SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of made and entered into by and between IDAHO POWER COMPANY, a corporation of the State of Idaho (hereinafter, subject to Article XI of the Indenture, called the “Issuer” or the “Company”), having its principal office at 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho 83702-5627, and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, as Trustee (hereinafter, subject to Article VII of the Indenture, called the “Trustee”), having its principal office at 1 Columbus Circle, 17th Floor, Mail Stop: NYC01-1710, New York, New York 10019, as Trustee under the Indenture for Debt Securities dated as of August 1, 2001 executed and delivered by Idaho Power Company.
WHEREAS the Indenture dated as of August 1, 2001 (herein with all indentures supplemental thereto called the “Indenture”), provides for the issuance of notes, debentures or other evidences of its indebtedness in one or more series (hereinafter called the “Securities”), unlimited in aggregate principal amount;
WHEREAS the Indenture provides in Article III thereof that, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, the form of such Securities and the terms applicable to such series shall be established in, or pursuant to, the authority granted in a resolution of the Board of Directors (delivered to the Trustee in the form of a Board Resolution) or established in one or more indentures supplemental thereto;
WHEREAS the Issuer desires by this Supplemental Indenture, among other things, to establish the form of the Securities of a series of the Issuer, and to establish the terms applicable to such series, pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 10.1(e) of the Indenture;
WHEREAS the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto are in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS all things necessary have been done to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Notes, Series
SECTION 1. The title of the series of the Securities established by this Supplemental Indenture shall be “ Notes, Series , due ” of the Issuer (hereinafter called the “Series Notes”). The Series Notes shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) until the principal amount thereof has been duly paid or provided for in full, at a rate per annum equal to % and at the same rate per annum on any overdue principal or (to the extent legally enforceable) on any overdue installment of interest (the “Overdue Rate”).
SECTION 2. The Series Notes shall be limited in aggregate principal amount to $ , and shall be issued substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof), subject to changes in the form thereof made by the Issuer and acceptable to the Trustee. The Series Notes shall mature on .
Interest shall be payable [quarterly] in arrears on the day of , , and (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) and at Maturity. If any Interest Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day. If Maturity would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, the payment of principal and interest due at Maturity shall be made on the next day that is a Business Day and no interest shall accrue as a result of such delayed payment.
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