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From:mark.taylor@enron.com
To:paul.simons@enron.com
Subject:Re: ISDA - Cross Default
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Date:Fri, 26 May 2000 08:53:00 -0700 (PDT)

Sorry I didn't get back to you in response to your voice-mail. I was hoping
I could talk to Carol and Sara to see if anyone remembers why we incorporate
the Credit Support Documents by reference.

Regarding the cross-default, we usually do not expand the definition since we
don't want to bring in other derivatives transactions - of course that was
before we started doing derivatives under various master agreements with the
same entities. It may be time to revisit this one.



Paul Simons
05/26/2000 11:46 AM

To: Mark Taylor/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Mark E Haedicke/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeffrey T Hodge/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: ISDA - Cross Default

Mark

As mentioned at our trading meeting on Tuesday, we are putting together a
tailored ISDA schedule for our banking counterparties with which we propose
to trade credit transactions.

One issue we have revisited is whether the definition of Specified
Indebtedness (which ties into the cross default provisions) should be
expanded to cover derivatives transactions as well as the more conventional
bank borrowings.

We think there are arguments both ways on this, but wonder whether we have a
"house view". Since the definition is not expanded in our standard ISDA
schedule, we assume that our preferred position is to exclude derivatives
transactions from the cross default provisions of the ISDA.

Perhaps we can discuss this when you have a spare moment! Thanks

Kind regards.

Paul