WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Common Security Trustee and BBVA USA (f/k/a Compass Bank D.B.A. BBVA Compass), as the predecessor Accounts Bank (the “Original Accounts Bank”) entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Accounts Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2015 and as amended by the Second Omnibus Amendment and Waiver, dated as of January 20, 2017, the Stage 4 EPC Contract, Stage 4 ConocoPhillips License Agreement, ANR Precedent Agreement Consent, dated as of November 7, 2018, and the Fifth Omnibus Amendment, Consent and Waiver, dated as of May 29, 2019 (as so amended and restated, the “Second Amended and Restated Accounts Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Borrower granted the Common Security Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority interest in the Accounts (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Accounts Agreement) and in all financial assets held therein or credited thereto and all proceeds thereof (subject only to Permitted Liens (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement));
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the applicable Secured Debt Holders and the applicable Secured Debt Holder Group Representatives have entered, or may enter, into various Secured Debt Instruments under which the Secured Debt Holders have agreed, or may agree, upon and subject to the terms of each such Secured Debt Instrument, to provide Secured Debt to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the applicable Secured Hedging Parties and the applicable Secured Hedge Representatives have entered, or may enter, into various Secured Hedge Instruments in order for the Borrower to hedge interest rate exposure under Secured Debt;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the applicable Gas Hedge Providers and the applicable Secured Gas Hedge Representatives have entered, or may enter, into various Secured Gas Hedge Instruments in order for the Borrower to hedge natural gas pricing risk;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto from time to time, the Secured Debt Holder Group Representatives party thereto, the Secured Hedge Representatives party thereto, the Secured Gas Hedge Representatives party thereto, the Common Security Trustee and the Intercreditor Agent are entering into a Third Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement, to be dated on or about the date of this Agreement (the “Common Terms Agreement”), in order to amend and restate the Second Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Original Accounts Bank, and Citibank entered into that certain Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2019 (“Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance Agreement”), pursuant to which the Original Accounts Bank assigned and transferred all of its rights, powers, privileges and duties as Accounts Bank under the Second Amended and Restated Accounts Agreement to Citibank, as successor Accounts Bank;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Common Security Trustee and the Accounts Bank are entering into this Agreement in order to amend and restate the Second Amended and Restated Accounts Agreement and to grant to the Common Security Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Accounts and in all financial assets held therein or credited thereto and all proceeds thereof (subject only to Permitted Liens); and
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