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I I (a) The effect the proposed change is expected to have on the base rate revenues, exclusive of commodity costs of gas, on the Company expressed as an annual dollar increase over adjusted test year base rate revenues and as a percent over adjusted test year base rate revenues; A description of the service for which a change is requested; The percentage increase for the residential class within the applicable ACM City over present base revenues; The percentage increase for the commercial class within the applicable ACM City over present base revenues; The dollars and cents amount of the base rate increase for a residential customer located within the applicable ACM City, using 6 Mcf; The dollars and cents amount of the base rate increase for a commercial customer located within the applicable ACM City, using 30 Mcf. (b) (c) (d) (e) (t) 8. CenterPoint agrees that prior to filing any application to establish rates in any of the environs associated with any of the ACM Cities, CenterPoint will first submit such . application to the ACM Cities. I I 9. In settlement of all claims that the ACM Cities may have growing out of the rates charged by CenterPoint as a result of the Statements of Intent filed on June 30, 2005, CenterPoint will pay the sum of $414,000.00. Such payment will be made within 5 days of the effective date of the gas rates established by this Settlement Agreement and CenterPoint agrees that it will not seek to recover such expenses from its ratepayers. 10. CenterPoint will reimburse the reasonable consultant and legal expenses (approximately $230,000) incurred by the ACM Cities and will not seek to recover such expenses from its ratepayers. Such payment will be made within 5 days of the effective date of the gas rates established by this Settlement Agreement and CenterPoint agrees that it will not seek to recover such expenses from its ratepayers. 11. CenterPoint agrees that it will not seek to recover from its customers in the ACM Cities any rate case expenses incurred in connection with its City filings and/or the currently pending or recently approved Railroad Commission dockets related to CenterPoint's June 30, 2005 Statements of Intent. 12. CenterPoint and the ACM Cities agree that following the execution of the Settlement Agreement, a joint request will be filed with the Railroad Commission requesting that the currently pending dockets be dismissed. 13. The ACM Cities agree to adopt ordinances or resolutions approving this Settlement Agreement to be effective May 1, 2006. 14. The ACM Cities agree to repeal their Cease and Desist Ordinances relating to CenterPoint's June 30,2005 Statements of Intent. I 3