FORM LETTER OF CREDIT

[LETTERHEAD]

[DATE]

Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No.

Beneficiary:	Applicant:

Tennessee Valley Authority

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 4C

Knoxville, TN 37902-1401

Attn:	Kirk A. Kelley

Director, Corporate Credit & Insurance

Dear Madam or Sir:

We hereby establish for the account of ______(Seller)______ (“Seller’s name” or “Applicant”), our irrevocable standby letter of credit in your favor for an amount of USD _____ (________ Dollars United States currency). Applicant has advised us that this letter of credit is issued in connection with the ___________ Agreement dated as of ________, 20__, between Applicant and Beneficiary (as amended and as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “_____ Agreement”). This letter of credit shall; (i) become effective immediately for the term of one (1) year and shall expire on ____________ (the “Expiration Date”), and (ii) is subject to the following:

Funds under this letter of credit shall be made available to Beneficiary against its draft drawn on us in the form of Annex 1 hereto, accompanied by (a) a certificate in the form of Annex 2 hereto, appropriately completed and signed by an authorized representative of Beneficiary, dated the date of presentation and (b) the original of the letter of credit (the “Accompanying Documents”) and presented at our office located at ______________, attention __________ (or at any other office which may be designated by us by written notice delivered to you). A presentation under this letter of credit may be made only on a day, and during hours, in which such office is open for business (a “Business Day”). If we receive your draft and the Accompanying Documents at such office on any Business Day, all in strict conformity with the terms and conditions of this letter of credit, we will honor the same by making payment at sight on the same day of presentation. Upon any draw of the letter of credit, unless otherwise agreed to by Tennessee Valley Authority, Applicant shall be obligated to replenish the amount of the letter of credit draw within twenty (20) days.

2.	This letter of credit shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) our receipt of a notice in the form of Annex 3 hereto signed by an authorized representative of Beneficiary, accompanied by this letter of credit for cancellation, (ii) our close of business at our aforesaid office on the Expiration Date, or if the Expiration Date is not a Business Day, then on the succeeding Business Day. This letter of credit shall be surrendered to us by you upon the earlier of presentation or expiration.

3.	It is a condition of the letter of credit that it shall be deemed to be automatically extended without amendment for periods of one (1) year from the present or any future expiration date, unless at least forty-five (45) days prior to any such expiration date we send you notice by registered mail, return receipt requested or courier service or hand delivery at the above address that we hereby elect not to consider this letter of credit extended for any such additional period.

4.	This letter of credit is issued and subject to the International Standby Practices 1998 (ISP98).

5.	This letter of credit sets forth in full our undertaking, and such undertaking shall not in any way be modified, amended, amplified or limited by reference to any document, instrument or agreement referred to herein, except for Annexes 1, 2 and 3 hereto and the notices referred to herein; and any such reference shall not be deemed to incorporate herein by reference any document, instrument or agreement except as otherwise provided in this paragraph 5.

6.	Communications with respect to this letter of credit shall be in writing and shall be addressed to us at the address referred to in paragraph 1 above, and shall specifically refer to this letter of credit no. _____.

Very truly yours,

[LOC Issuer]

Authorized signature

ANNEX 1

TO LETTER OF CREDIT NO. _________

Draft under Letter of Credit No. _____________

[ Month, Day , Year ]

On Sight

Pay to	Tennessee Valley Authority	U.S. $ _________ [not to exceed amount available to be drawn]

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 4C

Knoxville, TN 37902-1401

[insert any wire instructions]

For value received and charge to account of Letter of Credit No. ______ of _________________

By:	_________________________

Title:	_________________________

ANNEX 2

TO LETTER OF CREDIT NO. _________

Drawing under Letter of Credit No. ______________

The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporate instrumentality and agency of The United States of America (“Beneficiary”), hereby certifies on behalf of Beneficiary to _________ with reference to irrevocable standby Letter of Credit No. _______ (the “Letter of Credit”) issued for the account of _____________, (“ X ”), that:

[pursuant to the _____________ Agreement between Beneficiary and __X__, as of the date hereof Beneficiary is entitled to draw under the Letter of Credit;]

--or--

[Beneficiary has received notice from the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3 of the Letter of Credit and, as such, as of the date hereto Beneficiary is entitled to draw under the Letter of Credit;]

by presenting this certificate and the accompanying sight draft, Beneficiary is requesting that payment in the amount of $____________, as specified on said draft, be made under the Letter of Credit by wire transfer or deposit of funds into the account specified on said draft;

the amount specified on the sight draft accompanying this certificate does not exceed the amount to which Beneficiary is entitled to draft under said ________________ Agreement.

In witness whereof, Beneficiary has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date and year written below.

Date: _______________________________	_____________________________

By:	________________________

Title:	________________________

ANNEX 3

TO LETTER OF CREDIT NO. _________

Notice of surrender of Letter of Credit No. _____________

Date: ________________________

Attention: Letter of Credit Department

Re: Letter of Credit No. ____________________	issued for the account of ___(Seller)___

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to your above-mentioned irrevocable standby Letter of Credit (the “Letter of Credit”). The undersigned hereby surrenders the Letter of Credit to you for cancellation as of the date hereof. No payment is demanded of you under this Letter of Credit in connection with this surrender.

Very truly yours,

_____________________

By:	_____________________

Title:	_____________________

FORM LETTER OF CREDIT

Employee of

2013-05-24

Griffin, C Robin

TVA