When the following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have the meanings indicated below.
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2008 Audited Financial Statements | | Intermediate Holding’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in Intermediate Holding’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated November 4, 2009 (File No. 333-162327) |
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2009 Form 10-K | | Intermediate Holding’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 |
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Adjusted EBITDA | | Adjusted EBITDA means EBITDA adjusted to exclude non-cash items, unusual items and other adjustments allowable under the EFIH Notes and certain debt arrangements of EFH Corp. and its subsidiaries. See definition of EBITDA below. Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and, thus, are non-GAAP financial measures. Intermediate Holding is providing its and EFH Corp.’s Adjusted EBITDA (see reconciliation in Exhibit 99.6 (in this Current Report on Form 8-K) and Exhibit 99(b) (in the 2009 Form 10-K)) solely because of the important role that Adjusted EBITDA plays in respect of certain covenants contained in the indenture for the EFIH Notes and EFH Corp. debt pushed down to Intermediate Holding as discussed in Note 5 to Financial Statements. Intermediate Holding does not intend for Adjusted EBITDA (or EBITDA) to be an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, Intermediate Holding does not intend for Adjusted EBITDA (or EBITDA) to be used as a measure of free cash flow available for management’s discretionary use, as the measure excludes certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and other debt service requirements. Because not all companies use identical calculations, Intermediate Holding’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA (and EBITDA) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. |
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CREZ | | Competitive Renewable Energy Zone |
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EBITDA | | Refers to earnings (net income) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA above. |
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EFC Holdings | | Refers to Energy Future Competitive Holdings Company, a direct subsidiary of EFH Corp. and the direct parent of TCEH. |
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EFH Corp. | | Refers to Energy Future Holdings Corp., a holding company, and/or its subsidiaries, depending on context. Its major subsidiaries include Oncor and TCEH. |
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EFH Corp. 9.75% Notes | | Refers to EFH Corp.’s 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due October 15, 2019. |
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EFH Corp. Senior Notes | | Refers collectively to EFH Corp.’s 10.875% Senior Notes due November 1, 2017 (EFH Corp. 10.875% Notes) and EFH Corp.’s 11.25%/12.00% Senior Toggle Notes due November 1, 2017 (Toggle Notes). |
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EFIH Finance | | Refers to EFIH Finance Inc., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holding, formed for the sole purpose of serving as co-issuer with Intermediate Holding of certain debt securities. |
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EFIH Notes | | Refers to Intermediate Holding’s and EFIH Finance’s 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due October 15, 2019. |
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EPA | | US Environmental Protection Agency |
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ERCOT | | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the independent system operator and the regional coordinator of the various electricity systems within Texas |
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FASB | | Financial Accounting Standards Board, the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards for financial accounting and reporting |
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FERC | | US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
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Fitch | | Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (a credit rating agency) |
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GAAP | | generally accepted accounting principles |
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Intermediate Holding | | Refers to Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of EFH Corp. and the direct parent of Oncor Holdings, and/or its subsidiaries depending on context. |
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Investment LLC | | Refers to Oncor Management Investment LLC, a limited liability company and minority membership interest owner (approximately 0.22%) of Oncor, whose managing member is Oncor and whose Class B Interests are owned by officers, directors and key employees of Oncor. |
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Limited Liability Company Agreement | | The Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Oncor, dated as of November 5, 2008, by and among Oncor Holdings, Texas Transmission and Investment LLC, as amended. |
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Luminant | | Refers to subsidiaries of TCEH engaged in competitive market activities consisting of electricity generation and wholesale energy sales and purchases as well as commodity risk management and trading activities, all largely in Texas. |
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Merger | | The transaction referred to in “Merger Agreement” (defined immediately below) that was completed on October 10, 2007. |
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Merger Agreement | | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 25, 2007, under which Texas Holdings agreed to acquire EFH Corp. |
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Moody’s | | Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (a credit rating agency) |
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NERC | | North American Electric Reliability Corporation |
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Oncor | | Refers to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, a direct, majority-owned subsidiary of Oncor Holdings, and/or its wholly-owned consolidated bankruptcy-remote financing subsidiary, Oncor Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, depending on context. |
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Oncor Holdings | | Refers to Oncor Electric Delivery Holdings Company LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holding and the direct majority owner of Oncor. |
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Oncor Ring-Fenced Entities | | Refers to Oncor Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries |
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OPEB | | other postretirement employee benefits |
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PUCT | | Public Utility Commission of Texas |
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PURA | | Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act |
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Purchase accounting | | The purchase method of accounting for a business combination as prescribed by US GAAP, whereby the cost or “purchase price” of a business combination, including the amount paid for the equity and direct transaction costs, are allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities (including intangible assets) based upon their fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the fair values of assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. |
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REP | | retail electric provider |
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S&P | | Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (a credit rating agency) |
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SEC | | US Securities and Exchange Commission |
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Sponsor Group | | Collectively, the investment funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR), TPG Capital, L.P. and GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. (See Texas Holdings below.) |
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TCEH | | Refers to Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of EFC Holdings and an indirect subsidiary of EFH Corp., and/or its subsidiaries, depending on context. |
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TCEQ | | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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Texas Holdings | | Refers to Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, a limited partnership controlled by the Sponsor Group that owns substantially all of the common stock of EFH Corp. |
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Texas Holdings Group | | Refers to Texas Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries other than the Oncor Ring-Fenced Entities. |
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Texas Transmission | | Refers to Texas Transmission Investment LLC, a limited liability company that owns a 19.75% equity interest in Oncor. Texas Transmission is not affiliated with EFH Corp., any of EFH Corp.’s subsidiaries or any member of the Sponsor Group. |
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TXU Energy | | Refers to TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of TCEH engaged in the retail sale of electricity to residential and business customers. TXU Energy is a REP in competitive areas of ERCOT. |
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US | | United States of America |