Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
$200,000,000
364-DAY
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 30, 2003
Among
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
as Borrower
THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN
as Banks
and
BANK ONE, NA
as Administrative Agent and LC Issuing Bank
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Syndication Agent
BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
and
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Co-Lead Arrangers
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1
SECTION 1.01
Certain Defined Terms
1
SECTION 1.02
Computation of Time Periods
16
SECTION 1.03
Computations of Outstandings
16
SECTION 1.04
Accounting Terms
16
ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
17
SECTION 2.01
The Advances
17
SECTION 2.02
Making the Advances
17
SECTION 2.03
Letters of Credit
18
SECTION 2.04
Fees
21
SECTION 2.05
Reduction of the Commitments
21
SECTION 2.06
Repayment of Advances
22
SECTION 2.07
Interest on Advances
22
SECTION 2.08
Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances
22
SECTION 2.09
Interest Rate Determination
23
SECTION 2.10
Voluntary Conversion of Advances
24
SECTION 2.11
Optional Prepayments of Advances
24
Increased Costs
25
364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 30, 2003
THIS 364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made by and among:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Increased Costs
25
SECTION 2.13
Illegality
25
SECTION 2.14
Payments and Computations
26
SECTION 2.15
Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness
27
SECTION 2.16
Taxes
28
SECTION 2.17
Sharing of Payments, Etc.
29
SECTION 2.18
Extension of Revolving Commitment Termination Date; Term Election
30
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF LENDING
31
SECTION