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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 25, 2022

 

Clearway Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36002   46-1777204
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(609) 608-1525

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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:

 

  ¨ 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
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 CWEN.A New York Stock Exchange
Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 CWEN 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.

 

Eleventh Supplemental Indenture

 

On May 25, 2022, Clearway Energy Operating LLC (“Clearway Operating LLC”), a subsidiary of Clearway Energy LLC (“Clearway LLC”), the guarantors currently party to the 2028 Notes Indenture (defined below), PAWVA Wind Holdings LLC (“PAWVA”), Capistrano Portfolio Holdings LLC (“Capistrano” and, together with PAWVA, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”) and Delaware Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”) entered into the eleventh supplemental indenture (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the indenture, dated as of December 11, 2019 (as amended or supplemented to the date hereof, the “2028 Notes Indenture”), by and among Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, pursuant to which Clearway Operating LLC issued $850,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”).  Pursuant to the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of Clearway Operating LLC’s obligations under the 2028 Notes. Each of Clearway Operating LLC, Clearway LLC and the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries are subsidiaries of Clearway Energy, Inc.

 

The foregoing description of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Third Supplemental Indenture

 

On May 25, 2022, Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors currently party to the 2031 Notes Indenture (defined below), the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee also entered into the third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the indenture, dated as of March 9, 2021 (as amended or supplemented to the date hereof, the “2031 Notes Indenture”), by and among Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, pursuant to which Clearway Operating LLC issued $925,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”).  Pursuant to the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of Clearway Operating LLC’s obligations under the 2031 Notes.

 

The foregoing description of the Third Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Second Supplemental Indenture

 

On May 25, 2022, Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors currently party to the 2032 Notes Indenture (defined below), the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee also entered into the second supplemental indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the indenture, dated as of October 1, 2021 (as amended or supplemented to the date hereof, the “2032 Notes Indenture”), by and among Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, pursuant to which Clearway Operating LLC issued $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.750% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”).  Pursuant to the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of Clearway Operating LLC’s obligations under the 2032 Notes.

 

The foregoing description of the Second Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Document
     
4.1   Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 25, 2022, among Clearway Energy Operating LLC, the guarantors named therein and Delaware Trust Company.
4.2   Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 25, 2022, among Clearway Energy Operating LLC, the guarantors named therein and Delaware Trust Company.
4.3   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 25, 2022, among Clearway Energy Operating LLC, the guarantors named therein and Delaware Trust Company.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

  Clearway Energy, Inc.
   (Registrant)
   
  By: /s/ Kevin P. Malcarney
    Kevin P. Malcarney
    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
   
June 1, 2022  

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

Execution Version

 

ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 25, 2022, among PAWVA Wind Holdings LLC (“PAWVA”), Capistrano Portfolio Holdings LLC (“Capistrano” and, together with PAWVA, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), subsidiaries of Clearway Energy Operating LLC (or its permitted successor), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Delaware Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of December 11, 2019 providing for the issuance of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 4.10 and 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the other Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.             CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

2.             AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all the rights and be subject to all the Obligations and agreements of Guarantors under the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to provide full and unconditional Guarantees on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subsidiary Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

 

3.             NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

 

 

 

4.             NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

5.             COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

6.             EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

7.             THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

 

8.             RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES PART OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

 

9.             ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. Each of the transaction parties agrees on behalf of itself, and any Person acting or claiming by, under or through such transaction party, that any written instrument delivered in connection with this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture or any related document, including without limitation any amendments or supplements to such documents, may be executed by electronic methods (whether by .pdf scan or utilization of an electronic signature platform or application). Any electronic signature document delivered via email from an Officer of the Company, any Guaranteeing Subsidiary or any other Guarantor to the Trustee shall be considered signed or executed by such person on behalf of the Company, such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, or such other Guarantor, as applicable. Each of the Company, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, and the other Guarantors agree to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods for all purposes including the authorization, execution, delivery, or submission of documents, instruments, notices, directions, instructions, reports, opinions and certificates to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties. Any electronic signature shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any similar federal or state law, rule or regulation, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and the parties hereby waive any objection to the contrary. Any document accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

  PAWVA WIND HOLDINGS LLC
  CAPISTRANO PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Vice President & Treasurer  
   
  CLEARWAY ENERGY OPERATING LLC
  CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC
DGPV HOLDING LLC    
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer  

 

[Signature Page to Eleventh Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

 

ALTA WIND 1-5 HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

ALTA WIND COMPANY, LLC

CBAD HOLDINGS II, LLC

CLEARWAY SOLAR STAR LLC

CWEN PINNACLE REPOWERING HOLDINGS LLC

CWSP RATTLESNAKE HOLDING LLC

DAGGETT SOLAR HOLDCO LLC

DG-CS HOLDINGS LLC

DG SREC HOLDCO LLC

ENERGY CENTER HONOLULU HOLDINGS LLC

LANGFORD HOLDING LLC

LIGHTHOUSE RENEWABLE HOLDINGS LLC

MARSH LANDING HOLDCO LLC

NIMH SOLAR HOLDINGS LLC

OCOTILLO WINDPOWER HOLDINGS LLC

PORTFOLIO SOLAR I, LLC

ROSAMOND SOLAR HOLDCO LLC

RPV HOLDING LLC

SOLAR FLAGSTAFF ONE LLC

SOLAR IGUANA LLC

SOLAR LAS VEGAS MB 1 LLC

SOLAR TABERNACLE LLC

SOUTH TRENT HOLDINGS LLC

SPP ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC

SPP FUND II HOLDINGS, LLC

SPP FUND II, LLC

SPP FUND II-B, LLC

SPP FUND III, LLC

THERMAL CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LLC

THERMAL HAWAII DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

UTAH SOLAR MASTER HOLDCO LLC

WV WIND HOLDINGS LLC

 

  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Vice President & Treasurer  

 

[Signature Page to Eleventh Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

  

DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY  
   
By: /s/ Gregory Daniels  
  Gregory Daniels  
  Assistant Vice President  

 

[Signature Page to Eleventh Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

Execution Version

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 25, 2022, among PAWVA Wind Holdings LLC (“PAWVA”), Capistrano Portfolio Holdings LLC (“Capistrano” and, together with PAWVA, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), subsidiaries of Clearway Energy Operating LLC (or its permitted successor), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Delaware Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of March 9, 2021 providing for the issuance of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 4.10 and 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the other Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.             CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

2.             AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all the rights and be subject to all the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to provide full and unconditional Guarantees on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subsidiary Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

 

3.             NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

 

 

 

4.             NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

5.             COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

6.             EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

7.             THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

 

8.             RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES PART OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

 

9.             ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. Each of the transaction parties agrees on behalf of itself, and any Person acting or claiming by, under or through such transaction party, that any written instrument delivered in connection with this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture or any related document, including without limitation any amendments or supplements to such documents, may be executed by electronic methods (whether by .pdf scan or utilization of an electronic signature platform or application). Any electronic signature document delivered via email from an Officer of the Company, any Guaranteeing Subsidiary or any other Guarantor to the Trustee shall be considered signed or executed by such person on behalf of the Company, such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, or such other Guarantor, as applicable. Each of the Company, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, and the other Guarantors agree to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods for all purposes including the authorization, execution, delivery, or submission of documents, instruments, notices, directions, instructions, reports, opinions and certificates to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties. Any electronic signature shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any similar federal or state law, rule or regulation, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and the parties hereby waive any objection to the contrary. Any document accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

  PAWVA WIND HOLDINGS LLC
  CAPISTRANO PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Vice President & Treasurer  
   
  CLEARWAY ENERGY OPERATING LLC
  CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC
DGPV HOLDING LLC    
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer  

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

ALTA WIND 1-5 HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

ALTA WIND COMPANY, LLC

CBAD HOLDINGS II, LLC

CLEARWAY SOLAR STAR LLC

CWEN PINNACLE REPOWERING HOLDINGS LLC

CWSP RATTLESNAKE HOLDING LLC

DAGGETT SOLAR HOLDCO LLC

DG-CS HOLDINGS LLC

DG SREC HOLDCO LLC

ENERGY CENTER HONOLULU HOLDINGS LLC

LANGFORD HOLDING LLC

LIGHTHOUSE RENEWABLE HOLDINGS LLC

MARSH LANDING HOLDCO LLC

NIMH SOLAR HOLDINGS LLC

OCOTILLO WINDPOWER HOLDINGS LLC

PORTFOLIO SOLAR I, LLC

ROSAMOND SOLAR HOLDCO LLC

RPV HOLDING LLC

SOLAR FLAGSTAFF ONE LLC

SOLAR IGUANA LLC

SOLAR LAS VEGAS MB 1 LLC

SOLAR TABERNACLE LLC

SOUTH TRENT HOLDINGS LLC

SPP ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC

SPP FUND II HOLDINGS, LLC

SPP FUND II, LLC

SPP FUND II-B, LLC

SPP FUND III, LLC

THERMAL CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LLC

THERMAL HAWAII DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

UTAH SOLAR MASTER HOLDCO LLC

WV WIND HOLDINGS LLC 

 

  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Vice President & Treasurer  

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY  
   
By: /s/ Gregory Daniels  
  Gregory Daniels  
  Assistant Vice President  

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

Execution Version

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 25, 2022, among PAWVA Wind Holdings LLC (“PAWVA”), Capistrano Portfolio Holdings LLC (“Capistrano” and, together with PAWVA, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), subsidiaries of Clearway Energy Operating LLC (or its permitted successor), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Delaware Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of October 1, 2021 providing for the issuance of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 4.10 and 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the other Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.                  CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

2.                  AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all the rights and be subject to all the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to provide full and unconditional Guarantees on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subsidiary Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

 

3.                  NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

 

 

  

4.                  NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

5.                  COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

6.                  EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

7.                  THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

 

8.                  RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES PART OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

 

9.                  ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. Each of the transaction parties agrees on behalf of itself, and any Person acting or claiming by, under or through such transaction party, that any written instrument delivered in connection with this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture or any related document, including without limitation any amendments or supplements to such documents, may be executed by electronic methods (whether by .pdf scan or utilization of an electronic signature platform or application). Any electronic signature document delivered via email from an Officer of the Company, any Guaranteeing Subsidiary or any other Guarantor to the Trustee shall be considered signed or executed by such person on behalf of the Company, such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, or such other Guarantor, as applicable. Each of the Company, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, and the other Guarantors agree to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods for all purposes including the authorization, execution, delivery, or submission of documents, instruments, notices, directions, instructions, reports, opinions and certificates to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties. Any electronic signature shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any similar federal or state law, rule or regulation, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and the parties hereby waive any objection to the contrary. Any document accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

  PAWVA WIND HOLDINGS LLC
  CAPISTRANO PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Vice President & Treasurer
   
  CLEARWAY ENERGY OPERATING LLC
  CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC
  DGPV HOLDING LLC
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

  ALTA WIND 1-5 HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
  ALTA WIND COMPANY, LLC
  CBAD HOLDINGS II, LLC
  CLEARWAY SOLAR STAR LLC
  CWEN PINNACLE REPOWERING HOLDINGS LLC
  CWSP RATTLESNAKE HOLDING LLC
  DAGGETT SOLAR HOLDCO LLC
  DG-CS HOLDINGS LLC
  DG SREC HOLDCO LLC
  ENERGY CENTER HONOLULU HOLDINGS LLC
  LANGFORD HOLDING LLC
  LIGHTHOUSE RENEWABLE HOLDINGS LLC
  MARSH LANDING HOLDCO LLC
  NIMH SOLAR HOLDINGS LLC
  OCOTILLO WINDPOWER HOLDINGS LLC
  PORTFOLIO SOLAR I, LLC
  ROSAMOND SOLAR HOLDCO LLC
  RPV HOLDING LLC
  SOLAR FLAGSTAFF ONE LLC
  SOLAR IGUANA LLC
  SOLAR LAS VEGAS MB 1 LLC
  SOLAR TABERNACLE LLC
  SOUTH TRENT HOLDINGS LLC
  SPP ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC
  SPP FUND II HOLDINGS, LLC
  SPP FUND II, LLC
  SPP FUND II-B, LLC
  SPP FUND III, LLC
  THERMAL CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LLC
  THERMAL HAWAII DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC
  UTAH SOLAR MASTER HOLDCO LLC
  WV WIND HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Chad Plotkin
  Name: Chad Plotkin
  Title: Vice President & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

  

DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY  
    
By: /s/ Gregory Daniels  
  Gregory Daniels  
  Assistant Vice President  

 

[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]