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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2023 (November 3, 2023)

 

 

Sunnova Energy International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38995   30-1192746

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(281) 892-1588

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   NOVA   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

TEPH Second Amendment and Restatement

On November 3, 2023, Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC (“TEPH”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunnova Energy International Inc. (the “Company”), entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended TEPH Credit Agreement”), which amends and restates that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2021, by and among TEPH, as borrower, Sunnova TE Management, LLC, as facility administrator, Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto.

The Amended TEPH Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility with an aggregate commitment amount of $1.309 billion and an uncommitted maximum facility amount of $1.575 billion. The maturity date for the TEPH revolving credit facility is November 20, 2025. The proceeds of the loans under the TEPH revolving credit facility are available to purchase or otherwise acquire solar assets (which are originated by Sunnova Energy Corporation (“SEC”)) and/or related Solar Asset Owner Member Interests (as defined in the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement) directly from Sunnova TEP Resources, LLC (“TEP Resources”) pursuant to a sale and contribution agreement, to fund certain reserve accounts that are required to be maintained by TEPH in accordance with the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement, to make distributions to SEC as permitted by the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the TEPH revolving credit facility. The amount available for borrowings at any one time under the TEPH revolving credit facility is limited to a borrowing base amount determined at each borrowing and calculated based on the aggregate discounted solar asset balance of eligible solar assets (subject to certain excess concentration limitations) multiplied by the applicable advance rate for each type of solar asset. Borrowings under the TEPH revolving credit facility are made in Class A loans and Class B loans. TEPH is able to borrow new advances under the TEPH revolving credit facility during an availability period, which is scheduled to end on May 20, 2025.

Interest on the borrowings under the TEPH Revolving Credit Facility is due quarterly. Borrowings under the TEPH revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate based on either (a) Term SOFR (as defined in the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement) plus a margin specific to each lender or (b) in the case of certain conduit lenders and other lenders, such lender’s Commercial Paper Rate (as defined in the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement). On each quarterly payment date, the TEPH revolving credit facility requires TEPH to pay an unused line fee based on the daily unused portion of the commitments under the TEPH revolving credit facility. Payments from the solar assets and distributions from the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests are deposited into accounts established pursuant to the TEPH revolving credit facility and applied in accordance with a cash waterfall in the manner specified in the TEPH revolving credit facility. TEPH is also required to maintain certain reserve accounts for the benefit of the lenders under the TEPH revolving credit facility, each of which must remain funded at all times to the levels specified in the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement.

Certain of our affiliates receive a fee for managing and servicing the solar assets related to the TEPH revolving credit facility pursuant to certain management and servicing agreements. The TEPH revolving credit facility is non-recourse to SEI. SEC guarantees (a) the facility administrator’s obligations to perform administrative and management services in respect of the Borrower and its interests in its wholly owned subsidiaries that directly own solar assets or indirectly own solar assets through their ownership of Solar Asset Owner Member Interests (i.e., interests in special purpose vehicles (partially owned by third-party tax equity investors), (b) the manager’s obligations to manage the solar assets pursuant to the management agreement, (c) the servicer’s obligations to service the solar assets pursuant to the servicing agreement, (d) SAP Seller’s (as defined in the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement) and TEP Resources’ obligations pay the liquidated damages amount pursuant to the sale and contribution agreement, (e) the obligation to cure any defective solar asset or pay the liquidated damages amount in respect of any defective solar asset and (f) the payment of certain distributions to the extent necessary to satisfy certain tax liabilities, but does not provide a general guarantee of TEPH’s obligations under the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement or of the creditworthiness of the assets of TEPH and its wholly owned subsidiaries that are pledged as the collateral for the TEPH revolving credit facility. Under the limited guarantee, SEC is subject to certain financial covenants regarding tangible net worth and working capital and subject to a prohibition on using the proceeds from the TEPH revolving credit facility to fund distributions on the equity of SEC. Obligations of TEPH under the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement are secured by first priority liens on substantially all of the assets of TEPH and its wholly owned subsidiaries (including liens on the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests).

The Amended TEPH Credit Agreement contains various covenants that limit TEPH’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and create liens, make investments or loans, merge or consolidate with other companies, sell assets, make certain restricted payments and distributions, and engage in certain transactions with affiliates. The Amended TEPH Credit Agreement contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, (i) the commitments under the TEPH revolving credit facility could be terminated, (ii) any outstanding borrowings may be declared immediately due and payable and (iii) the lenders may commence foreclosure or other actions against the collateral.


The foregoing description of the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended TEPH Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

The Guaranteed Loan Agreement

On November 8, 2023, a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary (the “Borrower”) of the Company, entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Guaranteed Loan Agreement”) with a wholly owned, direct subsidiary (the “Lender”) of the Company, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent (the “Agent”), and the U.S. Department of Energy, acting by and through the Secretary of Energy, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), pursuant to which the Lender issued a term loan (the “Guaranteed Loan”) to the Borrower (the “Guaranteed Loan Transaction”).

The Guaranteed Loan is secured by the guaranteed loan collateral which consists primarily of all right, title and interest of the Borrower in a portfolio of solar loans made to consumers for the purpose of installing residential photovoltaic and/or energy storage systems. Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of the Company (the “Manager”), will act as manager and servicer pursuant to the terms of a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) and servicing agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”) between the Borrower and the Manager. The Manager will provide, or cause to be provided, all operations, maintenance, administrative, collection and other management and servicing services for the Borrower and in respect of the solar loans.

The Guaranteed Loan Agreement contains events of default that are customary in nature for solar securitizations of this type, including, among other things, (a) the non-payment of interest, (b) material violations of covenants, (c) material breaches of representations and warranties, (d) certain bankruptcy events and (e) certain change of control events. An event of default will also occur with respect to the Guaranteed Loan if it is not paid in full at its rated final maturity. The Guaranteed Loan is also subject to amortization events that are customary in nature for solar securitizations of this type, including (a) the occurrence of an event of default, (b) the removal, bankruptcy or insolvency of the Manager, (c) failure to refinance or repay the outstanding loan balance in full by the anticipated repayment date and (d) the cumulative default level rising above certain levels. The occurrence of an amortization event or an event of default could result in accelerated amortization of the Guaranteed Loan, and the occurrence of an event of default could, in certain instances, result in the liquidation of the collateral securing the Guaranteed Loan. In connection with the Guaranteed Loan Transaction, Sunnova Energy Corporation (“SEC”), a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of the Company, issued a performance guaranty covering (a) the performance of certain obligations of its affiliates, (b) the performance obligations of the Manager under the Management Agreement and Servicing Agreement and (c) certain expenses incurred by the Borrower and the Agent.

Proceeds from the Guaranteed Loan will be used to acquire and finance the guaranteed loan collateral, and thereafter for a portion of certain costs of financing the installation of energy systems outfitted with the Company’s purpose-built technology.

The foregoing description of the Guaranteed Loan Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Guaranteed Loan Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

The Guarantee Issuance Agreement

On November 8, 2023, the Borrower, the Lender, SEC, the Manager, the Guarantor, acting by and through the Secretary of Energy, and the Agent entered into a guarantee issuance agreement (the “Guarantee Issuance Agreement” and, together with the Guaranteed Loan Transaction, the “Guarantee-Related Transactions”) pursuant to which the Guarantor issued a partial guarantee of up to 90% of the initial principal balance of the Guaranteed Loan. In connection with the Guarantee-Related Transactions, SEC allocated to the Lender $244,000,000.00 of the loan guarantee commitment authority available to SEC pursuant to that certain Loan Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2023 (the “LGA”), among SEC, the Manager and the Guarantor. There remains $3,089,333,333.33 of loan guarantee commitment authority available to the Company under to the LGA.

The foregoing description of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

The Indenture

On November 8, 2023, a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary (the “Issuer”) of the Company, entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the indenture trustee, and completed an issuance of solar loan backed notes that were issued pursuant to the Indenture (together with the Guarantee-Related Transactions, the “Transactions”).


The Issuer issued $219,600,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1 Class 1-A (the “Class 1-A Notes”) and $24,400,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1 Class 2-A (the “Class 2-A Notes” and, collectively with the Class 1-A Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes have an anticipated repayment date of November 20, 2030.

The Notes were offered within the United States only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to institutional accredited investors under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and to persons outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes have been rated AAA(sf) and BB(sf), respectively, by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC and the Class 1-A Notes have been rated AA(sf) by Fitch Ratings, Inc. Fitch Ratings, Inc. did not rate the Class 2-A Notes.

The Notes are secured by, and payable from the cash flow generated by, the Issuer’s membership interests in the Lender and the Lender’s rights as payee of the Guaranteed Loan.

The Indenture contains events of default that are customary in nature for solar securitizations of this type, including, among other things, (a) the non-payment of interest, (b) material violations of covenants, (c) material breaches of representations and warranties and (d) certain bankruptcy events. An event of default will also occur with respect to the Notes if they are not paid in full at their rated final maturity or if an event of default occurs under the Guaranteed Loan. The occurrence of an event of default could result in accelerated amortization of the Notes and, in certain instances, result in the liquidation of the collateral securing the Notes.

The Company used the proceeds from the sale of the Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes to fund the Guaranteed Loan.

The foregoing description of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information relating to the Transactions set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1*    Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC, Sunnova TE Management, LLC, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto and Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as administrative agent, dated as of November 3, 2023.
10.2*    Loan and Security Agreement, by and among Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, the United States Department of Energy, as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent, dated as of November 8, 2023.
10.3*    Guarantee Issuance Agreement, by and among Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, as servicer and manager, Sunnova Energy Corporation, as sponsor, the United States Department of Energy, as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent, dated as of November 8, 2023.
10.4*    Indenture, by and between Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee, dated as of November 8, 2023.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).

 

*

Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(10). The Company agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SUNNOVA ENERGY INTERNATIONAL INC.
Date: November 8, 2023    

By:

 

/s/ David Searle

     

David Searle

     

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

 

 

 

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

dated as of November 3, 2023

among

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Borrower

SUNNOVA TE MANAGEMENT, LLC,

as Facility Administrator

ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P.,

as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions

that may from time to time become parties hereto as Lenders

LENDERS

from time to time party hereto

FUNDING AGENTS

from time to time party hereto

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Paying Agent

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Verification Agent

 

 

 

 

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION    HEADING    PAGE  

ARTICLE I Certain Definitions

     2  

Section 1.1

   Certain Definitions      2  

Section 1.2

   Computation of Time Periods      2  

Section 1.3

   Construction      2  

Section 1.4

   Accounting Terms      3  

Section 1.5

   Rates      3  

ARTICLE II Amounts and Terms of the Advances

     4  

Section 2.1

   Establishment of the Credit Facility      4  

Section 2.2

   The Advances      4  

Section 2.3

   Use of Proceeds      4  

Section 2.4

   Making the Advances      5  

Section 2.5

   Fees      7  

Section 2.6

   Reduction/Increase of the Commitments      8  

Section 2.7

   Repayment of the Advances      9  

Section 2.8

   Certain Prepayments      14  

Section 2.9

   Mandatory Prepayments of Advances      15  

Section 2.10

   [Reserved]      15  

Section 2.11

   Interest      15  

Section 2.12

   Breakage Costs; Liquidation Fees; Broken Funding Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality; Additional Indemnifications      15  

Section 2.13

   Payments and Computations      19  

Section 2.14

   Payment on Non-Business Days      20  

Section 2.15

   Inability to Determine Rates      20  

Section 2.16

   Extension of the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or Facility Maturity Date      22  

Section 2.17

   Taxes      23  

Section 2.18

   Request for Borrowing Exceeding Aggregate Commitment; Increase to Aggregate Commitments      28  

Section 2.19

   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      31  

ARTICLE III Conditions of Lending and Closing

     32  

Section 3.1

   Conditions Precedent to Second Amendment and Restatement      32  

Section 3.2

   Conditions Precedent to All Advances      35  

Section 3.3

   Conditions Precedent to Acquisition of Additional Managing Members      37  

ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties

     38  

Section 4.1

   Representations and Warranties of the Borrower      38  

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


ARTICLE V Covenants

     43  

Section 5.1

   Affirmative Covenants      43  

Section 5.2

   Negative Covenants      54  

Section 5.3

   Covenants Regarding the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests      59  

ARTICLE VI Events of Default

     61  

Section 6.1

   Events of Default      61  

Section 6.2

   Remedies      63  

Section 6.3

   Class B Buyout Option      64  

Section 6.4

   Sale of Collateral      66  

ARTICLE VII The Administrative Agent and Funding Agents

     69  

Section 7.1

   Appointment; Nature of Relationship      69  

Section 7.2

   Powers      69  

Section 7.3

   Exculpatory Provisions      71  

Section 7.4

   No Responsibility for Certain Matters      71  

Section 7.5

   Delegation of Duties      72  

Section 7.6

   The Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification      72  

Section 7.7

   [Reserved]      73  

Section 7.8

   Lender Credit Decision      73  

Section 7.9

   Successor Administrative Agent      74  

Section 7.10

   Transaction Documents; Further Assurances      75  

Section 7.11

   Collateral Review      76  

Section 7.12

   Funding Agent Appointment; Nature of Relationship      76  

Section 7.13

   Funding Agent Powers      77  

Section 7.14

   Funding Agent Exculpatory Provisions      77  

Section 7.15

   No Funding Agent Responsibility for Certain Matters      78  

Section 7.16

   Funding Agent Delegation of Duties      79  

Section 7.17

   Funding Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification      79  

Section 7.18

   Lender Group Voting      80  

Section 7.19

   Funding Agent Lender Credit Decision      80  

Section 7.20

   Funding Agent Successor Funding Agent      80  

Section 7.21

   Funding Agent Transaction Documents; Further Assurances      81  

Section 7.22

   Lender Relationships      81  

Section 7.23

   Certain ERISA Matters      82  

Section 7.24

   Erroneous Payments      84  

ARTICLE VIII Administration and Servicing of the Collateral

     86  

Section 8.1

   Management Agreements/Servicing Agreements/Facility Administration Agreement      86  

Section 8.2

   Accounts      88  

Section 8.3

   Adjustments      99  

ARTICLE IX The Paying Agent

     99  

Section 9.1

   Appointment      99  

Section 9.2

   Representations and Warranties      99  

Section 9.3

   Limitation of Liability of the Paying Agent      100  

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Section 9.4

   Certain Matters Affecting the Paying Agent      100  

Section 9.5

   Indemnification      106  

Section 9.6

   Successor Paying Agent      106  

ARTICLE X Miscellaneous

     107  

Section 10.1

   Survival      107  

Section 10.2

   Amendments, Etc.      107  

Section 10.3

   Notices, Etc.      109  

Section 10.4

   No Waiver; Remedies      113  

Section 10.5

   Indemnification      113  

Section 10.6

   Costs, Expenses and Taxes      114  

Section 10.7

   Right of Set-off; Ratable Payments; Relations Among Lenders      114  

Section 10.8

   Binding Effect; Assignment      116  

Section 10.9

   Governing Law      121  

Section 10.10

   Jurisdiction      122  

Section 10.11

   Waiver of Jury Trial      122  

Section 10.12

   Section Headings      122  

Section 10.13

   Tax Characterization      122  

Section 10.14

   Execution      122  

Section 10.15

   Limitations on Liability      123  

Section 10.16

   Confidentiality      123  

Section 10.17

   Limited Recourse      125  

Section 10.18

   Customer Identification - USA Patriot Act Notice      125  

Section 10.19

   Paying Agent Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations      125  

Section 10.20

   Non-Petition      126  

Section 10.21

   No Recourse      126  

Section 10.22

   Additional Paying Agent Provisions      126  

Section 10.23

   Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs      126  

Section 10.24

   Effect of Second Amendment and Restatement      127  

Section 10.25

   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      128  

Section 10.26

   Cashless Settlement      129  

Section 10.27

   Green Loan Provisions      129  

Section 10.28

   Excess Funds      130  

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE I

  

  

Eligibility Criteria

SCHEDULE II

  

  

The Collection Account, the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the SAP Lockbox Account, the SAP Revenue Account, the Takeout Transaction Account and the Borrower’s Account

SCHEDULE III

  

  

[Reserved]

SCHEDULE IV

  

  

Scheduled Hedged SREC Payments

SCHEDULE V

  

  

Scheduled Host Customer Payments

SCHEDULE VI

  

  

Scheduled PBI Payments

SCHEDULE VII

  

  

Scheduled Managing Member Distributions

SCHEDULE VIII

  

  

Tax Equity Financing Documents

SCHEDULE IX

  

  

SAP Financing Documents

SCHEDULE X

  

  

SAP NTP Financing Documents

SCHEDULE XI

  

  

[Reserved]

SCHEDULE XII

  

  

Special Financing Fund Provisions

SCHEDULE XIII

  

  

Approved Tax Equity Partners

EXHIBIT A

  

  

Defined Terms

EXHIBIT B-1

  

  

Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

EXHIBIT B-2

  

  

Form of Notice of Borrowing

EXHIBIT C

  

  

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT D-1

  

  

Form of Class A Loan Note

EXHIBIT D-2

  

  

Form of Class B Loan Note

EXHIBIT E

  

  

Commitments

EXHIBIT F

  

  

Form of Assignment Agreement

EXHIBIT G

  

  

Form of Solar Service Agreement

EXHIBIT H

  

  

Form of Notice of Delayed Funding

EXHIBIT I

  

  

Delayed Funding Notice

EXHIBIT J

  

  

Form of Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy

EXHIBIT K

  

  

Disqualified Lenders

EXHIBIT L

  

  

Form of Allocation Reporting Letter

EXHIBIT M

  

  

Form of Impact Reporting Letter

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 3, 2023, by and among SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SUNNOVA TE MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Facility Administrator (in such capacity, the “Facility Administrator”), the financial institutions from time to time parties hereto (each such financial institution (including any Conduit Lender), a “Lender and collectively, the “Lenders”), each Funding Agent representing a group of Lenders, ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P. (“Atlas”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Paying Agent (as defined below), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on September 6, 2019 (the “Original Closing Date”) certain parties hereto entered into that certain Credit Agreement (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2019, as further amended by that certain Consent and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2019, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2020, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment, dated as of May 14, 2020, as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2020, as further amended by that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 28, 2020, as further amended by that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 9, 2020, and as further amended by that certain Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2021, the “Original Credit Agreement”), wherein the Lenders provided loans to Borrower in connection with its ownership interest in the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests;

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2021, certain parties hereto amended and restated the Original Credit Agreement with that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2021 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2021, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2021, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2021, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Facility Administration Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2022, as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2022, as further amended by that certain Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2022, as further amended by that certain

 

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Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2023, and as further amended by that certain Tenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2023, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), wherein the Lenders provided loans to Borrower in connection with its ownership interest in the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests;

WHEREAS, effective as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge the assignment of the rights and obligations of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Paying Agent under the Transaction Documents and any documents entered into or delivered pursuant thereto, to Computershare Trust Company, National Association; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate, without novation, the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in Exhibit A attached hereto.

Section 1.2 Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “through and including.” Any references to completing an action on a non-Business Day (including any payments) shall be automatically extended to the next Business Day.

Section 1.3 Construction. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (A) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth therein), (B) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (C) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (D) all references herein to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Agreement, (E) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the

 

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same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real property, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, and interests in any of the foregoing, (F) any reference to a statute, rule or regulation is to that statute, rule or regulation as now enacted or as the same may from time to time be amended, re-enacted or expressly replaced and (G) “or” is not exclusive. References to “Managing Member” in this Agreement shall be deemed to include all entities comprising such defined term unless the context requires otherwise. References to “Manager” in this Agreement shall be deemed to include all entities comprising such defined term unless the context requires otherwise.

Section 1.4 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. If the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Second Amendment and Restatement Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

Section 1.5 Rates. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Paying Agent nor any Funding Agent warrants or accepts any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (A) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Base Rate, Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (B) the effect, implementation or composition of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent, the Paying Agent, each Funding Agent, and their respective Affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Base Rate, Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent, the Paying Agent and each Funding Agent may select information sources or services in their reasonable discretion to ascertain the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Funding Agent, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

Section 2.1 Establishment of the Credit Facility. On the Original Closing Date, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agreed to establish the credit facility set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Borrower.

Section 2.2 The Advances.

(A) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Non-Conduit Lender in a Class A Lender Group agrees, severally and not jointly, to make one or more loans (each such loan, a “Class A Advance”) to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an amount, for each Class A Lender Group, equal to its Class A Lender Group Percentage of the aggregate Class A Advances requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4; provided that the Class A Advances made by any Class A Lender Group shall not exceed its Class A Lender Group Percentage of the lesser of (i) the Class A Aggregate Commitment effective at such time and (ii) the Class A Borrowing Base at such time; provided, further, that a Non-Conduit Lender in a Class A Lender Group shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to make a Class A Advance hereunder (solely with respect to such Class A Advance) to the extent any Conduit Lender in such Lender Group funds such Class A Advance in place of such Non-Conduit Lender in accordance with this Agreement, it being understood that such Conduit Lender may fund a Class A Advance in its sole discretion.

(B) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Non-Conduit Lender in a Class B Lender Group agrees, severally and not jointly, to make one or more loans (each such loan, a “Class B Advance”) to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an amount, for each Class B Lender Group, equal to its Class B Lender Group Percentage of the aggregate Class B Advances requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4; provided that the Class B Advances made by any Class B Lender Group shall not exceed its Class B Lender Group Percentage of the lesser of (i) the Class B Aggregate Commitment effective at such time and (ii) the Class B Borrowing Base at such time; provided, further, that a Non-Conduit Lender in a Class B Lender Group shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to make a Class B Advance hereunder (solely with respect to such Class B Advance) to the extent any Conduit Lender in such Lender Group funds such Class B Advance in place of such Non-Conduit Lender in accordance with this Agreement, it being understood that such Conduit Lender may fund a Class B Advance in its sole discretion.

Section 2.3 Use of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Advances shall only be used by the Borrower to (i) purchase Solar Assets and/or Solar Asset Owner Member Interests from TEP Resources under the Sale and Contribution Agreement, (ii) make deposits into the Liquidity Reserve Account (up to the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance), (iii) make deposits into the Supplemental Reserve Account (up to the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance), (iv) make distributions to the Parent permitted hereunder and (v) pay certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with establishment of the credit facility set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.4 Making the Advances.

(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may request that the Lenders make Advances to the Borrower by the delivery to the Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent and the Paying Agent, not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed Funding Date of a written notice of such request substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto (each such notice, a “Notice of Borrowing”) together with a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Any Notice of Borrowing or Borrowing Base Certificate received by the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and the Paying Agent after the time specified in the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and the Paying Agent on the next Business Day, and to the extent that results in the proposed Funding Date being earlier than two (2) Business Days after the date of delivery of such Notice of Borrowing, then the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing as the proposed Funding Date of an Advance shall be deemed to be the Business Day immediately succeeding the proposed Funding Date of such Advance specified in such Notice of Borrowing. The proposed Funding Date specified in a Notice of Borrowing shall be no earlier than two (2) Business Days after the date of delivery of such Notice of Borrowing and may be up to a maximum of thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of such Notice of Borrowing. Unless otherwise provided herein, each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable. The aggregate principal amount of the Class A Advance and Class B Advance requested by the Borrower for any Funding Date shall not be less than the lesser of (x) $[***] and (y) the remaining amount necessary in order for the Borrower to fully utilize all available Commitments. If the Administrative Agent delivers a written notice (including by electronic mail) to the Borrower contesting the Borrower’s calculations or any statement within such Notice of Borrowing, it shall promptly inform the Borrower. The Borrower may then deliver an amended Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and the Paying Agent or, by written notice, rescind the Notice of Borrowing.

(B) The Notice of Borrowing shall specify (i) the aggregate amount of Class A Advances requested together with the allocated amount of Class A Advances to be paid by each Class A Lender Group based on its respective Class A Lender Group Percentage, (ii) the aggregate amount of Class B Advances requested together with the allocated amount of Class B Advances to be paid by each Class B Lender Group based on its respective Class B Lender Group Percentage and (iii) the Funding Date. The amount of Class A Advances to Class B Advances requested shall be determined on a pro rata basis based on the Class A Borrowing Base and Class B Borrowing Base as of the proposed Funding Date; provided that the Borrower may request Class A Advances and/or Class B Advances which are not pro rata to the extent that the outstanding Advances made by any Non-Conduit Lender, together with the amount of Advances to be made by such Non-Conduit Lender after giving effect to such requested Advances, equal its Commitment. Each Funding Agent may, in its sole discretion, allocate any requested Advances among the Lenders in its Lender Group.

 

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(C) With respect to the Advances to be made on the Original Closing Date, each Lender shall pay the amount of its Advance by wire transfer of such funds to the Borrower’s Account no later than 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the Original Closing Date.

(D) With respect to the Advances to be made on any Funding Date, other than the initial Advance made on the Original Closing Date, upon a determination by the Administrative Agent that all conditions precedent to the Advances to be made on such Funding Date set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied or otherwise waived, each Lender shall fund the amount of its Advance by wire transfer of such funds in accordance with the Borrower’s written instructions initiated no later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such Funding Date.

(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Non-Conduit Lender who shall have previously notified the Borrower in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, that it has incurred any external cost, fee or expense directly related to and as a result of the “liquidity coverage ratio” under Basel III in respect of its Commitment hereunder or any liquidity agreement between such Non-Conduit Lender and the Conduit Lender, or its interest in the Advances, such Non-Conduit Lender may, upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(A), notify the Borrower in writing by 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Funding Date specified in such Notice of Borrowing, in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto (a “Delayed Funding Notice”), of its intent to fund (or, if applicable and if such Conduit Lender so agrees in its sole discretion, have its Conduit Lender, if applicable, fund all or part of) its allocated amount of the related Advance in an amount that would, if combined with all other requested Advances within the past thirty-five (35) days, exceed $[***] (such amount, the “Delayed Amount”) on a Business Day that is on or before the thirty-fifth (35th) day following the date of delivery of such Non-Conduit Lender of such Delayed Funding Notice (the “Delayed Funding Date”) rather than on the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing. If any Non-Conduit Lender provides a Delayed Funding Notice to the Borrower following the delivery by the Borrower of a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower may revoke such Notice of Borrowing by delivering written notice of the same to the Administrative Agent and the Funding Agents by 12:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day preceding the related Funding Date. No Non-Conduit Lender that has provided a Delayed Funding Notice in respect of an Advance (a “Delayed Funding Lender”) shall be considered to be in default of its obligation to fund its Delayed Amount pursuant to Section 2.4(D) hereunder unless and until it has failed to fund the Delayed Amount on or before the Delayed Funding Date. A Delayed Funding Lender is not obliged to fund until thirty-five (35) days have elapsed since the funding request. For the avoidance of doubt, a Delayed Funding Lender shall be required to fund its Delayed Amount regardless of the occurrence of an Amortization Event, Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event or Potential Default which occurs during the period from and including the related Funding Date to and including the related Delayed Funding Date, unless such Amortization Event, Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event or Potential Default relates to an Insolvency Event with respect to the Borrower.

 

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(F) If (i) one or more Delayed Funding Lenders provide a Delayed Funding Notice to the Borrower in respect of a Notice of Borrowing and (ii) the Borrower shall not have revoked the Notice of Borrowing prior to the Business Day preceding such Funding Date, the Administrative Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day preceding such Funding Date, direct each Lender Group and each Non-Conduit Lender that is not a Delayed Funding Lender with respect to such Funding Date (each a “Non-Delayed Funding Lender”) to fund an additional portion of such Advance on such Funding Date equal to such Non-Delayed Funding Lender’s proportionate share (based upon such Non-Delayed Funding Lender’s Commitment relative to the sum of the Commitments of all Non-Delayed Funding Lenders) of the aggregate Delayed Amounts with respect to such Funding Date; provided, that in no event shall a Non-Delayed Funding Lender be required to fund any amounts in excess of its Commitment. Subject to Section 2.4(D), in the case of a Non-Delayed Funding Lender that is a Non-Conduit Lender, such Non-Conduit Lender hereby agrees, or, in the case of a Non-Delayed Funding Lender that is a Lender Group, the Conduit Lender in such Lender Group may agree, in its sole discretion, and the Non-Conduit Lenders in such Lender Group hereby agree, to fund such portion of the Advance on such Funding Date.

(G) After the Non-Delayed Funding Lenders fund a Delayed Amount on any Funding Date in accordance with Section 2.4(F), the Delayed Funding Lender in respect of such Delayed Amount will be obligated to fund an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Delayed Amount over (b) the amount, if any, by which the portion of any principal distribution amount paid to such Non-Delayed Funding Lenders pursuant to Section 2.7 or any decrease to the outstanding principal balance made in accordance with Section 2.8, on any date during the period from and including such Funding Date to but excluding the Delayed Funding Date for such Delayed Amount, was greater than what it would have been had such Delayed Amount been funded by such Delayed Funding Lender on such Funding Date (the “Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount”) with respect to such Delayed Amount on or before its Delayed Funding Date, irrespective of whether the Borrower would be able to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 3.2(A) to an Advance, in an amount equal to such Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount on such Delayed Funding Date. Such Delayed Funding Lender shall fund such Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount on such Delayed Funding Date by paying such amount to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, and the Administrative Agent shall distribute such funds to each such Non-Delayed Funding Lender, pro rata based on the relative amount of such Delayed Amount funded by such Non-Delayed Funding Lender on such Funding Date pursuant to Section 2.4(F).

Section 2.5 Fees.

(A) Facility Administrator Fee. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Facility Administration Agreement, the Borrower shall pay the Facility Administrator Fee to the initial Facility Administrator and after the resignation or replacement of the initial Facility Administrator, the Borrower shall pay the Facility Administrator Fee to a Successor Facility Administrator appointed in accordance with the Facility Administration Agreement.

(B) Verification Agent Fee. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Verification Agent Agreement, the Borrower shall pay to the Verification Agent the Verification Agent Fee.

 

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(C) Paying Agent Fee. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Paying Agent Fee Letter, the Borrower shall pay to the Paying Agent the Paying Agent Fee.

(D) Unused Line Fees. Solely during the Availability Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to each Funding Agent, for the benefit of the Non-Conduit Lenders in its related Lender Group and as consideration for the Commitment of the Non-Conduit Lenders in such Lender Group, unused line fees in Dollars (the “Unused Line Fee”) for the period from the Original Closing Date to the last day of the Availability Period, computed as (a) the applicable Unused Line Fee Percentage multiplied by (b) the average Unused Portion of the Commitments with respect to such Lender Group during a calendar quarter. Accrued Unused Line Fees shall be due and payable in arrears (from Distributable Collections as set forth and in the order of priority established pursuant to Section 2.7) on the Payment Date immediately following the last day of the applicable calendar quarter for which such fee was calculated and on the last day of the Availability Period.

(E) Payment of Fees. The fees set forth in Section 2.5(A), Section 2.5(B), Section 2.5(C) and Section 2.5(D) shall be payable on each Payment Date by the Borrower from Distributable Collections as set forth in and in the order of priority established pursuant to Section 2.7(B). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Transaction Document, the fees referred to in this Section 2.5 shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

(F) Amendment Fee. Commencing on December 2, 2019, and thereafter, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent a fee of $[***] in connection with each amendment (or group of related amendments effective on the same date) to the Transaction Documents requested by it, which fee shall be in addition to the reimbursement of costs and expenses associated therewith that is provided for in Section 10.6 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, any consent to a Proposed Form delivered by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1(X) shall not give rise to the obligation to pay the amendment fee set forth in this Section 2.5(F) so long as no amendment to any Transaction Document is required in connection with such Proposed Form as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

(G) Invested Capital Payment Amount. The Borrower shall pay the Invested Capital Payment Amount on the Invested Capital Payment Date.

Section 2.6 Reduction/Increase of the Commitments.

(A) The Borrower may, on any Business Day, upon written notice given to the Administrative Agent and each of the Funding Agents not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed action (which notice may be conditioned upon any event), terminate in whole or reduce in part, on a pro rata basis based on its Class A Lender Group Percentage or Class B Lender Group Percentage, as applicable, the Unused Portion of the Commitments with respect to each Lender Group (and on a pro rata basis with respect to each Non-Conduit Lender in such Lender Group); provided, that (i) any partial reduction shall be in the amount of $[***] or an integral multiple thereof and (ii) any Unused Portion of the Commitments so reduced may not be increased again without the written consent of the related Non-Conduit Lenders in such Lender Group.

 

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(B) The Borrower may, on any Business Day upon written notice given to the Administrative Agent and each of the Funding Agents, request an increase, on a pro rata basis based on its Class A Lender Group Percentage or Class B Lender Group Percentage, as applicable, of the Commitments of the Non-Conduit Lender(s) in each Lender Group; provided, that any increase shall be at least equal to $[***] or an integral multiple thereof but shall in no event cause the Aggregate Commitment to exceed the Maximum Facility Amount, the Class A Aggregate Commitment to exceed the Class A Maximum Facility Amount or the Class B Aggregate Commitment to exceed the Class B Maximum Facility Amount. Each Non-Conduit Lender shall, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such request, notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall in turn notify the Borrower in writing (with copies to the other members of the applicable Lender Group) whether or not each Non-Conduit Lender has, in its sole discretion, agreed to increase its Commitment. If a Non-Conduit Lender does not send any notification to the Administrative Agent within such five (5) Business Day period, such Non-Conduit Lender shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment. Any increase in Commitments agreed to pursuant to this Section 2.6(B) may be reduced by a Non-Conduit Lender, at any time, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent (with copies to the other members of the applicable Lender Group) setting forth the amount of such reduction; provided, however, that such Commitment may not be reduced to an amount less than such Non-Conduit Lender’s initial Commitment on the Original Closing Date (if such reduction is prior to a Takeout Transaction) or to an amount less than such Non-Conduit Lender’s Commitment on or after a Takeout Transaction (if such reduction is on or after a Takeout Transaction), but may be reduced to an amount that is less than the then Aggregate Outstanding Advances.

Section 2.7 Repayment of the Advances.

(A) The maturity date for this facility is the Maturity Date and notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the outstanding principal balance of the Advances and the other Obligations owing under this Agreement, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, shall be due and payable in full, if not due and payable earlier, on the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, amounts borrowed and repaid hereunder may be reborrowed in accordance with the terms hereof.

(B) On any Business Day, the Borrower may direct the Paying Agent to, and on each Payment Date, the Borrower shall direct the Paying Agent to, subject to Section 2.7(C), apply all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (including (x)(1)(a) Collections deposited therein during the related Collection Period and (b) any amounts due during the related Collection Period but deposited into the Collection Account within ten (10) Business Days after the end of such Collection Period that the Facility Administrator (at its option) has determined (with written notice thereof to the Paying Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower)) to be treated as if such amounts were on deposit in the Collection Account at the end of such Collection Period, (2) amounts deposited therein from the Liquidity Reserve Account or the Supplemental Reserve Account, in each case in accordance with Section 8.2 or (3) any amounts deposited therein by a Seller or TEP Resources pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement or the Parent pursuant to the Parent Guaranty, respectively, but (y) excluding Collections deposited therein in the current Collection Period except as necessary

 

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to make distributions pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.7(B) or as otherwise determined by the Facility Administrator pursuant to clause (x)(1)(a) above) (the Distributable Collections”), amounts on deposit in the Takeout Transaction Account on such Business Day representing net proceeds of any Takeout Transaction and any other amounts paid or received from the Borrower, including pursuant to Section 2.11, Section 2.12(A) and Section 2.13, as applicable, to the Obligations in the following order of priority based solely on information contained in (I) with respect to any Payment Date, the Facility Administrator Report for such related Collection Period or, if no Facility Administrator Report is available, solely as directed in writing by the Administrative Agent or (II) with respect to any other Business Day, including the date of closing for a Takeout Transaction, on which the Borrower requests an application and distribution of funds in the Collection Account (and/or Takeout Transaction Account, if applicable, or other amounts paid or received from the Borrower), an interim Facility Administrator Report or such other report in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (as confirmed by the Administrative Agent via an email sent to the Paying Agent) and the Paying Agent that is delivered by the Facility Administrator (which the Facility Administrator hereby agrees to deliver at the request of the Administrative Agent):

(i) first (Taxes and Service Providers), (a) first, to the Borrower for payment to the appropriate taxing authority, the amount of taxes due and payable by the Borrower prior to the next Payment Date and for which funds have not previously been withdrawn from the Collection Account and (b) second, ratably, (i) to the Paying Agent (A) the Paying Agent Fee and (B)(x) any accrued and unpaid Paying Agent Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates plus (y) out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Paying Agent incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations and duties under this Agreement; provided that the aggregate payments to the Paying Agent reimbursement for clauses (B)(y) will be limited to $[***] per calendar year so long as no Event of Default or Amortization Event has occurred pursuant to this Agreement (unless otherwise approved by the Majority Lenders); (ii) to the Facility Administrator, the Facility Administrator Fee, and (iii) to the Verification Agent, the Verification Agent Fee;

(ii) second (Hedge Agreement Payments, Class A Interest Distribution Amount and Unused Line Fee), on a pari passu basis (a) to the Hedge Counterparty under each Hedge Agreement, the payment of all amounts which are due and payable by the Borrower to such Hedge Counterparty on such date (other than fees, expenses, termination payments, indemnification payments, tax payments or other similar amounts), pursuant to the terms of the applicable Hedge Agreement (net of all amounts which are due and payable by such Hedge Counterparty to the Borrower on such date pursuant to the terms of such Hedge Agreement), and (b)(I) first, to each Class A Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class A Lenders in its Class A Lender Group, the Class A Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the Class A Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Advances attributable to such Class A Lender Group) until paid in full and (II) second, to each Class A Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the related Non-Conduit Lender(s) in its Class A Lender Group, the payment of the Unused Line Fee then due (allocated among the Class A Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Advances attributable to such Class A Lender Group) until paid in full;

 

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(iii) third (Class B Interest Distribution Amount (No Event of Default) and Unused Line Fee), so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (a) first, to each Class B Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the Class B Lender Groups based on their Class B Lender Group Percentages) until paid in full and (b) second, to each Class B Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the related Non-Conduit Lender(s) in its Class B Lender Group, the payment of the Unused Line Fee then due (allocated among the Class B Lender Groups based on their Class B Lender Group Percentages) until paid in full;

(iv) fourth (Liquidity Reserve Account and Supplemental Reserve Account), (a) first, if the amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account is less than the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance and no Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, to the Liquidity Reserve Account until the amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall equal the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance and (b) second to the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Supplemental Reserve Account Deposit, if any;

(v) fifth (Availability Period Borrowing Base Deficiency), during the Availability Period (a) first, to the extent required under Section 2.9 in connection with a Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency, to each Class A Funding Agent, on behalf of the Class A Lenders in its Class A Lender Group, for the prepayment and reduction of the outstanding principal amount of any Class A Advances, an amount equal to the amount necessary to cure such Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency (allocated ratably among the Class A Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Advances attributable to such Class A Lender Group) and (b) second, to the extent required under Section 2.9 in connection with a Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency, to each Class B Funding Agent, on behalf of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, for the prepayment and reduction of the outstanding principal amount of any applicable Class B Advances, an amount equal to the amount necessary to cure such Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency (allocated ratably among the Class B Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class B Advances attributable to such Class B Lender Group);

(vi) sixth (Hedge Counterparty Breakage and Amortization Period Class A Lender Obligations), on a pari passu basis (a) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Hedge Counterparty under each Hedge Agreement, all payments which arose due to a default by the Borrower or due to any prepayments of amounts under such Hedge Agreement and all fees, expenses, indemnification payments, tax payments or other amounts (to the extent not previously paid hereunder) which are due and payable by the Borrower to such Hedge Counterparty on such date, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Hedge Agreement (net of all amounts which are due and payable by such Hedge Counterparty to the Borrower on such date pursuant to the

 

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terms of such Hedge Agreement) and (b) during the Amortization Period, to the Administrative Agent and each Class A Funding Agent on behalf of itself and the Class A Lenders in its related Class A Lender Group, all remaining amounts, for application to the principal balance of the outstanding Class A Advances and the aggregate amount of all Obligations then due from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, such Class A Funding Agent and each such Class A Lender in the Class A Lender Group (allocated among such Obligations as selected by the Administrative Agent; provided that payment of the principal balance of outstanding Class A Advances shall be allocated ratably among the Class A Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Advances attributable to such Class A Lender Group) until paid in full;

(vii) seventh (Class B Interest Distribution Amount (Event of Default)), if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to each Class B Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the Class B Lender Groups based on their Class B Lender Group Percentages) until paid in full;

(viii) eighth (Amortization Period Class B Lender Obligations; Invested Capital Payment Amount), first (i) during the Amortization Period, to each Class B Funding Agent on behalf of itself and the Class B Lenders in its related Class B Lender Group, all remaining amounts, for application to the payment of the principal balance of the outstanding Class B Advances and the aggregate amount of all Obligations then due from the Borrower to such Class B Funding Agent and each such Class B Lender in the Class B Lender Group (allocated among such Obligations as selected by the Class B Funding Agents; provided that payment of the principal balance of outstanding Class B Advances shall be allocated ratably among the Class B Lender Groups based on their Class B Lender Group Percentages) until paid in full and second (ii) on the Invested Capital Payment Date, to the Class B Funding Agent, on behalf of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, the Invested Capital Payment Amount;

(ix) ninth (Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount, Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount, Class A Additional Interest Distribution Amount and Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amount), first, to each Class A Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class A Lenders that are Conduit Lenders in its Class A Lender Group, the Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the applicable Class A Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Advances attributable to such Class A Lender Group) until paid in full, second, to each Class B Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class B Lenders that are Conduit Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, the Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the applicable Class B Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class B Advances attributable to such Class B Lender Group) until paid in full, third, to each Class A Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class A Lenders in its Class A Lender Group, the Class A

 

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Additional Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the Class A Lender Groups pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Advances attributable to such Class A Lender Group) until paid in full, and fourth, to each Class B Funding Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, the Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amount then due (allocated among the Class B Lender Groups based on their Class B Lender Group Percentages);

(x) tenth (Lender Fees and Expenses), first, to the Administrative Agent and each Class A Funding Agent on behalf of itself and the Class A Lenders in its related Class A Lender Group, the payment of, without duplication, all Breakage Costs, all Liquidation Fees, all Broken Funding Costs and all other amounts (other than those already provided for above) due and payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, such Class A Funding Agent and such Class A Lenders (solely in their capacity as a Class A Lender) hereunder or under any other Transaction Document until paid in full and second, to each Class B Funding Agent on behalf of itself and the Class B Lenders in its related Class B Lender Group, the payment of, without duplication, all Breakage Costs, all Liquidation Fees, all Broken Funding Costs and all other amounts (other than those already provided for above) due and payable by the Borrower to such Class B Funding Agent and such Class B Lenders (solely in their capacity as a Class B Lender) hereunder or under any other Transaction Document until paid in full;

(xi) eleventh (All Other Obligations), to each Class A Funding Agent on behalf of itself and the Class A Lenders in its related Class A Lender Group, to each Class B Funding Agent on behalf of itself and the Class B Lenders in its related Class B Lender Group and to the Administrative Agent on behalf of any other applicable party, the ratable payment of all other Obligations that are past due and/or payable to such party on such date;

(xii) twelfth (Service Provider Indemnities), ratably, to the Paying Agent, the Verification Agent and/or the Facility Administrator, any indemnification, expenses, fees or other obligations owed to the Paying Agent, the Verification Agent and/or the Facility Administrator, respectively (including out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Paying Agent and the Verification Agent not paid pursuant to clause (i) above and any Facility Administrator Fees, Paying Agent Fees or Verification Agent Fees not paid pursuant to clause (i) above), pursuant to the Transaction Documents;

(xiii) thirteenth (Eligible Letter of Credit Bank), to each Eligible Letter of Credit Bank or other party as directed by the Facility Administrator (a) any fees and expenses related to a Letter of Credit and (b) any amounts which have been drawn under a Letter of Credit and any interest due thereon; and

(xiv) fourteenth (Remainder), all Distributable Collections remaining in the Collection Account after giving effect to the preceding distributions in this Section 2.7(B) to the Borrower’s Account (to cover any other expenses of the Borrower or to make distributions on behalf of the Borrower).

 

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(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.7 or Section 8.2, the Paying Agent shall not be obligated to make any determination or calculation with respect to the payments or allocations to be made pursuant to either of such Sections, and in making the payments and allocations required under such Sections, the Paying Agent shall be entitled to rely exclusively and conclusively upon the information in the latest Facility Administrator Report (or such other report or direction signed by the Administrative Agent) received by the Paying Agent pursuant to either such Section prior to the applicable payment date. Any payment direction to be acted upon by the Paying Agent pursuant to either such Section on a payment date other than a Payment Date shall be delivered to the Paying Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which any payment is to be made.

Section 2.8 Certain Prepayments.

(A) The Borrower may at any time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and the Paying Agent, and subject to the priority of payments set forth in this Section 2.8, prepay all or any portion of the balance of the principal amount of the Class A Advances or the Class B Advances based on the outstanding principal amounts thereof, which notice shall be given at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of such prepayment. If such prepayment is not being made in connection with a Takeout Transaction, such prepayment (which need not be on a Payment Date) shall be accompanied by (a) the payment of all accrued but unpaid interest on the amounts to be so prepaid, (b) any Liquidation Fee in connection with such prepayment if such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (c) all payments which arise due to any prepayments of amounts under a Hedge Agreement, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Hedge Agreement (net of all amounts which are due and payable by such Hedge Counterparty to the Borrower on such date pursuant to the terms of such Hedge Agreement) (which amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Hedge Counterparty under each Hedge Agreement). Prepayments made in accordance with this Section shall be applied (i) in the absence of an Event of Default or Amortization Event, ratably to the outstanding principal amount of Class A Advances, Class B Advances and any Hedge Counterparties and (ii) if an Event of Default or Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, (a) first, on a pari passu basis (I) to reduce the outstanding principal amount of Class A Advances and (II) to any Hedge Counterparties and (b) second, to reduce the outstanding principal amount of Class B Advances. If such prepayment is being made in connection with a Takeout Transaction, such prepayment shall be not less than the amount required by the definition of “Takeout Transaction”.

(B) The Borrower shall deposit all proceeds of any Takeout Transaction (net of reasonable fees, taxes, commissions, premiums and expenses incurred by the Borrower in connection with such Takeout Transaction so long as such deposit is greater than or equal to the Minimum Payoff Amount) into the Takeout Transaction Account, and the Paying Agent shall apply such proceeds to prepay the applicable Class A Advances and Class B Advances made in respect of the Collateral that is subject to such Takeout Transaction and make other related payments in accordance with Section 2.7(B), including any such payments due to the Paying Agent.

 

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Section 2.9 Mandatory Prepayments of Advances. On any date that the Borrower either (a) obtains knowledge that (i) as of any prior Funding Date, any prior Payment Date or date on which a prepayment was made in accordance with Section 2.8 or (ii) in connection with the delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate for an upcoming Funding Date, Payment Date or date on which a prepayment is to made in accordance with Section 2.8, or (b) receives notice from the Administrative Agent (with calculations set forth in reasonable detail), that as of any Funding Date, Payment Date or date on which a prepayment is made in accordance with Section 2.8, (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Class A Advances exceeds the lesser of (x) the amount of the Class A Aggregate Commitment in effect as of such date (without giving effect to or treating as outstanding any Advance that was approved pursuant to Section 2.18(A)) and (y) the Class A Borrowing Base (the occurrence of any such excess being referred to herein as a “Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency”), or (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Class B Advances exceeds the lesser of (x) the amount of the Class B Aggregate Commitment in effect as of such date (without giving effect to or treating as outstanding any Advance that was approved pursuant to Section 2.18(A)) and (y) the Class B Borrowing Base (the occurrence of any such excess being referred to herein as a “Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency” and together with the Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency, a “Borrowing Base Deficiency”), the Borrower shall pay to the Class A Funding Agent and/or the Class B Funding Agent, as applicable, for the account of its Lender Group the amount of any such excess (to be applied to the reduction of the applicable Advances ratably among all applicable Lender Groups based on their Lender Group Percentages to the extent necessary to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency), together with accrued but unpaid interest on the amount required to be so prepaid to the date of such prepayment and any Liquidation Fee in connection with such prepayment if such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date.

Section 2.10 [Reserved].

Section 2.11 Interest. The makers of the Advances shall be entitled to the applicable Interest Distribution Amount payable on each Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.7(B). The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any Non-Conduit Lender, or any Affiliate of such Non-Conduit Lender may, from time to time (but without any obligation) purchase and hold Commercial Paper issued by its related Conduit Lender for its own account, regardless of any difference between the Commercial Paper Rate (expressed as an interest rate per annum) and the then-current Benchmark.

Section 2.12 Breakage Costs; Liquidation Fees; Broken Funding Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality; Additional Indemnifications.

(A) Breakage Costs, Liquidation Fees and Broken Funding Costs. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to each applicable Lender, without duplication, (i) Breakage Costs, if any, if any Advance is not made on the date specified by the Borrower for any reason other than default by the Lenders, (ii) Liquidation Fees associated with a reduction of the principal balance of a Class A Advance or Class B Advance at any time and (iii) Broken Funding Costs in accordance with the definition thereof. The Borrower shall not be responsible for any Liquidation Fees, any Broken Funding Costs or any other loss, cost, or expenses arising at the time of, and arising solely as a result of, any assignment made pursuant to Section 10.8 and the reallocation of any portion of a Class A Advance or Class B Advance of the applicable Lender making such assignment unless, in each case, such assignment is requested by the Borrower.

 

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(B) Increased Costs. If any Change in Law (a) shall subject any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Affiliate thereof (each of which, an “Affected Party”) to any Taxes (other than (x) Indemnified Taxes, (y) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (z) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, hedging agreements, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, (b) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve requirement (including any reserve requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Affected Party, or (c) shall impose any other condition affecting the Collateral or the rights of any Lender and the Administrative Agent hereunder, the result of which is to increase the cost to any Affected Party under this Agreement or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Party under this Agreement, then on the next Payment Date after written demand by such Affected Party, such Affected Party shall receive such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such additional or increased cost incurred or such reduction suffered to the extent such additional or increased costs or reduction are incurred or suffered in connection with the Collateral, any obligation to make Advances hereunder, any of the rights of such Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, or any payment made hereunder in accordance with Section 2.7(B); provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Affected Party for any portion of such additional or increased cost or such reduction that is incurred more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to any such demand (except that, if the event giving rise to such additional or increased cost or such reduction is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(C) Capital Adequacy. If any Change in Law has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of any Affected Party including by imposing any liquidity requirements on any Affected Party as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or arising in connection herewith to a level below that which any such Affected Party could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration the policies of such Affected Party with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Affected Party to be material, then from time to time, then on the next Payment Date after written demand by such Affected Party (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand), such Affected Party shall receive such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such reduction in accordance with Section 2.7(B); provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Affected Party for any portion of such additional amount or amounts that are incurred more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to any such demand (except that, if the event giving rise to such additional amount or amounts is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(D) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of an Affected Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Party as specified in Section 2.12(B) or Section 2.12(C) and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(E) Defaulting Lender.

(i) If any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower, at its sole expense may, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender subject to this Section 2.12(E) to assign and delegate, without recourse, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and under the Advances, and Commitments of the Lender being replaced hereunder to an assignee that shall assume all those rights and obligations; provided, however, that (x) such assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having valid jurisdiction, (y) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and (z) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the replaced Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Advances of such Lender plus all fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder with respect thereto.

A Lender subject to this Section 2.12(E) shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if prior to any such assignment and delegation the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation have ceased to apply.

Each party hereto agrees that (a) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 2.12(E) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment Agreement and (b) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party to such Assignment Agreement in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such Assignment Agreement, the other parties to such Assignment Agreement agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided, further, that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agree to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the assignment of any Defaulting Lender’s interest hereunder.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

(a) Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Majority Lenders and Section 10.2(D).

 

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(b) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VI or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.7(A) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Advances under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Advances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Advances were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all applicable non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Advances are held by the applicable Lenders pro rata in accordance with the applicable Commitments. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(c) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Unused Line Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(iii) If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the

 

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Advances to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments, whereupon, such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(iv) The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.12(E)(ii)(b) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

(F) Calculation. In determining any amount provided for in this Section 2.12, the Affected Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Any Affected Party making a claim under this Section 2.12 shall submit to the Borrower a certificate as to such additional or increased cost or reduction, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.13 Payments and Computations.

(A) The Borrower (through the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 2.7(B) and as otherwise permitted in this Agreement) shall make each payment and prepayment hereunder and under the Advances in respect of principal, interest, expenses, indemnities, fees or other Obligations due from the Borrower not later than 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. Dollars to the related Funding Agent at its address referred to in Section 10.3 or to such account provided by such Funding Agent in immediately available, same-day funds. Payments on Obligations may also be made by application of funds in the Collection Account or the Takeout Transaction Account as provided in Section 2.7(B), as applicable. All computations of interest for Advances shall be made by the related Funding Agent, who shall notify the Facility Administrator, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any determination thereof on or prior to the payment thereof pursuant to Section 2.7(B), as applicable. All computations of interest for Advances made under the Base Rate or the Commercial Paper Rate shall be made by the applicable Funding Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. All other computations of fees and interest provided hereunder shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each determination by a Funding Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent.

 

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(B) All payments to be made in respect of fees, if any, due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower hereunder shall be made on the date when due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and without setoff, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature (other than with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 2.17), and an action therefor shall immediately accrue. The Borrower agrees that, to the extent there are insufficient funds in the Administrative Agent’s Account, to make any payment under this clause (B) when due, the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent all amounts due that remain unpaid.

Section 2.14 Payment on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Advances shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest.

Section 2.15 Inability to Determine Rates.

(A) Subject to clauses (B), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of this Section 2.15, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Accrual Period:

(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Benchmark (including because any screen rate necessary to determine such rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Accrual Period (or for such day); provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time with respect to such Benchmark; or

(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by any Lender(s) that the applicable Benchmark for such Interest Accrual Period (or for such day) will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Advance(s) for such Interest Accrual Period (or for such day); provided that no Lender shall make such determination unless such Lender is generally making similar determinations upon, or otherwise similarly enforcing its agreements with, companies of substantially the same industry as the Borrower; and provided further that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose confidential information about any other borrowers;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, the interest rate applicable to Advances that would otherwise be funded or maintained based on the applicable Benchmark shall be the Base Rate.

 

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(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from the Majority Lenders.

(C) [Reserved].

(D) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right (in consultation with the Borrower) to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

(E) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period; provided that any failure by the Administrative Agent to so notify the Borrower and/or any Lender shall not affect the Administrative Agent’s right to take or refrain from taking any action permitted under this Section 2.15. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.15, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.15.

 

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(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR) and either (a) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower) or (b) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) may modify the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (a) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (b) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) may modify the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

(G) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, any Advance that would otherwise be funded or maintained based on the relevant Benchmark shall during such Benchmark Unavailability Period instead be funded or maintained based on the Base Rate. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.

(H) If any Lender determines that requirement of Law or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall hereafter make it unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Advances with respect to which the Cost of Funds is based on the Benchmark as contemplated hereunder, (i) the obligation of the related Non-Conduit Lender hereunder to make an Advance with respect to which the Cost of Funds is based on the Benchmark shall be suspended forthwith and (ii) the Cost of Funds with respect to any outstanding Advances shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, automatically be converted to the Base Rate on the last day of the then current Interest Accrual Period or within such earlier period as required by Law, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. The Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay to each Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for any reasonable and documented costs incurred by such Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the Advances hereunder. Such Lender’s notice of such costs, as certified to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.16 Extension of the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or Facility Maturity Date. No earlier than ninety (90) days, and no later than sixty (60) days, prior to the then Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or Facility Maturity Date, the Borrower may deliver written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent requesting an extension of such Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or Facility Maturity Date, as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall respond to such request no later than thirty (30) days

 

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following the date of its receipt of such request, indicating whether it is considering such request and preliminary conditions precedent to any extension of the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or the Facility Maturity Date, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent determines to include in such response. The Administrative Agent’s failure to respond to a request delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall not be deemed to constitute any agreement by the Administrative Agent to any such extension. The granting of any extension of the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date or the Facility Maturity Date, as applicable, requested by the Borrower shall be in the mutual discretion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders with the consent of all Lender Groups).

Section 2.17 Taxes.

(A) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.17 the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(B) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(C) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of a Funding Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(D) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Recipient (with a copy to each Funding Agent), or by a Funding Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(E) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Non-Conduit Lender shall severally indemnify each Funding Agent, within ten days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Non-Conduit Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified such Funding Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the

 

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obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.8(D) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Non-Conduit Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by a Funding Agent in connection with any Transaction Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Non-Conduit Lender by its Funding Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Non-Conduit Lender hereby authorizes its Funding Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Non-Conduit Lender under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by such Funding Agent to the Non-Conduit Lender from any other source against any amount due to such Funding Agent under this paragraph (E).

(F) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, the Borrower shall deliver to each Funding Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Funding Agent.

(G) Status of Recipients. (i) Any Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction Document shall deliver to the Borrower, the Paying Agent and the related Funding Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Recipient, if reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or the related Funding Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent as will enable the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent to determine whether or not such Recipient is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b) and (ii)(d) below) shall not be required if in the Recipient’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Recipient to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Recipient.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(a) any Recipient that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower, the Paying Agent and the related Funding Agent on or prior to the date on which such Recipient becomes a Recipient under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent), executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Recipient is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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(b) any Recipient that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower, the Paying Agent and the related Funding Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Recipient becomes a Recipient under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Transaction Document, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Transaction Document, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form);

(3) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Recipient is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms); or

(4) to the extent a Recipient is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Recipient is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Recipient are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Recipient may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

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(c) any Recipient which is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower, the Paying Agent and the related Funding Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Recipient becomes a Recipient under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

(d) if a payment made to a Recipient under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Borrower, the Paying Agent and the related Funding Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Paying Agent or such Funding Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower, the Paying Agent and such Funding Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement; and

(e) on or before the date hereof the Administrative Agent, and on or before the date each Funding Agent becomes a Funding Agent hereunder (and, in each case, from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), the Administrative Agent or such Funding Agent, as applicable, shall (1) deliver to the Borrower an executed IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax or (2) a U.S. branch withholding certificate on IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) evidencing its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person (with respect to amounts received on account of any Lender) and IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms) (with respect to amounts received on its own account), with the effect that, in any case, the Borrower will be entitled to make payments hereunder to the Administrative Agent or such Funding Agent without withholding or deduction on account of U.S. federal withholding Tax. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Funding Agents agree that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification.

 

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Each Recipient agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower, the Paying Agent and the related Funding Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(H) Forms for Paying Agent. The Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent shall deliver to the Paying Agent on or before the first Payment Date, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable, certifying that the Administrative Agent or such Funding Agent is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax. The Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent agrees that if such Internal Revenue Service Form previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or promptly notify the Paying Agent and the Borrower in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(I) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (I) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (I), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (I) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(J) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of a Funding Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Transaction Document.

 

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Section 2.18 Request for Borrowing Exceeding Aggregate Commitment; Increase to Aggregate Commitments.

(A) Request for Borrowing Exceeding Existing Aggregate Commitment.

(i) Notice. The Borrower may, from time to time during the Availability Period, prior to the issuance of a Notice of Borrowing, send a written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender Group setting forth the Borrower’s intent to request a borrowing that will cause the Aggregate Outstanding Advances to exceed the Aggregate Commitment (but not the (i) Maximum Facility Amount, (ii) with respect to the Class A Lenders, the Class A Maximum Facility Amount and (iii) with respect to the Class B Lenders, the Class B Maximum Facility Amount then in effect. Such notice shall be sent no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Borrower intends to send the related Notice of Borrowing and shall set forth the amount by which the sum of the Aggregate Outstanding Advances (after giving effect to such borrowing) will exceed the Aggregate Commitment and the related Funding Date.

(ii) Approval/Disapproval. Upon receipt of the notice described in Section 2.18(A)(i) by the Funding Agents, each Funding Agent shall, no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof, obtain the written approval or disapproval of each Non-Conduit Lender in the related Lender Group regarding the requested Advances, which approval shall be granted or not granted in the sole discretion of the Non-Conduit Lenders. If the making of the requested Advances is approved by each of the Non-Conduit Lenders so requested, the Borrower shall, in accordance with procedures set forth in Section 2.4, send the related Notice of Borrowing. Any approved Advances to be made by the Lenders in the related Lender Group shall be funded within such Lender Group pursuant to any allocation as agreed to by all of the members of such Lender Group. If the making of the requested Advances is not approved by any Non-Conduit Lender so requested, then the Borrower shall, prior to sending its Notice of Borrowing, modify the same in a manner sufficient to ensure that the requested borrowing does not cause the Aggregate Outstanding Advances to exceed the Aggregate Commitment then in effect, as applicable. If the making of the requested Advances is approved by one or more Non-Conduit Lenders so requested and not approved by one or more Non-Conduit Lender so requested, the approving Non-Conduit Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make all or a portion of the Advance requested of the non-approving Non-Conduit Lenders, and the Borrower shall, in accordance with procedures set forth in Section 2.4, send the related Notice of Borrowing.

(iii) Commitment. For the avoidance of doubt, if the making of an Advance by a Lender Group that would cause the Aggregate Outstanding Advances to exceed the Aggregate Commitment, as applicable, is approved, each Non-Conduit Lender’s Commitment shall be increased solely to the extent such Non-Conduit Lender approved the Advance. Each Non-Conduit Lender’s Commitment shall otherwise remain as set forth on Exhibit E unless increased and/or reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 2.6 or Section 2.18(B) or amended in connection with assignments made

 

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by a Non-Conduit Lender pursuant to Section 10.8. Moreover, the Borrower must go through the procedures described in Section 2.18(A)(i) and Section 2.18(A)(ii) each time a request for an Advance is made which would cause the sum of all outstanding Advances to exceed the Aggregate Commitment, as applicable.

(iv) Nothing set forth in this Section 2.18(A) requires a Conduit Lender to make any Advance; provided, however, a Conduit Lender may, in its sole discretion, make the Advance requested pursuant to this Section 2.18(A) for its Lender Group. Any Advance approved pursuant to this Section 2.18(A) shall be made pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.2 and Section 2.4.

(B) Increase to Aggregate Commitments.

(i) Request to Increase to Aggregate Commitments. (a) In addition to its right to request borrowings in excess of the Aggregate Commitment as specified in Section 2.18(A), the Borrower shall also have the right during the Availability Period to send a written request to the Administrative Agent that the Aggregate Commitment be increased by adding to this Agreement one or more other non-conduit lenders or lender groups with a non-conduit lender (which may include any existing Non-Conduit Lender) (each such lender an “Additional Lender”); provided, that each such Additional Lender (and the other members of its proposed lender group, if applicable) shall have entered into an Assignment Agreement or a joinder agreement or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Borrower pursuant to which such Additional Lender shall (1) undertake a Commitment (and if any such Additional Lender is an existing Non-Conduit Lender, such Commitment shall be in addition to its existing Commitment hereunder), (2) identify the other members of its proposed lender group, and (3) provide the other information specified in the Assignment Agreement or form of joinder agreement and as is requested by the Administrative Agent or the Paying Agent. Such Additional Lender shall thereupon become a “Non-Conduit Lender” and the members of its Lender Group (if applicable) shall become party hereto for all purposes of this Agreement upon the effectiveness of such Assignment Agreement or form of joinder agreement or other approved agreement (the date of the effectiveness of any such agreement being hereinafter referred to as the “Increased Commitment Date”).

(b) On the Increased Commitment Date, each Additional Lender (or its Lender Group if applicable) shall by assignments from the other Lender Groups (which assignments shall be deemed to occur hereunder automatically in the amounts set forth in a flow of funds memorandum related to such Increased Commitment Date approved by the Administrative Agent and each affected Lender, and without any requirement for additional documentation, on the Increased Commitment Date) acquire a portion of the Advances of the other Non-Conduit Lenders or Lender Groups (and the Lender Groups shall, through the Administrative Agent, make such other adjustments among themselves as shall be necessary) so that after giving effect to such assignments and adjustments each Non-Conduit Lender (or its Lender Group, as applicable) shall hold outstanding Advances hereunder ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.18(B) shall be effective only if:

(1) the Availability Period shall not have expired;

(2) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of the notice referred to in the foregoing clause (a) or as of the Increased Commitment Date;

(3) no Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency, Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency, Borrowing Base Deficiency, Potential Default or Event of Default shall result after giving effect to such increase;

(4) the Administrative Agent shall have approved the related Additional Lenders referred by the Borrower; and

(5) to the extent such increase in the Aggregate Commitments would require the parties hereto to enter into an amendment pursuant to Section 10.2, all applicable parties shall have consented to such amendment pursuant to Section 10.2.

(ii) Adjustments for Syndication. If the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in connection with any request made by the Borrower under Section 2.18(B)(i) that (a) bring-down legal opinions, closing certificates or other documents or due diligence is necessary in order to complete same and/or (b)(1) increases in the Class A Usage Fee Margin, the Class B Usage Fee Margin or the Unused Line Fee Percentage, (2) increases to, or additional, upfront fees, commitment fees or structuring fees, (3) reductions in the Borrowing Base, the Class A Borrowing Base or the Class B Borrowing Base, or any changes to the components of such definitions, or (4) any other changes in the pricing, amount, terms, allocation or structure of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, are necessary in order to secure the requested increase in Aggregate Commitment by such Additional Lender, the Borrower agrees to negotiate in good faith regarding such changes or deliverables but shall not be required to accept any such changes or provide such deliverables. Nothing in this clause (ii) shall limit the application of Section 10.2.

(iii) Right of First Refusal. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 2.18(B) or otherwise, prior to accepting the offer of any Additional Lender to participate in an increase in the Class B Commitments (except, for the avoidance of doubt, any existing Lender), the Borrower agrees to first give the existing Class B Lenders ten (10) Business Days to express interest in participating in the requested Commitment increase and an additional ten (10) Business Days from the expression of interest to confirm internal credit approval.

 

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Section 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(A) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12(B) or Section 2.12(C), or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to, as applicable, designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12(B), Section 2.12(C) or Section 2.17, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(B) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12(B) or Section 2.12(C), or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending or issuing office in accordance with clause (A) of this Section 2.19, or if any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.8), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.12(B), Section 2.12(C) or Section 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Transaction Documents to a Lender Affiliate or any other Permitted Assignee (if a Lender Affiliate is not available) that meets the requirements of Section 10.8 that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if such Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fees (if any) specified in Section 10.8;

(ii) such Lender shall have received, as applicable, payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.12(A)) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12(B) or Section 2.12(C) or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

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(iv) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Law; and

(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Each party hereto agrees that (x) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 2.19(B) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment Agreement executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (y) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender; provided, further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.19 to the contrary, the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 7.9.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS OF LENDING AND CLOSING

Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Second Amendment and Restatement. The following conditions shall be satisfied on or before the Second Amendment and Restatement Date:

(A) Closing Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, duly executed, and each such document shall be in full force and effect, and all consents, waivers and approvals necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been obtained:

(i) this Agreement;

(ii) a Loan Note for each Lender Group that has requested the same;

(iii) the Master SAP Contribution Agreement;

 

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(iv) the Sale and Contribution Agreement;

(v) the SAP Contribution Agreement;

(vi) the TEP OpCo Contribution Agreement;

(vii) that certain Second Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and among SAP, Borrower, TEP Resources and SAP Seller;

(viii) that certain Amended and Restated Returned Project Distribution Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and between SAP Seller and Financing Fund Seller;

(ix) the Security Agreement;

(x) the Pledge Agreement;

(xi) the Subsidiary Guaranty;

(xii) the Facility Administration Agreement;

(xiii) the Verification Agent Agreement;

(xiv) the Parent Guaranty;

(xv) each Fee Letter; and

(xvi) the UK Risk Retention Side Letter.

(B) Secretary’s Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate from the Assistant Secretary of the Verification Agent, and the Paying Agent, (ii) a certificate from the Secretary of each of the Parent, the Facility Administrator, Intermediate Holdco, Sunnova Inventory Holdings, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, SAP Seller, Financing Fund Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower, the Managing Members, SAP and each Affiliate thereof that is party to a Transaction Document (a) attesting to the resolutions of such Person’s members, managers or other governing body authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (b) authorizing specific Responsible Officers for such Person to execute the same, and (c) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific Responsible Officers; (iii) copies of governing documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date of each of the Parent, Intermediate Holdco, Financing Fund Seller, SAP Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower, the Managing Members, SAP, Sunnova Inventory Holdings, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, the Facility Administrator and each Affiliate thereof that is party to a Transaction Document, in each case certified by a Responsible Officer of such Person; and (iv) a certificate of status with respect to each of the

 

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Parent, Intermediate Holdco, Financing Fund Seller, SAP Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower, the Managing Members, SAP, Sunnova Inventory Holdings, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, the Facility Administrator and each Affiliate thereof that is party to a Transaction Document dated within fifteen (15) days of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of such entity, which certificate shall indicate that such entity is in good standing in such jurisdiction.

(C) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received customary opinions from (i) counsel (which may be in-house counsel) to the Paying Agent and to the Verification Agent addressing authorization and enforceability of the Transaction Documents being executed by the Paying Agent or the Verification Agent, as applicable, on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date and other corporate matters and (ii) counsel to the Parent, Intermediate Holdco, Financing Fund Seller, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, SAP, Sunnova Inventory Holdings, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, SAP Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower and each Affiliate thereof that is party to a Transaction Document being executed on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date addressing (i) authorization and enforceability of such Transaction Documents and other corporate matters and (ii) security interest and UCC matters.

(D) No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2022, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

(E) Payment of Fees. The Borrower shall have paid all fees previously agreed in writing to be paid on or prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date.

(F) Closing Date Certificate of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (in his or her capacity as such) in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent certifying that its representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(G) UCC Search Results. Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent search of all effective UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings) made with respect to the Assignors, Financing Fund Seller, SAP Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower, SAP, the Managing Members and the Financing Funds in all appropriate jurisdictions together with copies of all such filings disclosed by such search.

(H) UCC Financing Statements. The Borrower shall have duly filed proper financing statements (or the equivalent thereof in any applicable foreign jurisdiction, as applicable), on or before the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, under the UCC with the Delaware Secretary of State and any other applicable filing office in any applicable jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent deems necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s interests in the Collateral. The Borrower shall have filed proper financing statement amendments (or the equivalent thereof in any applicable foreign jurisdiction, as applicable), if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in the Collateral previously granted by the Borrower or any of its affiliates.

 

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(I) Representations and Warranties. All of the representations of the Parent, Facility Administrator, Intermediate Holdco, Sunnova Inventory Holdings, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, SAP Seller, Financing Fund Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower, the Managing Members and SAP contained herein and in any other Transaction Document being executed on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date (or such earlier date or period specifically stated in such representation or warranty).

Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to All Advances.

(A) Except as otherwise expressly provided below, the obligation of each Non-Conduit Lender to make or participate in each Advance (including the initial Advances made on the Original Closing Date) shall be subject, at the time thereof, to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) Funding Documents. The Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent shall have received, no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Funding Date, a completed Notice of Borrowing and a Borrowing Base Certificate, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Solar Assets. All conditions to the acquisition of Solar Assets by the respective Financing Fund under the applicable Tax Equity Financing Documents have been satisfied, and all conditions to the acquisition of Solar Assets by the applicable Assignors, the applicable Seller, the Borrower and SAP under the Contribution Agreements, the Sale and Contribution Agreement, the SAP Contribution Agreement and the SAP NTP Financing Documents, as applicable, have been satisfied.

(iii) Managing Members. All conditions to the acquisition of Managing Members by the Borrower under the Sale and Contribution Agreement and Section 3.3 shall have been satisfied.

(iv) Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties of the Borrower, the Assignors, the Sellers, TEP Resources, the Parent and the initial Facility Administrator contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document that relate to the eligibility of the Solar Assets shall be true and correct as of the Funding Date and all other representations and warranties of the Borrower, the Assignors, the Sellers, TEP Resources, the Parent, the Managing Members, SAP, and the initial Facility Administrator contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Funding Date (or such earlier date or period specifically stated in such representation or warranty).

 

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(v) No Defaults; Solvency. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certification that no Amortization Event, Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from any borrowing of any Advance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom and after giving effect to such Advance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Borrower will be Solvent.

(vi) Verification Agent Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an A-1 Verification Agent Certification in respect of the applicable Solar Assets from the Verification Agent pursuant to the Verification Agent Agreement.

(vii) Hedge Requirements. The Borrower shall be in compliance with all applicable Hedge Requirements.

(viii) Liquidity Reserve. The amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall not be less than the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance, taking into account the application of the proceeds of the Advances on the Funding Date.

(ix) Aggregate Commitment/No Borrowing Base Deficiency. After giving effect to such Advance, the Aggregate Outstanding Advances shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment in effect as of such Funding Date unless the Borrower shall have, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.18(A), received the written approval of the Non-Conduit Lenders with respect to such Advance, such approval to be granted by each Non-Conduit Lender in its sole discretion. After giving effect to such Advance, there should not exist a Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency or a Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency.

(x) Availability Period. The Commitment Termination Date shall not have occurred, nor shall it occur as a result of making such Advance, nor has the Availability Period ended.

(xi) Updated Schedules. The Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent an updated Schedule IV, an updated Schedule V, an updated Schedule VI and an updated Schedule VII to reflect the Scheduled Hedged SREC Payments, Scheduled Host Customer Payments, Scheduled PBI Payments and Scheduled Managing Member Distributions as of such Funding Date.

(xii) Other Documents. The Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent with all documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent related to the Solar Assets being financed by the Borrower (indirectly through its ownership of the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests) on such Funding Date.

 

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(xiii) Class B Advances. With respect to the Class B Advances, the Class A Lenders shall have funded the requested Class A Advances on such Funding Date.

(B) Each Notice of Borrowing submitted by the Borrower after the Original Closing Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in this Section 3.2 have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Notice of Borrowing.

Section 3.3 Conditions Precedent to Acquisition of Additional Managing Members. As a condition to the Borrowers acquisition of a Managing Member after the Original Closing Date:

(A) the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent with all documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent related to such Managing Member and the related Financing Fund; and

(B) the Administrative Agent shall have consented to the Borrower’s acquisition of such Managing Member in its reasonable discretion; provided, that consent of the Majority Lenders and the Majority Class B Lenders shall also be required for the acquisition of such Managing Member if (i) the Tax Equity Investor (or guarantor thereof) related to such Managing Member is not an Approved Tax Equity Partner or (ii) if the proposed Tax Equity Financing Documents for the acquisition of such Managing Member deviate in any material respect from prior Tax Equity Financing Documents in a manner that is materially adverse to the applicable Managing Member, the applicable Financing Fund or the Lenders hereunder; provided, further, that if the Majority Class B Lenders have not affirmatively disapproved such transaction in writing within five (5) Business Days of receiving drafts of the relevant financing fund limited liability company agreement, master purchase agreement, tax loss insurance policy and an updated Schedule VIII and Schedule XII hereto that are, in each case, considered by the Administrative Agent to be substantially final and the Majority Lenders have otherwise approved such transaction, such transaction shall be deemed approved by the Majority Class B Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall use their best efforts to provide the consent required by this clause (B) (or confirm their affirmative disapproval of such transaction) within five (5) Business Days of receiving drafts of the relevant financing fund limited liability company agreement, master purchase agreement and tax loss insurance policy that are, in each case, considered by the Administrative Agent to be substantially final.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as of the Original Closing Date, as of each Funding Date, as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, and with respect to paragraphs (A), (B), (F), (G), (I), (K), and (L) through (S) as of each Payment Date, as follows:

(A) Organization; Corporate Powers. Each Relevant Party (i) is a duly organized and validly existing limited liability company, in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has the limited liability company power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage, and (iii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified or authorized.

(B) Authority and Enforceability. Each Relevant Party has the limited liability company or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary company or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it is party. Each Relevant Party has duly executed and delivered each Transaction Document to which it is party and each Transaction Document to which it is party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement and obligation of the respective Relevant Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

(C) Government Approvals. No order, consent, authorization, approval, license, or validation of, or filing, recording, registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize or is required as a condition to: (i) the execution, delivery and performance by a Relevant Party of any Transaction Document to which it is a party or any of its obligations thereunder or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Transaction Document to which such Relevant Party is a party.

(D) Litigation. There are no material actions, suits or proceedings, pending or threatened in writing with respect to any Relevant Party.

(E) Applicable Law, Contractual Obligations and Organizational Documents. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Relevant Party of the Transaction Documents to which it is party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof (including compliance with the representation set forth in Section 4.1(W) or the covenant set forth in Section 5.2(P)) (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Relevant Party or its properties and assets, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of, any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (other than the Liens created pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or Permitted Liens) upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any contract, (iii) will breach any provision of the certificate of formation or the operating agreement of such Relevant Party and will, for each of subsection (i), (ii) and (iii), result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iv) result in the recapture of any Tax Credits allocated pursuant to any Tax Equity Financing Documents.

 

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(F) Use of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances have been used only as permitted under Section 2.3. No part of the proceeds of the Class A Advances or the Class B Advances will be used directly or indirectly to purchase or carry Margin Stock, or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, in violation of any of the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. At no time would more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Borrower that are subject to any “arrangement” (as such term is used in Section 221.2(g) of such Regulation U) hereunder be represented by Margin Stock.

(G) Accounts. The names and addresses of the Collection Account, the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the SAP Lockbox Account, the SAP Revenue Account, the Takeout Transaction Account and the Borrower’s Account are specified on Schedule II attached hereto, as updated pursuant to Section 5.1(Q). Other than accounts on Schedule II attached hereto, the Borrower (or, with respect to the SAP Lockbox Account, SAP) does not have any other accounts. The Borrower has directed, or has caused to be directed (i) each Financing Fund, each Managing Member and SAP to make all payments in respect of the Managing Member Distributions and the SAP Distributions, as applicable, to the Collection Account, (ii) all Host Customers related to Solar Assets owned by SAP to make Host Customer Payments to the SAP Lockbox Account and (iii) each Hedged SREC Counterparty to make all Hedged SREC Payments to the Collection Account and, to the extent any payments referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) are deposited into another account, has caused such payments to be deposited into the Collection Account no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt. The Borrower shall cause (i) SAP to cause all amounts on deposit in the SAP Lockbox Account in excess of an amount to be agreed to by SAP and the Administrative Agent to be swept daily into the SAP Revenue Account pursuant to standing instructions and (ii) the SAP Lockbox Account to at all times be subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent.

(H) ERISA. None of the assets of the Borrower are or, prior to the repayment of all Obligations and the termination of all Commitments, will be subject to Title I of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, or, by reason of any investment in the Borrower by any governmental plan, as the case may be, any other federal, state, or local provision similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. Neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has maintained, participated or had any liability in respect to any Plan during the past six (6) years which could reasonably be expected to subject the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates to any tax, penalty or other liabilities. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur. With respect to any Plan which is a Multi-Employer Plan, no such Multi-Employer Plan is, or to the knowledge of the Relevant Parties, is reasonably like to be, in reorganization or insolvent as defined in Title IV of ERISA.

(I) Taxes. Each Relevant Party has timely filed (or had filed on its behalf, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the filing of any Tax return of any aggregate, combined, consolidated or unitary group which includes such Relevant Party) all federal, state, provincial, territorial, foreign and other Tax returns and reports required to be filed under applicable law, and has timely paid (or had paid on its behalf), taking into account all valid extensions, all federal, state, foreign and other Taxes levied or imposed upon it or its properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable on said Tax returns, except for those which are being contested in good faith by

 

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appropriate actions diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP except with respect to Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. No Lien or similar adverse claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Tax due from any Relevant Party or with respect to any Solar Assets, except with respect to Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. Any Taxes due and payable by any Relevant Party or its predecessors in interest in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transfers and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due. Except to the extent provided in the Tax Equity Financing Documents, no Relevant Party is liable for Taxes payable by any other Person.

(J) Material Agreements. The Borrower has not defaulted under the Transaction Documents, any similar agreements entered into in connection with a Takeout Transaction or any other material agreement to which the Borrower is a party and to the Borrower’s knowledge, there is no breach or default by a counterparty to such Transaction Documents, similar agreements entered into in connection with the Takeout Transaction or any other material agreement to which the Borrower is a party.

(K) Accuracy of Information. The written information (other than financial projections, forward looking statements, and information of a general economic or industry specific nature) that has been made available to the Paying Agent, the Verification Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof in connection with the transactions hereunder including any written statement or certificate of factual information, when taken as a whole, does not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in the light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto).

(L) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of delivery of the latest audited financial statements for a fiscal year of SEI pursuant to Section 5.1(A)(i), there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

(M) 1940 Act. No Relevant Party is an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the 1940 Act, nor is any Relevant Party otherwise subject to regulation thereunder and no Relevant Party relies solely on the exemption from the definition of “investment company” in Section 3(c)(1) and/or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (although such exemptions may be available).

(N) Covered Fund. No Relevant Party is a “covered fund” under Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

 

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(O) Properties; Security Interest. The Borrower has good title to all of its properties and assets necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens and Permitted Equity Liens. Once executed and delivered, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the SAP Lockbox Account Control Agreement create, as security for the Liabilities (as defined in the Security Agreement) or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), as applicable, a valid and enforceable and (coupled with this Agreement and the taking of all actions required thereunder and under the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the SAP Lockbox Account Control Agreement for perfection) perfected security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, superior to and prior to the rights of all third persons and subject to no other Liens, except for Permitted Liens.

(P) Subsidiaries. The Borrower does not have, and shall not have, any Subsidiaries (other than the Managing Members and SAP), and does not and shall not otherwise own or hold, directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock of any other Person (other than in the case of Capital Stock of the Managing Members and SAP).

(Q) Valid Transfer. The Contribution Agreements create a valid sale, transfer or assignment from the applicable Assignor to the related assignee thereunder of all right, title and interest of such Assignor in and to the Conveyed Property in each case conveyed to any assignee thereunder. The Sale and Contribution Agreement creates (i) a valid sale, transfer and/or assignment from SAP Seller to TEP Resources of all right, title and interest of SAP Seller in and to the Conveyed Property in each case conveyed to TEP Resources thereunder, and (ii) a valid sale, transfer and/or assignment from TEP Resources to the Borrower of all right, title and interest of TEP Resources in and to the Conveyed Property in each case conveyed to the Borrower thereunder. The SAP Contribution Agreement creates a valid transfer and/or assignment from the Borrower to SAP of all right title and interest of the Borrower in and to the Conveyed Property in each case conveyed to SAP thereunder.

(R) Purchases of Solar Assets. (i) The Borrower has given reasonably equivalent value to TEP Resources (which may include additional Capital Stock in the Borrower) in consideration for the transfer to the Borrower by TEP Resources of the Conveyed Property conveyed to the Borrower under the Sale and Contribution Agreement, and no such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by TEP Resources to the Borrower; (ii) TEP Resources has given reasonably equivalent value to SAP Seller (which may include additional Capital Stock in TEP Resources) in consideration for the transfer to TEP Resources by SAP Seller of the Conveyed Property conveyed to TEP Resources under the Sale and Contribution Agreement, and no such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by SAP Seller to TEP Resources; and (iii) each related assignee under the Master SAP Contribution Agreement has given reasonably equivalent value to the applicable Assignor thereunder (which may include additional Capital Stock in such assignee) in consideration for the transfer to such assignee by the applicable Assignor of the Conveyed Property conveyed to such assignee under the Master SAP Contribution Agreement, and no such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owned by such assignee to the applicable Assignor.

 

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(S) Sanctions and AML Compliance. Neither any Relevant Party nor, to the knowledge of the any Relevant Party after due inquiry, any of its Affiliates or their officers, directors or employees appears on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), or is subject to sanctions, restrictions or embargoes administered by the U.S. government, the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the European Union, or any other relevant sanctions authority applicable to any Relevant Party or its Affiliates to the extent such sanctions authority has jurisdiction over such Relevant Party or its Affiliates pursuant to Applicable Laws, or appears on the Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List, or is otherwise a person with which any person is prohibited from dealing under the laws of the such jurisdictions, unless authorized by such jurisdictions. Neither any Relevant Party nor, to the knowledge of such Relevant Party after due inquiry, any of its Affiliated Entities conducts business or completes transactions with the governments of, or persons within, any country under economic sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC, the U.S. government, the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the European Union, or any other relevant sanctions authority applicable to such Relevant Party or its Affiliates to the extent such sanctions authority has jurisdiction over such Relevant Party or its Affiliates pursuant to Applicable Laws. No Relevant Party has directly or, to the knowledge of such Relevant Party after due inquiry, indirectly used the proceeds from this Agreement, or lent, contributed or otherwise made available such proceeds to any Affiliated Entity, subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person to fund any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding to the knowledge of such Relevant Party (and after due inquiry with respect to any Affiliated Entity, subsidiary or joint venture partner), was the subject of economic sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the European Union, or any other relevant sanctions authority applicable to any Relevant Party or its Affiliates, or was in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of economic sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the European Union, or any other relevant sanctions authority applicable to any Relevant Party or its Affiliates to the extent such sanctions authority has jurisdiction over such Relevant Party or its Affiliates pursuant to Applicable Laws. Each Relevant Party and, to the knowledge of such Relevant Party after due inquiry, the Affiliated Entities are in compliance, and will continue to be in compliance, with all anti-money laundering laws and regulation applicable to them and have established an anti-money laundering program that is designed to comply with applicable U.S. laws, regulations, and guidance, including rules of self-regulatory organizations, relating to the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes and none is in violation of Executive Order No. 13224 or the Patriot Act.

(T) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Relevant Parties nor, to the knowledge of the Relevant Parties after due inquiry, any Affiliated Entity nor any of their officers, directors, agents or employees, has used any of the proceeds of any Advance (i) for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity, (ii) to make any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any government official or employee from corporate funds, (iii) to violate any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or similar law of a jurisdiction in which a Relevant Party conducts its business and to which they are lawfully subject, or (iv) to make any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

 

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(U) Eligibility. Each Solar Asset listed on the Schedule of Solar Assets most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent was an Eligible Solar Asset as of such date of delivery of such Schedule of Solar Assets.

(V) Beneficial Ownership Certification. The information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered by the Borrower is true and correct in all respects.

(W) Tax Treatment. The Borrower has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and any applicable state and local purposes, effective on or prior to the date hereof, and has not revoked such election. Since the effective date of the election to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all applicable Tax returns for any consolidated group in which the Borrower is a member for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, to the extent applicable, state and local income tax purposes have been filed.

(X) NOLs; Tax Sharing. SEI has, or will have, sufficient NOLs in excess of the projected income of the Borrower and the other members of the consolidated group in which the Borrower is a member for the entire time while the Advances and the Commitments are outstanding. Neither SEI nor any of its Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, have a tax sharing or other agreements for the use of the tax assets of its consolidated group.

(Y) Status of Advances. Each Advance hereunder is an “eligible asset” as defined in Rule 3a-7 under the 1940 Act.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due) hereunder have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated:

(A) Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender and, in the case of subclause (v)(a) below, the Paying Agent:

(i) within (a) the earlier of (x) one hundred eighty (180) days after the close of each fiscal year of SEI (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) and (y) such earlier period as required by Applicable Law, the unqualified (provided, however explanatory language added to the auditor’s standard report shall not constitute a qualification) audited financial statements for such fiscal year that include the consolidated balance sheet of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of such

 

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fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of income, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for such fiscal year, in each case, setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year (it being acknowledged that such requirement with respect to SEI may be satisfied by the filing of the appropriate report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission), and, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, the assets and liabilities of the Parent and the Borrower as of the end of such fiscal year presented in a note or schedule to such financial statements of SEI, and in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP, and audited by a Nationally Recognized Accounting Firm selected by SEI and (b) the earlier of (x) sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of its fiscal year and (y) such earlier period as required by Applicable Law, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and income statements for such fiscal quarter on a year-to-date basis for SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries (it being acknowledged that such requirement with respect to SEI may be satisfied by the filing of the appropriate report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission);

(ii) if, at any time, Sunnova Management is the Facility Administrator, but is not a subsidiary of SEI, within (a) the earlier of (x) one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of each of its fiscal years (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) and (y) such earlier period as required by Applicable Law, a copy of the unqualified (provided, however explanatory language added to the auditor’s standard report shall not constitute a qualification) audited consolidated financial statements for such year for Sunnova Management, containing financial statements for such year and prepared by a Nationally Recognized Accounting Firm selected by Sunnova Management and (b) the earlier of (x) sixty (60) days after the end of each of its fiscal quarters and (y) such earlier period as required by Applicable Law, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and income statements for such fiscal quarter on a year-to-date basis for Sunnova Management;

(iii) at any time that Sunnova Management is the Facility Administrator, within one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of each of its fiscal years (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019), a report prepared by a Qualified Service Provider containing such firm’s conclusions with respect to an examination of certain information relating to Sunnova Management’s compliance with its obligations under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, such firm’s conclusions with respect to an examination of the calculations of amounts set forth in certain of Sunnova Management’s reports delivered hereunder and pursuant to the Facility Administration Agreement during the prior calendar year and Sunnova Management’s source records for such amounts), in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(iv) as soon as possible, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after the Borrower or any of their ERISA Affiliates knows or has reason to know that an ERISA Event has occurred, a certificate of a responsible officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such ERISA Event, the action that the Borrower or the ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation;

 

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(v) (a) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of any of the Borrower, any Seller, Intermediate Holdco, the Facility Administrator (if it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) or the Parent obtains knowledge thereof, notice of the occurrence of any event that constitutes an Event of Default, a Potential Default, an Amortization Event or a Potential Amortization Event, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower propose to take with respect thereto and (b) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of any of the Borrower, any Seller, Intermediate Holdco, the Facility Administrator (if it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) or the Parent obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any other development concerning any litigation, governmental or regulatory proceeding (including environmental law) or labor matter (including ERISA Event) pending or threatened in writing against the (x) Borrower or (y) Parent or SEI that, in the case of this clause (y), individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on (1) the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations under the Parent Guaranty, or (2) the business, operations, financial condition, or assets of the SEI or Parent;

(vi) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of any of the Borrower, any Seller, Intermediate Holdco, the Facility Administrator (if it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) or the Parent obtains knowledge thereof, notice of the occurrence of any event that constitutes a default, an event of default or any event that would permit the acceleration of any obligation under a Sunnova Credit Facility; and

(vii) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after receipt thereof by any of the Borrower, any Seller, Intermediate Holdco, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, the Financing Funds, the Manager (if it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) or the Parent, copies of all material notices, requests, and other documents (excluding regular periodic reports) delivered or received by the Borrower, any Seller, Intermediate Holdco, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, the Financing Funds, the Manager (if it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) or the Parent under or in connection with the Sale and Contribution Agreement, the SAP Contribution Agreement, the Tax Equity Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents or the SAP Financing Documents;

(viii) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after receipt thereof by any of the Borrower, any Seller, Intermediate Holdco, the Facility Administrator (if it is an Affiliate of the Borrower) or the Parent, copies of all notices and other documents delivered or received by the Borrower with respect to any material tax Liens on Solar Assets (either individually or in the aggregate);

 

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(ix) on each Funding Date and on each other day on which SAP or a Financing Fund either acquires or disposes of Solar Assets that is included in the Borrowing Base, an updated Schedule IV, an updated Schedule V, an updated Schedule VI and an updated Schedule VII, in each case, to reflect such acquisition or disposition of Solar Assets on such date;

(x) on each Funding Date on which the Borrower acquires a Managing Member from TEP Resources, an updated Schedule VIII and Schedule XII to reflect such acquisition of such Managing Member on such date and any special provisions applicable to such Financing Fund; and

(xi) subject to any confidentiality requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, promptly after receipt thereof by SEI or any Subsidiary, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of SEI or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in Material Adverse Effect.

(B) Solar Asset Reporting. The Borrower shall:

(i) enforce the provisions of each Management Agreement and Servicing Agreement which require the Manager to deliver any reports to a Financing Fund or SAP; and

(ii) enforce the provisions of the Facility Administration Agreement which require the Facility Administrator to deliver any reports (including the Facility Administrator Report and any Borrowing Base Certificate setting forth detailed calculations of the Borrowing Base) to the Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent and the Paying Agent; and

(iii) on the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date, cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent an A-2 Verification Agent Certification with respect to all Solar Assets included in the Borrowing Base.

(C) UCC Matters; Protection and Perfection of Security Interests. The Borrower agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any change (i) in its legal name, (ii) in its identity or type of organization or corporate structure, or (iii) in the jurisdiction of its organization, in each case, within ten (10) days of such change. The Borrower agrees that from time to time, at its sole cost and expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action necessary or reasonably required by the Administrative Agent (a) to complete all assignments from Assignors to each assignee thereunder under each Contribution Agreement, from SAP Seller to TEP Resources and from TEP Resources to the Borrower under the Sale and Contribution Agreement, from a Financing Fund to the Parent or an Affiliate thereof pursuant to a SREC Direct Sale, from the Borrower to SAP under the SAP Contribution Agreement and, with respect to SRECs, from a Financing Fund to the Borrower in accordance with Section 5.2(N), (b) to perfect, protect or more fully evidence

 

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the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, or (c) to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise or enforce any of its rights hereunder, under the Security Agreement or under any other Transaction Document. Without limiting the Borrower’s obligation to do so, the Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the filing of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or reasonably required by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, naming the Borrower as debtor, relative to all or any of the Collateral now existing or hereafter arising without the signature of the Borrower where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of the Security Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement.

(D) Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Solar Assets. The Borrower shall permit (and, as applicable, shall cause the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, SAP and the Verification Agent to permit) the Administrative Agent (and, as applicable, the Verification Agent) or its duly authorized representatives or independent contractors, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower (and, as applicable, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, SAP and the Verification Agent), (i) access to documentation that the Borrower, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, SAP or the Verification Agent, as applicable, may possess regarding the Solar Assets, (ii) to visit the Borrower, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, SAP or the Verification Agent, as applicable, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts (as they relate to their respective obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) with the Borrower, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, SAP or the Verification Agent, as applicable, their respective officers, and independent accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), and (iii) to examine the books of account and records of the Borrower, the Verification Agent, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, or SAP, as applicable as they relate to the Solar Assets, to make copies thereof or extracts therefrom, in each case, at such reasonable times and during regular business hours of the Borrower, the Verification Agent, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, or SAP as applicable; provided that, upon the existence of an Event of Default, the Class B Lenders shall have the same rights of access, inspection and examination as the Administrative Agent under this Section 5.1(D). The frequency of the granting of such access, such visits and such examinations, and the party to bear the expense thereof, shall be governed by the provisions of Section 7.11 with respect to the reviews of the Borrower’ business operations described in such Section 7.11. The Administrative Agent (and, as applicable, the Verification Agent and the Class B Lenders) shall and shall cause their representatives or independent contractors to use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid interruption of the normal business operations of the Borrower, the Verification Agent, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members or SAP, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(D), (i) none of the Borrower, the Verification Agent, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members or SAP will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (x) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (y) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by law or any binding confidentiality agreement, or (z) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product and (ii) the Borrower shall have the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent accountants.

 

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(E) Existence and Rights; Compliance with Laws. The Borrower shall preserve and keep in full force and effect each Relevant Party’s limited liability company existence, and any material rights, permits, patents, franchises, licenses and qualifications. The Borrower shall comply, and cause each other Relevant Party to, comply with all applicable laws and maintain in place all permits, licenses, approvals and qualifications required for each of them to conduct its business activities to the extent that the lack of compliance thereof would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(F) Books and Records. The Borrower shall maintain, and cause (if any are Affiliates of the Borrower) the Facility Administrator to maintain, proper and complete financial and accounting books and records. The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Financing Funds and SAP to, maintain with respect to Solar Assets accounts and records as to each Solar Asset that are proper, complete, accurate and sufficiently detailed so as to permit (i) the reader thereof to know as of the most recently ended calendar month the status of each Solar Asset including payments made and payments owing (and whether or not such payments are past due), and (ii) reconciliation of payments on each Solar Asset and the amounts from time to time deposited in respect thereof in the Collection Account, if applicable.

(G) Taxes. The Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, when due all Taxes imposed upon any Relevant Party or any of its properties or which they are required to withhold and pay over, and provide evidence of such payment to the Administrative Agent if requested; provided, that no Relevant Party shall be required to pay any such Tax that is being contested in good faith by proper actions diligently conducted if (i) they have maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (ii) in the case of a Tax that has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such Tax. All Tax returns for the consolidated group in which the Borrower is a member for U.S. federal income tax purposes and applicable state and local income tax purposes will be filed.

(H) Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower shall ensure that each Relevant Party’s material properties and equipment used or useful in each of their business in whomsoever’s possession they may be, are kept in reasonably good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and that from time to time there are made in such properties and equipment all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and improvements thereto, in each case, to the extent and in the manner customary for companies in similar businesses.

(I) ERISA. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such certifications or other evidence from time to time prior to the repayment of all Obligations and the termination of all Commitments, as requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, that (i) no Relevant Party is an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA or a plan within the meaning of Section 4975 of the

 

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Internal Revenue Code, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, (ii) no Relevant Party is subject to state statutes regulating investments and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans, and (iii) assets of the Borrower do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified in application by Section 3(42) of ERISA of any “benefit plan investor” as defined in Section 3(42) of ERISA.

(J) Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will only use the proceeds of the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances as permitted under Section 2.3.

(K) Change of State of Organization; Collections; Names, Etc.

(i) In respect of each Assignor, the Sellers, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members, the Financing Funds and SAP, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent, the Paying Agent and the Verification Agent in writing of any change (a) in such entity’s legal name, (b) in such entity’s identity or type of organization or corporate structure, or (c) in the jurisdiction of such entity’s organization, in each case, within ten (10) days of such change; and

(ii) in the event that the Borrower or any Affiliated Entity thereof receives any Collections directly, the Borrower shall hold, or cause such Affiliated Entity to hold, all such Collections in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and deposit, or cause such Affiliated Entity to deposit, such amounts into the Collection Account, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after its receipt thereof.

(L) Insurance. The Borrower shall maintain or cause to be maintained by the Facility Administrator pursuant to the Facility Administration Agreement and by the Manager pursuant to the Managements Agreements, at the Facility Administrator’s and the Manager’s own expenses, insurance coverage (i) by such insurers and in such forms and amounts and against such risks as are generally consistent with the insurance coverage maintained by the Borrower, Facility Administrator, the Manager, the Managing Members, the Financing Funds and SAP as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date or (ii) as is customary, reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of the Borrower’s, the Facility Administrator’s, the Manager’s, the Managing Members’, the Financing Funds’ and SAP’s respective businesses as of any date after the Second Amendment and Restatement Date. The Borrower shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if one of its Affiliates has such policy coverage and, by the terms of any such policies, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Borrower. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time subsequent to the Original Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, a certification evidencing the Borrower’s, the Facility Administrator’s, the Manager’s, the Managing Members’, the Financing Funds’ and SAP’s coverage under any such policies.

(M) Maintenance of Independent Director. The Borrower shall maintain at least one individual to serve as an independent director (an “Independent Director”) of the Borrower, (i) which is not, nor at any time during the past six (6) years has been, (a) a direct or indirect beneficial owner, a partner (whether direct, indirect or beneficial), customer or supplier of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, (b) a manager, officer, employee, member, stockholder,

 

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director, creditor, Affiliate or associate of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates (other than as an independent officer, director, member or manager acting in a capacity similar to that set forth herein), (c) a person related to, or which is an Affiliate of, any person referred to in clauses (a) or (b), or (d) a trustee, conservator or receiver for any Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, (ii) which shall have had prior experience as an independent director for a corporation or limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, and (iii) which shall have at least three (3) years of employment experience with one or more entities with a national reputation and presence that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities, and is currently employed by such an entity.

(N) The Sale and Contribution Agreement. The Borrower shall make such reasonable requests for information and reports or for action under the Sale and Contribution Agreement to SAP Seller and TEP Resources as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to the extent that the Borrower is entitled to do the same thereunder.

(O) Management Agreement/Servicing Agreement. The Borrower shall cause the Managing Members to direct the Financing Funds and SAP to keep in full force and effect each Management Agreement and Servicing Agreement or such equivalent replacement agreements such that O&M Services and Servicing Services are provided in respect of the Solar Assets owned by such Person in a manner consistent with the Tax Equity Financing Documents and the SAP Financing Documents and with the same degree of care that the Parent and its Affiliates use to provide similar services to Solar Assets not owned by a Financing Fund or SAP.

(P) Maintenance of Separate Existence. The Borrower shall take all reasonable steps to continue its identity as a separate legal entity and to make it apparent to third Persons that it is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Affiliated Entities or any other Person, and that it is not a division of any of the Affiliated Entities or any other Person. In that regard the Borrower shall:

(i) maintain its limited liability company existence, make independent decisions with respect to its daily operations and business affairs, not amend, modify, terminate or fail to comply with the provisions of its organizational documents, not merge into or consolidate with any Person, or dissolve, terminate, liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or change its legal structure, and, other than pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement of the Borrower, not be controlled in making such decisions by any other Affiliated Entity or any other Person;

(ii) maintain its assets in a manner which facilitates their identification and segregation from those of any of the other Affiliated Entities;

 

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(iii) except as expressly otherwise permitted hereunder, conduct all intercompany transactions or enter into any contract or agreement with the other Affiliated Entities except upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s length basis with unaffiliated third parties;

(iv) except as contemplated under any Transaction Document, not assume or guarantee any obligation of any of the other Affiliated Entities, nor have any of its obligations assumed or guaranteed by any other Affiliated Entity, pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Affiliated Entity, or hold itself out as responsible for the debts of any other Affiliated Entity or for the decisions or actions with respect to the business and affairs of any other Affiliated Entity;

(v) except as expressly otherwise permitted hereunder or contemplated under any of the other Transaction Documents, the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents or the Tax Equity Financing Documents, not permit the commingling or pooling of its funds or other assets with the assets of any other Affiliated Entity or make any loans or advances to any other Affiliated Entity;

(vi) maintain separate deposit and other bank accounts to which no other Affiliated Entity has any access;

(vii) compensate (either directly or through reimbursement of its allocable share of any shared expenses) all employees, consultants and agents, and Affiliated Entities, to the extent applicable, for services provided to the Borrower by such employees, consultants and agents or Affiliated Entities, in each case, either directly from the Borrower’s own funds or indirectly through documented capital contributions from Parent or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower;

(viii) have agreed with each of the other relevant Affiliated Entities to allocate among themselves, through documented intercompany transactions, including documented capital contributions from Parent or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, shared overhead and corporate operating services and expenses which are not reflected in documentation in connection with a Takeout Transaction (including the services of shared employees, consultants and agents and reasonable legal and auditing expenses) on the basis of actual use or the value of services rendered, and otherwise on a basis reasonably related to actual use or the value of services rendered;

(ix) pay for its own account, directly from the Borrower’s own funds or indirectly through documented capital contributions from Parent or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, its own liabilities, including, without limitation, for accounting and payroll services, rent, lease and other expenses (or its allocable share of any such amounts provided by one or more other Affiliated Entity) and not have such liabilities or operating expenses (or the Borrower’s allocable share thereof) paid by any of the Affiliated Entities; provided, that Parent or another Affiliated Entity shall be permitted to pay the initial organizational expenses of the Borrower;

 

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(x) conduct its business (whether in writing or orally) solely in its own name through its duly authorized officers, employees and agents, including the Facility Administrator, hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Affiliated Entity, and correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

(xi) maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations, and maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xii) maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records, and shall maintain all of its books, records, financial statements and bank accounts separate from those of any other Affiliated Entity, and shall not permit its assets to be listed on the financial statement of any other Affiliated Entity; provided, however, that the Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its affiliates provided that (i) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of Borrower and such affiliates and to indicate that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such affiliates or any other Person and (ii) such assets shall be listed on the Borrower’s own separate balance sheet;

(xiii) except as provided in the limited liability company agreement of the Borrower, not acquire obligations or securities of any other Affiliated Entities, or identify its members or the other Affiliated Entities, as applicable, as a division or part of it;

(xiv) file its own tax returns unless prohibited by Applicable Law from doing so (except that the Borrower may file or may include its filing as part of a consolidated or combined federal, state or local tax return, to the extent required and/or permitted by Applicable Law, provided that, there shall be an appropriate notation indicating the separate existence of the Borrower and its assets and liabilities); and

(xv) otherwise practice and adhere to corporate formalities such as complying with its organizational documents and member and Facility Administrator resolutions, the holding of regularly scheduled meetings of members and Facility Administrator, use stationery, invoices and checks separate from those of any other Affiliated Entity, and maintaining complete and correct books and records and minutes of meetings and other proceedings of its members and Facility Administrator.

(Q) Updates to Account Schedule. Schedule II attached hereto shall be updated by the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender immediately to reflect any changes as to which the notice and other requirements specified in Section 5.2(K) have been satisfied.

 

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(R) Deposits into the Accounts.

(i) The Borrower shall (a) direct, or cause to be directed, all Collections other than Collections related to SAP Solar Assets to the Collection Account and all Collections related to SAP Solar Assets to the SAP Lockbox Account, (b) direct, or cause to be directed, all Hedged SREC Counterparties to make all related Hedged SREC Payments directly into the Collection Account and, to the extent any Hedged SREC Payments are deposited by the relevant Hedged SREC Counterparty in another account, cause such payments to be deposited into the Collection Account no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt, and (c) deposit or cause to be deposited all net proceeds of a Takeout Transaction into the Takeout Transaction Account in accordance with Section 2.7(B).

(ii) The Borrower shall not and shall not permit the Managing Members or SAP to deposit into or otherwise credit (or cause to be deposited or credited), or consent to or fail to object to any such deposit or credit of, cash or cash proceeds other than Collections into the Collection Account or the SAP Lockbox Account.

(S) Hedging. The Borrower shall at all times satisfy the Hedge Requirements. To the extent the Borrower is required to terminate one or more Hedge Agreements in order to satisfy the Hedge Requirements, the Borrower shall terminate such Hedge Agreements in the order in which they are entered into.

(T) Update to Solar Assets. The Borrower shall notify the Facility Administrator and the Administrative Agent in writing of any additions or deletions to the Schedule of Solar Assets, no later than each Funding Date and each Payment Date (which in the case of the update delivered on any Payment Date shall be prepared as of the last day of the related Collection Period).

(U) Notice to SAP Seller, TEP Resources and Parent. The Borrower shall promptly notify SAP Seller, TEP Resources and the Parent of a breach of Section 4.1(U) and shall require SAP Seller or the Parent to cure such breach or pay the Liquidated Damages Amount for such Defective Solar Asset pursuant to and in accordance with the Sale and Contribution Agreement or the Parent Guaranty, as applicable.

(V) Government Approvals. The Borrower shall promptly obtain all orders, consents, authorizations, approvals, licenses and validations of, or file recordings, register with, or obtain exemption from, any Governmental Authority required as a condition to the performance of its obligations under any Transaction Document.

(W) Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy. The Borrower shall provide or shall cause the Parent to provide, to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Lender) all proposed revisions to the Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy. Exhibit J shall be deemed to be amended to include such revisions upon the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Majority Lenders and the Majority Class B Lenders, in each case, in their reasonable discretion; provided, that consent by the Majority Class B Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed if otherwise approved by the Majority Lenders; provided, further, that if the Majority Class B Lenders have not affirmatively disapproved such revisions in writing within five (5) Business Days of receiving such revisions and the Majority Lenders have otherwise approved such revisions, such revisions shall be deemed approved by the Majority Class B Lenders.

 

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(X) Deviations from Approved Forms. The Borrower shall provide or shall cause the applicable Seller to provide, to the Administrative Agent all proposed forms of Solar Service Agreements which deviate in any material respect from a form attached hereto as Exhibit G (each such form a “Proposed Form”) and shall provide notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Lender) regarding the cessation of a form of Solar Service Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit G or previously delivered hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall use its best efforts to notify the Borrower in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a Proposed Form of its objection or approval of the terms of such Proposed Form. Upon the written approval of the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Exhibit G shall be deemed to be amended to include such Proposed Form as a Solar Service Agreement in addition to the other forms attached or previously delivered hereunder. The Borrower shall, no less frequently than once per calendar quarter, provide or shall cause the applicable Seller to provide, (i) to the Administrative Agent all forms of Solar Service Agreements that incorporate changes which do not deviate materially from a form attached hereto as Exhibit G and (ii) to the Lenders all forms of Solar Service Agreements that have been updated pursuant to this Section 5.1(X). Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such forms of Solar Service Agreements, Exhibit G shall be deemed to be amended to include such forms in addition to the other forms attached or previously delivered hereunder.

(Y) Beneficial Owner Certification. Promptly following any request therefor, the Borrower shall provide such information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the Patriot Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.

(Z) Sanctions and AML Compliance. Each Relevant Party (or the Parent on their behalf) will maintain policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and the representations set forth in Section 4.1(S).

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due) hereunder have been paid in full, the Borrower will not:

(A) Business Activities. Conduct any business other than:

(i) the acquisition from time to time of any or all right, title and (direct or indirect) interest in and to (1) Solar Assets and Solar Asset Owner Member Interests and all rights and interests thereunder or relating thereto pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement and (2) SRECs in accordance with Section 5.2(N);

 

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(ii) the conveyance from time to time of Solar Asset Owner Member Interests, SAP Solar Assets or Hedged SREC Solar Assets in connection with a Takeout Transaction, the conveyance of Solar Assets to SAP and the sale or transfer of any Excess SRECs;

(iii) the origination of Hedged SREC Agreements;

(iv) the execution and delivery by the Borrower from time to time of purchase agreements, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, related to the sale of securities by the Borrower or any of their Affiliates in connection with a Takeout Transaction;

(v) the performance by the Borrower of all of its obligations under the aforementioned agreements and under this Agreement and any documentation related thereto;

(vi) the preparation, execution and delivery of any and all other documents and agreements as may be required in connection with the performance of the activities of the Borrower approved above; and

(vii) to engage in any lawful act or activity and to exercise any powers permitted under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act that are reasonably related, incidental, necessary, or advisable to accomplish the foregoing; or

(viii) permit the Managing Members or SAP to conduct any business other than the transactions contemplated by the Tax Equity Financing Documents (including the sale of Tax Credits pursuant to any ITC Transfer Agreements).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Original Closing Date and at any time on or prior to the earlier of (a) the Maturity Date and (b) the date on which all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due) of the Borrower hereunder have been paid in full, the Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders (1) purchase or otherwise acquire any Solar Assets or Solar Asset Owner Member Interests, or interests therein, except for acquisitions from TEP Resources pursuant to and in accordance with the Sale and Contribution Agreement, (2) convey or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or interests therein, other than permitted under Section 5.2(A)(ii) or Section 5.2(E) or the SAP Contribution Agreement, or (3) establish any Subsidiaries; provided, that notwithstanding this paragraph, the Borrower may continue to own directly or indirectly interests in the Financing Funds and SAP, which shall purchase and acquire Solar Assets in accordance with the terms of the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents or the Tax Equity Financing Documents, as applicable.

 

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(B) Sales, Liens, Etc. Except as permitted hereunder (i) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to, the Collateral or any portion thereof, or upon or with respect to the Collection Account or any other account owned by or in the name of the Borrower or SAP to which any Collections are sent, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof, or (ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive income, to secure or provide for the payment of any Indebtedness of any Person or for any other reason; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 5.2(B) shall not prohibit (x) any Lien that constitutes a Permitted Lien or a Permitted Equity Lien, (y) a SAP Transfer or (z) so long as notice is given to Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Lender) under any Facility Administrator Report of any of the following, any actions permitted under Section 5.2(A)(ii).

(C) Indebtedness. Incur or assume any Indebtedness, except Permitted Indebtedness.

(D) Loans and Advances. Make any loans or advances to any Person.

(E) Dividends, Etc. Declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any interest in Borrower, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any interest in the Affiliated Entities or any rights or options to acquire any such interest to any Person that is not the Borrower, except:

(i) transfers, dividends or other distributions of Transferable Solar Assets to TEP Resources pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement;

(ii) distributions of cash by the Borrower to the Borrower’s Account in accordance with Section 2.7(B)(xiv);

(iii) distributions of Solar Assets that were Substantial Stage Solar Assets or Final Stage Solar Assets in accordance with a SAP Transfer;

(iv) transfers, dividends or other distributions of Service Incentives, Grid Services Revenue or ITC Transfer Proceeds;

(v) transfers, dividends or other distributions of Solar Asset Owner Member Interests, SAP Solar Assets or Hedged SREC Solar Assets in connection with a Takeout Transaction;

(vi) transfers, dividends or other distributions of SREC Direct Sale Proceeds; or

(vii) transfers, dividends or other distributions of Excess SRECs and Excess SREC Proceeds;

provided, that the distributions described in Section 5.2(E)(i) shall not be permitted if either an Event of Default or Potential Default would result therefrom unless all outstanding Obligations (other than contingent liabilities for which no claims have been asserted) have been irrevocably paid in full with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any related Liquidation Fees; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 5.2(E) shall prohibit or limit any Financing Fund Contributions.

 

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(F) Mergers, Etc. Merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, any Person, except in connection with the acquisition or sale of Solar Assets or Solar Asset Owner Member Interests and similar property pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement, in connection with a Takeout Transaction or an acquisition or sale where all Obligations have been paid in full with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any related Liquidation Fees.

(G) Investments. Make any investment of capital in any Person either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfer or otherwise or acquire or agree to acquire by any manner any business of any Person except pursuant to the transactions contemplated herein and in the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents or the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

(H) Change in Organizational Documents. Amend, modify or otherwise change any of the terms or provisions in its organizational documents as in effect on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date (i) if such amendment, modification or change is immaterial, without the consent of the Administrative Agent or (ii) if such amendment, modification or change is material, without the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders.

(I) Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with any of its Affiliates, except (i) the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents, the Tax Equity Financing Documents or any similar conveyance agreement entered into in connection with a Takeout Transaction or SAP Transfer, (ii) any other transactions (including the lease of office space or computer equipment or software by the Borrower from an Affiliate and the sharing of employees and employee resources and benefits) (a) in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted hereunder, (b) pursuant to the reasonable requirements and purposes of the Borrower’s business, (c) upon fair and reasonable terms (and, to the extent material, pursuant to written agreements) that are consistent with market terms for any such transaction, and (d) permitted by Section 5.2(B), Section 5.2(C), Section 5.2(E) or Section 5.2(F), (iii) employment and severance arrangements and health, disability and similar insurance or benefit plans between the Borrower and its directors, officers, employees in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, consultants, officers and employees of any parent entity of the Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower.

(J) Addition, Termination or Substitution of Accounts. Add, terminate or substitute, or consent to the addition, termination or substitution of, the Collection Account, the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the SAP Lockbox Account (including any termination, revocation or substitution of the standing instructions to sweep amounts on deposit in the SAP Lockbox Account into the SAP Revenue Account on a daily basis

 

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as set forth in Section 4.1(G)), the SAP Revenue Account or the Takeout Transaction Account unless the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders shall have consented thereto after having received at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower neither has nor shall have any control over the Collection Account, the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the SAP Lockbox Account, the SAP Revenue Account or the Takeout Transaction Account. For the avoidance of doubt, any Financing Fund Contributions shall not be controlled or distributed through the Paying Agent Accounts.

(K) Collections. (i) Deposit at any time Collections into any bank account other than in accordance with Section 5.1(R), (ii) make any change to the payment instructions to a Financing Fund, a Managing Member or SAP in respect of the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests to any other destination other than the Collection Account, (iii) make any change to the payment instructions to any Hedged SREC Counterparty or direct any Hedged SREC Counterparty to make any Hedged SREC Payments to go to any destination other than the Collection Account, or (iv) permit the assets of any Person (other than the Borrower) to be deposited into the Collection Account.

(L) Amendments to Transaction Documents. (x) Without the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to Section 10.2, amend, modify or otherwise change any of the terms or provisions of any Transaction Document other than (i) supplements identifying Solar Assets and/or Solar Asset Owner Member Interests to be transferred in accordance with the Sale and Contribution Agreement, (ii) supplements identifying Solar Assets to be financed in connection with each Funding Date, (iii) amendments, supplements or other changes in accordance with the terms of the applicable Transaction Document, the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents or Tax Equity Financing Document, and (iv) amendments, supplements or other changes with respect to exhibits and schedules to any Transaction Document, the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents or Tax Equity Financing Document that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value, enforceability, or collectability of the Collateral or adversely affect Collections and (y) without the consent of the Majority Class B Lenders, amend, modify or otherwise change the Parent Guaranty or Section 8 of the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

(M) Bankruptcy of Tax Equity Parties. Without the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, cause the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against a Tax Equity Party.

(N) SRECs. The Borrower shall not acquire SRECs directly or indirectly from a Financing Fund unless such acquisition (i) is pursuant to distribution of such SRECs from such Financing Fund, (ii) does not require the Borrower to purchase such SRECs or otherwise make any conveyance in exchange for such SRECs and (iii) is made pursuant to documentation acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(O) Tax Sharing Agreement. Neither SEI nor any of its subsidiaries, including the Borrower, will enter into a tax sharing or other agreement for the use of the tax assets of its consolidated group while the Advances or the Commitments are outstanding. The Borrower shall not be required to make any payments to SEI or any other member of a consolidated group for the use of any tax attribute, including NOLs, while the Advances or the Commitments are outstanding.

(P) Tax Treatment. No election will be made to treat the Borrower as other than a corporation for U.S. federal income tax, and applicable state and local tax, purposes.

Section 5.3 Covenants Regarding the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests. The Borrower covenants and agrees, that, until all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due) hereunder have been paid in full, the Borrower shall:

(A) determine whether or not to exercise each Purchase Option in accordance with the Purchase Standard. The Borrower will make such determination, and if it determines to do so, will exercise such Purchase Option, no later than sixty (60) days following the related Call Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Financing Fund LLCA. Such determination will take into account whether sufficient funds are available in the Supplemental Reserve Account to pay the related Purchase Option Price, and if such funds are not then available in the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Borrower shall make a determination, in accordance with the Purchase Standard, whether to exercise such Purchase Option as soon thereafter as such funds are available in the Supplemental Reserve Account. Upon the Borrower’s exercise and completion of a Purchase Option or exercise and completion of a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right by the related Tax Equity Investor, the Borrower shall (i) instruct the related Financing Fund to pay all distributions to be made by such Financing Fund to the Borrower in respect of the Managing Member Interests and the Tax Equity Investor Interests directly to the Collection Account and deliver to the Administrative Agent the original certificate of the related Managing Member Interests and the related Tax Equity Investor Interests together with instruments of transfer executed in blank, (ii) cause the Managing Members to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Accession Agreement to the Pledge Agreement covering the Tax Equity Investor Interest acquired pursuant to the Purchase Option or the Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, as applicable, and (iii) cause the Managing Members to amend the related Financing Fund LLCA to require such Financing Fund to have at all times an Independent Director;

(B) (x) cause the Managing Members (i) to cause each Financing Fund to make all Managing Member Distributions directly to the Collection Account and (ii) to deliver to the Administrative Agent for deposit into the Collection Account any Managing Member Distributions received by the Managing Members and (y) cause SAP to (i) make all SAP Distributions directly to the Collection Account and (ii) to deliver to the Administrative Agent for deposit into the Collection Account any SAP Distributions received by SAP;

(C) cause each of the Managing Members and SAP (i) to comply with the provisions of its operating agreement and (ii) not to take any action that would cause the Managing Members to violate the provisions of the related Financing Fund LLCA;

 

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(D) cause each of the Managing Members and SAP to maintain all material licenses and permits required to carry on its business as now conducted and in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders;

(E) not permit or consent to the admission of any new member of the Managing Members or SAP other than a successor independent member in accordance with the provisions of their respective operating agreements;

(F) cause the Managing Members not to permit or consent to the admission of any new member of a Financing Fund other than pursuant to the exercise of a Purchase Option by the Managing Member or the exercise of a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right by the related Tax Equity Investor;

(G) (i) cause the Managing Members not to make any material amendment to a Tax Equity Financing Document that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (ii) cause the Managing Members and SAP not to make any material amendment to their respective operating agreements that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders;

(H) cause the Managing Members on their own behalf and on behalf of each Financing Fund (i) to comply with and enforce the provisions of the Tax Loss Insurance Policies and (ii) not to consent to any amendment to a Tax Loss Insurance Policy to the extent that such amendment could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders;

(I) cause the Managing Members to cause each Financing Fund to comply with the provisions of each respective Financing Fund LLCA in all material respects and not take any action that would violate the provisions of such Financing Fund LLCA in any material respect;

(J) cause the Managing Members to cause each Financing Fund and cause the Managing Members and SAP to maintain all material licenses and permits required to carry on its business as now conducted and in accordance with the provisions of the SAP Financing Documents, the SAP NTP Financing Documents and the Tax Equity Financing Documents, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders;

(K) cause the Managing Members to cause the related Financing Funds not to incur any indebtedness or sell, dispose of or other encumber any of its assets other than, in each case, as permitted by (i) the Transaction Documents, (ii) with respect to each related Financing Fund, the applicable Tax Equity Financing Documents as in effect with respect to such Financing Fund as of the date the Borrower acquired the applicable Managing Member of such Financing Fund in accordance with Section 3.3 (solely to the extent the Managing Member of any such Financing Fund can effect such action on behalf of such Financing Fund without the consent of the related Tax Equity Investor) and (iii) with respect to each related Financing Fund, the ITC Transfer Agreements;

 

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(L) cause the Managing Members to obtain the consent of the Administrative Agent for (i) any Major Actions to be taken (other than amendments to Tax Equity Financing Documents, which shall be governed by Section 5.3(G)(i)) or (ii) any action that could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; and

(M) cause the Managing Members on their own behalf and on behalf of each Financing Fund to not enter into any ITC Transfer Agreement without the consent of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE VI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 6.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following specified events shall constitute an event of default under this Agreement (each, an “Event of Default”):

(A) Non-Payment. (i) The Borrower shall fail to make any required payment of principal (excluding any payment required to be made to cure a Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency during the Amortization Period) or interest when due hereunder (excluding Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amounts, Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amounts and Additional Interest Distribution Amounts during the Amortization Period) and such failure shall continue unremedied for two (2) Business Days after the day such payment is due or (ii) the Borrower shall fail to pay the Aggregate Outstanding Advances by the Maturity Date, or (iii) the Borrower shall fail to make any required payment on any other Obligation when due hereunder or under any other Transaction Document and such failure under this sub-clause (iii) shall continue unremedied for five (5) Business Days after the earlier of (a) written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (b) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtained knowledge of such failure.

(B) Representations. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower (other than pursuant to Section 4.1(U) hereof or, with respect to the Parent only, Section 4.1(L) hereof), a Seller, TEP Resources, the Parent, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members or SAP herein or in any other Transaction Document (after giving effect to any qualification as to materiality set forth therein, if any) shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect when made and such defect, to the extent it is capable of being cured, is not cured within thirty (30) days from the earlier of (i) the date of receipt by the Borrower, the Parent, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members or SAP, as the case may be, of written notice from the Administrative Agent of such failure by the Borrower, the Parent, the Facility Administrator, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Managing Members or SAP, as the case may be, or (ii) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Parent, the Facility Administrator, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Managing Members or SAP, as the case may be, obtained knowledge of such failure.

 

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(C) Covenants. The Borrower, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members or SAP shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document which has not been cured within thirty (30) days from the earlier of (i) the date of receipt by the Borrower, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Facility Administrator, the Managing Members or SAP, as the case may be, of written notice from the Administrative Agent of such failure by the Borrower, the Parent, the Facility Administrator, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Managing Members or SAP, as the case may be, or (ii) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Parent, the Facility Administrator, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Managing Members or SAP, as the case may be, obtained knowledge of such failure.

(D) Validity of Transaction Documents. This Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, cease to be (i) in full force and effect and/or (ii) the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of a Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower, the Parent, the Facility Administrator, a Managing Member or SAP.

(E) Insolvency Event. An Insolvency Event shall have occurred with respect to Parent, a Seller, TEP Resources, Borrower, the Facility Administrator, a Managing Member, SAP or a Financing Fund.

(F) Breach of Parent Guaranty; Failure to Pay Liquidated Damages Amounts. Any failure by Parent to perform under the Parent Guaranty; provided that a breach by Parent of the Financial Covenants is not an Event of Default hereunder, or any failure of a Seller or TEP Resources to pay Liquidated Damages Amounts pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

(G) ERISA Event. Either (i) any ERISA Event shall have occurred or (ii) the assets of the Borrower become subject to Title I of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, or, by reason of any investment in the Borrower by any governmental plan, as the case may be, any other federal, state, or local provision similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(H) Borrowing Base Deficiency. A Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency or, during the Availability Period, a Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency continues for more than two (2) Business Days.

(I) Security Interest. The Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, ceases to have a first priority perfected security interest in Collateral having a value in excess of the lesser of 1.00% of the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance and $1,000,000 and such failure shall continue unremedied for more than five (5) Business Days unless such Liens with a higher priority than the Administrative Agent’s Liens are Permitted Liens or Permitted Equity Liens; provided that if such cessation in security interest is due to Administrative Agent’s actions, then no Event of Default shall be deemed to occur under this Section 6.1(I).

(J) Judgments. There shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied, and unstayed for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, any final non-appealable judgment against any Relevant Party in excess of $250,000, in each case over and above the amount of insurance coverage available from a financially sound insurer that has not denied coverage.

 

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(K) 1940 Act. Any Relevant Party becomes, or becomes controlled by, an entity required to register as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act.

(L) Hedging. (i) Failure of the Borrower to maintain Hedge Agreements satisfying the Hedge Requirements (except to the extent such failure is solely a result of a Hedge Counterparty ceasing to be a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty, which shall be governed by clause (ii) of this Section 6.1(L)) and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days or (ii) any Hedge Counterparty ceases to be a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty and such Hedge Counterparty is not replaced with a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty within twenty (20) Business Days.

(M) Change of Control. The occurrence of a Change of Control.

(N) Financing Fund Material Adverse Effect. The occurrence of any event that results in a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Financing Fund LLCA) with respect to a Managing Member or a Financing Fund.

(O) Replacement of Manager. The Manager resigns, removed or is replaced under a Management Agreement or a Servicing Agreement and, in each case, a replacement Manager, acceptable to the Administrative Agent has not accepted an appointment under such agreement within sixty (60) days of such resignation or removal.

(P) Parent Material Adverse Effect. A representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.1(L) hereof regarding the Parent shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect when made and such defect, to the extent it is capable of being cured, is not cured within ninety (90) days from the earlier of the date of receipt by the Borrower of written notice from the Administrative Agent of such failure by the Borrower.

(Q) Resignation or Removal of Managing Member. A Managing Member resigns or is removed under a Financing Fund LLCA.

Section 6.2 Remedies. If any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent (i) may, in its discretion, or (ii) shall, upon the written request of the Majority Lenders (or, with respect to paragraph (D) below, in the event that proceeds of such foreclosure or liquidation are less than the aggregate amount of all Class A Obligations then outstanding, upon the written direction of Class A Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Class A Advances equal to or exceeding eighty percent (80.0%) of all Class A Advances (other than Class A Advances to Defaulting Lenders) then outstanding), by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower in any manner permitted under applicable law:

(A) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately without any other notice of any kind;

 

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(B) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of the Class A Advances, the Class B Advances and all other Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided, that, upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Borrower, the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of the Advances and all other Obligations owing hereunder shall be immediately due and payable without any notice to the Borrower or Lenders;

(C) if the Facility Administrator is Sunnova Management, replace the Facility Administrator with a Successor Facility Administrator in accordance with the Facility Administration Agreement; and/or

(D) foreclose on and liquidate the Collateral or to the extent permitted by the Tax Equity Financing Documents, the Solar Assets owned by a Financing Fund, and pursue all other remedies available under the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents, subject to the terms of the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

Section 6.3 Class B Buyout Option.

(A) The Administrative Agent shall provide prompt written notice (the “Triggering Event Notice”) to the Class B Lenders if an Event of Default shall have occurred and (i) the Administrative Agent shall have declared the Class A Advances, the Class B Advances and all other Obligations hereunder and thereunder immediately due and payable, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have commenced enforcement proceedings against the Borrower and the Collateral or (iii) an Event of Default shall be continuing for sixty (60) days and the Administrative Agent shall not have commenced enforcement proceedings against the Borrower and the Collateral; provided, however, that, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to send to the Class B Lenders more than one (1) Triggering Event Notice in respect of any single event or occurrence as to which such notice relates. The Triggering Event Notice shall include the bank account information for payment of the Class B Buyout Amount and the following (including supporting detail) without duplication: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Class A Advances, interest and fees with respect thereto (but excluding any prepayment fees or penalties), the fees, expenses and indemnities due the Administrative Agent, and all other Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders then outstanding and unpaid and (ii) the Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders expected to accrue through the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date (provided that any such amounts that are not earned or actually due and owing as of the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date shall not be required to be paid on the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date) and (iii) the amount of all liabilities that have been incurred by the Borrower under Section 10.5 to the Class A Lenders (such amounts in clause (iii), the “Class A Indemnified Liabilities”, and such amounts in clauses (i) through (iii), collectively, “Estimated Class B Buyout Amount”).

(B) The Class B Lenders shall have the option (the “Class B Buyout Option”), exercised by delivery of a written notice to the Administrative Agent (a “Class B Buyout Notice”), to purchase all (but not less than all) of the aggregate principal amount of the Class A Advances, together with interest and fees due with respect thereto, and all other Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders (collectively, the “Class B Purchase Rights”). Unless the

 

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Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Majority Lenders), in each case, agrees in writing to a longer time period, the Class B Purchase Right shall be exercisable by any one or more Class B Lenders for a period of ten (10) Business Days, commencing on the date on which the Administrative Agent provides the Triggering Event Notice (each such date, a “Class B Purchase Right Termination Date”). The Class A Lenders shall retain all rights to be indemnified or held harmless by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement with respect to any contingent claims for indemnification or cost reimbursement that are not paid as part of the Class B Buyout Amount. Prior to the applicable Class B Purchase Right Termination Date, any one or more Class B Lenders may exercise the Class B Purchase Right (each, a “Buyout Class B Lender”) by delivering the Class B Buyout Notice, which notice (i) shall be irrevocable (unless the final Class B Buyout Amount is more than $[***] higher than the Estimated Class B Buyout Amount set forth in the Triggering Event Notice, in which case such Class B Buyout Notice may be revoked in the sole and absolute discretion of the applicable Class B Lender at any time prior to the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date), (ii) shall state that each such Class B Lender is electing to exercise the Class B Purchase Rights (ratably based on the aggregate Class B Commitments of the Non-Conduit Lenders related to each Buyout Class B Lender over the aggregate Class B Commitments of the Non-Conduit Lenders related to all Buyout Class B Lenders or such other allocation as the related Class B Lenders shall agree) and (iii) shall specify the date on which such right is to be exercised by such Class B Lenders (such date, the “Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date”), which date shall be a Business Day not more than fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice(s).

(C) On the Business Day prior to the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Buyout Class B Lender a written notice specifying (without duplication) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class A Advances, interest and fees with respect thereto (but excluding any prepayment fees or penalties) and all other Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders then outstanding and unpaid as of the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date and, subject to and in accordance with Section 10.5, Class A Indemnified Liabilities then outstanding and unpaid of which it is then aware (collectively, the “Class B Buyout Amount”). On the Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date, the Administrative Agent shall cause the Class A Lenders to sell, and the Class A Lenders shall sell, to the Buyout Class B Lenders their respective pro rata portions of the Class B Buyout Amounts, and such Class B Lenders shall purchase from the Class A Lenders, at their respective pro rata portions of the Class B Buyout Amount, all of the Class A Advances. The Class A Lenders shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent in effectuating such sales of their respective Class A Advances.

(D) Upon the date of such purchase and sale, each Buyout Class B Lender shall (i) pay to the Class A Lenders its pro rata portion of the Class B Buyout Amount therefor and (ii) agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Class A Lenders from and against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel and indemnification) arising out of any claim asserted by a third party as a direct result of any acts by the Buyout Class B Lenders occurring after the date of such purchase (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any Class A Lender seeking indemnification). The Class B Buyout Amount and other sums shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the

 

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bank account set forth in the Triggering Event Notice. In connection with the foregoing purchase, accrued and unpaid interest on the Class A Advances shall be calculated through the Business Day on which such purchase and sale shall occur if the amounts so paid by the Buyout Class B Lenders to the bank account designated by the Class A Lenders are received in such account prior to at before 1:00 P.M., New York time and interest shall be calculated to and include the next Business Day if the amounts so paid by the Buyout Class B Lenders to the bank account designated by the Class A Lenders are received in such account later than 1:00 P.M., New York time.

(E) Any purchase pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by the Class A Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Person as to the Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders or otherwise and without recourse to the Class A Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Person, except that the Class A Lenders shall represent and warrant: (i) the amount of Class A Advances being purchased and that the purchase price and other sums payable by the Buyout Class B Lenders are true, correct and accurate amounts, (ii) that the Class A Lenders shall convey all right, title and interest in and to the Class A Advances free and clear of any Liens of the Class A Lenders or created or suffered to exist by the Class A Lenders, (iii) as to the absence of any claims made or threatened in writing against the Class A Lenders related to the Class A Advances, and (iv) the Class A Lenders are duly authorized to assign the Class A Advances.

Section 6.4 Sale of Collateral. (A) The power to effect any sale of any portion of the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to this Article VI, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the SAP Lockbox Account Control Agreement shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales as to any portion of the Collateral remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until all Collateral shall have been sold or until all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due) hereunder have been paid in full. The Administrative Agent acting on its own or through an agent, may from time to time postpone any sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such sale.

(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, but subject in all events to clause (v) of this Section 6.4(B), if the Administrative Agent (acting at the written direction of the Majority Lenders) elects to solicit and accept bids in connection with, and to sell or dispose of, the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall deliver a notice (a “Collateral Sale Notice”) of such sale to the Borrower and the Lenders. The date of the intended sale of Collateral (the “Intended Collateral Sale Date”) need not be specified in the Collateral Sale Notice but shall be a date after the related Class B Purchase Right Termination Date described in Section 6.3(B). The Collateral Sale Notice shall include the following (including supporting detail) without duplication: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Class A Advances, interest and fees with respect thereto (but excluding any prepayment fees or penalties), the fees, expenses and indemnities due the Administrative Agent, and all other Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders then outstanding and unpaid, (ii) the Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders expected to accrue through the Intended Collateral Sale Date (provided that any such amounts that are not earned or actually due and owing as of the Intended Collateral Sale Date shall not be required to be paid on the Intended Collateral Sale Date) and (iii) the amount of Class A Indemnified Liabilities. Following receipt of the Collateral Sale Notice:

 

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(i) The Class B Lenders shall have the right to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Collateral (the “Class B Collateral Purchase Right”) at a price equal to (without duplication) the aggregate principal amount of the Class A Advances, interest and fees with respect thereto (but excluding any prepayment fees or penalties), the fees, expenses and indemnities due the Administrative Agent, and all other Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders then outstanding and unpaid as of the Intended Collateral Sale Date and, subject to and in accordance with Section 10.5, Class A Indemnified Liabilities then outstanding and unpaid of which it is then aware (collectively, the “Class B Collateral Purchase Amount”). If any Class B Lender desires to exercise its Class B Collateral Purchase Right, it shall send a written notice (a “Class B Collateral Exercise Notice”) to the Administrative Agent no later than the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of the Collateral Sale Notice (the “Class B Collateral Exercise Deadline”) irrevocably and unconditionally agreeing to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Collateral on a Business Day which is no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day following delivery of its Class B Collateral Exercise Notice (the “Class B Collateral Purchase Date”) at a price equal to the Class B Collateral Purchase Amount.

(ii) If the Administrative Agent receives only one Class B Collateral Exercise Notice prior to the Class B Collateral Exercise Deadline, then the Class B Lender who delivered such Class B Collateral Exercise Notice shall be deemed to have exercised the Class B Collateral Purchase Right and shall be obligated to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Collateral on the Class B Collateral Purchase Date on terms and at a price equal to the Class B Collateral Purchase Amount.

(iii) If the Administrative Agent receives more than one Class B Collateral Exercise Notice prior to the Class B Collateral Exercise Deadline (the senders of such Class B Collateral Exercise Notice, each a “Bidder”), the Administrative Agent shall schedule a meeting or conference call (the “Final Auction”) for 10:00 A.M. (or such other time as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Bidder) on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the Class B Collateral Purchase Date. At such meeting or on such call, each Bidder shall be entitled to make one or more irrevocable and unconditional bids to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Collateral on the Class B Collateral Purchase Date at an all cash price greater than the Class B Collateral Purchase Amount. The Final Auction shall conclude upon the earlier of (a) the time when all Bidders (other than the Bidder who made the then highest bid) confirm they will not make any further bids and (b) thirty (30) minutes having elapsed since the making of the then highest bid. The Bidder that has made the highest bid when the Final Auction has concluded shall be deemed to have exercised the Class B Collateral Purchase Right and shall be obligated irrevocably and unconditionally to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Collateral on the Class B Collateral Purchase Date at a price equal to such highest bid.

 

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(iv) If the Administrative Agent receives no Class B Collateral Exercise Notice prior to the Class B Collateral Exercise Deadline or the sale of the Collateral is for any reason not consummated on the Class B Collateral Purchase Date, the Class B Collateral Purchase Right shall terminate automatically without notice or any action required on the part of any Person and the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, proceed with a sale of the Collateral (or rights or interests therein), at one or more public or private sales as permitted by law. Each of the Lenders may bid on and purchase the Collateral (or rights or interest therein) at such a sale.

(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.4(B), the Majority Lenders agree not to instruct the Administrative Agent to solicit and accept bids in connection with, or to sell or dispose of, the Collateral following the occurrence of an Event of Default unless and until (i) no Class B Lender shall have duly delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.3 a Class B Buyout Notice for such Class B Lender on or prior to the related Class B Purchase Right Termination Date or (ii) the Class B Lenders who have delivered timely Class B Buyout Notice(s) shall have failed to pay the Class B Buyout Amount for such Class B Lender in full on the related Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date all in accordance with Section 6.3.

(C) If the Class B Lenders do not elect to exercise the Class B Collateral Purchase Right prior to the Class B Collateral Exercise Deadline, then the Administrative Agent shall sell the Collateral as otherwise set forth in this Section 6.4 and pursuant to the other Transaction Documents. The Class B Lenders shall also have the right to bid for and purchase the Collateral offered for sale at a public auction conducted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 6.4 and the other Transaction Documents and, upon compliance with the terms of any such sale, may hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability therefor. Any Class B Lender purchasing Collateral at such a sale may set off the purchase price of such property against amounts owing to it in payment of such purchase price up to the full amount owing to it so long as the cash portion of such purchase price equals or exceeds either the (x) cash portion of the next highest bidder in such auction or (y) amount required to pay off the Class A Obligations in full.

(D) Unless otherwise stipulated at the time of sale, the Collateral or any portion thereof are to be sold on an “as is-where is” basis.

(E) The Administrative Agent shall incur no liability as a result of the sale (whether public or private) of the Collateral or any part thereof at any sale pursuant to this Agreement conducted in a commercially reasonable manner and at the written direction of the Majority Lenders. Each of the Borrower and the Secured Parties hereby agrees that in respect of any sale of any of the Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of Applicable Laws, or in order to obtain any required approval of the sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority, and the Borrower and the Secured Parties further agree that such compliance shall not, in and of itself, result in such sale being considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, nor shall the Administrative Agent be liable or accountable to the Borrower or the Secured Parties for any discount allowed by reason of the fact that the Collateral or any part thereof is sold in compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

 

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ARTICLE VII

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND FUNDING AGENTS

Section 7.1 Appointment; Nature of Relationship. The Administrative Agent is appointed by the Funding Agents and the Lenders (and by each Hedge Counterparty by execution of a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty Joinder, if applicable) as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under each other Transaction Document, and each of the Funding Agents and the Lenders and each such Hedge Counterparty irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the contractual representative of such Funding Agent and such Lender and such Hedge Counterparty with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article VII. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.9, the provisions of this Article VII are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provision. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Administrative Agent,” it is expressly understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Funding Agent or Lender or any Hedge Counterparty by reason of this Agreement and that the Administrative Agent is merely acting as the representative of the Funding Agents, the Lenders and each Hedge Counterparty with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. In its capacity as the Funding Agents’, the Lenders’ and each Hedge Counterparty’s contractual representative, the Administrative Agent (A) does not have any implied duties and does not assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Funding Agents, the Lenders or any Hedge Counterparty, (B) is a “representative” of the Funding Agents, the Lenders and each Hedge Counterparty within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York, and (C) is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Each of the Funding Agents, the Lenders and the Hedge Counterparties agree to assert no claim against the Administrative Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Funding Agent, each Lender and each Hedge Counterparty waives.

Section 7.2 Powers.

(A) Each Funding Agent, Lender and Hedge Counterparty authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on such Funding Agent’s, Lender’s or Hedge Counterparty’s behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents. The Administrative Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. The Administrative Agent shall not have, by reason hereof or in any of the other Transaction Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Funding Agent, Lender or Hedge Counterparty; and nothing herein or any of the other Transaction Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Transaction Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

 

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(B) The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Transaction Document as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term “Lender” shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, with the Borrower or any of its Affiliates in which such Person is not prohibited hereby from engaging with any other Person.

(C) In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Advance shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Advances and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Funding Agents, the Hedge Counterparties and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Funding Agents and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Funding Agents, the Hedge Counterparties and the Administrative Agent under Section 10.6) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender, Funding Agent and Hedge Counterparty to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Funding Agents and the Hedge Counterparties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 10.6.

 

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Section 7.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Borrower, any Funding Agent, any Lender or any Hedge Counterparty for any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents except to the extent such action or inaction is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely from (A) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person or (B) breach of contract by such Person with respect to the Transaction Documents. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Transaction Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from the Lenders as directed by the terms of this Agreement or other Transaction Document, or, in the absence of such direction, the Majority Lenders, and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders and on all holders of Loan Notes. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Transaction Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action; (ii) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Class A Loan Note, Class B Loan Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, statement, paper, communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of counsel, accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it with due care; and (iii) no Lender, Funding Agent or Hedge Counterparty shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the instructions or with the consent of the applicable Lenders.

Section 7.4 No Responsibility for Certain Matters. The Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be responsible to any Funding Agent, any Lender or any Hedge Counterparty for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or Parent or their respective affiliates to the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, any Lender or any Hedge Counterparty in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or Parent or their respective affiliates to the Administrative Agent or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall the Administrative Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Transaction Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Advances or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential Default or to make any disclosures with

 

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respect to the foregoing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation whatsoever to make, verify, or recompute any numerical information or other calculations under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including any numerical information and other calculations included in any Borrowing Base Certificate, Facility Administrator Report or otherwise, and the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability to confirm, verify or review the contents, and shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content, of any documents, certificates or opinions delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability to determine whether any Solar Asset is an Eligible Solar Asset or to inspect the Solar Assets at any time or ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the Borrower’s, the Facility Administrator’s or the Parent’s or any of their respective affiliate’s representations, warranties or covenants. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Advances or the component amounts thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Funding Agent, any Lender or any Hedge Counterparty for the perfection or priority of any of the Liens on any of the Collateral, or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, legality, enforceability, collectability, or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, or for the financial condition of any guarantor of any or all of the Obligations, the Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of Advances that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountant or experts.

Section 7.5 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Transaction Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may execute any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article VII shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facility as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 7.6 The Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification. Each Non-Conduit Lender, ratably, based on the Class A Lender Group Percentages and the Class B Lender Group Percentages, as applicable, severally agrees to indemnify each of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees and agents of the Administrative Agent (each, an “Indemnitee Agent Party”), to the extent that such

 

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Indemnitee Agent Party shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower, (A) for any reasonable and documented expenses incurred by such Indemnitee Agent Party on behalf of the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administrations and enforcement of the Transaction Documents and (B) for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee Agent Party in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Indemnitee Agent Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNITEE AGENT PARTY; provided, no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Indemnitee Agent Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to any Indemnitee Agent Party for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Indemnitee Agent Party, be insufficient or become impaired, such Indemnitee Agent Party may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided further, that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s pro rata share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Advances of all Lenders; and provided, further, this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.

Section 7.7 [Reserved].

Section 7.8 Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower in connection with Advances hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of a Lender or, except as otherwise required in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, to provide such Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Advances or at any time or times thereafter, and the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or the Parent to a Lender.

 

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Section 7.9 Successor Administrative Agent.

(A) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders, the Funding Agents, each Hedge Counterparty, the Verification Agent, the Paying Agent and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders and the Borrower shall have the right to appoint a successor agent. If no such successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and the Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Majority Lenders and the Borrower), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the Funding Agents, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Administrative Agent Resignation Effective Date. Upon appointment of a successor Administrative Agent such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent and references herein to the Administrative Agent shall mean such successor Administrative Agent, effective upon its appointment; and such former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties in such capacity shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder in such capacity, the provisions of this Article VII and Section 2.17, Section 2.12, Section 10.5 and Section 10.6 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

(B) If the Administrative Agent ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of any Lender hereunder, or becomes a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition thereof, the Majority Lenders shall have the right to terminate the Administrative Agent upon ten (10) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Funding Agents, each Hedge Counterparty, the Verification Agent, the Paying Agent and the Borrower, and the Majority Lenders and the Borrower shall have the right to replace the Administrative Agent with a successor of their choosing. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and the Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Majority Lenders and the Borrower) (the “Administrative Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Administrative Agent Removal Effective Date. Upon appointment of a successor Administrative Agent such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent and references herein to the Administrative Agent shall mean such successor Administrative Agent, effective upon its appointment; and such former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties in such capacity shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After any terminated Administrative Agent’s termination hereunder as such agent, the provisions of this Article VII and Section 2.17, Section 2.12, Section 10.5 and Section 10.6 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

(C) [Reserved].

 

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(D) If (i) the Class A Commitments of the Lenders in the Atlas Lender Group have expired or terminated and all Obligations due and owing to the Class A Lenders in the Atlas Lender Group have been reduced to zero or (ii) any Class B Lender or Lenders elect to purchase and does purchase all Class A Advances funded by the Class A Lenders pursuant to Section 6.3 on the date on which circumstance described in either preceding clause (i) or (ii) occurs, Atlas (or its successor or assign under this Agreement) shall assign, at the direction of the Majority Lenders, to the Person specified by the Majority Lenders, and such assignee shall assume (and shall be deemed to have assumed) all of Atlas’ (or its successor or assign’s) rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, without further act or deed on the part of the Administrative Agent (or such other Person) or any of the other parties to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that the provisions of this Article VII and Section 2.17, Section 2.12, Section 10.5 and Section 10.6 of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit of Atlas (or its successor or assign) as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent.

Section 7.10 Transaction Documents; Further Assurances.

(A) Each Non-Conduit Lender, each Funding Agent and each Hedge Counterparty authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and each Lender, each Funding Agent and each Hedge Counterparty authorizes the Administrative Agent to take all action contemplated by such documents in its capacity as Administrative Agent. Each Lender, each Funding Agent and each Hedge Counterparty agrees that no Lender, no Funding Agent and no Hedge Counterparty, respectively, shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by any Transaction Document or to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, it being understood and agreed that the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, the Funding Agents and the Hedge Counterparties upon the terms of the Transaction Documents (including Section 6.2), provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit:

(i) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents;

(ii) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.7 (subject to the terms thereof); or

(iii) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law; provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, then (x) the Majority Lenders shall have the rights otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.2 and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 10.7, any Lender may, with the consent of the Majority Lenders, enforce any rights or remedies available to it and as authorized by the Majority Lenders.

 

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(B) Any Funding Agent may (in their sole discretion and expense), at any time, have their Advances rated by Moody’s, S&P, DBRS, Inc., A.M. Best or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. Any such rating shall not be a condition precedent to closing the credit facility or the making of the Advances as set forth in this Agreement. The Borrower, Sunnova Management, and the Parent shall provide reasonable assistance to obtain such rating. For the avoidance of doubt, any such rating shall not be a condition precedent to the exercise of any rights of the Borrower or Sunnova Management under this Agreement. Any costs or fees associated with the rating of the Advances shall be borne by the Funding Agent and the Lenders.

(C) Each Lender, by funding an Advance, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Transaction Document and each other document required to be approved by the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, any Lender or any Hedge Counterparty, as applicable, on the Original Closing Date or any Funding Date.

Section 7.11 Collateral Review.

(A) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and/or its designated agent may not more than one (1) time during any given twelve (12) month period (at the expense of the Borrower), upon notice, perform (i) reviews of the Facility Administrator’s and/or Borrower’s business operations and (ii) audits of the Collateral, in all cases, the scope of which shall be determined by the Administrative Agent.

(B) After the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or its designated agent may, in its sole discretion regarding frequency (at the expense of the Borrower), upon reasonable notice, perform (i) reviews of the Facility Administrator’s and/or Borrower’s business operations and (ii) audits or any other review of the Collateral, in all cases, the scope of which shall be determined by the Administrative Agent.

(C) The results of any review conducted in accordance with this Section 7.11 shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders.

Section 7.12 Funding Agent Appointment; Nature of Relationship.

(A) Each Funding Agent is appointed by the Lenders in its Lender Group as their agent hereunder, and such Lenders irrevocably authorize such Funding Agent to act as the contractual representative of such Lenders with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents. Each Funding Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article VII. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Funding Agent,” it is expressly understood and agreed that no Funding Agent shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement and that each Funding Agent is merely acting as the representative of the Lenders in its Lender Group with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. In its capacity as the related Lenders’ contractual representative, each

 

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Funding Agent (A) does not have any implied duties and does not assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders, (B) is a “representative” of the Lenders in its Lender Group within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York and (C) is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Each of the Lenders agrees to assert no claim against their Funding Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Lender waives.

(B) The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon any Funding Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. Each Person serving as Funding Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Transaction Document as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term “Lender” shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include such Funding Agent in its individual capacity. Each Funding Agent may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, with the Borrower or any of their Affiliates in which such Person is not prohibited hereby from engaging with any other Person.

Section 7.13 Funding Agent Powers. Each Lender authorizes the Funding Agent in its Lender Group to take such action on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to the Funding Agents by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Funding Agents shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents. The Funding Agents may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. The Funding Agents shall not have, by reason hereof or in any of the other Transaction Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or any of the other Transaction Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Funding Agents any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Transaction Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

Section 7.14 Funding Agent Exculpatory Provisions. Neither any Funding Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender for any action taken or omitted by such Funding Agent under or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents except to the extent such action or inaction is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely from (A) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person or (B) breach of contract by such Person with respect to the Transaction Documents. Each Funding Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Transaction Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Funding Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from each of the Lenders in its

 

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Lender Group as directed by the terms of this Agreement or other Transaction Document, and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all such Lenders. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Funding Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Transaction Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders in its Lender Group pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action; (ii) each Funding Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Loan Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, statement, paper, communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of counsel, accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it with due care; and (iii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Funding Agents as a result of such Funding Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the instructions or with the consent of the applicable Lenders.

Section 7.15 No Funding Agent Responsibility for Certain Matters. Neither any Funding Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or Parent or their respective affiliates to the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, any Lender or any Hedge Counterparty in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or Parent or their respective affiliates to such Funding Agent or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Funding Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Transaction Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Advances or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential Default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Funding Agents shall have no duty or obligation whatsoever to make, verify, or recompute any numerical information or other calculations under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including any numerical information and other calculations included in any Borrowing Base Certificate, Facility Administrator Report or otherwise, and the Funding Agents shall have no duty or liability to confirm, verify or review the contents, and shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content, of any documents, certificates or opinions delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. In addition, the Funding Agents shall have no duty or liability to determine whether any Solar Asset is an Eligible Solar Asset or to inspect the Solar Assets at any time or ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the Borrower’s, the Facility Administrator’s or the Parent’s or any of their respective affiliate’s representations, warranties or covenants. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Funding Agents shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of

 

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the amount of outstanding Advances or the component amounts thereof. The Funding Agents shall not be responsible to any Lender for the perfection or priority of any of the Liens on any of the Collateral, or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, legality, enforceability, collectability, or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, or for the financial condition of any guarantor of any or all of the Obligations, the Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of Advances that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Funding Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender in its respective Lender Group unless the Funding Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance. The Funding Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountant or experts.

Section 7.16 Funding Agent Delegation of Duties. Each Funding Agent may execute any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Transaction Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Funding Agent. Each Funding Agent and any such sub-agent may execute any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article VII shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of a Funding Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facility as well as activities as a Funding Agent. No Funding Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that such Funding Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

Section 7.17 Funding Agents Reimbursement and Indemnification. Each Non-Conduit Lender in each Lender Group, ratably, based on the applicable Class A Lender Group Percentages and Class B Lender Group Percentages, as applicable, severally agrees to indemnify each of the Funding Agent in their Lender Group and its Affiliates and officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees and agents of the Funding Agent (each, an “Indemnitee Funding Agent Party”), to the extent that such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower, (A) for any reasonable and documented expenses incurred by such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party on behalf of the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administrations and enforcement of the Transaction Documents and (B) for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNITEE FUNDING AGENT PARTY; provided, no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,

 

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penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to any Indemnitee Funding Agent Party for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party, be insufficient or become impaired, such Indemnitee Funding Agent Party may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided further, that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Funding Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s pro rata share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Advances of all Lenders in the applicable Lender Group; and provided, further, this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Funding Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.

Section 7.18 Lender Group Voting. Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes its related Funding Agent to exercise such Lender’s voting, consent and/or control rights hereunder and under each other Transaction Document with respect to all or any portion of such lender’s Advances and/or Commitments, in each case, subject to the terms of this Article VII.

Section 7.19 Funding Agent Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower in connection with Advances hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower. No Funding Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of a Lender or, except as otherwise required in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, to provide such Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Advances or at any time or times thereafter, and no Funding Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or the Parent to a Lender.

Section 7.20 Funding Agent Successor Funding Agent.

(A) Any Funding Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders in its Lender Group, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation the Lenders in the applicable Lender Group shall have the right to appoint a successor agent. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the applicable Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Funding Agent gives notice of resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Lenders in the applicable Lender Group), then the retiring Funding Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders of the applicable Lender Group, appoint a successor Funding Agent or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Funding Agent, provided that in no event shall any such successor Funding Agent be a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender. Upon appointment of a successor Funding Agent such successor Funding Agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of such Funding Agent and references herein to a

 

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Funding Agent shall mean such successor Funding Agent, effective upon its appointment; and such former Funding Agent’s rights, powers and duties in such capacity shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Funding Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Funding Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After any retiring Funding Agent’s resignation hereunder in such capacity, the provisions of this Article VII and Section 2.17, Section 2.12, Section 10.5 and Section 10.6 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Funding Agent under this Agreement.

(B) If any Funding Agent ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of any Lender in its Lender Group, or becomes a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition thereof, the Lenders in such Lender Group shall have the right to terminate such Funding Agent upon ten (10) days’ notice to such Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and the Lenders in such Lender Group shall have the right to replace such Funding Agent with a successor of their choosing. If no such successor Funding Agent shall have been so appointed by the Lenders in the applicable Lender Group and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Lenders in the applicable Lender Group), then the Lenders in the applicable Lender Group may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. Upon appointment of a successor Funding Agent whereupon such successor Funding Agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of such Funding Agent and references herein to such Funding Agent shall mean such successor Funding Agent, effective upon its appointment; and such former Funding Agent’s rights, powers and duties in such capacity shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Funding Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. After any terminated Funding Agent’s termination hereunder as such agent, the provisions of this Article VII and Section 2.17, Section 2.12, Section 10.5 and Section 10.6 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Funding Agent under this Agreement.

Section 7.21 Funding Agent Transaction Documents; Further Assurances. Each Lender authorizes the Funding Agent in its Lender Group to enter into each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and each Lender authorizes the Funding Agent in its Lender Group to take all action contemplated by such documents in its capacity as Funding Agent.

Section 7.22 Lender Relationships.

(A) Subordination; Non-Petition Covenants. Anything in this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower and each member of each Class B Lender Group agree for the benefit of members of the Class A Lender Groups that the Obligations owing to the Class B Lenders shall be subordinate and junior to the Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders to the extent set forth in Section 2.7, including during any case against the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code and any other applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any holder of an Obligation owing to a Class B Lender shall have become aware or received written notice (in either case prior to the time that all Obligations owing to the Class A

 

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Lenders have been paid in full) that it has received any payment or distribution in respect of any Obligation owing to a Class B Lender contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, then such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of, and shall forthwith be paid over and delivered to, the Class A Lenders ratably based on the amount of the Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders which the Class A Lenders are entitled thereto in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that, if any such payment or distribution is made other than in cash, it shall be held by the Class A Lenders as part of the Collateral and subject in all respects to the provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this Section 7.22. The holders of the Obligations owing to the Class B Lenders agree, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations owing to the Class A Lenders, that, before the date that is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement or, if longer, the expiration of the then applicable preference period plus one day, the holders of the Obligations of the Class B Lenders shall not, without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke the process of any governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code and any other applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Borrower or any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Borrower.

(B) Standard of Conduct. In exercising any of its or their voting rights, rights to direct and consent or any other rights as a Lender hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, a Lender or Lenders, as the case may be, shall not, except as may be expressly provided herein with respect to any particular matter, have any obligation or duty to any Person or to consider or take into account the interests of any Person and shall not be liable to any Person for any action taken by it or them or at its or their direction or any failure by it or them to act or to direct that an action be taken, without regard to whether such action or inaction benefits or adversely effects any Lender, the Borrower or any other Person, except for any liability to which such Lender may be subject to the extent that the same results from such Lender’s taking or directing an action, or failing to take or direct an action, in bad faith or in violation of the express terms of this Agreement.

Section 7.23 Certain ERISA Matters.

(A) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other party to the Transaction Documents:

(i) for the Class A Lenders, such Lender is not a Benefit Plan and is not using the assets of a Benefit Plan with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments or this Agreement; or

 

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(ii) for the Class B Lenders, at least one of the following is and will be true:

(a) such Lender is not a Benefit Plan and is not using the assets of a Benefit Plan with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, Commitments or other transactions under this Agreement; or

(b) such Lender is an Initial Class B Lender and is a Benefit Plan or is using the assets of a Benefit Plan with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and/or performance of the Advances, Commitments or other transactions under this Agreement in a manner that does not cause the assets of the Borrower to be the assets of a Benefit Plan (as determined under 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) or for the holdings of the Class B Advances or Class B Commitments by a Benefit Plan to be “significant” (as determined under 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) or Plan Asset Threshold to be breached and at least one of the following is and will be true:

(1) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement;

(2) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14) (a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager”), (2) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, (3) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (4) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

 

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(3) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(B) In addition, unless Section 7.23(A)(ii)(a) is true with respect to a Class B Lender, such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other party to the Transaction Documents, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Transaction Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

Section 7.24 Erroneous Payments.

(A) If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Funding Agent or a Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or other recipient (and each of their respective successors and assigns), a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (B)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 7.24 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received). A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (A) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

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(B) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (A), each Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (and each of their respective successors and assigns), agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:

(i) it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and

(ii) such Lender shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one (1) Business Day of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 7.24(B).

For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 7.24(B) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 7.24(B) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.

(C) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Transaction Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Transaction Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under the immediately preceding clause (A).

(D) The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, to the rights and

 

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interests of such Lender) under the Transaction Documents with respect to such amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower; provided that this Section 7.24 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of the Borrower relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from, or on behalf of (including through the exercise of remedies under any Transaction Document), the Borrower for the purpose of a payment on the Obligations.

(E) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

(F) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 7.24 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VIII

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE COLLATERAL

Section 8.1 Management Agreements/Servicing Agreements/Facility Administration Agreement.

(A) Each Management Agreement, duly executed counterparts of which have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, sets forth the covenants and obligations of the Manager with respect to the Solar Assets and other matters addressed in the Management Agreements, and reference is hereby made to the Management Agreements for a detailed statement of said covenants and obligations of the Manager thereunder. The Borrower shall cause the Manager (to the extent an Affiliate of the Borrower) and each Relevant Party that is party to a Management Agreement to (i) perform and observe all of the material terms, covenants and conditions of each Management Agreement and (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any notice to Borrower, a Managing Member or SAP of any material default under any Management Agreement.

 

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(B) Each Servicing Agreement, duly executed counterparts of which have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, sets forth the covenants and obligations of the Manager with respect to the Solar Assets and other matters addressed in the Servicing Agreement, and reference is hereby made to the Servicing Agreements for a detailed statement of said covenants and obligations of the Manager thereunder. The Borrower shall cause the Manager (to the extent an Affiliate of the Borrower) and each Relevant Party that is party to a Servicing Agreement to (i) perform and observe all of the material terms, covenants and conditions of each Servicing Agreement and (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any notice to Borrower, a Managing Member or SAP of any material default under any Servicing Agreement.

(C) The Facility Administration Agreement, duly executed counterparts of which have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, sets forth the covenants and obligations of the Facility Administrator with respect to the Collateral and other matters addressed in the Facility Administration Agreement, and reference is hereby made to the Facility Administration Agreement for a detailed statement of said covenants and obligations of the Facility Administrator thereunder. The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent, in its name or (to the extent required by law) in the name of the Borrower, may (but is not, unless so directed and indemnified by the Majority Lenders, required to) enforce all rights of the Borrower under the Facility Administration Agreement for and on behalf of the Lenders whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(D) Promptly following a request from the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Majority Lenders) to do so, the Borrower shall take all such lawful action as the Administrative Agent may request to compel or secure the performance and observance by the Facility Administrator of each of its obligations to the Borrower and with respect to the Collateral under or in connection with the Facility Administration Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and in effecting such request shall exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Borrower under or in connection with the Facility Administration Agreement to the extent and in the manner directed by the Administrative Agent, including the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Facility Administrator thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by the Facility Administrator of each of its obligations under the Facility Administration Agreement.

(E) The Borrower shall not waive any default by the Facility Administrator under the Facility Administration Agreement without the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders, and, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Majority Class B Lenders.

(F) The Administrative Agent does not assume any duty or obligation of the Borrower under the Facility Administration Agreement and the rights given to the Administrative Agent thereunder are subject to the provisions of Article VII.

(G) The Borrower has not and will not provide any payment instructions to any of the Managing Members, SAP or a Financing Fund that are inconsistent with the Facility Administration Agreement or this Agreement.

 

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(H) With respect to the Facility Administrator’s obligations under Section 3.3 of the Facility Administration Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility to the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or any party hereunder to make any inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation in respect of, the terms of any engagement of an independent accountant by the Facility Administrator; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be authorized, upon receipt of written direction from Facility Administrator directing the Administrative Agent, to execute any acknowledgment or other agreement with the independent accountant required for the Administrative Agent to receive any of the reports or instructions provided for herein, which acknowledgment or agreement may include, among other things, (i) acknowledgement that the Facility Administrator has agreed that the procedures to be performed by the independent accountant are sufficient for the Borrower’s purposes, (ii) acknowledgment that the Administrative Agent has agreed that the procedures to be performed by an independent accountant are sufficient for the Administrative Agent’s purposes and that the Administrative Agent’s purposes is limited solely to receipt of the report, (iii) releases by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of itself and the Lenders) of claims against the independent accountant and acknowledgement of other limitations of liability in favor of the independent accountant, and (iv) restrictions or prohibitions on the disclosure of information or documents provided to it by such firm of independent accountants (including to the Lenders). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be required to execute any agreement in respect of the independent accountant that the Administrative Agent determines adversely affects it in its individual capacity or which is in a form that is not reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.2 Accounts.

(A) Establishment. The Borrower has established and shall maintain or cause to be maintained:

(i) for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the name of the Borrower, maintained by the Paying Agent, at an Eligible Institution, a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (such account, as more fully described on Schedule II attached hereto, the “Collection Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Borrower and the Secured Parties;

(ii) for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the name of the Borrower, maintained by the Paying Agent, at an Eligible Institution, a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (such account, as more fully described on Schedule II attached hereto, being the “Supplemental Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein as described below are held for the benefit of the Borrower and the Secured Parties;

(iii) for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the name of the Borrower, maintained by the Paying Agent, at an Eligible Institution, a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (such account, as more fully described on Schedule II attached hereto, being the “Liquidity Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein as described below are held for the benefit of the Borrower and the Secured Parties;

 

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(iv) for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the name of the Borrower, maintained by the Paying Agent, at an Eligible Institution, a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (such account, as more fully described on Schedule II attached hereto, being the “SAP Revenue Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein as described below are held for the benefit of the Borrower and the Secured Parties; and

(v) for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the name of the Borrower, maintained by the Paying Agent, at an Eligible Institution, a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (such account, as more fully described on Schedule II attached hereto, being the “Takeout Transaction Account”, and together with the Collection Account, the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the SAP Revenue Account and the Takeout Transaction Account, each a “Paying Agent Account” and collectively the “Paying Agent Accounts”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein as described below are held for the benefit of the Borrower and the Secured Parties.

(B) [Reserved].

(C) Deposits and Withdrawals from the Liquidity Reserve Account. Deposits into, and withdrawals from, the Liquidity Reserve Account shall, subject to Section 2.7(C), be made in the following manner:

(i) On the Original Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Paying Agent for deposit into the Liquidity Reserve Account, an amount equal to the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance as of such date;

(ii) From the proceeds of Advances hereunder, the Borrower shall deliver to the Paying Agent for deposit into the Liquidity Reserve Account amounts necessary to maintain on deposit therein an amount equal to or in excess of the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance as of the date of each such Advance, and on each Payment Date, the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to deposit into the Liquidity Reserve Account from available Collections (as set forth and in the order of priority established pursuant to Section 2.7(B)), funds in the amount required under Section 2.7(B), and the Borrower may, at its option, deposit additional funds into the Liquidity Reserve Account;

(iii) If on any Payment Date (without giving effect to any withdrawal from the Liquidity Reserve Account) available funds on deposit in the Collection Account would be insufficient to make the payments due and payable on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 2.7(B)(i) through (iii)(a), (vii) and (ix), the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report delivered pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Facility Administration Agreement, to withdraw from the Liquidity Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account and deposit such amount into the Collection Account and apply such amount to payments set forth in Section 2.7(B)(i) through (iii)(a), (vii) and (ix);

 

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(iv) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or the Facility Administrator with the written consent of the Administrative Agent) shall cause the Paying Agent, by providing written direction to the Paying Agent, to withdraw all amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account for distribution in accordance with Section 2.7(B);

(v) On the earliest to occur of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) an Amortization Event (other than an Event of Default) and (c) the date on which the outstanding balance of the Advances is reduced to zero, the Administrative Agent shall cause the Paying Agent, by providing written direction to the Paying Agent, in the case of subclauses (a) and (b), and the Facility Administrator or the Borrower shall cause the Paying Agent, by providing written direction to the Paying Agent, in the case of subclause (c), to withdraw all amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account to be paid in accordance with Section 2.7(B);

(vi) Unless an Event of Default or an Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, on any Payment Date, if, as set forth on the Facility Administrator Report, amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account are greater than the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance (after giving effect to all other distributions and disbursements on such Payment Date), the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to withdraw funds in excess of the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance from the Liquidity Reserve Account and disburse such amounts into the Borrower’s Account; and

(vii) On any Payment Date, if, as set forth on the Facility Administrator Report, the amount of funds in the Liquidity Reserve Account and in the Collection Account is equal to or greater than the aggregate outstanding balance of Advances (whether or not then due and payable) and all other amounts due and payable hereunder, then the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to withdraw all funds from the Liquidity Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account to pay all such amounts and the aggregate outstanding balance of all Advances (whether or not then due and payable).

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.2(C) to the contrary, in lieu of or in substitution for moneys otherwise required to be deposited to the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) may deliver or cause to be delivered to the Paying Agent a Letter of Credit; provided that any deposit into the Liquidity Reserve Account required to be made by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) after the replacement of amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account with a Letter of Credit shall be made by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) by way of cash deposits to the Liquidity Reserve Account as provided in Section 2.7(B) or pursuant to the Borrower’s (or the Facility Administrator’s on behalf of the Borrower) causing an increase in the Letter of Credit or the delivery to the Paying Agent of an additional Letter of Credit.

 

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If at any time a Letter of Credit is held by the Paying Agent as an asset of the Liquidity Reserve Account, and if any withdrawals from the Liquidity Reserve Account will be required under this Section 8.2(C) or otherwise, the Administrative Agent (or the Borrower with the written consent of the Administrative Agent) shall, no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable Payment Date or payment date, direct the Paying Agent in writing to draw on the Letter of Credit, which direction shall provide the required draw amount. The Administrative Agent (or the Borrower with the written consent of the Administrative Agent) shall direct the Paying Agent to submit the drawing documents to the applicable Eligible Letter of Credit Bank no later than 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day after the Paying Agent receives such direction. Upon the receipt of the proceeds of any such drawing, the Paying Agent shall deposit such proceeds into the Liquidity Reserve Account. Any (A) references in the Transaction Documents to amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account or amounts in or credited to the Liquidity Reserve Account shall include or be deemed to include the aggregate available amount of the Letters of Credit delivered to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section 8.2(C), and (B) Letter of Credit delivered by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section 8.2(C) shall be held as an asset of the Liquidity Reserve Account and valued for purposes of determining the amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account at the amount as of any date then available to be drawn on such Letter of Credit.

If at any time a Letter of Credit is held by the Paying Agent as an asset of the Liquidity Reserve Account, then: (i) if the Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire by its terms and ten (10) days prior to the scheduled expiration date such Letter of Credit has not been extended or replaced, then the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent shall on such tenth (10th) day prior to the scheduled expiration date notify the Paying Agent in writing of such failure to extend or replace the Letter of Credit, and the Paying Agent shall, submit the drawing documents delivered to it by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent to the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank no later than 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the scheduled expiration date and draw the full amount of such Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds of such drawing into the Liquidity Reserve Account, and (ii) if the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent notifies the Paying Agent in writing that the financial institution issuing the Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank or a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent otherwise receives written notice that the financial institution issuing the Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank, then the Paying Agent shall, no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after receipt of any such written notice by a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent submit the drawing documents delivered to it by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent to draw the full amount of such Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds of such drawing into the Liquidity Reserve Account.

 

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If at any time a Letter of Credit is held by the Paying Agent as an asset of the Liquidity Reserve Account, the stated amount of the Letter of Credit may be reduced from time to time, to the extent of any reduction in the dollar amount of the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance. Each month upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Facility Administrator Report if such Facility Administrator Report shows a reduction in the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance, then the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent shall, prior to the related Payment Date, direct the Paying Agent to send the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank a letter in the form provided in the Letter of Credit to reduce the stated amount of the Letter of Credit. The Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent shall ensure that the letter submitted shall provide for the reduction to be effective as of the close of business on the related Payment Date. The reduction shall be in the amount shown on the Facility Administrator Report as the Liquidity Reserve Account “reductions” and the remaining stated amount of the Letter of Credit shall be equal to the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance “ending required amount” as shown on the Facility Administrator Report. Any drawing on the Letter of Credit may be reimbursed by the Borrower only from amounts remitted to the Borrower pursuant to clauses (xiii) or (xiv) of Section 2.7(B).

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall the Paying Agent be required to report, track, calculate or monitor the value, available amount or any other information regarding any Letter of Credit for any party hereto or beneficiary of or under the Liquidity Reserve Account, except as expressly required pursuant to this Section 8.2(C).

(D) Deposits and Withdrawals from the Supplemental Reserve Account. Deposits into, and withdrawals from, the Supplemental Reserve Account shall, subject to Section 2.7(C), be made in the following manner:

(i) On each Payment Date, to the extent of Distributable Collections and in accordance with and subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.7(B), the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to deposit into the Supplemental Reserve Account an amount equal to the Supplemental Reserve Account Deposit until the amount on deposit equals the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance.

(ii) On each Payment Date, the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to deposit into the Supplemental Reserve Account from available Collections (as set forth and in the order of priority established pursuant to Section 2.7(B)), funds in the amount required under Section 2.7(B), if any, and the Borrower may, at its option, deposit additional funds into the Supplemental Reserve Account;

 

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(iii) The Paying Agent shall release funds from the Supplemental Reserve Account to pay the following amounts upon direction from the Facility Administrator set forth in an Officer’s Certificate (no more than once per calendar month) in the following order of priority:

(a) the costs (inclusive of labor costs) of replacement of any Inverter that no longer has the benefit of a Manufacturer Warranty and for which (1) the Manager is not obligated under the related Management Agreement to cover the replacement costs of such Inverter (or if so obligated, has failed to pay such costs) and the related Financing Fund has insufficient funds to pay replacement costs for such Inverter or (2) the Facility Administrator in its role as Manager has paid under the related Management Agreement;

(b) the amount of any deductible in connection with each claim paid by the Tax Loss Insurer under the related Tax Loss Insurance Policy plus the amount of the difference, if any, between (1) the amount of a Tax Loss Indemnity and (2) the sum of the amount of proceeds of a Tax Loss Insurance Policy received by a Financing Fund, as loss payee under such Tax Loss Insurance Policy with respect to the Tax Loss Indemnity and the amount of any deductible in connection therewith; and

(c) each Purchase Option Price and each Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount when due and payable under the terms of a Financing Fund LLCA upon exercise by the related Managing Member of the related Purchase Option or exercise by the related Tax Equity Investor of the related Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, as applicable.

(iv) Unless an Event of Default or an Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, on any Payment Date, if, as set forth on the Facility Administrator Report, amounts on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account are greater than the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance (after giving effect to all other distributions and disbursements and all releases and withdrawals on such Payment Date), the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to withdraw funds in excess of the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance from the Supplemental Reserve Account and disburse such amounts into the Borrower’s Account;

(v) If on any Payment Date (after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Liquidity Reserve Account) available funds on deposit in the Collection Account would be insufficient to pay the interest payments or other amounts due and payable pursuant to Section 2.7(B)(i) through (iii)(a), (vii) and (ix) on such Payment Date, the Facility Administrator shall direct the Paying Agent, based on the Facility Administrator Report, to withdraw from the Supplemental Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of such insufficiency and the amount on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account and deposit such amount into the Collection Account and apply such amount to payments set forth in Section 2.7(B)(i) through (iii)(a), (vii) and (ix); and

 

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(vi) If on any Payment Date, the Borrower has provided notice to the Administrative Agent that (x)(1) a Managing Member has irrevocably provided notice to the related Tax Equity Investor that it will not exercise the related Purchase Option or (2) the period in which such Purchase Option may be exercised under the related Financing Fund LLCA has expired and cannot be extended and (y) only with respect to a Financing Fund with a Financing Fund LLCA that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, (1) the Tax Equity Investor for such Financing Fund has irrevocably provided notice to the related Managing Member that it will not exercise the Financing Fund Withdrawal Right or (2) the period in which the Financing Fund Withdrawal Right may be exercised under the related Financing Fund LLCA has expired and cannot be extended, the Borrower may direct the Paying Agent, to withdraw from the Supplemental Reserve Account any related amounts on deposit therein in respect of clause (X)(ii)(a) of the definition of “Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance” or, only with respect to a Financing Fund with a Financing Fund LLCA that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, clause (Y) of the definition of “Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance” and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account for application in accordance with Section 2.7; and

(vii) On the date on which the Aggregate Outstanding Advances are reduced to zero, the Administrative Agent shall cause the Paying Agent, pursuant to a written direction, to withdraw all amounts on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account to be paid in accordance with Section 2.7(B).

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.2(D) to the contrary, in lieu of or in substitution for moneys otherwise required to be deposited to the Supplemental Reserve Account, the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) may deliver or cause to be delivered to the Paying Agent a Letter of Credit; provided that any deposit into the Supplemental Reserve Account required to be made by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) after the replacement of amounts on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account with a Letter of Credit shall be made by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) by way of cash deposits to the Supplemental Reserve Account as provided in Section 2.7(B) or pursuant to the Borrower’s (or the Facility Administrator’s on behalf of the Borrower) causing an increase in the Letter of Credit or the delivery to the Paying Agent of an additional Letter of Credit.

If at any time a Letter of Credit is held by the Paying Agent as an asset of the Supplemental Reserve Account, and if any withdrawals from the Supplemental Reserve Account will be required under this Section 8.2(D) or otherwise, the Administrative Agent (or the Borrower with the written consent of the Administrative Agent) shall, no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable Payment Date or payment date, direct the Paying Agent in writing to draw on the Letter of Credit, which direction shall provide the required draw amount. The Administrative Agent (or the Borrower with the written consent of the Administrative Agent) shall direct the Paying Agent to submit the drawing documents to the applicable Eligible Letter of Credit Bank no later than 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day after the Paying Agent receives such direction. Upon the receipt of

 

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the proceeds of any such drawing, the Paying Agent shall deposit such proceeds into the Supplemental Reserve Account. Any (A) references in the Transaction Documents to amounts on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account or amounts in or credited to the Supplemental Reserve Account shall include or be deemed to include the aggregate available amount of the Letters of Credit delivered to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section 8.2(D), and (B) Letter of Credit delivered by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section 8.2(D) shall be held as an asset of the Supplemental Reserve Account and valued for purposes of determining the amount on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account at the amount as of any date then available to be drawn on such Letter of Credit.

If at any time a Letter of Credit is held by the Paying Agent as an asset of the Supplemental Reserve Account, then: (i) if the Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire by its terms and ten (10) days prior to the scheduled expiration date such Letter of Credit has not been extended or replaced, then the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent shall on such tenth (10th) day prior to the scheduled expiration date notify the Paying Agent in writing of such failure to extend or replace the Letter of Credit, and the Paying Agent shall, submit the drawing documents delivered to it by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent to the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank no later than 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the scheduled expiration date and draw the full amount of such Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds of such drawing into the Supplemental Reserve Account, and (ii) if the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent notifies the Paying Agent in writing that the financial institution issuing the Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank or a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent otherwise receives written notice that the financial institution issuing the Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank, then the Paying Agent shall, no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after receipt of any such written notice by a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent submit the drawing documents delivered to it by the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent to draw the full amount of such Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds of such drawing into the Supplemental Reserve Account.

If at any time a Letter of Credit is held by the Paying Agent as an asset of the Supplemental Reserve Account, the stated amount of the Letter of Credit may be reduced from time to time, to the extent of any reduction in the dollar amount of the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance. Each month upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Facility Administrator Report if such Facility Administrator Report shows a reduction in the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance, then the Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent shall, prior to the related Payment Date, direct the Paying Agent to send the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank a letter in the form provided in the Letter of Credit to reduce the stated amount of the Letter of Credit. The Borrower (or the Facility Administrator on behalf of the Borrower) or the Administrative Agent shall ensure that the letter submitted shall provide for the reduction to be effective as of the close of business on the related Payment Date. The reduction shall be in the amount shown on the

 

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Facility Administrator Report as the Supplemental Reserve Account “reductions” and the remaining stated amount of the Letter of Credit shall be equal to the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance “ending required amount” as shown on the Facility Administrator Report. Any drawing on the Letter of Credit may be reimbursed by the Borrower only from amounts remitted to the Borrower pursuant to clauses (xiii) or (xiv) of Section 2.7(B).

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall the Paying Agent be required to report, track, calculate or monitor the value, available amount or any other information regarding any Letter of Credit for any party hereto or beneficiary of or under the Supplemental Reserve Account, except as expressly required pursuant to this Section 8.2(D).

(E) Deposits and Withdrawals from the SAP Revenue Account. Deposits into the SAP Revenue Account shall be made consistent with Section 5.1(R). The Paying Agent shall withdraw all amounts on deposit in the SAP Revenue Account in excess of $[***] on the first Business Day of each calendar month and remit such amounts to the Collection Account. The Manager shall be permitted to withdraw up to $[***] in the aggregate during each calendar month from the SAP Revenue Account to pay Operational Amounts in accordance with the related SAP Financing Documents. On the date on which the Aggregate Outstanding Advances are reduced to zero, the Administrative Agent shall cause the Paying Agent, pursuant to a written direction, to withdraw all amounts on deposit in the SAP Revenue Account and deposit such amounts into the Collection Account to be paid in accordance with Section 2.7(B).

(F) Paying Agent Account Control. (i) Each Paying Agent Account shall be established at an Eligible Institution and at all times maintained by the Paying Agent which shall act as a “securities intermediary” (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) and a “bank” (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) hereunder (in such capacities, the “Securities Intermediary”) with respect to each Paying Agent Account. The Paying Agent hereby confirms that, as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, the account numbers of each of the Paying Agent Accounts are as described on Schedule II attached hereto.

(ii) Each Paying Agent Account shall be a “securities account” as defined in Section 8-501 of the UCC and shall be maintained by the Paying Agent as a securities intermediary for and in the name of the Borrower, subject to the lien of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Paying Agent shall treat the Administrative Agent as the “entitlement holder” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC) in respect of all “financial assets” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) credited to the Paying Agent Accounts.

(iii) The Paying Agent hereby confirms and agrees that:

(a) the Paying Agent shall not change the name or account number of any Paying Agent Account without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

 

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(b) all securities or other property underlying any financial assets (as hereinafter defined) credited to a Paying Agent Account shall be registered in the name of the Paying Agent, indorsed to the Paying Agent or indorsed in blank or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Paying Agent, and in no case will any financial asset credited to a Paying Agent Account be registered in the name of the Borrower or any other Person, payable to the Borrower or specially indorsed to the Borrower or any other Person, except to the extent the foregoing have been specially indorsed to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or in blank;

(c) all property transferred or delivered to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Agreement will be credited to the appropriate Borrower Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(d) each Paying Agent Account is an account to which financial assets are or may be credited, and the Paying Agent shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, treat each of the Borrower and the Facility Administrator as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any financial asset credited to each such Paying Agent Account; and

(e) notwithstanding the intent of the parties hereto, to the extent that any Paying Agent Account shall be determined to constitute a “deposit account” within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC, such Paying Agent Account shall be subject to the exclusive control of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Paying Agent will comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing disposition of the funds in such Paying Agent Account, without further consent by the Borrower or the Facility Administrator; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent hereby authorizes the Paying Agent to honor withdrawal, payment, transfer or other instructions directing disposition of the funds in the Collection Account received from the Borrower or the Facility Administrator, on its behalf, pursuant to Section 2.7 or this Section 8.2.

(iv) The Paying Agent hereby agrees that each item of property (including, without limitation, any investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to any Paying Agent Account shall be treated as a “financial asset” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.

(v) If at any time the Paying Agent shall receive an “entitlement order” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the UCC) (an “Entitlement Order”) from the Administrative Agent (i.e., an order directing a transfer or redemption of any financial asset in any Paying Agent Account), or any “instruction” (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC), originated by the Administrative Agent, the Paying Agent shall comply with such Entitlement Order or instruction without further consent by the Borrower, the Facility Administrator or any other Person. Neither the Facility Administrator nor the Borrower shall make any withdrawals from any Paying Agent Account, except pursuant to Section 2.7 or this Section 8.2.

 

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(vi) In the event that the Paying Agent has or subsequently obtains by agreement, by operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any Paying Agent Account or any financial assets, funds, cash or other property credited thereto or any security entitlement with respect thereto, the Paying Agent hereby agrees that such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the financial assets, funds, cash or other property credited to any Paying Agent Account will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of any Person other than the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (except that the Paying Agent may set-off (i) all amounts due to the Paying Agent in its capacity as securities intermediary in respect of customary fees and expenses for the routine maintenance and operation of the Paying Agent Accounts, and (ii) the face amount of any checks that have been credited to the Paying Agent Accounts but are subsequently returned unpaid because of uncollected or insufficient funds).

(vii) Regardless of any provision in any other agreement, for purposes of the UCC, New York shall be deemed to be the “bank’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 9-304 of the UCC) and the “security intermediary’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 8-110 of the UCC).

(viii) If, at any time, the Paying Agent resigns or is removed hereunder or any Paying Agent Account ceases to be held at an Eligible Institution, the Facility Administrator, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, shall within thirty (30) days establish a new Collection Account, Supplemental Reserve Account, Liquidity Reserve Account, the SAP Revenue Account, and Takeout Transaction Account meeting the conditions specified above with an Eligible Institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and transfer any cash and/or any investments held therein or with respect thereto to such new Collection Account, Supplemental Reserve Account, Liquidity Reserve Account, SAP Revenue Account, or Takeout Transaction Account, as applicable. From the date such new Collection Account, Supplemental Reserve Account, Liquidity Reserve Account, SAP Revenue Account, or Takeout Transaction Account is established, it shall be the “Collection Account,” “Supplemental Reserve Account,” “Liquidity Reserve Account,” “SAP Revenue Account,” or “Takeout Transaction Account” hereunder, as applicable.

(G) Permitted Investments. Prior to an Event of Default, the Facility Administrator (and after an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent) may direct each banking institution at which the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, Supplemental Reserve Account, SAP Revenue Account, or Takeout Transaction Account shall be maintained, in writing, to invest the funds held in such accounts in one or more Permitted Investments. Absent such written direction, such funds shall remain uninvested. All investments of funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, Supplemental Reserve Account, SAP Revenue Account, or Takeout Transaction Account shall be uninvested so that such funds will be

 

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available on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the funds are to be disbursed from such account, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein. All interest derived from such Permitted Investments shall be deemed to be “investment proceeds” and shall be deposited into such account to be distributed in accordance with the requirements hereof. The taxpayer identification number associated with the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, Supplemental Reserve Account, SAP Revenue Account, and Takeout Transaction Account shall be that of the Borrower, and the Borrower shall report for federal, state and local income tax purposes the income, if any, earned on funds in such accounts.

Section 8.3 Adjustments. If the Facility Administrator makes a mistake with respect to the amount of any Collection or payment and deposits, pays or causes to be deposited or paid, an amount that is less than or more than the actual amount thereof, the Facility Administrator shall appropriately adjust the amounts subsequently deposited into the applicable account or paid out to reflect such mistake for the date of such adjustment. Any Eligible Solar Asset in respect of which a dishonored check is received shall be deemed not to have been paid.

ARTICLE IX

THE PAYING AGENT

Section 9.1 Appointment. The appointment of Computershare Trust Company, National Association is hereby confirmed by the other parties hereto (other than the Verification Agent) as Paying Agent, and accepts such appointment subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.2 Representations and Warranties. The Paying Agent represents to the other parties hereto as follows:

(A) Organization; Corporate Powers. The Paying Agent is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business, to own its property and to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, and no license, permit, consent or approval, is required to be obtained, effective or given by the Paying Agent to enable it to perform its obligations hereunder.

(B) Authority. The execution, delivery and performance by the Paying Agent of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Paying Agent.

(C) Enforcement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Paying Agent, enforceable against the Paying Agent in accordance with its terms except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is sought at equity or at law.

 

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(D) No Conflict. The Paying Agent is not in violation of any law, rule, or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Paying Agent applicable to it or any indenture, lease, loan or other agreement to which the Paying Agent is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound or affected, except for such laws, rules or regulations or indentures, leases, loans or other agreements the violation of which would not have a material adverse effect on the Paying Agent’s abilities to perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.3 Limitation of Liability of the Paying Agent. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed by Computershare Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as the Paying Agent, and in no event shall Computershare Trust Company, National Association have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the other parties hereto or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the party responsible therefor.

Section 9.4 Certain Matters Affecting the Paying Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

(A) The Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. The Paying Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement.

(B) The Paying Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, obligations or covenants regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(C) The Paying Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or any error of judgment made in good faith by an officer or officers of the Paying Agent, unless it shall be conclusively determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction not subject to appeal or review that the Paying Agent was grossly negligent or acted with willful misconduct in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(D) The Paying Agent shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with any direction given or certificate or other document delivered to the Paying Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

(E) None of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall require the Paying Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(F) The Paying Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties, and shall be under no obligation to inquire as to the adequacy, content, accuracy or sufficiency of any such information

 

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or be under any obligation to make any calculation (or re-calculation), certification, or verification in respect of any such information and shall not be liable for any loss that may be occasioned thereby. The Paying Agent may also, but shall not be required to, rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.

(G) Whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document the Paying Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering any action to be taken hereunder, such matter may, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Paying Agent, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate delivered to the Paying Agent hereunder, and such certificate, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Paying Agent, shall be full warrant to the Paying Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

(H) The Paying Agent, at the expense of the Borrower, may consult with counsel, and the advice or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of counsel; provided however that such costs of counsel are reasonable and documented. Before the Paying Agent acts or refrains from acting hereunder, it may require and shall be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and/or an opinion of counsel, the costs of which (including the Paying Agent’s reasonable and documented attorney’s fees and expenses) shall be paid by the party requesting that the Paying Agent act or refrain from acting. The Paying Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or opinion of counsel.

(I) The Paying Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, entitlement order, approval or other paper or document.

(J) Except as provided expressly in Section 8.2(G) hereof, the Paying Agent shall have no obligation to invest and reinvest any cash held in any of the accounts hereunder in the absence of a timely and specific written investment direction pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. In no event shall the Paying Agent be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Paying Agent shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or the failure of another party to timely provide a written investment direction pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Investments in any Permitted Investments are not obligations or recommendations of, or endorsed or guaranteed by, the Paying Agent or its Affiliates. The Paying Agent and its Affiliates may provide various services for Permitted Investments and may be paid fees for such services. Each party hereto understands and agrees that proceeds of the sale of investments of the funds in any account maintained with the Paying Agent will be deposited by the Paying Agent into the applicable accounts on the Business Day on which the Paying Agent receives appropriate instructions hereunder, if such instructions received by the Paying Agent prior to the deadline for same day sale of such investments. If the Paying Agent receives such instructions

 

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after the applicable deadline for the sale of such investments, such proceeds will be deposited by the Paying Agent into the applicable account on the next succeeding Business Day. The parties hereto agree that notifications after the completion of purchases and sales of investments shall not be provided by the Paying Agent hereunder, and the Paying Agent shall make available, upon request and in lieu of notifications, periodic account statements that reflect such investment activity. No statement shall be made available if no investment activity has occurred during such period.

(K) The Paying Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, affiliates, custodians or nominees appointed with due care, and shall not be responsible for any action or omission on the part of any agent, attorney, custodian or nominee so appointed.

(L) Any corporation or entity into which the Paying Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Paying Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or entity succeeding to the business of the Paying Agent shall be the successor of the Paying Agent hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper with any party hereto or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto except where an instrument of transfer or assignment is required by law to effect such succession, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

(M) In no event shall the Paying Agent be liable for punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including lost profits), even if the Paying Agent has been advised of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(N) In no event shall the Paying Agent be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any related documents because of circumstances beyond the Paying Agent’s control, including a failure, termination, or suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any related documents, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Paying Agent’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.

(O) Knowledge of the Paying Agent shall not be attributed or imputed to any affiliate, line of business, or other division of Computershare Trust Company, National Association (and vice versa).

 

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(P) The right of the Paying Agent to perform any permissive or discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall not be construed as a duty.

(Q) Absent gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (in each case as conclusively determined by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a final order or verdict not subject to appeal) on the part of, Computershare Trust Company, National Association in acting in each of its capacities under this Agreement and the related Transaction Documents shall not constitute impermissible self-dealing or a conflict of interest, and the parties hereto hereby waive any conflict of interest presented by such service. Computershare Trust Company, National Association may act as agent for, provide banking, custodial, collateral agency, verification and other services to, and generally engage in any kind of business, with others to the same extent as if Computershare Trust Company, National Association, were not a party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall in any way be deemed to restrict the right of Computershare Trust Company, National Association to perform such services for any other person or entity, and the performance of such services for others will not, in and of itself, be deemed to violate or give rise to any duty or obligation to any party hereto not specifically undertaken by Computershare Trust Company, National Association hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.

(R) The Paying Agent shall not be responsible for preparing or filing any reports or returns relating to federal, state or local income taxes with respect to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document other than for the Paying Agent’s compensation.

(S) The Paying Agent shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of, or be required to act based on, any event or information (including any Event of Default, Amortization Event or any other default and including the sending of any notice) unless a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent has actual knowledge or shall have received written notice thereof. In the absence of such actual knowledge or receipt of such notice, the Paying Agent may conclusively assume that none of such events have occurred and the Paying Agent shall not have any obligation or duty to determine whether any Event of Default, Amortization Event or any other default has occurred. The delivery or availability of reports or other documents to the Paying Agent (including publicly available reports or documents) shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of information contained in or determinable from those reports or documents, except for such information provided to be delivered under this Agreement to the Paying Agent; and knowledge or information acquired by any Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent in any of its respective capacities hereunder or under any other document related to this transaction, provided that the foregoing shall not relieve the Person acting as Paying Agent, as applicable, from its obligations to perform or responsibility for the manner of performance of its duties in a separate capacity under the Transaction Documents.

(T) Except as otherwise provided in this Article IX:

(i) except as expressly required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Paying Agent shall not be required to make any initial or periodic examination of any documents or records for the purpose of establishing the presence or absence of defects, the compliance by the Borrower or any other Person with its representations and warranties or for any other purpose except as expressly required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

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(ii) whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Paying Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Article IX;

(iii) the Paying Agent shall not have any liability with respect to the acts or omissions of any other Person, and may assume compliance by each of the other parties to the Transaction Documents with their obligations thereunder unless a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent is notified of any such noncompliance in writing;

(iv) under no circumstances shall the Paying Agent be personally liable for any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or indebtedness of any other party to the Transaction Documents (other than Computershare Trust Company, National Association in any of its capacities under the Transaction Documents);

(v) the Paying Agent shall not be held responsible or liable for or in respect of, and makes no representation or warranty with respect to (A) any recording, filing or depositing of this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement, continuation statement or amendments to a financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing or to any re-recording, refiling or redepositing of any thereof, or (B) the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Transaction Documents or for the monitoring, creation, maintenance, enforceability, existence, status, validity, priority or perfection of any security interest, lien or collateral or the performance of any collateral; and

(vi) the Paying Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder if it shall have reasonably determined, or shall have been advised by its counsel, that such action is likely to result in liability on the part of the Paying Agent or is contrary to the terms hereof or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or is not in accordance with applicable laws.

(U) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the Paying Agent (i) has not provided nor will it provide in the future, any advice, counsel or opinion regarding the tax, financial, investment, securities law or insurance implications and consequences of the consummation, funding and ongoing administration of this Agreement and the matters contemplated herein, including, but not limited to, income, gift and estate tax issues, and the initial and ongoing selection and monitoring of financing arrangements, (ii) has not made any investigation as to the accuracy of any representations, warranties or other obligations of any other party to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or any other document or instrument and shall not have any liability in connection therewith and (iii) has not prepared or verified, or shall be responsible or liable for, any information, disclosure or other statement in any disclosure or offering document delivered in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

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(V) The recitals contained herein shall not be taken as the statements of the Paying Agent, and the Paying Agent does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Paying Agent does not make any representation regarding the validity, sufficiency or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or as to the perfection or priority of any security interest therein, except as expressly set forth in Section 9.2(C).

(W) In the event that (i) the Paying Agent is unsure as to the application or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (ii) this Agreement is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action that the Paying Agent is required or permitted to take with respect to a particular set of facts, or (iii) more than one methodology can be used to make any determination or calculation to be performed by the Paying Agent hereunder, then the Paying Agent may give written notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Lender) requesting written instruction and, to the extent that the Paying Agent acts or refrains from acting in good faith in accordance with any such written instruction, the Paying Agent shall not be personally liable to any Person. If the Paying Agent shall not have received such written instruction within ten (10) calendar days of delivery of notice to the Administrative Agent (or within such shorter period of time as may reasonably be specified in such notice or as may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any action, and shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

(X) The Paying Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or thereunder or in relation hereto or thereto at the request, order or direction of any of any Person, unless such Person with the requisite authority shall have offered to the Paying Agent security or indemnity satisfactory to the Paying Agent against the costs, expenses and liabilities (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the Paying Agent’s counsel and agents) which may be incurred therein or thereby.

(Y) The Paying Agent shall have no duty (i) to maintain or monitor any insurance or (ii) to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Collateral.

(Z) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Paying Agent shall not be required to take any action that is not in accordance with applicable law.

(AA) The rights, benefits, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded the Paying Agent hereunder shall extend to the Paying Agent (in any of its capacities) under any other Transaction Document or related agreement as though set forth therein in their entirety mutatis mutandis.

 

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Section 9.5 Indemnification. The Borrower and the Facility Administrator (for so long as the Facility Administrator is an Affiliate of the Borrower) agree, jointly and severally, to reimburse and indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Paying Agent, in its individual and representative capacities, and its officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the “Paying Agent Indemnified Parties”) against any and all fees, costs, damages, losses, suits, claims, judgments, liabilities, obligations, penalties, actions, expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel and court costs) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever, regardless of the merit, which may be imposed on, incurred by or demanded, claimed or asserted against any of them in any way directly or indirectly relating to or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith or therewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents, including in connection with any enforcement (including any action, claim or suit brought) by any Paying Agent Indemnified Party of its rights hereunder or thereunder (including rights to indemnification), provided, that none of the Borrower or the Facility Administrator shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent arising from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Paying Agent, as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, no longer subject to appeal or review. The provisions of this Section 9.5 shall survive the discharge, termination or assignment of this Agreement or any related agreement or the earlier of the resignation or removal of the Paying Agent. This Section 9.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, liabilities, claims and damages arising from any non-Tax Proceeding. The Paying Agent Indemnified Parties’ reasonable and documented expenses are intended as expenses of administration.

Section 9.6 Successor Paying Agent.

(A) The Paying Agent may resign at any time by giving at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to the other parties hereto; provided, that no such resignation shall become effective until a successor Paying Agent that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, to the extent no Event of Default or Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, has been appointed hereunder. The Paying Agent may be removed at any time for cause by at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice received by the Paying Agent from the Administrative Agent. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent that is satisfactory to the Borrower (unless an Event of Default or Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing). If no successor Paying Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the exiting Paying Agent’s giving notice of resignation or receipt of notice of removal, then the exiting Paying Agent may, at the sole expense (including all fees, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ reasonable and documented fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such petition) of the Borrower, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Paying Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Paying Agent hereunder by a successor Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the exiting Paying Agent, and the exiting Paying Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any exiting Paying Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Paying Agent hereunder. If the Paying Agent consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers or sells all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another Person, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person without any further act shall be the successor Paying Agent.

 

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(B) Prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association transferred and sold substantially all of its trust business or assets to Computershare Trust Company, National Association. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Computershare Trust Company, National Association and each other party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that, as of the Second Amended and Restatement Date, Computershare Trust Company, National Association shall be the Paying Agent as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as a result of such transfer and sale in accordance with the last sentence of Section 9.6(A), and all rights and obligations of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the initial paying agent under the Transaction Documents and any documents entered into or delivered pursuant thereto have been assigned to Computershare Trust Company, National Association.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Survival. All representations and warranties made by the Borrower and the Facility Administrator herein and all indemnification obligations of the Borrower and the Facility Administrator hereunder shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, after the making and the repayment of the Advances hereunder and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.2 Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement (including Section 2.15) or in the applicable Transaction Documents, no amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (other than any Fee Letter), nor consent to any departure therefrom by the parties hereto, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and executed by the Borrower and the Majority Lenders, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Majority Lenders (and each such consent or waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given); provided, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 7.14 through Section 7.22 hereof without the written consent of all Funding Agents;

(ii) affect the rights or duties of the Paying Agent, Verification Agent or Facility Administrator under this Agreement without the written consent of such Paying Agent, Verification Agent or Facility Administrator, respectively; or

(iii) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

 

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provided, however, that no Class A Fundamental Amendment shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Class A Lender and no Class B Fundamental Amendment shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Class B Lender; and provided further, that no Fundamental Amendment shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender; provided, that consent to any amendment, consent or waiver shall not be unreasonably withheld by any Class B Lender.

The Borrower agrees to provide notice to each party hereto of any amendments to, consents of, or waivers of any provision of this Agreement.

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders and each Funding Agent, and the Borrower may enter into an amendment hereto for the purpose of subdividing the Advances into separate tranches or reallocating the outstanding principal balance of the Advances among the Class A Advances and the Class B Advances; provided, no such amendment may be executed without the consent of all Lenders affected thereby; provided further, that such amendment shall be at the expense of the Lender or Lenders requesting such amendment and that none of the Borrower, Paying Agent or the Administrative Agent need enter into such amendment and no Lender need consent to such amendment if it would have a Material Adverse Effect on the payments, economics or obligations of any such party. Subject to the preceding sentence, each of the Borrower and the Facility Administrator agree to cooperate in effecting any amendment pursuant to this Section 10.2(B).

(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 10.2, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall not be required for any amendment made in accordance with Section 5.1(A)(ix) and Section 5.1(A)(x).

(D) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent that by its terms requires the consent of all the Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended, the maturity of any of its Advances may not be extended, the rate of interest on any of its Advances may not be reduced and the principal amount of any of its Advances may not be forgiven, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of all the Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than the other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

(E) In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.2 to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Transaction Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision, and, in each case, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Transaction Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Majority Lenders to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

 

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(F) No amendment of any term or provision of Section 10.27 hereof shall impact the rights, obligations or liabilities of the Green Loan Structuring Agent under any Transaction Document shall be effective without the written consent of the Green Loan Structuring Agent.

Section 10.3 Notices, Etc.

(A) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided by clause (B) below), all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by email as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to the Borrower, at its address at 20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540, Houston, TX 77046. Attention: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, email address: [***]; [***];

(ii) if to the Facility Administrator, at its address at 20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540, Houston, TX 77046, Attention: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, email address: [***]; [***];

(iii) if to the Administrative Agent, the Atlas Funding Agent or the Atlas Non-Conduit Lender, at its address at Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., 11 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10010, Attention: ATLAS SP Partners – Warehouse Financing, email address: [***];

(iv) if to FCB, as a Class A Funding Agent or a Class A Lender, at its address at First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (successor by purchase to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (as successor to Silicon Valley Bank)), 11 W 42nd Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Attention: [***], Email: [***], [***], Telephone: [***];

(v) if to EWB, as a Class A Funding Agent or a Class A Lender, at its address at East West Bank, 135 N. Los Robles Avenue, 8th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101, Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***];

(vi) if to ING, as a Class A Funding Agent or a Class A Lender, at its address at ING Capital LLC, 1133 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY, 10036, Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***];

(vii) if to Barclays, as a Class A Funding Agent or a Class A Lender, at its address at Barclays Bank PLC, 745 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Email: [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***];

 

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(viii) if to Salisbury Receivables Company LLC, as a Conduit Lender, at its address at Salisbury Receivables Company LLC, 745 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Email: [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***];

(ix) if to Sheffield Receivables Company LLC, as a Conduit Lender, at its address at Sheffield Receivables Company LLC, 745 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Email: [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***];

(x) if to MUFG, as a Class A Funding Agent or Class A Lender, at its address at MUFG Bank, Ltd., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***];

(xi) if to Victory Receivables Corporation, as Conduit Lender, at its address at Victory Receivables Corporation, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***];

(xii) if to the Class B Lender, at its address at

(a) LibreMax E Value Master Fund, Ltd. c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC 600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***]; Boston Patriot Saint James SPE LLC c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC 600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***]; LibreMax Structured Opportunities Master Fund II, LP c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC 600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***]; LibreMax Structured Income (ECI) Master Fund III, LP c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC 600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***]; LibreMax Value Master Fund, Ltd. c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC 600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***]; and LibreMax Opportunistic Value Master Fund, LP c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC 600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: [***], Email: [***], Telephone: [***];

(xiii) if to the Paying Agent, at its address at 1505 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108, Attention: Computershare Corporate Trust – Asset-Backed Administration, E-mail: [***];

(xiv) if to any other Funding Agent or Lender, to its address (or email address) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire; and

(xv) in the case of any party, at such address or other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Facility Administrator Report described in Section 5.1(B) and the Borrowing Base Certificate described in Section 2.4 may be delivered by electronic mail; provided, that such electronic mail is sent by a Responsible Officer and each such Facility Administrator Report or the Borrowing Base Certificate is accompanied by an electronic reproduction of the signature of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. All such notices and communications shall be effective, upon receipt, provided, that notice by email shall be effective upon electronic or telephonic confirmation of receipt from the recipient.

 

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Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices delivered through electronic communications, to the extent provided in clause (B) below, shall be effective as provided in said clause (B).

(B) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including email, FpML, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(C) Unless the parties hereto otherwise agree in writing, (i) notices and other communications sent to an email address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(D) Any party hereto may change its address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, delivery of any notice or report required or permitted under this Agreement (with the exception of any notification of breach or default, whether matured or unmatured, including but not limited to any Potential Default, Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event, Amortization Event, and any notices, reports or other communications that by its terms requires two or more forms of notice), by or on behalf of the Borrower to any other transaction party shall be, or by or on behalf of any other transaction party to the Borrower or any other transaction party may (but shall not be required to) be, transmitted by means of use of the communication portal maintained by the Administrative Agent, Atlas (if different) or any of their Affiliates (the “Portal Provider”), which shall be initially located at https://conduitportal.credit-suisse.com, or at such other internet address as shall be specified by the Portal Provider from time to time in writing to the Borrower

 

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and all other parties (the “Communication Portal”). As a condition of providing access to the Communication Portal, the Portal Provider may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer and/or other agreement to the terms and conditions of use, including an agreement to comply with the Portal Provider’s instructions for use of the Communication Portal. No such notice or report made by means of the Communication Portal shall be deemed sufficient for any purpose unless uploaded in accordance with the terms and conditions of use and instructions for use of the Communication Portal provided by the Portal Provider from time to time. The Communication Portal is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Administrative Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Communication Portal and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Administrative Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Communications Portal. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Administrative Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Communications Portal. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Communications Portal. Neither the Administrative Agent nor (if different) the Portal Provider shall be responsible for any failure of any such notice or report to be delivered, timely or otherwise, to any party. Furthermore, neither the Administrative Agent nor (if different) the Portal Provider shall have any liability to the Borrower or any other party with respect to any information that is not delivered or transmitted to or available for download by any party, because of the failure of that information to be uploaded in accordance with the terms and conditions of the use of the Communication Portal, because that information is not in a form or format that will allow it to be uploaded to or further transmitted by the Communication Portal, or because that information is not actually received by the Communication Portal for any reason. Each of Borrower and any other transaction party that uploads any notice or report to the Communication Portal understands and acknowledges that it has sole responsibility for redacting any confidential information or personally identifiable information from any notice or report before uploading it to the Communication Portal and that, once so uploaded, any such notice or report may be transmitted to or downloaded by any other party as is, in the form received. For the avoidance of doubt, the Portal Provider shall not be responsible for redacting from any uploaded notice or report any confidential information prior to providing that information to any other party. The Portal Provider shall not be required to make available to any party any information that in its sole judgment is confidential, may include any personally identifiable information or could otherwise violate Applicable Law, or could result in liability to the Administrative Agent or (if different) the Portal Provider, or to any of their respective Affiliates. Both the Administrative Agent and (if different) the Portal Provider shall be entitled to rely on but shall not be responsible to any other party for the content or accuracy of any information provided by means of the Communication Portal.

 

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Section 10.4 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder and under the Transaction Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers or privileges that any Person would otherwise have.

Section 10.5 Indemnification. The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Green Loan Structuring Agent, the Paying Agent, the Successor Facility Administrator, the Verification Agent, each Lender, and their respective Related Parties (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including court costs and fees and expenses of counsel and of enforcing the Borrower’s indemnification obligations hereunder) to which such Indemnitee may become subject arising out of, resulting from or in connection with any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding” (including any Proceedings under environmental laws)) relating to the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, document, instrument or transaction related thereto, the use of proceeds thereof and the transactions contemplated hereby, regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and whether or not such Proceedings are brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates, creditors or any other third party, and to reimburse each Indemnitee upon written demand therefor (together with reasonable back-up documentation supporting such reimbursement request) for any reasonable and documented legal or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing of one law firm to all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, in the case of a conflict of interest, of one additional counsel to the affected Indemnitee taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel and/or one regulatory counsel in any material relevant jurisdiction); provided, that the foregoing indemnity and reimbursement obligation will not, as to any Indemnitee, apply to (A) losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (i) to the extent they are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to arise from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of, or with respect to Indemnitees other than the Paying Agent or the Verification Agent, material breach of the Transaction Documents by, such Indemnitee or any of its affiliates or controlling persons or any of the officers, directors, employees, advisors or agents of any of the foregoing or (ii) arising out of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding that does not involve an act or omission of the Borrower or any of their Affiliates and that is brought by such Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than an Indemnitee acting in its capacity as Paying Agent, agent, arranger or any other similar role in connection with the Transaction Documents) or (B) any settlement entered into by such Indemnitee without the Borrower’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). This Section 10.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, liabilities, claims and damages arising from any non-Tax Proceeding. The provisions of this Section 10.5 shall survive the discharge, termination or assignment of this Agreement or any related agreement or the earlier of the resignation or removal of the Paying Agent or the Verification Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.5, the provisions of this Section shall be applied without prejudice to, and the provisions shall not have the effect of diminishing, the rights of the Paying Agent and any Paying Agent Indemnified Parties under Section 9.5 of this Agreement or any other provision of any Transaction Document providing for the indemnification of any such Persons.

 

 

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Section 10.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, filing, recording, administration, modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement, the Loan Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Green Loan Structuring Agent, and the Paying Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent, the Green Loan Structuring Agent, and the Paying Agent as to their respective rights and responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Borrower further agrees to pay on demand all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable and documented counsel fees and expenses) (A) in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Loan Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and (B) incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Paying Agent in connection with the transactions described herein and in the other Transaction Documents, or any potential Takeout Transaction, including in any case reasonable and documented counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 10.6. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent or its counsel may at any time after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, engage professional consultants selected by the Administrative Agent to conduct additional due diligence with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including (A) review and independently assess the existing methodology employed by the Borrower in allocating Collections with respect to the Collateral, assess the reasonableness of the methodology for the equitable allocation of those Collections and make any recommendations to amend the methodology, if appropriate, (B) review the financial forecasts submitted by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and assess the reasonableness and feasibility of those forecasts and make any recommendations based on that review, if appropriate, and (C) verify the asset base of the Borrower and the Borrower’s valuation of their assets, as well as certain matters related thereto. The reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of such professional consultants, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.6, shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower. In addition, the Borrower shall pay any and all Other Taxes and agrees to save the Administrative Agent, the Green Loan Structuring Agent, the Paying Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such Other Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 10.6, the Borrower shall not be required to pay the costs or expenses of the Lenders following an Event of Default if such costs or expenses are related to disputes among the Lenders.

Section 10.7 Right of Set-off; Ratable Payments; Relations Among Lenders.

(A) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and subject to the prior payment of Obligations owed to the Paying Agent, each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or

 

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demand, provisional or final) at any time held by and other indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement at any time owing to the Administrative Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the Loan Notes, whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lenders shall have made any demand under this Agreement or the Loan Notes and although such obligations may be unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12(E)(ii)(b) and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 10.7(A) are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may have.

(B) If any Lender, whether by setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, has payment made to it upon its Advances or other Obligations hereunder in a greater proportion than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and shall, promptly upon demand, purchase (for cash at face value) a portion of the Advances and such other Obligations held by other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Advances and other amounts owing them, provided that:

(i) if any such portions are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such portions shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender), (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Advances to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).

If any Lender, whether in connection with setoff or amounts which might be subject to setoff or otherwise, receives collateral or other protection for its Obligations or such amounts which may be subject to setoff, such Lender agrees, promptly upon written demand, to take such action necessary such that all Lenders share in the benefits of such collateral ratably in proportion to the obligations owing to them. In case any such payment is disturbed by legal process, or otherwise, appropriate further adjustments shall be made.

 

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The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(C) Except with respect to the exercise of set-off rights of any Lender in accordance with Section 10.7(A), the proceeds of which are applied in accordance with this Agreement, each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or proceedings, against the Borrower or any other obligor hereunder or with respect to any Collateral or Transaction Document, without the prior written consent of the other Lenders or, as may be provided in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, at the direction of the Administrative Agent.

(D) The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent and the Funding Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

Section 10.8 Binding Effect; Assignment.

(A) Successors and Assigns Generally. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Paying Agent, the Verification Agent, the Facility Administrator and the Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent and each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and any assignment by Borrower in violation of this Section 10.8 shall be null and void) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (B) of this Section 10.8, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (D) of this Section 10.8, (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (E) of this Section 10.8 or (iv) in connection with an assignment to an Additional Lender in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18(B). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (D) of this Section 10.8 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(B) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Advances at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts.

(a) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or the Advances at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to or by related Permitted Assignee (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (B)(i)(b) of this Section 10.8 in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or a Permitted Assignee, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(b) in any case not described in paragraph (B)(i)(a) of this Section 10.8, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Advances outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Advances of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment Agreement, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $10,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Advance or the Commitment assigned.

(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (B)(i)(b) of this Section 10.8 and, in addition:

(a) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Permitted Assignee; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and

(b) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments to a Person that is not a Lender or a Permitted Assignee.

(iv) Assignment Agreement. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F or otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with a processing and recordation fee of $5,000; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment, provided further that an assignment among members of the same Lender Group may be effected solely by entry on the Funding Agent’s books and records and without any processing or recordation fee). The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

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(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (a) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (b) any Disqualified Lender, any Defaulting Lender or any of their Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary thereof (unless, in the case of a Disqualified Lender, either (i) an Event of Default or Amortization Event has occurred or (ii) the Borrower has consented to such assignment in writing in its sole and absolutely discretion, which, in either such case, such assignee shall not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the purpose of this Agreement).

(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person).

(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Advances previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Advances in accordance with its applicable percentage of the Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Funding Agent may, at any time, upon notice to the Administrative Agent but without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower and without having to satisfy the conditions in clauses (i)-(iv) or (vii) above (i) replace an existing Lender in such Funding Agent’s Lender Group with any Lender or Lender Affiliate, (ii) add any Lender or Lender Affiliate as a new Lender in such Funding Agent’s Lender Group, (iii) remove a Lender from such Funding Agent’s Lender Group or (iv) reallocate or assign Commitments or Advances among the Lenders in such Funding Agent’s Lender Group. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent (or its agent) pursuant to paragraph (C) of this Section 10.8, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement

 

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(and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.17, 10.5 and 10.6 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (D) of this Section 10.8.

(C) Register. Upon, and to the extent of, any assignment (unless otherwise stated therein) made by any Lender hereunder, the assignee or purchaser of such assignment shall be a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and shall have all the rights, benefits and obligations (including the obligation to provide documentation pursuant to Section 2.17(G)) of a Lender hereunder. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders. Each Funding Agent, in accordance with its usual practice records evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lenders in the related Lender Group resulting from each Advance made by such Lenders shall maintain at one of its offices a register for the recordation of the outstanding principal amounts (and accrued interest) of the Advances owing to each such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time and any assignment of such outstanding Advances. The entries on the Register maintained pursuant to this Section 10.8(C) shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Paying Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Any failure of any Lender, any Funding Agent or the Administrative Agent to maintain such records or make any entry therein or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. In the event of any conflict between the records maintained by any Funding Agent and the records maintained by the Administrative Agent in such matters, the records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(D) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person, or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment or the Advances owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Funding Agents and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for remitting to its Participant(s) any indemnity payments received by such Lender under Section 10.5.

 

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Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.12 and Section 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(G) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(G) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or Section 2.17, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(B) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7(A) as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 10.7(B) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Transaction Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Transaction Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(E) Certain Pledges. (i) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a third party unaffiliated with such Lender or a Federal Reserve Bank and (ii) a Conduit Lender may at any time, without any requirement to obtain the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights (including, without limitation, rights to payment of capital and yield) under this Agreement to a collateral agent or trustee for its commercial paper program; in each case, provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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(F) Disqualified Lenders and Defaulting Lenders. If any assignment or participation is made to a Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender in violation of this Section 10.8, the Borrower may upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender and the Administrative Agent, (A) purchase or prepay the Advances held by such Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender paid to acquire such Advances, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (B) require such Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 10.8), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more banks or other entities at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

Disqualified Lenders (A) will not, absent an Event of Default or consent from the Borrower (x) have the right to receive financial reports that are not publicly available, Facility Administrator Reports or other reports or confidential information provided to Lenders by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (other than Tax reporting information with respect to the Advances), (y) attend or participate in meetings with the Borrower attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site maintained by the Borrower or Administrative Agent to provide Lenders with confidential information or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent and (B)(x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, each Disqualified Lender will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation, each Disqualified Lender party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such plan, (2) if such Disqualified Lender does vote on such plan notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by a bankruptcy court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

Section 10.9 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER

 

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TRANSACTION DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 10.10 Jurisdiction. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York (New York County) or of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and by execution and delivery of this agreement, each of the parties hereto consents, for itself and in respect of its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, or any legal process with respect to itself or any of its property, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any action or proceeding in such jurisdiction in respect of this Agreement or any document related hereto. Each of the parties hereto waives personal service of any summons, complaint or other process, which may be made by any other means permitted by New York law.

Section 10.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. All parties hereunder hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waive any rights they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation based hereon, or arising out of, under, or in connection with, this Agreement, or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the parties in connection herewith or therewith. All parties acknowledge and agree that they have received full and significant consideration for this provision and that this provision is a material inducement for all parties to enter into this Agreement.

Section 10.12 Section Headings. All section headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect any construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 10.13 Tax Characterization. The parties hereto intend for the transactions effected hereunder to constitute a loan for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will report consistently with such characterization for all tax purposes.

Section 10.14 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by email in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement and the other

 

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Transaction Documents including any Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.15 Limitations on Liability. None of the holders of limited liability company interests of or in the Borrower, or any of the Borrower’s members, managers, general or limited partners, officers, employees, agents, shareholders or directors, shall be under any liability to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, respectively, any of their successors or assigns, or any other Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in such capacities or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement or for any obligation or covenant under this Agreement, it being understood that this Agreement and the obligations created hereunder shall be, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, with respect to the Borrower, solely the limited liability company obligations of the Borrower. The Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower and each member, manager, partner, officer, employee, agent, shareholder and director of the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any holder of a limited liability company interest of or in the Borrower may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person (other than the Borrower) respecting any matters arising hereunder.

Section 10.16 Confidentiality.

(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Fee Letters (including such information set forth in any engagement letter, term sheet or proposal prior to the Original Closing Date that contains fees similar in nature to those in the Fee Letters) (collectively, “Confidential Information”) are confidential. Each of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Green Loan Structuring Agent and the Verification Agent agrees:

(i) to keep all Confidential Information confidential and to disclose Confidential Information only to those Affiliates, officers, employees, agents, accountants, equity holders, legal counsel and other representatives of the Borrower or its Affiliates (collectively, “Representatives”) who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of assisting in the negotiation, completion and administration of this Facility;

(ii) to use the Confidential Information only in connection with the Facility and not for any other purpose; and

(iii) to maintain and keep in force procedures reasonably designed to cause its Representatives to comply with these provisions and to be responsible for any failure of any Representative to follow those procedures. The provisions of this Section 10.16(A) shall not apply to Confidential Information that (a) has been approved for release by written authorization of the appropriate party, or (b) is or hereafter becomes (through a

 

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source other than the Borrower, the Facility Administrator, the Paying Agent, the Verification Agent or their respective Affiliates or Representatives) generally available to the public and shall not prohibit the disclosure of Confidential Information to the extent required by applicable Law or by any Governmental Authority or to the extent necessary in connection with the enforcement of any Transaction Document.

The Borrower and the Facility Administrator agree not to provide copies of the Transaction Documents to any prospective investor in, or prospective lender to, the Borrower and the Facility Administrator without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower and the Facility Administrator may provide links to any publicly filed Transaction Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower and the Facility Administrator or any other affiliate of Parent may provide copies of the Transaction Documents to any potential investor or equity holder in Parent or its affiliates, provided that each such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Parent, the Borrower and any affiliate of the Parent may publicly file copies of the Transaction Documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by Applicable Law.

(B) Each Lender, each Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Green Loan Structuring Agent agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all nonpublic information with respect to the parties herein or any other matters furnished or delivered to it pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided, that such information may be disclosed (i) to such party’s Affiliates or such party’s or its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel and other representatives (collectively “Lender Representatives”), in each case, who have a need to know such information for the purpose of assisting in the negotiation, completion and administration of the Facility and on a confidential basis, (ii) to any permitted assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, the Facility or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, in each case on a confidential basis, (iii) to any financing source, dealer, hedge counterparty or other similar party in connection with financing or risk management activities related to the Facility on a confidential basis, (iv) to any commercial paper equity provider or liquidity provider for a Conduit Lender on a confidential basis, (v) to any Commercial Paper rating agency (including by means of a password protected internet website maintained in connection with Rule 17g-5) on a confidential basis, (vi) to the extent required or requested by applicable Law or by any Governmental Authority, and (vii) to the extent necessary in connection with the enforcement of any Transaction Document.

The provisions of this Section 10.16(B) shall not apply to information that (i) is or hereafter becomes (through a source other than the applicable Lender, Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Green Loan Structuring Agent or any Lender Representative associated with such party) generally available to the public, (ii) was rightfully known to the applicable Lender, applicable Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Green Loan Structuring Agent or any Lender Representative or was rightfully in their possession prior to the date of its disclosure pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) becomes available to the applicable Lender, applicable Funding Agent or the Administrative Agent or the Green Loan Structuring

 

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Agent or any Lender Representative from a third party unless to their knowledge such third party disclosed such information in breach of an obligation of confidentiality to the applicable Lender, applicable Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Green Loan Structuring Agent or any Lender Representative, (iv) has been approved for release by written authorization of the parties whose information is proposed to be disclosed, or (v) has been independently developed or acquired by any Lender, any Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Green Loan Structuring Agent or any Lender Representative without violating this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 10.16 shall not prohibit any Lender, any Funding Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Green Loan Structuring Agent from filing with or making available to any judicial, governmental or regulatory agency or providing to any Person with standing any information or other documents with respect to the Facility as may be required by applicable Law or requested by such judicial, governmental or regulatory agency.

Section 10.17 Limited Recourse. All amounts payable by the Borrower on or in respect of the Obligations shall constitute limited recourse obligations of the Borrower secured by, and payable solely from and to the extent of, the Collateral; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not limit in any manner the ability of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to seek specific performance of any Obligation (other than the payment of a monetary obligation in excess of the amount payable solely from the Collateral), (B) the provisions of this Section 10.17 shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Borrower as party defendant in any action, suit or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and (C) when any portion of the Collateral is transferred in a transfer permitted under and in accordance with this Agreement, the security interest in and Lien on such Collateral shall automatically be released, and the Lenders under this Agreement will no longer have any security interest in, lien on, or claim against such Collateral. No recourse shall be sought or had for the obligations of the Borrower against any Affiliate, director, officer, shareholder, manager or agent of the Borrower other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.

Section 10.18 Customer Identification - USA Patriot Act Notice. The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower and the Facility Administrator that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Patriot Act”), and the Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s policies and practices, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies the Borrower and the Facility Administrator, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and such other information that will allow the Administrative Agent or such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 10.19 Paying Agent Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations. In order to comply with laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, but not limited to those relating to funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Paying Agent is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Paying Agent. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Paying Agent upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Paying Agent to comply with such laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, but not limited to those relating to funding of terrorist activities and money laundering.

 

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Section 10.20 Non-Petition. Each party hereto hereby covenants and agrees that it will not institute against or join any other Person in instituting against the Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States or of any other jurisdiction prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding indebtedness of the Conduit Lender. The agreements set forth in this Section 10.20 and the parties’ respective obligations under this Section 10.20 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.21 No Recourse.

(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that all transactions with a Conduit Lender hereunder shall be without recourse of any kind to such Conduit Lender. A Conduit Lender shall have no liability or obligation hereunder unless and until such Conduit Lender has received such amounts pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, the parties hereto hereby agree that (i) a Conduit Lender shall have no obligation to pay the parties hereto any amounts constituting fees, reimbursement for expenses or indemnities (collectively, “Expense Claims”) and such Expense Claims shall not constitute a claim (as defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or similar laws of another jurisdiction) against such Conduit Lender, unless or until such Conduit Lender has received amounts sufficient to pay such Expense Claims pursuant to this Agreement and such amounts are not required to pay the outstanding indebtedness of such Conduit Lender and (ii) no recourse shall be sought or had for the obligations of a Conduit Lender hereunder against any Affiliate, director, officer, shareholders, manager or agent of such Conduit Lender. Each party hereto waives any right of set-off it may have or to which it may be entitled under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents with respect to each Conduit Lender and its assets.

(B) The agreements set forth in this Section 10.21 and the parties’ respective obligations under this Section 10.21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.22 Additional Paying Agent Provisions. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Paying Agent shall not be required to act as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, or be required to undertake regulatory filings related to this Agreement in connection therewith.

Section 10.23 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Transaction Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedge Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

 

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Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Transaction Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Transaction Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Transaction Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

Section 10.24 Effect of Second Amendment and Restatement.

(A) Each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, upon the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 3.1, on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety by this Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force and effect, except to evidence (i) the incurrence by the Borrower of the Existing Obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement (whether or not such obligations are contingent as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date), (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Borrower prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date and (iii) any action or omission performed or required to be performed pursuant to such Existing Credit Agreement prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date (including any failure, prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, to comply with the covenants contained in such Existing Credit Agreement). The amendments and restatements set forth herein shall not cure any breach thereof or any “Potential Default” or “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date. It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated hereunder so as to preserve the perfection and priority of all Liens securing the “Obligations” under the Transaction Documents and that all “Obligations” of the Borrower hereunder shall continue to be secured by Liens evidenced under the Security Agreement, and that this Agreement does not constitute a novation or termination of the Indebtedness and obligations existing under the Existing Credit Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall apply to all of the obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement. This amendment and restatement is

 

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limited as written and is not a consent to any other amendment, restatement or waiver, whether or not similar and, unless specifically amended hereby or by any other Transaction Document, each of the Transaction Documents shall continue in full force and effect and, from and after the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, all references to the “Credit Agreement” contained therein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement. Additionally, in connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders consent to (i) the amendment and restatement of the Parent Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Facility Administration Agreement, the Verification Agent Agreement, the Sale and Contribution Agreement, the Master SAP Contribution Agreement, the SAP Contribution Agreement and the SAP NTP Financing Documents (in each case, as defined under the Existing Credit Agreement in effect immediately prior to giving effect to this Agreement) and (ii) the amendment and restatement of the limited liability company agreement of the Borrower (as in effect on the date hereof), in form and substantive reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Parent Guaranty (as amended and restated on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date) and the obligations contained therein shall remain in full effect (as amended and restated) as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date and shall survive the termination of the Transaction Documents in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

(B) In connection with the Second Amendment and Restatement Date and the increase of commitments of the applicable Lenders on the date hereof, each Class A Lender immediately prior to the Second Amendment and Restatement Date (each, an “Second A&R Date Assignor and, collectively, the “Second A&R Date Assignors) hereby sells and assigns to Barclays (as Class A Lender), Salisbury Receivables Company LLC (as a Class A Lender) MUFG (as Class A Lender), Sheffield Receivables Company LLC (as a Class A Lender) and Victory Receivables Corporation (as Conduit Lender) (each a “Second A&R Date Assignee), and such Second A&R Date Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from each such Second A&R Date Assignor its respective outstanding Advances along with its respective rights and obligations as a Non-Conduit Lender or Conduit Lender hereunder, as applicable, and other Transaction Documents related thereto in the amounts, and in exchange for payment by each Second A&R Date Assignee to each Second A&R Date Assignor on the date hereof of the amounts set out in the flow of funds agreed to by the parties hereto, plus accrued interest thereon through (and including) the date hereof which such interest will be paid by the Borrower to each Second A&R Date Assignor on the immediately following Payment Date pursuant to Section 2.7 herein.

Section 10.25 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Transaction Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(A) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

 

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(B) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

Section 10.26 Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Advances in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender.

Section 10.27 Green Loan Provisions. Subject to the Borrower’s alignment with the Core Components as demonstrated by compliance with the terms and provisions set forth in this Section 10.27, this Facility shall be considered a Green Loan (the “Green Loan”):

(A) Green Loan Structuring Agent. Borrower hereby appoints ING Capital LLC to act as the Green Loan Structuring Agent, and the Lenders hereby acknowledge such appointment. The Green Loan Structuring Agent, acting in such capacity, shall have the duties customarily performed by such agents, provided that the Green Loan Structuring Agent shall not have any liabilities under this Agreement or otherwise in relation to the Eligible Green Projects.

(B) Green Use of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Advances shall be used in accordance with Section 2.3 and may be used, in part, to finance or refinance (including reimbursement for costs previously incurred), in whole or in part, Solar Assets, including Eligible Green Projects, and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.27(B), shall not limit the permitted use of proceeds of the Advances set forth in Section 2.3, and the Borrower shall be able to use the proceeds of any Advance pursuant to Section 2.3. As of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, the Eligible Green Projects Ratio is [***]x.

 

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(C) Process for Project Evaluation and Selection. The Eligible Green Projects are aligned with Borrower’s sustainability and business strategy centered around helping customers electrify all aspects of their lives through solar energy systems, energy storage systems and related products and services. Borrower has internal processes to ensure continued alignment in all material respects with the Core Components and to identify, assess and mitigate environmental and social risks that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and will utilize these processes in all material respects with regards to the Eligible Green Projects.

(D) Management of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Green Loan will be tracked and managed by Borrower on an aggregated basis. Pending the full allocation of the Green Loan’s proceeds to Eligible Green Projects, Borrower will hold and/or invest the balance of proceeds not yet allocated at its own discretion as per its liquidity management policy, including hold in cash or cash equivalents, overnight or other short-term financial instruments.

(E) Green Loan Reporting. Borrower will monitor the Eligible Green Projects Ratio on a regular basis and ensure that, as of the date of delivery of each Borrowing Base Certificate and Facility Administrator Report, the Eligible Green Projects Ratio remains greater than or equal to 1.10x. Concurrently with the delivery of annual financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1(A)(i) until the Maturity Date and within reasonable time in the event of material developments, Borrower shall deliver to the Green Loan Structuring Agent the following reports: (i) an Allocation Reporting Letter and (ii) an Impact Reporting Letter, in each case, signed by an authorized officer of the Borrower and certified as being true and correct in all material respects to the Borrower’s knowledge.

(F) Failure to Align. Without prejudice to any obligation of the Borrower under any provisions of this Agreement, any failure of the Borrower to align with the Core Components as demonstrated by breach of with the terms and provisions set forth in this Section 10.27 shall under no circumstances (i) constitute a Potential Default, an Event of Default, a Potential Amortization Event or an Amortization Event hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, (ii) operate in any matter to limit, restrict or otherwise affect the use of proceeds of the Advances or (iii) otherwise affect Borrower’s right or ability to take any actions otherwise permitted under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The only consequence of any such failure is cessation of the Green Loan designation of the Facility, and thereafter the Green Loan Structuring Agent, Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and Borrower shall cease representing in all internal and external communications, marketing or publications that the Facility is a Green Loan. Neither the Administration Agent, the Green Loan Structuring Agent nor any Lender is bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the monitoring of and/or verifying compliance with the Green Loan Principles.

Section 10.28 Excess Funds. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Conduit Lender shall, nor shall any Conduit Lender be obligated to, pay any amount pursuant to this Agreement unless (i) such Conduit Lender has received funds which may be used to make such payment and which funds are not required to repay its Commercial Paper Notes when due and (ii) after giving effect to such payment, either (x) such Conduit Lender could issue commercial paper notes to refinance all of its outstanding Commercial Paper Notes (assuming such outstanding Commercial Paper Notes matured at such time) in accordance with the program documents governing its securitization program or (y) all

 

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of such Conduit Lender’s Commercial Paper Notes are paid in full. The excess of the amount due hereunder over the amount paid by such Conduit Lender shall not constitute a “claim” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) against such Conduit Lender until such time as such Conduit Lender satisfies the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) above. If such Conduit Lender does not have sufficient funds to make any payment due hereunder, then such Conduit Lender may pay a lesser amount and make additional payments that in the aggregate equal the amount of deficiency as soon as possible thereafter.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, AS BORROWER

By:

 

/s/ Robert Lane

Name:

 

Robert Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

SUNNOVA TE MANAGEMENT, LLC, as Facility Administrator

By:

 

/s/ Robert Lane

Name:

 

Robert Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P., as Administrative Agent and as a Funding Agent

By:

 

Atlas Securitized Products Advisors GP, LLC, its general partner

By:

 

/s/ Marcus DiBrito

Name:

 

Marcus DiBrito

Title:

 

Vice President

ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS FUNDING 1, L.P., as a Class A Lender

By:

 

Atlas Securitized BKR 1, L.P., its general partner

By:

 

Atlas Securitized FundingCo GP LLC, its general partner

By:

 

/s/ Marcus DiBrito

Name:

 

Marcus DiBrito

Title:

 

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY (SUCCESSOR BY PURCHASE TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR SILICON VALLEY BRIDGE BANK, N.A. (AS SUCCESSOR TO SILICON VALLEY BANK)), as a Funding Agent and as a Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Chaitali (“Tai”) Pimputkar

Name:

 

Chaitali (“Tai”) Pimputkar

Title:

 

Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EAST WEST BANK, as a Funding Agent and as a Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Keith Kishiyama

Name:

 

Keith Kishiyama

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


ING CAPITAL LLC, as a Funding Agent and as a Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Scott Hancock

Name:

 

Scott Hancock

Title:

 

Managing Director

By:

 

/s/ Stefano Palombo

Name:

 

Stefano Palombo

Title:

 

Director

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Funding Agent and as a Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Neil Bautista

Name:

 

Neil Bautista

Title:

 

Director

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SALISBURY RECEIVABLES COMPANY LLC, as a Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Neil Bautista

Name:

 

Neil Bautista

Title:

 

Director

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SHEFFIELD RECEIVABLES COMPANY LLC, as a Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Neil Bautista

Name:

 

Neil Bautista

Title:

 

Director

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


MUFG BANK, LTD., as a Funding Agent and as Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Yezdan Badrakhan

Name:

 

Yezdan Badrakhan

Title:

 

Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, as Class A Lender

By:

 

/s/ Kevin J. Corrigan

Name:

 

Kevin J. Corrigan

Title:

 

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


LIBREMAX E VALUE MASTER FUND, LTD., as a Funding Agent and as a Class B Lender

BY:

 

LibreMax Capital, LLC, its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Frank Bruttomesso

Name:

 

Frank Bruttomesso

Title:

 

General Counsel

BOSTON PATRIOT SAINT JAMES SPE LLC, as a Funding Agent and as a Class B Lender

BY:

 

LibreMax Capital, LLC, its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Frank Bruttomesso

Name:

 

Frank Bruttomesso

Title:

 

General Counsel

LIBREMAX STRUCTURED OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND II, LP, as a Funding Agent and as a Class B Lender

BY:

 

LibreMax Capital, LLC, its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Frank Bruttomesso

Name:

 

Frank Bruttomesso

Title:

 

General Counsel

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


LIBREMAX STRUCTURED INCOME (ECI) MASTER FUND III, LP, as a Funding Agent and as a Class B Lender

By:

 

LibreMax Capital, LLC, its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Frank Bruttomesso

Name:

 

Frank Bruttomesso

Title:

 

General Counsel

LIBREMAX VALUE MASTER FUND, LTD., as a Funding Agent and as a Class B Lender

By:

 

LibreMax Capital, LLC, its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Frank Bruttomesso

Name:

 

Frank Bruttomesso

Title:

 

General Counsel

LIBREMAX OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE MASTER FUND, LP, as a Funding Agent and as a Class B Lender

By:

 

LibreMax Capital, LLC, its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Frank Bruttomesso

Name:

 

Frank Bruttomesso

Title:

 

General Counsel

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Paying Agent

By:

 

/s/ Jennifer C. Westberg

Name:

 

Jennifer C. Westberg

Title:

 

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth Brandt

Name:

 

Kenneth Brandt

Title:

 

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED, solely for the purposes of Section 9.6(b):

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as the previous Paying Agent

By:

 

Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as agent

By:

 

/s/ Jennifer C. Westberg

Name:

 

Jennifer C. Westberg

Title:

 

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

(Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC)

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT A

DEFINED TERMS

1940 Act” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

A-1 Verification Agent Certification” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of the Verification Agent Agreement.

A-2 Verification Agent Certification” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b) of the Verification Agent Agreement.

Accession Agreement” shall mean (i) a Security Agreement Supplement in the form of Exhibit B to the Security Agreement, (ii) a Pledge Agreement Joinder in the form of Exhibit A to the Pledge Agreement, (iii) a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit C to the Verification Agent Agreement, (iv) Guaranty Supplement in the form of Exhibit A to the Subsidiary Guaranty and (v) a Subsidiary Supplement in the form of Exhibit A to the Parent Guaranty.

Additional Interest Distribution Amount” shall mean, individually or collectively as the context may require, the Class A Additional Interest Distribution Amount and the Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, the Additional Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Additional Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(B)(i).

Additional Solar Assets shall mean each Eligible Solar Asset that is acquired by a Financing Fund or SAP after the Original Closing Date and during the Availability Period.

Adjusted Benchmark shall mean the sum of (a) Benchmark and (b) the Benchmark Adjustment; provided that, if the Adjusted Benchmark would be less than the applicable Floor, the Adjusted Benchmark will be deemed to be the applicable Floor.

Administrative Agent shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Administrative Agent Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(E).

Administrative Agent’s Account” shall mean the Administrative Agent’s bank account designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time by written notice to the Borrower and the Funding Agents.

Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by or otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Advance” shall mean, individually or collectively, as the context may require, a Class A Advance and/or a Class B Advance.

Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affected Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(B).

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that (i) directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with such Person, or (ii) is an officer or director of such Person, and in the case of any Lender that is an investment fund, the investment advisor thereof and any investment fund having the same investment advisor. A Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to (a) vote 50% or more of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managing partners of such other Person, or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person whether by contract or otherwise.

Affiliated Entity shall mean any of the Parent, the Facility Administrator (if the Facility Administrator is an Affiliate of the Borrower), a Seller, an Assignor, and any of their respective direct or indirect Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates, whether now existing or hereafter created, organized or acquired.

Aggregate Commitment” shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of the Commitments then in effect, including as a consequence of an increase thereof pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18(B). The Aggregate Commitment as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date shall be equal to $1,309,000,000.

Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance” shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of the Discounted Solar Asset Balances for the Managing Member Interests, the SAP Solar Assets and any Hedged SREC Solar Assets. Any Managing Member Interests, SAP Solar Assets or Hedged SREC Solar Assets that would otherwise be duplicated in computing this sum shall only be counted once. For the avoidance of doubt, the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance shall not include any amounts attributable to Service Incentives, Grid Services Revenue, ITC Transfer Proceeds, Excess SREC Proceeds or SREC Direct Sale Proceeds or, prior to the completion of satisfactory due diligence and approval by the Administrative Agent (such approval to be made in its sole discretion), New Jersey TRECs or MA SMART Revenue.

Aggregate Outstanding Advances” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of all Class A Advances outstanding plus (ii) the aggregate principal balance of all Class B Advances outstanding.

Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Allocation Reporting Letter” shall mean a letter, as required under Section 10.27(E), provided by the Borrower for the purpose of reporting on the actual use of proceeds in accordance with the ‘Reporting’ component of the Green Loan Principles, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

A.M. Best” shall mean A. M. Best Company, Inc. and any successor rating agency.

Amortization Event shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) a Facility Administrator Termination Event;

(ii) the Solar Asset Payment Level is less than [***]%;

(iii) the Managing Member Distributions Payment Level is less than [***]%;

(iv) the Default Level is greater than [***]%;

(v) the Default Level is greater than [***]% for two consecutive Collection Periods;

(vi) an Event of Default (whether or not cured by a Tax Equity Investor);

(vii) a Tax Loss Insurance Policy ceases to be of full force and effect or ceases to meet the requirements of the related Tax Equity Facility;

(viii) if Sunnova Management is the Facility Administrator and the sum of (a) the net cash provided by operating activities of Sunnova Management, as reported in any set of quarterly financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5(q)(ii) of the Parent Guaranty plus (b) unrestricted cash on hand held by Sunnova Management as of the date of such financial statements, shall be negative (for purposes of this clause (viii), the term “net cash” and “operating activities” shall have the meanings attributable to such terms under GAAP); provided, that if (x) on or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after the date on which it is determined that such amount is negative, the Parent’s equity holders, any of their Affiliates and any other Person makes an equity investment to Sunnova Management in cash in an amount not less than such shortfall, and such cash, if so designated by Sunnova Management, be included as unrestricted cash, and (y) any such action described in subclause (x) is communicated to the Administrative Agent in writing, then no Amortization Event shall be deemed to have occurred or be continuing;

(ix) Parent breaches any of the Financial Covenants and such breach has not been cured in accordance with Section 5(r) of the Parent Guaranty;

(x) the amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account are at any time less than the Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance and such deficit is not cured by the earlier of the next Payment Date or the next Funding Date;

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(xi) the amounts on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account are at any time less than the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance and such deficit is not cured by the earlier of the next Payment Date or the next Funding Date; or

(xii) the occurrence of a default under a Sunnova Credit Facility;

provided, that clause (v) shall not apply during the 30-day period following a Takeout Transaction if the threshold set forth in clause (v) would not have been breached but for the occurrence of such Takeout Transaction.

Amortization Period” shall mean the period commencing at the end of the Availability Period.

Ancillary PV System Components shall mean main panel upgrades, generators, critter guards, snow guards, electric vehicle chargers, roofing and landscaping materials, automatic transfer switches and load controllers.

Ancillary Solar Service Agreements shall mean in respect of each Eligible Solar Asset, all agreements and documents ancillary to the Solar Service Agreement associated with such Eligible Solar Asset, which are entered into with a Host Customer in connection therewith, including any Customer Warranty Agreement.

Applicable Law shall mean all applicable laws of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, laws relating to consumer leasing and protection and any ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders or like actions of any Governmental Authority and rules and regulations of any federal, regional, state, county, municipal or other Governmental Authority.

Approved Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is administered, advised, serviced or managed (including, for the avoidance of doubt, owners of portfolios managed) by (a) a Lender, (b) a Lender Affiliate or (c) an entity or a Lender Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises, sub-advises, services or manages a Lender or a Lender Affiliate. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any entity administered, advised, sub-advised serviced or managed by Atlas or any of its affiliates or by Apollo Global Management, Inc. or any of its affiliates shall be an “Approved Fund” with respect to Atlas or any of its Lender Affiliates or any Lender within the Atlas Lender Group or any of their Lender Affiliates; provided, however, Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its affiliates (other than Atlas, its subsidiaries and any entity or account administered, advised, sub-advised, serviced or managed by Atlas or its subsidiaries (the “Atlas Entities”)) (the “Apollo Entities”), and any entity that an Apollo Entity administers, advises, sub-advises, services or manages (other than the Atlas Entities) shall be excluded from the definition of “Approved Fund”.

Approved Installer shall mean an installer that has entered into an agreement with Parent (or an Affiliate thereof) to design, procure and install PV Systems on the properties of Host Customers and that has an active account with Parent at the time of installation of an applicable PV System.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Approved Tax Equity Partner” shall mean, collectively, those Persons and its Affiliates (including any guarantor that may provide a guaranty on behalf of such Person) listed on Schedule XIII hereto, as the same may be updated by the Borrower from time to time with the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Majority Lenders and the Majority Class B Lenders.

Approved U.S. Territory shall mean Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and any other territory of the United States which the Administrative Agent has, in its sole discretion, approved as an Approved U.S. Territory, by providing a written notice to the Borrower regarding the same.

Approved Vendor” shall mean a manufacturer of Solar Photovoltaic Panels, Inverters or Energy Storage Systems for PV Systems that was approved by the Parent and listed on the Parent’s list of approved vendors as of the time of installation of an applicable PV System.

Assignment Agreement” shall mean an assignment in substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the related assignee.

Assignor” shall mean each of Parent, Intermediate Holdco, Sunnova Inventory Holdings, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, and, if applicable, SAP Seller, as assignors of Solar Assets and/or Solar Asset Owner Member Interests pursuant to a Contribution Agreement.

Atlas shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Atlas Funding Agent” shall mean Atlas, in its capacity as Funding Agent for the Atlas Lender Group.

Atlas Lender Group” shall mean a group consisting of the Atlas Non-Conduit Lender and the Atlas Funding Agent.

Atlas Non-Conduit Lender” shall mean Atlas Securitized Products Funding 1, L.P.

Availability Period” shall mean the period from the Original Closing Date until the earlier to occur of (i) the Commitment Termination Date, and (ii) an Amortization Event.

Available Tenor” shall mean, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Accrual Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then removed from the definition of “Interest Accrual Period” pursuant to Section 2.15(F). As of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, the Available Tenor is three (3) months.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Bail-In Action shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation shall mean (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as amended.

Barclays” shall mean Barclays Bank PLC.

Base Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Lender for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate of interest announced publicly by a Funding Agent with respect to its Lender Group (or the Affiliate of such Lender or Funding Agent, as applicable, that announces such rate) as in effect at its principal office from time to time, changing when and as said prime rate changes (such rate not necessarily being the lowest or best rate charged by such Person) or, if such Lender, Funding Agent or Affiliate thereof does not publicly announce the prime rate of interest, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal on such day and (ii) the sum of (a) 0.50% and (b) the Federal Funds Rate. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the rate described in clause (i) or clause (ii) shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Base Rate as determined herein would be with respect to determining the interest rate applicable to any Advances, less than the applicable Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the applicable Floor.

Base Case Model” shall mean a computer model agreed to by a Managing Member and the related Tax Equity Investor showing the expected economic results from ownership of the PV Systems owned by the related Financing Fund and the assumptions to be used in calculating when such Tax Equity Investor has reached its target internal rate of return, which is attached as an exhibit to the related Financing Fund LLCA.

Basel III shall mean Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems prepared by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and all national implementations thereof.

Benchmark” shall mean Term SOFR; provided that, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” shall mean the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (B) of Section 2.15.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Benchmark Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark:

(i) for purposes of determining the Adjusted Benchmark for Term SOFR, 0.00%;

(ii) for purposes of a Benchmark replaced under clause (i) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:

(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Accrual Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; or

(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Accrual Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;

(iii) for purposes of a Benchmark replaced under clause (ii) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities substantially similar hereto; provided that, in the case of clause (ii) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Benchmark Replacement” shall mean, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

(i) Daily Simple SOFR;

(ii) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities substantially similar hereto at such time;

provided that:

(1) if the Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR and (x) Daily Simple SOFR ceases to be available, (y) the Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion that the use of Daily Simple SOFR has become operationally, administratively or technically unfeasible, or (z) the Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion that Daily Simple SOFR has ceased to reflect market conditions, the Benchmark Replacement shall be clause (ii) above; and

(2) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to make any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Change that the Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower).

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Change” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational change (including any change to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Accrual Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides, in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower), may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides, in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower), is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document).

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(i) in the case of clause (i) or clause (ii) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); and

(ii) in the case of clause (iii) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

For the avoidance of doubt, (a) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (b) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (i) or clause (ii) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

Benchmark Transition Event” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(i) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(ii) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); and

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(iii) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred for purposes of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 2.15 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and in accordance with Section 2.15.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” shall mean 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code to which Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

BHC Act Affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Bidder” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrower’s Account” shall mean (i) the bank account of the Borrower, described on Schedule II attached hereto, for the benefit of the Borrower or (ii) such other account as may be designated by the Borrower from time to time by at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, so long as such other account is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Borrowing Base shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (x)(a) the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance minus (b) the Excess Concentration Amount times (y)(a) the portion of clause (x) that not is Puerto Rico Solar Assets or Substantial Stage Solar Assets, the applicable amount set forth in Column A of Schedule XII hereto, (b) the portion of clause (x) that is Puerto Rico Solar Assets that are not Substantial Stage Solar Assets, the applicable amount set forth in Column B of Schedule XII hereto, and (c) the portion of clause (x) that is Substantial Stage Solar Assets, the applicable amount set forth in Column C of Schedule XII hereto.

Borrowing Base Certificate” shall mean the certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto.

Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Breakage Costs” shall mean, with respect to a failure by the Borrower, for any reason resulting from Borrower’s failure (but excluding any failures to borrow resulting from a Lender default under this Agreement), to borrow any proposed Advance on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing (including without limitation, as a result of the Borrower’s failure to satisfy any conditions precedent to such borrowing) after providing such Notice of Borrowing, the resulting loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits, actually sustained by, without duplication, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Funding Agent; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Funding Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such loss or expense and shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to the amount of such loss or expense, which certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Lender does not make an Advance and the Borrower has met all conditions precedent required under Section 3.2 or Lender has breached this Agreement, then any Breakage Costs shall be borne by Lender.

“Broken Funding Costs” shall mean, for any Advance funded by a Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper which (i) has its principal reduced at any time other than on a Payment Date or (ii) is assigned under the Liquidity Agreement, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the costs set forth under the definition of Commercial Paper Rate or interest (as applicable) that would have accrued during the remainder of the interest periods or the tranche periods for Commercial Paper determined by the Funding Agent to relate to such Advance (as applicable) subsequent to the date of such reduction, assignment or termination of the principal of such Advance if such reduction, assignment or termination had not occurred or such reduction notice had not been delivered, over (b) the sum of (x) to the extent all or a portion of such principal is allocated to another Advance, the amount of the costs set forth under the definition of Commercial Paper Rate or interest actually accrued during the remainder of such period on such principal for the new Advance, and (y) to the extent such principal is not allocated to another Advance, the income, if any, actually received during the remainder of such period by the holder of such Advance from investing the portion of such principal not so allocated. A statement as to the amount of any Broken Funding Costs (including the computation of such amount) shall be submitted by the affected Conduit Lender or the Non-Conduit Lender to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the matters to which it relates for the purpose of any litigation or arbitration proceedings, absent manifest error or fraud. Such statement shall be submitted five (5) Business Days prior to such amount being due. All Broken Funding Costs shall be due and payable on the immediately following Payment Date.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Business Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday and any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Minnesota or California are authorized or required by law to close.

Buyout Class B Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Calculation Date shall mean with respect to a Payment Date, the close of business on the last day of the related Collection Period.

Call Date” shall mean, with respect to a Purchase Option, the earliest date on which such Purchase Option may be exercised.

Capital Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, but in no event will Capital Stock include any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into equity unless and until actually converted or exchanged.

Carrying Cost shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of (i) the weighted average Swap Rate as of such date of determination, (ii) the weighted average Class A Usage Fee Margin and Class B Usage Fee Margin as of such date of determination, (iii) the Step-Up Rate, (iv) the Benchmark Adjustment and (v) 0.10%.

Change in Law” shall mean (i) the adoption or taking effect of any Law after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any change in Law or in the administration, interpretation, application or implementation thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, (iii) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (iv) compliance by any Affected Party, by any lending office of such Affected Party or by such Affected Party’s holding company, if any, with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Act, (b) Basel III and (c) all requests, rules, guidelines and directives under either of the Dodd-Frank Act or Basel III or issued in connection therewith shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date implemented, enacted, adopted or issued.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Change of Control” shall mean, the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

(i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of SEI or Parent to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (a “Group”), other than, in each case, any such sale, lease, exchange or transfer to a Person or Group that is, prior to such, lease, exchange or transfer, an Affiliate of SEI and is controlled (as that term is used in the definition of Affiliate) by SEI;

(ii) the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of SEI, Parent, Intermediate Holdco, Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, TEP Inventory, a Seller, TEP Resources, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of such Person;

(iii) any Person or Group shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of SEI, other than any Person that is a Permitted Investor or Group that is controlled by a Permitted Investor provided that any transfers or issuances of equity of SEI on or after the Original Closing Date to, among or between a Permitted Investor or any Affiliate thereof, shall not constitute a “Change of Control” for purposes of this clause (iii);

(iv) SEI shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in Parent;

(v) Parent shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in Intermediate Holdco;

(vi) Intermediate Holdco shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in Sunnova Inventory Holdings;

(vii) Sunnova Inventory Holdings shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in Sunnova Inventory Pledgor;

(viii) Sunnova Inventory Pledgor shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in TEP Inventory;

(ix) TEP Inventory shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in SAP Seller;

(x) SAP Seller shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in TEP Resources or Financing Fund Seller;

(xi) TEP Resources shall cease to directly own all of the Capital Stock in the Borrower; or

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(xii) the Borrower shall cease to own all of the Capital Stock in a Managing Member or SAP other than in connection with a Takeout Transaction pursuant to which 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of such Managing Member or SAP is sold.

Class A Additional Interest Distribution Amount shall mean, with respect to the Class A Advances on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the daily average outstanding principal balance of all Class A Advances during the related period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), (b) the actual number of days in such period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), divided by 360, 365 or 366, as applicable, and (c) the Step-Up Rate and (ii) any unpaid Class A Additional Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the Step-Up Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class A Additional Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Class A Advance shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Class A Aggregate Commitment shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of the Class A Commitments then in effect. The Class A Aggregate Commitment as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date shall be equal to $[***]. For the avoidance of doubt (i) any Class A Advance approved or funded pursuant to Section 2.18(A) herein shall be deemed to increase the Commitment of the Non-Conduit Lender approving such Class A Advance, (ii) prior to any Class A Advance approved or funded pursuant to Section 2.18(A) herein, all such amounts are uncommitted and (iii) as of the date hereof (after giving effect to the amendments effected pursuant hereto) no Lender has approved or funded a Class A Advance pursuant to Section 2.18(A) herein.

Class A Borrowing Base shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i) the Borrowing Base as of such date and (ii) the applicable amount set forth in Column D of Schedule XII hereto.

Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Class A Commitment shall mean the obligation of a Non-Conduit Lender to fund a Class A Advance in accordance with the terms hereof, as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto.

Class A Fundamental Amendment shall mean any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document that would (a) reduce the amount, timing or priority of any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Class A Lenders, or modify or alter any provision relating to pro rata treatment of the Class A Advances, in each case, including amending or modifying any of the definitions related to such terms; (b) amend or modify the definition of the terms “Class A Borrowing Base”, “Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency”, “Class A Fundamental Amendment”, “Class A Maximum Facility Amount,” “Class A Unused Portion of the Commitments” or, in each case, any defined terms within such definitions; or (c) change the provisions of this Agreement relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, all or any portion of the Collateral to reduce payment of the Class A Advances.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Class A Funding Agent” shall mean a Person appointed as a Class A Funding Agent for a Class A Lender Group pursuant to Section 7.12.

Class A Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Class A Interest Distribution Amount shall mean, with respect to the Class A Advances on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the daily average outstanding principal balance of all Class A Advances during the related period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), (b) the actual number of days in such period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), divided by 360, 365 or 366, as applicable, and (c) the Class A Usage Fee Rate and (ii) any unpaid Class A Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the Class A Usage Fee Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class A Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Class A Lender” shall mean a Lender that has funded a Class A Advance.

Class A Lender Group” shall mean with respect to any Class A Advances, any group consisting of related Conduit Lenders, Non-Conduit Lenders and Funding Agents.

Class A Lender Group Percentage” shall mean, for any Class A Lender Group, the percentage equivalent of a fraction (expressed out to five decimal places), the numerator of which is, with respect to each Class A Lender Group, the Class A Commitment of all Non-Conduit Lenders in such Class A Lender Group, and the denominator of which is the Class A Aggregate Commitment.

Class A Loan Note” shall mean each Class A Loan Note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D-1 attached hereto, payable to a Class A Funding Agent for the benefit of the Class A Lenders in such Class A Funding Agent’s Class A Lender Group, in the aggregate face amount of up to such Class A Lender Group’s portion of the Class A Maximum Facility Amount, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to the Class A Lenders in such Funding Agent’s Class A Lender Group, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Class A Maximum Facility Amount” shall mean $[***].

Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount shall mean, with respect to the Class A Advances (or portion thereof) actually funded by a Conduit Lender in a Lender Group with Barclays or MUFG through the issuance of Commercial Paper or by Barclays, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the daily average outstanding principal balance of all such Class A Advances during the related period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), (b) the actual number of days in such period (including any

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


related Interest Accrual Period), divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and (c) the Subordinated Commercial Paper Rate and (ii) any unpaid Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the Subordinated Commercial Paper Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Class A Unused Portion of the Commitments” shall mean, with respect to the Class A Lenders on any day, the excess of (x) the Class A Aggregate Commitment as of such day as of 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such day, over (y) the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class A Advances as of 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such day.

Class A Usage Fee Margin” shall mean, with respect to any Class A Lender or Class A Lender Group, the “Class A Usage Fee Margin” set forth in the Fee Letter to which such Class A Lender or Class A Lender Group is a party.

Class A Usage Fee Rate” shall mean the greater of (x) zero and (y) sum of (i) the Cost of Funds and (ii) the Class A Usage Fee Margin; provided, however, with respect Class A Advances (or portion thereof) actually funded by a Conduit Lender in a Lender Group with Barclays or MUFG through the issuance of Commercial Paper or by Barclays, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Class A Usage Fee Rate shall not exceed the sum of (a)(x) the Adjusted Benchmark (or, as required pursuant to Section 2.15 if the then applicable Benchmark is not available, the Base Rate) or (y) any other rate as determined in accordance with Section 2.15 which may include another tenor of the Benchmark, for the related Interest Accrual Period and (b) [***]%.

Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amount” shall mean, with respect to the Class B Advances on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the daily average outstanding principal balance of all Class B Advances during the related period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), (b) the actual number of days in such period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), divided by 360, 365 or 366, as applicable, and (c) the Step-Up Rate and (ii) any unpaid Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the Step-Up Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Class B Advance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Class B Aggregate Commitment shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of the Class B Commitments then in effect. The Class B Aggregate Commitment as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date shall be equal to $[***]. For the avoidance of doubt (i) any Class B Advance approved or funded pursuant to Section 2.18(A) herein shall be deemed to increase the Commitment of the Non-Conduit Lender approving such Class B Advance, (ii) prior to any Class B Advance approved or funded pursuant to Section 2.18(A) herein, all such amounts are uncommitted and (iii) as of the date hereof (after giving effect to the amendments effected pursuant hereto) no Lender has approved or funded a Class B Advance pursuant to Section 2.18(A) herein.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Class B Borrowing Base shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i) the Borrowing Base as of such date and (ii) the applicable amount set forth on Column E of Schedule XII hereto.

Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Class B Buyout Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Class B Buyout Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Class B Buyout Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Class B Buyout Option Exercise Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Class B Collateral Exercise Deadline” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Class B Collateral Exercise Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Class B Collateral Purchase Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Class B Collateral Purchase Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Class B Collateral Purchase Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Class B Commitment shall mean the obligation of a Non-Conduit Lender to fund a Class B Advance in accordance with the terms hereof, as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto.

Class B Fundamental Amendment shall mean any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document that would (a) reduce the amount, timing or priority of any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Class B Lenders, or modify or alter any provision relating to pro rata treatment of the Class B Advances, in each case, including amending or modifying any of the definitions related to such terms; (b) amend or modify the definition of the terms “Class B Borrowing Base”, “Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency”, “Class B Fundamental Amendment”, “Class B Maximum Facility Amount”, “Class B Unused Portion of the Commitments”, “Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance”, “Supplemental Reserve Account Deposit” or, in each case, any defined terms within such definitions; (c) amend or modify the definition of the terms “Class A Borrowing Base”, “Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency”, “Class A Maximum Facility Amount,” “Class A Unused Portion of the Commitments” or, in each case, any defined terms within such definitions or (d) change the provisions of this Agreement relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, all or any portion of the Collateral to reduce payment of the Class B Advances.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Class B Funding Agent” shall mean a Person appointed as a Class B Funding Agent for a Class B Lender Group pursuant to Section 7.12.

Class B Interest Distribution Amount shall mean, with respect to the Class B Advances on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the daily average outstanding principal balance of all Class B Advances during the related period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), (b) the actual number of days in such period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), divided by 360, 365 or 366, as applicable, and (c) the Class B Usage Fee Rate and (ii) any unpaid Class B Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the Class B Usage Fee Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Class B Lender” shall mean a Lender that has funded a Class B Advance.

Class B Lender Group” shall mean with respect to any Class B Advances, any group consisting of related Conduit Lenders, Non-Conduit Lenders and Funding Agents.

Class B Lender Group Percentage” shall mean, for any Class B Lender Group, the percentage equivalent of a fraction (expressed out to five decimal places), the numerator of which is, with respect to each Class B Lender Group, the Class B Commitment of all Non-Conduit Lenders in such Class B Lender Group, and the denominator of which is the Class B Aggregate Commitment.

Class B Loan Note” shall mean each Class B Loan Note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D-2 attached hereto, payable to a Class B Funding Agent for the benefit of the Class B Lenders in such Class B Funding Agent’s Class B Lender Group, in the aggregate face amount of up to such Class B Lender Group’s portion of the Class B Maximum Facility Amount, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to the Class B Lenders in such Class B Funding Agent’s Class B Lender Group, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Class B Maximum Facility Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (i) [***] multiplied by the Class A Commitment and (ii) $[***].

Class B Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

Class B Purchase Right Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount shall mean, with respect to the Class B Advances (or portion thereof) actually funded by a Conduit Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the daily average outstanding principal balance of all such Class B Advances during the related period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), (b) the actual number of days in such period (including any related Interest Accrual Period), divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and (c) the Subordinated Commercial Paper Rate and (ii) any unpaid Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the Subordinated Commercial Paper Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Class B Unused Portion of the Commitments” shall mean, with respect to the Class B Lenders on any day, the excess of (x) the Class B Aggregate Commitment as of such day as of 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such day, over (y) the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class B Advances as of 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such day.

Class B Usage Fee Margin” shall mean, with respect to any Class B Lender or Class B Lender Group, the “Class B Usage Fee Margin” set forth in the Fee Letter to which such Class B Lender or Class B Lender Group is a party.

Class B Usage Fee Rate” shall mean the sum of (i) the Cost of Funds and (ii) the Class B Usage Fee Margin; provided, however, with respect Class B Advances (or portion thereof) actually funded by a Conduit Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Class B Usage Fee Rate shall not exceed the sum of (a)(x) the Adjusted Benchmark (or, as required pursuant to Section 2.15 if the then applicable Benchmark is not available, the Base Rate) or (y) any other rate as determined in accordance with Section 2.15 which may include another tenor of the Benchmark, for the related Interest Accrual Period and (b) the Class B Usage Fee Margin with respect to the Class B Lenders on the date hereof.

CME Group Website” shall mean https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/cme-group-benchmark-administration/term-sofr.html.

Collateral” shall mean the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) and have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement, as applicable.

Collateral Sale Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Collection Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(A)(i).

Collection Period shall mean, with respect to a Payment Date, the three calendar months preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs; provided that with respect to the first Payment Date, the Collection Period will be the period from and including the Original Closing Date to the end of the calendar quarter preceding such Payment Date.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Collections” shall mean (without duplication) all distributions and payments received in respect of the SAP Solar Assets, Solar Asset Owner Member Interests, the Hedged SREC Solar Assets and other cash proceeds thereof, except for Service Incentives, Grid Services Revenue, ITC Transfer Proceeds, Excess SREC Proceeds, and SREC Direct Sale Proceeds. Without limiting the foregoing, “Collections” shall include any amounts payable to the Borrower under any Hedge Agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement or in connection with the disposition of any Collateral.

Commercial Paper” shall mean commercial paper, money market notes and other promissory notes and senior indebtedness issued by or on behalf of a Conduit Lender.

Commercial Paper Notes” shall mean (i) with respect to any Lender in the Lender Group with Barclays, the commercial paper notes issued from time to time by Sheffield and (ii) with respect to any other Conduit Lender, the commercial paper notes issued from time to time by such Conduit Lender.

Commercial Paper Rate” shall mean:

(a) for any Lender in the Lender Group with Barclays, for any Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate calculated to yield the “weighted average cost” (as defined below) for such Interest Accrual Period (or portion thereof) in respect of all Commercial Paper Notes then outstanding, as determined by its Funding Agent; provided, however, that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the Commercial Paper Rate for such Interest Accrual Period (or portion thereof) the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest-bearing equivalent rate per annum shall be used in calculating such component. As used in this clause (a), “weighted average cost” for any Interest Accrual Period (or portion thereof) means the sum of (i) the actual interest accrued during such Interest Accrual Period (or portion thereof) on outstanding Commercial Paper Notes, (ii) the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of such Commercial Paper Notes and (iii) other borrowings by Sheffield (as determined by its Funding Agent), including to fund small or odd dollar amounts that are not easily accommodated in the commercial paper market, provided, such resulting sum shall not be less than zero (0); and

(b) for any other Conduit Lender, for any Interest Accrual Period and with respect to any Advance (or portion thereof) funded by such Conduit Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper, the weighted average cost (as determined by such Conduit Lender (or by its Funding Agent on its behalf)) and expressed as an annual percentage, which shall include commissions and fees of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Commercial Paper maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Lender, other borrowings by

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


such Conduit Lender (other than under its Liquidity Agreement) and any other costs and expenses associated with the issuance of Commercial Paper) of or related to the issuance of Commercial Paper that is allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Lender (or by its Group Agent on its behalf) to fund or maintain such Advance (or portion thereof) (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Lender (including, in the case of Commercial Paper issued on a discount, such discount)); provided, however, that if any component of any such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the “Commercial Paper Rate” for such Interest Accrual Period, the Funding Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum).

Commitment shall mean, individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Class A Commitments and the Class B Commitments, as applicable.

Commitment Termination Date shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the date of any voluntary termination of the facility by the Borrower.

Communication Portal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(E).

Communications” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(E).

Conduit Lender shall mean each financial institution identified as such that may become a party hereto.

Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.16(A).

Connection Income Taxes” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List” shall mean the list published by the Government of Canada from time to time at: https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/sanctions/consolidated-consolide.aspx?lang=eng”.

Contribution Agreement” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Master SAP Contribution Agreement, (b) the TEP OpCo Contribution Agreement, and (c) the Financing Fund Contribution Agreements.

Conveyed Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Core Components” shall mean core components of the Green Loan Principles, including ‘Use of Proceeds’, ‘Process for Project Evaluation and Selection’, ‘Management of Proceeds’ and ‘Reporting’, each as more specifically described in the Green Loan Principles.

Corporate Trust Office” shall mean, with respect to the Paying Agent, the corporate trust office thereof at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to the Transaction Documents is conducted, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at 1505 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108, Attention: Computershare Corporate Trust – Asset-Backed Administration, or at such other address as such party may designate from time to time by notice to the other parties to this Agreement.

Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor shall mean, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

Cost of Funds” shall mean (i) with respect to any Advance (or portion thereof) actually funded by a Conduit Lender in a Lender Group with Barclays or MUFG through the issuance of Commercial Paper or by Barclays, for any Interest Accrual Period, interest accrued on such Advances during such Interest Accrual Period at such Lender’s Commercial Paper Rate for such Interest Accrual Period and (ii) with respect to all other Advances for any Interest Accrual Period, interest accrued on such Advances during such Interest Accrual Period at (x) the Adjusted Benchmark for such Interest Accrual Period or, as required pursuant to Section 2.15 if the then applicable Benchmark is not available, the Base Rate or (y) any other rate as determined in accordance with Section 2.15 which may include another tenor of the Benchmark.

Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

Credit Card Receivable shall mean Host Customer Payments that are made via credit card.

Customer Collection Policy” shall mean the initial Manager’s internal collection policy as described in each Servicing Agreement; provided that from and after the appointment of a Successor Manager pursuant to such Servicing Agreement, the “Customer Collection Policy” shall mean the collection policy of such Successor Manager for servicing assets comparable to the Borrower Solar Assets (as defined in such Servicing Agreement).

Customer Warranty Agreement” shall mean any separate warranty agreement provided by Parent to a Host Customer (which may be an exhibit to a Solar Service Agreement) in connection with the performance and installation of the related PV System (which may include a Performance Guaranty).

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Cut-off Date shall mean, (i) for each Solar Asset acquired on the Original Closing Date, the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Original Closing Date, and (ii) for any Additional Solar Asset, the date specified as such in the related Schedule of Solar Assets.

Daily Simple SOFR” shall mean, for any day, SOFR, with conventions (including, without limitation, a lookback) established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines that any such convention is not administratively, operationally, or technically feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

Dealer shall mean Homebuilders, Approved Installers and Approved Vendors.

Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default Level shall mean, for any Collection Period, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the excess (if any) of (a) the sum of the Discounted Solar Asset Balances of all Eligible Solar Assets that became Defaulted Solar Assets during such Collection Period and that did not repay all past due portions of a contractual payment due under the related Solar Service Agreement by the end of such Collection Period, over (b)(x) for the purposes of clause (v) of the definition of Amortization Event, the sum of the Discounted Solar Asset Balances of all Eligible Solar Assets that became Defaulted Solar Assets during the three immediately preceding Collection Periods and that repaid all past due portions of a contractual payment due under the related Solar Service Agreement during the Collection Period in which the “Default Level” is being calculated, or (y) otherwise, zero, divided by (ii) the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balances for the Managing Member Interests (other than any amounts attributable to New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer)), the SAP Solar Assets and any Hedged SREC Solar Assets on the first day of such Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the receipt of any Liquidated Damages Amounts by the Borrower shall not constitute payments of past due amounts pursuant to clause (i).

Default Right” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

Defaulted Solar Asset” shall mean a Solar Asset for which the related Host Customer is more than one hundred twenty (120) days past due on any portion of a contractual payment due under the related Solar Service Agreement; provided, however, once such amounts are paid in full by the Host Customer such Solar Asset shall no longer be a “Defaulted Solar Asset”. For the avoidance of doubt, any past due amounts owed by an original Host Customer after reassignment to or execution of a replacement Solar Service Agreement with a new Host Customer shall not cause the Solar Asset to be deemed to be a Defaulted Solar Asset.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.12(E), any Lender that (i) has failed to (a) fund all or any portion of its Advances within three (3) Business Days of the date such Advances were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (b) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date when due, (ii) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (iii) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iii) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower), or (iv) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (a) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (b) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (c) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (i) through (iv) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.12(E)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

Defective Solar Asset” shall mean a Solar Asset with respect to which it is determined by the Administrative Agent (acting at the written direction of the Majority Lenders, such direction not to be unreasonably withheld, condition or delayed) or the Facility Administrator, at any time, that the Borrower breached as of the Transfer Date for such Solar Asset the representation in Section 4.1(U), unless such breach has been waived, in writing, by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Majority Lenders.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Delayed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(E).

Delayed Funding Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(E).

Delayed Funding Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(E).

Delayed Funding Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(E).

Delayed Funding Reimbursement Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(G).

Delinquent Solar Asset” shall mean a Solar Asset for which the related Host Customer is more than ninety (90) days past due on any portion of a contractual payment due under the related Solar Service Agreement; provided, however, once such amounts are paid in full by the Host Customer such Solar Asset shall no longer be a “Delinquent Solar Asset”.

Discount Rate” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the greater of (i) 6.00% per annum and (ii) the Carrying Cost, in each case, determined as of such date of determination.

Discounted Solar Asset Balance” shall mean, as of any date of determination (x)(i) with respect to the Managing Member Interests or the SAP Solar Assets (other than a Substantial Stage Solar Asset), the present value of the remaining and unpaid stream of Net Cash Flow on or after such date of determination, based upon discounting such Net Cash Flow to such date of determination at an annual rate equal to the Discount Rate, (ii) with respect to a Hedged SREC Solar Asset, the present value of the remaining and unpaid stream of Scheduled Hedged SREC Payments for such Hedged SREC Solar Asset on or after such date of determination, based upon discounting such Scheduled Hedged SREC Payments to such date of determination at an annual rate equal to the Discount Rate and (iii) with respect to a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, the amount actually disbursed to Dealers for services rendered in respect of such Solar Asset; provided, however, that in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii), any Transferable Solar Asset will be deemed to have a Discounted Solar Asset Balance equal to zero ($0); provided, further that any New Construction Solar Asset that (a) is transferred to a Financing Fund during a Placed in Service Failure Period and (b) is either a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a Final Stage Solar Asset will be deemed to have a Discounted Solar Asset Balance equal to zero ($0) during the continuation of such Placed in Service Failure Period, and (y) for purposes of determining the Default Level respect to a Host Customer Solar Asset, the present value of the remaining and unpaid stream of Net Scheduled Payments for such Host Customer Solar Asset for the period beginning on such date of determination and ending on the date of the last Net Scheduled Payment for such Host Customer Solar Asset shall be based upon discounting such Net Scheduled Payments to such date of determination at an annual rate equal to the Discount Rate.

Disqualified Entity shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Disqualified Lender” shall mean any financial institution or other Persons set forth on Exhibit K hereto, including any known Affiliate thereof clearly identifiable on the basis of its name (in each case, other than any Affiliate that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which such financial institution or other Person does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Lender under this Agreement as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date be designated as a Disqualified Lender. The Borrower may from time to time update Exhibit K to (x) include identified Affiliates of financial institutions or other Persons identified pursuant to the preceding sentence; provided that such updates shall not apply retroactively to disqualify parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in the Commitment or (y) remove one or more Persons as Disqualified Lenders (in which case such removed Person or Persons shall no longer constitute Disqualified Lenders).

Distributable Collections” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(B).

Dodd-Frank Act shall mean the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Dollar, Dollars, U.S. Dollars and the symbol “$” shall mean the lawful currency of the United States.

EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Effective Advance Rate” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of the Aggregate Outstanding Advances to the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance.

Eligible Facility Administrator shall mean Sunnova Management or any other operating entity which, at the time of its appointment as Facility Administrator, (i) is legally qualified and has the capacity to service the Solar Assets or provide administrative services to the Borrower, and (ii) prior to such appointment, is approved in writing by the Administrative Agent as having demonstrated the ability to professionally and competently service the Collateral and/or a portfolio of assets of a nature similar to the Eligible Solar Assets in accordance with high standards of skill and care.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Eligible Green Project” shall mean a Solar Asset that does not include fossil fuel generators as part of Ancillary PV System Components. For the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Green Project is deemed to be in alignment with the indicative categories of ‘Renewable Energy’ and ‘Energy Efficiency’ under the ‘Use of Proceeds’ component of the Core Components.

Eligible Green Projects Ratio” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance with respect to only Eligible Green Projects to (b) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such date.

Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty” shall mean (i) any Person rated, or guaranteed (such guaranty to be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) by an entity rated, investment grade by any of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, DBRS, Inc. or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and (ii) such other Persons that are agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent to be Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparties.

Eligible Institution shall mean a commercial bank or trust company having capital and surplus of not less than $[***] in the case of U.S. banks and $[***] (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of foreign banks; provided that a commercial bank which does not satisfy the requirements set forth above shall nonetheless be deemed to be an Eligible Institution for purposes of holding any deposit account or any other account so long as such commercial bank is a federally or state chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b) and such account is maintained as a segregated trust account with such bank.

Eligible Letter of Credit Bank” shall mean a financial institution (a) organized in the United States, (b) having total assets in excess of $[***] and with a long term rating of at least “[***]” by S&P or “[***]” by Moody’s and a short term rating of at least “[***]” by S&P or “[***]” by Moody’s, and (c) approved by the Administrative Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably delayed withheld or delayed).

Eligible Solar Asset” shall mean, on any date of determination, a Solar Asset:

(i) which meets all of the criteria specified in Schedule I;

(ii) for which the legal title to the Host Customer Payments, PBI Payments and Energy Storage System Incentives related thereto is vested solely in a Financing Fund or SAP, and the Hedged SREC Payments related thereto is vested solely in the Borrower; and

(iii) was acquired by a Financing Fund or SAP pursuant to the related SAP NTP Financing Documents, Tax Equity Financing Documents or the SAP Contribution Agreement, as applicable, and has not been sold or encumbered by the related Financing Fund or SAP except as permitted hereunder (with respect to Permitted Liens and Permitted Equity Liens) and under the applicable SAP Financing Documents, SAP NTP Financing Documents or Tax Equity Financing Documents.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Energy Storage System” shall mean an energy storage system to be used in connection with a PV System, including all equipment related thereto (including any battery management system, wiring, conduits and any replacement or additional parts included from time to time).

Energy Storage System Incentives” shall mean payments paid by a state or local Governmental Authority, based in whole or in part on the size of an Energy Storage System, made as an inducement to the owner thereof.

ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the Original Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

ERISA Affiliate shall mean each Person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA), which together with the Borrower, would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.

ERISA Event” shall mean (i) that a Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Single-Employer Plan; (ii) the institution of any steps by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other Person to terminate any Single-Employer Plan in other than a standard termination, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Single-Employer Plan; (iii) the institution of any steps by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to withdraw from any Multi-Employer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan or written notification of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability; (iv) a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code in connection with any Plan; (v) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (vi) with respect to a Single-Employer Plan, a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (vii) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to a Single-Employer Plan; (viii) a determination that a Single-Employer Plan is or is expected to be in “at-risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430(i)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA); (ix) the insolvency of or commencement of reorganization proceeding with respect to a Multi-Employer Plan or written notification that a Multi-Employer Plan is in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA); or (x) the taking of any action by, or the threatening of the taking of any action by, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Erroneous Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.24(A).

Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.24(D).

Estimated Class B Buyout Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default shall mean any of the Events of Default described in Section 6.1.

Event of Loss shall mean the occurrence of an event with respect to a PV System if such PV System is damaged or destroyed by fire, theft or other casualty and such PV System has become inoperable because of such event.

EWB” shall mean East West Bank.

Excess Concentration Amount” shall mean the dollar amount specified as such on Schedule III of a Borrowing Base Certificate; provided, that (i) the sum of the amounts comprising the Excess Concentration Amount pursuant to line 75 thereof shall be calculated without duplication and (ii) commencing on the Original Closing Date or the effective date of a Qualifying Takeout Transaction and ending ninety (90) days thereafter, lines 34, 37 and 40 thereof shall not be included in the calculation of the Excess Concentration Amount; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and for the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that entry into this Agreement shall not impact that effectiveness of the Limited Consent (July 2023) which shall remain in full force and effect pursuant to its terms.

Excess SRECs” shall mean any SREC of a particular jurisdiction and vintage generated in excess of the amount of SRECs of such jurisdiction and such vintage required to satisfy the aggregate annual SREC delivery requirements of such jurisdiction and such vintage under all Hedged SREC Agreements.

Excess SREC Proceeds” shall mean all cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower from the sale of Excess SRECs.

Excluded Taxes” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (a) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the Laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (b) that are

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (a) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advances or (b) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(G) and (iv) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Expected Amortization Profile shall mean the expected amortization schedule based on the sum (without duplication of clause (ii)) of (i) any outstanding Advance and (ii) any Advance that has been requested pursuant to Section 2.4.

Expense Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.21.

Facility” shall mean this Agreement together with all other Transaction Documents.

Facility Administration Agreement shall mean the Amended and Restated Facility Administration Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and among the Borrower, the Facility Administrator and the Administrative Agent.

Facility Administrator” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Facility Administrator Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Facility Administration Agreement.

Facility Administrator Report” shall have the meaning set forth in the Facility Administration Agreement.

Facility Administrator Termination Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of the Facility Administration Agreement.

Facility Maturity Date” shall mean November 20, 2025, unless otherwise extended pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.16.

FATCA shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and any intergovernmental agreements between the United States and another country which modify the provisions of the foregoing.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


FATCA Withholding Tax” shall mean any withholding or deduction required pursuant to FATCA.

FCB shall mean First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (successor by purchase to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (as successor to Silicon Valley Bank)).

Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the rate equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by such Funding Agent with respect to such Lender Group from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it, and (b) 0.00%.

Fee Letters shall mean (i) each fee letter entered into by and among the Administrative Agent, the applicable Lender and the Borrower on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date and (ii) any other fee letter between the Borrower and any other Lender.

Final Auction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Final Stage Solar Asset” shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset for which (i) with respect to a Retrofit Solar Asset, the related PV System is fully installed but has not been Placed in Service, and (ii) with respect to a New Construction Solar Asset, the installation of the related Solar Photovoltaic Panel has been completed, but the related PV System has not been Placed in Service. For the avoidance of doubt, a Solar Service Agreement does not need to have been signed in order for a New Construction Solar Asset to constitute a Final Stage Solar Asset.

Final Stage Solar Asset Reserve Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i) 6/3 times (ii) the then applicable Net Interest Obligations times (iii) the ratio of (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Advances related to Final Stage Solar Assets that are Retrofit Solar Assets as of such date divided by (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such date.

Financial Covenants” shall have the meaning set forth in the Parent Guaranty.

Financing Fund shall mean, collectively, each entity set forth under the heading “Financing Funds” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Financing Fund Contribution Agreements” shall mean, collectively, each document set forth under the heading “Contribution Agreements” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Financing Fund Contributions” shall mean any capital contributions from Parent or its Affiliates to Borrower or a Managing Member for contribution to a Financing Fund.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Financing Fund LLCA” shall mean, collectively, each document set forth under the heading “Financing Fund LLCAs” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Financing Fund Seller shall mean Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount” shall mean, with respect to a Financing Fund with a Financing Fund LLCA that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, the amount that the related Tax Equity Investor is entitled to receive upon the exercise by such Tax Equity Investor of such Financing Fund Withdrawal Right pursuant to the terms of such Financing Funds LLCA.

Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount Deposit” shall mean, with respect to a Financing Fund with a Financing Fund LLCA that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, an amount determined by the Managing Member of such Financing Fund, and agreed to by the Administrative Agent on or before the applicable Payment Date identified in Column J of Schedule XII hereto, related to the Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount, which amount (as of the first closing of such Financing Fund) is identified in Column I of Schedule XII hereto and as such amount may be adjusted from time to time upon the agreement by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Financing Fund Withdrawal Right” shall mean, collectively, each withdrawal right set forth under the heading “Withdrawal Rights” on Schedule VIII hereto.

First Payment Date Reserve Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i)(A) with respect to any Solar Asset which is a Solar Asset (Promotional Product) and which has been Placed in Service but the related Host Customer has not yet made a payment under the related Solar Service Agreement as of such date, one (1), or (B) with respect to all other Solar Assets which have been Placed in Service but the related Host Customer has not yet made a payment under the related Solar Service Agreement as of such date, one-third (1/3), times (ii) the then applicable Net Interest Obligations times (iii) the ratio of (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Advances related to Solar Assets which have been Placed in Service but have not yet made a payment under the related Solar Service Agreement as of such date divided by (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such date.

Fitch shall mean Fitch, Inc., or any successor rating agency.

Floor” shall mean (i) with respect to determining the interest rate applicable to any Class A Advances, 0.00% and (ii) with respect to determining the interest rate applicable to any Class B Advances, 0.50%.

Fundamental Amendment shall mean any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document that would (a) extend the Facility Maturity Date or the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date; (b) (i) change the date fixed for the payment or extend the time for payment of principal of or interest on any Advance or any fee or other amount due hereunder or (ii) add new fees or increase fees payable by the

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Borrower hereunder or any other Transaction Document; (c) modify the rate at which interest accrues or is payable on any Class A Advances or Class B Advances or, in each case, amend or modify any of the definitions related to such terms; (d) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions permitted hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; (e) amend, modify, waive or supplement any provision of Sections 2.8, 2.9, 3.3, 5.1(U), or 6.1 through 6.4, or the definition of the terms “Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance”, “Amortization Event”, “Amortization Period”, “Availability Period”, “Borrowing Base Deficiency”, “Change of Control”, “Collections”, “Commitment Termination Date”, “Effective Advance Rate”, “Eligible Solar Asset”, “Excess Concentration Amount”, “Event of Default”, “Facility Maturity Date”, “Fundamental Amendment”, “Maturity Date”, “Maximum Facility Amount”, “Takeout Transaction”, or, in each case, any defined terms within such definitions; (f) release the Parent or any Subsidiary from the Parent Guaranty or the Subsidiary Guaranty, respectively, expect to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents; (g) change the provisions of this Agreement relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, all or any portion of the Collateral; (h) impair the right to institute suit for enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement; (i) reduce the percentage of Majority Lenders the consent of which is necessary to (1) approve any amendment to this Agreement or (2) direct the sale or liquidation of the Collateral; (j) change the currency required for payments of Obligations owing to any Lender under this Agreement; or (k) waive, limit, reduce or impair any condition precedent required to be satisfied for the making of an Advance.

Funding Agent” shall mean, individually or collectively as the context may require, each Class A Funding Agent and each Class B Funding Agent, as applicable.

Funding Date shall mean any Business Day on which an Advance is made at the request of the Borrower in accordance with provisions of this Agreement.

GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as are in effect from time to time and applied on a consistent basis (except for changes in application in which the Borrower’s independent certified public accountants and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree) both as to classification of items and amounts.

Governmental Authority shall mean the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Green Loan” is defined in Section 10.27.

Green Loan Principles” shall mean the “Green Loan Principles”, issued in February 2023, by the Loan Market Association (LMA), the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) and the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA), and the Guidance on Green Loan Principles issued in February 2023 by the LMA, LSTA and APLMA .

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Green Loan Structuring Agent” shall mean ING Capital LLC, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, appointed by Borrower hereunder to facilitate voluntary alignment by Borrower with the Core Components (as defined in the Green Loan Principles) in connection with this Agreement.

Grid Services” shall mean any grid services (including but not limited to resource adequacy, operating reserves, and load relief), energy services (including but not limited to demand reduction, energy injection and energy consumption) and ancillary services (including but not limited to primary and secondary frequency response, frequency regulation and voltage support); provided however, Grid Services shall not include Service Incentives, PBI Payments, the sale of SRECs, or the sale of energy to a Host Customer pursuant to the related Solar Service Agreement.

Grid Services Customer Payment Amount” shall mean, in respect of Grid Services Revenue, the amount required to be paid by the Manager or its affiliate, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Servicing Agreement, to a Host Customer from the proceeds of Grid Services Revenue in consideration of such Host Customer’s participation or enrollment in a Grid Services program.

Grid Services Revenue” shall mean any payments or revenue received by a Financing Fund from the sale or provision of Grid Services from a PV System and/or Energy Storage System to public utilities, independent power producers, retail energy providers, regional transmission organizations, energy trading companies, or other entities from time to time.

Hedge Agreement” shall mean, collectively, (i) the ISDA Master Agreement, the related Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement, and the related Confirmation or (ii) a long form confirmation, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Hedge Counterparty” shall mean the counterparty under a Hedge Agreement.

Hedge Requirements” shall mean the requirements of the Borrower to (i) within two (2) Business Days of the Original Closing Date, each Funding Date, each Payment Date and the date of any Takeout Transaction, enter into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty with a forward start date no later than the Facility Maturity Date to an aggregate DV01 exposure of within +/- 5.0% of the then present value of such forward-starting interest rate swap agreement according to the aggregate Expected Amortization Profile of the Aggregate Outstanding Advances and, to the extent the expected notional balance of the Aggregate Outstanding Advances is equal to or greater than $[***], with an amortizing notional balance schedule which, after giving effect to such interest rate swap agreement, will cause not greater than [***]% and not less than [***]% of the aggregate Expected Amortization Profile to be subject to a fixed interest rate, with each such interest rate

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


swap agreement being entered into at the market fixed versus SOFR (in such type as determined by the Administrative Agent) as at the date of the execution thereof and (ii) upon the election of the Borrower or no later than five (5) Business Days following the occurrence of a Hedge Trigger Event, each Funding Date, each Payment Date and the date of any Takeout Transaction, enter into one or more interest rate swap or cap agreements with a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty, under which the Borrower will expect to, at all times until the Facility Maturity Date, receive on or about each Payment Date, an amount required to maintain a fixed interest rate or interest rate protection at then current market interest rates on not greater than [***]% and not less than [***]% of the Expected Amortization Profile through the Facility Maturity Date (determined after giving effect to Advances and payments made on the applicable Funding Date) (it being understood that an interest rate swap agreement entered into under clause (i) of this definition of “Hedge Requirements” (to the extent the effective date thereof is earlier than the Facility Maturity Date) may be taken into account in determining whether the Borrower satisfies the requirements of this clause (ii)); provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower shall be permitted to enter into other types of derivative agreements in order to satisfy the Hedge Requirements subject to the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

Hedge Trigger Event” shall mean the occurrence of either of the following (i) the Adjusted Benchmark for any Interest Accrual Period is greater than or equal to [***]% or (ii) the end of the Availability Period.

Hedged SREC shall mean any SREC that is subject to a Hedged SREC Agreement.

Hedged SREC Agreement” shall mean, with respect to a PV System, the agreement evidencing all conditions to the payment of Hedged SREC Payments by the Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty to the Borrower and the rate and timing of such Hedged SREC Payments.

Hedged SREC Credit Support Obligations” shall mean that Indebtedness constituting credit support for Hedged SRECs in favor of Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparties in the form of guarantees, letters of credit and similar reimbursement and credit support obligations.

Hedged SREC Payments shall mean, with respect to a PV System and the related Hedged SREC Agreement, all payments due by the related Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty to the Borrower under or in respect of such Hedged SREC Agreement.

Hedged SREC Solar Asset shall mean (i) a Hedged SREC Agreement and all rights and remedies of the Borrower thereunder, including all Hedged SREC Payments due on and after the related Cut-Off Date and any related security therefor, (ii) the related Hedged SRECs subject to such Hedged SREC Agreement, and (iii) all documentation in the Solar Asset File and other documents held by the Verification Agent related to such Hedged SREC Agreement and related Hedged SRECs.

 

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Homebuilder” shall mean a homebuilder that has entered into an agreement with Parent (or an Affiliate thereof) and an Approved Installer, pursuant to which the Approved Installer has agreed to install PV Systems on new homes built and sold by such homebuilder.

Host Customer” shall mean the customer under a Solar Service Agreement.

Host Customer Payments” shall mean with respect to a PV System and a Solar Service Agreement, all payments due from the related Host Customer under or in respect of such Solar Service Agreement, including any amounts payable by such Host Customer that are attributable to sales, use or property taxes.

Host Customer Security Deposit” shall mean any security deposit that a Host Customer must provide in accordance with such Host Customer’s Solar Service Agreement or the Facility Administrator’s credit and collections policy.

Host Customer Solar Asset shall mean (i) a PV System installed on a residential property (including Single-Family Residential Properties, multi-family homes, clubhouses or apartment buildings), (ii) all related real property rights, Permits and Manufacturer Warranties (in each case, to the extent transferable), (iii) upon execution of the related Solar Service Agreement, all rights and remedies of the lessor/seller under such Solar Service Agreement, including all Host Customer Payments on and after the related Cut-Off Date and any related security therefor (other than Host Customer Security Deposits) and all Energy Storage System Incentives, (iv) all related PBI Solar Assets on and after the related Cut-Off Date, and (v) all documentation in the Solar Asset File and other documents held by the Verification Agent related to such PV System, the Solar Service Agreement and PBI Documents, if any.

Impact Reporting Letter” shall mean a letter, as required under Section 10.27(E), provided by the Borrower for the purpose of reporting on the expected impact to be achieved by the use of proceeds in accordance with the ‘Reporting’ component of the Green Loan Principles, substantially in the form of Exhibit M.

“Increased Commitment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(B)(i).

Indebtedness” shall mean as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of: (i) borrowed money; (ii) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (iii) amounts raised under or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit facility; (iv) reimbursement obligations under any letter of credit, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor agreement or other interest rate management device (other than in connection with this Agreement); (v) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services; (vi) obligations of such Person as lessee under leases which have been or should be in accordance with GAAP recorded as capital leases; (vii) any other transaction (including without limitation forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of

 

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a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements, and whether structured as a borrowing, sale and leaseback or a sale of assets for accounting purposes; (viii) any guaranty or endorsement of, or responsibility for, any Indebtedness of the types described in this definition; (ix) liabilities secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired, whether or not such a liability shall have been assumed (other than any Permitted Liens or Permitted Equity Liens); or (x) unvested pension obligations.

Indemnified Taxes” shall mean (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i), Other Taxes.

Indemnitee Agent Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6 hereof.

Indemnitee Funding Agent Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.17 hereof.

Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.

Independent Accountant” shall have the meaning set forth in the Facility Administration Agreement.

Independent Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(M).

ING” shall mean ING Capital LLC.

Initial Class B Lender” shall mean any Lender that is a Class B Lender as of August 31, 2023.

Initial Solar Asset shall mean each Solar Asset listed on the Schedule of Solar Assets as of the Original Closing Date.

Insolvency Event” shall mean, with respect to any Person:

(i) the commencement of: (a) a voluntary case by such Person under the Bankruptcy Code or (b) the seeking of relief by such Person under other Debtor Relief Laws in any jurisdiction outside of the United States;

(ii) the commencement of an involuntary case against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code (or other Debtor Relief Laws) and the petition is not controverted or dismissed within sixty (60) days after commencement of the case;

(iii) a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) (or equal term under any other Debtor Relief Law) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of such Person;

 

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(iv) such Person commences (including by way of applying for or consenting to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a rehabilitator, receiver, custodian, trustee, conservator or liquidator (or any equal term under any other Debtor Relief Laws) (collectively, a “conservator”) of such Person or all or any substantial portion of its property) any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, conservatorship or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to such Person;

(v) such Person is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be insolvent or bankrupt;

(vi) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above is entered;

(vii) such Person suffers any appointment of any conservator or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

(viii) such Person makes a compromise, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors or generally does not pay its debts as such debts become due.

Intended Collateral Sale Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(B).

Interconnection Agreement” shall mean, with respect to a PV System, a contractual obligation with a utility that allows such PV System to interconnect to the utility electrical grid.

Interest Accrual Period” shall mean for each Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to but excluding such Payment Date except that the Interest Accrual Period for the initial Payment Date shall be the actual number of days from and including the Original Closing Date to, but excluding, the initial Payment Date; provided, however, that with respect to any application of Distributable Collections pursuant to Section 2.7(B) on a Business Day other than a Payment Date, the “Interest Accrual Period” shall mean the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to but excluding such Business Day.

Interest Distribution Amount” shall mean, individually or collectively as the context may require, the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount, the Additional Interest Distribution Amount, if any, the Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount, if any, and the Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount, if any. For the avoidance of doubt, the Interest Distribution Amount shall not constitute “Confidential Information.”

Intermediate Holdco” shall mean Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

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Internal Revenue Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as the same are from time to time in effect.

Inverter shall mean, with respect to a PV System, the necessary device required to convert the variable direct electrical current (DC) output from a Solar Photovoltaic Panel into a utility frequency alternating electrical current (AC) that can be used by the related property, or that can be fed back into a utility electrical grid pursuant to an Interconnection Agreement.

Invested Capital Payment Amount shall have the meaning set forth in the Fee Letter referred to in clause (iii) of the definition thereof.

Invested Capital Payment Date shall have the meaning set forth in the Fee Letter referred to in clause (iii) of the definition thereof.

ISDA Definitions” shall mean the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

ITC Buyer” shall mean a purchaser of Tax Credits under an ITC Transfer Agreement.

ITC Transfer” shall mean transfer of Tax Credits.

ITC Transfer Agreement” shall mean collectively, each purchase and sale agreement, pursuant to which a Financing Fund sells and transfers Tax Credits to an ITC Buyer, set forth under the heading “ITC Transfer Agreements” on Schedule VIII plus any ITC Transfer Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 5.3(M).

ITC Transfer Proceeds” shall mean the proceeds received by any Financing Fund pursuant to an ITC Transfer Agreement.

Law” shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, guideline, judgment, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Governmental Authority.

Lease Agreement” shall mean an agreement between the owner of the PV System and a Host Customer whereby the Host Customer leases a PV System from such owner for fixed or escalating monthly payments.

Lender Affiliate” shall mean, as applied to any Lender or Administrative Agent, any Approved Fund or Person directly or indirectly controlling (including any member of senior management of such Person), controlled by, or under common control with, such Lender or Administrative Agent. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative

 

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meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (a) to vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise; provided, however, the Apollo Entities (as defined in the definition of “Approved Fund”) and any entity that an Apollo Entity administers, advises, sub-advises, services or manages (other than the Atlas Entities) shall be excluded from the definition of “Lender Affiliate”.

Lender Group” shall mean, individually or collectively as the context may require, each Class A Lender Group and each Class B Lender Group, as applicable.

Lender Group Percentage” shall mean, individually or collectively as the context may require, each Class A Lender Group Percentage and each Class B Lender Group Percentage, as applicable.

Lender Representative” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.16(B).

Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank and provided by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in lieu of or in substitution for moneys otherwise required to be deposited in the Liquidity Reserve Account or the Supplemental Reserve Account, as applicable, which Letter of Credit is to be held as an asset of the Liquidity Reserve Account or the Supplemental Reserve Account, as applicable, and which satisfies each of the following criteria: (i) the related account party of which is not the Borrower, (ii) is issued for the benefit of the Paying Agent, (iii) has a stated expiration date of at least one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of determination (taking into account any automatic renewal rights), (iv) is payable in Dollars in immediately available funds to the Paying Agent upon the delivery of a draw certificate duly executed by the Paying Agent stating that (A) such draw is required pursuant to Section 8.2(C) or Section 8.2(D), as applicable, or (B) the issuing bank ceased to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank and the Letter of Credit has not been extended or replaced with a Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank within ten (10) Business Days such issuing bank ceasing to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank, (v) the funds of any draw request submitted by the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 8.2(C) and Section 8.2(D) will be made available in cash no later than two (2) Business Days after the Paying Agent submits the applicable drawing documents to the related Eligible Letter of Credit Bank, and (vi) that has been reviewed by the Administrative Agent and otherwise contains terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining the amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account or the Supplemental Reserve Account, as applicable, the Letter of Credit shall be valued at the amount as of any date then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.

 

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Lien” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing).

Limited Consent (July 2023)” shall mean that certain Limited Consent to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Backleverage) dated as of July 26, 2023, among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Funding Agents party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Liquidated Damages Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

Liquidation Fee shall mean for any Interest Accrual Period for which a reduction of the principal balance of the relevant Advance is made for any reason, on any day other than the last day of such Interest Accrual Period, the amount, if any, by which (A) the additional interest (calculated without taking into account any Liquidation Fee or any shortened duration of such Interest Accrual Period) which would have accrued during the portion of such Interest Accrual Period for which the cost of funding had been established prior to such reduction of the principal balance on the portion of the principal balance so reduced, exceeds (B) the income, if any, received by the Conduit Lender or the Non-Conduit Lender which holds such Advance from the investment of the proceeds of such reductions of principal balance for the portion of such Interest Accrual Period for which the cost of funding had been established prior to such reduction of the principal balance. A statement as to the amount of any Liquidation Fee (including the computation of such amount) shall be submitted by the affected Conduit Lender or the Non-Conduit Lender to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the matters to which it relates for the purpose of any litigation or arbitration proceedings, absent manifest error or fraud. Such statement shall be submitted five (5) Business Days prior to such amount being due.

Liquidity Agreement” shall mean any agreement entered into by a Conduit Lender providing for the sale by such Conduit Lender of Advances (or portions thereof), or the making of loans or other extensions of credit to such Conduit Lender secured by security interests in specified Advances (or portions thereof), to support all or part of such Conduit Lender’s payment obligations under the Commercial Paper Notes or to provide an alternate means of funding such Lender’s investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets arising out of or in connection with the Loans or under the Commercial Paper Notes.

“Liquidity Commitment” means, as to each Non-Conduit in any Lender Group, its commitment to such Lender Group’s Conduit Lenders under the Liquidity Agreements.

“Liquidity Funding” means (i) a purchase made by any Non-Conduit pursuant to its Liquidity Commitment of all or any portion of, or any undivided interest in, an applicable Conduit Lender’s Advances, (ii) any Advance made by a Non-Conduit in lieu of such Conduit Lender pursuant to Article II or (iii) any purchase of an Advance made by a Non-Conduit pursuant to Section 10.8.

 

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Liquidity Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(A)(iii).

Liquidity Reserve Account Required Balance” shall mean on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) 6/3 times (b) the then applicable Net Interest Obligations, if any, (ii) the Final Stage Solar Asset Reserve Amount, (iii) the Substantial Stage Date Solar Asset Reserve Amount, (iv) the First Payment Date Reserve Amount, (v) the New Construction Final Stage Solar Asset Reserve Amount and (vi) the New Construction Substantial Stage Date Solar Asset Reserve Amount.

Loan Note” shall mean, individually or collectively as the context may require, each Class A Loan Note and each Class B Loan Note, as applicable.

MA SMART Revenue” shall mean any revenue received by any Financing Fund or SAP under the SMART Program and pursuant to the SMART Tariff.

Major Actions” shall mean the actions described in the provisions set forth under the heading “Major Actions” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Majority Class B Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Class B Lenders having Class B Advances exceeding fifty percent (50%) of all outstanding Class B Advances; provided, that so long as LibreMax Capital, LLC, its Affiliates, any funds managed by LibreMax Capital, LLC or its Affilaites or any related Conduit Lender with respect to LibreMax Capital, LLC, its Affiliates or funds managed by LibreMax Capital, LLC (the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “LibreMax Related Parties”) holds any Class B Advances or Class B Commitments, “Majority Class B Lenders” shall include such LibreMax Related Parties holding such Class B Advances or Class B Commitments hereunder.

Majority Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (i) unless and until all Obligations owing to any Class A Lender solely in its capacity as a Class A Lender have been reduced to zero, Class A Lenders having Class A Advances exceeding fifty percent (50%) of all outstanding Class A Advances, and (ii) at any time on and after all Obligations owing to each Class A Lender solely in its capacity as Class A Lender have been reduced to zero, Class B Lenders having Class B Advances exceeding fifty percent (50%) of all outstanding Class B Advances; provided, that (w) in the event that no Advances are outstanding as of such date, “Majority Lenders” shall mean Class A Lenders having Class A Commitments exceeding fifty percent (50%) of all outstanding Class A Commitments, (x) so long as Atlas, its Affiliates or any related Conduit Lender with respect to Atlas or its Affiliates (the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Atlas Related Parties”) holds at least twenty percent (20%) of Class A Advances or, if no Obligations are owing to any Class A Lender, Class B Advances or, if no Obligations are owing to any Lender, “Majority Lenders” shall include such Atlas Related Party, (y) so long as Barclays, its Affiliates or any related Conduit Lender with respect to Barclays or its Affiliates (the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Barclays Related Parties”) holds at least twenty percent (20%) of Class A Advances or, if no Obligations are owing to any Class A Lender, Class B Advances or, if no Obligations are owing to any Lender, “Majority Lenders” shall include such Barclays Related Party and (z) at any time there are two or less

 

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Class A Lenders, the term “Majority Lenders” shall mean all Class A Lenders holding at least twenty percent (20%) of Class A Advances; provided, further, that in all events, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders other than the Majority Lenders of (x) any request for consent of the Majority Lenders hereunder and (y) the response of the Majority Lenders to such request, and, upon request by any Lender other than the Majority Lenders, a written explanation of any grant or denial of such request for consent. For the purposes of determining the number of Lenders in the foregoing proviso, Affiliates of a Lender shall constitute the same Lender. The total Advances and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Majority Lenders at any time.

Management Agreement” shall mean, collectively, each document set forth under the heading “Management Agreements” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Manager” shall mean, collectively, each entity set forth under the heading “Managers” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Manager Fee” shall mean the fees, expenses and other amounts owed to the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreements.

Managing Member” shall mean, collectively, each entity set forth under the heading “Managing Members” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Managing Member Distributions” shall mean all distributions and payments in any form made, or due to be made, to the Managing Members or the Borrower in connection with its ownership interest in the Managing Member Interests, except for Service Incentives, Grid Services Revenue, ITC Transfer Proceeds and SREC Direct Sale Proceeds.

Managing Member Distributions Payment Level” shall mean, for any Collection Period, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the sum of all Managing Member Distributions actually received in the Collection Account during such Collection Period, divided by (ii) the Scheduled Managing Member Distributions during such Collection Period.

Managing Member Interests” shall mean, collectively, the Managing Members’ interest in 100% of the interests listed under the heading “Managing Member Interests” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Manufacturer’s Warranty” shall mean any warranty given by a manufacturer of a PV System relating to such PV System or any part or component thereof.

Margin Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulation U.

Master SAP Contribution Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Master SAP Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and among the Assignors and SAP Seller.

 

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Master Purchase Agreement” shall mean, collectively, each document set forth under the heading “Master Purchase Agreements” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, any event or circumstance having a material adverse effect on any of the following: (i) the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower, the Facility Administrator, the Parent, a Financing Fund, a Managing Member or SAP, (ii) the ability of the Borrower or the Facility Administrator to perform its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents (including the obligation to pay interest that is due and payable), (iii) the validity or enforceability of, or the legal right to collect amounts due under or with respect to, a material portion of the Eligible Solar Assets, or (iv) the priority or enforceability of any liens in favor of the Administrative Agent.

Maturity Date shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) the Facility Maturity Date, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default and declaration of all amounts due in accordance with Section 6.2(B) and (iii) the date of any voluntary termination of the Facility by the Borrower; provided that the Maturity Date may be extended in accordance with Section 2.16.

Maximum Facility Amount” shall mean $1,575,000,000.

Minimum Payoff Amount” shall mean, with respect to a Takeout Transaction, an amount of proceeds equal to the sum of (i) the product of the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance or the Collateral subject to such Takeout Transaction times the Effective Advance Rate then in effect plus (ii) any accrued interest with respect to the amount of principal of Advances being prepaid in connection with such Takeout Transaction, plus (iii) any fees due and payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent with respect to such Takeout Transaction plus (iv) any other amounts owed by the Borrower and required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.7(B) on the date of such Takeout Transaction; provided that if such Takeout Transaction is being undertaken to cure an Event of Default, then the Minimum Payoff Amount shall include such additional proceeds as are necessary to cure such Event of Default, if any.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor rating agency.

Multi-Employer Plan shall mean a multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions or had liability with respect to.

Multiple Employer Plan” shall mean a Single-Employer Plan, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and one or more employers other than the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, in the event that any such plan has been terminated, to which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate made or accrued an obligation to make contributions during any of the five plan years preceding the date of termination of such plan.

MUFG” shall mean MUFG Bank, Ltd.

 

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Nationally Recognized Accounting Firm” shall mean (A) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLC, Deloitte LLP and any successors to any such firm and (B) any other public accounting firm designated by the Parent and approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Net Cash Flow” shall mean for any Collection Period (i) with respect to the Managing Member Interests (A) the Scheduled Managing Member Distributions minus (B) the sum of (x) the Tax Equity Investor Distribution Reduction Amount for such Collection period and (y) amounts attributable to Solar Assets that were Transferable Solar Assets as of the last day of such Collection Period and (ii) with respect to a SAP Solar Asset (other than a Substantial Stage Solar Asset), an amount equal to (A) the sum of (x) the Scheduled Host Customer Payment for such SAP Solar Asset during such Collection Period, plus (y) the Scheduled PBI Payments for such SAP Solar Asset during such Collection Period minus (B) the Operational Amounts for such Collection Period. For the avoidance of doubt, “Net Cash Flow” shall not include Service Incentives, Grid Services Revenue, ITC Transfer Proceeds, SREC Direct Sale Proceeds or Excess SREC Proceeds.

Net Hedge Counterparty Payments” shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount (positive or negative) equal to (i) all proceeds anticipated to be received by the Borrower from a Hedge Counterparty under each Hedge Agreement minus (ii) all amounts anticipated to be paid by the Borrower in connection with Section 2.7(B)(ii), in each case, in connection with the immediately succeeding Payment Date, as agreed to by the Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, Net Hedge Counterparty Payments will not include any payments made or received by the Borrower in connection with new Hedge Agreements entered pursuant to the Hedge Requirements, termination of existing Hedge Agreements or modifications of existing Hedge Agreements.

Net Interest Obligations” shall mean with respect to any date of determination (i) the sum of the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount, the Class A Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount, the Class B Subordinated Interest Distribution Amount, the Class A Additional Interest Distribution Amount and the Class B Additional Interest Distribution Amount, if any, due and payable on the immediately succeeding Payment Date minus (ii) the then applicable Net Hedge Counterparty Payments.

Net Scheduled Payment” shall mean, with respect to a Host Customer Solar Asset and PBI Solar Asset and any Collection Period an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the Scheduled Host Customer Payment for such Host Customer Solar Asset during such Collection Period, plus (B) the Scheduled PBI Payments for such Host Customer Solar Asset during such Collection Period, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the Manager Fee allocated with respect to such Host Customer Solar Asset during such Collection Period and (B) the Servicing Fee allocated with respect to such Host Customer Solar Asset during such Collection Period.

New Construction Final Stage Solar Asset Reserve Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i) 6/3 times (ii) the then applicable Net Interest Obligations times (iii) the ratio of (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Advances related to Final Stage Solar Assets that are New Construction Solar Assets as of such date divided by (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such date.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


New Construction Solar Asset” shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset for which the related PV System is installed, or planned to be installed, on a newly constructed residential building (including Single-Family Residential Properties, multi-family homes, clubhouses or apartment buildings).

New Construction Solar Asset Event Ratio” shall mean, as of any Calculation Date, the ratio of (x) the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all New Construction Solar Assets that do not, as of such Calculation Date, qualify as Eligible Solar Assets as a result of the failure to meet the requirements set forth in paragraphs 39 or 40 of Schedule I to (y) the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all New Construction Solar Assets that have been Placed in Service. For the purposes of calculating the New Construction Solar Asset Event Ratio, any determination of whether a New Construction Solar Asset qualifies as an Eligible Solar Asset shall not take into account whether such New Construction Solar Asset fails to meet the requirements set forth on Schedule I other than the requirements set forth in paragraphs 39 or 40 thereof. The New Construction Solar Asset Event Ratio shall be included in each Facility Administrator Report.

New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer)” shall mean a New Construction Solar Asset with respect to which a Solar Service Agreement has not yet been signed and delivered to the Verification Agent.

New Construction Solar Asset (Sub-PV6)” shall mean a New Construction Solar Asset (other than a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer)) with respect to which the mandatory prepayment amount in the related Solar Service Agreement is less than an amount determined by the discounting of all remaining projected Host Customer Payments at a pre-determined discount rate of 6.00% per annum.

New Construction Substantial Stage Date Solar Asset Reserve Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i) 11/3 times (ii) the then applicable Net Interest Obligations times (iii) the ratio of (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Advances related to Substantial Stage Solar Assets that are New Construction Solar Assets as of such date divided by (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such date.

New Jersey TREC” shall mean transition renewable energy certificates administered by the State of New Jersey in accordance with the State of New Jersey, Board of Public Utilities Docket No. QO19010068, adopted December 6, 2019.

NOL” shall mean net operating losses.

Non-Conduit Lender” shall mean each Lender that is not a Conduit Lender.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Non-Consenting Lender” shall mean any (i) Class A Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.2 and (b) has been approved by the Majority Lenders and (ii) Class B Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) has been approved by all other Lenders and (b) is not materially adverse to the Class B Lender.

Non-Savings Product” shall mean any Host Customer Solar Asset that is not a Savings Product.

Notice of Borrowing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

Obligations” shall mean and include, with respect to each of the Borrower, SAP or the Managing Members, respectively, all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by such Person to the Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, the Paying Agent or any Lender of any kind or nature, present or future, arising under this Agreement, the Loan Notes, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, any of the other Transaction Documents or any other instruments, documents or agreements executed and/or delivered in connection with any of the foregoing, whether or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, the issuance of a letter of credit, a loan, guaranty, indemnification or in any other manner, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising. The term includes the principal amount of all Advances, together with interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and expenses, any other sums chargeable to the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document pursuant to which it arose.

Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by an authorized officer of an entity.

Operational Amounts shall mean amounts necessary for SAP to pay the Manager for O&M Services and Servicing Services and the back-up servicer for services under the Servicing Agreement listed on Schedule IX hereto, in each case, related to Solar Assets owned by SAP.

Original Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Original Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Other Connection Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Solar Asset or Transaction Document).

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

O&M Services” shall mean the services required to be performed by the Manager pursuant to the terms of each Management Agreement, including all administrative, operations, maintenance, collection and other management services with respect to the related Solar Assets, maintaining required insurance and collecting sales and use taxes payable by Host Customers under their Solar Service Agreements.

Parent” shall mean Sunnova Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Parent Guaranty” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Parent Guaranty, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by the Parent in favor of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.8.

Participant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.8.

Parts shall mean components of a PV System.

Patriot Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.18.

Paying Agent shall mean Computershare Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as paying agent, or any successor Paying Agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.6.

Paying Agent Account shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(A)(v).

Paying Agent Fee” shall mean a fee payable by the Borrower to the Paying Agent as set forth in the Paying Agent Fee Letter.

Paying Agent Fee Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of August 22, 2019, between the Borrower and the Paying Agent.

Paying Agent Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.

Payment Date shall mean the 30th day of each October, January, April and July or, if such 30th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing October 2019.

 

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Payment Facilitation Agreement” shall mean each modification, waiver or amendment agreement (including a replacement Solar Service Agreement) entered into by the Manager in accordance with a Servicing Agreement relating to a Solar Service Agreement.

Payment Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.24(A).

PBI Documents shall mean, with respect to a PV System, (i) all applications, forms and other filings required to be submitted to a PBI Obligor in connection with the performance based incentive program maintained by such PBI Obligor and the procurement of PBI Payments, and (ii) all approvals, agreements and other writings evidencing (a) that all conditions to the payment of PBI Payments by the PBI Obligor have been met, (b) that the PBI Obligor is obligated to pay PBI Payments and (c) the rate and timing of such PBI Payments.

PBI Liquidated Damages shall mean any liquidated damages due and payable to a PBI Obligor in respect of a Solar Asset.

PBI Obligor shall mean a utility or Governmental Authority that maintains or administers a renewable energy program designed to incentivize the installation of PV Systems and use of solar generated electricity that has approved and is obligated to make PBI Payments to the owner of the related PV System.

PBI Payments” shall mean, with respect to a PV System and the related PBI Documents, all payments due by the related PBI Obligor under or in respect of such PBI Documents, including New Jersey TRECs and MA SMART Revenue; provided, that PBI Payments do not include Rebates, Hedged SRECs, amounts received, if any, in respect of Hedged SRECs, Service Incentives, Grid Services Revenue or ITC Transfer Proceeds.

PBI Solar Assets” shall mean (i) all rights and remedies of the payee under any PBI Documents related to such PV System, including all PBI Payments on and after the related Transfer Date and (ii) all documentation in the Solar Asset File and other documents held by the Verification Agent related to such than PBI Documents.

Performance Guaranty shall mean, with respect to a PV System, an agreement in the form of a production warranty between the Host Customer and Parent (or in some cases, between the Host Customer and the owner of the Solar Asset), which the Facility Administrator has agreed to perform on behalf of the Borrower that specifies a minimum level of solar energy production, as measured in kWh, for a specified time period. Such guarantees stipulate the terms and conditions under which the Host Customer could be compensated if their PV System does not meet the electricity production guarantees.

Permission to Operate” shall mean, with respect to any PV System, receipt of a letter or functional equivalent from the connecting utility authorizing such PV System to be operated.

Permits” shall mean, with respect to any PV System, the applicable permits, franchises, leases, orders, licenses, notices, certifications, approvals, exemptions, qualifications, rights or authorizations from or registration, notice or filing with any Governmental Authority required to operate such PV System.

 

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Permitted Assignee shall mean (a) any Lender, (b) any Lender Affiliate, (c) any Approved Fund, and (d) any Program Support Provider for any Conduit Lender, an Affiliate of any Program Support Provider, or any commercial paper conduit administered, sponsored or managed by a Lender or to which a Non-Conduit Lender provides liquidity support, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender or with respect to which the related Program Support Provider of such commercial paper conduit is a Lender.

Permitted Equity Liens” shall mean the ownership interest of the related Tax Equity Investor in the related Tax Equity Facility and in each case arising under the related Financing Fund LLCA.

Permitted Indebtedness” shall mean (i) Indebtedness under the Transaction Documents, and (ii) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, reimbursement obligations of the Borrower owed to the Borrower in connection with the payment of expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing, management, operation or maintenance of the Solar Assets or the Transaction Documents.

Permitted Investments” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i)(a) direct interest bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; (b) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, but only if, at the time of investment, such obligations are assigned the highest credit rating by S&P; and (c) evidence of ownership of a proportionate interest in specified obligations described in clause (a) and/or (b) above; (ii) demand, time deposits, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit of and federal funds sold by, depository institutions or trust companies incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (or domestic branches of foreign banks), subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities, and having, at the time of a relevant Borrower’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a short term unsecured debt rating of “A-1” by S&P; (iii) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which have a rating of no less than “A-1+” by S&P and a maturity of no more than 365 days; (iv) commercial paper (including both non-interest bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the closing date thereof) of any corporation (other than the Parent), incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, that, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating of “A-1” by S&P; (v) money market mutual funds, or any other mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act which invest only in other Permitted Investments, having a rating, at the time of such investment, in the highest rating category by S&P; (vi) money market deposit accounts,

 

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demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities; provided, however, that at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust company) thereof will be rated “A-1+” by S&P, including proprietary money market funds offered or managed by the Paying Agent or an Affiliate thereof; (vii) repurchase agreements with respect to obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; provided, however, that the unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations at the time have a credit rating of no less than the A-1 by S&P; and (viii) any investment agreement (including guaranteed investment certificates, forward delivery agreements, repurchase agreements or similar obligations) with an entity which on the date of acquisition has a credit rating of no less than the A-1 by S&P, in each case denominated in or redeemable in Dollars.

Permitted Investor” shall mean collectively, Energy Capital Partners III, LP, Energy Capital Partners III-A, LP, Energy Capital Partners III-B, LP, Energy Capital Partners III-C, LP and Energy Capital Partners-D, LP, Quantum Strategic Partners, and each of their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Investors Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2018, by and among the Parent and the other signatories thereto).

Permitted Liens” shall mean (i) any lien for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies owed by the applicable asset owner and not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith, (ii) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent (or in favor of the Borrower and created pursuant to the Transaction Documents), (iii) solely in the case of Substantial Stage Solar Assets and Final Stage Solar Assets, workmen’s, mechanic’s, or similar statutory Liens securing obligations owing to approved Dealers (or subcontractors of Dealers) which are not yet due or for which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established; provided that any such Solar Asset shall be classified as a Defective Solar Asset if not resolved within sixty (60) days of such Solar Asset receiving Permission to Operate from the applicable Governmental Authority, (iv) Liens on cash collateral or other liquid assets in favor of Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparties securing Hedged SREC Credit Support Obligations that constitute Permitted Indebtedness, (v) to the extent a PV System constitutes a fixture, any conflicting interest of an encumbrancer or owner of the real property that has or would have priority over the applicable UCC fixture filing (or jurisdictional equivalent) so long as the existence of such conflicting interest does not or would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the payments of the Host Customer under the related Solar Service Agreement and (vi) any rights of Host Customers under Solar Service Agreements.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation (including a business trust), partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or association, joint venture, government or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any other entity.

 

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Placed in Service” shall mean (a) with respect to a Retrofit Solar Asset, when the underlying PV System has (i) received of Permission to Operate, and (ii) produced meterable quantities of electricity, and (b) with respect to a New Construction Solar Asset, upon the latest to occur of (1) the PV System’s receipt of Permission to Operate and production of measurable quantities of electricity, (2) a Host Customer signing a Solar Service Agreement and (3) other than with respect to clubhouses, the closing of the sale of the related property to the such Host Customer.

Placed in Service Failure Period” shall mean a period commencing on any Calculation Date when the New Construction Solar Asset Event Ratio is equal to or greater than [***]% for the related Collection Period and ending on the next succeeding Calculation Date when the New Construction Solar Asset Event Ratio is less than [***]% for the related Collection Period; provided, that no Placed in Service Failure Period shall be in effect if the New Construction Solar Asset Event Ratio is equal to or greater than [***]% for a Collection Period immediately succeeding a Takeout Transaction that includes a material portion of New Construction Solar Assets included in the Borrowing Base immediately prior to such Takeout Transaction (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Plan shall mean an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code as to which the Borrower or any Affiliate may have any liability now or in the past six years.

Plan Asset Threshold” shall mean [***]% of the value of the Class B Advances, Class B Commitments and other transactions under this Agreement related to the Class B Advances, as determined in accordance with the regulations set forth in 29 CFR 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by TEP Resources, the Borrower and the Managing Members in favor of the Administrative Agent.

Portal Provider” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(E).

Potential Amortization Event shall mean any occurrence or event that, with notice, passage of time or both, would constitute an Amortization Event.

Potential Default” shall mean any occurrence or event that, with notice, passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Power Purchase Agreement” shall mean either a Power Purchase Agreement (Fixed Fee) or a Power Purchase Agreement (Variable Fee), as the context requires.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Power Purchase Agreement (Fixed Fee)” shall mean an agreement between the owner of the PV System and a Host Customer whereby the Host Customer agrees to purchase electricity produced by such PV System for a fixed fee per kWh.

Power Purchase Agreement (Variable Fee)” shall mean an agreement between the owner of the PV System and a Host Customer whereby the Host Customer agrees to purchase electricity produced by such PV System for a variable fee per kWh.

Prepaid Solar Asset shall mean a Solar Asset for which the related Host Customer has prepaid all amounts under the related Solar Service Agreement.

Projected Purchase Option Price” shall mean, with respect to a Purchase Option, an amount estimated by the related Managing Member and agreed upon by the Administrative Agent on or before the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date; provided, that the Projected Purchase Option Price for any Purchase Option related to a Financing Fund LLC that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right shall be reduced to the extent the related Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount Deposit is then on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account. Should the Availability Period expire before the Scheduled Commitment Termination Date, the Administrative Agent may use its reasonable judgment to estimate the Projected Purchase Option Price.

Program Support Provider shall mean and include any Person now or hereafter extending liquidity or credit or having a commitment to extend liquidity or credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, a Conduit Lender (or any related commercial paper issuer that finances such Conduit Lender) in support of commercial paper issued, directly or indirectly, by such Conduit Lender in order to fund Advances made by such Conduit Lender hereunder.

Projected SREC Hedge Ratio” shall mean, with respect to a state and SREC Year, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the sum of all SRECs to be delivered for such SREC Year (or portion of an SREC Year remaining) under Hedged SREC Agreements for such state, divided by (ii) SRECs that are available for delivery in such SREC Year (or portion of an SREC Year remaining) in such state, as calculated by the Administrative Agent; provided, that PV Systems owned by the applicable Financing Funds identified in Column F of Schedule XII hereto will not be included in the calculation of SRECs available for delivery. For the avoidance of doubt, only PV Systems that have been certified for SREC production will be included in the calculation of SRECs available for delivery.

Project Purchase Price” means, with respect to a Solar Asset, the amount paid by the applicable Financing Fund for such Solar Asset, as defined in the relevant Tax Equity Financing Documents (including any relevant adjustments or true-up amounts).

PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Puerto Rico Solar Asset shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset for which the related PV System is installed on a residence in Puerto Rico.

Purchase Option shall mean, collectively, each purchase option set forth under the heading “Purchase Options” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Purchase Option Price shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

Purchase Standard” shall mean (i) the terms of the related Financing Fund LLCA and the terms of the Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a party, (ii) the availability of funds in the Supplemental Reserve Account to pay the Purchase Option Price as then projected by the Facility Administrator and (iii) the same degree of analysis that the Borrower and its Affiliates use in determining whether or not to exercise similar purchase options for comparable assets owned by the Borrower and its Affiliates, taking into consideration the best interests of all parties to the Transaction Documents.

PV System shall mean, with respect to a Solar Asset, a photovoltaic system, including Solar Photovoltaic Panels, Inverters, Racking Systems, any Energy Storage Systems installed in connection therewith, wiring and other electrical devices, as applicable, conduits, weatherproof housings, hardware, remote monitoring equipment, connectors, meters, disconnects and over current devices (including any replacement or additional parts included from time to time) and any Ancillary PV System Components.

PV System Payment” shall mean, for any PV System, the total monthly amounts payable under the related Solar Service Agreement multiplied by the PV System Payment Percentage.

PV System Payment Percentage” shall mean, for any PV System, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) equal to (i) the sum of all costs that relate to the equipment for such PV System (other than any costs related to Ancillary PV System Components and any related Energy Storage System, if applicable) plus the Total Installation Cost, divided by (ii) the Total Equipment Cost plus the Total Installation Cost.

QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

Qualified Professional Asset Manager” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.23(A)(ii)(b) hereof.

Qualified Service Provider” shall mean one or more Independent Accountants or, subject to the approval of Administrative Agent, other service providers.

 

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Qualifying Hedge Counterparty” shall mean (i) a counterparty which at all times satisfies all then applicable counterparty criteria of S&P or Moody’s for eligibility to serve as counterparty under a structured finance transaction rated “[***]”, in the case of S&P or “[***]”, in the case of Moody’s or (ii) an affiliate of any Funding Agent (in which case rating agency counterparty criteria shall not be applicable), provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, Credit Suisse International meets such requirement and will continue to constitute a Qualifying Hedge Counterparty hereunder so long as it continues to meet such requirement.

Qualifying Hedge Counterparty Joinder shall mean that certain Joinder Agreement executed by a Hedge Counterparty and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, a copy of which shall be provided to all Parties to this Agreement.

Qualifying Takeout Transaction” shall mean a Takeout Transaction pursuant to which the Aggregate Outstanding Advances are repaid in amount equal to or exceeding the lesser of (i) $[***] and (ii) [***]% of the Aggregate Outstanding Advances immediately prior to giving effect to such Takeout Transaction.

Racking System shall mean, with respect to a PV System, the hardware required to mount and securely fasten a Solar Photovoltaic Panel onto the Host Customer site where the PV System is located.

Rebate shall mean any rebate by a PBI Obligor, electric distribution company, or state or local governmental authority or quasi-governmental agency as an inducement to install or use a PV System, paid upon such PV System receiving Permission to Operate.

Recipient” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

Reference Time” shall mean, with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark, (i) if such Benchmark is Term SOFR, the SOFR Determination Time, and (ii) if such Benchmark is not Term SOFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.8.

Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor of any of the foregoing.

 

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Relevant Parties” shall mean the Borrower, the Managing Members and SAP.

Reportable Event” shall mean a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such Section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation by regulation or by public notice waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event, provided, that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waivers in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Required Tax Loss Insurance Coverage Period shall mean the period beginning on the date on which a Tax Loss Insurance Policy is issued to, if prior to the scheduled expiration of a Tax Loss Insurance Policy, the Internal Revenue Service commenced an investigation of a Financing Fund that could result in a Tax Loss Indemnity with respect to such Financing Fund, the date of either (a) the termination of such investigation without a determination by the Internal Revenue Service that results in a Tax Loss Indemnity or (b) a final determination with respect to such investigation and payment of any Tax Loss Indemnity resulting from such final determination.

Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Responsible Officer” shall mean (x) with respect to the Paying Agent, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or Corporate Trust Officer, or any other officer in the Corporate Trust Office customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers, in each case having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement or the Facility Administration Agreement, as applicable, and (y) with respect to any other party hereto, any corporation, limited liability company or partnership, the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary, the treasurer, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, managing member and each other officer of such corporation or limited liability company or the general partner of such partnership specifically authorized in resolutions of the board of directors of such corporation or managing member of such limited liability company to sign agreements, instruments or other documents in connection with the Transaction Documents on behalf of such corporation, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be, and who is authorized to act therefor.

Retrofit Solar Asset” shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset that is not a New Construction Solar Asset.

S&P shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor rating agency.

 

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Sale and Contribution Agreement” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and among SAP Seller, TEP Resources and the Borrower.

SAP” shall mean Sunnova SAP IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

SAP Contribution Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, between the Borrower and SAP.

SAP Distributions” shall mean all distributions and payments in any form made, or due to be made, to the Borrower in connection with its ownership interest in SAP.

SAP Financing Documents” shall mean the documents listed on Schedule IX hereto.

SAP Lockbox Account” shall mean account number [***], established in the name of SAP at Texas Capital Bank, N.A.

SAP Lockbox Account Control Agreement” shall mean the Deposit Account Control Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2021, by and among Texas Capital Bank, N.A., SAP and the Administrative Agent.

SAP NTP Financing Documents” shall mean the documents listed on Schedule X hereto.

SAP Revenue Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(A)(iv).

SAP Seller shall mean Sunnova TEP OpCo, a Delaware limited liability company.

SAP Solar Asset” shall mean a Solar Asset owned by SAP.

SAP Transfer” shall mean a transfer of Solar Assets pursuant to the SAP NTP Financing Documents pursuant to which (i) the SAP Solar Assets subject to such transfer are contemporaneously transferred to a Financing Fund and (ii) after giving effect thereto, no Class A Borrowing Base Deficiency or Class B Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, as demonstrated in a Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the SAP Transfer.

“Savings Product” shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset for which (i) other than with respect to a Puerto Rico Solar Asset and any other Host Customer Solar Assets located in Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, the Sunnova Tracking System specifically identifies (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will specifically identify) amounts payable under the related Solar Service Agreement that relate to the related PV System (other than any Ancillary PV System Components and any related Energy Storage System, if applicable) and the Sunnova Tracking System indicates that such amounts provide for an annual savings against projected utility

 

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electricity costs in the first year of such Host Customer Solar Asset, or (ii) with respect to a Puerto Rico Solar Asset and any other Host Customer Solar Assets located in Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, the Sunnova Tracking System indicates (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will indicate) that the aggregate PV System Payments for such Solar Asset provide for an annual savings against projected utility electricity costs in the first year of such Host Customer Solar Asset.

Schedule of Solar Assets” shall mean, as the context may require, the Schedule of Solar Assets owned by the Financing Funds and SAP, as such schedule may be amended from time to time in connection with the delivery of a Notice of Borrowing.

Scheduled Commitment Termination Date” shall mean May 20, 2025, unless otherwise extended pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.16.

Scheduled Hedged SREC Payments” shall mean the payments scheduled to be paid by an Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty during each Collection Period, if any, as set forth on Schedule IV hereto, as the same may be updated from time to time.

Scheduled Host Customer Payments shall mean for each Solar Asset, the payments scheduled to be paid by a Host Customer during each Collection Period in respect of the initial term of the related Solar Service Agreement, as set forth on Schedule V hereto (which scheduled payments, for the avoidance of doubt, subtract any Service Incentives Rebates or Grid Services Customer Payment Amounts owed to a Host Customer), as the same may be updated from time to time and may be adjusted by the Facility Administrator to reflect that such Solar Asset has become a Defaulted Solar Asset, a Defective Solar Asset or if a Payment Facilitation Agreement has been executed in connection with such Solar Asset. The Scheduled Host Customer Payments for any Power Purchase Agreement (Variable Fee) as of any date of determination shall be calculated based on rates published by U.S. Energy Information Administration for the state in which the related PV System is located, escalating at 1% annually and discounted to such date of determination at an annual rate equal to 20%. For the purposes of calculating Scheduled Host Customer Payments with respect to a New Construction Solar Asset (Sub-PV6), the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of such Solar Asset shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the present value of the remaining and unpaid stream of Net Cash Flow on or after such date of determination, based upon discounting such Net Cash Flow to such date of determination at an annual rate equal to the Discount Rate, and (ii) the amount required to be paid by the related Host Customer in connection with a prepayment of amounts under the related Solar Service Agreement. The Scheduled Host Customer Payments exclude any amounts attributable to sales, use or property taxes to be collected from Host Customers and, with respect to any Solar Asset (Promotional Product), the amount of any bill credits provided under the related Solar Service Agreement.

Scheduled Managing Member Distributions” shall mean forecasted Managing Member Distributions plus (without duplication of the forecasted Managing Member Distributions) the aggregate amount actually disbursed to Dealers for services rendered in respect of each New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), set as set forth on Schedule VII hereto, as

 

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the same may be updated from time to time and may be adjusted by the Facility Administrator to reflect that such Solar Asset has become a Defaulted Solar Asset, a Defective Solar Asset, if a Payment Facilitation Agreement has been executed in connection with such Solar Asset or if a Solar Asset has been repurchased by the Financing Fund Seller from a Financing Fund pursuant to the related Master Purchase Agreement. For the purposes of calculating Scheduled Managing Member Distributions with respect to a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of such Solar Assets shall be the amount actually disbursed to Dealers for services rendered in respect of such Substantial Stage Solar Asset or New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), as applicable. For the purposes of calculating Scheduled Managing Member Distributions with respect to a New Construction Solar Asset (Sub-PV6), the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of such Solar Asset shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the present value of the remaining and unpaid stream of Net Cash Flow on or after such date of determination, based upon discounting such Net Cash Flow to such date of determination at an annual rate equal to the Discount Rate, and (ii) the amount required to be paid by the related Host Customer in connection with a prepayment of amounts under the related Solar Service Agreement. The Scheduled Managing Member Distributions exclude the amount of any bill credits provided under the related Solar Service Agreement with respect to any Solar Asset (Promotional Product).

Scheduled PBI Payments” shall mean for each Solar Asset, the payments scheduled to be paid by a PBI Obligor during each Collection Period, if any, as set forth on Schedule VI hereto, as the same may be updated from time to time and may be adjusted by the Facility Administrator to reflect that such Solar Asset has become a Defaulted Solar Asset, a Defective Solar Asset or if a Payment Facilitation Agreement has been executed in connection with such Solar Asset.

Second A&R Date Assignee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(B).

Second A&R Date Assignor shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.24(B).

Second Amendment and Restatement Date” shall mean November 3, 2023.

Secured Parties shall mean the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Hedge Counterparty.

Security Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, executed and delivered by the Borrower, SAP and the Managing Members in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

SEI shall mean Sunnova Energy International Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Seller shall mean each of SAP Seller and Financing Fund Seller.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Service Incentives” shall mean payments paid by a state or local Governmental Authority, a utility or grid operator, a community choice aggregator or any other Person that administers a program or arrangement similar to those described herein in respect of any PV System or Energy Storage System, as applicable, in connection with any demand response programs, grid services, or any other program or arrangement utilized for the purpose of maintaining the reliability of the electrical grid to the owner thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Service Incentives do not include Grid Services, PBI Solar Assets or SRECs.

Service Incentives Rebates” shall mean any amounts credited to or paid to a Host Customer in exchange for such Host Customer permitting the related PV System and/or Energy Storage System to participate in a program or arrangement pursuant to which Service Incentives are generated, as set forth in the related Solar Service Agreement.

Servicing Agreement” shall mean, collectively, (i) each document set forth under the heading “Servicing Agreements” on Schedule VIII hereto and (ii) the Servicing Agreement listed on Schedule IX hereto.

Servicing Fee” shall mean the fees, expenses and other amounts owed to the Manager pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Services” shall mean the services required to be performed by the Manager pursuant to the terms of each Servicing Agreement, including all billing and collection services with respect to the related Solar Assets.

Sheffield” shall mean Sheffield Receivables Company LLC.

Single-Employer Plan shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multi-Employer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or for which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may have liability by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.

Single-Family Residential Property shall mean (i) single-family homes, (ii) duplexes and triplexes of side-by-side construction where individual units are separately titled and where individual units are not separately titled, (iii) duplexes and triplexes of stacked construction where individual units are not separately titled, (iv) townhomes, (v) condos and (vi) manufactured or modular homes.

SMART Program” shall mean the “Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program” as defined in 225 CMR 20.00 et. seq., developed by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) pursuant to Section 11(b) of Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2016, An Act Relative to Solar Energy as implemented, pursuant to regulations or guidelines issued by the DOER and/or orders, regulations and tariffs adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) in connection therewith, including pursuant to the SMART Tariff and any and all orders, regulations and tariffs and related documentation as approved or adopted by the DPU and the local electric distribution companies in connection with the DPU’s Docket 17-140 and other related dockets.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SMART Tariff” shall have the meaning set forth in 225 CMR 20.00 et seq., including any SMART Tariff titled SMART Provision, and including, as applicable, the SMART Tariff specific to a particular local electric distribution company.

SOFR” shall mean, with respect to any SOFR Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such SOFR Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website at approximately 8:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the immediately succeeding SOFR Business Day.

SOFR Administrator” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

SOFR Administrators Website” shall mean the SOFR Administrator’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

SOFR Business Day” shall mean a day on which banks are open for dealing in foreign currency and exchange in London, New York City and Washington, D.C.

SOFR Determination Time” shall mean 3:00 P.M. (New York time) on the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day prior to the commencement of the related Interest Accrual Period, at which time Term SOFR is published on the CME Group Website.

Solar Asset shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset or PBI Solar Asset, in each case owned by a Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, or a Hedged SREC Solar Asset owned the by Borrower.

Solar Asset File shall have the meaning set forth in the Verification Agent Agreement.

Solar Asset Owner Member Interests shall mean, collectively, the 100.00% equity interests in the Managing Members and SAP.

Solar Asset Payment Level” shall mean, for any Collection Period, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the sum of all Host Customer Payments and PBI Payments actually received by the Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, and Hedged SREC Payments actually received by the Borrower, in each case, during such Collection Period, divided by (ii) the sum of all Scheduled Host Customer Payments, Scheduled PBI Payments and Scheduled Hedged SREC Payments during such Collection Period.

Solar Asset (Promotional Product)” shall mean a Solar Asset which is a Puerto Rico Solar Asset for which the Host Customer will receive a bill credit for the first three months of such Host Customer’s payment obligation under the related Solar Service Agreement.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Solar Photovoltaic Panel” shall mean, with respect to a PV System, the necessary hardware component that uses wafers made of silicon, cadmium telluride, or any other suitable material, to generate a direct electrical current (DC) output using energy from the sun’s light.

Solar Service Agreement shall mean in respect of a PV System, a Lease Agreement or a Power Purchase Agreement entered into with a Host Customer and all related Ancillary Solar Service Agreements, including any related Payment Facilitation Agreements, but excluding any Performance Guaranty or Customer Warranty Agreement.

Solvent” shall mean, with respect the Borrower, that as of the date of determination, both (a)(i) the sum of such entity’s debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such entity’s present assets; (ii) such entity’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Second Amendment and Restatement Date; and (iii) such entity has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (b) such entity is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).

SREC shall mean a solar renewable energy certificate representing any and all environmental credits, benefits, emissions reductions, offsets and allowances, howsoever entitled, that are created or otherwise arise from a PV System’s generation of electricity, including, but not limited to, a solar renewable energy certificate issued to comply with a state’s renewable portfolio standard.

SREC Direct Sale” shall mean any sale or transfer of SRECs by a Financing Fund to Parent or an Affiliate of Parent (other than TEP Resources, the Borrower, SAP, a Managing Member or a Financing Fund) in an arm’s length transaction subject to terms and conditions that are no more favorable to Parent or such Affiliate than are commercially available at the time in unrelated third-party transactions.

SREC Direct Sale Proceeds” shall mean cash distributions made by a Financing Fund to its related Managing Member, the Borrower or the Parent specifically and directly relating to amounts received by such Financing Fund from the Parent in connection with any SREC Direct Sale.

SREC Year” shall mean (i) with respect to New Jersey, the twelve-month period beginning on June 1 and ending on May 31 and numbered in accordance with the calendar year in which such twelve-month period ends and (ii) with respect to Massachusetts, a calendar year.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Step-Up Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Lender or Lender Group, the “Step-Up Rate” set forth in the Fee Letter to which such Lender or Lender Group is a party.

Subordinated Commercial Paper Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Advances (or portion thereof) actually funded by a Conduit Lender in a Lender Group with Barclays or MUFG through the issuance of Commercial Paper or by Barclays, on any date of determination, a percentage equal to (i) during the continuance of an Event of Default, the excess (if any) of (a) the sum of (x) such Lender’s Commercial Paper Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period and (y) such Lender’s Class A Usage Fee Margin or Class B Usage Fee Margin, as applicable, over (b) the sum of (x)(1) the Adjusted Benchmark (or, as required pursuant to Section 2.15 if the then applicable Benchmark is not available, the Base Rate) or (2) any other rate as determined in accordance with Section 2.15 which may include another tenor of the Benchmark, for the related Interest Accrual Period and (y)(1) with respect to Class A Advances, [***]% and (2) with respect to Class B Advances, the Class B Usage Fee Margin with respect to the Class B Lenders on the date hereof and (ii) at all other times, [***]%.

Subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person at any time, (i) any corporation or trust of which 50% or more (by number of shares or number of votes) of the outstanding Capital Stock or shares of beneficial interest normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors, managers or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries, or any partnership of which such Person or any of such Person’s Subsidiaries is a general partner or of which 50% or more of the partnership interests is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries, and (ii) any corporation, trust, partnership or other entity which is controlled or capable of being controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries.

Subsidiary Guaranty” shall mean the Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by SAP, the Managing Members and each other party joined thereto as a guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent.

Substantial Stage Solar Asset” shall mean a Host Customer Solar Asset that has not yet been installed and for which (i) with respect to a Retrofit Solar Asset, (a) the Parent or an Affiliate thereof has been issued a “notice to proceed” confirming that the Host Customer has signed a Solar Service Agreement, (b) a Dealer has submitted a final design proposal and (c) such proposal has been approved by the Parent or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) with respect to a New Construction Solar Asset, a Dealer has completed installation of all rough electrical wiring to connect the PV system to the building. For the avoidance of doubt, a Solar Service Agreement does not need to have been signed in order for a New Construction Solar Asset to constitute a Substantial Stage Solar Asset.

Substantial Stage Date Solar Asset Reserve Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the product of (i) [***] times (ii) the then applicable Net Interest Obligations times (iii) the ratio of (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Advances related to Substantial Stage Solar Assets that are Retrofit Solar Assets divided by (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such date.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Successor Facility Administrator” shall mean a successor Facility Administrator appointed pursuant to the Facility Administration Agreement.

SunStreet” shall mean MoonRoad Services Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability, or an Affiliate thereof that is a successor to and engages in its business or otherwise conducts its business in such Affiliate’s name.

Sunnova Credit Facility” shall mean any financing agreement providing extensions of credit to the Parent or its Subsidiaries in which the Administrative Agent or its affiliates is a lender, agent or noteholder thereunder.

Sunnova Inventory Holdings” shall mean Sunnova Inventory Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Sunnova Inventory Pledgor” shall mean Sunnova Inventory Pledgor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Sunnova Management” shall mean Sunnova TE Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Sunnova Tracking System” shall mean the internal Solar Asset tracking system maintained by the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof for the purpose of identifying the amounts payable under a Solar Service Agreement that relate to a PV System (other than Ancillary PV System Components), an Energy Storage System (if any) and any Ancillary PV System Components.

Supplemental Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(A)(ii).

Supplemental Reserve Account Deposit” shall mean, so long as the Collateral shall include any Managing Member that is party to a Financing Fund LLCA that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, for the applicable Payment Date identified in Column J of Schedule XII hereto for each related Financing Fund, the Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount Deposit for such Financing Fund and, for any Payment Date after the Availability Period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) any Supplemental Reserve Account Deposit amounts from prior Payment Dates not deposited into the Supplemental Reserve Account, and (ii) the lesser of (a) the sum of (x) the product of (1) one-fourth of $[***] and (2) the aggregate DC nameplate capacity (measured in kW) of all PV Systems owned by the Financing Funds and SAP which are operational (excluding Transferable Solar Assets) and that have related Solar Service Agreements with remaining terms that exceed the remaining terms of the related manufacturer warranty for the Inverter associated with such PV System and (y) the product of (1) one-fourth of $[***] and (2) the aggregate storage capacity (measured in kWh) of all Energy Storage Systems owned by the Financing Funds and SAP which are operational (excluding Transferable Solar Assets) and

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


that have related Solar Service Agreements with remaining terms that exceed the remaining terms of the related manufacturer warranty for such Energy Storage System and (b) the Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance as of the related Calculation Date minus the sum of (1) the amount on deposit in the Supplemental Reserve Account as of the related Calculation Date, and (2) the amount, if any, being deposited into the Supplemental Reserve Account on such Payment Date pursuant to clause (i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Supplemental Reserve Account Deposit shall be the sum of (x) so long as the Collateral shall include any Managing Member that is party to a Financing Fund LLCA that includes a Financing Fund Withdrawal Right, the aggregate amount of the Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount Deposits and (y) $[***] for any Payment Date on which the sum of Distributable Collections is greater than or equal to the sum of (i) the payments and distributions required under clauses (i) through (iii)(a), (vii) and (ix) of Section 2.7(B) and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances as of such Payment Date prior to any distributions made on such Payment Date.

Supplemental Reserve Account Required Balance” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (X)(i) prior to the end of the Availability Period, $[***] or (ii) after the Availability Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) for any Payment Date prior to the date on which a Managing Member has acquired the related Tax Equity Investor Interests in the related Financing Fund pursuant to the related Purchase Option, the sum of the Projected Purchase Option Prices under each Financing Fund, (b) for any Payment Date during a Required Tax Loss Insurance Coverage Period, the Tax Loss Insurance Deductibles and (c) the sum of (x) the product of (1) $[***] and (2) the aggregate DC nameplate capacity (measured in kW) of all PV Systems owned by the Financing Funds and SAP which are operational (excluding Transferable Solar Assets) and that have related Solar Service Agreements with remaining terms that exceed the remaining terms of the related manufacturer warranty for the Inverter associated with such PV System and (y) the product of (1) $[***] and (2) the aggregate storage capacity (measured in kWh) of all Energy Storage Systems owned by the Financing Funds and SAP which are operational (excluding Transferable Solar Assets) and that have related Solar Service Agreements with remaining terms that exceed the remaining terms of the related manufacturer warranty for such Energy Storage System and (Y) the aggregate amount of the Financing Fund Withdrawal Amount Deposits.

Supported QFC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

Swap Rate” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the then current weighted average of (i) the fixed interest rates under the swap agreements or other types of derivative agreements entered into in accordance with the definition of Hedge Requirements and (ii) with respect to any Advance not yet hedged in accordance with such clause (i) the then current benchmark swap rate associated with the Expected Amortization Profile of such Advance in accordance with the definition of Hedging Requirements, as determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower.

Takeout Agreements shall mean agreements, instruments, documents and other records entered into in connection with a Takeout Transaction.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Takeout Transaction shall mean (i) any sale, assignment or other transfer of the Solar Asset Owner Member Interests, SAP Solar Assets or Hedged SREC Solar Assets and related Collateral (either directly or through the sale, assignment or other transfer of all the Capital Stock of the Borrower) by the Borrower to any of its Affiliates (including a special purpose bankruptcy remote subsidiary of Parent) or to a third party, in each case, in an arms’ length transaction, which Collateral is used to secure or provide for the payment of amounts owing (or to be owing) or expected as a result of the issuance of equity or debt securities or other Indebtedness by a Person other than the Borrower that are backed by such Collateral (a “Financing Transaction”); provided, the Borrower may only enter into a Takeout Transaction if immediately after giving effect to such Financing Transaction, (w) no Event of Default exists (unless such Event of Default would be cured by application of the net proceeds of such Financing Transaction), (x) an amount equal to the greater of $[***] or the Minimum Payoff Amount for the Collateral removed from the Borrower in the Financing Transaction shall be deposited into the Takeout Transaction Account for distribution in accordance with Section 2.8(B), such that no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists after giving effect to such Takeout Transaction, (y) there are no selection procedures utilized which are materially adverse to the Lenders with respect to those items of the Collateral assigned by the Borrower in the Financing Transaction and (z) such Financing Transaction is not guaranteed by and has no material recourse to the Borrower (except that such assets are being sold and assigned by it free and clear of all Liens), or (ii) any other financing arrangement, securitization, sale or other disposition of items of Collateral (either directly or through the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, a Managing Member, a Financing Fund, or SAP) entered into by Borrower or any of its Affiliates other than under this Agreement that is not a Financing Transaction and that has been consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders.

Takeout Transaction Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(A)(v).

Takeout Transaction Failure” shall mean, if applicable to a Financing Fund as indicated in Column G of Schedule XII hereto, the failure of a Managing Member and the related Financing Fund to be included in Takeout Transaction on or prior to the date set forth for such Financing Fund in Column G of Schedule XII hereto; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Column G of Schedule XII hereto with respect to any Financing Fund, the occurrence of a Takeout Transaction which only includes Puerto Rico Solar Assets and related Collateral shall not constitute or cause a Takeout Transaction Failure with respect to such Financing Fund.

Tax Credit” shall mean an investment tax credit under Section 48(a)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision.

Tax Equity Facility” shall mean each transaction contemplated by the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

Tax Equity Financing Documents” shall mean, collectively, each document set forth under the heading “Tax Equity Financing Documents” on Schedule VIII hereto and any ITC Transfer Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 5.3(M).

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Tax Equity Investor” shall mean, collectively, each entity set forth under the heading “Tax Equity Investors” on Schedule VIII hereto.

Tax Equity Investor Consent” shall mean the consent of a Tax Equity Investor of the related Tax Equity Financing Documents, as applicable relating to the transactions contemplated by this Facility.

Tax Equity Investor Distribution Reduction Amount” shall mean, for any Collection Period, amounts required to be paid by the Financing Funds to the Tax Equity Investors, in each case, which reduce Scheduled Managing Member Distributions for such Collection Period.

Tax Equity Investor Interests” shall mean the Tax Equity Investors’ interest in 100% of the Class A Interest in the related Financing Fund.

Tax Equity Party” shall mean each of the Financing Funds, the Managing Members and SAP.

Tax Loss shall mean the amount a Tax Credit and other federal tax benefits assumed in the Base Case Model that the respective Financing Fund, the respective Managing Member or the respective Tax Equity Investor (or their respective affiliates) shall lose the benefit of, shall not have the right to claim, shall suffer the disallowance or reduction of, shall be required to recapture or shall not claim (as a result of a final determination in accordance with the terms of such Financing Fund LLCA).

Tax Loss Claim shall mean the assertion by the Internal Revenue Service of a position that would result in a Tax Loss Indemnity if not reversed through administrative action or litigation.

Tax Loss Indemnity shall mean a Managing Member’s obligation, pursuant to the terms of the related Financing Fund LLCA, to pay the related Tax Equity Investor the amount of any Tax Loss, or to contribute the amount of any Tax Loss owed by the Financing Fund to an ITC Buyer pursuant to an ITC Transfer Agreement, in each case, as a result of the breach or inaccuracy of certain representations, warranties and covenants of a Managing Member set forth in such Financing Fund LLCA or the failure by Managing Member to comply with applicable law in connection with its acts or omissions pursuant to, or the performance of any covenant or obligation under, such Financing Fund LLCA.

Tax Loss Insurance Deductible” shall mean, with respect to a Tax Loss Insurance Policy, the deductible due under such Tax Loss Insurance Policy. Should the Availability Period expire before a Tax Loss Insurance Policy is entered into, the Administrative Agent may use reasonable judgment to estimate the Tax Loss Insurance Deductible.

Tax Loss Insurance Policy shall mean the policy of insurance issued by a Tax Loss Insurer with respect to a Financing Fund naming such Financing Fund and the related Managing Member as insureds and such Financing Fund, the related Tax Equity Investor and/or the related ITC Buyer as loss payee, in form and substance (including, but not limited to, amounts and coverage period) approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Tax Loss Insurer shall mean the insurance company party to any Tax Loss Insurance Policy.

Tax Savings shall mean, with respect to a Tax Loss, any federal income tax savings realized by a Managing Member or the related Tax Equity Investor (or their respective affiliates) as a result of the Tax Loss, using an assumed tax rate equal to the maximum allowable U.S. federal corporate income tax rate applicable to corporations as of a given date of determination.

Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, and including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

TEP Inventory” shall mean Sunnova TEP Inventory, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

TEP OpCo Contribution Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and between SAP Seller and Financing Fund Seller.

TEP Resources” shall mean Sunnova TEP Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Term SOFR” shall mean, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body. Term SOFR shall initially mean, for any day during any Interest Accrual Period, the per annum rate equal to the offered rate which appears on the Bloomberg ticker which displays the three month term SOFR as determined by CME Group (or such other person that takes over the determination of such rate as recommended by the SOFR Administrator) (such ticker currently being Bloomberg ticker SR3M) and currently listed on the CME Group Website.

Terminated Solar Asset shall mean a Solar Asset for which the related PV System has experienced an Event of Loss and (i) is not repaired, restored, replaced or rebuilt to substantially the same condition as it existed immediately prior to the Event of Loss within one hundred twenty (120) days of such Event of Loss or (ii) is deemed to be a “Cancelled Project” in accordance with the related Master Purchase Agreement.

Total Equipment Cost” shall mean for any PV System the sum of all costs that relate to the equipment for such PV System inclusive of any Ancillary PV System Components and any related Energy Storage System, if applicable.

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Total Installation Cost” shall mean for any PV System the sum of all costs that relate to the installation of such PV System inclusive of any Ancillary PV System Components and any related Energy Storage System, if applicable.

Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Loan Notes, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Fee Letter, the Paying Agent Fee Letter, the Verification Agent Fee Letter, the Facility Administration Agreement, the Verification Agent Agreement, the Contribution Agreements, the Sale and Contribution Agreement, the SAP Contribution Agreement, the SAP NTP Financing Documents, the Parent Guaranty, the Tax Equity Investor Consents, each Hedge Agreement, the SAP Lockbox Account Control Agreement, the UK Risk Retention Side Letter and any other agreements, instruments, certificates or documents delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, and “Transaction Document” shall mean any of the Transaction Documents.

Transfer Date” shall mean (i) with respect to Initial Solar Assets, the Original Closing Date and (ii)(x) with respect to any Additional Solar Asset that is not a SAP Solar Asset, the date on which such Additional Solar Asset is included in the definition of Borrowing Base and the Lenders make an Advance against such Additional Solar Asset and (y) with respect to any Additional Solar Asset that is a SAP Solar Asset, the date set forth in the relevant Additional Solar Asset Supplement (as defined in the Sale and Contribution Agreement).

Transferable Solar Asset” shall mean (i) any Solar Asset that constitutes a Defaulted Solar Asset, Defective Solar Asset, Delinquent Solar Asset, or Terminated Solar Asset and (ii) any other Solar Asset that is not an Eligible Solar Asset hereunder.

Triggering Event Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

UK Risk Retention Side Letter” shall mean that certain Risk Retention Letter, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and among the Parent, the Administrative Agent and Barclays.

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Adjustment.

 

A-69

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy shall mean the internal underwriting and reassignment policies of Parent and SunStreet attached as Exhibit J hereto, as such Exhibit may be modified after the Original Closing Date in accordance with Section 5.1(W) hereof.

United States shall mean the United States of America.

Unused Line Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(D).

Unused Line Fee Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Lender or Lender Group, the “Unused Line Fee Percentage” set forth in the Fee Letter to which such Lender or Lender Group is a party.

Unused Portion of the Commitments” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Class A Unused Portion of the Commitments plus the Class B Unused Portion of the Commitments as of such date of determination.

Usage Percentage” shall mean, as of such date of determination, a percentage equal to (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Advances divided by (ii) the Aggregate Commitment as of such date.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.

U.S. Person” shall mean any Person who is a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(G)(ii)(b)(3).

Verification Agent shall mean U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as verification agent, or any successor verification agent appointed pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

Verification Agent Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Verification Agent Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment and Restatement Date, by and among the Verification Agent, the Borrower, the Facility Administrator and the Administrative Agent, as amended, amended and restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Verification Agent Fee” shall mean a fee payable by the Borrower to the Verification Agent as set forth in the Verification Agent Fee Letter.

Verification Agent Fee Letter” shall mean the Verification Agent Fee Letter, dated as of the September 6, 2022, among the Borrower and the Verification Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers shall mean, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

A-71

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC

[DATE]

In connection with that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SUNNOVA TE MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Facility Administrator (in such capacity, the “Facility Administrator”), ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions that may become parties thereto as Lenders, the Lenders, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Paying Agent, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Verification Agent, the Borrower hereby certifies that

1. The attached Schedule I sets forth the borrowing base calculations with respect to Class A Advances on the proposed Funding Date (the “Class A Borrowing Base Calculation”) and provides all data used, in Excel format, to calculate the foregoing as of the date set forth above and the computations reflected in the Class A Borrowing Base Calculation are true, correct and complete.

2. The attached Schedule II-A sets forth the borrowing base calculations with respect to Class B Advances on the proposed Funding Date (the “Class B Borrowing Base Calculation”) and provides all data used, in Excel format, to calculate the foregoing as of the date set forth above and the computations reflected in the Class B Borrowing Base Calculation are true, correct and complete.

3. The attached Schedule III sets forth the Excess Concentration Amount calculations on the Funding Date (the “Excess Concentration Amount Calculation”) and provides all data used, in Excel format, to calculate the foregoing as of the date set forth above and the computations reflected in the Excess Concentration Amount Calculation are true, correct and complete.

4. Each Solar Asset included in the Class A Borrowing Base Calculations and in the Class B Borrowing Base Calculations constitutes an Eligible Solar Asset as of the date hereof and the Excess Concentration Amount Calculation has been computed based on the information known to the Borrower or Facility Administrator as of the date hereof.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

 

B-1-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date first written above.

 

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, as Borrower
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE I

CLASS A BORROWING BASE CALCULATION

 

1.    Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance    $_____________
2.    Excess Concentration Amount (see Line 75 of Schedule III)    $_____________
3.    Line 1 minus Line 2    $_____________
4.    The portion of the Solar Assets included in Line 3 that are neither Puerto Rico Solar Assets nor Substantial Stage Solar Assets times the applicable percentage in Column A of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement times the applicable percentage in Column D of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement, as determined for each Financing Fund and SAP    $_____________
5.    The portion of the Solar Assets included in Line 3 that are Puerto Rico Solar Assets that are not Substantial Stage Solar Assets times the applicable percentage in Column B of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement times the applicable percentage in Column D of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement, as determined for each Financing Fund and SAP    $_____________
6.    The portion of the Solar Assets included in Line 3 that are Substantial Stage Solar Assets times the applicable percentage in Column C of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement times the applicable percentage in Column D of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement, as determined for each Financing Fund and SAP    $_____________
7.    Line 4 plus Line 5 plus Line 6 (the Class A Borrowing Base”)    $_____________
8.    The Class A Aggregate Commitment    $[***]
9.    The lesser of Line 7 and Line 8    $_____________

 

B-1-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE II

CLASS B BORROWING BASE CALCULATION

 

1.    Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance    $_____________
2.    Excess Concentration Amount (see Line 75 of Schedule III)    $_____________
3.    Line 1 minus Line 2    $_____________
4.    The portion of the Solar Assets included in Line 3 that are neither Puerto Rico Solar Assets nor Substantial Stage Solar Assets times the applicable percentage in Column A of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement times the applicable percentage in Column E of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement, as determined for each Financing Fund and SAP    $_____________
5.    The portion of the Solar Assets included in Line 3 that are Puerto Rico Solar Assets that are not Substantial Stage Solar Assets times the applicable percentage in Column B of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement times the applicable percentage in Column E of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement, as determined for each Financing Fund and SAP    $_____________
6.    The portion of the Solar Assets included in Line 3 that are Substantial Stage Solar Assets times the applicable percentage in Column C of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement times the applicable percentage in Column E of Schedule XII to the Credit Agreement, as determined for each Financing Fund and SAP    $_____________
7.    Line 4 plus Line 5 plus Line 6    $_____________
8.    The Class B Aggregate Commitment    $[***]
9.    The lesser of Line 7 and Line 8    $_____________

 

B-1-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE III

EXCESS CONCENTRATION AMOUNT CALCULATION1

 

1. Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance    $____________
2. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets for which Parent has obtained a FICO score, in which the related Host Customer had a FICO score of less than [***] at the time Parent initially obtained such FICO score    $_____________
3. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
4. Line 2 minus 3 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
5. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets for which Parent has obtained a FICO score, in which the related Host Customer had a FICO score of less than [***] at the time Parent initially obtained such FICO score    $_____________
6. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
7. Line 5 minus Line 6 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
8. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in the state in the United States with the highest concentration of PV Systems (measured by the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance in each state and the Aggregate   
Discounted Solar Asset Balance)    $_____________
9. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
10. Line 8 minus Line 9 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
11. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in any one of the two states in the United States with either the highest or the second highest concentrations of PV Systems (measured by the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance in each state and the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance)    $_____________
12. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
13. Line 11 minus Line 12 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
14. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in any one of the three states in the United States with either the highest, second highest or third highest concentrations of PV Systems (measured by the aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance in each state and the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance)    $_____________

 

1 

For the purpose of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount, Prepaid Solar Assets shall be deemed to have a Discounted Solar Asset Balance equal to zero ($0).

 

B-1-5

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


15. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
16. Line 14 minus Line 15 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
17. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands    $_____________
18. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
19. Line 17 minus Line 18 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
20. The amount by which the procurement cost attributable to Ancillary PV System Components exceeds [***]% of the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance    $_____________

21. [Reserved]

  

22. [Reserved]

  
23. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands    $_____________
24. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
25. Line 23 minus Line 24 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
26. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in the Northern Mariana Islands    $_____________
27. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
28. Line 26 minus Line 27 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
29. The aggregate portion of the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets with Credit Card Receivables    $_____________
30. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
31. Line 29 minus Line 30 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
32. The aggregate portion of the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are Final Stage Solar Assets    $_____________
33. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
34. Line 32 minus Line 33 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
35. The aggregate portion of the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are Substantial Stage Solar Assets    $_____________
36. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
37. Line 35 minus Line 36 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
38. The aggregate portion of the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are Final Stage Solar Assets or Substantial Stage Solar Assets    $_____________

 

B-1-6

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


39. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
40. Line 38 minus Line 39 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
41. The aggregate portion of the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets for which the related PV System includes an Energy Storage System    $_____________
42. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
43. Line 41 minus Line 42 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
44. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets for which procurement costs attributable to Ancillary PV System Components exceeds [***]% of the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of any individual Solar Asset    $_____________
45. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
46. Line 44 minus Line 45 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
47. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets for which the related Solar Service Agreement is a Power Purchase Agreement (Variable Fee)    $_____________
48. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
49. Line 47 minus Line 48 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
50. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are New Construction Solar Assets (Non- Identified Customer)    $_____________
51. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
52. Line 50 minus Line 51 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
53. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are New Construction Solar Assets    $_____________
54. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
55. Line 53 minus Line 54 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
56. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are New Construction Solar Assets for which the Parent has obtained a FICO score, in which the related Host Customer had a FICO score of less than [***] at the time Parent initially obtained such FICO score    $_____________
57. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
58. Line 56 minus Line 57 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
59. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets that are New Construction Solar Assets for which the Parent has not obtained a FICO score for the related Host Customer within 30 days of such Solar Asset achieving Placed in Service    $_____________

 

B-1-7

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


60. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
61. Line 59 minus Line 60 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
62. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets for which the related PV System is not installed on a Single-Family Residential Property    $_____________
63. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
64. Line 62 minus Line 63 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
65. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets for which Parent has obtained a FICO score, in which the related Host Customer had a FICO score of less than [***] at the time Parent initially obtained such FICO score    $_____________
66. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
67. Line 65 minus Line 66 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
68. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance of all Eligible Solar Assets relating to any one Host Customer which exceeds the lesser of (i) [***] percent ([***]%) the Maximum Facility Amount and (ii) the U.S. Dollar equivalent of [***] Swiss Francs (calculated at the rate of exchange at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Administrative Agent could purchase with U.S. Dollars, Swiss Francs in New York City, New York, at the close of business on the day prior to such date of determination)    $_____________
69. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets in which the related PV System is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands    $_____________
70. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
71. Line 69 minus Line 70 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
72. The aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance for Eligible Solar Assets that are Non-Savings Products    $_____________
73. Line 1 times [***]%    $_____________
74. Line 72 minus Line 73 (enter $0 if less than $0)    $_____________
75. The sum, without duplication, of Line 4 plus Line 7 plus Line 10 plus Line 13 plus Line 16 plus Line 19 plus Line 20 plus Line 25 plus Line 28 plus Line 31 [plus Line 34 plus Line 37 plus Line 40]2 plus Line 43 plus Line 46 plus Line 49 plus Line 52 plus Line 55 plus Line 58 plus Line 61 plus Line 64 plus Line 67 plus Line 68 plus Line 71 plus Line 74 (the “Excess Concentration Amount”)    $_____________

 

2 

For the purpose of calculating the Excess Concentration Amount, Lines 34, 37 and 40 shall not be included during the period commencing on the Original Closing Date or the effective date of a Qualifying Takeout Transaction and ending ninety (90) days thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and for the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that entry into this Agreement shall not impact that effectiveness of the Limited Consent (July 2023) which shall remain in full force and effect pursuant to its terms.

 

B-1-8

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

__________ ___, 20__

 

To:

Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent

and Class A Funding Agent

11 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

Attention: [***]; [***]

Email: [***]; [***]; [***]

Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company

as Class A Funding Agent

11 W 42nd Street, 13th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attention: [***]

Email: [***], [***]

East West Bank, as Class A Funding Agent

135 N. Los Robles Avenue, 8th Floor

Pasadena, CA 91101

Attention: [***]

Email: [***]

ING Capital LLC, as Class A Funding Agent

1133 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Attention: [***]

Email: [***]

Barclays Bank PLC, as Class A Funding Agent

745 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Email: [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]; [***]

MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Class A Funding Agent

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: [***]

Email: [***]

 

B-2-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


LibreMax E Value Master Fund, Ltd., as a Class B Funding Agent

c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC

600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [***]

Boston Patriot Saint James SPE LLC, as a Class B Funding Agent

c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC

600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [***]

LibreMax Structured Opportunities Master Fund II, LP, as a Class B Funding Agent

c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC

600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [***]

LibreMax Structured Income (ECI) Master Fund III, LP, as a Class B Funding Agent

c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC

600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [***]

LibreMax Value Master Fund, Ltd., as a Class B Funding Agent

c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC

600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [***]

LibreMax Opportunistic Value Master Fund, LP, as a Class B Funding Agent

c/o LibreMax Capital, LLC

600 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: [***]

Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent

1505 Energy Park Drive

St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Attention: Computershare Corporate Trust – Asset-Backed Administration

E-mail: [***]

 

B-2-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC (the “Borrower”), Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions that may from time to time become parties thereto as Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

A: In accordance with Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Class A Lenders provide Class A Advances based on the following criteria:

 

  1.

Aggregate principal amount of Class A Advances requested: $[____________]

 

  2.

Allocated amount of such Class A Advances to be paid by the Class A Lenders in each Class A Lender Group:

Atlas Lender Group    $[________________]

[_____________]    $___________________

 

  3.

$_______________ should be transferred to the Liquidity Reserve Account

 

  4.

$_______________ should be transferred to the Supplemental Reserve Account

 

  5.

Requested Funding Date: [________]

 

  6.

Account(s) to which Class A Funding Agents should wire the balance of the requested funds:

Bank Name: [_________________]

ABA No.: [_________________]

Account Name: [_________________]

Account No.: [_________________]

Reference: [_________________]

 

  7.

Attached to this notice as Exhibit A is the Borrowing Base Certificate in connection with these Class A Advances and a related Schedule of Solar Assets.

B: In accordance with Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Class B Lenders provide Class B Advances based on the following criteria:

 

B-2-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  1.

Aggregate principal amount of Class B Advances requested: $[____________]

 

  2.

Allocated amount of such Class B Advances to be paid by the Class B Lenders in each Class B Lender Group:

[_____________]    $[________________]

[_____________]    $[________________]

 

  3.

$_______________ should be transferred to the Liquidity Reserve Account

 

  4.

$_______________ should be transferred to the Supplemental Reserve Account

 

  5.

Requested Funding Date: [________]

 

  6.

Account(s) to which Class B Funding Agents should wire the balance of the requested funds:

Bank Name: [_________________]

ABA No.: [_________________]

Account Name: [_________________]

Account No.: [_________________]

Reference: [_________________]

 

  7.

Attached to this notice as Exhibit B is the Borrowing Base Certificate in connection with these Class B Advances and a related Schedule of Solar Assets.

C: In accordance with Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby certifies that no Amortization Event, Event of Default, Potential Amortization Event or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from any borrowing of any Advance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

Very truly yours,

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, as Borrower

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

B-2-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT A

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[see attached]

 

A-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT B

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[see attached]

 

B-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT C

[RESERVED]

 

C-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CLASS A LOAN NOTE

CLASS A LOAN NOTE

 

Up to $[                    ]

 

[DATE]

New York, New York

Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SUNNOVA TE MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Facility Administrator, ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (including any Conduit Lender), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, each Funding Agent representing a group of Lenders party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Borrower hereby promises to pay [________], as Class A Funding Agent, for the benefit of the Class A Lenders in its Class A Lender Group (the “Class A Loan Note Holder”) on the Maturity Date or such earlier date as provided in the Credit Agreement, in immediately available funds in lawful money of the United States the principal amount of up to [__________] DOLLARS ($[________]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Class A Advances made by the Class A Lenders in the Class A Loan Note Holder’s Class A Lender Group to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

The Borrower also agrees to pay interest in like money to the Class A Loan Note Holder, for the benefit of the Class A Lenders in its Class A Lender Group, on the unpaid principal amount of each such Class A Advance from time to time from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rate or rates and on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Class A Loan Note is one of the Loan Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions specified therein and is secured by the Collateral.

In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Class A Loan Note and the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement will prevail.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKBE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK COUNTY) OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, OR ANY LEGAL PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ANY OF ITS PROPERTY, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY NEW YORK LAW.

ALL PARTIES HEREUNDER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH. ALL PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED FULL AND SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ALL PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS CLASS A LOAN NOTE.

This Class A Loan Note may be transferred or assigned by the holder hereof at any time, subject to compliance with the Credit Agreement and any applicable law. This Class A Loan Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall inure to the benefit of the holder hereof and its successors and assigns. The obligations and liabilities of the Borrower hereunder may not be assigned to any Person without the prior written consent of the holder hereof. Any such assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and of no force or effect.

Demand, presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest are hereby waived by the Borrower.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Class A Loan Note has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower by its duly authorized officer on the date and year first written above.

 

 

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, as Borrower

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CLASS B LOAN NOTE

CLASS B LOAN NOTE

 

Up to $[                    ]

  

[DATE]

New York, New York

Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SUNNOVA TE MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Facility Administrator, ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (including any Conduit Lender), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, each Funding Agent representing a group of Lenders party thereto, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Borrower hereby promises to pay [________], as Class B Funding Agent, for the benefit of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group (the “Class B Loan Note Holder”) on the Maturity Date or such earlier date as provided in the Credit Agreement, in immediately available funds in lawful money of the United States the principal amount of up to [__________] DOLLARS ($[________]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Class B Advances made by the Class B Lenders in the Class B Loan Note Holder’s Class B Lender Group to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

The Borrower also agrees to pay interest in like money to the Class B Loan Note Holder, for the benefit of the Class B Lenders in its Class B Lender Group, on the unpaid principal amount of each such Class B Advance from time to time from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rate or rates and on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Class B Loan Note is one of the Loan Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions specified therein and is secured by the Collateral.

In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Class B Loan Note and the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement will prevail.

THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKBE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

D-2-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK COUNTY) OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, OR ANY LEGAL PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ANY OF ITS PROPERTY, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY NEW YORK LAW.

ALL PARTIES HEREUNDER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH. ALL PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED FULL AND SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ALL PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS CLASS B LOAN NOTE.

This Class B Loan Note may be transferred or assigned by the holder hereof at any time, subject to compliance with the Credit Agreement and any applicable law. This Class B Loan Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall inure to the benefit of the holder hereof and its successors and assigns. The obligations and liabilities of the Borrower hereunder may not be assigned to any Person without the prior written consent of the holder hereof. Any such assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and of no force or effect.

Demand, presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest are hereby waived by the Borrower.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Class B Loan Note has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower by its duly authorized officer on the date and year first written above.

 

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, as Borrower
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

D-2-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT E

COMMITMENTS

Class A Commitments:

 

Non-Conduit Lender

  

Conduit Lender

  

Commitment of

Non-Conduit Lender

Atlas Securitized Products Funding 1, L.P.

  

N/A

   $[***]

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (successor by purchase to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (as successor to Silicon Valley Bank))

  

N/A

   $[***]

East West Bank

  

N/A

   $[***]

ING Capital LLC

  

N/A

   $[***]

Barclays Bank PLC

  

Salisbury Receivables Company LLC

   $[***]
  

Sheffield Receivables Company LLC

  

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

  

Victory Receivables Corporation

   $[***]

Total:

      $[***]

Class B Commitments:

 

Non-Conduit Lender

  

Conduit Lender

  

Commitment of

Non-Conduit Lender

LibreMax E Value Master Fund, Ltd.

  

N/A

   $[***]

Boston Patriot Saint James SPE LLC

  

N/A

   $[***]

LibreMax Structured Opportunities Master Fund II, LP

  

N/A

   $[***]

 

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


LibreMax Structured Income (ECI) Master Fund III, LP

  

N/A

   $[***]

LibreMax Value Master Fund, Ltd.

  

N/A

   $[***]

LibreMax Opportunistic Value Master Fund, LP

  

N/A

   $[***]

Total:

      $[***]

 

E-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This Assignment Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment Agreement as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a [Class A][Class B] Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below, and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a [Class A][Class B] Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment Agreement, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

  1.

Assignor:            ________________________________

 

  2.

Assignee:            ________________________________

 

  3.

Administrative Agent: Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P.

 

  4.

Credit Agreement: Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Sunnova TE Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (including any Conduit Lender) that may become parties thereto, the Lenders, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent

 

F-1

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  6.

Assigned Interest:

 

ASSIGNOR

   ASSIGNEE      TYPE OF
ADVANCES
ASSIGNED
(CLASS A OR
CLASS B)
     ASSIGNORS
CLASS [A][B]
ADVANCES
OUTSTANDING
     CLASS [A][B]
COMMITMENT
     AMOUNT OF
CLASS [A][B]
COMMITMENT
ASSIGNED
     AMOUNT OF
ADVANCES
ASSIGNED
     PERCENTAGE
ASSIGNED OF
ADVANCES
 
         $                 $             %  

[Signature pages follow]

 

F-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Effective Date: ________________, 20__

The terms set forth in this Assignment Agreement are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By    
  Name    
  Title    
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By    
  Name    
  Title    

 

Accepted:
ATLAS SECURITIZED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, L.P., as Administrative Agent

By: Atlas Securitized Products Advisors

GP, LLC, its general partner

By    
  Name    
  Title    

 

F-3

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and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

F-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


1.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

Section 1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Transaction Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower or any other Person obligated in respect of any Transaction Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Transaction Document.

Section 1.2 Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a [Class A][Class B] Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a [Class A][Class B] Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a [Class A][Class B] Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vii) attached to the Assignment Agreement is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Transaction Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Transaction Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

2.

PAYMENTS.

From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


3.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Section 3.1 This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 3.2 This Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Assignment Agreement by email in portable document format (pdf) or by other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment Agreement. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. The words “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 3.3 THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

F-6

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SOLAR SERVICE AGREEMENT

[ON FILE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT]

 

G-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF NOTICE OF DELAYED FUNDING

Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, TX 77046

 

  Re:

Notice of Potential For Delayed Funding

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC (the “Borrower”), Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions that may from time to time become parties thereto as Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.4(E) of the Credit Agreement, [___], as a Non-Conduit Lender, hereby notifies the Borrower that it has incurred external costs, fees or expenses directly related to and as a result of the “liquidity coverage ratio” under Basel III in respect of its Commitments under the Credit Agreement and/or its interests in the Loan Notes.

 

Sincerely,
[____]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

H-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT I

DELAYED FUNDING NOTICE

Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, TX 77046

 

  Re:

Notice of Potential For Delayed Funding

Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC (the “Borrower”), Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions that may from time to time become parties thereto as Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.4(E) of the Credit Agreement, [___], as a Non-Conduit Lender, hereby notifies the Borrower of its intent to fund its amount of the Advance related to the Notice of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower on [__], on a Business Day that is before [____]3, rather than on the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing.

 

Sincerely,
[____]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

3 

Thirty-five days following the date of delivery by such Non-Conduit Lender of this Delayed Funding Notice.

 

I-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT J

UNDERWRITING AND REASSIGNMENT CREDIT POLICY

[SEE ATTACHED]

 

J-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT K

DISQUALIFIED LENDERS

[***]

 

K-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT L

FORM OF ALLOCATION REPORTING LETTER

To:

ING Capital LLC,

as Green Loan Structuring Agent

1133 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Attention: [ ]

E-mail: [ ]

From: Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC

Date: [DATE]

Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC (the “Borrower”), Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions that may from time to time become parties thereto as Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

  1.

Pursuant to Section 10.27 of the Credit Agreement, we hereby provide you with this Allocation Reporting Letter for the purpose of reporting on the actual use of proceeds of the Advances pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

  2.

We hereby confirm that all proceeds of the Advances have been applied in a manner that complies with Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

  3.

We hereby confirm that the Eligible Green Projects Ratio is [___]x as of [__date____].

 

  4.

To date, USD [insert amount] of the proceeds of the Advances have been used to finance or refinance Eligible Green Projects as shown on the attached Exhibit A. [Attach a list of the Eligible Green Projects financed or refinanced including the Discounted Solar Asset Balance of each.]

 

L-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


We certify the foregoing as being true and accurate in all material respects as at the date of this Allocation Reporting Letter.

 

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, as borrower
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

L-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT M

FORM OF IMPACT REPORTING LETTER

To:

ING Capital LLC,

as Green Loan Structuring Agent

1133 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Attention: [ ]

E-mail: [ ]

From: Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC

Date: [DATE]

Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Sunnova TEP Holdings, LLC (the “Borrower”), Atlas Securitized Products Holdings, L.P., as Administrative Agent for the financial institutions that may from time to time become parties thereto as Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Verification Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

  1.

Pursuant to Section 10.27 of the Credit Agreement, we hereby provide you with this Impact Reporting Letter for the purpose of reporting on the expected impact of the use of proceeds of the Advances pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

  2.

Set forth below are the total expected solar capacity and greenhouse gas emissions avoided with respect to the Eligible Green Projects:

 

Reference Period

  

Total Solar capacity

in MW

  

Total Solar Power

Generation in MWh

  

GHG Emissions

Avoided in tCO2e

Year [1]

        

Year [2]

        

Year [3]

        

Year [4]

        

...

        

 

M-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


We certify that to our knowledge the foregoing is true and accurate in all material respects as at the date of this Impact Reporting Letter.

 

SUNNOVA TEP HOLDINGS, LLC, as Borrower
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

M-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE I

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO SOLAR ASSETS

 

1.

Accuracy of Schedule of Solar Assets. Each entry with respect to the Solar Asset set forth on the Schedule of Solar Assets is complete, accurate, true and correct in all material respects and does not omit any necessary information that makes such entry misleading, including (i) if such Solar Asset is a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), the amount disbursed to Dealers for services rendered in respect of such Substantial Stage Solar Asset or New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer) and (ii) if such Solar Asset is a New Construction Solar Asset (Sub-PV6), the amount required to be paid by the related Host Customer in connection with a prepayment in full of amounts under the related Solar Service Agreement.

 

2.

Form of Solar Service Agreement. The related Solar Service Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be), substantially in the form of one of the Parent’s standard forms of Solar Service Agreement attached as Exhibit G to this Agreement (as such Exhibit may be modified after the Original Closing Date in accordance with Section 5.1(X) of the Agreement). The related Solar Service Agreement provides (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will provide) that an Approved Installer has designed, procured and installed, or will design, procure and install, a PV System at the property specified in such Solar Service Agreement and the Host Customer agrees to purchase electric energy produced by such PV System or lease such PV System. At the time of installation, such Approved Installer was properly licensed and had the required expertise to design, procure and install the related PV System.

 

3.

Modifications to Solar Service Agreement. The terms of the related Solar Service Agreement have not been amended, waived, extended, or modified in any manner inconsistent with the Customer Collection Policy after the date such Solar Service Agreement is entered into.

 

4.

Host Customer Payments in U.S. Dollars. The related Host Customer is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) obligated per the terms of the related Solar Service Agreement to make payments in U.S. dollars to the owner of the related Solar Service Agreement or its designee.

 

5.

Host Customer FICO Score. With respect to Retrofit Solar Assets, as of the date of the Solar Service Agreement, the related Host Customer has a FICO score of at least [***].

 

Schedule I-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


6.

Weighted Average FICO Score. After giving effect to the Solar Asset’s inclusion in the Collateral, the weighted average FICO score (determined (i) with respect to Retrofit Solar Assets, as of the dates of the related Solar Service Agreements and (ii) with respect to New Construction Solar Assets, as of the date Parent initially obtains a FICO score for the applicable Host Customer for Eligible Solar Assets will be at least [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, New Construction Solar Assets with respect to which a FICO score has not been obtained for the applicable Host Customer shall not be included in this calculation.

 

7.

Absolute and Unconditional Obligation. The related Solar Service Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) by its terms an absolute and unconditional obligation of the Host Customer to pay for electricity generated and delivered or that will be generated and delivered by the related PV System to such Host Customer after the related PV System has been Placed in Service, and the payment obligations under the related Solar Service Agreement do not (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will not) provide for offset for any reason, including without limitation non-payment or non-performance by the Parent or any assignee thereof under any Customer Warranty Agreement or Performance Guaranty.

 

8.

Non-cancelable; Prepayable. Other than with respect to New Construction Solar Assets (Sub-PV6), the related Solar Service Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) non-cancelable and prepayable by the Host Customer, if at all, only with a mandatory prepayment amount equal to or greater than an amount determined by the discounting of all remaining projected Host Customer Payments at a pre-determined discount rate of not more than 6.00% per annum. With respect to New Construction Solar Assets (Sub-PV6), the related Solar Service Agreement is non-cancelable and prepayable by the Host Customer, if at all, only with a mandatory prepayment amount equal to the amount specified in the Schedule of Solar Assets.

 

9.

Freely Assignable.

 

  a.

Ownership of the related PV System is freely assignable to a Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, and a security interest in such PV System may be granted by SAP, without the consent of any Person, except any such consent as has already been obtained.

 

  b.

The related Solar Service Agreement and the rights with respect to the related Solar Assets (other than the PV System) are (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) freely assignable to a Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, and a security interest in such Solar Assets may be granted by SAP, without the consent of any Person, except any such consent as has already been obtained.

 

10.

Legal Compliance. The origination of the related Solar Service Agreement and related PV Systems, as installed, was in compliance (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be in compliance) in all material respects with respect to the applicable federal, state and local

 

Schedule I-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


 

laws and regulations including those relating to usury, truth-in-lending, consumer credit protection and disclosure laws at the time such Solar Service Agreement was originated or such PV System was installed (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, will be installed), as applicable.

 

11.

Legal, Valid and Binding Agreement. The related Solar Service Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be upon execution) the legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the related Host Customer, enforceable against such related Host Customer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

12.

No Delinquencies, Defaults or Terminations. With respect to Solar Assets other than New Construction Solar Assets (Non-Identified Customer), the related Solar Service Agreement is not a Delinquent Solar Asset or a Defaulted Solar Asset and the related PV System is not a Terminated Solar Asset. Furthermore, the Host Customer associated with such related Solar Service Agreement is not a Host Customer for any other Solar Service Agreement that was originated, acquired and/or serviced by the Parent or any Affiliate thereof that would meet the definition of either Delinquent Solar Asset or Defaulted Solar Asset.

 

13.

Minimum Payments Made. Either a minimum of one payment due under the related Solar Service Agreement has been made or the related Host Customer’s first payment under the related Solar Service Agreement has not been made because such payment is not yet due but such payment is due (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be due) in (or, in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset, on the first Business Day following) the calendar month either (a) with respect to Solar Assets (other than those described in clause (b) hereof), no later than the first full calendar month immediately following the later of (i) the related Transfer Date or (ii) the date that such Solar Asset is (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a Final Stage Solar Asset, is expected to be) Placed in Service or (b) with respect to a Solar Asset (Promotional Product), no later than the third full calendar month immediately following the later of (i) the related Transfer Date or (ii) the date that such Solar Asset is (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a Final Stage Solar Asset, is expected to be) Placed in Service.

 

14.

PV System and Solar Service Agreement Status. With respect to Solar Assets that have been Placed in Service, the related PV System has not been turned off due to a Host Customer delinquency under the Solar Service Agreement.

 

15.

Affiliate Host Customers. Solar Service Agreements comprising no more than [***]% of the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance as of the Original Closing Date (with respect to the Initial Solar Assets) and as of the most recent Transfer Date (as to all Eligible Solar Assets then owned by a Financing Fund or SAP) are (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) related to Host Customers that are Persons who are employees of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

Schedule I-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


16.

No Adverse Selection. No selection procedures reasonably believed by the Parent or Borrower to be adverse to the Lenders were utilized in selecting such Solar Asset and the related Solar Service Agreement from among the Eligible Solar Assets directly owned by the Parent or its Affiliates.

 

17.

Full Force and Effect. The related Solar Service Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be upon execution) in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited in the future by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

18.

Ordinary Course of Business. The related Solar Service Agreement relates (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will relate) to the sale of power from or the leasing of a PV System, and such Solar Service Agreement was (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) originated or acquired consistent with the ordinary course of business of the Parent.

 

19.

PV System. Except in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, the related PV System was properly delivered to and installed in good repair, without defects and in satisfactory order. Except in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a Final Stage Solar Asset that is a New Construction Solar Asset, the related Host Customer has accepted the related PV System, and no related Host Customer has notified the Parent or any Affiliate thereof of any existing defects therein which is not in the process of being investigated, addressed or repaired by the Parent or any Affiliate thereof. Except in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, the Solar Photovoltaic Panels with respect to the related PV System were manufactured by an Approved Vendor at the time of installation. Except in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a Final Stage Solar Asset that is a New Construction Solar Asset, Inverters and Energy Storage Systems with respect to the related PV System were manufactured by an Approved Vendor at the time of installation.

 

20.

No Defenses Asserted. Except in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), the related Solar Service Agreement, has not been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded and no lawsuit is pending with respect to such related Solar Service Agreement.

 

21.

Insurance. With respect to the related PV System (other than if such PV System is related to a Substantial Stage Solar Asset), the Parent has obtained and does maintain insurance in amounts and coverage consistent with the Parent’s policies. The Parent’s policies in respect of amounts, coverage and monitoring compliance thereof are consistent with insurance broker recommendations based on probable maximum loss projections and with the Parent’s historic loss experience, taking into account what is commercially reasonable and available in the market on commercially reasonable terms. All such required insurance is in full force and effect.

 

Schedule I-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


22.

Taxes and Governmental Charges. The transfer, assignment and the pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower, a Managing Member and SAP pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement is not subject to and will not result in any Tax payable by the Borrower to any federal, state or local government except as has been paid or provided for. No Tax is owed in connection with any period prior to the applicable Cut-Off Date or with respect to the sale, contribution or assignment of Conveyed Property by the applicable Assignor to SAP Seller, by SAP Seller to TEP Resources, by TEP Resources to the Borrower or by the Borrower to SAP, except as has been paid or provided for.

 

23.

Governing Law of Solar Service Agreement. The related Solar Service Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) governed by the laws of a state or territory of the United States and was not originated in, nor is it subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction, the laws of which would make unlawful the sale, transfer, pledge or assignment of such Solar Service Agreement under any of the Transaction Documents, including any exchange for refund in accordance with the Transaction Documents.

 

24.

No Unpaid Fees. Except in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset or a Final Stage Solar Asset, there are no unpaid fees owed to third parties relating to the origination of the related Solar Service Agreement and installation of the related PV System.

 

25.

Payment Terms of Solar Service Agreement. The related Solar Service Agreement provides (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will provide) that the Host Customer thereunder is required to make periodic Host Customer Payments, which are due and payable on a monthly basis, during the term of the related Solar Service Agreement.

 

26.

PBI Payments.

 

  a.

Except with respect to Substantial Stage Solar Assets and Final Stage Solar Assets, all applications, forms and other filings required to be submitted in connection with the procurement of PBI Payments have been properly made in all material respects under applicable law, rules and regulations and the related PBI Obligor has provided a written reservation approval (which may be in the form of electronic mail from the related PBI Obligor) for the payment of PBI Payments.

 

  b.

Except with respect to Substantial Stage Solar Assets and Final Stage Solar Assets, all conditions to the payment of PBI Payments by the related PBI Obligor (including but not limited to the size of the PV Systems, final site visits, provision of data, installation of metering, proof of project completion, production data and execution and delivery of final forms and related agreements (including all applications, forms and other filings and any written reservation approvals,

 

Schedule I-5

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


 

Interconnection Agreements and REC purchase agreements, if required, each, a Performance Based Incentive Agreement)) have been satisfied or approved, as applicable, and the PBI Obligor’s payment obligation is an absolute and unconditional obligation of the PBI Obligor that is not, by the terms of the related Performance Based Incentive Agreement, subject to offset for any reason.

 

  c.

Copies of all PBI Documents and the Performance Based Incentive Agreement, if any, for PBI Payments have been delivered to the Verification Agent as of the Original Closing Date (as to the Initial Solar Assets) or the related Transfer Date (as to any Additional Solar Asset).

 

  d.

To the extent the rights to receive PBI Payments and the related Performance Based Incentive Agreement, if any, are not freely assignable without the consent of the related PBI Obligor, or if consent or notice to any Person is required for the grant of a security interest, such consent will have been obtained or notice will have been given as of the Original Closing Date (as to the Initial Solar Assets) or the related Transfer Date (as to any Additional Solar Asset). The PBI Payments are not subject to any law, rule or regulation which would make unlawful the sale, transfer, pledge or assignment of any rights to the PBI Payments within the regulations set forth with respect to such PBI Payments. Immediately prior to the transfer of the rights to the PBI Payments and the related Performance Based Incentive Agreement, if any, to a Financing Fund, the Borrower or SAP, Financing Fund Seller, TEP Resources or the Borrower, as applicable, had full legal and equitable title to such rights, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens and a Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, acquired full legal and equitable title to such PBI Payments and the related Performance Based Incentive Agreement, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens or Permitted Equity Liens. To the extent that notice is required, upon completion of the assignment of a Performance Based Incentive Agreement to a Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, the Parent or an affiliate thereof delivered notice to the PBI Obligor indicating that such Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, is the owner of the related PV System and the payee of the PBI Payment.

 

  e.

If a Performance Based Incentive Agreement is required by the laws, rules or regulations governing the obligations of the PBI Obligor to pay the PBI Payments, such Performance Based Incentive Agreement is, or will be, to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, the legal valid and binding payment obligation of the PBI Obligor, enforceable against such PBI Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered at law or in equity).

 

  f.

The transfer, assignment and pledge of the rights to the PBI Payments is not subject to and will not result in any tax, fee or governmental charge payable by the Borrower to any federal, state or local government, except as paid.

 

Schedule I-6

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


27.

Host Customer. The related Solar Service Agreement was (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) either originated or acquired by the Parent or SunStreet in the ordinary course of business and, other than with respect to Solar Assets originated by SunStreet prior to May 6, 2021, in accordance with the applicable Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy.

 

28.

Warranties. All Manufacturer Warranties relating to the related PV System are in full force and effect and can be enforced by a Financing Fund, SAP or the Manager (other than with respect to those Manufacturer Warranties that are no longer being honored by the relevant manufacturer with respect to all customers generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

29.

True Lease. The related Solar Service Agreement in the form of a Lease Agreement is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) a “true” lease, as defined in Article 2-A of the UCC.

 

30.

UCC. The related Solar Service Agreement and rights to PBI Payments constitute (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will constitute) “general intangibles”, “accounts” or “chattel paper” within the meaning of the applicable UCC. No Solar Service Agreement is, within the meaning of the applicable UCC, evidenced by (a) a record or records of information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or (b) an authoritative tangible copy of record. The PV Systems constitute “Inventory” or “Equipment” within the meaning of the applicable UCC. Upon the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing offices in the appropriate jurisdictions, the Administrative Agent will have a first priority perfected security interest in and to the Solar Service Agreements, the rights to PBI Payments and the PV Systems, subject to Permitted Liens and in each case related solely to the SAP Solar Assets.

 

31.

Fixture Filing. If the related PV System is located in California, a NOISEPC has been filed with respect to such PV System pursuant to and in compliance with Cal. Pub. Util. Code §§ 2868-2869. If the related PV System is not located in California, either (i) the Parent utilizes a multiple listing service monitoring platform to monitor potential upcoming changes to the ownership of the real property underlying the PV System or (ii) a precautionary fixture filing on a form UCC-1 has been filed with respect to such PV System in the applicable real property records concerning third-party ownership of the PV System. The terms of the related Solar Service Agreement provide (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will provide) that the parties thereto agree that the related PV System is not a fixture.

 

32.

PV System Location. The related PV System is installed (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, will be installed) in one of the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia or an Approved U.S. Territory.

 

Schedule I-7

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


33.

PV System.

 

  a.

The related PV System was installed (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, will be installed) on a Single-Family Residential Property, a multi-family home, clubhouse or apartment building in accordance with the applicable Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy;

 

  b.

Except in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer) or a New Construction Solar Asset which is not installed on a Single-Family Residential Property, one or more of the Host Customers (i) is an individual that is not deceased and is not a governmental entity, a business, a corporation, institution or other legal entity (a “natural person”); provided, that 5.00% of the Aggregate Discounted Solar Asset Balance may relate to Host Customers that are a limited liability company, corporation, trust, partnership or other legal entity if (A) the Parent has determined that the controlling member of the limited liability company, controlling stockholder of the corporation, trustee of the trust, general partner of the partnership or other equivalent controlling person the legal entity is a natural person and (B) the Parent has performed the same underwriting process in connection with such natural person as it applies to Host Customers that are natural persons; (ii) voluntarily entered into such Solar Service Agreement and not as a result of fraud or identity theft, and (iii) owns the real property on which the PV System is installed in one of the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia or an Approved U.S. Territory; provided, that in the case where the Host Customer is a natural person, the residence may be owned by a limited liability company, corporation, trust, partnership or other legal entity for which the Parent has determined that the Host Customer is the controlling member, controlling stockholder, trustee, general partner or other equivalent controlling person.

 

  c.

No related Host Customer has notified the Parent or any Affiliate thereof of any damage or other casualty affecting the PV system or home and neither the Parent nor any Affiliate thereof is aware of any other event that has occurred, in each case, that would affect the value or performance of the Solar Asset or the PV System. All parts and materials furnished in connection with the initial installation of the related PV System which are material to the solar energy production performance of such PV System, including but not limited to the Solar Photovoltaic Panels and Inverters, are (or in the case of a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, will be) newly manufactured with a manufacturer date no more than 12 months prior to the date the Solar Asset was originated.

 

34.

Hedged SRECs. With respect to all Solar Assets for which the related Host Customer is a resident of either New Jersey or Massachusetts, the Projected SREC Hedge Ratio determined for the SREC Years 2020, 2021 and 2022 does not exceed [***]%.

 

Schedule I-8

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


35.

Maximum Solar Asset Tenor. The original term to maturity of the Solar Asset does not (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will not) exceed 300 months.

 

36.

Host Customer Solvency: Other than with respect to New Construction Solar Assets (Non-Identified Customer), (i) the Host Customer is not a debtor in a bankruptcy case as of the Original Closing Date (in the case of the Initial Solar Assets) or the related Transfer Date (in the case of Additional Solar Assets), and (ii) the Host Customer has not commenced any litigation or asserted any claim in writing challenging the validity or enforceability of the related Solar Service Agreement.

 

37.

No Impairment. Neither the Parent nor any of its Affiliates has done anything to impair the rights of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in the Collateral or payments with respect thereto.

 

38.

Ownership. A Financing Fund or SAP, as applicable, has full legal and equitable title to (i) the related PV System (or if the related Solar Asset is not yet Placed in Service, will have full legal and equitable title immediately upon the completion of installation of such PV System and approval of a commissioning package submitted by the Approved Installer) and (ii) the related Solar Service Agreement upon execution of such agreement, in each case free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens and Permitted Equity Liens.

 

39.

Final Stage Solar Asset. If such Solar Asset is a Final Stage Solar Asset, such Solar Asset will not be a Final Stage Solar Asset for more than 180 days since the date such Solar Asset first constituted a Final Stage Solar Asset.

 

40.

Substantial Stage Solar Asset. If such Solar Asset is a Substantial Stage Solar Asset, (i) such Solar Asset will not be a Substantial Stage Solar Asset for more than 150 days since the date such Solar Asset first constituted a Substantial Stage Solar Asset and (ii) with respect to Retrofit Solar Assets, the related Host Customer has not cancelled the installation of the Solar Asset notwithstanding receipt of the related “notice to proceed.”

 

41.

Puerto Rico Solar Asset. If such Solar Asset is a Puerto Rico Solar Asset, the related PV System relies on one or more Energy Storage Systems and does not rely on the operation of the utility grid in order to operate.

 

42.

Hedged SREC Payments.

 

  a.

All applications, forms and other filings required to be submitted in connection with the procurement of Hedged SREC Payments have been properly made in all material respects under applicable law, rules and regulations and the related Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty has provided a written reservation approval (which may be in the form of electronic mail from the related Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty) for the payment of Hedged SREC Payments.

 

Schedule I-9

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  b.

All conditions to the payment of Hedged SREC Payments by the related Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty have been satisfied or approved, as applicable, and the Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty’s payment obligation is an absolute and unconditional obligation of the Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty that is not, by the terms of the related Hedged SREC Agreement, subject to offset for any reason.

 

  c.

Copies of all Hedged SREC Agreements with respect to Hedged SREC Payments have been delivered to the Verification Agent as of the Original Closing Date (as to the Initial Solar Assets) or the related Transfer Date (as to any Additional Solar Asset).

 

  d.

To the extent that the rights to receive Hedged SREC Payments and the related Hedged SREC Agreement, if any, are not freely assignable without the consent of the Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty, or if consent of or notice to any Person is required for the grant of a security interest, such consent will have been obtained or notice will have been given as of the effective date of the applicable Hedged SREC Agreement. The Hedged SREC Payments are not subject to any law, rule or regulation which would make unlawful the sale, transfer, pledge or assignment of any rights to the Hedged SREC Payments within the regulations set forth with respect to such Hedged SREC Payments.

 

  e.

If a Hedged SREC Agreement is required by the laws, rules or regulations governing the obligations of the Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty to pay the Hedged SREC Payments, such Hedged SREC Agreement is, to the best of the knowledge of the Parent, the legal valid and binding payment obligation of the Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty, enforceable against such Eligible Hedged SREC Counterparty in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered at law or in equity).

 

  f.

The transfer, assignment and pledge of the rights to the Hedged SREC Payments is not subject to and will not result in any tax, fee or governmental charge payable by the Borrower to any federal, state or local government, except as paid.

 

  g.

The related Hedged SREC Agreement was originated by the Borrower.

 

43.

Delivery of Solar Service Agreement. Except with respect to New Construction Solar Assets (Non-Identified Customer), the related Solar Service Agreement and any amendments or modifications have been converted into an electronic (.pdf) form (an “Electronic Copy”) and delivered to the Verification Agent. Except with respect to New Construction Solar Assets (Non-Identified Customer), the related original (or “authoritative copy” for purposes of the UCC) of the Solar Service Agreement and any amendments or modifications have been destroyed on or before the

 

Schedule I-10

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


 

Original Closing Date (as to the Initial Solar Assets) or the related Transfer Date (as to any Additional Solar Asset) in compliance with the Parent’s document storage policies or, if not destroyed, no other Person has or could obtain possession or control thereof in a manner that would enable such Person to claim priority over the lien of the Administrative Agent.

 

44.

Financing Funds/SAP.

 

  a.

Each Tax Equity Financing Document to which any Tax Equity Party is a party is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Tax Equity Party, enforceable against such Tax Equity Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity). None of the Tax Equity Financing Documents to which a Tax Equity Party is a party has been amended or modified since the effective date of such Tax Equity Financing Documents other than as set forth on Schedule VIII. No Tax Equity Party is party to any material contract, agreement or other undertaking except the Tax Equity Financing Documents and any other contract, agreement or undertaking previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent.

 

  b.

All Tax Equity Financing Documents are in full force and effect and no material breach, default or event of default has occurred and is continuing thereunder or in connection therewith, except in either case to the extent that such breach, default or event of default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that could have a material adverse effect on the PV Systems owned by a Financing Fund or the PV Systems owned by SAP or on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

 

  c.

None of the Managing Members, the Financing Funds or SAP has any indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent other than (i) as permitted under or not prohibited by the Transaction Documents, (ii) contracts and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with the applicable Managing Member’s or Financing Fund’s ownership of Solar Assets, to the extent such contract or other agreement does not impose obligations on such Managing Member or Financing Fund which would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on such Managing Member or Financing Fund or such Solar Assets and to the extent such contract or other agreement is not prohibited by the Transaction Documents or the terms of the applicable Tax Equity Financing Documents and (iii) in the case of the Managing Members, the indebtedness of such Managing Member to the applicable Financing Fund evidencing such Managing Member’s obligations to make capital contributions to such Financing Fund in accordance with the applicable Financing Fund LLCA; provided that, with respect to any such indebtedness described in this clause (iii), (A) (1) such indebtedness shall be without duplication of such capital contribution

 

Schedule I-11

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


 

obligations, (2) the principal thereof shall be repaid (or deemed repaid) by such Managing Member concurrently with the funding of such Managing Member’s capital contribution obligations, with the remainder (if any) of such indebtedness being due and payable by the Managing Member on the maturity date of such indebtedness, (3) (x) such Managing Member shall not be in default of any obligation to make payments of interest (if any) on such indebtedness to the related Financing Fund and (y) such indebtedness shall require that any such payments of interest thereon be in amounts that will be distributed back to such Managing Member by such Financing Fund within 20 days of when such payments are made to such Financing Fund, (4) such indebtedness shall not impose any tax liability on the Borrower, any Managing Member or any Financing Fund, including, but not limited to any potential Tax Loss and (5) such indebtedness shall not have any provisions providing for acceleration thereof or, except as expressly required under clause (A)(2), otherwise become due and payable prior to its stated maturity date or (B) such indebtedness shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Managing Members have full legal and equitable title to the Managing Member Interests free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens and Permitted Equity Liens.

 

  d.

No loan to the Managing Members, the Financing Funds or SAP made or indebtedness incurred prior to the related Original Closing Date remains outstanding.

 

  e.

Each of the Managing Members and SAP is a limited liability company that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes.

 

  f.

None of the Managing Members, the Financing Funds or SAP is in breach or default under or with respect to any material contractual obligation.

 

  g.

None of the Managing Members, the Financing Funds or SAP has conducted any business other than the business contemplated by the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

 

  h.

No event has occurred under the Tax Equity Financing Documents that would allow a Tax Equity Investor or another member to remove, or give notice of removal of, the related Managing Member, nor has a Managing Member given or received notice of an action, claim or threat of removal.

 

  i.

No event or circumstance occurred and is continuing that has resulted or would reasonably be expected result in or trigger any limitation, reduction, suspension or other restriction of the Managing Member Distributions.

 

  j.

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against a Financing Fund, SAP or a Managing Member, or against any of their properties or revenues

 

Schedule I-12

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


 

that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that could have a material adverse effect on the Solar Assets or on the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or any of the Tax Equity Financing Documents.

 

  k.

No notice or action challenging the tax structure, tax basis validity, tax characterization or tax-related legal compliance of the Tax Equity Facility or the tax benefits associated with the Tax Equity Facility is ongoing or has been resolved in a manner adverse to the Tax Equity Facility or a Managing Member, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Tax Equity Facility or a Managing Member.

 

  l.

The only holders of equity interests in the Financing Funds are the Managing Members and Tax Equity Investors and, other than the Purchase Options and the Financing Fund Withdrawal Rights, there are no outstanding obligations of the Managing Members or a Tax Equity Investor to repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any membership or other equity interests in the Managing Members and a Tax Equity Investor, as applicable, or to make payments to any person, such as “phantom stock” payments, where the amount thereof is calculated with reference to the fair market value or equity value of the Managing Members and a Tax Equity Investor, as applicable. The class or classes of membership interests that a Financing Fund is authorized to issue and has issued are expressly set forth in its Financing Fund LLCA.

 

  m.

Each of the Financing Funds and SAP has filed, or has caused to be filed with the appropriate tax authority, all federal, state and local tax returns that it is required to file and has paid or has caused to be paid all taxes it is required to pay to the extent due; provided, however, that each of the Financing Funds and SAP may contest in good faith any such taxes and, in such event, may permit the taxes so contested to remain unpaid during any period, including appeals, when the Financing Funds and SAP, as applicable, are in good faith contesting the same, so long as such contest is pursued in accordance with the requirements of each applicable Tax Equity Financing Document. There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now pending by a taxing authority regarding any taxes relating to the Financing Funds or SAP that could, if made, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  n.

The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent the most recent financial statements (including the notes thereto) prepared in respect of the Financing Funds and SAP pursuant to the requirements of the Tax Equity Financing Documents, and such financial statements (if any) (a) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Financing Funds and SAP, as applicable, as of the date thereof and (b) have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Tax Equity Financing Documents. Such financial statements and notes thereto disclose all direct or contingent material liabilities of the Financing Funds and SAP as of the dates thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and debt.

 

Schedule I-13

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  o.

The Financing Funds or SAP, as applicable, is (or in the case of a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), will be) party to each Solar Service Agreement in respect of each PV System owned by it.

 

45.

Takeout Transaction Failure. No Takeout Transaction Failure has occurred with respect to the related Financing Fund.

 

46.

Ancillary PV System Components. If such Solar Asset is not a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer) and the related PV System contains Ancillary PV System Components:

 

  a.

the Sunnova Tracking System specifically identifies the portion of the amounts payable under the related Solar Service Agreement that relate to such Ancillary PV System Components and the amounts payable that relate to the PV System (without inclusion of such Ancillary PV System Components) and any related Energy Storage System;

 

  b.

the related Solar Service Agreement does not provide that such Ancillary PV System Components will be replaced by the Parent or any affiliate thereof;

 

  c.

there is no obligation under the related Solar Service Agreement or other document that requires the Parent or any Affiliate thereof to provide (either directly or indirectly) any operations or maintenance services with respect to such Ancillary PV System Components, except for generators (if any);

 

  d.

to the extent such Ancillary PV System Components include a generator (i) the owner of the related Solar Asset shall have executed an operations and maintenance agreement with an affiliate of the Parent in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which operations and maintenance agreement provides for operation and maintenance services for generators, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory due diligence from an independent engineer supporting the expected operation and maintenance costs associated with generators included in Ancillary PV System Components and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have provided its consent to such inclusion;

 

  e.

none of the Borrower or any of its affiliates provide any warranties in respect of such Ancillary PV System Components; and

 

  f.

the procurement cost attributable to such Ancillary PV System Components does not exceed [***]% of the Total Equipment Cost of the related Solar Asset.

 

Schedule I-14

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


47.

New Construction Solar Assets. If such Solar Asset is a New Construction Solar Asset:

 

  a.

with respect to a New Construction Solar Asset (Non-Identified Customer), the agreement with the related Homebuilder and guarantor thereof (if any) is (i) a legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, and (ii) in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited in the future by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited in the future by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity); and

 

  b.

such New Construction Solar Asset may only be owned by SAP if it has been Placed in Service.

 

48.

Special Representations. Any eligibility representations with respect to a Financing Fund set forth in Column H of Schedule XII.

 

49.

ITC Percentage. The final true-up model with respect to a Financing Fund delivered to the related Tax Equity Investor pursuant to the applicable Financing Fund LLCA shall not reflect Tax Credits with respect to any Solar Asset owned by such Financing Fund in an amount greater than [***]% (or [***]% with respect to an increase in the Tax Credits as a result of the 10% adder for an “energy community” as provided for in Internal Revenue Code Section 48(a)(14)(B)(ii) for any Financing Fund covered by a Tax Loss Insurance Policy which provides sufficient coverage for such increased Tax Credits, as determined by a single counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) of the Project Purchase Price of such Solar Asset.

 

Schedule I-15

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE II

THE COLLECTION ACCOUNT, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE ACCOUNT, THE LIQUIDITY

RESERVE ACCOUNT, THE SAP LOCKBOX ACCOUNT, THE SAP REVENUE ACCOUNT, THE

TAKEOUT TRANSACTION ACCOUNT AND THE BORROWERS ACCOUNT

 

Collection Account   
Bank Name:    [***]
ABA No.:    [***]
Account No.:    [***]
Account Name:    [***]
FFC:    [***]
Supplemental Reserve Account
Bank Name:    [***]
ABA No.:    [***]
Account No.:    [***]
Account Name:    [***]
FFC:    [***]
Liquidity Reserve Account
Bank Name:    [***]
ABA No.:    [***]
Acct:    [***]
Account Name:    [***]
FFC:    [***]
SAP Lockbox Account
Bank Name:    [***]
ABA No.:    [***]
Account No.:    [***]
Account Name:    [***]
FFC:    [***]
SAP Revenue Account
Bank Name:    [***]
ABA No.:    [***]
Account No.:    [***]
Account Name:    [***]
FFC:    [***]

 

Schedule II-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Takeout Transaction Account

Bank Name:

  

[***]

ABA No.:

  

[***]

Account No.:

  

[***]

Account Name:

  

[***]

FFC:

  

[***]

Borrower’s Account

Bank Name:

  

[***]

ABA No.:

  

[***]

Account No.:

  

[***]

Account Name:

  

[***]

Reference:

  

[***]

 

Schedule II-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE III

[RESERVED]

 

Schedule III-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE IV

SCHEDULED HEDGED SREC PAYMENTS

[On file with the Administrative Agent]

 

Schedule IV-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE V

SCHEDULED HOST CUSTOMER PAYMENTS

[On file with the Administrative Agent]

 

Schedule V-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE VI

SCHEDULED PBI PAYMENTS

[On file with the Administrative Agent]

 

Schedule VI-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE VII

SCHEDULED MANAGING MEMBER DISTRIBUTIONS

[On file with the Administrative Agent]

 

Schedule VII-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE VIII

TAX EQUITY DEFINITIONS

Financing Funds

 

1.

Sunnova TEP 6-B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 6-B”)

 

2.

Sunnova TEP 6-D, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 6-D”)

 

3.

Sunnova TEP 7-A, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 7-A”)

 

4.

Sunnova TEP 7-D, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 7-D”)

 

5.

Sunnova TEP 7-B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 7-B”)

 

6.

Sunnova TEP 7-G, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 7-G”)

 

7.

Sunnova TEP 7-F, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TEP 7-F”)

Financing Fund LLCAs

 

1.

With respect to TEP 6-B, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 6-B LLCA”)

 

2.

With respect to TEP 6-D, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 6-D LLCA”)

 

3.

With respect to TEP 7-A, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2022, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 7-A LLCA”)

 

4.

With respect to TEP 7-D, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2022, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 7-D LLCA”)

 

5.

With respect to TEP 7-B, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2022, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 7-B LLCA”)

 

6.

With respect to TEP 7-G, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2023, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 7-G LLCA”)

 

7.

With respect to TEP 7-F, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, entered into between the applicable Managing Member and the applicable Tax Equity Investor (the “TEP 7-F LLCA”)

Management Agreements

 

1.

Management Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, by and between the Manager and TEP 6-B (“TEP 6-B Management Agreement”)

 

2.

Management Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and between the Manager and TEP 6-D (“TEP 6-D Management Agreement”)

 

3.

Management Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2022, by and between the Manager and TEP 7-A (“TEP 7-A Management Agreement”)

 

Schedule VIII-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


4.

Management Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2022, by and between the Manager and TEP 7-D (“TEP 7-D Management Agreement”)

 

5.

Management Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2022, by and between the Manager and TEP 7-B (“TEP 7-B Management Agreement”)

 

6.

Management Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2023, by and between the Manager and TEP 7-G (“TEP 7-G Management Agreement”)

 

7.

Management Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and between the Manager and TEP 7-F (“TEP 7-F Management Agreement”)

Managers

 

1.

Sunnova TE Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Managing Members

 

1.

Sunnova TEP 6-B Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

2.

Sunnova TEP 6-D Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

3.

Sunnova TEP 7-A Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

4.

Sunnova TEP 7-D Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

5.

Sunnova TEP 7-B Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

6.

Sunnova TEP 7-G Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

7.

Sunnova TEP 7-F Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Managing Member Interests

 

1.

The Class B Interest in TEP 6-B

 

2.

To the extent the TEP 6-B Right of First Offer is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 6-B

 

3.

The Class B Interest in TEP 6-D

 

4.

To the extent the TEP 6-D Purchase Option is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 6-D

 

5.

The Class B Interest in TEP 7-A

 

6.

To the extent the TEP 7-A Purchase Option is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 7-A

 

7.

The Class B Interest in TEP 7-D

 

8.

To the extent the TEP 7-D Purchase Option is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 7-D

 

9.

The Class B Interest in TEP 7-B

 

10.

To the extent the TEP 7-B Purchase Option is exercised or TEP 7-B Withdrawal Right is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 7-B

 

11.

The Class B Interest in TEP 7-G

 

12.

To the extent the TEP 7-G Purchase Option is exercised or TEP 7-G Withdrawal Right is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 7-G

 

13.

The Class B Interest in TEP 7-F

 

14.

To the extent the TEP 7-F Purchase Option is exercised or TEP 7-F Withdrawal Right is exercised, the Class A Interest in TEP 7-F

 

Schedule VIII-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Master Purchase Agreements

 

1.

Master Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 6-B (“TEP 6-B MPA”)

 

2.

Development and Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 6-D (“TEP 6-D DPA”)

 

3.

Development and Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2022, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 7-A (“TEP 7-A DPA”)

 

4.

Master Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2022, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 7-D (“TEP 7-D MPA”)

 

5.

Master Development, Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2022, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 7-B (“TEP 7-B MDPSA”)

 

6.

Development and Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2023, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 7-G (“TEP 7-G DPA”)

 

7.

Development and Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and between Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC and TEP 7-F (“TEP 7-F DPA”)

Purchase Options

 

1.

“TEP 6-B Right of First Offer” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 6-B

 

2.

“TEP 6-D Purchase Option” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 6-D

 

3.

“TEP 7-A Purchase Option” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 7-A

 

4.

“TEP 7-D Purchase Option” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 7-D

 

5.

“TEP 7-B Purchase Option” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 7-B

 

6.

“TEP 7-G Purchase Option” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 7-G

 

7.

“TEP 7-F Purchase Option” means the right of the applicable Managing Member or its designated Affiliate to purchase the related Tax Equity Investor’s interest in TEP 7-F

Withdrawal Rights

 

1.

“TEP 7-B Withdrawal Right” means the right of the applicable Tax Equity Investor to resign as a member of TEP 7-B and receive the Withdrawal Amount (as defined in the TEP 7-B LLCA) in satisfaction of its Class A Interest, pursuant to the TEP 7-B LLCA

 

2.

“TEP 7-G Withdrawal Right” means the right of the applicable Tax Equity Investor to resign as a member of TEP 7-G and receive the Withdrawal Amount (as defined in the TEP 7-G LLCA) in satisfaction of its Class A Interest, pursuant to the TEP 7-G LLCA

 

3.

“TEP 7-F Withdrawal Right” means the right of the applicable Tax Equity Investor to resign as a member of TEP 7-F and receive the Withdrawal Amount (as defined in the TEP 7-F LLCA) in satisfaction of its Class A Interest, pursuant to the TEP 7-F LLCA

 

Schedule VIII-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Servicing Agreements

 

1.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, by and among the Manager, TEP 6-B and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 6-B Servicing Agreement”)

 

2.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and among the Manager, TEP 6-D and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 6-D Servicing Agreement”)

 

3.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2022, by and among the Manager, TEP 7-A and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 7-A Servicing Agreement”)

 

4.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2022, by and among the Manager, TEP 7-D and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 7-D Servicing Agreement”)

 

5.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2022, by and among the Manager, TEP 7-B and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 7-B Servicing Agreement”)

 

6.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2023, by and among the Manager, TEP 7-G and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 7-G Servicing Agreement”)

 

7.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and among the Manager, TEP 7-F and GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC (“TEP 7-F Servicing Agreement”)

ITC Transfer Agreements

 

1.

Tax Credit Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and between TEP 7-F and Fiserv, Inc. (“TEP 7-F ITC Transfer Agreement”)

Tax Equity Financing Documents

TEP 6-B

 

1.

Guaranty, dated as of February 7, 2022, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

2.

TEP 6-B Management Agreement

 

3.

TEP 6-B Servicing Agreement

 

4.

TEP 6-B MPA

 

5.

TEP 6-B LLCA

 

6.

Blocked Account Control Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, by and among TEP 6-B, the applicable Tax Equity Investor, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association

TEP 6-D

 

1.

Guaranty, dated as of September 2, 2022, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

2.

TEP 6-D Management Agreement

 

3.

TEP 6-D Servicing Agreement

 

4.

TEP 6-D DPA

 

5.

TEP 6-D LLCA

 

6.

Blocked Account Control Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and among TEP 6-D, the applicable Tax Equity Investor, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association

 

7.

Class B Member Note, dated as of September 2, 2022, by Sunnova TEP 6-D Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in favor of TEP 6-D

 

Schedule VIII-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


TEP 7-A

 

1.

Guaranty, dated as of December 2, 2022, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

2.

TEP 7-A Management Agreement

 

3.

TEP 7-A Servicing Agreement

 

4.

TEP 7-A DPA

 

5.

TEP 7-A LLCA

TEP 7-D

 

  1.

Guaranty, dated as of December 19, 2022, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

  2.

TEP 7-D Management Agreement

 

  3.

TEP 7-D Servicing Agreement

 

  4.

TEP 7-D MPA

 

  5.

TEP 7-D LLCA

 

  6.

Blocked Account Control Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2022, by and among TEP 7-D, the applicable Tax Equity Investor, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association

TEP 7-B

 

  1.

Guaranty, dated as of December 22, 2022, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

  2.

TEP 7-B Management Agreement

 

  3.

TEP 7-B Servicing Agreement

 

  4.

TEP 7-B MDPSA

 

  5.

TEP 7-B LLCA

TEP 7-G

 

  1.

Guaranty, dated as of August 9, 2023, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

  2.

TEP 7-G Management Agreement

 

  3.

TEP 7-G Servicing Agreement

 

  4.

TEP 7-G DPA

 

  5.

TEP 7-G LLCA

TEP 7-F

 

  1.

Guaranty, dated as of September 29, 2023, by Parent for the benefit of the applicable Tax Equity Investor

 

  2.

TEP 7-F Management Agreement

 

  3.

TEP 7-F Servicing Agreement

 

  4.

TEP 7-F DPA

 

Schedule VIII-5

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  5.

TEP 7-F LLCA

 

  6.

TEP 7-F ITC Transfer Agreement

Tax Equity Investors

 

1.

With respect to TEP 6-B, [***]

 

2.

With respect to TEP 6-D, [***]

 

3.

With respect to TEP 7-A, [***]

 

4.

With respect to TEP 7-D, [***]

 

5.

With respect to TEP 7-B, [***]

 

6.

With respect to TEP 7-G, [***]

 

7.

With respect to TEP 7-F, [***]

Contribution Agreements

 

1.

With respect to TEP 6-B, Transfer Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2022, by and among Parent, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller

 

2.

With respect to TEP 6-D, Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2022, by and among Parent, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller

 

3.

With respect to TEP 7-A, (a) Sunnova-Seller Transfer Instrument, dated as of December 2, 2022, by and among Parent, Sunnova Energy Puerto Rico, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller, and (b) SunStreet-Seller Transfer Instrument, dated as of December 2, 2022, by and among Parent, SunStreet, SunStreet InventoryCo, and Financing Fund Seller

 

4.

With respect to TEP 7-D, Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2022, by and among Parent, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller

 

5.

With respect to TEP 7-B, Transfer Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2022, by and among Parent, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller

 

6.

With respect to TEP 7-G, Transfer Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2023, by and among Parent, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller

 

7.

With respect to TEP 7-F, Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and among Parent, TEP Inventory and Financing Fund Seller

Major Actions

 

1.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.03 of the TEP 6-B LLCA

 

2.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.2(b) of the TEP 6-D LLCA

 

3.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.03 of the TEP 7-A LLCA

 

4.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.03 of the TEP 7-D LLCA

 

5.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.2(b) of the TEP 7-B LLCA

 

6.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.03 of the TEP 7-G LLCA

 

7.

Any actions to be taken pursuant to Section 6.03 of the TEP 7-F LLCA

 

Schedule VIII-6

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE IX

SAP FINANCING DOCUMENTS

 

1.

Management Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2019, by and between Manager and SAP, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

2.

Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2019, by and among GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC, Manager and SAP, as amended by that First Amendment to Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2021, as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

3.

Deposit Account Control Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2021, by and among Texas Capital Bank, N.A., SAP and the Administrative Agent.

 

Schedule IX-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE X

SAP NTP FINANCING DOCUMENTS

 

1.

Second Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023, by and among SAP, Borrower, TEP Resources and SAP Seller.

 

2.

TEP OpCo Contribution Agreement.

 

3.

Amended and Restated Returned Project Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2023, by and between SAP Seller and Financing Fund Seller.

 

Schedule X-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE XI

[RESERVED]

 

Schedule XI-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE XII

SPECIAL FINANCING FUND PROVISIONS

 

     Column A     Column B     Column C     Column D      Column E     

Column F

  

Column G

  

Column H

   Column I    Column J

Financing

Fund

   Solar Assets that
are not Puerto
Rico Solar Assets
or Substantial
Stage Solar
Assets
    Puerto Rico
Solar Assets that
are not
Substantial Stage
Solar Assets
    Substantial Stage
Solar Assets
    Class A
Borrowing Base
Multiplier
     Class B
Borrowing Base
Multiplier
    

Included in
calculation of
SRECs available
for delivery in
“Projected SREC
Hedge Ratio”

  

Takeout

Transaction

Failure

  

Special Eligibility
Representations

   Financing Fund
Withdrawal
Amount Deposit
(as of the
acquisition of the
Managing
Member of
applicable
Financing Fund)
   Financing Fund
Withdrawal
Amount Deposit
Date
SAP TEP 6-D TEP 7-A TEP 7-D TEP 7-B TEP 7-G TEP 7-F      [***]     [***]     [***]     [***]        [***]      Yes    N/A    N/A    N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$[***]
$[***]
$[***]

   N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
January 2025
Payment Date
January 2025
Payment Date
January 2025
Payment Date

TEP 6-B      [***]     [***]     [***]     [***]        [***]      No    the date of the first Takeout Transaction immediately following the earliest of (i) August 31, 2023, (ii) the occurrence of the “Completion Deadline” (under and as defined in the Financing Fund LLCA of TEP 6-B) and (iii) the occurrence of the “Placed-in-Service Date” (under and as defined in the Financing Fund LLCA of TEP 6-B) with respect to the last “Project” (as defined in the Financing Fund LLCA of TEP 6-B)    the “Class A Capital Contribution Commitment” (as defined in the Financing Fund LLCA of TEP 6-B) has not been increased since February 7, 2022.    N/A    N/A

 

Schedule XII-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SCHEDULE XIII

APPROVED TAX EQUITY PARTNERS

 

  1.

[***]

 

  2.

[***]

 

  3.

[***]

 

  4.

[***]

 

  5.

[***]

 

  6.

[***]

 

  7.

[***]

 

  8.

[***]

 

  9.

[***]

 

  10.

[***]

 

  11.

[***]

 

  12.

[***]

 

  13.

[***]

 

  14.

[***]

 

Schedule XIII-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material

and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.

EXHIBIT 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

dated as of November 8, 2023

among

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC,

as Borrower

SUNNOVA HESTIA I LENDER, LLC

as Lender

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Agent for the Lender

and

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,

as Guarantor

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION   HEADING                                                 PAGE  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS   

Section 1.01.

  General Definitions and Rules of Construction      2  

Section 1.02.

  Calculations      2  
ARTICLE II   
THE LOAN   

Section 2.01.

  The Loan      2  

Section 2.02.

  Loan Procedures      3  

Section 2.03.

  Use of Proceeds      3  

Section 2.04.

  Payment of Interest      3  

Section 2.05.

  Payment of Principal      4  

Section 2.06.

  Borrower Secured Obligations      4  

Section 2.07.

  Form of Loan Note      4  

Section 2.08.

  Conditions Precedent to Closing      5  
ARTICLE III   
COVENANTS; COLLATERAL; REPRESENTATIONS; WARRANTIES   

Section 3.01.

  Performance of Obligations      7  

Section 3.02.

  Negative Covenants      9  

Section 3.03.

  Money for Loan Payments      9  

Section 3.04.

  Restriction of Borrower Activities      10  

Section 3.05.

  Protection of Collateral      11  

Section 3.06.

  Opinions and Officer’s Certificate as to Collateral      13  

Section 3.07.

  Statement as to Compliance      13  

Section 3.08.

  Schedule of Solar Loans      14  

Section 3.09.

  Recording      14  

Section 3.10.

  Agreements Not to Institute Bankruptcy Proceedings; Additional Covenants      14  

Section 3.11.

  Providing of Notice      17  

Section 3.12.

  Representations and Warranties of the Borrower      17  

Section 3.13.

  Representations and Warranties of the Agent      21  

Section 3.14.

  Knowledge      22  

 

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ARTICLE IV   
MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF SOLAR LOANS   

Section 4.01.

  Management Agreement      22  
ARTICLE V   
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTIONS, PAYMENTS OF INTEREST   
AND PRINCIPAL, RELEASES, AND STATEMENTS TO LENDER   

Section 5.01.

  Accounts      24  

Section 5.02.

  Equipment Replacement Reserve Account      27  

Section 5.03.

  Reserve Account      29  

Section 5.04.

  Section 25D Interest Account      30  

Section 5.05.

  [Reserved].      31  

Section 5.06.

  Collection Account; Lender Account.      31  

Section 5.07.

  Distribution of Funds in the Collection Account      32  

Section 5.08.

  Equity Contribution      35  

Section 5.09.

  Tax Withholding      36  

Section 5.10.

  Statements to Lender; Tax Returns      36  

Section 5.11.

  Reports by Agent      36  

Section 5.12.

  Final Balances      37  

Section 5.13.

  [Reserved]      37  

Section 5.14.

  The Guarantee Issuance Agreement      37  
ARTICLE VI   
VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT OF LOAN AND RELEASE OF COLLATERAL   

Section 6.01.

  Voluntary Prepayment      38  

Section 6.02.

  Notice of Voluntary Prepayment      39  

Section 6.03.

  [Reserved.]      39  

Section 6.04.

  Release of Collateral      40  
ARTICLE VII   
THE AGENT   

Section 7.01.

  Appointment of Agent      41  

Section 7.02.

  Duties of Agent      41  

Section 7.03.

  Manager Termination Event, Servicer Termination Event, or Event of Default      43  

Section 7.04.

  Rights of Agent      44  

Section 7.05.

  Not Responsible for Recitals, Issuance of Loan Note or Application of Moneys as Directed      46  

Section 7.06.

  Money Held in Trust      46  

Section 7.07.

  Compensation and Reimbursement      46  

Section 7.08.

  Eligibility; Disqualification      48  

Section 7.09.

  Agent Capital and Surplus      48  

Section 7.10.

  Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor      48  

Section 7.11.

  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor      49  

 

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Section 7.12.

  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Agent      50  

Section 7.13.

  Co-Agent and Separate Agent      50  

Section 7.14.

  Books and Records      51  

Section 7.15.

  Control      51  

Section 7.16.

  Suits for Enforcement      52  

Section 7.17.

  Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations      52  

Section 7.18.

  Authorization      52  
ARTICLE VIII   
[RESERVED]   
ARTICLE IX   
EVENT OF DEFAULT   

Section 9.01.

  Events of Default      53  

Section 9.02.

  Actions of Agent      54  

Section 9.03.

  Agent May File Proofs of Claim      55  

Section 9.04.

  Agent May Enforce Claim Without Possession of the Loan Note      56  

Section 9.05.

  Knowledge of Agent      56  

Section 9.06.

  Application of Proceeds Upon Foreclosure.      56  

Section 9.07.

  Unconditional Right of the Lender to Receive Principal and Interest      56  

Section 9.08.

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      56  

Section 9.09.

  Rights and Remedies Cumulative      56  

Section 9.10.

  Delay or Omission; Not Waiver      56  

Section 9.11.

  Control by the Controlling Party      57  

Section 9.12.

  Waiver of Certain Events by the Controlling Party      57  

Section 9.13.

  Undertaking for Costs      57  

Section 9.14.

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      57  

Section 9.15.

  Sale of Collateral      58  

Section 9.16.

  Action on the Loan Note      59  
ARTICLE X   
SUPPLEMENTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS   

Section 10.01.

  Amendments Without Lender or Guarantor Approval      59  

Section 10.02.

  Amendments with Consent of the Lender and the Guarantor      60  

Section 10.03.

  Execution of Amendments and Supplemental Loan Agreements      60  

Section 10.04.

  Effect of Amendments      60  

Section 10.05.

  Agent to Act on Instructions      60  

 

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ARTICLE XI   
[RESERVED]   
ARTICLE XII   
MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 12.01.

  Compliance Certificates and Opinions; Furnishing of Information      61  

Section 12.02.

  Form of Documents Delivered to the Agent      61  

Section 12.03.

  Acts of the Lender      62  

Section 12.04.

  Notices, Etc.      63  

Section 12.05.

  Notices and Reports to the Lender; Waiver of Notices      65  

Section 12.06.

  Loan Note      65  

Section 12.07.

  Borrower Obligation      66  

Section 12.08.

  Enforcement of Benefits      66  

Section 12.09.

  Effect of Headings and Table of Contents      66  

Section 12.10.

  Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries      66  

Section 12.11.

  Separability      66  

Section 12.12.

  Benefits of this Loan Agreement      66  

Section 12.13.

  Legal Holidays      67  

Section 12.14.

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial      67  

Section 12.15.

  Electronic Signatures and Counterparts      67  

Section 12.16.

  Recording of Loan      68  

Section 12.17.

  Further Assurances      68  

Section 12.18.

  No Bankruptcy Petition Against the Borrower      68  

Section 12.19.

  No Transfer and Assignment Without Consent      68  

Section 12.20.

  Guarantor Termination      69  

Section 12.21.

  Multiple Roles      69  

Section 12.22.

  Rule 15Ga-1 Compliance      69  

Section 12.23.

  PATRIOT Act      70  
ARTICLE XIII   
TERMINATION   

Section 13.01.

  Termination of Loan Agreement      70  

 

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ANNEX A

  

    

Standard Definitions

SCHEDULE I

  

    

Schedule of Solar Loans

EXHIBIT A

  

    

Form of Loan Note

EXHIBIT B

  

    

Form of Borrowing Request

EXHIBIT C

       

Form of Notice of Voluntary Prepayment

EXHIBIT D

  

    

Form of Equity Distribution Certificate

EXHIBIT E

  

    

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT F

  

    

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT G

  

    

Entrenched Conditions

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 8, 2023, by and among SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SUNNOVA HESTIA I LENDER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Lender”), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent and as collateral agent (the “Agent”) and the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (the “Guarantor”), acting by and through the Secretary of Energy (or the appropriate authorized representative thereof).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lender provide a loan for the Borrower’s acquisition of the Eligible Solar Loans (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, the Lender is willing to provide such loan (the “Loan”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, concurrent with the extension of the Loan, the Guarantor shall issue a guarantee of a portion of the Loan pursuant to that certain Guarantee Issuance Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Guarantor, the Lender, the Borrower and the Agent; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Borrower hereby Grants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as their interests may appear, a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Borrower’s rights, title, interest and benefits, whether now existing or hereafter arising, in and to (i) the Initial Solar Loans and any Qualified Substitute Solar Loans, (ii) all Solar Loan Files related to the Solar Loans and any property or assets of the Consumer Obligors pledged as collateral under a Solar Loan to secure the repayment of such Solar Loan, including without limitation the related PV System and/or BESS System, each now and hereafter owned, (iii) each Customer Contract including the right to (a) receive all amounts due under or required to be paid pursuant to such Customer Contract on and after the related Cut-Off Date (including all interest capitalized and added to the Solar Loan Balance of a Solar Loan on a Section 25D Credit Payment Date, if any), (b) all security interests, liens and assignments securing payment of such Customer Contract and (c) all books, records and computer tapes relating to such Customer Contract; (iv) the Borrower’s rights in the Electronic Vault, (v) all rights and remedies under the Contribution Agreement, the Performance Guaranty, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, any Letter of Credit and all other Loan Documents, (vi) amounts (including all amounts collected from each Consumer Obligor under its Customer Contract) deposited from time to time into the Lockbox Account, the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account and all amounts deposited from time to time and all Eligible Investments in each such account, (vii) all other assets of the Borrower, and (viii) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing including all proceeds of

 

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the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the foregoing into cash or other property (collectively, the “Collateral”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (x) any returned items required to be returned to the financial institution maintaining the Lockbox Account, (y) Consumer Obligor Security Deposits on deposit in the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account and (z) amounts received relating to Grid Services.

Such Grant is made to secure payments of amounts due with respect to the Loan and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts on the Loan Note as such amounts become due in accordance with its terms; (ii) the payment of all other sums payable in accordance with the provisions of this Loan Agreement; and (iii) compliance with the provisions of this Loan Agreement, all as provided in this Loan Agreement.

The Agent acknowledges such Grant, accepts the Collateral hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Loan Agreement, and agrees to perform the duties herein required pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Loan Agreement and subject to the conditions hereof.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. General Definitions and Rules of Construction. Except as otherwise specified or as the context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used in this Loan Agreement shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Standard Definitions attached hereto as Annex A, which is hereby incorporated by reference into this Loan Agreement as if set forth fully in this Loan Agreement. The rules of construction set forth in Annex A shall apply to this Loan Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Loan Agreement as if set forth fully in this Loan Agreement.

Section 1.02. Calculations. Calculations required to be made pursuant to this Loan Agreement shall be made on the basis of information or accountings as to payments on the Loan Note furnished by the Servicer. Except to the extent they are incorrect on their face, such information or accountings may be conclusively relied upon in making such calculations, but to the extent that it is later determined that any such information or accountings are incorrect, appropriate corrections or adjustments shall be made.

ARTICLE II

THE LOAN

Section 2.01. The Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement, the Lender agrees to make a single Loan to the Borrower with an initial principal balance of $244,000,000 (the “Initial Outstanding Loan Balance”). The Loan shall be comprised of Component 1, Component 2 and the DOE Component. The initial Component 1 Balance shall be $219,600,000 (the “Initial Outstanding Component 1 Balance”), the initial Component 2 Balance shall be $24,400,000 (the “Initial Outstanding Component 2 Balance”) and the initial DOE Component Balance shall be $0 (the “Initial Outstanding DOE Component Balance”). Amounts borrowed hereunder and subsequently repaid may not be re-borrowed.

 

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Section 2.02. Loan Procedures. The Borrower may request the Lender to make the Loan to the Borrower by the delivery to the Agent and the Lender on the proposed borrowing date of a written notice in the form of Exhibit B (a “Borrowing Request”). Such notice shall specify (i) the Initial Outstanding Loan Balance, (ii) the Initial Component 1 Balance, the Initial Component 2 Balance and the Initial DOE Component Balance and (iii) the date of borrowing. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 2.08 and 2.09 hereof, the Lender shall make the Loan in the amount of the Initial Outstanding Loan Balance to the Borrower in the manner set forth in the Borrowing Request.

Section 2.03. Use of Proceeds. Upon receipt by the Agent in the Lender Account from the Lender of the proceeds of the Loan, the Agent shall, based on the Borrowing Request, cause the proceeds of the Loan to be made in accordance with the Borrowing Request.

Section 2.04. Payment of Interest.

(a) The Lender and the Guarantor shall, subject to the priorities and conditions set forth in the Priority of Payments, be entitled to receive payments of interest on each Payment Date.

(b) On each Payment Date, the Interest Distribution Amount for each Component shall be distributed to the extent Borrower Available Funds are sufficient for such distribution in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Interest on each Component of the Loan with respect to any Payment Date shall accrue at the Component 1 Rate, the Component 2 Rate or the DOE Component Rate, as applicable, based on the Interest Accrual Period.

(c) If the Outstanding Component 1 Balance or the Outstanding Component 2 Balance has not been paid in full on or before the then-current Anticipated Repayment Date (if any), additional interest (the “Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts”) shall begin to accrue during each Interest Accrual Period thereafter on the Outstanding Component 1 Balance or the Outstanding Component 2 Balance, as applicable, at the related Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if a Permitted Refinancing occurs after the Anticipated Repayment Date for the prior financing of the Loan, Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts will cease accruing hereunder until the Anticipated Repayment Date for such Permitted Refinancing and (ii) if there is no anticipated repayment date in a Permitted Refinancing, Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts will cease accruing hereunder on the date such Permitted Refinancing is effected. Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts, if any, shall only be due and payable (i) after the Outstanding Loan Balance has been paid in full in accordance with the Priority of Payments or (ii) on the date on which a Voluntary Prepayment in full pursuant to Section 6.01(c) hereof is made. Prior to such time, the Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts accruing on the Outstanding Component 1 Balance and the Outstanding Component 2 Balance, shall be deferred and added to any Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts previously deferred and remaining unpaid (“Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts”). Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts shall not bear additional interest on any unpaid amounts after the date such Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts have initially been accrued.

 

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(d) Interest Distribution Amounts will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Section 2.05. Payment of Principal. The Lender and the Guarantor shall, to the extent Borrower Available Funds are sufficient for such distribution in accordance with the Priority of Payments, be entitled to receive payments of principal on each Payment Date. The maturity date for this facility is the Maturity Date and notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Outstanding Loan Balance of the Loan and the other Borrower Secured Obligations owing under this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full, if not due and payable earlier, on the Maturity Date. At the earlier of (i) the acceleration of the Loan and (ii) the Maturity Date, any Guaranteed Principal Amounts that were deemed paid by the Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.4(b) of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement but were not actually paid by the Guarantor will (a) be reinstated to the Outstanding Component 1 Balance and any accrued and unpaid interest on such deemed payments (as of the date such payments were deemed to be paid) will be due and payable in respect of Component 1 and (b) the Outstanding DOE Component Balance and other Guarantor Reimbursable Amounts will be correspondingly reduced; provided that the foregoing reinstatement of Outstanding Component 1 Balance with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon and the corresponding reduction of the Outstanding DOE Component Balance and other Guarantor Reimbursable Amounts shall not occur if the Guarantor has initiated payment of such amounts to the Lender. To the extent the Lender receives proceeds in respect of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance in connection with a foreclosure on the Collateral while Guarantee Demand Requests for such amounts remain outstanding under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, the Guarantee Demand Requests for such amounts under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement shall automatically be reduced by the amount of such proceeds. Additionally, to the extent any Guarantee Demand Requests by the Agent have been withdrawn, any payments from the Guarantor received by the Lender in respect of withdrawn Guarantee Demand Requests shall be promptly returned to the Guarantor.

Section 2.06. Borrower Secured Obligations. All other payments with respect to Borrower Secured Obligations shall be made to the extent Borrower Available Funds are sufficient for such distribution in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

Section 2.07. Form of Loan Note. The Loan shall be evidenced by a Loan Note, substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Loan Agreement, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Borrower, as evidenced by its execution thereof.

 

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Section 2.08. Conditions Precedent to Closing. The following conditions shall be satisfied on or before the Closing Date:

(a) Closing Documents. The Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received each of the following documents:

(i) this Loan Agreement;

(ii) the Loan Note (the original to the Agent, and a copy to each of the Lender and the Guarantor);

(iii) the Guarantee Issuance Agreement;

(iv) the Management Agreement;

(v) the Servicing Agreement;

(vi) the Custodial Agreement;

(vii) the Performance Guaranty;

(viii) the Account Control Agreement; and

(ix) the Contribution Agreement.

(b) Secretary’s Certificate. The Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received: (i) a certificate from the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary of each of the Agent, the Custodian, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Performance Guarantor, the Manager, the Servicer, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Borrower (x) attesting to the resolutions of such Person’s members, managers or other governing body authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (y) authorizing specific Responsible Officers for such Person to execute the same, and (z) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific Responsible Officers; (ii) copies of governing documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented prior to the Closing Date of each such Person, in each case certified by the Secretary of such Person; and (iii) a certificate of status with respect to each of such Person, dated within fifteen (15) days of the Closing Date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of such entity, which certificate shall indicate that such entity is in good standing in such jurisdiction.

(c) Officer’s Certificates. The Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received (i) an Officer’s Certificate of an Authorized Officer of Performance Guarantor, the Manager, the Servicer, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Borrower, stating that (x) all representations and warranties of such Person contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Loan Documents; (y) the issuance of the Loan, the conveyance of the Conveyed Property by it, if applicable, and the performance by it of its obligations under the applicable Loan

 

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Documents will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any other constituent documents of such Person or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which such Person is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject, and (z) that all conditions precedent set forth in Sections 2.08 have been fully satisfied and (ii) an Officer’s Certificate of an Authorized Officer of each of the Agent, the Custodian, the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager, stating that all representations and warranties of such Person contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Loan Documents;

(d) Legal Opinions. The Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received customary opinions in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor, from counsel to each of the Guarantor, the Agent, the Custodian, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Performance Guarantor, the Manager, the Servicer, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Borrower addressing (i) authorization and enforceability of the Loan Documents and other corporate matters, (ii) security interest and UCC matters and (ii) true sale and non-consolidation matters.

(e) Acquisition of Initial Solar Loans. All conditions to the related purchase of the Initial Solar Loans under the Contribution Agreement shall have been satisfied.

(f) Termination of Liens. The Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received all applicable UCC termination statements or partial releases (collectively, the “Termination Statements”) terminating the Liens of creditors of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and each of their respective Affiliates and any other Person with respect to any part of the Collateral (except as expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents) and the Financing Statements (which shall constitute all of the Perfection UCCs with respect to the Closing Date) to the proper Person for filing to perfect the Agent’s first priority Lien on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens.

(g) Establishment of Accounts. (i) The Lender and the Guarantor shall have received evidence that the Agent has established the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account and (ii) the Agent, Lender and the Guarantor shall have received evidence that Sunnova Energy has established the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account;

(h) Closing Date Certification. The Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received an executed Closing Date Certification from the Custodian.

(i) Ratings. KBRA shall have delivered to the Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor a rating letter assigning a rating to (i) the Guaranteed Loan of at least “BB(sf)” or (ii) the class of ABS Notes relating to Component 2 of at least “BB(sf)”.

 

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(j) Collections. The Servicer shall have deposited or shall have caused to be deposited all amounts received in respect of the Initial Solar Loans since the Initial Cut-Off Date into the Collection Account (other than Consumer Obligor Security Deposits received from a Consumer Obligor, which shall be deposited by the Servicer into the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account, and amounts received relating to Grid Services).

(k) Account Deposits. The Reserve Account Required Balance shall have been deposited into the Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account Required Amount shall have been deposited into the Section 25D Interest Account.

(l) Absence of Specified Events. No Amortization Event, Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Borrower receiving the Loan or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(m) Borrowing Request. The Agent and the Lender shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.02.

(n) ABS Notes. The ABS Notes shall have been issued.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS; COLLATERAL; REPRESENTATIONS; WARRANTIES

Section 3.01. Performance of Obligations. (a) The Borrower shall not take any action or permit any action to be taken by others which would release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations in any Loan Document or under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral or that would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as ordered by any bankruptcy or other court or as permitted by, or expressly provided in this Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents or such other instrument or agreement.

(b) To the extent consistent with the Borrower Operating Agreement, the Borrower may contract with other Persons to assist it in performing its duties hereunder, and any performance of such duties shall be deemed to be action taken by the Borrower. To the extent that the Borrower contracts with other Persons which include or may include the furnishing of reports, notices or correspondence to the Agent or the Controlling Party, the Borrower shall identify such Persons in a written notice to the Agent and the Controlling Party.

(c) The Borrower shall and shall require that Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer and the Lender characterize (i) each transfer of the Conveyed Property by Sunnova Intermediate Holdings to Sunnova Hestia Holdings, each transfer of the Conveyed Property by Sunnova Hestia Holdings to the Depositor, each transfer of the Conveyed Property by the Depositor to the Capital Markets Issuer, each transfer of the Conveyed Property by the Capital Markets Issuer to the Lender, and each transfer of the Conveyed Property by the Lender to the Borrower, in each case pursuant to the Contribution Agreement as an absolute transfer for legal purposes, (ii) the Grant of the Collateral by the Borrower under this Loan Agreement as a pledge for financial accounting purposes, and (iii) the Loan as indebtedness

 

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for U.S. federal income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by Applicable Law) and for financial accounting purposes. In this regard, the financial statements of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries shall show the Solar Loans as owned by the consolidated group and the Loan as indebtedness of the consolidated group (and shall contain appropriate footnotes stating that the assets of the Borrower shall not be available to creditors of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, or the Depositor or any other Person), and the U.S. federal income Tax Returns of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries that are regarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall indicate that the Loan is indebtedness unless otherwise required by Applicable Law. The Borrower shall cause Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, and the Depositor to file all required Tax Returns and associated forms, reports, schedules and supplements thereto in a manner consistent with such characterizations unless otherwise required by Applicable Law.

(d) The Borrower covenants to pay, or cause to be paid, all Taxes or other similar charges levied by any governmental authority with regard to the Collateral, except to the extent that the validity or amount of such Taxes is contested in good faith, via appropriate Proceedings and with adequate reserves established and maintained therefor in accordance with GAAP.

(e) The Borrower hereby assumes liability for all liabilities associated with the Collateral or created under this Loan Agreement, including but not limited to any obligation arising from the breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Borrower set forth herein except as provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower has and shall have no liability with respect to the payment of principal and interest on the Loan, except as otherwise provided in this Loan Agreement.

(f) The Borrower shall perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents and in the instruments and agreements included in the Collateral, including, but not limited to, preparing (or causing to be prepared) and filing (or causing to be filed) all UCC financing statements and continuation statements required to be filed by the terms of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein. Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, the Borrower shall not waive, amend, modify, supplement or terminate any Loan Document or any provision thereof without the consent of the Agent (acting at the direction of the Controlling Party).

(g) If an Event of Default or Manager Termination Event shall arise from the failure of the Manager to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Management Agreement, the Borrower shall take all reasonable steps available to it to remedy such failure, including appointing a replacement Manager pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement.

(h) If an Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event shall arise from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Servicing Agreement, the Borrower shall take all reasonable steps available to it to remedy such failure, including appointing a replacement Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

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(i) The Borrower, or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower, shall supply to the Agent for further distribution to the Lender and the Controlling Party (or its or their duly authorized representatives or agents, as the case may be), at the time and in the manner required by applicable Treasury Regulations, and to the extent required by applicable Treasury Regulations, information with respect to any original issue discount accruing on the Loan.

(j) The Borrower agrees to promptly notify the Agent in writing, such notice to be made available to the Lender and the Controlling Party, if it obtains actual knowledge that any Electronic Vault is terminated or the underlying control arrangements for any Electronic Vault are changed in any manner that could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the Secured Parties and if any authoritative electronic copies of Solar Loans stored therein are no longer held within an Electronic Vault or are otherwise removed from an Electronic Vault.

Section 3.02. Negative Covenants. In addition to the restrictions and prohibitions set forth in Sections 3.04 and 3.11 and elsewhere herein, the Borrower shall not: (a) sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of its interest in the Collateral except as expressly permitted by this Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents;

(b) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Loan Agreement or any Grant hereunder to be impaired or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations under this Loan Agreement, except as may be expressly permitted hereby or under any other Loan Document;

(c) create, incur or suffer, or permit to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien on any of the Collateral or permit the Lien created by this Loan Agreement not to constitute a valid first priority, perfected Lien on the Collateral, in each case subject to Permitted Liens;

(d) take any action or fail to take any action which action or failure to act may cause the Borrower to become classified as an association, a publicly traded partnership or a taxable mortgage pool that is taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or

(e) act in violation of its organization documents.

Section 3.03. Money for Loan Payments. (a) All payments with respect to the Loan Note which are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account pursuant to the Priority of Payments shall be made on behalf of the Borrower by the Agent, and no amounts so withdrawn from an Account for payments with respect to the Loan Note shall be paid over to the Borrower under any circumstances except as provided in this Section 3.03 and Article V.

(b) Any money held by the Agent in trust for the payment of any amount payable but unclaimed with respect to the Loan Note shall be held in a non-interest bearing trust account, and if the same remains unclaimed for two years after such amount has become due to the Lender or the Guarantor, such money shall be discharged from such trust and paid to the Borrower upon a Borrower Order without any further action by any Person; and the Lender and/or the Guarantor shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Borrower for payment thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Borrower), and all liability of the Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease. The Agent may adopt and employ, at the expense of the Borrower, any reasonable means of notification of such payment (including, but not limited to, mailing notice of such payment to the Lender and/or the Guarantor).

 

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Section 3.04. Restriction of Borrower Activities. Until the date that is 365 days after the Termination Date, the Borrower shall not on or after the date of execution of this Loan Agreement:

(a) engage in any business or investment activities other than those necessary for, incident to, connected with or arising out of, owning and Granting the Collateral to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or contemplated hereby, in the Loan Documents, the Transaction Documents and the Borrower Operating Agreement;

(b) incur any indebtedness secured in any manner by, or having any claim against, the Collateral or the Borrower other than indebtedness arising hereunder and in connection with the Loan Documents and as otherwise expressly permitted in a Loan Document;

(c) incur any other indebtedness except as permitted in the Borrower Operating Agreement;

(d) amend, or propose to any party any amendment of, the Borrower Operating Agreement (or, if the Borrower shall be a successor to the Person named as the Borrower in the first paragraph of this Loan Agreement, amend, consent to amendment or propose any amendment of, the governing instruments of such successor), without giving notice thereof in writing, 30 days prior to the date on which such amendment is to become effective, to the Rating Agency and the Controlling Party;

(e) except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Borrower, including those included in the Collateral;

(f) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Loan (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code) or assert any claim against any present or former Secured Party by reason of the payment of the Taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Collateral;

(g) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Loan Agreement to be impaired, or permit the Lien in favor of the Agent created by this Loan Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Loan under this Loan Agreement except as may be expressly permitted hereby;

(h) permit the Lien of this Loan Agreement not to constitute a valid perfected first priority (other than with respect to a Permitted Lien) Lien on the Collateral; or

(i) dissolve, liquidate, merge or consolidate with any other Person, other than in compliance with Section 3.10 if the Outstanding Loan Balance is greater than zero.

 

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Section 3.05. Protection of Collateral. (a) The Borrower intends the Lien Granted pursuant to this Loan Agreement in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to be prior to all other Liens in respect of the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens, and the Borrower shall take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain, in favor of the Secured Parties, a first priority, perfected Lien on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens. Subject to Section 3.05(f), the Borrower shall from time to time prepare, execute (or authorize the filing of) and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance, and other instruments, and shall take such other action as may be necessary or advisable to:

(i) provide further assurance with respect to such Grant and/or Grant more effectively all or any portion of the Collateral;

(ii) (A) maintain and preserve the Lien (and the priority thereof) in favor of the Agent created by this Loan Agreement and (B) enforce the terms and provisions of this Loan Agreement or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

(iii) perfect or protect the validity of, any Grant made or to be made by this Loan Agreement;

(iv) enforce its rights under the Loan Documents; or

(v) preserve and defend title to any asset included in the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties in the Collateral against the claims of all Persons.

The Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing. The Borrower shall cooperate fully with the Agent in connection with the obligations set forth above and shall execute (or authorize the filing of) any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this Loan Agreement.

(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact (such appointment being coupled with an interest) to execute, or authorize the filing of, upon the Borrower’s failure to do so, any financing statement or continuation statement required pursuant to this Section 3.05(b); provided, however, that such designation shall not be deemed to create any duty in the Agent to monitor the compliance of the Borrower with the foregoing covenants; and provided further, that the Agent shall only be obligated to execute or authorize such financing statement or continuation statement upon written direction of the Servicer and upon written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Agent of the failure of the Borrower to comply with the provisions of Section 3.05(a); shall not be required to pay any fees, Taxes or other governmental charges in connection therewith; and shall not be required to prepare any financing statement or continuation statement required pursuant to this Section 3.05 (which shall in each case be prepared by the Borrower or the Servicer). The Borrower shall cooperate with the Servicer and provide to the Servicer any information, documents or instruments with respect to such financing statement or continuation statement that the Servicer may reasonably require. Neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents shall be responsible or

 

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liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any collateral securing the Loan, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Loan Documents or any financing statement or continuation statement for the creation, perfection, continuation, priority, sufficiency or protection of any of the liens, or for any defect or deficiency as to any such matters, for monitoring the status of any lien or performance of the collateral or for the accuracy or sufficiency of any financing statement or continuation statement prepared for its execution or authorization hereunder.

(c) Except as necessary or advisable in connection with the fulfillment by the Agent of its duties and obligations described herein or in any other Loan Document, the Agent shall not remove any portion of the Collateral that consists of money or is evidenced by an instrument, certificate or other writing from the jurisdiction in which it was held as described in the most recent Opinion of Counsel that was delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 (or from the jurisdiction in which it was held as described in the Opinion of Counsel delivered at the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.08(c), if no Opinion of Counsel has yet been delivered pursuant to Section 3.06) unless the Agent shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Lien created by this Loan Agreement with respect to such property shall continue to be maintained after giving effect to such action or actions.

(d) No later than 30 days prior to any of Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender or the Borrower making any change in its or their name, identity, jurisdiction of organization or structure which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with clause (a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the UCC as in effect in New York or wherever else necessary or appropriate under Applicable Law, or otherwise impair the perfection of the Lien on the Collateral, the Borrower shall give or cause to be given to the Agent written notice of any such change and shall file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Agent’s Lien on the Collateral. None of Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender or the Borrower shall become or seek to become organized under the laws of more than one jurisdiction.

(e) The Borrower shall give the Agent written notice at least 30 days prior to any relocation of Sunnova Intermediate Holdings’, Sunnova Hestia Holdings’, the Depositor’s, the Capital Markets Issuer’s, the Lender’s or the Borrower’s respective principal executive office or jurisdiction of organization and whether, as a result of such relocation, the applicable provisions of relevant law or the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and shall file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Agent’s Lien on the Collateral. The Borrower shall at all times maintain its principal executive office and jurisdiction of organization within the United States of America.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or otherwise in this Loan Agreement, UCC Fixture Filings shall be maintained in the name of the initial Servicer, as secured party, on behalf of the Borrower and the Agent. A UCC Fixture Filing may, or at the direction of the Borrower or the Servicer shall, be released by the secured party in connection with

 

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a Consumer Obligor refinancing transaction or sale of the related home, so long as the Servicer re-files the UCC Fixture Filing within 10 Business Days of obtaining knowledge of, but no later than 45 calendar days of, the closing of such refinancing or sale (if applicable). Following an Event of Default or the removal of Sunnova Management as Servicer following a Servicer Termination Event, the Servicer shall cause each UCC Fixture Filing to be assigned to the Agent as secured party. To the extent the Servicer fails to do so, the Agent is authorized to do so, but only if the Agent is given a written direction or an Opinion of Counsel specifying the jurisdictions in which such filings shall be made and attaching copies of the applicable assignments of the UCC Fixture Filings to be filed by the Agent.

Section 3.06. Opinions and Officer’s Certificate as to Collateral. (a) On the Closing Date and, if requested by the Agent on the date of each supplemental agreement hereto, the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (i) such action has been taken with respect to the recording and filing of the requisite documents (except as set forth in Section 3.05(f) and assuming the filing of any required financing statements and continuation statements) as are necessary to perfect and make effective the Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, created by this Loan Agreement, subject to Permitted Liens, and reciting the details of such action or (ii) no such action is necessary to make such Lien effective.

(b) On or before the thirtieth day prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and every five years thereafter until the earlier of the Maturity Date or the Termination Date, the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent an Officer’s Certificate either stating that, (i) such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and re-filing of the requisite documents, except as set forth in Section 3.05(f), including the filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as is necessary to maintain the Lien created by this Loan Agreement with respect to the Collateral and reciting the details of such action or (ii) no such action is necessary to maintain such Lien. The Borrower shall also provide the Agent with a file stamped copy of any document or instrument filed as described in such Officer’s Certificate contemporaneously with the delivery of such Officer’s Certificate. Such Officer’s Certificate shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and re-filing of the requisite documents, except as set forth in Section 3.05(f), including the filing of any financing statements and continuation statements that shall be required to maintain the Lien of this Loan Agreement with respect to the Collateral. If the Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Agent hereunder specifies future action to be taken by the Borrower, the Borrower shall furnish a further Officer’s Certificate no later than the time so specified in such former Officer’s Certificate to the extent required by this Section 3.06.

Section 3.07. Statement as to Compliance. The Borrower shall deliver to the Agent and the Rating Agency, within 120 days after the end of each calendar year (beginning with calendar year 2023), an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower stating, as to the signer thereof, that, (a) a review of the activities of the Borrower during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Loan Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision, (b) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Borrower has fulfilled all its obligations under this Loan Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof and remedies therefor being pursued, and (c) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, no event has occurred and has been waived which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default hereunder or, if such an event has occurred and has not been waived, specifying each such event known to him or her and the nature and status thereof and remedies therefor being pursued.

 

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Section 3.08. Schedule of Solar Loans. Upon any acquisition of Qualified Substitute Solar Loans, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to update the Schedule of Solar Loans to add such Qualified Substitute Solar Loans to the Schedule of Solar Loans and deliver such updated Schedule of Solar Loans to the Agent.

Section 3.09. Recording. The Borrower shall, upon the Closing Date and thereafter from time to time, prepare and cause financing statements and such other instruments as may be required with respect thereto, including without limitation, the Financing Statements to be filed, registered and recorded as may be required by present or future law (with file stamped copies thereof delivered to the Agent) to create, perfect and protect the Lien hereof upon the Collateral, and protect the validity of this Loan Agreement. The Borrower shall, from time to time, perform or cause to be performed any other act as required by law and shall execute (or authorize, as applicable) or cause to be executed (or authorized, as applicable) any and all further instruments (including financing statements, continuation statements and similar statements with respect to any of said documents with file stamped copies thereof delivered to the Agent) that are necessary or reasonably requested by the Agent for such creation, perfection and protection. The Borrower shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, all filing, registration and recording taxes and fees incident thereto, and all expenses, Taxes and other governmental charges incident to or in connection with the preparation, execution, authorization, delivery or acknowledgment of the recordable documents, any instruments of further assurance, and the Loan Note.

Section 3.10. Agreements Not to Institute Bankruptcy Proceedings; Additional Covenants. (a) The Borrower shall only voluntarily institute any Proceedings to adjudicate the Borrower as bankrupt or insolvent, consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency Proceedings against the Borrower, file a petition seeking or consenting to reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or State law relating to bankruptcy, consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Borrower or a substantial part of its property or admit its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or authorize any of the foregoing to be done or taken on behalf of the Borrower, in accordance with the terms of the Borrower Operating Agreement.

(b) At all times prior to the Termination Date:

(i) The Borrower shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Loan Agreement, the Loan Note and each asset included in the Collateral.

 

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(ii) The Borrower shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other entity or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity unless (A) the entity (if other than the Borrower) formed or surviving such consolidation or merger, or that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Borrower substantially as an entirety, shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof as a special purpose bankruptcy remote entity, and shall expressly assume in form satisfactory to the Rating Agency the obligation to make due and punctual payments of principal and interest on the Loan and the performance of every covenant on the part of the Borrower to be performed or observed pursuant to this Loan Agreement, (B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default under this Loan Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, (C) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Rating Agency, the Controlling Party and the Agent an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer complies with this Loan Agreement and (D) the Borrower shall have given prior written notice of such consolidation or merger to the Rating Agency and the Controlling Party.

(iii) The funds and other assets of the Borrower shall not be commingled with those of any other Person except to the extent expressly permitted under the Loan Documents.

(iv) The Borrower shall not be, become or hold itself out as being liable for the debts of any other Person.

(v) The Borrower shall not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries.

(vi) The Borrower shall act solely in its own name and through its Authorized Officers or duly authorized agents in the conduct of its business, and shall conduct its business so as not to mislead others as to the identity of the entity with which they are concerned. The Borrower shall not have any employees other than the Authorized Officers of the Borrower.

(vii) The Borrower shall maintain its records and books of account and shall not commingle its records and books of account with the records and books of account of any other Person. The books of the Borrower may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the applicable statutes) inside or outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Borrower Operating Agreement.

(viii) All actions of the Borrower shall be taken by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower (or any Person acting on behalf of the Borrower).

(ix) The Borrower shall not amend its certificate of formation (except as required under Delaware law) or the Borrower Operating Agreement, without first giving prior written notice of such amendment to the Rating Agency (a copy of which shall be provided to the Agent and the Controlling Party).

(x) The Borrower maintains and shall maintain the formalities of the form of its organization.

 

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(xi) The annual financial statements of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries shall disclose the effects of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents in accordance with GAAP. Any consolidated financial statements which consolidate the assets and earnings of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender with those of the Borrower shall contain a footnote to the effect that the assets of the Borrower shall not be available to creditors of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender or any other Person other than creditors of the Borrower. The financial statements of the Borrower, if any, shall disclose that the assets of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer and the Lender are not available to pay creditors of the Borrower.

(xii) Other than certain costs and expenses related to the issuance of the Loan and pursuant to the Performance Guaranty, none of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender shall pay the Borrower’s expenses, guarantee the Borrower’s obligations or advance funds to the Borrower for payment of expenses except for costs and expenses for which Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender is required to make payments, in which case the Borrower shall reimburse such Person for such payment.

(xiii) All business correspondences of the Borrower are and shall be conducted in the Borrower’s own name.

(xiv) Other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, none of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender acts or shall act as agent of the Borrower and the Borrower does not and shall not act as agent of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender or the Depositor.

(xv) [Reserved].

(xvi) The Borrower shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) to acquire capital assets (either realty or personalty) other than pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.

(xvii) The Borrower shall comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, the non-compliance with which would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower.

 

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(xviii) The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, (A) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to any owner of a beneficial interest in the Borrower or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Borrower, (B) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (C) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided, however, that the Borrower may make, or cause to be made, distributions to the Lender as permitted by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under, this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the Collection Account or any other Account except in accordance with this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 3.11. Providing of Notice. (a) The Borrower, upon learning of any failure on the part of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Management, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant, representation or warranty set forth in the Contribution Agreement, the Performance Guaranty, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, as applicable, or upon learning of any Default, Event of Default, Manager Termination Event or Servicer Termination Event, shall promptly notify, in writing, the Agent, the Lender, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Depositor, the Guarantor, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, Sunnova Management or Sunnova Energy, as applicable, of such failure or Default, Event of Default, Manager Termination Event or Servicer Termination Event.

(b) The Agent, upon receiving written notice from the Borrower of the Performance Guarantor’s failure to perform any covenant or obligation of the Performance Guarantor set forth in the Performance Guaranty, shall promptly notify, in writing, the Performance Guarantor of such failure.

Section 3.12. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent, the Guarantor and the Lender that as of the Closing Date and each Transfer Date:

(a) The Borrower is duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power and authority to execute and deliver this Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party and to perform the terms and provisions hereof and thereof; the Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a foreign business entity in good standing, and has obtained all required licenses and approvals, if any, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except those jurisdictions in which failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Borrower, the Collateral, the Secured Parties or the Conveyed Property.

(b) All necessary action has been taken by the Borrower to authorize the Borrower, and the Borrower has full power and authority, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, and no consent or approval of any Person is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party except for any consent or approval that has previously been obtained.

 

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(c) This Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered, and the execution and delivery of this Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party by the Borrower and its performance and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not violate its certificate of formation or the Borrower Operating Agreement or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract or any other material agreement or instrument (including, without limitation, the Loan Documents) to which the Borrower is a party or which may be applicable to the Borrower or any of its assets.

(d) This Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party constitute valid, legal and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a Proceeding at law or in equity).

(e) The Borrower is not in violation of, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party by the Borrower will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, State, municipal or governmental agency, which violation might have consequences that would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower.

(f) No Proceeding of any kind, including but not limited to litigation, arbitration, judicial or administrative, is pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or contemplated by the Borrower which would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower.

(g) Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Borrower Operating Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party is, as of the Closing Date is true and correct in all material respects.

(h) The Borrower has not incurred debt or engaged in activities not related to the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Loan Documents except as permitted by the Borrower Operating Agreement or Section 3.04.

 

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(i) The Borrower is not insolvent and did not become insolvent as a result of the Grant pursuant to this Loan Agreement; the Borrower is not engaged and is not about to engage in any business or transaction for which any property remaining with the Borrower is unreasonably small capital or for which the remaining assets of the Borrower are unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower or the transaction; the Borrower does not intend to incur, and does not believe or reasonably should not have believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as they become due; and the Borrower has not made a transfer or incurred an obligation and does not intend to make such a transfer or incur such an obligation with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which the Borrower was or became, on or after the date that such transfer was made or such obligation was incurred, indebted.

(j) (i) Each transfer of the Conveyed Property pursuant to the Contribution Agreement is an absolute transfer for legal purposes, (ii) the Grant of the Collateral by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Loan Agreement is a pledge for financial accounting purposes, and (iii) the Loan shall be treated by the Borrower as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by Applicable Law). In this regard, (i) the financial statements of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries shall show (A) that the Conveyed Property is owned by such consolidated group and (B) that the Loan is indebtedness of the consolidated group (and shall contain appropriate footnotes describing that the assets of the Borrower shall not be available to creditors of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender or any other Person other than creditors of the Borrower), and (ii) the U.S. federal income Tax Returns of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries that are regarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall indicate that the Loan is indebtedness (unless otherwise required by Applicable Law).

(k) As of the Initial Cut-Off Date, the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance is at least $[***].

(l) The legal name of the Borrower is as set forth in this Loan Agreement; the Borrower has no trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names.

(m) No item comprising the Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person other than the Agent; immediately prior to the pledge of the Collateral to the Agent pursuant to this Loan Agreement, the Borrower was the sole owner thereof and had good and indefeasible title thereto, free of any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

(n) Upon the filing of the Perfection UCCs in accordance with applicable law, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a first priority perfected Lien on the Conveyed Property and the other items comprising the Collateral and in the proceeds thereof, limited with respect to proceeds to the extent set forth in Section 9-315 of the UCC as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, subject to Permitted Liens. All filings (including, without limitation, UCC filings) and other actions as are necessary in any jurisdiction to provide third parties with notice of and to document the transfer and assignment of the Collateral to the Borrower and to give the Agent a first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens), including delivery of the Custodian Files to the Custodian, and the payment of any fees, have been made or, with respect to Termination Statements, shall be made within one Business Day of the Closing Date.

 

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(o) None of the absolute transfers of the Conveyed Property by Sunnova Intermediate Holdings to Sunnova Hestia Holdings pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the absolute transfers of the Conveyed Property by Sunnova Hestia Holdings to the Depositor pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the absolute transfers of the Conveyed Property by the Depositor to the Capital Markets Issuer pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the absolute transfers of the Conveyed Property by the Capital Markets Issuer to the Lender pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the absolute transfers of the Conveyed Property by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, or the Grant by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to this Loan Agreement is subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(p) The Borrower is not, and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the Loan will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act. In making this determination, the Borrower is relying primarily on the exclusions from the definition of “investment company” contained in Section 3(c)(5)(A) and Section 3(c)(6) of the 1940 Act, although additional exclusions or exemptions may be available to the Borrower at the Closing Date or in the future.

(q) The Borrower is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of Section 619 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, based on its current interpretations.

(r) The principal place of business and the chief executive office of the Borrower are located in the State of Texas and the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower is the State of Delaware, and there are no other such locations.

(s) Representations and warranties regarding the Lien and Custodian Files in each case, made as of the Closing Date and each Transfer Date:

(i) The Grant contained in the “Granting Clause” of this Loan Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which Lien is prior to all other Liens arising under the UCC (other than Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of the Borrower, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a Proceeding at law or in equity).

(ii) The Borrower has taken all steps necessary to perfect its ownership interest in the Solar Loans.

(iii) The Customer Contracts related to the Solar Loans constitute either “accounts”, “chattel paper”, “electronic chattel paper”, “instruments” or “general intangibles” within the meaning of the applicable UCC. The PV Systems and BESS Systems constitute “Equipment” within the meaning of the UCC.

 

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(iv) The Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person, other than Permitted Liens.

(v) The Borrower has caused or shall have caused, within ten days of the Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the Lien on the Collateral granted to the Agent hereunder.

(vi) The Borrower has received a Closing Date Certification on the Closing Date and a Transfer Date Certification on each Transfer Date from the Custodian which certifies that the Custodian is holding the Custodian Files that evidence the Solar Loans in the Electronic Vault for the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(vii) Other than Permitted Liens, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a Lien on, or otherwise conveyed any portion of the Collateral. The Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Borrower that include a description of collateral covering any portion of the Collateral other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Agent hereunder or that have been terminated. The Borrower is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Borrower, except with respect to tax liens for amounts which have already been paid.

(viii) Except as permitted or required by the Loan Documents no portion of any Customer Contract has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Agent, except for notations relating to Liens released prior to the pledge of the Collateral to the Agent.

The foregoing representations and warranties in Section 3.12(s)(i)-(viii) shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be waived or amended until the Loan is paid in full or otherwise released or discharged except in accordance with this Loan Agreement.

Section 3.13. Representations and Warranties of the Agent. The Agent hereby represents and warrants to the Rating Agency, the Guarantor and the Lender that as of the Closing Date:(a) The Agent has been duly organized and is validly existing as a national banking association;

(b) The Agent has full power and authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party;

(c) This Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Agent and constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Agent, enforceable against the Agent in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or similar laws affecting creditors’ or creditors of banks’ rights and/or remedies generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a Proceeding in equity or at law);

 

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(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party by the Agent shall not constitute a violation with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, State, municipal or governmental agency binding on the Agent or such of its property which is material to it, which violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its duties under this Loan Agreement;

(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party by the Agent do not require any approval or consent of any Person, do not conflict with the Articles of Association and Bylaws of the Agent, and do not and shall not conflict with or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under any agreement applicable to it or such of its property which is material to it; and

(f) No Proceeding of any kind, including but not limited to litigation, arbitration, judicial or administrative, is pending or, to the Agent’s knowledge, threatened against or contemplated by the Agent which would have a reasonable likelihood of having an adverse effect on the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party by or against the Agent.

Section 3.14. Knowledge. Any references herein to the knowledge, discovery or learning of the Borrower, the Servicer, or the Manager shall mean and refer to an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, the Servicer or the Manager, as applicable.

ARTICLE IV

MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF SOLAR LOANS

Section 4.01. Management Agreement; Servicing Agreement. (a) The Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, duly executed counterparts of which have been received by the Agent, set forth the covenants and obligations of the Manager and Servicer, respectively, with respect to the Collateral and other matters addressed in the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and reference is hereby made to the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement for a detailed statement of said covenants and obligations of the Manager and the Servicer thereunder. The Borrower agrees that the Agent, in its name or (to the extent required by law) in the name of the Borrower, may (but is not, unless so directed by the Controlling Party and indemnified pursuant to Section 7.15 hereof, required to) enforce all rights of the Borrower under the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement for and on behalf of the Secured Parties whether or not a Default has occurred and has not been waived.

(b) Promptly following a request from the Agent (acting at the direction of the Controlling Party) to do so, the Borrower shall take all such commercially reasonable lawful action as the Agent may request to compel or secure the performance and observance by the Manager and the Servicer of each of their respective obligations to the Borrower and with respect to the

 

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Collateral under or in connection with the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the terms thereof, and in effecting such request shall exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Borrower under or in connection with the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement to the extent and in the manner directed by the Agent, including, without limitation, the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Manager and the Servicer thereunder and the institution of Proceedings to compel or secure performance by the Manager and the Servicer of each of their respective obligations under the Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.

(c) The Borrower shall not waive any default by the Manager under the Management Agreement or by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement without the written consent of the Agent (which shall be given at the written direction of the Controlling Party).

(d) The Agent does not assume any duty or obligation of the Borrower under the Management Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, and the rights given to the Agent thereunder are subject to the provisions of Article VII.

(e) The Borrower has not and shall not provide any payment instructions to any Consumer Obligor that are inconsistent with the Management Agreement or the Servicing Agreement.

(f) With respect to the Servicer’s obligations under Section 6.3 of the Servicing Agreement, the Agent shall not have any responsibility to the Borrower, the Servicer or any party hereunder to make any inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation in respect of, the terms of any engagement of Independent Accountant or any Qualified Service Provider by the Servicer; provided, however, that the Agent shall be authorized, upon receipt of written direction from the Servicer directing the Agent, to execute any acknowledgment or other agreement with the Independent Accountant and any Qualified Service Provider required for the Agent to receive any of the reports or instructions provided for herein, which acknowledgment or agreement may include, among other things, (i) acknowledgement that the Servicer has agreed that the procedures to be performed by the Independent Accountant and any Qualified Service Provider are sufficient for the Borrower’s purposes, (ii) acknowledgment that the Agent has agreed that the procedures to be performed by the Independent Accountant and any Qualified Service Provider are sufficient for the Agent’s purposes and that the Agent’s purposes is limited solely to receipt of the report, (iii) releases by the Agent (on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties) of claims against the Independent Accountant and any Qualified Service Provider and acknowledgement of other limitations of liability in favor of the Independent Accountant and any Qualified Service Provider, and (iv) restrictions or prohibitions on the disclosure of information or documents provided to it by the Independent Accountant or any Qualified Service Provider (including to the Lender or the Controlling Party); provided that the Agent may disclose such information or documents to the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Agent be required to execute any agreement in respect of the Independent Accountant or any Qualified Service Provider that the Agent determines adversely affects it in its individual capacity or which is in a form that is not reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

 

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(g) In the event such Independent Accountant or any Qualified Service Provider require the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager to agree to the procedures to be performed by such firm in any of the reports required to be prepared pursuant to Section 4.01(f), the Servicer shall direct the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager in writing to so agree; it being understood and agreed that the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager shall deliver such letter of agreement in conclusive reliance upon the direction of the Servicer, and the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager has not made any independent inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of, the sufficiency, validity or correctness of such procedures. The Agent, the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager shall not be liable for any claims, liabilities or expenses relating to such accountants’ engagement or any report issued in connection with such engagement, and the dissemination of any such report is subject to the written consent of the accountants; provided that the Agent may disclose such information or documents to the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE V

ACCOUNTS, COLLECTIONS, PAYMENTS OF INTEREST

AND PRINCIPAL, RELEASES, AND STATEMENTS TO LENDER

Section 5.01. Accounts. (a)(i) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause the Agent to open and maintain in the name of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an Eligible Account (the “Collection Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Collection Account shall initially be established with the Agent.

(ii) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause the Agent to open and maintain in the name of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an Eligible Account (the “Equipment Replacement Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Equipment Replacement Reserve Account shall initially be established with the Agent.

(iii) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause the Agent to open and maintain in the name of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an Eligible Account (the “Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Reserve Account shall initially be established with the Agent.

(iv) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause the Agent to open and maintain in the name of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an Eligible Account (the “Section 25D Interest Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Section 25D Interest Account shall initially be established with the Agent.

(v) [Reserved].

 

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(vi) [Reserved].

(vii) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall open and cause to be maintained in the name of the Borrower, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an Eligible Account (the “Lockbox Account”) at the Lockbox Bank, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(viii) Sunnova Energy has established and maintains an Eligible Account (the “Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account”).

(b) Funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account shall be invested by the Agent (or any custodian with respect to funds on deposit in any such account) in Eligible Investments selected in writing by the Servicer (pursuant to standing instructions or otherwise). All such Eligible Investments shall be held by or on behalf of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(c) All investment earnings of moneys pursuant to Section 5.01(b) deposited into the Collection Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account shall be deposited (or caused to be deposited) by the Agent into the Collection Account, and any loss resulting from such investments shall be charged to the Account on which such loss was realized. No investment of any amount held in any of the Collection Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account shall mature later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date which is scheduled to occur immediately following the date of investment. The Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, shall not direct the Agent to make any investment of any funds held in any of the Accounts unless the security interest Granted and perfected in such account shall continue to be perfected in such investment, in either case without any further action by any Person.

(d) The Agent shall not in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in any of the Accounts resulting from any loss on any Eligible Investment included therein except for losses attributable to the Agent’s negligence or bad faith or its failure to make payments on such Eligible Investments issued by the Agent, in its commercial capacity as principal obligor and not as Agent, in accordance with their terms.

(e) Funds on deposit in any Account shall remain uninvested if (i) the Servicer shall have failed to give investment directions in writing for any funds on deposit in any Account (other than the Lockbox Account) to the Agent by 1:00 p.m. New York City (or such other time as may be agreed by the Servicer and the Agent) on the Business Day on which such investment is to be made; or (ii) based on the actual knowledge of, or receipt of written notice by, a Responsible Officer of the Agent, that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Loan but the Loan shall not have been declared due and payable, or, if the Loan shall have been declared due and payable following an Event of Default, amounts collected or receivable from the Collateral are being applied as if there had not been such a declaration.

(f) [Reserved].

 

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(g) (i) The Agent shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Accounts and in all proceeds thereof (including, without limitation, all investment earnings on the Collection Account) and all such funds, investments, proceeds and income shall be part of the Collateral. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Accounts shall be under the control (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC to the extent such account is a deposit account and Section 8-106 of the UCC to the extent such account is a securities account) of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Borrower may direct the Agent (or the Servicer on its behalf) to (i) replace any Account with a new Eligible Account and (ii) transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Eligible Account; provided that such replacement could not reasonably be expected by the Agent (acting at the direction of the Controlling Party) to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Secured Parties or of the noteholders under the Indenture; provided, however, if the Agent does not receive direction from the Controlling Party within fourteen (14) Business Days after request for the same, the Controlling Party shall have deemed that the replacement will not have an adverse effect on the interests of the Secured Parties or on the noteholders under the Indenture. If, at any time, any of the Accounts (other than the Lockbox Account) ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Agent (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall within five Business Days (or such longer period as to which the Rating Agency may consent) establish a new Account as an Eligible Account and shall transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Account. The Servicer agrees that, in the event that any of the Accounts or the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account are not accounts with the Agent, the Servicer shall notify the Agent and the Controlling Party in writing promptly upon any of such Accounts or the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account ceasing to be an Eligible Account.

(ii) With respect to the Account Property (other than with respect to the Lockbox Account), the Agent agrees that:

(A) any Account Property that is held in deposit accounts shall be held solely in Eligible Accounts; and, except as otherwise provided herein, each such Eligible Account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Agent, and the Agent shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto;

(B) any Account Property that constitutes physical property shall be delivered to the Agent in accordance with paragraph (i)(A) or (i)(B), as applicable, of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Agent or a securities intermediary (as such term is defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) acting solely for the Agent;

(C) any Account Property that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to federal book-entry regulations shall be delivered in accordance with paragraph (i)(C) or (i)(E), as applicable, of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Agent, pending maturity or disposition, through continued book-entry registration of such Account Property as described in such paragraph;

 

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(D) any Account Property that is an “uncertificated security” under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (C) above shall be delivered to the Agent in accordance with paragraph (i)(D) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Agent, pending maturity or disposition, through continued registration of the Agent’s (or its nominee’s) ownership of such security;

(E) the Servicer shall have the power, revocable by the Agent upon the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, to instruct the Agent to make withdrawals and payments from the Accounts for the purpose of permitting the Servicer and the Agent to carry out their respective duties hereunder; and

(F) any Account held by it hereunder shall be maintained as a “securities account” as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in New York (the “New York UCC”), and that it shall be acting as a “securities intermediary” for the Agent itself as the “entitlement holder” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the New York UCC) with respect to each such Account. The parties hereto agree that each Account shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, and regardless of any provision in any other agreement, the “securities intermediary’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 8-110 of the New York UCC) shall be the State of New York. The Agent acknowledges and agrees that (1) each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Accounts shall be treated as a “financial asset” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC and (2) notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if at any time the Agent shall receive any order from the Agent (in its capacity as securities intermediary) directing transfer or redemption of any financial asset relating to the Accounts, the Agent shall comply with such entitlement order without further consent by the Borrower, or any other person. In the event of any conflict of any provision of this Section 5.01(g)(ii)(F) with any other provision of this Loan Agreement or any other agreement or document, the provisions of this Section 5.01(g)(ii)(F) shall prevail.

Section 5.02. Equipment Replacement Reserve Account. (a)(i) On each Payment Date, to the extent there are sufficient Borrower Available Funds and in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments, the Agent shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, deposit into the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account an amount equal to the Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit.

(ii) The Agent shall, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the Manager (x)(A) certifying that it has replaced an Inverter that no longer has the benefit of a Manufacturer Warranty and (B) requesting reimbursement for the cost of such Inverter replacement, withdraw from funds on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and remit to the Manager, an amount equal to the lesser of (I) the cost of the new Inverter paid by the Manager (inclusive of labor costs) and (II) the amount on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account or (y)(A) certifying that it has replaced an BESS System (or component thereof) that no longer has the benefit of a Manufacturer Warranty and (B) requesting reimbursement for the cost of such BESS System (or

 

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component thereof), withdraw from funds on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and remit to the Manager, an amount equal to the lesser of (I) the cost of the new BESS System (or component thereof) paid by the Manager (inclusive of labor costs) and (II) the excess, if any, of (a) the amount on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account over (b) the amount described in clause (a) of the definition of Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance. Upon either such request, the Agent shall promptly withdraw such amount from the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account (to the extent it has been funded as of such date) and transfer such amount to the Manager’s account specified in the related Officer’s Certificate and if no such funds are on deposit, then from the Collection Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments.

(iii) On any date that the amount on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account exceeds the Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance, such amount of excess shall be deposited into the Collection Account on the related Payment Date as set forth in the related Monthly Servicer Report and shall be part of the Borrower Available Funds distributed in accordance with the Priority of Payments for such Payment Date.

(iv) On each Payment Date, if the amount of Borrower Available Funds (after giving effect to all amounts deposited into the Collection Account from the Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account) is less than the amount necessary to make the distributions described in clauses (i) through (v) of the Priority of Payments, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and (B) the amount of such insufficiency, shall be withdrawn from the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and deposited into the Collection Account to be used as Borrower Available Funds.

(v) All amounts on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and deposited into the Collection Account upon the earliest of (w) the Maturity Date, (x) the acceleration of the Loan following an Event of Default (y) a Voluntary Prepayment Date in connection with a Voluntary Prepayment in whole and (z) the Payment Date on which the balance in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account and all other Borrower Available Funds, equals or exceeds the Outstanding Loan Balance, accrued and unpaid interest (including any Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts) on the Loan and the fees, expenses and indemnities due to the Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Lender, the Guarantor, the Custodian, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Replacement Manager and the Replacement Servicer pursuant to the Priority of Payments.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.02(a), in lieu of or in substitution for moneys otherwise required to be deposited to the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Borrower may, subject to the prior written consent of the Guarantor (such consent to be granted or withheld in its sole discretion), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent a Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank in an amount equal to the Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance; provided that any Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit required to be

 

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made after the replacement of amounts on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account with the Letter of Credit shall be made in deposits to the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account as provided in the Priority of Payments or pursuant to an increase in the Letter of Credit, or addition of another Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be held as an asset of the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and valued for purposes of determining the amount on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account as the amount then available to be drawn on such Letter of Credit. Any references in the Transaction Documents to amounts on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account shall include the value of the Letter of Credit unless specifically excluded. If the amounts on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account are represented by a Letter of Credit, the Agent shall be required to submit the drawing documents to the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank to draw the full stated amount of the Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds therefrom in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account in the following circumstances: (i) if the Agent is directed by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, to withdraw funds from the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account for any reason; (ii) upon direction, if the Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms and has not been extended or replaced with a Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank by the date that is ten days prior to the expiration date; or (iii) if the Agent is directed by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Lender, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate stating that the financial institution issuing the Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank. Any drawing on the Letter of Credit may be reimbursed by the Borrower only from amounts remitted to the Borrower pursuant to clauses (xviii) or (xix) of the Priority of Payments.

Section 5.03. Reserve Account. (a) On the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause to be deposited the Reserve Account Required Balance into the Reserve Account.

(b) As described in the Priority of Payments, to the extent there are sufficient Borrower Available Funds, the Agent shall, on each Payment Date, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, deposit Borrower Available Funds into the Reserve Account until the amount on deposit therein shall equal the Reserve Account Required Balance.

(c) On the Business Day prior to each Payment Date, the Agent shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, transfer funds on deposit in the Reserve Account into the Collection Account to the extent that the amount on deposit in the Collection Account as of such Payment Date (prior to taking into account amounts paid by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement) is less than the amount necessary to make the distributions described in clauses (i) through (v) of the Priority of Payments. If the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account exceeds the Reserve Account Required Balance on any Payment Date during a Regular Amortization Period and on or prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date, the amount of such excess shall be transferred into the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account. If the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account exceeds the Reserve Account Required Balance on any Payment Date during an Amortization Period, the amount of such excess shall be transferred into the Collection Account and shall be part of the Borrower Available Funds distributed pursuant to the Priority of Payments for such Payment Date.

 

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(d) All amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and deposited into the Collection Account upon the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the acceleration of the Loan following an Event of Default, (iii) a Voluntary Prepayment Date in connection with a Voluntary Prepayment in whole and (iv) the Payment Date on which the balance in the Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and all other Borrower Available Funds, equals or exceeds the Outstanding Loan Balance, accrued and unpaid interest (including any Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts) on the Loan and the fees, expenses and indemnities due to the Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Lender, the Guarantor, the Custodian, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Replacement Manager and the Replacement Servicer pursuant to the Priority of Payments.

(e) Notwithstanding Sections 5.03(a) and 5.03(b), in lieu of or in substitution for moneys otherwise required to be deposited to the Reserve Account, the Borrower may, subject to the prior written consent of the Guarantor (such consent to be granted or withheld in its sole discretion), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent a Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank in an amount equal to the Reserve Account Required Balance; provided that any deposit into the Reserve Account required to be made after the replacement of amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account with the Letter of Credit shall be made in deposits to the Reserve Account as provided in the Priority of Payments or pursuant to an increase in the Letter of Credit, or addition of another Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit shall be held as an asset of the Reserve Account and valued for purposes of determining the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account as the amount then available to be drawn on such Letter of Credit. Any references in the Transaction Documents to amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account shall include the value of the Letter of Credit unless specifically excluded. If the amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account are represented by a Letter of Credit, the Agent shall be required to submit the drawing documents to the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank to draw the full stated amount of the Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds therefrom in the Reserve Account in the following circumstances: (i) if the Agent is directed by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, to withdraw funds from the Reserve Account for any reason; (ii) upon direction, if the Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms and has not been extended or replaced with a Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank by the date that is ten days prior to the expiration date; or (iii) if the Agent is directed by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Lender, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate stating that the financial institution issuing the Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank. Any drawing on the Letter of Credit may be reimbursed by the Borrower only from amounts remitted to the Borrower pursuant to clauses (xviii) or (xix) of the Priority of Payments.

Section 5.04. Section 25D Interest Account. (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause to be deposited into the Section 25D Interest Account an amount equal to the Section 25D Interest Account Required Amount for the Closing Date. On each Transfer Date, with respect to any Qualified Substitute Solar Loan that is a Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loan, the Borrower shall deposit or require the Depositor to deposit into the Section 25D Interest Account an amount equal to the related Section 25D Interest Amount (in addition to any required Substitution Shortfall Amount).

 

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(b) On each Payment Date, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, if the amount of Borrower Available Funds (after giving effect to all amounts deposited to the Collection Account from the Reserve Account) is less than the amount necessary to make the distributions described in clauses (i) through (v) of the Priority of Payments, an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount on deposit in the Section 25D Interest Account and (B) the amount of such insufficiency, shall be withdrawn from the Section 25D Interest Account and deposited into the Collection Account to be used as Borrower Available Funds.

(c) On any date that the amount on deposit in the Section 25D Interest Account exceeds the Section 25D Interest Account Required Amount as of such date, such amount of excess shall be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be part of the Borrower Available Funds distributed in accordance with the Priority of Payments, based on the Monthly Servicer Report.

(d) All amounts on deposit in the Section 25D Interest Account shall be withdrawn, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, and deposited into the Collection Account upon the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the acceleration of the Loan following an Event of Default, (iii) a Voluntary Prepayment Date in connection with a Voluntary Prepayment in whole and (iv) the Payment Date on which the balance in the Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and all other Borrower Available Funds, equals or exceeds the Outstanding Loan Balance of the Loan Note, accrued and unpaid interest (including any Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts) on the Loan Note fees, expenses and indemnities due to the Agent, the Lender, the Guarantor, the Custodian, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Replacement Manager and the Replacement Servicer pursuant to the Priority of Payments.

Section 5.05. [Reserved].

Section 5.06. Collection Account; Lender Account. (a) On the Closing Date and each Transfer Date, the Borrower shall cause to be deposited to the Collection Account all Collections received in respect of the Initial Solar Loans and the Qualified Substitute Solar Loans, respectively, since the applicable Cut-Off Date. On each Business Day, the Borrower shall cause to be deposited into the Collection Account all amounts in the Lockbox Account (other than the Lockbox Account Retained Balance or Merchant Processing Amounts) from Consumer Obligors or otherwise in respect of the Conveyed Property (other than Consumer Obligor Security Deposits received from a Consumer Obligor (which shall be deposited by the Servicer into the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account) and amounts received relating to Grid Services). The Borrower shall cause all other amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the Transaction Documents, to be deposited within one Business Day of receipt thereof. The Agent shall provide or make available electronically (or upon written request, by first class mail or email) monthly statements on all amounts received in the Collection Account to the Borrower and the Servicer.

(b) The Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to a Collection Period for amounts previously deposited into the Collection Account but later determined by the Servicer to have resulted from mistaken deposits or postings or checks returned for insufficient funds. The amount to be reimbursed hereunder shall be paid to the Servicer on the related Payment Date upon certification by the Servicer of such amounts; provided, however, that the Servicer must provide such certification prior to the Determination Date immediately following such mistaken deposit, posting or returned check or costs and expenses, as applicable.

 

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(c) In accordance with the Servicing Agreement, upon written direction from the Servicer, the Agent shall, if such direction is received on or prior to each Determination Date, withdraw from the Collection Account and remit to the Servicer, amounts specified by the Servicer as required to be paid by the Borrower before the next Payment Date in respect of sales, use and property taxes.

(d) In accordance with Section 6.01(b) hereof, upon written direction from the Servicer, the Agent shall withdraw the partial Voluntary Prepayment from the Collection Account on the related Voluntary Prepayment Date and distribute the same in accordance with such written direction.

(e) In accordance with the Account Control Agreement, to the extent that the balances on deposit in the Lockbox Account are insufficient to reimburse the Lockbox Bank for any returned items or settlement items, upon demand from the Lockbox Bank of the reimbursement amount (with confirmation from the Servicer), the Agent shall, upon written direction from the Servicer, withdraw from the Collection Account and remit to the Lockbox Bank the lesser of collected funds that are cleared funds on deposit in the Collection Account and such reimbursement amount.

(f) All amounts payable to the Lender by the Borrower shall be paid to the Lender Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. All amounts received in the Lender Account shall be deemed to have discharged the Borrower’s obligations to the Lender pro tanto dollar for dollar to the extent such amounts were so paid into the Lender Account.

Section 5.07. Distribution of Funds in the Collection Account. On each Payment Date, Borrower Available Funds based solely on the information set forth in the related Monthly Servicer Report, shall be distributed by the Agent in the following order and priority of payments (the “Priority of Payments”):

(i) sequentially (a) to the Agent (1) the Agent Fee and (2)(x) any accrued and unpaid Agent Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates plus (y) out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Agent incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations and duties under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; (b) to the Indenture Trustee (1) the Indenture Trustee Fee and (2)(x) any accrued and unpaid Indenture Trustee Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates plus (y) out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Indenture Trustee incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations and duties under the Capital Markets Documents plus (z) other expenses of the Capital Markets Issuer; and (c) to the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager (1) the Back-Up Servicing and Transition Manager Fee and (2)(x) any accrued and unpaid Back-Up Servicing and Transition Manager Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates plus (y) out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Back-Up Servicer and Transition Manager incurred and not reimbursed in connection with

 

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its obligations and duties under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and (3) any accrued and unpaid transition costs, in each case, pursuant to the Transaction Documents; provided that the aggregate payments to the Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager as reimbursement for clauses (a)(2)(y), (b)(2)(y) and (c)(2)(y) above shall be limited to $[***] per calendar year so long as an Event of Default of the type described in Section 9.01(a), Section 9.01(b), Section 9.01(c), or Section 9.01(i) has not occurred and is not continuing pursuant to this Loan Agreement; provided, further that the aggregate payments to the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager as reimbursement for clause (3) above shall be limited to $[***] per transition occurrence and $[***] in the aggregate; and provided, further, that the aggregate expenses of the Issuer in clause (b)(2)(z) will be limited to $[***] per calendar year;

(ii) on a pari passu basis (a) to the Manager (1) the Manager Fee for such Payment Date and (2) any accrued and unpaid Manager Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates and (b) to the Servicer (1) the Servicer Fee for such Payment Date and (2) any accrued and unpaid Servicer Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates;

(iii) to the Custodian (a) the Custodian Fee and (b)(x) any accrued and unpaid Custodian Fees with respect to prior Payment Dates plus (y) out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Custodian incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations and duties under this Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; provided that the aggregate payments to the Custodian as reimbursement for clause (b)(y) above shall be limited to $[***] per calendar year so long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is not continuing pursuant to this Loan Agreement;

(iv) to the Guarantor (a) the Monthly Risk-Based Charge for such Payment Date and any accrued and unpaid Monthly Risk-Based Charge with respect to prior Payment Dates and (b)(x) any other accrued and unpaid fees payable to it by the Borrower plus (y) out-of-pocket expenses of the Guarantor incurred and not reimbursed in connection with its obligations and duties under the Transaction Documents; provided that the aggregate payments to the Guarantor as reimbursement for clause (b)(y) above shall be limited to $[***] per calendar year so long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is not continuing pursuant to this Loan Agreement and so long as Guarantor Reimbursable Amounts do not exceed $[***];

(v) to the Lender Account, on a pro rata basis, the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of Component 1 and Component 2 for such Payment Date;

(vi) to the Manager, an amount equal to the sum of the cost of purchasing any replacement Inverters or BESS Systems that do not have the benefit of a Manufacturer Warranty, to the extent such costs are incurred by the Manager but not reimbursed from the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account;

 

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(vii) to the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit, if any;

(viii) on a pari passu basis (a) to the Lender Account in respect of the Outstanding Component 2 Balance, the Component 2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Payment Date until the Outstanding Component 2 Balance is reduced to $[***] and (b) to the Lender and to the Guarantor, the Component 1/DOE Component Principal Distribution Amount for such Payment Date, to be applied sequentially as follows: (1) first, to the Lender Account in respect of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance, until the Outstanding Component 1 Balance is reduced to $[***] and (2) second, to the Guarantor in respect of the Outstanding DOE Component Balance, until the Outstanding DOE Component Balance is reduced to $[***];

(ix) to the Guarantor sequentially as follows: (a) first, the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the DOE Component for such Payment Date, (b) second, reimbursement of any amounts paid by the Guarantor under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement in respect of Guaranteed Interest Amounts and (c) third, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, interest on such amounts paid in respect of Guaranteed Interest Amounts at the DOE Component Rate;

(x) to the Reserve Account, the amount, if any, necessary to increase the balance thereof to the Reserve Account Required Balance for such Payment Date;

(xi) on a pari passu basis, to the Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager, any remaining accrued but unpaid indemnification, expenses, fees or other obligations owed to the Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager not paid pursuant to clause (i) above, to be paid pro rata based upon the amounts due to each such Person;

(xii) to the Custodian, any remaining accrued but unpaid indemnification, expenses, fees or other obligations owed to the Custodian not paid pursuant to clause (iii) above;

(xiii) to the Guarantor, any remaining accrued but unpaid indemnification, expenses, fees or other obligations owed to the Guarantor not paid pursuant to clause (iv) above;

(xiv) on a pari passu basis: (a) to the Manager, Manager Extraordinary Expenses not previously paid, (b) to the Servicer, any Servicer Extraordinary Expenses not previously paid and (c) to the Sponsor, the ratable amount (based on the outstanding loan balance of each guaranteed loan then subject to the Loan Guarantee Agreement) any reimbursements for Ongoing Expenses, Extraordinary Expenses, and Maintenance Fees made to the Guarantor and not previously reimbursed;

 

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(xv) if the Outstanding DOE Component Balance is greater than $[***], to the Lender Account on a pro rata basis (based on the Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology) all remaining Borrower Available Funds (a) in respect of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance until the Outstanding Component 1 Balance has been reduced to $[***] and (b) in respect of the Outstanding Component 2 Balance until the Outstanding Component 2 Balance has been reduced to $[***];

(xvi) if the Outstanding Loan Balance has been reduced to $[***], to the Lender Account, the Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts and Deferred Post-ARD Additional Amounts for Component 1 and Component 2 due on such Payment Date, if any;

(xvii) to the Lender Account, in respect of Component 1 and Component 2, any Voluntary Prepayment, as applicable;

(xviii) to the Eligible Letter of Credit Bank or other party directed by the Manager (a) any fees and expenses related to the Letter of Credit and (b) any amounts which have been drawn under the Letter of Credit and any interest due thereon; and

(xix) all remaining Borrower Available Funds (a) if an Equity Distribution Certificate has been delivered to the Guarantor and the Agent, to the Lender Account on behalf of the Lender and (b) if an Equity Distribution Certificate has not been delivered to the Guarantor and the Agent, to remain in the Collection Account to be used as Borrower Available Funds on the immediately succeeding Payment Date.

Section 5.08. Equity Contribution. (a) Sunnova Energy may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remit amounts to the Collection Account to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the Priority of Payments; provided that (i) such deposits shall not exceed, cumulatively and in the aggregate for all Payment Dates, [***]% of the Initial Outstanding Loan Balance and (ii) no more than one such remittance may be made in any twelve month period (each such payment by Sunnova Energy, a “Permitted Equity Contribution Amount”). In the event that Sunnova Energy elects to make a Permitted Equity Contribution Amount, Sunnova Energy shall notify the Borrower, the Agent, the Lender, the Guarantor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer of such election on or prior to the date that is not later than three Business Days prior to the related Determination Date.

(b) In connection with a Permitted Refinancing of the ABS Notes where the Loan shall remain outstanding, Sunnova Energy may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remit such amounts under the Indenture to the Capital Markets Issuer as are required to discharge in full all obligations under the ABS Notes.

 

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Section 5.09. Tax Withholding. In the event that any withholding Tax is imposed on the Borrower’s payment (or allocations of income) to the Lender, such withholding Tax shall reduce the amount otherwise distributable to the Lender in accordance with this Loan Agreement. The Agent is hereby authorized and directed to retain from amounts otherwise distributable to the Lender sufficient funds for the payment of any withholding Tax that is legally owed by the Borrower as instructed by the Servicer, in writing in a Monthly Servicer Report (but such authorization shall not prevent the Agent from contesting at the expense of the Lender any such withholding Tax in appropriate Proceedings, and withholding payment of such withholding Tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such Proceedings). The amount of any withholding Tax imposed with respect to the Lender shall be treated as cash distributed to the Lender at the time it is withheld by the Borrower or the Agent (at the direction of the Servicer or the Borrower) and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a withholding Tax payable with respect to a distribution, the Agent may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in accordance with this Section 5.09. In the event that the Lender wishes to apply for a refund of any such withholding Tax, the Agent shall reasonably cooperate with the Lender in making such claim so long as the Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred.

The Lender by its acceptance of a Loan Note or an interest in a Loan Note, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Agent or the Borrower, upon request, with the Lender Tax Identification Information, and such other information as the Agent or Borrower may reasonably request. The Lender shall update or replace its previously provided Lender Tax Identification Information promptly if requested by the Agent or Borrower; provided that nothing herein shall require the Agent or Borrower to make such request.

Section 5.10. Statements to Lender; Tax Returns. Within the time period required by Applicable Law after the end of each calendar year, the Borrower shall cause the Agent to furnish to the Lender the information required by the Code, if any, to enable the Lender to prepare its U.S. federal and state income Tax Returns. The obligation of the Agent set forth in this Section 5.10 shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that information shall be provided by the Agent, in the form of Form 1099 or other comparable form, pursuant to any requirements of the Code. The Borrower shall cause Sunnova Management, at Sunnova Management’s expense, to cause a firm of Independent Accountants to prepare any Tax Returns required to be filed by the Borrower. The Agent, upon reasonable written request, shall furnish the Borrower with all such information in the possession of the Agent as may be reasonably required in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return of the Borrower.

Section 5.11. Reports by Agent. Within five Business Days after the end of each Collection Period, the Agent shall provide or make available electronically (or upon written request, by first class mail or email) to the Servicer and the Guarantor a written report (electronic means shall be sufficient) setting forth the amounts in the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and the identity of the investments included therein, as applicable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall, upon the written request of the Servicer or the Guarantor, promptly transmit or make available electronically to the Servicer and the Guarantor (or its or their duly authorized representatives or agents, as the case may be), copies of all accountings of, and information with respect to, the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, investments thereof, as applicable, and payments thereto and therefrom.

 

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Section 5.12. Final Balances. On the Termination Date, all moneys remaining in all Accounts (other than the Lockbox Account and the Lender Account), shall be, subject to applicable escheatment laws, remitted to, or at the direction of, the Borrower, and after the return of such funds (or disposition thereof pursuant to applicable escheatment laws), the Agent shall have no liability with respect to such funds, and the Lender should look solely only to the Borrower for such amounts.

Section 5.13. [Reserved].

Section 5.14. The Guarantee Issuance Agreement. Subject to any automatic adjustments to Guarantee Demand Requests made pursuant to Section 2.05, the following shall apply to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement:

(a) Interest Demands. If Borrower Available Funds for any Payment Date and the Maturity Date are insufficient to pay Interest Distribution Amounts that are due and payable on such Payment Date in respect of Component 1 or Component 2 (after giving effect to any amounts transferred from the Reserve Account to the Collection Account), the Agent shall prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to such Payment Date, issue a Guarantee Demand Request, as provided by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower), to the Guarantor pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement in an amount equal to the Guaranteed Amounts entitled to be demanded thereunder as a result of such insufficiency. Such demands will request that Guaranteed Amounts be remitted to the Guarantor Payment Account for the benefit of the Lender. To the extent the Agent receives the proceeds of such request from the Guarantor, the Agent shall remit such amounts directly to the Guarantor Payment Account.

(b) Component 1 Parity Principal Payment Demands. If, after giving effect to the application of Borrower Available Funds for any Payment Date, the Component 1 Parity Ratio is greater than [***]%, the Agent shall, prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to such Payment Date, issue a Guarantee Demand Request, as provided by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower), to the Guarantor pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement in an amount equal to the Component 1 Parity Principal Payment due thereunder. Such demands will request that Guaranteed Amounts be remitted to the Guarantor Payment Account for the benefit of the Lender. To the extent the Agent receives the proceeds of such request to the Guarantor, the Agent shall remit such amounts directly to the Guarantor Payment Account.

(c) Final Drawing. If, on the Maturity Date or after an acceleration of the Loan, the Outstanding Component 1 Balance is greater than $[***], the Agent shall, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to such Payment Date, issue a Guarantee Demand Request, as provided by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower), to the Guarantor under Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement in an amount equal to the unpaid balance of thereof. Such demands will request that Guaranteed Amounts be remitted to the Guarantor Payment Account for the benefit of the Lender. To the extent the Agent receives the proceeds of such request to the Guarantor, the Agent shall remit such amounts directly to the Guarantor Payment Account.

 

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(d) Discharge of Borrower Obligations. All amounts received in the Guarantor Payment Account pursuant to this Section 5.14 shall be deemed to have discharged the Borrower’s obligations to the Lender pro tanto dollar for dollar to the extent such amounts were so paid into the Guarantor Payment Account.

(e) Application of Guaranteed Interest Amounts Deemed Paid. Guaranteed Interest Amounts deemed to be paid by the Guarantor on any Payment Date will be applied in the following order of priority: (i) first, in satisfaction of any Borrower shortfalls in the Interest Distribution Amount with respect to Component 1 on such Payment Date (such amount in this clause (i), “Guaranteed Interest Amounts (Component 1)”) and (ii) second, any remaining amounts (the “Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts”) as a pro rata payment of principal on Component 1 and Component 2 (based on the Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology) on such Payment Date, in each case after giving effect to the Priority of Payments.

ARTICLE VI

VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT OF LOAN AND RELEASE OF COLLATERAL

Section 6.01. Voluntary Prepayment. (a) Prior to the Maturity Date, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, prepay the Loan (such prepayment, a “Voluntary Prepayment”), in whole or in part on any Business Day following the end of the Prepayment Lockout Period (such date, the “Voluntary Prepayment Date”). Any such Voluntary Prepayment is required to be made on no less than ten (10) days’ prior notice (or such shorter period, but not less than two Business Days, as is necessary to cure an Event of Default) by the Borrower sending the Notice of Voluntary Prepayment to the Agent, the Guarantor and the Servicer describing the Borrower’s election to prepay the Loan or portion thereof in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. The Borrower may not prepay the Loan during the Prepayment Lockout Period.

(b) With respect to any Voluntary Prepayment in part, on or prior to the related Voluntary Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall deposit into the Collection Account, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount of outstanding principal of the Loan being prepaid and (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Such partial Voluntary Prepayment shall be distributed by the Agent, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, on the related Voluntary Prepayment Date pro rata between (i) Component 1 and the DOE Component and (ii) Component 2. With respect to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, such partial Voluntary Prepayment shall be distributed (A) first, to the Lender Account in respect of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance until the Outstanding Component 1 Balance is reduced to $[***] and (B) second, to the Guarantor in respect of the Outstanding DOE Component Balance until the Outstanding DOE Component Balance is reduced to $[***].

 

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(c) With respect to a Voluntary Prepayment of the Loan in full, on or prior to the related Voluntary Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall be required to deposit into the Collection Account an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the Outstanding Loan Balance, (B) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (C) Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts, if any, and (D) all amounts owed to the Guarantor, the Agent, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager and any other parties to the Loan Documents, minus (ii) the sum of the amounts then on deposit in the Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account. The Agent shall make distributions on the related Voluntary Prepayment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments (without giving effect to clauses (vi) through (x) thereof) and solely as specified in the related Voluntary Prepayment Servicer Report and to the extent the Outstanding Loan Balance is prepaid and all other obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents have been paid, release any remaining assets in the Collateral to, or at the direction of, the Borrower.

(d) If the Borrower elects to rescind the Voluntary Prepayment, it must give written notice to the Agent and the Guarantor of such determination at least two Business Days prior to the Voluntary Prepayment Date. If a Voluntary Prepayment of the Loan has been rescinded pursuant to this Section 6.01(d), the Agent shall provide notice of such rescission to the Lender with copies to the Guarantor, the Borrower, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, Sunnova Energy, the Depositor, the Rating Agency and Fitch.

(e) No Voluntary Prepayment in full may be effected hereunder unless the Capital Markets Issuer (if any) has simultaneously exercised a voluntary prepayment under the related Indenture.

(f) No Voluntary Prepayment in full or in part may be effected unless the Capital Markets Issuer (if any) has deposited into the Lender Account any amounts payable by the Capital Markets Issuer in connection with such prepayment that are not correspondingly payable by the Borrower in respect of the Loan.

Section 6.02. Notice of Voluntary Prepayment. Any Notice of Voluntary Prepayment received by the Agent from the Borrower shall be made available by the Agent not less than ten (10) days (or such shorter period in the case of an actual or potential Event of Default) and not more than thirty days prior to the date fixed for prepayment to the Lender with copies to the Borrower, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Guarantor, Sunnova Energy, the Servicer and the Rating Agency. Failure to make such Notice of Voluntary Prepayment available to any such Person, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any Proceedings for the prepayment of the Loan. If a Voluntary Prepayment has been rescinded pursuant to Section 6.01(d), and to the extent the Agent had made notice of the Voluntary Prepayment available, the Agent shall make available notice of such rescission to the Lender with copies to the Borrower, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Guarantor, Sunnova Energy, the Servicer and the Rating Agency. Any notice made available as provided in this Section shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the intended recipient accesses the notice.

Section 6.03. [Reserved.].

 

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Section 6.04. Release of Collateral. (a) The Agent shall, on or promptly after the Termination Date, release any remaining portion of the Collateral from the Lien created by this Agreement and shall deposit into the Collection Account any funds then on deposit in any other Account. The Agent shall release property from the Lien created by this Loan Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.04(a) only upon receipt by the Agent of a Borrower Order accompanied by Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel.

(b) The Lien created by this Loan Agreement on any (i) Defective Solar Loan shall automatically be released when the Depositor or the Performance Guarantor, as applicable, repurchases such Defective Solar Loan pursuant to the Contribution Agreement or the Performance Guaranty, as applicable, or (ii) Defaulted Solar Loan shall automatically be released when the Depositor or the Performance Guarantor, as applicable, repurchases such Defaulted Solar Loan pursuant to the Contribution Agreement or the Performance Guaranty, as applicable, in each case upon (A) a payment by the Depositor or the Performance Guarantor, as the case may be, of the Repurchase Price of such Solar Loan and the deposit of such payment into the Collection Account and (B) receipt by the Agent of an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor or Performance Guarantor, as the case may be, certifying: (1) as to the identity of the Solar Loan to be released, (2) that the amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect thereto equals the Repurchase Price of such Solar Loan and (3) that all conditions in the Loan Documents with respect to the release of such Solar Loan from the Lien of this Loan Agreement have been met.

(c) The Lien created by this Loan Agreement on any Replaced Solar Loan shall automatically be released upon (i) a payment by the Depositor of any Substitution Shortfall Amount and Section 25D Interest Amount, if any, due with respect to such Replaced Solar Loan and the deposit of such payment into the Collection Account or the Section 25D Interest Account, as applicable, (ii) the Borrower’s acquisition of the related Qualified Substitute Solar Loan(s) in accordance with the Contribution Agreement, and (iii) receipt by the Agent of an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor certifying: (A) as to the identity of the Replaced Solar Loan(s) to be released, (B) that the amount, if any, deposited into the Collection Account with respect thereto equals the Substitution Shortfall Amount required to be deposited, (C) that the amount, if any, deposited into the Section 25D Interest Account with respect thereto equals the Section 25D Interest Amount for the related Qualified Substitute Solar Loan(s) required to be deposited and (D) that all conditions in the Loan Documents with respect to the release of such Replaced Solar Loan(s) from the Lien of this Loan Agreement have been met.

(d) The Lien created by this Loan Agreement on any Solar Loan shall automatically be released upon (i) deposit into the Collection Account of the amount payable by a Consumer Obligor pursuant to its Customer Contract in connection with a prepayment in whole of such Customer Contract, and (ii) receipt by the Agent of an Officer’s Certificate of the Manager certifying: (A) as to the identity of the Solar Loan to be released, (B) that the amount deposited in the Collection Account with respect thereto equals the purchase price of such Solar Loan under the related Customer Contract and (C) that all conditions in the Loan Documents with respect to the release of such Solar Loan from the Lien of this Loan Agreement have been met.

(e) Upon release of the Lien created by this Loan Agreement in accordance with subsections (b), (c) or (d), the Agent shall release the applicable asset for all purposes and deliver to or upon the order of the Borrower (or to or upon the order of the Depositor if it has satisfied its respective obligations under Sections 7(a) or 7(b) of the Contribution Agreement with respect to a

 

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Solar Loan) the applicable Solar Loan and the related Custodian File. Upon the order of the Borrower, the Agent shall authorize a UCC financing statement prepared by the Servicer evidencing such release. The Servicer shall file any such authorized UCC financing statements. Upon any such release of any Solar Loan, the Borrower shall cause the Servicer to update the Schedule of Solar Loans to remove such released Solar Loan from the Schedule of Solar Loans and deliver such updated Schedule of Solar Loans to the Agent, the Guarantor and Lender.

ARTICLE VII

THE AGENT

Section 7.01. Appointment of Agent. Each of the Lender and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as its agent and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Lender, the Agent or the Guarantor shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder with respect to the Collateral shall be exercised solely by the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at the direction of the Controlling Party.

Section 7.02. Duties of Agent. (a) If a Responsible Officer of the Agent has received notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a), or a Responsible Officer of the Agent shall otherwise have actual knowledge that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Loan Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

(b) Except during the occurrence and continuance of such an Event of Default:

(i) The Agent need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Loan Agreement and any other Loan Document to which it is a party and no others and no implied covenants or obligations of the Agent shall be read into this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(ii) In the absence of negligence or bad faith on its part, the Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Agent shall, however, examine such certificates and opinions to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document but the Agent shall not be required to determine, confirm or recalculate information contained in such certificates or opinions.

 

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(c) No provision of this Loan Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Agent from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) This paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of subsection (b) of this Section 7.02.

(ii) The Agent shall not be liable in its individual capacity for any action taken, or error of judgment made, in good faith by a Responsible Officer or other officers of the Agent, unless it is proved that the Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(iii) The Agent shall not be personally liable with respect to any action it takes, suffers or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it from the Lender in accordance with this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case unless it is proved that the Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(iv) The Agent shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or otherwise to perfect or to maintain the perfection of any Lien on the Collateral or in any item comprising the Conveyed Property.

(d) No provision of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require the Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial or other liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(e) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.02 shall apply to any co-agent or separate agent appointed by the Borrower and the Agent pursuant to Section 7.13.

(f) The Agent shall not in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in any Account held by the Agent resulting from any loss experienced on any item comprising the Conveyed Property except as a result of the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(g) In no event shall the Agent be required to take any action that conflicts with Applicable Law, any of the provisions of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or with the Agent’s duties hereunder or that adversely affect its rights and immunities hereunder.

(h) In no event shall the Agent have any obligations or duties under or have any liabilities whatsoever to the Lender under ERISA.

(i) In no event shall the Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities; it being understood that the Agent shall resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

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(j) With respect to all Solar Loans and any related part of the Collateral released from the Lien of this Loan Agreement, the Agent shall assign, without recourse, representation or warranty, to the appropriate Person as directed by the Borrower in writing, prior to the Termination Date, all the Agent’s right, title and interest in and to such assets, such assignment being in the form as prepared by the Servicer or the Borrower and acceptable to the Agent. Such Person shall thereupon own such Solar Loan and related rights appurtenant thereto free of any further obligation to the Agent or the Lender with respect thereto. The Servicer or the Borrower shall also prepare and the Agent shall, upon written direction of the Borrower, also execute and deliver all such other instruments or documents as shall be reasonably requested by any such Person to be required or appropriate to effect a valid transfer of title to a Solar Loan and the related assets.

(k) In the event that the Agent receives notice from the Custodian that the Electronic Vault Agreement will be terminated, the Agent shall make such notice available to the Lender and the Guarantor and take action in response to such notice as directed in writing by the Controlling Party, provided, however, if the Controlling Party fails to provide written direction to the Agent within five (5) days of such notice and no provision has been made for a substitute electronic vault agreement to replace the Electronic Vault Agreement on terms that would not have a material adverse effect on the Lender’s interest in the Customer Contracts, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel, the Agent shall direct the Custodian to implement a “paper out” process to convert all Customer Contracts and any other electronic chattel paper held in the Electronic Vault into non-original paper copies of such chattel paper and to destroy the original electronic records evidencing such chattel paper, and such paper copies of the Customer Contracts and other records shall be delivered to the Custodian. All expenses incurred in connection with such process shall be treated as expenses of the initial Servicer.

Section 7.03. Manager Termination Event, Servicer Termination Event, or Event of Default. (a) The Agent shall not be required to take notice of or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any default, Default, Manager Termination Event, Servicer Termination Event, Event of Default, event or information, or be required to act upon any default, Default, Manager Termination Event, Servicer Termination Event, Event of Default, event or information (including the sending of any notice) unless a Responsible Officer of the Agent is specifically notified in writing at the address set forth in Section 12.04 or until a Responsible Officer of the Agent shall have acquired actual knowledge of a default, a Default, a Manager Termination Event, a Servicer Termination Event, an Event of Default, an event or information and shall have no duty to take any action to determine whether any such default, Default, Manager Termination Event, Servicer Termination Event, Event of Default, or event has occurred. In the absence of receipt of such notice or actual knowledge, the Agent may conclusively assume that there is no such default, Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event, Manager Termination Event or event. If written notice of the existence of a default, a Default, an Event of Default, a Manager Termination Event, a Servicer Termination Event, an event or information has been delivered to a Responsible Officer of the Agent or a Responsible Officer of the Agent has actual knowledge thereof, the Agent shall promptly provide paper or electronic notice thereof to the Borrower, the Transition Manager, the Back-Up Servicer, the Rating Agency and the Lender, but in any event, no later than five days after such knowledge or notice occurs.

 

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(b) In the event the Servicer does not make available to the Rating Agency all reports of the Servicer and all reports to the Lender, upon request of the Rating Agency, the Agent shall make available promptly after such request, copies of such Servicer reports as are in the Agent’s possession to the Rating Agency and the Lender.

Section 7.04. Rights of Agent. (a) The Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Agent need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any document. The Agent need not investigate or re-calculate, evaluate, certify, verify or independently determine the accuracy of any numerical information, report, certificate, information, statement, representation or warranty or any fact or matter stated in any such document and may conclusively rely as to the truth of the statements and the accuracy of the information therein.

(b) Before the Agent takes any action or refrains from taking any action under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, the costs of which (including the Agent’s reasonable and documented attorney’s fees and expenses) shall be paid by the party requesting that the Agent act or refrain from acting. The Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Agent shall not be personally liable for any action it takes or omits to take or any action or inaction it believes in good faith to be authorized or within its rights or powers other than as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(d) The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts of matters stated in any reports, certificates, payment instructions, opinion, notice, order or other paper or document unless requested in writing by the Controlling Party, and the Controlling Party has provided to the Agent indemnity satisfactory to it.

(e) The Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, affiliates or attorneys or a custodian or nominee, and the Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed by it hereunder with due care. The Agent may consult with counsel, accountants and other experts and the advice or opinion of counsel, accountants and other experts with respect to legal and other matters relating to any Loan Document shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability with respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of counsel.

(f) The Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety with respect to the execution of this Loan Agreement or the powers granted hereunder.

(g) The Agent shall not be liable for any action or inaction of the Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Custodian, or any other party (or agent thereof) to this Loan Agreement or any Loan Document and may assume compliance by such parties with their obligations under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, unless a Responsible Officer of the Agent shall have received written notice to the contrary at the Corporate Trust Office of the Agent.

 

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(h) The Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Loan Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of the Controlling Party, pursuant to the provisions of this Loan Agreement, unless the Agent shall have been offered security or indemnity satisfactory to the Agent against the costs, expenses and liabilities (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the Agent’s counsel and agents) which may be incurred therein or thereby in accordance with Section 7.15.

(i) The Agent shall not have any duty (i) to maintain or monitor any insurance or (ii) to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Collateral.

(j) Delivery of any reports, information and documents to the Agent provided for herein or any other Loan Document is for informational purposes only (unless otherwise expressly stated), and the Agent’s receipt of such or otherwise publicly available information shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Servicer’s, the Manager’s or the Borrower’s compliance with any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder (as to which the Agent is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). The Agent shall not have actual notice of any default or any other matter unless a Responsible Officer of the Agent receives actual written notice of such default or other matter.

(k) The Agent does not have any obligation to investigate any matter or exercise any powers vested under this Loan Agreement unless requested in writing by the Controlling Party or the Lender and the Agent has been provided an indemnity satisfactory to it in accordance with Section 7.15.

(l) Knowledge of the Agent shall not be attributed or imputed to Wilmington Trust’s other roles in the transaction and knowledge of the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager shall not be attributed or imputed to each other or to the Agent (other than those where the roles are performed by the same group or division within Wilmington Trust or otherwise share the same Responsible Officers), or any affiliate, line of business, or other division of Wilmington Trust (and vice versa).

(m) The right of the Agent to perform any permissive or discretionary act enumerated in this Loan Agreement or any related document shall not be construed as a duty.

(n) None of the Agent, the Transition Manager or the Back-Up Servicer shall have a duty to conduct any investigation as to an actual or alleged breach of any representation or warranty, the occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Solar Loan by any Person pursuant to the Loan Documents, or the eligibility of any Solar Loan for purposes of the Loan Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Agent, the Transition Manager or the

 

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Back-Up Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether a breach of the representations or warranties made by Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer or the Lender or relating to the eligibility criteria of the Solar Loans has occurred or whether any such breach materially and adversely affects the value of such Solar Loans or the interests therein of the Lender; provided, however, that upon actual knowledge or receiving notice of a breach of any of the representations and warranties relating to the eligibility criteria of the Solar Loans by a Responsible Officer of the Agent, the Transition Manager or the Back-Up Servicer, the Agent, the Transition Manager or the Back-Up Servicer, as applicable, shall give prompt written notice thereof to Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Guarantor.

(o) The rights, benefits, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to the Agent hereunder shall extend to the Agent (in any of its capacities) under any other Loan Document or related agreement as though set forth therein in their entirety mutatis mutandis.

(p) In no event shall the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer or the Transition Manager have any obligation to oversee or any liability or responsibility to monitor compliance with or enforce compliance with U.S. Risk Retention Rules or other rules or regulations relating to risk retention. In no event shall the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer of the Transition Manager be charged with knowledge of such rules or regulations, nor shall it be liable to any investor or other party for violation of such rules or regulations now or hereafter in effect.

(q) The Lender hereby directs the Agent to acknowledge the Performance Guaranty.

Section 7.05. Not Responsible for Recitals, Issuance of Loan Note or Application of Moneys as Directed. The recitals contained herein and in the Loan Note shall be taken as the statements of the Borrower, and the Agent assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Agent makes no representations with respect to the Collateral or as to the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or of the Loan Note. the Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loan. Subject to Section 7.02(b), the Agent shall not be liable to any Person for any money paid to the Borrower upon a Borrower Order, Servicer instruction or order or direction provided in a Monthly Servicer Report contemplated by this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Section 7.06. Money Held in Trust. The Agent shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Borrower and except to the extent of income or other gain on investments which are obligations of the Agent hereunder.

Section 7.07. Compensation and Reimbursement. (a) The Borrower agrees:

(i) to pay the Agent in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments, the Agent Fee. The Agent’s compensation shall not be limited by any law with respect to compensation of an agent of an express trust and the payments to the Agent provided by Article V hereto shall constitute payments due with respect to the applicable fee agreement or letter;

 

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(ii) in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments, to reimburse the Agent upon request for all reasonable and documented expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Agent, the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager in accordance with any provision of this Loan Agreement (including, but not limited to, the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and allocable costs of in-house counsel); provided, however, in no event shall the Borrower pay or reimburse the Agent or the agents or counsel, including in-house counsel of either, for any expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Agent in connection with any negligent action or negligent inaction on the part of the Agent; provided, further, that payments to the Agent for reimbursement for any such expenses shall be as set forth in clause (i) of the Priority of Payments;

(iii) to indemnify the Agent and its officers, directors, employees and agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any fee, loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses and court costs) incurred without negligence or bad faith on the part of the Agent, to the extent such matters have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance or administration of this trust and its obligations under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim, action or suit in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder and defending itself against any claim, action or suit (including a successful defense, in whole or in part, of a breach of its standard of care) or bringing any claim, action or suit to enforce the indemnification or other obligations of the relevant transaction parties; provided, however, that:

(A) with respect to any such claim the Agent shall have given the Borrower, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender, the Depositor, the Guarantor, the Servicer and the Manager written notice thereof promptly after the Agent shall have actual knowledge thereof, provided, that failure to notify shall not relieve the parties of their obligations hereunder;

(B) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.07(a)(iii), none of the Borrower, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender, the Depositor, the Guarantor, the Servicer or the Manager shall be liable for settlement of any such claim by the Agent entered into without the prior consent of the Borrower, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender, the Depositor, the Guarantor, the Servicer or the Manager, as the case may be, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and

(C) the Agent, its officers, directors, employees and agents, as a group, shall be entitled to counsel separate from the Borrower, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender, the Depositor, the Guarantor, the Servicer and the Manager; to the extent the Borrower’s, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings’, Sunnova Hestia Holdings’, the

 

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Capital Markets Issuer’s, the Lender’s, the Depositor’s, the Guarantor’s, the Servicer’s and the Manager’s interests are not adverse to the interests of the Agent, its officers, directors, employees or agents, the Agent may agree to be represented by the same counsel as the Borrower, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender, the Depositor, the Guarantor, the Servicer and the Manager.

Such payment obligations and indemnification shall survive the resignation or removal of the Agent as well as the discharge, termination or assignment hereof. The Agent’s expenses are intended as expenses of administration.

Anything in this Loan Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Agent be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(b) The Agent shall, on each Payment Date, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, as applicable, deduct payment of its fees and expenses hereunder from moneys in the Collection Account.

(c) The Borrower agrees to assume and to pay, and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Agent and the Lender from any Taxes which may at any time be asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the Grant of the Collateral to the Agent, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, personal property, privilege or license taxes (but with respect to the Lender only, not including Taxes arising out of the creation or the issuance of the Loan Note or payments with respect thereto) and costs, expenses and reasonable counsel fees in defending against the same.

Section 7.08. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Agent shall always have a combined capital and surplus as stated in Section 7.09, and shall always be a bank or trust company with corporate trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and shall be rated at least investment grade by S&P.

Section 7.09. Agent Capital and Surplus. The Agent and/or its parent shall at all times have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. If the Agent publishes annual reports of condition of the type described in Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, its combined capital and surplus for purposes of this Section 7.09 shall be as set forth in the latest such report.

Section 7.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Agent and no appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Agent under Section 7.11.

(b) The Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender, the Guarantor and the Servicer. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Agent shall not have been delivered to the Agent within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Agent.

 

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(c) The Agent may be removed at any time by the Controlling Party upon 30 days’ prior written notice, delivered to the Agent, with copies to the Servicer, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Borrower and to the extent the Controlling Party is the Guarantor, the Lender.

(d) If at any time the Agent ceases to be eligible under Section 7.08 or Section 7.09 or shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Agent or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, with 30 days’ prior written notice, the Borrower, with the prior written consent of the Controlling Party, by a Borrower Order, may remove the Agent.

(e) If the Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Agent for any cause, the Borrower, with the prior written consent of the Controlling Party, by a Borrower Order, shall promptly appoint a successor Agent.

(f) If the Agent shall be removed pursuant to Sections 7.10(c) or (d) and no successor Agent shall have been appointed pursuant to Section 7.10(e) and accepted such appointment within 30 days of the date of removal, the removed Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Agent acceptable to the Borrower and the Controlling Party.

(g) The Borrower shall give to the Rating Agency, the Lender and the Guarantor notice of each resignation and each removal of the Agent and each appointment of a successor Agent. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Agent and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(h) The provisions of this Section 7.10 shall apply to any co-agent or separate agent appointed by the Borrower and the Agent pursuant to Section 7.13.

Section 7.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a) Every successor Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Borrower, the Lender, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Guarantor and the retiring Agent an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Agent shall become effective and such successor Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on request of the Borrower or the successor Agent, such retiring Agent shall, upon payment of its fees, expenses and other charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Agent and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Agent all property and money held by such retiring Agent hereunder. Upon request of any such successor Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Agent all such rights, powers and trusts.

(b) No successor Agent shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Agent shall be qualified and eligible under Section 7.08 and Section 7.09.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Agent, the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.07(a)(iii) and (c) and the Agent’s protections under this Article VII shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Agent.

Section 7.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Agent. Any corporation or national banking association into which the Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation, bank, trust company or national banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Agent shall be a party, or any corporation, bank, trust company or national banking association succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Agent, shall be the successor of the Agent hereunder if such corporation, bank, trust company or national banking association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 7.08 and 7.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. The Agent shall provide the Rating Agency written notice of any such transaction.

Section 7.13. Co-Agent and Separate Agent. (a) At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral may at the time be located, for enforcement actions, and where a conflict of interest exists, the Agent shall have power to appoint and, upon the written request of the Agent, the Borrower shall for such purpose join with the Agent in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons that are approved by the Agent either to act as co-agent, jointly with the Agent, of such part of the Collateral, or to act as separate agent of any such property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power of the Agent deemed necessary or desirable, in all respects subject to the other provisions of this Section 7.13. If the Borrower does not join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, or in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent alone shall have power to make such appointment. No notice to the Lender of the appointment of any co-agent or separate agent shall be required under this Loan Agreement. Notice of any such appointments shall be promptly given to the Rating Agency and the Guarantor by the Agent.

(b) Should any written instrument from the Borrower be required by any co-agent or separate agent so appointed for more fully confirming to such co-agent or separate agent such property, title, right or power, any and all such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Borrower.

(c) Every co-agent or separate agent shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms:

(i) The Loan Note shall be delivered and all rights, powers, duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Agent hereunder, shall be exercised solely by the Agent.

 

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(ii) The rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Agent with respect to any property covered by such appointment shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Agent and such co-agent or separate agent jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Agent shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed solely by such co-agent or separate agents.

(iii) The Agent at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, may accept the resignation of, or remove, any co-agent or separate agent appointed under this Section 7.13. Upon the written request of the Agent, the Borrower shall join with the Agent in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A successor to any co-agent or separate agent so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section 7.13.

(iv) No co-agent or separate agent appointed in accordance with this Section 7.13 hereunder shall be financially or otherwise liable by reason of any act or omission of the Agent, or any other such agent hereunder, and the Agent shall not be financially or otherwise liable by reason of any act or omission of any co-agent or separate agent hereunder.

(v) Any notice, request or other writing delivered to the Agent shall be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-agent or separate agent.

(vi) Any co-agent or separate agent may, at any time, constitute the Agent, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or with respect to this Loan Agreement on its behalf and in its name. The Agent shall not be responsible for any action or inaction of any such related co-agent or separate agent appointed in accordance with this Section 7.13. The Agent shall not have any responsibility or liability relating to the appointment of any separate or co-agent. Any such separate or co-agent shall not be deemed to be an agent of the Agent. If any co-agent or separate agent shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estate, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Agent, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor agent.

Section 7.14. Books and Records. The Agent agrees to provide to the Lender and the Controlling Party the right during normal business hours upon two days’ prior notice in writing to inspect its books and records insofar as the books and records relate to the functions and duties of the Agent pursuant to this Loan Agreement.

Section 7.15. Control. Upon the Agent being adequately indemnified in writing to its satisfaction, the Controlling Party shall have the right to direct the Agent with respect to any action or inaction by the Agent hereunder, the exercise of any trust or power conferred on the Agent, or the conduct of any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Agent with respect to the Loan or the Collateral provided that:

 

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(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Loan Agreement or expose the Agent to financial or other liability (for which it has not been adequately indemnified) or be unduly prejudicial to the Secured Parties not approving such direction;

(b) the Agent may take any other action deemed proper by the Agent which is not inconsistent with such direction; and

(c) except as expressly provided otherwise herein (but only with the prior written consent of or at the direction of the Controlling Party), the Agent shall have the authority to take any enforcement action which it reasonably deems to be necessary to enforce the provisions of this Loan Agreement.

Section 7.16. Suits for Enforcement. If an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Agent shall have actual knowledge, shall occur and be continuing, the Agent may, in its discretion and shall, at the direction of the Controlling Party (provided that the Agent is adequately indemnified in writing to its satisfaction in accordance with Section 7.15), proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Secured Parties under this Loan Agreement by a Proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Loan Agreement or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Loan Agreement or for the enforcement of any other legal, equitable or other remedy as the Agent, being advised by counsel, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Agent, any Lender or the Controlling Party, but in no event shall the Agent be liable for any failure to act in the absence of direction by the Controlling Party.

Section 7.17. Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations. In order to comply with Applicable Laws, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Agent is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Agent. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Agent upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available to such party in order to enable the Agent to comply with Applicable Law.

Section 7.18. Authorization. The Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under and make the representations contained in the Account Control Agreement on the Closing Date. The Lender, by its acceptance of the Loan Note, acknowledges and agrees that the Agent shall execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Account Control Agreement and shall do so solely in its capacity as Agent and not in its individual capacity. Furthermore, the Lender, by its acceptance of the Loan Note acknowledges and agrees that the Agent shall have no obligation to take any action pursuant to the Account Control Agreement unless directed to do so by the Controlling Party.

 

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Article VIII

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE IX

EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 9.01. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following specified events shall constitute an event of default under this Loan Agreement (each, an “Event of Default”):

(a) a default in the payment of any Interest Distribution Amount (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts, Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts) on a Payment Date, which default shall not have been cured after three Business Days; provided that an Event of Default pursuant to this clause (a) shall not occur if the Guarantor shall have been deemed to have paid such amounts pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement and such amounts have not been reinstated in accordance with Section 2.05 hereof;

(b) a default in the payment in full of the Outstanding Loan Balance by the Maturity Date; provided that an Event of Default pursuant to this clause (b) shall not occur if the Guarantor shall have been deemed to have paid such amounts pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement and such amounts have not been reinstated in accordance with Section 2.05 hereof;

(c) an Insolvency Event shall have occurred with respect to the Borrower;

(d) the failure of the Borrower to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant or obligation of the Borrower set forth in this Loan Agreement (other than the failure to make any required payment with respect to the Loan), which has not been cured within 30 days from the date of receipt by the Borrower of written notice from the Guarantor, the Agent or the Lender of such breach or default, or the failure of the Borrower to deposit into the Collection Account all amounts required to be deposited therein by the required deposit date;

(e) any representation, warranty or statement of the Borrower (other than representations and warranties as to whether a Solar Loan is an Eligible Solar Loan) contained in the Loan Documents or any report, document or certificate delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the foregoing agreements shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made and, within 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Guarantor, the Agent and the Lender by the Servicer, the Agent or the Lender, the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured (which cure may be effected by payment of an indemnity claim) or waived by the Agent, acting at the direction of the Controlling Party;

(f) the failure for any reason of the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, to have a first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) which is not stayed, released or otherwise cured within ten days of receipt of notice or the Servicer’s, the Manager’s or the Borrower’s knowledge thereof;

 

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(g) the Borrower becomes subject to registration as an investment company” under the 1940 Act;

(h) the Borrower becomes classified as an association, a publicly traded partnership or a taxable mortgage pool that, in each case, is taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal or state income tax purposes;

(i) there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied, and unstayed for more than 30 consecutive days, any final non-appealable judgment in the amount of $100,000 or more against the Borrower not covered by insurance or bond;

(j) any of the Loan Documents becomes invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable against the Borrower or ceases to be in full force and effect, except to the extent such event would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(k) failure of the Lender to directly own 100% (both by vote and value) of the Capital Stock of the Borrower.

In the case of an Event of Default, after the applicable grace period set forth in such subparagraphs, if any, the Agent shall give written notice to the Lender, the Guarantor, the Rating Agency, Fitch, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager and the Borrower that an Event of Default has occurred as of the date of such notice.

Section 9.02. Actions of Agent. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder, the Agent shall, at the direction of the Controlling Party, do one of the following:

(a) declare the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to become immediately due and payable;

(b) either on its own or through an agent, take possession of and sell the Collateral pursuant to Section 9.15, provided, however, that neither the Agent nor any collateral agent may sell or otherwise liquidate the Collateral unless either (i) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Loan for principal and accrued interest and the fees and all other amounts required to be paid pursuant to the Priority of Payments, as applicable, or (ii) so long as the Guarantee Issuance Agreement remains in effect and the Guarantor has made all required payments pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, the Guarantor consents thereto;

(c) institute Proceedings for collection of amounts due on the Loan or under this Loan Agreement by automatic acceleration or otherwise, or if no such acceleration or collection efforts have been made, or if such acceleration or collection efforts have been made, but have been annulled or rescinded, the Agent may elect to take possession of the Collateral and collect or cause the collection of the proceeds thereof and apply such proceeds in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Loan Agreement;

 

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(d) enforce any judgment obtained and collect any amounts adjudged from the Borrower;

(e) institute any Proceedings for the complete or partial foreclosure of the Lien created by the Agreement with respect to the Collateral; and

(f) protect the rights of the Agent and the Lender by taking any appropriate action including exercising any remedy of a secured party under the UCC or any other Applicable Law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (c) of the definition thereof, the Outstanding Loan Balance, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

Section 9.03. Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any Insolvency Proceeding relative to the Borrower or any other obligor upon the Loan or the property of the Borrower or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Agent (irrespective of whether the Loan shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower for the payment of overdue principal or any interest or other amounts) shall, at the written direction of the Controlling Party, by intervention in such Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise,

(a) file and prove a claim for the whole amount owing and unpaid with respect to the Loan issued hereunder and file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Agent, its agents and counsel) and of the Controlling Party and the Lender allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding; and

(b) collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, or sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such Insolvency Proceeding is hereby authorized by the Controlling Party and the Lender to make such payments to the Agent and, in the event that the Agent shall, upon written direction from the Controlling Party, consent to the making of such payments directly to the Controlling Party and the Lender, to pay to the Agent any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Agent, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Agent under Section 7.07.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Agent to authorize and consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of the Controlling Party and the Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition affecting the Loan Note or the rights of the Controlling Party and the Lender, or to authorize the Agent to vote with respect to the claim of the Controlling Party and the Lender in any such Insolvency Proceeding.

 

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Section 9.04. Agent May Enforce Claim Without Possession of the Loan Note. All rights of action and claims under this Loan Agreement or the Loan Note may be prosecuted and enforced by the Agent without the possession of the Loan Note or the production thereof in any Proceeding relating thereto, and any such Proceeding instituted by the Agent shall be brought in its own name as trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and any recovery of judgment shall be applied first, to the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Agent, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Agent under Section 7.07 (provided that, any indemnification by the Borrower under Section 7.07 shall be paid only in accordance with the Priority of Payments) and second, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties for all amounts due to such Secured Parties.

Section 9.05. Knowledge of Agent. Any references herein to the knowledge of the Agent shall mean and refer to actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Agent.

Section 9.06. Application of Proceeds Upon Foreclosure. Proceeds received by the Agent in connection with a foreclosure on the Collateral shall be, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, distributed in accordance with the Priority of Payments (without giving effect to clauses (vi), (vii) and (x) thereof).

Section 9.07. Unconditional Right of the Lender to Receive Principal and Interest. The Lender and the Guarantor (to the extent any Guarantor Reimbursable Amounts exceed $[***]) shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, subject to the express terms of this Loan Agreement, to receive payment of principal and interest on the Loan, subject to the respective relative priorities provided for in this Loan Agreement, as such principal and interest becomes due and payable from the Collateral and to institute Proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired except as expressly permitted herein without the consent of the Controlling Party.

Section 9.08. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Agent or the Controlling Party has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Loan Agreement and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Agent or to the Controlling Party, then, and in every case, the Borrower, the Agent and the Controlling Party shall, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Agent and the Controlling Party shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

Section 9.09. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Agent or to the Controlling Party is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 9.10. Delay or Omission; Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Agent or of any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or any acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article IX or by law to the Agent or any Secured Party may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Agent or a Controlling Party, as the case may be.

 

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Section 9.11. Control by the Controlling Party. Other than as set forth herein, the Controlling Party shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Agent or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Agent; provided that:

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Loan Agreement including;

(b) the Agent may take any other action deemed proper by the Agent which is not inconsistent with such direction; provided, however, that, subject to Section 7.02, the Agent need not take any action which a Responsible Officer of the Agent in good faith determines might involve it in liability (unless the Agent is furnished with the reasonable indemnity referred to in Section 9.11(c)); and

(c) the Agent has been furnished reasonable indemnity against costs, expenses and liabilities which it might incur in connection therewith.

Section 9.12. Waiver of Certain Events by the Controlling Party. The Controlling Party on behalf of the Secured Parties may waive any past Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event, or Manager Termination Event, and its consequences. Upon any such waiver, such Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Manager Termination Event shall cease to exist, and any Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Manager Termination Event or other consequence arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Loan Agreement; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Manager Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 9.13. Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Loan Agreement agree that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Loan Agreement, or in any suit against the Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as the Agent, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 9.13 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Agent or to any suit instituted by the Lender or the Guarantor for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on the Loan Note on or after the Maturity Date expressed in the Loan Note.

Section 9.14. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Borrower covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not, at any time, insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Loan Agreement; and the Borrower (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Agent, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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Section 9.15. Sale of Collateral. (a) The power to effect any sale of any portion of the Collateral pursuant to this Article IX shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales as to any portion of the Collateral remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until the Collateral securing the Loan shall have been sold or all amounts payable on the Loan and under this Loan Agreement with respect thereto shall have been paid. The Agent, acting on its own or through an agent, may from time to time postpone any sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such sale.

(b) The Agent shall not, in any private sale, sell to a third party the Collateral, or any portion thereof unless the Controlling Party directs the Agent, in writing, to make such sale or unless either (i) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Loan for principal and accrued interest and the fees and all other amounts required to be paid pursuant the Priority of Payments or (ii) so long as the Guarantee Issuance Agreement remains in effect and the Guarantor has made all required payments pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, the Guarantor consents thereto.

(c) The Agent, the Guarantor, the Lender and the Originator shall have the right to notice of and to bid for and acquire any portion of the Collateral in connection with a public or private sale thereof, and in lieu of paying cash therefor, such Person may make settlement for the purchase price by crediting against amounts owing on the Loan or other amounts owing to such Person secured by this Loan Agreement, that portion of the net proceeds of such sale to which such Person would be entitled, after deducting the reasonable costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Agent, the Guarantor or the Lender in connection with such sale. The Loan Note need not be produced in order to complete any such sale, or in order for the net proceeds of such sale to be credited against the Loan. The Agent, the Guarantor, the Lender and the Originator may hold, lease, operate, manage or otherwise deal with any property so acquired in any manner permitted by law.

(d) The Agent shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Collateral in connection with a sale thereof. In addition, the Agent is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Borrower to transfer and convey its interest in any portion of the Collateral in connection with a sale thereof, pursuant to this Section 9.15, and to take all action necessary to effect such sale. No purchaser or transferee at such a sale shall be bound to ascertain the Agent’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.

(e) The method, manner, time, place and terms of any sale of all or any portion of the Collateral shall be commercially reasonable and conducted in accordance with Applicable Law; provided that if the Agent, the Guarantor, the Lender or the Originator is the highest bidder for the Collateral or any portion thereof, the Agent shall sell such portion of the Collateral to such Person.

(f) In connection with any sale of any portion of the Collateral pursuant to this Article IX, the Guarantor may at its sole discretion (but shall not be required to) if requested by the holders of the ABS Notes corresponding to Component 2, instruct the Agent to transfer to the Lender (for further distribution to such holders) a representative

 

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sample of Solar Loans with an aggregate Solar Loan Balance equal to the Initial Component 2 Percentage Interest of the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance in lieu of distributing cash proceeds of such sale to the Lender. The selection of a representative sample pursuant to this Section 9.15(f) shall be conducted by an Independent Accountant.

Section 9.16. Action on the Loan Note. The Agent’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Loan Note or under this Loan Agreement shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Loan Agreement. Neither the Lien of this Loan Agreement nor any rights or remedies of the Agent or the Lender shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Agent against the Borrower or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Collateral or upon any of the assets of the Borrower.

ARTICLE X

SUPPLEMENTAL LOAN AGREEMENTS

Section 10.01. Amendments Without Lender or Guarantor Approval. (a) Without the consent of the Lender or the Guarantor, the Borrower and the Agent, when authorized and directed by a Borrower Order, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, in form satisfactory to the Agent, for any of the following purposes; provided that (x) the Borrower shall have provided written notice to the Rating Agency, the Lender and the Guarantor five Business Days prior to the execution of any such amendment, (y) the Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment is permitted under the terms of this Loan Agreement and that all conditions precedent to the execution of such modification have been satisfied and (z) the Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor shall have received a Tax Opinion:

(i) to correct, amplify or add to the description of any property at any time subject to the Lien of this Loan Agreement, or better to assure, convey and confirm unto the Agent any property subject or required to be subjected to the Lien of this Loan Agreement, or to subject to the Lien of this Loan Agreement additional property; provided that such action pursuant to this clause (i) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Secured Parties in any respect;

(ii) to evidence the succession of another Person in accordance with the terms hereof, and the assumption by any such successor of the obligations of the prior Person contained herein or the applicable Transaction Document;

(iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or to conform the provisions herein to the descriptions set forth in an offering document delivered in connection with the Capital Markets Documents; provided that if the Guarantor provides notice (together with reasonably supported detail) to the Borrower and the Agent within five (5) Business Days of such notice that the Guarantor believes it or its interests would be adversely affected by the proposed amendment, such amendment shall require the Guarantor’s prior written consent (not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);

 

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(iv) to add to the covenants of the Borrower or the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Borrower; or

(v) to effect any matter specified in Section 10.05.

(b) Promptly after the execution by the Borrower and the Agent of any amendment or pursuant to this Section 10.01, the Borrower shall make available to the Lender, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Guarantor and the Rating Agency a copy of such amendment. Any failure of the Borrower to make available such copy shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment.

Section 10.02. Amendments with Consent of the Lender and the Guarantor. (a) With the prior written consent of the Lender and the Guarantor, prior written notice to the Rating Agency and receipt by the Agent of a Tax Opinion, the Borrower, the Lender, the Agent, when authorized and directed by a Borrower Order, and the Guarantor at any time and from time to time, may enter into an amendment hereto for a purpose other than those specified in Section 10.01.

(b) Promptly after the execution by the Borrower, the Lender, the Agent and the Guarantor of any amendment pursuant to this Section 10.02, the Borrower shall make available to the Capital Markets Issuer, the Rating Agency and Fitch a copy of such amendment. Any failure of the Borrower to make available such copy shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment.

Section 10.03. Execution of Amendments and Supplemental Loan Agreements. In executing any amendment permitted by this Article X or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Loan Agreement, the Agent shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.02) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel (i) describing that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Loan Agreement and (ii) in accordance with Section 3.06 hereof. The Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Loan Agreement or otherwise.

Section 10.04. Effect of Amendments . Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article X, this Loan Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such amendment shall form a part of this Loan Agreement for all purposes and the Borrower, the Lender, the Agent and the Guarantor shall be bound thereby.

Section 10.05. Agent to Act on Instructions. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary (other than Section 10.02), in the event the Agent is uncertain as to the intention or application of any provision of this Loan Agreement or any other agreement to which it is a party, or such intention or application is ambiguous as to its purpose or application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision thereof, or if this Loan Agreement or any other agreement to which it is a party permits or does not prohibit any determination by the Agent, or is silent or incomplete as to the course of action which the Agent is required or is permitted or may be permitted to take with respect to a particular set of facts or circumstances, the Agent shall, at the

 

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expense of the Borrower, be entitled to request and rely upon the following: (a) written instructions of the Borrower directing the Agent to take certain actions or refrain from taking certain actions, which written instructions shall contain a certification that the taking of such actions or refraining from taking certain actions is in the best interest of the Controlling Party and (b) prior written consent of the Controlling Party. In such case, the Agent shall have no liability to the Borrower or the Lender for, and the Borrower shall hold harmless the Agent from, any liability, costs or expenses arising from or relating to any action taken by the Agent acting upon such instructions, and the Agent shall have no responsibility to the Lender with respect to any such liability, costs or expenses. The Borrower shall provide a copy of such written instructions to the Rating Agency, Fitch and the Controlling Party.

ARTICLE XI

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01. Compliance Certificates and Opinions; Furnishing of Information. Upon any application or request by the Borrower to the Agent to take any action under any provision of this Loan Agreement (except with respect to ordinary course actions under this Loan Agreement and except as otherwise specifically provided in this Loan Agreement), the Borrower at the request of the Agent shall furnish to the Agent a certificate describing that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Loan Agreement relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel describing that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of certificates and Opinions of Counsel are specifically required by any provision of this Loan Agreement relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or Opinion of Counsel need be furnished.

Section 12.02. Form of Documents Delivered to the Agent. (a) If several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

(b) Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by outside counsel, unless such Authorized Officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion or any Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an Authorized Officer of any relevant Person, describing that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of such Person, unless such officer or

 

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counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. Any Opinion of Counsel may be based on the written opinion of other counsel, in which event such Opinion of Counsel shall be accompanied by a copy of such other counsel’s opinion and shall include a statement to the effect that such counsel believes that such counsel and the Agent may reasonably rely upon the opinion of such other counsel.

(c) Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, notices, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Loan Agreement, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

(d) Wherever in this Loan Agreement, in connection with any application or certificate or report to the Agent, it is provided that the Borrower, the Servicer or the Manager shall deliver any document as a condition of the granting of such application, or as evidence of the Borrower’s, the Servicer’s or the Manager’s compliance with any term hereof, it is intended that the truth and accuracy, at the time of the granting of such application or at the effective date of such notice or report (as the case may be), of the facts and opinions stated in such document shall in such case be conditions precedent to the right of the Borrower to have such application granted or to the sufficiency of such notice or report. The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to affect the Agent’s right to rely upon the truth and accuracy of any statement or opinion contained in any such document as provided in Section 7.02(b)(ii).

(e) Wherever in this Loan Agreement it is provided that the absence of the occurrence and continuation of a Default, an Event of Default, a Servicer Termination Event or a Manager Termination Event is a condition precedent to the taking of any action by the Agent at the request or direction of the Borrower, then notwithstanding that the satisfaction of such condition is a condition precedent to the Borrower’s or the Agent’s right to make such request or direction, the Agent shall be protected in acting in accordance with such request or direction if a Responsible Officer of the Agent does not have actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuation of such Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Manager Termination Event.

Section 12.03. Acts of the Lender. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Loan Agreement to be given or taken by the Lender may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by the Lender in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Agent, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Borrower. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Lender signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Loan Agreement and (subject to Section 7.02) conclusive in favor of the Agent and the Borrower, if made in the manner provided in this Section 12.03.

 

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(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Whenever such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company or a partnership on behalf of such corporation, limited liability company or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.

(c) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Controlling Party shall bind the Lender upon the registration or transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, with respect to anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Agent or the Borrower in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon the Loan Note.

Section 12.04. Notices, Etc. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or act of the Lender or other documents provided or permitted by this Loan Agreement to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:(a) the Agent by the Lender or by the Borrower, shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission in PDF format or overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, and received by, a Responsible Officer of the Agent at its Corporate Trust Office listed below, or

(b) any other Person shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by facsimile transmission, electronic transmission in PDF format or prepaid overnight delivery service at the address listed below or at any other address subsequently furnished in writing to the Agent by the applicable Person.

 

To the Agent:

  

Wilmington Trust, National Association

  

Rodney Square North

  

1100 North Market Street

  

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

  

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

  

Phone: [***]

  

Fax: [***]

To the Lender:

  

Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC

  

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

  

Houston, Texas 77046

  

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

  

Email: [***]

  

Phone: [***]

  

Fax: [***]

 

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To the Borrower:

  

Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC

  

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

  

Houston, Texas 77046

  

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

  

Email: [***]

  

Phone: [***]

  

Fax: [***]

with a copy to:

  

Sunnova Energy Corporation

  

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

  

Houston, Texas 77046

  

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

  

Email: [***]

  

Phone: [***]

  

Fax: [***]

To KBRA:

  

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

  

805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor

  

New York, New York 10022

  

Attention: ABS Surveillance

  

Email: [***]

  

Phone: [***]

To Fitch:

  

Fitch Ratings, LLC

  

70 W. Madison

  

Chicago, Illinois 60602

  

Attention: ABS Surveillance

  

Phone: [***]

  

Fax: [***]

To the Guarantor:

  

United States Department of Energy

  

Loan Programs Office

  

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

  

Washington, D.C. 20585

  

Attn: Director, Portfolio Management

  

Email: [***]

  

with a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

  

Allen & Overy LLP

  

1221 Avenue of the Americas

  

New York, NY 10020

  

Attn: [***]

  

Email: [***]

 

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Notices delivered to the Rating Agency shall be by electronic delivery to the email address set forth above where information is available in electronic format. In addition, upon the written request of the Controlling Party, the Agent shall provide to the Controlling Party (or its duly authorized representatives or agents) copies of such notices, reports or other information delivered, in one or more of the means requested, by the Agent hereunder to other Persons as the Controlling Party may reasonably request.

Section 12.05. Notices and Reports to the Lender; Waiver of Notices. (a) Where this Loan Agreement provides for notice to the Lender of any event or the mailing of any report to the Lender, a copy of such notice or report shall be given to the Guarantor and such notice or report shall be written and shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if mailed, first-class, postage-prepaid, to the Lender and to the Guarantor or sent via electronic mail, at the address or electronic mail address of the Lender and the Guarantor, or an Authorized Officer thereof, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice or the mailing of such notice or report. In any case where a notice or report to the Lender or Guarantor is mailed in the manner provided above, neither the failure to mail such notice or report, nor any defect in any notice or report so mailed, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice or report with respect to the Lender or Guarantor, and any notice or report which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given or provided.

(b) Where this Loan Agreement provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.

(c) The Agent shall promptly make available to the Guarantor, and shall promptly upon request make available to the Lender each Monthly Servicer Report and, unless directed to do so under any other provision of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document (in which case no request shall be necessary), a copy of all reports, financial statements and notices received by the Agent pursuant to this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, the Agent shall have no obligation to provide such information described in this Section 12.05 until it has received the requisite information from the Borrower or the Servicer. The Agent shall make no representation or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such documents and shall assume no responsibility therefor. The Agent’s internet website shall initially be located at www.wilmingtontrustconnect.com or at such other address as the Agent shall notify the parties to this Loan Agreement from time to time. In connection with providing access to the Agent’s website, the Agent may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Agent shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Loan Agreement.

Section 12.06. Loan Note. The Agent shall have possession of the Loan Note until the termination of this Agreement, as provided in Section 13.01. The Lender, for itself and the Guarantor, is the payee on behalf of other Persons; in such capacity, it has no duty or other obligation to any person other than (a) the receipt and disbursement of payments on the Loan Note as provided in the Loan Documents, to the extent actually received by it as payee on behalf of other Persons and (b) upon the termination of this Agreement and its receipt of the Loan Note, to mark the Loan Note “Paid” or its equivalent and return the Loan Note to the Borrower.

 

 

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Section 12.07. Borrower Obligation. Each of the Agent, the Secured Parties, the Guarantor and the Lender accepts that the enforcement against the Borrower under this Loan Agreement and under the Loan shall be limited to the assets of the Borrower, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal (including the Collateral) and the proceeds thereof. No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, against (a) any member, manager, officer, employee, trustee, agent or director of the Borrower or of any predecessor of the Borrower, (b) any member, manager, beneficiary, officer, employee, trustee, agent, director or successor or assign of a holder of a member or limited liability company interest in the Borrower, or (c) any incorporator, subscriber to capital stock, stockholder, officer, director, employee or agent of the Agent or any predecessor or successor thereof, with respect to the Borrower’s obligations with respect to the Loan or any of the statements, representations, covenants, warranties or obligations of the Borrower under this Loan Agreement or the Loan Note or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith.

Section 12.08. Enforcement of Benefits. The Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be entitled to enforce and, at the written direction (electronic means shall be sufficient) of the Controlling Party, the Agent shall enforce the covenants and agreements of the Manager contained in the Management Agreement, the Servicer contained in the Servicing Agreement, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Depositor contained in the Contribution Agreement, the Performance Guarantor in the Performance Guaranty and each other Transaction Document.

Section 12.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Section and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 12.10. Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries. All covenants and agreements in this Loan Agreement by the Borrower, the Lender, and the Agent shall bind its respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. The Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager are third-party beneficiaries hereunder.

Section 12.11. Separability; Entire Agreement. If any provision in this Loan Agreement or in the Loan Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this Loan Agreement, a provision as similar in its terms and purpose to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable. This Loan Agreement reflects the entire agreement with respect to the matters covered by this Loan Agreement and supersedes any prior agreements, commitments, drafts, communication, discussions and understandings, oral or written, with respect thereto.

Section 12.12. Benefits of this Loan Agreement. Subject to Section 12.19, nothing in this Loan Agreement or in the Loan Note, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Loan Agreement, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any co-agent or separate agent appointed under Section 7.13.

 

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Section 12.13. Legal Holidays. If the date of any Payment Date or any other date on which principal of or interest on the Loan is proposed to be paid or any date on which mailing of notices by the Agent to any Person is required pursuant to any provision of this Loan Agreement, shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Note or this Loan Agreement) payment or mailing of such notice need not be made on such date, but may be made or mailed on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made or mailed on the nominal date of any such Payment Date or other date for the payment of principal of or interest on the Loan, or as if mailed on the nominal date of such mailing, as the case may be, and in the case of payments, no interest shall accrue for the period from and after any such nominal date, provided such payment is made in full on such next succeeding Business Day.

Section 12.14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) This Loan Agreement and the Loan Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York (including New York General Obligations Laws §§ 5-1401 and 5-1402, but otherwise without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof, except with regard to the UCC) applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein.

(b) The parties hereto agree to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Commercial Division, New York State Supreme Court, and federal courts in the borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in the State of New York.

(c) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO AND THE LENDER BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE LOAN NOTE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER DOCUMENT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ANY MATTER ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

Section 12.15. Electronic Signatures and Counterparts. This Loan Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including electronic PDF), each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. This Loan Agreement shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an electronic signature that complies with the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, in each case to the extent applicable; (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature; provided, execution by electronic signature as contemplated in clause (i) above shall be limited to instances of force majeure or other circumstances that make execution by such means necessary, unless the parties otherwise agree. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Loan Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any notice provided for in this Loan Agreement or any instrument required or permitted to be delivered hereunder, any party hereto receiving or relying upon such notice or instrument shall be entitled to request execution thereof by original manual signature as a condition to the effectiveness thereof.

 

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Section 12.16. Recording of Loan. If this Loan Agreement is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, the Borrower shall effect such recording at its expense in compliance with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recording is necessary either for the protection of the Lender, the Secured Parties or any other person secured hereunder or for the enforcement of any right or remedy granted to the Agent under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Section 12.17. Further Assurances. The Borrower agrees to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the Agent to effect more fully the purposes of this Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the Collateral for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.

Section 12.18. No Bankruptcy Petition Against the Borrower. The Agent, the Guarantor and the Lender agree that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all amounts payable with respect to the Loan, it shall not institute against the Borrower, or join any other Person in instituting against the Borrower, any Insolvency Proceedings or other Proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State of the United States. This Section 12.18 shall survive the termination of this Loan Agreement.

Section 12.19. No Transfer and Assignment Without Consent. The Lender shall not transfer or assign the Loan Note (or any interest therein) and, other than as permitted hereunder, each of the Agent, the Borrower and the Lender shall not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Controlling Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Lender intends to collaterally assign, among other things, all of the Lender’s rights and remedies under this Loan Agreement and the Loan Note to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the related Indenture. The Guarantor acknowledges and consents to any such assignment and pledge of all of the Lender’s rights under this Loan Agreement and the Loan Note (collectively, the “Assigned Rights”) to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of holders of ABS Notes. The parties hereto agree that to the extent the Lender assigns and pledges its rights under this Loan Agreement as described above, all the representations and warranties contained in this Loan Agreement and the rights of the Lender under this Loan Agreement and the Loan Note will benefit the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the ABS Notes. The Guarantor acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the ABS Notes may, in the exercise of its rights and remedies pursuant to the related Indenture and other transaction documents related to the related ABS Notes (the related “Capital Markets Documents”) make all demands, give all notices, take all actions and exercise all rights of the Lender in respect of the Assigned Rights and, to the extent the Lender would have been permitted by this Loan Agreement to make such demands, give such notices, take such actions and exercise such rights (including directly enforce, without making any prior demand on the Borrower, all the rights of the Lender hereunder).

 

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Section 12.20. Guarantor Termination. In the event the Guarantee Issuance Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Guarantor shall cease to be a party hereto and any references to the Guarantor herein shall be of no force or effect.

Section 12.21. Multiple Roles. The parties expressly acknowledge and consent to Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting in the multiple roles of the Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Back-Up Servicer and the Transition Manager. Wilmington Trust, National Association may, in such capacities, discharge its separate functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles or other breach of duties to the extent that any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by Wilmington Trust, National Association of express duties set forth in this Loan Agreement in any of such capacities, all of which defenses, claims or assertions are hereby expressly waived by the other parties hereto except in the case of negligence (other than errors in judgment), bad faith or willful misconduct by Wilmington Trust, National Association.

Section 12.22. Rule 15Ga-1 Compliance.

(a) To the extent a Responsible Officer of the Agent receives a demand for the repurchase of a Solar Loan based on a breach of a representation or warranty made by Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor of such Solar Loan (each, a “Demand”), the Agent agrees (i) if such Demand is in writing, promptly to forward such Demand to the Capital Markets Issuer and Indenture Trustee, and (ii) if such Demand is oral, to instruct the requesting party to submit such Demand in writing to the Indenture Trustee and the Capital Markets Issuer.

(b) In connection with the repurchase of a Solar Loan pursuant to a Demand, any dispute with respect to a Demand, or the withdrawal or final rejection of a Demand by Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor of such Solar Loan, the Agent agrees, to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Agent has actual knowledge thereof, promptly to notify the Capital Markets Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, in writing.

(c) The Agent will (i) notify the Capital Markets Issuer and the Indenture Trustee as soon as practicable and in any event within three Business Days of the receipt thereof and in the manner set forth in Exhibit D hereof, of all Demands and provide to the Capital Markets Issuer any other information reasonably requested to facilitate compliance by it with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-1 Information”), and (ii) if requested in writing by the Capital Markets Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, provide a written certification no later than ten days following any calendar quarter or calendar year that the Agent has not received any Demands for such period, or if Demands have been received during such period, that the Agent has provided all the information reasonably requested under clause (i) above with respect to such Demands. For purposes of this Loan Agreement, references to any calendar quarter shall mean the related preceding calendar quarter ending in January, April, July and October, as applicable. The Agent has no duty or obligation to undertake any investigation or inquiry related to any repurchases of Solar Loans, or otherwise assume any additional duties or responsibilities, other than those express duties or responsibilities of the Agent hereunder or under the Transaction Documents, and no such additional obligations or duties are otherwise

 

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implied by the terms of this Loan Agreement. The Capital Markets Issuer has full responsibility for compliance with all related reporting requirements associated with the transaction completed by the Transaction Documents and for all interpretive issues regarding this information. If the Indenture Trustee delivers notice pursuant to Section 12.20(c) of the Indenture, then the Agent shall not be required to deliver notice pursuant to Section 12.22(c) hereof.

Section 12.23. PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with the Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements established under the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) and its implementing regulations (collectively, “USA PATRIOT Act”), the Agent in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Agent. Each party hereby agrees that it shall provide the Agent with such information as the Agent may request from time to time in order to comply with any applicable requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.

ARTICLE XIII

TERMINATION

Section 13.01. Termination of Loan Agreement. (a) This Loan Agreement shall terminate on the Termination Date. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Agent and the Guarantor in writing of any prospective termination pursuant to this Article XIII. Upon termination of this Loan Agreement, the Agent shall notify the Lockbox Bank of the same pursuant to the Account Control Agreement, the Liens in favor of the Agent on the Collateral shall automatically terminate and the Agent shall convey and transfer of all right, title and interest in and to the Solar Loans and other property and funds in the Collateral to the Borrower.

(b) Notice of any prospective termination (other than pursuant to Section 6.01(a) with respect to Voluntary Prepayments in full), specifying the Payment Date for payment of the final payment and requesting the surrender of the Loan Note for cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Agent by letter to the Lender, the Rating Agency and the Guarantor upon the Agent receiving written notice of such event from the Borrower or the Servicer. The Borrower or the Servicer shall give such notice to the Agent and the Guarantor not later than the 5th day of the month of the final Payment Date describing (i) the Payment Date upon which final payment of the Loan shall be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment, and (iii) the location for presentation and surrender of the Loan Note.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Lender, the Agent and the Guarantor have caused this Loan Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC, as Borrower

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name:

 

Robert L. Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Loan Agreement

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SUNNOVA HESTIA I LENDER, LLC, as Lender

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name:

 

Robert L. Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Loan Agreement

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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent

By

 

/s/ Clarice Wright

Name:

 

Clarice Wright

Title:

 

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Loan Agreement

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, as Guarantor

By

 

/s/ Hernan T. Cortes

Name:

 

Hernan T. Cortes

Title:

 

Director, Loan Programs Office

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Loan Agreement

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AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:

SUNNOVA ABS MANAGEMENT, LLC as Manager

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name:

 

Robert L. Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

SUNNOVA ABS MANAGEMENT, LLC as Servicer

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name:

 

Robert L. Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Loan Agreement

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION with respect to Section 5.08

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name:

 

Robert L. Lane

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Loan Agreement

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ANNEX A

STANDARD DEFINITIONS

 

 

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FINAL

Annex A

Standard Definitions

Rules of Construction. In these Standard Definitions and with respect to the Transaction Documents (as defined below), (a) the meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms, (b) in any Transaction Document, the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to such Transaction Document as a whole and not to any particular provisions of such Transaction Document, (c) any subsection, Section, Article, Annex, Schedule and Exhibit references in any Transaction Document are to such Transaction Document unless otherwise specified, (d) the term “documents” includes any and all documents, instruments, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced (including electronically), (e) the term “including” is not limiting and (except to the extent specifically provided otherwise) shall mean “including (without limitation)”, (f) unless otherwise specified, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” shall mean “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each shall mean “to but excluding,” and the word “through” shall mean “to and including”, (g) the words “may” and “might” and similar terms used with respect to the taking of an action by any Person shall reflect that such action is optional and not required to be taken by such Person, and (h) references to an agreement or other document include references to such agreement or document as amended, restated, reformed, supplemented and/or otherwise modified or succeeded in accordance with the terms thereof.

“1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder.

“ABS Notes” means the notes issued under the Indenture.

“Account Control Agreement” means any blocked account agreement by and among the Borrower, the Agent and the Lockbox Bank with respect to any Lockbox Account.

“Account Property” means the Accounts and all proceeds of the Accounts, including, without limitation, all amounts and investments held from time to time in any Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities, security entitlements (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC as enacted in the State of New York), financial assets (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC), or any other investment property (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC)).

“Accountant’s Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) of the Servicing Agreement.

“Accounts” means, collectively, the Lockbox Account, the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account.

Acquisition Price has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

“Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.03 of the Loan Agreement.

 

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Administrative Fee Base Rate” means $[***] and on each annual anniversary of the initial Determination Date will be increased by [***]%.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to “control” another Person if the controlling Person owns 5% or more of any class of voting securities of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. For purposes of any ERISA related representations, Affiliate shall refer to any entity under common control with such Person within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

“Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of the Loan Agreement.

“Agent Fee” means, for each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments) an amount equal to $[***].

“Aggregate Closing Date Solar Loan Balance” means an amount equal to the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance as of the Initial Cut-Off Date.

“Aggregate Solar Loan Balance” means the sum of the Solar Loan Balances for all Solar Loans (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans).

“Amortization Event” exists if, on any Determination Date, (a)(i) a Manager Termination Event has occurred, (ii) Servicer Termination Event has occurred, (iii)(A) if the ABS Notes issued on the Closing Date have not been refinanced pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing and the Outstanding Loan Balance has not been repaid in full by the Anticipated Repayment Date; or (B) if such ABS Notes have been refinanced pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing, the occurrence of an Anticipated Repayment Date for such Permitted Refinancing (if applicable) or (iv) an Event of Default has occurred; (b) as a condition to accepting its appointment as a Replacement Manager, such Replacement Manager requires an increase of at least [***]% to the existing O&M Fee Base Rate to perform the related duties; (c) as a condition to accepting its appointment as a Replacement Servicer, such Replacement Servicer (other than the Back-Up Servicer) requires an increase of at least [***]% to the existing Administrative Fee Base Rate to perform the related duties; or (d) the Cumulative Default Level as of the last day of any Collection Period specified below exceeds the corresponding level specified below:

 

Collection Period

  

Cumulative Default Level

1 – 12    [***]%
13 – 24    [***]%
25 – 36    [***]%
37 – 48    [***]%
49 and thereafter    [***]%

 

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An Amortization Event of the type described in clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii)(B) above, will continue until the Loan has been paid in full. An Amortization Event of the type described in clause (a)(iii)(A) above, will continue until the earlier of (x) the date on which the Loan has been paid in full and (y) the date on which the ABS Notes issued on the Closing Date have been refinanced pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing. An Amortization Event of the type described in clause (a)(iv) above will continue until the Payment Date on which the relevant Event of Default is no longer continuing. An Amortization Event of the type described in clauses (b) and (c) above will continue until the next Determination Date on which the then existing O&M Fee Base Rate or Administrative Fee Base Rate, as applicable, is no longer [***]% greater than the O&M Fee Base Rate or [***]% greater than the Administrative Fee Base Rate, as applicable, on the Closing Date. An Amortization Event of the type described in clause (d) above will continue until the Cumulative Default Level as of the last day of any calendar month specified above no longer exceeds the corresponding level specified.

“Amortization Period” means the period commencing on the Determination Date upon which an Amortization Event occurs and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the Determination Date upon which all existing Amortization Events have been cured and no longer continuing and (ii) the day the Loan has been paid in full and all other amounts due and payable under the Loan Agreement have been paid in full.

“Ancillary Customer Agreement” means, in respect of each Solar Loan, all agreements and documents ancillary to the Customer Agreement associated with such Solar Loan, which are entered into with a Consumer Obligor in connection therewith.

“Ancillary PV System Components” means main panel upgrades, generators, critter guards, snow guards, electric vehicle chargers, roofing and landscaping materials, automatic transfer switches, load controllers and Energy Efficiency Upgrades.

“Anticipated Repayment Date” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Applicable Law” means all applicable laws of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, laws relating to consumer finance and protection and any ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders or like actions of any Governmental Authority and rules and regulations of any federal, regional, state, county, municipal or other Governmental Authority.

“Assigned Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.19 of the Loan Agreement.

“Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman, Co-Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or any other authorized officer of the Person who is authorized to act for the Person and whose name appears on a list of such authorized officers furnished by the Person to an Agent (containing the specimen signature of such officers), as such list may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

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“Back-Up Servicer” means Wilmington Trust, in its capacity as Back-Up Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

“Back-Up Servicer Expenses” means (i) any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in taking any actions required in its role as Back-Up Servicer and (ii) any indemnities owed to the Back-Up Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.

“Back-Up Servicing and Transition Manager Fee” means on each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments), an amount equal to $[***].

“Bankruptcy Code” means the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., as amended.

“BESS Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan used solely to finance the acquisition and installation of a BESS System, and, if applicable, related Ancillary PV System Components and the licensing of an Insight Engine License.

“BESS System” means a battery energy storage system capable of delivering electricity to the location where installed without regard to connection to or operability of the electric grid in such location and to be used in connection with a PV System, including all equipment related thereto (including any battery management system, wiring, conduits and any replacement or additional parts included from time to time).

“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of the Loan Agreement.

Borrower Available Funds means (i) all Collections with respect to the Solar Loans (including net recoveries on Defaulted Solar Loans not repurchased and Insurance Proceeds received) deposited in or transferred to the Collection Account with respect to the related Collection Period, (ii) all amounts received from the Depositor upon its repurchase of Solar Loans during or with respect to the related Collection Period or from the Performance Guarantor pursuant to the Performance Guaranty to the extent deposited in the Collection Account, (iii) all amounts received as investment earnings on balances in the Collection Account, the Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account during the such Collection Period, (iv) amounts transferred to the Collection Account from therein from the Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account or the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account, (v) if a Voluntary Prepayment Date is the same date as a Payment Date, amounts received in connection with a Voluntary Prepayment, in each case on deposit in the Collection Account, (vi) any Permitted Equity Contribution Amount and (vii) amounts retained in the Collection Account from previous Payment Dates pursuant to clause (xix) of the Priority of Payments; provided, however, that any amounts due during a Collection Period but deposited into the Collection Account within ten Business Days after the end of such Collection Period may, at the Servicer’s option upon notice to the Agent, be treated as if such amounts were on deposit in the Collection Account as of the end of such prior Collection Period and if so treated, such amounts shall not be considered Borrower Available Funds for any other Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Consumer Obligor Security Deposits on deposit in the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account (and not transferred to the Collection Account) and amounts received relating to Grid Services are not Borrower Available Funds.

 

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“Borrower Financing Statement” means a UCC-1 financing statement naming the Agent as the secured party and the Borrower as the debtor.

“Borrower Operating Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Borrower dated the Closing Date.

“Borrower Order” means a written order or request signed in the name of the Borrower by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Agent, as the context requires.

“Borrower Secured Obligations” means all amounts and obligations which the Borrower may at any time owe to or on behalf of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Loan Agreement or the Loan Note, including:

 

  (i)

all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, indemnities, penalties and obligations, howsoever arising, owed by the Borrower under the Loan Documents (to the extent any Secured Party is a subrogee in respect thereof), or otherwise to any Secured Party (whether or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, including (a) all interest, fees and Periodic Expenses chargeable to the Borrower and payable by the Borrower thereunder, and (b) any obligation to reimburse the Guarantor for any payment pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement;

 

  (ii)

any and all sums advanced by any Secured Party in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral; and

 

  (iii)

in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of the obligations after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by any Secured Party of its rights under the Loan Documents, together with any Periodic Expenses, including attorney’s fees and court costs.

“Borrowing Date” means the date on which the Loan is made.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for the Loan in the form set forth in Exhibit B to the Loan Agreement.

“Business Day” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in New York City, the cities in which the Servicer is located, the city in which the Custodian administers the Custodial Agreement or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Agent is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

Capital Markets Documents means the Indenture and any of the “Transaction Documents” identified therein.

 

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“Capital Markets Issuer” means Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any other indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Sunnova Energy designated by Sunnova Energy as the Capital Markets Issuer” in connection with a Permitted Refinancing.

“Capital Markets Issuer Financing Statement” means a UCC-1 financing statement naming the Lender as the secured party and the initial Capital Markets Issuer as debtor.

“Capital Markets Issuer Voluntary Prepayment” has the meaning of “Issuer Voluntary Prepayment” set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Indenture.

“Capital Markets Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date” has the meaning of “Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date” set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Indenture.

“Capital Markets Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Servicer Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(b) of the Servicing Agreement.

“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, but in no event will Capital Stock include any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into equity unless and until actually converted or exchanged.

“Certifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(d) of the Custodial Agreement.

“Closing Date” means November 8, 2023.

“Closing Date Certification” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of the Custodial Agreement.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any successor or amendatory statutes.

“Collateral” means has the meaning set forth in the Granting clause of the Loan Agreement.

“Collection Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established with the Agent (or such successor bank, if applicable) in the name of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Collection Period” means, with respect to each Payment Date, the immediately preceding calendar month; provided, however, the Collection Period for the initial Payment Date shall be the period from the Initial Cut-Off Date to and including the last day of the calendar month prior to the initial Payment Date.

 

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“Collections” means, with respect to any Solar Loan, all Consumer Obligor Payments and any other cash proceeds thereof and all Rebates. Without limiting the foregoing, Collections” shall include any amounts payable to the Borrower (i) with respect to the Solar Loans (including, all contractual payments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, principal, interest, and fees), liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, distributions and other proceeds payable under or in connection with any such Solar Loan and all proceeds from any sale or disposition of any Related Property or proceeds of indemnities or other rights related thereto), (ii) in connection with the sale or disposition of any such Solar Loans, (iii) any indemnities, proceeds or other payments made by a third party with respect to such Solar Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, Collections” shall not include Service Incentives, Service Incentives Rebates or Grid Services Revenue, if any, so long as such Service Incentives, Service Incentives Rebates or Grid Services Revenue is not and may not be used to offset the Solar Loan Balance with respect to the related Solar Loan.

“Component” means Component 1, Component 2 or the DOE Component, as applicable.

“Component 1” means, with respect to the Loan, the portion of the Outstanding Loan Balance thereof that is guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Component 1 Parity Principal Payments” has the meaning attributed to Loan Component 1 Parity Principal Payments set forth in the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Component 1 Parity Ratio” has the meaning attributed to Loan Component 1 Parity Ratio set forth in the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Component 1 Principal Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount and (ii) the Percentage Interest for Component 1 for such Payment Date.

“Component 1 Rate” means 5.75%.

“Component 1/DOE Component Principal Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal the product of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount for such Payment Date and (ii) the sum of the Percentage Interests for Component 1 and the DOE Component for such Payment Date.

“Component 2” means, with respect to the Loan, the portion of the Outstanding Loan Balance thereof that is not guaranteed by the Guarantor.

“Component 2 Principal Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount and (ii) the Percentage Interest for Component 2 for such Payment Date.

“Component A-1 Interest Distribution Amount “ means with respect to Component 1 and any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Component 1 Rate on the Outstanding Component 1 Balance immediately prior to such Payment Date and (b) the amount of unpaid Component A-1 Interest Distribution Amount for Component 1 from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the related Component 1 Rate.

 

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“Component A-2 Interest Distribution Amount “ means with respect to Component 2 and any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Component 2 Rate on the Outstanding Component 2 Balance immediately prior to such Payment Date and (b) the amount of unpaid Component A-2 Interest Distribution Amount for Component 2 from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the related Component 2 Rate.

“Component 2 Rate” means 8.25%.

“Consumer Obligor” means an obligor under a Solar Loan.

“Consumer Obligor Payments” means with respect to a Solar Loan, all principal, interest, fees and other payments due from a Consumer Obligor under or in respect of such Solar Loan.

“Consumer Obligor Security Deposit” means any security deposit that a Consumer Obligor must provide in accordance with such Consumer Obligor’s Customer Contract or Sunnova Energy’s Transfer Policy.

“Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or such successor bank, if applicable) in the name of the Originator and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Consumer Protection Law” means all Applicable Laws and implementing regulations protecting the rights of consumers, including but not limited to those Applicable Laws enforced or administered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and any other federal or state Governmental Authority (such as, by way of example, the California Department of Consumer Affairs) empowered with similar responsibilities.

“Contribution Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Borrower.

“Controlling Party” means (i) to the extent the Guarantee Issuance Agreement has not been terminated, the Guarantor and (ii) to the extent the Guarantee Issuance Agreement has been terminated, the Lender.

“Conveyed Property” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Agent at which its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office on the Closing Date shall be Wilmington Trust, National Association, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as shall be designated by the Agent in a written notice to the Borrower, the Lender, and the Servicer.

 

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“Cumulative Default Level” means, for any Determination Date, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) (A) the aggregate Solar Loan Balances of all Solar Loans that became Defaulted Solar Loans since the Closing Date (other than Defaulted Solar Loans for which the Originator has exercised its option to repurchase or substitute for Defaulted Solar Loans), minus (B) any net liquidation proceeds received in respect of Defaulted Solar Loans for which the Originator did not exercise its option to repurchase or substitute since the Closing Date, divided by (ii) the Aggregate Closing Date Solar Loan Balance.

“Custodial Agreement” means that certain Custodial Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Custodian, the Borrower, the Servicer, and the Agent.

“Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national association, in its capacity as provider of services under the Custodial Agreement.

“Custodian Fee” means, for each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments) an amount equal to $[***].

“Custodian File” means (i) either (a) for Customer Contracts not held in an Electronic Vault, a PDF copy of the related Customer Contract signed by a Consumer Obligor, including any amendments thereto, or (b) the single authoritative copy of an electronic Customer Contract signed by a Consumer Obligor, including any amendments thereto, provided for both clauses (a) and (b) that if an amendment to a Customer Contract is not fully signed, the Custodian File shall only be deemed to contain such Customer Contract without giving effect to such amendment, (ii) regulatory disclosure statements to the applicable Solar Loan required by Consumer Protection Law, if any, including “truth in lending”, “Graham-Leach-Bliley” and “ECOA and FCRA” disclosures, (iii) to the extent not incorporated within the related Customer Contract, a fully executed copy of the related Production Guaranty and/or Customer Limited Warranty Agreement, if any, (iv) an executed electronic copy of the related Interconnection Agreement to which Sunnova Energy is a party, if any, (v) an executed copy of the related Net Metering Agreement to which Sunnova Energy is a party, if separate from the Interconnection Agreement, (vi) documents evidencing Permits to operate the related PV System, if any, (vii) all customer information with respect to ACH payments, if any, and (viii) any other documents the Manager routinely keeps on file, in accordance with its customary procedures, relating to such Solar Loan or the related Consumer Obligor, which may include documents evidencing permission to operate a PV System from the related utility, or Governmental Authority, as applicable, or rebates, if any. For purposes of clause (i) of this definition “executed by a Consumer Obligor” does not require the signature of any co-owner.

“Customer Collections Policy” means the Servicer’s internal collection policy attached as Exhibit G to the Servicing Agreement.

“Customer Contract” means, in respect of a Solar Loan, a loan and security agreement or retail installment sale and security agreement or other substantially similar agreement extending consumer credit entered into by the applicable Consumer Obligor and the Originator (or its approved Dealer) and all ancillary agreements and documents related thereto, including any related amendments thereto, but excluding any Production Guaranty or Customer Limited Warranty Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the term “Customer Contract” include any Grid Services Agreement, Net Metering Agreements or Interconnection Agreements.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Customer Limited Warranty Agreement” means (i) with respect to a PV System and/or BESS System, any separate warranty agreement provided by Sunnova Energy to a Consumer Obligor (which may be an exhibit to a Customer Contract) in connection with the performance and installation of the related PV System and/or BESS System (which, in the case of a PV System, may include a Production Guaranty) and (ii) with respect to a BESS System, any separate warranty agreement provided by Sunnova Energy to a Consumer Obligor pursuant to which Sunnova Energy or its agents have agreed to repair or replace a BESS System in accordance with the terms of the Manufacturer’s Warranty attached to such agreement.

“Cut-Off Date” means the Initial Cut-Off Date or each Subsequent Cut-Off Date.

“Cut-Off Date Solar Loan Balance” means, for a Solar Loan, the outstanding principal balance due under or in respect of such Solar Loan as of the related Cut-Off Date.

“Dealer” means a third party with whom the Originator or any of its Affiliates contracts to source potential customers and to design, install and service PV Systems and/or BESS Systems.

“Dealer Warranty” means a Dealer’s workmanship warranty under which the Dealer is obligated, at its sole cost and expense, to correct defects in its installation work for a period of at least ten years and provide a roof warranty of at least five years, in each case, from the date of installation.

“Default” means any event which results, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would result, in an Event of Default, a Manager Termination Event or a Servicer Termination Event.

“Defaulted Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan for which (i) the related Consumer Obligor is more than one hundred eighty (180) days past due from the original due date on [***]% or more of a contractual payment due under the related Solar Loan, (ii) an Insolvency Event has occurred with respect to a Consumer Obligor, (iii) the related PV System or BESS System has been turned off due to a Consumer Obligor delinquency under the related Customer Contract or repossessed by the Servicer or Manager, or (iv) the Servicer has determined that all or any portion of the Solar Loan has been, in accordance with the Customer Credit and Collection Policy, placed on a “non-accrual” status or is “non-collectible”, a charge-off has been taken or any or all of the principal amount due under such Solar Loan has been reduced or forgiven.

“Defective Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan with respect to which it is determined by the Agent (acting at the written direction of the Controlling Party) or the Manager, at any time, that Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor breached one or more of the applicable representations or warranties regarding eligibility of such Solar Loan contained in Exhibit A to the Contribution Agreement as of the related Cut-Off Date (or as of the Closing Date or related Transfer Date, as so provided in Exhibit A to the Contribution Agreement), which breach has a material adverse effect on the Secured Parties and has not been cured within the applicable grace period or waived, in writing, by the Agent, acting at the direction of the Controlling Party.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c) of the Loan Agreement.

“Delinquent Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan for which the related Consumer Obligor is more than thirty (30) days past due from the original due date on [***]% or more of a contractual payment due under the related Solar Loan.

“Delivery” when used with respect to Account Property means:

(i)(A) with respect to bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute “instruments” within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC, transfer thereof:

(1) by physical delivery to the Agent, indorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Agent or its nominee or indorsed in blank;

(2) by the Agent continuously maintaining possession of such instrument; and

(3) by the Agent continuously indicating by book-entry that such instrument is credited to the related Account;

(B) with respect to a “certificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC), transfer thereof:

(1) by physical delivery of such certificated security to the Agent, provided that if the certificated security is in registered form, it shall be indorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Agent or indorsed in blank;

(2) by the Agent continuously maintaining possession of such certificated security; and

(3) by the Agent continuously indicating by book-entry that such certificated security is credited to the related Account;

(C) with respect to any security issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book entry regulations, the following procedures, all in accordance with Applicable Law, including applicable federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC, transfer thereof:

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(1) by (x) book-entry registration of such property to an appropriate book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank by a securities intermediary which is also a “depositary” pursuant to applicable federal regulations and issuance by such securities intermediary of a deposit advice or other written confirmation of such book-entry registration to the Agent of the purchase by the securities intermediary on behalf of the Agent of such book-entry security; the making by such securities intermediary of entries in its books and records identifying such book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations as belonging to the Agent and continuously indicating that such securities intermediary holds such book-entry security solely as agent for the Agent or (y) continuous book-entry registration of such property to a book-entry account maintained by the Agent with a Federal Reserve Bank; and

(2) by the Agent continuously indicating by book-entry that property is credited to the related Account;

(D) with respect to any asset in the Accounts that is an “uncertificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC) and that is not governed by clause (C) above or clause (E) below:

(1) transfer thereof:

(a) by registration to the Agent as the registered owner thereof, on the books and records of the issuer thereof; or

(b) by another Person (not a securities intermediary) who either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the Agent, or having become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the Agent; or

(2) the issuer thereof has agreed that it will comply with instructions originated by the Agent with respect to such uncertificated security without further consent of the registered owner thereof; or

(E) in the case of each security in the custody of or maintained on the books of a clearing corporation (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC) or its nominee, by causing:

(1) the relevant clearing corporation to credit such security to a securities account of the Agent at such clearing corporation; and

(2) the Agent to continuously indicate by book-entry that such security is credited to the related Account;

(F) with respect to a “security entitlement” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC) to be transferred to or for the benefit of a collateral agent and not governed by clauses (C) or (E) above: if a securities intermediary (1) indicates by book entry that the underlying “financial asset” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) has been credited to be the Agent’s “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC),

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(2) receives a financial asset from the Agent or acquires the underlying financial asset for the Agent, and in either case, accepts it for credit to the Agent’s securities account or (3) becomes obligated under other law, regulation or rule to credit the underlying financial asset to the Agent’s securities account, the making by the securities intermediary of entries on its books and records continuously identifying such security entitlement as belonging to the Agent; and continuously indicating by book-entry that such securities entitlement is credited to the Agent’s securities account; and by the Agent continuously indicating by book-entry that such security entitlement (or all rights and property of the Agent representing such securities entitlement) is credited to the related Account; and/or

(ii) in the case of any such asset, such additional or alternative procedures as are now or may hereafter become appropriate to effect the complete transfer of ownership of, or control over, any such assets in the Accounts to the Agent free and clear of any adverse claims, consistent with changes in Applicable Law or the interpretation thereof.

In each case of Delivery contemplated by the Loan Agreement or other Transaction Documents, the Agent shall make appropriate notations on its records, and shall cause the same to be made on the records of its nominees, indicating that securities are held in trust pursuant to and as provided by the Loan Agreement or other Transaction Documents.

“Delivery of Custodian Files” means, with respect to documents in PDF Form, actual receipt by the Custodian of the Custodian Files via electronic transmission, and, with respect to documents in Electronic Form, delivery of Custodian Files through the Electronic System and actual receipt of such Custodian Files within that portion of the Custodian’s Electronic Vault partitioned and dedicated to the Borrower, and in all cases, the actual receipt by the Custodian of the Schedule of Solar Loans relating to Custodian Files so delivered at its designated office.

“Depositor” means Sunnova Hestia I Depositor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any other indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Sunnova Energy designated as the “Depositor” in connection with a Permitted Refinancing.

“Depositor Financing Statement” means a UCC-1 financing statement naming the Capital Markets Issuer as the secured party and the initial Depositor as debtor.

“Determination Date” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the close of business on the fourth Business Day prior to such Payment Date.

“DOE” means the United States Department of Energy.

“DOE Component” means, with respect to the Loan, the Component thereof reflecting principal payments made by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“DOE Component Rate” means 5.75%.

“Dollar,” “Dollars,” “U.S. Dollars” and the symbol “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Due Date” means each date on which any payment is due on a solar loan in accordance with its terms.

“Easy Own Plan Equipment Purchase Agreement” means a Customer Contract pursuant to which the related Consumer Obligor purchases a PV System from a Dealer using financing provided by Sunnova Energy and for which the related Consumer Obligor is not required to make interest payments on the portion of the Solar Loan Balance equal to the related Section 25D Credit Amount until a scheduled prepayment date, typically 18 months from the date on which the related PV System achieves PTO.

“Easy Own Plan Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan governed by an Easy Own Plan Equipment Purchase Agreement or a SunSafe Easy Own Plan Equipment Purchase Agreement.

“Electronic Form” means a document delivered and maintained in electronic form via the Electronic System.

“Electronic System” means the system provided and operated by eOriginal, or such other electronic document storage provider as may be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Agent and the Custodian, that enables electronic contracting and the transfer of documents maintained in Electronic Form into Physical Form.

“Electronic Vault” means the electronic “vault” created and maintained by eOriginal in order to store documents in Electronic Form pursuant to an agreement between the Custodian and eOriginal, or any other such electronic “vault” maintained by a provider mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Agent and the Custodian, in which the Borrower’s electronic original documents reside.

“Electronic Vault Agreement” means the agreement relating to the Electronic Vault between U.S. Bank National Association and the entity that operates and maintains the Electronic Vault.

“Eligible Account” means either (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with an institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (x) the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debt obligations of which institution shall be rated at least investment grade by S&P and the short-term debt obligations of which are at least investment grade by S&P and (y) the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debt obligations of which institution shall be rated at least “[***]” by Fitch or the short-term debt obligations of which are at least “[***]” by Fitch, and which is (A) a federal savings and loan association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (B) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any State, (C) a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws or (D) a subsidiary of a bank holding company, and as to which the Rating Agency has indicated that the use of such account shall not cause the withdrawal of its rating on the Loan, (ii) a segregated trust account or accounts, which account(s) is governed by Title 12 section 9.10(b) of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar U.S. state law, and which is maintained with or by the trust department of a federal or State chartered depository institution, having capital and surplus of not less than $[***], acting in its fiduciary capacity, and acceptable to the Rating Agency or (iii) with respect to the Consumer Obligor Security Deposit Account, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Eligible Investments” means any one or more of the following obligations or securities:

(i) (A) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; (B) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, but only if, at the time of investment, such obligations are assigned the highest credit rating by S&P and Fitch; and (C) evidence of ownership of a proportionate interest in specified obligations described in (A) and/or (B) above;

(ii) demand, time deposits, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit of, and federal funds sold by, depository institutions or trust companies (including the Agent acting in its commercial capacity) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof (or domestic branches of foreign banks), subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities, and having, at the time of the Borrower’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a short term unsecured debt rating of “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” by Fitch, and a maturity of no more than 365 days;

(iii) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which have a rating of no less than “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch and a maturity of no more than 365 days;

(iv) commercial paper (including both non-interest bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the closing date thereof) of any corporation (other than the Borrower, but including the Agent, acting in its commercial capacity), incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, that, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating of “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch, and a maturity of no more than 365 days;

(v) money market mutual funds, including, without limitation, those of the Agent or any Affiliate thereof, or any other mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act which invest only in other Eligible Investments, having a rating, at the time of such investment, in the highest rating category by S&P and Fitch, including any fund for which the Agent or an Affiliate thereof serves as an investment advisor, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (A) the Agent or an Affiliate thereof, charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services rendered, (B) the Agent or an affiliate thereof, charges and collects fees and expenses for services rendered under the Transaction Documents and (C) services performed for such funds and pursuant to the Transaction Documents may converge at any time;

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(vi) repurchase agreements with respect to obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; provided, however, that the unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations at the time have a credit rating of no less than “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch and a maturity of no more than 365 days; and

(vii) any investment agreement (including guaranteed investment certificates, forward delivery agreements, repurchase agreements or similar obligations) with an entity which on the date of acquisition has a credit rating of no less than “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch and a maturity of no more than 365 days.

The Agent, or an Affiliate thereof may charge and collect such fees from such funds as are collected customarily for services rendered to such funds (but not to exceed investments earnings thereon). The Agent may purchase from or sell to itself or an Affiliate, as principal or agent, the Eligible Investments listed above. All Eligible Investments in an Account shall be made in the name of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Eligible Letter of Credit Bank” means a financial institution having total assets in excess of $[***] and with a long term rating of at least “[***]” by S&P and a short term rating of at least “[***]” by S&P and a long term rating of at least “[***]” by Fitch or a short term rating of at least “[***]” by Fitch. If the issuer of the Letter of Credit fails to be an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank on any date, the Agent will be required, upon written direction of the Borrower, the Manager or the Controlling Party, to draw on the full amount of the Letter of Credit and deposit the proceeds into the Reserve Account or Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, as applicable.

“Eligible Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan meeting, as of the related Cut-Off Date (or as of the Closing Date or related Transfer Date where so provided), all of the requirements set forth in Exhibit A of the Contribution Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Minimum Eligibility Criteria (as defined in the Loan Guarantee Agreement).

“Energy Efficiency Upgrades” means energy efficiency upgrades offered to Consumer Obligors in connection with Customer Contracts, including thermostats, LED or other energy efficient light bulbs, showerheads, power strips, faucet aerators, staircase covers, blown attic insulation, water heater insulation and attic baffles.

“Entrenched Conditions” means, with respect to the Loan Documents, the provisions set forth in Exhibit G of the Loan Agreement.

“eOriginal” means eOriginal, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest or such other electronic document storage provider as may be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Agent (acting at the direction of the Controlling Party) and the Custodian.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Equipment Replacement Reserve Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established with the Agent (or such successor bank, if applicable) in the name of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit” means (i) prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date, $[***] and (ii) on and after the Anticipated Repayment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of: (i) the product of (A) one-twelfth of $[***] and (B) the aggregate DC nameplate capacity (measured in kW) of all the PV Systems related to the Solar Loans owned by the Borrower (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans in respect of PV Systems related to PV Solar Loans or PV/BESS Solar Loans that are not operational and not in the process of being removed) on the related Determination Date and (ii) the product of (A) one-twelfth of $[***] and (B) the aggregate storage capacity (measured in kWh) of the batteries included in BESS Systems related to Solar Loans owned by the Borrower (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans in respect of BESS Systems related to PV/BESS Solar Loans or BESS Solar Loans that are not operational and not in the process of being removed) on the related Determination Date; and (b) (1) the Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance as of the related Determination Date, minus (2) the amount on deposit in the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account as of the related Determination Date, provided that the Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit shall not be less than $[***].

Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance” means, for any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the product of (1) $[***] and (2) the aggregate DC nameplate capacity (measured in kW) of all PV Systems related to the Solar Loans owned by the Borrower (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans in respect of PV Systems related to PV Solar Loans or PV/BESS Solar Loans that are not operational and not in the process of being removed) on the related Determination Date that have related Customer Contracts with remaining terms that exceed the remaining terms of the related Manufacturer Warranty for the Inverter associated with such PV System and (b) the product of (1) $[***] and (2) the aggregate storage capacity (measured in kWh) of the batteries included in BESS Systems related to Solar Loans owned by the Borrower (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans in respect of BESS Systems related to PV/BESS Solar Loans or BESS Solar Loans that are not operational and not in the process of being removed) on the related Determination Date that have related Customer Contracts with remaining terms that exceed the remaining terms of the related Manufacturer Warranty for such BESS System.

“Equity Distribution Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D to the Loan Agreement.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended or supplemented.

“ESIGN Act” means the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, as such act may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 of the Loan Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Event of Loss” means, with respect to a PV System or BESS System, a loss that is deemed to have occurred with respect to a PV System or BESS System if such PV System or BESS System, as applicable, is damaged or destroyed by fire, theft or other casualty and such PV System or BESS System, as applicable, has become inoperable because of such events.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Extraordinary Expenses” means, in connection with any technical, financial, legal or other difficulty experienced by the Borrower or its affiliates (e.g., engineering failure or financial workouts) that requires the Guarantor to incur time or expenses (including third-party expenses) beyond standard monitoring and administration of the Transaction Documents and the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, the amounts that the Guarantor reasonably determines are required to: (i) reimburse the Guarantor’s additional internal administrative costs (including any costs to determine whether an amendment or modification would be required that could constitute a “modification” (as defined in section 502(9) of FCRA)); and (ii) any related fees and expenses of the Guarantor Consultants to the extent not paid directly by on or behalf of the Borrower.

“Facility” means the Loan Agreement together with all other Transaction Documents.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of the Loan Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any intergovernmental agreements between the United States and another country which modify the provisions of the forgoing.

FATCA Withholding Tax” means any withholding or deduction made pursuant to FATCA in respect of any payment.

“FCRA” means the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, P.L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-609 (1990), as amended by P.L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 692 (1997).

“Financing Statements” means, collectively, the Sunnova Intermediate Holdings Financing Statement, the Sunnova Hestia Holdings Financing Statement, the Depositor Financing Statement, the Capital Markets Issuer Financing Statement, the Lender Financing Statement and the Borrower Financing Statement.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors and assigns.

“Force Majeure Event” means any event or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of and without the fault or negligence of the Person claiming such Force Majeure Event. It shall include, without limitation, failure or interruption of the production, delivery or acceptance of electricity due to: an act of god; war (declared or undeclared); sabotage; riot; insurrection; civil unrest or disturbance; military or guerilla action; terrorism; economic sanction or embargo; civil strike, work stoppage, slow-down, or lock-out; explosion; fire; epidemic; pandemic; earthquake; abnormal weather condition or actions of the elements; hurricane; flood; lightning; wind; drought; the binding order of any Governmental Authority

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


(provided that such order has been resisted in good faith by all reasonable legal means); the failure to act on the part of any Governmental Authority (provided that such action has been timely requested and diligently pursued); unavailability of electricity from the utility grid, equipment, supplies or products (but not to the extent that any such availability of any of the foregoing results from the failure of the Person claiming such Force Majeure Event to have exercised reasonable diligence); and failure of equipment not utilized by or under the control of the Person claiming such Force Majeure Event.

“GAAP” means (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, consistently applied and (ii) upon mutual agreement of the parties, internationally recognized generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

“Governmental Authority” means any national, State or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau or entity, (including any zoning authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the relevant State commissions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

“Grant” means to pledge, create and grant a Lien on and with regard to property. A Grant of a Solar Loan or of any other instrument shall include all rights, powers and options of the granting party thereunder, including without limitation the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipts for principal and interest payments in respect of such collateral and all other moneys payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything which the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

“Grid Services” means any grid services (including, but not limited to, resource adequacy, operating reserves, and load relief), energy services (including, but not limited to, demand reduction, energy injection, and energy consumption) and ancillary services (including, but not limited to, primary and secondary frequency response, frequency regulation, and voltage support); provided, however, that Grid Services shall not include the sale of energy to a Consumer Obligor pursuant to any Customer Contract.

“Grid Services Agreement” means any grid services or similar agreement or addendum providing for Grid Services Revenue entered into by a Consumer Obligor, the Servicer or its Affiliates.

“Grid Services Revenue” means any payments or revenue received from the sale or provision of Grid Services from a Consumer Obligor’s PV System or BESS System to public utilities, independent power producers, retail energy providers, regional transmission organizations, energy trading companies, or other entities from time to time, including, without limitation, pursuant to the Sunnova Connected Solutions program.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Guarantee Demand Request” means a demand for the Guarantor to pay Guaranteed Amounts, in the form of Exhibit C to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Guarantee Issuance Agreement” means that certain Guarantee Issuance Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Guarantor, the Lender, the Borrower, Sunnova Management, Sunnova Energy and the Agent.

“Guaranteed Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(e) of the Loan Agreement.

Guaranteed Interest Amount means an amount equal to the product of (i) the Initial Guarantee Percentage Interest and (ii) the sum of the Interest Distribution Amount for Component 1 and the Interest Distribution Amount for Component 2.

“Guaranteed Interest Amounts (Component 1)” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(e) of the Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Principal Amount” means (i) any repayment of principal with respect to Component 1 (a) upon the Maturity Date or (b) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and acceleration under the Loan Agreement and (ii) any required Component 1 Parity Principal Payments.

“Guarantor” means the DOE.

“Guarantor Consultants” has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Guarantor Payment Account” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Guarantor Reimbursable Amounts” means amounts due to the Guarantor in respect of (i) the DOE Component and (ii) reimbursement for any amounts paid under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement in respect of Guaranteed Interest Amounts plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest on such amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) at the DOE Component Rate.

“Highest Lawful Rate” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

“Indenture” means (i) that certain indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, between the initial Capital Markets Issuer and the Indenture Trustee or (ii) any debenture entered into between a subsequent Capital Markets Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in connection with a Permitted Refinancing.

“Indenture Trustee” means Wilmington Trust, until a successor Person shall have become the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Indenture Trustee” means such successor Person in its capacity as indenture trustee.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Indenture Trustee Fee” means, for each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments) an amount equal to $[***].

“Independent Accountant” means a nationally recognized firm of public accountants selected by the Servicer; provided that such firm is independent with respect to the Servicer within the meaning of the Securities Act.

“Independent Engineer” has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee Issuance Agreement.

“Initial Component 2 Percentage Interest” means 10%.

“Initial Cut-Off Date” means August 31, 2023.

“Initial Guarantee Percentage Interest” means 90%.

“Initial Outstanding Component 1 Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01 of the Loan Agreement.

“Initial Outstanding Component 2 Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01 of the Loan Agreement.

“Initial Outstanding DOE Component Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01 of the Loan Agreement.

“Initial Outstanding Loan Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01 of the Loan Agreement.

“Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology” means a pro rata allocation of principal payments in respect Component 1 and Component 2 based on the Initial Guarantee Percentage Interest of such available amount and the Initial Component 2 Percentage Interest of such amounts.

“Initial Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Initial Solar Loan” means a solar loan identified on the Schedule of Solar Loans conveyed to the Borrower on the Closing Date.

“Insight Engine License” means Sunnova Energy’s purpose-built behavior modification software designed to improve Consumer Obligor’s insights regarding their power usage and facilitate demand response behavior.

“Insolvency Event” means, with respect to a specified person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under the bankruptcy code or any other applicable insolvency law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such person or for any substantial part of its

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of such person’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days; or (b) the commencement by such person of a voluntary case under any applicable insolvency law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

“Insolvency Proceeding” means any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, composition or other judicial proceedings.

“Insurance Policy” means, with respect to any PV System and/or BESS System, any insurance policy benefiting the Manager or the owner of such PV System and/or BESS System and providing coverage for loss or physical damage, credit life, credit disability, theft, mechanical breakdown, gap or similar coverage with respect to such PV System and/or BESS System or the related Consumer Obligor.

“Insurance Proceeds” means any funds, moneys or other net proceeds received by the Borrower as the payee in connection with the physical loss or damage to a PV System and/or BESS System, a loss of revenue associated with a PV System and/or BESS System or any other insurable event, including any incident that will be covered by the insurance coverage paid for and maintained by the Manager on the Borrower’s behalf.

“Interconnection Agreement” means, with respect to a PV System, a contractual obligation between a utility and a Consumer Obligor and/or an Affiliate of Sunnova Energy on behalf of a Consumer Obligor, as applicable, that allows the Consumer Obligor to interconnect such PV System and, if applicable, any related BESS System to the utility electrical grid.

“Interest Accrual Period” means for any Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to but excluding such Payment Date and in each case will be deemed to be a period of 30 days, except that the Interest Accrual Period for the first Payment Date shall be the number of days (assuming twelve 30-day months) from and including the Closing Date to, but excluding, the first Payment Date.

“Interest Distribution Amount” means with respect to each Component and any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the related Loan Component Rate on the Outstanding Loan Balance of such Component immediately prior to such Payment Date and (b) the amount of unpaid Interest Distribution Amount for such Component from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the related Loan Component Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, Interest Distribution Amounts do not include any Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts or Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Intermediate Company” means each of Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings and the Depositor.

“Inverter” means, with respect to a PV System, the necessary device(s) required to convert the variable direct electrical current (DC) output from a Solar Photovoltaic Panel into a utility frequency alternating electrical current (AC) that can be used by a Consumer Obligor’s home or property, or that can be fed back into a utility electrical grid pursuant to an Interconnection Agreement.

“KBRA” means Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, and its successors and assigns.

“Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of the Loan Agreement.

“Lender Account” means the Notes Distribution Account.

“Lender Financing Statement” shall mean a UCC-1 financing statement naming the Borrower as the secured party and the Lender as debtor.

“Lender Tax Identification Information” means properly completed, duly executed and valid tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. federal income tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued by an Eligible Letter of Credit Bank and provided by the Borrower to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in lieu of or in substitution for moneys otherwise required to be deposited in the Reserve Account or the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, as applicable, which Letter of Credit is to be as held an asset of the Reserve Account or the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account, as applicable.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, easement or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected or effective under Applicable Law.

“Loan” has the meaning set forth in recitals of the of the Loan Agreement.

“Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the Lender, the Agent and the Guarantor.

“Loan Component Rate” means the Component 1 Rate, the Component 2 Rate or the DOE Component Rate, as applicable.

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, the Loan Agreement, the Loan Note, the Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Performance Guaranty, the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, the Account Control Agreement, and the Contribution Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, certificates or documents delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, and “Loan Document” shall mean any of the Loan Documents.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Loan Guarantee Agreement” means that certain Loan Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2023, by and between the Guarantor and Sunnova Energy.

“Loan Note” means the Loan Note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit A to the Loan Agreement, payable to the order of the Lender for the benefit of itself and the Guarantor pursuant to the Loan Agreement, in the aggregate face amount of the Initial Outstanding Loan Balance, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender.

“Lockbox Account” means that certain account established at the Lockbox Bank and maintained in the name of the Borrower (subject to the Account Control Agreement) and to which the Servicer has instructed all Consumer Obligors to direct any and all payments required to be made pursuant to the related Customer Contract or in connection with the related Solar Loan.

“Lockbox Account Retained Balance” means the amount as set forth in the Account Control Agreement for the payment of Lockbox Bank Fees and Charges.

“Lockbox Bank” means, initially, (i) J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and (ii) thereafter any institution that has opened an Eligible Account in the name of the Borrower (subject to the Account Control Agreement) to which the Servicer has instructed all Consumer Obligors to direct any and all payments required to be made pursuant to the related Customer Contract or in connection with the related Solar Loan.

“Lockbox Bank Fees and Charges” means those debits from the Lockbox Account expressly permitted under the Account Control Agreement.

“Maintenance Fee” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Guarantee Agreement.

“Maintenance Log” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A of the Management Agreement.

“Management Agreement” means that certain management agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the Manager, Transition Manager and the Agent.

“Management Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the Management Agreement.

“Management Standard” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the Management Agreement.

“Manager” means Sunnova Management as the initial Manager or any other Replacement Manager acting as Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, “Manager” also refers to any Replacement Manager appointed pursuant to the Management Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Manager Extraordinary Expenses” means (a) extraordinary expenses incurred by the Manager in accordance with the Management Standard in connection with (i) its performance of maintenance and operations services on a PV System or BESS System on an emergency basis in order to prevent serious injury, loss or damage to persons or property (including any injury, loss or damage to a PV System or BESS System caused by the Consumer Obligor), (ii) any litigation, arbitration or enforcement proceedings pursued by the Manager in respect of Manufacturer Warranties or Dealer Warranties, (iii) any litigation, arbitration or enforcement proceeding pursued by the Manager in respect of a Customer Contract, or (iv) the replacement of Inverters or BESS Systems (or components thereof) that do not have the benefit of a Manufacturer Warranty or Dealer Warranty, to the extent not reimbursed from the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account; (b) to the extent (i) a PV System or BESS System suffers an Event of Loss, (ii) Insurance Proceeds are reduced by any applicable deductible and (iii) the Manager incurs costs related to the repair, restoration, replacement or rebuilding of such PV System or BESS System in excess of the Insurance Proceeds that the Manager receives, an amount equal to the lesser of such excess and the applicable deductible; and (c) all fees, expenses and other amounts that are paid by the Manager on behalf of the Borrower and incurred in connection with the operation or maintenance of the Solar Loans or the Transaction Documents, including (i) fees, expenses and other amounts paid to attorneys, accountants and other consultants and experts retained by the Borrower and (ii) any sales, use, franchise or property taxes that the Manager pays on behalf of the Borrower.

“Manager Fee” means for each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments) an amount equal to the product of (i) one-twelfth of the O&M Fee Base Rate and (ii) the sum of (1) the aggregate DC nameplate capacity (measured in kW) of all PV Systems related to the Solar Loans owned by the Borrower as of the first day of the related Collection Period (excluding PV Systems related to Defaulted Solar Loans that are not operational and not in the process of being removed, repaired or replaced) and (2) [***] kW multiplied by the number of BESS Solar Loans owned by the Borrower as of the first day of the related Collection Period (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans for which the related BESS System is not operational and not in the process of being removed, repaired or replaced).

“Manager Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of the Management Agreement.

“Manufacturer Warranty” means any warranty given by a manufacturer of a PV System or BESS System relating to such PV System or BESS System or, in each case any part or component thereof.

“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, any event or circumstance, individually or in the aggregate, having a material adverse effect on any of the following: (i) the business, property, operations or financial condition of such Person or the Collateral, (ii) the ability of such Person to perform its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents (including the obligation to make any payments) or (iii) the priority or enforceability of any Lien in favor of the Agent.

“Maturity Date” means the Payment Date occurring in September 2050.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Merchant Processing Amounts” means amounts charged against all collected funds in the Lockbox Account by third party merchant processing service providers with respect to processing fees and Consumer Obligor chargebacks.

“Monthly Manager Report” means a report substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Management Agreement, delivered to the Borrower, the Agent, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Rating Agency and the Guarantor by the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement.

“Monthly Risk-Based Charge” means, for each Payment Date, an amount equal to: the product of (i) one-twelfth, (ii) [***]% and (iii) the Outstanding Component 1 Balance (after giving effect to the application of Borrower Available Funds on such Payment Date).

“Monthly Servicer Report” means a report substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Servicing Agreement, delivered to the Borrower, the Agent, the Manager, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Rating Agency and the Guarantor by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

“Net Metering Agreement” means, with respect to a PV System, a contractual obligation between a utility and a Consumer Obligor and/or an Affiliate of Sunnova Energy on behalf of a Consumer Obligor, as applicable, that allows the Consumer Obligor to offset its regular utility electricity purchases by receiving a bill credit at a specified rate for energy generated by such PV System that is exported to the utility electrical grid and not consumed by the Consumer Obligor on its property. A Net Metering Agreement may be embedded or acknowledged in an Interconnection Agreement.

“New York UCC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(g)(ii)(f) of the Loan Agreement.

“Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Notes Distribution Account” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Notice of Voluntary Prepayment” means the notice in the form of Exhibit C to the Loan Agreement.

“O&M Fee Base Rate” means $[***] and on each annual anniversary of the initial Determination Date will be increased by [***]%.

“Offering Circular” means (i) that certain confidential offering circular dated October 18, 2023 related to the Notes or (ii) any confidential offering circular relating to notes offered by a subsequent Capital Markets Issuer in connection with a Permitted Refinancing.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Ongoing Expenses” means ongoing documented third-party fees and expenses paid, including all Periodic Expenses, or incurred in connection with: (i) any ongoing due diligence of the Sponsor and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Guarantee Agreement; (ii) the administration, preservation in full force and effect, enforcement and monitoring of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Guarantee Agreement throughout the term of the Loan Guarantee Agreement; (iii) any waiver, consent, amendment or modification to, or the preservation of any right or claim under the Program Documents; (iv) the administration, preservation and enforcement of the Program Documents and the Guarantor’s rights thereunder, including during any distressed asset scenario experienced by the Borrower or its affiliates or the Loan relating to technical, financial, or legal matters or other events; (v) any Permitted Refinancing; (vi) any Extraordinary Expenses; and (vii) any other fees or expenses not contemplated in the Loan Guarantee Agreement and incurred in the Guarantor’s reasonable discretion for the purposes of its ongoing involvement with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Guarantee Agreement, in each case, such fees and expenses to include all fees and expenses of the Independent Engineer and other independent consultants and advisors (including legal counsel) retained at the Guarantor’s discretion.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel who may be outside counsel for the Borrower or the Agent or other counsel and who shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, which shall comply with any applicable requirements of Section 12.02 of the Loan Agreement and which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary conduct of business consistent with custom and practice for, as the context may require, the rooftop and ground mounted solar businesses (including with respect to quantity and frequency) of the Borrower and its Affiliates.

“Originator” means Sunnova Energy in its capacity as originator of Solar Loans.

“Outstanding Component 1 Balance” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the Initial Outstanding Component 1 Balance minus (ii) all principal payments made on Component 1 as of such date of determination including, for the avoidance of doubt, all payments made by the Guarantor as principal under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement and any portion of Voluntary Prepayments attributable to the Outstanding Component 1 Balance plus (iii) any amounts reinstated pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Loan Agreement.

“Outstanding Component 2 Balance” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the Initial Component 2 Balance minus (ii) all principal payments made on Component 2 as of such date of determination including, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion of Voluntary Prepayments attributable to the Outstanding Component 2 Balance.

“Outstanding DOE Component Balance” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the Initial DOE Component Balance plus (ii) all principal payments made by the Guarantor under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement with respect to the Loan as of such date of determination minus (iii) all principal payments made towards repayment of the DOE Component as of such date of determination, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion of Voluntary Prepayments attributable to the Outstanding DOE Component Balance minus (iv) any reductions made pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Loan Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Outstanding Loan Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance, the Outstanding Component 2 Balance and the Outstanding DOE Component Balance, in each case, as of such date of determination.

“Parts” means components of a PV System and/or BESS System.

“Payment Date” means the 20th day of each calendar month during which the Loan remains Outstanding, beginning in December 2023; provided, however, that if any such day is not a Business Day, then the payments due thereon shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

“PDF Form” means those documents in “portable document format” delivered to the Custodian via electronic transmission.

“Percentage Interest” means, as of any date of determination, (i) with respect to Component 1, an amount equal to (a) the Outstanding Component 1 Balance as of such date of determination, divided by (b) the sum of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance and the Outstanding DOE Component Balance (expressed as a percentage), in each case, as of such date of determination multiplied by (c) the Initial Guarantee Percentage Interest, (ii) with respect to Component 2, the Initial Component 2 Percentage Interest and (iii) with respect to the DOE Component, an amount equal to: (a) the Outstanding DOE Component Balance as of such date of determination, divided by (b) the sum of the Outstanding Component 1 Balance and the Outstanding DOE Component Balance (expressed as a percentage), in each case, as of such date of determination multiplied by (c) the Initial Guarantee Percentage Interest.

“Perfection UCCs” means, with respect to the Conveyed Property and the Collateral, (i) the date-stamped copy of the filed Sunnova Intermediate Holdings Financing Statement, Sunnova Hestia Holdings Financing Statement, Depositor Financing Statement, Capital Markets Issuer Financing Statement and Lender Financing Statement covering such Solar Loan and the related Conveyed Property and (ii) the date-stamped copy of the filed Borrower Financing Statement covering the Collateral and (iii) the date-stamped copy of the filed Termination Statements releasing the Liens held by creditors of Sunnova Energy, its Affiliates or any other Person (other than as expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents) covering such Solar Loan and the related Conveyed Property, or, in the case of (iii) above, a copy of search results performed and certified by a national search company indicating that such Termination Statements have been filed in the UCC filing offices of the States in which the Financing Statements being terminated were originally filed.

“Performance Guarantor” means Sunnova Energy in its capacity as Performance Guarantor under the Performance Guaranty.

“Performance Guaranty” means the performance guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Performance Guarantor for the benefit of the Agent, the Lender, and the Borrower.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Periodic Expenses” means all of the following amounts from time to time due under or in connection with the Program Documents or the loan documents related to any Guarantee Issuance Agreement: (i) recordation and other costs, fees and charges in connection with the execution, delivery, filing, registration, or performance of the Program Documents or the loan documents related to any Guarantee Issuance Agreement or the perfection of the security interests in the collateral; (ii) fees, charges, and expenses of any Guarantor Consultants; (iii) other fees, charges, expenses and other amounts from time to time due under or in connection with the Program Documents or the loan documents related to any Guarantee Issuance Agreement; and (iv) Extraordinary Expenses.

“Permits” means, with respect to any PV System or BESS System, the applicable permits, franchises, leases, orders, licenses, notices, certifications, approvals, exemptions, qualifications, rights or authorizations from or registration, notice or filing with any Governmental Authority required to operate such PV System or BESS System.

“Permitted Equity Contribution Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Permitted Equity Distribution” means a distribution made in accordance with Section 5.07(xix)(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Permitted Liens” means (i) any lien for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable, already paid or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) any other lien or encumbrance arising under or permitted by the Transaction Documents, (iii) to the extent a PV System or BESS System constitutes a fixture, any conflicting interest of an encumbrancer or owner of the real property that has or would have priority over the applicable UCC fixture filing and (iv) any rights of Consumer Obligors under the Customer Contracts.

“Permitted Refinancing” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Guarantee Agreement.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.

“Physical Form” means a document maintained in physical paper form or a document previously maintained in Electronic Form which has been transferred to Physical Form.

“Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c) of the Loan Agreement.

Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate” means, for Component 1 and Component 2, an annual rate corresponding to the “Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate” of the related ABS Notes.

Post-ARD Spread” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Post-Closing Date Certification” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b) of the Custodial Agreement.

“Post-Transfer Date Certification” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(d) of the Custodial Agreement.

“Potential Default” means any event or condition which with notice, passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

“PR Easy Own Plan Solar Loan” means an Easy Own Plan Solar Loan originated after June 30, 2018 for a home located in Puerto Rico for which there is no Section 25D Credit Payment Date.

“Prepayment Lockout Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date through and including the Payment Date occurring in May 2029.

Principal Distribution Amount means (i) with respect to any Payment Date during a Regular Amortization Period, the sum of (a) the amount by which (1) the sum of (x) the Outstanding Loan Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period and (y) the Target Overcollateralization Amount exceeds (2) the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period; or (ii) with respect to any Payment Date during an Amortization Period, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the entire amount of remaining Borrower Available Funds after making provisions for payments and distributions required under clauses (i) through (vii) of the Priority of Payments on such Payment Date and (b) the Outstanding Loan Balance; provided, however, in each case, the Principal Distribution Amount shall not exceed the Outstanding Loan Balance as of such Payment Date prior to any distributions made on such Payment Date; provided, further, if the sum of Borrower Available Funds plus the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account and the Section 25D Interest Account is greater than or equal to the sum of (a) the payments and distributions required under clauses (i) through (vii) of the Priority of Payments, (b) the Outstanding Loan Balance as of such Payment Date prior to any distributions made on such Payment Date and (c) all Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts and Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts, then the Principal Distribution Amount shall equal the Outstanding Loan Balance as of such Payment Date prior to any distributions made on such Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, where an Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, Principal Distribution Amounts will only be due to the extent there are Borrower Available Funds remaining after application of clauses (i) through (vii) of the Priority of Payments on such Payment Date.

“Priority of Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07 of the Loan Agreement.

“Proceeding” means any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Production Guaranty” means, with respect to a PV System, an agreement in the form of a production warranty between the Consumer Obligor and Sunnova Energy (which may be an exhibit to a Customer Contract), in connection with the performance and installation of the related PV System (which, may include a production guaranty that specifies a minimum level of solar energy production, as measured in kWh, for a specified time period for the PV Systems related to the Solar Loan and compensates the Consumer Obligor for a shortfall).

“Program Documents” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Guarantee Agreement.

Project” means a PV System and/or BESS System, the associated Real Property Rights, rights under the applicable Customer Contracts and all other related rights to the extent applicable thereto including, without limitation, all Parts and manufacturers’ warranties and rights to access Consumer Obligor data.

“Prudent Industry Practices” means the practices, methods, acts and equipment (including but not limited to the practices, methods, acts and equipment engaged in or approved by a prudent, experienced participant in the renewable energy electric generation industry operating in the United States) that, at a particular time, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known or that reasonably should have been known at the time a decision was made, would have been expected to accomplish the desired result in a manner that complies with, and is otherwise consistent with, Applicable Law (including, for the avoidance of doubt all Consumer Protection Laws), Permits, codes and standards, equipment manufacturer’s recommendations, reliability, safety and environmental protection.

“PTO” means, with respect to a PV System, the receipt of permission to operate from the related local utility or Governmental Authority in writing or in such other form as is customarily given by the related local utility or Governmental Authority.

“PV Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan used to finance the acquisition and installation of a PV System, and, if applicable, related Ancillary PV System Components and the licensing of an Insight Engine License.

“PV System” means, a photovoltaic system, including Solar Photovoltaic Panels, Inverters, Racking Systems, wiring and other electrical devices, as applicable, conduits, weatherproof housings, hardware, remote monitoring equipment, connectors, meters, disconnects and over current devices (including any replacement or additional parts included from time to time).

“PV/BESS Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan used to finance the acquisition and installation of a PV System and BESS System, and, if applicable, related Ancillary PV System Components and the licensing of an Insight Engine License.

“Qualified Service Provider” means an Independent Accountant or other service provider.

“Qualified Service Provider Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b) of the Servicing Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Qualified Substitute Solar Loan” means a Solar Loan that meets each of the following criteria as of the related Transfer Date: (i) qualifies as an Eligible Solar Loan, (ii) the Consumer Obligors related to the Qualified Substitute Solar Loans transferred to the Borrower on such Transfer Date have a weighted average credit score (as of the date of origination of such Qualified Substitute Solar Loans) greater than or equal to the weighted average credit score of the Consumer Obligors related to the related Replaced Solar Loans (as of the date of origination of such Replaced Solar Loans), (iii) the Qualified Substitute Solar Loans transferred to the Borrower on such Transfer Date have a weighted average current interest rate that is greater than or equal to the weighted average current interest rate of the related Replaced Solar Loans, (iv) the Qualified Substitute Solar Loans transferred to the Borrower on such Transfer Date shall not cause the percentage concentration (measured by Solar Loan Balance as a percentage of the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance) of all Solar Loans owned by the Borrower on such Transfer Date (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Qualified Substitute Solar Loans transferred to the Borrower on such Transfer Date) for which the Related Property is located in any one state or territory (including Puerto Rico) to exceed [***]%, (v) the Qualified Substitute Solar Loans transferred to the Borrower on such Transfer Date shall not cause the percentage (measured by Solar Loan Balance as a percentage of the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance) of all Solar Loans (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Qualified Substitute Solar Loans transferred to the Borrower on such Transfer Date) that are PV/BESS Solar Loans or BESS Solar Loans to exceed [***]%, (vi) does not have a remaining term to maturity later than the Maturity Date and (vii) if the Section 25D Credit Payment Date for such Qualified Substitute Solar Loan shall not have occurred prior to such Transfer Date, the necessary amount shall have been deposited into the Section 25D Interest Account.

“Racking System” means, with respect to a PV System, the hardware required to mount and securely fasten a Solar Photovoltaic Panel onto the site where the PV System is located.

“Rating Agency” means KBRA.

“Real Property Rights” means all real property rights contained in the Customer Contracts, if any.

“Rebate” means any rebate by an electric distribution company, or state or local governmental authority or quasi-governmental agency as an inducement to install or use a PV System, paid upon such PV System being placed in service.

“Regular Amortization Period” means any period which is not an Amortization Period.

Related Property” means, with respect to a Solar Loan, the real property on which the related PV System and/or BESS System is installed.

“Removal Policy” means the Manager’s internal removal policy attached as Exhibit B to the Management Agreement.

“Replaced Solar Loan” means a Defective Solar Loan or a Defaulted Solar Loan for which the Depositor has substituted a Qualified Substitute Solar Loan pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Replacement Manager” means any Person appointed to replace the Manager and to assume the obligations of Manager under the Management Agreement.

“Replacement Servicer” means any Person appointed to replace the Servicer and to assume the obligations of Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

“Repurchase Price” means for a Defective Solar Loan or Defaulted Solar Loan an amount equal to sum of (i) the Solar Loan Balance of such Solar Loan immediately prior to becoming a Defective Solar Loan or Defaulted Solar Loan and (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest then due and payable on such Defective Solar Loan or Defaulted Solar Loan through the date such Defective Solar Loan or Defaulted Solar Loan is repurchased.

“Reserve Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established with the Agent (or such successor bank, if applicable) in the name of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Reserve Account Floor Amount” means the product of [***]% and the initial aggregate outstanding balance of the outstanding ABS Notes.

“Reserve Account Required Balance” means, for any Payment Date, the greater of (i) [***]% of the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period and (ii) the Reserve Account Floor Amount. On and after the Payment Date on which the Outstanding Loan Balance has been reduced to zero, the Reserve Account Required Balance will be equal to zero.

“Responsible Officer” means when used with respect to (i) the Agent, the Transition Manager and the Back-Up Servicer, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or Corporate Trust Officer, or any other officer in the Corporate Trust Office customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and (ii) the Custodian, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer, or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers, in each case having direct responsibility for the administration of the Transaction Documents. When used with respect to any Person other than the Agent, the Transition Manager or the Back-Up Servicer and the Custodian that is not an individual, the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer, any Vice President, Assistant Vice President or the Controller of such Person, or any other officer or employee having similar functions.

“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a business unit of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, and its successors and assigns.

“Schedule of Solar Loans” means, as the context may require, the schedule of solar loans owned by the Borrower and pledged to the Agent, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time for Qualified Substitute Solar Loans (in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents).

 

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“Scheduled Payment” means, with respect to a solar loan for each Due Date, a scheduled payment of principal and/or interest due on such Due Date.

“Section 25D Credit Amount” means, with respect to each Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loan, the portion of the related Solar Loan Balance equal to the anticipated investment tax credit for the related PV System and, as applicable, BESS System.

“Section 25D Credit Payment Date” means the date on which a Consumer Obligor in respect of a Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loan is scheduled to pay the related Section 25D Credit Amount.

“Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loan” means an Easy Own Plan Solar Loan other than a PR Easy Own Plan Solar Loan.

“Section 25D Interest Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established with the Agent (or such successor bank, if applicable) in the name of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Section 25D Interest Account Required Amount” means the sum of the Section 25D Interest Amounts for all Solar Loans that are Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loans.

“Section 25D Interest Amount” for a Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loan means (i) on the Closing Date or a Transfer Date, the amount of interest that accrues on the related Section 25D Credit Amount from the related Cut-Off Date at such Section 25D Easy Own Plan Solar Loan’s interest rate until the Section 25D Credit Payment Date (assuming that no prepayment is made) and (ii) on each Payment Date, the amount of interest that accrues on the related Section 25D Credit Amount on and after such Payment Date at such Solar Loan’s interest rate until the Section 25D Credit Payment Date (assuming no prepayment is made).

“Secured Parties” means the Agent, the Lender and the Guarantor.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“SEI” means Sunnova Energy International Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Service Incentives” shall mean payments paid by a state or local Governmental Authority, a utility or grid operator, a community choice aggregator or any other Person that administers a program or arrangement similar to those described herein in respect of any PV System or BESS System, as applicable, in connection with any demand response programs, grid services, or any other program or arrangement utilized for the purpose of maintaining the reliability of the electrical grid to the owner thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Service Incentives do not include Grid Services.

 

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“Service Incentives Rebates” shall mean any amounts credited to or paid to a Customer Obligor in exchange for such Customer Obligor permitting the related PV System and/or BESS System to participate in a program or arrangement pursuant to which Service Incentives are generated, as set forth in the related Customer Contract.

“Servicer” means Sunnova Management as the initial Servicer or any other Replacement Servicer acting as Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, “ Servicer “ also refers to any Servicer Manager appointed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement

“Servicer Extraordinary Expenses” means (a) extraordinary expenses incurred by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard in connection with any litigation, arbitration or enforcement proceeding pursued by the Servicer in respect of a Customer Contract and (b) all fees, expenses and other amounts that are paid by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower and incurred in connection with the financing or servicing of the Solar Loans or the Transaction Documents, including (i) fees, expenses and other amounts paid to attorneys, accountants and other consultants and experts retained by the Borrower and (ii) any sales, use, franchise or property taxes that the Servicer pays on behalf of the Borrower.

“Servicer Fee” means on each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Priority of Payments) the amount equal to the product of (a) one-twelfth of the Administrative Fee Base Rate and (b) the sum of (1) the aggregate DC nameplate capacity (measured in kW) of all the PV Systems related to the Solar Loans owned by the Borrower as of the first day of the related Collection Period (excluding PV Systems related to Defaulted Solar Loans that are not operational and not in the process of being removed, repaired or replaced) and (2) [***] kW multiplied by the number of BESS Solar Loans owned by the Borrower as of the first day of the related Collection Period (excluding Defaulted Solar Loans for which the related BESS System is not operational and not in the process of being removed, repaired or replaced).

“Servicer Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of the Servicing Agreement.

“Servicing Agreement” means that certain servicing agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Servicer and the Back-Up Servicer.

“Servicing Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the Servicing Agreement.

“Servicing Standard” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the Servicing Agreement.

“Settlement Statement” means a settlement statement in the form of Exhibit C to the Contribution Agreement.

“Solar Loan” means an Initial Solar Loan or a Qualified Substitute Solar Loan.

“Solar Loan Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal balance due under or in respect of a Solar Loan (including a Defaulted Solar Loan).

 

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“Solar Loan File” means, with respect to a Solar Loan, the documents maintained by the Originator or the Servicer in connection with such Solar Loan, which includes each of the documents in the Custodian File with respect to such Solar Loan.

“Solar Loan Management Files” means such files, documents, and computer files (including those documents comprising the Custodian File) necessary for the Manager to perform the Management Services.

“Solar Loan Servicing Files” means such files, documents, and computer files (including those documents comprising the Custodian File) necessary for the Servicer to perform the Servicing Services.

“Solar Photovoltaic Panel” means, with respect to a PV System, the necessary hardware component that uses wafers made of silicon, cadmium telluride, or any other suitable material, to generate a direct electrical current (DC) output using energy from the sun’s light.

“Sponsor” means Sunnova Energy.

“State” means any one or more of the states comprising the United States and the District of Columbia.

“Subcontractor” means any person to whom the Manager subcontracts any of its obligations under the Management Agreement, and any person to whom such obligations are further subcontracted of any tier.

“Subsequent Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to any Qualified Substitute Solar Loan, (i) the close of business on the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the related Transfer Date or (ii) such other date designated by the Servicer.

“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any time, (i) any corporation or trust of which 50% or more (by number of shares or number of votes) of the outstanding Capital Stock or shares of beneficial interest normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors, managers or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries, or any partnership of which such Person or any of such Person’s Subsidiaries is a general partner or of which 50% or more of the partnership interests is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries, and (ii) any corporation, trust, partnership or other entity which is controlled or capable of being controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries.

“Substitution Shortfall Amount” means for any Qualified Substitute Solar Loan, an amount equal to the excess of the Solar Loan Balance of the substituted Solar Loan over the Solar Loan Balance of the Qualified Substitute Solar Loan. In the event more than one Solar Loan is substituted for, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be calculated on an aggregate basis for all substitutions made on such date.

 

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“Sunnova Energy” means Sunnova Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“Sunnova Entity” means each of the Borrower, the Lender, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Sponsor, each Intermediate Company, the Performance Guarantor, the Servicer, the Manager and any other Affiliate of the Borrower that is a party to a Transaction Document.

“Sunnova Hestia Holdings” means Sunnova Hestia I Holdings, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, or any other indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Sunnova Energy designated as “Sunnova Hestia Holdings” in connection with a Permitted Refinancing.

“Sunnova Hestia Holdings Financing Statement” shall mean a UCC-1 financing statement naming the initial Depositor as the secured party and the initial Sunnova Hestia Holdings as debtor.

“Sunnova Intermediate Holdings” means Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Sunnova Intermediate Holdings Financing Statement” means a UCC-1 financing statement naming the initial Sunnova Hestia Holdings as the secured party and Sunnova Intermediate Holdings as debtor.

“Sunnova Management” means Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“SunSafe Easy Own Plan Equipment Purchase Agreement” means a Customer Contract pursuant to which the related Consumer Obligor finances the purchase of a PV System and a BESS System is integrated with the PV System for which the related Consumer Obligor is not required to make interest payments on the portion of the Solar Loan Balance equal to the related Section 25D Credit Amount until a scheduled prepayment date, typically 18 months from the date on which the related PV System achieves PTO.

“Target Overcollateralization Amount” means, on any Payment Date, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) [***]% and (y) the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period and (ii) the product of [***]% and (y) the Aggregate Closing Date Solar Loan Balance.

“Tax Opinion” means an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an amendment or modification of the Agreement will not materially adversely affect the federal income tax characterization of the Loan or the ABS Notes, or adversely affect the federal tax classification status of the Borrower, the Lender or the Capital Markets Issuer.

“Tax Return” means any return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to any Taxes (including attached schedules), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.

 

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“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, and including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Termination Date” means the date on which the Borrower Secured Obligations have been paid in full.

“Termination Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 (a)(iv) of the Loan Agreement.

“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, the Loan Documents, the Capital Markets Documents, and any other agreements, instruments, certificates or documents delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, and “Transaction Document” shall mean any of the Transaction Documents.

“Transfer” means any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any ownership interest in the Loan Note.

“Transfer Date” means, with respect to a Qualified Substitute Solar Loan, the date upon which the Borrower acquires such Solar Loan pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.

“Transfer Date Certification” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c) of the Custodial Agreement.

“Transition Manager” means Wilmington Trust in its capacity as the Transition Manager under the Management Agreement.

“Transition Manager Expenses” means (i) any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in taking any actions required in its role as Transition Manager and (ii) any indemnities owed to the Transition Manager in accordance with the Management Agreement.

“U.S. Bank” means U.S. Bank National Association.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of New York or in any other State having jurisdiction over the assignment, transfer, pledge of (i) the Solar Loans from Sunnova Intermediate Holdings to Sunnova Hestia Holdings, from Sunnova Hestia Holdings to the Depositor, from the Depositor to the Capital Markets Issuer, from the Capital Markets Issuer to the Lender or (ii) the Lender to the Borrower or of the Collateral from the Borrower to the Agent.

“UCC Fixture Filing” means a “fixture filing” as defined in Section 2-A-309 of the UCC covering a PV System naming the initial Servicer as secured party on behalf of the Borrower.

“Underwriting and Reassignment Credit Policy” means the Manager’s internal reassignment policy attached as Exhibit F to the Servicing Agreement.

 

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“UETA” shall mean the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as such act may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“United States” means the United States of America.

“Vice President” means, with respect to Sunnova Energy, any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

“Voluntary Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Voluntary Prepayment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Loan Agreement.

“Voluntary Prepayment Servicer Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a) of the Servicing Agreement.

“Waiver, Consent or Amendment Fees” shall mean any fees deemed appropriate and reasonable by the Guarantor in connection with its grant of any waiver, consent, or amendment under the Loan Guarantee Agreement and required to be paid by the Sponsor.

“Wilmington Trust” means Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

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SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF SOLAR LOANS

[see attached]

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF LOAN NOTE

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC

LOAN NOTE

 

ORIGINAL ISSUE

DATE

   MATURITY DATE   
November 8, 2023    September 20, 2050   

Owner: Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, for the benefit of itself and the Guarantor pursuant to the Loan Agreement

Initial Principal Balance: $244,000,000

THIS CERTIFIES THAT Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), which term includes any successor entity under the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, as lender (the “Lender”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent (together with any successor thereto, hereinafter called the “Agent”) and the U.S. Department of Energy, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Owner, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Loan Agreement, (A) the interest based on the Interest Accrual Period at the interest rate specified in the Loan Agreement, on each Payment Date beginning in December 2023 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), and (B) principal on each Payment Date in the manner and subject to the Priority of Payments, as set forth in the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that the Loan is subject to prepayment as set forth in the Loan Agreement. This note (this “Loan Note”) is one of the duly authorized Loan Notes of the Borrower (the “Loan Notes”). The Loan Agreement provides that the holder of this Loan Note (on behalf of the Secured Parties) will be entitled to receive payments in reduction of the Outstanding Loan Balance, in the amounts, from the sources, and at the times more specifically as set forth in the Loan Agreement. This Loan Note is secured by the Collateral (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Borrower, the Lender, the Agent and the Guarantor and the terms upon which this Loan Note is to be delivered. All terms used in this Loan Note which are not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

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THE OBLIGATION OF THE BORROWER TO REPAY THE LOAN IS A LIMITED, NONRECOURSE OBLIGATION SECURED ONLY BY THE COLLATERAL. All payments of principal of and interest on this Loan Note shall be made only from the Collateral, and the Owner, by its acceptance of this Loan Note on behalf of the Secured Parties, agrees that it shall be entitled to payments solely from such Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement. The actual Outstanding Loan Balance on this Loan Note may be less than the principal balance indicated on the face hereof. The actual Outstanding Loan Balance on this Loan Note at any time may be obtained from the Agent.

With respect to payment of principal of and interest on the Loan Note, the Loan Agreement provides the following:

(a) Until fully paid, principal payments on the Loan Note will be made on each Payment Date in an amount, at the time, and in the manner provided in the Loan Agreement. The Outstanding Loan Balance of the Loan shall be payable no later than the Maturity Date thereof unless the Outstanding Loan Balance of the Loan becomes due and payable at an earlier date pursuant to this Loan Agreement, and in each case such payment shall be made in an amount and in the manner provided in the Loan Agreement.

(b) This Loan Note shall bear interest on the Outstanding Loan Balance thereof and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, at the applicable interest rate set forth in the Loan Agreement. The Interest Distribution Amounts with respect to this Loan Note shall be payable on each Payment Date to the extent that the Collection Account then contains sufficient amounts to pay such Interest Distribution Amounts pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Loan Agreement. Each Interest Distribution Amount will accrue on the basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months.

All payments of interest and principal on this Loan Note on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Lender on behalf of the Secured Parties. All reductions in the Outstanding Loan Balance of the Loan effected by full or partial payments of installments of principal shall be binding upon all past, then current, and future holders of this Loan Note, whether or not such payment is noted on this Loan Note.

The Maturity Date of this Loan Note is the Payment Date in September 20, 2050 unless the Loan is earlier prepaid in whole or accelerated pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Lender will pay to the Persons entitled to amounts under the Priority of Payments by wire transfer, in immediately available funds to the account of each such Person at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Person shall have provided to the Lender appropriate written instructions at least five Business Days prior to the related Payment Date (which instructions may remain in effect for subsequent Payment Dates unless revoked by such Person).

This Loan Note shall be subject to voluntary prepayment at the option of the Borrower in the manner and subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement. Whenever by the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower is required to prepay this Loan Note, and subject to and in accordance with the terms of Article VI of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall give notice of the prepayment in the manner prescribed by the Loan Agreement.

 

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The final payment on this Loan Note shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of this Loan Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Agent.

The Agent shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Loan Agreement or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any Event of Default, or to institute, appear in or defend any Proceedings with respect thereto, except as provided in the Loan Agreement.

The Loan Note may be exchanged, and its transfer may be registered, by the holder of the Loan Note in person or by their attorneys duly authorized in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Agent only in the manner, subject to the limitations provided in the Loan Agreement, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Loan Note. Upon exchange or registration of such transfer, a new Loan Note or Loan Notes evidencing the same outstanding principal amount will be executed in exchange therefor.

All amounts collected as payments on the Collateral or otherwise shall be applied in the order of priority specified in the Loan Agreement.

Each Person who has or who acquires the Loan Note or an interest thereon shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition such interest to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement. The holder of the Loan Note may not sell, offer for sale, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer or encumber all or any part of its interest in the Loan Note, except in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all amounts payable with respect to the Loan Note, each Person who has or acquires an interest in this Loan Note agrees that such Person will not institute against the Borrower, or join any other Person in instituting against the Borrower, any Insolvency Proceedings or other Proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State. This covenant shall survive the termination of the Loan Agreement.

Before the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Loan Note, the Borrower, the Owner and any agent of the Borrower or the Owner may treat the person in whose name this Loan Note is registered as the owner hereof, whether or not this Loan Note be overdue, and neither the Borrower, the Owner nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Loan Note and all obligations with respect thereto, including obligations under the Loan Agreement, will be limited recourse obligations of the Borrower payable solely from the Collateral. Neither the Borrower, the Lender (in its individual capacity or as the Owner), the Guarantor, the Performance Guarantor, the Depositor, the Manager, the Transition Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Custodian, the Agent in its

 

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individual capacity or in its capacity as Agent, nor any of their respective Affiliates, agents, partners, beneficiaries, officers, directors, stockholders, stockholders of partners, employees or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under this Loan Note or the Loan Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each Secured Party and any other Person with an interest in this Loan Note by its acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have agreed (i) that it shall look only to the Collateral to satisfy the Borrower’s obligations under or with respect to this Loan Note or the Loan Agreement, including but not limited to liabilities under Article V of the Loan Agreement and liabilities arising (whether at common law or equity) from breaches by the Borrower of any obligations, covenants and agreements herein or, to the extent enforceable, for any violation by the Borrower of applicable State or federal law or regulation, provided that, the Borrower shall not be relieved of liability hereunder with respect to any misrepresentation in the Loan Agreement or any Loan Document, or fraud, of the Borrower and (ii) to waive any rights it may have to obtain a deficiency or other monetary judgment against either the Borrower or any of its principals, directors, officers, beneficial owners, employees or agents (whether disclosed or undisclosed) or their respective assets (other than the Collateral). The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Collateral or any Person (other than the Borrower) for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Collateral; (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Loan Note or secured by the Loan Agreement, but the same shall continue until paid or discharged; or (iii) prevent the Agent from exercising its rights with respect to the Grant, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, of the Borrower’s rights under the Loan Documents. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Lender in its capacity as the Owner, the Agent in its capacity as Agent under the Loan Agreement or the Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit or in the exercise of any remedy under the Loan Note or the Loan Agreement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced. It is expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released to the extent provided herein as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of the Loan Agreement and the issuance of the Loan Note.

The remedies of the Secured Parties as provided herein, in the Loan Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued solely against the assets of the Collateral. No failure on the part of the Secured Parties in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or thereunder shall operate as a waiver or release thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder.

Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement, a copy of which is on file with the Agent, for the provisions, among others, with respect to (i) the nature and extent of the rights, duties and obligations of the Agent, the Borrower and the other Secured Parties; (ii) the terms upon which this Loan Note is executed and delivered; (iii) the

 

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collection and disposition of payments or proceeds in respect of the Conveyed Property; (iv) a description of the Collateral; (v) the modification or amendment of the Loan Agreement; (vi) other matters; and (vii) the definition of capitalized terms used in this Loan Note that are not defined herein; to all of which the Secured Parties and any other Person with an interest in this Loan Note assents by the acceptance of this Loan Note.

THIS LOAN NOTE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND IT AND THE LOAN AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, §5-1401 AND §5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS).

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS IF FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, as Borrower

By

 

 

 

Name:

 

Robert L. Lane

 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President,

   

Chief Financial Officer

 

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

 

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY

OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

 

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

 

 

 

 

(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address of Assignee)

 

 

 

the within Loan Note, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably constitute and appoint

 

 

 

Attorney to transfer the within Loan Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Date:___________________

_______________________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Loan Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST

__________ ___, 20__

 

To:

Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Agent

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Phone: [***]

Fax: [***]

and

Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, as Lender

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Email: [***]

Phone: [***]

Fax: [***]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, as lender (the “Lender”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent (the “Agent”), and the U.S. Department of Energy as guarantor (the “Guarantor”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Lender provide the Loan based on the following criteria:

 

1.

  

Initial Outstanding Loan Balance:

  

$[________________]

2.

  

Initial Component 1 Balance:

  

$[________________]

3.

  

Initial Component 2 Balance:

  

$[________________]

4.

  

Initial DOE Component Balance:

  

$0

5.

  

Date of Borrowing:

  

[DATE]

 

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$[_______________], should be transferred to the Lender Account.

The Borrower requests that the proceeds of the Loan be distributed in accordance with the instructions set forth in the flow of funds attached hereto.

 

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In accordance with Section 2.08 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower hereby certifies that all conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.08 have been satisfied.

 

Very truly yours,

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC, as Borrower

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

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[FLOW OF FUNDS TO BE ATTACHED]

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT

[DATE]

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

Sunnova Energy Corporation

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, TX 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Loan Agreement”), by and among Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC (the “Lender”), Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC (the “Borrower”), Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Agent”) and the U.S. Department of Energy (the “Guarantor”), the Agent is hereby directed to prepay in [whole][part] the Loan on [_______ __, 20__] (the “Voluntary Prepayment Date”).

[FOR PREPAYMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING LOAN: On or prior to the Voluntary Prepayment Date, as required by Section 6.01 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall deposit into the Collection Account an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the Outstanding Loan Balance, (B) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (C) Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts, if any and (D) all amounts owed to the Guarantor, the Agent, the Manager, the Servicer, the Back-Up Servicer, the Transition Manager and any other parties to the Loan Documents, minus (ii) the sum of the amounts then on deposit in the Reserve Account, the Section 25D Interest Account and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Account (the “Prepayment Amount”).]

[FOR PREPAYMENT IN PART: On or prior to the Voluntary Prepayment Date, as required by Section 6.01 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower shall deposit into the Collection Account, the sum of (i) the amount of outstanding principal of the Loan being prepaid and (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the “Prepayment Amount”).]

 

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On the specified Voluntary Prepayment Date, provided that the Agent has received the Prepayment Amount, on or prior to such specified Voluntary Prepayment Date, the Agent is directed to (x) withdraw the Prepayment Amount from the Collection Account and disburse such amounts in accordance with the Priority of Payments (without giving effect to clauses (vi) through (x)     thereof) and (y) to the extent the Outstanding Loan Balance is prepaid and all other obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents have been paid, release any remaining assets in the Collateral to, or at the direction of, the Borrower.

You are hereby instructed to provide all notices of prepayment required by Section 6.02 of the Loan Agreement. All terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Voluntary Prepayment on the ___ day of _________, _____.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC, as Borrower

By

 

________________________________________

 

Name: __________________________________

 

Title: ___________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF EQUITY DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATE

Date of this Certificate: [____________], 20[___]

Requested Equity Distribution Date: [____________], 20[___]

[●]

United States Department of Energy

Loan Programs Office

1000 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, D.C. 20585

Attention: Director, Portfolio Management

Re: DOE Loan Guarantee, LGPO Loan #1426

Email Address: [***]

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Re: Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (i) the Loan Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2023, among Sunnova Energy Corporation (“Sunnova Energy”), a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as “Sponsor” the U.S. Department of Energy, acting by and through the Secretary of Energy, as the guarantor (the “Guarantor”) (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented as of the date hereof, the “Loan Guarantee Agreement” and (ii) the Loan Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2023, among Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Eligible Lender”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented as of the date hereof, the “Loan Agreement”. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein (whether directly or by reference to another agreement) shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Loan Guarantee Agreement or the Loan Agreement, as applicable.

1. The undersigned is an Authorized Officer of the Sponsor and is delivering this equity distribution certificate (this “Equity Distribution Certificate”) pursuant to Section 5.07(xix) of the Loan Agreement in connection with the proposed distribution of funds to or at the direction of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.07(xix) of the Loan Agreement with respect to the Payment Date on [______] (the “Relevant Payment Date”) (the “Proposed Equity Distribution”).

 

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2. The Sponsor hereby certifies for the benefit of each of the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent that as of the date hereof, each of the following conditions have been or will be satisfied as of the Relevant Payment Date:

 

  (a)

no Loan Early Amortization Event or Loan Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to the Proposed Equity Distribution;

 

  (b)

with respect to any of the Sponsor’s securitization transactions:

 

  (i)

there has been no resignation or removal of a servicer or manager (regardless of any waivers, modifications or amendments); or

 

  (ii)

there has been no event of default, turbo amortization or similar event (regardless of any waivers, modifications or amendments);

 

  (c)

no Adverse Judgment Event shall have occurred;

 

  (d)

no Guarantee Suspension Event pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) in the definition thereof shall have occurred and is ongoing with respect to the Loan;

 

  (e)

no breach of the covenant set forth in Section 1.1.2 of Schedule 2 of the Loan Guarantee Agreement has occurred and is continuing; and

 

  (f)

the Sponsor is in compliance with the Software Improvement Metrics set forth in Exhibit M of the Loan Guarantee Agreement (the “Software Improvement Metrics”) or is utilizing reasonable efforts to achieve such compliance by, among other things, at all times (i) maintaining sufficient staffing, including external consultants, as needed, with the requisite experience to achieve compliance with the Software Improvement Metrics and for software development, maintenance and optimization, (ii) incurring expenses reasonable and necessary to achieve compliance with the Software Improvement Metrics and (iii) developing and maintaining software quality assurance and quality control processes that are in line with industry standards.

3. The Sponsor hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 of Schedule 1 of the Loan Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of each of the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent; provided that, this reaffirmation of the representation and warranty set forth in (i) Section 1.1.3 of Schedule 1 of the Loan Guarantee Agreement shall exclude matters relating to the Davis Bacon Act so long as the Sponsor is engaging in good faith discussions with the Guarantor to remedy any breach of Davis Bacon Act obligations and (ii) Section 1.1.5 of Schedule 1 of the Loan Guarantee Agreement shall exclude Actions that are threatened (in writing) since the date of the publication of Sponsor’s most recent 10-K or 10-Q filings.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor and the Borrower has caused this Equity Distribution Certificate to be duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Sponsor and the Borrower as of the date first written above.

 

SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION as Sponsor

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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EXHIBIT E

[Reserved]

 

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EXHIBIT F

[Reserved]

 

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EXHIBIT G

Entrenched Conditions

 

Servicing Agreement

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Management Agreement

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Sale and Contribution Agreement

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Performance Guarantee

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Exhibit 10.3

Execution Version

GUARANTEE ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

dated as of November 8, 2023

among

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

as Guarantor

SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION

as Sponsor

SUNNOVA ABS MANAGEMENT, LLC

as Servicer and Manager

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC

as Borrower

SUNNOVA HESTIA I LENDER, LLC

as Lender

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Agent

Up to $219,600,000

PROJECT HESTIA, SERIES 2023-GRID1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

       Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

     3  

Section 1.1.

  Definitions and Interpretation      3  

ARTICLE 2 GUARANTEE

     3  

Section 2.1.

  The Guarantee      3  

Section 2.2.

  Scope of the Guarantee      3  

Section 2.3.

  Conditions of Guarantee      3  

Section 2.4.

  Guarantee Absolute      3  

Section 2.5.

  Set-Off      4  

ARTICLE 3 TERMINATION

     5  

Section 3.1.

  Guarantee Termination      5  

ARTICLE 4 PAYMENTS; REFINANCINGS

     5  

Section 4.1.

  Place and Manner of Payments      5  

Section 4.2.

  Permitted Refinancing      5  

Section 4.3.

  Guarantor Fees      6  

Section 4.4.

  Application of DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts      7  

ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     7  

Section 5.1.

  Representations and Warranties of the Securitization Entities      7  

Section 5.2.

  Organization      8  

Section 5.3.

  Authorization; No Conflict      8  

Section 5.4.

  Compliance with Laws      8  

Section 5.5.

  Legality; Validity; Enforceability      8  

Section 5.6.

  Security Interests; Liens      9  

Section 5.7.

  Taxes      9  

Section 5.8.

  Business; Contracts; Powers of Attorney; Other Transactions      9  

Section 5.9.

  Guarantee Request      9  

Section 5.10.

  Investment Company Act      9  

Section 5.11.

  Margin Regulations      9  

Section 5.12.

  PUHCA      10  

Section 5.13.

  Accounts      10  

Section 5.14.

  Insolvency Proceedings      10  

 

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Section 5.15.

  Solar Loans      10  

Section 5.16.

  Allocation of Loan Guarantee Commitment Authority      10  

ARTICLE 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     10  

Section 6.1.

  Maintenance of Existence      10  

Section 6.2.

  SAM Registration      10  

Section 6.3.

  Performance of Obligations      11  

Section 6.4.

  Transfer Restriction      11  

Section 6.5.

  Separateness and Bankruptcy Remoteness      11  

Section 6.6.

  Books, Records and Inspections      12  

Section 6.7.

  Taxes, Duties, Expenses and Liabilities      13  

Section 6.8.

  Contractual Remedies      13  

ARTICLE 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     13  

Section 7.1.

  Restrictions on Operations      14  

Section 7.2.

  Amendment of and Notices under Series Securitization Documents and Refinancing Documents      14  

Section 7.3.

  Organizational Documents; Legal Form; Capital Structure      14  

Section 7.4.

  Margin Regulations      14  

Section 7.5.

  Environmental Laws      15  

Section 7.6.

  Investment Company Act      15  

ARTICLE 8 GUARANTEE TERMINATION EVENT

     15  

Section 8.1.

  Non-Permitted Refinancing      15  

ARTICLE 9 GUARANTEE CLAIM PROCEDURES

     15  

Section 9.1.

  Failure to Pay      15  

Section 9.2.

  Demand on Guarantor      15  

Section 9.3.

  Subrogation and Assignment to Guarantor      16  

Section 9.4.

  Payment by Guarantor      17  

Section 9.5.

  No Discharge      17  

ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS

     18  

Section 10.1.

  Addresses      18  

Section 10.2.

  Further Assurances      19  

Section 10.3.

  Waiver and Amendment      19  

Section 10.4.

  Entire Agreement      20  

Section 10.5.

  Governing Law      20  

 

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Section 10.6.

  Severability      20  

Section 10.7.

  Limitation on Liability      20  

Section 10.8.

  Waiver of Jury Trial      20  

Section 10.9.

  Consent to Jurisdiction      21  

Section 10.10.

  Successors and Assigns      22  

Section 10.11.

  Reinstatement      22  

Section 10.12.

  No Partnership; Etc.      22  

Section 10.13.

  Acting Reasonably and in Good Faith; Discretion      22  

Section 10.14.

  Indemnification      22  

Section 10.15.

  Payments      24  

Section 10.16.

  Counterparts      24  

Section 10.17.

  No Petition      24  

 

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Schedules and Exhibits to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement

 

Schedule 1   

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

Exhibit A   

Definitions

Exhibit B   

Rules of Interpretation

Exhibit C   

Form of Demand Letter

 

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GUARANTEE ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

This GUARANTEE ISSUANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 8, 2023, is by and among: (i) SUNNOVA ABS MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as Servicer and Manager; (ii) SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Sponsor” or “SEC”); (iii) the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (“DOE” or “Guarantor”), acting by and through the Secretary of Energy (or appropriate authorized representative thereof); (iv) SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”); (v) SUNNOVA HESTIA I LENDER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Lender”); and (vi) WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109 58, as amended by Section 406 of Div. A of Title IV of Pub. L. 111 5, and as further amended from time to time (“Title XVII”), the Guarantor is authorized to issue “guarantees” with respect to “obligations” financing “eligible projects,” in each case as defined in Title XVII;

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the Loan Guarantee Agreement, the Loan Guarantee Commitment Authority for Project Hestia (Loan No. 1426) with the Sponsor was approved for the loans to be guaranteed with full principal amount not to exceed $3,333,333,333.33;

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to this Agreement, the Sponsor shall partially allocate a portion of its Loan Guarantee Commitment Authority to the Lender;

WHEREAS, the Guarantor, the Sponsor, the Servicer and the Manager have entered into a loan guarantee agreement, dated September 27, 2023 (the “Loan Guarantee Agreement”) relating to the program under which the Guarantor provides guarantees related to indebtedness issued by certain Sponsor’s special purpose subsidiaries and authorizing of guarantee issuance agreements and the execution of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, (a) the Sponsor directly owns 100% of the Equity Interests of Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate Holdings”); (b) Intermediate Holdings directly owns 100% of the Equity Interests in Sunnova Hestia Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Hestia Holdings”); (c) Hestia Holdings directly owns 100% of the Equity Interests of Sunnova Hestia I Depositor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”); (d) the Depositor directly owns 100% of the Equity Interests of the Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Capital Markets Issuer”); (e) the Capital Markets Issuer directly owns 100% of the Equity Interests of the Lender; and (f) the Lender directly owns 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower;

 

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WHEREAS, Intermediate Holdings, Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Borrower have entered into a sale and contribution agreement (the “Sale and Contribution Agreement”), dated the date hereof, pursuant to which: (a) Intermediate Holdings sold, transferred and assigned to Hestia Holdings all of Intermediate Holdings’ right, title and interest in and to a portfolio of Solar Loans and related property; (b) Hestia Holdings sold, transferred and assigned to the Depositor all of Hestia Holdings’ right, title and interest in and to such portfolio of Solar Loans and related property; (c) the Depositor sold, transferred and assigned to the Capital Markets Issuer all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to such portfolio of Solar Loans and related property; (d) the Capital Markets Issuer sold, transferred and assigned to the Lender all of the Capital Markets Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to such portfolio of Solar Loans and related property; and (e) the Lender sold, transferred and assigned to the Borrower all of the Lender’s right, title and interest in and to such portfolio of Solar Loans and related property;

WHEREAS, (i) the Capital Markets Issuer has issued two classes of notes designated as (i) the Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1 (the “ABS Notes”) and contributed the proceeds therefrom to the Lender, and (ii) pursuant to a loan and security agreement, dated November 8, 2023 (the “Loan Agreement”), the Lender has made a term loan to the Borrower secured by all the assets of the Borrower, including without limitation, the portfolio of Solar Loans and related property (such term loan, the “Guaranteed Loan”);

WHEREAS, the Guaranteed Loan will have an initial outstanding loan balance of $244,000,000 (the “Initial Outstanding Guaranteed Loan Balance”) and will be comprised of three loan components (each, a “Loan Component”), designated as (i) Hestia I, Loan Component 1 (“Loan Component 1”), (ii) Hestia I, Loan Component 2 (“Loan Component 2”) and (iii) Hestia I, DOE Component (the “DOE Component”);

WHEREAS, (i) Loan Component 1 represents 90.00% of the Initial Outstanding Guaranteed Loan Balance, (ii) Loan Component 2 represents 10.00% of the Initial Outstanding Guaranteed Loan Balance and (iii) the DOE Component represents the Guarantor’s entitlement to repayment with respect to principal payments made by the Guarantor to or at the direction of the Lender under this Agreement;

WHEREAS, (a) pursuant to Section 1705 of Title XVII, a complete application, dated January 18, 2022, was made for the issuance by the Guarantor of a guarantee of a portion of one or more guaranteed loans and (b) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the Borrower’s payment of the Guaranteed Amounts on the Guaranteed Loan;

WHEREAS, the execution of this Agreement is a condition precedent to the Lender’s execution of the Series Securitization Documents;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valid consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions and Interpretation. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A, and the rules of interpretation set forth in Exhibit B shall apply to this Agreement, except, in each case, as otherwise expressly provided herein.

ARTICLE 2

GUARANTEE

Section 2.1. The Guarantee. This Agreement is a “Guarantee Issuance Agreement” as defined under the Loan Guarantee Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Guarantor (acting through the Secretary of Energy) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees (such guarantee with respect to the Guaranteed Loan, the “Guarantee”) to the Lender, in respect of the Guaranteed Loan, the payment of (a) any DOE Guaranteed Principal Amounts, and (b) any DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts (collectively such amounts, the “Guaranteed Amounts”).

Section 2.2. Scope of the Guarantee. Pursuant to Section 1702(j) of Title XVII, the Guarantee is entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States of America. The Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment and not of collection. In no event shall the liability of the Guarantor on the Guarantee extend to any amount which is not a Guaranteed Amount. The Guarantee shall not extend to the repayment, in whole or in part, of any fees, costs, expenses, make-whole amounts, liquidation costs, prepayment premiums, breakage costs, indemnified liabilities, default interest, Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts or any other non-specified amounts (in each case, other than the Guaranteed Amounts) payable to the Lender under the Guaranteed Loan, the Loan Note or any other Series Securitization Document (“Excluded Amounts”).

Section 2.3. Conditions of Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand, notice and any requirement that the Agent or the Lender exhaust any right or remedy or take any action against or give notice to the Borrower or the Guarantor, except for the written Demand for payment by the Agent on the Guarantor required under Section 9.2. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Guarantor irrevocably waives and agrees that it will not assert against the Lender any defense to payment under the Guarantee (including, without limitation, fraud in the inducement) which it might otherwise have based solely upon the conduct of the Borrower, the Sponsor or the Lender.

Section 2.4. Guarantee Absolute. Guarantor agrees that this Guarantee shall be continuing, and Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Amounts will be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The obligations of the Guarantor shall be continuing and irrevocable, absolute and unconditional, primary and original and immediate and not contingent and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to and not be released, discharged or in any way affected by any circumstance or condition (other than by payment in full of the Guaranteed Amounts) including, without limitation, the occurrence of any one or more of the following:

 

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2.4.1. any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Guaranteed Amounts under this Agreement or any other Series Securitization Document or any document entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, any provision thereof, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto or the absence of any action to enforce the same;

2.4.2. any failure, omission, delay or lack on the part of any party to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power, privilege or remedy conferred under Series Securitization Documents;

2.4.3. any change in the time, manner or place of performance or of payment, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Amounts, or any other modification, supplement, amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the terms and conditions of any of the Series Securitization Documents or any document entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, provided that such change, modification supplement, amendment, waiver or consent to departure have been entered into or provided in accordance with the terms of such Series Securitization Document (or any document entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby);

2.4.4. any bankruptcy, suspension of payments, insolvency, sale of assets, winding up, dissolution, liquidation, receivership or reorganization of, or similar proceedings involving the Borrower or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any of the Guaranteed Amounts;

2.4.5. any failure or delay in the enforcement of the Guaranteed Amounts of any Person under the Series Securitization Documents or any document entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Series Securitization Documents or any provision thereof; or

2.4.6. any set off, counterclaim, deduction, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution, recoupment, limitation or termination available with respect to any Guaranteed Amounts and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstances that might otherwise limit recourse by or against either Guarantor or any other Person.

Section 2.5. Set-Off. Guarantor shall not be entitled to set off any amounts payable by any party hereunder as a result of any breach by such party of its obligations under this Agreement against any valid request made for a payment by the Agent, on behalf of the Lender, under this Agreement, it being understood and agreed that Guarantor’s sole remedy for such claim is a separate claim made by Guarantor.

 

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ARTICLE 3

TERMINATION

Section 3.1. Guarantee Termination. The Lender may at any time terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the Guarantor; provided that, the DOE Reimbursable Amount is equal to zero and such termination does not violate the terms and conditions of the Capital Markets Documents.

ARTICLE 4

PAYMENTS; REFINANCINGS

Section 4.1. Place and Manner of Payments.

4.1.1. Prohibited uses of Payments. In accordance with Section 609.13(a) of the Title XVII Regulations, the Borrower shall not: (i) request that the Guaranteed Loan or any portion or proceeds derived thereof be used; or (ii) use any other funds obtained from the U.S. federal government or from a loan or other instrument guaranteed by the U.S. federal government, in either case for the payment of any Guarantor Fees, except to the extent explicitly authorized by the U.S. Congress.

4.1.2. Tax. The Borrower understands and agrees that the Guarantor is an agency or instrumentality of the United States and that all payments hereunder or under the Series Securitization Documents are payable, and shall in all cases be paid, free and clear of all Taxes.

Section 4.2. Permitted Refinancing. So long as the Lender benefits from this Guarantee:

(a) unless the Guarantor shall have consented in its sole discretion, the Lender and the Agent shall not enter into any Refinancing other than a Permitted Refinancing;

(b) in connection with any Permitted Refinancing, to the extent the Sponsor proposes any amendments to currently effective Series Securitization Documents, the Guarantor agrees to reasonably negotiate Refinancing Documents that reflect the terms and conditions of such Permitted Refinancing, including, but not limited to, changes to the Borrower Priority of Payments that relate to payments that are subordinated to DOE Reimbursable Amounts (or immaterial to items that are senior in payment of any DOE Reimbursable Amounts) and/or that relate to any other amounts payable to the Guarantor, or to reflect market changes to payment terms and reserves, as well as any changes to the Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance;

(c) in connection with any Permitted Refinancing, the Guarantor agrees to reasonably cooperate and participate in review, preparation, furnishing of relevant information relating to itself or the Project and drafting of any Marketing Materials;

 

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(d) if the Sponsor reasonably requests that the Guarantor be present (in person or remotely) on a reasonable basis at customary rating agencies meetings or other marketing activities related to any Permitted Refinancing, the Guarantor shall be present at such customary rating agencies meetings or other marketing activities, as applicable, in the Guarantor’s capacity in respect of the Project;

(e) so long as the Sponsor and/or its Affiliates own, directly or indirectly, the equity interests of the Eligible Lender following any Balance Sheet Refinancing, such equity interests may not, in whole or in part, be pledged, transferred or encumbered (synthetically or otherwise) other than pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing; and

(f) in connection with any proposed Refinancing, by or before the proposed closing date thereof, the Guarantor shall have received a certificate of the Sponsor to the effect that such Refinancing is a Permitted Refinancing.

Section 4.3. Guarantor Fees. The following fees and expenses shall be due to the Guarantor (such fees, “Guarantor Fees”); provided that the failure to pay any of the Guarantor Fees set forth below or in the Loan Guarantee Agreement shall not affect the existence of the Guarantee, the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder or the rights and remedies of the Lender or its assignees with respect to the Guarantee and without prejudice to the Guarantor’s rights and remedies under the Program Documents, the Series Securitization Documents or in law:

4.3.1. Fees and Expenses Payable by the Borrower.

(a) Monthly Risk-Based Charge. With respect to the Guaranteed Loan, the Borrower shall, on each Loan Payment Date, subject to Borrower Available Funds and the Borrower Priority of Payments in the Loan Agreement, pay to the Guarantor an amount equal to the product of: (i) one-twelfth; (ii) [***]%; and (iii) the outstanding Loan Component 1 Balance (after giving effect to payments made on the prior Loan Payment Date) (the “Monthly Risk-Based Charge”).

(b) Amendment, Waiver and Other Expenses. Subject to the Borrower Available Funds and the Borrower Priority of Payments in the Loan Agreement, on each Loan Payment Date, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Guarantor (or such other party or parties as the Guarantor may direct) for payment of all documented third-party fees and expenses paid or incurred in connection with: (i) any waiver, consent, or amendment of any Series Securitization Document; and (ii) the administration, preservation and enforcement of any Series Securitization Document, and the Guarantors’ rights thereunder, such fees and expenses to include all fees and expenses of the Independent Engineer and other independent consultants and advisors (including legal counsel) retained at the Guarantors’ discretion (“Ongoing Expenses”).

4.3.2. Payment of Fees

(a) All fees under this Section 4.3 shall be paid in accordance with the Borrower Priority of Payments on the dates due, in immediately available funds in Dollars to the Guarantor (or such other party or parties as the Guarantor may direct).

 

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(b) All amounts payable to the Guarantor under this Section 4.3 shall be paid by wire transfer to the following account, or to such other account as may be specified by the Guarantor from time to time:

 

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Section 4.4. Application of DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts

4.4.1. DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts deemed to be paid by the Guarantor on any Loan Payment Date will be applied in the following order of priority: (i) first, to the Lender in satisfaction of any Borrower shortfalls in the Component 1 Interest Distribution Amount on such Loan Payment Date, and (ii) second, any remaining amounts to be applied as a contribution from the Lender to the Borrower and distributed to the Lender as a pro rata payment of principal on Loan Component 1 and Loan Component 2 (based on the Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology) on such Loan Payment Date, in each case after giving effect to the Borrower Priority of Payments.

ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 5.1. Representations and Warranties of the Securitization Entities. Unless otherwise stated, each Securitization Entity makes each of the following representations and warranties to and in favor of the Guarantor, as of the date hereof, and with respect to the Series Securitization Documents, except as such representations and warranties are expressly made as to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties will be true as of such earlier date:

 

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Section 5.2. Organization. (a) Each Securitization Entity is a limited liability company duly formed and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (b) each Securitization Entity possesses all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform each of the Series Securitization Documents to which it is party and to carry out the transactions contemplated therein; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of each of the Series Securitization Documents to which each Securitization Entity is party has been duly authorized and each of the Series Securitization Documents to which it is party has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable and other legal principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law) pertaining to creditor’s rights; (d) except as already obtained or otherwise contemplated herein, no material consent or approvals are required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each Securitization Entity of each of the Series Securitization Documents to which it is party; (e) the execution, delivery and performance by each Securitization Entity of each of the Series Securitization Documents to which it is party will not (i) violate any Applicable Law applicable to it or (ii) result in any breach of, or constitute any default under, any contractual obligation of it, which breach or default would result in a Material Adverse Effect on it.

Section 5.3. Authorization; No Conflict. Each Securitization Entity has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Series Securitization Documents (and all certificates, general deliverables or similar documents entered into in connection therewith) to which it is a party, and neither its execution and delivery thereof nor its consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby nor its compliance with the terms of this Agreement or thereof does or will: (a) contravene its Organizational Documents or any Applicable Laws; (b) contravene or result in any breach or constitute any default under any Governmental Judgment; (c) contravene or result in any breach or constitute any default under, or result in or require the creation of any Lien upon any of its assets under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets may be bound, except for any Permitted Liens; or (d) require the consent or approval of any Person and any other consents or approvals that have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

Section 5.4. Compliance with Laws. Each Securitization Entity has conducted and is conducting its business in compliance with all Applicable Laws and its Organizational Documents.

Section 5.5. Legality; Validity; Enforceability. Each Series Securitization Document to which each Securitization Entity is (or will be when executed) a party constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligations of each Securitization Entity, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

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Section 5.6. Security Interests; Liens.

(a) Pursuant to the Series Securitization Documents, the Agent has a legal, valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Lien in the Collateral subject only to Permitted Liens.

(b) All Taxes (including stamp taxes) and filing fees that are due and payable in connection with the execution, delivery or recordation of any other Series Securitization Document have been, or will promptly, be paid.

Section 5.7. Taxes. No withholding Taxes are payable by the Securitization Entities to any Governmental Authority other than the United States in connection with any amounts payable by the Securitization Entities under or in respect of the Series Securitization Documents.

Section 5.8. Business; Contracts; Powers of Attorney; Other Transactions.

(a) No Securitization Entity has conducted any business other than those necessary for, incidental to, connected with or arising out of the business contemplated by the Series Securitization Documents and such other business as may be related to the Project, except as permitted by the Series Securitization Documents and by any such Securitization Entity’s Organizational Documents.

(b) No Securitization Entity is a party to, or bound by, any contract other than those contracts permitted under the Series Securitization Documents and except as permitted by any such Securitization Entity’s Organizational Documents.

(c) Except as provided in the Series Securitization Documents, no Securitization Entity has any subsidiaries and does not legally or beneficially own any Equity Interests of any other Person.

Section 5.9. Guarantee Request. The statements and information contained in the Guarantee Request are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any material misstatements of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading at the time they were made.

Section 5.10. Investment Company Act. The Borrower is not, and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the Guaranteed Loan will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act. In making this determination, the Borrower is relying primarily on the exclusion from the definition of “investment company” contained in section 3(c)(5)(A) of the Investment Company Act, although additional exclusions or exemptions may be available to the Borrower at the Loan Closing Date or in the future.

Section 5.11. Margin Regulations. No part of the proceeds of the Guaranteed Loan will be used directly or indirectly to purchase or carry any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States, or any regulations, interpretations or rulings thereunder, or for any purpose that violates any regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

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Section 5.12. PUHCA. The Borrower either (a) is not subject to, or is exempt from, regulation as a “holding company” under PUHCA in accordance with 18 C.F.R. § 366.3; or (b) is, and has notified FERC of its status as, a “holding company” under 18 C.F.R. § 366.4 or is an “associate company” under 18 C.F.R. § 366.1, and is in material compliance with all relevant requirements of PUHCA, the FPA, and FERC’s regulations In addition, the Borrower either is (i) not subject to, or is exempt from, rate, financial, and/or organizational regulation as a “public utility,” “public service company,” an “electric company,” or similar entity under the laws of any State or territory of the United States in which the Project is located (provided that the Borrower is, or may be, subject to regulation of contracting or marketing by a public utility commission) or (ii) subject to such rate, financial and/or organizational regulation and compliant in all material respects with the laws of the relevant State or territory of the United States and the regulations of the relevant PUC to which Borrower is subject.

Section 5.13. Accounts. The Borrower does not own or maintain any accounts with a bank or financial institution other than the Transaction Accounts.

Section 5.14. Insolvency Proceedings. No Securitization Entity is the subject of any pending, or to each Securitization Entity’s Knowledge, threatened, Insolvency Proceedings.

Section 5.15. Solar Loans. The Borrower has received a representation from the Depositor that the Solar Loans it has acquired from the Depositor satisfy the Minimum Eligibility Criteria and the Eligibility Criteria set forth in the Series Securitization Documents.

Section 5.16. Allocation of Loan Guarantee Commitment Authority. The Sponsor has partially allocated an amount equal to $244,000,000 to the Lender in accordance with the Loan Guarantee Agreement, and the cumulative amount of any partial allocations of the Loan Guarantee Commitment Authority by the Sponsor do not exceed $3,333,333,333.33.

ARTICLE 6

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Securitization Entity (and, with respect to Section 6.2 below, the Agent) covenants and agrees that until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms:

Section 6.1. Maintenance of Existence. Each Securitization Entity will keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of each Series Securitization Document to which it is party, or material to the conduct of its business and the Project. Each Securitization Entity shall maintain its existence separate from each other Securitization Entity.

Section 6.2. SAM Registration. Each of the Securitization Entities and the Agent shall maintain their respective SAM database registration at all times.

 

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Section 6.3. Performance of Obligations. Each Securitization Entity shall perform and observe all of its covenants and obligations contained in any Series Securitization Document or Required Approval.

Section 6.4. Transfer Restriction. The Capital Markets Issuer shall include transfer restrictions in the Equity Interests issued by it, prohibiting, without the prior written consent of the Guarantor, the transfer of any Equity Interest in the Capital Markets Issuer except pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing.

Section 6.5. Separateness and Bankruptcy Remoteness. Each Securitization Entity shall be organized as a bankruptcy-remote, single-purpose entity at all times and shall do all things necessary to maintain its corporate existence separate and apart from any other party, and shall each, except as otherwise permitted or contemplated by the Series Securitization Documents:

(a) maintain books and records separate and apart from any other person;

(b) maintain its accounts separate and apart from those of any other person;

(c) not commingle its assets with those of any other person;

(d) conduct its own functions and business in its own name and comply with all organizational formalities;

(e) provide for the payment of its operating expenses and liabilities from its own funds;

(f) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead for expenses that are shared with another person or entity;

(g) hold itself out as a separate entity;

(h) not mislead others as to its separate identity;

(i) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other affiliated or unaffiliated third party, hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of others, or pledge its assets to support the obligations of others;

(j) not engage in any business other than those necessary for, incidental to, connected with or arising out of those permitted pursuant to the Series Securitization Documents;

(k) not make or permit to remain outstanding any loans or advances to any third party; and

(l) maintain adequate capitalization to engage in the transactions and activities contemplated in its organizational documents and the Series Securitization Documents.

 

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Section 6.6. Books, Records and Inspections. Each Securitization Entity shall (including, to the extent they are affiliates of the Sponsor, through the Manager or the Servicer):

(a) keep proper records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries in accordance with GAAP and all Applicable Laws are made in respect of all dealing and transactions relating to the business and activities of the Securitization Entities;

(b) maintain adequate internal controls, reporting systems and cost control systems that are designed to ensure that the Borrower satisfies its obligations under the Series Securitization Documents:

(i) for overseeing the financial operations of the Borrower, including its cash management, accounting and financial reporting; and

(ii) for facilitating the effective and accurate audit and performance evaluation of the Project pursuant to the Title XVII Regulations.

(c) upon reasonable request and advanced notice, consult and co-operate with the Guarantor and the Guarantor Consultants regarding the Project upon the Guarantor’s request;

(d) upon reasonable request and advanced notice, permit officers and designated representatives of the Guarantor, its agents, and the Guarantor Consultants to visit and inspect the Project and any other facilities of the Borrower;

(e) upon reasonable request and advanced notice, provide to officers and designated representatives of the Guarantor, its agents, the Comptroller General and the Guarantor Consultants access to any pertinent books, documents, papers and records of the Securitization Entity for the purpose of audit, examination, inspection and monitoring upon reasonable notice in writing and at reasonable times during normal business hours, and to examine and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Securitization Entity with the representatives of the Securitization Entities;

(f) upon reasonable request and advanced notice, afford proper facilities for such inspection, and shall make copies (at the Borrower’s expense) of any records that are subject to such inspection;

(g) upon reasonable request and advanced notice, make available such information related to the Project as is reasonably requested, including all patents, technology and proprietary rights owned or controlled by the Securitization Entities and utilized in the operation of the Project, as may be reasonably necessary in order to determine the technical progress, soundness of financial condition, management stability, compliance with environmental requirements, adequacy of health and safety conditions and all other matters with respect to the Project;

(h) maintain and upon reasonable request and advanced notice, make available to the Guarantor (or its duly authorized representatives or agents), all documentation associated with each Solar Loan, including each Customer Contract and all Customer Limited Warranty Agreements;

 

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(i) record, store, maintain, and operate its records, systems, controls, data and information using means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under its exclusive ownership and direct control (including all means of access thereto and therefrom); and

(j) retain all records relating to expenditures with respect to this Agreement for five (5) years after the date hereof.

Section 6.7. Taxes, Duties, Expenses and Liabilities.

(a) The Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid on or before the date payment is due: (i) all Taxes (including stamp taxes), duties, fees, or other charges payable on or in connection with the execution, issue, delivery, registration, or notarization, or for the legality, validity, or enforceability, of the Series Securitization Documents (other than those Taxes that it is contesting in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP); provided that the Borrower shall promptly pay any valid, final judgment rendered upon the conclusion of any relevant Action enforcing any Tax and cause it to be satisfied of record, and (ii) all claims, levies, or liabilities (including claims for labor, services, materials and supplies), for sums that have become due and payable and that have or, if unpaid, might become a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon the property of the Borrower (or any part thereof).

(b) The Borrower shall file all tax returns required by Applicable Laws to be filed by it and shall pay or cause to be paid on or before the date payment is due: (i) all income Taxes required to be paid by it; and (ii) all other material Taxes and assessments required to be paid by it (other than those Taxes that it contests in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, for which reserves are established to the extent required by GAAP and permitted by the Title XVII Regulations).

(c) The Borrower shall duly and punctually pay and discharge its Secured Obligations in respect of any indebtedness permitted under the Series Securitization Documents when due, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Series Securitization Documents.

Section 6.8. Contractual Remedies. Each Securitization Entity shall diligently pursue all contractual remedies available to it to cause each Transaction Party to comply with and conduct its property, business and operations in compliance with all Applicable Laws.

ARTICLE 7

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Securitization Entity covenants and agrees that until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms:

 

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Section 7.1. Restrictions on Operations.

(a) Ordinary Course of Conduct; No Other Business. Each Securitization Entity shall not: (i) engage in any business other than those necessary for, incidental to, connected with or arising out of the Project in accordance with and as contemplated by the Series Securitization Documents; (ii) create, incur or suffer, or permit to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien on any of the Collateral or permit the Lien created by the Loan Agreement not to constitute a valid first priority, perfected Lien on the Collateral, in each case subject to Permitted Liens; or (iii) fail to maintain its existence and its right to carry on its business.

(b) Accounts. Except as otherwise permitted or contemplated by the Series Securitization Documents, the Borrower shall not establish or maintain any bank accounts other than the Transaction Accounts.

Section 7.2. Amendment of and Notices under Series Securitization Documents and Refinancing Documents. Other than correcting typographical errors, adjusting formatting or correcting minor or technical errors that do not change any Person’s rights or obligations, each of the Securitization Entities shall not, without the prior notice to and written consent of the Guarantor:

(a) agree, directly or indirectly, to any amendment, modification, termination, replacement, supplement, consent or waiver or waive any right to consent to any amendment, modification, termination, replacement, supplement or waiver of any right with respect to, or assign any of the respective duties or obligations under:

(i) any Governmental Approval or other Required Approval, the effect of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(ii) any Series Securitization Document or any Refinancing Document, as applicable; or

(b) enter into any agreement other than any Series Securitization Document or any Refinancing Document, as applicable, restricting its ability to amend or otherwise modify any of the Series Securitization Documents or any other Refinancing Documents, as applicable.

Section 7.3. Organizational Documents; Legal Form; Capital Structure. None of the Securitization Entities shall (a) amend or modify its Organizational Documents, or (b) amend or modify its legal form, its capital structure (including the issuance of any options, warrants or other rights with respect thereto), except as required under any Applicable Law and with prior written notice of such amendment or modification to the Guarantor.

Section 7.4. Margin Regulations. Each of the Securitization Entities shall not directly or indirectly apply any part of the proceeds of the Guaranteed Loan or other revenues to the purchasing or carrying of any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States, or any regulations, interpretations or rulings thereunder, or for any purpose that violates any regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

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Section 7.5. Environmental Laws. The Borrower shall not (a) undertake or authorize or (b) knowingly permit, in either case, (x) any action or Release any Hazardous Substances in connection with the Project in material violation of any Environmental Law or (y) that is reasonably likely to result in material harm to human health or the environment as a result of such action or the Release of any Hazardous Substance. In addition, the Borrower shall ensure that the Project (a) shall be operated in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and (b) shall not be operated by the Borrower, its Affiliates or agents in any manner in material violation of any Environmental Law or that is reasonably likely to result in a hazard to public health or safety or to the environment as a result of the Release of any Hazardous Substance.

Section 7.6. Investment Company Act. The Borrower shall not take any action that would result in the Borrower becoming an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

ARTICLE 8

GUARANTEE TERMINATION EVENT

Section 8.1. Non-Permitted Refinancing. If a Securitization Entity completes a refinancing transaction of the ABS Notes that is not a Permitted Refinancing (such event, a “Guarantee Termination Event”), this Agreement and the Guarantee shall immediately, upon the closing of such refinancing and the repayment of the existing ABS Notes, terminate and the Guarantor shall cease to have any future obligations with respect to the Guaranteed Loan.

ARTICLE 9

GUARANTEE CLAIM PROCEDURES

Section 9.1. Failure to Pay. In the event that the Borrower, for any reason, fails to pay in full when and as due under the Guaranteed Loan any Guaranteed Amounts on any Loan Payment Date, then the Agent, on behalf of the Lender, may make a demand on the Guarantor under this Agreement satisfying the requirements of Section 9.2 below (a “Demand”) for payment of all Guaranteed Amounts pursuant to Section 9.4 (regardless of whether any Guaranteed Amounts have then become due and owing from the Borrower by reason of acceleration of the Guaranteed Loan or otherwise).

Section 9.2. Demand on Guarantor. The Demand shall:

(a) be in the form of Exhibit C and delivered in accordance with Section 10.1 (the date of such delivery, or if not delivered on a Business Day the next succeeding Business Day, the “Demand Date”);

(b) be made by the Agent on behalf of the Lender;

 

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(c) state the Loan Payment Date and the aggregate past due Dollar amount of Guaranteed Amounts referred to in Section 9.1;

(d) state the aggregate amount of DOE Guaranteed Principal Amounts due and unpaid as claimed under Section 2.1 as of such Demand Date;

(e) state the outstanding DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts due and unpaid and its basis for determination, as claimed under Section 2.1 as of the Demand Date;

(f) attach the latest monthly servicing report and account statement of the Collection Account as evidence supporting the claim;

(g) certify that, on and as of the Demand Date, the Guaranteed Amounts claimed under the clauses above remain unpaid and the Borrower’s payment default has remained unremedied past the period allowed for cure under the terms of the Loan Agreement; and

(h) identify the bank and the account of the Agent (in the name of the Lender) located in the United States to which payment is to be made.

The Lender (or the Agent acting at the direction of the Lender) shall thereafter promptly provide to the Guarantor (or its duly authorized representatives or agents) any further information, documentation or calculations relating to the Guaranteed Amounts as may be reasonably requested by the Guarantor in writing within five (5) Business Days of such request, it being understood and agreed that the provision of such further information shall not be a condition to the Guarantor’s obligation to pay any Guaranteed Amount in accordance with this Article 9.

Section 9.3. Subrogation and Assignment to Guarantor.

(a) To the extent not otherwise owed to the Guarantor under the terms of the Series Securitization Documents, on and as of the Demand Date, the Guarantor shall become subrogated to, and the Lender shall have assigned to the Guarantor, without recourse and without need of any further action by any party, an undivided interest in all of the Lender’s right, title and interest in, to and under: (i) the principal, interest and any other amounts constituting the Guaranteed Amounts; (ii) any applicable default interest, make whole amount, liquidation cost or prepayment premium in respect of the Guaranteed Amounts; and (iii) the Series Securitization Documents in respect of the Guaranteed Amounts notwithstanding that, pursuant to Section 9.4(a), the Guarantor shall not be obligated to make payment under the Guarantee for a period of sixty (60) days from the Demand Date. Such subrogated amounts shall be classified as provided in the Loan Agreement and shall only be payable in accordance with the term Borrower Priority of Payments.

(b) To the extent of such subrogation and assignment, the Guarantor shall have the right, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, to enforce or participate in any claim (including, without limitation, any claim in bankruptcy), right or remedy that the Lender may then have or thereafter acquire against a Borrower under the Series Securitization Documents.

 

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(c) The Agent and the Lender shall, upon request by the Guarantor, promptly execute and deliver such documents and take such other actions as the Guarantor may reasonably request to evidence or give effect to such subrogation and assignment, which shall reflect the manner in which such amounts are required to be characterized under the Loan Agreement, pursuant to the Borrower Priority of Payments, it being understood and agreed that the execution and delivery of any such document or the taking of any such action shall not be a condition to the Guarantor’s obligation to pay any Guaranteed Amount in accordance with this Article 9.

(d) The rights of the Guarantor obtained by subrogation and assignment pursuant to the foregoing shall be in addition to, and not to the exclusion of or prejudice to, all other rights of the Guarantor set out in any of the Series Securitization Documents, which shall be exercisable by the Guarantor without regard to or need of any Demand, subrogation or assignment under this Guarantee Agreement.

Section 9.4. Payment by Guarantor.

(a) The Guarantor shall pay to the Agent, by payment to the account designated in a Demand satisfying the requirements of Section 9.2 above, for the benefit of the Lender, promptly, but in no event not later than the 60th day from the Demand Date (the “Guarantee Payment Date”), the Guaranteed Amounts designated in the Demand (the “Guarantee Payment”).

(b) The Agent, on behalf of the Lender, upon delivery of a valid Demand to the Guarantor, shall deem all Guaranteed Amounts subject to the Demand, as fully and timely paid by the Borrower on the Loan Payment Date upon which they were due pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

(c) All calculations made by the Lender, and provided to the Agent for purposes of the Demand, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Payment shall be made on or prior to the Guarantee Payment Date in immediately available Dollars to the bank and the account designated for such purpose in the Demand. Payment by the Guarantor of all Guaranteed Amounts due under this Guarantee Agreement shall be made by the Guarantor pursuant to the Demand, for the benefit of the Lender, and such payment shall discharge fully and completely the Guarantor’s liability to the Lender under this Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Amounts.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, Guarantee Payments made by the Guarantor may only be used to pay the Guaranteed Amounts and shall not cover any Excluded Amounts.

Section 9.5. No Discharge. Any statute or judicial decision to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment by the Guarantor to the Agent as Agent on behalf of the Lender under this Agreement shall, or shall be deemed to, reduce, discharge, satisfy or terminate any obligation of the Borrower or any other party under the Series Securitization Documents.

 

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ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1. Addresses.

(a) Any communications, including any notices, between or among the parties to the Series Securitization Documents shall be provided using the addresses listed below for the Securitization Entities or, for any other party, as otherwise listed in schedule 8 of the Loan Guarantee Agreement.

 

  (i)

Borrower:

Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: [***]

Email: [***]

 

  (ii)

Lender:

Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: [***]

Email: [***]

 

  (iii)

Depositor:

Sunnova Hestia I Depositor, LLC

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: [***]

Email: [***]

 

  (iv)

Capital Markets Issuer:

Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: [***]

Email: [***]

 

  (v)

Agent:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

 

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Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telephone: [***]

Email: [***]

(b) All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given under the Series Securitization Documents shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given: (i) if delivered in person; (ii) if sent by overnight delivery service for domestic delivery or international courier for international delivery; (iii) in the event overnight delivery service or international courier service is not readily available, if mailed by first class mail (or airmail for international delivery), postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested; (iv) if sent by facsimile or telecopy with transmission verified; or (v) if transmitted by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address set forth in this Section 10.1 or in schedule 8 of the Loan Guarantee Agreement. Notice so given shall be effective upon delivery to the addressee, except that communication or notice so transmitted by facsimile or telecopy or other direct written electronic means shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the day (if a Business Day and, if not, on the following Business Day) on which it is validly transmitted if transmitted before 5:00 p.m., recipient’s time, and if transmitted after that time, on the next following Business Day. Any party has the right to change its address for notice under any of the Series Securitization Documents to any other location by giving prior written notice to each of the other parties in the manner set forth hereinabove.

Section 10.2. Further Assurances. The Securitization Entities shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor (or its duly authorized representatives or agents) such additional documents and take such additional actions as the Guarantor may reasonably request to carry out the purposes of the Series Securitization Documents, or that the Guarantor may reasonably request in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or by the Series Securitization Documents or to enable the Guarantor to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder or thereunder.

Section 10.3. Waiver and Amendment.

(a) No failure or delay by the Guarantor in exercising any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder.

(b) The rights and remedies provided for herein are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law or in any other Series Securitization Document. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion of any other appropriate right or remedy.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing and executed by each party hereto.

 

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(d) Any amendment to, or waiver of, this Agreement or any other Series Securitization Document or any provision hereof or thereof that constitutes a ‘modification’ (as defined in section 502(9) of FCRA) that increases the amount of the Credit Subsidy Cost (as calculated in accordance with FCRA and OMB Circulars A-11 and A-129) shall, at the Guarantor’s discretion, be conditioned upon: increase to the Credit Subsidy Cost by the Sponsor; or (ii) the availability to the Guarantor of funds appropriated by the U.S. Congress to meet any such increase.

Section 10.4. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any agreement, document or instrument attached to this Agreement or referred to herein, integrates all the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental to this Agreement and supersedes all prior drafts, discussions, term sheets, commitments, negotiations, agreements and understandings, oral or written of the parties to this Agreement in respect to the subject matter of this Agreement made.

Section 10.5. Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the Federal law of the United States. To the extent that Federal law does not specify the appropriate rule of decision for a particular matter at issue, it is the intention and agreement of the parties to this Agreement that the law of the State of New York (without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles (except Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law)) shall be adopted as the governing Federal rule of decision.

Section 10.6. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the parties hereto shall enter into good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with a provision as similar in its terms and purpose to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

Section 10.7. Limitation on Liability. No claim shall be made by any Securitization Entity against any the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys or agents, including the Guarantor Consultants, for any indirect, exemplary or punitive damages (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by law), in connection with, arising out of or in any way related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Series Securitization Documents or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, except in the case of fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; and each Securitization Entity hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim for any such damages (except for claims arising out of fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct), whether or not accrued, and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

Section 10.8. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY DISPUTE BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE BORROWER. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER SERIES SECURITIZATION DOCUMENTS.

 

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Section 10.9. Consent to Jurisdiction. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Agent, each Securitization Entity and the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding against it arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Series Securitization Document, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of: (i) the courts of the United States for the District of Columbia; (ii) the courts of the United States in and for the Southern District of New York; (iii) any other federal court of competent jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction where it or any of its property may be found; and (iv) appellate courts from any of the foregoing;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in or removed to such courts, and waives any objection, or right to stay or dismiss any action or proceeding, that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees to irrevocably designate and appoint an agent satisfactory to the Guarantor for service of process in New York under this Agreement and any other Series Securitization Document governed by the laws of the State of New York, with respect to any action or proceeding in New York, as its authorized agent to receive, accept and confirm receipt of, on its behalf, service of process in any such proceeding. The Agent and each Securitization Entity each agrees that service of process, writ, judgment or other notice of legal process upon said agent shall be deemed, and held in every respect, to be of effective personal service upon it, and each such party shall maintain such appointment (or that of a successor satisfactory to the Guarantor) continuously in effect at all times while such party is obligated under this Agreement;

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall: (i) affect the right of the Guarantor to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law; or (ii) limit the right of the Guarantor to commence proceedings against or otherwise sue the Agent or any Securitization Entity or any other Person in any other court of competent jurisdiction nor shall the commencement of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the commencement of proceedings in any other jurisdiction (whether concurrently or not) if, and to the extent, permitted by the Applicable Laws; and

(e) agrees that any Non-Appealable judgment against it in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the U.S. by suit on the judgment or otherwise as provided by law, a certified or exemplified copy of which judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of each Securitization Entity’s obligation.

 

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Section 10.10. Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(b) No party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or under any Series Securitization Document without the prior written consent of the Guarantor, except for (i) a collateral assignment to a Capital Markets Trustee in connection with a Capital Markets Issuance, and (ii) a collateral assignment to a trustee, collateral agent, or other person acting in a similar role in connection with a Permitted Refinancing.

Section 10.11. Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of any Securitization Entity’s obligations hereunder, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to Applicable Laws, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by Guarantor. In the event that any payment or any part thereof is so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, such obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

Section 10.12. No Partnership; Etc. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any other Series Securitization Document shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership, tenancy-in-common, joint tenancy, joint venture or co-ownership by, between or among the Guarantor, on one hand, and the Agent, any Securitization Entity or any other Person, on the other. The Guarantor shall not be in any way responsible or liable for the indebtedness, losses, obligations or duties of any Person with respect to the Project or otherwise.

Section 10.13. Acting Reasonably and in Good Faith; Discretion. Each party shall act reasonably and in good faith in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement, except where such party has the right to act in its “discretion” by the express terms of this Agreement. When a party has “discretion,” such party shall have the sole, absolute and unfettered discretion, with no obligation to act reasonably or provide reasons unless specifically required under the provisions of this Agreement. A party may exercise any termination right hereunder in its discretion.

Section 10.14. Indemnification.

(a) The Borrower (the “Indemnifying Party”) shall, whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, indemnify the Guarantor and its officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements incurred by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, any investigation, litigation or other proceeding or inquiry (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto) arising out of or related to the entering into and performance of this Agreement or the disbursement of, or use of the proceeds of, the Guarantee or the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein, including the fees and expenses of counsel selected by such Indemnified Party incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section 10.14 (but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party or its officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys or agents, as the case may be, as determined pursuant to a final, Non-Appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) (collectively, “Indemnity Claims”).

 

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(b) Without limitation to the provisions of clause (a) above, each Indemnifying Party agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party and each of its respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents, employees, participants, successors and assigns, from and against any and all Indemnity Claims.

(c) All sums paid and costs incurred by any Indemnified Party with respect to any matter indemnified hereunder shall (i) bear interest at the Late Charge Rate applicable to this Agreement from the date an Indemnifying Party receives notice thereof from such Indemnified Party, until reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party, (ii) be added to the Secured Obligations, (iii) be secured by the Series Securitization Documents, and (iv) subject to the Borrower Priority of Payments, be immediately due and payable on demand. Each such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in a timely manner of any such amounts payable by the Indemnifying Party hereunder; provided that, any failure to provide such notice shall not affect the Indemnifying Party’s obligations under this Section 10.14.

(d) Each Indemnified Party within seven Business Days after the receipt of notice of the commencement of any action for which indemnity may be sought by it, or by any Person Controlling it, from an Indemnifying Party on account of the agreements contained in this Section 10.14, shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the failure of such Indemnified Party to so notify the Indemnifying Party of any such action shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party.

(e) To the extent that the undertaking in the preceding clauses of this Section 10.14 may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Indemnifying Party shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy, under Applicable Laws to the payment and satisfaction of such undertakings.

(f) The provisions of this Section 10.14 shall survive foreclosure under the Series Securitization Documents and satisfaction or discharge of the Secured Obligations, and shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies of any Indemnified Party.

(g) Any amounts payable by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 10.14 shall, subject to the Borrower Priority of Payments, be payable not later than the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after the Indemnifying Party receives an invoice for such amounts from any applicable Indemnified Party, and (ii) five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which such Indemnified Party expects to pay such costs on account of which the Indemnifying Party’s indemnity hereunder is payable, and if not paid by such applicable date shall bear interest at the Late Charge Rate from and after such applicable date until paid in full.

(h) The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled, at its expense, to participate in the defense thereof; provided that, such Indemnified Party has the right to retain its own counsel, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, and such participation by the Indemnifying Party in the defense thereof shall not release the Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may

 

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have to such Indemnified Party. Any Indemnified Party against whom any Indemnity Claim is made shall be entitled, after consultation with the Indemnifying Party and upon consultation with legal counsel wherein such Indemnified Party is advised that such Indemnity Claim is meritorious, to compromise or settle any such Indemnity Claim. Any such compromise or settlement shall be binding upon the Indemnifying Party for purposes of this Section 10.14.

(i) Upon payment of any Indemnity Claim by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 10.14, the Indemnifying Party, without any further action, shall be subrogated to any and all claims that such Indemnified Party may have relating thereto, and such Indemnified Party shall at the request and expense of the Indemnifying Party co-operate with the Indemnifying Party and give at the request and expense of the Indemnifying Party such further assurances as are necessary or advisable to enable the Indemnifying Party vigorously to pursue such claims.

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 10.14, the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to any: (i) notice; (ii) participation in the defense of; (iii) consent rights with respect to any compromise or settlement; or (iv) subrogation rights, in each case except as otherwise provided for pursuant to this Section 10.14 with respect to any action, suit or proceeding against the Indemnifying Party.

Section 10.15. Payments. (a) The Guarantor agrees that (i) the sole source of payment for any claim made under Section 10.14 or for on any other basis for a breach by any Securitization Entity under this Agreement shall be the funds deposited into the Collections Account (as defined in the Loan Agreement), (ii) the sole source of the funds described in clause (i) above shall be amounts available pursuant to the Borrower Priority of Payments set forth in section 5.07 of the Loan Agreement on such Loan Payment Date, which priorities of payments are hereby deemed to apply to the corresponding obligations owed or deemed owned by to the Guarantor hereunder.

(b) Guarantor agrees that its claims for payment for any breach of any Securitization Entity against Guarantor under this Agreement are subordinate to any claims deemed to rank senior in priority thereto as set forth in the Borrower Priority of Payments.

(c) Nothing in this Section 10.15 shall preclude Guarantor for making a separate claim against any other party under the Loan Guarantee Agreement to the extent such claim is not precluded from being paid under the Program Documents or the Series Securitization Documents.

Section 10.16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more duplicate counterparts and, when executed by all of the parties, shall constitute a single binding agreement. The delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by electronic means, including by telecopy, facsimile or by portable document format (PDF) attachment to email, shall be as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 10.17. No Petition. The Guarantor, the Agent and each Securitization Entity each agree that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all amounts payable with respect to the Guaranteed Loan, it shall not institute against the Capital Markets Issuer, the Borrower or the Lender, or join any other Person in instituting against the Capital Markets Issuer, the Borrower or the Lender, any Insolvency Proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State of the United States. This Section 10.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.18. Agent.

(a) The Lender hereby directs the Agent to execute this Agreement.

(b) The rights, benefits, protections, immunities and obligations of the “Agent” (as defined under the Loan Agreement) shall apply to the Agent, in such capacity, under this Agreement.

[signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives hereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

as Guarantor

/s/ Hernan T. Cortes

Name: Hernan T. Cortes

Title: Director of Organization

 

[Signature Page to Guarantee Issuance Agreement]

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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Agent

/s/ Clarice Wright

Name: Clarice Wright

Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Guarantee Issuance Agreement]

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SUNNOVA ABS MANAGEMENT, LLC

as Servicer and Manager

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President,

  Chief Financial Officer

 

SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION

as Sponsor

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President,

  Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Guarantee Issuance Agreement]

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SUNNOVA HESTIA I LENDER, LLC

as Lender

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President,

  Chief Financial Officer

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I BORROWER, LLC

as Borrower

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President,

  Chief Financial Officer

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I DEPOSITOR, LLC

as Depositor

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President,

  Chief Financial Officer

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC

as Capital Markets Issuer

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title: Executive Vice President,

  Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Guarantee Issuance Agreement]

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SCHEDULE 1

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

 

1.

Accuracy of Schedule of Eligible Solar Loans. Each entry with respect to the Solar Loan set forth on a schedule of Eligible Solar Loans is complete, accurate, true and correct in all material respects and does not omit any necessary information that makes such entry misleading.

 

2.

Form of Customer Contract. The related Customer Contract is evidenced and governed by (i) loan documentation in substantially the form of one of the Originator’s then applicable standard forms of Customer Contracts and (ii) a corresponding Customer Limited Warranty Agreement. The related Customer Contract contains enforceable provisions that render the rights and remedies of the lender thereunder adequate for the realization against the related PV System or BESS System of the benefits of the security provided thereby.

 

3.

Modifications to Customer Contract. Since origination, the terms of the related Customer Contract have not been amended, waived, extended, or modified from its original terms in any manner inconsistent with the Originator’s Credit and Underwriting Policies.

 

4.

Obligor Payments in U.S. Dollars. The Solar Loan is denominated and payable solely in dollars.

 

5.

Absolute and Unconditional Obligation; Non-cancelable. The Consumer Obligor with respect to the related Customer Contract does not have any statutory or other right under such Customer Contract or such Customer Contract’s ancillary agreements to cancel such Customer Contract (or such statutory or other cancellation right is no longer exercisable).

 

6.

Freely Assignable. The Customer Contract, its related ancillary agreements and the rights with respect to the PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, are freely assignable and a security interest in the PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, may be granted by the Borrower without the consent of any person, except any such consent which may have been obtained. Such Customer Contract does not contain any provision that purports to restrict the ability of any party to exercise its rights thereunder or under any other Series Securitization Documents.

 

7.

Legal Compliance. The Customer Contract, together with its ancillary agreements related thereto, was originated and is as of the related Cut-Off Date in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, laws, rules and regulations relating to usury, the Federal Trade Commission Trade Regulation Rule Concerning the Preservation of Consumer’s Claims and Defenses that appears in 16 C.F.R. Part 433, credit protection and privacy laws).

 

8.

Legal, Valid and Binding Agreement. Each Customer Contract and each related ancillary agreement is in full force and effect, is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Consumer Obligor or other obligor and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable insolvency laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

Sch. 1-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


9.

No Defaults or Terminations. The Solar Loan is not a defaulted Solar Loan.

 

10.

No Delinquencies. The Solar Loan is not a delinquent Solar Loan.

 

11.

Minimum Payments Made. With respect to any Solar Loan, either a minimum of one payment due under the related Customer Contract has been made prior to the Loan Closing Date, as applicable, or the first payment under the related Customer Contract has not been made because such payment is not yet due but such payment is due not later than the last day of the first full calendar month following the related Cut-Off Date. With respect to any substituted Solar Loan, a minimum of one payment due under the related Customer Contract has been made prior to the related date of substitution.

 

12.

Obligor FICO Score. The FICO score with respect to (i) the related initial Consumer Obligor was at least [***] and (ii) any subsequent Consumer Obligor with respect to the related PV System or BESS System was at least [***] or such Consumer Obligor has provided a security deposit in accordance with the Credit and Underwriting Policy, in each case, at the time such Solar Loan was originated.

 

13.

Upon Home Sale. The Customer Contract provides that, upon the sale of the residence connected to the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, the Consumer Obligor of such Customer Contract must pre-pay the Customer Contract unless the purchaser of the residence: (a) meets Originator’s (or the related approved Dealer’s) underwriting criteria; (b) executes and delivers to the Servicer a written assumption of the Customer Contract; and (c) begins timely performance of the obligations thereunder.

 

14.

Ordinary Course of Business/Due Authorization. The related Customer Contract was: (a) originated in accordance with the Originator’s Credit and Underwriting Policies in effect at the time of origination (including the approval of the related Consumer Obligor in accordance with the Originator’s credit approval parameters); (b) acquired by the Depositor in the ordinary course of its business; and (c) sold to the Borrower for fair value pursuant to the relevant agreement.

 

15.

PV System and BESS System.

 

  (a)

The related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, securing such Solar Loan was sold by and has been properly delivered to and designed, procured and installed for the related Consumer Obligor by a Dealer using solar photovoltaic panels, inverters, battery storage and battery management systems, as applicable, manufactured by a vendor set forth on the Originator’s approved list of vendors at the time of installation.

 

Sch. 1-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  (b)

At the time of installation, such Dealer was properly licensed to design, procure and install the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable. The related Consumer Obligor has accepted the PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, and has not notified the Originator, the Manager or any affiliate thereof of any existing defects therein which is not in the process of being investigated, addressed or repaired by such approved installer, the Originator, the Manager or an affiliate thereof.

 

  (c)

The related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, with respect to such Customer Contract is installed on a single-family residence, condominium or a duplex or townhouse with less than four units.

 

  (d)

To the Manager’s knowledge, after due inquiry, the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, is in good repair, without defects and in satisfactory order.

 

  (e)

All parts and materials furnished in connection with the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, which are material to the solar energy production or storage performance of such PV System, including but not limited to the solar photovoltaic panels and inverters, and/or BESS System were newly manufactured with a manufacturer date no more than 24 months prior to the date the Solar Loan was originated (excluded parts and materials related to Solar Loans comprising no more than a specified percentage of the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance that were acquired under an investment tax credit safe harbor program) and such parts and materials were unused prior to installation.

 

  (f)

The related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, is not currently turned off due to a Consumer Obligor delinquency under the related Customer Contract.

 

16.

No Right of Set-Off. The related Customer Contract is by its terms an absolute and unconditional obligation of the Consumer Obligor to pay the amounts due thereunder and the Customer Contract does not provide the Consumer Obligor with any right of set-off for any reason.

 

17.

No Defenses Asserted. The related Customer Contract has not been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded. To the knowledge of the applicable Sponsor Entity: (a) there are no actions, lawsuits, litigation or other proceedings existing against or threatened in writing, against or affecting the Sponsor Entities before any governmental authority that materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of such Solar Loan; and (b) there are no actions, lawsuits, litigation or other proceedings existing or threatened in writing, against or affecting the Sponsor Entities, wherein the related Consumer Obligor or any governmental authority has alleged in writing that such Solar Loan is illegal or unenforceable or that the related Consumer Obligor has a right to exercise any right of rescission, cancellation, set off, counterclaim or defense.

 

18.

Insurance. The related Consumer Obligor is required to maintain or, in the case of PV Systems and/or BESS Systems located in Puerto Rico, the Sponsor maintains liability insurance and property insurance and the coverage limits are sufficient to cover the full replacement and installation cost of the PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable.

 

Sch. 1-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


19.

Taxes and Governmental Charges. The transfer, assignment and pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement is not subject to and will not result in any tax, fee or governmental charge payable by the Borrower to any federal, state or local government except as paid. No tax is owed in connection with the sale or contribution to the Borrower except as paid.

 

20.

Governing Law of Customer Contract. The related Customer Contract is governed by the laws of a state or territory of the United States and was not originated in, nor is it subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction, the laws of which would make unlawful the sale, transfer, pledge or assignment of the related Customer Contract under the applicable Series Securitization Documents, including any repurchase in accordance with the Series Securitization Documents.

 

21.

No Unpaid Fees. There are no unpaid fees owed to third parties relating to the origination of the related Solar Loan and installation of the related in-service PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable. The Customer Contract does not contain any provisions: (a) pursuant to which monthly loan payments are paid by any source other than the Consumer Obligor; or (b) that require or permit the Originator or any affiliate thereof to make a monthly loan payment on behalf of the related Consumer Obligor.

 

22.

Payment Terms of Customer Contract. The Customer Contract is a term loan that requires scheduled payments that amortize principal plus interest to be paid monthly, no portion of which may be re-borrowed once repaid.

 

23.

Obligor. The Solar Loan is an obligation of a Consumer Obligor: (a) that is an individual that is not deceased and is not a governmental entity, a business, a corporation, institution or other legal entity (a “natural person”); provided, that no more than a specified percentage of the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance may relate to Consumer Obligors that are a limited liability company, corporation, trust, partnership or other legal entity if: (i) the Originator has determined that the controlling member of the limited liability company, controlling stockholder of the corporation, trustee of the trust, general partner of the partnership or other equivalent controlling person the legal entity is a natural person; and (ii) the Originator has performed the same underwriting process in connection with such natural person as it applies to Consumer Obligors that are individuals; (b) that voluntarily entered into such Solar Loan and not as a result of fraud or identity theft; and (c) who owns the residence where the PV System is installed; provided that in the case where the Consumer Obligor is a natural person, the residence may be owned by a limited liability company, corporation, trust, partnership or other legal entity for which the Originator has determined that the Consumer Obligor is the controlling member, controlling stockholder, trustee, general partner or other equivalent controlling person.

 

24.

Equipment Warranties. All manufacturer warranties relating to the related Customer Contract and the related PV System and/or BESS System are in full force and effect and can be enforced by the Borrower or the Manager, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, except with respect to those manufacturer warranties that are no longer being honored by the relevant manufacturer with respect to all customers generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, now or hereafter in effect, and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered at law or in equity).

 

Sch. 1-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


25.

UCC. The agreement that evidences the Customer Contract constitutes “chattel paper” within the meaning of the UCC in all applicable jurisdictions and either: (a) the single authoritative electronic copy of such chattel paper has been delivered to the Custodian’s electronic vault; or (b) for Customer Contracts never included in an electronic vault at eOriginal, Inc. the single authoritative copy (if any) has been destroyed (or, if not destroyed, no other person has or could obtain possession or control thereof in a manner that would enable such person to claim priority over the lien of the Agent) and a pdf copy has been delivered to the Custodian, and in either case the Custodian has confirmed receipt together with the related ancillary agreements, if any, for such Customer Contract. The Agent has a first priority perfected security interest in the Customer Contracts.

 

26.

Fixture Filing. With respect to the related PV System and BESS System (if any), a precautionary fixture filing has been submitted for recordation in the applicable county records or real property registry.

 

27.

Obligor Solvency; Obligor Challenges. To the knowledge of the Originator, the Consumer Obligor: (a) with respect to the Customer Contract, is not a debtor in a bankruptcy case; and (b) has not commenced any litigation or asserted any claim challenging the validity or enforceability of the related Customer Contract.

 

28.

No Impairment. Neither of the Intermediate Companies, the Borrower or the Manager has done anything to impair the rights of the Borrower, the Agent, the Capital Markets Trustee or the Guarantor in the Collateral or payments with respect thereto.

 

29.

Ownership. Depositor had legal, equitable and marketable title thereto at the time of the sale of such Solar Loan to the Borrower and the Borrower will acquire legal title thereto free and clear of all liens (other than any liens permitted under the Series Securitization Documents or liens released concurrently with the transfer to the Borrower under the relevant agreement). The Solar Loan is secured by a valid first priority perfected security interest and lien (subject to liens permitted under the Series Securitization Documents) on the PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, securing the Consumer Obligor’s obligations under the related Customer Contract, subject only to liens permitted under the Series Securitization Documents and the terms of the Customer Contract provide that the parties thereto agree that the related PV System and/or BESS System, is not a fixture under the applicable UCC.

 

30.

Upkeep Obligations. As between the applicable Sponsor Entity and the Consumer Obligor, a Sponsor Entity is responsible for the payment of all expenses in connection with the maintenance and repair for the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, and the Consumer Obligor is responsible for the payment of all expenses in connection with the insurance and taxes (except where prohibited by law) for the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, and all payments with respect to the related Customer Contract are payable without condition and notwithstanding any casualty, loss or other

 

Sch. 1-5

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


 

damage to such PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, and the Customer Contract, or related ancillary agreements with respect to such Solar Loan, provide for acceleration of payments and repossession of the related PV System and/or BESS System, as applicable, securing such Solar Loan upon a default by the related Consumer Obligor beyond any applicable notice and cure periods provided in the related Customer Contract or ancillary agreement.

 

31.

Delivery of Customer Contract. The related Customer Contract and any amendments or modifications have been converted into an electronic form and the related original Customer Contract and any amendments or modifications have been destroyed on or before the related Cut-Off Date in compliance with Borrower’s document storage policies.

 

32.

Interconnecting PV System. The related PV System in respect of such Solar Loan has received permission to interconnect and operate from the interconnecting utility and is operating and connected to such interconnecting utility.

 

33.

Proceeds.

 

  (a)

The proceeds of the Solar Loan are used solely to finance the acquisition and/or installation of a PV System on or at a residence, along with, if applicable, the Ancillary Equipment so long as the costs relating to Ancillary Equipment are incurred in combination with the installation of such PV System; and/or

 

  (b)

the proceeds of which are used solely to finance the acquisition and/or installation of a BESS System on or at a residence, along with, if applicable, Ancillary Equipment so long as the costs of Ancillary Equipment are incurred in combination with the installation of such BESS System.

 

34.

Original Solar Loan Balance. The original outstanding principal balance due under or in respect of a Solar Loan (i) for a PV System, does not exceed $[***], (ii) for PV System and BESS System, does not exceed $[***] and (iii) for a BESS System, does not exceed $[***].

 

35.

Location. The property securing such Solar Loan is located in a state of the United States or, if such property includes a BESS System, in a state of the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam.

 

36.

Term. The Solar Loan has an original term to maturity of either [***], [***] or [***] months (and in no event more than 300 months).

 

Sch. 1-6

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT A

Definitions

ABS Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Account Bank” means J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as the account bank under the Account Control Agreement, or such other Qualified Bank appointed pursuant to the Account Control Agreement, as the Guarantor may approve.

Account Control Agreement” means (i) initially, the Account Control Agreement, dated as of the related Loan Closing Date, among a Borrower, the Agent and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association and (ii) thereafter, an Account Control Agreement, substantially in the form of the Account Control Agreement described in clause (i) of this definition among the Borrower, the Agent and an Account Bank.

Action” means (a) any action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority; (b) any investigation by a Governmental Authority; or (c) any arbitral proceeding.

Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls, or is under common Control with, or is Controlled by, such Person; provided that, in any event and for all purposes of the Program Documents and the Series Securitization Documents, the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor shall be deemed an “Affiliate” of the Borrower.

Agent” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as the collateral agent under the Guaranteed Loan, or such other successor entity appointed pursuant to the Account Control Agreement, as the Guarantor may approve.

Aggregate Solar Loan Balance” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Ancillary Equipment” means energy efficiency equipment and materials.

Anticipated Repayment Date” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any constitution, statute, law, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, treaty, judgment, order or any published directive, guideline, requirement or other governmental rule or restriction which has the force of law, by or from a court, arbitrator or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Person or any of its properties, whether in effect as of the date of this Agreement or as of any date hereafter.

 

Exh. A-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Backup Servicer” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association in its capacity as the backup servicer under a Backup Servicing Agreement, or such other successor entity as the Guarantor may approve.

Backup Servicing Agreement” means the backup servicing agreement entered into from time to time between the Backup Servicer and a Borrower, as may be set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement.

Balance Sheet Refinancing” means any Refinancing pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof with respect to all of the equity interests of the Eligible Lender.

BESS System” means a battery energy storage system, together with its related equipment.

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.

Borrower Available Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Borrower Priority of Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Capital Lease” means, for any Person, any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any property of such Person that would be required, in accordance with GAAP, to be capitalized and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Markets Documents” means all agreements entered into by each Capital Markets Issuer in connection with the issuance of ABS Notes and the funding of a Guaranteed Loan extended by an Eligible Lender to the related Borrower.

Capital Markets Issuance” means certain securitization transactions from time to time that finance the extension of Eligible Solar Loans relating to the Project.

Capital Markets Issuer” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Capital Markets Trustee” means, with respect to a Capital Markets Issuance related to the making of a Guaranteed Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as the trustee under the Capital Markets Documents, or such other entity as the Guarantor may approve.

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Collection Account” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Component 1 Interest Distribution Amount” means the Interest Distribution Amount (as described in the Loan Agreement) with respect to Loan Component 1.

 

Exh. A-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Consumer Obligor” means a borrower under a Customer Contract.

Control” means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management or business or policies of a Person (whether through the ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract, or otherwise); and the words “Controlling”, “Controlled”, and similar constructions shall have corresponding meanings.

Credit and Underwriting Policies” means the credit and underwriting policies and procedures applied by the Originator to Eligible Solar Loans held by the Borrower.

Credit Subsidy Cost” means the “cost of a loan guarantee”, as defined in section 502(5)(C) of FCRA.

Custodian” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Customer Contract” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Customer Limited Warranty Agreement” means, (i) with respect to a PV System related to an Eligible Solar Loan, any separate warranty agreement provided by the Originator to a Consumer Obligor (which may be an exhibit to a Customer Contract) in connection with the performance and installation of the related PV System and/or BESS System (which, in the case of a PV System, includes a minimum production guaranty level of [***]% solar energy production, as measured in kilowatt hours, for a specified time period for the PV System) related to the Eligible Solar Loan and compensates the Consumer Obligor for a shortfall and (ii) with respect to a PV System and/or BESS System related to the Eligible Solar Loan, any limited warranty agreement provided by the Originator to a Consumer Obligor pursuant to which the Originator or its agents have agreed to repair or replace the PV System and/or BESS System in accordance with the terms of the manufacturer’s warranty attached to such agreement and cover labor costs and certain out of warranty components for the relevant warranty term.

Cut-Off Date” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Dealer” means a third party with whom the Originator or any of its affiliate’s contracts to source potential customers and to design, install and service PV Systems and/or BESS Systems.

Debarment Regulations” means all of the following:

 

  (i)

Subpart 9.4 (Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, 48 C.F.R. 9.400 – 9.409; and

 

  (ii)

the Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) regulations (Common Rule), 2 C.F.R. 200.214 implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, and 2 C.F.R. Part 180, as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 901.

Demand” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.

Demand Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.2(a).

 

Exh. A-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Depositor” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

DOE” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.

DOE Component” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

DOE Component Balance” means, with respect to the DOE Component of the Guaranteed Loan, $0.00 plus all principal payments made by the Guarantor as of such date of determination minus all principal payments made towards repayment of the DOE Component as of such date of determination.

DOE Guaranteed Interest Amount” means, with respect to the Guaranteed Loan, the Guaranteed Loan Percentage of the outstanding interest due and unpaid on Loan Component 1 and Loan Component 2.

DOE Guaranteed Principal Amounts” means with respect to the Guaranteed Loan, (a) any repayment of principal with respect to Loan Component 1 (i) upon the Loan Maturity Date, or (ii) upon the occurrence of a Loan Event of Default and acceleration thereunder; and (b) any required Loan Component 1 Parity Principal Payments.

DOE Reimbursable Amounts” mean the amounts reimbursable to the Guarantor in respect of: (i) DOE Guaranteed Principal Amounts reflected in the outstanding DOE Component Balance of the DOE Component; and (ii) DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts.

Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States.

Eligibility Criteria” means, with respect to any Guaranteed Loan, the criteria set forth in the applicable Loan Agreement relating to Solar Loans.

Eligible Lender” means each special purpose limited liability company formed from time to time in the state of Delaware extending a Guaranteed Loan having satisfied each condition of an “Eligible Lender” as set out in Section 609.2 of the of the Title XVII Regulations.

Eligible Solar Loans” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law in effect as of the relevant Loan Closing Date or thereafter, and in each case as amended, regulating, relating to or imposing obligations, liability or standards of conduct concerning or otherwise relating to (a) pollution, protection of human or animal health or safety or the environment, including flora and fauna, or Releases or threatened Releases of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, radiation or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, including Hazardous Substances, or (b) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, including Hazardous Substances.

 

Exh. A-4

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance” has, with respect to any Guaranteed Loan, the meaning ascribed to such term in the applicable Loan Agreement.

Equity Interest” means any and all shares, interest, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) the common or preferred equity or preference share capital of an entity, including partnership interests, voting interests, limited liability interests and trust beneficial interests; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no ABS Note will be considered an Equity Interest under this definition.

Excluded Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

FCRA” means the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, P.L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-609 (1990), as amended by P.L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 692 (1997).

FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any successor agency.

Governmental Approval” means any approval, consent, authorization, license, permit, order, certificate, qualification, waiver, exemption, or variance, or any other action of a similar nature, of or by a Governmental Authority, including any of the foregoing that under Applicable Law are or may be deemed given or withheld by failure to act within a specified time period.

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, county, municipal, or regional authority, or any other entity of a similar nature, exercising any executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative function of government.

Governmental Judgment” means with respect to any Person, any judgment, order, decision, or decree, or any act of a similar nature, of or by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Person or any of its properties.

Guarantee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Guarantee Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.

Guarantee Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.

Guarantee Request” means the written request in compliance with the Borrower’s obligations pursuant to Article 2 and attached as Exhibit DD to the Loan Guarantee Agreement.

Guarantee Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Article 8.

Guaranteed Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Guaranteed Loan” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

-Exh. A-5

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Guaranteed Loan Percentage” means, initially, 90.00% of the Initial Outstanding Guaranteed Loan Balance.

Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Guarantor Consultants” means, collectively, the Independent Engineer, Allen & Overy LLP, as legal counsel to the Guarantor, and any other advisor or consultant retained by the Guarantor from time to time in connection with each Guaranteed Loan, the Project, the Program Documents, the Series Securitization Documents or the Marketing Materials.

Guarantor Extraordinary Expenses” means, in connection with any technical, financial, legal or other difficulty experienced by the Project (e.g., engineering failure or financial workouts) that requires the Guarantor to incur time or expenses (including third-party expenses) beyond standard monitoring and administration of the Program Documents and the Series Securitization Documents, the amounts that the Guarantor reasonably determines are required to: (i) reimburse the Guarantor’s additional internal administrative costs (including any costs to determine whether an amendment or modification would be required that could constitute a “modification” (as defined in section 502(9) of FCRA)); and (ii) any related fees and expenses of the Guarantor Consultants to the extent not paid directly by on or behalf of the Borrower.

Guarantor Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Hazardous Substance” means any hazardous or toxic substances, chemicals, materials, pollutants or wastes defined, listed, classified or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Laws, including: (i) any petroleum or petroleum products (including gasoline, crude oil or any fraction thereof), flammable explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls; (ii) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (iii) any other chemical, material or substance, import, storage, transport, use or disposal of, or exposure to or Release of which is prohibited, limited or otherwise regulated under, or for which liability is imposed pursuant to, any Environmental Law.

Hedging Agreement” means any agreement or instrument (including a cap, swap, collar, option, forward purchase agreement or other similar derivative instrument) relating to the hedging of any interest under any Indebtedness.

Hestia Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Indebtedness” means as to any Person, and at any date, without duplication:

 

  (i)

all Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of such Person;

 

  (ii)

all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, letters of credit, or other similar instruments;

 

Exh. A-6

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  (iii)

all obligations of such Person to purchase securities (or other property) that arise out of or in connection with the sale or acquisition of the same or similar securities (or property);

 

  (iv)

all obligations of such Person issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services other than trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (v)

all obligations of such Person under leases that are or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as Capital Leases in respect of which such Person is liable;

 

  (vi)

all deferred obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid or advanced under a letter of credit or other instrument;

 

  (vii)

the currently available amount of all surety bonds, performance bonds, letters of credit or other similar instruments issued for the account of such Person;

 

  (viii)

all liabilities secured by (or for which the holder of such liabilities has an existing right, contingent, or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such liabilities;

 

  (ix)

all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of any default are limited to repossession or sale of such property);

 

  (x)

obligations pursuant to any agreement to purchase materials, supplies or other property if such agreement provides that payment shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such materials, supplies or other property is ever made or tendered;

 

  (xi)

all obligations in respect of any Hedging Agreement or similar arrangement between such Person and a financial institution providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest risks either generally or under specific contingencies (but without regard to any notional principal amount relating thereto); and

 

  (xii)

all contingent obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (i) through (xi) above.

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” means as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than any deferral (x) in connection with the provision of credit in the ordinary course of business by any trade creditor or utility, or (y) of any amounts payable under the Program Documents or the Series Securitization Documents); or (ii) the aggregate amount required to be capitalized under any Capital Lease under which such Person is the lessee.

 

Exh. A-7

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.

Indemnity Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.

Independent Engineer” means Sargent & Lundy LLC, acting as engineering advisor to the Guarantor, or a replacement thereof retained at the Guarantor’s discretion.

Initial Outstanding Guaranteed Loan Balance” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, company reorganization, restructuring, controlled management, suspension of payments, scheme of arrangement, appointment of provisional liquidator, receiver or administrative receiver, notification, resolution, or petition for winding up or similar proceeding, under any Applicable Law, in any jurisdiction and whether voluntary or involuntary.

Intermediate Companies” means each of the Sponsor, Intermediate Holdings, Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer and the Eligible Lender.

Intermediate Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Investment Company Act” means The United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

KBRA” means Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, so long as it is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or any successor entity.

Knowledge” means with respect to any Person, the actual knowledge of any Principal Persons of such Person or any knowledge that should have been obtained by any Principal Person of such Person upon reasonable investigation and inquiry.

Late Charge Rate” means, with respect to any Indemnity Claim, the rate of interest determined in this Agreement with respect to the related Guaranteed Loan.

Lender” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Lender Account” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

Exh. A-8

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, easement or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected or effective under Applicable Law.

Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Loan Closing Date” means November 8, 2023.

Loan Component” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Loan Component 1” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Loan Component 1 Balance” means, with respect to Loan Component 1 of the Guaranteed Loan, the Initial Outstanding Guaranteed Loan Balance applicable to such Loan Component 1 minus all principal payments made on such Loan Component 1 as of such date of determination, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all payments made by the Guarantor as principal.

Loan Component 1 Parity Principal Payment” means with respect to any Loan Payment Date, if, after giving effect to the application of Borrower Available Funds pursuant to the Borrower Priority of Payments, the Loan Component 1 Parity Ratio is greater than 100%, an amount that would, if paid in respect of Loan Component 1, cause the Loan Component 1 Parity Ratio to be equal to 100%

Loan Component 1 Parity Ratio” means as of any date of determination, a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the outstanding Loan Component 1 Balance and the denominator of which is the product of: (a) 90.00%; and (b) the Aggregate Solar Loan Balance, in each case, as of such date.

Loan Component 2” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Loan Event of Default” means each “Event of Default” determined pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

Loan Guarantee Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Loan Guarantee Commitment Authority” the loan guarantee commitment authority for Project Hestia (Loan No. 1426) with the Sponsor, evidenced by the OMB-approved “Apportionment and Reapportionment Schedule (Standard Form 132)” received by the Guarantor.

Loan Maturity Date” means the “Maturity Date” determined pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

Loan Note” means the promissory note issued by a Borrower to evidence a Guaranteed Loan.

 

Exh. A-9

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Loan Payment Date” means the “Payment Date” determined pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

Management Agreement” means the management agreement, dated as of the Loan Closing Date between the Manager and the Borrower.

Manager” means Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Sponsor, in its capacity as manager under a Management Agreement, or such other successor entity as the Guarantor may approve.

Market Refinancing” means any Refinancing carried out on arms’ length terms and collateralized by all of the equity interests of the Eligible Lender and with respect to which the cashflows of the indebtedness issued or incurred in such Refinancing are primarily dependent upon the Guaranteed Loan, involving (i) the issuance of securities (or incurrence by the issuer or borrower, as the case may be, of indebtedness in whatever form) in a bona fide securitization or similar debt capital markets transaction and marketed by an investment bank acting as placement agent, underwriter or initial purchaser to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S, in each case under the Securities Act, with respect to which an offering document is provided to investors in advance of pricing of the transaction and such investors accept risk which is linked indirectly to the Guaranteed Loan, (ii) the issuance of securities (or incurrence by the issuer or borrower, as the case may be, of indebtedness in whatever form) in a bona fide securitization or similar debt transaction carried out as a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, with respect to which investors accept risk which is linked indirectly to the Guaranteed Loan, (iii) any asset-backed or warehouse credit facility the lender(s) of which is or are any commercial bank, financial institution or other entity (including asset-backed commercial paper conduits of the foregoing) that is engaged in the business of making or purchasing solar loans or similar financial assets, with respect to which such lenders accept risk which is linked directly or indirectly to the Guaranteed Loan.

Marketing Materials” means the preliminary offering circular and the final offering circular, any term sheets, any investor presentation, any material furnished to the Rating Agencies and all other disclosure documents or other written marketing materials used by the Capital Markets Issuer, the Sponsor or their agents in connection with the issuance of ABS Notes and the funding of a Guaranteed Loan extended by an Eligible Lender to the related Borrower.

Material Adverse Effect” means, as of any date of determination, in the sole discretion of the Guarantor, a material and adverse effect on: (i) the Project; (ii) the ability of the Borrower or any other Transaction Party to observe and perform its material obligations in a timely manner under any Program Document or Series Securitization Document to which it is a party; (iii) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or property of the Borrower or any other Transaction Party; (iv) the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Program Document or Series Securitization Document; (v) any material right or remedy of the Guarantor under the Program Documents or Series Securitization Documents; or (vi) the security or Liens of the Secured Parties on any of the Collateral under any Series Securitization Document.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria” means the criteria set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

 

Exh. A-10

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Monthly Risk-Based Charge” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.1(a).

Non-Appealable” means, with respect to any judgment or finding, unless otherwise agreed by the Guarantor, (a) such judgment or finding is not subject to any pending appeal, intervention or similar proceeding or any unsatisfied condition which may result in modification or revocation, and (b) all applicable appeal periods have expired (except for any judgment or finding which does not have any limit on an appeal period under Applicable Law).

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control, agency of the United States Department of the Treasury under the auspices of the Under-Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

Ongoing Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.1(b).

Open Refinancing Period” means the period from and after the date that is six months prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date (or equivalent with respect to the immediately preceding consummated Market Refinancing, if any).

Organizational Documents” means with respect to any Person: (i) to the extent such Person is a corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the by-laws of such Person; (ii) to the extent such Person is a limited liability company, the certificate of formation or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement of such Person; and (iii) to the extent such Person is a partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business, the partnership, joint venture, trust or other applicable agreement of formation or organization, and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization or formation of such Person.

Originator” means Sunnova Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Performance Guarantor” means Sunnova Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as the performance guarantor under the Performance Guaranty, or such other successor entity as the Guarantor may approve.

Performance Guaranty” means the limited performance guaranty, dated as of the Loan Closing Date, between the Performance Guarantor and the Borrower, pursuant to which the Performance Guarantor will guarantee: (a) certain obligations of the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement; (b) certain obligations of the Manager under the Management Agreement; and (c) certain obligations of the Depositor under the Sale and Contribution Agreement.

Periodic Expenses” means all of the following amounts from time to time due under or in connection with the Program Documents or Series Securitization Documents: (i) recordation and other costs, fees and charges in connection with the execution, delivery, filing, registration, or performance of the Program Document or Series Securitization Documents or the perfection of the security interests in the Collateral; (ii) fees, charges, and expenses of any Guarantor Consultants; (iii) other fees, charges, expenses and other amounts from time to time due under or in connection with the Program Documents or Series Securitization Documents; and (iv) Guarantor Extraordinary Expenses.

 

Exh. A-11

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Permitted Liens” means:

 

  (i)

any Liens securing the Secured Obligations;

 

  (ii)

any Lien for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable, already paid or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

  (iii)

any other lien or encumbrance arising under or permitted by the Program Documents or the Series Securitization Documents;

 

  (iv)

to the extent a PV System or BESS System constitutes a fixture, any conflicting interest of an encumbrancer or owner of the real property that has or would have priority over the applicable UCC fixture filing; and

 

  (v)

Liens (not securing Indebtedness) of depository institutions and securities intermediaries (including rights of set-off or similar rights) with respect to deposit accounts or securities accounts.

Permitted Refinancing” means a Balance Sheet Refinancing or a Market Refinancing with respect to which all of the following conditions have been satisfied as of the closing date of such Refinancing:

 

  (i)

the DOE Reimbursable Amount shall be $0;

 

  (ii)

other than with respect to any Market Refinancing pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, no Prohibited Person shall be acting, directly or indirectly, as a party providing the financing or credit support for such Refinancing;

 

  (iii)

the consummation of such Refinancing and the fulfilment of the obligations of the parties thereunder shall not result in a breach of Applicable Law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Title XVII) by the Guarantor, the Sponsor, the Borrower, the Eligible Lender, the Servicer, the Manager or any other Transaction Party;

 

  (iv)

(x) if such Refinancing is a Market Refinancing, no prior Market Refinancing has occurred with respect to such Guaranteed Loan and (y) if such Refinancing is a Balance Sheet Refinancing, no more than one (1) Balance Sheet Refinancing has occurred with respect to such Guaranteed Loan;

 

  (v)

if such Refinancing is a Balance Sheet Refinancing or a Market Refinancing following a Balance Sheet Refinancing, the closing date (with respect to such Market Refinancing) or the date when the then-outstanding financing backed by or secured by the equity interests of the Eligible Lender or the Guaranteed Loan is repaid (with respect to such Balance Sheet Refinancing) shall, in each case, be during the Open Refinancing Period;

 

Exh. A-12

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  (vi)

if such Refinancing is a Market Refinancing, the Guarantor shall have received:

 

  (i)

(1) no later than seven (7) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of the Refinancing, drafts of all relevant Refinancing Documents (and all opinions and certificates provided or entered into in connection therewith), (2) no later than two (2) Business Days after the pricing date of the Permitted Refinancing (if applicable), revised drafts of all Refinancing Documents, and (3) no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the closing date of the Refinancing, executed versions of all Refinancing Documents (and all opinions and certificates provided or entered into in connection therewith), together with redline comparisons against any prior drafts delivered to the Guarantor;

 

  (ii)

if the Refinancing is a Market Refinancing pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of that definition, (1) no later than seven (7) Business Days prior to distribution to investors, drafts of any preliminary offering circular or other offering document for the applicable Refinancing, (2) no later than one (1) Business Day prior to distribution to investors, any final versions of such preliminary offering circular or offering memorandum; in each case together with redline comparisons against prior drafts previously circulated, (3) no later than the date of distribution to investors, the final offering circular, any pricing term sheet or any related pricing addendum with respect to such Refinancing, (4) no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the distribution to investors or the Rating Agencies (as the case may be), drafts of any other Marketing Materials and (5) no later than one (1) Business Day prior to distribution to investors or the Rating Agencies (as the case may be), any final versions of any Marketing Materials described in clause (4) above, in each case together with redline comparisons against prior drafts;

 

  (vii)

immediately following the closing of the Refinancing, the Equipment Replacement Reserve Deposit and the Equipment Replacement Reserve Required Balance shall be at an amount agreed to by the Guarantor;

 

  (viii)

if the Guaranteed Loan has not been assigned a credit rating prior to the Refinancing, either the Guaranteed Loan or, if the Refinancing involves the issuance of ABS Notes, the ABS Notes issued in connection with the Refinancing shall have received the Required Rating; and

 

  (ix)

(A) the Sponsor shall have (or concurrent with the closing of the Refinancing will have) paid all fees and expenses due to the Guarantor (1) under the Loan Guarantee Agreement and (2) in connection with the Refinancing; and (B) the Borrower shall have (or concurrent with closing of the Refinancing will have) paid all accrued and unpaid fees and expenses due to the Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.3.1 of the Agreement.

 

Exh. A-13

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority, committee, department, authority or any other body, incorporated or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not.

Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Principal Persons” means any officer, director, beneficial owner of 10% or more of the Equity Interests that are not publicly traded securities, other natural persons (whether or not an employee) with executive responsibilities over a Securitization Entity or Intermediate Company or who has practical control over a Securitization Entity or Intermediate Company, and each of their respective successors or assigns.

Program Documents” means, (a) the Loan Guarantee Agreement and (b) all other documents entered into by a Transaction Party in connection with the Loan Guarantee Agreement which is not a Series Securitization Document.

Prohibited Person” means any Person that is:

 

  (i)

named, identified, or described on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” (Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V) as published by OFAC at its official website, http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/, or at any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list;

 

  (ii)

named, identified or described on any other blocked persons list, designated nationals list, denied persons list, entity list, debarred party list, unverified list, sanctions list or other list of individuals or entities with whom U.S. persons may not conduct business maintained by an agency or instrumentality of the United States, including lists published or maintained by OFAC, lists published or maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and lists published or maintained by the U.S. Department of State;

 

  (iii)

debarred or suspended from contracting with the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

 

  (iv)

the subject of Sanctions by reason of being owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, any governments that are the subject of Sanctions;

 

  (v)

otherwise the subject or target of Sanctions;

 

Exh. A-14

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  (vi)

debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment with a final determination still pending, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded (as such terms are defined in any of the Debarment Regulations) from contracting with any U.S. federal government department or any agency or instrumentality thereof or otherwise participating in procurement or nonprocurement transactions with any U.S. federal government department or agency pursuant to any of the Debarment Regulations;

 

  (vii)

indicted, convicted or had a Governmental Judgment rendered against it for any of the offenses listed in any of the Debarment Regulations;

 

  (viii)

subject to U.S. or multilateral economic or Sanctions in which the U.S. participates; or

 

  (ix)

owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, any governments, corporations, entities or individuals that are subject to U.S. or multilateral economic or Sanctions in which the U.S. participates.

Project” means, collectively, the (a) Eligible Solar Loans and (b) digital engagement technologies that will integrate with the consumer’s PV Systems and BESS Systems that the Sponsor designs and installs at the residential homes of its customers throughout the United States and its Territories as part of its distributed energy business, and will allow consumers to review their energy costs and consumption to provide them the ability to change energy use behaviors, resulting in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and providing the ability to enhance home electrification, integrate load controls and smart appliances and support grid stability support through demand-side management.

PV System” means solar photovoltaic electric generation systems.

Qualified Bank” means a bank or branch office in New York, New York organized under or licensed as a branch under the laws of the United States or any state thereof with outstanding unguaranteed and unsecured long-term Indebtedness that is rated “[***]” or better by S&P and/or “[***]” or better by Moody’s (and if the applicable rating is “[***]” by S&P or “[***]” by Moody’s, such rating is not on negative watch).

Rating Agency” means KBRA or, if KBRA is not a Rating Agency providing a rating on both the Guaranteed Loans and the ABS Notes for such issuance, any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization requested by the Sponsor and consented to by the Guarantor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). For the avoidance of doubt, if KBRA is rating both the ABS Notes and the Guaranteed Loans, no consent shall be required for any additional rating agencies.

Refinancing” means any transaction (including any Permitted Refinancing) entered into after the Loan Closing Date involving (i) the issuance or incurrence of new indebtedness (including a refinancing of the ABS Notes) either directly or indirectly backed by or secured by the equity interests of the Eligible Lender or the Guaranteed Loan and/or (ii) a transaction where the then-outstanding financing backed by or secured by the equity interests of the Eligible Lender or the Guaranteed Loan is repaid and the Guaranteed Loan remains outstanding following such repayment.

 

Exh. A-15

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Refinancing Documents” means (a) for any Permitted Refinancing that involves the issuance of ABS Notes, the Series Securitization Documents of the type described in clause (a) through (i) of such definition and (b) for any Permitted Refinancing that does not involve the issuance of ABS Notes, the applicable loan agreement, indenture, servicing documents, asset transfer documents, and security documents governing such Permitted Refinancing.

Release” means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping, pumping, pouring, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing and the like, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the environment.

Required Approvals” means all Governmental Approvals and other consents and approvals of third parties necessary or required under Applicable Law or any contractual obligation for: (i) the due execution, delivery recordation, filing or performance by any Securitization Entity or Transaction Party of any Program Document or Series Securitization Document to which such Securitization Entity or Transaction Party is or is to be a party; (ii) the grant by the Borrower of the Liens granted pursuant to the Series Securitization Documents; (iii) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Series Securitization Documents (including the first priority nature thereof); (iv) the exercise by any Secured Party of its rights under any of the Program Documents or Series Securitization Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Series Securitization Documents; (v) the operation or maintenance of the Project; or (vi) the Borrower’s ownership of the Project.

Required Rating” means, with respect to either the Guaranteed Loans or the ABS Notes corresponding to Loan Component 2, a long-term credit rating of no less than BB (or equivalent) from the Rating Agency.

Sale and Contribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Sanctions” means any economic or financial sanctions, or trade embargoes or restrictive measures, implemented, administered or enforced by OFAC or any other agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government, including through rules, regulations or directives, and any U.S. Executive Orders imposing economic or financial sanctions on any individuals, entities or foreign countries or regimes.

Secured Obligations” means all amounts, without duplication, owing to any Secured Party under the Series Securitization Documents, including:

 

  (i)

all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, indemnities, penalties and obligations, howsoever arising, owed by the Borrower under the Series Securitization Documents (to the extent any Secured Party is a subrogee in respect thereof), this Agreement or otherwise to any Secured Party (whether or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, pursuant to any of the Series Securitization Documents, including (a) all interest, fees and Periodic Expenses chargeable to the Borrower and payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, and (b) any obligation to reimburse the Guarantor for any Guarantee Payment pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement;

 

Exh. A-16

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


  (ii)

any and all sums advanced by any Secured Party in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral; and

 

  (iii)

in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of the obligations after a Loan Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by any Secured Party of its rights under the Series Securitization Documents, together with any Periodic Expenses, including attorney’s fees and court costs.

Secured Parties” means the Guarantor, the Agent and the related Eligible Lender or their successors or assigns, as their respective interests may appear.

Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Entities” or “Securitization Entity” means the Depositor, the Capital Markets Issuer, the Lender and the Borrower.

Series Securitization Documents” means, (a) this Agreement; (b) the Loan Agreement; (c) the Loan Note; (d) the Sale and Contribution Agreement; (e) the Servicing Agreement; (f) the Management Agreement; (g) the Backup Servicing Agreement; (h) the Performance Guaranty; (i) the Capital Markets Documents; (j) all documents necessary or appropriate to create and perfect a first-priority security interest over all of the Collateral, including the security agreements, the account agreement(s); (k) all consents and agreements in respect of the Servicing Agreement; and (l) any other document, certificate, filing instrument or agreement entered into by a Transaction Party after the date hereof that is designated as a “Series Securitization Document” by the Guarantor (but in each case excluding any legal opinions, certificates, general deliverables or similar documents).

Servicer” means (i) initially, Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Sponsor, in its capacity as servicer under a Servicing Agreement, (ii) if a servicer termination event has occurred, the Backup Servicer, or (iii) such other entity as the Guarantor may approve.

Servicing Agreement” means the servicing agreement, dated as of the Loan Closing Date between the Servicer and the Borrower, pursuant to which the Servicer will act as the servicer of the Customer Contracts owned by the Borrower.

Solar Loans” means consumer loans deployed by the Sponsor.

Sponsor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Sponsor Entities” means any Securitization Entity and each of the Sponsor, any Intermediate Companies, the Performance Guarantor, the Servicer, the Manager and any of their Affiliates party to a Program Document or Securitization Document, and each of their respective successors and assigns.

 

Exh. A-17

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Taxes” means all taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalties or additions thereto imposed in respect thereof.

Title XVII” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Title XVII Regulations” means the regulations with respect to Title XVII, at 10 CFR Part 609, and any other applicable regulations from time to time promulgated to implement Title XVII.

Transaction Accounts” means the accounts established pursuant to a Loan Agreement.

Transaction Party” means each party to all documents (other than legal opinions) relating to the Loan Guarantee Agreement, the Capital Markets Issuance and each Guaranteed Loan, including, for the avoidance of doubt, each Program Document and Series Securitization Document.

 

Exh. A-18

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT B

Rules of Interpretation

For all purposes of this Agreement, including Exhibits, Schedules, Annexes and Appendices hereto, unless otherwise indicated or required by the context:

 

1.

Plurals and Gender. Defined terms in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include all genders.

 

2.

Use of Or. The word “or” is not exclusive.

 

3.

Change of Law. Each reference to an Applicable Law includes any amendment, supplement or modification of such Applicable Law, as the case may be, and all regulations, rulings and other Applicable Laws promulgated thereunder, including with respect to any successor Applicable Law or Environmental Law.

 

4.

Successor and Assigns. A reference to a Person includes its successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.

Including. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting and mean include, includes and including “without limitation”, “without limitation by specification” and “but not limited to.”

 

6.

Hereof, Herein, Hereunder. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any document shall refer to such document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such document.

 

7.

Articles, Sections, Exhibits. A reference in a document to an Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule, Annex or Appendix is to the Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule, Annex or Appendix of such document unless otherwise indicated.

 

8.

Attachments, Replacements, Amendments. References to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all Exhibits, schedules, annexes and appendices thereto, and all Exhibits, schedules, annexes or appendices to any document shall be deemed incorporated by reference in such document, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement thereto, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time and in effect at any given time to the extent that any such amendment, modification, or supplement is permitted under the terms of such document, instrument or agreement and under the terms of the Series Securitization Documents.

 

9.

Periods and Time. Unless otherwise specified, references to “days”, “weeks”, “months” and “years” shall mean calendar days, weeks, months and years, respectively. References to a time of day shall mean such time in Washington, D.C.

 

Exh. B-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


10.

Ambiguities. The Series Securitization Documents are the result of negotiations among, and have been reviewed by each party to the Series Securitization Documents and their respective counsel. Accordingly, the Series Securitization Documents shall be deemed to be the product of all parties thereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any Person.

 

11.

Continuing Definitions. With respect to any term that is defined by reference to any document, for purposes hereof, such term shall continue to have the original definition notwithstanding any termination, expiration or modification of such document.

 

12.

Headings. The table of contents and article and section headings and other captions have been inserted as a matter of convenience for the purpose of reference only and do not limit or affect the meaning of the terms and provisions thereof.

 

13.

Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.

 

14.

Reasonable Efforts. The expression “reasonable efforts” and expressions of like import, when used in connection with an obligation of either party, means taking in good faith and with due diligence all commercially reasonable steps to achieve the objective and to perform the obligation, including doing all that can reasonably be done in the circumstances taking into account each party’s obligations hereunder to mitigate delays and additional costs to the other party, and in any event taking no less steps and efforts than those that would be taken by a commercially reasonable and prudent person in comparable circumstances, where the whole of the benefit of the obligation and where all the results of taking such steps and efforts accrued solely to that person’s own benefit.

 

15.

Conflict. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, in the case of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Series Securitization Document, the terms of this Agreement, as between the Borrower and the Guarantor, shall prevail.

 

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EXHIBIT C

Form of Demand Letter

[Project Number 1426 A]

Date: [_______________], 20[__]

United States Department of Energy

Loan Programs Office

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20585

Attn: Director, Portfolio Management

Email: [***]

with a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

Allen & Overy LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attn: [***]

Email: [***]

Re: Project Hestia (LPO Loan Number 1426)

1. Reference is made to the Guarantee Issuance Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Agreement”), by and among Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Servicer and Manager, the U.S. Department of Energy, acting by and through the Secretary of Energy, (the “Guarantor”), as Guarantor, Sunnova Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Sponsor, Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the “Borrower”) as Borrower, Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the “Lender”) as Lender, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, (the “Agent”) as Agent.

2. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement.

3. Pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Agreement, we submit to you this Demand Letter and hereby certify that, on and as of the date hereof, the Guaranteed Amounts remain unpaid and the Borrower’s payment default has remained unremedied past the period allowed for cure under the terms of the Loan Agreement.

4. The aggregate amount of DOE Guaranteed Principal Amounts due and unpaid as of the date hereof is $[__].

5. The outstanding DOE Guaranteed Interest Amounts due and unpaid, as determined by [insert basis for determination], as of the date hereof is $[______].

 

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6. The amount thereof remaining outstanding is $[____] (the “Guaranteed Amounts”)

The Guarantor is hereby requested and instructed to pay to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lender, by payment to the bank and the account referred to below, promptly, but in no event later than the 60th day following the date of delivery of this Demand Letter (or, if not delivered on a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the above Guaranteed Amounts.

Bank: Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co/Wilmington Trust N.A.

Account Number: [***]

ABA Number: [***]

Code: [__]

Beneficiary: Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Agent

To induce you to make such payment and as provided in the Agreement, we further certify that (i) the payment requested under this Demand Letter complies with Section 9.2 of the Agreement, (iii) we have complied with all terms and conditions of the Agreement; (iv) no Guarantee Termination Event has occurred; (v) attached hereto as Appendix A is a true, correct and complete copy of the latest monthly servicing report; (vi) attached hereto as Appendix B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Collection Account statement; and (vii) the making and submission of this Demand Letter by the Agent has been duly authorized by and on behalf of the Lender, through all appropriate action.

 

Very truly yours,

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Agent

By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

Execution Version

 

 

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC

ISSUER

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

INDENTURE TRUSTEE

INDENTURE

Dated as of November 8, 2023

$244,000,000

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC

SOLAR LOAN BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2023-GRID1

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION   HEADING    PAGE  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS   

Section 1.01.

  General Definitions and Rules of Construction      2  

Section 1.02.

  Calculations      2  
ARTICLE II   
THE NOTES; RECONVEYANCE   

Section 2.01.

  General      2  

Section 2.02.

  Forms of Notes      3  

Section 2.03.

  Payment of Interest      6  

Section 2.04.

  Payments to Noteholders      7  

Section 2.05.

  Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating      7  

Section 2.06.

  Temporary Notes      8  

Section 2.07.

  Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange      8  

Section 2.08.

  Transfer and Exchange      15  

Section 2.09.

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes      19  

Section 2.10.

  Persons Deemed Noteholders      20  

Section 2.11.

  Cancellation of Notes      20  

Section 2.12.

  Conditions to Closing      21  

Section 2.13.

  Definitive Notes      26  

Section 2.14.

  Access to List of Noteholders’ Names and Addresses      27  

Section 2.15.

  Recharacterized Notes      27  
ARTICLE III   
COVENANTS; COLLATERAL; REPRESENTATIONS; WARRANTIES   

Section 3.01.

  Performance of Obligations      28  

Section 3.02.

  Negative Covenants      29  

Section 3.03.

  Money for Note Payments      30  

Section 3.04.

  Restriction of Issuer Activities      30  

Section 3.05.

  Protection of Trust Estate      31  

Section 3.06.

  Opinions and Officer’s Certificate as to Trust Estate      34  

Section 3.07.

  Statement as to Compliance      35  

Section 3.08.

  [Reserved]      35  

Section 3.09.

  Recording      35  

Section 3.10.

  Agreements Not to Institute Bankruptcy Proceedings; Additional Covenants; Covenants with Respect to the Guaranteed Loan Lender      35  

Section 3.11.

  Providing of Notice      39  

 

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Section 3.12.

  Representations and Warranties of the Issuer      39  

Section 3.13.

  Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee      44  

Section 3.14.

  Knowledge      45  

Section 3.15.

  Capital Contributions      45  

Section 3.16.

  Rule 144A Information      45  
ARTICLE IV   
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ISSUER   

Section 4.01.

  Servicing Agreement      46  
ARTICLE V   
ACCOUNTS, COLLECTIONS, PAYMENTS OF INTEREST   
AND PRINCIPAL, RELEASES, AND STATEMENTS TO NOTEHOLDERS   

Section 5.01.

  Accounts      46  

Section 5.02.

  [Reserved]      50  

Section 5.03.

  Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account      50  

Section 5.04.

  Notes General Reserve Account      50  

Section 5.05.

  Guarantor Payment Account      51  

Section 5.06.

  Notes Distribution Account      51  

Section 5.07.

  Distribution of Funds in the Notes Distribution Account      52  

Section 5.08.

  [Reserved]      53  

Section 5.09.

  Note Payments      53  

Section 5.10.

  Statements to Noteholders; Tax Returns      54  

Section 5.11.

  Reports by Indenture Trustee      55  

Section 5.12.

  Final Balances      55  
ARTICLE VI   
ISSUER VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT OF NOTES AND RELEASE OF COLLATERAL   

Section 6.01.

  Issuer Voluntary Prepayment      55  

Section 6.02.

  Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment      56  

Section 6.03.

  Cancellation of Notes      56  

Section 6.04.

  Release of Collateral      57  
ARTICLE VII   
THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE   

Section 7.01.

  Duties of Indenture Trustee      57  

Section 7.02.

  Event of Default      59  

Section 7.03.

  Rights of Indenture Trustee      60  

Section 7.04.

  Not Responsible for Recitals, Issuance of Notes or Application of Moneys as Directed      62  

Section 7.05.

  May Hold Notes      62  

 

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Section 7.06.

  Money Held in Trust      62  

Section 7.07.

  Compensation and Reimbursement      63  

Section 7.08.

  Eligibility; Disqualification      64  

Section 7.09.

  Indenture Trustee’s Capital and Surplus      64  

Section 7.10.

  Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor      65  

Section 7.11.

  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor      66  

Section 7.12.

  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Indenture Trustee      66  

Section 7.13.

  Co-trustees and Separate Indenture Trustees      67  

Section 7.14.

  Books and Records      68  

Section 7.15.

  Control      68  

Section 7.16.

  Suits for Enforcement      69  

Section 7.17.

  Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations      69  
ARTICLE VIII   
[RESERVED]   
ARTICLE IX   
EVENT OF DEFAULT   

Section 9.01.

  Events of Default      69  

Section 9.02.

  Actions of Indenture Trustee      71  

Section 9.03.

  Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      72  

Section 9.04.

  Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claim Without Possession of Notes      72  

Section 9.05.

  Knowledge of Indenture Trustee      72  

Section 9.06.

  Limitation on Suits      72  

Section 9.07.

  Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest      73  

Section 9.08.

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      73  

Section 9.09.

  Rights and Remedies Cumulative      73  

Section 9.10.

  Delay or Omission; Not Waiver      74  

Section 9.11.

  Control by Noteholders      74  

Section 9.12.

  Waiver of Certain Events by Less Than All Noteholders      74  

Section 9.13.

  Undertaking for Costs      75  

Section 9.14.

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      75  

Section 9.15.

  Sale of Trust Estate      75  

Section 9.16.

  Action on Notes      76  

Section 9.17.

  Application of Proceeds Upon Foreclosure      76  

 

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ARTICLE X   
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES   

Section 10.01.

  Supplemental Indentures Without Noteholder Approval      77  

Section 10.02.

  Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders      78  

Section 10.03.

  Execution of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures      79  

Section 10.04.

  Effect of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures      79  

Section 10.05.

  Reference in Notes to Amendments and Supplemental Indentures      79  

Section 10.06.

  Indenture Trustee to Act on Instructions      80  
ARTICLE XI   
[RESERVED]   
ARTICLE XII   
MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 12.01.

  Compliance Certificates and Opinions; Furnishing of Information      80  

Section 12.02.

  Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee      81  

Section 12.03.

  Acts of Noteholders      82  

Section 12.04.

  Notices, Etc.      82  

Section 12.05.

  Notices and Reports to Noteholders; Waiver of Notices      84  

Section 12.06.

  Rules by Indenture Trustee      85  

Section 12.07.

  Issuer Obligation      85  

Section 12.08.

  [Reserved]      85  

Section 12.09.

  Effect of Headings and Table of Contents      85  

Section 12.10.

  Successors and Assigns      85  

Section 12.11.

  Separability      85  

Section 12.12.

  Benefits of Indenture      85  

Section 12.13.

  Legal Holidays      86  

Section 12.14.

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial      86  

Section 12.15.

  Electronic Signatures and Counterparts      86  

Section 12.16.

  Recording of Indenture      87  

Section 12.17.

  Further Assurances      87  

Section 12.18.

  No Bankruptcy Petition Against the Issuer      87  

Section 12.19.

  [Reserved]      87  

Section 12.20.

  Rule 15Ga-1 Compliance      87  

Section 12.21.

  Multiple Roles      88  

Section 12.22.

  PATRIOT Act      89  

 

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ARTICLE XIII   
TERMINATION   

Section 13.01.

  Termination of Indenture      89  

 

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ANNEX A

  

  

Standard Definitions

  

EXHIBIT A-1

  

  

Form of Class 1-A Note

   A-1-1

EXHIBIT A-2

  

  

Form of Class 2-A Note

   A-2-1

EXHIBIT B

  

  

Forms of Transferee Letters

   B-1

EXHIBIT C

  

  

Form of Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment

   C-1

EXHIBIT D

  

  

Rule 15Ga-1 Information

   D-1

 

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THIS INDENTURE (as amended or supplemented from time to time, this “Indenture”) is dated as of November 8, 2023 between Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as issuer (the “Issuer”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as indenture trustee (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Pursuant to this Indenture, there is hereby duly authorized the execution and delivery of two classes of notes designated as the Issuer’s 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A (the “Class 1-A Notes”) and the Issuer’s 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A (the “Class 2-A Notes” and together with the Class 1-A Notes, the “Notes”). All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer herein are for the benefit and security of the Holders of the Notes. The Issuer is entering into this Indenture, and the Indenture Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuer hereby Grants to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as their interests may appear, all of the rights, title, interest and benefits of the Issuer whether now existing or hereafter arising in and to (i) the Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests; (ii) all rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents, (iii) amounts deposited from time to time into the Notes Distribution Account (including all payments in respect of the Guaranteed Loan and payments by the Guarantor under the Guarantee Issuance Agreement), the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account and all amounts deposited from time to time and all Eligible Investments in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account, (iv) all other assets of the Issuer and (v) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the foregoing into cash or other property (collectively, the “Trust Estate”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust Estate shall not include any Excluded Collateral or any amounts received relating to grid services.

Such Grant is made in trust, to secure payments of amounts due with respect to the Notes ratably and without prejudice, priority or distinction between or among the Notes, and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts on the Notes as such amounts become due in accordance with their terms; (ii) the payment of all other sums payable in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; and (iii) compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture.

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trusts hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and agrees to perform the duties herein required pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Indenture and subject to the conditions hereof.

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. General Definitions and Rules of Construction. Except as otherwise specified or as the context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used in this Indenture shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Standard Definitions attached hereto as Annex A, which is hereby incorporated by reference into this Indenture as if set forth fully in this Indenture. The rules of construction set forth in Annex A shall apply to this Indenture and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Indenture as if set forth fully in this Indenture.

Section 1.02. Calculations. Calculations required to be made pursuant to this Indenture shall be made on the basis of information or accountings as to payments on each Note furnished by the Servicer. Except to the extent they are incorrect on their face, such information or accountings may be conclusively relied upon in making such calculations, but to the extent that it is later determined that any such information or accountings are incorrect, appropriate corrections or adjustments will be made.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES; RECONVEYANCE

Section 2.01. General. (a) The Notes shall be designated as the “Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A” and the “Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A”.

(b) All payments of principal and interest with respect to the Notes shall be made only from the Trust Estate on the terms and conditions specified herein. Each Noteholder and each Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note, agrees that it will have recourse solely against such Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, all Notes shall be substantially identical in all respects. Except as specifically provided herein, all Notes issued, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture shall be in all respects equally and ratably entitled to the benefits hereof without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of authentication and delivery, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Indenture.

(d) The Initial Outstanding Note Balance of the Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes that may be executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee and Outstanding at any given time under this Indenture is limited to $219,600,000 and $24,400,000, respectively.

 

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(e) Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to payments of interest and principal as provided herein. Each Class of Notes shall have a final maturity on the Rated Final Maturity. All Notes of the same Class shall be secured on parity with one another, with no Note of any Class having any priority over any other Note of that same Class.

(f) The Notes that are authenticated and delivered to the Noteholders by the Indenture Trustee upon an Issuer Order on the Closing Date shall be dated as of the Closing Date. Any Note issued later in exchange for, or in replacement of, any Note issued on the Closing Date shall be dated the date of its authentication.

(g) Each Class of Notes is issuable in the applicable Minimum Denomination and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that one Note of each Class of Notes may be issued in an amount equal to the applicable Minimum Denomination plus any remaining portion of the Initial Outstanding Note Balance of such Class of Notes; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not restrict or prevent the transfer in accordance with the last sentence of Section 2.07 hereof of any Note with a remaining Outstanding Note Balance of less than the applicable Minimum Denomination.

Section 2.02. Forms of Notes. The Notes shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, as applicable, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Issuer, as evidenced by its execution thereof.

The Definitive Notes shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods, all as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes are set forth in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 and are part of the terms of this Indenture.

(a) Global Notes. The Underwritten Notes are being offered and sold by the Issuer to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the Placed Notes are being sold directly by the Issuer to certain institutional accredited investors (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3),(7) or (9) of the Securities Act) pursuant to the Placed Notes Purchase Agreement.

The Underwritten Notes offered and sold within the United States to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of Rule 144A Global Notes and the Placed Notes shall be issued initially in the form of Rule 144A Global Notes, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Indenture Trustee, as custodian for the Securities Depository, and registered in the name of the Securities Depository or a nominee of the Securities Depository, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Outstanding Note Balance of the Rule 144A Global Notes may from time

 

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to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Depository or its nominee as hereinafter provided. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error or omission by the Securities Depository in making such record adjustments and the records of the Indenture Trustee shall be controlling with regard to outstanding principal amount of Notes hereunder.

Notes offered and sold outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act shall initially be issued in the form of a Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Indenture Trustee, as custodian for the Securities Depository, and registered in the name of the Securities Depository or the nominee of the Securities Depository for the investors’ respective accounts at Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) or Clearstream Banking société anonyme (“Clearstream”), duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided. Beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Notes may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream.

Within a reasonable period of time following the expiration of the “40-day distribution compliance period” (as defined in Regulation S), beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in Regulation S Permanent Global Notes upon the receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (i) a written certificate from the Securities Depository, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream, certifying that they have received certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the Outstanding Note Balance of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest therein pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of a beneficial ownership interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, all as contemplated by Section 2.08(a)(ii)), and (ii) an Officer’s Certificate from the Issuer. The Regulation S Permanent Global Notes will be deposited with the Indenture Trustee, as custodian, and registered in the name of a nominee of the Securities Depository. Simultaneously with the authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The Outstanding Note Balance of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided. The Indenture Trustee shall incur no liability for any error or omission of the Securities Depository in making such record adjustments and the records of the Indenture Trustee shall be controlling with regard to outstanding principal amount of Regulation S Global Notes hereunder.

 

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Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and prepayments. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Indenture Trustee, or by the Note Registrar at the direction of the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.08.

The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “Management Regulations” and “Instructions to Participants” of Clearstream shall be applicable to interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes that are held by the members of, or participants in, the Securities Depository (“Agent Members”) through Euroclear or Clearstream.

Except as set forth in Section 2.08, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Securities Depository or to a successor of the Securities Depository or its nominee.

(b) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.02(b) shall apply only to the Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of the Securities Depository.

The Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.02(b), authenticate and deliver one Global Note for each Class of Notes which (i) shall be registered in the name of the Securities Depository or the nominee of the Securities Depository and (ii) shall be delivered by the Indenture Trustee to the Securities Depository or pursuant to the Securities Depository’s instructions or held by the Indenture Trustee as custodian for the Securities Depository.

Agent Members shall have no rights either under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Securities Depository or by the Indenture Trustee as custodian for the Securities Depository or under such Global Note, and the Securities Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Securities Depository or impair, as between the Securities Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Securities Depository governing the exercise of the rights of an owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

The Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to treat the Securities Depository for all purposes of this Indenture (including the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and the giving of instructions or directions hereunder) as the sole Holder of the Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners.

 

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The rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through the Securities Depository and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Securities Depository and/or the Agent Members pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement. The initial Securities Depository will make book-entry transfers among the Agent Members and receive and transmit payments of principal of and interest on the Notes to such Agent Members with respect to such Global Notes.

Whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Holders of Notes evidencing a specified percentage of the Outstanding amount of the Notes, the Securities Depository shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners and/or Agent Members owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes and has delivered such instructions to the Indenture Trustee.

(c) Definitive Notes. Except as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.13, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated definitive, fully registered Notes (the “Definitive Notes”).

Section 2.03. Payment of Interest. (a) Noteholders shall, as set forth in the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions, be entitled to receive payments of interest and principal on each Payment Date. Any payment of interest or principal payable with respect to the Notes on the applicable Payment Date shall be made to the Person in whose name such Note is registered as of the Record Date for such Payment Date in the manner provided in Section 5.09.

(b) On each Payment Date, the Notes Interest Distribution Amount for each Class of Notes will be distributed to the registered Noteholders of the applicable Class of Notes as of the related Record Date to the extent Available Funds are sufficient for such distribution and such purpose in accordance with the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions. Interest on the Notes with respect to any Payment Date will accrue at the applicable Note Rate based on the Interest Accrual Period.

(c) If the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance has not been paid in full on or before the Anticipated Repayment Date, additional interest (the “Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts”) will begin to accrue during each Interest Accrual Period thereafter on each outstanding Class of Notes at the related Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate. The Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts, if any, for a Class of Notes will only be due and payable (i) after the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance has been paid in full or (ii) on the date on which an Issuer Voluntary Prepayment of the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of the Notes is being made. Prior to such time, the Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts accruing on a Class of Notes will be deferred and added to any Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts previously deferred and remaining unpaid (“Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts”). Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts will not bear interest.

 

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Section 2.04. Payments to Noteholders. (a) Principal payments and interest on a Class of Notes will be made on each Payment Date to the Noteholders of each Class as of the related Record Date pursuant to the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions. The remaining Outstanding Note Balance of each Class of Notes, if any, shall be payable no later than the Rated Final Maturity.

(b) All reductions in the principal balance of a Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by payments of principal made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all Holders of such Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Note.

Section 2.05. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. (a) The Notes shall be executed by the Issuer. The signature of such Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile. Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signature of any individual who was, at the time of execution thereof, an Authorized Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding the fact that such individual ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such office at the date of issuance of such Notes.

(b) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall, and at any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of the Notes and of an Issuer Order, shall authenticate and deliver such Notes; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall not authenticate the Notes on the Closing Date unless and until it shall have received the documents listed in Section 2.12.

(c) Each Note authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee to or upon an Issuer Order on or prior to the Closing Date shall be dated the Closing Date. All other Notes that are authenticated after the Closing Date for any other purpose under this Indenture shall be dated the date of their authentication.

(d) Notes issued upon transfer, exchange or replacement of other Notes shall be issued in authorized denominations reflecting the Outstanding Note Balance so transferred, exchanged or replaced, but shall represent only the Outstanding Note Balance so transferred, exchanged or replaced. In the event that any Note is divided into more than one Note in accordance with this Article II, such Outstanding Note Balance shall be divided among the Notes delivered in exchange therefor.

(e) No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication, substantially in the form provided for herein, executed by the Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, and such executed certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered.

 

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Section 2.06. Temporary Notes. Except for the Notes maintained in book-entry form, temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Definitive Notes but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Issuer. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Definitive Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer will execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee Definitive Notes (other than in the case of Notes in global form) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other than in the case of Notes in global form) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes. Such exchange shall be made by the Issuer at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Definitive Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 2.07. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Note Registrar”) shall cause to be kept at its Corporate Trust Office a register (the “Note Register”), in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Note Registrar shall provide for the registration of the Notes and the registration of transfers of such Notes. The Notes are intended to be obligations in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f), Section 871(h)(2) and Section 881(c)(2) of the Code.

(b) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Note shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Section 2.07 and Section 2.08. Any transfer of any Ownership Interest in violation of any of the provisions of this Section 2.07 and Section 2.08 will be of no force and effect and void ab initio.

(c) Each purchaser of Global Notes, other than the Initial Purchasers, by its acceptance thereof, will be deemed to have acknowledged, represented and agreed as follows:

(i) The purchaser (A)(1) is a QIB, (2) is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and (3) is acquiring the Notes or interests therein for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary agent for others (which others are also QIBs and have executed an agreement containing substantially the same representations as provided herein); (B)(i) is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) and is purchasing the Notes or interests therein in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S and (ii) with respect to the Class 2-A Notes only (x) is a QIB and (y) is acquiring the Notes or interests therein for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary agent for others (which others are also QIBs and have executed an agreement containing substantially the same representations as provided herein)

 

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or (C) solely with respect to the issuance of the Placed Notes on the Closing Date, is an institutional accredited investor (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (9) of the Securities Act). The purchaser is aware that it (or any account of a QIB for which it is purchasing) may be required to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period, and it (or such account) is able to bear such risk for an indefinite period.

(ii) The purchaser understands that the Notes and interests therein are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws and that (A) if in the future it decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer any of the Notes or any interests therein, such Notes (or the interests therein) may only be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred in the applicable Minimum Denomination and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and only (i) in the United States to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A (acting for its own account and not for the account of others, or as a fiduciary or agent for other QIBs to whom notice is given that the sale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A), (ii) outside the United States in a transaction complying with the provisions of Regulation S under the Securities Act and, with respect to the Class 2-A Notes only, to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a QIB, or (iii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act (if available and evidenced by an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee), in each of cases (i) through (iii) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the U.S. and any other applicable jurisdiction, and that (B) the purchaser will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify any subsequent purchaser of such Notes or interests therein from it of the resale restrictions referred to above. Notwithstanding the foregoing restriction, any Note that has originally been properly issued in an amount no less than the applicable Minimum Denomination, or any interest therein, may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred in a denomination less than such Minimum Denomination if such lesser denomination is solely a result of a reduction of principal due to payments made in accordance with this Indenture.

(iii) The purchaser acknowledges that none of the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers or the Structuring Agent or any person representing the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers or the Structuring Agent has made any representation to it with respect to the Issuer,

 

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Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers or the Structuring Agent or the sale of any Notes, other than the information contained in the Offering Circular, which Offering Circular has been delivered to it and upon which it is relying in making its investment decision with respect to the Notes; accordingly, it acknowledges that no representation or warranty is made by the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers or the Structuring Agent as to the accuracy or completeness of such materials; and it has had access to such financial and other information concerning the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee and the Notes as it has deemed necessary in connection with its decision to purchase any of the Notes, including an opportunity to ask questions and request information from the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers and the Structuring Agent. It acknowledges that the delivery of the Offering Circular at any time does not imply that information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to this date.

(iv) The purchaser understands that the applicable Notes will, until such Notes may be resold pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) of the Securities Act, unless otherwise agreed by the Issuer and the holder thereof, bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

 

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[EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE (AND IF THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR OR PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, ITS FIDUCIARY) BY ITS PURCHASE OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN IS DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) IT IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN FOR, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH THE ASSETS OF, ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR ANY “PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE CODE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY (EACH A “BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR”), OR ANY PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR (2) IF PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR OR A PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, THE PURCHASE, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN DOES NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW AND WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH ANY APPLICABLE FIDUCIARY DUTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UPON THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE.] [FOR CLASS 1-A NOTES]

[EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE (AND IF THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR OR PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, ITS FIDUCIARY) BY ITS PURCHASE OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN IS DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT IT IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN FOR OR ON BEHALF OF OR WITH THE ASSETS OF, ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR ANY “PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE CODE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY (EACH A “BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR”), OR ANY PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE.] [FOR CLASS 2-A NOTES]

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT (A) THIS NOTE AND ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY ONLY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN DENOMINATIONS (THE “MINIMUM DENOMINATION”) OF [$100,000 – FOR CLASS 1-A NOTES][$325,000 – FOR CLASS 2-A NOTES] AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, AND ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS

 

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DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A (ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF OTHERS, OR AS A FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR OTHER QIBS TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A), (II) OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND, WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS 2-A NOTES ONLY, TO A PERSON WHOM THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), OR (III) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE AND EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE), IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (III) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING RESTRICTION, ANY NOTE THAT HAS ORIGINALLY BEEN PROPERLY ISSUED IN AN AMOUNT NO LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN A DENOMINATION LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION IF SUCH LESSER DENOMINATION IS SOLELY A RESULT OF A REDUCTION OF PRINCIPAL DUE TO PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

The purchaser understands that the Issuer may receive a list of participants holding positions in the Notes from the Securities Depository.

(v) The purchaser understands that any Note offered in reliance on Regulation S will, during the 40-day distribution compliance period commencing on the day after the later of the commencement of the offering and the date of original issuance of the Notes, bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

THIS NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WHICH IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR A REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.

PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING AND THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTES, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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Following the 40-day distribution compliance period, interests in a Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for interests in a Regulation S Permanent Global Note.

(vi) Each purchaser and transferee (and if the purchaser or transferee is a Benefit Plan Investor or plan subject to Similar Law, its fiduciary) by its purchase of a Note or Ownership Interest therein shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that (a) for the Class 2-A Notes, it is not, and is not acquiring such Note or interest therein for or on behalf of or with the assets of, any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (“ERISA”) that is subject to Title I of ERISA or any “plan” as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity (each a “Benefit Plan Investor”), or any plan that is subject to any law substantially similar to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each a “Similar Law”) and (b) for the Class 1-A Notes (i) it is not, and is not acquiring such Note or interest therein for or on behalf of or with the assets of, any Benefit Plan Investor or any plan that is subject to any Similar Law or (ii) if the purchaser and transferee and the fiduciary of such Benefit Plan Investor or plan by its purchase of the Note or interest therein will be deemed to have represented and warranted that the purchase, holding and disposition of the Note or interest therein will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of Similar Law and will be consistent with any applicable fiduciary duties that may be imposed upon the purchaser or transferee.

(vii) Each purchaser and transferee by its purchase of a Note or interest therein shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that at the time of its purchase and throughout the period that it holds such Note or interest therein, that it will not sell or otherwise transfer the Note or interest therein to any person without first obtaining the same foregoing representations, warranties and covenants from that person.

(viii) Each purchaser and transferee (other than to an Affiliate of Sunnova Energy that is disregarded as separate from Sunnova Energy for U.S. federal income tax purposes) by its purchase of a Note or interest therein shall be deemed to have agreed to treat such Note as indebtedness and indicate on all federal, state and local income tax and information returns and reports required to be filed with respect to such Note, under any applicable federal, state or local tax statute or any rule or regulation under any of them, that such Note is indebtedness unless otherwise required by Applicable Law.

 

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(ix) The purchaser acknowledges that the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager, the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers, the Structuring Agent and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties, and agreements and agrees that, if any of the acknowledgments, representations, warranties and agreements deemed to have been made by its purchase of the Notes are no longer accurate, it shall promptly notify the Initial Purchasers and the Structuring Agent. If it is acquiring any Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, it represents that it has sole investment discretion with respect to each such investor account and that it has full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements on behalf of each such investor account.

(x) The purchaser understands that the Issuer may receive a list of participants holding positions in the Notes from the Securities Depository.

(d) Other than with respect to Notes maintained in book-entry form, at the option of a Noteholder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like Outstanding Note Balance and Class upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

(e) Other than with respect to Notes maintained in book-entry form, any Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed. All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same rights, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Class of Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any Tax or other governmental charge as may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.08 not involving any transfer.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or securities laws of any jurisdiction. Consequently, the Notes are not transferable other than pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and satisfaction of provisions set forth in this Indenture.

 

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(f) Each purchaser and transferee by its purchase of a Class 2-A Note or a beneficial interest therein shall be deemed to have made all of the certifications, representations, warranties and covenants set forth therein (which shall include those set forth in Section 2.07(c)(i)-(x) and Section 2.08(e)). Any transfer of a beneficial interest in a Class 2-A Note in violation of any of the foregoing will be of no force and effect and void ab initio.

Section 2.08. Transfer and Exchange. (a) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Securities Depository, in accordance with this Indenture and the procedures of the Securities Depository therefor, which shall include restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred to persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the legends in subsections of Section 2.07(c), as applicable. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes to persons required or permitted to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in another Global Note shall be permitted as follows:

(i) Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation S Global Note. If, at any time, an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note deposited with the Securities Depository (or the Indenture Trustee as custodian for the Securities Depository) wishes to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to a person who is required or permitted to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note, such owner shall, subject to compliance with the applicable procedures described herein (the “Applicable Procedures”), exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note as provided in this Section 2.08(a)(i). Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures from an Agent Member directing the Indenture Trustee to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Securities Depository and the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase, and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto given by the Note Owner of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S, then the Indenture Trustee, as Note Registrar, shall instruct the Securities Depository to reduce or cause to be reduced the initial Outstanding Note Balance of the applicable Rule 144A Global Note and to increase or cause to be increased the initial Outstanding Note Balance of the applicable Regulation S Global Note by the initial principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note equal to the reduction in the initial Outstanding Note Balance of the Rule 144A Global Note, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

 

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(ii) Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A Global Note. If, at any time an owner of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note deposited with the Securities Depository or with the Indenture Trustee as custodian for the Securities Depository wishes to transfer its interest in such Regulation S Global Note to a person who is required or permitted to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, such owner shall, subject to the Applicable Procedures, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note as provided in this Section 2.08(a)(ii). Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Securities Depository, directing the Indenture Trustee, as Note Registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note equal to the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Securities Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Securities Depository and (3) if such transfer is being effected prior to the expiration of the “40-day distribution compliance period” (as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act), a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto given by the Note Owner of such beneficial interest stating (A) if the transfer is pursuant to Rule 144A, that the person transferring such interest in a Regulation S Global Note reasonably believes that the person acquiring such interest in a Rule 144A Global Note is a QIB and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and any applicable blue sky or securities laws of any State, (B) that the transfer complies with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky or securities laws of any State or (C) if the transfer is pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of the exemption claimed, such statement to be supported by an Opinion of Counsel from the transferee or the transferor in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and to the Indenture Trustee, then the Indenture Trustee, as Note Registrar, shall instruct the Securities Depository to reduce or cause to be reduced the initial Outstanding Note Balance of such Regulation S Global Note and to increase or cause to be increased the initial Outstanding Note Balance of the applicable Rule 144A Global Note by the initial principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to be exchanged, and the Indenture Trustee, as Note Registrar, shall instruct the Securities Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Rule 144A Global Note equal to the reduction in the Outstanding Note Balance at maturity of such Regulation S Global Note and to debit or cause to be debited from the account of the person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note that is being transferred.

 

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(b) Transfer and Exchange from Definitive Notes to Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented by a Holder to the Note Registrar with a request:

(i) to register the transfer of Definitive Notes in the form of other Definitive Notes; or

(ii) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Note Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes presented or surrendered for register of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing; and

(i) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S, a certification to that effect from such Holder (in the form of Exhibit B-3 hereto); or

(ii) if such Definitive Note is being transferred in reliance on any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certification to that effect from such Holder (in the form of Exhibit B-3 hereto) and an Opinion of Counsel from such Holder or the transferee reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and to the Indenture Trustee to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act.

(c) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, a Global Note may not be transferred except by the Securities Depository to a nominee of the Securities Depository or by a nominee of the Securities Depository to the Securities Depository or another nominee of the Securities Depository or by the Securities Depository or any such nominee to a successor Securities Depository or a nominee of such successor Securities Depository.

(d) Initial Issuance of the Notes. The Initial Purchasers shall not be required to deliver, and neither the Issuer nor the Indenture Trustee shall demand therefrom, any of the certifications or opinions described in this Section 2.08 in connection with the initial issuance of the Notes and the delivery thereof by the Issuer.

(e) Transfer Restrictions for the Class 2-A Notes. By its acceptance of an Ownership Interest in a Class 2-A Note, each transferee shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

 

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(i) Either (a) it is not and will not become, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a partnership, S corporation, grantor trust or an entity that is disregarded as separate from any of the foregoing (each such entity a “flow-through entity”) or (b) if it is or becomes a flow-through entity, then (1) none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in such flow-through entity has or ever will have 50% or more of the value of its interest in such flow-through entity attributable to the beneficial interest of such flow-through entity in any Class 2-A Note, other interest (direct or indirect) in the Issuer, or any interest created under this Indenture and (2) it is not and will not be a principal purpose of the arrangement involving the flow-through entity’s beneficial interest in any Class 2-A Note to permit any entity to satisfy the 100-partner limitation of Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations necessary for such entity not to be classified as a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(ii) It will not (a) acquire, sell, transfer, assign, participate, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of its interests in any Class 2-A Note (or any interest therein that is described in Section 1.7704-1(a)(2)(i)(B) of the Treasury Regulations), or attempt to do any of the foregoing, on or through an “established securities market” within the meaning of Section 1.7704-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations (an “Exchange”), including, without limitation, any of the following: (x) a U.S. national, regional or local securities exchange, (y) a foreign securities exchange or (z) an inter-dealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations by identified brokers or dealers (including, without limitation, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System) or (b) cause any of its interests in any Class 2-A Note (or any interest therein that is described in Section 1.7704-1(a)(2)(i)(B) of the Treasury Regulations) to be marketed on or through an Exchange.

(iii) It will not cause any beneficial interest in any Class 2-A Note to be traded or otherwise marketed on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof),” each within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.

(iv) Its beneficial interest in any Class 2-A Note is not and will not be in an amount that is less than the Minimum Denomination (which for this purpose includes a lesser denomination if such denomination is solely a result of a reduction of principal due to payments made in accordance with this Indenture), and it does not and will not hold any beneficial interest in any Class 2-A Note on behalf of any person whose beneficial interest in any Class 2-A Note is in an amount that is less than the Minimum Denomination. It will not sell, transfer, assign, participate, pledge or otherwise dispose of any beneficial interest in any Class 2-A Note or enter into any financial instrument or contract the value of which is determined by reference in whole or in part to any Class 2-A Note, in each case, if the effect of doing so would be that the beneficial interest of any person in any Class 2-A Note would be in an amount that is less than the Minimum Denomination.

 

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(v) It will not enter into any financial instrument the payment on which, or the value of which, is determined in whole or in part by reference to an interest in any Class 2-A Note (including the amount of payments on any Class 2-A Note, the value of any Class 2-A Note or any contract that otherwise is described in Section 1.7704-1(a)(2)(i)(B) of the Treasury Regulations).

(vi) It will not use any Class 2-A Note as collateral for the issuance of any securities that could cause the Issuer to become subject to taxation as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(vii) It will not take any action that could cause, and will not omit to take any action, which omission could cause, the Issuer to become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(viii) It will treat each Class 2-A Note as indebtedness and indicate on all federal, state and local income tax and information returns and reports required to be filed with respect to any Class 2-A Note, under any applicable federal, state or local tax statute or any rule or regulation under any of them, that each Class 2-A Note is indebtedness unless otherwise required by Applicable Law.

(ix) It acknowledges that the Issuer may prohibit any transfer of any Class 2-A Note if it reasonably believes that such transfer would violate any of these representations, warranties, and covenants.

(x) It acknowledges that Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, the Depositor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Manager, the Servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Structuring Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Issuer and others will rely on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants and agrees that if it becomes aware that any of the foregoing are no longer accurate, it will notify the Issuer.

The Issuer may refuse to recognize, and treat as void ab initio, any transfer of a Class 2-A Note that it reasonably believes would violate any of the foregoing representations, warranties, and covenants.

Section 2.09. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. (a) If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by the Indenture Trustee to hold each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver upon an Issuer Order, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note or Notes of the same

 

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tenor and Class and principal balance bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding; provided, however, that if any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall have become subject to receipt of payment in full, instead of issuing a new Note, the Indenture Trustee may make a payment with respect to such Note without surrender thereof, except that any mutilated Note shall be surrendered. If, after the delivery of such new Note or payment with respect to a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, a protected purchaser of the original Note in lieu of which such new Note was issued presents for receipt of payments such original Note, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to recover such new Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking such new Note from such Person, except a protected purchaser, and each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage or cost incurred by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith.

(b) Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 2.09, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any Tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.

(c) Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.09 in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not such destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

(d) The provisions of this Section 2.09 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment with respect to mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

Section 2.10. Persons Deemed Noteholders. Before due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the owner of such Note (a) on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of receiving payments with respect to principal and interest on such Note and (b) on any date for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Section 2.11. Cancellation of Notes. All Definitive Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or prepayment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by it. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Note previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 2.11 except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Notes shall be held and disposed of by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with its standard retention and disposal policy.

 

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Section 2.12. Conditions to Closing. The Notes shall be executed, authenticated and delivered on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 2.05 and, upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of the following:

(a) an Issuer Order authorizing the authentication and delivery of such Notes by the Indenture Trustee;

(b) the original Notes executed by the Issuer and true and correct copies of the Transaction Documents;

(c) Opinions of Counsel addressed to the Indenture Trustee, the Initial Purchasers, the Structuring Agent and the Rating Agencies in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, the Structuring Agent and the Rating Agencies addressing corporate, security interest, bankruptcy and other matters;

(d) an Officer’s Certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, stating that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

(ii) the issuance of the Notes will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, any Guaranteed Loan Document, the Issuer Operating Agreement or any other constituent documents of the Issuer or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which the Issuer is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject, and that all conditions precedent provided in this Indenture relating to the authentication and delivery of the Notes have been fully satisfied; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(e) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of the Guaranteed Loan Lender that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

 

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(ii) the Guaranteed Loan Lender is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by the Guaranteed Loan Lender under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(f) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of the Guaranteed Loan Borrower that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

(ii) the Guaranteed Loan Borrower is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by the Guaranteed Loan Borrower under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(g) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of Sunnova Energy that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

 

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(ii) Sunnova Energy is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by Sunnova Energy under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(h) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of Sunnova Intermediate Holdings that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

(ii) Sunnova Intermediate Holdings is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by Sunnova Intermediate Holdings under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(i) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of Sunnova Hestia Holdings that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

 

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(ii) Sunnova Hestia Holdings is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by Sunnova Hestia Holdings under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(j) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of the Depositor that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

(ii) the Depositor is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by the Depositor under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(k) an Officer’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, of an Authorized Officer of Sunnova Management that:

(i) all representations and warranties of it contained in the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents are true and correct and no defaults exist under the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

 

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(ii) Sunnova Management is not in default under any of the Transaction Documents or Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by Sunnova Management under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents to which it is a party, will not result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, its organizational documents or any other constituent documents of it or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; and

(iii) all conditions precedent described in this Indenture and in the other Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents have been satisfied;

(l) a Secretary’s Certificate dated as of the Closing Date of each of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, Sunnova Management, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower regarding certain organizational matters and the incumbency of the signatures of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, Sunnova Management, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower;

(m) the assignment to Sunnova Hestia Holdings by Sunnova Intermediate Holdings of its right, title and interest in the Initial Solar Loans, the assignment to the Depositor by Sunnova Hestia Holdings of its right, title and interest in the Initial Solar Loans, the assignment to the Issuer by the Depositor of its right, title and interest in the Initial Solar Loans, the assignment to the Guaranteed Loan Lender by the Issuer of its right, title and interest in the Initial Solar Loans and the assignment to the Guaranteed Loan Borrower by the Guaranteed Loan Lender of its right, title and interest in the Initial Solar Loans, each pursuant to the Contribution Agreement duly executed by Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower;

(n) presentment of all applicable UCC termination statements or partial releases (collectively, the “Termination Statements”) terminating the Liens of creditors of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, any of their Affiliates or any other Person with respect to any part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral (except as expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents) and the Financing Statements (which shall constitute all of the Perfection UCCs with respect to the Closing Date) to the proper Person for filing to perfect the Indenture Trustee’s first priority Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens;

 

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(o) (i) delivery by KBRA to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of its rating letter assigning to the Class 1-A Notes a rating of “[***]” and to the Class 2-A Notes a rating of at least “[***]” and (ii) and delivery by Fitch to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of its rating letter assigning to the Class 1-A Notes a rating of at least “[***]”;

(p) evidence that the Indenture Trustee has established the Notes Distribution Account, the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account;

(q) the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account Initial Deposit shall have been deposited into the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account;

(r) the Notes General Reserve Account Initial Deposit shall have been deposited into the Notes General Reserve Account;

(s) the Guaranteed Loan shall have been issued and each of the Guaranteed Loan Documents shall be in full force and effect; and

(t) any other certificate, document or instrument reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers, the Structuring Agent or the Indenture Trustee.

Section 2.13. Definitive Notes. The Notes will be issued as Definitive Notes, rather than to DTC or its nominee, only if (a) the Securities Depository notifies the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee that it is unwilling or unable to continue as the Securities Depository with respect to any or all of the Notes or (b) at any time the Securities Depository shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, as required, and in either case a successor Securities Depository is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after the Issuer receives notice or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be. Upon the occurrence of any of the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Issuer will issue the Notes of each Class in the form of Definitive Notes and thereafter the Indenture Trustee will recognize the holders of such Definitive Notes as Noteholders of each such Class under this Indenture. In connection with any proposed transfer outside the book entry system or exchange of beneficial interest in a Note for Notes in definitive registered form, the Issuer shall be required to provide or cause to be provided to the Indenture Trustee all information reasonably available to it that is reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee and is otherwise necessary to allow the Indenture Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Section 6045 of the Code. The Indenture Trustee may rely on any such information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information. The Indenture Trustee shall not have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by DTC.

 

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Section 2.14. Access to List of Noteholders’ Names and Addresses. The Indenture Trustee shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Servicer within 15 days after receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a request therefor from the Servicer in writing, a list, in such form as the Servicer may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Noteholders as of the most recent Record Date.

Section 2.15. Recharacterized Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if (1) any taxing authority asserts that any of the Notes are not properly classifiable as indebtedness for income Tax purposes (“Recharacterized Notes”) and (2) either (A) the Issuer determines that it will not challenge the assertion of such taxing authority or (B) any such challenge is unsuccessful, the Issuer and the Noteholders agree that (i) the Holders of the Recharacterized Notes shall be treated for all income Tax purposes as partners of a partnership from the issuance of the Notes, (ii) payments on the Recharacterized Notes shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” under Section 707 of the Code and (iii) all items of taxable income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the partnership for such taxable year and any separately allocable items thereof shall be allocated to the member(s) of the Issuer under the Issuer Operating Agreement. In the event it is determined that payments on the Recharacterized Notes are not properly treated as “guaranteed payments” in accordance with clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then, prior to the application of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, taxable income or items of gross income of the partnership for each taxable year of the partnership, in an amount corresponding to the aggregate distributions of interest to the Holders of Recharacterized Notes made pursuant to the terms of this Indenture during such taxable year, shall be specially allocated to the Holders of the Recharacterized Notes pro rata in the proportion that the amount of distributions received by each such Holder during such taxable year bears to the aggregate amount of distributions of interest received by all Holders of Recharacterized Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture during such taxable year; provided that to the extent that distributions of interest to the Holders of Recharacterized Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture during any taxable year exceed the taxable income or gross income of the partnership during such taxable year, the amount of such excess shall be specially allocated to such Holders in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 2.15 in any subsequent taxable year or years of the partnership to the extent of the taxable income or gross income of the partnership in such subsequent taxable year or years. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.15 are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 704 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, the “qualified income offset” requirement of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and the partner minimum gain chargeback provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent therewith.

 

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ARTICLE III

COVENANTS; COLLATERAL; REPRESENTATIONS; WARRANTIES

Section 3.01. Performance of Obligations. (a) The Issuer will not take any action or permit any action to be taken by others which would release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations in any Transaction Document or under any instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or that would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as ordered by any bankruptcy or other court or as permitted by, or expressly provided in this Indenture, the Transaction Documents, the Guaranteed Loan Documents or such other instrument or agreement.

(b) To the extent consistent with the Issuer Operating Agreement, the Issuer may contract with other Persons to assist it in performing its duties hereunder, and any performance of such duties shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuer. To the extent that the Issuer contracts with other Persons which include or may include the furnishing of reports, notices or correspondence to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall identify such Persons in a written notice to the Indenture Trustee.

(c) The Issuer shall and shall require that the Depositor, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings and Sunnova Hestia Holdings characterize (i) the Grant of the Trust Estate by the Issuer under this Indenture and the Grant of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral under the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement, in each case, as a pledge for financial accounting purposes, and (ii) the Notes as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by Applicable Law) and for financial accounting purposes. In this regard, the financial statements of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries will show the Solar Loans as owned by the consolidated group and the Notes as indebtedness of the consolidated group (and will contain appropriate footnotes stating that the assets of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower will not be available to creditors of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor or any other Person), and the U.S. federal income Tax Returns of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries that are regarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes will indicate that the Notes are indebtedness unless otherwise required by Applicable Law. The Issuer will cause Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings and the Depositor to file all required Tax Returns and associated forms, reports, schedules and supplements thereto in a manner consistent with such characterizations unless otherwise required by Applicable Law.

(d) The Issuer covenants to pay, or cause to be paid, all Taxes or other similar charges levied by any governmental authority with regard to the Trust Estate, except to the extent that the validity or amount of such Taxes is contested in good faith, via appropriate Proceedings and with adequate reserves established and maintained therefor in accordance with GAAP.

(e) The Issuer hereby assumes liability for all liabilities associated with the Trust Estate or created under this Indenture, including but not limited to any obligation arising from the breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Issuer set forth herein except as provided in the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer has and shall have no liability with respect to the payment of principal and interest on the Notes, except as otherwise provided in this Indenture.

 

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(f) The Issuer will perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, the Transaction Documents and in the instruments and agreements included in the Trust Estate, including, but not limited to, preparing (or causing to be prepared) and filing (or causing to be filed) all UCC financing statements and continuation statements required to be filed by the terms of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein. Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, the Issuer shall not waive, amend, modify, supplement or terminate any Transaction Document or any provision thereof without the consent of the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Majority Noteholders).

(g) [Reserved].

(h) If an Event of Default shall arise from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Servicing Agreement, the Issuer shall take all reasonable steps available to it to remedy such failure.

(i) The Issuer, or the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer, will supply to the Indenture Trustee for further distribution to the Noteholders, at the time and in the manner required by applicable Treasury Regulations, and to the extent required by applicable Treasury Regulations, information with respect to any original issue discount accruing on the Notes.

Section 3.02. Negative Covenants. In addition to the restrictions and prohibitions set forth in Sections 3.04 and 3.10 and elsewhere herein, the Issuer will not:

(a) sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of its interest in the Trust Estate except as expressly permitted by this Indenture or the Transaction Documents;

(b) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or any Grant hereunder to be impaired or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations under this Indenture, except as may be expressly permitted hereby or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) create, incur or suffer, or permit to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien on any of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or permit the Lien created by this Indenture or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement not to constitute a valid first priority, perfected Lien on the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, in each case subject to Permitted Liens;

(d) take any action or fail to take any action which action or failure to act may cause the Issuer to become classified as an association, a publicly traded partnership or a taxable mortgage pool that is taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or

 

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(e) act in violation of its organization documents.

Section 3.03. Money for Note Payments. (a) All payments with respect to any Notes which are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the Notes Distribution Account pursuant to the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions shall be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee, and no amounts so withdrawn from an Account for payments with respect to the Notes shall be paid over to the Issuer under any circumstances except as provided in this Section 3.03 and Article V.

(b) When the Indenture Trustee is not also the Note Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Note Registrar to furnish, with respect to Global Notes, on each Record Date, and with respect to Definitive Notes, no later than the fifth calendar day after each Record Date, a list, in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Noteholders and of the number of individual Notes and the Outstanding Note Balance held by each such Noteholder.

(c) Any money held by the Indenture Trustee in trust for the payment of any amount distributable but unclaimed with respect to any Note shall be held in a non-interest bearing trust account, and if the same remains unclaimed for two years after such amount has become due to such Noteholder, such money shall be discharged from such trust and paid to the Issuer upon an Issuer Order without any further action by any Person; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Issuer), and all liability of the Indenture Trustee with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease. The Indenture Trustee may adopt and employ, at the expense of the Issuer, any reasonable means of notification of such payment (including, but not limited to, mailing notice of such payment to Noteholders whose Notes have been called but have not been surrendered for prepayment or whose right to or interest in moneys due and payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee, at the last address of record for each such Noteholder).

Section 3.04. Restriction of Issuer Activities. Until the date that is 365 days after the Termination Date, the Issuer will not on or after the date of execution of this Indenture:

(a) engage in any business or investment activities other than those necessary for, incident to, connected with or arising out of, owning and Granting the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, or contemplated hereby, in the Transaction Documents, the Guaranteed Loan Documents and the Issuer Operating Agreement;

 

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(b) incur any indebtedness secured in any manner by, or having any claim against, the Trust Estate or the Issuer other than indebtedness arising hereunder and in connection with the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents and as otherwise expressly permitted in a Transaction Document or a Guaranteed Loan Document;

(c) incur any other indebtedness except as permitted in the Issuer Operating Agreement;

(d) amend, or propose to the member of the Depositor for their consent any amendment of, the Issuer Operating Agreement (or, if the Issuer shall be a successor to the Person named as the Issuer in the first paragraph of this Indenture, amend, consent to amendment or propose any amendment of, the governing instruments of such successor), without giving notice thereof in writing, 30 days prior to the date on which such amendment is to become effective, to the Rating Agencies;

(e) except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Indenture, the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Issuer, including those included in the Trust Estate;

(f) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the payment of the Taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Trust Estate;

(g) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the Lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby;

(h) permit the Lien of this Indenture or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement not to constitute a valid perfected first priority (other than with respect to a Permitted Lien) Lien on the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; or

(i) dissolve, liquidate, merge or consolidate with any other Person, other than in compliance with Section 3.10 if any Notes are Outstanding.

Section 3.05. Protection of Trust Estate. (a) The Issuer intends the Lien Granted pursuant to this Indenture in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders to be prior to all other Liens in respect of the Trust Estate, subject to Permitted Liens, and the Issuer shall take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain, in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, a first priority, perfected Lien on the Trust Estate, subject to Permitted Liens. The Issuer shall cause the Guaranteed

 

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Loan Lender to take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain, in favor of the Issuer, a first priority, perfected Lien on the Guaranteed Loan Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens. Subject to Section 3.05(f), the Issuer will (and will cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender) from time to time prepare, execute (or authorize the filing of) and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance, and other instruments, and will take such other action as may be necessary or advisable to:

(i) provide (or cause to be provided) further assurance with respect to such Grant and/or Grant more effectively all or any portion of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral;

(ii) (A) maintain and preserve (or cause to be maintained and preserved) the Lien (and the priority thereof) in favor of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement and (B) enforce (or cause to be enforced) the terms and provisions of this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof or thereof;

(iii) perfect or protect (or cause to be perfected and protected) the validity of, any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement;

(iv) enforce its rights under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents; or

(v) preserve and defend title to any asset included in the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee and of the Noteholders in the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral against the claims of all Persons.

The Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing. The Issuer shall cooperate fully with the Indenture Trustee in connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute (or authorize the filing of) any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this Section 3.05.

(b) The Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent and attorney-in-fact (such appointment being coupled with an interest) to execute, or authorize the filing of, upon the Issuer’s failure to do so, any financing statement or continuation statement required pursuant to this Section 3.05; provided, however, that such designation shall not be deemed to create any duty in the Indenture Trustee to monitor the compliance of the Issuer with the foregoing covenants; and provided further, that the Indenture Trustee shall only be obligated to execute or authorize such financing statement or continuation statement upon written direction of the Servicer and upon

 

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written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the provisions of Section 3.05(a); shall not be required to pay any fees, Taxes or other governmental charges in connection therewith; and shall not be required to prepare any financing statement or continuation statement required pursuant to this Section 3.05 (which shall in each case be prepared by the Issuer or the Servicer). The Issuer shall cooperate with the Servicer and provide to the Servicer any information, documents or instruments with respect to such financing statement or continuation statement that the Servicer may reasonably require. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any collateral securing the Notes, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Transaction Documents or any financing statement or continuation statement for the creation, perfection, continuation, priority, sufficiency or protection of any of the liens, or for any defect or deficiency as to any such matters, for monitoring the status of any lien or performance of the collateral or for the accuracy or sufficiency of any financing statement or continuation statement prepared for its execution or authorization hereunder.

(c) Except as necessary or advisable in connection with the fulfillment by the Indenture Trustee of its duties and obligations described herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Indenture Trustee shall not remove any portion of the Trust Estate that consists of money or is evidenced by an instrument, certificate or other writing from the jurisdiction in which it was held as described in the most recent Opinion of Counsel that was delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 (or from the jurisdiction in which it was held as described in the Opinion of Counsel delivered at the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.12(c), if no Opinion of Counsel has yet been delivered pursuant to Section 3.06) unless the Indenture Trustee shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Lien created by this Indenture with respect to such property will continue to be maintained after giving effect to such action or actions.

(d) No later than 30 days prior to either the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender making any change in its or their name, identity, jurisdiction of organization or structure which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with Section 3.05(a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the UCC as in effect in New York or wherever else necessary or appropriate under Applicable Law, or otherwise impair the perfection of the Lien on the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, the Issuer shall give or cause to be given to the Indenture Trustee written notice of any such change and shall file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. Neither the Issuer nor the Guaranteed Loan Lender shall become or seek to become organized under the laws of more than one jurisdiction.

 

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(e) The Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee written notice at least 30 days prior to any relocation of the Issuer’s or the Guaranteed Loan Lender’s respective principal executive office or jurisdiction of organization and whether, as a result of such relocation, the applicable provisions of relevant law or the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and shall file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, as applicable. The Issuer shall at all times maintain its principal executive office and jurisdiction of organization within the United States of America.

Section 3.06. Opinions and Officers Certificate as to Trust Estate. (a) On the Closing Date and, if requested by the Indenture Trustee on the date of each supplemental indenture hereto, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (i) such action has been taken with respect to the recording and filing of the requisite documents (assuming the filing of any required financing statements and continuation statements) as are necessary to perfect and make effective the Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, created by this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement, subject to Permitted Liens, and reciting the details of such action or (ii) no such action is necessary to make such Lien effective.

(b) On or before the thirtieth day prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and every five years thereafter until the earlier of the Rated Final Maturity or the Termination Date, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate either stating that, (i) such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and re-filing of the requisite documents, including the filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as is necessary to maintain the Lien created by this Indenture with respect to the Trust Estate or created by the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral and reciting the details of such action or (ii) no such action is necessary to maintain such Lien. The Issuer shall also provide the Indenture Trustee with a file stamped copy of any document or instrument filed as described in such Officer’s Certificate contemporaneously with the delivery of such Officer’s Certificate. Such Officer’s Certificate shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and re-filing of the requisite documents, including the filing of any financing statements and continuation statements that will be required to maintain the Lien of this Indenture with respect to the Trust Estate and the Lien of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. If the Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee hereunder specifies future action to be taken by the Issuer, the Issuer shall furnish a further Officer’s Certificate no later than the time so specified in such former Officer’s Certificate to the extent required by this Section 3.06.

 

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Section 3.07. Statement as to Compliance. The Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies, the Initial Purchasers and the Structuring Agent, within 120 days after the end of each calendar year (beginning with calendar year 2023), an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating, as to the signer thereof, that, (a) a review of the activities of the Issuer during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Indenture has been made under such officer’s supervision, (b) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Issuer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof and remedies therefor being pursued, and (c) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, no event has occurred and has been waived which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default hereunder or, if such an event has occurred and has not been waived, specifying each such event known to him or her and the nature and status thereof and remedies therefor being pursued.

Section 3.08. [Reserved].

Section 3.09. Recording. The Issuer will, upon the Closing Date and thereafter from time to time, prepare and cause financing statements and such other instruments as may be required with respect thereto, including without limitation, the Financing Statements to be filed, registered and recorded as may be required by present or future law (with file stamped copies thereof delivered to the Indenture Trustee) to create, perfect and protect the Lien hereof upon the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, and protect the validity of this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement. The Issuer shall, from time to time, perform or cause to be performed any other act as required by law and shall execute (or authorize, as applicable) or cause to be executed (or authorized, as applicable) any and all further instruments (including financing statements, continuation statements and similar statements with respect to any of said documents with file stamped copies thereof delivered to the Indenture Trustee) that are necessary or reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee for such creation, perfection and protection. The Issuer shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, all filing, registration and recording taxes and fees incident thereto, and all expenses, Taxes and other governmental charges incident to or in connection with the preparation, execution, authorization, delivery or acknowledgment of the recordable documents, any instruments of further assurance, and the Notes.

Section 3.10. Agreements Not to Institute Bankruptcy Proceedings; Additional Covenants; Covenants with Respect to the Guaranteed Loan Lender. (a) The Issuer shall only voluntarily institute any Proceedings to adjudicate the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender as bankrupt or insolvent, consent to the institution of bankruptcy or Insolvency Events against the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender, file a petition seeking or consenting to reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or State law relating to bankruptcy, consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or a substantial part of its property or admit its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or authorize any of the foregoing to be done or taken on behalf of the Issuer, in accordance with the terms of the Issuer Operating Agreement.

(b) So long as any of the Notes are Outstanding:

 

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(i) The Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes and each asset included in the Trust Estate.

(ii) The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other entity or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity unless (A) the entity (if other than the Issuer) formed or surviving such consolidation or merger, or that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Issuer substantially as an entirety, shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof as a special purpose bankruptcy remote entity, and shall expressly assume in form satisfactory to the Rating Agencies the obligation to make due and punctual payments of principal and interest on the Notes then Outstanding and the performance of every covenant on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed pursuant to this Indenture, (B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default under this Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, (C) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Rating Agencies and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer complies with this Indenture and (D) the Issuer shall have given prior written notice of such consolidation or merger to the Rating Agencies.

(iii) The funds and other assets of the Issuer shall not be commingled with those of any other Person except to the extent expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents.

(iv) The Issuer shall not be, become or hold itself out as being liable for the debts of any other Person.

(v) The Issuer shall not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries other than the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

(vi) The Issuer shall act solely in its own name and through its Authorized Officers or duly authorized agents in the conduct of its business, and shall conduct its business so as not to mislead others as to the identity of the entity with which they are concerned. The Issuer shall not have any employees other than the Authorized Officers of the Issuer.

(vii) The Issuer shall maintain its records and books of account and shall not commingle its records and books of account with the records and books of account of any other Person. The books of the Issuer may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the applicable statutes) inside or outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Issuer Operating Agreement.

 

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(viii) All actions of the Issuer shall be taken by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer (or any Person acting on behalf of the Issuer).

(ix) The Issuer shall not amend its certificate of formation (except as required under Delaware law) or the Issuer Operating Agreement, without first giving prior written notice of such amendment to the Rating Agencies (a copy of which shall be provided to the Indenture Trustee).

(x) The Issuer maintains and will maintain the formalities of the form of its organization.

(xi) The annual financial statements of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries will disclose the effects of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with GAAP. Any consolidated financial statements which consolidate the assets and earnings of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor with those of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower will contain a footnote to the effect that the assets of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower will not be available to creditors of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor or any other Person other than creditors of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, as applicable. The financial statements of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, if any, will disclose that the assets of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings and the Depositor are not available to pay creditors of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

(xii) Other than certain costs and expenses related to the Guaranteed Loan, the Guaranteed Loan Guarantee, the issuance of the Notes and pursuant to the Performance Guaranty, none of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor shall pay the Issuer’s, the Guaranteed Loan Lender’s or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower’s expenses, guarantee the Issuer’s, the Guaranteed Loan Lender’s or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower’s obligations or advance funds to the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower for payment of expenses except for costs and expenses for which Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or Depositor is required to make payments, in which case the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, as applicable, will reimburse such Person for such payment.

(xiii) All business correspondences of the Issuer are and will be conducted in the Issuer’s own name.

 

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(xiv) Other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents, none of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor acts or will act as agent of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower and none of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower does or will act as agent of Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor.

(xv) [Reserved].

(xvi) The Issuer shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) to acquire capital assets (either realty or personalty) other than pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.

(xvii) The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, the non-compliance with which would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Issuer.

(xviii) The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, (A) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer, (B) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (C) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided, however, that the Issuer may make, or cause to be made, distributions to the Depositor to the extent such distributions are of Excluded Collateral and as otherwise permitted by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents. The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the Notes Distribution Account or any other Account except in accordance with this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents.

(c) So long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Issuer agrees, as the sole member of the Guaranteed Loan Lender, that it will:

(i) cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender to comply with the provisions of its limited liability company agreement and not to take any action that would cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender to violate the provisions of its limited liability company agreement (including, to make any material amendment to its limited liability company agreement other than in accordance with the terms thereof);

(ii) cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender to comply with and, to the extent of its rights thereunder, enforce the provisions of the Guaranteed Loan Documents;

(iii) cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender to not voluntarily terminate the Guarantee Issuance Agreement;

 

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(iv) to the extent the Guaranteed Loan Controlling Party’s consent is required, cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender to not effect or consent to any amendment or waiver to a Guaranteed Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Majority Noteholders);

(v) cause the Guaranteed Loan Lender to maintain all material licenses and permits required to carry on its business as now conducted and in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders;

(vi) not permit or consent to the admission of any new member of the Guaranteed Loan Lender other than an independent member in accordance with the provisions of the limited liability company agreement of the Guaranteed Loan Lender; and

(vii) not permit or consent to the admission of any new member of the Guaranteed Loan Borrower other than an independent member in accordance with the provisions of the limited liability company agreement of the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

Section 3.11. Providing of Notice. The Issuer, upon learning of any failure on the part of Sunnova Management to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant, representation or warranty set forth in the Servicing Agreement or upon learning of any Default, Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event, shall promptly notify, in writing, the Indenture Trustee and Sunnova Management, as applicable, of such failure or Default, Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event.

Section 3.12. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders that as of the Closing Date and each Transfer Date:

(a) The Issuer is duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power and authority to execute and deliver this Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the terms and provisions hereof and thereof; the Issuer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign business entity in good standing, and has obtained all required licenses and approvals, if any, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except those jurisdictions in which failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Issuer, the Trust Estate or the Noteholders.

 

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(b) All necessary action has been taken by the Issuer to authorize the Issuer, and the Issuer has full power and authority, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document and each other Guaranteed Loan Document to which it is a party, and no consent or approval of any Person is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Issuer of this Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party except for any consent or approval that has previously been obtained.

(c) This Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered, and the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the Issuer and its performance and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not violate its certificate of formation or the Issuer Operating Agreement or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract or any other material agreement or instrument (including, without limitation, the Transaction Documents and the Guaranteed Loan Documents) to which the Issuer is a party or which may be applicable to the Issuer or any of its assets.

(d) This Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document and each other Guaranteed Loan Document to which it is a party constitute valid, legal and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a Proceeding at law or in equity).

(e) The Issuer is not in violation of, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture, the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document and each other Guaranteed Loan Document to which it is a party by the Issuer will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, State, municipal or governmental agency, which violation might have consequences that would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Issuer.

(f) No Proceeding of any kind, including but not limited to litigation, arbitration, judicial or administrative, is pending or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or contemplated by the Issuer which would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Issuer.

(g) Each of the representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth in the Contribution Agreement and each other Transaction Document and each other Guaranteed Loan Document to which it is a party is, as of the Closing Date, true and correct in all material respects.

 

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(h) There are no ongoing material breaches or defaults under the Transaction Documents or any of the Guaranteed Loan Documents by the Issuer or any of its affiliates or, to its knowledge, as of the Closing Date, any of the other parties to the Guaranteed Loan Documents.

(i) The Issuer has not incurred debt or engaged in activities not related to the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Transaction Documents except as permitted by the Issuer Operating Agreement or Section 3.04.

(j) The Issuer is not insolvent and did not become insolvent as a result of the Grant pursuant to this Indenture; the Issuer is not engaged and is not about to engage in any business or transaction for which any property remaining with the Issuer is unreasonably small capital or for which the remaining assets of the Issuer are unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Issuer or the transaction; the Issuer does not intend to incur, and does not believe or reasonably should not have believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as they become due; and the Issuer has not made a transfer or incurred an obligation and does not intend to make such a transfer or incur such an obligation with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which the Issuer was or became, on or after the date that such transfer was made or such obligation was incurred, indebted.

(k) The proceeds from the issuance of the Notes will be used by the Issuer to (i) pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Notes, (ii) make the required deposits into the Class 1-A Note Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account and (iii) contribute the any remaining amounts to the Guaranteed Loan Lender pursuant to the Cash Contribution Agreement. The Guaranteed Loan Lender will use the amounts received by it pursuant to the Cash Contribution Agreement to make the Guaranteed Loan to the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

(l) (i) The Grant of the Trust Estate by the Issuer pursuant to the terms of this Indenture is a pledge for financial accounting purposes and (ii) the Notes will be treated by the Issuer as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In this regard, (i) the financial statements of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries will show (A) that the Notes are indebtedness of the consolidated group (and will contain appropriate footnotes describing that the assets of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower will not be available to creditors of SEI, Sunnova Energy, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor or any other Person other than creditors of the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower) and (ii) the U.S. federal income Tax Returns of SEI and its consolidated subsidiaries that are regarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes will indicate that the Notes are indebtedness.

(m) The legal name of the Issuer is as set forth in this Indenture; the Issuer has no trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names.

 

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(n) No item comprising the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Issuer to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee; immediately prior to the pledge of the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer was the sole owner thereof and had good and indefeasible title thereto, free of any Lien other than Permitted Liens and immediately prior to the pledge of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement, the Guaranteed Loan Lender was the sole owner thereof and had good and indefeasible title thereto, free of any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

(o) Upon the filing of the Perfection UCCs in accordance with applicable law and the delivery to the Indenture Trustee of the certificates evidencing the Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests, together with instruments of transfer, the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, shall have a first priority perfected Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral and in the proceeds thereof, limited with respect to proceeds to the extent set forth in Section 9-315 of the UCC as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, subject to Permitted Liens. All filings (including, without limitation, UCC filings) and other actions as are necessary in any jurisdiction to provide third parties with notice of and to give the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens), and the payment of any fees, have been made or, with respect to Termination Statements, will be made within one Business Day of the Closing Date.

(p) Neither of (i) the Grant by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture is subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction or (ii) the Grant by the Guaranteed Loan Lender to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement is subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(q) The Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Offering Circular will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act. In making this determination, the Issuer is relying primarily on the exclusions from the definition of “investment company” contained in Section 3(c)(5)(A) and Section 3(c)(6) of the 1940 Act, although additional exclusions or exemptions may be available to the Issuer at the Closing Date or in the future.

(r) The Issuer is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of Section 619 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, based on its current interpretations.

(s) The principal place of business and the chief executive office of the Issuer are located in the State of Texas and the jurisdiction of organization of the Issuer is the State of Delaware, and there are no other such locations.

 

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(t) Representations and warranties regarding the Lien made as of the Closing Date and each Transfer Date:

(i) The Grant contained in the “Granting Clause” of this Indenture creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Trust Estate in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Grant contained in the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee, which Liens are prior to all other Liens arising under the UCC (other than Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a Proceeding at law or in equity).

(ii) The Issuer has taken all steps necessary to perfect its ownership interest in the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender has taken all steps necessary to perfect its ownership interest in the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral.

(iii) The Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests constitute “investment property” within the meaning of the UCC and the rights to Guaranteed Loan Lender Distributions constitute “general intangibles”, “accounts” or “chattel paper” within the meaning of the UCC.

(iv) The Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to the Trust Estate free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person, other than Permitted Liens.

(v) The Issuer has caused or will have caused, within ten days of the Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the Lien on the Trust Estate granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the Lien on the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral granted to the Indenture Trustee under the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement.

(vi) [Reserved].

(vii) Other than Permitted Liens, neither the Issuer nor the Guaranteed Loan Lender has pledged, assigned, sold, granted a Lien on, or otherwise conveyed any portion of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. Neither the Issuer nor the Guaranteed Loan Lender has authorized the filing of or is aware of any financing statements against the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender that include a description of collateral covering any portion of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement or that have been terminated. The Issuer is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender, except with respect to tax liens for amounts which have already been paid.

 

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(viii) The Issuer has taken all action required on its part for control (as defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC) to have been obtained by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders over the Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests with respect to which such control may be obtained pursuant to the UCC. No person other than the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders has control or possession of all or any part of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests. Without limiting the foregoing, all certificates evidencing the Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests in existence on the date hereof have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders.

The foregoing representations and warranties in Section 3.12(s)(i) – (viii) shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be waived or amended until the Notes are paid in full or otherwise released or discharged except in accordance with this Indenture.

Section 3.13. Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Rating Agencies and the Noteholders that as of the Closing Date:

(a) The Indenture Trustee has been duly organized and is validly existing as a national banking association;

(b) The Indenture Trustee has full power and authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party;

(c) This Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee and constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Indenture Trustee, enforceable against the Indenture Trustee in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or similar laws affecting creditors’ or creditors of banks’ rights and/or remedies generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a Proceeding in equity or at law);

 

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(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the Indenture Trustee will not constitute a violation with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, State, municipal or governmental agency binding on the Indenture Trustee or such of its property which is material to it, which violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its duties under this Indenture;

(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the Indenture Trustee do not require any approval or consent of any Person, do not conflict with the Articles of Association and Bylaws of the Indenture Trustee, and do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach which would constitute a material default under any agreement applicable to it or such of its property which is material to it; and

(f) No Proceeding of any kind, including but not limited to litigation, arbitration, judicial or administrative, is pending or, to the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against or contemplated by the Indenture Trustee which would have a reasonable likelihood of having an adverse effect on the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party by or against the Indenture Trustee.

Section 3.14. Knowledge. Any references herein to the knowledge, discovery or learning of the Issuer, the Servicer, or the Manager shall mean and refer to an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, the Servicer or the Manager, as applicable.

Section 3.15. Capital Contributions. Nothing herein shall prevent any direct or indirect member of the Issuer from making capital contributions to the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, which capital contribution shall be effected directly by such direct or indirect member to the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, and the Lien of this Indenture shall not attach to any such capital contribution.

Section 3.16. Rule 144A Information. So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, and the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, upon the request of a Noteholder, the Issuer shall promptly furnish at such Noteholder’s expense to such Noteholder, and the prospective purchasers designated by such Noteholder, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4)(i) under the Securities Act in order to permit compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of such Notes by such Noteholder.

 

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ARTICLE IV

ADMINISTRATION OF THE ISSUER

Section 4.01. Servicing Agreement. (a) The Servicing Agreement, duly executed counterparts of which have been received by the Indenture Trustee, set forth the covenants and obligations of the Servicer with respect to the Issuer and other matters addressed in the Servicing Agreement, and reference is hereby made to the Servicing Agreement for a detailed statement of the covenants and obligations of the Servicer thereunder. The Issuer agrees that the Indenture Trustee, in its name or (to the extent required by law) in the name of the Issuer, may (but is not, unless so directed and indemnified by the Majority Noteholders, required to) enforce all rights of the Issuer under the Servicing Agreement for and on behalf of the Noteholders whether or not a Default has occurred and has not been waived.

(b) Promptly following a request from the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Majority Noteholders) to do so, the Issuer shall take all such commercially reasonable lawful action as the Indenture Trustee may request to compel or secure the performance and observance by the Servicer of each of its obligations to the Issuer under or in connection with the Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the terms thereof, and in effecting such request shall exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Issuer under or in connection with the Servicing Agreement to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee, including, without limitation, the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Servicer thereunder and the institution of Proceedings to compel or secure performance by the Servicer of each of its obligations under the Servicing Agreement.

(c) To the extent applicable, the Issuer shall not waive any default by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement without the written consent of the Indenture Trustee (which shall be given at the written direction of the Majority Noteholders).

(d) The Indenture Trustee does not assume any duty or obligation of the Issuer under the Servicing Agreement, and the rights given to the Indenture Trustee thereunder are subject to the provisions of Article VII.

ARTICLE V

ACCOUNTS, COLLECTIONS, PAYMENTS OF INTEREST

AND PRINCIPAL, RELEASES, AND STATEMENTS TO NOTEHOLDERS

Section 5.01. Accounts. (a)(i) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to open and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, an Eligible Account (the “Notes Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders. The Notes Distribution Account shall initially be established with the Indenture Trustee.

(ii) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to open and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, an Eligible Account (the “Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Class 1-A Noteholders. The Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account shall initially be established with the Indenture Trustee.

 

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(iii) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to open and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, an Eligible Account (the “Notes General Interest Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders. The Notes General Interest Reserve Account shall initially be established with the Indenture Trustee.

(iv) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer, as owner of the Guaranteed Loan Lender, shall cause the Indenture Trustee to open and maintain in the name of the Guaranteed Loan Lender, an Eligible Account (the “Guarantor Payment Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Guaranteed Loan Lender. The Guarantor Payment Account shall initially be established with the Indenture Trustee.

(b) Funds on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account and the Guarantor Payment Account shall be invested by the Indenture Trustee (or any custodian with respect to funds on deposit in any such account) in Eligible Investments selected in writing by the Servicer (pursuant to standing instructions or otherwise). All such Eligible Investments shall be held by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders. Funds on deposit in the Notes Distribution Account shall not be invested.

(c) All investment earnings of moneys pursuant to Section 5.01(b) shall be deposited (or caused to be deposited) by the Indenture Trustee into the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account or the Guarantor Payment Account, as applicable, and any loss resulting from such investments shall be charged to the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account or the Guarantor Payment Account, as applicable. No investment of any amount held in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account or the Guarantor Payment Account shall mature later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date which is scheduled to occur immediately following the date of investment. The Servicer, on behalf of the Issuer, will not direct the Indenture Trustee to make any investment of any funds held in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account or the Guarantor Payment Account unless the security interest Granted and perfected in such account will continue to be perfected in such investment, in either case without any further action by any Person.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall, upon written direction, not in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account or the Guarantor Payment Account resulting from any loss on any Eligible Investment included therein except for losses attributable to the Indenture Trustee’s negligence or bad faith or its failure to make payments on such Eligible Investments issued by the Indenture Trustee, in its commercial capacity as principal obligor and not as Indenture Trustee, in accordance with their terms.

 

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(e) Funds on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account and the Guarantor Payment Account shall remain uninvested if (i) the Servicer shall have failed to give investment directions in writing for any funds on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account and Guarantor Payment Account, as applicable, to the Indenture Trustee by 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (or such other time as may be agreed by the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee) on the Business Day on which such investment is to be made; or (ii) based on the actual knowledge of, or receipt of written notice by, a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Notes but the Notes shall not have been declared due and payable, or, if such Notes shall have been declared due and payable following an Event of Default, amounts collected or receivable from the Trust Estate are being applied as if there had not been such a declaration.

(f) [Reserved].

(g) (i) The Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Accounts and in all proceeds thereof (including, without limitation, all investment earnings on the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Interest Reserve Account and the Guarantor Payment Account) and all such funds, investments, proceeds and income shall be part of the Trust Estate. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Accounts shall be under the control (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC to the extent such account is a deposit account and Section 8-106 of the UCC to the extent such account is a securities account) of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders. If, at any time, any of the Accounts ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Indenture Trustee (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall within five Business Days (or such longer period as to which the Rating Agencies may consent) establish a new Account as an Eligible Account and shall transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Account. The Servicer agrees that, in the event that any of the Accounts are not accounts with the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall notify the Indenture Trustee in writing promptly upon any of such Accounts ceasing to be an Eligible Account.

(ii) With respect to the Account Property, the Indenture Trustee agrees that:

(A) any Account Property that is held in deposit accounts shall be held solely in Eligible Accounts; and, except as otherwise provided herein, each such Eligible Account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto;

 

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(B) any Account Property that constitutes physical property shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with paragraph (i)(A) or (i)(B), as applicable, of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Indenture Trustee or a securities intermediary (as such term is defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) acting solely for the Indenture Trustee;

(C) any Account Property that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to federal book-entry regulations shall be delivered in accordance with paragraph (i)(C) or (i)(E), as applicable, of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued book-entry registration of such Account Property as described in such paragraph;

(D) any Account Property that is an “uncertificated security” under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (C) above shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with paragraph (i)(D) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued registration of the Indenture Trustee’s (or its nominee’s) ownership of such security;

(E) the Servicer shall have the power, revocable by the Indenture Trustee upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, to instruct the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Accounts for the purpose of permitting the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee to carry out their respective duties hereunder; and

(F) any Account held by it hereunder shall be maintained as a “securities account” as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in New York (the “New York UCC”), and that it shall be acting as a “securities intermediary” for the Indenture Trustee itself as the “entitlement holder” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the New York UCC) with respect to each such Account. The parties hereto agree that each Account shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, and regardless of any provision in any other agreement, the “securities intermediary’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 8-110 of the New York UCC) shall be the State of New York. The Indenture Trustee acknowledges and agrees that (1) each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Accounts shall be treated as a “financial asset” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the New York UCC and (2) notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if at any time the Indenture Trustee shall receive any order from the Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as securities intermediary) directing transfer or redemption of any financial asset

 

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relating to the Accounts, the Indenture Trustee shall comply with such entitlement order without further consent by the Issuer, or any other person. In the event of any conflict of any provision of this Section 5.01(g)(ii)(F) with any other provision of this Indenture or any other agreement or document, the provisions of this Section 5.01(g)(ii)(F) shall prevail.

Section 5.02. [Reserved].

Section 5.03. Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account. (a) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account Initial Deposit into the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account.

(b) As set forth in Section 5.05 hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit all amounts received in respect of Guaranteed Interest Amounts (Loan Component 1) in the Guarantor Payment Account into the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account.

(c) On the Business Day prior to each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, transfer funds on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account into the Notes Distribution Account to the extent that amounts to be received in respect of the Loan Component 1 Interest Distribution Amount for such Payment Date will be less than the Class 1-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount for such Payment Date.

(d) If the amount on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account exceeds the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account Required Balance on any Payment Date, the amount of such excess will be released, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, to or at the direction of the Depositor.

(e) All amounts on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and deposited into the Notes Distribution Account on the earliest of the Rated Final Maturity and an Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date.

Section 5.04. Notes General Reserve Account. (a) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited the Notes General Reserve Account Initial Deposit into the Notes General Reserve Account.

(b) On each Payment Date, if after giving effect to amounts received in respect of the Loan Component 2 Interest Distribution Amount, there will be a shortfall in the payment of the Class 2-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount due to the deemed application of Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts as a principal payment on Loan Component 2, then on the Business Day prior to such Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall, upon written direction and based on the Monthly Servicer Report, withdraw the least of (i) the amount on deposit in the Notes General Reserve Account, (ii) the amount of such shortfall and (iii) an amount equal to the product of (A) 1/12, (B) the amount of Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts deemed to be paid as principal on Loan Component 2 and (C) the Note Rate for the Class 2-A Notes, and deposit such amount into the Notes Distribution Account for payment to the Class 2-A Notes.

 

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(c) To the extent the amount on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account has been reduced to zero and there will be a shortfall in the payment of the Class 1-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount, on the Business Day prior to such Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall, upon written direction and based on the Monthly Servicer Report, withdraw the lesser of the amount on deposit in the Notes General Reserve Account and such shortfall and deposit such amount into the Notes Distribution Account for payment to the Class 1-A Notes.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall, if directed by the Majority Noteholders, with amounts on deposit in the Notes General Reserve Account, pay expenses of the Issuer, as directed by the Majority Noteholders.

(e) If amounts on deposit in the Notes General Reserve Account are not sufficient to pay the amount described in clause (b) – (d) on any Payment Date, amounts will be withdrawn from the Notes General Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.04(b) until all interest shortfalls on the Class 2-A Notes are satisfied and then pursuant to Section 5.04(c) until all interest shortfalls on the Class 1-A Notes are satisfied and lastly, any remaining amounts will be applied pursuant to Section 5.04(d).

(f) All amounts on deposit in the Notes General Interest Reserve Account shall be withdrawn and deposited into the Notes Distribution Account on the earliest of the Rated Final Maturity and an Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date.

Section 5.05. Guarantor Payment Account. All amounts received from the Guarantor in respect of the Guarantee Issuance Agreement shall, based on the Monthly Servicer Report, be remitted by the Indenture Trustee as follows: (a) to the Class 1-A Interest Reserve Account, all Guaranteed Interest Amounts (Loan Component 1) received from the Guarantor, and (b) to the Notes Distribution Account, all amounts received from the Guarantor in respect of Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts and Guaranteed Principal Amounts.

Section 5.06. Notes Distribution Account. (a) On the Closing Date, the Issuer as owner of the Guaranteed Loan Lender, shall have instructed (i) the Guaranteed Loan Agent to pay all amounts owed to the Guaranteed Loan Lender pursuant to the Guaranteed Loan Agreement directly to the Notes Distribution Account and (ii) the Guaranteed Loan Lender to remit all amounts received by it from any source (without duplication of amounts described in clause (i)) to the Notes Distribution Account. The Issuer shall cause all other amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the Transaction Documents, to be deposited within one Business Day of receipt thereof. The Indenture Trustee shall provide or make available electronically (or upon written request, by first class mail or email) monthly statements on all amounts received in the Notes Distribution Account to the Issuer and the Servicer.

 

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(b) As set forth in Section 5.05 hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit all amounts received in respect of Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts and Guaranteed Principal Amounts in the Guarantor Payment Account into the Notes Distribution Account.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall make distributions from the Notes Distribution Account as directed by the Servicer in accordance with each Monthly Servicer Report.

Section 5.07. Distribution of Funds in the Notes Distribution Account. On each Payment Date, solely as specified in the Monthly Servicer Report, Available Funds will be distributed as follows (the “Issuer Pass-Through Distributions”):

(i) to the Class 1-A Noteholders in respect of the Class 1-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount, the following: (A) 100% of amounts received in respect of the Loan Component 1 Interest Distribution Amount, (B) any amounts deposited in the Notes Distribution Account from the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Notes General Reserve Account and (C) any interest payments received in respect of Loan Component 1 in connection with a Guaranteed Loan Borrower Voluntary Prepayment;

(ii) to the Class 1-A Noteholders, the following: (A) 100% of all Principal Distribution Amounts received in respect of Loan Component 1, (B) any principal payments received in respect of Loan Component 1 in respect of Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts, (C) any Guaranteed Principal Amounts received in respect of Loan Component 1 and (D) any principal payments received in respect of Loan Component 1 in connection with a Guaranteed Loan Borrower Voluntary Prepayment;

(iii) to the Class 1-A Noteholders, in respect of the Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts and Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts for the Class 1-A Notes, 100% of amounts received in respect the Loan Component 1 Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts and Loan Component 1 Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts;

(iv) to the Class 2-A Noteholders in respect of the Class 2-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount, the following: (A) 100% of amounts received in respect of the Loan Component 2 Interest Distribution Amount, (B) any amounts deposited in the Notes Distribution Account from the Notes General Reserve Account and (C) any interest payments received in respect of Loan Component 2 in connection with a Guaranteed Loan Borrower Voluntary Prepayment;

(v) to the Class 2-A Noteholders, the following: (A) 100% of all Principal Distribution Amounts received in respect of Loan Component 2, (B) any principal payments received in respect of Loan Component 2 in respect of Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts and (C) any principal payments received in respect of Loan Component 2 in connection with a Guaranteed Loan Borrower Voluntary Prepayment;

 

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(vi) to the Class 2-A Noteholders, in respect of the Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts and Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts for the Class 2-A Notes, 100% of amounts received in respect the Loan Component 2 Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts and Loan Component 2 Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts; and

(vii) to or at the direction of the Depositor, any Permitted Equity Distribution received from the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

Section 5.08. [Reserved].

Section 5.09. Note Payments. (a) The Indenture Trustee shall pay from amounts on deposit in the Notes Distribution Account in accordance with the Monthly Servicer Report and the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions, to each Noteholder of record as of the related Record Date either (i) by wire transfer, in immediately available funds to the account of such Noteholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Noteholder shall have provided to the Indenture Trustee appropriate written instructions at least five Business Days prior to the related Payment Date (which instructions may remain in effect for subsequent Payment Dates unless revoked by such Noteholder), or (ii) if not, by check mailed to such Noteholder at the address of such Noteholder appearing in the Note Register, the amounts to be paid to such Noteholder pursuant to such Noteholder’s Notes; provided, however, that so long as the Notes are registered in the name of the Securities Depository such payments shall be made to the nominee thereof in immediately available funds.

(b) In the event that any withholding Tax is imposed on the Issuer’s payment (or allocations of income) to a Noteholder, such withholding Tax shall reduce the amount otherwise distributable to the Noteholder in accordance with this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and directed to retain from amounts otherwise distributable to the Noteholders sufficient funds for the payment of any withholding Tax that is legally owed by the Issuer as instructed by the Servicer, in writing in a Monthly Servicer Report (but such authorization shall not prevent the Indenture Trustee from contesting at the expense of the applicable Noteholder any such withholding Tax in appropriate Proceedings, and withholding payment of such withholding Tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such Proceedings). The amount of any withholding Tax imposed with respect to a Noteholder shall be treated as cash distributed to such Noteholder at the time it is withheld by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee (at the direction of the Servicer or the Issuer) and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a withholding Tax payable with respect to a distribution (such as a distribution to a non-U.S. Noteholder), the Indenture Trustee may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in accordance with this clause (b). In the event that a Noteholder wishes to apply for a refund of any such withholding Tax, the Indenture Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with such Noteholder in making such claim so long as such Noteholder agrees to reimburse the Indenture Trustee for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred.

 

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(c) Each Noteholder and Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have consented to the provisions of the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower Priority of Payments.

(d) For all Tax purposes, each Noteholder and each Note Owner (other than to an Affiliate of Sunnova Energy that is disregarded as separate from Sunnova Energy for U.S. federal income tax purposes), by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to, and hereby instructs the Indenture Trustee to, treat the Notes as indebtedness.

(e) Each Noteholder and each Note Owner by its acceptance of a Note or an interest in a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer, upon request, with the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. Each Noteholder and Note Owner shall update or replace its previously provided Noteholder Tax Identification Information and Noteholder FATCA Information promptly if requested by the Indenture Trustee; provided that nothing herein shall require the Indenture Trustee to make such request. In addition, each Noteholder and each Note Owner will be deemed to agree that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold from any amount of interest or other amounts (without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or Note Owner that fails to comply with the foregoing requirements. The Issuer hereby covenants with the Indenture Trustee that the Issuer will cooperate with the Indenture Trustee in obtaining sufficient information so as to enable the Indenture Trustee to (i) determine whether or not the Indenture Trustee is obliged to make any withholding, including FATCA Withholding Tax, in respect of any payments with respect to a Note and (ii) to effectuate any such withholding. The parties agree that the Indenture Trustee shall be released of any liability arising from properly complying with this Section 5.09 and FATCA. The Issuer agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee copies of any Noteholder Tax Identification Information and any Noteholder FATCA Information received by the Issuer from any Noteholder or Note Owner. Upon reasonable request from the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will provide such additional information that it may have to assist the Indenture Trustee in making any withholdings or informational reports.

Section 5.10. Statements to Noteholders; Tax Returns. Within the time period required by Applicable Law after the end of each calendar year, the Issuer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to furnish to each Person who at any time during such calendar year was a Noteholder of record and received any payment thereon any information required by the Code to enable such Noteholders to prepare their U.S. federal and state income Tax Returns. The obligation of the Indenture Trustee set forth in this paragraph shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that information shall be provided by the Indenture Trustee, in the form of Form 1099 or other comparable form, pursuant to any requirements of the Code.

 

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The Issuer shall cause Sunnova Management, at Sunnova Management’s expense, to cause a firm of Independent Accountants to prepare any Tax Returns required to be filed by the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee, upon reasonable written request, shall furnish the Issuer with all such information in the possession of the Indenture Trustee as may be reasonably required in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return of the Issuer.

Section 5.11. Reports by Indenture Trustee. Within five Business Days after the end of each calendar month, the Indenture Trustee shall provide or make available electronically (or upon written request, by first class mail or email) to the Servicer a written report (electronic means shall be sufficient) setting forth the amounts in the Notes Distribution Account, the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account and the identity of the investments included therein, as applicable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Indenture Trustee shall, upon the written request of the Servicer, promptly transmit or make available electronically to the Servicer, copies of all accountings of, and information with respect to, the Notes Distribution Account, the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account, investments thereof, as applicable, and payments thereto and therefrom.

Section 5.12. Final Balances. On the Termination Date, all moneys remaining in all Accounts, shall be, subject to applicable escheatment laws, remitted to, or at the direction of, the Issuer, and after the return of such funds (or disposition thereof pursuant to applicable escheatment laws), the Indenture Trustee will have no liability with respect to such funds, and holders should look solely only to the Issuer for such amounts.

ARTICLE VI

ISSUER VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT OF NOTES AND RELEASE OF COLLATERAL

Section 6.01. Issuer Voluntary Prepayment. (a) Prior to the Rated Final Maturity, the Issuer may, in its sole discretion, prepay the Notes (such prepayment, an “Issuer Voluntary Prepayment”), in whole but not in part on any Business Day following the end of the Prepayment Lockout Period (such date, the “Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date”). Any such Issuer Voluntary Prepayment is required to be made on no less than ten (10) days’ prior notice (or such shorter period, but not less than two Business Days, as is necessary to cure an Event of Default) by the Issuer sending the Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment to the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer describing the Issuer’s election to prepay the Notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. The Issuer may not prepay the Notes during the Prepayment Lockout Period.

(b) [Reserved].

 

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(c) With respect to any Issuer Voluntary Prepayment, on or prior to the related Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, the Issuer will be required to deposit into the Notes Distribution Account an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance, (B) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (C) the Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amount, if any, (D) the Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amount, if any, and (E) all amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee, minus (ii) the sum of the amounts then on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account. On the specified Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, provided that the Indenture Trustee has received the Prepayment Amount, on or prior to such specified Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, the Indenture Trustee is directed to (x) withdraw the Prepayment Amount from the Notes Distribution Account and all amounts on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account and disburse such amounts to the Noteholders and (y) release any remaining assets in the Trust Estate to, or at the direction of, the Issuer.

(d) If the Issuer elects to rescind the Issuer Voluntary Prepayment, it must give written notice to the Indenture Trustee of such determination at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date. If an Issuer Voluntary Prepayment of the Notes has been rescinded pursuant to this Section 6.01(e), the Indenture Trustee shall provide notice of such rescission to the registered owner of each Note which had been subject to the rescinded redemption at the address shown on the Note Register maintained by the Note Registrar with copies to the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies.

Section 6.02. Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment. Any Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment received by the Indenture Trustee from the Issuer shall be made available by the Indenture Trustee not less than twenty days and not more than thirty days prior to the date fixed for prepayment to the registered owner of each Note to be prepaid with copies to the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies. Failure to make such Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment available to any Noteholder, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any Proceedings for the prepayment of other Notes. If an Issuer Voluntary Prepayment has been rescinded pursuant to Section 6.01(e), and to the extent the Indenture Trustee had made notice of the Issuer Voluntary Prepayment available, the Indenture Trustee shall make available notice of such rescission to the registered owner of each Note which had been subject to the rescinded Issuer Voluntary Prepayment with copies to the Issuer, Sunnova Energy, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies.

Any notice made available as provided in this Section shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the registered owner of such Notes accesses the notice.

Section 6.03. Cancellation of Notes. All Notes which have been paid in full or retired or received by the Indenture Trustee for exchange shall not be reissued but shall be canceled and destroyed in accordance with its customary procedures.

 

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Section 6.04. Release of Collateral. The Indenture Trustee shall, on or promptly after the Termination Date, release any remaining portion of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral from the Lien created by this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement and shall deposit into the Notes Distribution Account any funds then on deposit in any other Account. The Indenture Trustee shall release property from the Lien created by this Indenture and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement pursuant to this Section 6.04(a) only upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Issuer Order accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel described in Section 314(c)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and meeting the applicable requirements of Section 12.02.

ARTICLE VII

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties of Indenture Trustee. (a) If a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has received notice pursuant to Section 7.02(a), or a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall otherwise have actual knowledge that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

(b) Except during the occurrence and continuance of such an Event of Default:

(i) The Indenture Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and no others and no implied covenants or obligations of the Indenture Trustee shall be read into this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.

(ii) In the absence of negligence or bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document. The Indenture Trustee shall, however, examine such certificates and opinions to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document but the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to determine, confirm or recalculate information contained in such certificates or opinions.

 

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(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) This paragraph does not limit the effect of subsection (b) of this Section 7.01.

(ii) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable in its individual capacity for any action taken, or error of judgment made, in good faith by a Responsible Officer or other officers of the Indenture Trustee, unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(iii) The Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action it takes, suffers or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it from the Noteholders in accordance with this Indenture or any other Transaction Document or for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, in each case unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(iv) The Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or otherwise to perfect or to maintain the perfection of any Lien on the Trust Estate or in any item comprising the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral.

(d) No provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document shall require the Indenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial or other liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(e) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01 shall apply to any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.13.

(f) The Indenture Trustee shall not in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in any Account held by the Indenture Trustee resulting from any loss experienced on any item comprising the Trust Estate except as a result of the Indenture Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(g) In no event shall the Indenture Trustee be required to take any action that conflicts with Applicable Law, any of the provisions of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document or with the Indenture Trustee’s duties hereunder or that adversely affect its rights and immunities hereunder.

 

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(h) In no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any obligations or duties under or have any liabilities whatsoever to Noteholders under ERISA.

(i) In no event shall the Indenture Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities; it being understood that the Indenture Trustee shall resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

(j) With respect to any part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral released from the Lien of this Indenture or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement, as applicable, the Indenture Trustee shall assign, without recourse, representation or warranty, to the appropriate Person as directed by the Issuer in writing, prior to the Termination Date, all the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such assets, such assignment being in the form as prepared by the Servicer or the Issuer and acceptable to the Indenture Trustee. Such Person will thereupon own such property and related rights appurtenant thereto free of any further obligation to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders with respect thereto. The Servicer or the Issuer will also prepare and the Indenture Trustee shall, upon written direction of the Issuer, also execute and deliver all such other instruments or documents as shall be reasonably requested by any such Person to be required or appropriate to effect a valid transfer of title to a Solar Loan and the related assets.

Section 7.02. Event of Default. (a) The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to take notice of or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any default, Default, Servicer Termination Event, Event of Default, event or information, or be required to act upon any default, Default, Servicer Termination Event, Event of Default, event or information (including the sending of any notice) unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee is specifically notified in writing at the address set forth in Section 12.04 or until a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall have acquired actual knowledge of a default, a Default, a Servicer Termination Event, an Event of Default, an event or information and shall have no duty to take any action to determine whether any such default, Default, Servicer Termination Event, Event of Default, or event has occurred. In the absence of receipt of such notice or actual knowledge, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively assume that there is no such default, Default, Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or event. If written notice of the existence of a default, a Default, an Event of Default, a Servicer Termination Event, an event or information has been delivered to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge thereof, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly provide paper or electronic notice thereof to the Issuer, the Transition Manager, the Backup Servicer, the Rating Agencies and each Noteholder, but in any event, no later than five days after such knowledge or notice occurs.

 

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(b) In the event the Servicer does not make available to each Rating Agency all reports of the Servicer and all reports to the Noteholders, upon request of such Rating Agency, the Indenture Trustee shall make available promptly after such request, copies of such Servicer reports as are in the Indenture Trustee’s possession to each Rating Agency and the Noteholders.

Section 7.03. Rights of Indenture Trustee. (a) The Indenture Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Indenture Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any document. The Indenture Trustee need not investigate or re-calculate, evaluate, certify, verify or independently determine the accuracy of any numerical information, report, certificate, information, statement, representation or warranty or any fact or matter stated in any such document and may conclusively rely as to the truth of the statements and the accuracy of the information therein.

(b) Before the Indenture Trustee takes any action or refrains from taking any action under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, the costs of which (including the Indenture Trustee’s reasonable and documented attorney’s fees and expenses) shall be paid by the party requesting that the Indenture Trustee act or refrain from acting. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action it takes or omits to take or any action or inaction it believes in good faith to be authorized or within its rights or powers other than as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts of matters stated in any reports, certificates, payment instructions, opinion, notice, order or other paper or document unless requested in writing by 25% or more of the Noteholders, and such Noteholders have provided to the Indenture Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.

(e) The Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, affiliates or attorneys or a custodian or nominee, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed by it hereunder with due care. The Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, accountants and other experts and the advice or opinion of counsel, accountants and other experts with respect to legal and other matters relating to any Transaction Document shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability with respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of counsel.

 

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(f) The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety with respect to the execution of this Indenture or the powers granted hereunder.

(g) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action or inaction of the Issuer, the Servicer or any other party (or agent thereof) to this Indenture or any Transaction Document and may assume compliance by such parties with their obligations under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall have received written notice to the contrary at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee.

(h) The Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Indenture or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee’s counsel and agents) which may be incurred therein or thereby.

(i) The Indenture Trustee shall have no duty (i) to maintain or monitor any insurance or (ii) to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Trust Estate.

(j) Delivery of any reports, information and documents to the Indenture Trustee provided for herein or any other Transaction Document is for informational purposes only (unless otherwise expressly stated), and the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of such or otherwise publicly available information shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Servicer’s or the Issuer’s compliance with any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder (as to which the Indenture Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). The Indenture Trustee shall not have actual notice of any default or any other matter unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee receives actual written notice of such default or other matter.

(k) The Indenture Trustee does not have any obligation to investigate any matter or exercise any powers vested under this Indenture unless requested in writing by 25% or more of the Noteholders, and such Noteholders have provided to the Indenture Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.

(l) Knowledge of the Indenture Trustee shall not be attributed or imputed to Wilmington Trust’s other roles in the transaction, if any, and knowledge of any such role shall not be attributed or imputed to each other or to the Indenture Trustee (other than those where the roles are performed by the same group or division within Wilmington Trust or otherwise share the same Responsible Officers), or any affiliate, line of business, or other division of Wilmington Trust (and vice versa).

 

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(m) The right of the Indenture Trustee to perform any permissive or discretionary act enumerated in this Indenture or any related document shall not be construed as a duty.

(n) The Indenture Trustee shall not have a duty to conduct any investigation as to an actual or alleged breach of any representation or warranty by any Person, or the materiality thereof, pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or the eligibility of any Solar Loans for purposes of the Transaction Documents.

(o) In no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any obligation to oversee or any liability or responsibility to monitor compliance with or enforce compliance with U.S. Risk Retention Rules or other rules or regulations relating to risk retention. In no event shall that Indenture be charged with knowledge of such rules or regulations, nor shall it be liable to any investor or other party for violation of such rules or regulations now or hereafter in effect.

(p) The rights, benefits, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to the Indenture Trustee hereunder shall extend to the Indenture Trustee (in any of its capacities) under any other Transaction Document or related agreement as though set forth therein in their entirety mutatis mutandis.

Section 7.04. Not Responsible for Recitals, Issuance of Notes or Application of Moneys as Directed. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the certificates of authentication on the Notes, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Indenture Trustee makes no representations with respect to the Trust Estate or as to the validity or sufficiency of the Trust Estate or this Indenture or any other Transaction Document or of the Notes. The Indenture Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the proceeds of the Notes. Subject to Section 7.01(b), the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable to any Person for any money paid to the Issuer upon an Issuer Order, Servicer instruction or order or direction provided in a Monthly Servicer Report contemplated by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.

Section 7.05. May Hold Notes. The Indenture Trustee or any agent of the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or Sunnova Energy or any Affiliate of the Issuer or Sunnova Energy with the same rights it would have if it were not the Indenture Trustee or other agent.

Section 7.06. Money Held in Trust. The Indenture Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Issuer and except to the extent of income or other gain on investments which are obligations of the Indenture Trustee hereunder.

 

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Section 7.07. Compensation and Reimbursement. (a) The Issuer agrees:

(i) Subject to clause (b) below, to pay the Indenture Trustee the Indenture Trustee Fee. The Indenture Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law with respect to compensation of a trustee of an express trust and the payments to the Indenture Trustee shall constitute payments due with respect to the applicable fee agreement or letter;

(ii) to reimburse the Indenture Trustee upon request for all reasonable and documented expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including, but not limited to, the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and allocable costs of in-house counsel); provided, however, in no event shall the Issuer pay or reimburse the Indenture Trustee or the agents or counsel, including in-house counsel of either, for any expenses or disbursements incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in connection with any negligent action or negligent inaction on the part of the Indenture Trustee;

(iii) to indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its officers, directors, employees and agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any fee, loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses and court costs) incurred without negligence or bad faith on the part of the Indenture Trustee, to the extent such matters have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance or administration of this trust and its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim, action or suit in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder and defending itself against any claim, action or suit (including a successful defense, in whole or in part, of a breach of its standard of care) or bringing any claim, action or suit to enforce the indemnification or other obligations of the relevant transaction parties; provided, however, that:

(A) with respect to any such claim the Indenture Trustee shall have given the Issuer and the Servicer written notice thereof promptly after the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof, provided, that failure to notify shall not relieve the parties of their obligations hereunder;

(B) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.07(a)(iii), neither the Issuer nor the Servicer shall be liable for settlement of any such claim by the Indenture Trustee entered into without the prior consent of the Issuer or the Servicer, as the case may be, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and

 

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(C) the Indenture Trustee, its officers, directors, employees and agents, as a group, shall be entitled to counsel separate from the Issuer and the Servicer; to the extent the Issuer’s and the Servicer’s interests are not adverse to the interests of the Indenture Trustee, its officers, directors, employees or agents, the Indenture Trustee may agree to be represented by the same counsel as the Issuer and the Servicer and the Manager.

Such payment obligations and indemnification shall survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee as well as the discharge, termination or assignment hereof. The Indenture Trustee’s expenses are intended as expenses of administration.

Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Indenture Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.07, but subject to the provisions of Section 9.17, all amounts payable by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture or any other Transaction Documents shall be payable solely from funds received from the Guaranteed Loan Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the Guaranteed Loan Borrower Priority of Payments.

(c) The Issuer agrees to assume and to pay, and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders from any Taxes which may at any time be asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the Grant of the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, personal property, privilege or license taxes (but with respect to the Noteholders only, not including Taxes arising out of the creation or the issuance of the Notes or payments with respect thereto) and costs, expenses and reasonable counsel fees in defending against the same.

Section 7.08. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Indenture Trustee shall always have a combined capital and surplus as stated in Section 7.09, and shall always be a bank or trust company with corporate trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and shall be rated at least investment grade by S&P.

Section 7.09. Indenture Trustee’s Capital and Surplus. The Indenture Trustee and/or its parent shall at all times have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. If the Indenture Trustee publishes annual reports of condition of the type described in Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, its combined capital and surplus for purposes of this Section 7.09 shall be as set forth in the latest such report.

 

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Section 7.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee under Section 7.11.

(b) The Indenture Trustee may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Issuer and the Servicer. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Indenture Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Indenture Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

(c) The Indenture Trustee may be removed at any time by the Super-Majority Noteholders upon 30 days’ prior written notice, delivered to the Indenture Trustee, with copies to the Servicer and the Issuer.

(d) (i) If at any time the Indenture Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 7.08 or 7.09 or shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Indenture Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Indenture Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, with 30 days’ prior written notice, the Issuer, with the prior written consent of the Super-Majority Noteholders, by an Issuer Order, may remove the Indenture Trustee.

(ii) If the Indenture Trustee shall be removed pursuant to Sections 7.10(c) or (d) and no successor Indenture Trustee shall have been appointed pursuant to Section 7.10(e) and accepted such appointment within 30 days of the date of removal, the removed Indenture Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee acceptable to the Issuer.

(e) If the Indenture Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Indenture Trustee for any cause, the Issuer, with the prior written consent of the Majority Noteholders, by an Issuer Order shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee.

(f) The Issuer shall give to the Rating Agencies and the Noteholders notice of each resignation and each removal of the Indenture Trustee and each appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Indenture Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(g) The provisions of this Section 7.10 shall apply to any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.13.

 

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Section 7.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a) Every successor Indenture Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and the retiring Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective and such successor Indenture Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Indenture Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on request of the Issuer or the successor Indenture Trustee, such retiring Indenture Trustee shall, upon payment of its fees, expenses and other charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Indenture Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Indenture Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Indenture Trustee hereunder. Upon request of any such successor Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and deliver any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Indenture Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts.

(b) No successor Indenture Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Indenture Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under Sections 7.08 and 7.09.

(c) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Indenture Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer pursuant to Section 7.07(a)(iii) and (c) and the Indenture Trustee’s protections under this Article VII shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

Section 7.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Indenture Trustee. Any corporation or national banking association into which the Indenture Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation, bank, trust company or national banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation, bank, trust company or national banking association succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Indenture Trustee, shall be the successor of the Indenture Trustee hereunder if such corporation, bank, trust company or national banking association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 7.08 and 7.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. The Indenture Trustee shall provide the Rating Agencies written notice of any such transaction. In case any Notes have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Indenture Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Indenture Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Indenture Trustee had authenticated such Notes.

 

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Section 7.13. Co-trustees and Separate Indenture Trustees. (a) At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral may at the time be located, for enforcement actions, and where a conflict of interest exists, the Indenture Trustee shall have power to appoint and, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall for such purpose join with the Indenture Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons that are approved by the Indenture Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Indenture Trustee, of such part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, or to act as separate trustee of any such property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power of the Indenture Trustee deemed necessary or desirable, in all respects subject to the other provisions of this Section 7.13. If the Issuer does not join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, or in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee alone shall have power to make such appointment. No notice to the Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under this Indenture. Notice of any such appointments shall be promptly given to the Rating Agencies by the Indenture Trustee.

(b) Should any written instrument from the Issuer be required by any co-trustee or separate trustee so appointed for more fully confirming to such co-trustee or separate trustee such property, title, right or power, any and all such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Issuer.

(c) Every co-trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms:

(i) The Notes shall be authenticated and delivered and all rights, powers, duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Indenture Trustee hereunder, shall be exercised solely by the Indenture Trustee.

(ii) The rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Indenture Trustee with respect to any property covered by such appointment shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Indenture Trustee and such co-trustee or separate trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Indenture Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed solely by such co-trustee or separate trustee.

(iii) The Indenture Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, may accept the resignation of, or remove, any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under this Section 7.13. Upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall join with the Indenture Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A successor to any co-trustee or separate trustee so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section 7.13.

 

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(iv) No co-trustee or separate trustee appointed in accordance with this Section 7.13 hereunder shall be financially or otherwise liable by reason of any act or omission of the Indenture Trustee, or any other such trustee hereunder, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be financially or otherwise liable by reason of any act or omission of any co-trustee or other such separate trustee hereunder.

(v) Any notice, request or other writing delivered to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-trustee and separate trustee.

(vi) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Indenture Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or with respect to this Indenture on its behalf and in its name. The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for any action or inaction of any such separate trustee or co-trustee appointed in accordance with this Section 7.13. The Indenture Trustee shall not have any responsibility or liability relating to the appointment of any separate or co-trustee. Any such separate or co-trustee shall not be deemed to be an agent of the Indenture Trustee. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estate, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

Section 7.14. Books and Records. The Indenture Trustee agrees to provide to the Noteholders the right during normal business hours upon two days’ prior notice in writing to inspect its books and records insofar as the books and records relate to the functions and duties of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture.

Section 7.15. Control. Upon the Indenture Trustee being adequately indemnified in writing to its satisfaction, the Majority Noteholders shall have the right to direct the Indenture Trustee with respect to any action or inaction by the Indenture Trustee hereunder, the exercise of any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee, or the conduct of any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or the Trust Estate provided that:

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or expose the Indenture Trustee to financial or other liability (for which it has not been adequately indemnified) or be unduly prejudicial to the Noteholders not approving such direction including, but not limited to and without intending to narrow the scope of this limitation, direction to the Indenture Trustee to act or omit to act, directly or indirectly, to amend, hypothecate, subordinate, terminate or discharge any Lien benefiting the Noteholders in the Trust Estate;

 

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(b) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction; and

(c) except as expressly provided otherwise herein (but only with the prior written consent of or at the direction of the Majority Noteholders), the Indenture Trustee shall have the authority to take any enforcement action which it reasonably deems to be necessary to enforce the provisions of this Indenture.

Section 7.16. Suits for Enforcement. If an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge, shall occur and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, in its discretion and shall, at the direction of the Majority Noteholders (provided that the Indenture Trustee is adequately indemnified in writing to its satisfaction), proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of any Noteholders under this Indenture by a Proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Indenture or for the enforcement of any other legal, equitable or other remedy as the Indenture Trustee, being advised by counsel, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholders, but in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for any failure to act in the absence of direction the Majority Noteholders.

Section 7.17. Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations. In order to comply with Applicable Laws, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Indenture Trustee is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with Indenture Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to Indenture Trustee upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available to such party in order to enable Indenture Trustee to comply with Applicable Law.

ARTICLE VIII

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE IX

EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 9.01. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

(a) a Guaranteed Loan Borrower Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

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(b) a default in the payment of any Notes Interest Distribution Amount (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts or Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts) on a Payment Date, which default shall not have been cured after three (3) Business Days;

(c) a default in the payment of the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance at the Rated Final Maturity;

(d) an Insolvency Event shall have occurred with respect to the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender;

(e) the failure of the Issuer to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant or obligation of the Issuer set forth in this Indenture (other than the failure to make any required payment with respect to the Notes), which has not been cured within 30 days from the date of receipt by the Issuer of written notice from the Indenture Trustee of such breach or default, or the failure of the Issuer to deposit into the Notes Distribution Account all amounts required to be deposited therein by the required deposit date;

(f) any representation, warranty or statement of the Issuer contained in the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents or any report, document or certificate delivered by the Issuer pursuant to the foregoing agreements shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made and, within 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer by the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or by the Majority Noteholders, the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured (which cure may be effected by payment of an indemnity claim) or waived by the Indenture Trustee, acting at the direction of the Majority Noteholders;

(g) the failure for any reason of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, to have a first priority perfected Lien on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee (subject to Permitted Liens) which is not stayed, released or otherwise cured within ten days of receipt of notice or the Servicer’s or the Issuer’s knowledge thereof;

(h) the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender becomes subject to registration as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act; or

(i) the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender becomes classified as an association, a publicly traded partnership or a taxable mortgage pool that, in each case, is taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal or state income tax purposes.

In the case of an Event of Default, after the applicable grace period set forth in such subparagraphs, if any, upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee of written notice or actual knowledge, the Indenture Trustee shall give written notice to the Noteholders, the Rating Agencies and the Issuer that an Event of Default has occurred as of the date of such notice.

 

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Section 9.02. Actions of Indenture Trustee. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the direction of the Super-Majority Noteholders, do one of the following:

(a) declare the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to become immediately due and payable;

(b) either on its own or through an agent, take possession of and sell the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 9.15 and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral pursuant to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement, provided, however, that neither the Indenture Trustee nor any collateral agent may sell or otherwise liquidate the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral unless either (i) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and accrued interest and the fees and all other amounts required to be paid pursuant to the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions or (ii) other than with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 9.01(b), the Holders of 100% of the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance consent thereto;

(c) institute Proceedings for collection of amounts due on the Notes or under this Indenture by automatic acceleration or otherwise, or if no such acceleration or collection efforts have been made, or if such acceleration or collection efforts have been made, but have been annulled or rescinded, the Indenture Trustee may elect to take possession of the Trust Estate and collect or cause the collection of the proceeds thereof and apply such proceeds in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;

(d) enforce any judgment obtained and collect any amounts adjudged from the Issuer;

(e) institute any Proceedings for the complete or partial foreclosure of the Lien created by the Indenture with respect to the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; and

(f) protect the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders by taking any appropriate action including exercising any remedy of a secured party under the UCC or any other Applicable Law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

 

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Section 9.03. Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any Insolvency Event relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or the property of the Issuer or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Indenture Trustee (irrespective of whether the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee shall have made any demand on the Issuer for the payment of overdue principal or any interest or other amounts) shall, at the written direction of the Majority Noteholders, by intervention in such Insolvency Event or otherwise,

(a) file and prove a claim for the whole amount owing and unpaid with respect to the Notes issued hereunder and file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Noteholders allowed in such Insolvency Event; and

(b) collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, or sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such Insolvency Event is hereby authorized by each Noteholder to make such payments to the Indenture Trustee and, in the event that the Indenture Trustee shall, upon written direction from the Noteholders, consent to the making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.07.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize and consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition affecting any of the Notes or the rights of any Noteholder thereof, or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote with respect to the claim of any Noteholder in any such Insolvency Event.

Section 9.04. Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claim Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any Proceeding relating thereto.

Section 9.05. Knowledge of Indenture Trustee. Any references herein to the knowledge of the Indenture Trustee shall mean and refer to actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee.

Section 9.06. Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Note shall have any right to institute any Proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder unless:

 

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(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default;

(b) the Majority Noteholders shall have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute Proceedings with respect to such Event of Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee hereunder;

(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(d) the Indenture Trustee for 30 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity has failed to institute any such Proceedings; and

(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture Trustee during such 30-day period by the Majority Noteholders;

it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Notes, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided.

Section 9.07. Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest. The Holders of the Notes shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, subject to the express terms of this Indenture, to receive payment of principal and interest on such Notes, subject to the respective relative priorities provided for in this Indenture, as such principal and interest becomes due and payable from the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral and, subject to Section 9.06, to institute Proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired except as expressly permitted herein without the consent of such Holders.

Section 9.08. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or to such Noteholder, then, and in every case, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

Section 9.09. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.09, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

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Section 9.10. Delay or Omission; Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or any acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article IX or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.

Section 9.11. Control by Noteholders. Other than as set forth herein, the Majority Noteholders shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee; provided that:

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture including, without limitation, any provision hereof which expressly provides for approval by a greater percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all Outstanding Notes;

(b) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction; provided, however, that, subject to Section 7.01, the Indenture Trustee need not take any action which a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Indenture Trustee in good faith determines might involve it in liability (unless the Indenture Trustee is furnished with the reasonable indemnity referred to in Section 9.11(c)); and

(c) the Indenture Trustee has been furnished reasonable indemnity against costs, expenses and liabilities which it might incur in connection therewith.

Section 9.12. Waiver of Certain Events by Less Than All Noteholders. The Super-Majority Noteholders may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, waive any past Default, Event of Default or, to the extent to Issuer has such rights, Servicer Termination Event and its consequences, except:

(a) a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note, or a Default caused by the Issuer becoming subject to registration as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act, or

(b) with respect to a covenant or provision hereof which under Article X cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected.

 

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Upon any such waiver, such Default, Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist, and any Default, Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event, or other consequence arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default, Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 9.13. Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder and each Note Owner by its acceptance of a Note shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 9.13 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note on or after the Rated Final Maturity expressed in such Note.

Section 9.14. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not, at any time, insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 9.15. Sale of Trust Estate. (a) The power to effect any sale of any portion of the Trust Estate pursuant to this Article IX and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral pursuant to the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales as to any portion of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until the entire Trust Estate and entire Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral securing the Notes shall have been sold or all amounts payable on the Notes and under this Indenture with respect thereto shall have been paid. The Indenture Trustee, acting on its own or through an agent, may from time to time postpone any sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such sale.

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall not, in any private sale, sell to a third party the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof unless the Super-Majority Noteholders direct the Indenture Trustee, in writing, to make such sale or unless either (i) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and accrued interest and the fees and all other amounts required to be paid pursuant the Issuer Pass-Through Distributions or (ii) other than with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 9.01(b), the Holders of 100% of the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance consent thereto.

 

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(c) The Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder may bid for and acquire any portion of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral in connection with a public or private sale thereof, and in lieu of paying cash therefor, any Noteholder may make settlement for the purchase price by crediting against amounts owing on the Notes of such Holder or other amounts owing to such Holder secured by this Indenture, that portion of the net proceeds of such sale to which such Holder would be entitled, after deducting the reasonable costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders in connection with such sale. The Notes need not be produced in order to complete any such sale, or in order for the net proceeds of such sale to be credited against the Notes. The Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders may hold, lease, operate, manage or otherwise deal with any property so acquired in any manner permitted by law.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral in connection with a sale thereof. In addition, the Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Issuer to transfer and convey its interest in any portion of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral in connection with a sale thereof, pursuant to this Section 9.15, and to take all action necessary to effect such sale. No purchaser or transferee at such a sale shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.

(e) The method, manner, time, place and terms of any sale of all or any portion of the Trust Estate shall be commercially reasonable.

Section 9.16. Action on Notes. The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the Lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Trust Estate or upon any of the assets of the Issuer.

Section 9.17. Application of Proceeds Upon Foreclosure. Proceeds received by the Indenture Trustee in connection with a foreclosure of the Trust Estate and/or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral shall be distributed first, to the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.07 and second, to the Class 1-A Noteholders and the Class 2-A Noteholders as follows: (i) with respect to accrued and unpaid Notes Interest Distribution Amounts, on a pro rata basis (based on amounts due) and (ii) with respect to Outstanding Note Balances of the Notes, on a pro rata basis (based on the Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology). Prior to any foreclosure on the Trust Estate (including during the pendency of any such proceedings), all amounts distributed in respect of the Notes will be distributed as set forth in Section 5.07.

 

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ARTICLE X

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 10.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Noteholder Approval. (a) Without the consent of the Noteholders, provided that (x) the Issuer shall have provided written notice to the Rating Agencies of such modification, (y) the Indenture Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel that such modification is permitted under the terms of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to the execution of such modification have been satisfied and (z) the Indenture Trustee shall have received a Tax Opinion, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized and directed by an Issuer Order, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments or indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to correct, amplify or add to the description of any property at any time subject to the Lien of this Indenture, or better to assure, convey and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property subject or required to be subjected to the Lien of this Indenture, or to subject to the Lien of this Indenture additional property; provided that such action pursuant to this clause (i) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders in any respect;

(ii) to evidence the succession of another Person to either the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee contained herein and in the Notes;

(iii) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or to conform the provisions herein to the descriptions set forth in the Offering Circular;

(iv) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer; or

(v) to effect any matter specified in Section 10.06.

(b) Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any amendment or supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 10.01, the Indenture Trustee shall make available to the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies a copy of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Indenture Trustee to make available such copy shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment or supplemental indenture.

 

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Section 10.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders. (a) With the prior written consent of each Noteholder affected thereby, prior written notice to the Rating Agencies and receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a Tax Opinion, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized and directed by an Issuer Order, at any time and from time to time, may enter into an amendment or a supplemental indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture for the following purposes:

(i) to change the Rated Final Maturity of any Note, or the due date of any payment of interest on any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or the interest rate thereon, change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which any Note or any interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the payment of interest due on any Note on or after the due date thereof or for the enforcement of the payment of the entire remaining unpaid principal amount of any Note on or after the Rated Final Maturity thereof or change any provision of Article VI regarding the amounts payable upon any Issuer Voluntary Prepayment of the Notes;

(ii) to reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Note Balance of any Class of Notes, the consent of the Noteholders of which is required to approve any such supplemental indenture; or the consent of the Noteholders of which is required for any waiver of compliance with provisions of this Indenture, Events of Default under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Events under the Servicing Agreement and their consequences provided for in this Indenture or for any other purpose hereunder;

(iii) to modify any of the provisions of this Section 10.02;

(iv) to modify or alter the provisions of the proviso to the definition of the term “Outstanding”; or

(v) to permit the creation of any other Lien with respect to any part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or terminate the Lien of this Indenture or the Lien of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement on any property at any time subject hereto or, except with respect to any action which would not have a material adverse effect on any Noteholder (as certified by the Issuer), deprive the Noteholder of the security afforded by the Lien of this Indenture or the Lien of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement.

 

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(b) With the prior written consent of the Majority Noteholders, and receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a Tax Opinion, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments or indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee for the purpose of modifying, eliminating or adding to the provisions of this Indenture; provided that such supplemental indentures shall not have any of the effects described in paragraphs (i) through (v) of Section 10.02(a).

(c) Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any amendment or supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 10.02, the Indenture Trustee shall make available to the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies a copy of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Indenture Trustee to make available such copy shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

(d) Whenever the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee solicits a consent to any amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Issuer shall fix a record date in advance of the solicitation of such consent for the purpose of determining the Noteholders entitled to consent to such amendment or supplement. Only those Noteholders at such record date shall be entitled to consent to such amendment or supplement whether or not such Noteholders continue to be Holders after such record date.

Section 10.03. Execution of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any amendment or supplemental indenture permitted by this Article X or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel (i) describing that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and (ii) in accordance with Section 3.06(a) hereof. The Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 10.04. Effect of Amendments and Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any amendment or supplemental indenture under this Article X, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Notes which have theretofore been or thereafter are authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

Section 10.05. Reference in Notes to Amendments and Supplemental Indentures. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any amendment or supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article X may, and if required by the Issuer shall, bear a notation as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

 

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Section 10.06. Indenture Trustee to Act on Instructions. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary (other than Section 10.02), in the event the Indenture Trustee is uncertain as to the intention or application of any provision of this Indenture or any other agreement to which it is a party, or such intention or application is ambiguous as to its purpose or application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision thereof, or if this Indenture or any other agreement to which it is a party permits or does not prohibit any determination by the Indenture Trustee, or is silent or incomplete as to the course of action which the Indenture Trustee is required or is permitted or may be permitted to take with respect to a particular set of facts or circumstances, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the expense of the Issuer, be entitled to request and rely upon the following: (a) written instructions of the Issuer directing the Indenture Trustee to take certain actions or refrain from taking certain actions, which written instructions shall contain a certification that the taking of such actions or refraining from taking certain actions is in the best interest of the Noteholders and (b) prior written consent of the Majority Noteholders. In such case, the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability to the Issuer or the Noteholders for, and the Issuer shall hold harmless the Indenture Trustee from, any liability, costs or expenses arising from or relating to any action taken by the Indenture Trustee acting upon such instructions, and the Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility to the Noteholders with respect to any such liability, costs or expenses. The Issuer shall provide a copy of such written instructions to the Rating Agencies.

ARTICLE XI

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01. Compliance Certificates and Opinions; Furnishing of Information. Upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture (except with respect to ordinary course actions under this Indenture and except as otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture), the Issuer at the request of the Indenture Trustee shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee a certificate describing that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel describing that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of certificates and Opinions of Counsel are specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or Opinion of Counsel need be furnished.

 

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Section 12.02. Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee. (a) If several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

(b) Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by outside counsel, unless such Authorized Officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion or any Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an Authorized Officer of any relevant Person, describing that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of such Person, unless such officer or counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. Any Opinion of Counsel may be based on the written opinion of other counsel, in which event such Opinion of Counsel shall be accompanied by a copy of such other counsel’s opinion and shall include a statement to the effect that such counsel believes that such counsel and the Indenture Trustee may reasonably rely upon the opinion of such other counsel.

(c) Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, notices, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

(d) Wherever in this Indenture, in connection with any application or certificate or report to the Indenture Trustee, it is provided that the Issuer or the Servicer shall deliver any document as a condition of the granting of such application, or as evidence of the Issuer’s or the Servicer’s compliance with any term hereof, it is intended that the truth and accuracy, at the time of the granting of such application or at the effective date of such notice or report (as the case may be), of the facts and opinions stated in such document shall in such case be conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to have such application granted or to the sufficiency of such notice or report. The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to affect the Indenture Trustee’s right to rely upon the truth and accuracy of any statement or opinion contained in any such document as provided in Section 7.01(b)(ii).

(e) Wherever in this Indenture it is provided that the absence of the occurrence and continuation of a Default, an Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event is a condition precedent to the taking of any action by the Indenture Trustee at the request or direction of the Issuer, then notwithstanding that the satisfaction of such condition is a condition precedent to the Issuer’s or the Indenture Trustee’s right to make such request or direction, the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in acting in accordance with such request or direction if a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee does not have actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuation of such Default, an Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event.

 

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Section 12.03. Acts of Noteholders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 12.03.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Whenever such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company or a partnership on behalf of such corporation, limited liability company or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.

(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Notes shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration or transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, with respect to anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Notes.

Section 12.04. Notices, Etc. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or act of Noteholders or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:

(a) the Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer, shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission in PDF format or overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, and received by, a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office listed below, or

 

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(b) any other Person shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by facsimile transmission, electronic transmission in PDF format or prepaid overnight delivery service at the address listed below or at any other address subsequently furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by the applicable Person.

To the Indenture Trustee: Wilmington Trust, National Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Phone: [***]

Fax: [***]

To the Issuer:                             Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Email: [***]

Phone: [***]

Fax: [***]

with a copy to:                             Sunnova Energy Corporation

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, Texas 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Email: [***]

Phone: [***]

Fax: [***]

To KBRA:                         Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: ABS Surveillance

Email: [***]

Phone: [***]

To Fitch:                           Fitch Ratings, LLC

70 W. Madison

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: ABS Surveillance

Phone: [***]

Fax: [***]

Notices delivered to the Rating Agencies shall be by electronic delivery to the email address set forth above where information is available in electronic format. In addition, upon the written request of any beneficial owner of a Note, the Indenture Trustee shall provide to such beneficial owner copies of such notices, reports or other information delivered, in one or more of the means requested, by the Indenture Trustee hereunder to other Persons as such beneficial owner may reasonably request.

 

 

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Section 12.05. Notices and Reports to Noteholders; Waiver of Notices. (a) Where this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event or the mailing of any report to the Noteholders, such notice or report shall be written and shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if mailed, first-class, postage-prepaid, to each Noteholder affected by such event or to whom such report is required to be mailed or sent via electronic mail, at the address or electronic mail address of such Noteholder as it appears on the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice or the mailing of such report. In any case where a notice or report to Noteholders is mailed in the manner provided above, neither the failure to mail such notice or report, nor any defect in any notice or report so mailed, to any particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice or report with respect to other Noteholders, and any notice or report which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given or provided.

(b) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Indenture Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

(c) If, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or similar activity, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to the Noteholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall promptly upon written request furnish to each Noteholder each Monthly Servicer Report and, unless directed to do so under any other provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document (in which case no request shall be necessary), a copy of all reports, financial statements and notices received by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents, but only with the use of a password provided by the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, the Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to provide such information described in this Section 12.05 until it has received the requisite information from the Issuer or the Servicer. The Indenture Trustee will make no representation or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such documents and will assume no responsibility therefor. The Indenture Trustee’s internet website will initially be located at www.wilmingtontrustconnect.com or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee shall notify the parties to the Indenture from time to time. In connection with providing access to the Indenture Trustee’s website, the Indenture Trustee may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Indenture.

 

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Section 12.06. Rules by Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may make reasonable rules for any meeting of Noteholders.

Section 12.07. Issuer Obligation. Each of the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder accepts that the enforcement against the Issuer under this Indenture and under the Notes shall be limited to the assets of the Issuer and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, whether tangible or intangible, real or person (including the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral) and the proceeds thereof. No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, against (a) any member, manager, officer, employee, trustee, agent or director of the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender or of any predecessor of the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender, (b) any member, manager, beneficiary, officer, employee, trustee, agent, director or successor or assign of a holder of a member or limited liability company interest in the Issuer, or (c) any incorporator, subscriber to capital stock, stockholder, officer, director, employee or agent of the Indenture Trustee or any predecessor or successor thereof, with respect to the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the Notes or any of the statements, representations, covenants, warranties or obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture or any Note or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith.

Section 12.08. [Reserved].

Section 12.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Section and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 12.10. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 12.11. Separability; Entire Agreement. If any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this Indenture, a provision as similar in its terms and purpose to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable. This Indenture reflects the entire agreement with respect to the matters covered by this Indenture and supersedes any prior agreements, commitments, drafts, communication, discussions and understandings, oral or written, with respect thereto.

Section 12.12. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any separate trustee or co-trustee appointed under Section 7.13 and the Noteholders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

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Section 12.13. Legal Holidays. If the date of any Payment Date or any other date on which principal of or interest on any Note is proposed to be paid or any date on which mailing of notices by the Indenture Trustee to any Person is required pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture) payment or mailing of such notice need not be made on such date, but may be made or mailed on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made or mailed on the nominal date of any such Payment Date or other date for the payment of principal of or interest on any Note, or as if mailed on the nominal date of such mailing, as the case may be, and in the case of payments, no interest shall accrue for the period from and after any such nominal date, provided such payment is made in full on such next succeeding Business Day.

Section 12.14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) This Indenture and each Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York (including New York General Obligations Laws §§ 5-1401 and 5-1402, but otherwise without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof, except with regard to the UCC) applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein.

(b) The parties hereto agree to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Commercial Division, New York State Supreme Court, and federal courts in the borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in the State of New York.

(c) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO AND EACH NOTEHOLDER BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS INDENTURE, ANY OTHER DOCUMENT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ANY MATTER ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

Section 12.15. Electronic Signatures and Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts (including electronic PDF), each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. This Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an electronic signature that complies with the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, in each case to the extent applicable; (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature; provided, execution by electronic signature as contemplated in clause (i) shall be limited to instances of force majeure or other circumstances that make execution by such means necessary, unless the parties otherwise agree. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon,

 

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and shall have no liability with respect to, any electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any notice provided for in this Indenture or any instrument required or permitted to be delivered hereunder, any party hereto receiving or relying upon such notice or instrument shall be entitled to request execution thereof by original manual signature as a condition to the effectiveness thereof.

Section 12.16. Recording of Indenture. If this Indenture is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, the Issuer shall effect such recording at its expense in compliance with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recording is necessary either for the protection of the Noteholders or any other person secured hereunder or for the enforcement of any right or remedy granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.

Section 12.17. Further Assurances. The Issuer agrees to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee to effect more fully the purposes of this Indenture, including, without limitation, the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the Trust Estate for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.

Section 12.18. No Bankruptcy Petition Against the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee agrees (and each Noteholder and each Note Owner by its acceptance of a Note shall be deemed to agree) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all amounts payable with respect to the Notes, it will not institute against the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lender, or join any other Person in instituting against the Issuer or the Guaranteed Loan Lenders, any Insolvency Events or other Proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State of the United States. This Section 12.18 shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

Section 12.19. [Reserved].

Section 12.20. Rule 15Ga-1 Compliance.

(a) To the extent a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee receives a demand for the repurchase of a Solar Loan based on a breach of a representation or warranty made by Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor of such Solar Loan (each, a “Demand”), the Indenture Trustee agrees (i) if such Demand is in writing, promptly to forward such Demand to Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Manager, the Servicer and the Issuer, and (ii) if such Demand is oral, to instruct the requesting party to submit such Demand in writing to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer.

 

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(b) In connection with the repurchase of a Solar Loan pursuant to a Demand, any dispute with respect to a Demand, or the withdrawal or final rejection of a Demand by Sunnova Hestia Holdings or the Depositor of such Solar Loan, the Indenture Trustee agrees, to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge thereof, promptly to notify the Issuer, the Manager and the Depositor, in writing.

(c) The Indenture Trustee will (i) notify the Issuer, the Manager and the Depositor as soon as practicable and in any event within three Business Days of the receipt thereof and in the manner set forth in Exhibit D hereof, of all Demands and provide to the Issuer any other information reasonably requested to facilitate compliance by it with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-1 Information”), and (ii) if requested in writing by the Issuer or the Depositor, provide a written certification no later than ten days following any calendar quarter or calendar year that the Indenture Trustee has not received any Demands for such period, or if Demands have been received during such period, that the Indenture Trustee has provided all the information reasonably requested under clause (i) above with respect to such Demands. For purposes of this Indenture, references to any calendar quarter shall mean the related preceding calendar quarter ending in January, April, July and October, as applicable. The Indenture Trustee has no duty or obligation to undertake any investigation or inquiry related to any repurchases of Solar Loans, or otherwise assume any additional duties or responsibilities, other than those express duties or responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee hereunder or under the Transaction Documents, and no such additional obligations or duties are otherwise implied by the terms of this Indenture. The Issuer has full responsibility for compliance with all related reporting requirements associated with the transaction completed by the Transaction Documents and for all interpretive issues regarding this information. If the Agent delivers notice pursuant to Section 12.22(c) of the Guaranteed Loan Agreement, then the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to deliver notice pursuant to Section 12.20(c) hereof.

Section 12.21. Multiple Roles. The parties expressly acknowledge and consent to Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting in multiple roles of Indenture Trustee, the Guaranteed Loan Agent, the Backup Servicer, the Transition Manager and the Note Registrar Wilmington Trust, National Association may, in such capacities, discharge its separate functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles or other breach of duties to the extent that any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by Wilmington Trust, National Association of express duties set forth in this Indenture in any of such capacities, all of which defenses, claims or assertions are hereby expressly waived by the other parties hereto except in the case of negligence (other than errors in judgment), bad faith or willful misconduct by Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

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Section 12.22. PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with the Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements established under the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) and its implementing regulations (collectively, USA PATRIOT Act), the Indenture Trustee in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Indenture Trustee. Each party hereby agrees that it shall provide the Indenture Trustee with such information as the Indenture Trustee may request from time to time in order to comply with any applicable requirements of the Patriot Act.

ARTICLE XIII

TERMINATION

Section 13.01. Termination of Indenture. (a) This Indenture shall terminate on the Termination Date. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee in writing of any prospective termination pursuant to this Article XIII. Upon termination of the Indenture, the Liens in favor of the Indenture Trustee on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral shall automatically terminate and the Indenture Trustee shall convey and transfer of all right, title and interest in and to the Trust Estate to the Issuer and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral to the Guaranteed Loan Lender.

(b) Notice of any prospective termination (other than pursuant to Section 6.01(a) with respect to Issuer Voluntary Prepayments), specifying the Payment Date for payment of the final payment and requesting the surrender of the Notes for cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Indenture Trustee by letter to the Noteholders as of the applicable Record Date and the Rating Agencies upon the Indenture Trustee receiving written notice of such event from the Issuer or the Servicer. The Issuer shall give such notice to the Indenture Trustee not later than the 5th day of the month of the final Payment Date describing (i) the Payment Date upon which final payment of the Notes shall be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment, and (iii) the location for presentation and surrender of the Notes. Surrender of the Notes that are Definitive Notes shall be a condition of payment of such final payment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC, as Issuer

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title:   Executive Vice President,

 

      Chief Financial Officer

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

  as Indenture Trustee

By

 

/s/ Clarice Wright

Name: Clarice Wright

Title: Vice President

AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:

SUNNOVA ABS MANAGEMENT, LLC

  as Servicer

 

By

 

/s/ Robert L. Lane

Name: Robert L. Lane

Title:   Executive Vice President,

   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Signature Page to Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC Indenture

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ANNEX A

STANDARD DEFINITIONS

 

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FINAL

Annex A

Standard Definitions

Rules of Construction. In these Standard Definitions and with respect to the Transaction Documents (as defined below), (a) the meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms, (b) in any Transaction Document, the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to such Transaction Document as a whole and not to any particular provisions of such Transaction Document, (c) any subsection, Section, Article, Annex, Schedule and Exhibit references in any Transaction Document are to such Transaction Document unless otherwise specified, (d) the term “documents” includes any and all documents, instruments, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced (including electronically), (e) the term “including” is not limiting and (except to the extent specifically provided otherwise) shall mean “including (without limitation)”, (f) unless otherwise specified, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” shall mean “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each shall mean “to but excluding,” and the word “through” shall mean “to and including”, (g) the words “may” and “might” and similar terms used with respect to the taking of an action by any Person shall reflect that such action is optional and not required to be taken by such Person, and (h) references to an agreement or other document include references to such agreement or document as amended, restated, reformed, supplemented and/or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.

“1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Account Property” means the Accounts and all proceeds of the Accounts, including, without limitation, all amounts and investments held from time to time in any Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities, security entitlements (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC as enacted in the State of New York), financial assets (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC), or any other investment property (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC).

“Accounts” means, collectively, the Notes Distribution Account, the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account, the Notes General Reserve Account and the Guarantor Payment Account.

“Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.03 of the Indenture.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to “control” another Person if the controlling Person owns 5% or more of any class of voting securities of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. For purposes of any ERISA related representations, Affiliate shall refer to any entity under common control with such Person within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

 

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“Agent Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) of the Indenture.

“Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the Outstanding Note Balances of all Classes of Notes as of such date of determination.

“Anticipated Repayment Date” means the Payment Date occurring in November 2030.

“Applicable Law” means all applicable laws of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, laws relating to consumer finance and protection and any ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders or like actions of any Governmental Authority and rules and regulations of any federal, regional, state, county, municipal or other Governmental Authority.

“Applicable Procedures” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a) of the Indenture.

“Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman, Co-Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or any other authorized officer of the Person who is authorized to act for the Person and whose name appears on a list of such authorized officers furnished by the Person to the Indenture Trustee (containing the specimen signature of such officers), as such list may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Available Funds” means, with respect to any Payment Date, all payments of interest and principal paid in respect of the Guaranteed Loan (including any payments by the Guarantor), any Permitted Equity Distribution and other amounts on deposit in the Notes Distribution Account.

“Backup Servicer” means Wilmington Trust in its capacity as the Backup Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq., as amended.

“Benefit Plan Investor” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c)(vi) of the Indenture.

 

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“Book-Entry Notes” means a beneficial interest in the Notes, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a Securities Depository as described in Section 2.02 of the Indenture.

“Business Day” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in New York City, the cities in which the Servicer is located, the city in which the Custodian administers the Custodial Agreement or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

“Cash Contribution Agreement” means that certain contribution agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Issuer and the Guaranteed Loan Lender.

“Class” means all of the Notes of a series having the same Rated Final Maturity, interest rate and designation.

“Class 1-A Noteholder” means a Noteholder of a Class 1-A Note.

“Class 1-A Notes” means the 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A issued pursuant to the Indenture.

Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established and maintained with the Indenture Trustee and in the name of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture.

Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account Initial Deposit” means $[***].

Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account Required Balance” means, for any Payment Date, an amount equal to the product of (1) 1/3, (2) the Note Rate for the Class 1-A Notes and (3) the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance as of such Payment Date. On and after the Payment Date on which the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of the Notes has been reduced to zero, the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account Required Balance will be equal to zero.

“Class 2-A Noteholder” means a Noteholder of a Class 2-A Note.

“Class 2-A Notes” means the 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A issued pursuant to the Indenture.

“Clearstream” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) of the Indenture.

“Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 6 of the Note Purchase Agreement are satisfied and the Notes are issued, which date shall be November 8, 2023.

 

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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any successor or amendatory statutes.

“Contribution Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Indenture Trustee at which its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office on the Closing Date shall be for note transfer purposes and for purposes of presentment and surrender of the Notes for the final distributions thereon, as well as for all other purposes, Wilmington Trust, National Association, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as shall be designated by the Indenture Trustee in a written notice to the Issuer and the Servicer.

“Custodial Agreement” means that certain Custodial Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Custodian, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Servicer and the Guaranteed Loan Agent.

Custodian” means U.S. Bank and its permitted successors and assigns.

“Default” means any event which results, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would result, in an Event of Default.

“Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c) of the Indenture.

“Definitive Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c) of the Indenture.

“Delivery” when used with respect to Account Property means:

(i)(A) with respect to bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute “instruments” within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC, transfer thereof:

(1) by physical delivery to the Indenture Trustee, indorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or indorsed in blank;

(2) by the Indenture Trustee continuously maintaining possession of such instrument; and

 

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(3) by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by book-entry that such instrument is credited to the related Account;

(B) with respect to a “certificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC), transfer thereof:

(1) by physical delivery of such certificated security to the Indenture Trustee, provided that if the certificated security is in registered form, it shall be indorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or indorsed in blank;

(2) by the Indenture Trustee continuously maintaining possession of such certificated security; and

(3) by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by book-entry that such certificated security is credited to the related Account;

(C) with respect to any security issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book entry regulations, the following procedures, all in accordance with Applicable Law, including applicable federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC, transfer thereof:

(1) by (x) book-entry registration of such property to an appropriate book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank by a securities intermediary which is also a “depositary” pursuant to applicable federal regulations and issuance by such securities intermediary of a deposit advice or other written confirmation of such book-entry registration to the Indenture Trustee of the purchase by the securities intermediary on behalf of the Indenture Trustee of such book-entry security; the making by such securities intermediary of entries in its books and records identifying such book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations as belonging to the Indenture Trustee and continuously indicating that such securities intermediary holds such book-entry security solely as agent for the Indenture Trustee or (y) continuous book-entry registration of such property to a book-entry account maintained by the Indenture Trustee with a Federal Reserve Bank; and

(2) by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by book-entry that property is credited to the related Account;

 

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(D) with respect to any asset in the Accounts that is an “uncertificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC) and that is not governed by clause (C) above or clause (E) below:

(1) transfer thereof:

(a) by registration to the Indenture Trustee as the registered owner thereof, on the books and records of the issuer thereof; or

(b) by another Person (not a securities intermediary) who either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, or having become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the Indenture Trustee; or

(2) the issuer thereof has agreed that it will comply with instructions originated by the Indenture Trustee with respect to such uncertificated security without further consent of the registered owner thereof; or

(E) in the case of each security in the custody of or maintained on the books of a clearing corporation (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC) or its nominee, by causing:

(1) the relevant clearing corporation to credit such security to a securities account of the Indenture Trustee at such clearing corporation; and

(2) the Indenture Trustee to continuously indicate by book-entry that such security is credited to the related Account;

(F) with respect to a “security entitlement” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC) to be transferred to or for the benefit of a collateral agent and not governed by clauses (C) or (E) above: if a securities intermediary (1) indicates by book entry that the underlying “financial asset” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) has been credited to be the Indenture Trustee’s “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC), (2) receives a financial asset from the Indenture Trustee or acquires the underlying financial asset for the Indenture Trustee, and in either case, accepts it for credit to the Indenture Trustee’s securities account or (3) becomes obligated under other law, regulation or rule to credit the underlying financial asset to the Indenture Trustee’s securities account, the making by the securities intermediary of entries on its books and records continuously identifying such security entitlement as belonging to the Indenture Trustee; and continuously indicating by book-entry that such securities entitlement is credited to the Indenture Trustee’s securities account; and by the Indenture Trustee continuously indicating by book-entry that such security entitlement (or all rights and property of the Indenture Trustee representing such securities entitlement) is credited to the related Account; and/or

 

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(ii) In the case of any such asset, such additional or alternative procedures as are now or may hereafter become appropriate to effect the complete transfer of ownership of, or control over, any such assets in the Accounts to the Indenture Trustee free and clear of any adverse claims, consistent with changes in Applicable Law or the interpretation thereof.

In each case of Delivery contemplated by the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall make appropriate notations on its records, and shall cause the same to be made on the records of its nominees, indicating that securities are held in trust pursuant to and as provided in the Indenture.

“Depositor” means Sunnova Hestia I Depositor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation and its successors and assigns.

“Eligible Account” means a segregated trust account or accounts, which account(s) is governed by Title 12 section 9.10(b) of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar U.S. state law, and which is maintained with or by the trust department of a federal or State chartered depository institution, having capital and surplus of not less than $[***], acting in its fiduciary capacity, and acceptable to each Rating Agency.

“Eligible Investments” means any one or more of the following obligations or securities:

(i) (A) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; (B) direct interest-bearing obligations of, and interest-bearing obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, but only if, at the time of investment, such obligations are assigned the highest credit rating by S&P and Fitch; and (C) evidence of ownership of a proportionate interest in specified obligations described in (A) and/or (B) above;

(ii) demand, time deposits, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit of, and federal funds sold by, depository institutions or trust companies (including the Indenture Trustee acting in its commercial capacity) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof (or domestic branches of foreign banks), subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities, and having, at the time of the Issuer’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a short term unsecured debt rating of “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” by Fitch, and a maturity of no more than 365 days;

 

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(iii) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which have a rating of no less than “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch and a maturity of no more than 365 days;

(iv) commercial paper (including both non-interest bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the closing date thereof) of any corporation (other than the Issuer, but including the Indenture Trustee, acting in its commercial capacity), incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, that, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating of “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch, and a maturity of no more than 365 days;

(v) money market mutual funds, including, without limitation, those of the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate thereof, or any other mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act which invest only in other Eligible Investments, having a rating, at the time of such investment, in the highest rating category by S&P and Fitch, including any fund for which the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate thereof serves as an investment advisor, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (A) the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate thereof, charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services rendered, (B) the Indenture Trustee or an affiliate thereof, charges and collects fees and expenses for services rendered under the Transaction Documents and (C) services performed for such funds and pursuant to the Transaction Documents may converge at any time;

(vi) repurchase agreements with respect to obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; provided, however, that the unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations at the time have a credit rating of no less than “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch and a maturity of no more than 365 days; and

(vii) any investment agreement (including guaranteed investment certificates, forward delivery agreements, repurchase agreements or similar obligations) with an entity which on the date of acquisition has a credit rating of no less than “[***]” by S&P and “[***]” or “[***]” by Fitch and a maturity of no more than 365 days.

 

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The Indenture Trustee, or an Affiliate thereof may charge and collect such fees from such funds as are collected customarily for services rendered to such funds (but not to exceed investments earnings thereon).

The Indenture Trustee may purchase from or sell to itself or an Affiliate, as principal or agent, the Eligible Investments listed above. All Eligible Investments in an Account shall be made in the name of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended or supplemented.

“Euroclear” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) of the Indenture.

“EUWA” means the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 of the Indenture.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Excluded Collateral” means (i) any assets acquired by the Issuer pursuant to the Contribution Agreement (including, any Solar Loans acquired from the Depositor thereunder or Solar Loans repurchased by the Issuer (for distribution to the Depositor) from the Guaranteed Loan Lender pursuant to the terms thereof), (ii) proceeds received from the Guaranteed Loan Lender representing the cash purchase price of the Solar Loans sold by the Issuer to the Guaranteed Loan Lender pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, (iii) net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes (to the extent not deposited into the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account), (iv) Permitted Equity Contribution Amounts and (v) any other assets of the Issuer that are required to be transferred or conveyed to either the Guaranteed Loan Lender or the Guaranteed Loan Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Loan Documents.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with any of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement, and any amendments made to any of the foregoing after the date of the Indenture.

“FATCA Withholding Tax” means any withholding or deduction made pursuant to FATCA in respect of any payment.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Financing Statements” means, collectively, the Issuer Financing Statement and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Financing Statement.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors and assigns.

“Force Majeure Event” means any event or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of and without the fault or negligence of the Person claiming Force Majeure. It shall include, without limitation, failure or interruption of the production, delivery or acceptance of electricity due to: an act of god; war (declared or undeclared); sabotage; riot; insurrection; civil unrest or disturbance; military or guerilla action; terrorism; economic sanction or embargo; civil strike, work stoppage, slow-down, or lock-out; explosion; fire; epidemic; pandemic; earthquake; abnormal weather condition or actions of the elements; hurricane; flood; lightning; wind; drought; the binding order of any Governmental Authority (provided that such order has been resisted in good faith by all reasonable legal means); the failure to act on the part of any Governmental Authority (provided that such action has been timely requested and diligently pursued); unavailability of electricity from the utility grid, equipment, supplies or products (but not to the extent that any such availability of any of the foregoing results from the failure of the Person claiming Force Majeure to have exercised reasonable diligence); and failure of equipment not utilized by or under the control of the Person claiming Force Majeure.

“GAAP” means (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, consistently applied and (ii) upon mutual agreement of the parties, internationally recognized generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

“Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, the Regulation S Permanent Global Note and the Rule 144A Global Note.

“Governmental Authority” means any national, State or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau or entity, (including any zoning authority, the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission, the relevant State commissions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

“Grant” means to pledge, create and grant a Lien on and with regard to property. A Grant of any other instrument shall include all rights, powers and options of the granting party thereunder, including without limitation the immediate and continuing right following the exercise of such Lien to claim for, collect, receive and give receipts for principal and interest payments in respect of such collateral and all other moneys payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything which the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Guarantee Issuance Agreement” means that certain Guarantee Issuance Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Guarantor, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower and the Guaranteed Loan Agent.

Guaranteed Excess Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Guaranteed Interest Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Interest Amounts (Loan Component 1)” has the meaning ascribed to “Guaranteed Interest Amounts (Component 1)” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Loan” means the term loan evidenced by the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Loan Agent” means Wilmington Trust, until a successor Person shall have become the Guaranteed Loan Agent pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Guaranteed Loan Agreement, and thereafter “Guaranteed Loan Agent “ means such successor Person in its capacity as agent.

“Guaranteed Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Guaranteed Loan Agent, the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the Guarantor.

“Guaranteed Loan Borrower” means Sunnova Hestia I Borrower, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Guaranteed Loan Borrower Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to “Event of Default” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Loan Borrower Priority of Payments” has the meaning ascribed to “Priority of Payments” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Guaranteed Loan Borrower Voluntary Prepayment” has the meaning ascribed to “Voluntary Prepayment” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Guaranteed Loan Collateral” has the meaning ascribed to “Collateral” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Guaranteed Loan Controlling Party” has the meaning ascribed to “Controlling Party” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning ascribed to “Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Loan Documents” has the meaning ascribed to “Loan Documents” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guaranteed Loan Lender” means Sunnova Hestia I Lender, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement.

“Guaranteed Loan Lender Distributions” means all distributions to be made by the Guaranteed Loan Lender to the Issuer.

“Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement” means the security agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by the Guaranteed Loan Lender in favor of the Indenture Trustee.

“Guaranteed Loan Lender Membership Interests” means all right, title and interest of the member (as defined in the limited liability company agreement of the Guaranteed Loan Lender) in the Guaranteed Loan Lender, including, without limitation, (i) the right to manage the business and affairs of the Guaranteed Loan Lender, to vote on, consent to or approve matters requiring the vote, consent or approval of the members of the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the right to dissolve the Guaranteed Loan Lender, (ii) the right to distributions from the Guaranteed Loan Lender and the right to allocations of profits or losses, the “limited liability company interest” (as defined in Section 18-101(10) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act), and (iii) status as a “member” (as defined in Section 18-101(13) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act) of the Guaranteed Loan Lender.

Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning ascribed to “Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Guaranteed Principal Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Guarantor” means the United States Department of Energy.

“Guarantor Payment Account” means the segregated trust account with the name established and maintained with the Indenture Trustee and in the name of the Guaranteed Loan Lender on behalf of the Guaranteed Loan Lender and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Holder” means a Noteholder.

“Indenture” means the indenture between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, dated as of the Closing Date, as supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental thereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions thereof.

“Indenture Trustee” means Wilmington Trust, until a successor Person shall have become the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Indenture Trustee” means such successor Person in its capacity as indenture trustee.

“Indenture Trustee Fee” means, for each Payment Date (in accordance with and subject to the Guaranteed Loan Borrower Priority of Payments) an amount equal to $[***].

“Independent Accountant” means a nationally recognized firm of public accountants selected by the Servicer; provided that such firm is independent with respect to the Servicer within the meaning of the Securities Act.

“Initial Outstanding Note Balance” means for the Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes, $219,600,000 and $24,400,000, respectively.

Initial Percentage Interest Distribution Methodology” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Initial Purchaser” means each of SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc. and their respective successors and assigns.

“Initial Solar Loans” means the Solar Loans conveyed to the Guaranteed Loan Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.

“Insolvency Event” means, with respect to a specified person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under the bankruptcy code or any other applicable insolvency law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of such person’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days; or (b) the commencement by such person of a voluntary case under any applicable insolvency law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Interest Accrual Period” means for any Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to but excluding such Payment Date and in each case will be deemed to be a period of 30 days, except that the Interest Accrual Period for the first Payment Date shall be the number of days (assuming twelve 30-day months) from and including the Closing Date to, but excluding, the first Payment Date.

“Issuer” means Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Issuer Financing Statement” means a UCC-1 financing statement naming the Indenture Trustee as the secured party and the Issuer as the debtor.

“Issuer Operating Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Issuer dated the Closing Date.

“Issuer Order” means a written order or request signed in the name of the Issuer by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee.

“Issuer Pass-Through Distributions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07 of the Indenture.

Issuer Secured Obligations” means all amounts and obligations which the Issuer may at any time owe to or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders under the Indenture or the Notes.

“Issuer Voluntary Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Indenture.

“Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a) of the Indenture.

“KBRA” means Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, and its successors and assigns.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, easement or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected or effective under Applicable Law.

Loan Component 1” has the meaning ascribed to “Component 1” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Loan Component 1 Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” means the Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts payable with respect to Loan Component 1.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Loan Component 1 Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” means the Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts payable with respect to Loan Component 1.

Loan Component 1 Interest Distribution Amount” has the meaning ascribed to “Component 1 Interest Distribution Amount” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Loan Component 2” has the meaning ascribed to “Component 2” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

Loan Component 2 Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” means the Guaranteed Loan Deferred Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts payable with respect to Loan Component 2.

Loan Component 2 Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” means the Guaranteed Loan Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts payable with respect to Loan Component 2.

Loan Component 2 Interest Distribution Amount” has the meaning ascribed to “Component 2 Interest Distribution Amount” in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Majority Noteholders” means Noteholders representing greater than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of the Notes then Outstanding.

“Management Agreement” means that certain management agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Manager, Transition Manager and the Guaranteed Loan Borrower.

“Manager” means Sunnova Management as the initial Manager or any other replacement manager.

“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, any event or circumstance, individually or in the aggregate, having a material adverse effect on any of the following: (i) the business, property, operations or financial condition of such Person or the Trust Estate, (ii) the ability of such Person to perform its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents (including the obligation to make any payments) or (iii) the priority or enforceability of any Lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee.

“Minimum Denomination” means (i) with respect to any Class 1-A Note, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and (ii) with respect to any Class 2-A Note, three hundred and twenty five thousand dollars ($325,000).

“Monthly Servicer Report” means a report substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D of the Servicing Agreement, delivered pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


New York UCC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(g)(ii)(F) of the Indenture.

“Note” or “Notes” means, collectively, the 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A and the 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A, issued pursuant to the Indenture.

“Note Depository Agreement” means the letter of representations dated the Closing Date, by the Issuer to DTC, as the initial Securities Depository, relating to the Book-Entry Notes.

“Note Owner” means, with respect to a Book-Entry Note, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Note, as reflected on the books of the Securities Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Securities Depository (directly as a Securities Depository Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Securities Depository) or the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Note, as reflected in the Note Register in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Indenture.

“Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain note purchase agreement dated October 18, 2023, among the Issuer, the Depositor, Sunnova Energy, the Initial Purchasers and the Structuring Agent.

“Note Rate” means for the Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes, an annual rate of 5.75%, and 8.25%, respectively.

“Note Register” and “Note Registrar” have the meanings set forth in Section 2.07 of the Indenture.

“Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register.

Noteholder FATCA Information” means information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of FATCA Withholding Tax.

Noteholder Tax Identification Information” means properly completed, duly executed and valid tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. federal income tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

“Notes Distribution Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established with the Indenture Trustee (or such successor bank, if applicable) in the name of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Notes General Reserve Account” means the segregated trust account with that name established and maintained with the Indenture Trustee and in the name of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and maintained pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture.

Notes General Reserve Account Initial Deposit” means $[***].

“Notes Interest Distribution Amount” means with respect to each Class of Notes and any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the related Note Rate on the Outstanding Note Balance of such Class of Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date and (b) the amount of unpaid Notes Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Notes from prior Payment Dates plus, to the extent permitted by law, interest thereon at the related Note Rate. The Notes Interest Distribution Amount for the Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes are sometimes referred to herein as the “Class 1-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount” and the “Class 2-A Notes Interest Distribution Amount”, respectively.

Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c) of the Indenture.

Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Rate” means, for a Class of Notes, an annual rate determined by the Servicer to be the greater of (i) [***]%; and (ii) the amount, if any, by which the sum of the following exceeds the related Note Rate: (A) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a “mortgage equivalent basis” pursuant to the standards and practices of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) on the Anticipated Repayment Date of the United States Treasury Security having a term closest to ten years, plus (B) [***]%, plus (C) the related Notes Post-ARD Spread.

Notes Post-ARD Spread” means for the Class 1-A Notes and the Class 2-A Notes, [***]% and [***]%, respectively.

“Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment” means the notice in the form of Exhibit C to the Indenture.

“NRSRO” means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

“Offering Circular” means that certain confidential offering circular dated October 18, 2023 related to the Notes.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel who may be outside counsel for the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or other counsel and who shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, which shall comply with any applicable requirements of Section 12.02 of the Indenture and which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee.

“Outstanding” means, as of any date of determination, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Indenture except:

(i) Notes theretofore canceled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation;

(ii) Notes or portions thereof for whose payment money in the necessary amount in redemption thereof has been theretofore deposited with the Indenture Trustee in trust for the Holders of such Notes;

(iii) Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture; and

(iv) Notes alleged to have been destroyed, lost or stolen for which replacement Notes have been issued as provided for in Section 2.09 of the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Noteholders of the requisite percentage of the Outstanding Note Balance have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, Notes owned by Sunnova Energy, the Issuer or an Affiliate thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver, only Notes which the Indenture Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee, in its sole discretion, the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not Sunnova Energy, the Issuer or an Affiliate thereof.

“Outstanding Note Balance” means, with respect to any Class of Notes, as of any date of determination, the Initial Outstanding Note Balance of such Class of Notes, less the sum of all principal payments (including any portion of Issuer Voluntary Prepayments attributable to principal payments) actually distributed to the Noteholders of such Class of Notes as of such date.

“Ownership Interest” means, with respect to any Note, any ownership interest in such Note, including any interest in such Note as the Noteholder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Payment Date” means the 20th day of each calendar month during which any of the Notes remain Outstanding, beginning in December 2023; provided, however, that if any such day is not a Business Day, then the payments due thereon shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

“Perfection UCCs” means, with respect to the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral and, in each case, the property related thereto, (i) the date-stamped copy of the filed Issuer Financing Statement covering the Trust Estate, (ii) the date-stamped copy of the filed Guaranteed Loan Lender Financing Statement covering the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral and (iii) the date-stamped copy of the filed Termination Statements releasing the Liens held by creditors of Sunnova Energy, its Affiliates or any other Person (other than as expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents) covering such property, or, in the case of (iii) above, a copy of search results performed and certified by a national search company indicating that such Termination Statements have been filed in the UCC filing offices of the States in which the Financing Statements being terminated were originally filed.

Performance Guarantor” means Sunnova Energy in its capacity as Performance Guarantor under the Performance Guaranty.

“Performance Guaranty” means the performance guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Performance Guarantor in favor of the Guaranteed Loan Borrower and the Guaranteed Loan Agent.

Permitted Equity Contribution Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Permitted Equity Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

Permitted Liens” means (i) any lien for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable, already paid or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) any other lien or encumbrance arising under or permitted by the Transaction Documents or the Guaranteed Loan Documents.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.

“Placed Notes” means certain Class 2-A Notes sold directly by the Issuer pursuant to the Placed Note Purchase Agreement.

“Placed Notes Purchase Agreement” means that certain note purchase agreement, dated October 18, 2023 by and among the Issuer, the Depositor, Sunnova Energy and IPCC Fund, L.P., as purchaser.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Predecessor Notes” means, with respect to any particular Note, every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purpose of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.09 of the Indenture in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Note.

“Prepayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C of the Indenture.

“Prepayment Lockout Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date through and including the Payment Date occurring in May 2029.

“Principal Distribution Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.

“Proceeding” means any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

“QIB” means qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A.

“Rated Final Maturity” means the Payment Date occurring in December 2050.

“Rating Agency” or “Rating Agencies” means any of or all of KBRA and Fitch, as the context may require.

“Record Date” means, with respect to any Payment Date or Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, (i) for Notes in book-entry form, the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date or Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, and (ii) for Definitive Notes the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date or Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date occurs.

“Regulation S” means Regulation S, as amended, promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S Global Note” means the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.

Regulation S Permanent Global Note” means the permanent global note, evidencing Notes, in the form of the Note attached to the Indenture as Exhibit A, that is deposited with and registered in the name of the Securities Depository or its nominee, representing the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.

“Regulation S Temporary Global Note” means a single temporary global note, evidencing Notes, in the form of the Note attached to the Indenture as Exhibit A, that is deposited with and registered in the name of the Securities Depository or its nominee, representing the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Responsible Officer” means when used with respect to (i) the Indenture Trustee, any President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or Corporate Trust Officer, or any other officer in the Corporate Trust Office customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and (ii) any Person other than the Indenture Trustee that is not an individual, the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer, any Vice President, Assistant Vice President or the Controller of such Person, or any other officer or employee having similar functions.

“Rule 144A” means the rule designated as “Rule 144A” promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A Global Note” means the permanent global note, evidencing Notes, in the form of the Note attached to the Indenture as Exhibit A, that is deposited with and registered in the name of the Securities Depository or its nominee, representing (i) the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A and (ii) the Placed Notes.

“Rule 17g-5” means Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act.

“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a business unit of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, and its successors and assigns.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securities Depository” means an organization registered as a “Securities Depository” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

“Securities Depository Participant” means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Securities Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Securities Depository.

“SEI” means Sunnova Energy International Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Servicer” means Sunnova Management in its capacity as the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and any replacement servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

“Servicing Agreement” means that certain servicing agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Guaranteed Loan Borrower, the Servicer and the Backup Servicer.

“Servicer Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of the Servicing Agreement.

“Similar Law” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c)(vi) of the Indenture.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Solar Loan” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“State” means any one or more of the states comprising the United States and the District of Columbia.

“Structuring Agent” means ATLAS SP Securities, a division of Apollo Global Securities, LLC.

“Sunnova Energy” means Sunnova Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“Sunnova Hestia Holdings” means Sunnova Hestia Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Sunnova Intermediate Holdings” means Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Sunnova Management” means Sunnova ABS Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Super-Majority Noteholders” means Noteholders representing not less than 66-2/3% of the aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of the Notes then Outstanding.

“Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes” and “Taxable”) means:

(i) any taxes, customs, duties, charges, fees, levies, penalties or other assessments imposed by any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority, including, but not limited to, income, gross receipts, windfall profit, severance, property, production, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, net worth, employment, occupation, payroll, withholding, social security, alternative or add-on minimum, ad valorem, transfer, stamp, unclaimed property or environmental tax, or any other tax, custom, duty, fee, levy or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount attributable thereto; and

(ii) any liability for the payment of amounts with respect to payment of a type described in clause (i), including as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group, as a result of succeeding to such liability as a result of merger, conversion or asset transfer or as a result of any obligation under any tax sharing arrangement or tax indemnity agreement, but excluding any liability arising under any commercial agreement the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.

“Tax Opinion” means an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an amendment or modification of the Indenture will not materially adversely affect the federal income tax characterization of any Note, or adversely affect the federal tax classification status of the Issuer.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


“Tax Return” means any return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to any Taxes (including attached schedules), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.

Termination Date” means the date on which the Indenture Trustee shall have received payment and performance of all Issuer Secured Obligations.

“Termination Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(l) of the Indenture.

“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, the Indenture, Guaranteed Loan Lender Security Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Cash Contribution Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Placed Note Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Note Depository Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, certificates or documents delivered thereunder or in connection therewith.

“Transfer” means any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership Interest in a Note.

“Transfer Date” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranteed Loan Agreement.

“Transferee” means any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Note.

“Transition Manager” means Wilmington Trust in its capacity as the transition manager under the Management Agreement.

“Trust Estate” means all property and rights of the Issuer Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Granting Clause of the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders.

“U.S. Bank” means U.S. Bank National Association.

“U.S. Risk Retention Rules” means the final rules, which require a “sponsor” of a securitization transaction (or a majority-owned affiliate of the sponsor) to retain a portion of the credit risk of the asset-backed securities transaction, adopted in October 2014 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury, the SEC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of New York or in any other State having jurisdiction over the assignment, transfer and pledge of the Trust Estate from the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee and the assignment, transfer and pledge of the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral from the Guaranteed Loan Lender to the Indenture Trustee.

 

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“Underwritten Notes” means the Notes sold by the Issuer to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

“Vice President” means, with respect to Sunnova Energy, any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

“Wilmington Trust” means Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CLASS 1-A NOTE

Note Number: [__]

Unless this Global Note is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the Issuer or its Agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any global note issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC) any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

Transfers of this Global Note shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s nominee and transfers of portions of this Global Note shall be limited to transfers made in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Indenture referred to herein.

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE (AND IF THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR OR PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, ITS FIDUCIARY) BY ITS PURCHASE OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN IS DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) IT IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN FOR, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH THE ASSETS OF, ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR ANY “PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE CODE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY (EACH A “BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR”), OR ANY PLAN THAT IS

 

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SUBJECT TO ANY LAW SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR (2) IF PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR OR A PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, THE PURCHASE, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN DOES NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW AND WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH ANY APPLICABLE FIDUCIARY DUTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UPON THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE.

THE HOLDER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT (A) THIS NOTE AND ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY ONLY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN MINIMUM DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, AND ONLY (I) IN THE U.S. TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A (ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF OTHERS, OR AS A FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR OTHER QIBS TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A), (II) OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE AND EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE), IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (III) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE U.S. AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING RESTRICTION, ANY NOTE THAT HAS ORIGINALLY BEEN PROPERLY ISSUED IN AN AMOUNT NO LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN A DENOMINATION LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION IF SUCH LESSER DENOMINATION IS SOLELY A RESULT OF A REDUCTION OF PRINCIPAL DUE TO PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

[FOR REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, ADD THE FOLLOWING:

THIS NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WHICH IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR A REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

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PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING AND THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTES, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE U.S. OR TO A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.]

THE PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ISSUER MAY RECEIVE A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS HOLDING POSITIONS IN THE NOTES FROM THE SECURITIES DEPOSITORY.

SECTIONS 2.07 AND 2.08 OF THE INDENTURE CONTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER AND RESALE OF THIS NOTE (OR INTEREST THEREIN). EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS NOTE SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE (OR INTEREST THEREIN), COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT SUCH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE INDENTURE, ACQUIESCE, PETITION OR OTHERWISE INVOKE OR CAUSE THE ISSUER TO INVOKE THE PROCESS OF ANY COURT OR GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMENCING OR SUSTAINING A CASE AGAINST THE ISSUER UNDER ANY FEDERAL OR STATE BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, REORGANIZATION OR SIMILAR LAW OR APPOINTING A RECEIVER, LIQUIDATOR, ASSIGNEE, INDENTURE TRUSTEE, CUSTODIAN, SEQUESTRATOR OR OTHER SIMILAR OFFICIAL OF THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS PROPERTY, OR ORDERING THE WINDING UP OR LIQUIDATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE ISSUER.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF. ANY PERSON ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT BY INQUIRY OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE.

 

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SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC

SOLAR LOAN BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2023-GRID1

CLASS 1-A NOTE

[RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE]

[REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE]

[REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE]

 

ORIGINAL ISSUE

DATE

   RATED FINAL MATURITY    ISSUE PRICE
November 8, 2023    December 20, 2050    [***]%

Registered Owner: Cede & Co.

Initial Principal Balance: UP TO $219,600,000

CUSIP No. [86746BAA1] [U8678EAA8]

ISIN No. [US86746BAA17] [USU8678EAA83]

THIS CERTIFIES THAT Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the “Issuer”), which term includes any successor entity under the Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (together with any successor thereto, hereinafter called the “Indenture Trustee”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner named above or registered assigns, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Indenture, (A) the interest based on the Interest Accrual Period at the Note Rate defined in the Indenture, on each Payment Date beginning in December 2023 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), and (B) principal on each Payment Date in the manner as set forth in the Indenture; provided, however, that the Notes are subject to prepayment as set forth in the Indenture. This note (this “Class 1-A Note”) is one of a duly authorized series of Class 1-A Notes of the Issuer designated as its Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A (the “Class 1-A Notes”). The Indenture authorizes the issuance of up to $219,600,000 in Outstanding Note Balance of Class 1-A Notes, and up to $24,400,000 in Outstanding Note Balance of Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A (the “Class 2-A Notes” and together with the Class 1-A Notes, the “Notes”). The Indenture provides that the Notes will be entitled to receive payments in reduction of the Outstanding Note Balance, in the amounts, from the sources, and at the times more specifically as set forth in the Indenture. The Notes are secured by the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral (each as defined in the Indenture).

 

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Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

THE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER TO REPAY THE NOTES IS A LIMITED, NONRECOURSE OBLIGATION SECURED ONLY BY THE TRUST ESTATE AND THE GUARANTEED LOAN LENDER COLLATERAL. All payments of principal of and interest on the Class 1-A Notes shall be made only from the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, and each Noteholder and each Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Class 1-A Note, agrees that it shall be entitled to payments solely from such Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. The actual Outstanding Note Balance on this Class 1-A Note may be less than the principal balance indicated on the face hereof. The actual Outstanding Note Balance on this Class 1-A Note at any time may be obtained from the Indenture Trustee.

With respect to payment of principal of and interest on the Class 1-A Notes, the Indenture provides the following:

(a) Until fully paid, principal payments on the Class 1-A Notes will be made on each Payment Date in an amount, at the time, and in the manner provided in the Indenture. The Outstanding Note Balance of each Class 1-A Note shall be payable no later than the Rated Final Maturity thereof unless the Outstanding Note Balance of such Class 1-A Note becomes due and payable at an earlier date pursuant to this Indenture, and in each case such payment shall be made in an amount and in the manner provided in the Indenture.

(b) The Class 1-A Notes shall bear interest on the Outstanding Note Balance of the Class 1-A Notes and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, at the applicable Note Rate. The Notes Interest Distribution Amounts with respect to the Class 1-A Notes shall be payable on each Payment Date to the extent that the Notes Distribution Account then contains sufficient amounts to pay such Notes Interest Distribution Amounts pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Indenture. Each Notes Interest Distribution Amount will accrue on the basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months.

 

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All payments of interest and principal on the Class 1-A Notes on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Class 1-A Note is registered at the close of business as of the Record Date for such Payment Date in the manner provided in the Indenture. All reductions in the Outstanding Note Balance of a Class 1-A Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by full or partial payments of installments of principal shall be binding upon all past, then current, and future Holders of such Class 1-A Note and of any Class 1-A Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Class 1-A Note.

The Rated Final Maturity of the Notes is the Payment Date in December 2050 unless the Notes are earlier prepaid in whole or accelerated pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall pay to each Class 1-A Noteholder of record on the preceding Record Date either (i) by wire transfer, in immediately available funds to the account of such Class 1-A Noteholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Class 1-A Noteholder shall have provided to the Indenture Trustee appropriate written instructions at least five Business Days prior to the related Payment Date (which instructions may remain in effect for subsequent Payment Dates unless revoked by the Class 1-A Noteholder), or (ii) if not, by check mailed to such Class 1-A Noteholder at the address of such Class 1-A Noteholder appearing in the Note Register, the amounts to be paid to such Class 1-A Noteholder pursuant to such Class 1-A Noteholder’s Notes; provided that so long as the Class 1-A Notes are registered in the name of the Securities Depository such payments shall be made to the nominee thereof in immediately available funds.

The Class 1-A Notes shall be subject to voluntary prepayment at the option of the Issuer in the manner and subject to the provisions of the Indenture. Whenever by the terms of the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee is required to prepay the Class 1-A Notes, and subject to and in accordance with the terms of Article VI of the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall give notice of the prepayment in the manner prescribed by the Indenture.

Subject to certain restrictions contained in the Indenture, (i) the Class 1-A Notes are issuable in the minimum denomination of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (provided, that one Class 1-A Note may be issued in an additional amount equal to any remaining portion of the Initial Outstanding Note Balance) and (ii) the Class 1-A Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Class 1-A Notes of authorized denominations of the same maturity.

The final payment on any Definitive Note shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of the Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee.

The Class 1-A Noteholders shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any Event of Default, or to institute, appear in or defend any Proceedings with respect thereto, except as provided in the Indenture.

 

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The Class 1-A Notes may be exchanged, and their transfer may be registered, by the Noteholders in person or by their attorneys duly authorized in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee only in the manner, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Class 1-A Notes. Upon exchange or registration of such transfer, a new registered Class 1-A Note or Notes evidencing the same outstanding principal amount will be executed in exchange therefor.

All amounts collected as payments on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or otherwise shall be applied as specified in the Indenture.

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class 1-A Note shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the Indenture. A Noteholder may not sell, offer for sale, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer or encumber all or any part of its interest in the Class 1-A Notes except pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and effective qualification or registration under all applicable State securities laws and regulations or under an exemption from registration under said Securities Act and said State securities laws and regulations.

[Add the following for Rule 144A Global Notes:

Interests in this Class 1-A Note may be exchanged for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, in each case subject to the restrictions specified in the Indenture.]

[Add the following for Regulation S Temporary Global Notes:

Interests in this Class 1-A Note may be exchanged for an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note, subject to the restrictions specified in the Indenture.

On or after the 40th day after the later of the Closing Date and the commencement of the offering of the Notes, interests in this Regulation S Temporary Global Note may be exchanged (free of charge) for interests in a Regulation S Permanent Global Note. The Regulation S Permanent Global Note shall be so issued and delivered in exchange for only that portion of this Regulation S Temporary Global Note in respect of which there shall have been presented to DTC by Euroclear or Clearstream a certification to the effect that it has received from or in respect of a person entitled to an interest (as shown by its records) a certification that the beneficial interests in such Regulation S Temporary Global Note are owned by persons who are not U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S).]

[Add the following for Regulation S Permanent Global Notes:

 

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Interests in this Class 1-A Note may be exchanged for an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note, subject to the restrictions specified in the Indenture.]

Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all amounts payable with respect to the Class 1-A Notes, each Person who has or acquires an Ownership Interest in a Class 1-A Note agrees that such Person will not institute against the Issuer, or join any other Person in instituting against the Issuer, any Insolvency Events or other Proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State. This covenant shall survive the termination of the Indenture.

Before the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class 1-A Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the person in whose name this Class 1-A Note is registered (i) on any Record Date for purposes of making payments, and (ii) on any other date for any other purpose, as the owner hereof, whether or not this Class 1-A Note be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits the amendment thereof for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (and, in some cases, only with the consent of the Noteholder affected thereby) and compliance with certain other conditions. Any such consent by the Holder, at the time of the giving thereof, of this Class 1-A Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Class 1-A Note and of any Class 1-A Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class 1-A Note.

The Class 1-A Notes and all obligations with respect thereto, including obligations under the Indenture, will be limited recourse obligations of the Issuer payable solely from the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. None of the Issuer, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Performance Guarantor, the Depositor, the Manager, the Transition Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Custodian, the Note Registrar, the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity or in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower nor any of their respective Affiliates, agents, partners, beneficiaries, officers, directors, stockholders, stockholders of partners, employees or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under the Notes or the Indenture. Without limiting the foregoing, each Noteholder and each Note Owner of any Class 1-A Note by its acceptance thereof, and the Indenture Trustee, shall be deemed to have agreed (i) that

 

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it shall look only to the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral to satisfy the Issuer’s obligations under or with respect to a Class 1-A Note or the Indenture, including but not limited to liabilities under Article V of the Indenture and liabilities arising (whether at common law or equity) from breaches by the Issuer of any obligations, covenants and agreements herein or, to the extent enforceable, for any violation by the Issuer of applicable State or federal law or regulation, provided that, the Issuer shall not be relieved of liability hereunder with respect to any misrepresentation in the Indenture or any Transaction Document, or fraud, of the Issuer and (ii) to waive any rights it may have to obtain a deficiency or other monetary judgment against either the Issuer or any of its principals, directors, officers, beneficial owners, employees or agents (whether disclosed or undisclosed) or their respective assets (other than the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral). The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or any Person (other than the Issuer and the Guaranteed Loan Lender) for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Class 1-A Notes or secured by the Indenture, but the same shall continue until paid or discharged; or (iii) prevent the Indenture Trustee from exercising its rights with respect to the Grant, pursuant to the Indenture, of the Issuer’s rights under the Transaction Documents. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture or the Issuer as a party defendant in any action or suit or in the exercise of any remedy under the Notes or the Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced. It is expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released to the extent provided herein as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of the Indenture and the issuance of the Notes.

The remedies of the Holder of this Class 1-A Note as provided herein, in the Indenture or in the other Transaction Documents, shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued solely against the assets of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. No failure on the part of the Noteholder in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver or release thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder.

The Class 1-A Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth. At the option of the Class 1-A Noteholder, Class 1-A Notes may be exchanged for Class 1-A Notes of like terms, in any authorized denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture.

 

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Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, a copy of which is on file with the Indenture Trustee, for the provisions, among others, with respect to (i) the nature and extent of the rights, duties and obligations of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Class 1-A Noteholders; (ii) the terms upon which the Class 1-A Notes are executed and delivered; (iii) the collection and disposition of payments or proceeds in respect of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; (iv) a description of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; (v) the modification or amendment of the Indenture; (vi) other matters; and (vii) the definition of capitalized terms used in this Class 1-A Note that are not defined herein; to all of which the Class 1-A Noteholders and Note Owners assent by the acceptance of the Class 1-A Notes.

THIS CLASS 1-A NOTE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE AND IT AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, §5-1401 AND §5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS).

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS IF FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, this Class 1-A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, as Issuer

By

 

 

 

Name: Robert L. Lane

 

Title:   Executive Vice President,

 

    Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDENTURE TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class 1-A Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

  as Indenture Trustee

By

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY

OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

 

                                                                 

 

                                                                 

 

 

 

(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address of Assignee)

 

 

 

the within Note, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably constitute and appoint

 

 

 

Attorney to transfer the within Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Date:___________________

 

  

            

  

 

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS 2-A NOTE

Note Number: [__]

Unless this Global Note is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the Issuer or its Agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any global note issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC) any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

Transfers of this Global Note shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s nominee and transfers of portions of this Global Note shall be limited to transfers made in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Indenture referred to herein.

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE (AND IF THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS A BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR OR PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, ITS FIDUCIARY) BY ITS PURCHASE OF THIS NOTE OR INTEREST HEREIN IS DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT IT IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN FOR OR ON BEHALF OF OR WITH THE ASSETS OF, ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR ANY “PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE CODE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY (EACH A “BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR”), OR ANY PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE.

 

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THE HOLDER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT (A) THIS NOTE AND ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY ONLY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN MINIMUM DENOMINATIONS OF $325,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, AND ONLY (I) IN THE U.S. TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A (ACTING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND NOT FOR THE ACCOUNT OF OTHERS, OR AS A FIDUCIARY OR AGENT FOR OTHER QIBS TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A), (II) OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND TO A PERSON WHOM THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), OR (III) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE AND EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE), IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (III) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE U.S. AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING RESTRICTION, ANY NOTE THAT HAS ORIGINALLY BEEN PROPERLY ISSUED IN AN AMOUNT NO LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN A DENOMINATION LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DENOMINATION IF SUCH LESSER DENOMINATION IS SOLELY A RESULT OF A REDUCTION OF PRINCIPAL DUE TO PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

[FOR REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, ADD THE FOLLOWING:

THIS NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WHICH IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR A REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING AND THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTES, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE U.S. OR TO A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.]

 

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THE PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ISSUER MAY RECEIVE A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS HOLDING POSITIONS IN THE NOTES FROM THE SECURITIES DEPOSITORY.

SECTIONS 2.07 AND 2.08 OF THE INDENTURE CONTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER AND RESALE OF THIS NOTE (OR INTEREST THEREIN). EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS NOTE SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE (OR INTEREST THEREIN), COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT SUCH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE INDENTURE, ACQUIESCE, PETITION OR OTHERWISE INVOKE OR CAUSE THE ISSUER TO INVOKE THE PROCESS OF ANY COURT OR GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMENCING OR SUSTAINING A CASE AGAINST THE ISSUER UNDER ANY FEDERAL OR STATE BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, REORGANIZATION OR SIMILAR LAW OR APPOINTING A RECEIVER, LIQUIDATOR, ASSIGNEE, INDENTURE TRUSTEE, CUSTODIAN, SEQUESTRATOR OR OTHER SIMILAR OFFICIAL OF THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS PROPERTY, OR ORDERING THE WINDING UP OR LIQUIDATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE ISSUER.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF. ANY PERSON ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT BY INQUIRY OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE.

 

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SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC

SOLAR LOAN BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2023-GRID1

CLASS 2-A NOTE

[RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE]

[REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE]

[REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE]

 

ORIGINAL ISSUE

DATE

   RATED FINAL MATURITY    ISSUE PRICE
November 8, 2023    December 20, 2050    [***]%

Registered Owner: Cede & Co.

Initial Principal Balance: UP TO $24,400,000

CUSIP No. [86746BAB9] [U8678EAB6]

ISIN No. [US86746BAB99] [USU8678EAB66]

THIS CERTIFIES THAT Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the “Issuer”), which term includes any successor entity under the Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (together with any successor thereto, hereinafter called the “Indenture Trustee”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner named above or registered assigns, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Indenture, (A) the interest based on the Interest Accrual Period at the Note Rate defined in the Indenture, on each Payment Date beginning in December 2023 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), and (B) principal on each Payment Date in the manner as set forth in the Indenture; provided, however, that the Notes are subject to prepayment as set forth in the Indenture. This note (this “Class 2-A Note”) is one of a duly authorized series of Class 2-A Notes of the Issuer designated as its Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A (the “Class 2-A Notes”). The Indenture authorizes the issuance of up to $24,400,000 in Outstanding Note Balance of Class 2-A Notes, and up to $219,600,000 in Outstanding Note Balance of Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC, 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A (the “Class 1-A Notes” and together with the Class 2-A Notes, the “Notes”). The Indenture provides that the Notes will be entitled to receive payments in reduction of the Outstanding Note Balance, in the amounts, from the sources, and at the times more specifically as set forth in the Indenture. The Notes are secured by the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral (each as defined in the Indenture).

 

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Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

THE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER TO REPAY THE NOTES IS A LIMITED, NONRECOURSE OBLIGATION SECURED ONLY BY THE TRUST ESTATE AND THE GUARANTEED LOAN LENDER COLLATERAL. All payments of principal of and interest on the Class 2-A Notes shall be made only from the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral, and each Noteholder and each Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Class 2-A Note, agrees that it shall be entitled to payments solely from such Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. The actual Outstanding Note Balance on this Class 2-A Note may be less than the principal balance indicated on the face hereof. The actual Outstanding Note Balance on this Class 2-A Note at any time may be obtained from the Indenture Trustee.

With respect to payment of principal of and interest on the Class 2-A Notes, the Indenture provides the following:

(a) Until fully paid, principal payments on the Class 2-A Notes will be made on each Payment Date in an amount, at the time, and in the manner provided in the Indenture. The Outstanding Note Balance of each Class 2-A Note shall be payable no later than the Rated Final Maturity thereof unless the Outstanding Note Balance of such Class 2-A Note becomes due and payable at an earlier date pursuant to the Indenture, and in each case such payment shall be made in an amount and in the manner provided in the Indenture.

(b) The Class 2-A Notes shall bear interest on the Outstanding Note Balance of the Class 2-A Notes and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, at the applicable Note Rate. The Notes Interest Distribution Amounts with respect to the Class 2-A Notes shall be payable on each Payment Date to the extent that the Notes Distribution Account then contains sufficient amounts to pay such Notes Interest Distribution Amounts pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Indenture. Each Notes Interest Distribution Amount will accrue on the basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months.

 

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All payments of interest and principal on the Class 2-A Notes on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Class 2-A Note is registered at the close of business as of the Record Date for such Payment Date in the manner provided in the Indenture. All reductions in the Outstanding Note Balance of a Class 2-A Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by full or partial payments of installments of principal shall be binding upon all past, then current, and future Holders of such Class 2-A Note and of any Class 2-A Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Class 2-A Note.

The Rated Final Maturity of the Notes is the Payment Date in December 2050 unless the Notes are earlier prepaid in whole or accelerated pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall pay to each Class 2-A Noteholder of record on the preceding Record Date either (i) by wire transfer, in immediately available funds to the account of such Class 2-A Noteholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Class 2-A Noteholder shall have provided to the Indenture Trustee appropriate written instructions at least five Business Days prior to the related Payment Date (which instructions may remain in effect for subsequent Payment Dates unless revoked by the Class 2-A Noteholder), or (ii) if not, by check mailed to such Class 2-A Noteholder at the address of such Class 2-A Noteholder appearing in the Note Register, the amounts to be paid to such Class 2-A Noteholder pursuant to such Class 2-A Noteholder’s Notes; provided that so long as the Class 2-A Notes are registered in the name of the Securities Depository such payments shall be made to the nominee thereof in immediately available funds.

The Class 2-A Notes shall be subject to voluntary prepayment at the option of the Issuer in the manner and subject to the provisions of the Indenture. Whenever by the terms of the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee is required to prepay the Class 2-A Notes, and subject to and in accordance with the terms of Article VI of the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall give notice of the prepayment in the manner prescribed by the Indenture.

Subject to certain restrictions contained in the Indenture, (i) the Class 2-A Notes are issuable in the minimum denomination of $325,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (provided, that one Class 2-A Note may be issued in an additional amount equal to any remaining portion of the Initial Outstanding Note Balance) and (ii) the Class 2-A Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Class 2-A Notes of authorized denominations of the same maturity.

The final payment on any Definitive Note shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of the Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee.

The Class 2-A Noteholders shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any Event of Default, or to institute, appear in or defend any Proceedings with respect thereto, except as provided in the Indenture.

 

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The Class 2-A Notes may be exchanged, and their transfer may be registered, by the Noteholders in person or by their attorneys duly authorized in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee only in the manner, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Class 2-A Notes. Upon exchange or registration of such transfer, a new registered Class 2-A Note or Notes evidencing the same outstanding principal amount will be executed in exchange therefor.

All amounts collected as payments on the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or otherwise shall be applied as specified in the Indenture.

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class 2-A Note shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the Indenture. A Noteholder may not sell, offer for sale, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer or encumber all or any part of its interest in the Class 2-A Notes except pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and effective qualification or registration under all applicable State securities laws and regulations or under an exemption from registration under said Securities Act and said State securities laws and regulations.

[Add the following for Rule 144A Global Notes:

Interests in this Class 2-A Note may be exchanged for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, in each case subject to the restrictions specified in the Indenture.]

[Add the following for Regulation S Temporary Global Notes:

Interests in this Class 2-A Note may be exchanged for an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note, subject to the restrictions specified in the Indenture.

On or after the 40th day after the later of the Closing Date and the commencement of the offering of the Notes, interests in this Regulation S Temporary Global Note may be exchanged (free of charge) for interests in a Regulation S Permanent Global Note. The Regulation S Permanent Global Note shall be so issued and delivered in exchange for only that portion of this Regulation S Temporary Global Note in respect of which there shall have been presented to DTC by Euroclear or Clearstream a certification to the effect that it has received from or in respect of a person entitled to an interest (as shown by its records) a certification that the beneficial interests in such Regulation S Temporary Global Note are owned by persons who are not U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S).]

[Add the following for Regulation S Permanent Global Notes:

 

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Interests in this Class 2-A Note may be exchanged for an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note, subject to the restrictions specified in the Indenture.]

Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all amounts payable with respect to the Class 2-A Notes, each Person who has or acquires an Ownership Interest in a Class 2-A Note agrees that such Person will not institute against the Issuer, or join any other Person in instituting against the Issuer, any Insolvency Events or other Proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State. This covenant shall survive the termination of the Indenture.

Before the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class 2-A Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the person in whose name this Class 2-A Note is registered (i) on any Record Date for purposes of making payments, and (ii) on any other date for any other purpose, as the owner hereof, whether or not this Class 2-A Note be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits the amendment thereof for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (and, in some cases, only with the consent of the Noteholder affected thereby) and compliance with certain other conditions. Any such consent by the Holder, at the time of the giving thereof, of this Class 2-A Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Class 2-A Note and of any Class 2-A Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class 2-A Note.

The Class 2-A Notes and all obligations with respect thereto, including obligations under the Indenture, will be limited recourse obligations of the Issuer payable solely from the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. None of the Issuer, Sunnova Intermediate Holdings, Sunnova Hestia Holdings, the Performance Guarantor, the Depositor, the Manager, the Transition Manager, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Custodian, the Note Registrar, the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity or in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, the Guaranteed Loan Lender, the Guaranteed Loan Borrower nor any of their respective Affiliates, agents, partners, beneficiaries, officers, directors, stockholders, stockholders of partners, employees or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for any amounts payable, or performance due, under the Notes or the Indenture. Without limiting the foregoing, each Noteholder and each Note Owner of any Class 2-A Note by its acceptance thereof, and the Indenture Trustee, shall be deemed to have agreed (i) that

 

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it shall look only to the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral to satisfy the Issuer’s obligations under or with respect to a Class 2-A Note or the Indenture, including but not limited to liabilities under Article V of the Indenture and liabilities arising (whether at common law or equity) from breaches by the Issuer of any obligations, covenants and agreements herein or, to the extent enforceable, for any violation by the Issuer of applicable State or federal law or regulation, provided that, the Issuer shall not be relieved of liability hereunder with respect to any misrepresentation in the Indenture or any Transaction Document, or fraud, of the Issuer and (ii) to waive any rights it may have to obtain a deficiency or other monetary judgment against either the Issuer or any of its principals, directors, officers, beneficial owners, employees or agents (whether disclosed or undisclosed) or their respective assets (other than the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral). The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral or any Person (other than the Issuer and the Guaranteed Loan Lender) for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Trust Estate or the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Class 2-A Notes or secured by the Indenture, but the same shall continue until paid or discharged; or (iii) prevent the Indenture Trustee from exercising its rights with respect to the Grant, pursuant to the Indenture, of the Issuer’s rights under the Transaction Documents. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture or the Issuer as a party defendant in any action or suit or in the exercise of any remedy under the Notes or the Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced. It is expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released to the extent provided herein as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of the Indenture and the issuance of the Notes.

The remedies of the Holder of this Class 2-A Note as provided herein, in the Indenture or in the other Transaction Documents, shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued solely against the assets of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral. No failure on the part of the Noteholder in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver or release thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder.

The Class 2-A Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth. At the option of the Class 2-A Noteholder, Class 2-A Notes may be exchanged for Class 2-A Notes of like terms, in any authorized denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture.

 

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Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, a copy of which is on file with the Indenture Trustee, for the provisions, among others, with respect to (i) the nature and extent of the rights, duties and obligations of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Class 2-A Noteholders; (ii) the terms upon which the Class 2-A Notes are executed and delivered; (iii) the collection and disposition of payments or proceeds in respect of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; (iv) a description of the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral; (v) the modification or amendment of the Indenture; (vi) other matters; and (vii) the definition of capitalized terms used in this Class 2-A Note that are not defined herein; to all of which the Class 2-A Noteholders and Note Owners assent by the acceptance of the Class 2-A Notes.

THIS CLASS 2-A NOTE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE AND IT AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, §5-1401 AND §5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS).

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS IF FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, this Class 2-A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, as Issuer

By

 

 

 

Name: Robert L. Lane

 

Title:   Executive Vice President,

 

   Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDENTURE TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class 2-A Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Indenture Trustee

By  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

 

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY

OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

 

 

 

 

 

(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address of Assignee)

 

 

 

the within Note, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably constitute and appoint

 

 

 

Attorney to transfer the within Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Date:___________________

 

  

                

  

 

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER FROM RULE 144A GLOBAL

NOTE TO REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE

[DATE]

Wilmington Trust, National

Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

 

  Re:

Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Indenture”), by and among Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC (the “Issuer”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

This letter relates to US $[__] aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of Notes, Class A-[_] (the “Notes”) which are held in the form of the Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. __________) with the Securities Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest for an interest in the Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP No. __________) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. ___________) through the Securities Depository.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Notes, the Transferor does hereby certify that such transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and [(i) with respect to transfers made]* pursuant to and in accordance with Rules 903 and 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States,

 

* 

Select appropriate depository.

* 

To be included only after the 40-day distribution compliance period.

 

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(2) [at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States] [the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States],

(3) [the transferee is not a U.S. Person within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of Regulation S nor a Person acting for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person,]

(4) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S, as applicable,

(5) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act,

(6) upon completion of the transaction, the beneficial interest being transferred as described above will be held with the Securities Depository through [Euroclear] [Clearstream].§

(7) [with respect to the Class 2-A Notes only, the Transferor reasonably believes the transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).]

[or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Notes being transferred are eligible for resale by the Transferor pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act.]**

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

Dated:

 

 

Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

To be included only during the 40-day distribution compliance period.

§ 

Appropriate depository required for transfers prior to the end of the 40-day distribution compliance period.

** 

To be included only after the 40-day distribution compliance period.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER

FROM REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE

TO RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE

Wilmington Trust, National

Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

 

  Re:

Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Indenture”), by and among Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC (the “Issuer”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

This letter relates to US $[___] aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of Notes, Class A-[_] (the “Notes”) which are held in the form of the Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP No. __________) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. __________) through the Securities Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes for an interest in the Regulation 144A Global Note (CUSIP No. __________).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Notes, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture, and (ii) (A) Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Notes for its own account with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion and the transferee and any such account is a “QIB” (“QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any State or any other applicable jurisdiction or (B) to a QIB pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act; provided that an Opinion of Counsel confirming the applicability of the exemption claimed shall have been delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in a form reasonably acceptable to them.

 

* 

Select appropriate depository.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

Dated:

 

B-2-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT B-3

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER

FROM DEFINITIVE NOTE

TO DEFINITIVE NOTE

Wilmington Trust, National

Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

Re: Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Indenture”), by and among Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC (the “Issuer”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

This letter relates to US $[___] aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of Notes, Class [__] (the “Notes”) which are held as Definitive Notes (CUSIP No. __________) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest in the Notes to [insert name of transferee] (the “Transferee”).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Notes, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture, and (ii) (A) Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Notes for its own account with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion and the transferee and any such account is a “QIB” (“QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any State or any other applicable jurisdiction, (B) pursuant to and in accordance with Rules 903 and 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (C) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act; provided that an Opinion of Counsel confirming the applicability of the exemption claimed shall have been delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in a form reasonably acceptable to them.

[If transfer is pursuant to Regulation S, add the following:

The Transferor hereby certifies that:

(1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States,

 

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(2) [at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States] [the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States]*,

(3) the transferee is not a U.S. Person within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of Regulation S nor a Person acting for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person,

(4) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S, as applicable, and

(5) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.]

(6) [with respect to the Class 2-A Notes only, the Transferor reasonably believes the transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).]

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

Dated:

 

 

* 

Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

B-3-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT C

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC

NOTICE OF ISSUER VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT

[DATE]

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

 

Sunnova Energy Corporation

20 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 540

Houston, TX 77046

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Indenture dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Indenture”), between Sunnova Hestia I Issuer, LLC (the “Issuer”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Indenture Trustee”), the Indenture Trustee is hereby directed to prepay in whole the Issuer’s 5.75% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 1-A (the “Class 1-A Notes”) and the Issuer’s 8.25% Solar Loan Backed Notes, Series 2023-GRID1, Class 2-A on [_______ __, 20__] (the “Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date”).

On or prior to the Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, as required by Section 6.02 of the Indenture, the Issuer shall deposit into the Notes Distribution Account (i) the sum of (A) the Aggregate Outstanding Note Balance, (B) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (C) the Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amount, if any, (D) the Deferred Notes Post-ARD Additional Interest Amount, if any, and (E) all amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee, minus (ii) the sum of the amounts then on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account (the “Prepayment Amount”).

On the specified Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, provided that the Indenture Trustee has received the Prepayment Amount, on or prior to such specified Issuer Voluntary Prepayment Date, the Indenture Trustee is directed to (x) withdraw the Prepayment Amount from the Notes Distribution Account and all amounts on deposit in the Class 1-A Notes Interest Reserve Account and the Notes General Reserve Account and disburse such amounts to the Noteholders and (y) release any remaining assets in the Trust Estate and the Guaranteed Loan Lender Collateral to, or at the direction of, the Issuer.

 

C-1

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


You are hereby instructed to provide all notices of prepayment required by Section 6.02 of the Indenture. All terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.

[signature page follows]

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Issuer Voluntary Prepayment on the ___ day of _________, _____.

 

SUNNOVA HESTIA I ISSUER, LLC, as Issuer

By

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


EXHIBIT D

RULE 15GA-1 INFORMATION

Reporting Period:             

 

Asset

Class

  

Shelf

  

Series
Name

  

CIK

  

Originator

  

[ ]
No.

  

Servicer
[ ]

No.

  

Outstanding
Principal
Balance

  

Repurchase
Type

  

Indicate Repurchase Activity During the Reporting Period

by Checkmark or by Date Reference (as applicable)

                           Subject to Demand    Repurchased or Replaced    Repurchased Pending    Demand in Dispute    Demand Withdrawn    Demand Rejected

Terms and Definitions:

NOTE: Any date included on this report is subject to the descriptions below. Dates referenced on this report for this transaction where the Servicer is not the Repurchase Enforcer (as defined below); availability of such information may be dependent upon information received from other parties.

References to “Repurchaser” shall mean the party obligated under the Transaction Documents to repurchase a [ ]. References to “Repurchase Enforcer” shall mean the party obligated under the Transaction Documents to enforce the obligations of any Repurchaser.

Outstanding Principal Balance: For purposes of this report, the Outstanding Principal Balance of a [ ] in this transaction equals the remaining outstanding principal balance of the [ ] reflected on the distribution or payment reports at the end of the related reporting period, or if the [ ] has been liquidated prior to the end of the related reporting period, the final outstanding principal balance of the [ ] reflected on the distribution or payment reports prior to liquidation.

Subject to Demand: The date when a demand for repurchase is identified and coded by the Servicer or Indenture Trustee as a repurchase related request.

Repurchased or Replaced: The date when a [ ] is repurchased or replaced. To the extent such date is unavailable, the date upon which the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee obtained actual knowledge a [ ] has been repurchased or replaced.

Repurchase Pending: A [ ] is identified as “Repurchase Pending” when a demand notice is sent by the Indenture Trustee, as Repurchase Enforcer, to the Repurchaser. A [ ] remains in this category until (i) a [ ] has been Repurchased, (ii) a request is determined to be a “Demand in Dispute,” (iii) a request is determined to be a “Demand Withdrawn,” or (iv) a request is determined to be a “Demand Rejected.

 

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[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


With respect to the Servicer only, a [ ] is identified as “Repurchase Pending” on the date (y) the Servicer sends notice of any request for repurchase to the related Repurchase Enforcer, or (z) the Servicer receives notice of a repurchase request but determines it is not required to take further action regarding such request pursuant to its obligations under the applicable Transaction Documents. The [ ] will remain in this category until the Servicer receives actual knowledge from the related Repurchase Enforcer, Repurchaser, or other party, that the repurchase request should be changed to “Demand in Dispute”, “Demand Withdrawn”, “Demand Rejected”, or “Repurchased.

Demand in Dispute: Occurs (i) when a response is received from the Repurchaser which refutes a repurchase request, or (ii) upon the expiration of any applicable cure period.

Demand Withdrawn: The date when a previously submitted repurchase request is withdrawn by the original requesting party. To the extent such date is not available, the date when the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee receives actual knowledge of any such withdrawal.

Demand Rejected: The date when the Indenture Trustee, as Repurchase Enforcer, has determined that it will no longer pursue enforcement of a previously submitted repurchase request. To the extent such date is not otherwise available, the date when the Servicer receives actual knowledge from the Indenture Trustee, as Repurchase Enforcer, that it has determined not to pursue a repurchase request.

In connection therewith, if Proceedings are commenced or threatened [in writing] in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certification to any interested party in such Proceedings.

Date: ____________, 20__1

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

[ ]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

1 

To be dated no later than three Business Days following the receipt of any Demands by the Indenture Trustee.

 

D-2

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.


Exhibit A

 

D-3

[***] = Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both not material and would likely cause harm to the company if publicly disclosed.

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Document Type 8-K
Document Period End Date Nov. 03, 2023
Entity Registrant Name Sunnova Energy International Inc.
Entity Incorporation State Country Code DE
Entity File Number 001-38995
Entity Tax Identification Number 30-1192746
Entity Address, Address Line One 20 East Greenway Plaza
Entity Address, Address Line Two Suite 540
Entity Address, City or Town Houston
Entity Address, State or Province TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 77046
City Area Code (281)
Local Phone Number 892-1588
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