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): October 27, 2009

FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-14204   06-0853042
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3 Great Pasture Road, Danbury, Connecticut
  06813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 825-6000
 
Not Applicable
(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:

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

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

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

 
 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In June 2009 the Company executed a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) whereby the parties agreed to enter into a technology transfer and license agreement to allow POSCO Power to manufacture stack modules from FuelCell Energy cell and module components for sale in South Korea. In addition the parties agreed to terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby POSCO Power would purchase $25.0 million of FuelCell Energy common stock at $3.59 per share (the 10-day average FuelCell Energy stock closing price through June 8, 2009).

In conjunction with the MOA, the Company entered into a Product Sales Contract with POSCO Power for a total of 30.8 MW of FuelCell Energy DFC modules and components. This contract had certain cancellation provisions should the license agreement not be finalized.

On October 27, 2009, the Company and POSCO Power entered into a definitive technology transfer and license agreement allowing POSCO Power to manufacture fuel cell stack modules from cell and module components provided by the Company. These fuel cell modules will be combined with balance of plant manufactured in South Korea to complete electricity-producing fuel cell power plants for sale in South Korea. The technology transfer and license agreement provides for an upfront license fee of $10.0 million as well as an ongoing royalty, initially set at 4.1% of the revenues generated by sales of the fuel cell stack modules by POSCO Power.

Additionally, POSCO completed the purchase of $25.0 million in FuelCell Energy common stock (6,963,788 shares). With this investment, POSCO Power’s ownership interest in the Company’s common stock has increased to approximately 13 percent based on total common stock outstanding as of the transaction date.

The closing date of the transactions was October 30, 2009, which was the date the Company received the $10.0 million and $25.0 million payments from POSCO Power.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     
4.01
  Securities Purchase Agreement
10.1
  Stack Technology Transfer and License Agreement
10.2
  Contract for the Supply of DFC Modules and DFC Components
99.1
  Press release, dated October 27, 2009, issued by FuelCell Energy, Inc.

Confidential treatment has been requested as to certain portions of Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2. Redacted portions of the exhibits are marked with an * and have been filed separately with the SEC.

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.

     
 
  FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
 
 
Date: November 2, 2009
  By:  /s/ Joseph G. Mahler                                              
 
  Joseph G. Mahler
 
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Corporate Secretary and Treasurer

 

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Exhibit 4.01
Execution Version
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
and
POSCO POWER
June 9, 2009
 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
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ARTICLE 1 PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
    1  
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Securities
    1  
1.2 Payment
    1  
1.3 Adjustment
    2  
1.4 Closing Date
    2  
1.5 Additional Purchaser Deliveries at the Closing
    2  
1.6 Additional Company Deliveries at the Closing
    2  
 
       
ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
    2  
2.1 Organization and Qualification
    2  
2.2 Authorization; Enforcement
    3  
2.3 Capitalization
    3  
2.4 Issuance of Shares
    4  
2.5 No Conflicts; Government Consents and Permits
    4  
2.6 SEC Documents, Financial Statements
    5  
2.7 Disclosure Controls and Procedures
    5  
2.8 Accounting Controls
    6  
2.9 Absence of Litigation
    6  
2.10 Intellectual Property Rights
    6  
2.11 No Material Adverse Change
    7  
2.12 Taxes
    7  
2.13 Real and Personal Property
    7  
2.14 Material Contracts
    8  
2.15 Employee Benefit Plans; Employee Matters
    8  
2.16 Environmental Laws
    8  
2.17 Compliance with Law
    9  
2.18 Insurance
    9  
2.19 Foreign Corrupt Practices
    9  
2.20 Related Party Transactions
    9  
2.21 No Integration; General Solicitation
    9  
2.22 No Registration Rights
    10  
2.23 NASDAQ
    10  
2.24 Investment Company
    10  
2.25 Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares
    10  
2.26 Accountants
    11  
2.27 Takeover Provision
    11  
2.28 No Manipulation of Stock
    11  
2.29 Form S-3 Eligibility
    11  
2.30 Vote Required
    11  
2.31 Board Approval
    11  
2.32 Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    11  
2.33 Books and Records
    12  
2.34 Transfer Taxes
    12  

 

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2.35 Fees
    12  
 
       
ARTICLE 3 PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    12  
3.1 Investment Purpose
    12  
3.2 Purchaser Status; Questionnaires
    12  
3.3 Reliance on Exemptions
    12  
3.4 Information
    13  
3.5 Acknowledgement of Risk
    13  
3.6 Governmental Review
    13  
3.7 Transfer or Resale
    14  
3.8 Legends
    14  
3.9 Authorization; Enforcement
    15  
3.10 Residency
    15  
3.11 No Short Sales
    15  
3.12 Brokers
    15  
3.13 Additional Representations by Non-US Person
    15  
 
       
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS
    16  
4.1 Reporting Status and Public Information
    16  
4.2 Financial Information
    16  
4.3 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity
    16  
4.4 Covenants Pending Closing
    16  
4.5 Limits on Additional Issuances
    17  
4.6 Sales by Purchaser
    17  
4.7 Further Assurances
    17  
4.8 Consents and Approvals
    17  
4.9 No Solicitation
    17  
4.10 Form D and Blue Sky
    17  
4.11 Efforts to Satisfy Conditions
    18  
4.12 Use of Proceeds
    18  
4.13 Expenses
    18  
4.14 Additional Right of Purchaser
    18  
4.15 Pro rata Rights
    19  
4.16 Due Diligence
    19  
4.17 Indemnification
    19  
 
       
ARTICLE 5 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
    20  
5.1 Conditions to Obligations of the Company
    20  
5.2 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations at the Closing
    21  
 
       
ARTICLE 6 REGISTRATION RIGHTS
    22  
6.1 Mandatory Registration
    22  
6.2 Demand Registrations
    23  
6.3 Piggy-Back Registrations
    23  
6.4 Ineligibility for Form S-3
    24  
6.5 Failure to File, Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement
    24  
6.6 Related Obligations
    24  

 

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6.7 Obligations of the Holder
    29  
6.8 Expenses of Registration
    30  
6.9 Indemnification
    30  
6.10 Assignment and Transfer
    32  
6.11 Amendment and Waiver of Registration Rights
    33  
6.12 Lock-Up Period
    33  
 
       
ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS
    33  
7.1 Termination
    33  
7.2 Effect of Termination
    34  
7.3 Governing Law; Jurisdiction
    34  
7.4 Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile
    34  
7.5 Headings
    34  
7.6 Severability
    34  
7.7 Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver
    34  
7.8 Notices
    35  
7.9 Successors and Assigns
    36  
7.10 Third Party Beneficiaries
    36  
7.11 No Strict Construction
    36  
7.12 Equitable Relief
    36  
7.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties
    36  
7.14 Limitation on Enforcement of Remedies
    36  
7.15 Aggregation of Stock
    36  
7.16 Reproduction of Documents
    36  
7.17 Lost, etc. Certificates Evidencing Shares; Exchange
    37  
7.18 Draftsmanship
    37  

 

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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 9, 2009, is made by and between FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and POSCO POWER, a Korean corporation, together with its permitted transferee (the “ Purchaser ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in Exhibit A .
RECITALS:
A. The Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D under the Securities Act or Regulation S thereunder.
B. The Purchaser desires to purchase and the Company desires to sell, subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, 6,963,788 shares of Common Stock.
C. As set forth herein, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Shares under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Securities . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to the conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the Company’s and the Purchaser’s representations set forth herein, at the Closing, the Company will issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser will purchase from the Company 6,963,788 shares of Common Stock (each a “ Share ” and collectively, the “ Shares ”), free and clear of any Liens. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Company, as consideration for the Shares, cash in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares and (ii) the Market Price (the “ Purchase Price ”). The “ Market Price ” shall be equal to the average of the respective last sale prices per share of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“ NASDAQ ”) on the ten (10) most recent trading days prior to the date hereof.
1.2 Payment . At the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in US dollars, in accordance with wire instructions provided by the Company to the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to deliver to the Purchaser at Closing a certificate evidencing the Shares registered in the name of the Purchaser, or in the name of a nominee designated by the Purchaser, against delivery of the Purchase Price on the Closing Date.

 

 


 

1.3 Adjustment . The number of Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser at the Closing pursuant to Sections 1.1 and 1.2 and the Purchase Price shall be proportionately adjusted for any subdivision or combination of Common Stock (by stock split, reverse stock split, dividend, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise).
1.4 Closing Date . The closing of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) will take place within 60 days of the date hereof or such other date and time as shall be agreed in writing by the Company and the Purchaser, unless this Agreement has been earlier terminated pursuant to its terms (the actual time and date of the Closing being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”). The Closing will be held at the offices of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036 or at such other time and place as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser. At the Closing, the Company and the Purchaser shall make certain deliveries, as specified in Sections 1.2 , 1.5 and 1.6 , and all such deliveries, regardless of chronological sequence, shall be deemed to occur contemporaneously and simultaneously on the occurrence of the last delivery and none of such deliveries shall be effective until the last of the same has occurred.
1.5 Additional Purchaser Deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, subject to Section 1.2 , the certificates, agreements, instruments and other documents referred to in Section 5.1 .
1.6 Additional Company Deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, subject to Section 1.2 , the certificates, opinions, agreements, instruments and other documents referred to in Section 5.2 .
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby represents and warrants as follows:
2.1 Organization and Qualification . The Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently conducted as disclosed in the SEC Documents. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company owns all of the capital stock or membership interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the Company’s knowledge, no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or

 

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curtailing, or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail, such corporate power and authority or qualification.
2.2 Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement (and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the Offering) (collectively, the “ Related Agreements ”), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the respective terms hereof and thereof (including the issuance of the Shares) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings on the part of the Company. This Agreement and the Related Agreements have been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable laws or public policy underlying such laws.
2.3 Capitalization .
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of its Common Stock and 250,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”). As of the date hereof, the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company consisted of 70,304,465 shares of Common Stock and 64,120 shares of Preferred Stock.
(b) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of Common Stock have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and were issued in accordance with the registration or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any relevant state securities laws or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom.
(c) On the Closing Date, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or on Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedules, there will be no shares of Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor will there be any rights, options, calls or warrants outstanding or other agreements to acquire shares of Common Stock or capital stock of any Subsidiary nor will the Company or any of its Subsidiaries be contractually obligated to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of their respective outstanding shares. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no stockholder of the Company is entitled to any preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for shares of capital stock of the Company and no stockholder of the Company has any rights, contractual or otherwise, to designate members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”), other than in accordance with the DGCL. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no stockholder, voting or other agreements relating to the rights and obligations of the Company’s stockholders.

 

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(d) The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), as in effect on the date hereof, and the Company’s Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) as in effect on the date hereof, are each filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents.
2.4 Issuance of Shares . The Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance, sale and delivery as contemplated by this Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable securities of the Company, free and clear of any and all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by federal or state securities laws. Assuming the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Purchaser set out in Article 3 , the offer and issuance by the Company of the Shares is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and all applicable “blue sky” laws.
2.5 No Conflicts; Government Consents and Permits .
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the issuance of the Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (ii) except as described or referred to in Section 2.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of notice, consent, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) subject to receipt of the Required Approvals, result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including United States federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) only, for such conflicts, breaches, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 2.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the issuance of the Shares) will not be deemed a change of control under any agreement, instrument or indenture to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
(b) The Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Related Documents in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, or to issue and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, other than such as have been made or obtained, and except for (i) the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 6 hereof, (ii) any filings required to be made under U.S. federal or state or foreign securities laws, or (iii) any filings or notifications required by NASDAQ (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).
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conducted by it as described in the SEC Documents, except for such franchise, permit, license or similar authority, the lack of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any actual notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
2.6 SEC Documents, Financial Statements . The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed at least ten (10) days prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension. The Company has delivered to the Purchaser or its respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system, dated after March 31, 2009. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the Financial Statements and the related notes complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. The Financial Statements and the related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in the Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes, may be condensed or summary statements or may conform to the SEC’s rules and instructions for Reports on Form 10-Q) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
2.7 Disclosure Controls and Procedures . The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) that are effective in all material respects to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including any consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to its chief executive officer and chief financial officer by others within those entities. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed quarterly or annual periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date ”). The Company presented in its most recently filed quarterly or annual periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 307(b) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls.

 

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2.8 Accounting Controls . The Company maintains a system of accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
2.9 Absence of Litigation . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer thereof is, or within the last ten years has been, the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty relating to the Company. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any director or officer thereof. The Company has not received any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act and, to the Company’s knowledge, the SEC has not issued any such order.
2.10 Intellectual Property Rights .
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries own, or have sufficient rights to use and otherwise exercise and exploit and license, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with (or otherwise used or anticipated to be used in) their respective businesses as currently being conducted as described in the SEC Documents, as previously conducted and as proposed to be conducted (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”), except where the failure to own or license such Intellectual Property Rights would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice (including any offer of a license) that any past, current or proposed activity of (or any Intellectual Property Rights used, exploited or exercised by) the Company or any Subsidiary may violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person and neither has any reason to anticipate that any such notice may be forthcoming (or that there is or may be any basis therefor). Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, to the knowledge of the Company, all of the Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing or expected infringement (or challenge) by another Person of (or to) any of the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s knowledge, no present or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or agent or outside contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, holds any right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or to any Intellectual Property Rights, except those formally assigned or transferred to the Company by such employees. The Company does not believe it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions of any of its employees (or people it currently intends to

 

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hire) made prior to their employment by the Company, except those formally assigned or transferred to the Company by such employees.
(b) To the Company’s knowledge: (i) no trade secret of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been used, disclosed or appropriated to the detriment of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any Person other than the Company or its Subsidiaries; and (ii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has misappropriated any trade secrets or other confidential information of any other Person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or agent of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except in the cases of clauses (i) and (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.11 No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2008, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or has occurred in the ordinary course of business, there has been no (i) change, circumstance, development or event which, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to the capital stock of the Company, (iii) issuance of capital stock (other than pursuant to (1) the exercise of options, warrants, or convertible securities outstanding at such date or (2) employee benefit plans) or options, warrants or rights to acquire capital stock (other than the rights granted (1) to the Purchaser hereunder or (2) pursuant to employee benefit plans), (iv) material loss, destruction or damage to any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not insured, (v) acceleration of any indebtedness for borrowed money or the refunding of any such indebtedness, (vi) labor trouble involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any material change in their personnel or the terms and conditions of employment, (vii) waiver of any valuable right in favor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (viii) loan or extension of credit to any officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $25,000 or (ix) acquisition or disposition of any material assets (or any contract or arrangement therefor), or any other material transaction by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise than for fair value in the ordinary course of business. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
2.12 Taxes . The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed (or have obtained an extension of time within which to file) all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid all taxes shown as due on such tax returns, except where the failure to so file or the failure to so pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable legal requirements relating to the payment and withholding of taxes and, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, has withheld from wages, fees and other payments and paid over to the proper governmental or regulatory authorities all amounts required.
2.13 Real and Personal Property . The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property that are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not

 

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materially interfere with the use of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries or (ii) would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.14 Material Contracts .
(a) Except for contracts filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents (“ Material Contracts ”) and except for this Agreement and the Related Agreements, the Company does not have any agreements, contracts and commitments that are material to the business, financial condition, assets, prospects or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would be required to be filed under the Exchange Act.
(b) The Company is not in material default under or in violation of, nor to the Company’s knowledge, is there any valid basis for any claim of default under or violation of, any Material Contract.
(c) All agreements, contracts and commitments required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act have been filed in a timely manner with the SEC.
2.15 Employee Benefit Plans; Employee Matters . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements will not (i) entitle any current or former employee or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance benefits or any other payment, compensation or benefit (including forgiveness of indebtedness), except as expressly provided by this Agreement, or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation or benefit due any such employee or service provider, alone or in conjunction with any other possible event (including termination of employment). The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all currently applicable laws and regulations respecting employment, discrimination in employment, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours and occupational safety and health and employment practices, and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice. To the Company’s knowledge, no employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries are in material violation of any term of any material employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the right of any such employee to be employed by the Company (or its Subsidiaries) because of the nature of the business conducted or presently proposed to be conducted by the Company or its Subsidiaries or to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others. No key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has given written notice to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Company is not otherwise aware, that any such key employee intends to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
2.16 Environmental Laws . The Company is not in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, violation of which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the premises or any properties owned, occupied or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Company’s knowledge, by any other Person to manufacture, treat, store, or dispose of any substance that have been designated to be a “hazardous substance” under applicable environmental laws in violation of

 

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any applicable environmental laws, violation of which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.17 Compliance with Law . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any laws, ordinances, governmental rules or regulations to which it is subject, including ,without limitation laws or regulations relating to the environment or to occupational health and safety, except for violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no material expenditures are known to be or expected to be required in order to cause its current operations or properties to comply with any such law, ordinances, governmental rules or regulations.
2.18 Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company believes are prudent and customary for a company (i) in the business and stage of development and locations in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are engaged and (ii) with the resources of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has not received any written notice that the Company or its Subsidiaries will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires. All of such policies are in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and the Company has complied with all material terms and conditions of such policies, including premium payments. The Company believes it will be able to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
2.19 Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of in any material respect any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made or received any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to or from any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
2.20 Related Party Transactions . Except with respect to the transactions that are contemplated hereby or in the Related Agreements to the extent an Affiliate of any director or officer of the Company purchases Shares in the Offering and except with respect to transactions involving amounts less than $60,000, all transactions, including, without limitation, any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services, providing for rental of real estate or personal property or otherwise involving payments or obligations, that have occurred between or among the Company, on the one hand, and any of its officers or directors, or any Affiliate or Affiliates of any such executive officer or director, on the other hand, prior to the date hereof have been disclosed in the SEC Documents in accordance with the requirements of Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
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sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the Offering to be integrated with any prior offering by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has offered or sold, or authorized the offer or sale of, any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act. The Company has not publicly distributed and will not publicly distribute prior to the Closing Date any offering material in connection with the Offering. The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchaser and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and Persons who are not “US persons” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act. The Company shall not directly or indirectly take, and shall not permit any of its directors, or officers indirectly to take, any action (including any offering or sale to any Person of the Shares) that will make unavailable the exemption from registration under the Securities Act being relied upon by the Company for the offer and sale to the Purchaser of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
2.22 No Registration Rights . No Person other than the Purchaser has the right to (i) prohibit, delay or suspend the Company from filing the Registration Statement and fully performing its obligations with respect thereto as contemplated hereunder or (ii) except for obligations under warrant agreements disclosed in the SEC Documents, require the Company to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement and no other registration rights exist with respect to the issuance or registration of securities by the Company under the Securities Act which have not been satisfied. The granting and performance of the registration rights under this Agreement will not violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
2.23 NASDAQ . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and is listed on NASDAQ, and trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended and the Company has taken no action designed to, or that is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from the NASDAQ. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and the Common Stock meet the criteria for continued listing and trading on NASDAQ.
2.24 Investment Company . The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares, will not be an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”). The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
2.25 Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity with respect to

 

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the Company) with respect to this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Purchaser or any of its respective representatives or agents to the Company in connection with this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the Related Agreements has been based on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by the Company and its representatives.
2.26 Accountants . KPMG LLP, which the Company expects will express its opinion with respect to the audited financial statements and schedules to be included as a part of the Registration Statement prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, has advised the Company that it is, and to the best knowledge of the Company it is, an independent accountant as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.27 Takeover Provision . The Company and its Board have taken all necessary action in order to render inapplicable any corporate takeover provision under laws of the State of Delaware, including Section 203 of the DGCL, or any other state or federal “fair price”, “moratorium”, “control share acquisition”, “business combination” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (each, a “ Takeover Provision ”) which is, or could be, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including , without limitation , the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchaser’s ownership, voting (to the extent applicable) or disposition of the Shares.
2.28 No Manipulation of Stock . The Company has not taken, nor will it take, directly or indirectly, any action outside the ordinary course of business designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in unlawful manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
2.29 Form S-3 Eligibility . The Company is eligible to register the resale of its Common Stock by the Purchaser under Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.30 Vote Required . No vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock, including the Common Stock, is necessary to approve the issuance of the Shares and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Agreements.
2.31 Board Approval . The Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has (a) determined that the Offering is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company, and (b) approved the Offering and this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
2.32 Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, except where such noncompliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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2.33 Books and Records . The books of account, minute books, stock record books and other records of the Company and its Subsidiaries are complete and correct in all material respects and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices and the requirements of Section 13(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, including an adequate system of internal controls.
2.34 Transfer Taxes . On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Shares hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and the Company will have complied with all laws imposing such taxes.
2.35 Fees . The Company has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any Person for brokerage commissions, placement agent’s fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 3
PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
3.1 Investment Purpose . The Purchaser is purchasing the Shares for its own account for investment and not with a present view toward the public sale or distribution thereof and has no intention of selling or distributing any of such Shares or any arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the sale or distribution of such Shares except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Agreements and in compliance with the Securities Act. The Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Shares except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Related Agreements and in compliance with applicable securities laws. In making the representation herein, however, the Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Shares for any minimum or other specified term and reserves the right to dispose of the Shares at any time in compliance with the Securities Act.
3.2 Purchaser Status; Questionnaires . At the time Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) and (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a Person who is not a “US person” (as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act (a “ Non-US Person ”). All information provided by the Purchaser to the Company in connection with the Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares, including, but not limited to, the information provided in the Pre-Closing Securities Ownership Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B , was accurate and correct when provided or delivered and is accurate and correct as of the date hereof.
3.3 Reliance on Exemptions . The Purchaser understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from or non-application of the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in

 

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order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire the Shares.
3.4 Information . The Purchaser acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment, including, without limitation, the Company’s SEC Documents, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to review the SEC Documents; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Purchaser or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s and its Subsidiaries representations, warranties and covenants contained herein or in the Related Agreements.
3.5 Acknowledgement of Risk .
(a) The Purchaser acknowledges and understands that its investment in the Shares involves a significant degree of risk, including, without limitation, (i) the Company has a history of operating losses and requires substantial funds in addition to the proceeds from the sale of the Shares; (ii) an investment in the Company is speculative, and only the Purchaser who can afford the loss of their entire investment should consider investing in the Company and the Shares; (iii) the Purchaser may not be able to liquidate its investment; (iv) transferability of the Shares is limited; (v) in the event of a disposition of the Shares, the Purchaser could sustain the loss of its entire investment; and (vi) the Company has not paid any dividends on its Common Stock since inception and does not anticipate the payment of dividends in the foreseeable future. Such risks are more fully set forth in the SEC Documents.
(b) The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period, and has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that it is capable of evaluating the risks of the investment in the Shares.
(c) The Purchaser has, in connection with the Purchaser’s decision to purchase the Shares and with respect to all matters relating to this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, relied solely upon the advice of such Purchaser’s own counsel and has not relied upon or consulted any counsel to the Company.
(d) The Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.
3.6 Governmental Review . The Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state or foreign agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or an investment therein.

 

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3.7 Transfer or Resale . The Purchaser understands that:
(a) the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act (other than as contemplated in Article 6 of this Agreement) or any applicable state securities laws and, consequently, the Purchaser may have to bear the risk of owning the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Shares may not be transferred unless (i) the resale of the Shares is registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 144 thereunder; or (ii) the Purchaser has delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel to the Purchaser (in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the Shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, provided that no opinion shall be required by the Company in the case of transfers under Rule 144; and
(b) except as set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the resale of any Shares under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.
3.8 Legends .
(a) The Purchaser understands the certificates representing the Shares will bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such securities):
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR REGULATION S THEREUNDER, AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.”
(b) The Purchaser may request that the Company remove, and the Company agrees to authorize the removal of any legend from the Shares (i) following any sale of the Shares pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, or (ii) if such Shares are eligible for sale without restrictions under Rule 144 or under any no-action letter issued by the SEC. Following the time a legend is no longer required for any Shares hereunder, the Company will, no later than five (5)

 

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Business Days following the delivery by the Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a legended certificate representing such Shares, accompanied by such additional information as the Company or the Company’s transfer agent may reasonably request, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certificate representing such Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not require an opinion of counsel in connection with the transfer by the Purchaser of any Shares to an Affiliate of the Purchaser.
3.9 Authorization; Enforcement . The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Related Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Purchaser has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Agreements. Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements, this Agreement and the Related Agreements shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable securities laws or public policy underlying such laws.
3.10 Residency . The Purchaser is a resident of the Republic of Korea.
3.11 No Short Sales . Between the time the Purchaser learned about the Offering and the public announcement of the Offering, the Purchaser has not engaged in any short sales or similar transactions with respect to the Common Stock, nor has the Purchaser, directly or indirectly, caused any Person to engage in any short sales or similar transactions with respect to the Common Stock.
3.12 Brokers . The Purchaser has not engaged any brokers, finders or agents and has not incurred, and will not incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage for finder’s fees or agent’s commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
3.13 Additional Representations by Non-US Person . The Purchaser who is a Non-US Person further represents and warrants to the Company with respect to itself and its purchase hereunder that: (i) the Purchaser’s principal address is outside of the United States; (ii) the Purchaser was located outside the United States at the time any offer to buy the Shares was made to it and at the time the buy order was originated by the Purchaser; (iii) the Purchaser is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company; and (iv) the Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Purchaser who is a Non-US Person hereby expressly agrees not to engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Shares unless in compliance with the Securities Act and the terms of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
4.1 Reporting Status and Public Information . The Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. During the Registration Period, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) timely file all documents with the SEC, (b) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times, (c) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act and (d) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder, upon any reasonable request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and of the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents of the Company as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing a Holder to sell any such securities without registration. During the Registration Period, the Company will not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
4.2 Financial Information . The financial statements of the Company to be included in any documents filed with the SEC will be prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, consistently applied (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes, may be condensed or summary statements or may conform to the SEC’s rules and instructions for Reports on Form 10-Q), and will fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and consolidated results of its operations and cash flows as of, and for the periods covered by, such financial statements (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
4.3 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity .
(a) Except as may be required by law or the rules of the SEC or NASDAQ, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall use the name of, or make reference to, the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates in any press release or in any public manner (including any reports or filings made by the Company under the Exchange Act) without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any press release of the Company shall be approved by the Purchaser, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(b) Within four (4) Business Days after the Closing Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements and including as an exhibit to such Current Report on Form 8-K this Agreement, in the form required by the Exchange Act.
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and shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, take any action which would result in any of the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement not being true or correct at and as of the time immediately after such action, or in any of the covenants contained in this Agreement becoming incapable of performance. The Company will promptly advise the Purchaser of any action or event of which it becomes aware which has the effect of making materially incorrect any of such representations or warranties or which has the effect of rendering any of such covenants incapable of performance.
4.5 Limits on Additional Issuances . Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Affiliates will sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that could require the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
4.6 Sales by Purchaser . The Purchaser agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with the sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise comply with the requirements for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Purchaser will not make any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Shares in violation of U.S. federal or state or foreign securities laws or the terms of this Agreement.
4.7 Further Assurances . Each of the parties shall execute such documents and other papers and take such further actions as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each such party shall use its reasonable efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions to the Closing as promptly as practicable.
4.8 Consents and Approvals . From and after the date hereof, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable any consent or approval of any Person, including any regulatory authority, required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.9 No Solicitation . The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates to, engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offering of the Shares or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
4.10 Form D and Blue Sky . The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with the SEC with respect to the Shares to the extent required under Regulation D of the Securities Act and to provide, upon request, a copy thereof to the Purchaser. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities and “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action

 

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so taken to the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all timely filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Shares required under applicable securities and “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4.10 .
4.11 Efforts to Satisfy Conditions . Each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Article 5 of this Agreement.
4.12 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds received by the Company from the issuance and sale of the Shares shall be used by the Company for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
4.13 Expenses . The Company and the Purchaser is liable for, and will pay, its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses.
4.14 Additional Right of Purchaser .
So long as Purchaser (i) owns at least the number of shares of Common Stock that it owns immediately following the Closing (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, combination, or other recapitalization or reclassification effected after the date hereof), and (ii) has executed and delivered a confidentiality agreement with the Company that is consistent with the Company’s obligations under Regulation FD promulgated under the Securities Act (an “ FD Confidentiality Agreement ”), the Company shall deliver to Purchaser in the case of (i) below or will inform the Purchaser of, and discuss with the Purchaser, any of the actions and matters described in (ii) through (iv) below:
(i) such material information relating to the financial condition, business, prospects, or corporate affairs of the Company (including the minutes, notices, consents and other materials that it provides to its directors);
(ii) incurring, issuing or assuming any indebtedness that, in the aggregate, collectively among the Company and its Subsidiaries, exceeds US $25,000,000 in one transaction or a series of related transactions;
(iii) incurring any capital expenditure that exceeds US $25,000,000 in one transaction or a series of related transactions;
(iv) selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of any material assets of the Company or any Subsidiary (including, but not limited to, its technologies and intellectual property rights) in any transaction or series of related transactions with a value that exceeds US $10,000,000;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated under this Section 4.14 to provide information specified in (i) through (iv) above (A) that the Company reasonably determines in good faith to be a trade secret or confidential information (unless covered by an enforceable confidentiality agreement, in form acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser) or (B) the

 

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disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or put the Company at a competitive disadvantage.
4.15 Pro rata Rights . If at any time the Company wishes to issue any new equity securities other than Excluded Securities (such Securities other than Excluded Securities the “New Securities”) to any person (“Proposed Recipient”) the Company shall, to the extent reasonably possible, promptly deliver a notice of its intention to issue such New Securities (the “New Issue Notice”) to the Purchaser at least 5 days prior to the planned date of issuance setting forth the type, number and description of the New Securities to be issued, the proposed subscription price thereof, the identity of the Proposed Recipients (if known at such time) and any other proposed material terms and conditions of such issuance. If the Company is unable to give prior notice of such issuance, it will notify the Purchaser on the date of the issuance which later notice shall in no event prevent the Purchaser from fully exercising its rights hereunder in a subsequent issuance and closing. The Purchaser shall have the right, upon written notice to the Company within 10 days following receipt of the New Issue Notice whether such notice is provided before or after the issuance (the “Exercise Period”), to elect to subscribe for, at the price and on the terms stated in the New Issue Notice, such number of New Securities equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of New Securities (calculated on an as-converted basis) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of equity securities (calculated on an as-converted basis) held by the Purchaser on the date of such New Issue Notice (and prior to the issuance) and the denominator of which is the total number of equity securities (calculated on an as-converted basis) issued and outstanding on the date of such New Issue Notice (and prior to the issuance). If all or any portion of the New Securities are not subscribed to by the Purchaser as described above, then the Company may, at its election, during a period of 30 days following the expiration of the Exercise Period, issue the remaining New Securities to the Proposed Recipient at a price and upon terms not more favorable to the Proposed Recipient than those stated in such New Issue Notice. In the event the Company has not issued the New Securities to the Proposed Recipient within such 30 day period, the Company shall not thereafter issue any New Securities without first offering such securities to the Purchaser in the manner provided in this Section. Failure by the Purchaser to exercise its option to subscribe with respect to one offering and issuance of New Securities shall not affect its option to subscribe for equity securities in any subsequent offering and issuance. This Section 4.15 shall not apply to “Excluded Securities” issued by the Company which shall mean (i) securities issued as a dividend or distribution on outstanding securities, (ii) securities issued upon conversion or exercise of outstanding securities, (iii) securities issued to employees, directors or consultants pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, (iv) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or its assets by the Company, or (v) up to $5,000,000 in securities issued by the Company to fund obligations to make cash dividends or interest payments on outstanding securities.
4.16 Due Diligence . The Company shall cooperate in good faith in the limited due diligence to be performed by the Purchaser in connection with its investment in the Shares.
4.17 Indemnification . The Company and the Purchaser will indemnify and hold the other (the “Indemnified Party”) and its respective directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that the Indemnified Party and

 

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its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents may suffer or incur as a result of any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the other in this Agreement. The detailed procedures for the indemnification under this Section 4.17 shall follow the procedures set forth in Sections 6.9(c) and 6.9 (d).
ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
5.1 Conditions to Obligations of the Company . The obligation of the Company to issue and deliver the Shares on the Closing Date shall be subject to the performance by the Purchaser of its agreements theretofore to be performed hereunder and to the satisfaction (or waiver), prior thereto or concurrently therewith, of the following further conditions:
(a)  Receipt of Purchase Price . The Company shall have received payment of the Purchase Price for the Shares being purchased hereunder. The Purchase Price shall be paid in immediately available funds, in US dollars.
(b)  Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Article 3 shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which shall be true in all respects) as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such date.
(c)  Compliance with Agreement . The Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement which are required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or on the Closing Date.
(d)  Absence of Litigation . No proceeding challenging this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall have been instituted or be pending before any court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or official.
(e)  No Governmental Prohibition or Third Party Approval . The sale of the Shares by the Company shall not be prohibited by any law or governmental order or regulation and any government regulatory or third party consents or approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Shares shall have been received.
(f)  Purchaser Certificate . The Company shall have received a certificate from the Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized representative of the Purchaser, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 5.1(b) and 5.1(c) hereof have been fulfilled.
(g)  Pre-Closing Securities Ownership Questionnaire . The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company a properly completed and executed Pre-Closing Securities Ownership Questionnaire, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

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(h)  Closing Deliverables . The Company shall have received all documents and other items required to be delivered by the Purchaser to the Company pursuant to Section 1.5 and as are reasonably required to be delivered by the Purchaser to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
5.2 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations at the Closing . The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date shall be subject to the performance by the Company of its agreements theretofore to be performed hereunder and to the satisfaction (or waiver), prior thereto or concurrently therewith, of the following further conditions:
(a)  Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true on and as of the Closing Date in all material respects (except for such representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which shall be true in all respects) as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such date.
(b)  Compliance with Agreement . The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement which are required to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to or on the Closing Date.
(c)  Compliance with Laws . The purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser hereunder shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Purchaser or the Company is subject (including all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws).
(d)  Legal Opinion . The Purchaser shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date from the Company’s counsel substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
(e)  No Material Adverse Effect . There shall have been no developments in the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)  Absence of Litigation . No proceeding challenging this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall have been instituted or be pending before any court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or official.
(g)  No Governmental Prohibition or Third Party Consents . The sale of the Shares by the Company shall not be prohibited by any law or governmental order or regulation and any governmental, regulatory or third party consents or approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Shares shall have been received.
(h)  NASDAQ Trading . Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or NASDAQ, and trading in securities generally as reported by NASDAQ shall not have been suspended or limited, and the Common Stock shall not have been delisted on NASDAQ.

 

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(i)  Officer’s Certificate . The Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized executive officer of the Company, certifying that the conditions specified in the foregoing Sections 5.2(a) , 5.2(b) , 5.2(e) , 5.2(f) , 5.2(g) and 5.2(i) hereof have been fulfilled.
(j)  Secretary’s Certificate . The Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of the Secretary of the Company attaching: (i) a true and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, in effect as of such date; (ii) a true and complete copy of the Bylaws, in effect as of such date; (iii) a certificate, dated within thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as to the good standing of the Company; (iv) certificates of good standing, dated within thirty (30) days prior the Closing Date, from the appropriate officials of the jurisdictions in each state in which the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation; and (iv) resolutions of the Board authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, the approvals contemplated by Sections 2.30 and 2.31 herein and the issuance of the Shares.
(k)  Approval of Proceedings . All proceedings to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all documents incident thereto, shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser and its counsel. The Purchaser shall have received copies of all documents or other evidence which they and their counsel may reasonably request in connection with such transactions and of all records of corporate proceedings in connection therewith in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and their counsel.
(l)  Closing Deliverables . The Purchaser shall have received all documents and other items required to be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.6 and as are reasonably required to be delivered by the Company to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
(m)  Technology Transfer Agreement . The parties shall have entered into a technology transfer, distribution and licensing agreement (the “TTA”) under which the Company shall provide certain technology and “know-how” and other assistance and support necessary for the Purchaser to assemble, test, manufacture, use, sell, distribute, maintain, service and/or repair fuel cell stack modules for DFC ® Power Plants designated DFC ® 300MA, DFC ® 1500MA, DFC ® 1500B and DFC ® 3000.
ARTICLE 6
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
6.1 Mandatory Registration . As soon as reasonably practicable after six (6) months after the Closing, the Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such date (the “ Filing Deadline ”), file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as necessary) on Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration, subject to the provisions of Section 6.4 . The Company shall use its best efforts to

 

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cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible, but in no event later than the fifth Business Day after the SEC advises the Company that either (A) it will not review such Registration Statement or (B) it has no further comments with respect to such Registration Statement (the “ Effectiveness Deadline ”).
6.2 Demand Registrations . If for any reason prior to the expiration of the Registration Period, a Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 6.1 ceases to be effective or fails to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement, a Holder may demand registration pursuant to the terms of and within the time frames set forth in Section 6.1 by providing written demand registration notice to the Company (a “ Demand Registration ”). The Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefore, if applicable), or both, so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by a Registration Statement hereunder, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date that the Demand Registration notice is delivered to the Company. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. The compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Section 6.2 shall not relieve the Company of any liability for a breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any breach by the Company of Section 6.1 hereof, and the Holder shall retain any remedies available at law or in equity with respect thereto.
6.3 Piggy-Back Registrations . If at any time prior to the expiration of the Registration Period, the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under a Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities and the Company proposes to file with the SEC a Registration Statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or their equivalents at such time) relating to securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or to equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans approved by the Board), the Company shall promptly send to the Holder written notice of the Company’s intention to file a Registration Statement and of the Holder’s rights under this Section 6.3 and, if within twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice, the Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities the Holder requests to be registered, subject to the priorities set forth in this Section 6.3 below. No right to registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 6.3 shall be construed to limit any registration required under Section 6.1 or 6.2 . The obligations of the Company under this Section 6.3 may be waived by the Holder, provided such Holder is not named as a selling security holder in any Registration Statement. If an offering in connection with which a Holder is entitled to registration under this Section 6.3 is an underwritten offering, then such Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, offer and sell such Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering using the same underwriter or underwriters and, subject to the provisions of this Article 6 , on the same terms and conditions as other shares of Common Stock included in such underwritten offering. If a registration pursuant to this Section 6.3 is to be an underwritten public offering and the managing underwriter(s) advise the Company in writing that, in their reasonable good faith opinion, marketing or other factors dictate that a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock which may be included in the Registration

 

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Statement is necessary to facilitate and not adversely affect the proposed offering, then the Company shall include in such registration: (1) first, all securities the Company proposes to sell for its own account and (2) second, up to the full number of securities proposed to be registered for the account of the Holder entitled to registration under this Section 6.3 , pro rata to such Holder on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities that it requested to be included in such registration.
6.4 Ineligibility for Form S-3 . Subject to Section 6.1 as it relates to the use of Form S-1, in the event that Form S-3 is not available for any registration of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the sale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Holder and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
6.5 Failure to File, Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement . If a Registration Delay occurs the Company shall pay to a Holder of Registrable Securities (the “Registration Delay Payments”), as partial relief for the damages to such Holder by reason of any such Registration Delay, and calculated for each share of Common Stock for which a Registration Statement is required to be filed pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 then outstanding that is a Registrable Security and not covered for resale at such time pursuant to the terms of a Registration Statement, an accruing amount per each such share equal to the Delay Payment Rate for each week (or portion thereof) during the Damages Accrual Period. The Registration Delay Payments shall accrue from the first day of the applicable Registration Delay through the date it is cured (the “Damages Accrual Period”), and shall be payable in cash to the record holder of the Registrable Securities entitled thereto on the earlier of the (i) last Business Day of each calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred and (ii) the third Business Day after the event of failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. Nothing shall preclude a Holder from pursuing or obtaining any available remedies at law, specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Article 6 in accordance with applicable law.
6.6 Related Obligations . At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 6.1 , the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations during the Registration Period (as hereinafter defined):
(a) The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities (but in no event later than the Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earliest of (i) the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date; (ii) the date as of which the Holder may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities

 

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Act (or successor thereto) or (iii) the date on which the Holder shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either pursuant to the Registration Statement or in one or more transactions in which the Holder obtained unlegended certificates representing the Registrable Securities so purchased in accordance with applicable securities laws (the “ Registration Period ”), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus only, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
(b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of distribution by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Article 6 (including pursuant to this Section 6.6(b) ) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.
(c) The Company shall (i) permit a legal counsel for the Holder to review and comment upon those sections of (a) the Registration Statement which are applicable to the Holder at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (b) all other Registration Statements and all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements which are applicable to the Holder (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC and (b) not file any Registration Statement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) or document in a form to which such legal counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall furnish to such legal counsel, without charge, (i) any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, provided the legal counsel shall keep such correspondence confidential and shall not provide copies thereof to the Holder without the Company’s prior consent, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by a Holder, and all exhibits, and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with a Holder’s legal counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 6.6 .

 

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(d) The Company shall furnish to the Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by such Holder, and all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Holder may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Holder may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder.
(e) If required under applicable law, the Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under all other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that the Board determines in good faith to be contrary to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 6.6(e) , (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify a Holder who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company shall notify a Holder in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to the Holder (or such other number of copies as such Holder may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify a Holder in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to a Holder by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

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(g) The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify a Holder who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(h) At the reasonable request of a Holder and at such Holder’s expense, the Company shall use its best efforts to furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as a Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holder.
(i) The Company shall, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, make available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) any legal counsel representing an Holder and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by such Holder (collectively, the “ Inspectors ”) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”), which are requested for any purpose reasonably related to a Holder’s rights and/or the Company’s obligations under this Article 6 , and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided , however , that each Inspector which is not a party hereto shall agree in writing prior to obtaining access to any Records, and a Holder hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Holder similarly bound by the terms hereof) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. The Holder receiving the Records agrees that it shall, if permitted by applicable law, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company prior to making any such disclosure and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. The Holder undertaking an inspection pursuant to this Section 6.6(i) shall, and shall instruct its other Inspectors to, use commercially reasonable efforts to perform any such inspection in a manner designed to not materially disrupt the business activities of the Company. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and a Holder) shall be deemed to limit the Holder’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

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(j) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning a Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws or the rules of NASDAQ, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Article 6 or any other agreement, or (v) such Holder expressly consents in writing to the form and content of any such disclosure. The Company agrees that it shall, if permitted by applicable law, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning a Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Holder prior to making any such disclosure and allow such Holder, at the Holder’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
(k) The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of the Shares on NASDAQ. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 6.6(k) .
(l) The Company shall cooperate with the Holder who holds Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as such Holder may reasonably request and registered in such names as such Holder may request.
(m) If requested by a Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, as necessary, such information as a Holder requests to be included therein relating to the Holder and the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable, make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by a Holder holding Registrable Securities.
(n) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities within the United States.
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(p) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6 , at any time after the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “ Grace Period ”); provided , that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Holder in writing of the existence of material non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material non-public information to the Holder) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Holder in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further , that no Grace Periods shall exceed sixty (60) consecutive days and during any consecutive three hundred sixty (360) day period, such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of one hundred twenty (120) days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Holder receives the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Holders receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 6.6(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 6.6(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public information is no longer applicable. In the event that the Company shall exercise its right to effect a Grace Period hereunder, the Registration Period during which the Registration Statement is to remain effective shall be extended by a period of time equal to the duration of any Grace Periods.
(q) At the end of the Registration Period the Holder shall discontinue sales of shares pursuant to the Registration Statement upon receipt of notice from the Company of its intention to remove from registration the shares covered by such Registration Statement which remain unsold, and such Holder shall notify the Company of the number of shares registered which remain unsold immediately upon receipt of such notice by the Company.
6.7 Obligations of the Holder .
(a) At least seven (7) days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify a Holder in writing of the information the Company requires from such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of its Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Article 6 with respect to such Registrable Securities that such Holder shall furnish to the Company information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request, in each case within seven (7) Business Days of being notified by the Company of its necessity.
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writing of such Holder’s election to exclude all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) A Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6.6(g) or the first sentence of Section 6.6(f) , such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 6.6(g) or the first sentence of Section 6.6(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of a Holder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Holder has entered into a contract for sale prior to such Holder’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6.6(g) or the first sentence of Section 6.6(f) and for which such Holder has not yet settled.
(d) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, a Holder shall notify the Company in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the information provided in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for use in the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , however , that no separate written notification shall be required for any event disclosed by such Holder in a timely filing with the SEC relating to the Company’s securities.
6.8 Expenses of Registration . All expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 6.1 through 6.8 of this Article 6 , including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, transfer agent fees and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse any Holder for the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of its attorneys in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 6.1 through 6.6 of this Article 6 . The Company shall pay all of such Holder’s reasonable costs (including fees and disbursements of its attorneys) incurred in connection with the successful enforcement of the Holder’s rights under this Article 6 .
6.9 Indemnification . In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Article 6 :
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify any Holder, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents or other representatives of and each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, with respect to which any registration that has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, against all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “ Claims ”) (or action in respect thereof), including any Claims incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened (subject to Section 6.9(c) below), arising out of or based on (i) any untrue statement (or

 

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alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus (final or preliminary), any amendment or supplement thereof, issuer free-writing prospectus, circular, or other document incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, (ii) any violation by the Company of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement applicable to the Company and relating to any action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, or (iii) any violation by the Company of the terms of this Article 6 , and will reimburse any Holder, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents or other representatives of and each Person controlling such Holder, for reasonable legal and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim as incurred; provided that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any untrue statement or omission or allegation thereof is made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder for use in preparation of such Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement; provided , further that the Company will not be liable in any such case where the Claim results from the material failure of such Holder to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in this Article 6 respecting sales of Registrable Securities.
(b) The Purchaser will indemnify the Company, the directors, officers, employees, agents, legal counsel and other representatives and each Person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all Claims (or actions in respect thereof), including any Claims incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened (subject to Section 6.9(c) below), arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus (final or preliminary), any amendment or supplement thereof, issuer free-writing prospectus, circular or other documents, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, and will reimburse the Company, the directors, officers, employees, agents, legal counsel and other representatives and each Person controlling the Company for reasonable legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim as incurred, in each case to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission or allegation thereof is made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of a Holder for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder’s aggregate liability pursuant to subsection (b) and (d) of this Section 6.9 shall not exceed the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to such liability.
(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.9 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party (at its expense) to

 

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assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such Indemnified Party’s expense, and provided , further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement, unless such failure is materially prejudicial to the Indemnifying Party in defending such claim or litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if representation of such Indemnified Party by the counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. An Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of an action or claim effected without its written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). No Indemnifying Party, in its defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.9 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any Claim referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Claim in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Claim as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission provided, that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder hereunder when combined with amounts paid pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 6.9 exceed the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
6.10 Assignment and Transfer . The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities granted to the Purchaser by the Company in this Article 6 may be assigned to a Holder, provided that such Holder is an Affiliate of the Purchaser, in connection with a transfer by such Holder of all or a portion of its Registrable Securities; provided , however , that such transfer must be made at least five (5) days prior to the Filing Deadline and that (a) such transfer may otherwise be effected in accordance with applicable securities laws, including establishing the transferee’s qualification as an “accredited investor” within the meaning of the Securities Act; (b) such Holder gives prior written notice to the Company at least five (5) days prior to the Filing Deadline; and (c) such transferee agrees in writing with the Company to comply with and be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement; and (d) such transfer is otherwise in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Agreement. Except as specifically permitted by this Section 6.10 , the rights of a Holder with respect to Registrable Securities as set out herein

 

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shall not be transferable to any other Person, and any attempted transfer shall cause all rights of such Holder therein to be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.10 , no such restriction shall apply to a transfer by a Holder that is: (i) a partnership transferring to its partners or former partners in accordance with partnership interests; (ii) a corporation transferring to a wholly-owned subsidiary or a parent corporation that owns all of the capital stock of the Holder; (iii) a limited liability company transferring to its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company; (iv) an affiliated investment fund transferring to another affiliated investment fund; or (v) an individual transferring to the Holder’s family member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder; provided that in each case the transfer is effected in accordance with applicable securities laws, including establishing the transferee’s qualification as an “accredited investor” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if the transferee were an original Holder hereunder.
6.11 Amendment and Waiver of Registration Rights . The rights of any Holder under the provisions of this Article 6 may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely) or amended by an instrument in writing signed by such Holder. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 6.11 shall be binding upon any Holder and the Company. By acceptance of the benefits under this Article 6 , any Holder of the Registrable Securities hereby agree to be bound by the provisions hereof.
6.12 Lock-Up Period . For a period of six (6) months from the Closing Date, the Purchaser agrees not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any Shares, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive the Shares, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, owned directly by the Purchaser or with respect to which the Purchaser has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the SEC.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time with respect to the applicable parties prior to the Closing:
(a) By mutual written agreement of the Company and the Purchaser;
(b) By either the Company or the Purchaser, by written notice to the other parties (provided the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement or the Related Agreements) if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before December 9, 2009;
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Related Agreements and such injunction or other ruling shall not be subject to appeal or shall have become final and unappealable;
(d) By the Purchaser, if there shall have occurred an event or events constituting a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) By the Purchaser, if the Company shall have materially breached the terms of this Agreement and such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days after receiving notice thereof;
(f) By the Company if the Purchaser shall have materially breached the terms of this Agreement and such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days after receiving notice thereof; or
(g) By the Purchaser if the TTA has not been executed by 60 days of the date hereof.
7.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 , all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability on the part of any party or its Affiliates in respect thereof; provided , however , that such termination shall not relieve the Company or the Purchaser of any liability for any willful breach of this Agreement.
7.3 Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
7.4 Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which are considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
7.5 Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and do not affect its interpretation.
7.6 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision will be deemed modified in order to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
7.7 Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver . This Agreement and the Related Agreements (including all schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. This Agreement and the Related Agreements supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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Except as otherwise provided herein, no provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 7.7 shall be binding upon the holder of any Shares purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such securities and the Company.
7.8 Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed email, telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. The addresses for such communications are:
     
If to the Company:
  FuelCell Energy, Inc.
 
  3 Great Pasture Road
 
  Danbury, CT 06813
 
  Facsimile: (203) 825-6069
 
  Attention: Ross Levine
 
   
 
  with a copy to:
 
   
 
  Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
 
  1133 Avenue of the Americas
 
  New York, New York 10036
 
  Facsimile: (212) 336-2313
 
  Attention: Peter J. Schaeffer
 
   
If the Purchaser:
  POSCO Power
 
  Posteel Tower 20th floor, 735-3
 
  Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu
 
  Seoul 135-080, Korea
 
  Facsimile: 82-2-3469-5959
 
  Attention: Tae-Hyoung Kim
 
   
 
  with a copy to:
 
   
 
  Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
 
  647-15 Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
 
  Seoul 135-723, Korea
 
  Facsimile: 82-2-3404-7304
 
  Attention: Nelson K. Ahn, Esq.
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7.9 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company will not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, and the Purchaser may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except as permitted in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof.
7.10 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
7.11 No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement is deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
7.12 Equitable Relief . The Company recognizes that, if it fails to perform or discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Purchaser. The Company therefore agrees that the Purchaser is entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case. The Purchaser also recognizes that, if it fails to perform or discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Company. The Purchaser therefore agrees that the Company is entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case.
7.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties . Notwithstanding any investigation made by any party to this Agreement, all representations and warranties made by the Company and the Purchaser herein shall survive for a period of one (1) year from the Closing Date. All covenants contained herein shall survive the execution of this Agreement and the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement).
7.14 Limitation on Enforcement of Remedies . The Company hereby agrees that it will not assert against the shareholders, limited partners or any members of the Purchaser any claim it may have under this Agreement by reason of any failure or alleged failure by such Purchaser to meet its obligations hereunder.
7.15 Aggregation of Stock . All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by affiliated Person or Persons under common management or control shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.
7.16 Reproduction of Documents . This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by the Purchaser on the Closing Date (except for certificates evidencing the Shares themselves), and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to the Purchaser, may be reproduced by the Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process and the Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. All parties hereto agree and stipulate that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in

 

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existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by the Purchaser in the regular course of business) and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
7.17 Lost, etc. Certificates Evidencing Shares; Exchange . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing any Shares owned by the Purchaser and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of an unsecured indemnity satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of such certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like tenor and for the number of securities evidenced by such certificate which remain outstanding. The Purchaser’s agreement of indemnity shall constitute indemnity satisfactory to the Company for purposes of this Section 7.17 . Upon surrender of any certificate representing any Shares, for exchange at the office of the Company, the Company at its expense will cause to be issued in exchange therefor new certificates in such denomination or denominations as may be requested for the same aggregate number of Shares represented by the certificate so surrendered and registered as such holder may request. The Company will also pay the cost of all deliveries of certificates for such Shares to the office of the Purchaser (including the cost of insurance against loss or theft in an amount satisfactory to the holders) upon any exchange provided for in this Section 7.18 .
7.18 Draftsmanship . Each of the parties hereto has been represented by its own counsel and acknowledges that it has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, and any applicable rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context hereof, the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
         
  FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   R. Daniel Brdar   
    Title:   President, CEO and Chairman   
 
  POSCO POWER
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Soung-Sik Cho   
    Title:   President & CEO   
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EXHIBIT A
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person (for the purposes of this definition “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).
Allowable Grace Period ” has the meaning set out in Section 6.6(p).
Board ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).
Business Day ” means a day Monday through Friday on which banks are generally open for business in New York City.
Bylaws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d).
Certificate of Incorporation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d).
Claims ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(a).
Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.
Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.
Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
Damages Accrual Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
Delay Payment Rate ” means during the Damages Accrual Period, an amount per week (or portion thereof) per share of Common Stock equal to 1% of the per share Purchase Price of such Share.
Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
DGCL ” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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Disclosure Schedule ” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith and incorporated herein by reference.
Effectiveness Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
Evaluation Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FD Confidentiality Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).
Filing Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
Financial Statements ” means the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents.
Grace Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(p).
Holder ” means the Purchaser and any Person to whom the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof, transfers its rights under Article 6 of this Agreement.
Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(c).
Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(c).
Inspectors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(i).
Intellectual Property Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).
Investment Company Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24.
Liens ” means security interests, pledges, liens, charges, claims, options, restrictions on transfer, mortgages, rights of first refusal, preemptive or similar rights, proxies and voting or other agreements, or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
Market Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
Material Adverse Effect ” means an event, change or occurrence that individually, or together with any other event, change or occurrence, has had or reasonably could be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, prospects or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken together as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
Material Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
Material Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
NASDAQ ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

 

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Offering ” means the offer, sale, issuance and purchase of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
Non-US Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
Per Share Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
Person ” means any person, individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other nongovernmental entity or any governmental agency, court, authority or other body (whether foreign, federal, state, local or otherwise).
Preferred Stock ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(i).
The terms “ register ,” “ registered ” and “ registration ” refer to the registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement.
Registrable Securities ” means the Shares; provided , however , that securities shall only be treated as Registrable Securities if and only for so long as they (A) have not been disposed of pursuant to a Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC, (B) have not been sold in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends with respect thereto are removed upon the consummation of such sale or (C) are held by a Holder or a permitted transferee pursuant to Section 6.10 .
Registration Delay ” means the occurrence of any of (i) a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline or is not declared effective on or before the Effectiveness Deadline, (ii) a Registration Statement in connection with a Demand Registration covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby is not filed with the SEC on or before the deadline described in the last sentence of Section 6.2, (iii) on any day during the Registration Period (other than during an Allowable Grace Period), all of the Registrable Securities required to be included in such Registration Statement cannot be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement as a matter of law or because the Company has failed to perform the applicable time period required for such performance (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, or to register a sufficient number of Shares, or (iv) a Grace Period exceeds the length of an Allowable Grace Period.
Registration Delay Payments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
Registration Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).

 

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Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act covering the Registrable Securities.
Related Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
Required Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or any successor rule.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the related rules and regulations promulgated under such act or the Exchange Act.
SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute.
Share ” and “ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
Subsidiary ” and “ Subsidiaries ” of any person shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either above or through or together with any other subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
Takeover Provision ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.27.
Technology Transfer Agreement ” means the Technology Transfer, License and Distribution Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

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EXHIBIT B
PRE-CLOSING SECURITIES OWNERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned (“ Potential Purchaser ”) hereby provides the following information to the Company and its legal counsel and represents and warrants that such information is accurate of the date hereof and shall be accurate as of the Closing Date:
1.   Name.
 
    Full Legal Name of Potential Purchaser
 
2.   Address of Potential Purchaser.
 
    Mailing Address:
    Telephone:
    Fax:
    Contact Person:
    E-mail address of Contact Person:
 
3.   Residency.
 
(a)   State/Country of Residency of Potential Purchaser:
 
(b)   Is the Potential Purchaser a “US Person” as defined in Rule 901(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act? o Yes o No
 
(c)   Is the Potential Purchaser an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act? o Yes o No
 
4.   Beneficial Ownership of Company Securities Prior to the Offering.
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the Potential Purchaser is not the beneficial or registered owner of any Securities of the Company.
(a)   As of [                      ] , 200 [_____] , the Purchaser owned outright (including shares registered in the Purchaser’s name individually or jointly with others, shares held in the name of a bank, broker, nominee, depository or in “street name” for its account), [____] shares of Company’s capital stock. If “zero,” please so state.

 

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(b)   In addition to the number of shares Purchaser owned outright as indicated in Item 4(a) above, as of [                      ] , 200 [_____] , the Purchaser had or shared voting power or investment power, directly or indirectly, through a contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, [_____] shares of the Company’s capital stock. If “zero,” please so state.
If the answer to Item 4(b) is not “zero,” please complete the following tables:
Shared Voting Power:
Number of Shares With Whom Shared Nature of Relationship
Shared Investment Power:
Number of Shares With Whom Shared Nature of Relationship
(c)   As of [                      ] , 200 [_____] , the Potential Purchaser had the right to acquire the following shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants or other rights. If “none”, please so state.

 

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SIGNATURE
The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided in this Questionnaire that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time prior the Closing Date.
The undersigned understands and agrees that the information provided herein will be relied upon by the Company and its legal counsel in evaluating the availability of certain exemptions from registration under US federal and state securities laws and the applicability of shareholder approval and other requirements of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Dated:
Name of Potential Purchaser:
         
By:        
  Name:        
  Title:        
PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
     
 
  [                      ]
 
  Facsimile: [                      ]
 
  Attention: [                      ]
 
   
With a copy to:
   
 
   
 
  [                      ]
Facsimile: [                      ]
Attention: [                      ]

 

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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION
[Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meaning assigned to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.]
(i)   The Company is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of Delaware, has the all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder.
(ii)   Except as set forth in the Agreement, no stockholder of the Company is entitled to any statutory preemptive right or, to the best knowledge of such counsel, other similar rights to subscribe for shares of capital stock of the Company.
(iii)   When issued in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company, free of all statutory preemptive, or to our knowledge, contractual preemptive or similar rights.
(iv)   The Company has duly authorized the execution, delivery, and performance of the Agreement and each of the transactions and agreements contemplated thereby, and no other corporate action is necessary to authorize such execution, delivery or performance. The Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights and general principles of equity, and except that any rights of indemnification may be limited by public policy.
(v)   The execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement, the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do not require the Company to obtain any consent, approval or action of, or make any filing with or give any notice to, any corporation, person or firm or any public, governmental or judicial authority of the United States or the State of Delaware except such as have been duly obtained or made, as the case may be, and are in full force and effect.
(vi)   The execution and delivery of the Agreement will not, (A) result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any agreement filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended [                      ] , (B) violate the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or any federal or Delaware state law, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or federal, state of Delaware or other regulatory board or body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the Company or over its properties or businesses or (C) conflict with or constitute a

 

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default under any federal or Delaware State judgment, writ, decree or order known to such counsel to be applicable by its terms to the Company. 1
(vii)   To the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or threatened, against the Company or any of its properties or assets by or before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, which questions the validity of the Agreement or any action taken or to be taken pursuant thereto. 2
(viii)   The Company is not required to, and will not as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement be required to, register under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(ix)   The issuance and sale of the Shares do not require registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act or qualification under any state securities or blue sky laws of the State of Delaware.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may refrain from expressing an opinion concerning any law other than the federal law of the United States, the law of the State of New York and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
     
1   This may be given by in-house counsel.
 
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Exhibit 10.1
[Execution Copy]
STACK TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (“STTA”)
dated as of October 27, 2009
between
FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
and
POSCO POWER
Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions of this exhibit marked with an *. Such portions have been redacted and filed separately with the SEC.

 

 


 

         
I. DEFINITIONS
    5  
 
       
II. LICENSE GRANT
    10  
 
       
2.1 FCE Technology License.
    10  
 
       
2.2 Distribution Rights
    11  
 
       
2.3 POSCO Technology License
    11  
 
       
2.4 License to POSCO Power Upon Expiration of the Term
    12  
 
       
2.5 License to FCE Upon Expiration of the Term
    12  
 
       
2.6 Use of “FCE” Trademarks
    12  
 
       
2.7 Transfer of Technical Data
    12  
 
       
2.8 Joint Committee(s)
    13  
 
       
2.9 Manufacturing in Korea .
    13  
 
       
2.10 Regular Exchange of Technical Data
    14  
 
       
2.11 New product development and Improvements
    14  
 
       
III. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    14  
 
       
3.1 Ownership of FCE Technology
    14  
 
       
3.2 Ownership of POSCO Technology
    14  
 
       
3.3 Joint Ownership
    14  
 
       
IV. ROYALTIES
    14  
 
       
4.1 Royalty Payments.
    14  
 
       
4.2 No Other Royalties, Payments, Etc
    15  
 
       
4.3 Royalty Report.
    15  
 
       
4.4 Royalty Determination Firm
    16  
 
       
V. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY
    16  
 
       
5.1 End User Warranty
    16  
 
       
VI. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
    16  
 
       
6.1 POSCO Power Obligations
    16  
 
       
6.2 FCE Obligations
    16  

 

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6.3 DOE Approval
    16  
 
       
VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    17  
 
       
7.1 Representations and Warranties of FCE
    17  
 
       
7.2 Representations and Warranties of POSCO Power
    18  
 
       
VIII. TERM
    19  
 
       
8.1 Term
    19  
 
       
8.2 Extension
    19  
 
       
IX. TERMINATION
    19  
 
       
9.1 Termination by Mutual Agreement
    19  
 
       
9.2 FCE Termination by Material Breach of POSCO Power.
    19  
 
       
9.3 POSCO Power Termination by Material Breach of FCE.
    20  
 
       
9.4 Return of FCE Technology
    21  
 
       
9.5 Return of POSCO Technology
    21  
 
       
9.6 Survival
    21  
 
       
X. INDEMNIFICATION
    21  
 
       
10.1 POSCO Power Obligations
    21  
 
       
10.2 FCE Obligations
    22  
 
       
10.3 Limitation of Damage
    23  
 
       
XI. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
    23  
 
       
11.1 POSCO Power Obligations
    23  
 
       
11.2 POSCO Affiliate
    24  
 
       
11.3 FCE and POSCO Power Obligations
    24  
 
       
XII. NOTICES
    24  
 
       
XIII. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
    25  
 
       
XIV. APPLICABLE LAW AND ARBITRATION
    25  
 
       
14.1 Governing Law
    25  
 
       
14.2 Efforts to Resolve by Mutual Agreement
    25  

 

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14.3 ICC Arbitration
    25  
 
       
14.4 Waiver of Jury Trial
    26  
 
       
XV. MISCELLANEOUS
    26  
 
       
15.1 Amendment
    26  
 
       
15.2 Severability
    26  
 
       
15.3 Government Information
    26  
 
       
15.4 Independent Contractors
    26  
 
       
15.5 Assignment
    27  
 
       
15.6 No Third Party Beneficiary
    27  
 
       
15.7 Headings
    27  
 
       
15.8 Right to Injunction; Specific Performance
    27  
 
       
15.9 Force Majeure
    27  
 
       
XVI. SALES TARGETS AND EXCLUSIVITY
    28  
 
       
16.1 Sales Targets
    28  
 
       
     
Exhibits :
   
 
Exhibit A:
  Form of STTP
Exhibit B:
  Form of DOE Approval
Exhibit C:
  List of FCE Patents
Exhibit D:
  Sales Targets
 
   
Schedules :
   
 
Schedule A:
  POSCO Affiliates
Schedule B:
  Non-Exclusive Territory
Schedule C:
  FCE Previously Granted Distribution Rights

 

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THIS STACK TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 27th day of October, 2009, by and between FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 3 Great Pasture Rd., Danbury, CT 06813, U.S.A. (“FCE”) and POSCO POWER, a Korean corporation having a place of business at Posteel Tower 20th floor, 735-3, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080, Korea (“POSCO Power”).
RECITALS:
A. POSCO Power and FCE are parties to a series of agreements identified as follows (collectively, the “Transaction Agreements”):
(i) the Technology Transfer, Distribution and Licensing Agreement for the transfer of Balance of Plant technology (the “Technology Transfer Agreement” or “TTA”) and the Alliance Agreement (the “Alliance Agreement” or “AA”), both executed as of February 7, 2007;
(ii) the Technology Transfer Program (“TTP”) executed as of July 11, 2007;
(iii) the Contract for the Supply of DFC Plants and DFC Modules from FCE to POSCO Power ( “2008 Purchase Contract”) executed as of April 22, 2008;
(iv) the Contract for the Supply of DFC Modules and DFC Components from FCE to POSCO Power ( “2009 Purchase Contract”) executed as of June 9, 2009; and
(v) the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between FCE and POSCO Power (the “2009 Securities Purchase Agreement”) executed as of June 9, 2009.
B. FCE has developed technology for the assembly of Fuel Cell Stack Modules from Repeating Components, Module Components and Non-Repeating Components (“Module Assembly”) for use in high temperature Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (“MCFC”) power plants known as the “Direct FuelCell ® ” (DFC ® ), and is developing new DFC based products currently designated by FCE as “DFC/T ® ”, “DFC-ERG ® ” and “DFC/H2 ® ”.
C. FCE wishes to grant a license of the FCE Technology (defined below) to POSCO Power and/or POSCO Affiliates and transfer the FCE Technology and provide technical assistance and support to POSCO Power. POSCO Power wishes to accept such a license and receive the FCE Technology, technical assistance and support, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements (defined below), as applicable.
D. POSCO Power, together with the POSCO Affiliates (defined below), wishes to engage in Fuel Cell Stack Module Assembly, Conditioning, Diagnosis and Repairing of such Fuel Cell Stack Module in Korea under license from FCE, and to continue in the commercialization of the DFC technologies in the Korean Market (defined below) and in the Non-Exclusive Territory (defined below).

 

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E. POSCO Power wishes to grant a license of the POSCO Technology (defined below) to FCE for the purpose of allowing FCE to further improve and modify the Fuel Cell Stack Module technologies developed by FCE, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, as applicable.
F. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea (defined below) under the license granted herein by FCE may achieve, among other things, cost reduction, product improvement, lead time improvement and service quality improvement. It is thus intended that POSCO Power will engage, directly or indirectly through one or more POSCO Affiliates or independent third parties, in Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea on terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms and conditions set forth below and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings which are intended to define the scope of this Agreement:
Additional Term ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
Applicable Laws ” shall mean all applicable laws, treaties, ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, orders, rules, regulations, interpretations and permits of any Governmental Authority.
Balance of Plant ” or “BOP” shall mean all subsystems for operation and generation of electrical power by DFC’s MCFCs in one or more stacks and including, but not limited to, fuel pre-treatment boilers, water recovery, fuel exhaust burner, inverter, control system, utility interface and start-up and stand-by equipment. For the avoidance of doubt, BOP shall mean all components of the DFC Power Plant other than the Fuel Cell Stack Module.
DFC ” shall mean FCE’s proprietary MCFC.
DFC Components ” means a quantity of Repeating Components (RC), Non-Repeating Components (NRC) and Module Components from which a complete Fuel Cell Stack Module may be assembled.
DFC Manuals ” means the documents prepared and provided by FCE which contain, but are not necessarily limited to, instructions for installation, operation, initial start-up, field procedures, instrumentation and controls, diagnosis and maintenance of the DFC Power Plants.

 

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DFC Module Kit ” shall mean a set of components comprised of Module Components, NRC, and RC, which are manufactured wholly by FCE, in sufficient quantity for the subsequent assembly and conditioning by POSCO Power of a complete Fuel Cell Stack Module.
DFC Power Plant ” shall mean the MCFC power plant comprising the Fuel Cell Stack Module and the BOP, and shall specifically exclude items of equipment such as foundations, structures, enclosures, transmission/distribution lines and interconnections, fuel lines, fuel preparation and clean-up equipment water drainage/removal, computer hardware and software and any other items related to the foregoing.
DOE Approval ” shall mean the necessary consent or approval from the U.S. Department of Energy, in form substantially similar to the form of DOE Approval set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto.
Effective Date ” shall mean the date upon which all the obligations of FCE set forth in Section 6.3 have been satisfied or waived.
Fuel Cell Stack ” shall be comprised of RC and NRC as defined herein below.
Fuel Cell Stack Module ” shall mean the Module Components and the Fuel Cell Stack.
Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea ” shall mean the engagement by POSCO Power, directly or indirectly through one or more POSCO Affiliates or independent third parties, to manufacture certain components of Module Component and NRC (as defined below) under the condition as set forth in Section 2.9.
FCE Products ” shall mean DFC Power Plants currently designated DFC300MA, DFC1500MA, DFC1500B and DFC3000 with introductory ratings of 300 kW, 1.2 MW, 1.4 MW and 2.8 MW, respectively, and modifications and improvements thereof, regardless of how designated by FCE, which are made available, or in the future may be made available, for commercial use or sale by FCE during the Term.
FCE Know-How ” shall mean all technical information, know-how, inventions (whether patented or not), trade secrets, and other technical, engineering and design information and data, as available and/or in then current use by FCE, whether included as part of the DFC Manual or not, including all information provided by third parties to FCE, related to the Module Assembly Process, Module Conditioning Process, and the Module Repair Process; the Module Assembly Facility Data, Module Conditioning Facility Data, and the Module Repair Facility Data; the Module Components; and the NRC. It is understood that FCE Know-How shall not include: (i) information and data relating to machines or processes used in the manufacture of RC materials, parts, and components; (ii) information and data relating to design, manufacture and materials used for the RC; and (iii) information and data which is subject to restriction on disclosure by a third party, provided, however, that FCE shall exercise commercially reasonable good faith efforts to obtain the consent needed to make such information available to POSCO Power. It is

 

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further understood that FCE Know-How shall not include such information which relates to “New DFC Based Products”.
FCE Patents ” shall mean the letters patents, and any applications for letters patent which have a “Convention Date” under the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property prior to the earlier of the expiration or termination date of this Agreement and which are owned or acquired by FCE or in which FCE has or acquires a licensable interest (including without limitation any U.S. or non-U.S. patents and patent applications that are counterparts thereof, and/or any divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part or reissues, reexaminations, renewals, substitutions, extensions, supplementary protection certificates in respect thereof) and which relate to the technology being licensed hereunder to POSCO Power as listed in Exhibit C attached hereto.
FCE Technology ” shall mean FCE Patents and FCE Know-How.
Force Majeure ” shall mean unforeseen circumstances beyond the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence of either Party and which such Party is unable to prevent or provide against by the exercise of reasonable diligence including, but not limited to, acts of God, any acts or omissions of any civil or military authority, earthquakes, strikes or other labor disturbances, wars (declared or undeclared), terrorist and similar criminal acts, epidemics, civil unrest and riots.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any supranational, national, federal, state, municipal or local government or quasi-governmental or regulatory authority (including a national securities exchange or other self-regulatory body), agency, court, commission or other similar entity, domestic or foreign.
Governmental Order ” shall mean any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Initial Term ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
Korean Market ” shall mean the Republic of Korea.
Korean Company ” shall include any corporation, company or entity established under the laws of the Republic of Korea, including any Subsidiary thereof, wherever located or established, other than POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliates.
MCFC ” shall mean molten carbonate fuel cell.
Module Assembly Facility Data ” shall mean engineering and design information and data, as available and/or in then current use by FCE, including but not limited to the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and tooling to perform Module Assembly Processes.
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available and/or in then current use by FCE, including but not limited to the assembly of Fuel Cell Stack Modules from RC, NRC, and Module Components as well as information and know-how related to quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) for the assembly process.
Module Components ” shall mean parts and components of the Fuel Cell Stack Module other than Fuel Cell Stack, necessary to assemble a Fuel Cell Stack Module, including but not limited to the catalytic oxidizer, mixer/eductor, stack enclosure vessel, enclosure insulation, flex hoses and instrumentation tubing.
Module Conditioning Facility Data ” shall mean engineering and design information and data, as available and/or in then current use by FCE, including but not limited to the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and tooling to perform Module Conditioning Processes.
Module Conditioning Process ” shall mean the first heat treatment process following the complete assembly of Fuel Cell Stack Module, through which the initial product tests and quality checks are performed.
Module Repair Facility Data ” shall mean engineering and design information and data, as available and/or in then current use by FCE, including but not limited to the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and tooling to perform Module Repair Processes.
Module Repair Process ” shall mean all processes including tear-down, diagnosis, testing, replacing, repairing and conditioning of a malfunctioning Fuel Cell Stack Module, excluding those portions of the diagnosis and repair process which relate to RC, to place such Fuel Cell Stack Module in a re-operable condition.
New DFC-Based Products ” shall mean, as currently designated by FCE, the DFC/T ® , the DFC/H2 ® , the DFC-ERG ® , and any modifications and derivation in whole or in part of thereof, regardless of designation.
New DFC-Based Technology ” shall mean all technical information, know-how, inventions (whether patented or not) or trade secrets, which relate to the New DFC-Based Products.
New Joint Products ” shall mean products which are unique and distinct from the New DFC Based Products and New DFC-Based Technology, and for which FCE has not, as of the Effective Date of the STTA, commenced initial concept development, analysis or product development activities; for example, fuel cell technology for on-site application, industrial back-up power application, and marine application.
Non-Exclusive Territory ” shall mean the jurisdictions set forth in Schedule B hereto, it being understood and agreed that additional jurisdictions may be added, as mutually agreed by the Parties from time to time.

 

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Non-Repeating Components ” or “NRC” means parts and components necessary for the assembly of the Fuel Cell Stack other than RC, including but not limited to supporting hardware, manifolds, instrumentation, assembly and compression hardware.
Party ” shall mean FCE or POSCO Power, or when used in the plural, FCE and POSCO Power.
Person ” shall mean any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, joint venture, trust, business trust, Governmental Authority or other entity.
POSCO Affiliate ” shall mean each of those entities controlled by, or under common control with, POSCO Power, which may receive all or part of the FCE Technology in connection with this Agreement, and which are listed in Schedule A, it being understood and agreed that additional entities may be added as mutually agreed by the Parties.
POSCO Modules ” shall mean Fuel Cell Stack Modules manufactured by POSCO under license from FCE.
POSCO Module Net Sales ” shall mean the revenues generated from the sales by POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliate of the POSCO Modules; less the POSCO Module Net Sales Adjustments, all determined in accordance with Section 4.1(c) below.
POSCO Module Net Sales Adjustments ” shall include the cost of DFC Components, DFC Module Kit, or any components or parts of the POSCO Modules, purchased by POSCO Power and/or any POSCO Affiliate from FCE and POSCO Products and POSCO Parts that (a) are manufactured using the proprietary technology, engineering and design, know-how and inventions of POSCO Power and/or any POSCO Affiliate, and (b) do not use or contain any FCE Technology and the following items incurred in normal, bona fide, commercial transactions to the extent to which they are actually paid and expressly included in the gross invoice price: (i) sales returned; (ii) sales discounts; (iii) duties and taxes on sales; (iv) transportation insurance premiums; (v) packing expenses on sales; (vi) transport expenses on sales.
Further, sales and purchases by and between POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliate to effect the sales of POSCO Modules, to customers shall be excluded only to the extent such POSCO Modules are not put into use or operation by such POSCO Affiliate. If such POSCO Modules are subsequently resold to third parties, such subsequent sale to the third party shall be included.
In addition, the Parties recognize and agree that there should not be any duplicate royalties counting for any single transaction by calculating royalties under the previous TTA and this STTA, thus, any royalty calculation resulting from the Net Sales of POSCO Module under this STTA shall be taken into account with the calculation of the royalties resulting from the Net Sales of DFC Power Plants, POSCO Products and/or POSCO Parts under the TTA.

 

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POSCO Parts ” shall mean any parts or components of POSCO Products.
POSCO Products ” shall mean any products, regardless of designation, which are the same as, or a modification or derivation in whole or in part of FCE Products.
POSCO Technology ” shall mean all inventions, know-how, trade secrets, data or information arising or developed independently, during the Term, by POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliates and (i) by any employee of POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliate or (ii) by POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliate vendors, subcontractors, consultants or suppliers (but only to the extent that POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliate has obtained rights thereto), derived from or based on the FCE Technology, including, without limitation, technical information, know-how, inventions (whether patented or not), trade secrets, and other technical, engineering and design information and data, detailed drawings, bill of material, system analytical models, system operating software, manufacturing plant data, vendor qualification and selection procedures, and quality assurance procedures.
Repeating Components ” or “RC” shall consist of discrete fuel cell packages composed of active fuel cell components, which include but are not limited to anodes, cathodes, current collector plates, and matrices.
Royalty Determination Firm ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
Stack Technology Transfer and License Agreement ” or “STTA” shall mean this Agreement.
Stack Technology Transfer Protocol ” or “STTP” shall mean that certain document containing the detailed terms and schedules relating to the transfer by FCE of FCE Technology, including the scope of assistance and support provided, to POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliates, as applicable, it being understood and agreed that, the STTP shall become part of this Agreement, as Exhibit A hereto.
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (for the purposes of this definition, the “parent”), any other Person (other than a natural person), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned by the parent or by one or more of its respective Subsidiaries or by the parent and any one or more of its respective Subsidiaries.
Term ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
II. LICENSE GRANT
2.1 FCE Technology License .
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(i) an exclusive right and license to use the FCE Technology to construct, assemble, manufacture, use, sell, import, maintain, service and/or repair POSCO Modules in the Korean Market;
(ii) a right and license to use the FCE Technology to sell, export, maintain, service and/or repair POSCO Modules in the Non-Exclusive Territory; and
(iii) an exclusive right and license to have manufactured and assembled in the Korean Market, POSCO Modules by POSCO Affiliates in Korea, subject to the execution by POSCO Affiliates of confidentiality agreements substantially similar to the terms and conditions set forth in Article XI of this Agreement.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing license consists of a right and license to use the FCE Know-How, and a right and license under the FCE Patents which cover the FCE Know-How, which are now owned or which may hereafter be acquired by, or granted to FCE and under which FCE has or may acquire the right to grant such a right and license.
(c) At the request of POSCO Power, and upon consent by FCE, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, FCE shall designate any POSCO Affiliate indicated by POSCO Power as an additional licensee under this Agreement.
2.2 Distribution Rights . FCE hereby grants to POSCO Power or any POSCO Affiliate, as applicable, a non-exclusive right to distribute, sell, maintain, export/import, service and/or repair Fuel Cell Stack Modules and FCE Products in the Korean Market and in the Non-Exclusive Territory during the Term, subject to certain distribution rights previously granted by FCE to other third parties; provided, however, that during the Term, FCE shall (i) not grant any new distribution rights for FCE Products for the Korean Market; (ii) in any way extend the term of any distribution rights granted to any third parties prior to the date hereof with respect to the Korean Market upon expiration or termination thereof; or (iii) not sell the FCE Products in the Korean Market or to any third party (except as permitted in the Alliance Agreement) which, in its reasonable judgment after due inquiry, may have an intention to re-sell the same in the Korean Market. A list of all distribution rights granted by FCE prior to the date hereof is set forth in Schedule C attached hereto.
2.3 POSCO Technology License . POSCO Power hereby grants to FCE a non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-sublicensable and paid-up license to use POSCO Technology during the Term and to manufacture, have manufactured and sell FCE Products that incorporate POSCO Technology by giving prior notice to POSCO Power. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that FCE may sub-license the POSCO Technology to a third party for the sole purpose of further developing and improving the FCE Technology, with prior written consent of POSCO Power, provided that any such development or improvement shall be transferred to POSCO Power and that the third party shall not use or commercialize the POSCO Technology, without the prior written consent of POSCO Power, which consent shall be given at POSCO Power’s sole discretion.

 

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2.4 License to POSCO Power Upon Expiration of the Term . Upon expiration of the Term, FCE hereby agrees to continue and extend the grant and license, on a non-exclusive basis, to POSCO Power of all rights set forth under Section 2.1 of this Agreement, subject to the payment by POSCO Power to FCE of royalties to be mutually determined by the Parties upon such expiration through commercially reasonable good faith efforts; provided , that in the absence of an agreed royalty determination within the sixty (60) day period immediately following the initial request by either Party to determine the royalties, the Parties will submit to binding determination in accordance with Section 4.4. Such determination shall take into account any compensation owed by FCE to third parties.
2.5 License to FCE Upon Expiration of the Term . Upon expiration of the Term, POSCO Power hereby agrees to continue granting to FCE on a non-exclusive basis all rights set forth under Section 2.3 of this Agreement, subject to the payment by FCE to POSCO Power of royalties to be mutually determined by the Parties upon such expiration through commercially reasonable good faith efforts, taking into consideration the contribution of each Party to the POSCO Technology; provided , that in the absence of an agreed royalty determination within the sixty (60) day period immediately following the initial request by either Party to determine the royalties, the Parties will submit to binding determination in accordance with Section 4.4.
2.6 Use of “FCE” Trademarks . During the Term, FCE grants POSCO Power the right to use “FCE” marks, in connection with the labeling, advertising or sale of POSCO Modules that POSCO Modules made by it are “manufactured under license of FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., U.S.A.”, or any other similar statement, to the extent that such is, in fact, the case. In addition, FCE hereby grants to POSCO Power a non-exclusive fully paid-up license and right to use, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, any and all trademarks and trade names owned by FCE and subject to appropriate provisions concerning protection of trademarks and trade names, including quality control.
2.7 Transfer of Technical Data . FCE hereby agrees to provide POSCO Power, upon completion of payment obligations described in Section 4.1(a) hereunder, technical data and other information existing in documented form as of the Effective Date, relating to the FCE Know-How in accordance with the terms of the STTP. FCE hereby agrees that it will supply or cause to be supplied to POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliates, as applicable, free of any charges, except as indicated in the STTP, full up-to-date information, to the extent available in documented form of FCE Technology in a form ( e.g. , drawings, standard operating procedures, blueprints, written memoranda, training of employees or personal consultation) or non-documented form via oral or other visual forms in a commercially reasonable manner and form that will satisfactorily and expeditiously accomplish the transfer of FCE Know-How to POSCO Power. FCE will supply all such information in a reasonably usable form and in the English language. In the event that POSCO Power requests, in writing, that FCE supply such information in a technical form that differs from the technical form in which FCE has previously supplied or offered to supply it, then POSCO Power agrees to reimburse FCE the actual costs and expenses incurred by FCE; provided , however , that POSCO Power will not be required to

 

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pay the costs of obtaining any such information if it is already available to FCE in the form requested by POSCO Power. At its sole discretion, POSCO Power may transfer to POSCO Affiliates the technical data described in this Section, for the purpose, and subject to limitations, set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii) above.
2.8 Joint Committee(s). The Parties shall form one or more joint committee(s) consisting of at least two members selected from time to time by each of FCE and POSCO Power, for the purposes of: (i) developing a plan for Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea, as indicated in Section 2.9 below (hereafter the “Localization Plan”), (ii) developing a joint development plan and strategy with respect to the New Joint Products, New DFC-Based Technology and New DFC-Based Products (hereinafter the “Joint Development Plan”), and (iii) developing a plan for executing the technology transfer in accordance to the STTP (hereinafter the “STTP Transfer Plan”), and (iv) such other matters as the Parties mutually agree.
(a) The Localization Plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) plan for qualification of local vendors following FCE standard vendor qualification procedures in effect from time to time; (ii) fabrication of first article prototype POSCO Module(s); and (iii) a detailed plan to demonstrate the quality of components and manufacturing processes incorporated in the Localization Plan.
(b) The Joint Development Plan shall include, but not limited to: (i) plan for Parties to jointly develop and commercialize New Joint Products, New DFC-Based Technologies and New DFC-Based Products in Korea and other countries.
(c) The STTP Transfer Plan shall include, but not limited to the plans to: (i) draft and finalize the initial STTP draft to be completed by the execution date of this Agreement, (ii) monitor the transfer progress in view of the STTP as jointly deemed necessary, (iii) modify or update the STTP, and (iv) assist and function as the communication channel between the Parties.
2.9 Manufacturing in Korea. POSCO Power may engage one or more POSCO Affiliates and independent third parties to perform Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea upon completion of the transfer of the Module Component and NRC technology, subject to completion of the activities described in Sections 2.9(a) and 2.9(b) hereunder.
(a) Within 60 days of the earlier of May 31, 2011 or the completion of the Fuel Cell Stack Module prototype manufacturing as defined in the STTP, and prior to commencing local manufacturing of NRC and Module Components for sale to end use customers, the Parties shall work in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and agree on a localization schedule and the level of adjustment to the royalty set forth in Section 4.1(b) herein (or other form of compensation, as mutually agreed by the Parties), which shall be based on, among other things, market conditions, cost of local manufacturing, and the availability of qualified vendors.

 

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(b) The Parties acknowledge and agree that the quality of the components and manufacturing processes incorporated in Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea is critical to the success of the continued commercialization of the DFC technologies in the Korean Market. Thus, the Parties agree that any Fuel Cell Stack Module Manufacturing in Korea by POSCO Power or any independent third party designated by POSCO Power shall be subject to the prior consent of FCE as to the satisfaction of FCE’s standard vendor qualification policies and procedures in effect at the time.
2.10 Regular Exchange of Technical Data . During the Term, the Parties shall exchange on a regular basis certain reasonably available technical data in connection with the performance of this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the STTP.
2.11 New product development and Improvements . FCE acknowledges that POSCO Power will be making efforts to develop new products and improve the FCE Technology and agrees to provide POSCO Power with technical and related information reasonably necessary and to the extent reasonably available to FCE for such new product development and improvement efforts. POSCO Power acknowledges and agrees that any such new product development and improvements shall be subject to quality review and consent by FCE (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) before they are incorporated into Fuel Cell Stack Modules.
III. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
3.1 Ownership of FCE Technology . POSCO Power acknowledges that all FCE Technology in and relating to the FCE Products, whether developed by or for FCE prior to or after the Effective Date of this Agreement, is and shall remain the property of FCE or its third party licensors.
3.2 Ownership of POSCO Technology . All inventions, know-how, trade secrets, data or information made, invented, conceived, created or otherwise developed by POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliates, as applicable, and their employees, derived or resulting from the FCE Technology shall be considered POSCO Technology and shall be the sole property of POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliates, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that nothing contained herein shall convey ownership to POSCO of any FCE Technology from which such POSCO Technology is derived.
3.3 Joint Ownership . All inventions, know-how, trade secrets, data or information which results from joint development by the Parties hereto shall be jointly owned by the Parties. The Parties hereby agree to cooperate in good faith in the filing of any and all patent applications in all jurisdictions.
IV. ROYALTIES
4.1 Royalty Payments .
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(a) An up-front royalty payment in the amount of USD $10 million (the “Upfront Payment”) shall be paid in full on the Effective Date of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, POSCO Power shall be responsible for payment of withholding taxes or other payments.
(b) A royalty of 4.1% of the POSCO Module Net Sales, which is subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.9(a), during the Initial Term. The royalty payment shall be paid by POSCO Power in cash. The royalty payment shall be paid semi-annually and within forty-five (45) days of June 30 and December 31 of each year.
(c) The Parties acknowledge that although the Royalty set forth above in Section 4.1(b)(i) shall be applicable, it may be difficult to ascertain the royalties in certain transactions. Such transactions may include, but are not limited to, transactions in which the POSCO Modules are leased, loaned, bartered or exchanged for goods or services, transferred to a third party or any entity affiliated or closely associated with POSCO Power at a price other than market price or on terms other than in an arm’s length, or otherwise put into use by POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliates. POSCO Power agrees to notify FCE within five (5) days after entering into such arrangements, and the Parties shall subsequently use commercially reasonable good faith efforts to establish guidelines for determining the royalties for such transactions within sixty (60) days from the date such notice is received, taking into consideration the principles of the Korean GAAP and U.S. GAAP and incorporating the principles of best accounting practices. If the Parties failed to reach agreement, the Parties agree to abide by the procedures set forth in Section 4.4.
4.2 No Other Royalties, Payments, Etc . The Parties acknowledge and agree that, other than the Upfront Payment and the Royalty, and certain reasonable travel, per diem, and related expenses to be reimbursed pursuant to the STTP, POSCO Power or any POSCO Affiliates shall not be liable for any fees, royalties, expenses or payments in connection with the license rights granted herein or the use by POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliates of the FCE Technology under this Agreement.
4.3 Royalty Report .
(a)  Regular Reports . When rendering payment of the foregoing royalties, POSCO Power shall provide FCE with a written report showing the calculation of the royalty, the number of products to which the royalty is applicable. At its expense, FCE may, by its designated independent public accountants, audit the royalty amounts reported by POSCO Power no more than once a year. To the extent any sales are made by any POSCO Affiliates, POSCO Power agrees to furnish to FCE copies of relevant books and records of the POSCO Affiliates for the sole purpose of such audit by FCE.
(b)  Final Report . POSCO Power shall deliver a written report to FCE within sixty (60) days of the termination or expiration of this Agreement, containing information relevant to the calculation of the royalties due under this Agreement; provided that such report shall include the Net Sales of POSCO Modules that are sold and on order by POSCO Power on or prior to the date of termination or expiration and not previously

 

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reported to FCE, and such other information as may be necessary to determine the royalties due hereunder.
4.4 Royalty Determination Firm . The Parties agree that in case of any dispute with respect to the determination of royalty pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.4, 4.1(c), 9.2 and 9.3, any such determination shall be determined by an internationally recognized independent accounting firm jointly selected and paid for by the Parties (“Royalty Determination Firm”). If the Parties dispute the royalty amount determined by the Royalty Determination Firm, then the disputing Party has the right at its own expense to retain another internationally recognized independent accounting firm; and in such event, the determination of the royalty shall be the average of the two determinations, provided that, that the average of the two determinations shall not exceed by more than 10% of the difference between the royalty amount determined by the Royalty Determination Firm and the royalty amount determined by the independent determination firm.
V. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY
5.1 End User Warranty . For POSCO Modules assembled by POSCO Power and/or POSCO Affiliates from DFC Components supplied by FCE, POSCO Power shall be responsible to the end user for warranty, performance guarantees and service obligations related to the POSCO Modules. FCE shall have no obligations under the service agreements which POSCO Power may execute with end users for POSCO Modules, beyond the performance guarantees and warranties contained in the purchase contracts for such products executed between POSCO Power and FCE.
VI. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
6.1 POSCO Power Obligations . POSCO Power hereby agrees to comply with the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations concerning exportation and re-exportation of technical data (including computer software), direct products thereof or any components purchased hereunder to any countries or territories. POSCO Power hereby gives FCE the assurance required by the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations with respect to the U.S. origin technical information furnished by FCE hereunder and the direct product of such technical information.
6.2 FCE Obligations . FCE hereby agrees to comply with the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations concerning exportation and re-exportation of technical data (including computer software), direct products thereof or any components purchased hereunder to any countries or territories. FCE hereby gives POSCO Power the assurance required by the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations with respect to the U.S. origin technical information furnished by FCE hereunder and the direct product of such technical information.
6.3 DOE Approval . FCE shall use its best efforts to obtain all necessary consent or approval from the U.S. Department of Energy, in form substantially similar to the form of DOE Approval set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

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VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
7.1 Representations and Warranties of FCE . FCE represents and warrants to POSCO Power that as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date:
(a) It has all requisite right, power and authority, to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by FCE of this Agreement, and the consummation by FCE of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of FCE and no other corporate actions or proceedings on the part of FCE are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by POSCO Power hereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of FCE enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by FCE of this Agreement, and the consummation by FCE of the transactions contemplated hereby do not (i) violate any Applicable Law; (ii) violate or conflict with any contract or agreement to which FCE is a party; (iii) violate any Governmental Order; (iv) require the approval, consent or permission of any Governmental Authority having authority over FCE except for the DOE Approval; or (v) violate FCE’s organizational documents;
(d) Neither FCE or any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of FCE or its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, FCE or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of in any material respect any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made or received any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to or from any foreign or domestic government official or employee;
(e) POSCO Power’s contemplated use of the FCE Technology under this Agreement does not infringe and is not being infringed upon by any valid rights of any third party, including but not limited to patent rights, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by third parties in any country;
(f) The FCE Technology furnished to POSCO Power and POSCO Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement will correspond to the FCE Technology used by FCE in the manufacture of FCE Products. If any FCE Technology provided hereunder does not meet this requirement and POSCO Power notifies FCE, FCE shall correct the discrepancy at its own expense, by furnishing corrected FCE Technology; and

 

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(g) FCE Power Plants using FCE Technology are designed with commercially reasonable safety precautions and FCE participates in on-going safety certification programs for its plants, such as CSA.
(h) FCE recognizes and acknowledges that maintaining the scope of protection on the FCE Technology in the Territory is critical to the success of the continued commercialization of POSCO Modules in Korea. Thus, FCE represents and warrants that it has been and it shall continue to take commercially reasonable defensive and offensive measures to protect FCE Technology against encroachment by any third parties.
7.2 Representations and Warranties of POSCO Power . POSCO Power represents and warrants to FCE that as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date:
(a) It has all requisite right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by POSCO Power of this Agreement, and the consummation by POSCO Power of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of POSCO Power and no other corporate actions or proceedings on the part of POSCO Power are necessary to authorize this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by FCE hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of POSCO Power enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by POSCO Power of this Agreement, and the consummation by POSCO Power of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not: (i) violate any Applicable Law; (ii) violate or conflict with any Contract to which POSCO Power is a party; (iii) violate any Governmental Order; (iv) require the approval, consent or permission of any Governmental Authority having authority over POSCO Power except for the DOE Approval; or (v) violate POSCO Power’s organizational documents; and
(d) Neither POSCO Power or any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of POSCO Power or its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, POSCO Power or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of in any material respect any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made or received any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to or from any foreign or domestic government official or employee; and
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practices, instructions and quality plans as furnished by FCE or as mutually agreed upon by the parties.
VIII. TERM
8.1 Term . The initial term of this Agreement (the “ Initial Term ”) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions set forth herein or in any Transaction Agreement, for a period of ten (10) years from the Effective Date.
8.2 Extension . The Initial Term may be extended for additional terms (each, “ Additional Term ”, and, together with the Initial Term, the “ Term ”), each for a period of five (5) years, by mutual agreement on terms mutually agreed upon by the Parties. This Agreement shall be extended only if the other Transaction Agreements are extended for the same period.
IX. TERMINATION
9.1 Termination by Mutual Agreement . This Agreement may be terminated, without any further obligation or liability by mutual written agreement of the Parties.
9.2 FCE Termination by Material Breach of POSCO Power .
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Agreements, in the event POSCO Power materially breaches any representation or warranty or materially fails to perform any obligation or undertaking to be performed by it under this Agreement or any other Agreement between the Parties and such material breach or failure is not cured within sixty (60) days after notice from FCE specifying the nature of the breach, then, FCE shall have the right to terminate this Agreement after complying with the procedures set forth in Article XIV below.
(b)  FCE Remedy . In the event that FCE terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2(a):
(i) FCE may retain all POSCO Technology, including all copies and summaries thereof, furnished by POSCO Power prior to such termination;
(ii) FCE shall have a non-exclusive perpetual license and right to use the POSCO Technology to manufacture and sell the FCE Products, only to the extent that FCE Products incorporate POSCO Technology, under all patents of all countries under which POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliates, as applicable, during the Term, has or may acquire the right to grant such licenses, provided that any sublicensing or resale to any Korean Company by FCE shall be subject to POSCO Power’s consent in its sole discretion, and provided , further , that the foregoing license shall be subject to the payment by FCE to POSCO Power of royalties to be mutually determined by the Parties in a commercially reasonable good faith manner, it being understood and agreed that if the Parties are

 

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unable to reach agreement within sixty (60) days following the initial request of FCE, the royalties determined pursuant to Section 4.4 above shall be final and binding upon the Parties;
(iii) POSCO further agrees that POSCO shall, at the request of FCE, continue to supply POSCO Modules to FCE, if such are in production, on terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties in good faith; and
(iv) POSCO Power, on its own behalf and on behalf of POSCO Affiliates, shall pay FCE all royalty amounts then due and owing as of the date of termination and all reimbursement amounts then due and owing as of the date of termination and actual damages.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2 represent the sole and exclusive remedy of FCE in the event of a material breach by POSCO Power.
9.3 POSCO Power Termination by Material Breach of FCE .
(a) In the event FCE materially breaches any representation or warranty or materially fails to perform any obligation or undertaking to be performed by it under this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreements and such material breach or failure is not cured within sixty (60) days after notice from POSCO Power specifying the nature of the breach, then, POSCO Power shall have the right to terminate this Agreement after complying with the procedures set forth in Article XIV below (except as noted below in Section 9.3(b)(i)).
(b)  POSCO Power Remedy . In the event that POSCO Power terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.3(a) above:
(i) FCE shall pay to POSCO Power actual damages, plus, if the FCE Technology has not been fully transferred to POSCO Power, as scheduled in the STTP, FCE shall promptly and in a commercially reasonable manner transfer to POSCO Power all of the remaining FCE Technology, and further acknowledge and agree that POSCO Power shall be entitled to seek and obtain from FCE the specific performance of FCE’s obligations under this section in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, or in the event that court lacks jurisdiction, in any competent court in the State of New York, if FCE fails to transfer the FCE Technology to POSCO Power, as set forth in the STTP;
(ii) POSCO Power may retain all FCE Technology, including all copies and summaries thereof, furnished by FCE prior to such termination;
(iii) POSCO Power shall have a non-exclusive perpetual license and right in and of the FCE Technology to construct, assemble, manufacture, use, sell, import, maintain, service, reconfigure and/or repair the POSCO Modules in the Korean Market and to sell, maintain, service, reconfigure and/or repair the POSCO Modules in the Non-Exclusive Territory; and provided, further, that the foregoing license shall be subject to the payment by POSCO Power to FCE of royalties to be mutually determined by the Parties in a commercially reasonable good faith manner, it being understood and agreed that if the

 

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Parties are unable to reach agreement within sixty (60) days following the initial request of FCE, the royalties determined pursuant to Section 4.4 above shall be final and binding upon the Parties; and
(iv) FCE further agrees that FCE shall, at the request of POSCO Power, continue to supply DFC Components on reasonable terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties in good faith.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 9.3 represent the sole and exclusive remedy of POSCO Power in the event of a material breach by FCE. For the purpose of Section 9.3(b)(i) above, the Parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction of such court in respect of any action or proceeding thereunder.
9.4 Return of FCE Technology . In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 above, POSCO Power shall return to FCE all FCE Know-How, including all copies and summaries thereof, furnished by FCE prior to such termination and shall not be permitted to make any further use of such FCE Technology.
9.5 Return of POSCO Technology . In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 9.3 above, FCE shall return to POSCO Power all POSCO Technology including all copies and summaries thereof, furnished by FCE prior to such termination and shall not be permitted to make any further use of such POSCO Technology.
9.6 Survival . Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement as provided herein, or by operation of law or otherwise, all rights granted and all obligations undertaken hereunder shall terminate forthwith except the following provisions:
(a) Upon expiration of the Term, Sections 2.4 (‘License to POSCO Power Upon Expiration of the Term’), 2.5 (‘License to FCE Upon Expiration of the Term,) and 4.4 (‘Royalty Determination Firm’) and Articles III (‘Ownership of Intellectual Property’), IX (‘Termination’), X (‘Indemnification’), XI (‘Confidential Information’), XII (‘Notices’) and XIII (‘Entire Agreement’); and
(b) Upon termination of this Agreement, Section 4.4 (‘Royalty Determination Firm’), Articles III (‘Ownership of Intellectual Property’), IX (‘Termination’), X (‘Indemnification’), XI (‘Confidential Information’), XII (‘Notices’) and XIII (‘Entire Agreement’) and the full STTP.
X. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 POSCO Power Obligations . POSCO Power shall indemnify and hold harmless FCE and its affiliates, officers, directors, members, employees and agents, against any and all judgments, damages, liabilities, costs and losses of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees) (collectively, “Losses”) that arise out of or relate to (i) any breach by POSCO Power of its representations or warranties or covenants under this Agreement, (ii) any claim, action or proceeding that arises from defects caused by the manufacture by POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliates of POSCO

 

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Modules, or (iii) any claim, action or proceeding that arises from defects caused by the servicing by POSCO Power or POSCO Affiliates of the FCE Products; provided , however , that FCE must promptly notify POSCO Power in writing of any such claim, action or proceeding (but the failure to do so shall not relieve POSCO Power of any liability hereunder except to the extent that POSCO Power has been materially prejudiced therefrom). POSCO Power may elect, by written notice to FCE within ten (10) days after receiving notice of such claim, action or proceeding to assume the defense thereof with counsel acceptable to FCE. If POSCO Power does not so elect to assume such defense or disputes its indemnity obligation with respect to such claim, action or proceeding, or if FCE reasonably believes that there are conflicts of interest between FCE and POSCO Power or that additional defenses are available to FCE with respect to such defense, then FCE shall retain its own counsel to defend such claim, action or proceeding, at POSCO Power’s defense. POSCO Power shall reimburse FCE for expenses as these are incurred under this Section. FCE shall have the right, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any claim, action or proceeding against which it is indemnified hereunder; provided , however , that FCE shall have no right to control the defense, consent to judgment or agree to settle any such claim, action or proceeding without the written consent of POSCO Power unless FCE waives its right to indemnity hereunder. POSCO Power, in the defense of any such claim, action or proceeding, except with the written consent of FCE, shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which (i) does not include, as an unconditional term, the grant by the claimant to FCE of a release of all liabilities in respect of such claims or (ii) otherwise adversely affects the rights of FCE.
10.2 FCE Obligations . FCE shall indemnify and hold harmless POSCO Power and its affiliates, officers, directors, members, employees and agents, against any and all judgments, damages, liabilities, costs and losses of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees) (collectively, “Losses”) that arise out of or relate to (i) any breach by FCE of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under this Agreement ( it being understood and agreed that any indemnity with respect to the FCE Products shall be governed by a separate purchase order contract), (ii) any claim, action or proceeding that arises from or relates to the servicing by FCE of POSCO Modules or FCE Products, (iii) any claim, action or proceeding that arises from any licensor of FCE or any third party, in or relating to the FCE Technology ( it being understood and agreed that this obligation includes an obligation to take all necessary steps to ensure the continued use by POSCO Power of the FCE Technology, without interruption), provided , however , that POSCO Power must promptly notify FCE in writing of any such claim, action or proceeding (but the failure to do so shall not relieve FCE of any liability hereunder except to the extent that FCE has been materially prejudiced therefrom). FCE may elect, by written notice to POSCO Power within ten (10) days after receiving notice of such claim, action or proceeding to assume the defense thereof with counsel acceptable to POSCO Power. If FCE does not so elect to assume such defense or disputes is indemnity obligation with respect to such claim, action or proceeding, or if POSCO Power reasonably believes that there are conflicts of interest between FCE and POSCO Power or that additional defenses are available to POSCO Power with respect to such defense, then POSCO Power shall retain its own counsel to defend such claim, action or proceeding, at FCE’s defense. FCE shall reimburse POSCO Power for expenses as these

 

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are incurred under this Section. POSCO Power shall have the right, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any claim, action or proceeding against which it is indemnified hereunder; provided , however , that POSCO Power shall have no right to control the defense, consent to judgment or agree to settle any such claim, action or proceeding without the written consent of FCE unless POSCO Power waives its right to indemnity hereunder. FCE, in the defense of any such claim, action or proceeding, except with the written consent of POSCO Power, shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which (i) does not include, as an unconditional term, the grant by the claimant to POSCO Power of a release of all liabilities in respect of such claims or (ii) otherwise adversely affects the rights of POSCO Power.
10.3 Limitation of Damage . In no event, whether as a result of breach of contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, indemnity, or otherwise, shall either Party or its subcontractors or suppliers be liable to the other Party for loss of profit or revenues, loss of use of the DFC Power Plant or any associated equipment, cost of capital, cost of substitute equipment, facilities, services or replacement power, downtime costs, claims of the indemnified Party’s customers for such damages, or for any special, consequential, incidental, indirect or exemplary damages.
XI. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
11.1 POSCO Power Obligations . All written information marked “proprietary” or “confidential” (or if oral, subsequently reduced to a writing so marked and delivered to the receiving Party within thirty (30) days of its oral disclosure) which FCE discloses to POSCO Power as a result of the provisions of this Agreement, whether contained in blueprints, drawings, written reports, letters or memoranda, process descriptions, operating procedures and other written data, shall be treated as confidential unless (a) such information shall have been in the possession POSCO Power prior to its receipt from the FCE, (b) such information is or becomes part of the public knowledge or literature through no fault of POSCO Power, or (c) such information shall otherwise become available to POSCO Power from a source other than FCE, said source not being violative of any obligation of secrecy with respect to such information. Information which is so considered to be confidential shall be held by POSCO Power for its sole benefit and used only in accordance with this Agreement; provided that POSCO Power may share proprietary or confidential information with POSCO Affiliates for the purpose set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii) above; and, further provided , that POSCO Power shall cause POSCO Affiliates to restrict the use so as to be consistent with the terms of this Agreement and to restrict disclosure to its employees, on a need-to-know basis, of any confidential or proprietary information shared with POSCO Affiliates. POSCO Power shall use all reasonable efforts to prevent the use of all or any part of such confidential information belonging to FCE in any other connection or the transmission thereof to third parties unless and until it has first obtained the written consent of FCE specifically authorizing such use or transmission. The Parties understand that information may be provided which is subject to a confidentiality agreement with a third Party. The Parties agree that such information shall be held in confidence in accordance with the terms of the third Party confidentiality agreement. No Party shall be obligated to divulge third party confidential information to the other Party. POSCO Power shall require, as a

 

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condition precedent to any agreement for any FCE Product or POSCO Product sale, lease, or other similar transaction, that the purchaser, lessor or customer for such transaction must agree to accept the terms of this paragraph, including the requirement for any subsequent purchaser to accept the terms of this paragraph. Any breach of the confidentiality provisions of this paragraph may be considered material breach of this agreement by the non-breaching Party.
11.2 POSCO Affiliate . The Parties agree that each POSCO Affiliate shall enter into a confidentiality agreement with POSCO Power containing the terms that are substantially similar to the confidentiality provision set forth above.
11.3 FCE and POSCO Power Obligations . All obligations under this article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Parties.
XII. NOTICES
All notices pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or by internationally recognized courier service, or by facsimile to the parties at the addresses set forth below.
if to FCE, to:
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813
Facsimile: (203) 825-6079
Attention: Ben Toby
with copy to:
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813
Facsimile: (203) 825-6069
Attention: Ross Levine
if to POSCO Power, to:
POSCO Power
POSTEEL Tower 20th Fl. 735-3
Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-080 KOREA
Attention: Taehyoung (TH) Kim
All notices under this Agreement that are addressed as provided in this Section (i) if delivered personally or by internationally recognized courier service, will be deemed given upon delivery or (ii) if delivered by facsimile, will be deemed given when confirmed. Either Party from time to time may change its address or designee for

 

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notification purposes by giving the other Party notice of the new address or designee and the date upon which such change will become effective.
XIII. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, including any Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and any other Transaction Agreements which are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference, constitute the full and complete statement of the agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no representations, understandings or agreements relating to this Agreement that are not fully expressed in this Agreement other than those representations, understandings or agreements contained in the other Transaction Agreements. To the extent there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreements, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
XIV. APPLICABLE LAW AND ARBITRATION
14.1 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to any choice of law rules that may require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
14.2 Efforts to Resolve by Mutual Agreement . Any dispute, action, claim or controversy of any kind arising from or in connection with this Agreement or the relationship of the Parties under this Agreement (the “Dispute”) whether based on contract, tort, common law, equity, statute, regulation, order or otherwise, shall be resolved as follows:
(i) Upon written request of either FCE or POSCO Power, the Parties shall meet and attempt to resolve any such Dispute. Such meetings may take place via teleconference or videoconference. The Parties shall meet as often as the Parties reasonably deem necessary to discuss the problem in an effort to resolve the Dispute without the necessity of any formal proceeding.
(ii) Formal proceedings for the resolution of a Dispute may not be commenced until the later of (i) the Parties concluding in good faith that amicable resolution through continued negotiation of the matter does not appear likely; or (ii) the expiration of a sixty (60) day period immediately following the initial request by either Party to resolve the Dispute; provided , however , that this Section 14.2 will not be construed to prevent a Party from instituting formal proceedings earlier to avoid the expiration of any applicable limitations period, to preserve a superior position with respect to other creditors or to seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief.
14.3 ICC Arbitration . If the Parties are unable to resolve any Dispute pursuant Section 14.2 above and except as otherwise specified in Section 9.3(b)(i), the Dispute shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration (the “Rules”) of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) by three (3) arbitrators designated by the Parties. Each

 

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Party shall designate one arbitrator. The third arbitrator shall be designated by the two arbitrators designated by the Parties. If either Party fails to designate an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the filing of the Dispute with the ICC, such arbitrator shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by the Rules. An arbitration proceeding hereunder shall be conducted in London, U.K., and shall be conducted in the English language. The decision or award of the arbitrators shall be in writing and is final and binding on both Parties. The arbitration panel shall award the prevailing Party its attorneys’ fees and costs, arbitration administrative fees, panel member fees and costs, and any other costs associated with the arbitration, the enforcement of any arbitration award and the costs and attorney’s fees involved in obtaining specific performance of an award; provided , however , that if the claims or defenses are granted in part and rejected in part, the arbitration panel shall proportionately allocate between the Parties those arbitration expenses in accordance with the outcomes; provided , further , that the attorney’s fees and costs of enforcing a specific performance arbitral award shall always be paid by the non-enforcing Party, unless the applicable action was determined to be without merit by final, non-appealable decision. The arbitration panel may only award damages as provided for under the terms of this Agreement and in no event may punitive, consequential and special damages (or as otherwise specified in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 10.3) be awarded. In the event of any conflict between the Rules and any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern.
14.4 Waiver of Jury Trial . The Parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to Section 9.3(b)(i).
XV. MISCELLANEOUS
15.1 Amendment . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by a writing duly signed by the authorized representatives of both Parties.
15.2 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, said provision(s) shall be deemed severed and deleted here from and the validity, legality and/or enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
15.3 Government Information . Nothing in this Agreement shall authorize the disclosure of, or access to, classified or restricted information, material or know-how of the Government of the United States of America to persons not authorized or licensed to disclose or receive such classified or restricted information.
15.4 Independent Contractors . The Parties are independent contractors, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as (a) giving either Party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of the other, (b) constituting either Party as a partner, a joint venture, a co-owner or a fiduciary of the other or (c) creating any other form of legal association that would impose liability on one Party for the act or

 

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failure to act of the other or as providing either Party with the right, power or authority (express or implied) to create any duty or obligation of the other.
15.5 Assignment . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither Party may, nor will it have the power to, assign this Agreement, or any part hereof, without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such unauthorized assignment shall be null and void, except that the Parties acknowledge and agree that POSCO Power may, without the consent of FCE assign its rights and obligations to any entity controlled by POSCO Power or a POSCO Affiliate, provided that POSCO Power remains liable for the obligations set forth in this Agreement and in other Transaction Documents to which it is a Party. In the event of any other assignment of this Agreement by either Party, the assignee shall assume, in writing (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party), the rights and obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement.
15.6 No Third Party Beneficiary . Except as expressly contemplated herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer upon any other person or entity any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
15.7 Headings . The headings preceding the text of Articles and Sections included in this Agreement and the headings to Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement or be given any effect in interpreting this Agreement.
15.8 Right to Injunction; Specific Performance. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that POSCO Power will suffer irreparable harm, which is not compensable by monetary damage in the event the FCE Technology has not been fully transferred to POSCO Power at the time of the termination of this Agreement due to a material breach by FCE hereunder. Accordingly, the Parties agree that POSCO Power shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the transfer of the FCE Technology to POSCO Power in accordance with Section 9.3(b)(i) above. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that each Party will suffer irreparable harm, which is not compensable by monetary damage, in the event the other breaches its obligations under Article XI. Accordingly, in the event of a breach by one Party of such obligations, the other shall be entitled to injunction or injunctions to enforce and remedy such breach in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.
15.9 Force Majeure . Neither Party shall be liable to the other for a failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, except for payment obligations under this Agreement, during any period in which such performance is delayed due to a Force Majeure, and if such Party notifies the other of the delay; provided, however , that in the event a period of Force Majeure restricts a Party’s performance for greater than 120 days, the non-restricted Party may terminate this Agreement without further cause and without liability for such termination. The date of delivery shall be extended for a period equal to the period of a delay due to Force Majeure, in addition to any additional time as may be reasonably necessary to overcome the effect of such excusable delay; provided,

 

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further , that the Party seeking relief under this Section 15.9 shall promptly notify the other of the Force Majeure event, the anticipated resolution of such event, the actual resolution of such event and the actual impact on its obligations hereunder.
XVI. SALES TARGETS AND EXCLUSIVITY
16.1 Sales Targets . The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is based on, among other things, the business plan as to the sales expectations set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto.
(a) In the event the cumulative sales of Fuel Cell Stack Modules in the Korean Market as of December 31, 2013, have not reached the target figure of 112 MW as set forth in Exhibit D, the Parties shall undertake a performance review in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner to determine the feasibility and desirability of the continuation of the exclusivity set forth in Sections 2.1(a)(i) and 2.2 hereunder, as well as the Korean Market exclusivity provisions set forth elsewhere in the Transaction Agreements. The performance review shall take into consideration, among other things, past performance, market conditions, business prospects, profitability, bona fide efforts by the Parties, quality issues affecting marketability and future plans. In the event that after discussions in good faith the Parties are not able to agree, disputes shall be resolved through Sections 14.2 and 14.3 above. The decision or award of the arbitrators pursuant to Section 14.3 shall be final and binding on both Parties.
(b)(i) It is acknowledged and agreed by POSCO Power that during the term of this Agreement, POSCO Power shall make commercially reasonable efforts to commercialize the technology licensed hereunder in the Korean Market; and
(ii) it is acknowledged and agreed by FCE that during the term of this Agreement, FCE shall make commercially reasonable efforts to improve and enhance the DFC technology to maintain market competitiveness.
The Parties shall undertake subsequent performance review(s) from time to time on dates to be mutually agreed by the parties, starting January 1, 2014, but no more than once in two (2) year intervals during the term of this Agreement. The performance review shall take into consideration, among other things, past performance, market conditions, business prospects, profitability, bona fide efforts by the Parties, quality issues affecting marketability and future plans. In the event that after discussions in good faith the Parties are not able to agree, disputes shall be resolved through Sections 14.2 and 14.3 above. The decision or award of the arbitrators pursuant to Section 14.3 shall be final and binding on both Parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in a manner binding upon them by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
         
  FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
 
POSCO POWER
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 

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EXHIBIT A (STTP)
*
     
*  
Confidential information has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for Confidential Treatment.

 

 


 

Exhibit B
(IMAGE)
October 23, 2009
Mr. R. D. Brdar
President and Chief Executive Officer
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813
Subject:   Approval of Transfer of Fuel Cell Technology
Cooperative Agreement DE-FC21-95MC31184
Gentleman:
In accordance with my delegated authority, I accept the “adequate recognition” as set forth in your letter dated October 19, 2009 and October 23, 2009. I hereby approve your request to transfer fuel cell technology from FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) to POSCO of South Korea in accordance with the following conditions identified. FCE will transfer fuel cell stack assembly and conditioning know-how, as well as design drawings and data related to “non-repeating” components of the fuel cell stack module (i.e. components other than the core fuel cell technology). Non-repeating components include stack supporting hardware enclosures, insulation, and piping, but exclude the core fuel cell component designs, materials, and manufacturing processes, as well as designs and manufacturing processes related to FCE’s proprietary direct internal reforming technology. Under the proposed new agreement, FCE would continue to manufacture the core fuel cell units in Connecticut, and ship them to POSCO Power in South Korea.
The Adequate Recognition consists of two parts:
a) Increase Cost Share for Phase II of the Office of Fossil Energy Coal Based Fuel Cell Program from $5.2 million to $6.2 million (+ $1 million).
b) The increase in U. S. manufacturing of “core fuel cell components” directly related to the increased sales outside the U. S.
This approval is provided pursuant to Cooperative Agreement DE-FC21-95MC31184 between FCE and NETL.
     
 
  Sincerely,
 
  -S- CARL O. BAUER
 
  Carl O. Bauer
 
  Director
                         
626 Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
wayne.surdoval@netl.doe.gov@netl.doe.gov     Voice (412) 386-6002     Fax (412) 386-4822     www.netl.doe.gov

 


 

EXHIBIT C (LIST OF PATENTS)
                     
FCE File No.   U.S. PAT. NO.   TITLE   Country   Issued   Expires
B429-086   7,494,736  
Dielectric Frame Assembly and Fuel Cell Manifold
  U.S.   2/24/2009   2/25/2027
B429-057 CIP   7,393,605  
Fuel Cell End Unit with Integrated Heat Exchanger
  U.S.   7/1/2008   5/18/2026
B429-051   7,323,270  
Modular Fuel Cell Stack Assembly
  U.S.   1/29/2008   12/1/2025
B429-083   7,294,427  
Manifold Gasket Accommodating Differential
  U.S.   11/13/2007   7/12/2025
       
Movement of Fuel Cell Stack
           
B429-085   7,276,304  
Fuel Cell System Including a Unit for Electrical
  U.S.   10/2/2007   6/20/2025
       
Isolation of a Fuel Cell Stack From a Manifold
Assembly and Method Therefor
           
B429-057   7,070,874  
Fuel Cell End Unit with Integrated Heat Exchanger
  U.S.   7/4/2006   12/24/2022
B429-046   6,902,840  
Fuel Cell System with Mixer/Eductor
  U.S.   6/7/2005   7/2/2022
    ZL03815646.6  
 
  China        
    4146427  
 
  Japan        
B429-058   6,964,825  
Compliant Manifold Gasket
  U.S.   11/15/2005   7/24/2023
    770810  
 
  Korea   10/22/2007    
B429-048   6,887,611  
Flexible Fuel Cell Gas Manifolds
  U.S.   5/3/2005   10/3/2022
    4317132  
 
  Japan   5/29/2009    
B429-054   6,797,425  
Fuel Cell Stack Compressive Loading System
  U.S.   9/28/2004   12/24/2022
    ZL03825719.X  
 
  China   8/15/2007    
    4153491  
 
  Japan   7/11/2008    
    1 590 846  
 
  EPO   3/11/2009    
    603 26 650.0-08  
 
  Germany   3/11/2009    
B429-043   6,531,237  
Manifold and Sealing Assembly for Fuel Cell Stack
  U.S.   3/11/2003   3/1/2021
    ZL02805816.X  
 
  China   3/21/2007    
    4318667  
 
  India   5/29/2009    
B429-040   6,514,636  
Ultra-Smooth Dielectric Members for Liquid
  U.S.   2/4/2003   12/13/2020
       
Electrolyte Fuel Cells
           
    ZL01820569.0  
 
  China   2/7/2007    
    216427  
 
  India   9/19/2005    
B429-038   6,461,756  
Retention System for Fuel Cell Stack Manifolds
  U.S.   10/8/2002   8/21/2020
    ZL01813533.1  
 
  China   1/18/2006    
    196,113  
 
  India   9/19/2005    
    3736765  
 
  Japan   11/4/2005    
B429-035   6,410,161  
Metal-Ceramic Joint Assembly
  U.S.   6/25/2002   4/15/2019
B429-041   6,413,665  
Fuel Cell Stack Compression System
  U.S.   7/2/2002   8/31/2020
    ZL01814724.0  
 
  China   10/5/2005    
    196,112  
 
  India   9/19/2005    
40128   5,110,692  
Gasket for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
  U.S.   5/5/1992   8/20/2010
    0472152  
 
  EPO   5/24/1995    
    P69109971.5  
 
  Germany   5/24/1995    
     
Note:  
1. U.S. Patents and foreign counterparts (if any) are grouped together.
   
 
   
2. Expiration dates are the same for U.S. and foreign counterpart patents.

 

 


 

EXHIBIT D ( SALES TARGETS)
*
     
*  
Confidential information has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for Confidential Treatment.

 

 


 

SCHEDULE A (POSCO Affiliates)
POSCO Affiliates shall include the following companies:
POSCO, a Korean corporation having a place of business at 1 Goedong-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-704, Korea
POSCON, a Korean corporation having a place of business at 606 Ho-dong Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-719, Korea
POSMEC, a Korean corporation having a place of business at 322-4 Janghung-dong Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-714, Korea
POSCO E&C, a Korean corporation having a place of business at 568-1 Goedong-dong Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-704, Korea
POSTEEL, a Korean corporation having a place of business at 735-3 Posteel Tower Yeoksam-dong Gangnam-gu Seoul 135-080, Korea

 

 


 

SCHEDULE B (Non-Exclusive Territory)
The Non-Exclusive Territory shall include all countries and jurisdictions, except as noted below:
     
Western Europe   Eastern Europe
Andorra
  Albania
Austria
  Bulgaria
Belgium
  Czech Republic
Cyprus
  Slovakia
Denmark
  Hungary
Federal Republic of Germany
  Poland
Finland
  Romania
France
  All states of the former USSR
Great Britain and including, but not limited to
Northern Ireland CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)
Greece
   
Greenland
  Yugoslavia
Ireland
  Slovenia
Iceland
  Croatia
Italy
   
Liechtenstein
   
Luxembourg
  Asia
Malta
  Japan
Monaco
   
Netherlands
   
Norway
   
Portugal
   
San Marino
   
Spain
   
Sweden
   
Switzerland
   
The Vatican State
   
 
   
Middle East
   
Bahrain
  Yemen, Arab Rep.
Iran
  Yemen, Peoples Rep.
Iraq
  United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Israel
   
Jordan
   
Kuwait
   
Lebanon
   
Oman
   
Qatar
   
Saudi-Arabia
   
Syria
   
Turkey
   
 
   
North America
   
United States
   
Canada
   
Mexico
   

 

 


 

SCHEDULE C (FCE Previously Granted Distribution Rights)
                 
Distributor   Type of Agreement   Effective Date   Expiration   Rights in Korea
BOC Limited (Linde Group)
  Market Development Agreement (“MDA”)   11/2/2006   11/1/2009   Yes
 
               
Caterpillar Inc.
  Purchase and Marketing Agreement   4/26/2002   4/25/2012   Yes
 
               
Marubeni (Japan)
  Alliance Agreement   6/15/2001   6/14/2011   Rights in Korea Waived by Agreement
 
               
MTU CFC Solution, GmbH
  Cell License   12/15/1999   12/14/2009   No
 
               
MTU CFC Solution, GmbH
  BOP Cross-License   7/16/1998   7/15/2008   No
 
               
Pfister Energy
  MDA   6/26/08   6/26/2010   No
 
               
American Wind Power & Hydrogen
  MDA   1/2/08   1/2/10   No
 
               
Enbridge
  MDA   11/4/03   10/31/10   No
 
               
Logan Energy
  MDA   10/28/08   10/27/10   No
 
               
Powerhouse Energy
  MDA   11/1/07   11/1/09   No
 
               
PPL Energy
  Distributor Agreement   9/21/00   12/31/10   No
 
               
Western Energy Marketers
  MDA   11/8/07   11/7/10   No

 

 

Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
CONTRACT
FOR THE SUPPLY OF DFC ® MODULES AND DFC ® COMPONENTS
FROM FUELCELL ENERGY INC. (SELLER)
TO POSCO POWER (BUYER)
JUNE 9, 2009
Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions of this exhibit marked with an *. Such portions have been redacted and filed separately with the SEC.

 

 


 

PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT
This PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT (the “Contract”) is made and entered into this 9th day of June, 2009, by and between POSCO Power Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Korea having a place of business at Posteel Tower 20 th floor, 735-3, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080, Korea (hereinafter referred to as “POSCO Power” or the “Buyer”) and FuelCell Energy, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., with its principal office at 3 Great Pasture Rd., Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. (hereinafter referred to as “FCE” or the “Seller”).
Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that all aspects of the performance by the parties under the terms of this Contract, and all other dealings between the parties in connection therewith, shall be governed by the principle of good faith and fair dealing. Further, each party agrees that it will perform its functions under this Contract in cooperation with the other party and in accordance with prevailing industry standards.
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WHEREAS, POSCO Power and FCE are parties to the Technology Transfer, Distribution and Licensing Agreement (the “TTA”) and the Alliance Agreement (the “AA”), both executed as of February 7, 2007;
WHEREAS, POSCO Power and FCE are additionally parties to the Technology Transfer Program (“TTP”) executed as of July 11, 2007;
WHEREAS, POSCO Power and FCE are additionally parties to the Contract for the Supply of DFC Plants and DFC Modules from FuelCell Energy Inc. to POSCO Power (referred to hereunder as the “2008 Purchase Contract”) executed as of April 22, 2008;
WHEREAS, POSCO Power and FCE intend to enter into a new technology transfer agreement under which FCE will grant a license to POSCO Power for the assembly and conditioning of DFC Modules incorporating DFC Components (referred to hereunder as the “Module Assembly Technology Transfer Agreement” or “MATTA”);
WHEREAS, POSCO Power and FCE additionally intend to execute a new technology transfer protocol agreement describing detailed procedures for compliance with the terms of the MATTA (referred to hereunder as the “Module Assembly Technology Transfer Program or MATTP”);
WHEREAS, the Buyer desires to purchase DFC Modules and DFC Components as described hereunder from the Seller for the purpose of integration with Balance of Plant to be procured by the Buyer, either from Seller or from independent third party vendors, for subsequent operation of the resulting Plants, or for resale of the Plants to Third Party Owners, and associated installation the Plants and the Equipment at the Site; and
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell the DFC Modules and DFC Components to the Buyer, and to provide technical advisory services and other support services to the Buyer, in accordance with the terms and conditions herein set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Buyers acknowledge and agree that the Buyer may, without assuming any obligations set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, assign its rights and obligations to NewCo (which has the meaning assigned in the AA), subject to the requirements of section
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17.1 hereunder. In the event of any other assignment of this Agreement by either party, the assignee shall assume, in writing (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other party), the rights and obligations of the assigning party under this Agreement.
Now, THEREFORE, in view of the foregoing premises and in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings hereinafter provided, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings assigned to them in this Article 1. Where the context requires, (i) words importing the singular only also include the plural; (ii) words importing person(s) include corporations and vice versa; (iii) references to statutes or regulations are to be construed as including all statutory or regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation referred to; (iv) the words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; the words “will” and “shall” shall be deemed to be interchangeable; and (v) references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, extensions and other modifications to those instruments.
1.1 “ Balance of Plant or BOP ” shall have the meaning assigned in the TTA.
1.2 “ Balance of Plant Skid ” or “ BOP Skid ” means structural skid(s) with all BOP components for the Power Plant with the exception of the Fuel Cell Module.
1.3 “ Buyer’s Carrier ” shall mean the freight forwarder engaged by Buyer at Buyer’s sole discretion, to which Buyer shall assign responsibility for taking delivery of the Equipment.
1.4 “ Buyer’s Receiving Site ” shall mean a location in the same country as the Seller’s Delivery Site for DFC Modules, Non-Repeating Components, and/or Repeating Components; and which location shall otherwise be designated at the sole discretion of the Buyer.
1.5 “ Consumables ” shall mean the water treatment salts, catalysts, adsorbents, purge gases, specialty gases, filters, gaskets, o-rings, fasteners and washers which are specified in the Service Provider’s maintenance manual and necessary for the Power Plant to perform its functions. Specifically excluded from the definition of “Consumables” are Utilities.
1.6 “ Contract ” means this contract and the Annexes hereto, the Specifications and all other agreements and documents, including the amendments and supplements duly made hereto between the Buyer and the Seller to ascertain the rights and obligations of the parties upon agreement.
1.7 “ Contract Price ” means the total amount to be paid by the Buyer to the Seller as provided in Annex A hereof, which shall be subject to any valid adjustments made through the application of the relevant provisions hereof.
1.8 “ Commissioning Discontinuance ” means the conditions that commissioning cannot be proceeded to the next step due to improper conditions of the POSCO Plant itself and the POSCO Plant operation.
1.9 “ Delivery at Site ” means delivery of the Plant and the Equipment, including all drawings and other documents provided by the Seller at the Site pursuant to Article 8.1.2 of this Contract.
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1.10 “ DFC Components ” means a quantity of Repeating Components (RC) and Non-Repeating Components (NRC) from which a complete DFC Module may be assembled.
1.11 “ DFC Power Plants ” or “ DFC Plants ” means the complete power plants manufactured by Seller at the facilities of Seller or its sub-vendors, including BOP and DFC Modules.
1.12 “ DFC Specifications ” means the documents prepared by Seller containing performance specifications for the DFC Plants.
1.13 “ DFC Manuals ” means the documents normally prepared and routinely provided by Seller which contain, but are not necessarily limited to, instructions for installation, operation, initial start-up, field procedures, instrumentation and controls, and maintenance of the DFC Plants.
1.14 “ POSCO Plant ” or “ Plant ” shall mean the carbonate-based fuel cell power plant which is manufactured by Buyer or POSCO Affiliate using the Direct FuelCell ® technology of the Seller .
1.15 “ Engineer ” means the person designated by the Buyer as engineer, with notification of such designation being sent to the Seller, for the purpose of the inspection and testing stipulated in Article 9 hereof, or in absence of such notification, the word Engineer means the Buyer or its duly authorized representatives.
1.16 “ Equipment ” means the DFC Modules, Repeating Components, Non-Repeating Components, and any machinery, equipment, apparatus, instruments, ship loose items, materials and other items which are supplied by Seller pursuant to this Contract.
1.17 “ Facilities ” means the connections, interfaces, and supporting equipment for the Plant, including the support system, slab or pedestal on which the Plant is located, fuel supply, electrical distribution system, and equipment connected to the Plant’s interface points but excluding the Plant itself.
1.18 “ EXW ” or “ Ex Works ” shall have the meaning assigned as published by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in the “International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS 2000) “ as amended, except as may be otherwise provided herein.
1.19 “ Force Majeure ” shall mean unforeseen circumstances beyond the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence of either party and which such party is unable to prevent or provide against the exercise of reasonable diligence including, acts of God, any acts or omissions of any civil or military authority, earthquakes, strikes or other labor disturbances, wars (declared or undeclared), terrorist and similar criminal acts, epidemics, civil unrest and riots.
1.20 “ Fuel Cell Module ”, “ DFC Module ” or “ Module ” shall mean those components manufactured by Seller, which comprise the fuel cell stack itself, including the stack enclosure vessel, the fuel cell stack, ship loose items related to the module end post and its supporting hardware, including individual fuel cells and cell assemblies, anodes, cathodes, current collector plates, matrixes, manifolds, instrumentation, assembly and compression hardware and/or the stack enclosure vessel, purchased by the Buyer pursuant to this Contract, the description and the quantity of which are set forth in Appendix A to this Contract.
1.21 “ DFC Module Components ” or “ DFC Components ” shall mean one set of RC and NRC components necessary for the assembly of one complete DFC Module.
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1.22 “ Service Agreement ” means a long term service agreement in respect of the Plant between Seller and the Buyer or, in the case the Plant is resold to the Third Party Owner, among Seller, Buyer (or its designee) and the Third Party Buyer.
1.23 “ Site ” means the land upon which the Plant and the Facilities will be located, installed and erected in accordance with the specifications and requirements of which are set forth in Appendix A (Specifications).
1.24 “ Module Specifications ” mean the Specifications attached to this Contract as Appendix A.
1.25 “ Non-Repeating Components or NRC ” means parts and components of the DFC Modules other than RC, necessary to assemble a DFC Module.
1.26 “ POSCO Affiliate ” shall have the meaning assigned in the AA.
1.27 “ POSCO Plant Specifications ” means the documents prepared by Buyer or POSCO Affiliate which contain performance specifications for the POSCO Plant, as further described in paragraph 3.4.6 hereunder.
1.28 “ POSCO Plant Manuals ” means the documents prepared by Buyer or POSCO Affiliate which contain instructions for installation, operation, and maintenance of the POSCO Plant.
1.29 “ Pre-Shipment Tests ” shall mean the testing procedures to be carried prior to delivery from FCE facilities, as indicated in Article 9 hereunder.
1.30 “ Repeating Components or RC ” shall consist of discrete fuel cell packages assembled from active components, excluding NRC, which are necessary for the assembly of DFC Modules.
1.31 “ Seller’s Delivery Site(s) ” shall mean the point of EXW delivery of the Equipment.
1.32 “ Site Technical Advisory Services ” means the services to be performed by the Site Technical Advisors in connection with the installation, erection, commissioning and acceptance test of the Equipment in accordance with Article 5 hereof.
1.33 “ Site Technical Advisors ” means the persons authorized by the Seller to perform the Seller’s obligations regarding the Site Technical Advisory Services under the Contract.
1.34 “ Target Date ” means, the day on which, in accordance with the construction schedule, the POSCO Plant/Facilities are to be put into initial operation.
1.35 “ Third Party Owner ” means any company or other entity that purchases the Equipment from the Buyer and operates the Facilities at the Site.
1.36 “ Utilities ” shall mean air, water, wastewater, fuel and electric startup power required to operate the Power Plant.
2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT
The Contract shall become fully effective and binding upon both parties hereto on the date (the “Effective Date”) this Contract is executed by their duly authorized representatives.
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3. SCOPE OF CONTRACT
3.1 The division of responsibility between Seller, Buyer and POSCO Affiliate for the manufacture, testing, and warranty of the DFC Plants and POSCO Plants for which equipment shall be supplied under to this Agreement, shall be as described in this section.
Manufacturing Category 3 (MC-3) : Shall be as described in the 2008 Purchase Contract.
Manufacturing Category 4 (MC-4) : Seller Supplies DFC Module Components, Buyer and/or POSCO Affiliate assembles DFC Module Components into DFC Modules under separate license from Seller, POSCO Affiliate supplies BOP. In this stage Buyer and/or POSCO Affiliate will establish a facility in Korea for stack assembly and conditioning activities to complete the manufacture of DFC Modules using DFC Module Components and technical assistance provided by Seller.
3.2 [Reserved]
3.3 Responsibilities of the Parties Under Manufacturing Category 3 (“MC-3”) shall be as described in section 3.3 of the 2008 Purchase Contract.
3.4 Responsibilities of the Parties Under Manufacturing Category 4 (“MC-4”)
3.4.1 The Seller agrees to sell the DFC Components as set forth in Annex A hereunder, and the Buyer agrees to purchase and take delivery of the DFC Components according to the schedule indicated in Annex A. In addition, the Seller shall provide the following materials, parts, documents, supplies, assistance, support and advisory services as specifically set forth herein:
  A.  
Design, engineer, and manufacture the DFC Components, in the quantities and shipped to Buyer according to the schedule indicated in Annex A, conforming to the DFC Components Specifications provided in Appendix B;
  B.  
Transfer technology and provide technical assistance in accordance with the MATTA and the MATTP for the assembly and conditioning of DFC Modules using DFC Components purchased from Seller;
3.4.2 As a prerequisite of Seller’s guarantees under Paragraphs 3.4.4 and 3.4.5 hereunder, all work performed by Buyer in the procurement of BOP components and in the assembly and test of DFC Modules shall be performed in accordance with Seller drawings, manufacturing practices, instructions and quality plans; and all variations therefor which may have an impact on performance shall be subject to prior written approval by Seller. Failure to strictly adhere to the above requirement shall void Seller’s warranties.
3.4.3 During all stages of manufacture of DFC Modules by Buyer, Seller shall have the right to have its technical representative(s) present at Buyer’s Plant for the purpose of inspecting the materials used and the work performed by Buyer. The Seller technical representative(s) shall have the right to reject and require correction of any work and procedures which do not meet Seller quality standards. The performance of the aforesaid functions by the Seller technical representative(s) shall in no way relieve Buyer of its obligations under this Agreement.
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3.4.4 With respect to DFC Components provided to Buyer by Seller under this Agreement, Seller shall be responsible to Buyer as set forth hereunder. In the event that the results of tests made under conditions to be agreed upon in advance between Seller and Buyer indicate that any DFC Components manufactured and assembled into a complete DFC Module by Buyer under this Agreement, fails to perform as stipulated by Seller in Appendix B, and if any such failure is due solely to the improper performance of components supplied by Seller, then Seller’s sole responsibility to Buyer, and Buyer’s sole remedy, shall be as set forth in the performance guarantee described in section 9.2, and the warranty referred to in Article 10.
3.4.5 With respect to each DFC Module assembled by Buyer incorporating DFC Components manufactured by Seller, and consistent with the provisions of section 7.1(vi) of the TTA, Seller shall be responsible to Buyer as set forth hereunder. In the event that the results of tests made under conditions to be agreed upon in advance between Seller and Buyer indicate that any DFC Module fails to achieve the performance levels indicated by the DFC Module Specifications provided in Appendix A of this Contract, and if any such failure is due solely to incorrect drawings or data furnished and specified to Buyer by Seller, then Seller’s sole responsibility to Buyer, and Buyer’s sole remedy, shall be to furnish corrected drawings or data to Buyer, and to consult with Buyer with respect to correcting the performance of the DFC Module. In the event that the Parties are not able to agree as to the cause of failures, then the procedures outlined in Article 15 hereunder shall apply.
3.4.6 In no event shall Seller’s liability under this Article exceed the price of the DFC Components paid by Buyer to Seller for the POSCO Plant involved.
3.4.7 Seller’s Responsibility Under End User Long Term Service Agreements .
  A.  
DFC Modules Manufactured by Seller : Seller’s obligations for complete DFC Modules manufactured by Seller shall be as described in the 2008 Purchase Contract.
  B.  
DFC Modules Assembled by Buyer from DFC Components Supplied by Seller : For DFC Modules assembled by Buyer and/or POSCO Affiliate from DFC Components supplied by Seller, Buyer shall be responsible to the end user for warranty, performance guarantees, and service obligations related to the DFC Modules. Seller shall have no obligations under the service agreements which Buyer may execute with end users, beyond the performance guarantee described in section 9.2, and the warranty referred to in Article 10.
3.5 General Conditions
3.5.1 The Parties may change the designation of manufacturing categories shown in Annex A, by mutual agreement, up to the time of material purchasing.
3.5.2 The Seller’s services, including its design and engineering services, shall be performed (i) with care and diligence, (ii) in accordance with generally accepted international professional standards, and (iii) as expeditiously as is consistent with the preceding standards of professional skill, care and diligence. The Seller represents, covenants and agrees that all persons who will perform or be in charge of the professional, architectural and design work under the Contract shall have experience with a type of project similar to the Facilities and that whenever required by applicable law, such persons shall be licensed to practice under such law.
3.5.3 Independent Contractor. In performing its duties and obligations hereunder, the Seller shall, at all times, act in the capacity of an independent contractor, and shall not in any respect be deemed (or act as) an agent of the Buyer, except as otherwise provided under this Contract.
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3.5.4 Seller agrees to provide Documentation (Seller’s operating instruction manuals, drawings, graphs, tables, exhibits and other documentation) in metric units to the extent available and in use at Seller’s factory.
3.5.6 Buyer shall be responsible for establishing the POSCO Plant Specifications and the POSCO Plant Manuals. Buyer agrees that the POSCO Plant Specifications and Manuals shall use as a guide the DFC Specifications and Manuals. Buyer additionally agrees that the POSCO Plant Specifications and Manuals shall not exceed the performance levels established in the DFC Specifications and Manuals, nor shall such POSCO Plant Specifications and Manuals allow operating conditions any less stringent than contained in the DFC Specifications and Manuals, without the prior written approval of Seller.
4. CONTRACT PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS
4.1 The Contract Total Price set forth in Annex A covers the Scope of Contract set forth in Article 3 above.
4.2 Expected Output . The expected MW output rating for the DFC Modules and DFC Components to be sold to Buyer under this Contract is shown in Annex A. Seller expects to introduce new technology resulting in an increase in power output per Module from 1.2 MW to 1.4 MW beginning with shipments commencing in 2009. In the event that the increase in power output from 1.2 MW to 1.4 MW is not achieved according to the anticipated schedule, Seller and Buyer agree that the pricing indicated in Annex A will be adjusted proportionally to reflect the increase or the shortfall in output.
4.3 Payment Terms
4.3.1 Initial Downpayment . Buyer agrees to make a downpayment to Seller in the amount of 10% of the Contract Total Price indicated in Annex A, which shall be received by Seller within 30 days after the Effective Date.
4.3.2 Payments for DFC Modules and DFC Components sold to Buyer as indicated in Annex A, shall be made by the Buyer to the Seller in accordance with the following schedule:
  A.  
The first payment in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the price of individual DFC Modules or DFC Components shall be allocated from the Initial Downpayment.
  B.  
The second payment in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the price of individual DFC Modules or DFC Components shall be invoiced at time of Seller’s actual material order, but no sooner than five(5) months after the Effective Date of this Contract.
  C.  
The third payment in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the price of individual DFC Modules or DFC Components shall be invoiced twelve (12) weeks prior to EXW shipment date.
  D.  
The fourth payment in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the price of individual DFC Modules or DFC Components shall be invoiced four (4) weeks prior to EXW shipment date.
  E.  
The fifth payment in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the price of individual DFC Modules or DFC Components shall be invoiced at the EXW shipment date.
4.4 Payment Default Rate . Payments invoiced by Seller shall be due within 30 days after the date of invoice. In the event that any payment due from Buyer under this Contract is not paid when due, Buyer shall pay Seller interest on such overdue payment during a period commencing on such due date until the date that such overdue payment is actually made to Seller, the annual rate of interest being equal to two percent (2%) above the highest commercial prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the day the payment first became due. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the Seller from exercising other remedies available under this Contract.
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5. TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES
5.1 Buyer acknowledges that technical advisory services provided by the Seller are not included in the price indicated in Annex A. Seller agrees to provide a reasonable amount of such services at the request of Buyer, subject to payment by Buyer at Seller’s then current per diem rates, and otherwise subject to the provisions of the MATTA.
6. DELIVERY; TITLE TRANSFER; INSPECTION
6.1 Delivery .
6.1.1 Shipment Terms for the Equipment. Seller agrees to supply, and Buyer agrees to purchase, the Equipment in the quantities and prices as indicated in Annex A hereunder, on the basis of EXW Seller’s Delivery Sites. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall be responsible for crating and/or otherwise preparing the Equipment for shipment in compliance with Article 7 of this Contract; and the cost for preparing the Equipment for such shipment is included in the pricing as indicated in Annex A hereunder.
6.1.2 Shipment in Place. In the event that Buyer’s Carrier has not been designated by Buyer or otherwise is unready to take delivery of the Equipment on the EXW delivery dates as indicated in Annex A, Seller may ship any such shipment in place, or ship to storage at Buyer’s expense; and, Buyer agrees to make payments for such shipments according to the payment schedule indicated in Article 4 hereunder.
6.1.3 Designation of Seller’s Delivery Sites. Seller agrees to notify Buyer within 60 days after the Effective Date of this Contract, of the Seller’s Delivery Sites for the Equipment. The Seller’s Delivery Sites shall not exceed four (4) physical locations (including the location(s) in FuelCell Energy Site in Connecticut). Any and all deliverables to the Buyer shall be shipped to such four (4) locations at Seller’s expense. After the execution of this Contract, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to minimize any inland shipping expenses and ensure the quality of the Equipment during the inland shipping.
6.1.4 Additional Shipping Services. At the request of Buyer, Seller agrees to provide additional shipping services to Buyer, including trucking and insurance services necessary to transport the Equipment from the Seller’s Delivery Site to the Buyer’s Receiving Site. For the avoidance of doubt, such additional shipping services are not included in the pricing indicated in Annex A, and shall only be arranged by Seller upon receipt of written request from Buyer, which shall include costs which Buyer shall reimburse to Seller upon completion of the additional shipment services.
6.1.5 Partial shipments shall be permitted.
6.1.6 If either the Buyer or the Seller wishes to adjust the delivery schedule set forth in Annex A, the parties shall, after agreeing to an appropriate price adjustment in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner, cooperate to adjust the delivery schedule.
6.1.7 Liquidated Damages for Delayed Delivery . In the event the EXW delivery date of the Equipment is delayed more than 30 days beyond the EXW shipment dates indicated in Annex A, solely through the fault of the Seller, and unless the parties mutually agreed to an extension thereto, the Buyer is entitled to claim liquidated damages per day of delay in an amount equivalent to 0.15% of the price for the delayed Equipment. Such liquidated damages shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the price of the affected unit(s). In the event that the liquidated damages under this section reach 5% of the price of the affected unit(s), Buyer shall have recourse to Article 16.4 below. Prior to implementing the provisions of Article 16.4 pursuant to this section, Buyer agrees that it shall discuss with Seller alternate remedies in good faith.
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6.3 Communication
6.3.1 The Seller shall provide to the Buyer, by facsimile or email, the information necessary for the Buyer’s vessel arrangement and necessary insurance pursuant to Article 6.6 at least 40 days prior to each shipment, including the name of Equipment, the approximate number of packages, total weight and measurement, the loading date, the loading port and other pertinent information (including information for customs clearance and inland transportation). The Buyer shall inform, by email or telefacsimile, the Seller of the status of vessel arrangement seven (7) days prior to the date of shipping.
6.3.2 The Seller shall, immediately after the completion of each shipment, notify the Buyer by facsimile or email of the contents of cargo shipped and expected date of arrival and other pertinent information.
6.4 Title Transfer . Title to the Equipment and risk of loss shall transfer to Buyer at the time EXW delivery is completed at the Seller’s Delivery Site, provided , that nothing in this Contract shall (i) limit the Buyer’s right to reject defective or deficient Equipment or (ii) otherwise limit the Buyer’s rights under Articles 9 and 11.
6.5 Inspection; Rejection
6.5.1 The Seller or its designated representative shall inspect the Equipment at the loading port for quality assurance. The Buyer will have the right to be present at the time of such inspection, and the Seller shall provide Buyer with reasonable prior notice of any such inspection.
6.5.2 The Buyer may reject from any shipment any Equipment which is defective or deficient, or which does not otherwise conform to the Specifications.
6.6 Insurance . Seller shall bear the cost of insuring the Equipment prior to the time that it passes the ship’s rail in the loading port. Buyer shall bear the cost of insuring the Equipment from the time that it passes the ship’s rail in the loading port.
7. PACKING
7.1 The Equipment to be shipped to the Buyer shall be packed and shipped in accordance with the Specifications and if not specified therein, shall be packed in sea-worthy packing conditions according to usual international commercial and industrial practice; that is, the packing of the DFC Modules and DFC Components shall utilize proper anti-corrosion and/or anti-rust compounds or coatings and protective water proof wrapping and/or packing as the case may be. In case of wood packaging materials, the Seller shall comply with the quarantine requirements set forth in Article 7.3 hereof. Such packing shall be sufficiently strong including skids so that it will not break or fall apart under normal handling.
Interior blocking, bracing and cushioning shall be provided where necessary to absorb shocks, prevent rattling and relieve destructive forces. Additionally the Equipment should have proper devices on it to record any shock during transportation. Packing containing fragile materials should be so marked in bold stout letters.
In accordance with good packing practices, the Equipment shall be packed in the smallest possible approved containers since steamship freight is usually based on cubic measurements.
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7.2 Marking shall include the following information and any other information reasonably requested by Buyer:
  A.  
For: POSCO Power;
 
  B.  
Contract number or name of Contract;
 
  C.  
Port of destination;
 
  D.  
Item number, package number in sequence and quantity per package;
 
  E.  
Commodity description;
 
  F.  
Net weight, gross weight, dimension and cubic measurement;
 
  G.  
Shipper’s marks;
 
  H.  
Origin of the Equipment/Port of Export;
 
  I.  
Caution marks, if necessary; and
 
  J.  
Shipping mark.
(POSCO POWER LOGO)
7.3 Wood Packaging . In case of wood packaging materials, the following conditions should be met:
The Quarantine Requirements on Wood Packaging Materials of Imported Consignments Respective packing list shall be attached on each wood packing container.
   
Regulated Articles: All non-manufactured wood packaging materials such as pallets, crating, dunnage, packing blocks, etc.
   
Exempted Articles: Manufactured wood packaging materials such as plywood, particle board, oriented strand board, veneer, etc.
   
Regulated Areas : All countries.
   
Requirements: All imported wood packaging materials should be treated by following methods, and present the mark which certifies the approved treatment on two opposite sides of the article.
   
Treatment methods : Heat Treatment (HT) or Methyl Bromide (MB) fumigation according to the Annex I of ISPM No. 15.
ISPM 15 mark
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(LOGO)
   
The mark should contain the valid symbol approved by IPPC, country code, unique number of the producer/treatment facility assigned by the NPPO of exporting countries, treatment methods (HT, MB).
   
Only HT is accepted as a proper treatment for coniferous wood packaging materials from pine wood nematode distributed countries.
   
Subjected countries : Japan, China, Taiwan, US, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Vietnam (pine wood)
   
Non-compliance Measures
Treatment, Disposal or Return to the origin at the expense of the Seller.
7.4 In case that special arrangements are required for unloading, packing, handling, storage and operation of the Equipment, Seller shall recommend to Buyer the required method and procedures to facilitate Buyer’s suitable arrangement. In that case Buyer may, if necessary, establish the method and procedures under consultation with Seller.
8. DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS
The Seller shall provide to the Buyer:
  A.  
In the case of manufacturing category MC-4, appropriate drawings, reports, guidelines, manuals, programs, software, and data which are described in the MATTA and the MATTP for assembly of the DFC Components into DFC Modules;
 
  B.  
All drawings, manuals and reports shall be complete, neat and legible, for the purpose of their use to permit adequate review, and operation as applicable;
 
  C.  
All drawings, manuals and reports shall be in accordance with the Specifications provided in Appendix A.
9. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES AND ACCEPTANCE TESTS
9.1 Standard Pre-Shipment Factory Inspection and Testing Procedures
9.1.1 Pre-Shipment Factory Test Procedures for DFC Modules . The Seller agrees to provide 30 days advance written notice to Buyer for pre-shipment testing of Modules to be shipped to Buyer pursuant to this Contract. The Seller also agrees to provide written procedures documenting the Seller’s standard pre-shipment factory test for DFC Modules.
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The Seller shall conduct normal and standard tests of all materials and the workmanship of all DFC Modules to be supplied under this Contract in accordance with Seller’s standard pre-shipment factory test for DFC Modules. Seller shall prepare a Test Report documenting results of the standard pre-shipment factory test for DFC Modules, documenting pass/fail status for each Module as compared with standard acceptance test criteria. The Engineer shall be entitled, at all reasonable times, to witness the Test and to inspect the procedures and results of the Test for the Modules to be supplied under the Contract, and to inspect the packing and marking of such Equipment. The Engineer(s) have the right to reject the failed DFC Stack Module as per the test results. One copy of the Test Report for each Module provided pursuant to this contract shall be supplied to Buyer prior to shipment. A standard form of the Test Report is included hereunder as Appendix C. Such inspection, examination or testing, if made, shall not relieve the Seller from any obligations under the Contract.
9.1.2 Pre-Shipment Factory Inspection Procedures for DFC Components . The Seller agrees to provide 30 days advance written notice to Buyer for pre-shipment inspection of Repeating Components to be shipped to Buyer pursuant to this Contract. The parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree on the standard pre-shipment factory inspection procedures for DFC Components which will be included in the MATTA.
The Seller shall conduct normal and standard inspections of all materials and the workmanship of all DFC Components to be supplied under this Contract in accordance with the standard pre-shipment factory inspection procedures for DFC Components. Seller shall prepare an Inspection Report documenting results of the standard pre-shipment factory inspections for DFC Components. One copy of the Inspection Report for each set of DFC Components provided pursuant to this contract shall be supplied to Buyer prior to shipment. A standard form of the Inspection Report is included hereunder as Appendix D. Such inspection, examination or testing, if made, shall not relieve the Seller from any obligations under the Contract.
9.2 Performance Guarantee for DFC Modules and DFC Components
9.2.1 The guaranteed power output and efficiency for the POSCO Plant final acceptance test at the customer site (“FA Test”) shall be set forth in the POSCO Plant Specifications. If after repeated FA Tests over a period of six (6) months from the first FA Test, the POSCO Plant fails to achieve the guaranteed power output and/or efficiency set forth in the POSCO Plant Specifications, for causes solely attributable to the DFC Module or the DFC Components provided by Seller, but achieves at least 95% of the guaranteed power output and/or efficiency, the Contract Price for the DFC Module or DFC Components shall be reduced to reflect the shortfall in either the power output or the efficiency proportionally, whichever shortfall amount is higher.
9.2.2 Liquidated Damage . In the event the POSCO Plant fails to achieve at least 95% of the guaranteed power output and/or efficiency solely due to the fault of the DFC Module or DFC Components after repeated FA tests, Seller shall notify Buyer in writing of the reason for such failure. If the reason is solely attributable to causes related to DFC Module or DFC Components provided by Seller, then Seller shall have a period of six (6) months from the first FA test to take necessary corrective actions and repeat the FA test to achieve greater than 95% of the guaranteed power output and/or efficiency. If at the end of such time period 95% of the guaranteed power output and/or efficiency is still not achieved, then Buyer shall have recourse to Article 16.1 below.
9.2.3 Additional Liquidated Damage Applicable Only to DFC Modules Wholly Manufactured by Seller . In the event that during the commissioning period, excluding the FA test, the commissioning of the POSCO Plant is discontinued due to causes solely attributable to defects of DFC Modules wholly
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manufactured by Seller, the Buyer is entitled to claim liquidated damages per day of Commissioning Discontinuances in an amount equivalent to 0.15% of the price for the total Equipment (e.g in case of 2.4 MW plant, the total equipment is two DFC Modules) provided by Seller. The total amount of liquidated damages payable by Seller to Buyer under this paragraph shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the price of the total Equipment. In the event of Commissioning Discontinuance caused by the defects of DFC Modules wholly manufactured by Seller, Seller should exercise commercially reasonable efforts to eliminate the defects at Seller’s own cost; and Buyer shall support Seller to eliminate defects in the most efficient manner. Seller shall provide Buyer with action plans, root causes and corrective actions before and after taking actions.
10. WARRANTIES
10.1 Warranties Against Defects, Etc . The Seller warrants, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of EXW shipment, or twelve (12) months from the date of first operation at the installation site, whichever occurs first, that (i) the DFC Modules and DFC Components to be delivered hereunder shall be free from defects in material and workmanship; and (ii) the DFC Modules and DFC Components conform to the DFC Module Specifications and DFC Component Specifications and other requirements set forth in this Contract. If the DFC Modules experience reduction in power output below 90% of rating, averaged over any consecutive 30-day period during the warranty period, for causes solely attributable to Seller, Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to take corrective actions as provided by the warranty provisions hereunder, to increase the average power output above 90% of rating.
10.2 Remedies for Breach of Warranties Against Defects, Etc.
10.2.1 If any DFC Modules or DFC Components delivered do not meet the warranties set forth in Article 10.1 during the warranty period, the Buyer shall promptly notify the Seller in writing. The Seller shall, at its own expense and cost, correct the defects by: (i) repairing the defective parts of the Equipment, (ii) replacing the defective parts if repair is impossible; or (iii) providing an equitable adjustment of the Contract Price. For the avoidance of doubt, the Seller shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any of the above corrective measures, including customs clearance at a Korean port, inland transportation from the port to the Site and field labor.
10.2.2 If the Seller does not commence the correction of such defects within 30 days from the date of receipt of notice from the Buyer, and Seller’s acceptance of such notice, or does not complete the said correction with reasonable diligence and within a reasonable time, the Buyer may, at its option, correct the defects at the Seller’s risk and expense. The Seller shall reimburse the expense incurred by the Buyer for remedy of such defects within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the Buyer’s invoice.
10.3 Downtime Warranty. If a complete DFC Module wholly manufactured by Seller is forced to continuously or intermittently decrease power output below 50% of the power output at final acceptance (“Downtime”), and if such Downtime is due to causes solely attributable to Seller, then Seller shall be subject to liquidated damages as outlined in this section.
  (A)  
In the event that the cumulative number of days of Downtime for the DFC Module exceeds forty-five (45) days during the warranty period, Seller shall pay to Buyer an amount of zero point one percent (0.1%) of the applicable individual unit price as indicated in Annex A, for each day of such Downtime exceeding forty-five days as liquidated damages. Liquidated damages for Downtime pursuant to this section shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the applicable individual unit price as indicated in Annex A. Seller agrees to pay such liquidated damages within thirty (30) days after receiving Buyer’s invoice reflecting such claims. Buyer
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agrees that the Liquidated damages shall not be duplicated with the Liquidated damages of the Performance Guarantee of LTSA. During the Warranty period, only the Liquidated damages of Downtime shall be applied.
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Any Downtime attributable in part or in full to the following causes shall not be considered as Downtime attributable to Seller: (i) corrections, modifications and repairs undertaken pursuant to Seller’s maintenance obligations; (ii) causes not attribute to Seller which delay commencement or execution of corrective measures; (iii) causes which cannot clearly be identified or proven by the Parties; (iv) failure of the Third Party Owner to comply with the Specifications, Manuals, or with the conditions of the warranty; or outage time wholly or partially due to causes beyond the reasonable control of the Seller.
10.4 General Warranty Provisions
10.4.1 Title Warranty . Seller shall warrant that the Plant(s) and any Equipment and related services are delivered hereunder free from any and all rightful, legitimate and proven claims, demands, liens and/or encumbrances of title. If any failure to comply with this warranty appears at any time, Buyer will give prompt written notice to Seller, and Seller shall defend the title thereto and save Buyer harmless from or reimburse all losses, damages and liabilities of every kind, arising in connection with such failure. This warranty shall be extended during the period of such title defense without limit as to time.
10.4.2 Assignment of Warranty . This warranty may be assigned by the Buyer to the Third Party Owner upon final sale, provided that the terms of the warranty shall be determined in accordance with this Article without regard to any such sale.
10.4.3 Seller shall not be responsible for removal or replacement of any structure or part of the Facility required to perform Seller’s warranty obligations under this Contract.
10.5 The Seller does not warrant the DFC Module or DFC Components or any repaired or replacement parts against normal wear and tear including that due to expected degradation in accordance with the Module Specifications, environment or operation, including excessive operation at peak capability, frequent starting/stopping, type of fuel, or erosion, corrosion or material deposits from fluids. The warranties and remedies set forth herein are further conditioned upon (i) the proper storage, installation, operation, and maintenance of the Module and conformance with the Module Specifications and instruction manuals (including revisions thereto) provided by the Seller and/or its subcontractors; (ii) the proper operation and maintenance of the POSCO Plant in accordance with the POSCO Plant Manuals, or in the absence of such POSCO Plant Manuals, the DFC Plant Manuals as applicable; and (iii) repair or modification pursuant to Seller’s instructions or approval. Buyer shall keep proper records of operation and maintenance during the warranty period. These records shall be kept in the form of logsheets and copies shall be submitted to Seller upon its request. Seller does not warrant any equipment or services of others designated by Buyer where such equipment or services are not normally supplied by Seller.
10.6 The Seller shall have no obligation to correct, repair and/or replace the DFC Plants, DFC Modules, DFC Components, or any Equipment to the extent a defect or non-conformance is the result of improper assembly, installation or damage resulting from the Buyer’s failure to comply with the Specifications, instructions and documentation regarding installation, operation and maintenance of the Module.
10.7 Changes, modifications or alterations by the Buyer or its vendors, suppliers, employees or agents, to the Buyer Plant or its components provided herein, without the written approval of Seller, shall void all
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Seller’s obligations and warranties hereunder, and may void third party equipment certifications, including safety, environmental and interconnection.
10.8 Exclusive Remedy . Except as otherwise set forth herein, the remedies set forth in this Article 10 are the exclusive remedies for all claims based on failure of or defect in the Equipment provided under this Contract, whether the failure or defect arises before or during the warranty period and whether a claim, however instituted, is based on contract, indemnity, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. NO IMPLIED STATUTORY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL APPLY.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 Each party (Indemnitor) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party (Indemnitee) from and against any and all losses, obligations, liabilities, damages, claims which may be asserted against or sustained or incurred by the Indemnitee arising out of or related to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants made by Indemnitor in this Contract; any bodily injury or death suffered by anyone; any property damage of any third parties; or any wrongful and negligent act of Indemnitor that occurs under this Contract, in an amount not to exceed such plant’s Contract Price; provided, any claim under Section 15.1 shall not be subject to any such limitations set forth in this Article 13.1. In no event, whether as a result of breach of contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, indemnity, or otherwise, shall either party or its subcontractors or suppliers be liable to the other party for loss of profit or revenues, loss of use of the Plant or any associated equipment, cost of capital, cost of substitute equipment, facilities, services or replacement power, claims of Indemnitor’s customers for such damages, or for any special, consequential, incidental, indirect or exemplary damages.
If Seller furnishes Buyer with advice or assistance concerning any products, systems or work which is not specifically required by the Specification, the furnishing of such advice or assistance will not subject Seller to any liability, whether in contract, indemnity, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise.
11.2 If Buyer transfers title to the Facilities to a third party, Buyer shall obligate such third party to be bound by the provisions of this Article to the same extent as Buyer is obligated. In the event Buyer cannot obtain the foregoing for Seller, Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all claims described in the preceding paragraphs of this Article made by any such third party against Seller.
11.3 The provisions of this Article shall prevail over any conflicting or inconsistent provisions contained in any of the documents comprising this Contract, except to the extent that such provisions further restrict any party’s liability.
12. COSTS AND CHARGES
12.1 In case the repair, making good, replacement or modification is required hereunder, the Seller shall at its own expense make available at the Site the replacement parts necessary for the performance of the above.
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12.2 In the event that non-commercial cargo must be shipped due to reasons attributable to Seller’s error, e.g. errors in preparation of transport documents, or incorrect negotiation against the transport documents; the Seller shall deliver such cargo to the Site and shall pay all costs including the ocean freight, premium, expenses for inland transportation to the Site, importation taxes, and custom duties.
12.3 In case any vessel arrangement made by the Seller without prior consent by or consultation with the Buyer, the Seller shall bear all associated costs and expenses including the ocean and/or air freight. In cases where Buyer is arranging shipment of equipment, Seller agrees to submit to Buyer in a timely manner the packing lists necessary for Buyer to arrange ship and/or shore cranes.
13. PATENTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
13.1 The Seller shall indemnify and hold the Buyer or the Third Party Owner, its employees, engineers and agents harmless against all proximate costs, actions, claims and demands brought by a third party by reason or in consequence of any infringement by the Module or parts thereof, or by the use of process that have been supplied by the Seller as a result of engineering services, any patent, design patent, trade mark or copyright.
13.2 In the event that any claim is made or action is brought against the Buyer or the Third Party Owner, including its employees, engineers and/or agents, relating to such infringement, the Buyer shall promptly notify the Seller thereof and the Seller at its expense and option may request the assistance of the Buyer and shall conduct, on behalf of the Buyer all negotiations for settlement of such dispute or litigation as may arise therefrom.
13.3 If, in such a suit or proceedings, the Module or parts thereof are held to constitute an infringement and the use thereof is enjoined, Seller promptly shall, at its option and expense, either procure for Buyer the right to continue using such Module, or replace such infringing Module with non-infringing Module which are equal to or better than the previous Module, or modify the infringing Module so that they become non-infringing without impairing the quality, performance or any guarantee on the original Module, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to relieve Seller from its warranty obligations under the Contract.
13.4 Intellectual property and confidentiality
A. Terms and conditions for ownership of intellectual property will be according to Article III of the TTA.
B. Use of Confidential Information. Confidential Information may be exchanged between the parties in accordance with Article XI of the TTA.
C. FCE Fuel Cell Stack Module Integrity. The provisions of Section 2.6(e) of the AA shall apply to all Fuel Cell Stack Modules provided hereunder.
14. FORCE MAJEURE
14.1 Should either party be prevented wholly or in part from fulfilling any of its obligations under the Contract for reasons of force majeure, such obligation shall be suspended to the extent and for as long as such obligation is affected by Force Majeure and the party claiming under this Article shall be entitled to
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such extension of time to fulfill such obligation as may be reasonably necessary in view of circumstances, subject to the provisions of notifying the other by fax or email of the date when such delay commenced, and reasons therefore within a reasonable period. The party so affected shall try to use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid or remove such causes of the force majeure, and to complete performance of its obligations under the Contract with the reasonable promptness whenever such causes are removed.
14.2 If, after ninety (90) days from the date of giving the aforesaid notice, the notifying party shall still be prevented, for the reasons beyond its control, from continuing to perform its obligations under the Contract, then either party shall be entitled to terminate this Contract, without any liability to each other.
14.3 In the event of change in the Contract and/or termination of the Contract under Article 16.3 hereof, the Buyer and the Seller shall agree upon the costs to be borne by either party.
15. DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION
15.1 Any dispute, action, claim or controversy of any kind arising from or in connection with this Contract (the “Dispute”) whether based on contract, tort, common law, equity, statute, regulation, order or otherwise, shall be resolved as follows:
(i) Upon written request of any Party, the Parties shall meet and attempt to resolve any such Dispute. Such meetings may take place via teleconference or videoconference. The Parties shall meet as often as the Parties reasonably deem necessary to discuss the problem in an effort to resolve the Dispute without the necessity of any formal proceeding.
(ii) Formal proceedings for the resolution of a Dispute may not be commenced until the later of (i) the Parties concluding in good faith that amicable resolution through continued negotiation of the matter does not appear likely; or (ii) the expiration of a sixty (60) day period immediately following the initial request by either party to resolve the Dispute; provided, however, that this Section will not be construed to prevent a party from instituting formal proceedings earlier to avoid the expiration of any applicable limitations period, to preserve a superior position with respect to other creditors or to seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief.
15.2 If the parties are unable to resolve any Dispute pursuant Section 15.1, shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration (the “Rules”) of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) by three (3) arbitrators designated by the parties. Each party shall designate one arbitrator. The third arbitrator shall be designated by the two arbitrators designated by the parties. If either party fails to designate an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the filing of the Dispute with the ICC, such arbitrator shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by the Rules. An arbitration proceeding hereunder shall be conducted in London UK and shall be conducted in the English language. The decision or award of the arbitrators shall be in writing and is final and binding on both parties. The arbitration panel shall award the prevailing party its attorneys’ fees and costs, arbitration administrative fees, panel member fees and costs, and any other costs associated with the arbitration, the enforcement of any arbitration award and the costs and attorney’s fees involved in obtaining specific performance of an award; provided , however , that if the claims or defenses are granted in part and rejected in part, the arbitration panel shall proportionately allocate between the parties those arbitration expenses in accordance with the outcomes; provided , further , that the attorney’s fees and costs of enforcing a specific performance arbitral award shall always be paid by the non-enforcing party, unless the applicable action was determined to be without merit by final, non-appealable decision. The arbitration panel may only award damages as provided for under the terms of this Agreement and in no event may punitive, consequential and special damages be awarded. In the event of any conflict between the Rules and any provision of this contract, this Contract shall govern.
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16. TERMINATION AND ASSURANCE
16.1 Termination by Breach
16.1.1 If either the Buyer or the Seller should substantially breach the provisions of this Contract, which breach is not cured within sixty (60) days following receipt from the other party of notice of such breach, the other party may, at its sole discretion, immediately terminate this Contract by providing written notice of the party in breach. In addition, if there exist reasonable grounds to doubt either the Buyer’s or the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Contract in full, then the other party shall have the right to demand assurances for adequate performance. If no such assurances are provided within sixty (60) days of the request, then the party demanding assurances may terminate this Contract on written notice to the other party.
16.1.2 In the event of a payment-related material breach of this Contract by Buyer which extends longer than thirty (30) days after the date payment is due, then Seller may, at its option and subject to stay pending the outcome of any dispute resolution proceeding initiated pursuant to the Article entitled “Disputes and Arbitration” hereunder, either (i) stop work, terminate the Contract for breach and initiate suit for collection of outstanding balances; or (ii) stop work, invoice Buyer in advance for all remaining payments due under this Contract, and continue performance of this Contract upon receipt of such payments from Buyer, with appropriate schedule adjustments needed for any delay;
16.2 The Buyer may terminate all or part of this Contract (or cancel any purchase orders) in the event the parties, in their exercise of good faith and commercially reasonable efforts, fail to enter into the MATTA within 60 days from the date hereof, unless such 60-day period is extended by mutual agreement. In the event of termination (or cancellation) under this Section 16.2:
  (A)  
Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Initial Downpayment described in section 4.3.1 hereunder shall be non-refundable;
  (B)  
Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event that only part of the Contract is terminated (or cancelled) pursuant to Section 16.2, the Initial Downpayment may be used to set off any payments required for any portion of the Contract that is not terminated (or cancelled) by the Buyer; and
  (C)  
Seller further agrees that with the exception of the Initial Payment as described in this Section, the Buyer shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the Seller or any other payments required under this Contract.
16.3 When termination of the Contract due to the breach attributable to the Seller becomes effective, Seller shall be responsible for direct costs and non-cancelable commitments (if any) related to installation and assembly of the Module into a complete Plant, which is incurred by Buyer prior to the date of termination. Buyer shall take all reasonable steps to minimize termination costs. In no event, however, shall Seller be obligated to pay Buyer any amount in excess of the total estimated costs up to the time of termination to support the work.
16.4 In the event that the liquidated damage due to the delay in delivery of any Module(s) or any Equipment under Article 6.1.4 has reached the maximum amount, then the Buyer may terminate this Contract upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to Seller. In full discharge of any obligations to Buyer in respect of this Contract and such termination, Seller shall refund to Buyer all payments theretofore made to Seller. Buyer shall take all reasonable steps to minimize Seller’s expenses and shall cooperate with Seller.
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17. ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-CONTRACTING
17.1 Neither party shall, without the consent in writing of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, assign or transfer the Contract or the benefits or obligations thereof or any part thereof to any person. Any such placing of sub-orders shall not relieve the Seller from its obligations under the Contract.
18. TAXES AND DUTIES
18.1 The Seller shall pay all the taxes, charges, customs duties and tariffs for sale or export of the Modules assessed or imposed on the Seller by the government or other competent authorities of the Seller’s country in relation to the Contract, subject to the provisions of Article 6.1.1 above.
18.2 The Buyer shall pay and bear all the taxes, charges, customs, duties and tariffs for the purchase or import of the Modules assessed or imposed on the Buyer by the government or other competent authorities of the Republic of Korea in relation to the Contract.
18.3 In case the Seller is required to collect the VAT from the Buyer, the Seller shall invoice to the Buyer. The Buyer shall then pay such VAT amount to the Seller within thirty (30) days after receipt of the invoice, or shall reimburse the Seller within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Seller’s invoice and evidence of payment in case the Seller is required to pay the VAT in advance.
18.4 The Buyer shall bear and pay any kind of taxes, charges and/or commissions (fees) levied on the Seller by Korean Tax Authority in relation to the Modules and/or materials and related services of the Seller. The Buyer shall bear any and all import duties and related taxes imposed by the Korean Government on the imported Modules and/or Materials, and it shall be responsible for any and all matters relating to customs clearance.
19. GOVERNING LAW
The Contract shall be governed, interpreted and construed under the laws of the State of New York.
20. LOCAL LAW COMPLIANCE
20.1 Local Law Compliance
20.1.1 The Seller shall comply with, and cause the Site Technical Advisors to comply with, all applicable laws of the Republic of Korea and any political subdivision thereof, in the performance of its duties under this contract in the Republic of Korea.
20.1.2 The Buyer shall be responsible for obtaining the necessary licenses, permits and authorizations from the applicable Korean governmental authorities to perform its obligations under this Contract.
20.1.3. The Buyer shall be responsible for obtaining all the permits, licenses and authorizations required by the applicable Korean governmental authorities to perform its obligations under this Contract. The parties acknowledge and agree that the FCE Technology (as the term is defined in the TTA) is a new generating technology, with codes and standards still under development; therefore, securing the applicable permits and other authorizations may require significant interaction with and education of the applicable Korean regulatory authorities. The Seller agrees to provide commercially reasonable cooperation to Korean regulatory authorities pursuant to this section.
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21. ADDITION AND AMENDMENT
No modification, alteration, addition or change in the terms hereof shall be binding on the parties hereto, unless it is reduced to writing in the English language and duly executed by the parties hereto in the same manner as the execution of the Contract and subject to such government approval as may be required under the applicable laws and regulations of the countries concerned.
22. NOTICE
All notices pursuant to this Contract including daily communication to be given to either party will be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or by internationally recognized courier service, or by facsimile, to the addresses set forth below. Either party may change its address by giving prior notice to the other party in the same manner set forth hereinabove.
For the Buyer:
Commercial Matters
Mr. Tae-Hyoung Kim
Dept. Manager
Strategic Planning Department
POSCO Power
Posteel Tower 20 th floor, 735-3, Yeoksam-dong
Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080, Korea
phone 82-2-3469-5950
facsimile 82-2-3469-5959
tahykim@poscopower.co.kr
Technical Matters
Mr. Ki Suk Chung
Dept. Manager / Ph. D.
Research & Development Department
POSCO Power
Posteel Tower 20 th floor, 735-3, Yeoksam-dong
Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080, Korea
phone 82-2-3469-5966
facsimile 82-2-3469-5959
kisukch@poscopower.co.kr
For the Seller:
Mr. Ross Levine, Esq.
Director of Contracts
FuelCell Energy Inc.
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813
phone 203 825 6000
facsimile: 203 825 6100
rlevine@fce.com
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23. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Contract sets forth the entire agreements and understandings between the parties as to the subject matter of this Contract. It supersedes upon effectiveness of the Contract all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature between them.
24. PUBLICITY
Neither party shall engage in any advertising, sales promotion, press releases, public announcements, articles for journals or any other publications, or presentation material for any meeting, seminar or conference, or any other publicity matter relating to this Contract wherein the name of the other party, its logo and/or trademark, or that of its parent company or any of its affiliates is mentioned or otherwise identifiable; or wherein any aspect of this project is mentioned or identified, without the prior written consent of the other party.
25. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
In no event shall either Party be liable to the other for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages, however caused, and based on any theory of liability, arising out of or related to the performance of this Contract.
26. INSURANCE
Each Party shall maintain the following insurance coverage written with carriers authorized to insure risks at the Site location, with the other Party named as additional insured, providing thirty (30) days written notification of cancellation:
27.1 Worker’s Compensation providing statutory limits and coverage and Employer’s Liability, in an amount not less than $500,000 policy limit; and,
27.2 Commercial General Liability covering bodily injury (including death) and property damage in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; including Premises Operations, Contractual Liability, Products and Completed Operations, and Broad Form Property Damage.
27.3 Commercial Automobile Liability in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit per accident, covering all owned, non-owned, leased, rented or hired autos used in connection with the performance of this Contract.
27. COUNTERPARTS
This Contract may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, by facsimile or electronically, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
28. SEVERABILITY
In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Contract is adjudged to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, except to the extent necessary to avoid an unjust or inequitable result.
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No waiver shall be deemed to have been made by any party of any of its rights under this Agreement unless the same shall be in a writing that is signed on its behalf by its authorized officer. Any such waiver shall constitute a waiver only with respect to the specific matter described in such writing and shall in no way impair the rights of the party granting such waiver in any other respect or at any other time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Contract on the day and year above written.
             
POSCO Power Corporation
      FuelCell Energy, Inc.    
 
           
 
Soung-Sik Cho
     
 
R. Daniel Brdar
   
President & CEO
      President & CEO    
POSCO Power Corporation
      FuelCell Energy, Inc.    
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ANNEX A
Equipment Description, Contract Price and Delivery Schedule
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APPENDIX A
Specifications for DFC ® Stack Modules
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APPENDIX B
Specifications for DFC ® Components
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APPENDIX C
Standard Pre-Shipment Factory Test Report for DFC ® Modules
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APPENDIX D
Standard Pre-Shipment Factory Inspection Report for DFC ® Components
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Exhibit 99.1
(FUELCELL ENERGY LOGO)
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
FuelCell Energy and POSCO Power Sign License Agreement to Localize Products for South Korean Market
South Korea’s POSCO Power includes upfront license fee of $10 million and invests $25 million in
FuelCell Energy common stock
DANBURY, Conn. — Oct. 28, 2009 — FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NasdaqNM: FCEL), a leading manufacturer of high efficiency ultra-clean power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers, today announced the signing of a Licensing Agreement allowing POSCO Power to manufacture fuel cell stack modules from cell and module components provided by FuelCell Energy. These fuel cell modules will be combined with balance-of-plant manufactured in South Korea to complete electricity-producing fuel cell power plants for sale in South Korea. The License Agreement includes an upfront license fee of $10 million which was paid at signing as well as an ongoing royalty, initially set at 4.1% of the revenues generated by sales of the fuel cell stack modules by POSCO Power. Additionally, POSCO Power closed on its previously announced purchase of $25 million in FuelCell Energy common stock at a purchase price of $3.59 per share, the price agreed to on June 9, 2009.
Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants generate electricity directly for South Korea’s power grid. As part of a drive to establish fuel cells as its country’s leading form of alternative energy, POSCO Power has ordered more than 68 megawatts (MW) of FuelCell Energy’s DFC units to date and built a facility to manufacture balance-of-plant systems in South Korea.
Currently, approximately 23 MW of FuelCell Energy power plants are installed in South Korea, including six DFC3000 megawatt-class power plants. Sites include POSCO Power’s headquarters and balance-of-plant manufacturing facility in Pohang; a paper company Natura; independent power producers HS Holdings and MPC; and electric utilities KOMIPO, KOSEP, and EWP, which are members of the KEPCO family of companies in South Korea.
South Korea has committed 2 percent of its gross national product to clean energy projects — more than any other developed country. FuelCell Energy power plants operating on natural gas and biogases enable South Korean utilities to comply with the country’s aggressive clean electricity targets because they emit near-zero pollutants and they are a low-carbon solution. DFC power plants also meet South Korea’s need for green technologies that contribute to increased domestic employment. Currently, South Korea is pursuing the passage of an $85.8 billion renewable energy plan that includes a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) mandating 11 percent clean energy by 2030 — a total of 7,150 MW — which includes fuel cells on natural gas and further increases the market potential for DFC power plants.
“POSCO Power is excited to enter into a new stage of partnership with FuelCell Energy,” said Soung-Sik Cho, President and CEO of POSCO Power. “We view the partnership with FuelCell Energy as critical to accomplishing our goal to make South Korea a world leader in clean energy technology.”

 

 


 

POSCO Power Signs Licensing Agreement with FuelCell Energy
Under the agreement, POSCO Power will manufacture fuel cell modules from components and cells manufactured in the U.S. by FuelCell Energy, in a new facility it intends to construct adjacent to its current fuel cell balance-of-plant operation in Pohang. FuelCell Energy will provide training for POSCO Power personnel.
“Our strategy is to localize certain power plant manufacturing to reduce cost and ensure our products meet the specific needs of individual markets,” said R. Daniel Brdar, Chairman and CEO of FuelCell Energy. “As POSCO Power increases its plant output, the demand for our fuel cell components increases. Increased demand in South Korea will drive expansion of our manufacturing plant in Connecticut and additional jobs.”
At 47 to 60 percent electrical efficiency, DFC power plants are more efficient than any combustion-based technologies in their size range. Improved efficiency translates into more electricity for less fuel, while significantly reducing CO2. The result is fuel cost savings while generating ultra-clean electricity that meets South Korea’s low-carbon objectives.
About FuelCell Energy
FuelCell Energy is the world leader in the development and production of stationary fuel cells for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers. FuelCell Energy’s ultra-clean and high efficiency DFC ® fuel cells are generating power at over 55 locations worldwide. The company’s power plants have generated over 340 million kWh of power using a variety of fuels including renewable wastewater gas, biogas from beer and food processing, as well as natural gas and other hydrocarbon fuels. FuelCell Energy has partnerships with major power plant developers and power companies around the world. The company also receives funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and other government agencies for the development of leading edge technologies such as fuel cells. For more information please visit our website at www.fuelcellenergy.com
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s plans and expectations regarding the continuing development and commercialization of its fuel cell technology. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause such a difference include, without limitation, general risks associated with product development, manufacturing, changes in the regulatory environment, customer strategies, potential volatility of energy prices, rapid technological change, competition, and the Company’s ability to achieve its sales plans and cost reduction targets, as well as other risks set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Direct FuelCell, DFC, DFC/T and FuelCell Energy, Inc. are all registered trademarks of FuelCell Energy, Inc. DFC-ERG is a registered trademark jointly owned by Enbridge, Inc. and FuelCell Energy, Inc.
     
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