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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
On February 14, 2023, 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), VP-Arica Parent Holdings LLC (“VP-Arica”), Natural Gas CA Holdings LLC (“Natural Gas” and, together with VP-Arica, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”) and Delaware Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”) entered into the twelfth supplemental indenture (the “Twelfth 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 Twelfth 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 Twelfth Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Fourth Supplemental Indenture
On February 14, 2023, Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors currently party to the 2031 Notes Indenture (defined below), the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee also entered into the fourth supplemental indenture (the “Fourth 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 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of Clearway Operating LLC’s obligations under the 2031 Notes.
The foregoing description of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Third Supplemental Indenture
On February 14, 2023, Clearway Operating LLC, the guarantors currently party to the 2032 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 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 Third Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of Clearway Operating LLC’s obligations under the 2032 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 4.3 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 | Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2023, among Clearway Energy Operating LLC, the guarantors named therein and Delaware Trust Company. | |
| 4.2 | Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2023, among Clearway Energy Operating LLC, the guarantors named therein and Delaware Trust Company. | |
| 4.3 | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2023, 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 | ||
| February 21, 2023 | ||
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Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
TWELFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TWELFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of February 14, 2023, among VP-Arica Parent Holdings LLC (“VP-Arica”), Natural Gas CA Holdings LLC (“Natural Gas” and, together with VP-Arica, 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 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.
| VP-ARICA PARENT HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| NATURAL GAS CA HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President | ||
| CLEARWAY ENERGY OPERATING LLC | ||
| CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC | ||
| DGPV HOLDING LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Twelfth Supplemental Indenture]
| ALTA WIND 1-5 HOLDING COMPANY, LLC | ||
|
ALTA WIND COMPANY, LLC CAPISTRANO PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 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 | ||
| LANGFORD HOLDING LLC | ||
| LIGHTHOUSE RENEWABLE HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| MARSH LANDING HOLDCO LLC | ||
| NIMH SOLAR HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| OCOTILLO WINDPOWER HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| PAWVA WIND 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 | ||
| UTAH SOLAR MASTER HOLDCO LLC | ||
| WV WIND HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President | ||
[Signature Page to Twelfth Supplemental Indenture]
DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Hancock | |
| Name: Benjamin Hancock | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Twelfth Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit 4.2
Execution Version
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of February 14, 2023, among VP-Arica Parent Holdings LLC (“VP-Arica”), Natural Gas CA Holdings LLC (“Natural Gas” and, together with VP-Arica, 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.
| VP-ARICA PARENT HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| NATURAL GAS CA HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President | ||
| CLEARWAY ENERGY OPERATING LLC | ||
| CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC | ||
| DGPV HOLDING LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]
| ALTA WIND 1-5 HOLDING COMPANY, LLC | |
|
ALTA WIND COMPANY, LLC CAPISTRANO PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 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 | |
| LANGFORD HOLDING LLC | |
| LIGHTHOUSE RENEWABLE HOLDINGS LLC | |
| MARSH LANDING HOLDCO LLC | |
| NIMH SOLAR HOLDINGS LLC | |
| OCOTILLO WINDPOWER HOLDINGS LLC | |
| PAWVA WIND 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 | |
| UTAH SOLAR MASTER HOLDCO LLC | |
| WV WIND HOLDINGS LLC |
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President | ||
[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]
| DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Hancock | |
| Name: Benjamin Hancock | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit 4.3
Execution Version
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of February 14, 2023, among VP-Arica Parent Holdings LLC (“VP-Arica”), Natural Gas CA Holdings LLC (“Natural Gas” and, together with VP-Arica, 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.
| VP-ARICA PARENT HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| NATURAL GAS CA HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President | ||
| CLEARWAY ENERGY OPERATING LLC | ||
| CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC | ||
| DGPV HOLDING LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]
| ALTA WIND 1-5 HOLDING COMPANY, LLC | |
|
ALTA WIND COMPANY, LLC CAPISTRANO PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 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 | |
| LANGFORD HOLDING LLC | |
| LIGHTHOUSE RENEWABLE HOLDINGS LLC | |
| MARSH LANDING HOLDCO LLC | |
| NIMH SOLAR HOLDINGS LLC | |
| OCOTILLO WINDPOWER HOLDINGS LLC | |
| PAWVA WIND 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 | |
| UTAH SOLAR MASTER HOLDCO LLC | |
| WV WIND HOLDINGS LLC |
| By: | /s/ Christopher S. Sotos | |
| Name: Christopher S. Sotos | ||
| Title: President | ||
[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]
| DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Hancock | |
| Name: Benjamin Hancock | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]