#8221;)
issued under and in accordance with and secured by an indenture dated as of September&nbsp;1, 1945, given by the Company (or its predecessor,
Consumers Power Company, a Maine corporation) to City Bank Farmers Trust Company (The Bank of New York Mellon, successor) (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), together with indentures supplemental thereto, heretofore or hereafter executed,
to which indenture and indentures supplemental thereto (hereinafter referred to collectively as the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) reference
is hereby made for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security and the rights, duties
and immunities thereunder of the Trustee and the rights of the holders of said bonds and of the Trustee and of the Company in respect
of such security, and the limitations on such rights. By the terms of the Indenture, the bonds to be secured thereby are issuable in
series which may vary as to date, amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as provided in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Any or all of the 2029 Bonds may be redeemed by
the Company, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to maturity, at a redemption price, as calculated
by the Company, equal to 100% of the principal amount of such 2029 Bonds being redeemed plus, in the case of any redemption prior to
the Par Call Date (as defined below), the Applicable Premium (as defined below), if any, thereon at the time of redemption, together
with (at any time) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. In no event will the redemption
price be less than 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to,
but not including, the redemption date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Par Call Date&#8221; means April&nbsp;15,
2029.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Applicable Premium&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, with respect to a 2029 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at any time prior to the Par Call Date, the excess of
(i)&nbsp;the present value at the redemption date of (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of such 2029 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed
as though such 2029 Bond (or portion thereof) matured on the Par Call Date plus (B)&nbsp;all remaining scheduled interest payments on
such 2029 Bond (or portion thereof) after such redemption date that would be due if such 2029 Bond matured on the Par Call Date (but,
for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any portion of such payments of interest accrued to such redemption date), which present value
shall be computed by the Company using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 50 basis points, over (ii)&nbsp;the
principal amount of such 2029 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at such time. For purposes of this definition, the present values
of interest and principal payments will be determined in accordance with generally accepted principles of financial analysis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of on-the-run United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity
(as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (the &#8220;Statistical Release&#8221;)) that
has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published,
any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the then remaining average life to stated maturity of the
2029 Bonds being redeemed (assuming for this purpose that such 2029 Bonds matured on the Par Call Date); provided, however, that if the
average life to stated maturity of the 2029 Bonds is not equal to the constant maturity of an on-the-run United States Treasury security
for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by the Company by linear interpolation (calculated to
the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of on-the-run United States Treasury securities for which such yields
are given.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">If less than all of the 2029 Bonds are to be redeemed,
the principal amount of such 2029 Bonds to be redeemed shall be allocated among all of the 2029 Bonds at the time outstanding in proportion,
as nearly as practicable and as calculated by the Company, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called
for redemption. Notice of redemption shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption
to the holders of the 2029 Bonds to be redeemed; provided, however, that the failure to duly deliver such notice, or any defect therein,
shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of the 2029 Bonds as to which there shall have been no such failure
or defect. On and after the date fixed for redemption (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the 2029 Bonds or portions
thereof to be redeemed at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including,
such date), interest on the 2029 Bonds or the portions thereof so called for redemption shall cease to accrue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is not redeemable by the operation of
the maintenance and replacement provisions of the Indenture or with the proceeds of released property or in any other manner except as
set forth above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In case of certain defaults as specified in the
Indenture, the principal of this bond may be declared or may become due and payable on the conditions, at the time, in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture. The holders of certain specified percentages of the bonds at the time outstanding, including
in certain cases specified percentages of bonds of particular series, may in certain cases, to the extent and as provided in the Indenture,
waive certain defaults thereunder and the consequences of such defaults.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the
Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than seventy-five per centum in principal amount of the bonds (exclusive
of bonds disqualified by reason of the Company&#8217;s interest therein) at the time outstanding, including, if more than one series
of bonds shall be at the time outstanding, not less than sixty per centum in principal amount of each series affected, to effect, by
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture, modifications or alterations of the Indenture and of the rights and obligations of the Company
and the rights of the holders of the bonds and coupons; provided, however, that no such modification or alteration shall be made without
the written approval or consent of the holder hereof which will (a)&nbsp;extend the maturity of this bond or reduce the rate or extend
the time of payment of interest hereon or reduce the amount of the principal hereof or reduce any premium payable on the redemption hereof,
(b)&nbsp;permit the creation of any lien, not otherwise permitted, prior to or on a parity with the lien of the Indenture, or (c)&nbsp;reduce
the aforesaid percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any such supplemental indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Company reserves the right, without any consent,
vote or other action by holders of the 2029 Bonds or any other series created after the Sixty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, to amend
the Indenture to reduce the percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any supplemental
indenture (other than any supplemental indenture which is subject to the proviso contained in the immediately preceding sentence) (a)&nbsp;from
not less than seventy-five per centum (including sixty per centum of each series affected) to not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds at the time outstanding or (b)&nbsp;in case fewer than all series are affected, not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds of all affected series, voting together.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture,
to or against any incorporator, stockholder, director or officer, past, present or future, as such, of the Company, or of any predecessor
or successor company, either directly or through the Company, or such predecessor or successor company, or otherwise, under any constitution
or statute or rule&nbsp;of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators,
stockholders, directors and officers, as such, being waived and released by the holder and owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond
and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall be exchangeable for other registered
bonds of the same series, in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the
office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05
of the Indenture, no charge shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax
or taxes or other governmental charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{END OF
FORM&nbsp;OF REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2029 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">- - - -
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{FORM&nbsp;OF
REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2032 BONDS}</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST
OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY&nbsp;BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION
IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY<BR>
FIRST MORTGAGE BOND<BR>
5.17% SERIES DUE 2032</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PPN:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$_____________</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>No.: __</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, a Michigan corporation
(hereinafter called the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _______________, or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ________________ Dollars ($______________) on May&nbsp;15, 2032 (the &#8220;2032 Stated Maturity&#8221;), and to
pay to the registered holder hereof interest on said sum from and including the latest semi-annual interest payment date to which interest
has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series preceding the date hereof, unless the date hereof be an
interest payment date to which interest is being paid, in which case from and including the date hereof, or unless the date hereof is
prior to November&nbsp;15, 2023, in which case from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023 (or if this bond is dated between the record date
for any interest payment date and such interest payment date, then from and including such interest payment date, provided, however,
that if the Company shall default in payment of the interest due on such interest payment date, then from and including the next preceding
semi-annual interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series, or
if such interest payment date is November&nbsp;15, 2023, from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023), in each case to but excluding the next
succeeding interest payment date or the date of maturity, as the case may be, at the rate per annum, until the principal hereof is paid
or duly made available for payment, specified in the title of this bond, payable on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year. The
provisions of this bond are continued below and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully
set forth at this place.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory
for any purpose unless and until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee or its successor in trust under the
Indenture of the certificate hereon.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Consumers Energy Company has
caused this bond to be executed in its name by its Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents by his or her signature
or a facsimile thereof, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon and attested by its Secretary
or one of its Assistant Secretaries by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>Dated:</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 5%">Printed:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 4%">Title:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">TRUSTEE&#8217;S
AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the bonds, of the series designated
therein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Trustee</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Authorized Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">FIRST MORTGAGE
BOND<BR>
5.17% SERIES DUE 2032</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The interest payable on any May&nbsp;15 or November&nbsp;15
will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned, be paid to the person in whose name this bond is
registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date, which shall be the May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 (whether or not such
May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, are authorized to close) preceding the relevant interest payment date, except that interest payable at the 2032 Stated Maturity
shall be paid to the person to whom the principal amount is paid. The initial interest payment date will be November&nbsp;15, 2023. The
principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on this bond shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, designated for that purpose, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the
time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is one of the bonds of a series designated
as First Mortgage Bonds, 5.17% Series&nbsp;due 2032 (sometimes herein referred to as the &#8220;2032 Bonds&#8221; or the &#8220;Bonds&#8221;)
issued under and in accordance with and secured by an indenture dated as of September&nbsp;1, 1945, given by the Company (or its predecessor,
Consumers Power Company, a Maine corporation) to City Bank Farmers Trust Company (The Bank of New York Mellon, successor) (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), together with indentures supplemental thereto, heretofore or hereafter executed,
to which indenture and indentures supplemental thereto (hereinafter referred to collectively as the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) reference
is hereby made for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security and the rights, duties
and immunities thereunder of the Trustee and the rights of the holders of said bonds and of the Trustee and of the Company in respect
of such security, and the limitations on such rights. By the terms of the Indenture, the bonds to be secured thereby are issuable in
series which may vary as to date, amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as provided in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Any or all of the 2032 Bonds may be redeemed by
the Company, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to maturity, at a redemption price, as calculated
by the Company, equal to 100% of the principal amount of such 2032 Bonds being redeemed plus, in the case of any redemption prior to
the Par Call Date (as defined below), the Applicable Premium (as defined below), if any, thereon at the time of redemption, together
with (at any time) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. In no event will the redemption
price be less than 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to,
but not including, the redemption date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Par Call Date&#8221; means November&nbsp;15,
2031.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Applicable Premium&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, with respect to a 2032 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at any time prior to the Par Call Date, the excess of
(i)&nbsp;the present value at the redemption date of (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of such 2032 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed
as though such 2032 Bond (or portion thereof) matured on the Par Call Date plus (B)&nbsp;all remaining scheduled interest payments on
such 2032 Bond (or portion thereof) after such redemption date that would be due if such 2032 Bond matured on the Par Call Date (but,
for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any portion of such payments of interest accrued to such redemption date), which present value
shall be computed by the Company using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 50 basis points, over (ii)&nbsp;the
principal amount of such 2032 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at such time. For purposes of this definition, the present values
of interest and principal payments will be determined in accordance with generally accepted principles of financial analysis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of on-the-run United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity
(as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (the &#8220;Statistical Release&#8221;)) that
has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published,
any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the then remaining average life to stated maturity of the
2032 Bonds being redeemed (assuming for this purpose that such 2032 Bonds matured on the Par Call Date); provided, however, that if the
average life to stated maturity of the 2032 Bonds is not equal to the constant maturity of an on-the-run United States Treasury security
for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by the Company by linear interpolation (calculated to
the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of on-the-run United States Treasury securities for which such yields
are given.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">If less than all of the 2032 Bonds are to be redeemed,
the principal amount of such 2032 Bonds to be redeemed shall be allocated among all of the 2032 Bonds at the time outstanding in proportion,
as nearly as practicable and as calculated by the Company, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called
for redemption. Notice of redemption shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption
to the holders of the 2032 Bonds to be redeemed; provided, however, that the failure to duly deliver such notice, or any defect therein,
shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of the 2032 Bonds as to which there shall have been no such failure
or defect. On and after the date fixed for redemption (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the 2032 Bonds or portions
thereof to be redeemed at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including,
such date), interest on the 2032 Bonds or the portions thereof so called for redemption shall cease to accrue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is not redeemable by the operation of
the maintenance and replacement provisions of the Indenture or with the proceeds of released property or in any other manner except as
set forth above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In case of certain defaults as specified in the
Indenture, the principal of this bond may be declared or may become due and payable on the conditions, at the time, in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture. The holders of certain specified percentages of the bonds at the time outstanding, including
in certain cases specified percentages of bonds of particular series, may in certain cases, to the extent and as provided in the Indenture,
waive certain defaults thereunder and the consequences of such defaults.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the
Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than seventy-five per centum in principal amount of the bonds (exclusive
of bonds disqualified by reason of the Company&#8217;s interest therein) at the time outstanding, including, if more than one series
of bonds shall be at the time outstanding, not less than sixty per centum in principal amount of each series affected, to effect, by
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture, modifications or alterations of the Indenture and of the rights and obligations of the Company
and the rights of the holders of the bonds and coupons; provided, however, that no such modification or alteration shall be made without
the written approval or consent of the holder hereof which will (a)&nbsp;extend the maturity of this bond or reduce the rate or extend
the time of payment of interest hereon or reduce the amount of the principal hereof or reduce any premium payable on the redemption hereof,
(b)&nbsp;permit the creation of any lien, not otherwise permitted, prior to or on a parity with the lien of the Indenture, or (c)&nbsp;reduce
the aforesaid percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any such supplemental indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Company reserves the right, without any consent,
vote or other action by holders of the 2032 Bonds or any other series created after the Sixty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, to amend
the Indenture to reduce the percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any supplemental
indenture (other than any supplemental indenture which is subject to the proviso contained in the immediately preceding sentence) (a)&nbsp;from
not less than seventy-five per centum (including sixty per centum of each series affected) to not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds at the time outstanding or (b)&nbsp;in case fewer than all series are affected, not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds of all affected series, voting together.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture,
to or against any incorporator, stockholder, director or officer, past, present or future, as such, of the Company, or of any predecessor
or successor company, either directly or through the Company, or such predecessor or successor company, or otherwise, under any constitution
or statute or rule&nbsp;of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators,
stockholders, directors and officers, as such, being waived and released by the holder and owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond
and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall be exchangeable for other registered
bonds of the same series, in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the
office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05
of the Indenture, no charge shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax
or taxes or other governmental charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{END OF
FORM&nbsp;OF REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2032 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">- - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">{FORM&nbsp;OF
REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2037 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">THIS SECURITY
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR
ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY&nbsp;BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS
SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY<BR>
FIRST MORTGAGE BOND<BR>
5.38% SERIES DUE 2037</FONT></P>

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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD>No.: __</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, a Michigan corporation
(hereinafter called the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _______________, or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ________________ Dollars ($______________) on May&nbsp;15, 2037 (the &#8220;2037 Stated Maturity&#8221;), and to
pay to the registered holder hereof interest on said sum from and including the latest semi-annual interest payment date to which interest
has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series preceding the date hereof, unless the date hereof be an
interest payment date to which interest is being paid, in which case from and including the date hereof, or unless the date hereof is
prior to November&nbsp;15, 2023, in which case from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023 (or if this bond is dated between the record date
for any interest payment date and such interest payment date, then from and including such interest payment date, provided, however,
that if the Company shall default in payment of the interest due on such interest payment date, then from and including the next preceding
semi-annual interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly made available for payment on the bonds of this series, or
if such interest payment date is November&nbsp;15, 2023, from and including May&nbsp;{__}, 2023), in each case to but excluding the next
succeeding interest payment date or the date of maturity, as the case may be, at the rate per annum, until the principal hereof is paid
or duly made available for payment, specified in the title of this bond, payable on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year. The
provisions of this bond are continued below and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully
set forth at this place.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory
for any purpose unless and until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee or its successor in trust under the
Indenture of the certificate hereon.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Consumers Energy Company has
caused this bond to be executed in its name by its Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents by his or her signature
or a facsimile thereof, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon and attested by its Secretary
or one of its Assistant Secretaries by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof.</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD>Dated:</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">TRUSTEE&#8217;S
AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the bonds, of the series designated
therein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CONSUMERS
ENERGY COMPANY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">FIRST MORTGAGE
BOND<BR>
5.38% SERIES DUE 2037</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The interest payable on any May&nbsp;15 or November&nbsp;15
will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned, be paid to the person in whose name this bond is
registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date, which shall be the May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 (whether or not such
May&nbsp;1 or November&nbsp;1 shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, are authorized to close) preceding the relevant interest payment date, except that interest payable at the 2037 Stated Maturity
shall be paid to the person to whom the principal amount is paid. The initial interest payment date will be November&nbsp;15, 2023. The
principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on this bond shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough
of Manhattan, The City of New York, designated for that purpose, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the
time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is one of the bonds of a series designated
as First Mortgage Bonds, 5.38% Series&nbsp;due 2037 (sometimes herein referred to as the &#8220;2037 Bonds&#8221; or the &#8220;Bonds&#8221;)
issued under and in accordance with and secured by an indenture dated as of September&nbsp;1, 1945, given by the Company (or its predecessor,
Consumers Power Company, a Maine corporation) to City Bank Farmers Trust Company (The Bank of New York Mellon, successor) (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), together with indentures supplemental thereto, heretofore or hereafter executed,
to which indenture and indentures supplemental thereto (hereinafter referred to collectively as the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) reference
is hereby made for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security and the rights, duties
and immunities thereunder of the Trustee and the rights of the holders of said bonds and of the Trustee and of the Company in respect
of such security, and the limitations on such rights. By the terms of the Indenture, the bonds to be secured thereby are issuable in
series which may vary as to date, amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as provided in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Any or all of the 2037 Bonds may be redeemed by
the Company, at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to maturity, at a redemption price, as calculated
by the Company, equal to 100% of the principal amount of such 2037 Bonds being redeemed plus, in the case of any redemption prior to
the Par Call Date (as defined below), the Applicable Premium (as defined below), if any, thereon at the time of redemption, together
with (at any time) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. In no event will the redemption
price be less than 100% of the principal amount of the 2037 Bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to,
but not including, the redemption date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Par Call Date&#8221; means November&nbsp;15,
2036.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Applicable Premium&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, with respect to a 2037 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at any time prior to the Par Call Date, the excess of
(i)&nbsp;the present value at the redemption date of (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of such 2037 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed
as though such 2037 Bond (or portion thereof) matured on the Par Call Date plus (B)&nbsp;all remaining scheduled interest payments on
such 2037 Bond (or portion thereof) after such redemption date that would be due if such 2037 Bond matured on the Par Call Date (but,
for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any portion of such payments of interest accrued to such redemption date), which present value
shall be computed by the Company using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 50 basis points, over (ii)&nbsp;the
principal amount of such 2037 Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at such time. For purposes of this definition, the present values
of interest and principal payments will be determined in accordance with generally accepted principles of financial analysis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of on-the-run United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity
(as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (the &#8220;Statistical Release&#8221;)) that
has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published,
any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the then remaining average life to stated maturity of the
2037 Bonds being redeemed (assuming for this purpose that such 2037 Bonds matured on the Par Call Date); provided, however, that if the
average life to stated maturity of the 2037 Bonds is not equal to the constant maturity of an on-the-run United States Treasury security
for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by the Company by linear interpolation (calculated to
the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of on-the-run United States Treasury securities for which such yields
are given.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">If less than all of the 2037 Bonds are to be redeemed,
the principal amount of such 2037 Bonds to be redeemed shall be allocated among all of the 2037 Bonds at the time outstanding in proportion,
as nearly as practicable and as calculated by the Company, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called
for redemption. Notice of redemption shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption
to the holders of the 2037 Bonds to be redeemed; provided, however, that the failure to duly deliver such notice, or any defect therein,
shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of the 2037 Bonds as to which there shall have been no such failure
or defect. On and after the date fixed for redemption (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the 2037 Bonds or portions
thereof to be redeemed at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including,
such date), interest on the 2037 Bonds or the portions thereof so called for redemption shall cease to accrue.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond is not redeemable by the operation of
the maintenance and replacement provisions of the Indenture or with the proceeds of released property or in any other manner except as
set forth above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In case of certain defaults as specified in the
Indenture, the principal of this bond may be declared or may become due and payable on the conditions, at the time, in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture. The holders of certain specified percentages of the bonds at the time outstanding, including
in certain cases specified percentages of bonds of particular series, may in certain cases, to the extent and as provided in the Indenture,
waive certain defaults thereunder and the consequences of such defaults.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the
Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than seventy-five per centum in principal amount of the bonds (exclusive
of bonds disqualified by reason of the Company&#8217;s interest therein) at the time outstanding, including, if more than one series
of bonds shall be at the time outstanding, not less than sixty per centum in principal amount of each series affected, to effect, by
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture, modifications or alterations of the Indenture and of the rights and obligations of the Company
and the rights of the holders of the bonds and coupons; provided, however, that no such modification or alteration shall be made without
the written approval or consent of the holder hereof which will (a)&nbsp;extend the maturity of this bond or reduce the rate or extend
the time of payment of interest hereon or reduce the amount of the principal hereof or reduce any premium payable on the redemption hereof,
(b)&nbsp;permit the creation of any lien, not otherwise permitted, prior to or on a parity with the lien of the Indenture, or (c)&nbsp;reduce
the aforesaid percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any such supplemental indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Company reserves the right, without any consent,
vote or other action by holders of the 2037 Bonds or any other series created after the Sixty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, to amend
the Indenture to reduce the percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any supplemental
indenture (other than any supplemental indenture which is subject to the proviso contained in the immediately preceding sentence) (a)&nbsp;from
not less than seventy-five per centum (including sixty per centum of each series affected) to not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds at the time outstanding or (b)&nbsp;in case fewer than all series are affected, not less than a majority in principal amount
of the bonds of all affected series, voting together.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture,
to or against any incorporator, stockholder, director or officer, past, present or future, as such, of the Company, or of any predecessor
or successor company, either directly or through the Company, or such predecessor or successor company, or otherwise, under any constitution
or statute or rule&nbsp;of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators,
stockholders, directors and officers, as such, being waived and released by the holder and owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond
and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">This bond shall be exchangeable for other registered
bonds of the same series, in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the
office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05
of the Indenture, no charge shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax
or taxes or other governmental charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

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FORM&nbsp;OF REGISTERED BOND OF THE 2037 BONDS}</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">AND WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make
the Bonds, when duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or its agent and issued as prescribed in the Indenture,
as heretofore supplemented and amended, and this Supplemental Indenture, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and
to constitute the Indenture, as supplemented and amended as aforesaid, as well as by this Supplemental Indenture, a valid, binding and
legal instrument for the security thereof, have been done and performed, and the creation, execution and delivery of this Supplemental
Indenture and the creation, execution and issuance of bonds subject to the terms hereof and of the Indenture, as so supplemented and
amended, have in all respects been duly authorized;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises,
of the acceptance and purchase by the holders thereof of the bonds issued and to be issued under the Indenture, as supplemented and amended
as above set forth, duly paid by the Trustee to the Company, and of other good and valuable considerations, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, and for the purpose of securing the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all
bonds now outstanding under the Indenture and the $115,000,000 principal amount of the 2026 Bonds, the $50,000,000 principal amount of
the 2029 Bonds, the $95,000,000 principal amount of the 2032 Bonds, and the $140,000,000 principal amount of the 2037 Bonds, and all
other bonds which shall be issued under the Indenture, as supplemented and amended from time to time, and for the purpose of securing
the faithful performance and observance of all covenants and conditions therein, and in any indenture supplemental thereto, set forth,
the Company has given, granted, bargained, sold, released, transferred, assigned, hypothecated, pledged, mortgaged, confirmed, set over,
warranted, alienated and conveyed and by these presents does give, grant, bargain, sell, release, transfer, assign, hypothecate, pledge,
mortgage, confirm, set over, warrant, alienate and convey unto The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, as provided in the Indenture,
and its successor or successors in the trust thereby and hereby created and to its or their assigns forever, all the right, title and
interest of the Company in and to all the property, described in Section&nbsp;14 hereof, together (subject to the provisions of Article&nbsp;X
of the Indenture) with the tolls, rents, revenues, issues, earnings, income, products and profits thereof, excepting, however, the property,
interests and rights specifically excepted from the lien of the Indenture as set forth in the Indenture;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">TOGETHER WITH all and singular the tenements, hereditaments
and appurtenances belonging or in any wise appertaining to the premises, property, franchises and rights, or any thereof, referred to
in the foregoing granting clause, with the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders and (subject to the provisions of Article&nbsp;X
of the Indenture) the tolls, rents, revenues, issues, earnings, income, products and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title
and interest and claim whatsoever, at law as well as in equity, which the Company now has or may hereafter acquire in and to the aforesaid
premises, property, franchises and rights and every part and parcel thereof;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SUBJECT, HOWEVER, with respect to such premises,
property, franchises and rights, to excepted encumbrances as said term is defined in Section&nbsp;1.02 of the Indenture, and subject
also to all defects and limitations of title and to all encumbrances existing at the time of acquisition.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all said premises, property,
franchises and rights hereby conveyed, assigned, pledged or mortgaged, or intended so to be, unto the Trustee, its successor or successors
in trust and their assigns forever;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">BUT IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, with power of sale for
the equal and proportionate benefit and security of the holders of all bonds now or hereafter authenticated and delivered under and secured
by the Indenture and interest coupons appurtenant thereto, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture and of any supplemental indenture,
and for the enforcement of the payment of said bonds and coupons when payable and the performance of and compliance with the covenants
and conditions of the Indenture and of any supplemental indenture, without any preference, distinction or priority as to lien or otherwise
of any bond or bonds over others by reason of the difference in time of the actual authentication, delivery, issue, sale or negotiation
thereof or for any other reason whatsoever, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture; and so that each and every bond
now or hereafter authenticated and delivered thereunder shall have the same lien, and so that the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on every such bond shall, subject to the terms thereof, be equally and proportionately secured, as if it had been made, executed,
authenticated, delivered, sold and negotiated simultaneously with the execution and delivery thereof;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">AND IT IS EXPRESSLY DECLARED by the Company that
all bonds authenticated and delivered under and secured by the Indenture, as supplemented and amended as above set forth, are to be issued,
authenticated and delivered, and all said premises, property, franchises and rights hereby and by the Indenture and indentures supplemental
thereto conveyed, assigned, pledged or mortgaged, or intended so to be, are to be dealt with and disposed of under, upon and subject
to the terms, conditions, stipulations, covenants, agreements, trusts, uses and purposes expressed in the Indenture, as supplemented
and amended as above set forth, and the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;1. There is hereby created one series
of bonds (the &#8220;2026 Bonds&#8221;) designated as hereinabove provided, which shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First
Mortgage Bond&#8221;, and the form thereof shall be substantially as hereinbefore set forth. The 2026 Bonds shall be issued in the aggregate
principal amount of $115,000,000, shall mature on May&nbsp;15, 2026 and shall be issued only as registered bonds without coupons in denominations
of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The serial numbers of the 2026 Bonds shall be such as may be approved
by any officer of the Company, the execution thereof by any such officer either manually or by facsimile signature to be conclusive evidence
of such approval. The 2026 Bonds shall bear interest at the rate per annum, until the principal thereof is paid or duly made available
for payment, specified in the title thereto, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing
November&nbsp;15, 2023. Interest on the 2026 Bonds will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The principal of and the premium, if any, and the interest on said bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States
of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts, at the office or agency of the Company in the City
of New York, designated for that purpose. The 2026 Bonds shall be exchangeable for other registered bonds of the same series, in the
manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the office or agency of the Company in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05 of the Indenture, no charge
shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax or taxes or other governmental
charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;2. There is hereby created one series
of bonds (the &#8220;2029 Bonds&#8221;) designated as hereinabove provided, which shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First
Mortgage Bond&#8221;, and the form thereof shall be substantially as hereinbefore set forth. The 2029 Bonds shall be issued in the aggregate
principal amount of $50,000,000, shall mature on May&nbsp;15, 2029 and shall be issued only as registered bonds without coupons in denominations
of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The serial numbers of the 2029 Bonds shall be such as may be approved
by any officer of the Company, the execution thereof by any such officer either manually or by facsimile signature to be conclusive evidence
of such approval. The 2029 Bonds shall bear interest at the rate per annum, until the principal thereof is paid or duly made available
for payment, specified in the title thereto, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing
November&nbsp;15, 2023. Interest on the 2029 Bonds will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The principal of and the premium, if any, and the interest on said bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States
of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts, at the office or agency of the Company in the City
of New York, designated for that purpose. The 2029 Bonds shall be exchangeable for other registered bonds of the same series, in the
manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the office or agency of the Company in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05 of the Indenture, no charge
shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax or taxes or other governmental
charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;3. There is hereby created one series
of bonds (the &#8220;2032 Bonds&#8221;) designated as hereinabove provided, which shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First
Mortgage Bond&#8221;, and the form thereof shall be substantially as hereinbefore set forth. The 2032 Bonds shall be issued in the aggregate
principal amount of $95,000,000, shall mature on May&nbsp;15, 2032 and shall be issued only as registered bonds without coupons in denominations
of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The serial numbers of the 2032 Bonds shall be such as may be approved
by any officer of the Company, the execution thereof by any such officer either manually or by facsimile signature to be conclusive evidence
of such approval. The 2032 Bonds shall bear interest at the rate per annum, until the principal thereof is paid or duly made available
for payment, specified in the title thereto, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing
November&nbsp;15, 2023. Interest on the 2032 Bonds will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The principal of and the premium, if any, and the interest on said bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States
of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts, at the office or agency of the Company in the City
of New York, designated for that purpose. The 2032 Bonds shall be exchangeable for other registered bonds of the same series, in the
manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the office or agency of the Company in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05 of the Indenture, no charge
shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax or taxes or other governmental
charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;4. There is hereby created one series
of bonds (the &#8220;2037 Bonds&#8221;) designated as hereinabove provided, which shall also bear the descriptive title &#8220;First
Mortgage Bond&#8221;, and the form thereof shall be substantially as hereinbefore set forth. The 2037 Bonds shall be issued in the aggregate
principal amount of $140,000,000, shall mature on May&nbsp;15, 2037 and shall be issued only as registered bonds without coupons in denominations
of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The serial numbers of the 2037 Bonds shall be such as may be approved
by any officer of the Company, the execution thereof by any such officer either manually or by facsimile signature to be conclusive evidence
of such approval. The 2037 Bonds shall bear interest at the rate per annum, until the principal thereof is paid or duly made available
for payment, specified in the title thereto, payable semi-annually in arrears on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing
November&nbsp;15, 2023. Interest on the 2037 Bonds will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The principal of and the premium, if any, and the interest on said bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States
of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts, at the office or agency of the Company in the City
of New York, designated for that purpose. The 2037 Bonds shall be exchangeable for other registered bonds of the same series, in the
manner and upon the conditions prescribed in the Indenture, upon the surrender of such bonds at the office or agency of the Company in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.05 of the Indenture, no charge
shall be made upon any registration of transfer or exchange of bonds of said series other than for any tax or taxes or other governmental
charge required to be paid by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;5. Any or all of the 2026 Bonds, the
2029 Bonds, the 2032 Bonds and the 2037 Bonds may be redeemed by the Company at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from
time to time prior to maturity, at a redemption price, as calculated by the Company, equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Bonds
being redeemed plus, in the case of any redemption prior to the applicable Par Call Date (as defined below), the Applicable Premium (as
defined below), if any, thereon at the time of redemption, together with (at any time) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to,
but not including, the redemption date. In no event will the redemption price be less than 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Par Call Date&#8221; means April&nbsp;15,
2026 with respect to the 2026 Bonds, April&nbsp;15, 2029 with respect to the 2029 Bonds, November&nbsp;15, 2031 with respect to the 2032
Bonds and November&nbsp;15, 2036 with respect to the 2037 Bonds.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Applicable Premium&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, with respect to a Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at any time prior to the applicable Par Call Date, the excess
of (i)&nbsp;the present value at the redemption date of (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of such Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed
as though such Bond (or portion thereof) matured on the applicable Par Call Date plus (B)&nbsp;all remaining scheduled interest payments
on such Bond (or portion thereof) after such redemption date that would be due if such Bond matured on the applicable Par Call Date (but,
for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any portion of such payments of interest accrued to such redemption date), which present value
shall be computed by the Company using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 50 basis points, over (ii)&nbsp;the
principal amount of such Bond (or portion thereof) being redeemed at such time. For purposes of this definition, the present values of
interest and principal payments will be determined in accordance with generally accepted principles of financial analysis.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as calculated
by the Company, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of on-the-run United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity
(as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (the &#8220;Statistical Release&#8221;)) that
has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published,
any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the then remaining average life to stated maturity of the
Bonds being redeemed (assuming for this purpose that such Bonds matured on the applicable Par Call Date); provided, however, that if
the average life to stated maturity of the Bonds is not equal to the constant maturity of an on-the-run United States Treasury security
for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by the Company by linear interpolation (calculated to
the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of on-the-run United States Treasury securities for which such yields
are given.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption of the Bonds prior
to the applicable Par Call Date, the Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof
and the Trustee shall not be responsible for such calculation.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">If less than all of the 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds,
2032 Bonds and 2037 Bonds, as the case may be, are to be redeemed, the principal amount of such 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds, 2032 Bonds or
2037 Bonds to be redeemed shall be allocated among all of the 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds, 2032 Bonds or 2037 Bonds, as the case may be, at
the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable and as calculated by the Company, to the respective unpaid principal amounts
thereof not theretofore called for redemption. Notice of redemption shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to
the date fixed for redemption to the holders of the Bonds to be redeemed; provided, however, that the failure to duly deliver such notice,
or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of the Bonds as to which there shall have
been no such failure or defect. On and after the date fixed for redemption (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Bonds
or portions thereof to be redeemed at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to,
but not including, such date), interest on the 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds, 2032 Bonds and 2037 Bonds or the portions thereof, as the case
may be, so called for redemption shall cease to accrue.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;6. The Bonds are not redeemable by
the operation of the maintenance and replacement provisions of the Indenture or with the proceeds of released property or in any other
manner except as set forth in Section&nbsp;5 hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;7. The Company reserves the right,
without any consent, vote or other action by the holders of the 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds, 2032 Bonds and 2037 Bonds or of any subsequent
series of bonds issued under the Indenture, to make such amendments to the Indenture, as supplemented, as shall be necessary in order
to amend Section&nbsp;17.02 to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left">SECTION&nbsp;17.02. With the consent of
the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the bonds at the time outstanding or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized,
or, if fewer than all series are affected, not less than a majority in principal amount of the bonds at the time outstanding of each
series the rights of the holders of which are affected, voting together, the Company, when authorized by a resolution, and the Trustee
may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions
to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or modifying the
rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the holders of any of the bonds and coupons; provided, however, that no such
supplemental indenture shall (1)&nbsp;extend the maturity of any of the bonds or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest
thereon, or reduce the amount of the principal thereof, or reduce any premium payable on the redemption thereof, without the consent
of the holder of each bond so affected, or (2)&nbsp;permit the creation of any lien, not otherwise permitted, prior to or on a parity
with the lien of this Indenture, without the consent of the holders of all the bonds then outstanding, or (3)&nbsp;reduce the aforesaid
percentage of the principal amount of bonds the holders of which are required to approve any such supplemental indenture, without the
consent of the holders of all the bonds then outstanding. For the purposes of this Section, bonds shall be deemed to be affected by a
supplemental indenture if such supplemental indenture adversely affects or diminishes the rights of holders thereof against the Company
or against its property. The Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not, in accordance with the foregoing, bonds of any particular
series would be affected by any supplemental indenture and any such determination shall be conclusive upon the holders of bonds of such
series and all other series. Subject to the provisions of Sections 16.02 and 16.03 hereof, the Trustee shall not be liable for any determination
made in good faith in connection herewith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">Upon the written
request of the Company, accompanied by a resolution authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing
with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of bondholders as aforesaid (the instrument or instruments evidencing such consent to be
dated within one year of such request), the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless
such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee&#8217;s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which
case the Trustee may in its discretion but shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">It shall not be necessary
for the consent of the bondholders under this Section&nbsp;to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but
it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company and the
Trustee, if they so elect, and either before or after such consent has been obtained, may require the holder of any bond consenting to
the execution of any such supplemental indenture to submit his bond to the Trustee or to ask such bank, banker or trust company as may
be designated by the Trustee for the purpose, for the notation thereon of the fact that the holder of such bond has consented to the
execution of such supplemental indenture, and in such case such notation, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, shall be made upon all
bonds so submitted, and such bonds bearing such notation shall forthwith be returned to the persons entitled thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">Prior to the execution
by the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Company shall publish a
notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, at least once in one daily newspaper of general
circulation in each city in which the principal of any of the bonds shall be payable, or, if all bonds outstanding shall be registered
bonds without coupons or coupon bonds registered as to principal, such notice shall be sufficiently given if mailed, first class, postage
prepaid, and registered if the Company so elects, to each registered holder of bonds at the last address of such holder appearing on
the registry books, such publication or mailing, as the case may be, to be made not less than thirty days prior to such execution. Any
failure of the Company to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any
such supplemental indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;8. The Company hereby appoints the
Trustee as paying agent, registrar and transfer agent for the Bonds and confirms the appointment of the Trustee as paying agent, registrar
and transfer agent for all other bonds outstanding under the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;9. As supplemented and amended as above
set forth, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto shall be
read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;10. The Trustee assumes no responsibility
for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or of the Indenture as hereby supplemented or the due
execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein (other than those contained in the
tenth and eleventh recitals hereof), all of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company. The Trustee shall have no obligation
or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Supplemental Indenture
or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any Bond other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation
or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of the Indenture or this Supplemental
Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements thereof or hereof. The
Trustee as such and in its capacity as paying agent for the Bonds shall have no liability to the Company, to the holder or purchaser
of any Bond or to any other person or entity for paying any sums due on a Bond without requiring the surrender thereof in accordance
with Section&nbsp;9 of the Bond Purchase Agreement and shall be entitled to assume that any holder of a Bond is entitled to the benefits
of said Section&nbsp;9 unless the Company shall have given the Trustee written notice to the contrary.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act
upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (&#8220;Instructions&#8221;) given pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture and
delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing
officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (&#8220;Authorized Officers&#8221;) and containing specimen signatures of such
Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the
listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its reasonable discretion elects
to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee&#8217;s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling in the absence of negligence
or willful misconduct. The Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such
Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer
listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible
for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company and all Authorized Officers
are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication
keys upon receipt by the Company. In the absence of negligence or willful misconduct, the Trustee shall not be liable for any losses,
costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee&#8217;s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding
such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees: (i)&nbsp;to assume all risks
arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee
acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii)&nbsp;that it is fully informed of
the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more
secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s)&nbsp;selected by the Company; (iii)&nbsp;that the security procedures
(if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection
in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv)&nbsp;to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or
unauthorized use of the security procedures.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&#8220;Electronic Means&#8221; shall mean the following
communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords
and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection
with its services hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;11. This Supplemental Indenture may
be simultaneously executed in several counterparts and all such counterparts executed and delivered, each as an original, shall constitute
but one and the same instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;12. If any interest payment date or
redemption date for the Bonds or the 2026 Stated Maturity, the 2029 Stated Maturity, the 2032 Stated Maturity or the 2037 Stated Maturity
falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest or principal payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day (and without
any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay). In the event the date of any notice required or permitted hereunder shall
not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture thereto) such notice
need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date
fixed for such notice. &#8220;Business Day&#8221; means, with respect to Section&nbsp;5 and this Section&nbsp;12, any day, other than
a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks generally are open in New York, New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial
lending activities and on which interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;13. This Supplemental Indenture and
the 2026 Bonds, 2029 Bonds, 2032 Bonds and 2037 Bonds shall be governed by and deemed to be a contract under, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Michigan, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of such state, except as
may otherwise be required by mandatory provisions of law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;14. Detailed Description of Property
Mortgaged:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">I.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS AND DAMS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the electric generating
plants and stations of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement
thereto and not heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, including all powerhouses, buildings, reservoirs, dams, pipelines,
flumes, structures and works and the land on which the same are situated and all water rights and all other lands and easements, rights
of way, permits, privileges, towers, poles, wires, machinery, equipment, appliances, appurtenances and supplies and all other property,
real or personal, forming a part of or appertaining to or used, occupied or enjoyed in connection with such plants and stations or any
of them, or adjacent thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">II.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the electric transmission
lines of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto
and not heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, including towers, poles, pole lines, wires, switches, switch racks, switchboards,
insulators and other appliances and equipment, and all other property, real or personal, forming a part of or appertaining to or used,
occupied or enjoyed in connection with such transmission lines or any of them or adjacent thereto; together with all real property, rights
of way, easements, permits, privileges, franchises and rights for or relating to the construction, maintenance or operation thereof, through,
over, under or upon any private property or any public streets or highways, within as well as without the corporate limits of any municipal
corporation. Also all the real property, rights of way, easements, permits, privileges and rights for or relating to the construction,
maintenance or operation of certain transmission lines, the land and rights for which are owned by the Company, which are either not built
or now being constructed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">III.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the electric distribution
systems of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto
and not heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, including substations, transformers, switchboards, towers, poles, wires, insulators,
subways, trenches, conduits, manholes, cables, meters and other appliances and equipment, and all other property, real or personal, forming
a part of or appertaining to or used, occupied or enjoyed in connection with such distribution systems or any of them or adjacent thereto;
together with all real property, rights of way, easements, permits, privileges, franchises, grants and rights, for or relating to the
construction, maintenance or operation thereof, through, over, under or upon any private property or any public streets or highways within
as well as without the corporate limits of any municipal corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">IV.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS, SWITCHING STATIONS AND SITES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the substations, switching
stations and sites of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement
thereto and not heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, for transforming, regulating, converting or distributing or otherwise
controlling electric current at any of its plants and elsewhere, together with all buildings, transformers, wires, insulators and other
appliances and equipment, and all other property, real or personal, forming a part of or appertaining to or used, occupied or enjoyed
in connection with any of such substations and switching stations, or adjacent thereto, with sites to be used for such purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">V.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GAS COMPRESSOR STATIONS, GAS PROCESSING PLANTS,<BR>
DESULPHURIZATION STATIONS, METERING STATIONS,<BR>
ODORIZING STATIONS, REGULATORS AND SITES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the compressor stations,
processing plants, desulphurization stations, metering stations, odorizing stations, regulators and sites of the Company, constructed
or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto and not heretofore released from the
lien of the Indenture, for compressing, processing, desulphurizing, metering, odorizing and regulating manufactured or natural gas at
any of its plants and elsewhere, together with all buildings, meters and other appliances and equipment, and all other property, real
or personal, forming a part of or appertaining to or used, occupied or enjoyed in connection with any of such purposes, with sites to
be used for such purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">VI.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GAS STORAGE FIELDS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">The natural gas rights and
interests of the Company, including wells and well lines (but not including natural gas, oil and minerals), the gas gathering
system, the underground gas storage rights, the underground gas storage wells and injection and withdrawal system used in connection
therewith, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto and not
heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture: In the Overisel Gas Storage Field, located in the Township of Overisel, Allegan
County, and in the Township of Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan; in the Northville Gas Storage Field located in the Township of
Salem, Washtenaw County, Township of Lyon, Oakland County, and the Townships of Northville and Plymouth and City of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Michigan; in the Salem Gas Storage Field, located in the Township of Salem, Allegan County, and in the Township of
Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan; in the Ray Gas Storage Field, located in the Townships of Ray and Armada, Macomb County,
Michigan; in the Lenox Gas Storage Field, located in the Townships of Lenox and Chesterfield, Macomb County, Michigan; in the Ira
Gas Storage Field, located in the Township of Ira, St. Clair County, Michigan; in the Puttygut Gas Storage Field, located in the
Township of Casco, St. Clair County, Michigan; in the Four Corners Gas Storage Field, located in the Townships of Casco, China,
Cottrellville and Ira, St. Clair County, Michigan; in the Swan Creek Gas Storage Field, located in the Townships of Casco and Ira,
St. Clair County, Michigan; and in the Hessen Gas Storage Field, located in the Townships of Casco and Columbus, St. Clair County,
Michigan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">VII.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GAS TRANSMISSION LINES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the gas transmission lines
of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto and not
heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, including gas mains, pipes, pipelines, gates, valves, meters and other appliances
and equipment, and all other property, real or personal, forming a part of or appertaining to or used, occupied or enjoyed in connection
with such transmission lines or any of them or adjacent thereto; together with all real property, right of way, easements, permits, privileges,
franchises and rights for or relating to the construction, maintenance or operation thereof, through, over, under or upon any private
property or any public streets or highways, within as well as without the corporate limits of any municipal corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">VIII.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All the gas distribution systems
of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto and not
heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, including tunnels, conduits, gas mains and pipes, service pipes, fittings, gates,
valves, connections, meters and other appliances and equipment, and all other property, real or personal, forming a part of or appertaining
to or used, occupied or enjoyed in connection with such distribution systems or any of them or adjacent thereto; together with all real
property, rights of way, easements, permits, privileges, franchises, grants and rights, for or relating to the construction, maintenance
or operation thereof, through, over, under or upon any private property or any public streets or highways within as well as without the
corporate limits of any municipal corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">IX.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">OFFICE BUILDINGS, SERVICE BUILDINGS, GARAGES,&nbsp;ETC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All office, garage, service
and other buildings of the Company, wherever located, in the State of Michigan, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore
described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto and not heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, together with the land
on which the same are situated and all easements, rights of way and appurtenances to said lands, together with all furniture and fixtures
located in said buildings.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">X.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">TELEPHONE PROPERTIES AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All telephone lines, switchboards,
systems and equipment of the Company, constructed or otherwise acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement
thereto and not heretofore released from the lien of the Indenture, used or available for use in the operation of its properties, and
all other property, real or personal, forming a part of or appertaining to or used, occupied or enjoyed in connection with such telephone
properties or any of them or adjacent thereto; together with all real estate, rights of way, easements, permits, privileges, franchises,
property, devices or rights related to the dispatch, transmission, reception or reproduction of messages, communications, intelligence,
signals, light, vision or sound by electricity, wire or otherwise, including all telephone equipment installed in buildings used as general
and regional offices, substations and generating stations and all telephone lines erected on towers and poles; and all radio communication
equipment of the Company, together with all property, real or personal (except any in the Indenture expressly excepted), fixed stations,
towers, auxiliary radio buildings and equipment, and all appurtenances used in connection therewith, wherever located, in the State of
Michigan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">OTHER REAL PROPERTY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">All other real property of the
Company and all interests therein, of every nature and description (except any in the Indenture expressly excepted) wherever located,
in the State of Michigan, acquired by it and not heretofore described in the Indenture or any supplement thereto and not heretofore released
from the lien of the Indenture. Such real property includes but is not limited to the following described property, such property is subject
to any interests that were excepted or reserved in the conveyance to the Company:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ALCONA COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Caledonia Township,
Alcona County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 330 feet
of the South 660 feet of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;8, T28N, R8E, except the West 264 feet of the South 330 feet thereof;
said land being more particularly described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description, commence at the Southwest
corner of said section, run thence East along the South line of said section 1243 feet to the place of beginning of this description,
thence continuing East along said South line of said section 66 feet to the West 1/8 line of said section, thence N 02 degrees 09&#8217;
30&#8221; E along the said West 1/8 line of said section 660 feet, thence West 330 feet, thence S 02 degrees 09&#8217; 30&#8221; W, 330
feet, thence East 264 feet, thence S 02 degrees 09&#8217; 30&#8221; W, 330 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ALLEGAN
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Lee Township, Allegan
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The NE 1/4 of the
NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;16, T1N, R15W.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ALPENA COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Wilson and Green Townships,
Alpena County, Michigan described as:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">All that part of
the S&#8217;ly 1/2 of the former Boyne City-Gaylord and Alpena Railroad right of way, being the Southerly 50 feet of a 100 foot strip
of land formerly occupied by said Railroad, running from the East line of Section&nbsp;31, T31N, R7E, Southwesterly across said Section&nbsp;31
and Sections 5 and 6 of T30N, R7E and Sections 10, 11 and the E 1/2 of Section&nbsp;9, except the West 1646 feet thereof, all in T30N,
R6E.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ANTRIM COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Mancelona Township,
Antrim County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">The S 1/2 of the
NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;33, T29N, R6W, excepting therefrom all mineral, coal, oil and gas and such other rights as were reserved unto the
State of Michigan in that certain deed running from the State of Michigan to August&nbsp;W. Schack and Emma H. Schack, his wife, dated
April&nbsp;15, 1946 and recorded May&nbsp;20, 1946 in Liber 97 of Deeds on page&nbsp;682 of Antrim County Records.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ARENAC COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Standish Township, Arenac
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;12, T18N, R4E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of said parcel of land,
commence at the Northwest corner of Section&nbsp;12, T18N, R4E; run thence South along the West line of said section, said West line of
said section being also the center line of East City Limits Road 2642.15 feet to the W 1/4 post of said section and the place of beginning
of said parcel of land; running thence N 88 degrees 26&#8217; 00&#8221; E along the East and West 1/4 line of said section, 660.0 feet;
thence North parallel with the West line of said section, 310.0 feet; thence S 88 degrees 26&#8217; 00&#8221; W, 330.0 feet; thence South
parallel with the West line of said section, 260.0 feet; thence S 88 degrees 26&#8217; 00&#8221; W, 330.0 feet to the West line of said
section and the center line of East City Limits Road; thence South along the said West line of said section, 50.0 feet to the place of
beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">BARRY COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Johnstown Township,
Barry County, Michigan described as:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">A strip of land
311 feet in width across the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;31, T1N, R8W, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of
this description, commence at the E &frac14; post of said section; run thence N 00 degrees 55&#8217; 00&#8221; E along the East line of
said section, 555.84 feet; thence N 59 degrees 36&#8217; 20&#8221; W, 1375.64 feet; thence N 88 degrees 30&#8217; 00&#8221; W, 130 feet
to a point on the East 1/8 line of said section and the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing N 88 degrees 30&#8217;
00&#8221; W, 1327.46 feet to the North and South 1/4 line of said section; thence S 00 degrees 39&#8217;35&#8221; W along said North and
South 1/4 line of said section, 311.03 feet to a point, which said point is 952.72 feet distant N&#8217;ly from the East and West 1/4
line of said section as measured along said North and South 1/4 line of said section; thence S 88 degrees 30&#8217; 00&#8221; E, 1326.76
feet to the East 1/8 line of said section; thence N 00 degrees 47&#8217; 20&#8221; E along said East 1/8 line of said section, 311.02
feet to the place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">BAY COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Frankenlust Township,
Bay County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The South 250 feet
of the N 1/2 of the W 1/2 of the W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;9, T13N, R4E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">BENZIE COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Benzonia Township, Benzie
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the Northeast 1/4 of Section&nbsp;7, Township 26 North, Range 14 West, described as beginning at a point on the East line of said Section&nbsp;7,
said point being 320 feet North measured along the East line of said section from the East 1/4 post; running thence West 165 feet; thence
North parallel with the East line of said section 165 feet; thence East 165 feet to the East line of said section; thence South 165 feet
to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">BRANCH COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Girard Township, Branch
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;23 T5S, R6W, described as beginning at a point on the North and South quarter line of said section at a
point 1278.27 feet distant South of the North quarter post of said section, said distance being measured along the North and South quarter
line of said section, running thence S89 degrees21&#8217;E 250 feet, thence North along a line parallel with the said North and South
quarter line of said section 200 feet, thence N89 degrees 21&#8217;W 250 feet to the North and South quarter line of said section, thence
South along said North and South quarter line of said section 200 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CALHOUN
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Convis Township, Calhoun
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;32, T1S, R6W, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description, commence
at the Southeast corner of said section; run thence North along the East line of said section 1034.32 feet to the place of beginning of
this description; running thence N 89 degrees 39&#8217; 52&#8221; W, 333.0 feet; thence North 290.0 feet to the South 1/8 line of said
section; thence S 89 degrees 39&#8217; 52&#8221; E along said South 1/8 line of said section 333.0 feet to the East line of said section;
thence South along said East line of said section 290.0 feet to the place of beginning. (Bearings are based on the East line of Section&nbsp;32,
T1S, R6W, from the Southeast corner of said section to the Northeast corner of said section assumed as North.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CASS COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain easement rights located across
land in Marcellus Township, Cass County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 6 rods
of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;4, T5S, R13W.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CHARLEVOIX
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in South Arm Township,
Charlevoix County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of
land in the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;29, T32N, R7W, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said section and
running thence North along the West line of said section 788.25 feet to a point which is 528 feet distant South of the South 1/8
line of said section as measured along the said West line of said section; thence N 89 degrees 30&#8217; 19&#8221; E, parallel with
said South 1/8 line of said section 442.1 feet; thence South 788.15 feet to the South line of said section; thence S 89 degrees
29&#8217; 30&#8221; W, along said South line of said section 442.1 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CHEBOYGAN
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Inverness Township,
Cheboygan County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW frl 1/4 of Section&nbsp;31, T37N, R2W, described as beginning at the Northwest corner of the SW frl 1/4, running thence East
on the East and West quarter line of said Section, 40 rods, thence South parallel to the West line of said Section&nbsp;40 rods, thence
West 40 rods to the West line of said Section, thence North 40 rods to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CLARE COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Frost Township, Clare
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 150 feet
of the North 225 feet of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;15, T20N, R4W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CLINTON
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Watertown Township,
Clinton County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The NE 1/4 of the
NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;22, and the North 165 feet of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;22, T5N, R3W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">CRAWFORD
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Lovells Township, Crawford
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in Section&nbsp;1, T28N, R1W, described as: Commencing at NW corner said section; thence South 89 degrees53&#8217;30&#8221; East along
North section line 105.78 feet to point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees53&#8217;30&#8221; East along North section line 649.64 feet;
thence South 55 degrees 42&#8217;30&#8221; East 340.24 feet; thence South 55 degrees 44&#8217; 37&#8221;&#8220; East 5,061.81 feet to
the East section line; thence South 00 degrees 00&#8217; 08&#8221;&#8220; West along East section line 441.59 feet; thence North 55 degrees
44&#8217; 37&#8221; West 5,310.48 feet; thence North 55 degrees 42&#8217;30&#8221; West 877.76 feet to point of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">EATON COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Eaton Township, Eaton
County, Michigan described as:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;6, T2N, R4W, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence at the Southwest
corner of said section; run thence N 89 degrees 51&#8217; 30&#8221; E along the South line of said section 400 feet to the place of beginning
of this description; thence continuing N 89 degrees 51&#8217; 30&#8221; E, 500 feet; thence N 00 degrees 50&#8217; 00&#8221; W, 600 feet;
thence S 89 degrees 51&#8217; 30&#8221; W parallel with the South line of said section 500 feet; thence S 00 degrees 50&#8217; 00&#8221;
E, 600 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">EMMET COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Wawatam Township, Emmet
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The West 1/2 of
the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section&nbsp;23, T39N, R4W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">GENESEE
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Argentine Township,
Genesee County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
of part of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;8, T5N, R5E, being more particularly described as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Beginning at a
point of the West line of Duffield Road, 100 feet wide, (as now established) distant 829.46 feet measured N01
degrees42&#8217;56&#8221;W and 50 feet measured S88 degrees14&#8217;04&#8221;W from the South quarter corner, Section&nbsp;8, T5N,
R5E; thence S88 degrees14&#8217;04&#8221;W a distance of 550 feet; thence N01 degrees42&#8217;56&#8221;W a distance of 500 feet to a
point on the North line of the South half of the Southwest quarter of said Section&nbsp;8; thence N88 degrees14&#8217;04&#8221;E
along the North line of South half of the Southwest quarter of said Section&nbsp;8 a distance 550 feet to a point on the West line
of Duffield Road, 100 feet wide (as now established); thence S 01 degrees 42&#8217;56&#8221;E along the West line of said Duffield
Road a distance of 500 feet to the point of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">GLADWIN
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Secord Township, Gladwin
County, Michigan described as:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 400 feet
of the South 450 feet of Section&nbsp;2, T19N, R1E.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">GRAND TRAVERSE
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Mayfield Township, Grand
Traverse County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the Northwest 1/4 of Section&nbsp;3, T25N, R11W, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said section, running
thence S 89 degrees19&#8217;15&#8221; E along the North line of said section and the center line of Clouss Road 225 feet, thence South
400 feet, thence N 89 degrees19&#8217;15&#8221; W 225 feet to the West line of said section and the center line of Hannah Road, thence
North along the West line of said section and the center line of Hannah Road 400 feet to the place of beginning for this description.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">GRATIOT
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Fulton Township, Gratiot
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;7, Township 9 North, Range 3 West, described as beginning at a point on the North line of George Street
in the Village of Middleton, which is 542 feet East of the North and South one-quarter (1/4) line of said Section&nbsp;7; thence North
100 feet; thence East 100 feet; thence South 100 feet to the North line of George Street; thence West along the North line of George Street
100 feet to place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">HILLSDALE
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Litchfield Village,
Hillsdale County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Lot 238 of Assessors
Plat of the Village of Litchfield.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">HURON COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain easement rights located across
land in Sebewaing Township, Huron County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The North 1/2 of
the Northwest 1/4 of Section&nbsp;15, T15N, R9E.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">INGHAM COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Vevay Township,&nbsp;Ingham
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
660 feet wide in the Southwest 1/4 of Section&nbsp;7 lying South of the centerline of Sitts Road as extended to the North-South 1/4 line
of said Section&nbsp;7, T2N, R1W, more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southwest corner of said Section&nbsp;7, thence
North along the West line of said Section&nbsp;2502.71 feet to the centerline of Sitts Road; thence South 89 degrees54&#8217;45&#8221;
East along said centerline 2282.38 feet to the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing South 89 degrees54&#8217;45&#8221;
East along said centerline and said centerline extended 660.00 feet to the North-South 1/4 line of said section; thence South 00 degrees07&#8217;20&#8221;
West 1461.71 feet; thence North 89 degrees34&#8217;58&#8221; West 660.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees07&#8217;20&#8221; East 1457.91
feet to the centerline of Sitts Road and the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">IONIA COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Sebewa Township,&nbsp;Ionia
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A strip of land
280 feet wide across that part of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;15, T5N, R6W, described as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">To find the place
of beginning of this description commence at the E 1/4 corner of said section; run thence N 00 degrees 05&#8217; 38&#8221; W along the
East line of said section, 1218.43 feet; thence S 67 degrees 18&#8217; 24&#8221; W, 1424.45 feet to the East 1/8 line of said section
and the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing S 67 degrees 18&#8217; 24&#8221; W, 1426.28 feet to the North and South
1/4 line of said section at a point which said point is 105.82 feet distant N&#8217;ly of the center of said section as measured along
said North and South 1/4 line of said section; thence N 00 degrees 04&#8217; 47&#8221; E along said North and South 1/4 line of said section,
303.67 feet; thence N 67 degrees 18&#8217; 24&#8221; E, 1425.78 feet to the East 1/8 line of said section; thence S 00 degrees 00&#8217;
26&#8221; E along said East 1/8 line of said section, 303.48 feet to the place of beginning. (Bearings are based on the East line of Section&nbsp;15,
T5N, R6W, from the E 1/4 corner of said section to the Northeast corner of said section assumed as N 00 degrees 05&#8217; 38&#8221; W.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">IOSCO COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Alabaster Township,&nbsp;Iosco
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;34, T21N, R7E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence at the
N 1/4 post of said section; run thence South along the North and South 1/4 line of said section, 1354.40 feet to the place of beginning
of this description; thence continuing South along the said North and South 1/4 line of said section, 165.00 feet to a point on the said
North and South 1/4 line of said section which said point is 1089.00 feet distant North of the center of said section; thence West 440.00
feet; thence North 165.00 feet; thence East 440.00 feet to the said North and South 1/4 line of said section and the place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ISABELLA
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Chippewa Township,&nbsp;Isabella
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The North 8 rods
of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;29, T14N, R3W.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">JACKSON
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Waterloo Township, Jackson
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the North fractional part of the N fractional 1/2 of Section&nbsp;2, T1S, R2E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning
of this description commence at the E 1/4 post of said section; run thence N 01 degrees 03&#8217; 40&#8221; E along the East line of said
section 1335.45 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section and the place of beginning of this description; thence N 89 degrees 32&#8217;
00&#8221; W, 2677.7 feet to the North and South 1/4 line of said section; thence S 00 degrees 59&#8217; 25&#8221; W along the North and
South 1/4 line of said section 22.38 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section; thence S 89 degrees 59&#8217; 10&#8221; W along the North
1/8 line of said section 2339.4 feet to the center line of State Trunkline Highway M-52; thence N 53 degrees 46&#8217; 00&#8221; W along
the center line of said State Trunkline Highway 414.22 feet to the West line of said section; thence N 00 degrees 55&#8217; 10&#8221;
E along the West line of said section 74.35 feet; thence S 89 degrees 32&#8217; 00&#8221; E, 5356.02 feet to the East line of said section;
thence S 01 degrees 03&#8217; 40&#8221; W along the East line of said section 250 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">KALAMAZOO
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Alamo Township, Kalamazoo
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The South 350 feet
of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;16, T1S, R12W, being more particularly described as follows: To find the place of beginning
of this description, commence at the Northwest corner of said section; run thence S 00 degrees 36&#8217; 55&#8221; W along the West line
of said section 971.02 feet to the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing S 00 degrees 36&#8217; 55&#8221; W along
said West line of said section 350.18 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section; thence S 87 degrees 33&#8217; 40&#8221; E along the
said North 1/8 line of said section 1325.1 feet to the West 1/8 line of said section; thence N 00 degrees 38&#8217; 25&#8221; E along
the said West 1/8 line of said section 350.17 feet; thence N 87 degrees 33&#8217; 40&#8221; W, 1325.25 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">KALKASKA
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Kalkaska Township, Kalkaska
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The NW 1/4 of
the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;4, T27N, R7W, excepting therefrom all mineral, coal, oil and gas and such other rights as were reserved
unto the State of Michigan in that certain deed running from the Department of Conservation for the State of Michigan to George
Welker and Mary Welker, his wife, dated October&nbsp;9, 1934 and recorded December&nbsp;28, 1934 in Liber 39 on page&nbsp;291 of
Kalkaska County Records, and subject to easement for pipeline purposes as granted to Michigan Consolidated Gas Company by first
party herein on April&nbsp;4, 1963 and recorded June&nbsp;21, 1963 in Liber 91 on page&nbsp;631 of Kalkaska County Records.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">KENT COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Caledonia Township,
Kent County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the Northwest fractional 1/4 of Section&nbsp;15, T5N, R10W, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description
commence at the North 1/4 corner of said section, run thence S 0 degrees 59&#8217; 26&#8221; E along the North and South 1/4 line of said
section 2046.25 feet to the place of beginning of this description, thence continuing S 0 degrees 59&#8217; 26&#8221; E along said North
and South 1/4 line of said section 332.88 feet, thence S 88 degrees 58&#8217; 30&#8221; W 2510.90 feet to a point herein designated &#8220;Point
A&#8221; on the East bank of the Thornapple River, thence continuing S 88 degrees 53&#8217; 30&#8221; W to the center thread of the Thornapple
River, thence NW&#8217;ly along the center thread of said Thornapple River to a point which said point is S 88 degrees 58&#8217; 30&#8221;
W of a point on the East bank of the Thornapple River herein designated &#8220;Point B&#8221;, said &#8220;Point B&#8221; being N 23 degrees
41&#8217; 35&#8221; W 360.75 feet from said above-described &#8220;Point A&#8221;, thence N 88 degrees 58&#8217; 30&#8221; E to said &#8220;Point
B&#8221;, thence continuing N 88 degrees 58&#8217; 30&#8221; E 2650.13 feet to the place of beginning. (Bearings are based on the East
line of Section&nbsp;15, T5N, R10W between the East 1/4 corner of said section and the Northeast corner of said section assumed as N 0
degrees 59&#8217; 55&#8221; W.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">LAKE COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Pinora and Cherry Valley
Townships, Lake County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A strip of land
50 feet wide East and West along and adjoining the West line of highway on the East side of the North 1/2 of Section&nbsp;13 T18N, R12W.
Also a strip of land 100 feet wide East and West along and adjoining the East line of the highway on the West side of following described
land: The South 1/2 of NW 1/4, and the South 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, all in Section&nbsp;6, T18N, R11W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">LAPEER COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The South 825 feet
of the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;24, T6N, R9E, except the West 1064 feet thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">LEELANAU
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Cleveland Township,
Leelanau County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The North 200 feet
of the West 180 feet of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;35, T29N, R13W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">LENAWEE
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Madison Township, Lenawee
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A strip of land
165 feet wide off the West side of the following described premises: The E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;12. The E 1/2 of the NE 1/4
and the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;13, being all in T7S, R3E, excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4
of Section&nbsp;12, T7S, R3E, beginning at the Northwest corner of said E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;12, running thence East 4
rods, thence South 6 rods, thence West 4 rods, thence North 6 rods to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">LIVINGSTON
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Cohoctah Township, Livingston
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Parcel 1:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 390 feet
of the East 50 rods of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;30, T4N, R4E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Parcel 2:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;31, T4N, R4E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence at the N
1/4 post of said section; run thence N 89 degrees 13&#8217; 06&#8221; W along the North line of said section, 330 feet to the place of
beginning of this description; running thence S 00 degrees 52&#8217; 49&#8221; W, 2167.87 feet; thence N 88 degrees 59&#8217; 49&#8221;
W, 60 feet; thence N 00 degrees 52&#8217; 49&#8221; E, 2167.66 feet to the North line of said section; thence S 89 degrees 13&#8217; 06&#8221;
E along said North line of said section, 60 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MACOMB COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Macomb Township, Macomb
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
commencing on the West line of the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of fractional Section&nbsp;6, 20 chains South of the NW corner of said E 1/2 of
the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;6; thence South on said West line and the East line of A. Henry Kotner&#8217;s Hayes Road Subdivision #15,
according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 24 of Plats, on page&nbsp;7, 24.36 chains to the East and West 1/4 line of
said Section&nbsp;6; thence East on said East and West 1/4 line 8.93 chains; thence North parallel with the said West line of the E 1/2
of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;6, 24.36 chains; thence West 8.93 chains to the place of beginning, all in T3N, R13E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MANISTEE
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Manistee Township, Manistee
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;20, T22N, R16W, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description, commence at the
Southwest corner of said section; run thence East along the South line of said section 832.2 feet to the place of beginning of this description;
thence continuing East along said South line of said section 132 feet; thence North 198 feet; thence West 132 feet; thence South 198 feet
to the place of beginning, excepting therefrom the South 2 rods thereof which was conveyed to Manistee Township for highway purposes by
a Quitclaim Deed dated June&nbsp;13, 1919 and recorded July&nbsp;11, 1919 in Liber 88 of Deeds on page&nbsp;638 of Manistee County Records.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MASON COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Parcel 1</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The South 10 acres
of the West 20 acres of the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;22, T17N, R17W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Parcel 2</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
containing 4 acres of the West side of highway, said parcel of land being described as commencing 16 rods South of the Northwest corner
of the NW 1/4 of the SW &frac14; of Section&nbsp;22, T17N, R17W, running thence South 64 rods, thence NE&#8217;ly and N&#8217;ly and NW&#8217;ly
along the W&#8217;ly line of said highway to the place of beginning, together with any and all right, title, and interest of Howard C.
Wicklund and Katherine E. Wicklund in and to that portion of the hereinbefore mentioned highway lying adjacent to the E&#8217;ly line
of said above described land.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MECOSTA
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Wheatland Township,
Mecosta County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;16, T14N, R7W, described as beginning at the Southwest corner of said section; thence East
along the South line of Section&nbsp;133 feet; thence North parallel to the West section line 133 feet; thence West 133 feet to the West
line of said Section; thence South 133 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MIDLAND
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Ingersoll Township,
Midland County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The West 200 feet
of the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;4, T13N, R2E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MISSAUKEE
COUNTY</FONT></P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Norwich Township, Missaukee
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;16, T24N, R6W, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said section, running
thence N 89 degrees 01&#8217; 45&#8221; E along the North line of said section 233.00 feet; thence South 233.00 feet; thence S 89 degrees
01&#8217; 45&#8221; W, 233.00 feet to the West line of said section; thence North along said West line of said section 233.00 feet to
the place of beginning. (Bearings are based on the West line of Section&nbsp;16, T24N, R6W, between the Southwest and Northwest corners
of said section assumed as North.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MONROE COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Whiteford Township,
Monroe County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW1/4 of Section&nbsp;20, T8S, R6E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence at the S
1/4 post of said section; run thence West along the South line of said section 1269.89 feet to the place of beginning of this description;
thence continuing West along said South line of said section 100 feet; thence N 00 degrees 50&#8217; 35&#8221; E, 250 feet; thence East
100 feet; thence S 00 degrees 50&#8217; 35&#8221; W parallel with and 16.5 feet distant W&#8217;ly of as measured perpendicular to the
West 1/8 line of said section, as occupied, a distance of 250 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MONTCALM
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Crystal Township, Montcalm
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The N 1/2 of the
S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;35, T10N, R5W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MONTMORENCY
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in the Village of Hillman,
Montmorency County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Lot 14 of Hillman
Industrial Park, being a subdivision in the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section&nbsp;24, T31N, R4E, according to the plat thereof
recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Pages&nbsp;32-34, Montmorency County Records.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MUSKEGON
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Casnovia Township, Muskegon
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The West 433 feet
of the North 180 feet of the South 425 feet of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;3, T10N, R13W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">NEWAYGO
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Ashland Township, Newaygo
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The West 250 feet
of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;23, T11N, R13W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OAKLAND
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Wixcom City, Oakland
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The E 75 feet of
the N 160 feet of the N 330 feet of the W 526.84 feet of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;8, T1N, R8E, more particularly described
as follows: Commence at the NW corner of said Section&nbsp;8, thence N 87 degrees 14&#8217; 29&#8221; E along the North line of said Section&nbsp;8
a distance of 451.84 feet to the place of beginning for this description; thence continuing N 87 degrees 14&#8217; 29&#8221; E along said
North section line a distance of 75.0 feet to the East line of the West 526.84 feet of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of said Section&nbsp;8;
thence S 02 degrees 37&#8217; 09&#8221; E along said East line a distance of 160.0 feet; thence S 87 degrees 14&#8217; 29&#8221; W a distance
of 75.0 feet; thence N 02 degrees 37&#8217; 09&#8221; W a distance of 160.0 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OCEANA COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Crystal Township, Oceana
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 290 feet
of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 and the East 290 feet of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, all in Section&nbsp;20, T16N, R16W.</P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OGEMAW COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in West Branch Township,
Ogemaw County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The South 660 feet
of the East 660 feet of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;33, T22N, R2E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OSCEOLA
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Hersey Township, Osceola
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section&nbsp;13, T17N, R9W, described as commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section;
thence West along the North Section&nbsp;line 999 feet to the point of beginning of this description; thence S 01 degrees 54&#8217; 20&#8221;
E 1327.12 feet to the North 1/8 line; thence S 89 degrees 17&#8217; 05&#8221; W along the North 1/8 line 330.89 feet; thence N 01 degrees
54&#8217; 20&#8221; W 1331.26 feet to the North Section&nbsp;line; thence East along the North Section&nbsp;line 331 feet to the point
of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OSCODA COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Comins Township, Oscoda
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The East 400 feet
of the South 580 feet of the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;15, T27N, R3E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OTSEGO COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Corwith Township, Otsego
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Part&nbsp;of the
NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;28, T32N, R3W, described as: Beginning at the N 1/4 corner of said section; running thence S 89 degrees
04&#8217; 06&#8221; E along the North line of said section, 330.00 feet; thence S 00 degrees 28&#8217; 43&#8221; E, 400.00 feet; thence
N 89 degrees 04&#8217; 06&#8221; W, 330.00 feet to the North and South 1/4 line of said section; thence N 00 degrees 28&#8217; 43&#8221;
W along the said North and South 1/4 line of said section, 400.00 feet to the point of beginning; subject to the use of the N&#8217;ly
33.00 feet thereof for highway purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">OTTAWA COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Robinson Township, Ottawa
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The North 660 feet
of the West 660 feet of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;26, T7N, R15W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">PRESQUE
ISLE COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Belknap and Pulawski
Townships, Presque Isle County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Part&nbsp;of the
South half of the Northeast quarter, Section&nbsp;24, T34N, R5E, and part of the Northwest quarter, Section&nbsp;19, T34N, R6E, more fully
described as: Commencing at the East &frac14; corner of said Section&nbsp;24; thence N 00 degrees15&#8217;47&#8221; E, 507.42 feet, along
the East line of said Section&nbsp;24 to the point of beginning; thence S 88 degrees15&#8217;36&#8221; W, 400.00 feet, parallel with the
North 1/8 line of said Section&nbsp;24; thence N 00 degrees15&#8217;47&#8221; E, 800.00 feet, parallel with said East line of Section&nbsp;24;
thence N 88 degrees15&#8217;36&#8221;E, 800.00 feet, along said North 1/8 line of Section&nbsp;24 and said line extended; thence S 00
degrees15&#8217;47&#8221; W, 800.00 feet, parallel with said East line of Section&nbsp;24; thence S 88 degrees15&#8217;36&#8221; W, 400.00
feet, parallel with said North 1/8 line of Section&nbsp;24 to the point of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Together with a
33 foot easement along the West 33 feet of the Northwest quarter lying North of the North 1/8 line of Section&nbsp;24, Belknap Township,
extended, in Section&nbsp;19, T34N, R6E.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ROSCOMMON
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Gerrish Township, Roscommon
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of
land in the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;19, T24N, R3W, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence
at the Northwest corner of said section, run thence East along the North line of said section 1,163.2 feet to the place of beginning
of this description (said point also being the place of intersection of the West 1/8 line of said section with the North line of
said section), thence S 01 degrees 01&#8217; E along said West 1/8 line 132 feet, thence West parallel with the North line of said
section 132 feet, thence N 01 degrees 01&#8217; W parallel with said West 1/8 line of said section 132 feet to the North line of
said section, thence East along the North line of said section 132 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">SAGINAW
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Chapin Township, Saginaw
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the SW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;13, T9N, R1E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence at the Southwest
corner of said section; run thence North along the West line of said section 1581.4 feet to the place of beginning of this description;
thence continuing North along said West line of said section 230 feet to the center line of a creek; thence S 70 degrees 07&#8217; 00&#8221;
E along said center line of said creek 196.78 feet; thence South 163.13 feet; thence West 185 feet to the West line of said section and
the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">SANILAC
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain easement rights located across
land in Minden Township, Sanilac County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Southeast 1/4
of the Southeast 1/4 of Section&nbsp;1, T14N, R14E, excepting therefrom the South 83 feet of the East 83 feet thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">SHIAWASSEE
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Burns Township, Shiawassee
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The South 330 feet
of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;36, T5N, R4E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ST. CLAIR
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Ira Township, St. Clair
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The N 1/2 of the
NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;6, T3N, R15E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Mendon Township, St.
Joseph County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The North 660 feet
of the West 660 feet of the NW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section&nbsp;35, T5S, R10W.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">TUSCOLA
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Millington Township,
Tuscola County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A strip of land
280 feet wide across the East 96 rods of the South 20 rods of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section&nbsp;34, T10N, R8E, more particularly
described as commencing at the Northeast corner of Section&nbsp;3, T9N, R8E, thence S 89 degrees 55&#8217; 35&#8221; W along the South
line of said Section&nbsp;34 a distance of 329.65 feet, thence N 18 degrees 11&#8217; 50&#8221; W a distance of 1398.67 feet to the South
1/8 line of said Section&nbsp;34 and the place of beginning for this description; thence continuing N 18 degrees 11&#8217; 50&#8221; W
a distance of 349.91 feet; thence N 89 degrees 57&#8217; 01&#8221; W a distance of 294.80 feet; thence S 18 degrees 11&#8217; 50&#8221;
E a distance of 350.04 feet to the South 1/8 line of said Section&nbsp;34; thence S 89 degrees 58&#8217; 29&#8221; E along the South 1/8
line of said section a distance of 294.76 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">VAN BUREN
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Covert Township, Van
Buren County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">All that part
of the West 20 acres of the N 1/2 of the NE fractional 1/4 of Section&nbsp;1, T2S, R17W, except the West 17 rods of the North 80
rods, being more particularly described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence at the N 1/4 post of
said section; run thence N 89 degrees 29&#8217; 20&#8221; E along the North line of said section 280.5 feet to the place of
beginning of this description; thence continuing N 89 degrees 29&#8217; 20&#8221; E along said North line of said section 288.29
feet; thence S 00 degrees 44&#8217; 00&#8221; E, 1531.92 feet; thence S 89 degrees 33&#8217; 30&#8221; W, 568.79 feet to the North
and South 1/4 line of said section; thence N 00 degrees 44&#8217; 00&#8221; W along said North and South 1/4 line of said section
211.4 feet; thence N 89 degrees 29&#8217; 20&#8221; E, 280.5 feet; thence N 00 degrees 44&#8217; 00&#8221; W, 1320 feet to the North
line of said section and the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">WASHTENAW
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Manchester Township,
Washtenaw County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;1, T4S, R3E, described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description commence
at the Northwest corner of said section; run thence East along the North line of said section 1355.07 feet to the West 1/8 line of said
section; thence S 00 degrees 22&#8217; 20&#8221; E along said West 1/8 line of said section 927.66 feet to the place of beginning of this
description; thence continuing S 00 degrees 22&#8217; 20&#8221; E along said West 1/8 line of said section 660 feet to the North 1/8 line
of said section; thence N 86 degrees 36&#8217; 57&#8221; E along said North 1/8 line of said section 660.91 feet; thence N 00 degrees22&#8217;
20&#8221; W, 660 feet; thence S 86 degrees 36&#8217; 57&#8221; W, 660.91 feet to the place of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: lightgrey"></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">WAYNE COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Livonia City, Wayne
County, Michigan described as:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Commencing at the
Southeast corner of Section&nbsp;6, T1S, R9E; thence North along the East line of Section&nbsp;6 a distance of 253 feet to the point of
beginning; thence continuing North along the East line of Section&nbsp;6 a distance of 50 feet; thence Westerly parallel to the South
line of Section&nbsp;6, a distance of 215 feet; thence Southerly parallel to the East line of Section&nbsp;6 a distance of 50 feet; thence
easterly parallel with the South line of Section&nbsp;6 a distance of 215 feet to the point of beginning.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">WEXFORD
COUNTY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Certain land in Selma Township, Wexford
County, Michigan described as:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A parcel of land
in the NW 1/4 of Section&nbsp;7, T22N, R10W, described as beginning on the North line of said section at a point 200 feet East of the
West line of said section, running thence East along said North section line 450 feet, thence South parallel with said West section line
350 feet, thence West parallel with said North section line 450 feet, thence North parallel with said West section line 350 feet to the
place of beginning.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">SECTION&nbsp;15. The Company is a transmitting utility
under Section&nbsp;9501(2)&nbsp;of the Michigan Uniform Commercial Code (M.C.L. 440.9501(2)) as defined in M.C.L. 440.9102(1)(aaaa).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Consumers Energy Company
has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed in its corporate name by its Chairman of the Board, President, a Vice President
or its Treasurer, and said The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee as aforesaid, to evidence its acceptance hereof, has caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be executed in its corporate name by a Vice President, in several counterparts, all as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">COUNTY OF JACKSON</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The foregoing instrument
was acknowledged before me this ____ day of _________  2023, by ____________________,  ____________________ of CONSUMERS ENERGY
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, on behalf of the corporation.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">____________________, Notary Public State of Michigan, County of Ingham My Commission
    Expires: __/__/__ Acting in the County of Jackson</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">COUNTY OF NEW YORK</TD>
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acknowledged before me this _____ day of ________, 2023, by ____________________, a Vice President of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as
Trustee, a New York banking corporation, on behalf of the bank.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Notary Public, State of New York <BR>
    No.&nbsp;_____________ <BR>
    Qualified in New York County<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 4.4(a)</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form&nbsp;of Opinion of Counsel for the Company</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company is a duly organized, validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
legally required corporate proceedings in connection with the authorization, issuance and validity of the Bonds and the sale of the Bonds
by the Company in accordance with the Bond Purchase Agreement have been taken and an appropriate order has been entered by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission under the Federal Power Act granting authority for the issuance and sale of the Bonds and such order is
in full force and effect; and no other approval, authorization, consent or order of any governmental regulatory body is required with
respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds except such as have been obtained (other than in connection with or in compliance with
the provisions of the securities or blue sky laws of any state, as to which I express no opinion).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Bond Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and will be a valid and binding obligation of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors&#8217; rights
generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of
the Indenture by the Trustee, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors&#8217; rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Bonds are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the
due authentication thereof by the Trustee and upon payment and delivery in accordance with the Bond Purchase Agreement, will constitute
valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors&#8217; rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity); and the Bonds are entitled </FONT>to the security afforded by the Indenture equally and ratably with
all Securities presently outstanding thereunder, and no stamp taxes in respect of the original issue thereof are payable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company&#8217;s execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, the Bond Purchase Agreement and the Indenture and
the issuance and sale of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Bonds in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement do not violate the provisions of the Restated Articles of Incorporation or the Amended and
Restated Bylaws of the Company and will not result in a violation of any of the terms or provisions of any Applicable Laws (as defined
below) or, to my knowledge, any court order to which the Company is subject or a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other Material agreement or instrument to which the Company
is a party. For purposes hereof, the term &#8220;Applicable Laws&#8221; means those state laws of the State of Michigan and those federal
laws of the United States of America that, in my experience and without independent investigation, are normally applicable to transactions
of the type contemplated by the Bond Purchase Agreement; provided, that the term &#8220;Applicable Laws&#8221; shall not include federal
or state securities or blue sky laws (including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Trust Indenture Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), antifraud laws or in each case any rules&nbsp;or regulations
thereunder or similar matters.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company is not an &#8220;investment company&#8221; or a company &#8220;controlled&#8221; by an &#8220;investment company&#8221; within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Company has good and marketable title to all its important properties described in the Presentation and to substantially all other real
estate and property specifically described in the Indenture as subject to the Lien thereof except (a)&nbsp;that released or retired in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, (b)&nbsp;leased offices, garages and service buildings, (c)&nbsp;certain electric substations
and gas regulator stations and other facilities erected on sites under leases, easements, permits or contractual arrangements, (d)&nbsp;certain
pollution control facilities, which are subject to security interests granted to various municipalities and economic development corporations
under installment sales contracts, (e)&nbsp;as to electric and gas transmission and distribution lines, many of such properties are constructed
on rights-of-way by virtue of franchises or pursuant to easements only, and (f)&nbsp;as to certain gas storage fields, the Company&#8217;s
interest in certain of the gas rights and rights of storage and other rights incidental thereto are in the nature of an easement or leasehold
interest only; the Indenture constitutes, as security for the Bonds, a valid direct first mortgage Lien on the real estate, property
and franchises, subject only to excepted encumbrances as defined therein and except as otherwise expressly stated therein; the Indenture
is effective to create the Lien intended to be created thereby; and real estate, property or franchises in the State of Michigan described
in the Indenture, hereafter acquired by the Company, will become subject to the Lien of the Indenture, at the time of acquisition, subject
to Liens existing thereon at the time of acquisition, subject to excepted encumbrances, subject to any necessary filing and recording
before the intervention of any Lien not expressly excepted thereby and subject to the qualification above with respect to the enforceability
of the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid
and non-assessable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">To
my knowledge, there is no litigation pending or threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (except
as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents), question the validity of the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Indenture or the Bonds or impair
the ability of the Company to issue and deliver the Bonds or to comply with the provisions of the Bond Purchase Agreement or the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
issuance of the Bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof will not result in a violation of Regulation T, U or X of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Based
upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchasers in Section&nbsp;6 of the Bond Purchase Agreements, it is not necessary
in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Bonds to the Purchasers under the Bond Purchase Agreements to register the offering
and/or sale of the Bonds under the Securities Act, or to qualify an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, it being understood that
no opinion is expressed as to any subsequent resale of any Bond.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 4.4(b)</U></P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form&nbsp;of Opinion of Special Counsel for the
Purchasers</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Bond Purchase Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">It
is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Bonds to the Purchasers under the Bond Purchase Agreements to
register the offering or sale of the Bonds under the Securities Act or to qualify an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 5.3</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Disclosure Materials</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>This
                                            Agreement</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>The Indenture (including
                                            the Supplemental Indenture)</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Presentation</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>The Company&#8217;s
                                            Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>The Company&#8217;s
                                            Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2022, June&nbsp;30,
                                            2022 and September&nbsp;30, 2022</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Forms 8-K filed by
                                            the Company on February&nbsp;4, 2022, April&nbsp;20, 2022, May&nbsp;10, 2022, June&nbsp;23,
                                            2022 and August&nbsp;11, 2022</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 5.4</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary
Stock</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The name, jurisdiction of organization and percentage ownership of
each of the Company&#8217;s Subsidiaries are as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; width: 65%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Name</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 20%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Jurisdiction</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 15%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Percentage</U></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CMS
    Engineering Co.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michigan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">100.00%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consumers
    Campus Holdings, LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michigan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">100.00%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consumers
    Receivables Funding II, LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">100.00%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ES
    Services Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michigan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">100.00%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consumers
    2014 Securitization Funding LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">100.00%</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&#8217;s directors are as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>John G. Russell</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Garrick J. Rochow</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Jon E. Barfield</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Deborah H. Butler</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Kurt L. Darrow</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>William D. Harvey</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Suzanne F. Shank</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Myrna M. Soto</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>John G. Sznewajs</TD></TR></TABLE>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Ronald J. Tanski</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Laura H. Wright</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&#8217;s officers are as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Garrick J. Rochow:
                                            President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Reiji P. Hayes: <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Executive
                                            Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Tonya L. Berry: Senior
                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Catherine A. Hendrian:
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Senior Vice President</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Brandon J. Hofmeister:
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Senior Vice President</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shaun
                                            M. Johnson: Senior Vice President and General Counsel</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Venkat Dhenuvakonda
                                            Rao: <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Senior Vice President</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Brian F. Rich: <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Senior
                                            Vice President and Chief Customer Officer</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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                                            Senior Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Tamara J. Faber: Vice
                                            President, Technology and Chief Digital Officer</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Vice President, Corporate Secretary
                                            and Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            M. Hall: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Maddipati: Vice President and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            B. McIntosh: Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Lauren E. Youngdahl
                                            Snyder: Vice President</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 5.5</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Financial Statements</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the Company&#8217;s financial
statements as of and for the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 and the Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the Company&#8217;s
financial statements as of and for the three-, six- and nine-month periods ended March&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021, June&nbsp;30, 2022 and
2021 and September&nbsp;30, 2022 and 2021.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Existing Indebtedness</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Indebtedness at September&nbsp;30, 2022</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Interest Rate
    (%)</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Maturity</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">In Millions</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 61%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>First
    mortgage bonds<SUP>1</SUP></I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">0.350</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">2023</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">300</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.375</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2023</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">325</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.190</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">52</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.125</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">250</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.680</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2027</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">100</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.390</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2027</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">35</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.800</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2028</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">300</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.180</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2032</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">100</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.600</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2032</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">350</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5.800</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2035</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">175</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.520</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2037</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">335</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.010</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2038</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">215</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">6.170</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2040</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">50</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.970</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2040</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">50</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.310</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2042</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">263</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.950</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2043</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">425</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.100</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2045</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">250</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.250</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2046</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">450</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.950</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2047</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">350</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.050</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2048</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">550</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.350</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2049</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">550</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.750</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2050</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">300</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.100</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2050</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">550</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.500</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2051</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">575</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2.650</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2052</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">300</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.860</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2052</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">50</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.200</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2052</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">450</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.280</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2057</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">185</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2.500</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2060</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">525</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4.350</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2064</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">250</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">variable</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2069</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">76</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">variable</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2070</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">134</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">variable</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2070</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">127</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total first mortgage bonds</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">8,997</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securitization
    bonds<SUP>1</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3.290</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><SUP>2</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2025-2029</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">184</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.1in">Tax-exempt pollution control revenue
    bonds</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0.8753</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2035</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">35</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-left: 0.1in">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1.800</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><SUP>4</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2049</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">75</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.1in">Term Loan</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">variable<SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2024</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">550</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total principal amount outstanding</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">9,841</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.1in">Net unamortized discounts</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(28</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.1in">Unamortized issuance
    costs</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(67</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total long-term debt</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">9,746</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Finance leases</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.1in">Finance leases</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">57</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total finance leases</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">57</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Total
    indebtedness<SUP>6</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">9,803</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Issued
                                            and traded publicly.</TD></TR></TABLE>




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                                            weighted-average interest rate for the Company&#8217;s securitization bonds.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            interest rate on these tax-exempt bonds will reset on October&nbsp;8, 2026.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            interest rate on these tax-exempt bonds will reset on October&nbsp;1, 2024.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>5</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Amounts
                                            drawn under the Company&#8217;s delayed-draw $1.0 billion unsecured term loan credit agreement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            related to the Company&#8217;s revolving credit facilities are not included in total indebtedness.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>First
Mortgage Bonds:</B></FONT> The Company secures its first mortgage bonds by a mortgage and lien on substantially all of its property.
The Company&#8217;s ability to issue first mortgage bonds is restricted by certain provisions in the First Mortgage Bond Indenture and
the need for regulatory approvals under federal law. Restrictive issuance provisions in the First Mortgage Bond Indenture include achieving
a two-times interest coverage ratio and having sufficient unfunded net property additions. The total amount of outstanding first mortgage
bonds at any one time is limited to $14.0&nbsp;billion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Regulatory
Authorization for Financings:</B></FONT> The Company is required to maintain FERC authorization for financings. Its current authorization
terminates March&nbsp;31, 2024. Any long-term issuances during the authorization period are exempt from FERC&#8217;s competitive bidding
and negotiated placement requirements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Securitization
Bonds:</B></FONT> Certain regulatory assets held by the Company&#8217;s subsidiary, Consumers 2014 Securitization Funding LLC, collateralize
the Company&#8217;s securitization bonds. The bondholders have no recourse to the Company&#8217;s assets except for those held by the
subsidiary that issued the bonds. The Company collects securitization surcharges to cover the principal and interest on the bonds as
well as certain other qualified costs. The surcharges collected are remitted to a trustee and are not available to creditors of the Company
or creditors of the Company&#8217;s affiliates other than the subsidiary that issued the bonds.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Revolving
Credit Facilities:</B></FONT> The following secured revolving credit facilities with banks were available at September&nbsp;30, 2022.
Obligations under each of these facilities are secured by first mortgage bonds, and all contain a financial covenant that requires the
Company to maintain a certain total consolidated debt to consolidated capitalization ratio:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="17" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">In Millions</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Expiration Date</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Amount
    of Facility</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Amount
    Borrowed</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Letters
    of Credit&nbsp;<BR> Outstanding</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Amount
    Available</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 48%">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">850</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">29</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">821</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;23,&nbsp;2023</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">250</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">62</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">188</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Short-term
Borrowings:</B></FONT> Under the Company&#8217;s commercial paper program, the Company may issue, in one or more placements, commercial
paper notes with maturities of up to 365&nbsp;days and that bear interest at fixed or floating rates. These issuances are supported by
the Company&#8217;s revolving credit facilities and may have an aggregate principal amount outstanding of up to $500&nbsp;million.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company has a short-term credit agreement with its parent, CMS
Energy, permitting it to borrow up to $500 million.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Finance
Leases: </B></FONT>The Company accounts for a number of its power purchase agreements as finance leases. In addition, the Company has
finance leases for various assets, including service vehicles, buildings, and gas pipeline capacity.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&#8217;s long-term power purchase agreements accounted
for as finance leases contain remaining terms of up to 8 years. Most of these power purchase agreements contain provisions at the end
of the initial contract terms to renew the agreements annually.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Finance leases for the Company&#8217;s vehicle fleet operations have
remaining terms of up to 5 years with some having end-of-lease rental adjustment clauses based on the proceeds received from the sale
or disposition of the vehicles, and others having fair market value purchase options.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Schedule 9.2</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form&nbsp;of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Reference is hereby made to the Bond Purchase
Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;<U>Bond Purchase
Agreement</U>&#8221;), between Consumers Energy Company, a Michigan corporation, and the Purchasers that are signatories thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms
defined in the Bond Purchase Agreement and used herein have the meanings given to them in the Bond Purchase Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;9.2
of the Bond Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD>it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Bonds in respect
                                            of which it is providing this certificate;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD>it is not a bank within the meaning of Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A)&nbsp;of
                                            the Code;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD>it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning
                                            of Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B)&nbsp;of the Code; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iv)</TD><TD>it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company
                                            as described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(C)&nbsp;of the Code.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned has furnished the Company with
a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on Internal Revenue Service Form&nbsp;W-8BEN or Form&nbsp;W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing
this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)&nbsp;if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall
promptly so inform the Company, and (2)&nbsp;the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company with a properly completed
and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either
of the two calendar years preceding such payments.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">{__________}</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: {__________}, 20{__}</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Purchaser Schedule</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Information Relating to Purchasers</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 41%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Name
    and Address of Purchaser</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Principal<BR>
    Amount<BR>
    of 2026 <BR>
    Bonds to <BR>
    be <BR>
    Purchased</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Principal<BR>
    Amount <BR>
    of 2029 <BR>
    Bonds to<BR>
    be <BR>
    Purchased</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Principal<BR>
    Amount <BR>
    of 2032 <BR>
    Bonds to<BR>
    be <BR>
    Purchased</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Principal<BR>
    Amount <BR>
    of 2037 <BR>
    Bonds to<BR>
    be <BR>
    Purchased</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">__________</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$____</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$____</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$____</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$____</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>1.</B></TD><TD><B>Bonds to be registered in the name of __________</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>2.</B></TD><TD><B>Original Bonds delivered (via registered mail) to:</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>__________</B></TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD>All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">__________</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>




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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">__________</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">__________</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<td class="text">Jackson<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Section 14a<br> -Number 240<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
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