UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-36642

 

VIVINT SOLAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

45-5605880

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1850 West Ashton Blvd.

Lehi, Utah 84043

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(877) 404-4129

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

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Large accelerated filer

 

¨

  

Accelerated filer

 

x

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company

 

¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   x

As of May 2, 2016, 107,180,606 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Vivint Solar, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

2

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

2

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

4

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

5

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

24

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

35

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

38

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

38

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

69

 

 

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

Vivint Solar, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data and footnote 1)

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

87,164

 

 

$

92,213

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

7,025

 

 

 

3,636

 

Inventories

 

1,530

 

 

 

631

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

20,043

 

 

 

17,078

 

Total current assets

 

115,762

 

 

 

113,558

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

17,648

 

 

 

15,035

 

Solar energy systems, net

 

1,200,322

 

 

 

1,102,157

 

Property and equipment, net

 

51,202

 

 

 

48,168

 

Intangible assets, net

 

2,056

 

 

 

2,031

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

36,601

 

Prepaid tax asset, net

 

319,493

 

 

 

277,496

 

Other non-current assets, net

 

14,591

 

 

 

14,024

 

TOTAL ASSETS (1)

$

1,721,074

 

 

$

1,609,070

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

47,719

 

 

$

49,986

 

Accounts payable—related party

 

886

 

 

 

1,905

 

Distributions payable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests

 

4,823

 

 

 

11,347

 

Accrued compensation

 

19,459

 

 

 

13,758

 

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

8,260

 

 

 

4,968

 

Current portion of capital lease obligation

 

5,742

 

 

 

5,489

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

28,255

 

 

 

29,017

 

Total current liabilities

 

115,144

 

 

 

116,470

 

Capital lease obligation, net of current portion

 

9,467

 

 

 

10,055

 

Long-term debt

 

500,032

 

 

 

415,850

 

Deferred tax liability, net

 

260,404

 

 

 

216,033

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

41,070

 

 

 

43,304

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

30,378

 

 

 

28,565

 

Total liabilities (1)

 

956,495

 

 

 

830,277

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interests

 

156,198

 

 

 

169,541

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value—1,000,000 authorized, 106,734 shares issued and

   outstanding as of March 31, 2016; 1,000,000 authorized, 106,576 shares issued and

   outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

1,067

 

 

 

1,066

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

531,877

 

 

 

530,646

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(43,988

)

 

 

(12,769

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

488,956

 

 

 

518,943

 

Non-controlling interests

 

119,425

 

 

 

90,309

 

Total equity

 

608,381

 

 

 

609,252

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY

$

1,721,074

 

 

$

1,609,070

 

 

(1)

The Company’s assets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include $1,121.2 million and $1,005.8 million consisting of assets of variable interest entities, or VIEs, that can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. These assets include solar energy systems, net, of $1,104.5 million and $990.6 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; cash and cash equivalents of $9.4 million and $12.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; accounts receivable, net, of $6.0 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; other non-current assets, net of $1.0 million and a de minimis amount as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $0.3 million and $0.1 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Company’s liabilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 included $59.8 million and $66.4 million of liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include distributions payable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests of $4.8 million and $11.3 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; deferred revenue of $47.8 million and $47.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; accrued and other current liabilities of $4.7 million and $3.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; and other non-current liabilities of $2.4 million and $3.3 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For further information see Note 10—Investment Funds.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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Vivint Solar, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases and incentives

$

16,578

 

 

$

8,580

 

Solar energy system and product sales

 

652

 

 

 

965

 

Total revenue

 

17,230

 

 

 

9,545

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue—operating leases and incentives

 

37,760

 

 

 

23,880

 

Cost of revenue—solar energy system and product sales

 

422

 

 

 

438

 

Sales and marketing

 

12,648

 

 

 

6,433

 

Research and development

 

1,232

 

 

 

582

 

General and administrative

 

22,920

 

 

 

18,630

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

265

 

 

 

3,763

 

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

36,601

 

 

 

4,506

 

Total operating expenses

 

111,848

 

 

 

58,232

 

Loss from operations

 

(94,618

)

 

 

(48,687

)

Interest expense

 

5,765

 

 

 

2,127

 

Other expense

 

30

 

 

 

313

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(100,413

)

 

 

(51,127

)

Income tax expense

 

5,149

 

 

 

8,848

 

Net loss

 

(105,562

)

 

 

(59,975

)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable

   non-controlling interests

 

(74,343

)

 

 

(72,124

)

Net (loss attributable) income available to common stockholders

$

(31,219

)

 

$

12,149

 

Net (loss attributable) income available per share to common

   stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.29

)

 

$

0.12

 

Diluted

$

(0.29

)

 

$

0.11

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing net (loss attributable)

   income available per share to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

106,619

 

 

 

105,303

 

Diluted

 

106,619

 

 

 

109,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Vivint Solar, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(105,562

)

 

$

(59,975

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,103

 

 

 

4,208

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

265

 

 

 

3,763

 

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

36,601

 

 

 

4,506

 

Deferred income taxes

 

44,371

 

 

 

17,024

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,625

 

 

 

2,707

 

Loss on removal of solar energy systems and property and equipment

 

444

 

 

 

 

Non-cash interest and other expense

 

1,430

 

 

 

795

 

Reduction in lease pass-through financing obligation

 

(438

)

 

 

 

Excess tax effects from stock-based compensation

 

(393

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(3,389

)

 

 

(1,537

)

Inventories

 

(899

)

 

 

2

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(2,142

)

 

 

(224

)

Prepaid tax asset, net

 

(41,997

)

 

 

(36,437

)

Other non-current assets, net

 

(1,707

)

 

 

96

 

Accounts payable

 

(455

)

 

 

29

 

Accounts payable—related party

 

(1,019

)

 

 

(308

)

Accrued compensation

 

4,330

 

 

 

(469

)

Deferred revenue

 

1,058

 

 

 

1,489

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

(1,715

)

 

 

20,271

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(60,489

)

 

 

(44,060

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for the cost of solar energy systems

 

(106,697

)

 

 

(108,185

)

Payments for property and equipment

 

(1,392

)

 

 

(1,176

)

Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,613

)

 

 

(5,644

)

Purchase of intangible assets

 

(291

)

 

 

(22

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(110,993

)

 

 

(115,027

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from investment by non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests

 

89,986

 

 

 

81,218

 

Distributions paid to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests

 

(6,394

)

 

 

(2,365

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

94,502

 

 

 

17,500

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

(4,150

)

 

 

 

Payments for debt issuance costs

 

(6,230

)

 

 

(3,078

)

Proceeds from lease pass-through financing obligation

 

281

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

 

(1,562

)

 

 

(1,013

)

Payments for deferred offering costs

 

 

 

 

(589

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

166,433

 

 

 

91,673

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(5,049

)

 

 

(67,414

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period

 

92,213

 

 

 

261,649

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period

$

87,164

 

 

$

194,235

 

NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property acquired under build-to-suit agreements

$

2,896

 

 

$

2,909

 

Vehicles acquired under capital leases

$

1,346

 

 

$

1,280

 

Receivable for tax credit recorded as a reduction to solar energy system costs

$

820

 

 

$

635

 

Costs of solar energy systems included in changes in accounts payable, accrued compensation

   and other accrued liabilities

$

(598

)

 

$

15,277

 

Accrued distributions to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests

$

(6,524

)

 

$

382

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Vivint Solar, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.

Organization

Vivint Solar, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on August 12, 2011. Vivint Solar, Inc. and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company.” The Company commenced operations in May 2011.

The Company primarily offers solar energy to residential customers through long-term customer contracts, such as power purchase agreements and solar energy system leases. The Company enters into these long-term customer contracts primarily through a sales organization that uses a direct-to-home sales model. The long-term customer contracts are typically for 20 years and require the customer to make monthly payments to the Company. The Company also offers customers the option to purchase solar energy systems. Additionally, the Company offers solar energy systems to commercial and industrial (“C&I”) customers through long-term customer contracts.

The Company has formed various investment funds and entered into long-term debt facilities to monetize the recurring customer payments under its long-term customer contracts and the investment tax credits, accelerated tax depreciation and other incentives associated with residential solar energy systems. The Company uses the cash received from the investment funds, long-term debt facilities and cash generated from operations to finance a portion of the Company’s variable and fixed costs associated with installing the residential solar energy systems under long-term customer contracts. The obligations of the Company are in no event obligations of the investment funds.

Merger Agreement with SunEdison

On July 20, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SunEdison , Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SunEdison”) and SEV Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunEdison. The Merger Agreement was subsequently amended on December 9, 2015 to update the terms of the merger. The Company terminated the Merger Agreement on March 7, 2016. 

On March 8, 2016, the Company filed suit in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware against SunEdison alleging that SunEdison willfully breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement and breached its implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Company is seeking declaratory judgment, award damages, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees and such further relief that the court finds equitable, appropriate and just.

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. As such, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K dated as of March 14, 2016. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (all of which are considered of normal recurring nature) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial results. The results of the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 or for any other interim period or other future year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts and operations of the Company and those of its subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. The Company uses a qualitative approach in assessing the consolidation requirement for variable interest entities (“VIEs”). This approach focuses on determining whether the Company has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance and whether the Company has the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary in the operational VIEs in which it has an equity interest. The Company evaluates its relationships with the VIEs on an ongoing basis to ensure that it continues to be the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. For additional information, see Note 10—Investment Funds.

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Use of E stimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company regularly makes significant estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, estimates that affect the Company’s principles of consolidation, investment tax credits, revenue recognition, solar energy systems, net, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill impairment analysis, the recognition and measurement of loss contingencies, stock-based compensation, provision for income taxes, and non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

As the Company has no other comprehensive income or loss, comprehensive (loss) income is the same as net (loss attributable) income available to common stockholders for all periods presented.

Debt Issuance Costs

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, which requires that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the associated debt obligation. ASU 2015-15 further clarified that this treatment is not required to be applied to revolving line-of-credit arrangements. The Company applied ASU 2015-03 on a retrospective basis; however, the Company’s long-term debt in all prior periods presented was comprised of revolving line-of-credit arrangements. As such, there is no change to the Company’s prior period condensed consolidated balance sheet. In 2016, the Company entered into term loan facilities that are presented net of debt issuance costs.

Intangible Assets – Internal-Use Software

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company adopted ASU 2015-05, which requires that if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the payment of fees should be accounted for in the same manner as the acquisition of other software licenses. If there is no software license, the fees should be accounted for as a service contract. The Company adopted this update prospectively, which did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in the current period.

Other Changes

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, there have been no other changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 .

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, and in March 2016 issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). Both of these updates clarify aspects of the guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company is evaluating the impact that these updates will have on its consolidated financial statements. Additionally, ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date , defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year, and the standard is now effective for the Company on January 1, 2018, with early adoption available on January 1, 2017. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is currently evaluating which transition method to use and does not expect the update to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures based on its current business model.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The objective of this update is to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, forfeiture rates and classification on the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 for public business entities and early adoption is permitted. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this update will have on its share-based payment accounting and consolidated financial statements.


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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This update primarily changes the recognition by lessees of lease assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged. Thi s update is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 for public business entities and early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company has operating leases that will be af fected by this update and is evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures. The Company expects to apply the update upon its effectiveness in the first quarter of 2019.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Topic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . The objective of this update is to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information. The amendments in this update address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This update is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this update will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

3.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and reports its cash equivalents at fair value. The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets measured on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

Level I

 

 

Level II

 

 

Level III

 

 

Total

 

Financial Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

Total financial assets

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

Level I

 

 

Level II

 

 

Level III

 

 

Total

 

Financial Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

Total financial assets

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments of the Company, consisting of cash and cash equivalents excluding time deposits, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts payable—related party and distributions payable to redeemable non-controlling interests (all Level I) approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturities. Time deposits (Level II) approximate fair value due to their short-term nature (30 days) and, upon renewal, the interest rate is adjusted based on current market rates. The Company’s outstanding principal balance of long-term debt is carried at cost and was $506.2 million and $415.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Company estimated the fair values of long-term debt to approximate its carrying values as interest accrues at floating rates based on market rates. The Company did not realize gains or losses related to financial assets for any of the periods presented.


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4.

Solar Energy Systems  

Solar energy systems, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

System equipment costs

$

994,179

 

 

$

893,088

 

Initial direct costs related to solar energy systems

 

194,741

 

 

 

171,081

 

 

 

1,188,920

 

 

 

1,064,169

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(40,821

)

 

 

(32,505

)

 

 

1,148,099

 

 

 

1,031,664

 

Solar energy system inventory

 

52,223

 

 

 

70,493

 

Solar energy systems, net

$

1,200,322

 

 

$

1,102,157

 

 

 

Solar energy system inventory represents the solar components and materials used in the installation of solar energy systems prior to being installed on customers’ roofs. As such, no depreciation is recorded related to this line item. The Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense related to solar energy systems of $8.3 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.  

5.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Estimated

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Useful Lives

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Vehicles acquired under capital leases

 

3 years

 

$

23,601

 

 

$

24,149

 

Furniture and computer and other equipment

 

3 years

 

 

7,122

 

 

 

6,524

 

Leasehold improvements

 

1-3 years

 

 

4,863

 

 

 

4,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,586

 

 

 

34,789

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

(12,840

)

 

 

(12,181

)

 

 

 

 

 

22,746

 

 

 

22,608

 

Build-to-suit lease asset under construction

 

 

 

 

28,456

 

 

 

25,560

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

51,202

 

 

$

48,168

 

 

The Company recorded depreciation and amortization related to property and equipment of $2.4 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Company leases fleet vehicles that are accounted for as capital leases and are included in property and equipment, net. Of total property and equipment depreciation and amortization, depreciation on vehicles under capital leases of $1.7 million and $1.1 million was capitalized in solar energy systems, net for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Because of its involvement in certain aspects of the construction of a new headquarters building in Lehi, UT, t he Company is deemed the owner of the building for accounting purposes during the construction period. Accordingly, the Company recorded a build-to-suit asset of $28.5 million and $25.6 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. See Note 15—Commitments and Contingencies.

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6 .

Intangible Assets and Goodwill  

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal-use software

$

1,605

 

 

$

1,591

 

Developed technology

 

522

 

 

 

522

 

Trademarks/trade names

 

201

 

 

 

201

 

Customer relationships

 

164

 

 

 

164

 

Total carrying value

 

2,492

 

 

 

2,478

 

Accumulated amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal-use software

 

(178

)

 

 

(219

)

Developed technology

 

(142

)

 

 

(126

)

Trademarks/trade names

 

(44

)

 

 

(39

)

Customer relationships

 

(72

)

 

 

(63

)

Total accumulated amortization

 

(436

)

 

 

(447

)

Total intangible assets, net

$

2,056

 

 

$

2,031

 

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $0.3 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, which was included in amortization of intangible assets in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. An internal-use software asset of $0.3 million reached the end of its useful life during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and was removed from cost and accumulated amortization.

In February 2015, the Company decided to discontinue the external sales of two Vivint Solar Labs products: the SunEye and PV Designer. This discontinuance was considered an indicator of impairment, and a review regarding the recoverability of the carrying value of the related intangible assets was performed. In-process research and development, which was intended to generate Vivint Solar Labs product sales in the residential market, was discontinued and deemed fully impaired resulting in a charge of $2.1 million. Certain trade names that will no longer be utilized were deemed fully impaired resulting in a charge of $1.3 million. The SunEye and PV Designer developed technology assets were deemed fully impaired resulting in a charge of $0.7 million. Customer relationships were deemed partially impaired by $0.4 million due to the loss of external customers who purchased the discontinued products. As a result of this review, the Company recorded a total impairment charge of $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Goodwill Impairment

Annual Goodwill Impairment Test

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. As of December 31, 2015, the Company consisted of two operating segments: (1) Residential and (2) C&I. As the C&I business was created in 2015 by the Company, and not acquired, and the Company’s goodwill was recorded prior to 2015, all goodwill remains with the Residential operating segment. As such, the Company’s impairment test is based on a single operating segment and reporting unit structure.

The Company performs its goodwill impairment test annually or whenever events or circumstances change that would indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. If the qualitative step is not passed, the Company performs a two-step impairment test whereby in the first step, the Company must compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, the Company performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test to determine the amount of impairment. The second step, measuring the impairment loss, compares the implied fair value of the goodwill with the carrying value of the goodwill. Any excess of the goodwill carrying value over the implied fair value is recognized as an impairment loss.

Based on the results of the annual goodwill impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company determined the two-step test was not necessary based on its qualitative assessments and concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair value of its Residential reporting unit was greater than its respective carrying value as of October 1, 2015 and 2014.


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Goodwill I mpairment T est as of March 31, 2016

In conjunction with the acquisition by SunEdison failing to occur, the Company’s market capitalization decreased significantly during the first quarter of 2016 from $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2015 to $283 million as of March 31, 2016. The Company considered this significant decrease in market capitalization to be an indicator of impairment and the Company performed a step one test for potential impairment as of March 31, 2016.

The step one analysis resulted in the Company concluding that the carrying book value of its Residential reporting unit was higher than the business unit’s fair value. Because the Residential reporting unit failed the step one test, the Company was required to perform the step two test, which utilizes a notional purchase price allocation using the estimated fair value from step one as the purchase price to determine the implied value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. The completion of the step two test resulted in the determination that the $36.6 million of the Residential reporting unit’s goodwill was fully impaired. The $36.6 million impairment charge is shown in the line item impairment of goodwill and intangible assets in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

In performing step one of the goodwill impairment test, it was necessary to determine the fair value of the Residential reporting segment. The fair value of the reporting unit was estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology (“DCF”). The market analysis included looking at the valuations of comparable public companies, as well as recent acquisitions of comparable companies.

Two key inputs to the DCF analysis were the future cash flow projection and the discount rate. The Company used a 30-year future cash flow projection, based on the Company’s long-range forecast of current customer contracts and an estimate of customer renewals of 90% subsequent to the 20-year customer contract period, discounted to present value.

The discount rate was determined by estimating the reporting unit’s weighted average cost of capital, reflecting the nature of the reporting unit and the perceived risk of the underlying cash flows. In its DCF methodology, the Company used a 7.25% discount rate for the cash flows related to current customer contracts and a 9.25% discount rate for the estimated cash flows from customer renewals subsequent to the 20-year customer contract period. A higher discount rate was used for the estimated customer renewals due to the increased subjectivity of this cash flow stream. If the Company had varied the discount rates by 1.0%, it would not have impacted the ultimate results of the step one test. The excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the Residential reporting unit was approximately 15%.

Because the Residential reporting unit failed the step one test, the Company was required to perform the step two test, which utilizes a purchase price allocation using the estimated fair value from step one as the purchase price to determine the implied value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. The step two test involves allocating the fair value of the Residential reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities on a fair value basis, with the excess amount representing the implied value of goodwill. As part of this process the fair value of the reporting unit’s identifiable assets was determined. The fair values of these assets were determined primarily through the use of the DCF method if the fair value was estimated to differ materially from book value . After determining the fair value of the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities and allocating the fair value of the Residential reporting unit to those assets and liabilities , it was determined that there was no implied value of goodwill. The carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill was $36.6 million, which resulted in the impairment charge of $36.6 million, which was recorded in impairment of goodwill and intangible assets in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Accrued Compensation

Accrued compensation consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Accrued payroll

$

11,828

 

 

$

6,918

 

Accrued commissions

 

7,631

 

 

 

6,840

 

Total accrued compensation

$

19,459

 

 

$

13,758

 

 

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8 .

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities  

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Accrued professional fees

$

5,820

 

 

$

7,918

 

Current portion of lease pass-through financing obligation

 

4,662

 

 

 

3,835

 

Accrued unused commitment fees and interest

 

3,690

 

 

 

1,014

 

Sales and use tax payable

 

3,319

 

 

 

3,524

 

Accrued litigation settlements

 

1,855

 

 

 

1,790

 

Income tax payable

 

1,308

 

 

 

6,169

 

Deferred rent

 

1,039

 

 

 

1,064

 

Other accrued expenses

 

6,562

 

 

 

3,703

 

Total accrued and other current liabilities

$

28,255

 

 

$

29,017

 

 

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Debt Obligations

Debt obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Debt Issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

Costs

 

 

Net Balance

 

Revolving lines of credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregation credit facility

$

338,500

 

 

$

 

(1)

$

338,500

 

Working capital credit facility

 

142,600

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

142,600

 

Term loan facility

 

25,000

 

 

 

5,992

 

 

 

19,008

 

Credit agreement

 

102

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

(76

)

Total debt

$

506,202

 

 

$

6,170

 

 

$

500,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Debt Issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

Costs

 

 

Net Balance

 

Aggregation credit facility

$

269,100

 

 

$

 

(1)

$

269,100

 

Working capital credit facility

 

146,750

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

146,750

 

Total debt

$

415,850

 

 

$

 

 

$

415,850

 

(1) Revolving lines of credit are not presented net of unamortized debt issuance costs. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.  

Term Loan Facility

In March 2016, Vivint Solar Financing Holdings, LLC, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, entered into a financing agreement pursuant to which it may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million of term loan borrowings from investment funds and accounts advised by Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC. The Company refers to such financing agreement as the “term loan facility.” The initial $75.0 million in borrowings are referred to as “Tranche A” borrowings. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had incurred an aggregate of $25.0 million of the Tranche A borrowings and incurred the remaining Tranche A borrowings in the second quarter of 2016.   The remaining $125.0 million aggregate principal amount in borrowings may be incurred in three installments of at least $25.0 million aggregate principal amount prior to the first anniversary of the closing date. Such subsequent borrowings, if any, are referred to as “Tranche B” borrowings. If no Tranche B borrowings are incurred, the Company must repay outstanding Tranche A borrowings in December 2016. If any Tranche B borrowings are incurred, the maturity date for all borrowings will be extended to the fourth anniversary of the closing date. If any Tranche B borrowings are incurred, the Company may not prepay any borrowings until the second anniversary of the closing date and any subsequent prepayments of principal are subject to a fee equal to 3.0%. Borrowings under the term loan facility will be used for the construction and acquisition of solar energy systems.   The remaining borrowing capacity was $175.0 million as of March 31, 2016.


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Interest on the Tranche A borrowings accrues at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 5.5% , provided that if any Tranche B borrowings are incurred, the interest rate increases to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 8.0% for the entire principal amount outstanding. The term loan facility includes customary events of default, conditions to borrowing and covenants, including covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the borrower’s, and the guarantors’ ability to in cur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make fundamental changes to their business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions. These restrictions do not impact the Company’s abili ty to enter into investment funds, including those that are similar to those entered into previously. Additionally, the parties to the term loan facility must maintain certain consolidated and project subsidiary loan-to-value ratios and a consolidated debt service coverage ratio, with such covenants to be tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter and upon each incurrence of borrowings. Each of the parties to the term loan facility has pledged assets not otherwise pledged under another existing debt f acility as collateral to secure their obligations under the term loan facility. Vivint Solar Financing Holdings Parent, LLC, another of the Company’s subsidiaries and the parent company of the borrower and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries guaran tee the borrower’s obligations under the financing agreement.

Interest expense for the term loan facility was approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. No interest expense was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2015. A $1.3 million interest reserve amount was deposited in an interest reserve account with the administrative agent and is included in restricted cash and cash equivalents. The interest reserve increases as borrowings increase under the term loan facility.

Bank of America, N.A. Aggregation Credit Facility

In September 2014, the Company entered into an aggregation credit facility (the “Aggregation Facility”), which was subsequently amended in February 2015 and November 2015, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate of $375.0 million and, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and the approval of the lenders , up to an additional aggregate of $175.0 million in borrowings with certain financial institutions for which Bank of America, N.A. is acting as administrative agent.

Prepayments are permitted under the Aggregation Facility, and the principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans mature in March 2018. Under the Aggregation Facility, interest on borrowings accrues at a floating rate equal to either (1)(a) the London Interbank Offer Rate (“ LIBOR”) or (b) the greatest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (ii) the administrative agent’s prime rate and (iii) LIBOR plus 1% and (2) a margin that varies between 3.25% during the period during which the Company may incur borrowings and 3.50% after such period. Interest is payable at the end of each interest period that the Company may elect as a term of either one, two or three months.

The borrower under the Aggregation Facility is Vivint Solar Financing I, LLC, one of the Company’s indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, which in turn holds the Company’s interests in the managing members in the Company’s existing investment funds. These managing members guarantee the borrower’s obligations under the Aggregation Facility. In addition, Vivint Solar Holdings, Inc. has pledged its interests in the borrower, and the borrower has pledged its interests in the guarantors as security for the borrower’s obligations under the Aggregation Facility. The related solar energy systems are not subject to any security interest of the lenders, and there is no recourse to the Company in the case of a default.

The Aggregation Facility includes customary covenants, including covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the borrower’s, and the guarantors’ ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make fundamental changes to their business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions. Among other restrictions, the Aggregation Facility provides that the borrower may not incur any indebtedness other than that related to the Aggregation Facility or in respect of permitted swap agreements, and that the guarantors may not incur any indebtedness other than that related to the Aggregation Facility or as permitted under existing investment fund transaction documents. These restrictions do not impact the Company’s ability to enter into investment funds, including those that are similar to those entered into previously. As of March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with such covenants. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has not entered into any interest rate hedges, which the Company is required to obtain by September 13, 2016.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had incurred an aggregate of $338.5 million in borrowings under the Aggregation Facility. The remaining borrowing capacity was $36.5 million as of March 31, 2016. However, the Company does not have immediate access to the full remaining $36.5 million balance as future borrowings are dependent on when it has solar energy system revenue to collateralize the borrowings.

The Aggregation Facility also contains certain customary events of default. If an event of default occurs, lenders under the Aggregation Facility will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Aggregation Facility and foreclosure on the interests of the borrower and the guarantors that have been pledged to the lenders.


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Interest expense was approximately $4.0 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the current portion of debt issuance costs of $4.0 million was recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the long-term portion of debt issuance costs of $3.9 million was recorded in other non-current assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, a $6.3 million interest reser ve amount was deposited in an interest reserve account with the administrative agent and is included in restricted cash and cash equivalents. The interest reserve increases as borrowings increase under the Aggregation Facility.

Working Capital Credit Facility

In March 2015, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement (the “Working Capital Facility”) pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million from certain financial institutions for which Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC is acting as administrative agent and collateral agent. Loans under the Working Capital Facility will be used to pay for the costs incurred in connection with the design and construction of solar energy systems, and letters of credit may be issued for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had incurred an aggregate of $142.6 million in borrowings under the Working Capital Facility. Further, the Company established letters of credit under the Working Capital Facility for up to $7.4 million related to insurance contracts. As such, there was no remaining borrowing capacity available as of March 31, 2016.

The Company has pledged the interests in the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding Vivint Solar Financing I, LLC, as security for its obligations under the Working Capital Facility. Prepayments are permitted under the Working Capital Facility, and the principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans mature in March 2020. Interest accrues on borrowings at a floating rate equal to, dependent on the type of borrowing, (1) a rate equal to the Eurodollar Rate for the interest period divided by one minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage, plus a margin of 3.25%; or (2) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Citibank prime rate and (c) the one-month interest period Eurodollar rate plus 1.00%, plus a margin of 2.25%. Interest is payable dependent on the type of borrowing at the end of (1) the interest period that the Company may elect as a term and not to exceed three months, (2) quarterly or (3) at maturity of the Working Capital Facility.

The Working Capital Facility includes customary covenants, including covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make fundamental changes to its business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions. Among other restrictions, the Working Capital Facility provides that the Company may not incur any indebtedness other than that related to the Working Capital Facility or permitted swap agreements. These restrictions do not impact the Company’s ability to enter into investment funds, including those that are similar to those entered into previously. The Company is also required to maintain $25.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and certain investments as of the last day of each quarter. As of March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with such covenants.

The Working Capital Facility also contains certain customary events of default. If an event of default occurs, lenders under the Working Capital Facility will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts then outstanding.

Interest expense for this facility was approximately $1.5 million and de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. As of March 31, 2016, the current portion of debt issuance costs of $0.5 million was recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the long-term portion of debt issuance costs of $1.6 million was recorded in other non-current assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet.

Credit Agreement

In February 2016, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which Goldman Sachs, through GSUIG Real Estate Member LLC, committed to lend an aggregate principal amount of $3.0 million. Proceeds from the Credit Agreement are to be used for the deployment of certain solar energy systems. Quarterly payments of principal and interest are due over a seven year term. The seven year term begins after the final completion date of the underlying solar energy systems. Interest accrues on borrowings at a rate of 6.50%. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had received $0.1 million in loan proceeds from the Credit Agreement. Because these borrowings were incurred, the Company netted the $0.2 million in debt issuance costs incurred against the principal balance in long-term debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016. The repayment term had not yet begun as of March 31, 2016. Interest expense under the Credit Agreement was de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2016. No interest expense was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Interest Expense and Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, total interest expense incurred under all debt obligations was $5.7 million and $2.1 million, of which $1.2 million and $0.8 million was amortization of debt issuance costs.

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10 .

Investment Funds  

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had formed 17 investment funds for the purpose of funding the purchase of solar energy systems. The aggregate carrying value of these funds’ assets and liabilities (after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances) in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,374

 

 

$

12,014

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

5,988

 

 

 

3,063

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

318

 

 

 

121

 

Total current assets

 

15,680

 

 

 

15,198

 

Solar energy systems, net

 

1,104,451

 

 

 

990,609

 

Other non-current assets, net

 

1,029

 

 

 

18

 

Total assets

$

1,121,160

 

 

$

1,005,825

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions payable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling

   interests

$

4,823

 

 

$

11,347

 

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

7,038

 

 

 

4,824

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

4,694

 

 

 

3,869

 

Total current liabilities

 

16,555

 

 

 

20,040

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

40,790

 

 

 

43,094

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

2,437

 

 

 

3,283

 

Total liabilities

$

59,782

 

 

$

66,417

 

 

Residential Investment Funds

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had formed 16 residential investment funds. Fund investors for three of the funds are managed indirectly by The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) and are considered related parties. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the cumulative total of contributions into the VIEs by all investors was $862.9 million and $773.0 million. Of these contributions, a cumulative total of $110.0 million was contributed by related parties in prior periods.

C&I Investment Fund

In May 2015, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a C&I investment fund arrangement with a fund investor. The fund was not operational, i.e., no projects had been initiated within the fund as of March 31, 2016, and as such, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities associated with the fund. The total available committed capital under the fund is $150.0 million, which must be utilized by the Company in 2016 based on the current fund agreement. If the investor’s commitment is not utilized, the Company may incur financial penalties for non-performance up to $3.0 million primarily due to delays in project approval and solar energy systems being interconnected to the power grid. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had accrued a non-performance fee of $2.1 million payable to the C&I fund investor.

Lease Pass-Through Financing Obligation

In July 2015, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a lease pass-through fund arrangement under which the Company contributes solar energy systems and the investor contributes cash. The net carrying value of the related solar energy systems was $64.4 million and $64.7 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Under the arrangement, the fund investor makes a large upfront payment to the Company’s subsidiary and subsequent periodic payments. The Company allocates a portion of the aggregate payments received from the fund investor to the estimated fair value of assigned ITCs, and the balance to the future customer lease payments that are also assigned to the investor. The Company’s subsidiary has an obligation to ensure the solar energy system is in service and operational for a term of five years to avoid any recapture of the ITCs. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue as the recapture provisions lapse assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. The unrecognized revenue allocated to ITCs is recorded as deferred revenue in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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The Company accounts for the residual of the payments received from the fund investor, net of amounts allocated to ITCs, as a borrowin g by recording the proceeds received as a lease pass-through financing obligation, which will be repaid through customer payments that will be received by the investor. Under this approach, the Company continues to account for the arrangement with the cust omers in its condensed consolidated financial statements, whether the cash generated from the customer arrangements is received by the lessor or paid directly to the fund investor. A portion of the amounts received by the fund investor from customer payments is applied to reduce the lease pass-through financing obligation, and the balance is allocated to interest expense. The customer payments are recognized into revenue based on cash receipts during the period as required by GAAP.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had recorded financing liabilities of $47.2 million and $47.3 million related to this fund arrangement as deferred revenue in its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

  Guarantees

With respect to the investment funds, the Company and the fund investors have entered into guaranty agreements under which the Company guarantees the performance of certain financial obligations of its subsidiaries to the investment funds. These guarantees do not result in the Company being required to make payments to the fund investors unless such payments are mandated by the investment fund governing documents and the investment fund fails to make such payment. The Company is contractually obligated to make certain VIE investors whole for losses that the investors may suffer in certain limited circumstances resulting from the disallowance or recapture of investment tax credits.

From time to time, the Company incurs penalties for non-performance, which non-performance may include delays in the installation process and interconnection to the power grid of solar energy systems and other factors. Based on the terms of the investment fund agreements, the Company will either reimburse a portion of the fund investor’s capital or pay the fund investor a non-performance fee. As discussed in “C&I Investment Fund” above, the Company accrued an estimated $2.1 million non-performance fee as of March 31, 2016 . As of December 31, 2015, the Company had accrued $5.2 million in distributions to reimburse fund investors a portion of their capital contributions in order to true-up the investors’ expected rate of return primarily due to delays in solar energy systems being interconnected to the power grid. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company amended one of the investment funds agreements to extend the solar energy system interconnection period and, as such, released the accrued distribution. A de minimis amount was reimbursed to fund investors during the period.

As a result of the guaranty arrangements in certain funds, the Company was required to hold a minimum cash balance of $10.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which is classified as restricted cash and cash equivalents on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

11. Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests and Equity

Common Stock

The Company had reserved shares of common stock for issuance as follows (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Shares available for grant under equity incentive plans

 

16,378

 

 

 

12,267

 

Stock options issued and outstanding

 

9,277

 

 

 

9,277

 

Long-term incentive plan

 

3,382

 

 

 

3,382

 

Restricted stock units issued and outstanding

 

924

 

 

 

930

 

Total

 

29,961

 

 

 

25,856

 

Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests, Equity and Non-Controlling Interests

The changes in redeemable non-controlling interests were as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

$

169,541

 

Contributions from redeemable non-controlling interests

 

27,324

 

Distributions to redeemable non-controlling interests

 

(1,949

)

Net loss

 

(38,718

)

Balance as of March 31, 2016

$

156,198

 

 

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The changes in stockholders’ equity and non-controlling interests were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

Non-Controlling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

Interests

 

 

Total Equity

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

$

518,943

 

 

$

90,309

 

 

$

609,252

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,625

 

Excess tax effects from stock-based compensation

 

(393

)

 

 

 

 

 

(393

)

Contributions from non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

62,662

 

 

 

62,662

 

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

2,079

 

 

 

2,079

 

Net loss

 

(31,219

)

 

 

(35,625

)

 

 

(66,844

)

Balance as of March 31, 2016

$

488,956

 

 

$

119,425

 

 

$

608,381

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests

Seven of the investment funds include a right for the non-controlling interest holder to elect to require the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary to purchase all of its membership interests in the fund after a stated period of time (each, a “Put Option”). In one of the investment funds, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary has the right to elect to require the non-controlling interest holder to sell all of its membership units to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary (a “Call Option”) after the expiration of the non-controlling interest holder’s Put Option. In the six other investment funds that have Put Options, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary has a Call Option for a stated period prior to the effectiveness of the Put Option. In nine other investment funds there is a Call Option which is exercisable after a stated period of time. One investment fund has neither a Put Option nor a Call Option. 

The purchase price for the fund investor’s interest in the seven investment funds under the Put Options is the greater of fair market value at the time the option is exercised and a specified amount, ranging from $0.7 million to $4.1 million. The Put Options for these seven investment funds are exercisable beginning on the date that specified conditions are met for each respective fund. None of the Put Options are expected to become exercisable prior to 2019.

Because the Put Options represent redemption features that are not solely within the control of the Company, the non-controlling interests in these investment funds are presented outside of permanent equity. Redeemable non-controlling interests are reported using the greater of their carrying value at each reporting date (which is impacted by attribution under the hypothetical liquidation at book value method) or their estimated redemption value in each reporting period. The carrying values of redeemable non-controlling interests at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were g reater than the redemption values.

The purchase price for the fund investors’ interests under the Call Options varies by fund, but is generally the greater of a specified amount, which ranges from approximately $0.7 million to $7.0 million, the fair market value of such interest at the time the option is exercised, or an amount that causes the fund investor to achieve a specified return on investment. The Call Options are exercisable beginning on the date that specified conditions are met for each respective fund. None of the Call Options are expected to become exercisable prior to 2019.

12 .

Equity Compensation Plans

Equity Incentive Plans

2014 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) in September 2014. Under the 2014 Plan, the Company may grant stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and performance awards to its employees, directors and consultants, and its parent and subsidiary corporations’ employees and consultants.

As of March 31, 2016, a total of 17.4 million shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the 2014 plan, subject to adjustment in the case of certain events. In addition, any shares that otherwise would be returned to the Omnibus Plan (as defined below) as the result of the expiration or termination of stock options may be added to the 2014 Plan. The number of shares available for issuance under the 2014 Plan is subject to an annual increase on the first day of each year, equal to the least of 8.8 million shares, 4% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and an amount of shares as determined by the Company. In accordance with the annual increase, an additional 4.3 million shares were reserved for issuance at the beginning of 2016 under the 2014 Plan.


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As of March 31, 2016, there were 0.1 million time-based stock options, 0.7 million restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and 0.2 million performance share units (“PSUs”) outstanding under the 2014 Plan. The time-based options are subject to ratable time-based vesting over four years. The RSUs are subject to ratable time-based vesting over one to four years. The PSUs vest quarterly over one to four years subject to individual participants’ achievement of quarterly performance goals.

2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan; Non-plan Option Grant

In July 2013, the Company adopted the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”), which was terminated in connection with the adoption of the 2014 Plan in September 2014, and accordingly no additional shares are available for grant under the Omnibus Plan. The Omnibus Plan will continue to govern outstanding awards granted under the plan. In August 2013, the Company granted an option to purchase 0.6 million shares of common stock outside of the Omnibus Plan; however the provisions of this option were substantially similar to those of the options granted pursuant to the Omnibus Plan.

During 2014 and 2013, the Company granted stock options of which one-third are subject to ratable time-based vesting over a five year period and two-thirds are subject to vesting upon certain performance conditions and the achievement of certain investment return thresholds by 313 Acquisition LLC, a subsidiary of the Company’s Sponsor. The stock options have a ten-year contractual period.

Long-term Incentive Plan

In July 2013, the Company’s board of directors approved 4.1 million shares of common stock for six Long-term Incentive Plan Pools (“LTIP Pools”) that comprise the 2013 Long-term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”). The purpose of the LTIP is to attract and retain key service providers and strengthen their commitment to the Company by providing incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of the shares of the Company’s common stock. Eligible participants include nonemployee direct sales personnel who sell the solar energy system contracts, employees that install and maintain the solar energy systems and employees that recruit new employees to the Company.

In April 2015, 0.6 million shares of common stock were awarded to participants under the LTIP. As of March 31, 2016, 3.4 million shares remained outstanding, as 0.1 million shares represented the exercise price that were returned to the 2014 Plan.

Stock Options

Stock Option Activity

Stock options are granted under the 2014 Plan and Omnibus Plan as described above. Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was as follows (in thousands, except term and per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Average

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

Underlying

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Intrinsic

 

 

Options

 

 

Price

 

 

Term

 

 

Value

 

Outstanding—December 31, 2015

 

9,277

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

76,488

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding—March 31, 2016

 

9,277

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

$

13,688

 

Options vested and exercisable—March 31, 2016

 

4,256

 

 

$

1.29

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

$

6,339

 

Options vested and expected to vest—March 31, 2016

 

9,023

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

$

13,311

 

 

No time-based stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The weighted-average grant date fair value of time-based stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $8.01 per share. No performance-based stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. There were no stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying stock options and the fair value of the common stock for the options that had exercise prices that were lower than the fair value per share of the common stock.

The total fair value of stock options vested for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $0.6 million and $0.5 million.

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Determination of Fair Value of Stock Options

The Company estimates the fair value of the time-based stock options granted on each grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model and applies the accelerated attribution method for expense recognition. The fair values using the Black-Scholes-Merton method were estimated on each grant date using the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Expected term (in years)

 

6.3

 

Volatility

 

88.5

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.9

%

Dividend yield

 

0.0

%

 

No options were granted in the three months ended March 31, 2016. As such, no Black-Scholes-Merton assumptions were required for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Restricted Stock Units

RSUs are granted under the 2014 Plan and the LTIP as described above. RSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was as follows (awards in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Number of

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

Awards

 

 

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

930

 

 

$

12.84

 

Granted

 

177

 

 

 

2.65

 

Vested

 

(158

)

 

 

12.93

 

Forfeited

 

(25

)

 

 

12.53

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2016

 

924

 

 

$

10.88

 

 

The total fair value of RSUs vested was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. No RSUs vested in the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company determines the fair value of RSUs granted on each grant date based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation was included in operating expenses as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cost of revenue

$

303

 

 

$

278

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

 

 

233

 

General and administrative

 

1,106

 

 

 

2,178

 

Research and development

 

216

 

 

 

18

 

Total stock-based compensation

$

1,625

 

 

$

2,707

 

 

Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, for time-based stock options, performance-based stock options, RSUs and PSUs as of March 31, 2016 was as follows (in thousands, except years):

 

Unrecognized

 

 

 

 

Stock-Based

 

 

Weighted-

 

Compensation

 

 

Average Period

 

Expense

 

 

of Recognition

Time-based stock options

$

2,290

 

 

2.7 years

Performance-based stock options

 

1,495

 

 

1.0 years

RSUs and PSUs

 

4,718

 

 

2.7 years

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of March 31, 2016

$

8,503

 

 

 

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13 .

Income Taxes

The income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was calculated on a discrete basis resulting in a consolidated quarterly effective income tax rate of (5.1)% and (17.3)%. The variations between the consolidated effective income tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were primarily attributable to the effect of non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests and the goodwill impairment charge. The variations between the consolidated effective income tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were primarily attributable to the effect of non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests.

The Company sells solar energy systems to the investment funds for income tax purposes. As the investment funds are consolidated by the Company, the gain on the sale of the solar energy systems is not recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements. However, this gain is recognized for tax reporting purposes. Since these transactions are intercompany sales for GAAP purposes, any tax expense incurred related to these intercompany sales is deferred and amortized over the estimated useful life of the underlying solar energy systems, which has been estimated to be 30 years. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a prepaid tax asset, net of $319.5 million and $277.5 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits. There was no interest and penalties accrued for any uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Company does not have any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible the total amount of gross unrecognized benefits will increase or decrease within the next 12 months. The Company is subject to taxation and files income tax returns in the United States, and various state and local jurisdictions. Due to the Company’s net losses, substantially all of its federal, state and local income tax returns since inception are still subject to audit.

14 .

Related Party Transactions

The Company’s operations included the following related party transactions (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cost of revenue—operating leases and incentives

$

1,147

 

 

$

1,490

 

Sales and marketing

 

524

 

 

 

378

 

General and administrative

 

153

 

 

 

213

 

 

Vivint Services

The Company has negotiated and entered into a number of agreements with its sister company, APX Group, Inc. (“Vivint”), related to services and other support that Vivint provides to the Company. Under the terms of these agreements, Vivint primarily provides the Company with information technology and infrastructure and certain other services. The Company incurred fees under these agreements of $1.4 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, which reflect the amount of services provided by Vivint on behalf of the Company.

Payables to Vivint recorded in accounts payable—related party were $0.9 million and $1.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These payables include amounts due to Vivint related to the services agreements and other miscellaneous intercompany payables including healthcare cost reimbursements and ancillary purchases.

Advances Receivable Related Party

Net amounts due from direct-sales personnel were $2.8 million and $2.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Company provided a reserve of $1.1 million and $0.7 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 related to advances to direct-sales personnel who have terminated their employment agreement with the Company.

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Investment Funds

Fund investors for three of the funds are indirectly managed by the Sponsor and accordingly are considered related parties. The Company accrued equity distributions to these entities of $1.0 million and $1.7 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, included in distributions payable to non-controlling and redeemable non-controlling interests. See Note 10—Investment Funds. The Company has also entered into a Backup Maintenance Servicing Agreement with Vivint in which Vivint will provide maintenance servicing of the fund assets in the event that the Company is removed as the service provider for the funds. No services have been performed by Vivint under this agreement.

15 .

Commitments and Contingencies

Non-Cancellable Leases

The Company has entered into operating lease agreements for corporate and operating facilities, warehouses and related equipment in states in which the Company conducts operations. The aggregate expense incurred under these operating leases was $4.1 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Build-to-Suit Lease Arrangements

In September 2014, the Company entered into a non-cancellable lease whereby the Company will terminate the current lease for its corporate headquarters in Lehi, UT and move into another building being constructed in the same general location. Because of its involvement in certain aspects of the construction per the terms of the lease, t he Company is deemed the owner of the building for accounting purposes during the construction period. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a build-to-suit lease asset of $28.5 million included in property and equipment, net, and a corresponding $27.8 million build-to-suit lease liability included in other non-current liabilities, capitalized interest of $0.6 million and building costs paid by the Company of $0.1 million. Construction on the new building is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2016.

Letters of Credit

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company fulfilled its obligations under a forward contract to sell SRECs entered into in November 2013. As a result, the related $1.8 million stand-by letter of credit that was outstanding at December 31, 2015 was cancelled during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The corresponding time deposit will be released during the second quarter of 2016.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had established letters of credit under the Working Capital Facility for up to $7.4 million related to insurance contracts.

Indemnification Obligations

From time to time, the Company enters into contracts that contingently require it to indemnify parties against claims. These contracts primarily relate to provisions in the Company’s services agreements with related parties that may require the Company to indemnify the related parties against services rendered; and certain agreements with the Company’s officers and directors under which the Company may be required to indemnify such persons for liabilities. In addition, under the terms of the agreements related to the Company’s investment funds and other material contracts, the Company may also be required to indemnify fund investors and other third parties for liabilities. For further information see Note 10—Investment Funds.

Legal Proceedings

In September 2014, two former installation technicians of the Company, on behalf of themselves and a purported class, filed a complaint for damages, injunctive relief and restitution in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San Diego against the Company and unnamed John Doe defendants. The complaint alleges certain violations of the California Labor Code and the California Business and Professions Code based on, among other things, alleged improper classification of installer technicians, installer helpers, electrician technicians and electrician helpers, failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to provide wages on termination. In December 2014, the original plaintiffs and three additional plaintiffs filed an amended complaint with essentially the same allegations. On November 5, 2015, the parties agreed to preliminary terms of a settlement of all claims related to allegations in the complaint in return for the Company’s payment of $1.7 million to be paid out to the purported class members. The settlement agreement must be approved by the Court, after notice to the purported class. As of March 31, 2016, a $1.7 million reserve was recorded related to this proceeding in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In November and December 2014, two putative class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, its directors, certain of its officers and the und erwriters of the Company’s initial public offering of common stock alleging violation of securities laws and seeking unspecified damages. In January 2015, the Court ordered these cases to be consolidated into the earlier filed case,  Hyatt v. Vivint Solar, Inc. et al. , 14-cv-9283 (KBF). The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint in February 2015. On May 6, 2015, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and on December 10, 2015, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the compla int with prejudice. On January 5, 2016, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The Company is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision. If an unfavorab le outcome were to occur in this   case, it is possible that the impact could be material to the Company’s results of operations in the period(s) in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable.

On July 31, 2015, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware against the Company’s directors, SunEdison Inc. (“SunEdison”), and TerraForm Power (“TerraForm”), alleging that the proposed acquisition by SunEdison is unfair to the Company’s stockholders. On August 7, 2015, a second putative class action lawsuit was filed in the same court alleging similar claims, and including 313, Acquisition, LLC as a named defendant. Both complaints seek injunctive relief and unspecified damages. On or about September 10, 2015, two purported class action lawsuits were also filed in Utah's Fourth District State Court (the "Utah Actions"), alleging similar claims to the complaints previously filed in the Delaware Chancery Court. On September 22, 2015, the Company, through counsel notified plaintiff's counsel in the Utah Actions that pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, any such derivative action was subject to exclusive jurisdiction in the Delaware Chancery Court, and accordingly, the Utah Actions should be dismissed. After a December 2015 amendment to the proposed acquisition, a new complaint was filed in the Delaware Chancery Court on January 11, 2016. As a result of the termination of the SunEdison acquisition, plaintiffs filed a motion for voluntary dismissal of the complaint in this action. On April 20, 2016, the Delaware court entered the dismissal of this case.

On September 9, 2015, two of the Company’s customers, on behalf of themselves and a purported class, named the Company in a putative class action, Case No. BCV-15-100925(Cal. Super. Ct., Kern County), alleging violation of California Business and Professional Code Section 17200 and requesting relief pursuant to Section 1689 of the California Civil Code. The complaint seeks: (1) rescission of their power purchase agreements along with restitution to the plaintiffs individually and (2) declaratory and injunctive relief. On October 16, 2015, the Company moved to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to the provisions set forth in the power purchase agreements, which the Court granted and dismissed the class claims without prejudice. Plaintiffs have appealed the Court’s order. It is not possible to estimate the amount or range of potential loss, if any, at this time.

On March 8, 2016, the Company filed suit in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware against SunEdison and SEV Merger Sub Inc. alleging that SunEdison willfully breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement pursuant to which the Company was to be acquired and breached its implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Company is seeking declaratory judgment, award damages, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees and such further relief that the court finds equitable, appropriate and just. On April 21, 2016, SunEdison filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, thereby creating a temporary stay on the prosecution of the Company’s litigation in the Delaware court. The Company will participate in the bankruptcy case so as to maximize the recovery from the claims against SunEdison.

In addition to the matters discussed above, in the normal course of business, the Company has from time to time been named as a party to various legal claims, actions and complaints. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not currently believe that the outcome of any of these claims will have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company accrues for losses that are probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company evaluates the adequacy of its legal reserves based on its assessment of many factors, including interpretations of the law and assumptions about the future outcome of each case based on available information.

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Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income Per Share

The Company computes basic net (loss) income per share by dividing net (loss attributable) income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could be exercised or converted into common shares, and is computed by dividing net (loss attributable) income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of potentially dilutive shares to purchase common stock.

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The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net (loss attributable) income available per share to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2 015 (in thousands, except per share amounts):  

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss attributable) income available  to common

   stockholders

$

(31,219

)

 

$

12,149

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing net (loss attributable)

   income available per share to common stockholders, basic

 

106,619

 

 

 

105,303

 

Weighted-average effect of potentially dilutive shares to

   purchase common stock

 

 

 

 

3,748

 

Shares used in computing net (loss attributable)

   income available per share to common stockholders, diluted

 

106,619

 

 

 

109,051

 

Net (loss attributable) income available per share to common

   stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.29

)

 

$

0.12

 

Diluted

$

(0.29

)

 

$

0.11

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company incurred a net loss attributable to common stockholders. As such, the potentially dilutive shares were anti-dilutive and were not considered in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. As of March 31, 2015, stock-based awards for 3.4 million underlying shares of common stock were subject to performance conditions which had not yet been met. Accordingly, these performance-based stock awards were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015. In addition, awards remaining to be granted under the LTIP Pools were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share as these shares had not been granted as of March 31, 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, a de minimis number of shares were excluded from the dilutive share calculations as the effect on net income per share would have been anti-dilutive.

17.

Segment Information

The Company has aligned its operations as two reporting segments: (1) Residential and (2) C&I.  As of March 31, 2016, the C&I fund was not operational, i.e., no projects had been initiated within the fund. As of March 31, 2016, the Company recorded no assets related to the C&I segment. Segment loss from operations is comprised of operating unit revenue less operating expenses attributable to each operating segment. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, no revenue was recognized in the C&I segment as the C&I investment fund was not operational. Operating expenses in the C&I segment are comprised primarily of a $2.1 million accrued non-performance fee and personnel costs of employees directly involved in the development of C&I. For additional information regarding the accrued non-performance fee, see Note 10—Investment Funds. Operating results by reporting segment in 2016 were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

Residential

 

 

C&I

 

 

Total

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases and incentives

$

16,578

 

 

$

 

 

$

16,578

 

Solar energy system and product sales

 

652

 

 

 

 

 

 

652

 

Total revenue

 

17,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,230

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue—operating leases and incentives

 

37,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,760

 

Cost of revenue—solar energy system and product sales

 

422

 

 

 

 

 

 

422

 

Sales and marketing

 

12,382

 

 

 

266

 

 

 

12,648

 

Research and development

 

1,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,232

 

General and administrative

 

20,532

 

 

 

2,388

 

 

 

22,920

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

265

 

 

 

 

 

 

265

 

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

36,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,601

 

Total operating expenses

 

109,194

 

 

 

2,654

 

 

 

111,848

 

Loss from operations

$

(91,964

)

 

$

(2,654

)

 

$

(94,618

)

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18. Subsequent Events

On May 2, 2016, the board of directors of the Company accepted Greg Butterfield’s resignation from the board and from his position as president and chief executive officer of the Company. There were no known disagreements between Mr. Butterfield and the Company or any officer or director of the Company that led to Mr. Butterfield’s resignation.  Pursuant to a separation agreement and release of claims entered into with the Company, Mr. Butterfield will receive payments and benefits, including a severance payment of $1.0 million, payable over an 18-month period, and the acceleration of 0.2 million options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, which is not expected to have a significant impact on stock-based compensation expense.

The Company also announced the appointment of David Bywater as the Company’s interim chief executive officer. Mr. Bywater will serve as the Company’s primary executive officer while the Company conducts a search for a new chief executive officer. Mr. Bywater will take a leave of absence from his current employer, Vivint, while he serves as the interim chief executive officer of the Company.

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This section should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this report. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” “seek” and other similar expressions. You should read these statements carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition or state other “forward-looking” information. These statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations, intentions and financial performance and the assumptions that underlie these statements.

These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

·

federal, state and local regulations and policies governing the electric utility industry;

 

·

the regulatory regime for our offerings and for third-party owned solar energy systems;

 

·

technical limitations imposed by operators of the power grid;

 

·

the continuation of tax rebates, credits and incentives, including changes to the rates of the income tax credit, or ITC, beginning in 2020;

 

·

the price of utility-generated electricity and electricity from other sources;

 

·

our ability to finance the installation of solar energy systems;

 

·

our ability to efficiently install and interconnect solar energy systems to the power grid;

 

·

our ability to sustain and manage growth while reducing and managing costs;

 

·

our ability to further penetrate existing markets, expand into new markets and expand into markets for non-residential solar energy systems, such as the commercial and industrial market, or C&I;

 

·

our ability to develop new product offerings and distribution channels;

 

·

our relationship with our sister company APX Group, Inc., or Vivint, and The Blackstone Group L.P., our sponsor;

 

·

our ability to manage our supply chain;

 

·

the cost of solar panels and the residual value of solar panels after the expiration of our customer contracts;

 

·

the course and outcome of litigation and other disputes;

 

·

our ability to maintain our brand and protect our intellectual property; and

 

·

our expectation regarding remediation of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

In combination with the risk factors we have identified, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this report will prove to be accurate. Further, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all, or as predictions of future events. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Overview

We primarily offer distributed solar energy to residential customers based on long-term contracts at prices below their current utility rates. Our customer focus, neighborhood-driven direct-to-home sales model, brand and operational efficiency have driven our rapid growth in solar energy installations. We believe our continued growth is disrupting the traditional electricity market by satisfying customers’ demand for increased energy independence and less expensive, more socially responsible electricity generation.


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We sell the electricity that our solar energy systems produce through long-term power pur chase agreements or lease solar energy systems through long-term leases. Under either contract type, we install our solar energy system at our customer’s home and bill the customer monthly. In the power purchase agreement structure, we charge customers a f ee per kilowatt hour based on the amount of electricity the solar energy system actually produces. In the lease structure, the customer’s monthly payment is fixed based on a calculation that takes into account expected solar energy generation. We provide o ur lease customers a performance guarantee, under which we agree to make a payment at the end of each year to the customer if the solar energy system does not meet the guaranteed production level in the prior 12-month period. The power purchase agreement a nd lease terms are typically for 20 years, and virtually all the prices that we charge to our customers are subject to pre-determined annual fixed percentage price escalations as specified in the customer contract. We do not believe that either form of lon g-term customer contract is materially more advantageous to us than the other. We also offer our customers the option to purchase solar energy systems.

We compete mainly with traditional utilities. In the markets we serve, our strategy is to price the energy we sell below prevailing retail electricity rates. As a result, the price our customers pay to buy energy from us varies depending on the state where the customer is located and the local traditional utility. In markets that are also served by other distributed solar energy system providers, the price we charge also depends on customer price sensitivity, the need to offer a compelling financial benefit and the price other solar energy companies charge in the region.

Our ability to offer long-term customer contracts depends in part on our ability to finance the installation of the solar energy systems by co-investing or entering into lease arrangements with fund investors who value the resulting customer receivables and investment tax credits, accelerated tax depreciation and other incentives related to the solar energy systems through structured investments known as “tax equity.” As of April 30, 2016, we had raised 16 residential investment funds to which investors such as banks and other large financial investors have committed to invest approximately $1.1 billion, which will enable us to install solar energy systems of total fair market value approximating $2.6 billion. As of April 30, 2016, we had residential tax equity commitments to fund approximately 30 megawatts of future deployments, which we estimate to be sufficient to fund solar energy systems with a total fair market value of approximately $132 million. As of April 30, 2016, we had entered into one commercial and industrial, or C&I, investment fund with a total committed capital amount of $150.0 million. The C&I investment fund was not operational, i.e., no projects had been accepted into the fund as of April 30, 2016. The terms and conditions of each investment fund vary significantly by investor and by fund. We continue to negotiate with financial investors to create additional investment funds.

Our investment funds have adopted the partnership flip, inverted lease or lease pass-through structures. Our partnership flip and inverted lease investment funds are considered variable interest entities, and we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of them for accounting purposes. Accordingly, we consolidate the assets and liabilities and operating results of these entities in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We recognize the fund investors’ share of the net assets of the investment funds as non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. These income or loss allocations, reflected on our condensed consolidated statement of operations, may create significant volatility in our reported results of operations, including potentially changing net (loss attributable) income available to common stockholders from income to loss, or vice versa, from quarter to quarter. Our lease pass-through structure is a wholly owned subsidiary and therefore is also consolidated in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recent Developments

On May 2, 2016, our board of directors accepted Greg Butterfield’s resignation from the board and from his position as president and chief executive officer of our company. There were no known disagreements between Mr. Butterfield and us or any of our officers or directors that led to Mr. Butterfield’s resignation.  Pursuant to a separation agreement and release of claims entered into with the company, Mr. Butterfield will receive payments and benefits, including a severance payment of $1.0 million, payable over an 18-month period, and the acceleration of 0.2 million options to purchase shares of the company’s common stock, which is not expected to have a significant impact on stock-based compensation expense.

We also announced the appointment of David Bywater as our interim chief executive officer. Mr. Bywater will serve as our primary executive officer while we conduct a search for a new chief executive officer. Mr. Bywater will take a leave of absence from his current employer, Vivint, while he serves as our interim chief executive officer. 


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Key Operating Metrics

We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key operating metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions. Some of our key operating metrics are estimates. These estimates are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each of these estimates, these estimates are based on a combination of assumptions that may not prove to be accurate over time, particularly given that a number of them involve estimates of cash flows up to 30 years in the future. Underperformance of the solar energy systems, payment defaults by our customers, cancellation of signed contracts, competition from other distributed solar energy companies, development in the distributed solar energy market and the energy market more broadly, technical innovation or other factors described under the section of this report captioned “Risk Factors” could cause our actual results to differ materially from our calculations. Furthermore, while we believe we have calculated these key metrics in a manner consistent with those used by others in our industry, other companies may in fact calculate these metrics differently than we do now or in the future, which would reduce their usefulness as a comparative measure. As our C&I fund was not operational as of March 31, 2016, the following metrics only include the activity of our residential segment.

 

·

Solar energy system installations . Solar energy system installations represents the number of solar energy systems installed on customers’ premises. Cumulative solar energy system installations represents the aggregate number of solar energy systems that have been installed on customers’ premises. We track the number of solar energy system installations as of the end of a given period as an indicator of our historical growth and as an indicator of our rate of growth from period to period.

 

 

·

Megawatts installed . Megawatts installed represents the aggregate megawatt nameplate capacity of solar energy systems for which panels, inverters, and mounting and racking hardware have been installed on customer premises in the period. Cumulative megawatts installed represents the aggregate megawatt nameplate capacity of solar energy systems for which panels, inverters, and mounting and racking hardware have been installed on customer premises.

 

 

·

Estimated nominal contracted payments remaining . Estimated nominal contracted payments remaining equals the sum of the remaining cash payments that our customers are expected to pay over the term of their agreements with us for systems installed as of the measurement date. For a power purchase agreement, we multiply the contract price per kilowatt-hour by the estimated annual energy output of the associated solar energy system to determine the estimated nominal contracted payments. For a customer lease, we include the monthly fees and upfront fee, if any, as set forth in the lease.

 

 

·

Estimated retained value . Estimated retained value represents the net cash flows discounted at 6% that we expect to receive from customers pursuant to long-term customer contracts net of estimated cash distributions to fund investors and estimated operating expenses for systems installed as of the measurement date.

 

 

·

Estimated retained value under energy contracts . Estimated retained value under energy contracts represents the estimated retained value from the solar energy systems during the typical 20-year term of our contracts.

 

 

·

Estimated retained value of renewal . Estimated retained value of renewal represents the estimated retained value associated with an assumed 10-year renewal term following the expiration of the initial contract term. To calculate estimated retained value of renewal, we assume all contracts are renewed at 90% of the contractual price in effect at the expiration of the initial term.

 

 

·

Estimated retained value per watt . Estimated retained value per watt is calculated by dividing the estimated retained value as of the measurement date by the aggregate nameplate capacity of solar energy systems under long-term customer contracts that have been installed as of such date, and is subject to the same assumptions and uncertainties as estimated retained value.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Solar energy system installations

 

7,704

 

 

 

6,426

 

Megawatts installed

 

54.9

 

 

 

46.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cumulative solar energy system installations

 

76,231

 

 

 

68,527

 

Cumulative megawatts installed

 

513.8

 

 

 

458.9

 

Estimated nominal contracted payments remaining (in millions)

$

2,064.5

 

 

$

1,871.9

 

Estimated retained value under energy contracts (in millions)

$

783.4

 

 

$

705.6

 

Estimated retained value of renewal (in millions)

$

228.4

 

 

$

200.5

 

Estimated retained value (in millions)

$

1,011.7

 

 

$

906.1

 

Estimated retained value per watt

$

1.97

 

 

$

1.98

 

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Seasonality

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our operations. For example, the amount of revenue we recognize in a given period from power purchase agreements is dependent in part on the amount of energy generated by solar energy systems under such contracts. As a result, operating leases and incentives revenue is impacted by seasonally shorter daylight hours in winter months. In addition, our ability to install solar energy systems is impacted by weather. For example, we have limited ability to install solar energy systems during the winter months in the Northeastern United States. Such delays can impact the timing of when we can install and begin to generate revenue from solar energy systems. However, given that we are in a rapidly growing industry, the true extent of these fluctuations may have been masked by our growth rates and thus may not be readily apparent from our historical operating results and may be difficult to predict. As such, our historical operating results may not be indicative of future performance.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. GAAP require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, cash flows and related footnote disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Our future consolidated financial statements will be affected to the extent that our actual results materially differ from these estimates.

We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with our principles of consolidation; investment tax credits; revenue recognition; solar energy systems, net; impairment analysis of long-lived assets; goodwill impairment analysis; the recognition and measurement of loss contingencies; stock-based compensation; provision for income taxes; and non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests have the greatest potential impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies and estimates.

As of March 31, 2016, we had a change in estimate regarding the carrying value of our goodwill. In conjunction with the acquisition by SunEdison failing to occur, our market capitalization decreased significantly during the first quarter of 2016 from $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2015 to $283 million as of March 31, 2016. We considered this significant decrease in market capitalization to be an indicator of impairment, and we performed a test for potential impairment as of March 31, 2016. The completion of the impairment test resulted in the determination that our goodwill balance of $36.6 million was fully impaired. See Note 6—Intangible Assets and Goodwill.

There have been no other material changes to these critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2016 from those disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 .

Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We classify and account for long-term customer contracts as operating leases. We consider the proceeds from solar energy system rebate incentives offered by certain state and local governments to form part of the payments under our operating leases and recognize such payments as revenue over the contract term. We record revenue from our operating leases over the term of our long-term customer contracts, which is typically 20 years. We also apply for and receive solar renewable energy certificates, or SRECs, in certain jurisdictions for power generated by our solar energy systems. We generally recognize revenue related to the sale of SRECs upon delivery. The market for SRECs is extremely volatile and sellers are often able to obtain better unit pricing by selling a large quantity of SRECs. As a result, we may sell SRECs infrequently, at opportune times and in large quantities, which may lead to fluctuations in our quarterly results. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately 20% and 19% of our revenue was attributable to SREC sales and less than 1% of our revenue was attributable to state and local rebates and incentives in both periods. There were no C&I revenues recognized in the periods presented. We also recognize revenue related to the sale of photovoltaic installation devices and software products, a portion of which has consisted of post-contract customer support in prior periods. The following table sets forth our revenue by major product (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases and incentives

$

16,578

 

 

$

8,580

 

Photovoltaic installation devices and software

 

532

 

 

 

889

 

Solar energy system sales

 

120

 

 

 

76

 

Total revenue

$

17,230

 

 

$

9,545

 

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Operating Expenses

Cost of Revenue.     Cost of operating leases and incentives is comprised of solar energy system depreciation and amortization of initial direct costs; and indirect costs related to the processing, account creation, design, installation, interconnection and servicing of solar energy systems, including personnel costs not directly associated to a solar energy system installation, warehouse rent, utilities and fleet vehicle executory costs. Under our direct sales model, a vast majority of payments to our direct sales personnel are customer acquisition commissions, which are capitalized as initial direct costs. The cost related to the sales of SRECs is limited to broker fees, which are only paid in connection with certain transactions. Accordingly, the sale of SRECs in a quarter favorably impacts our operating results for that period. We recently reduced our installation organization in markets where sales volume did not support the number of installation personnel in such markets. However, we have and expect to continue to increase headcount in high demand markets. As such, we expect our cost of operating leases and incentives revenue will increase in absolute dollars in 2016.

Cost of solar energy system and product sales consists of direct and indirect material and labor costs for solar energy systems sold to customers. It also consists of materials, personnel costs, depreciation, facilities costs, other overhead costs and infrastructure expenses associated with the manufacturing of photovoltaic installation devices and software products. We expect our cost of solar energy system and product sales will increase in absolute dollars in 2016 as the solar energy systems sold to customers are interconnected to the power grid and other revenue recognition criteria are met.

Sales and Marketing Expenses.     Sales and marketing expenses include personnel costs, such as salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation for our corporate sales and marketing employees and exclude costs related to our direct sales personnel that are accounted for as cost of revenue. Sales and marketing expenses also include advertising, promotional and other marketing-related expenses; certain allocated corporate overhead costs related to facilities and information technology; travel and professional services. We expect sales and marketing costs will increase in absolute dollars in 2016.

Research and Development.     Research and development expense is comprised primarily of the salaries and benefits of certain employees and other costs related to the development of photovoltaic installation devices and software products and the development of other solar technologies. Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred. We expect research and development costs will increase in absolute dollars in 2016.

General and Administrative Expenses.     General and administrative expenses include personnel costs, such as salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation related to our general and administrative personnel; professional fees related to legal, human resources, accounting and structured finance services; travel; and allocated facilities and information technology costs. We expect that general and administrative expenses will increase in absolute dollars in 2016. Our financial results have included charges for the use of services provided by Vivint. These costs were based on the actual cost incurred by Vivint without mark-up. The charges to us may not be representative of what the costs would have been had we operated separately from Vivint during the periods presented. We continue to use information and technology resources and systems administered by Vivint.

Amortization of Intangible Assets.     We have recorded intangible assets at their fair value related to acquisitions in which we have been involved and at cost for internally developed software projects. Such intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. We expect amortization of intangible assets to remain consistent in absolute dollars in subsequent quarters of 2016.

Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets.     In conjunction with the acquisition by SunEdison failing to occur, our market capitalization decreased significantly during the first quarter of 2016, from $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2015 to $283 million as of March 31, 2016. We considered this significant decrease in market capitalization to be an indicator of goodwill impairment, and we performed a test for potential impairment as of March 31, 2016. The completion of the impairment test resulted in the determination that our goodwill balance of $36.6 million was fully impaired. See Note 6—Intangible Assets and Goodwill.

During 2015, we discontinued the external sale of two Vivint Solar Labs products. This discontinuance was considered an indicator of impairment, and we performed a review regarding the recoverability of the carrying value of the related intangible assets. As a result of this review, we recorded an impairment charge of $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2015.


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Non-Operating Expenses

Interest Expense.     Interest expense primarily consists of the interest charges associated with our indebtedness, including the amortization of debt issuance costs and the interest components of the lease pass-through financing obligation and capital lease obligations. In the future, we expect to incur additional indebtedness to fund our operations and that our interest expense would correspondingly increase in absolute dollars. Additionally, our debt facilities accrue interest at floating rates and increases in the floating rates would result in higher interest expense.

Other Expense.     Other expense has primarily consisted of interest and penalties associated with employee payroll withholding and federal and state income tax payments that were not paid in a timely manner.

Income Tax Expense.     All of our business is conducted in the United States, and therefore income tax expense consists of current and deferred income taxes incurred in U.S federal, state and local jurisdictions.

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

We determine the net income available to common stockholders by deducting from net loss the net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests. The net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests represents the investment fund investors’ allocable share in the results of operations of the investment funds that we consolidate. Generally, gains and losses that are allocated to the fund investors under the hypothetical liquidation at book value, or HLBV, method relate to hypothetical liquidation gains and losses resulting from differences between the net assets of the investment fund and the partners’ respective tax capital accounts in the investment fund.

Results of Operations

The results of operations presented below should be reviewed in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.

The following table sets forth selected condensed consolidated statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases and incentives

$

16,578

 

 

$

8,580

 

Solar energy system and product sales

 

652

 

 

 

965

 

Total revenue

 

17,230

 

 

 

9,545

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue—operating leases and incentives

 

37,760

 

 

 

23,880

 

Cost of revenue—solar energy system and product sales

 

422

 

 

 

438

 

Sales and marketing

 

12,648

 

 

 

6,433

 

Research and development

 

1,232

 

 

 

582

 

General and administrative

 

22,920

 

 

 

18,630

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

265

 

 

 

3,763

 

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

36,601

 

 

 

4,506

 

Total operating expenses

 

111,848

 

 

 

58,232

 

Loss from operations

 

(94,618

)

 

 

(48,687

)

Interest expense

 

5,765

 

 

 

2,127

 

Other expense

 

30

 

 

 

313

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(100,413

)

 

 

(51,127

)

Income tax expense

 

5,149

 

 

 

8,848

 

Net loss

 

(105,562

)

 

 

(59,975

)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable

   non-controlling interests

 

(74,343

)

 

 

(72,124

)

Net (loss attributable) income available to common stockholders

$

(31,219

)

 

$

12,149

 

 


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Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

Revenue  

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

$ Change

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Total revenue

$

17,230

 

 

$

9,545

 

 

$

7,685

 

 

The $7.7 million increase was primarily due to a $6.3 million increase in operating lease revenue as the total megawatts of solar energy systems placed in service increased 116%. In addition, revenue from the sale of SRECs increased $1.7 million primarily related to the increased solar energy systems in service. These increases were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in photovoltaic device and software revenue as a result of discontinuing external sales of certain Vivint Solar Labs products in 2015.

Operating Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

$ Change

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue—operating leases and incentives

$

37,760

 

 

$

23,880

 

 

$

13,880

 

Cost of revenue—solar energy system and product sales

 

422

 

 

 

438

 

 

 

(16

)

Sales and marketing

 

12,648

 

 

 

6,433

 

 

 

6,215

 

Research and development

 

1,232

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

650

 

General and administrative

 

22,920

 

 

 

18,630

 

 

 

4,290

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

265

 

 

 

3,763

 

 

 

(3,498

)

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

36,601

 

 

 

4,506

 

 

 

32,095

 

Total operating expenses

$

111,848

 

 

$

58,232

 

 

$

53,616

 

 

Cost of Revenue—operating leases and incentives . The $13.9 million increase was primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in compensation and benefits primarily due to employee headcount growth and the increase in installed solar energy systems related to solar energy system installation activities. Installation and operations employee headcount increased 21%. Depreciation and amortization of solar energy systems increased $4.6 million primarily due to the increase in the number of solar energy systems installed. Warehouse, office and other installation costs increased $2.6 million due to increased installations and a 40% increase in warehouses in operation.

Sales and Marketing Expense . The $6.2 million increase was primarily due to our continued efforts to grow the business by entering into new markets and hiring sales and marketing personnel. Compensation and benefits increased $3.6 million primarily due to headcount growth of 55%. Sales and marketing administrative costs increased $1.9 million due to increases in contracted services, unrecovered advances and credit reporting costs. Marketing and brand awareness activity costs increased $0.5 million.

Research and Development Expense . The $0.7 million increase was primarily due to a 107% growth in research and development employee headcount due to additional development activities to optimize and accelerate business growth.

General and Administrative Expense . The $4.3 million increase was primarily due to $2.6 million in costs related to the failed acquisition by SunEdison and $2.1 million in a non-performance fee related to our C&I fund incurred in 2016. Additionally, insurance costs increased $0.7 million and compensation and benefits increased $0.4 million due to a 28% increase in general and administrative employee headcount. These increases were partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation primarily due to performance options vesting in 2015 that are no longer being expensed in the first quarter of 2016, and a $0.7 million decrease in professional fees related to initiating and servicing tax equity investment funds as no new funds were closed in the first quarter of 2016.

Amortization of Intangible Assets. The $3.5 million decrease was primarily due to a $3.6 million decrease in amortization related to our customer contracts intangible asset as it became fully amortized in 2015.


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Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets. An impairment charge of $36.6 million was recorded in 2016 to write off the entire value of goodwill as it was deemed to be fully impaired as of March 31, 2016. An impairment charge of $4.5 million was recorded in 2015 to write down the value of intangibles associated with two Vivint Solar Labs products for which external sales were discontin ued.

Non-Operating Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

$ Change

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Interest expense

$

5,765

 

 

$

2,127

 

 

$

3,638

 

Other expense

 

30

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

(283

)

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $3.6 million primarily as the cost of financing additional borrowings year over year.

Other Expense . The decrease in other expenses was primarily due to a decrease in tax-related interest and penalties.

Income Taxes

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

$ Change

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Income tax expense

 

5,149

 

 

 

8,848

 

 

 

(3,699

)

The $3.7 million decrease in income tax expense was primarily attributable to the effect of non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests and the goodwill impairment charge.

Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests  

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

$ Change

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 from 2015

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable

   non-controlling interests

$

(74,343

)

 

$

(72,124

)

 

$

(2,219

)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests was allocated using the HLBV method. Generally, gains and losses that are allocated to the fund investors relate to hypothetical liquidation gains and losses resulting from differences between the net assets of the investment fund and the partners’ respective tax capital accounts in the investment fund. Losses allocated to the fund investors were also driven by a reduction in certain fund investors’ claims on net assets due to the agreement of the partnership to take bonus depreciation allowances under Internal Revenue Code Section 168(k), as well as the receipt of ITCs that were primarily allocated to fund investors.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $87.2 million, which consisted principally of cash and time deposits with high-credit-quality financial institutions. As discussed in Note 9—Debt Obligations and Note 10—Investment Funds, we do not have full access to a portion of our cash and cash equivalents. We have financed our operations primarily from investment fund arrangements that we have formed with fund investors, from the issuance of common stock, from borrowings and from revenue from operations. Our principal uses of cash are funding our operations, including the costs of acquisition and installation of solar energy systems, working capital requirements and the satisfaction of our obligations under our debt instruments. Our business model requires substantial outside financing arrangements to grow the business and facilitate the deployment of additional solar energy systems. While there can be no assurances, we anticipate raising additional required capital from new and existing fund investors, additional borrowings and other potential financing vehicles.


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We may seek to raise financing through the sale of equity, equity-linked securities, additional borrowings or other financing vehicles. Additional equity or equity-linked financi ng may be dilutive to our stockholders. If we raise funding through additional borrowings, such borrowings would have rights that are senior to holders of our equity securities and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. We believe our cash a nd cash equivalents, including our investment fund commitments, projected investment fund contributions and our current debt facilities as further described below, in addition to financing that we may obtain from other sources, including our financial spon sors, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months. However, if we are unable to secure additional financing when needed, or upon desirable terms, we may be unable to finance installation of our customers’ systems i n a manner consistent with our past performance, our cost of capital could increase, or we may be required to significantly reduce the scope of our operations, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. While we believe additional financing is available and will continue to be available to support our current level of operations, we believe we have the ability and intent to reduce operations to the level of available financial resources at least through March 31, 2017 .

Sources of Funds

Investment Fund Commitments

As of April 30, 2016, we have raised 16 residential investment funds to which investors such as banks and other large financial investors have committed to invest approximately $1.1 billion, which will enable us to install solar energy systems of total fair market value approximating $2.6 billion. The undrawn committed capital for these funds as of April 30, 2016 is approximately $101 million, which includes approximately $55 million in payments that will be received from fund investors upon interconnection to the respective power grid of solar energy systems that have already been allocated to investment funds. As of April 30, 2016, we had tax equity commitments to fund approximately 30 megawatts of future deployments, which we estimate to be sufficient to fund solar energy systems with a total fair market value of approximately $132 million. As of April 30, 2016, we had entered into one C&I investment fund with a total committed capital amount of $150.0 million. The C&I investment fund was not operational, i.e., no projects had been initiated within the fund as of April 30, 2016.

Debt Instruments

Term Loan Facility.      In March 2016, we entered into a financing agreement pursuant to which we may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million of term loan borrowings from investment funds and accounts advised by Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC. We refer to such financing agreement as the “term loan facility.” The initial $75.0 million in borrowings are referred to as “Tranche A” borrowings. As of March 31, 2016, we had incurred an aggregate of $25.0 million of the Tranche A borrowings and incurred the remaining Tranche A borrowings in the second quarter of 2016. The remaining $125.0 million aggregate principal amount in borrowings may be incurred in three installments of at least $25.0 million aggregate principal amount prior to the first anniversary of the closing date. Such subsequent borrowings, if any, are referred to as “Tranche B” borrowings. If no Tranche B borrowings are incurred, we must repay outstanding Tranche A borrowings in December 2016. If any Tranche B borrowings are incurred, the maturity date for all borrowings will be extended to the fourth anniversary of the closing date. If any Tranche B borrowings are incurred, we may not prepay any borrowings until the second anniversary of the closing date and any subsequent prepayments of principal are subject to a fee equal to 3.0%. Borrowings under the term loan facility will be used for the construction and acquisition of solar energy systems. The remaining borrowing capacity was $175.0 million as of March 31, 2016.

Interest on the Tranche A borrowings accrues at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 5.5%, provided that if any Tranche B borrowings are incurred, the interest rate increases to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 8.0% for the entire principal amount outstanding. As of March 31, 2016, the borrowings under the term loan facility accrued interest at 6.1%.

The term loan facility includes customary events of default, conditions to borrowing and covenants, including covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the borrower’s, and the guarantors’ ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make fundamental changes to their business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions. These restrictions do not impact our ability to enter into investment funds, including those that are similar to those entered into previously. Additionally, the parties to the term loan facility must maintain certain consolidated and project subsidiary loan-to-value ratios and a consolidated debt service coverage ratio, with such covenants to be tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter and upon each incurrence of borrowings. Each of the parties to the term loan facility has pledged assets not otherwise pledged under another existing debt facility as collateral to secure their obligations under the term loan facility. As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with such covenants.


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Aggregation Credit Facility.      In September 2014, we entered into the Aggregation Facility   which was subsequently amended in February 2015 and November 2015, pursuant to which we may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $375.0 million and,   for which Bank of America, N.A. is acting as administrative agent.   Upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and the ap proval of the lenders, we may increase the aggregate amount of principal borrowings to $550.0 million.   As of   March 31, 2016, we had incurred an aggregate of $338.5 million in term loan borrowings under this agreement and we had a remaining borrowing capaci ty of $36.5 million under this facility.

Prepayments are permitted under  the Aggregation   Facility   and the principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans mature on March 12, 2018. Under  the Aggregation   Facility , interest on borrowings accrues at a floating rate equal to (1) a margin that varies between 3.25% during the period during which we may incur borrowings and 3.50% after such period plus either of (2)(a) the London Interbank Offer Rate, or LIBOR, or (b) the greatest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (ii) the administrative agent’s prime rate and (iii) LIBOR plus 1%. As of  March 31, 2016 , the borrowings under the Aggregation Facility accrued interest at 3.9%.

The Aggregation Facility includes customary covenants, including covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the borrower’s, and the guarantors’ ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make fundamental changes to their business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions. Among other restrictions, the Aggregation Facility provides that the borrower may not incur any indebtedness other than that related to the Aggregation Facility or in respect of permitted swap agreements, and that the guarantors may not incur any indebtedness other than that related to the Aggregation Facility or as permitted under existing investment fund transaction documents. These restrictions do not impact our ability to enter into investment funds, including those that are similar to those entered into previously. As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with such covenants. As of March 31, 2016, we had not entered into any interest rate hedges, which we are required to obtain by September 13, 2016.

Working Capital Credit Facility.      In March 2015, we entered into the Working Capital Facility pursuant to which we may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million   from certain financial institutions for which Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC is acting as administrative agent and collateral agent. Loans under the Working Capital Facility will be used to pay for the costs incurred in connection with the design and construction of solar energy systems, and letters of credit may be issued under the Working Capital Facility for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Working Capital Facility matures in March 2020. As of March 31, 2016, we had incurred $142.6 million in borrowings under this credit facility and up to $7.4 million in letters of credit related to insurance contracts. As such, there was no remaining borrowing capacity available as of March 31, 2016.

Prepayments are permitted under the Working Capital Facility, and the principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans mature in March 2020. Interest accrues on borrowings at a floating rate equal to, dependent on the type of borrowing, (1) a rate equal to the Eurodollar Rate for the interest period divided by one minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage, plus a margin of 3.25%; or (2) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Citibank prime rate and (c) the one-month interest period Eurodollar rate plus 1.00%, plus a margin of 2.25%. Interest is payable dependent on the type of borrowing at the end of (1) the interest period that we elect as a term and not to exceed three months, (2) quarterly or (3) at maturity of the Working Capital Facility. As of  March 31, 2016 , the borrowings under the Working Capital Facility accrued interest at 3.7%.

The Working Capital Facility includes customary covenants, including covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make fundamental changes to our business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions. Among other restrictions, the Working Capital Facility provides that we may not incur any indebtedness other than that related to the Working Capital Facility or in respect of permitted swap agreements. These restrictions do not impact our ability to enter into investment funds, including those that are similar to those entered into previously. We are also required to maintain $25.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and certain investments as of the last day of each quarter. As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with such covenants.

Revenue from Operations

In the three months ended March 31, 2016 , we generated $17.2 million in revenue from operations, which approximates cash inflow. The cash from our revenue partially offsets the cash used in operations for the period.

Uses of Funds

Our principal uses of cash are funding our operations, including the costs of acquisition and installation of solar energy systems, satisfaction of our obligations under our debt instruments and other working capital requirements. Our operating expenses have increased from year to year due to the growth of our business. We expect our capital expenditures to continue to increase as we continue to grow our business. We will need to raise financing to support our operations, and such financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.

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Historical Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Consolidated cash flow data:

(In thousands)

 

Net cash used in operating activities

$

(60,489

)

 

$

(44,060

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(110,993

)

 

 

(115,027

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

166,433

 

 

 

91,673

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

$

(5,049

)

 

$

(67,414

)

 

Operating Activities

In the three months ended March 31, 2016, we had a net cash outflow from operations of $60.5 million. This outflow was primarily due to a $105.6 million net loss and a $42.0 million increase in prepaid tax assets. The outflow was partially offset by noncash adjustments of $44.4 million for deferred income taxes, $36.6 million for impairment of goodwill and $9.1 million for depreciation and amortization.

Investing Activities

In the three months ended March 31, 2016, we used $111.0 million in investing activities primarily due to $106.7 million in costs associated with the design, acquisition and installation of solar energy systems.

Financing Activities

In the three months ended March 31, 2016, we generated $166.4 million from financing activities, of which $94.5 million was received in proceeds from long-term debt and $90.0 million was received in proceeds from investments by non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests into our investment funds. These proceeds were partially offset by payments for debt issuance and capital lease obligations of $7.8 million, distributions to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests of $6.4 million and payments on long-term debt of $4.2 million.

Contractual Obligations

In addition to the contractual obligations disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, we incurred $90.4 million in borrowings under our debt facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans under the Working Capital Facility mature in March 2020. The principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans under the Aggregation Facility mature in March 2018. The principal and accrued interest on any outstanding loans under the term loan facility mature in March 2020. Prepayments are permitted under both the Working Capital Facility and Aggregation Facility. Prepayments under the term loan facility are not permitted until the second anniversary of the closing date and any subsequent prepayments are subject to a fee equal to a 3.0% penalty. See Note 9—Debt Obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We include in our condensed consolidated financial statements all assets and liabilities and results of operations of investment fund arrangements that we have entered into. We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, and in March 2016 issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). Both of these updates clarify aspects of the guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. We are evaluating the impact that these updates will have on our consolidated financial statements. Additionally, ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date , defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year, and the standard is now effective for us on January 1, 2018, with early adoption available on January 1, 2017. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We are currently evaluating which transition method to use and do not expect the update to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures based on our current business model.

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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Com pensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The objective of this update is to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, cl assification of awards as either equity or liabilities, forfeiture rates and classification on the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 for public business entities and early adoption is per mitted. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. We are currently evaluating the impact this update will have on our share-based payment accounting and consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This update primarily changes the recognition by lessees of lease assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged. This update is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 for public business entities and early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied using a modified retrospective approach. We have operating leases that will be affected by this update and we are evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures. We expect to apply the update upon its effectiveness in the first quarter of 2019.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Topic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . The objective of this update is to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information. The amendments in this update address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This update is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact this update will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Emerging Growth Company Status

Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies.”

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our cash and cash equivalents and our indebtedness.

As of March 31, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $87.2 million. Our cash equivalents are time deposits with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. Our primary exposure to market risk on these funds is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of the interest rates in the United States. However, because of the short-term nature of the instruments in our portfolio, a sudden change in market interest rates would not be expected to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

As of March 31, 2016, we had incurred an aggregate of $506.2 million in borrowings under our debt facilities, which accrued interest at a weighted-average rate of approximately 4.1%. If our debt facilities had been fully drawn at December 31, 2015 and remained outstanding for all of 2016, the effect of a hypothetical 10% change in our floating interest rate on these borrowings would increase or decrease interest expense by approximately $2.5 million.

All of our operations are in the United States and all purchases of our solar energy system components are denominated in U.S. dollars. However, our suppliers often incur a significant amount of their costs by purchasing raw materials and generating operating expenses in foreign currencies. If the value of the U.S. dollar depreciates significantly or for a prolonged period of time against these currencies (particularly the Chinese Renminbi), our suppliers may raise the prices they charge us, which could harm our financial results.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2016 pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined by Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). In assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2016, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework).

Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2016, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2016.

Material Weakness

In connection with the preparation, audits and interim reviews of our consolidated financial statements, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. Under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States, a material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We previously reported a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2014. This previously reported material weakness had not been fully remediated for the year ended December 31, 2015 or for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and as a result, we continued to have deficiencies in our internal controls including those associated with the HLBV method of attributing net income or loss to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests and with our financial statement close process.

The nature of our investment funds increases the complexity of our accounting for the allocation of net income (loss) between our stockholders and non-controlling interests under the HLBV method and the calculation of our tax provision. As we enter into additional investment funds, which may have contractual provisions different from those of our existing funds, the calculation under the HLBV method and the calculation of our tax provision could become increasingly complicated. This additional complexity could increase the chance that we experience additional errors in the future, particularly because we have a material weakness in internal controls. In addition, our need to devote our resources to addressing this complexity could delay or prolong our remediation efforts and thereby prolong the existence of the material weakness.

We continue to take steps to remediate the underlying causes of the material weakness that was reported for the year ended December 31, 2014. We have hired a number of additional financial, accounting and tax personnel in addition to a director of internal audit to assist us in implementing and improving our existing internal controls and a chief information officer to assist us in improving our underlying information technology systems and to decrease our reliance on manual processes. We continue to engage third-party consultants to provide support over our accounting and tax processes to assist us with our evaluation of complex technical accounting matters. We continue to engage consultants to advise us on making further improvements to our internal controls over financial reporting. We believe that these additional resources will enable us to broaden the scope and quality of our controls relating to the oversight and review of financial statements and our application of relevant accounting policies. Furthermore, we continue to implement and improve systems to automate certain financial reporting processes and to improve information accuracy. These remediation efforts are still in process and have not yet been completed. Because of this material weakness, there is heightened risk that a material misstatement of our annual or quarterly financial statements will not be prevented or detected.


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The actions that we are taking are subject to ongoing senior management review as well as audit committee oversight. We are working diligently on this remediation process; however, we cannot estimate how long it will take to remediate this material weakness. In addition, the remediation steps we ha ve taken, are taking and expect to take may not effectively remediate the material weakness, in which case our internal control over financial reporting would continue to be ineffective. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to complete our remedial act ions successfully. Even if we are able to complete these actions successfully, these measures may not adequately address our material weakness. In addition, it is possible that we will discover additional material weaknesses in our internal control over fi nancial reporting or that our existing material weakness will result in additional errors in or restatements of our financial statements.

We will be required to engage an independent registered public accounting firm to opine on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning at the date we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. At such time, our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse if such firm is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed. As a result, we may need to undertake various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff. Our remediation efforts may not enable us to avoid a material weakness in the future. In addition, as a public company, our reporting obligations may place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than those described above.

Inherent Limitation on the Effectiveness of Internal Control

The effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurances. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In September 2014, two of our former installation technicians, on behalf of themselves and a purported class, filed a complaint for damages, injunctive relief and restitution in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San Diego against us and unnamed John Doe defendants. The complaint alleges certain violations of the California Labor Code and the California Business and Professions Code based on, among other things, alleged improper classification of installer technicians, installer helpers, electrician technicians and electrician helpers, failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to provide wages on termination. In December 2014, the original plaintiffs and three additional plaintiffs filed an amended complaint with essentially the same allegations. On November 5, 2015, the parties agreed to preliminary terms of a settlement of all claims related to allegations in the complaint in return for our payment of $1.7 million to be paid out to the purported class members. The settlement agreement must be approved by the Court, after notice to the purported class. A $1.7 million reserve was recorded related to this proceeding in our consolidated financial statements.

In November and December 2014, two putative class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against us, our directors, certain of our officers and the underwriters of our initial public offering of common stock alleging violation of securities laws and seeking unspecified damages. In January 2015, the Court ordered these cases to be consolidated into the earlier filed case,  Hyatt v. Vivint Solar, Inc. et al. , 14-cv-9283 (KBF). The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint in February 2015. On May 6, 2015, we filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and on December 10, 2015, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the complaint with prejudice. On January 5, 2016, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. We are unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur in this   case, it is possible that the impact could be material to our results of operations in the period(s) in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable.

On July 31, 2015, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware against our directors, SunEdison Inc., or SunEdison, and TerraForm Power, or TerraForm, alleging that the proposed acquisition by SunEdison is unfair to our stockholders. On August 7, 2015, a second putative class action lawsuit was filed in the same court alleging similar claims, and including 313, Acquisition, LLC as a named defendant. Both complaints seek injunctive relief and unspecified damages. On or about September 10, 2015, two purported class action lawsuits were also filed in Utah's Fourth District State Court, or the Utah Actions, alleging similar claims to the complaints previously filed in the Delaware Chancery Court. On September 22, 2015, we, through counsel notified plaintiff's counsel in the Utah Actions that pursuant to our Articles of Incorporation, any such derivative action was subject to exclusive jurisdiction in the Delaware Chancery Court, and accordingly, the Utah Actions should be dismissed. After a December 2015 amendment to the proposed acquisition, a new complaint was filed in the Delaware Chancery Court on January 11, 2016. As a result of the termination of the SunEdison acquisitions, plaintiffs filed a motion for voluntary dismissal of the complaint in this action. On April 20, 2016 the Delaware court entered the dismissal of this case.

On September 9, 2015, two of our customers, on behalf of themselves and a purported class, named us in a putative class action, Case No. BCV-15-100925(Cal. Super. Ct., Kern County), alleging violation of California Business and Professional Code Section 17200 and requesting relief pursuant to Section 1689 of the California Civil Code. The complaint seeks: (1) rescission of their power purchase agreements along with restitution to the plaintiffs individually and (2) declaratory and injunctive relief. On October 16, 2015, we moved to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to the provisions set forth in the power purchase agreements, which the Court granted and dismissed the class claims without prejudice. Plaintiffs have appealed the Court’s order. We are not able to estimate the amount or range of potential loss, if any, at this time.

On March 8, 2016, we filed suit in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware against SunEdison and SEV Merger Sub Inc. alleging that SunEdison willfully breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement pursuant to which we were to be acquired and breached its implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We are seeking declaratory judgment, award damages, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees and such further relief that the court finds equitable, appropriate and just. On April 21, 2016, SunEdison filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, thereby creating a temporary stay on the prosecution of our litigation in the Delaware court. We will participate in the bankruptcy case so as to maximize the recovery from the claims against SunEdison.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this report, including the section of this report captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes. If any of the following risks occurred, it could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. This report also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks an d uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors that are described below and elsewhere in this report.

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Risk Related to our Proposed Acquisition by SunEdison

SunEdison’s failure to complete the acquisition has affected and may in the future, materially and adversely affect our results of operations and stock price.

On July 20, 2015, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or Merger Agreement, as amended by the Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 9, 2015, with SunEdison, Inc., or SunEdison, a Delaware corporation, and SEV Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SunEdison, pursuant to which the we were to have been acquired by SunEdison.

We delivered notice to SunEdison on February 26, 2016, and again on March 1, 2016, that, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, SunEdison was required to cause the closing of the acquisition to occur on February 26, 2016, and remained obligated to cause the closing to occur, given that all conditions to SunEdison’s obligations to close the acquisition in the Merger Agreement were satisfied on February 24, 2016 when (1) our stockholders adopted the Merger Agreement, and (2) the marketing period contemplated by the Merger Agreement related to SunEdison’s financing of the acquisition (which commenced when we delivered all required information to SunEdison on February 11, 2016) terminated on February 21, 2016. SunEdison’s failure to cause the closing within three business days of the delivery of the notices specified in the preceding sentence triggered our right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(i) thereof.

Moreover, as of SunEdison’s failure to cause the closing to occur on February 26, 2016, SunEdison was in breach of its covenants under Sections 1.02 and 4.05(a) of the Merger Agreement, and such breach resulted in the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 6.02 of the Merger Agreement to be satisfied on such date. SunEdison’s representatives subsequently informed us that SunEdison was unable to cause the closing to occur in the foreseeable future. Since such breach was therefore incurable prior to March 18, 2016, the date on which the Merger Agreement would otherwise terminate, we have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(e) thereof.

As a result of the foregoing and in accordance with and pursuant to our rights under Section 7.01(i) and 7.01(e) of the Merger Agreement, we terminated the Merger Agreement on March 7, 2016. On March 8, 2016, we filed suit in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware against SunEdison and SEV Merger Sub Inc. alleging that SunEdison willfully breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement. While we believe that SunEdison willfully breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement and that our claims have merit and are likely to succeed, the outcomes of lawsuits are inherently unpredictable, and we may be unsuccessful in our claims.

However, SunEdison’s failure to close the acquisition presents significant risks to us, including:

 

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we will not realize any or all of the potential benefits of the acquisition, including any synergies that could result from combining the resources of us and SunEdison, which could have a negative effect on our stock price;

 

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we will remain liable for significant transaction costs, including legal, accounting, financial advisory and other costs relating to the transaction;

 

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the attention of our management and employees has been diverted, and may continue to be diverted, from day-to-day operations as we pursue our remedies under the Merger Agreement;

 

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our business has been disrupted by customer uncertainty over when or if the acquisition will be completed or customers’ and investors’ perception of us as a standalone company and our business may continue to be affected by the residual impact of these or similar factors;

 

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under the Merger Agreement, we were subject to certain restrictions on the conduct of our business prior to completing the acquisition, which restrictions have adversely affected our ability to conduct business as we otherwise would have done if we were not subject to these restrictions and our business may continue to be affected by the residual impact of these or similar factors;

 

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due to investor uncertainty regarding the acquisition, our ability to raise additional financing was limited, which may adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing in a timely manner or on favorable terms; and

 

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our ability to retain current key employees or attract new employees may be harmed by uncertainties associated with our future as a standalone company.

The occurrence, continuation or exacerbation of any of these events individually or in combination could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and stock price.


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The announcement and pendency of the acquisition caused disruptions in our business, which has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on our business operations and financial results.

During the pendency of the acquisition, we and SunEdison operated independently. Uncertainty about the effect of the acquisition on customers and employees has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on us and consequently, may have an adverse effect on our business operations and financial results as a standalone company. During the pendency of the acquisition, current and prospective employees experienced uncertainty about their future with SunEdison, us or the combined company. These uncertainties have impaired, and may continue to impair the ability of us to retain, recruit or motivate key personnel, and may have negatively impacted the productivity of current employees. In addition, due to these uncertainties and to SunEdison’s required approvals, we ceased certain employee actions such as hiring, terminating and reallocating personnel. Our employees and our management teams reallocated significant time to integration efforts. We deferred transitions to key IT systems as a standalone company. We were also caused to defer and delay financing options, including acquiring additional investment funds and debt facilities, which has decreased our operational efficiency and effectiveness. Further, SunEdison withheld approval of power purchase agreement enhancements as a leverage tool, which further decreased our effectiveness in attracting and obtaining prospective customers.

In response to the announcement of the acquisition, and due to uncertainty regarding the closing of the acquisition, our existing or prospective customers or suppliers have or may have:

 

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delayed, deferred and may cease purchasing products or services from or providing products or services to us;

 

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delayed or deferred other decisions concerning us; or

 

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otherwise sought to change the terms on which they do business with us.

These such delays or changes to terms have disrupted, and may continue to disrupt our business and adversely impact our results of operations as we continue to operate as a standalone company.

Risks Related to our Business

We need to enter into substantial additional financing arrangements to facilitate new customers’ access to our solar energy systems, and if financing is not available to us on acceptable terms when needed, our ability to continue to grow our business would be materially adversely impacted.

Our future success depends on our ability to raise capital from third-party investors on competitive terms to help finance the deployment of our solar energy systems. We seek to minimize our cost of capital in order to maintain the price competitiveness of the electricity produced by, or the lease payments for, our solar energy systems. If we are unable to establish new investment funds when needed, or upon desirable terms, to enable our customers’ access to our solar energy systems with little to no upfront cost to them, we may be unable to finance installation of our customers’ systems or our cost of capital could increase, either of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. As of April 30, 2016, we had raised 16 residential investment funds to which investors such as banks and other large financial investors have committed to invest approximately $1.1 billion which will enable us to install solar energy systems of total fair market value approximating $2.6 billion. As of April 30, 2016, we had remaining residential tax equity commitments to fund approximately 30 megawatts of future deployments, which we estimate to be sufficient to fund solar energy systems with a total fair market value of approximately $132 million. As of April 30, 2016, we had entered into one C&I investment fund with a total committed capital amount of $150.0 million, however, no projects had been accepted into the investment fund as of April 30, 2016. The contract terms in certain of our investment fund documents impose conditions on our ability to draw on financing commitments from the fund investors, including if an event occurs that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the fund or on us. If we do not satisfy such conditions due to events related to our business or a specific investment fund or developments in our industry or otherwise, and as a result we are unable to draw on existing commitments, our inability to draw on such commitments could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, financial condition and prospects. In addition to our inability to draw on the investors' commitments, we may   incur financial penalties for non-performance, including delays in the installation process and interconnection to the power grid of solar energy systems and other factors. Based on the terms of the investment fund agreements, we will either reimburse a portion of the fund investor’s capital or pay the fund investor a non-performance fee. For the C&I investment fund, we accrued a non-performance fee of $2.1 million primarily due to delays in project approval and solar energy systems being interconnected to the power grid.

To meet the capital needs of our growing business, we will need to obtain additional financing from new investors and investors with whom we currently have arrangements. If any of the financial institutions that currently provide financing decide not to invest in the future due to general market conditions, concerns about our business or prospects or any other reason, or decide to invest at levels that are inadequate to support our anticipated needs or materially change the terms under which they are willing to provide future financing, we will need to identify new financial institutions and companies to provide financing and negotiate new financing terms. In addition, the pendency of the SunEdison acquisition and the risks and uncertainties associated with it adversely affected the

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willingness of parties to enter into financing arrangements with us. This, combined with restrictions under the Merger Agreement on our ability to incur, assume or guaran tee any indebtedness, or make any loans or advances to any other person, restricted our ability to raise additional capital during the pendency of the acquisition and our business may continue to be affected by the residual impact of these or similar facto rs . If we are unable to raise additional capital in a timely manner, our ability to meet our capital needs and fund future growth may be limited.

In the past, we have sometimes been unable to timely establish investment funds in accordance with our plans, due in part to the relatively limited number of investors attracted to such types of funds, competition for such capital and the complexity associated with negotiating the agreements with respect to such funds. Delays in raising financing could cause us to delay expanding in existing markets or entering into new markets and hiring additional personnel in support of our planned growth. Any future delays in capital raising could similarly cause us to delay deployment of a substantial number of solar energy systems for which we have signed power purchase agreements or leases with customers. Our future ability to obtain additional financing depends on banks’ and other financing sources’ continued confidence in our business model and the renewable energy industry as a whole. It could also be impacted by the liquidity needs of such financing sources themselves. We face intense competition from a variety of other companies, technologies and financing structures for such limited investment capital. If we are unable to continue to offer a competitive investment profile, we may lose access to these funds or they may only be available to us on terms that are less favorable than those received by our competitors. For example, if we experience higher customer default rates than we currently experience in our existing investment funds, this could make it more difficult or costly to attract future financing. In our experience, there are a relatively small number of investors that generate sufficient profits and possess the requisite financial sophistication that can benefit from and have significant demand for the tax benefits that our investment funds can provide. Historically, in the distributed solar energy industry, investors have typically been large financial institutions and a few large, profitable corporations. Our ability to raise investment funds is limited by the relatively small number of such investors. Any inability to secure financing could lead us to cancel planned installations, could impair our ability to accept new customers and could increase our borrowing costs, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

A material reduction in the retail price of traditional utility-generated electricity or electricity from other sources or other reduction in the cost of such electricity would harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We believe that a significant number of our customers decide to buy solar energy because they want to pay less for electricity than what is offered by the traditional utilities. However, distributed residential solar energy has yet to achieve broad market adoption.

The customer’s decision to choose solar energy may also be affected by the cost of other renewable energy sources. Decreases in the retail prices of electricity from the traditional utilities or from other renewable energy sources would harm our ability to offer competitive pricing and could harm our business. The cost of electricity from traditional utilities could decrease as a result of:

 

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construction of new power generation plants, including plants utilizing natural gas, nuclear, coal, renewable energy or other generation technologies;

 

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relief of transmission constraints that enable local centers to generate energy less expensively;

 

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reductions in the price of natural gas or other fuel sources;

 

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utility rate adjustment and customer class cost reallocation;

 

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energy conservation technologies and public initiatives to reduce electricity consumption;

 

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widespread deployment of existing or development of new or lower-cost energy storage technologies that have the ability to reduce a customer’s average cost of electricity by shifting load to off-peak times; and

 

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development of new energy generation technologies that provide less expensive energy.

A reduction in utility electricity costs would make the purchase of electricity under our power purchase agreements or the lease of our solar energy systems less economically attractive. If the cost of energy available from traditional utilities were to decrease due to any of these reasons, or other reasons, we would be at a competitive disadvantage, we may be unable to attract new customers and our growth would be limited.

Electric utility industry policies and regulations may present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar energy systems that may significantly reduce demand for electricity from our solar energy systems.

Federal, state and local government regulations and policies concerning the electric utility industry, utility rate structures, interconnection procedures, and internal policies of electric utilities, heavily influence the market for electricity generation products and services. These regulations and policies often relate to electricity pricing and the interconnection of distributed electricity generation systems to the power grid. Policies and regulations that promote renewable energy and customer-sited energy generation

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have been challenged by traditional utilities and questioned by those in government and others arguing for less governmental spending and involvement in the energy market. To the extent that such views are reflected in government policy , the changes in such policies and regulations could adversely affect our results of operations, cost of capital and growth prospects.

In the United States, governments and the state public service commissions that determine utility rates continuously modify these regulations and policies. These regulations and policies could result in a significant reduction in the potential demand for electricity from our solar energy systems and could deter customers from entering into contracts with us. In addition, depending on the region, electricity generated by solar energy systems competes most effectively with the most expensive retail rates for electricity from the power grid, rather than the less expensive average price of electricity. Modifications to the utilities’ peak hour pricing policies or rate design, such as to a flat rate, would make our current products less competitive with the price of electricity from the power grid. For example, the California Public Utilities Commission recently issued a decision that will transition residential rates over the next four years from a four-tiered structure to a two-tiered structure, with only a 25% differential between the two rates and a surcharge for very high energy users. It is possible that this change could have the effect of lowering the incentive for residential customers of California’s large investor-owned utilities to reduce their purchases of electricity from their utility by supplying more of their own electricity from solar, and thereby reduce demand for our products. In addition, California is in the process of shifting to a time-of-use rate structure in the coming years. A shift in the timing of peak rates for utility-generated electricity to a time of day when solar energy generation is less efficient could make our solar energy system offerings less competitive and reduce demand for our offerings. The California Public Utilities Commission determined in January of 2016 that net metering customers taking service on the net energy metering (NEM) successo r tariff will be required to take service on time-of-use rates. This transition may occur in 2016 for some of our potential customers. In addition, since we are required to obtain interconnection permission for each solar energy system from the local utility, changes in a local utility’s regulations, policies or interconnection process have in the past delayed and in the future could delay or prevent the completion of our solar energy systems. This in turn has delayed and in the future could delay or prevent us from generating revenues from such solar energy systems or cause us to redeploy solar energy systems, adversely impacting our results of operations.

In addition, any changes to government or internal utility regulations and policies that favor electric utilities could reduce our competitiveness and cause a significant reduction in demand for our offerings or increase our costs or the prices we charge our customers. Certain jurisdictions have proposed allowing traditional utilities to assess fees on customers purchasing energy from solar energy systems or have imposed or proposed new charges or rate structures that would disproportionately impact solar energy system customers who utilize net metering, either of which would increase the cost of energy to those customers and could reduce demand for our solar energy systems. For example, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a decision in July 2015 that allowed utilities to impose a minimum $10 monthly bill for residential customers, approved the concept of fixed charges and will permit the utilities to propose such fixed charges again in 2018. A decision issued in January 2016 will allow new interconnection fees and additional non-by-passable charges to be assessed on customers taking service on California’s net metering successor tariff. This will result in monthly charges being imposed on our customers in California. Additionally, certain utilities in Arizona have approved increased rates and charges for net metering customers, and others have proposed doing away with the state’s renewable electricity standard carve-outs for distributed generation as well as the state’s net metering program. These policy changes may negatively impact our customers and affect demand for our solar energy systems, and similar changes to net metering policies may occur in other states. It is also possible that these or other changes could be imposed on our current customers, as well as future customers. Due to the current and expected continued concentration of our solar energy systems in California, any such changes in this market would be particularly harmful to our reputation, customer relations, business, results of operations and future growth in these areas. We may be similarly adversely affected if our business becomes concentrated in other jurisdictions.

Our business currently depends on the availability of rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives. The expiration, elimination or reduction of these rebates, credits or incentives could adversely impact our business.

Federal, state and local government and regulatory bodies provide for tariff structures and incentives to various parties including owners, end users, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of solar energy systems to promote solar energy in various forms, including rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives such as system performance payments, renewable energy credits associated with renewable energy generation, exclusion of solar energy systems from property tax assessments and net metering. We rely on these governmental and regulatory programs to finance solar energy system installations, which enables us to lower the price we charge customers for energy from, and to lease, our solar energy systems, helping to catalyze customer acceptance of solar energy with those customers as an alternative to utility-provided power. However, these programs may expire on a particular date, end when the allocated funding or capacity allocations are exhausted or be reduced or terminated. These reductions or terminations often occur without warning. For example, the Arizona Department of Revenue has attempted to assess and collect property taxes in the past on rooftop solar energy systems such as ours and counties in Arizona may attempt to assess and collect property taxes in the future. In addition, the financial value of certain incentives decreases over time. For example, the value of solar renewable energy certificates, or SRECs, in a market tends to decrease over time as the supply of SREC-producing solar energy systems installed in that market increases. If we overestimate the future value of these incentives, it could adversely impact our financial results.

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The federal government currently offers a 30% investment tax credit, or the ITC , under Section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for the installation of certain solar power facilities; the 30% rate continues until December 31, 2019. By statute, the ITC is scheduled to decrease to 26% for 2020, 22% for 2021 and 10% of the fair market value of a solar energy system on January 1, 2022, and the amounts that fund investors are willing to invest could decrease or we may be required to provide a larger allocation of customer payments to the fund investors as a result of this scheduled decre ase. To the extent we have a reduced ability to raise investment funds as a result of this reduction, the rate of growth of installations of our residential solar energy systems could be negatively impacted. The ITC has been a significant driver of the fin ancing supporting the adoption of residential solar energy systems in the United States and its scheduled reduction beginning in 2020, unless modified by an intervening change in law, will significantly impact the attractiveness of solar energy to these in vestors and could potentially harm our business.

Applicable authorities may adjust or decrease incentives from time to time or include provisions for minimum domestic content requirements or other requirements to qualify for these incentives. Reductions in, eliminations or expirations of or additional application requirements for, governmental incentives could adversely impact our results of operations and ability to compete in our industry by increasing our cost of capital, causing us to increase the prices of our energy and solar energy systems and reducing the size of our addressable market. In addition, this would adversely impact our ability to attract investment partners and to form new investment funds and our ability to offer attractive financing to prospective customers.

We rely on net metering and related policies to offer competitive pricing to our customers in all of our current markets, and changes to net metering policies may significantly reduce demand for electricity from our solar energy systems.

Our business benefits significantly from favorable net metering policies in states in which we operate. Net metering allows a homeowner to pay his or her local electric utility only for their power usage net of production from the solar energy system, transforming the conventional relationship between customers and traditional utilities. Homeowners receive credit for the energy that the solar installation generates in excess of that needed by the home to offset energy usage at times when the solar installation is not generating energy. In states that provide for net metering, the customer typically pays for the net energy used or receives a credit against future bills at the retail rate if more energy is produced by the solar installation than consumed. In some states and utility territories, customers are also reimbursed by the electric utility for net excess generation on a periodic basis.

Forty-one states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands have adopted some form of net metering. Each of the states where we currently serve customers has adopted some form of a net metering policy.

In recent years, net metering programs have been subject to regulatory scrutiny and legislative proposals in some states, s uch as Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. In California, for example, after the earlier of July 1, 2017 or the date the applicable investor owned utility reaches its statutory net metering cap, customers will take service on a new net metering successor tariff. The net metering cap is measured based on the nameplate capacity of net metered systems within the applicable utility’s service territory. Currently, the net metering caps for the three large investor-owned utilities are: 617 meg awatts for San Diego Gas and Electric Company; 2,240 megawatts for Southern California Edison Company; and 2,409 megawatts for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. As reflected in their March 31, 2016 reports required by statute, these investor-owned utilities have approximately 6%, 29% and 18%, respectively, of capacity remaining under their respective net metering caps. The statute providing the current caps also provides that, once the new net metering rules are effective, there will be no net metering caps applied to these utilities. For the NEM successor tariff, the California Public Utilities Commission largely upheld net metering in its current form with full retail compensation for exports and rejected utility requests to impose extremely high fixed and capacity charges. The Commission did allow the utilities to impose reasonable interconnection fees and some additional charges on customers, and will require such customers to take service on time-of-use rates. Further, municipal utilities are generally not subject to the same state laws and public commission oversight as compared to investor owned utilities and may make drastic and abrupt changes. As such, as we continue to expand into areas with municipal utilities, we may be subject to greater risk of regulatory uncertainty.

On October 12, 2015, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission issued an order closing the Hawaiian Electric Company’s net metering program to new participants and replaced this program with two new options for customers to interconnect to the utilities’ powe r grids, neither of which provides for compensation for exports at retail electricity rates. Solar advocates have filed suit challenging this order and seeking to enjoin its effectiveness.

In late 2015, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted in favor of a plan which limits export compensation to net metering customers and imposes high monthly fees on such customers. This order greatly reduced the economic benefit to Nevada customers of residential solar. Solar advocates have filed suit challenging this order and a ballot initiative intended to restore net metering is underway . Several other states plan to revisit their net metering policies in the coming years.


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If and when net metering caps in certain jurisdictions are reached while they are still in effect, the value of the credit that customers receive for net metering is significantly reduced, utility rate structures are altered, or fees are imposed on net metering customers, future customers may be unable to recognize the same level of cost savi ngs associated with net metering that current customers enjoy. The absence of favorable net metering policies or of net metering entirely, or the imposition of new charges that only or disproportionately impact customers that use net metering would signifi cantly limit customer demand for our solar energy systems and the electricity they generate and could adversely impact our business, results of operations and future growth. For example, shortly after expanding our operations into Nevada, the state’s prima ry electric utility reached its net metering cap . As a result of the net metering cap being reached, we suspended operations in Nevada pending revisions to the net metering available in the state.

Technical and regulatory limitations may significantly reduce our ability to sell electricity from our solar energy systems and retain employees in certain markets.

Technical and regulatory limits may curb our growth in certain key markets, which may also reduce our ability to retain employees in those markets. For example, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in promulgating the first form small generator interconnection procedures, recommended limiting customer-sited intermittent generation resources, such as our solar energy systems, to a certain percentage of peak load on a given electrical feeder circuit. Similar limits have been adopted by many states as a de facto standard and could constrain our ability to market to customers in certain geographic areas where the concentration of solar installations exceeds this limit. For example, Hawaiian electric utilities have adopted certain policies that limit distributed electricity generation in parts of their service territories. In the first half of 2014, Hawaii was the second largest market in which we operated as measured by total installations. However, despite legislative and regulatory actions to allow further distributed electricity penetration, these limitations constrained growth of distributed residential solar energy in Hawaii in the second half of 2014 and beyond, and Hawaii has become a less important market to us as a result; which in turn resulted in the loss of employees located in that market that were not willing to relocate. While a recent Hawaii Public Utilities Commission order seeks to streamline the interconnection process, and while our growth in other markets has more than offset the impact of these limitations in Hawaii, if we experienced similar or other limitations on the deployment of solar energy systems, our business, operating results and growth prospects could be materially adversely affected. Furthermore, in certain areas, we benefit from policies that allow for expedited or simplified procedures related to connecting solar energy systems to the power grid. If such procedures are changed or cease to be available, our ability to sell the electricity generated by solar energy systems we install may be adversely impacted. As adoption of solar distributed generation rises along with the commercial operation of utility scale solar generation in key markets such as California, the amount of solar energy being fed into the power grid will surpass the amount planned for relative to the amount of aggregate demand. Some traditional utilities claim that in less than five years, solar generation resources may reach a level capable of producing an over-generation situation, which may require some solar generation resources to be curtailed to maintain operation of the power grid. While the prospect of such curtailment is somewhat speculative, particularly in the residential sector, the adverse effects of such curtailment without compensation could adversely impact our business, results of operations and future growth.

We have incurred operating losses and may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability in the future.

We have incurred operating losses since our inception. We incurred net losses of $253.3 million and $105.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the three months ended March 31, 2016. We expect to continue to incur net los ses from operations as we finance our operations, expand our installation, engineering, administrative, sales and marketing staffs, and implement internal systems and infrastructure to support our growth. Failure to grow at a sufficient rate to support these investments in personnel, systems and infrastructure, have adversely impacted and in the future could adversely impact our business and results of operations. Our ability to achieve profitability depends on a number of factors, including:

 

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growing our customer base;

 

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finding investors willing to invest in our investment funds;

 

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maintaining and further lowering our cost of capital;

 

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reducing the time between system installation and interconnection to the power grid, which allows us to begin generating revenue;

 

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reducing the cost of components for our solar energy systems; and

 

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reducing our operating costs by optimizing our sales, design and installation processes and supply chain logistics.

Even if we do achieve profitability, we may be unable t o sustain or increase our profitability in the future.

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The vast majority of our business is conducted primarily using one channel, direct-selling.

Historically, our primary sales channel has been a direct sales model. Recently, we have opened a new retail sales channel and set up an inside sales team as new means of reaching customers. We compete against companies with experience selling solar energy systems to customers through a number of distribution channels, including homebuilders, home improvement stores, large construction, electrical and roofing companies and other third parties and companies that access customers through relationships with third parties in addition to other direct-selling companies. Our less diversified distribution channels may place us at a disadvantage with consumers who prefer to purchase products through these other distribution channels. Additionally, we are experienced in reaching customers efficiently through a direct sale model; however, due to limited experience, acquiring customers through other channels has been slow to develop, leading to less market penetration in these channels. We are also vulnerable to changes in laws related to direct marketing as regulations have limited unsolicited residential sales calls and may impose additional restrictions. If additional laws affecting direct marketing are passed in the markets in which we operate, it would take time to train our sales force to comply with such laws, and we may be exposed to fines or other penalties for violations of such laws. If we fail to compete effectively through our direct-selling efforts or are not successful in executing our strategy to sell our solar energy systems through other channels, our financial condition, results of operations and growth prospe cts will be adversely affected.

We are highly dependent on our ability to attract, train and retain an effective sales force.

The success of our direct-selling channel efforts depends upon the recruitment, retention and motivation of a large number of sales personnel to compensate for a high turnover rate among sales personnel, which is a common characteristic of a direct-selling business. In order to grow our business, we need to recruit, train and retain sales personnel on a continuing basis. Historically, we have recruited a large portion of our sales personnel from our sister company, Vivint, particularly in California, where a significant portion of our business is concentrated. Pursuant to a non-competition agreement, we and Vivint have agreed not to solicit for employment any of the other’s employees who primarily manage sales, installation or servicing of the other’s products and services. The commitment not to solicit those employees lasts for 180 days after the employee finishes employment with us or Vivint. As a result, we have recruited greater numbers of our sales personnel from other sources. These sales personnel recruited from other sources generally have less direct-to-home selling experience, which has slowed our growth in solar energy sales. Sales personnel are attracted to direct-selling by competitive earnings opportunities and so direct-sellers typically compete for sales personnel by providing a more competitive earnings opportunity than that offered by the competition. Competitors devote substantial effort to determining the effectiveness of such incentives so that they can invest in incentives that are the mos t cost effective or produce the best return on incentive. For example, we have historically compensated our sales personnel on a commission basis, based on the size of the solar energy systems they sell. Some sales personnel may prefer a compensation struc ture that also includes a salary and equity incentive component. We may need to adjust our compensation model to include such components, and these adjustments could adversely impact our operating results and financial performance.

In addition to our sales compensation model, our ability to recruit, train and retain effective sales personnel could be harmed by additional factors, including:

 

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the residual impact of uncertainty associated with the termination of the SunEdison acquisition or our future as a standalone company;

 

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any adverse publicity regarding us, our solar energy systems, our distribution channel or our industry;

 

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lack of interest in, or the technical failure of, our solar energy systems;

 

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lack of a compelling product or income opportunity that generates interest for potential new sales personnel, or perception that other product or income opportunities are more attractive;

 

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any negative public perception of our sales personnel and direct-selling businesses in general;

 

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any regulatory actions or charges against us or others in our industry;

 

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general economic and business conditions; and

 

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p otential saturation or maturity levels in a given market which could negatively impact our ability to attract and retain sales personnel in such market.


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We are subject to significant competition for the recruitment of sales personnel from other direct-selling companies and from other companies that sell solar energy systems in particular. During the pendency of the SunEdison acquisition , our current employ ees experienced uncertainty about their future with SunEdison, us or the combined company. These uncertainties have impaired, and may continue to impair the ability of us to retain, recruit or motivate key personnel, and may have negatively impacted the pr oductivity of current employees. Furthermore, the regional and district managers of our sales personnel are instrumental in recruiting, retaining and motivating our sales personnel. When managers have elected to leave us and join other companies, the sales personnel they supervise have often left with them. We may experience increased attrition in our sales personnel in the future which may impact our results of operations and growth. The impact of such attrition could be particularly acute in those jurisdi ctions, such as California, where contractual non-competition agreements for service providers are not enforceable or subject to significant limitations.

It is therefore continually necessary to innovate and enhance our direct-selling and service model as well as to recruit and retain new sales personnel. If we are unable to do so, our business will be adversely affected.

We are not currently regulated as an electric utility under applicable law, but we may be subject to regulation as an electric utility in the future.

We are not regulated as a public utility in any of the markets in which we currently operate. As a result, we are not subject to the various federal, state and local standards, restrictions and regulatory requirements applicable to traditional utilities that operate transmission and distribution systems and that have an obligation to serve electric customers within a specified jurisdiction. Any federal, state, or local regulations that cause us to be treated as an electric utility, or to otherwise be subject to a similar regulatory regime of commission-approved operating tariffs, rate limitations, and related mandatory provisions, could place significant restrictions on our ability to operate our business and execute our business plan by prohibiting, restricting or otherwise regulating our sale of electricity. If we were subject to the same state or federal regulatory authorities as electric utilities in the United States or if new regulatory bodies were established to oversee our business in the United States, then our operating costs would materially increase.

Our business depends in part on the regulatory treatment of third-party owned solar energy systems.

Retail sales of electricity by non-utilities such as us face regulatory hurdles in some states and jurisdictions, including states and jurisdictions that we intend to enter where the laws and regulatory policies have not historically embraced competition to the service provided by the incumbent, vertically integrated electric utility. Some of the principal challenges pertain to whether non-customer owned systems qualify for the same levels of rebates or other non-tax incentives available for customer-owned solar energy systems, whether third-party owned systems are eligible at all for these incentives and whether third-party owned systems are eligible for net metering and the associated significant cost savings. Furthermore, in some states and utility territories third parties are limited in the way that they may deliver solar to their customers. In jurisdictions such as Arizona, South Carolina and Utah and in Los Angeles, California, laws have been interpreted to either prohibit the sale of electricity pursuant to our standard power purchase agreement or regulate entities making such sales, in some cases, such laws have led residential solar energy system providers to use leases in lieu of power purchase agreements. In other states, neither leases nor power purchase agreements are permissible or commercially feasible. Changes in law, reductions in, eliminations of or additional application requirements for, these benefits could reduce demand for our systems, adversely impact our access to capital and could cause us to increase the price we charge our customers for energy.

If the Internal Revenue Service or the U.S. Treasury Department makes a determination that the fair market value of our solar energy systems is materially lower than what we have reported in our fund tax returns, we may have to pay significant amounts to our investment funds, to our fund investors and/or the U.S. government. Such determinations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and prospects.

We report in our fund tax returns and we and our fund investors claim the ITC based on the fair market value of our solar energy systems. While we are not aware of any audits or results of audits related to our appraisals or fair market value determinations of any of our investment funds by the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, scrutiny with respect to fair market value determinations has increased industry-wide in recent years. If as part of an examination the IRS were to review the fair market value that we used to establish our basis for claiming ITCs and determine that the ITCs previously claimed should be reduced, we would owe certain of our investment funds or our fund investors an amount equal to 30% of the investor’s share of the difference between the fair market value used to establish our basis for claiming ITCs and the adjusted fair market value determined by the IRS, plus any costs and expenses associated with a challenge to that fair market value, plus a gross up to pay for additional taxes. We could also be subject to tax liabilities, including interest and penalties based on our share of claimed ITCs. To date, we have not been required to make such payments under any of our investment funds.

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Our ability to provide solar energy systems to customers on an economically viable basis depends on our ability to finance these systems with fu nd investors who require particular tax and other benefits.

Substantially all of our solar energy systems installed to date have been eligible for ITCs or U.S. Treasury grants, as well as accelerated depreciation benefits. We have relied on, and will continue to rely on, financing structures that monetize a substantial portion of those benefits and provide financing for our solar energy systems. If, for any reason, we were unable to continue to monetize those benefits through these arrangements, we may be unable to provide solar energy systems for new customers and maintain solar energy systems for new and existing customers on an economically viable basis. The availability of this tax-advantaged financing depends upon many factors, including:

 

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our ability to compete with other renewable energy companies for the limited number of potential investment fund investors, each of which has limited funds and limited appetite for the tax benefits associated with these financings;

 

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the state of financial and credit markets;

 

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changes in the legal or tax risks associated with these financings; and

 

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non-renewal of these incentives or decreases in the associated benefits.

Solar energy system owners are currently allowed to claim the ITC that is equal to 30% of the system’s eligible tax basis, which is generally the fair market value of the system. By statute, the ITC is scheduled to decrease to 26% for 2020, 22% for 2021 and 10% on January 1, 2022. Moreover, potential fund investors must remain satisfied that the structures we offer qualify for the tax benefits associated with solar energy systems available to these investors, which depends both on the investors’ assessment of tax law and the absence of any unfavorable interpretations of that law. Changes in existing law and interpretations by the IRS and the courts could reduce the willingness of fund investors to invest in funds associated with these solar energy system investments. We cannot assure you that this type of financing will continue to be available to us. Alternatively, new investment fund structures or other financing mechanisms may become available, and if we are unable to take advantage of these fund structures and financing mechanisms it may place us at a competitive disadvantage. If, for any reason, we are unable to finance solar energy systems through tax-advantaged structures or if we are unable to realize or monetize depreciation benefits, or if we are otherwise unable to structure investment funds in ways that are both attractive to investors and allow us to provide desirable pricing to customers, we may no longer be able to provide solar energy systems to new customers on an economically viable basis. This would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Rising interest rates could adversely impact our business.

Rising interest rates could have an adverse impact on our business by increasing our cost of capital. The majority of our cash flows to date have been from customer contracts that have been partially monetized under various investment fund structures. One of the components of this monetization is the present value of the payment streams from the customers who enter into these contracts. If the rate of return required by the fund investor rises as a result of a rise in interest rates, the present value of the customer payment stream and the total value that we are able to derive from monetizing the payment stream will each be reduced. Interest rates are at historically low levels. It is likely that interest rates will rise in the future, which would cause our costs of capital to increase.

Our investment funds contain arrangements which provide for priority distributions to fund investors until they receive their targeted rates of return. In addition, under the terms of certain of our investment funds, we may be required to make payments to the fund investors if certain tax benefits that are allocated to such fund investors are not realized as expected. Our financial condition may be adversely impacted if a fund is required to make these priority distributions for a longer period than anticipated to achieve the fund investors’ targeted rates of return or if we are required to make any tax-related payments.

Our investment funds contain terms that contractually require the investment funds to make priority distributions to the fund investor, to the extent cash is available, until it achieves its targeted rate of return. The amounts of potential future distributions under these arrangements depends on the amounts and timing of receipt of cash flows into the investment fund, almost all of which is generated from customer payments related to solar energy systems that have been previously purchased (or leased, as applicable) by such fund. If such cash flows are lower than expected, the priority distributions to the investor may continue for longer than initially anticipated. Additionally, certain of our investment funds require that, under certain circumstances, we forego distributions from the fund that we are otherwise contractually entitled to, or make capital contributions to the fund, so that such distributions owed to us, or additional capital contributions made by us, can be redirected to the fund investor such that it achieves the targeted return. For example, in 2015, we paid a contractually agreed upon $5.0 million capital distribution to reimburse a fund investor a portion of its capital contribution in order to true-up the investor’s expected rate of return primarily due to a delay in solar energy systems being interconnected to the power grid and other factors.


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Our fund investors also expect returns partially in the form of tax benefits and, to enable such returns, our investment funds contain terms that contractually requir e us to make payments to the funds that are then used to make payments to the fund investor in certain circumstances so that the fund investor receives value equivalent to the tax benefits it expected to receive when entering into the transaction. The amou nts of potential tax payments under these arrangements depend on the tax benefits that accrue to such investors from the funds’ activities.

Due to uncertainties associated with estimating the timing and amounts of these cash distributions and allocations of tax benefits to such investors, we cannot determine the potential maximum future impact on our cash flows or payments that we could have to make under these arrangements. We may agree to similar terms in the future if market conditions require it. Any significant payments that we may be required to make or distributions to us that are reduced or diverted as a result of these arrangements could adversely affect our financial condition.

We may incur substantially more debt or take other actions that could restrict our ability to pursue our business strategies.

In September 2014, we entered into an aggregation credit facility, which was subsequently amended in February 2015 and November 2015, pursuant to which we may borrow up to an aggregate of $375.0 million and, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and the approval of the lenders, up to an aggregate of $175.0 million in additional borrowings. In March 2015, we entered into a revolving credit facility pursuant to which we may borrow up to an aggregate of $150.0 million. In addition, in March 2016 we entered into a term loan facility pursuant to which we may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million. These credit facilities and term loan facility restrict our ability to dispose of assets, incur indebtedness, incur liens, pay dividends or make other distributions to holders of our capital stock, repurchase our capital stock, make specified investments or engage in transactions with our affiliates. In addition, we do not have full access to the cash and cash equivalents held in our investments funds until distributed per the terms of the arrangements. We and our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional debt in the future and any debt instrument we enter into in the future may contain similar, or more onerous, restrictions. These restrictions could inhibit our ability to pursue our business strategies. Furthermore, if we default on one of our debt instruments, and such event of default is not cured or waived, the lenders could terminate commitments to lend and cause all amounts outstanding with respect to the debt to be due and payable immediately, which in turn could result in cross acceleration under other debt instruments. Our assets and cash flow may not be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under all of our outstanding debt instruments if some or all of these instruments are accelerated upon a default.

Furthermore, there is no assurance that we will be able to enter into new debt instruments on acceptable terms. If we are unable to satisfy financial covenants and other terms under existing or new instruments or obtain waivers or forbearance from our lenders or if we are unable to obtain refinancing or new financings for our working capital, equipment and other needs on acceptable terms if and when needed, our business would be adversely affected.

Our business is concentrated in certain markets, putting us at risk of region specific disruptions.

As of March 31, 2016, approximately 36% of our cumulative installations and 38% of our total offices were located in California. In addition, we expect future growth to occur in California, which could further concentrate our customer base and operational infrastructure. Accordingly, our business and results of operations are particularly susceptible to adverse economic, regulatory, political, weather and other conditions in California and in other markets that may become similarly concentrated.

It is difficult to evaluate our business and prospects due to our limited operating history.

Since our formation in 2011, we have focused our efforts exclusively on the sales, financing, engineering, installation, maintenance and monitoring of solar energy systems for residential customers. We may be unsuccessful in significantly broadening our customer base through installation of solar energy systems within our current markets or in new markets we may enter. Our limited operating history, combined with the rapidly evolving and competitive nature of our industry, may not provide an adequate basis for you to evaluate our operating and financial results and business prospects. In addition, we have limited insight into emerging trends that may adversely impact our business, prospects and operating results.

Additionally, due to our limited operating history, we do not have empirical evidence of the effect of our systems on the resale value of our customers’ houses. Due to the length of our customer contracts, the system deployed on a customer’s roof may be outdated prior to the expiration of the term of the customer contract reducing the likelihood of renewal of our contracts at the end of the 20-year term, and possibly increasing the occurrence of defaults. This could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. As a result, our limited operating history may impair our ability to accurately forecast our future performance and to invest accordingly.


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We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to i nadequate financial statement preparation and review procedures in connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements that resulted in the restatement of certain of our financial statements, and we may identify material weaknesses in the future .

In connection with the preparation, audits and interim reviews of our consolidated financial statements, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. Under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States, a material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We previously reported a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2014. This previously reported material weakness has not been fully remediated for the year ended December 31, 2015 or for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and as a result, we continued to have deficiencies in our internal controls including those associated with the HLBV method of attributing net income or loss to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests and with our financial statement close process.

The nature of our investment funds increases the complexity of our accounting for the allocation of net income (loss) between our stockholders and non-controlling interests under the HLBV method and the calculation of our tax provision. As we enter into additional investment funds, which may have contractual provisions different from those of our existing funds, the calculation under the HLBV method and the calculation of our tax provision could become increasingly complicated. This additional complexity could increase the chance that we experience additional errors in the future, particularly because we have a material weakness in internal controls. In addition, our need to devote our resources to addressing this complexity could delay or prolong our remediation efforts and thereby prolong the existence of the material weakness.

We continue to take steps to remediate the underlying causes of the material weakness that was reported for the year ended December 31, 2014. We have hired a number of additional financial, accounting and tax personnel in addition to a director of internal audit to assist us in implementing and improving our existing internal controls and a chief information officer to assist us in improving our underlying information technology systems and to decrease our reliance on manual processes. We continue to engage third-party consultants to provide support over our accounting and tax processes to assist us with our evaluation of complex technical accounting matters. We continue to engage consultants to advise us on making further improvements to our internal controls over financial reporting. We believe that these additional resources will enable us to broaden the scope and quality of our controls relating to the oversight and review of financial statements and our application of relevant accounting policies. Furthermore, we continue to implement and improve systems to automate certain financial reporting processes and to improve information accuracy. These remediation efforts are still in process and have not yet been completed. Because of this material weakness, there is heightened risk that a material misstatement of our annual or quarterly financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

The actions that we are taking are subject to ongoing senior management review as well as audit committee oversight. We are working diligently on this remediation process; however, we cannot estimate how long it will take to remediate this material weakness. In addition, the remediation steps we have taken, are taking and expect to take may not effectively remediate the material weakness, in which case our internal control over financial reporting would continue to be ineffective. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to complete our remedial actions successfully. Even if we are able to complete these actions successfully, these measures may not adequately address our material weakness. In addition, it is possible that we will discover additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting or that our existing material weakness will result in additional errors in or restatements of our financial statements.

If in future periods we determine that this material weakness has not been remediated or we identify other material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, which could result in the loss of investor confidence. In addition, to date, the audit of our consolidated financial statements by our independent registered public accounting firm has included a consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis of designing their audit procedures, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. When we cease to be an emerging growth company we will be required to have our independent registered accounting firm perform such an evaluation, and additional material weaknesses or other control deficiencies may be identified.

If we are unable to successfully remediate our current material weakness or avoid or remediate any future material weakness, our stock price may be adversely affected and we may be unable to maintain compliance with applicable stock exchange listing requirements.

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Expansion into new markets could b e costly and time-consuming. Historically, we have only provided our offerings to residential customers, which could put us at a disadvantage relative to companies who also compete in other markets.

We have historically only provided our offerings to residential customers. We compete with companies who sell solar energy systems in the commercial, industrial and government markets, in addition to the residential market. While we have recently entered the commercial and industrial market and we have contracts in place with commercial off-takers, no projects have been initiated as of March 31, 2016. The development cycle of these projects typically has a longer time horizon than the development of residential solar energy systems due to complexities associated with significantly larger system sizes and installations. The project approval process by project customers and our C&I fund investor had been delayed as a result of uncertainty during the pendency of the SunEdison acquisition, and we may face continued delays following the termination of the Merger Agreement. While we believe that in the future we may have opportunities to expand our operations into other markets, there are no assurances that our design and installation systems will work for non-residential customers or that we will be able to compete successfully with companies with historical presences in such markets or we may not realize the anticipated benefits of entering such markets, and entering new markets has numerous risks, including the following:

 

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incurring significant costs if we are required to adapt our current or develop new design and installation processes for use in non-residential applications;

 

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diversion of our management and employees from our core residential business;

 

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difficulty adapting our current or developing new marketing strategies and sales channels to non-residential customers;

 

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inability to obtain key customers, brand recognition and market share and compete successfully with companies with historical presences in such markets; and

 

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inability to achieve the financial and strategic goals for such market.

If we are unable to successfully compete in the commercial and industrial market, our operating results and growth prospects could be materially adversely affected. Additionally, there is intense competition in the residential solar energy market in the markets in which we operate. As new entrants continue to enter into these markets, we may be unable to gain or maintain market share and we may be unable to compete with companies that earn revenue in both the residential market and non-residential markets.

We face competition from traditional regulated electric utilities, from less-regulated third party energy service providers and from new renewable energy companies.

The solar energy and renewable energy industries are both highly competitive and continually evolving as participants strive to distinguish themselves within their markets and compete with large traditional utilities. We believe that our primary competitors are the traditional utilities that supply electricity to our potential customers. Traditional utilities generally have substantially greater financial, technical, operational and other resources than we do. As a result, these competitors may be able to devote more resources to the research, development, promotion and sale of their products or respond more quickly to evolving industry standards and changes in market conditions than we can. Traditional utilities could also offer other value-added products or services that could help them to compete with us even if the cost of electricity they offer is higher than ours. In addition, a majority of utilities’ sources of electricity is non-solar, which may allow utilities to sell electricity more cheaply than electricity generated by our solar energy systems.

We also compete with companies that are not regulated like traditional utilities but that have access to the traditional utility electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure pursuant to state and local pro-competitive and consumer choice policies. These energy service companies are able to offer customers electricity supply-only solutions that are competitive with our solar energy system options on both price and usage of renewable energy technology while avoiding the long-term agreements and physical installations that our current fund-financed business model requires. This may limit our ability to attract new customers, particularly those who wish to avoid long-term contracts or have an aesthetic or other objection to putting solar panels on their roofs.


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We also compete with solar companies with business models that are similar to ours. In addition, we compete with solar companies in the downstream value chain of solar energy. For example, we face competition from purely finance driven organizations that acquire customers and then subcontract out the installation of solar energy systems, from installation businesses that seek financing from external parties, from large construction companies an d utilities, and increasingly from sophisticated electrical and roofing companies. Some of these competitors specialize in the residential solar energy market, and some may provide energy at lower costs than we do. Additionally, some of our competitors may offer their products through sales channels that they have more fully developed, such as retail sales. Further, some of our competitors are integrating vertically in order to ensure supply and to control costs. Many of our competitors also have significan t brand name recognition and have extensive knowledge of our target markets. For us to remain competitive, we must distinguish ourselves from our competitors by offering an integrated approach that successfully competes with each level of products and serv ices offered by our competitors at various points in the value chain. If our competitors develop an integrated approach similar to ours including sales, financing, engineering, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and monitoring services, this will red uce our marketplace differentiation.

As the solar industry grows and evolves, we will also face new competitors who are not currently in the market. Our industry is characterized by low technological barriers to entry and well-capitalized companies could choose to enter the market and compete with us. Our failure to adapt to changing market conditions and to compete successfully with existing or new competitors will limit our growth and will have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

Developments in alternative technologies or improvements in distributed solar energy generation may materially adversely affect demand for our offerings.

Significant developments in alternative technologies, such as advances in other forms of distributed solar power generation, storage solutions such as batteries, the widespread use or adoption of fuel cells for residential or commercial properties or improvements in other forms of centralized power production may materially and adversely affect our business and prospects in ways we do not currently anticipate. Any failure by us to adopt new or enhanced technologies or processes, or to react to changes in existing technologies, could materially delay deployment of our solar energy systems, which could result in product obsolescence, the loss of competitiveness of our systems, decreased revenue and a loss of market share to competitors.

A failure to hire and retain a sufficient number of employees in key functions would constrain our growth and our ability to timely complete our customers’ projects.

To support our growth, we need to hire, train, deploy, manage and retain a substantial number of skilled installers and electricians in the relevant markets where there is heightened or increasing demand for solar energy products. Competition for qualified personnel in our industry has increased substantially and we expect it to continue to do so, particularly for skilled electricians and other personnel involved in the installation of solar energy systems. We also compete with the homebuilding and construction industries for skilled labor. As these industries seek to hire additional workers, our cost of labor may increase. Companies with whom we compete to hire installers may offer compensation or incentive plans that certain installers may view as more favorable. We periodically assess the compensation plans and policies for our service providers, including our installers and electricians, and, if deemed necessary, may decide to revise those plans and policies. Our installers and electricians may not react well to any such revisions, which in turn could adversely affect retention, motivation and productivity. Additionally, we continually monitor our workforce requirements in the markets in which we operate. For example, we recently reduced our installation organization in markets where sales volume did not support the number of installation personnel in such markets. Installers may not react well to any such reductions, which in turn could adversely affect retention, motivation and productivity.

Furthermore, trained installers are typically able to more efficiently install solar energy systems. Shortages of skilled labor could significantly delay installations or otherwise increase our costs. While we do not currently have any unionized employees, we have expanded, and may continue to expand, into areas such as the Northeast, where labor unions are more prevalent. The unionization of our labor force could also increase our labor costs. In addition, a significant portion of our business has been concentrated in states such as California, where market conditions are particularly favorable to distributed solar energy generation. We have experienced and may in the future experience greater than expected turnover in our installers in those jurisdictions which would adversely impact the geographic mix of new solar energy system installations.

Because we are a licensed electrical contractor in every jurisdiction in which we operate, we are required to employ licensed electricians. As we expand into new markets, we are required to hire and/or contract with seasoned licensed electricians in order for us to qualify for the requisite state and local licenses. Because of the high demand for these seasoned licensed electricians, these individuals currently or in the future may demand greater compensation. In addition, our inability to attract and retain these qualifying electricians may adversely impact our ability to continue operations in current markets or expand into new areas.

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If we cannot meet our hiring, retention and efficiency goals, we may be unable to complete our customers’ projects on time, in an acceptable manner or at all. Any significant failures in this regard would materially impair our growth, reputation, business and financial results. If we are required to pay higher compensation than we anticipate, these greater expenses may also adversely impact our financial results and the growth of our business.

We depend on a limited number of suppliers of solar energy system components and technologies to adequately meet anticipated demand for our solar energy systems. Due to the limited number of suppliers in our industry, the acquisition of any of these suppliers by a competitor or any shortage, delay, price change, imposition of tariffs or duties or other limitation in our ability to obtain components or technologies we use could result in sales and installation delays, cancellations and loss of market share.

We purchase solar panels, inverters and other system components from a limited number of suppliers, making us susceptible to quality issues, shortages and price changes. In 2015 and in the three months ended March 31, 2016, Trina Solar Limited, Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. and JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. accounted for substantially all of our solar photovoltaic module purchases and Enphase Energy, Inc. and SolarEdge Technologies Inc. accounted for substantially all of our inverter purchases. If we fail to develop, maintain and expand our relationships with these or other suppliers, our ability to adequately meet anticipated demand for our solar energy systems may be adversely affected, or we may only be able to offer our systems at higher costs or after delays. If one or more of the suppliers that we rely upon to meet anticipated demand ceases or reduces production due to its financial condition, acquisition by a competitor or otherwise, is unable to increase production as industry demand increases or is otherwise unable to allocate sufficient production to us, it may be difficult to quickly identify alternative suppliers or to qualify alternative products on commercially reasonable terms, and our ability to satisfy this demand may be adversely affected. There are a limited number of suppliers of solar energy system components and technologies. While we believe there are other sources of supply for these products available, transitioning to a new supplier may result in additional costs and delays in acquiring our solar products and deploying our systems. These issues could harm our business or financial performance.

In addition, the acquisition of a component supplier or technology provider by one of our competitors could limit our access to such components or technologies and require significant redesigns of our solar energy systems or installation procedures and have a material adverse effect on our business. For example, one of our competitors acquired Zep Solar, Inc., or Zep, in 2013. Zep sold us virtually all of the racking systems used in our hardware in 2013, and the resulting limitation in our ability to acquire Zep products required us to redesign certain aspects of our systems to accommodate alternative racking hardware. In addition, some of our investment funds require the use of designated equipment, and our inability to obtain any such required equipment could limit our ability to finance solar energy systems that we intend to place in those funds.

There have also been periods of industry-wide shortages of key components, including solar panels, in times of rapid industry growth. The manufacturing infrastructure for some of these components has a long lead-time, requires significant capital investment and relies on the continued availability of key commodity materials, potentially resulting in an inability to meet demand for these components. The solar industry is currently experiencing rapid growth and, as a result, shortages of key components, including solar panels, may be more likely to occur, which in turn may result in price increases for such components. Even if industry-wide shortages do not occur, suppliers may decide to allocate key components with high demand or insufficient production capacity to more profitable customers, customers with long-term supply agreements or customers other than us and our supply of such components may be reduced as a result.

Historically, we purchased the components for our solar energy systems on an as-needed basis and did not operate under long-term supply agreements. Recently, we have entered into multi-year agreements with certain of our major suppliers. These agreements are denominated in U.S. dollars. Since our revenue is also generated in U.S. dollars we are mostly insulated from currency fluctuations. However, since our suppliers often incur a significant amount of their costs by purchasing raw materials and generating operating expenses in foreign currencies, if the value of the U.S. dollar depreciates significantly or for a prolonged period of time against these other currencies this may cause our suppliers to raise the prices they charge us, which could harm our financial results. Since we purchase almost all of the solar photovoltaic modules we use from China, we are particularly exposed to exchange rate risk from increases in the value of the Chinese Renminbi. In addition, the U.S. government has imposed tariffs on solar cells produced and assembled in China and Taiwan. These tariffs, and any tariffs or duties, or shortages, delays, price changes or other limitation in our ability to obtain components or technologies we use could limit our growth, cause cancellations or adversely affect our profitability, and result in loss of market share and damage to our brand.


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Our operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year, which could make our future performance difficult to predict and could cause our operating results for a particular period to fall below expectations, resulting in a severe decline in the price of our common stock.

Our quarterly and annual operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate significantly in the future. We have experienced seasonal and quarterly fluctuations in the past. However, given that we are in a rapidly growing industry, the true extent of these fluctuations may have been masked by our recent growth rates and thus may not be readily apparent from our historical operating results and may be difficult to predict. For example, the amount of revenue we recognize in a given period from our customer contracts is dependent in part on the amount of energy generated by solar energy systems under such contracts. As a result, revenue derived from power purchase agreements is impacted by seasonally shorter daylight hours in winter months. In addition, our ability to install solar energy systems is impacted by weather, as for example during the winter months in the Northeastern United States. Such delays can impact the timing of when we can install and begin to generate revenue from solar energy systems. As such, our past quarterly operating results may not be good indicators of future performance.

In addition to the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section, the following factors could cause our operating results to fluctuate:

 

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the expiration or initiation of any rebates or incentives;

 

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significant fluctuations in customer demand for our offerings;

 

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our ability to complete installations in a timely manner;

 

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the availability and costs of suitable financing;

 

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the amount and timing of sales of SRECs;

 

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our ability to continue to expand our operations, and the amount and timing of expenditures related to this expansion;

 

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actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate relative to our competitors;

 

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announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital-raising activities or commitments;

 

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changes in our pricing policies or terms or those of our competitors, including traditional utilities; and

 

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actual or anticipated developments in our competitors’ businesses or the competitive landscape.

For these or other reasons, the results of any prior quarterly or annual periods should not be relied upon as indications of our future performance. In addition, our actual revenue, key operating metrics and other operating results in future periods may fall short of the expectations of investors and financial analysts, which could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our common stock.

Our business has benefited from the declining cost of solar panels, and our financial results may be harmed now that the cost of solar panels has stabilized and could increase in the future.

The declining cost of solar panels and the raw materials necessary to manufacture them has been a key driver in the price we charge for electricity and customer adoption of solar energy. According to industry experts, solar panel and raw material prices are not expected to continue to decline at the same rate as they have over the past several years. In addition, growth in the solar industry and the resulting increase in demand for solar panels and the raw materials necessary to manufacture them may also put upward pressure on prices. These resulting prices could slow our growth and cause our financial results to suffer. In addition, in the past we have purchased virtually all of the solar panels used in our solar energy systems from manufacturers based in China which have benefited from favorable governmental policies by the Chinese government. If this governmental support were to decrease or be eliminated, our ability to purchase these products on competitive terms or to access specialized technologies from China could be restricted.


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Even if this support were to continue, the U.S. government could impose additional tariffs on solar cells manufactured in China. In 2014, the U.S. government broadened its investigation of Chinese pricing practices in this area to include solar panels and modules produced in China containing solar cells manufactured in other countries. In July 2015, the U.S. government announced antidumping duties ranging from 9.67% to 238.95% on imports of the majority of solar panels made in China, and, in December 2014, rates ranging from 11.5% to 27.6% on imported solar cells made in Taiwan. Countervailing duties rang ing from 15.43% to 49.8% for Chinese modules have also been announced, and in July 2015 were set at 20.94% for most Chinese modules. In January 2015, the antidumping duties were confirmed by a determination of the U.S. International Trade Commission that m aterial harm to the U.S. solar industry had occurred. These combined tariffs would make such solar cells less competitively priced in the United States, and the Chinese and Taiwanese manufacturers may choose to limit the amount of solar equipment they sell into the United States. As a result, it may be easier for solar cell manufacturers located outside of China or Taiwan to increase the prices of the solar cells they sell into the United States. If we are required to pay higher prices, accept less favorabl e terms or purchase solar panels or other system components from alternative, higher-priced sources, our financial results will be adversely affected.

The residual value of our solar energy systems at the end of the associated term of the lease or power purchase agreement may be lower than projected today and adversely affect our financial performance and valuation.

We amortize the costs of our solar energy systems over a 30-year estimated useful life, which exceeds the period of the component warranties and the corresponding payment streams from our contracts with our customers. If we incur repair and maintenance costs on these systems after the warranties have expired, and if they then fail or malfunction, we will be liable for the expense of repairing these systems without a chance of recovery from our suppliers. We are also contractually obligated to remove, store and reinstall the solar energy systems for a nominal fee if customers need to replace or repair their roofs. The nominal fee is market standard; however, it may not cover our costs to remove, store and reinstall the solar energy systems. In addition, we typically bear the cost of removing the solar energy systems at the end of the term of the customer contract if the customer does not renew his or her contract at the end of its term. Furthermore, it is difficult to predict how future environmental regulations may affect the costs associated with the removal, disposal or recycling of our solar energy systems. If the residual value of the systems is less than we expect at the end of the customer contract, after giving effect to any associated removal and redeployment costs, we may be required to accelerate all or some of the remaining unamortized costs. This could materially impair our future operating results and estimated retained value.

We act as the licensed general contractor for our customers and are subject to risks associated with construction, cost overruns, delays, regulatory compliance and other contingencies, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

We are a licensed contractor in every market we service and we are responsible for every customer installation. We are the general contractor, electrician, construction manager and installer for all our solar energy systems. We may be liable to customers for any damage we cause to their home, belongings or property during the installation of our systems. For example, we penetrate our customers’ roofs during the installation process and may incur liability for the failure to adequately weatherproof such penetrations following the completion of installation of solar energy systems. In addition, because the solar energy systems we deploy are high-voltage energy systems, we may incur liability for the failure to comply with electrical standards and manufacturer recommendations. Furthermore, prior to obtaining permission to operate our solar energy systems, the systems must pass various inspections. Any delay in passing, or inability to pass, such inspections, would adversely affect our results of operations. Because our profit on a particular installation is based in part on assumptions as to the cost of such project, cost overruns, delays or other execution issues may cause us to not achieve our expected results or cover our costs for that project.

In addition, the installation of solar energy systems is subject to oversight and regulation in accordance with national, state and local laws and ordinances relating to building, fire and electrical codes, safety, environmental protection, utility interconnection and metering, and related matters. We also rely on certain of our employees to maintain professional licenses in many of the jurisdictions in which we operate, and our failure to employ properly licensed personnel could adversely affect our licensing status in those jurisdictions. It is difficult and costly to track the requirements of every authority having jurisdiction over our operations and our solar energy systems. Any new government regulations or utility policies pertaining to our systems, or changes to existing government regulations or utility policies pertaining to our systems, may result in significant additional expenses to us and our customers and, as a result, could cause a significant reduction in demand for our systems.


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Compliance with occupational safety and health requirements and best practices can be costly, and noncompliance with such requirements may result in potentially significant monetary penalties, operational delays a nd adverse publicity.

The installation of solar energy systems requires our employees to work at heights with complicated and potentially dangerous electrical systems and at potentially high temperatures. The evaluation and modification of buildings as part of the installation process requires our employees to work in locations that may contain potentially dangerous levels of asbestos, lead, mold or other materials known or believed to be hazardous to human health. We also maintain a fleet of nearly 900 trucks and other vehicles to support our installers and operations. There is substantial risk of serious injury or death if proper safety procedures are not followed. Our operations are subject to regulation under the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, and equivalent state laws. Changes to OSHA, DOT or state requirements, or stricter interpretation or enforcement of existing laws or regulations, could result in increased costs. If we fail to comply with applicable OSHA regulations, even if no work-related serious injury or death occurs, we may be subject to civil or criminal enforcement and be required to pay substantial penalties, incur significant capital expenditures or suspend or limit operations. While we have not experienced a high level of injuries to date, we could be exposed to increased liability in the future. In the past, we have had workplace accidents and received citations from OSHA regulators for alleged safety violations, resulting in fines. Any such accidents, citations, violations, injuries or failure to comply with industry best practices may subject us to adverse publicity, damage our reputation and competitive position and adversely affect our business.

Problems with product quality or performance may cause us to incur expenses, may lower the residual value of our solar energy systems and may damage our market reputation and adversely affect our financial results.

We agree to maintain the solar energy systems installed on our customers’ homes during the length of the term of our customer contracts, which is typically 20 years. We are exposed to any liabilities arising from the systems’ failure to operate properly and are generally under an obligation to ensure that each system remains in good condition during the term of the agreement. As part of our operations and maintenance work, we provide a pass-through of the inverter and panel manufacturers’ warranty coverage to our customers, which generally range from 10 to 25 years. One or more of these third-party manufacturers could cease operations and no longer honor these warranties, leaving us to fulfill these potential obligations to our customers or to our fund investors without underlying warranty coverage. We, either ourselves or through our investment funds, bear the cost of such major equipment. Even if the investment fund bears the direct expense of such replacement equipment, we could suffer financial losses associated with a loss of production from the solar energy systems.

Beginning in 2014, we began structuring some customer contracts as solar energy system leases. To be competitive in the market and to comply with the requirements of jurisdictions where we offer leases, our solar energy system leases contain a performance guarantee in favor of the lessee. Leases with performance guarantees require us to refund money to the lessee if the solar energy system fails to generate a stated minimum amount of electricity in a 12-month period. We may also suffer financial losses associated with such refunds if significant performance guarantee payments are triggered.

Our failure to accurately predict future liabilities related to material quality or performance expenses could result in unexpected volatility in our financial condition. Because of the limited operating history of our solar energy systems, we have been required to make assumptions and apply judgments regarding a number of factors, including our anticipated rate of warranty claims, and the durability, performance and reliability of our solar energy systems. We have made these assumptions based on the historic performance of similar systems or on accelerated life cycle testing. Our assumptions could prove to be materially different from the actual performance of our systems, causing us to incur substantial expense to repair or replace defective solar energy systems in the future or to compensate customers for systems that do not meet their performance guarantees. Equipment defects, serial defects or operational deficiencies also would reduce our revenue from customer contracts because the customer payments under such agreements are dependent on system production or would require us to make refunds under performance guarantees. Any widespread product failures or operating deficiencies may damage our market reputation and adversely impact our financial results.


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We are responsible for providing maintenance, repair and billing on solar energy systems that are owned or leased by our investment funds on a fixed fee basis, and our financial performance could be adversely affected if our cost of providing such servic es is higher than we project.

We typically provide a workmanship warranty for periods of five to 20 years to our investment funds for every system we sell to them. We are also generally contractually obligated to cover the cost of maintenance, repair and billing on any solar energy systems that we sell or lease to our investment funds. We are subject to a maintenance services agreement under which we are required to operate and maintain the system, and perform customer billing services for a fixed fee that is calculated to cover our future expected maintenance and servicing costs of the solar energy systems in each investment fund over the term of the lease or power purchase agreement with the covered customers. If our solar energy systems require an above-average amount of repairs or if the cost of repairing systems were higher than our estimate, we would need to perform such repairs without additional compensation. If our solar energy systems, a majority of which are located in California, are damaged in the event of a natural disaster beyond our control, such as an earthquake, tsunami or hurricane, losses could be outside the scope of insurance policies or exceed insurance policy limits, and we could incur unforeseen costs that could harm our business and financial condition. We may also incur significant costs for taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, such events. When required to do so under the terms of a particular investment fund, we purchase property and business interruption insurance with industry standard coverage and limits approved by the investor’s third-party insurance advisors to hedge against such risk, but such coverage may not cover our losses, and we have not acquired such coverage for all of our funds.

Product liability claims against us or accidents could result in adverse publicity and potentially significant monetary damages.

If one of our solar energy systems injured someone, we could be exposed to product liability claims. In addition, it is possible that our products could injure our customer or third parties, or that our products could cause property damage as a result of product malfunctions, defects, improper installation, fire or other causes. We rely on our general liability insurance to cover product liability claims. Any product liability claim we face could be expensive to defend and divert management’s attention. The successful assertion of product liability claims against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages, penalties or fines, subject us to adverse publicity, damage our reputation and competitive position and adversely affect sales of our systems and other products. In addition, product liability claims, injuries, defects or other problems experienced by other companies in the residential solar industry could lead to unfavorable market conditions to the industry as a whole, and may have an adverse effect on our ability to attract new customers, thus affecting our growth and financial performance.

Failure by our component suppliers to use ethical business practices and comply with applicable laws and regulations may adversely affect our business.

We do not control our suppliers or their business practices. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that they follow ethical business practices such as fair wage practices and compliance with environmental, safety and other local laws. A lack of demonstrated compliance could lead us to seek alternative suppliers, which could increase our costs and result in delayed delivery of our products, product shortages or other disruptions of our operations. Violation of labor or other laws by our suppliers or the divergence of a supplier’s labor or other practices from those generally accepted as ethical in the United States or other markets in which we do business could also attract negative publicity for us and harm our business.

Damage to our brand and reputation, or change or loss of use of our brand, would harm our business and results of operations.

We depend significantly on our reputation for high-quality products, best-in-class customer service and the brand name “Vivint Solar” to attract new customers and grow our business. If we fail to continue to deliver our solar energy systems within the planned timelines, if our offerings do not perform as anticipated or if we damage any of our customers’ properties or delay or cancel projects, our brand and reputation could be significantly impaired. Future technical improvements may allow us to offer lower prices or offer new technology to new customers; however, technical limitations in our current solar energy systems may prevent us from offering such lower prices or new technology to our existing customers. The inability of our current customers to benefit from technological improvements could cause our existing customers to lower the value they perceive our existing products offer and impair our brand and reputation.

We have focused particular attention on growing our direct sales force, leading us in some instances to take on candidates who we later determined did not meet our standards. In addition, given our direct sales business model and the sheer number of interactions our sales and other personnel have with customers and potential customers, it is inevitable that some customers’ and potential customers’ interactions with our company will be perceived as less than satisfactory. This has led to instances of customer complaints, some of which have affected our digital footprint on rating websites such as that for Yelp and the Better Business Bureau. If we cannot manage our hiring and training processes to avoid or minimize to the extent possible, these issues, our reputation may be harmed and our ability to attract new customers would suffer.

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Given our past relationship with our sister company Vivint and the similarity in our names, customers may associate us with any problems experienced with Vivint, such as complaints with the Better Business Bureau. Because we have no control over Vivint, we may not be able to take remedial action to cure any issues Vivint has with its customers, and our brand and reputation may be harmed if we are mistaken for the same company.

In addition, if we were to no longer use, lose the right to continue to use, or if others use, the “Vivint Solar” brand, we could lose recognition in the marketplace among customers, suppliers and partners, which could affect our growth and financial performance, and would require financial and other investment, and management attention in new branding, which may not be as successful.

Marketplace confidence in our liquidity and long-term business prospects is important for building and maintaining our business.

Our financial condition, operating results and business prospects may suffer materially if we are unable to establish and maintain confidence about our liquidity and business prospects among consumers and within our industry. Our solar energy systems require ongoing maintenance and support. If we were to reduce operations, even years from now, buyers of our systems from years earlier might have difficulty in having us repair or service our systems, which remain our responsibility under the terms of our customer contracts. As a result, consumers may be less likely to purchase our solar energy systems now if they are uncertain that our business will succeed or that our operations will continue for many years. Similarly, suppliers and other third parties will be less likely to invest time and resources in developing business relationships with us if they are not convinced that our business will succeed. Accordingly, in order to build and maintain our business, we must maintain confidence among customers, suppliers and other parties in our liquidity and long-term business prospects. We may not succeed in our efforts to build this confidence.

If we fail to manage our recent and future growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of customer service or adequately address competitive challenges.

We have experienced significant growth in recent periods with the cumulative capacity of our solar energy systems growing from 228.2 megawatts as of December 31, 2014 to 513.8 megawatts as of March 31, 2016, and we intend to continue to expand our business significantly within existing markets and in a number of new locations in the future. This growth has placed, and any future growth may place, a significant strain on our management, operational and financial infrastructure. In particular, we will be required to expand, train and manage our growing employee base and scale and otherwise improve our IT infrastructure in tandem with that headcount growth. Our management will also be required to maintain and expand our relationships with customers, suppliers and other third parties and attract new customers and suppliers, as well as manage multiple geographic locations.

In addition, our current and planned operations, personnel, IT and other systems and procedures might be inadequate to support our future growth and may require us to make additional unanticipated investments in our infrastructure. Our success and ability to further scale our business will depend, in part, on our ability to manage these changes in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

If we cannot manage our growth, we may be unable to meet our or industry analysts’ expectations regarding growth, opportunity and financial targets, take advantage of market opportunities, execute our business strategies or respond to competitive pressures. This could also result in declines in quality or customer satisfaction, increased costs, difficulties in introducing new offerings or other operational difficulties. Any failure to effectively manage growth could adversely impact our business and reputation.

We may not realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions, and integration of these acquisitions may disrupt our business and management.

We acquired Solmetric Corporation in January 2014 and in the future we may acquire additional companies, project pipelines, products or technologies or enter into joint ventures or other strategic initiatives. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of this acquisition or any other future acquisition, and any acquisition has numerous risks. These risks include the following:

 

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disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of our management and employees from other opportunities and challenges due to integration issues;

 

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inability to retain key customers, vendors and other business partners of the acquired business;  

 

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potential inability to assert that internal controls over financial reporting are effective; and

 

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potential inability to obtain, or obtain in a timely manner, approvals from governmental authorities, which could delay or prevent such acquisitions.

Mergers and acquisitions of companies are inherently risky, and if we do not complete the integration of acquired businesses successfully and in a timely manner, we may not realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions to the extent anticipated, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The loss of one or more members of our senior management or key employees may adversely affect our ability to implement our strategy.

We are highly dependent on the efforts and abilities of the principal members of our senior management team, and the loss of one or more key executives could have a negative impact on our business. On May 2, 2016, our board of directors accepted the resignation of Greg Butterfield as our chief executive officer and president and appointed David Bywater as interim chief executive officer. As a result of this change, we may experience disruption in our business. No assurances can be made about the impact that this management change will have on our company nor our ability to successfully identify and recruit a permanent chief executive officer.

We also depend on our ability to retain and motivate key employees and attract qualified new employees. No assurances can be made about the effect our recent management change will have on employee morale, or our ability to retain key employees. None of our key executives are bound by employment agreements for any specific term and we do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our executive officers. In the year ended December 31, 2015, one-third of the outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock granted to our key executives and other employees under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan vested. In addition, one-third of the options remained outstanding and will vest if 313 Acquisition LLC receives a return on its invested capital at a pre-established threshold, subject to the employee’s continued service through the receipt of such return. While our initial public offering did not itself constitute an event that would trigger vesting, subsequent sales by 313 Acquisition LLC of our common stock could result in the vesting of such options. As a result, the retention incentives associated with these options could lapse for all employees holding these options under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the same time or times. This decrease in retention incentive could cause significant turnover after these options vest. We may be unable to replace key members of our management team and key employees if we lose their services. Integrating new employees into our team could prove disruptive to our operations, require substantial resources and management attention and ultimately prove unsuccessful. An inability to attract and retain sufficient managerial personnel who have critical industry experience and relationships could limit or delay our strategic efforts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members and officers.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulations has increased our legal and financial compliance costs, made some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increased demand on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and operating results and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. To maintain and improve our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting to meet this standard, significant resources and management oversight may be required. As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns which could harm our business and operating results. If in the future, we or our independent registered public accounting firm identify deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, the market price of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.

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Being a public company has also made it more expensive for us to obtain director and off icer liability insurance, and in the future, we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to continue coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified executive officers a nd members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee.

We may be subject to intellectual property rights claims by third parties, which are extremely costly to defend, could require us to pay significant damages and could limit our ability to use certain technologies.

Third parties, including our competitors, may own patents or other intellectual property rights that cover aspects of our technology or business methods. Such parties may claim we have misappropriated, misused, violated or infringed third party intellectual property rights, and, if we gain greater recognition in the market, we face a higher risk of being the subject of claims that we have violated others’ intellectual property rights. Any claim that we violate a third party’s intellectual property rights, whether with or without merit, could be time-consuming, expensive to settle or litigate and could divert our management’s attention and other resources. If we do not successfully settle or defend an intellectual property claim, we could be liable for significant monetary damages and could be prohibited from continuing to use certain technology, business methods, content or brands. To avoid a prohibition, we could seek a license from third parties, which could require us to pay significant royalties, increasing our operating expenses. If a license is not available at all or not available on reasonable terms, we may be required to develop or license a non-violating alternative, either of which could require significant effort and expense. If we cannot license or develop a non-violating alternative, we would be forced to limit or stop sales of our offerings and may be unable to effectively compete. Any of these results would adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. To deter other companies from making intellectual property claims against us or to gain leverage in settlement negotiations, we may be forced to significantly increase the size of our intellectual property portfolio through internal efforts and acquisitions from third parties, both of which could require significant expenditures. However, a robust intellectual property portfolio may provide little or no deterrence, particularly for patent holding companies or other patent owners that have no relevant product revenues.

We use “open source” software in our solutions, which may restrict how we distribute our offerings, require that we release the source code of certain software subject to open source licenses or subject us to possible litigation or other actions that could adversely affect our business.

We currently use in our solutions, and expect to continue to use in the future, software that is licensed under so-called “open source,” “free” or other similar licenses. Open source software is made available to the general public on an “as-is” basis under the terms of a non-negotiable license. We currently combine our proprietary software with open source software but not in a manner that we believe requires the release of the source code of our proprietary software to the public. We do not plan to integrate our proprietary software with open source software in ways that would require the release of the source code of our proprietary software to the public, however, our use and distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software. Open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. In addition, if we combine our proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to release or remove the source code of our proprietary software to the public. We may also face claims alleging noncompliance with open source license terms or infringement or misappropriation of proprietary software. These claims could result in litigation, require us to purchase a costly license or remove the software. In addition, if the license terms for open source software that we use change, we may be forced to re-engineer our solutions, incur additional costs or discontinue the sale of our offerings if re-engineering could not be accomplished on a timely basis. Although we monitor our use of open source software to avoid subjecting our offerings to unintended conditions, few courts have interpreted open source licenses, and there is a risk that these licenses could be construed in a way that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our offerings. We cannot guarantee that we have incorporated open source software in our software in a manner that will not subject us to liability, or in a manner that is consistent with our current policies and procedures.


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The installation and operation of solar energy systems depends heavily on suitable solar and meteorological conditions. If meteorological conditions are unexpectedly unfavorable, the electricity production from our solar energy systems may be substantially below our expectations and our ability to timely deploy new systems may be adversely impacted.

The energy produced and revenue and cash receipts generated by a solar energy system depend on suitable solar, atmospheric and weather conditions, all of which are beyond our control. Furthermore, components of our systems, such as panels and inverters, could be damaged by severe weather, such as hailstorms or lightning. Although we maintain insurance to cover for many such casualty events, our investment funds would be obligated to bear the expense of repairing the damaged solar energy systems, sometimes subject to limitations based on our ability to successfully make warranty claims. Our economic model and projected returns on our systems require us to achieve certain production results from our systems and, in some cases, we guarantee these results for both our consumers and our investors. If the systems underperform for any reason, our financial results could suffer. Sustained unfavorable weather also could delay our installation of solar energy systems, leading to increased expenses and decreased revenue and cash receipts in the relevant periods. We have experienced seasonal fluctuations in our operations. For example, the amount of revenue we recognize in a given period from power purchase agreements is dependent in part on the amount of energy generated by solar energy systems under such contracts. As a result, operating leases and incentives revenue is impacted by seasonally shorter daylight hours in winter months. In addition, our ability to install solar energy systems is impacted by weather. For example, we have limited ability to install solar energy systems during the winter months in the Northeastern United States. Such delays can impact the timing of when we can install and begin to generate revenue from solar energy systems. However, given that we are in a rapidly growing industry, the true extent of these fluctuations may have been masked by our recent growth rates and thus may not be readily apparent from our historical operating results and may be difficult to predict. As such, our historical operating results may not be indicative of future performance. Furthermore, weather patterns could change, making it harder to predict the average annual amount of sunlight striking each location where we install a solar energy system. This could make our solar energy systems less economical overall or make individual systems less economical. Any of these events or conditions could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Disruptions to our solar monitoring systems could negatively impact our revenues and increase our expenses.

Our ability to accurately charge our customers for the energy produced by our solar energy systems depends on customers maintaining a broadband internet connection so that we may receive data regarding solar energy systems production from their home networks. We could incur significant expenses or disruptions of our operations in connection with failures of our solar monitoring systems, including failures of our customers’ home networks that would prevent us from accurately monitoring solar energy production. In addition, sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that we procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of our systems. The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate viruses and bugs, or any problems associated with failures of our customers’ home networks could be significant, and the efforts to address these problems could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service that may impede our sales, distribution or other critical functions. We have in the past experienced periods where some of our customers’ networks have been unavailable and, as a result, we have been forced to estimate the production of their solar energy systems. Such estimates may prove inaccurate and could cause us to underestimate the power being generated by our solar energy systems and undercharge our customers, thereby harming our results of operations.

We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers.

Our solar energy customers primarily purchase energy or lease solar energy systems from us pursuant to one of two types of long-term contracts: a power purchase agreement or a lease. The power purchase agreement and lease terms are typically for 20 years, and require the customer to make monthly payments to us. Accordingly, we are subject to the credit risk of our customers. As of March 31, 2016, the average FICO score of our customers was approximately 750. However, as we grow our business, we expect that the risk of customer defaults will increase. As a result, our reserve for this exposure is estimated to be $1.1 million as of March 31, 2016, and our future exposure may exceed the amount of such reserves.

A failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to our interactions with current or prospective residential customers could result in negative publicity, claims, investigations and litigation, and adversely affect our financial performance.

Our business substantially focuses on contracts and transactions with residential customers. We must comply with numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern matters relating to our interactions with residential consumers, including those pertaining to privacy and data security, consumer financial and credit transactions, home improvement contracts, warranties, door-to-door solicitation as well as specific regulations pertaining to solar installations. These laws and regulations are dynamic and subject to potentially differing interpretations, and various federal, state and local legislative and regulatory bodies may initiate investigations, expand current laws or regulations, or enact new laws and regulations, regarding these matters. Changes in these laws or regulations or their interpretation could dramatically affect how we do business, acquire customers, and manage and use information we collect from and about current and prospective customers and the costs associated therewith.

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For example, Arizona recently enacted statutes that require increased disclosures and acknowledgements in any agreement governing the financing, sale or lease of distributed energy systems, such as our solar energy systems. S.B. 1465 , which took effect on December 31, 2015, required us to amend the standard legal-form lease we provide customers in Arizona to, among other things, include an acknowledgement by the customer of any restrictions on the ability to transfer ownership of the solar energy system or underlying property and provide contact information for any party that has the right to review or approve such a transfer. S.B. 1417, which will take effect ninety days after the close of the current state legislative session, will, among other things, req uire us to add additional customer acknowledgments of disclosures that already appear in our customer agreements (e.g., the customer’s right to cancel within three business days, the description of major solar energy system components, and certain payment details). Legislation proposed in California would require similar additional disclosures and potential new regulation of our industry.

We strive to comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to our interactions with residential customers. It is possible, however, that these requirements may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. For example, members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent letters to the Consumer Financial Protection Board, or CFPB, and the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, requesting that these agencies investigate the sales practices of companies providing solar energy system leases to residential consumers. While we believe our standard sales practices and policies comply with all applicable laws and regulations, if the CFPB or FTC or other regulators or agencies were to initiate an investigation against us or enact regulations relating to the marketing of solar leases to residential consumers, responding to such investigation or complying with such regulations could require us to modify our operations and incur significant additional expenses, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations or could reduce the number of our potential customers.

Additionally, we cannot ensure that our sales force will comply with our standard practices and policies, and any such non-compliance which violates applicable laws or regulations could also expose us to claims, proceedings, litigation and investigations by private parties and regulatory authorities, as well as substantial fines and negative publicity, each of which may materially and adversely affect our business. We have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant expenses to comply with such laws and regulations.

Any unauthorized access to, or disclosure or theft of personal information we gather, store or use could harm our reputation and subject us to claims or litigation.

We receive, store and use personal information of our customers, including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, credit information and other housing and energy use information. We also store and use personal information of our employees. In addition, we currently utilize certain shared information and technology systems with Vivint. We take certain steps in an effort to protect the security, integrity and confidentiality of the personal information we collect, store or transmit, but there is no guarantee that inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain unauthorized access to this information despite our efforts. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not identified until they are launched against a target, we and our suppliers or vendors, including Vivint, may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative or mitigation measures. In addition, due to a potential time lapse between when a sales representative leaves us and when we are made aware of the separation, sales representatives may have continued access to our customers’ information for a period when they should not.

Unauthorized use or disclosure of, or access to, any personal information maintained by us or on our behalf, whether through breach of our systems, breach of the systems of our suppliers or vendors, including Vivint, by an unauthorized party, or through employee or contractor error, theft or misuse, or otherwise, could harm our business. If any such unauthorized use or disclosure of, or access to, such personal information were to occur, our operations could be seriously disrupted and we could be subject to demands, claims and litigation by private parties, and investigations, related actions, and penalties by regulatory authorities. In addition, we could incur significant costs in notifying affected persons and entities and otherwise complying with the multitude of federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the unauthorized access to, or use or disclosure of, personal information. Finally, any perceived or actual unauthorized access to, or use or disclosure of, such information could harm our reputation, substantially impair our ability to attract and retain customers and have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.


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We are involved, and may become involved in the future, in legal proceedings that, if adversely adjudicated or settled, could adversely affect our financial results.

We are, and may in the future become, party to litigation. For example, in September 2014, two of our former installation technicians, on behalf of themselves and a purported class, filed a complaint for damages, injunctive relief and restitution in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San Diego against us and unnamed John Doe defendants. The complaint alleges certain violations of the California Labor Code and the California Business and Professions Code based on, among other things, alleged improper classification of installer technicians, installer helpers, electrician technicians and electrician helpers, failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to provide wages on termination. In December 2014, the original plaintiffs and three additional plaintiffs filed an amended complaint with essentially the same allegations. On November 5, 2015, the parties agreed to preliminary terms of a settlement of all claims related to allegations in the complaint in return for our payment of $1.7 million to be paid out to the purported class members. The settlement agreement must be approved by the Court, after notice to the purported class. A $1.7 million reserve was recorded related to this proceeding in our consolidated financial statements.

On September 9, 2015, two of our customers, on behalf of themselves and a purported class, named us in a putative class action, Case No. BCV-15-100925(Cal. Super. Ct., Kern County), alleging violation of California Business and Professional Code Section 17200 and requesting relief pursuant to Section 1689 of the California Civil Code. The complaint seeks: (1) rescission of their power purchase agreements along with restitution to the plaintiffs individually and (2) declaratory and injunctive relief. On October 16, 2015, we moved to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to the provisions set forth in the power purchase agreements, which the Court granted and dismissed the class claims without prejudice. Plaintiffs have appealed the Court’s order. We are not able to estimate the amount or range of potential loss, if any, at this time.

In addition, in November and December 2014, two putative class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against us, our directors, certain of our officers and the underwriters of our initial public offering of common stock alleging violation of securities laws and seeking unspecified damages. In January 2015, the Court ordered these cases to be consolidated into the earlier filed case,  Hyatt v. Vivint Solar, Inc. et al. , 14-cv-9283 (KBF). The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint in February 2015. On May 6, 2015, we filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and on December 10, 2015, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the complaint with prejudice. On January 5, 2016, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. We are unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur in this   case, it is possible that the impact could be material to our results of operations in the period(s) in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable.

While we intend to defend against these actions vigorously, the ultimate outcomes of these cases are presently not determinable as they are in a preliminary phase. In general, litigation claims can be expensive and time consuming to bring or defend against, may result in the diversion of management attention and resources from our business and business goals and could result in settlements or damages that could significantly affect financial results and the conduct of our business. It is not possible to predict the final resolution of the litigation to which we currently are or may in the future become party, and the impact of certain of these matters on our business, prospects, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and cash flows.

Risks Related to our Relationship with Vivint

Vivint provides us with certain information technology support for our business. If Vivint fails to perform its obligations to us or if we do not find appropriate replacement services, we may be unable to perform these services or implement substitute arrangements on a timely and cost-effective basis on terms favorable to us.

We have historically relied on the technical support of Vivint to run our business. Some of the Vivint resources we are using include information technology and infrastructure, employee benefits and certain other services. The implementation of new software support systems requires significant management time, support and cost, and there are inherent risks associated with implementing, developing, improving and expanding our core systems. We cannot be sure that these systems will be fully or effectively implemented on a timely basis, if at all. If we do not successfully implement these systems, our operations may be disrupted and our operating results could be harmed. In addition, the new systems may not operate as we expect them to, and we may be required to expend significant resources to correct problems or find alternative sources for performing these functions.


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In order to successfully transition to our own systems and operate as a standalone business, we entered into various agreements with Vivint in connection with our public offering. These include a mas ter framework agreement providing the overall terms of the relationship and a transition services agreement detailing various information technology services that Vivint will provide. Vivint will provide each service until we agree that support from Vivint is no longer required for that service. The information technology services provided under the transition services agreement may not be sufficient to meet our needs and we may not be able to replace these services at favorable costs and on favorable terms , if at all. Any failure or significant downtime in our own financial or administrative systems or in Vivint’s financial or administrative systems during the transition period and any difficulty in separating our information technology services from Vivint ’s information technology services and integrating newly developed or acquired information technology services into our business could result in unexpected costs, impact our results or prevent us from paying our suppliers and performing other technical, ad ministrative and information technology services on a timely basis and could materially harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our inability to resolve any disputes that arise between us and Vivint with respect to our past and ongoing relationships may adversely affect our financial results, and such disputes may also result in claims for indemnification.

Disputes may arise between Vivint and us in a number of areas relating to our past and ongoing relationships, including the following:

 

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intellectual property, labor, tax, employee benefits, indemnification and other matters arising from our separation from Vivint;

 

·

employee retention and recruiting;

 

·

our ability to use, modify and enhance the intellectual property that we have licensed from Vivint;

 

·

business combinations involving us;

 

·

pricing for shared and transitional services;

 

·

exclusivity arrangements;

 

·

the nature, quality and pricing of products and services Vivint agrees to provide to us; and

 

·

business opportunities that may be attractive to both Vivint and us.

We have entered into certain agreements with Vivint. Pursuant to the terms of the Non-Competition Agreement we have entered into with Vivint, we and Vivint each define our areas of business and our competitors, and agree not to directly or indirectly engage in the other’s business for three years. This agreement may limit our ability to pursue attractive opportunities that we may have otherwise pursued.

Additionally, this agreement prohibits, for a period of five years, either Vivint or us from soliciting for employment any member of the other’s executive or senior management team, or any of the other’s employees who primarily manage sales, installation or services of the other’s products and services. The commitment not to solicit each other’s employees lasts for 180 days after such employee finishes employment with us or Vivint. Historically we have recruited a majority of our sales personnel from Vivint. This agreement may require us to obtain personnel from other sources, and may limit our ability to continue scaling our business if we are unable to do so.

Pursuant to the terms of the Marketing and Customer Relations Agreement we have entered into with Vivint, we and Vivint are required to compensate one another for sales leads that result in sales. Vivint may direct sales leads to other solar energy companies in markets in which we have not entered. However, once we enter a market, Vivint must exclusively direct to us all leads for customers and potential customers with an interest in solar energy. Vivint’s ability to sell leads to other solar energy providers in markets where we are not currently operating may adversely affect our ability to scale rapidly if we subsequently enter into such market as many of Vivint’s customers with solar energy inclinations may have already been referred to another company by the time we enter into such market.

We may not be able to resolve any potential conflicts relating to these agreements or otherwise, and even if we do, the resolution may be less favorable than if we were dealing with an unaffiliated party. In addition, we have indemnification obligations under the intercompany services agreements we entered into with Vivint, and disputes between us and Vivint may result in claims for indemnification. However, we do not currently expect that these indemnification obligations will materially affect our potential liability compared to what it would be if we did not enter into these agreements with Vivint.

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Risks Related to Our Common Stock

The price of our common stock may be volatile, and the value of your investment could decline.

The trading price of our common stock may be highly volatile. For example, from our initial public offering to March 31, 2016, the closing price of our common stock has ranged from a high of $16.01 to a low of $2.56. Our stock price could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

 

·

our financial condition and the availability and terms of future financing;

 

·

changes in laws or regulations applicable to our industry or offerings;

 

·

additions or departures of key personnel;

 

·

the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock;

 

·

actual or anticipated changes in expectations regarding our performance by investors or securities analysts;

 

·

securities litigation involving us;

 

·

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market;

 

·

volatility in the market price and trading volume of companies in our industry or companies that investors consider comparable;

 

·

share price and volume fluctuations attributable to inconsistent trading volume levels of our shares;

 

·

our ability to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights;

 

·

sales of our common stock by us or our stockholders;

 

·

the expiration of contractual lock-up agreements;

 

·

litigation or disputes involving us, our industry or both;

 

·

major catastrophic events;

 

·

general economic and market conditions;

 

·

changes in senior management such as the recent resignation of our former chief executive officer and appointment of an interim chief executive officer; and

 

·

potential acquisitions.

Further, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In addition, the stock prices of many renewable energy companies have experienced wide fluctuations that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline. If the market price of our common stock decreases, investors may not realize any return on investment and may lose some or all of their investments.

In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We are currently subject to two putative class action lawsuits, subsequently consolidated into an amended complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging certain misrepresentations by us in connection with our initial public offering. We may become the target of additional securities litigation in the future, which could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.


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As an eme rging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, we will utilize certain modified disclosure requirements, and we cannot be certain if these reduced requirements will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an emerging growth company, and, for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies but not to “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to have our independent registered public accounting firm audit our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We have utilized, and we plan in future filings with the SEC to continue to utilize, the modified disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies. As a result, our stockholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can utilize the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies.”

We could remain an ‘‘emerging growth company’’ for up to five years, or until the earliest of (1) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenue exceeds $1 billion, (2) the date that we become a ‘‘large accelerated filer’’ as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if we become a seasoned issuer and the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (3) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three-year period.

Our stock price could decline due to the large number of outstanding shares of our common stock eligible for future sale.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. These sales could also make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate.

As of March 31, 2016, we had 106.7 million outstanding shares of common stock. These shares may be sold in the public market in the United States, subject to prior registration in the United States, if required, or reliance upon an exemption from U.S. registration, including, in the case of shares held by affiliates or control persons, compliance with the volume restrictions of Rule 144.

In addition, 0.6 million and 0.7 million shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our Long-Term Incentive Plan were issued, vested and became immediately tradable without restriction in April 2015 and 2016. Approximately 2.7 million additional shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our Long-Term Incentive Plan will issue, vest and be immediately tradable without restriction on the date that The Blackstone Group L.P., our sponsor, and its affiliates achieve specified returns on their invested capital. For more information regarding the shares reserved under our Long-Term Incentive Plan see the “Equity Compensation Plans” footnote in our annual report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Further, options to purchase 9.3 million shares of common stock remained outstanding as of March 31, 2016, with 4.3 million of those shares being vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2016. Of the 5.0 million shares that are not yet vested, 1.7 million shares are subject to ratable time-based vesting over a five year period and 0.1 million shares are subject to time-based vesting over a four year period with 25% vesting after 1 year and 6.25% vesting quarterly thereafter. All shares subject to time-based vesting will become immediately tradable once vested. The remaining 3.2 million shares are subject to vesting upon certain performance conditions and will vest and become immediately tradable when 313 Acquisition LLC receives cash proceeds with respect to its holdings of our common stock in an amount that equals $500 million more than its cumulative investment in our common stock (which amount shall be equal to $75 million plus any amounts invested after November 16, 2012). As of March 31, 2016, 0.9 million restricted stock units remained outstanding, most of which are time-based and vest over four years with 25% vesting after 1 year and 6.25% vesting quarterly thereafter.


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Stockholders owning an ag gregate of 84.7 million shares of our common stock are entitled, under contracts providing for registration rights, to require us to register shares of our common stock owned by them for public sale in the United States, subject to the restrictions of Rule 144. On October 1, 2014, we filed a registration statement on Form S-8 to register 22.9 million shares previously issued or reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans and agreements. Upon effectiveness of this registration statement, subject to the satisfaction of applicable exercise periods, the shares of common stock issued upon exercise of outstanding options will be available for immediate resale in the United States in the open market. Sales of our common stock as restrictions en d or pursuant to registration rights may make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. These sales also could cause our stock price to fall and make it more difficult for you to sel l shares of our common stock.

Our sponsor and its affiliates control us and their interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future.

As of March 31, 2016, 313 Acquisition LLC, which is controlled by our sponsor and its affiliates, beneficially owned approximately 77% of our common stock. Moreover, under our organizational documents and the stockholders agreement with 313 Acquisition LLC, for so long as our existing owners and their affiliates retain significant ownership of us, we will agree to nominate to our board individuals designated by our sponsor, whom we refer to as the sponsor directors. In addition, for so long as 313 Acquisition LLC continues to own shares representing a majority of the total voting power, we will agree to nominate to our board individuals appointed by Summit Partners and Todd Pedersen. Even when our sponsor and its affiliates and certain of its co-investors cease to own shares of our stock representing a majority of the total voting power, for so long as our sponsor and its affiliates continue to own a significant percentage of our stock our sponsor will still be able to significantly influence the composition of our board of directors and the approval of actions requiring stockholder approval. In addition, under the stockholders agreement, affiliates of our sponsor will have consent rights with respect to certain actions involving our company, provided a certain aggregate ownership threshold is maintained collectively by our sponsor and its affiliates, together with Summit Partners, Todd Pedersen and Alex Dunn and their respective affiliates. Accordingly, for such period of time, our sponsor and certain of its co-investors will have significant influence with respect to our management, business plans and policies, including the appointment and removal of our officers. In particular, for so long as our sponsor and its affiliates continue to own a significant percentage of our stock, our sponsor will be able to cause or prevent a change of control of our company or a change in the composition of our board of directors and could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of our company. The concentration of ownership could deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your shares of common stock as part of a sale of our company and ultimately might affect the market price of our common stock.

Our sponsor and its affiliates engage in a broad spectrum of activities, including investments in the energy sector. In the ordinary course of their business activities, our sponsor and its affiliates may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. For example, affiliates of our sponsor regularly invest in utility companies that compete with solar energy and renewable energy companies such as ours. In addition, affiliates of our sponsor own interests in one of the largest solar power developers in India and may in the future make other investments in solar power, including in the United States. Our certificate of incorporation provides that none of our sponsor, any of its affiliates or any director who is not employed by us (including any non-employee director who serves as one of our officers in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her affiliates will have any duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same business activities or similar business activities or lines of business in which we operate. Our sponsor also may pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. In addition, our sponsor may have an interest in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures and other transactions that, in its judgment, could enhance its investment, even though such transactions might involve risks to you.

We have elected to take advantage of the “controlled company” exemption to the corporate governance rules for NYSE-listed companies, which could make our common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price.

Because we qualify as a “controlled company” under the corporate governance rules for NYSE-listed companies, we are not required to have a majority of our board of directors be independent, nor are we required to have a compensation committee or an independent nominating function. In light of our status as a controlled company, in the future we could elect not to have a majority of our board of directors be independent or not to have a compensation committee or nominating and governance committee. Accordingly, should the interests of 313 Acquisition LLC or our sponsor differ from those of other stockholders, the other stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance rules for NYSE-listed companies. Our status as a controlled company could make our common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price.


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Provisions in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws, stockholders ag reement and under Delaware law might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and stockholders agreement contain provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by discouraging, delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or changes in our management that the stockholders of our company may believe advantageous. These provisions include:

 

·

establishing a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board of directors are elected at one time;

 

·

authorizing “blank check” preferred stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the number of outstanding shares to discourage a takeover attempt;

 

·

limiting the ability of stockholders to call a special stockholder meeting;

 

·

limiting the ability of stockholders to act by written consent;

 

·

providing that the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our bylaws;

 

·

establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for elections to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings;

 

·

requiring our sponsor to consent to certain actions, as described under the section of our 2015 Proxy Statement captioned “Related Party Transactions—Agreements with Our Sponsor,” for so long as our sponsor, Summit Partners, Todd Pedersen and Alex Dunn or their respective affiliates collectively own, in the aggregate, at least 30% of our outstanding shares of common stock;

 

·

the removal of directors only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of our company entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, if Blackstone and its affiliates beneficially own, in the aggregate, less than 30% in voting power of the stock of our company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; and

 

·

that certain provisions may be amended only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of our company entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, if Blackstone and its affiliates beneficially own, in the aggregate, less than 30% in voting power of the stock of our company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our stock adversely, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who do now, or may in the future, cover us change their recommendation regarding our stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, our stock price would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

10.1†

 

 

Financing Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2016, by and among Vivint Solar Financing Holdings Parent, LLC, as Parent, Vivint Solar Financing Holdings, LLC, as Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and HighBridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent

 

31.1*

 

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2*

 

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.1*

 

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.2*

 

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

101.INS

 

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCH

 

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CAL

 

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF

 

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB

 

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE

 

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

*

 

 

The Certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Vivint Solar, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

 

 

Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 

  

VIVINT SOLAR, INC.

 

 

Date: May 9, 2016

  

/s/ David Bywater

 

  

David Bywater

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Date: May 9, 2016

  

/s/ Dana C. Russell 

 

  

Dana C. Russell

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

FINANCING AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 14, 2016

by and among

VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC,

as Parent

VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Borrower,

VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC AND EACH SUBSIDIARY OF VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC LISTED AS A GUARANTOR ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,

as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

as Lenders,

and

HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC,

as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent

 

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

1

Section 1.01

Definitions

1

Section 1.02

Terms Generally

40

Section 1.03

Certain Matters of Construction

40

Section 1.04

Accounting and Other Terms

41

Section 1.05

Time References

41

 

 

ARTICLE II THE LOANS

42

Section 2.01

Commitments

42

Section 2.02

Making the Loans

42

Section 2.03

Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

43

Section 2.04

Interest

44

Section 2.05

Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans

45

Section 2.06

Fees

49

Section 2.07

LIBOR Rate

50

Section 2.08

Funding Losses

51

Section 2.09

Taxes

51

Section 2.10

Increased Costs and Reduced Return

53

Section 2.11

Changes in Law; Impracticability or Illegality

55

 

 

ARTICLE III AGENT ADVANCE TO REPAY PROJECT SUBSIDIARY INDEBTEDNESS

55

Section 3.01

Collateral Agent Advance Upon Triggering Event

55

 

 

ARTICLE IV APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS; DEFAULTING LENDERS;  JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF BORROWERS

56

Section 4.01

Payments; Computations and Statements

56

Section 4.02

Sharing of Payments

57

Section 4.03

Apportionment of Payments

57

Section 4.04

Defaulting Lenders

58

 

 

ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO LOANS

60

Section 5.01

Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Drawing of Tranche A Term Loans

60

Section 5.02

Conditions Precedent to Tranche B Term Loans

63

Section 5.03

Conditions Precedent to Second Drawing of Tranche A Term Loans

64

Section 5.04

Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness

65

 

 

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

66

Section 6.01

Representations and Warranties

66

 

 

 

 

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[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES  

74

Section 7.01

Affirmative Covenants

74

Section 7.02

Negative Covenants

83

Section 7.03

Financial Covenants

89

 

 

ARTICLE VIII CASH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER COLLATERAL MATTERS

90

Section 8.01

Cash Management Arrangements

90

 

 

ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT

91

Section 9.01

Events of Default

91

 

 

ARTICLE X AGENTS

95

Section 10.01

Appointment

95

Section 10.02

Nature of Duties; Delegation

96

Section 10.03

Rights, Exculpation, Etc.

96

Section 10.04

Reliance

97

Section 10.05

Indemnification

97

Section 10.06

Agents Individually

98

Section 10.07

Successor Agent

98

Section 10.08

Collateral Matters

99

Section 10.09

Agency for Perfection

100

Section 10.10

No Reliance on any Agent's Customer Identification Program

101

Section 10.11

No Third Party Beneficiaries

101

Section 10.12

No Fiduciary Relationship

101

Section 10.13

Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers

101

Section 10.14

[ Reserved ]

102

Section 10.15

[ Reserved ]

102

Section 10.16

[ Reserved ]

102

Section 10.17

Collateral Agent May File Proofs of Claim

102

 

 

ARTICLE XI GUARANTY

103

Section 11.01

Guaranty

103

Section 11.02

Guaranty Absolute

103

Section 11.03

Waiver

104

Section 11.04

Continuing Guaranty; Assignments

105

Section 11.05

Subrogation

105

Section 11.06

Contribution

106

 

 

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

107

Section 12.01

Notices, Etc.

107

Section 12.02

Amendments, Etc .

109

Section 12.03

No Waiver; Remedies, Etc .

110

Section 12.04

Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys' Fees

110

 

 

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Section 12.05

Right of Set-off

111

Section 12.06

Severability

112

Section 12.07

Assignments and Participations

112

Section 12.08

Counterparts

116

Section 12.09

GOVERNING LAW

117

Section 12.10

CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE

117

Section 12.11

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC.

118

Section 12.12

Consent by the Agents and Lenders

118

Section 12.13

No Party Deemed Drafter

118

Section 12.14

Reinstatement; Certain Payments

118

Section 12.15

Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages

119

Section 12.16

Records

120

Section 12.17

Binding Effect

120

Section 12.18

Highest Lawful Rate

120

Section 12.19

Confidentiality

121

Section 12.20

Public Disclosure

122

Section 12.21

Integration

122

Section 12.22

USA PATRIOT Act

122

Section 12.23

Mitigation Obligation; Replacement of Lenders .

123

Section 12.24

Release of Liens

124

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Schedule 1.01(A)

Lenders and Lenders' Commitments

Schedule 1.01(C)

Disqualified Institutions

Schedule 1.01(D)

Excluded Accounts

Schedule 1.01(E)

Debt Service Reserve Account

Schedule 1.01(H)

Advance Model

Schedule 1.01(I)

Eligibility Representations

Schedule 1.01(J)

Approved Form Agreements

Schedule 1.01(K)

Tax Equity Representations

Schedule 1.01(L)

Tax Equity Structure Characteristics

Schedule 1.01(M)

System Information

Schedule 1.01(N)

Separateness

Schedule 1.01(O)

Approved Manufacturers

Schedule 6.01(e)

Capitalization; Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.01(f)

Litigation

Schedule 6.01(l)

Nature of Business

Schedule 6.01(q)

Environmental Matters

Schedule 6.01(r)

Insurance

Schedule 6.01(u)

Intellectual Property

Schedule 6.01(v)

Material Project Documents

Schedule 7.01(a)(i)

Monthly Reports

Schedule 7.01(p)

Board Observers

Schedule 7.02(j)

Transactions with Affiliates

Schedule 7.02(k)

Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions

Schedule 8.01

DACA Banks

Exhibit A Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit C Form of Notice of Borrowing

Exhibit D Form of Quarterly Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E Form of LTV Compliance Certificate

Exhibit F Form of Perfection Certificate

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCING AGREEMENT

FINANCING AGREEMENT, dated as of March 14, 2016, by and among VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the " Parent "), VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Borrower "), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a " Guarantor " on the signature pages hereto (together with the Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Guarantor" hereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined), each a " Guarantor " and collectively, the " Guarantors "), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a " Lender " and collectively, the " Lenders "), HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (" Highbridge "), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the " Collateral Agent "), and Highbridge, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the " Administrative Agent " and together with the Collateral Agent, each an " Agent " and collectively, the " Agents ").

RECITALS

The Borrower has asked the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrower consisting of (a) a Tranche A Term Loan (as hereinafter defined) in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 and (b) a Tranche B Term Loan (as hereinafter defined) in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000.  The proceeds of such Loans (as hereinafter defined) will be used for working capital purposes in connection with the business of the Borrower and its subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes, as more fully prescribed in this Agreement, and to pay the fees and expenses related to this Agreement.  The Lenders are severally, and not jointly, willing to extend such credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

In consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

Section 1.01 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below:

" Account " means, collectively, (a) any account as defined in the UCC with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and (b) any payment intangible as defined in the UCC with such additions to such terms as may hereafter be made, and (c) any other account receivable or other obligation to pay money.  Unless otherwise stated, the term Account, when used herein, shall mean an Account of a Borrower.

" Account Debtor " means, with respect to any Person, each debtor, customer or obligor in any way obligated on or in connection with any account receivable of such Person.

 

 

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" Action " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.12.

" Additional Amount " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

" Administrative Agent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

" Administrative Agent's Account " means an account at a bank designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time as the account into which the Loan Parties shall make all payments to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

" Advance Model " means a model in respect of all Subject Funds in the form of Schedule 1.01(H) (which Schedule 1.01(H) may be updated from time to time with the addition of new Subject Funds or Generation Systems in accordance with this Agreement), forecasting the Net Cash Flows to each Manager Subsidiary under each Subject Fund (including in the case of a Partnership Flip Structure, before and after the expected "Flip Date," and in the case of an Inverted Lease Structure, before and after the expiration of the master lease), and the net cash flows from Hedged SRECs and Unhedged SRECs to the Borrower and each Manager Subsidiary, in each case: (i) calculated in accordance with and adjusted for the Assumptions, (ii) adjusted to exclude Excluded Revenues, (iii) accounting for the applicable System information, and (iv) with respect to each Subject Fund established after the Effective Date, in form and substance consistent with the “Advance Model” used in connection with the Aggregation Facility as in effect on the Effective Date.  Each Advance Model delivered hereunder will be updated as of the date such model is delivered to reflect any modifications required due to changes in System Information or Revised Net Cash Flow. Each Advance Model shall identify Generation Systems that have become Defaulted Systems and Subject Funds that have become Watched Funds.

" Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Agent or any Lender be considered an "Affiliate" of any Loan Party.

" Agent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

" Agreement " means this Financing Agreement, including all amendments, modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, and shall refer to the Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such reference becomes operative.

" Aggregate Fund Value " means the sum of the net present value of the Net Cash Flow for each Subject Fund discounted at the applicable Discount Rate.

 

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" Aggregation Facility " means (a) initially, the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 12, 2014 as amended and restated as of November 25, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 2015, Amendment No. 2, dated January 15, 2016 and Amendment No. 3, dated March 7, 2016 by and among Vivint Solar Financing I, LLC, Vivint Solar Holdings, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as collateral and administrative agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement and (b) any successor or additional aggregation or warehouse facility of the Excluded Subsidiaries in effect from time to time and entered into in accordance with this Agreement.

" All-in-Margin " means, as to (a) any floating rate Indebtedness based on LIBOR, the stated margin over LIBOR thereon, and any yield in the form of original issue discount and commitment or closing fees shared by all lenders of such Indebtedness (but excluding underwriting fees, arrangement fees or similar fees not paid to all Lenders); (b) any floating rate Indebtedness based on a reference rate other than LIBOR, the stated margin over such reference rate plus or minus the amount which would be subtracted from or added to LIBOR, respectively, in connection with a swap of such reference rate to LIBOR on the date of determination and any yield in the form of original issue discount and commitment or closing fees shared by all lenders in such Indebtedness (but excluding underwriting fees, arrangement fees, or similar fees not paid to all Lenders); or (c) any fixed rate Indebtedness, such fixed rate minus the swap equivalent rate for the weighted average life of the relevant Project Subsidiary Indebtedness and any yield in the form of original issue discount and commitment or closing fees shared by all lenders in such Indebtedness (but excluding underwriting fees, arrangement fees, or similar fees not paid to all Lenders).  The All-in-Margin in each case shall to be determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment.

" Anti-Corruption Laws " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

" Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws " means any Requirement of Law relating to terrorism, economic sanctions or money laundering, including, without limitation, (a) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 ( i.e ., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), (b) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (c) the USA PATRIOT Act and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (d) the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (" OFAC "), (e) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing or support of terrorist activities ( e.g ., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B), and (f) any similar laws enacted in the United States or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this Agreement operate, as any of the foregoing laws have been, or shall hereafter be, amended, renewed, extended, or replaced and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

" Applicable Margin " means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the interest rate of the Loans (or any portion thereof):

 

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(a) From the Effective Date until the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, subject to subsection (c) below, the relevant Applicable Margin shall be set at 5.50%.  

(b) Upon and after the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, subject to subsection (c) below, the relevant Applicable Margin shall be 8.00%.

(c) In the event that the All-in-Margin on any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness is less than 200 basis points less than the All-in-Margin on the Loans, then the Applicable Margin shall be increased by such amount as shall result in the All-in-Margin on such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness being 200 basis points less than the All-in-Margin on the Loans.

" Applicable Prepayment Premium " means, in connection with any prepayment or repayment of the Obligations, (a) with respect to any prepayment or repayment described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the first sentence of Section 2.06(d), on or before the second anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount plus an amount equal to 3% times the aggregate amount of the principal amount of the Loans prepaid or repaid on such date, (b) with respect to any prepayment or repayment described in the first sentence of Section 2.06(d), during the period of time after the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date up to and including the date that is the third anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 3.00% times the aggregate amount of all such principal amount of the Loans prepaid or repaid on such date and (c) thereafter, zero.

" Approved Form Agreement " means each of the form Customer Agreements attached to or referenced on Schedule 1.01(J) as such forms may be modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

" Approved Manufacturer " means (i) any of the manufacturers set forth in Schedule 1.01(O), (ii) any manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels and inverters used in Generation Systems that do not collectively exceed [***] percent ([***]%) of the megawatts of installed nameplate capacity of all Generation Systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (iii) any other manufacturer approved in writing by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion upon Borrower's request.

" Approved Structure " means:

(a) a Partnership Flip Structure with respect to which the Borrower has made the Tax Equity Representations;

(b) an Inverted Lease Structure with respect to which the Borrower has made the Tax Equity Representations;

(c) a Modified Inverted Lease Structure with respect to which the Borrower has made the Tax Equity Representations;

(d) a Repeat Tax Equity Structure with respect to which the Borrower has made both (x) the Tax Equity Representations in respect of such Repeat Tax Equity Structure and (y) the Tax Equity Representations set forth in clauses (k), (l) and (n)(B) in Part 1 of

 

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Schedule 1.01(K) in respect of the previously approved Tax Equity Structure to which such Repeat Tax Equity Structure is substantially similar;  

(e) an Other Financed Structure that is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion following due diligence and with respect to which the Borrower has made the Other Structure Representations; or

(f) an Other Non-Financed Structure with respect to which the Borrower has made the Other Structure Representations.

" Assignment and Acceptance " means an assignment and acceptance entered into by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Collateral Agent (and the Administrative Agent, if applicable), in accordance with Section 12.07 hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or such other form acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

" Assumptions " means the assumptions set forth in the following table:

 

Characteristic

Assumption

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

([***])

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

 

" Audit " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(f).

" Authorized Officer " means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or other financial officer performing similar functions, president or executive vice president of such Person.

" Availability Period " means the period (a) commencing on the later of March 30, 2016 and the date that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.02 have been satisfied or waived by the Lenders and (b) ending on March 31 2017 (or such earlier date on which the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments are reduced to zero as provided in Section 2.05(a) and Section 9.01).

" Bankruptcy Code " means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

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" Blocked Person " means any Person:

(a) that (i) is identified on the list of "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons" published by OFAC; (ii) resides, is organized or chartered, or has a place of business in a country or territory that is the subject of an OFAC Sanctions Program; or (iii) a United States Person is prohibited from dealing or engaging in a transaction with under any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws; and

(b) that is owned or controlled by, or that owns or controls, or that is acting for or on behalf of, any Person described in clause (a) above.

" Board of Directors " means with respect to (a) any corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, (c) a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee or board of directors of such company or the sole member or the managing member thereof, and (d) any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

" Borrower " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

" Business Day " means (a) for all purposes other than as described in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required to close, and (b) with respect to the borrowing, payment or continuation of, or determination of interest rate on, LIBOR Rate Loans, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) above and on which dealings in Dollars may be carried on in the interbank eurodollar markets in New York City and London.

" Capitalized Lease " means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property by such Person as lessee that is required under GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.

" Capitalized Lease Obligations " means, with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capitalized Leases, and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

" Cash Equivalents " means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue rated P‑1 by Moody's or A‑1 by Standard & Poor's; (c) certificates of deposit maturing not more than 180 days after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of

 

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acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (e) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in another clause of this definition; and (f) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody's or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor's, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof.

" Change in Law " means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities shall, in each case, be deemed to be a "Change in Law", regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

" Change of Control " means each occurrence of any of the following:

(a) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than a Permitted Holder of beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the aggregate outstanding voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of Vivint Solar; or

(b) Vivint Solar shall cease to have beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 100% of the aggregate voting and economic power of the Equity Interests of each Loan Party, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens).

Class ” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, shall refer to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Tranche A Term Commitments or Tranche B Term Commitments, and (c) when used with respect to Loans refers to whether such Loans are Tranche A Term Loans or Tranche B Term Loans.

" Collateral " means all of the property and assets and all interests therein and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Person as security for all or any part of the Obligations.

" Collateral Agent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

 

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" Collateral Agent Advances " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.08(a).

" Collections " means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including dividends and distributions from Subsidiaries, insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds).

" Commitment " means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender's Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.

" Commodity Exchange Act " means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

" Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio " means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the distributions received by each Manager Subsidiary from a Subject Fund in respect of its interest in such Subject Fund, (ii) without duplication of the amounts described under clause (i), the payments received by the Borrower from Generation Systems owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower and (iii) the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or their Subsidiaries from the sale of SRECs by the any Loan Party or their Subsidiaries, in each case during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date to (b) the sum of accrued cash interest and scheduled principal payments payable on the Total Consolidated Debt during such period.

" Consolidated LTV " means, on the date of borrowing, the ratio of (a) the Total Consolidated Debt at such date to (b) the Total Net Asset Value at such date; provided , however , if, at any date of calculation of Consolidated LTV, any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness has a maturity date that is twelve (12) months or less than the Outside Maturity Date, then Total Net Asset Value shall exclude all Contractual Cash Flows, Hedged SRECs and Unhedged SRECs that are subject to, or attributable to assets subject to, a Lien securing such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness.

" Contingent Indemnity Obligations " means any Obligation constituting a contingent, unliquidated indemnification obligation of any Loan Party, in each case, to the extent (a) such obligation has not accrued and is not yet due and payable and (b) no claim has been made or is reasonably anticipated to be made with respect thereto.

" Contingent Obligation " means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intending to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement, (c) any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the

 

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purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term "Contingent Obligation" shall not include (A) any product warranties extended in the ordinary course of business or (B) any contingent, unliquidated indemnification obligation of any Loan Party to the extent that such indemnification obligation has not accrued and is not yet due and payable and no claim has been made or is reasonably anticipated to be made with respect thereto.  The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation with respect to which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with respect thereto (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.

" Contractual Obligation " means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

" Control Agreement " means, with respect to any deposit account, any securities account, commodity account, securities entitlement or commodity contract, an agreement, in form and substance substantially in the form of the agreements currently in effect with respect to such accounts of the Loan Parties, copies of which have been previously provided to the Agents and the Lenders, and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained or with which such entitlement or contract is carried and the Loan Party maintaining such account, effective to grant "control" (as defined under the applicable UCC) over such account to the Collateral Agent.

" Controlled Investment Affiliate " means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies.  For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

" Controlled Parent Affiliate " means, as to Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, any Affiliate of Parent or such Subsidiary that is controlled by Parent or such Subsidiary.  For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

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" Credit Protection Laws " means all Requirements of Law relating to the business of extending credit to borrowers, including without limitation, the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Trade Regulation Rule on Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses of the Federal Trade Commission, the California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the California Financial Code, the Electronic Fund Transfers Act, the Truth in Lending Act (and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder), Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, GLBA, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, anti-discrimination and fair lending laws, laws relating to servicing procedures or maximum charges and rates of interest, and other similar laws, each to the extent applicable, and all applicable regulations in respect of any of the foregoing.

" Customer Agreement " means, with respect to any Generation System, the PPA, lease agreement or other offtake agreement for the purchase and sale of energy from such Generation System or the lease of such Generation System, signed by the Generation Consumer and with respect to which Paragraph 2 of the Eligibility Representations is true and correct.

DACA Accounts " means the Debt Service Reserve Account and the Revenue Account subject to a Control Agreement maintained at one or more DACA Banks listed on Schedule 8.01.

" DACA Bank " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8.01(a).

" Debt Service Reserve Account " means the collateral account designated on Schedule 1.01(E) established by the Borrower with a DACA Bank for the purpose of supporting the obligations of the Borrower to pay the accrued interest and fees hereunder, which collateral account shall be subject to a Control Agreement. 

" Debtor Relief Law " means the Bankruptcy Code and any other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief law of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect.

" Default " means an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

" Defaulting Lender " means any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within 2 Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender's determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within 2 Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect or generally as it relates to other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender's obligation to

 

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fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender's determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within 3 Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

" Defaulted Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary of the Parent or any Tax Equity Partnership that (a) is the subject of an event or circumstance referred to in Section 9.01(f) or (g) or (b) is the subject of any event or circumstance referred to in Section 9.01(e).

" Defaulted System " means any Generation System (i) that has not been in service for 180 days or more (subject to force majeure exceptions), (ii) with respect to which the Generation Consumer has failed to make any payment that is due and payable under Customer Agreement for 120 days or more (including, without limitation, any recurring payments and shut-down payments), (iii) with respect to which a Generation Consumer has failed to make a transfer payment or buy-out payment that is due and payable under such agreement or (iv) in the case of a Customer Agreement with respect to a Generation System included in an Inverted Lease Structure, the Lessee (as used herein, as defined in Part II of Schedule 1.01(L) ) fails to assign such Customer Agreement back to Lessor (as defined therein) within ten (10) Business Days of the date such transfer is required pursuant to the applicable lease agreement.

" Disbursement Letter " means a disbursement letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, by and among the Loan Parties, the Agents, the Lenders and the other Persons party thereto, and the related funds flow memorandum describing the sources and uses of all cash payments in connection with the transactions contemplated to occur on the Effective Date.

 

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" Discount Rate " means, at the relevant date, the greater of (a) [***] percent ([***]%) and (b) with respect to Net Cash Flows attributable to assets securing (i) one or more Aggregation Facilities at such date where no Hedging Agreement has been entered into with respect thereto, the rate then used at the relevant date in the sole or most recently effective Aggregation Facility, as the case may be, for discounting Net Cash Flows, (ii) an Aggregation Facility where a Hedging Agreement has been entered into that hedges the interest rate for a minimum term of five (5) years after the Outside Maturity Date and equal to the weighted average life of the cash flows securing such Aggregation Facility, the rate used on the date of inception of such Hedging Agreement under the sole or most recently effective Aggregation Facility, as the case may be, for discounting Net Cash Flows, (iii) Project Subsidiary Permanent Indebtedness, the rate in effect at the incurrence of such Project Subsidiary Permanent Indebtedness under the sole or most recently effective Aggregation Facility for discounting Net Cash Flows; or (iv) Project Subsidiary Permanent Indebtedness incurred when there is no Aggregation Facility in effect, the rate equal to the last rate quoted by Bloomberg L.P. as of 12:00 p.m. New York City time at the incurrence of such Project Subsidiary Permanent Indebtedness using the following keystrokes: IRSB<go>, or any successor quotation, in each case corresponding to the weighted average life of the Net Cash Flows for the assets securing such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness plus [***]%;   provided , however , that any increase or decrease in such current discount rate under an Aggregation Facility described in clause (b)(i) shall not be given effect in determining the Discount Rate under this Agreement unless and until such current discount rate is [***] basis points higher or lower, as the case may be, than the Discount Rate most recently determined for such assets under this Agreement.

" Discounted SREC Assets " means the sum of (a) (i) the net present value of the net cash flows of Hedged SRECs discounted at the applicable Discount Rate, multiplied by (ii) [***]%, if the long-term debt of the party purchasing such Hedged SRECS has an investment grade rating from any nationally recognized rating agency or is otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent as "investment grade" or [***]%, if the long-term debt of the party purchasing such Hedged SRECs does not have an investment grade rating from any nationally recognized rating agency or if such party does not have a rating and (b) (i) the net present value of the net cash flows of Unhedged SRECs discounted at a rate equal to the applicable Discount Rate multiplied by (ii) [***]%, provided that the net cash flows of Unhedged SRECs shall be based on the lower of (1) a forward SREC pricing curve provided by Parent or one of its subsidiaries that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent ( provided that any rejection by the Administrative Agent of such pricing curve shall be based on a report of a creditable independent third party broker), on a monthly basis and (2) the most recent price at which Vivint Solar or any of its Subsidiaries transacted for such Unhedged SREC; provided further that at no time will the ascribed pricing of an Unhedged SREC under clause (b)(ii) above be more than the alternative compliance penalty for the applicable state.

" Disposition " means any transaction, or series of related transactions, pursuant to which any Person or any of its Subsidiaries sells, assigns, transfers, leases, licenses (as licensor) or otherwise disposes of any property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any other Person, in each case, whether or not the consideration therefor consists of cash, securities or other assets owned by the acquiring Person.  For purposes of clarification, "Disposition" shall include (a) the sale or other disposition for value of any contracts or (b) the

 

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early termination or modification of any contract (other than the termination or modification of Customer Agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) resulting in the receipt by any Loan Party of a cash payment or other consideration in exchange for such event (other than payments in the ordinary course for accrued and unpaid amounts due through the date of termination or modification).

" Disqualified Equity Interests " means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends or distributions in cash, or (d) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) Indebtedness or (ii) any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d), prior to the date that is six months after the Final Maturity Date.

" Disqualified Institution " means each of the entities listed on Schedule 1.01(C) .

" Dollar ," " Dollars " and the symbol " $ " each means lawful money of the United States of America.

" Eligible Assignee " means (a) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having net worth in excess of $100,000,000, (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of any such country and which has net worth in excess of $100,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States, (c) a finance company, insurance company, or other financial institution that is engaged in making, purchasing, or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and having (together with its Affiliates) net worth in excess of $100,000,000, (d) a fund that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business (it being understood that such activity does not need to constitute such entity's primary business), or (e) a Lender, or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender.

" Eligibility Representations " means the representations set forth on Schedule 1.01(I) .

" Employee Plan " means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA and maintained (or that was maintained at any time during the 6 calendar years preceding the date of any borrowing hereunder) for employees of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates.

" Environmental Actions " means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication from any Person or Governmental Authority involving violations of Environmental Laws or Releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties or businesses owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in

 

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interest; (b) from adjoining properties or businesses; or (c) onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest.

" Environmental Laws " means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq .), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq .), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq .), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq .), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq .), as such laws may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other Requirement of Law, permit, license or other binding determination of any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for protection of the environment or other government restrictions relating to the protection of the environment or the Release, deposit or migration of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.

" Environmental Liabilities and Costs " means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any environmental condition or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or onto (a) any property presently or formerly owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

" Environmental Lien " means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

" Equity Interests " means (a) any shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common stock or preferred stock), equity interests, beneficial, partnership or membership interests, joint venture interests, participations or other ownership or profit interests in or equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person (other than an individual), whether voting or non-voting and (b) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.

" Equity Issuance " means either (a) the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its Equity Interests or (b) the receipt by the Parent of any cash capital contributions.

" ERISA " means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time.  References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.

 

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" ERISA Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which such Person is a member and which would be deemed to be a "controlled group" within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.

" Event of Default " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 9.01.

" Excess Cash " means all Collections received by the Borrower from any source, net of the amounts required to pay any taxes, registration fees, filing fees or other reasonable expenses of the Borrower incurred in the ordinary course of the Permitted Business.

" Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

" Excluded Account " means (a) each of the deposit accounts listed on Schedule 1.01(D) , (d) any deposit account of an Excluded Subsidiary, (b) any deposit account established pursuant to the terms of any Tax Equity Structure to receive Tax Equity Payments, payments from Generation Consumers, or funds held for distribution to Tax Equity Participants, and (c) any deposit account established in connection with Excluded Subsidiary Indebtedness to receive collateral proceeds or otherwise for the benefit of the holder of such Indebtedness.

" Excluded Revenues " means the sum of distributions to a Manager Subsidiary in respect of (i) [***], (ii) [***], (iii) proceeds from [***], (iv) proceeds from [***], (v) proceeds from [***], (vi) all revenues under [***], (vii) all revenues under any [***], and (viii) any other revenues or amounts payable that do not constitute [***].

" Excluded Subsidiary " means (a) any Investment Fund Subsidiary, (b) any Manager Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor Manager Subsidiary) or (c) any Financing Subsidiary, which, in each case, is prohibited by documents relating to any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness of the applicable Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with the Loan Documents from guaranteeing the Obligations or granting Liens on its assets to secure the Obligations.

" Excluded Swap Obligation " means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor's failure for any reason not to constitute an "eligible contract participant" as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.

" Excluded Taxes " means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office

 

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located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.09, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient's failure to comply with Section 2.09(d) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

" Executive Order No. 13224 " means the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

" Extended Maturity Date " means the earlier of (a) the Outside Maturity Date and (ii) the date that is six (6) months prior to the earliest maturity date of any Project Subsidiary Debt if a Maturity Trigger Event exists at such date.

" Extraordinary Receipts " means any cash received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Excluded Subsidiaries) not in the ordinary course of business (and not consisting of proceeds described in Section 2.05(c)(iii) or (iv) hereof), including, without limitation, (a) foreign, United States, state or local tax refunds, (b) pension plan reversions, (c) proceeds of insurance, (d) judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action, (e) condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), (f) indemnity payments (other than to the extent such indemnity payments are (i) immediately payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (except in connection with a transaction permitted under this Agreement) or (ii) received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as reimbursement for any costs previously incurred or any payment previously made by such Person or in respect of Generation System production guarantees provided to the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business) and (g) any purchase price adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term "Extraordinary Receipts" shall not include any Tax Equity Payments.

" FASB ASC " means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

" FATCA " means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

" FCPA " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

 

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" Federal Funds Rate " means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

" Federal Reserve Board " means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

" Fee Letter " means the fee letter, dated as of the Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

" Final Maturity Date " means (a) if no drawing of Tranche B Term Loans has occurred, the Initial Maturity Date or (b) upon and after the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, the Extended Maturity Date.

" Financial Statements " means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of (i) Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries and (ii) each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty and each Tax Equity Partnership for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of (i) Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries  (ii) each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty and each Tax Equity Partnership for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015, and the related consolidated statement of operations for such fiscal quarter.

" Financing Subsidiary " means any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a special purpose entity (i) that is formed for the purpose of financing a direct or indirect investment in the Equity Interests of Investment Fund Subsidiaries and (ii) the assets of which consist solely of Equity Interests in Manager Subsidiaries and/or Investment Fund Subsidiaries.  A Subsidiary may be both a Financing Subsidiary and a Manager Subsidiary.

" Fiscal Year " means the fiscal year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, or of Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, ending on December 31 of each year.

" Foreign Official " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

" Funding Losses " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08.

" GAAP " means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis; provided that for the purpose of Section 7.03 hereof, and the definitions used therein, "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the Financial Statements (except with respect to accounting changes required by Borrower's accountants and disclosed to the Agents prior to the Effective Date), provided further that, if there occurs after the date of this Agreement any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the

 

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calculation of any covenant contained in Section 7.03 hereof, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in Section 7.03 hereof shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.

" Generation Consumer " means any Person that is a natural person which leases a Generation System or purchases power generated by a Generation System pursuant to a Customer Agreement, in either case for use at such Person's residence and for which the Eligibility Representations are true and correct.

" Generation System " means any solar photovoltaic system, including panels, racks, wiring and other electric devices, conduits, waterproof housings, hardware, inverters, remote monitoring systems, connectors, disconnects, and overcurrent devices, but excluding any such system used at any commercial or industrial premises or used by a Governmental Authority.

" Geographical Limitations " means: (a) not more than [***]% of the megawatts of installed nameplate capacity of all Generation Systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries included in determining Net Cash Flow is attributable to Generation Systems located in [***]; (b) not more than [***]% of the megawatts of installed nameplate capacity of all Generation Systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries included in determining Net Cash Flow is attributable to Generation Systems located in any state of the United States other than [***]; (c) not more than [***]% of the megawatts of installed nameplate capacity of all Generation Systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries included in determining Net Cash Flow attributable to Generation Systems not located in [***]is attributable to Generation Systems located in any [***]states of the United States taken together; and (d) [***]of the megawatts of installed nameplate capacity of all Generation Systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries included in determining Net Cash Flow is attributable to Generation Systems located [***].

" GLBA " means collectively, Title V - Privacy - of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, P.L. 106-102 and the standards for safeguarding customer information set forth in 12 C.F.R. Part 364 and 16 C.F.R. Part 314, all as amended, supplemented or interpreted in writing by federal Governmental Authorities.

" Governing Documents " means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization, and the operating agreement; (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture, declaration or other applicable agreement or documentation evidencing or otherwise relating to its formation or organization, governance and capitalization; and (d) with respect to any of the entities described above, any other agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization.

 

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" Governmental Authority " means any nation or government, any Federal, state, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

" Guaranteed Obligations " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.01.

" Guarantor " means (a) Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages hereto, and (b) each other Person which guarantees, pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or otherwise, all or any part of the Obligations.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term Guarantor shall not include any Excluded Subsidiary.

" Guarantor Manager Subsidiary " means any Manager Subsidiary that is not a borrower or guarantor under, and has not granted a Lien to secure, any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement.

" Guaranty " means (a) the guaranty of each Guarantor party hereto contained in Article XI hereof and (b) each other guaranty, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by any other Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders guaranteeing all or part of the Obligations.

" Hazardous Material " means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant, pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, special waste, or solid waste under Environmental Laws or that is likely to cause immediately, or at some future time, harm to or have an adverse effect on, the environment or risk to human health or safety, including, without limitation, any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste, toxic substance or dangerous good which is defined or identified in any Environmental Law and which is present in the environment in such quantity or state that it contravenes any Environmental Law; (b) petroleum and its refined products; (c) polychlorinated biphenyls; (d) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic, including, without limitation, corrosivity, ignitability, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; and (e) any raw materials, building components (including, without limitation, asbestos-containing materials) and manufactured products containing hazardous substances listed or classified as such under Environmental Laws.

" Hedged SRECs " means those Solar Renewable Energy Certificates that are projected to be generated by existing systems and have been committed to be sold by the Parent or its Subsidiaries to a third-party at agreed upon prices, volumes, and dates, with such terms documented in a contract that is customary for such transactions.

" Hedging Agreement " means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values

 

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(including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement, excluding any forward sale of solar energy credits or solar energy certificates.

" Highest Lawful Rate " means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Obligations under laws applicable to such Agent or such Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.

" Holdout Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).

" Indebtedness " means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables or other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person's business and not outstanding for more than 90 days after the date such payable was created and any earn-out, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation until such obligation appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person); (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made; (d) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller and/or lender thereunder may be limited to repossession or sale of such property; (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations and liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, in respect of letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities; (g) all obligations and liabilities, calculated on a basis satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and in accordance with accepted practice, of such Person under Hedging Agreements; (h) all monetary obligations under any receivables factoring, receivable sales or similar transactions and all monetary obligations under any synthetic lease, tax ownership/operating lease, off-balance sheet financing or similar financing; (i) all Contingent Obligations; (j) all Disqualified Equity Interests; and (k) all obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of this definition of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien upon property owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness.

" Indemnified Matters " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.

" Indemnified Taxes " means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

" Indemnitees " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.

 

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" Initial Maturity Date " means December 14, 2016.

" Insolvency Proceeding " means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of any Debtor Relief Law.

" Intellectual Property " has the meaning specified therefor in the Security Agreement.

" Intellectual Property Contracts " means all agreements concerning Intellectual Property, including without limitation license agreements, technology consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, co-existence agreements, consent agreements and non-assertion agreements.

" Interest Period " means, with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan, a period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan (or the continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or the conversion of a Reference Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) and ending 1, 2 or 3 months thereafter; provided , however , that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended (subject to clauses (c)-(e) below) to the next succeeding Business Day, (b) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the LIBOR Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (c) any Interest Period that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (d) with respect to an Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 2 or 3 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, (e) the Borrower may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Final Maturity Date, and (f) with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan that is made on a date which is not 1 ,2, or 3 months prior to the end of a fiscal quarter, the Interest Period for such Loan and the applicable LIBOR Rate shall be determined and quoted to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent based on its customary practices for determining the LIBOR Rate for non-conforming periods.

" Internal Revenue Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute thereto) and the regulations thereunder.

" Inverted Lease Structure " means a tax equity structure that conforms to the characteristics in Part II of Schedule 1.01(L) .

" Investment " means, with respect to any Person, (a) any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances or other extensions of credit, capital contributions or acquisitions of Indebtedness (including, any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities), Equity Interests, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), (b) the purchase or ownership of any futures contract or liability for the purchase or sale of currency or

 

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other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, or (c) any investment in any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

" Investment Fund Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a special purpose entity (i) that has no employees and (ii) that is formed for the purpose of acquiring and owning or leasing Generation Systems pursuant to a transaction structured as a Tax Equity Structure or Other Structure.

" Investor " means (i) each investor in a Tax Equity Structure and (ii) each investor in any Other Financed Structure, in each case, other than the Manager Subsidiary.

" Joint Venture " means a partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement, whether in the form of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

" Joinder Agreement " means a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, duly executed by a Subsidiary of a Loan Party made a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.01(b).

" Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

" LIBOR " means, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum rate appearing on Bloomberg L.P.'s (the " Service ") Page BBAM1/(Official BBA USD Dollar Libor Fixings) (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service) two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period, in an amount approximately equal to the principal amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan to which such Interest Period is to apply and for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

" LIBOR Notice " means a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

" Lessor " means a special purpose vehicle and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower, that leases a specific, segregated pool of Systems to an Investor (or a partnership in which the Investor or a subsidiary of the Investor is a member), as lessee.

" LIBOR Rate " means, for each Interest Period for each LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards if necessary, to the next 1/100%) by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) 100% minus the Reserve Percentage.  The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage.

" LIBOR Rate Loan " means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

" Lien " means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or preferential arrangement of any

 

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nature, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, any Capitalized Lease and any assignment, deposit arrangement or financing lease intended as, or having the effect of, security.

" Loan " means the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans made by the Tranche A Lenders and Tranche B Lenders, respectively, to the Borrower pursuant to Article II hereof.

" Loan Account " means an account maintained hereunder by the Administrative Agent on its books of account at the Payment Office, and with respect to the Borrower, in which the Borrower will be charged with all Loans made to, and all other Obligations incurred by, the Borrower.

" Loan Document " means this Agreement, any Control Agreement, the Disbursement Letter, any Guaranty, the Fee Letter, any Joinder Agreement, the Security Agreement, any UCC Filing Authorization Letter, any Perfection Certificate and any other agreement, instrument, certificate, report and other document executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing any Loan or any other Obligation.

" Loan Party " means the Borrower and any Guarantor.

" LTV Compliance Certificate " has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a)(v).

" LTV Conditions " means that at the relevant date of measurement: (a) the Consolidated LTV is equal to or less than (i) prior to the first drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, 0.70 to 1.00 and (ii) on and after the first drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, 0.75 to 1.00; and (b) the Project Subsidiary LTV is equal to or less than (i) prior to the first drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, 0.60 to 1.00 and (ii) on and after the first drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, 0.65 to 1.00.

" Make-Whole Amount " means the present value at the applicable prepayment or repayment date of all interest that would accrue on the principal amount of the prepayment or repayment from the prepayment or repayment date until the second anniversary of the Effective Date at a rate per annum equal to the higher of (i) 1.00% or (ii) the rate per annum reported on the applicable Bloomberg page as the forward LIBOR curve for the period ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, plus the Applicable Margin, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such prepayment or repayment date plus 50 basis points.

" Manager Subsidiary " means a special purpose vehicle and directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower that (a) with respect to each Tax Equity Structure (other than an Inverted Lease Structure) and Other Financed Structure, has a direct Equity Interest in the entity that is party to each Customer Agreement related to such Tax Equity Structure or Other Financed Structure and that is entitled to receive the payments to be made by such Generation Consumer under each such Customer Agreement, (b) with respect to each Inverted Lease Structure, has a direct Equity Interest in the entity that owns each Generation

 

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System related to such Inverted Lease Structure and that is the lessor entitled to receive rent payments under the lease agreement from the entity that is party to each Customer Agreement related to such Inverted Lease Structure and (c) with respect to each Other Non-Financed Structure, is Vivint Solar Owner I, LLC or another special purpose vehicle directly or indirectly wholly-owned by Borrower related to an Other Non-Financed Structure.

" Material Adverse Effect " means a material adverse effect on any of (a) the operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform any of their obligations under any Loan Document, (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (d) the rights and remedies of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or (e) the validity, perfection or priority of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $500,000.

" Material Project Documents " means, with respect to each Subject Fund, the Project Documents of such Subject Fund set forth on Schedule 6.01(v) hereto or in the supplement to such Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(s), and any successor, substitute or replacement documents therefor, including any Master EPC Agreement or comparable agreement, master lease of an Inverted Lease Structure, capital contribution agreements, limited liability company agreement, maintenance services agreement, administrative services agreement and any guarantee by Vivint Solar or Vivint Solar Holdings, Inc. of the obligations of the Manager Subsidiary issued in connection with any applicable Subject Fund.

" Maturity Trigger Event " means, as of the relevant measurement date, that, if the Total Net Asset Value of the assets securing the then outstanding Project Subsidiary Debt permitted to be incurred hereunder and maturing prior to the Outside Maturity Date were excluded for purposes  of calculating Consolidated LTV, the Consolidated LTV would exceed 100%.

" Modified Inverted Lease Structure " means a tax equity structure that conforms to the characteristics set forth in Part III of Schedule 1.01(L) .

" Moody's " means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

" Multiemployer Plan " means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has contributed, or has been obligated to contribute, to at any time during the preceding 6 years.

" Net Cash Flow " means, with respect to an Subject Fund, an amount equal to the aggregate forecasted distributions paid or payable to the Manager Subsidiary with respect to such Subject Fund on account of its interest in such Subject Fund, as set forth in the Advance Model; provided that such forecasted distributions shall exclude all cash flows (i) attributable to any renewal period of the applicable Customer Agreements and Stalled Inspected-Only Systems and (ii)  from Generation Systems that cause the Geographical Limitations to be exceeded.  In selecting Generation Systems to exclude in order to satisfy the Geographical Limitation, the Borrower shall not select Defaulted Systems and shall select Generation Systems from the

 

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Subject Funds and Subsidiaries such that, after giving effect to the exclusions, (x) the included Generation Systems and related Generation Consumers of each Subject Fund and Subsidiary have substantially the same average FICO score, substantially the same percentage of FICO scores below [***], substantially the same percentage contribution to Total Net Asset Value and substantially the same percentage of the total megawatts of nameplate capacity of all included Generation Systems as immediately prior to such exclusion and (y) the geographic concentration of the Generation Systems in each Subject Fund and Subsidiary (based on megawatts installed nameplate capacity) is not substantially different than immediately prior to such exclusion.

" Net Cash Proceeds " means, with respect to any issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, any Equity Issuance, any Disposition or the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipts by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (a) in the case of any Disposition or the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, the amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection therewith (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement), (b) reasonable fees and expenses related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (c) transfer taxes paid or determined to be payable to any taxing authorities by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (d) net income taxes to be paid in connection therewith (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), and (e) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any obligation to make earn-out or other contingent payments (including purchase price adjustments and indemnity obligations), provided that, upon the release of any such reserve, the amount released shall be considered Net Cash Proceeds, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (i) actually paid to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof.

" New Lending Office " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d).

" Non-Operable System " means a Generation System that is damaged or destroyed by fire, theft or other casualty (an " Event of Loss ") and such Generation System has become inoperable because of such event and is not repaired, restored, replaced or rebuilt to substantially the same condition as it existed immediately prior to such Event of Loss within one hundred eighty (180) days of such Event of Loss.

" Non-Recourse " means, with respect to any Indebtedness, no Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party, other than an Excluded Subsidiary, has any Contingent Obligation or other liability for such Indebtedness or provides any collateral for such Indebtedness (except for (i) in the case of a Loan Party that transferred assets to an Excluded Subsidiary in connection with, and which assets secure, Excluded Subsidiary Indebtedness, customary indemnification for breaches of representations, warranties, covenants or excluded liabilities and customary guarantees or indemnification covering fraud, misappropriation of assets or other "bad acts", and

 

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(ii) a pledge by a Loan Party of the Equity Interests of an Excluded Subsidiary in support of Excluded Subsidiary Indebtedness of such Excluded Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of such Excluded Subsidiary and where the beneficiary of such guarantee does not have recourse to any assets of such Loan Party other than such Equity Interests).

" Non-U.S. Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d).

" Notice of Borrowing " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).

" Obligations " means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of each Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not the right of payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 9.01.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of each Loan Party under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation (irrespective of whether a claim therefor is allowed in an Insolvency Proceeding) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, premiums, attorneys' fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such Person under the Loan Documents, and (b) the obligation of such Person to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Agent or any Lender (in its sole discretion) may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Person.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations.

" Obligor " means each entity identified in the applicable column of Schedule 6.01(e) .

" OFAC Sanctions Programs " means (a) the Requirements of Law and Executive Orders administered by OFAC, including, without limitation, Executive Order No. 13224, and (b) the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by OFAC, in each case, as renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.

" Other Connection Taxes " means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

" Other Documents " means, with respect to each Subject Fund, the Customer Agreements, interconnection agreements and all other material contracts relating to Generation Systems in a Subject Fund.

" Other Financed Structure " means a financing structure for investments in Generation Systems other than a Tax Equity Structure or Other Non-Financed Structure.

 

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" Other Non-Financed Structure " means a non-financed structure composed entirely of Generation Systems that are wholly and directly owned by Vivint Solar Owner I, LLC or another special purpose vehicle wholly-owned by Borrower related to an Other Non-Financed Structure.

" Other Structure " means any Other Financed Structure or Other Non-Financed Structure.

" Other Structure Representations " means, with respect to each Other Structure, the representations set forth in Part II of Schedule 1.01(K) .

" Other Taxes " means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

" Outside Maturity Date " means March 14, 2020.

" Parent " has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

" Participant Register " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(i).

" Partnership " means a limited liability company owned by an Investor and a Manager Subsidiary that owns a specific pool of Generation Systems.

" Partnership Flip Structure " means a tax equity structure that conforms to the characteristics set forth in Part I of Schedule 1.01(L) , as the same may be updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

" Payment Office " means the Administrative Agent's office located at 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, or at such other office or offices of the Administrative Agent as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

" Perfection Certificate " means a certificate in form attached hereto as Exhibit F

" Permitted Business " means the business as described in Section 6.01(l).

" Permitted Disposition " means:

(a) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property;

(b) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property;

(c) leases of Generation Systems to Generation Consumers in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(d) transfers of Generation Systems to Generation Consumers or purchasers of host sites whether pursuant to the terms of the underlying Customer Agreement or in connection with a work-out of a default thereunder in the ordinary course of business;  

(e) transfers, assignments or leases of Generation System to any Subject Fund;

(f) transfers of purchased assets (including Generation Systems or any component thereof) back to the sellers or originators thereof (or any designee of such seller or originator) pursuant to repurchase or put rights granted to a Loan Party in the purchase agreement or related transaction documents in the event the purchased assets do not satisfy specified criteria;

(g) sales of Solar Renewable Energy Certificates in the ordinary course of business; and

(h) sales of property from which 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds are applied to make a prepayment of the Loans (including the Applicable Prepayment Premium) pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(iii).

" Permitted Holder " means The Blackstone Group L.P. or any Controlled Investment Affiliate thereof.

" Permitted Indebtedness " means:

(a) any Indebtedness owing to any Agent or any Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries under Hedging Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate risks associated with such Person's business and not for speculative purposes;

(c) operating deficit loans to Excluded Subsidiaries in accordance with the applicable Material Project Documents in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

(d) Project Subsidiary Indebtedness.

" Permitted Investments " means:

(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(c) Investments existing on the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule 7.02(e) hereto, but not any increase in the amount thereof as set forth in such Schedule or any other modification of the terms thereof;  

(d) Investments in Excluded Subsidiaries comprised of (i) a transfer, assignment or lease permitted pursuant to clause (e) of the definition of Permitted Disposition, (ii) cash or other assets (other than Generation Systems) transferred to a Subject Fund, solely for the purpose of complying with the obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under the Material Project Documents related to such Subject Fund or (iii) other funding to an Excluded Subsidiary for the payment of expenses pursuant to a Material Project Document or otherwise in the ordinary course;

(e) Investments in Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 7.02(b); and

(f) Investments in Excluded Subsidiaries solely with funds contributed to the equity of Borrower by Parent or any Affiliate of Vivint Solar; provided , however , that no material Investment shall be made pursuant to this clause when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

" Permitted Liens " means:

(a) Liens securing the Obligations;

(b) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges the payment of which is not required under Section 7.01(c)(ii);

(c) judgment liens (other than for the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges) securing judgments and other proceedings not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(j);

(d) rights of set-off or bankers' liens upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business; and

(e) Liens securing Project Subsidiary Indebtedness; provided that such Lien does not extend to or encumber, property other than the assets described in the definitions of Project Subsidiary Indebtedness or in clause (iii) in the definition of Non-Recourse, as the case may be.

" Permitted Restricted Payments " means any Restricted Payments made by:

(a) any Subject Fund to a Manager Subsidiary or a Financing Subsidiary;

(b) any Excluded Subsidiary to the Borrower;

(c) any Subject Fund to Tax Equity Participants in accordance with the applicable Tax Equity Documents;

 

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(d) Borrower with the proceeds of the Tranche A Term Loans; and  

(e) (i) after the expiration or termination of the [***],[***] to [***] and (ii) [***] to [***]; provided , that in either case, (x) after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment, the [***] (calculated as of a date not more than three (3) Business Days prior to the payment of such Restricted Payment) is equal to or less than [***] to [***] and (y) at the date of such Restricted Payment, neither [***] nor any Affiliate of [***] shall be engaged in or have taken any action in order to engage in, and shall not use the proceeds of such Restricted Payment in order to engage in, [***]; provided , further , that none of the proceeds of the Tranche B Term Loans shall be used to make any Permitted Restricted Payments described in this clause (d).

" Person " means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture or other enterprise or entity or Governmental Authority.

" Petty Cash Accounts " means Accounts with deposits at any time in an aggregate amount not in excess of $10,000 for any one account and $50,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts.

" Placed in Service " mean that, with respect to a Generation System which is installed on a Generation Consumer's property, such Generation System has been interconnected to the local utility provider and has commenced parallel generation of electricity.

" Plan " means any Employee Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

" Post-Default Margin " means, prior to the first drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, 5.00%, and on and after the first drawing of the Tranche B Term Loan, 3.00%.

" Post-Default Rate " means a rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of interest otherwise in effect from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement plus Post-Default Margin, or, if a rate of interest is not otherwise in effect, interest at the highest rate specified herein for any Loan then outstanding prior to an Event of Default plus the Post-Default Margin.

" PPA " means a power purchase agreement for electric generation by a Generation System.

" Pro Rata Share " means, with respect to:

(a) a Lender's right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect to a Class of Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender's unpaid principal amount of Such Class, by (B) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Class,

(b) a Lender's obligation to make a Class of Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender's undrawn Commitment for such Class, by (ii) the sum of the aggregate undrawn Commitments for such Class, and

 

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(c) all other matters (including, without limitation, the indemnification obligations arising under Section 10.05), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of such Lender's Commitments and the unpaid principal amount of such Lender's portion of the Loans by (ii) the sum of the Total Commitment and the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans.  

" Project Documents " means, with respect to a Subject Fund, the Material Project Documents and Other Documents of such Subject Fund.

" Project Subsidiary Indebtedness " means Indebtedness of a Project Subsidiary (a) which is secured in whole or in part by Generation Systems or rights therein owned by such Project Subsidiary or by another Project Subsidiary, rights to payment under the related underlying Customer Agreement and the proceeds thereof, or Equity Interests in Project Subsidiaries owned by Project Subsidiary or another Project Subsidiary, or any combination of the forgoing, (b) which is Non-Recourse to any Loan Party, (c) after the incurrence of which Indebtedness, on a pro forma basis as of a date not more than three (3) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Parent and its Subsidiaries would be in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.03(c) hereof and would satisfy the LTV Conditions, (d) which in the case of Project Subsidiary Permanent Indebtedness, does not provide that a transfer of the Equity Interests in the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries upon enforcement of the Collateral Agent's security interests is a change of control for purposes of any event of default or mandatory prepayment or purchase offer, and (e)  the All-in-Margin on which does not exceed the then current interest rate on the Loans minus [***]%.

" Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty " means any Borrower under any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness.

" Project Subsidiary LTV " means, the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) the Total Subsidiary Debt at such date to (b) the Total Net Asset Value at such date; provided , however , if, at any date of calculation of Project Subsidiary LTV, any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness has a maturity date that is twelve (12) months or less that the Outside Maturity Date, then Total Net Asset Value shall exclude all Net Cash Flow and cash flows from Hedged SRECs and Unhedged SRECs that are subject to, or attributable to assets subject to, a Lien securing such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness.

" Project Subsidiary Permanent Indebtedness " means Project Subsidiary Indebtedness which is secured by a pool of specific assets of one or more Excluded Subsidiaries and which is intended to be fully repaid over its term solely by the Collections generated from such assets.

Proposal Letter ” means that certain proposal letter, dated February 25, 2016 between Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC and Vivint Solar, Inc.

" Qualified Equity Interests " means, with respect to any Person, all Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

 

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" Quarterly Compliance Certificate " has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a)(iii).

" Recipient " means any Agent or any Lender, as applicable.

" Reference Rate " means, for any period, the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum, (b) the LIBOR Rate (which shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of 1 month and shall be determined on a daily basis) plus 1.00% per annum, and (c) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the "Prime Rate" in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the "bank prime loan" rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent).  Each change in the Reference Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

" Reference Rate Loan " means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Reference Rate.

" Register " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).

" Registered Intellectual Property " means Intellectual Property that is issued, registered, renewed or the subject of a pending application.

" Registered Loans " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).

" Regulation T ", " Regulation U " and " Regulation X " mean, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Federal Reserve Board or any successor, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

" Related Fund " means, with respect to any Person, an Affiliate of such Person, or a fund or account managed by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

" Release " means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or property.

" Remedial Action " means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (b) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and

 

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investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (d) perform any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9601.

" Repeat Tax Equity Structure " means a Partnership Flip Structure, Inverted Lease Structure or Modified Inverted Lease Structure that (a) is substantially similar to a Partnership Flip Structure, Inverted Lease Structure or Modified Inverted Lease Structure, as the case may be, that was previously approved by the Administrative Agent as a Subject Fund and (b) has the same Investor as the previously approved Partnership Flip Structure, Inverted Lease Structure or Modified Inverted Lease Structure or an Affiliate of such Investor.

" Replacement Lender " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.04(c).

" Reportable Event " means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than an event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under the regulations promulgated under such Section).

" Required Lenders " means Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares (calculated in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof) aggregate at least 50.1%.

" Requirements of Law " means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, provincial, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

" Reserve Percentage " means, on any day, for any Lender, the maximum percentage prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor Governmental Authority) for determining the reserve requirements (including any basic, supplemental, marginal, or emergency reserves) that are in effect on such date with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "eurocurrency liabilities") of that Lender, but so long as such Lender is not required or directed under applicable regulations to maintain such reserves, the Reserve Percentage shall be zero.

" Restricted Payment " means (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interests of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) the making of any repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of any Person or any direct or indirect parent of any Person, now or hereafter outstanding, (c) the making of any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition of shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Person, now or hereafter outstanding, (d) the return of any Equity Interests to any shareholders or other equity holders of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or make any other distribution of property, assets, shares of Equity Interests,

 

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warrants, rights, options, obligations or securities thereto as such or (e) the payment of any management, consulting, monitoring or advisory fees or any other fees or expenses (including the reimbursement thereof by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to any management, consulting, monitoring, advisory or other services agreement to any of the shareholders or other equityholders of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, or to any other Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any Person.

Revenue Account ” means the collateral account designated on Schedule 1.01( ) established by the Borrower with a DACA Bank for the purpose of receiving all proceeds and distributions from the Borrower Subsidiaries, which collateral account shall be subject to a Control Agreement

" Revised Net Cash Flow " means, as of each date the Advance Model is delivered, a revised calculation of Net Cash Flows that includes the effect of: (a) any transfer payment or buy-out payment that has been received in accordance with the applicable Customer Agreement; (b) Generation Consumer transfers in accordance with the applicable Customer Agreement, with respect to which the transferee of a Generation Consumer's interest in a Generation System fails to meet the transfer requirements, including any credit requirements, as set forth in the Material Project Documents (and for the avoidance of doubt, the FICO score associated with the Generation System will be updated to reflect the transferee as part of such transfer); (c) removal of cash flows associated with Non-Operable Systems and Defaulted Systems; (d) updates (solely on a forward-looking basis) to [***] based on the results of [***] required to be delivered pursuant to [***]; and (e) changes to (i) Manager Subsidiary cash distribution allocations or "Flip Dates" (as defined in the applicable Material Project Documents) as reflected in any "True-Up Models" (as defined in each Subject Fund's applicable Material Project Documents) or updated Tax Equity Models, as applicable, delivered with respect to a Subject Fund or (ii) rent schedules.

" SEC " means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other similar or successor agency of the Federal government administering the Securities Act.

" Secured Party " means any Agent, and any Lender.

" Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

" Securitization " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(l).

" Security Agreement " means the Pledge and Security Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations.

" Solvent " means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the

 

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amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person's property would constitute unreasonably small capital.

" SREC " means a solar renewable energy certificate or any other similar credit or certificate issued by a Governmental Authority or pursuant to a program established by, under or in relation to applicable Laws or other directives or policies of a Governmental Authority.

" Stalled Inspected-Only Systems " means Generation Systems that have been installed and have passed all inspections that are required by an Governmental Authority but that have not received permission to operate from the local utility in writing or in such other form as is customarily given by such local utility within [***] days of being installed and passing such inspections.

" Standard & Poor's " means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw‑Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.

" Subject Fund " means, with respect to each Approved Structure, (i) for each Partnership Flip Structure, the Partnership into which an Investor and Manager Subsidiary invests with respect to such Partnership Flip Structure, (ii) for each Inverted Lease Structure, (x) the limited liability company into which a Manager Subsidiary invests and (y) the limited liability company into which the Investor invests, (iii) for each Modified Inverted Lease Structure, (x) the limited liability company into which an Investor and Manager Subsidiary (for purposes of this definition, " Master Tenant/Lessee ") invests and (y) the limited liability company into which the Manager Subsidiary and such Master Tenant/Lessee invests and (iv) for each Other Structure, the legal entity that directly owns the Generation Systems subject to the Other Structure, as agreed by the Administrative Agent and Borrower at the time such Approved Structure is established.

" Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person's consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP or (b) of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding Equity Interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person.  References

 

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to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent unless the context expressly provides otherwise.

" SunEdison Merger Agreement " means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 20, 2015, by and between SunEdison, Inc., SEV Merger Sub, Inc. and Vivint Solar, as amended on or prior to the Effective Date and as it may be amended from time to time thereafter.

" Swap Obligation " means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

" System Information " means the information listed on Schedule 1.01(M) , which shall be in form, substance and content reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

" Tax Equity Model " means for each Subject Fund, the financial model delivered to the Administrative Agent as of the Effective Date or the date such Subject Fund was established, as agreed upon by the respective Investor and Manager Subsidiary with respect to a Subject Fund and as updated in accordance with the terms of the Project Documents and the terms hereof.

" Tax Equity Representations " means the representations set forth on Schedule 1.01(K) .

" Tax Equity Structure " means a Partnership Flip Structure, an Inverted Lease Structure, a Modified Inverted Lease Structure or a Repeat Tax Equity Structure.

" Taxes " means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

" Termination Event " means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan, (b) any event that causes any Loan Party to incur a material liability under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate an Employee Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA or the treatment of an Employee Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate an Employee Plan, or (e) any other event or condition that could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Employee Plan.

" Total Commitment " means the sum of the Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.

" Total Consolidated Debt " means, at the relevant date, the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries at that date, minus the sum of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and its Subsidiaries at that date.

 

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" Total Net Asset Value " means, at the relevant date, the sum of (a) the Aggregate  Fund Value at such date, and (b) the Discounted SREC Assets at such date; provided , however , that (1) to the extent any 3 rd party independent engineering report provided pursuant to Section 7.01(f) demonstrates that the Assumptions with respect to [***] used in connection with any Advance Model were materially and adversely incorrect, then the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion may make adjustments to the Assumptions to reflect the results of such findings, and (2) the Discounted SREC Assets attributable to Unhedged SRECs shall not represent more than [***]% of Total Net Asset Value at such date.

" Total Subsidiary Debt " means, at the relevant date, the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness of all Excluded Subsidiaries at that date, minus the sum of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Excluded Subsidiaries at that date.

" Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment " means the sum of the amounts of the Tranche A Lenders' Tranche A Term Loan Commitments.

" Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment " means the sum of the amounts of the Tranche B Lenders' Tranche B Term Loan Commitments.

" Tranche A Lender " means a Lender with a Tranche A Term Loan Commitment.

" Tranche A Term Loan " means a Loan made by the Tranche A Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) and " Tranche A Term Loans " means all of such Loans collectively.

" Tranche A Term Loan Commitment " means, with respect to each Tranche A Lender, the commitment of such Tranche A Lender to make the Tranche A Term Loans to the Borrower in the amount set forth in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Tranche A Term Lender becomes a Tranche A Term Lender under this Agreement, as the same may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

" Tranche B Lender " means a Lender with a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.

" Tranche B Term Loan " means a Loan made by the Tranche B Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii), and " Tranche B Term Loans " means all of such Loans collectively.

" Tranche B Term Loan Commitment " means, with respect to each Tranche B Lender, the commitment of such Tranche B Lender to make Tranche B Term Loans to the Borrower in the amount set forth in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Tranche B Term Lender becomes a Tranche B Term Lender under this Agreement, as the same may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

" Transferee " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

 

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" Treasury Rate " means, as of any prepayment date, the yield to maturity as of such prepayment date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the prepayment date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the prepayment date to the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided , however , that if the period from the prepayment date to the first anniversary of the Effective Date is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.

" Triggering Event " means, with respect to any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness, (a) an acceleration of the obligations under such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness, (b) an event of default in the payment of any obligations under such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness that has not been waived by the applicable lenders within 30 days of its occurrence, (c) the initiation of secured creditor remedies by the lenders or agent under such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness with respect to any material collateral; or (d) the commencement with respect to any Project  Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty obligated on such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

" UCC Filing Authorization Letter " means a letter duly executed by Parent and the Borrower authorizing the Collateral Agent to file appropriate financing statements on Form UCC-1 without the signature of Parent or Borrower in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Security Agreement.

" Unhedged SRECs " means those Solar Renewable Energy Certificates that are projected to be generated by existing systems and do not meet the definition of Hedged SRECs.

" Uniform Commercial Code " or " UCC " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 1.04(b).

" USA PATRIOT Act " means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001)) as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177, March 9, 2006) and as the same may have been or may be further renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.

" U.S. Person " means any Person that is a "United States Person" as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

" Vivint Solar " means Vivint Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

" WARN " has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(p).

 

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" Watched Funds " means (a) any Subject Fund where:

 

(i)

the applicable Subject Fund or Manager Subsidiary is subject to an event described in Section 9.01.(f) or (g);

 

(ii)

the guarantor under any guarantee by Vivint Solar or one of its Affiliates issued for the benefit of the Investor in such Subject Fund has failed to pay any tax or other indemnity amounts over $[***] in the aggregate due and owing to the Investor (including amounts owed by any Manager Subsidiary, whether or not such amounts are guaranteed by such guarantor), unless such amounts are being contested by the Manager Subsidiary or the Lessor or Partnership in good faith; provided that such good faith contest exception shall not apply to the extent that Manager Subsidiary cash flows are escrowed pending resolution of such contest; and provided further that neither the applicable Subject Fund nor the Manager Subsidiary shall make any such tax or other indemnity payments out of its respective cash flows;

 

(iii)

the number of Defaulted Systems equals or exceeds [***]% of the total number of Generation Systems included in such Subject Fund (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any removed Generation Systems);

 

(iv)

the Manager Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Borrower that is the manager of a Subject Fund is removed or a notice of the removal of the Manager Subsidiary or such affiliate is given and not rescinded or withdrawn within thirty (30) days following the date such notice is given;

 

(v)

the occurrence of any default under any Material Project Documents that has a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(vi)

Eligibility Representations with respect to Generation Systems constituting [***]% or more of the Aggregate Fund Value of the Subject Fund (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent with prior written notice to the Borrower) were not true and correct as of any date such Eligibility Representations were made; or

 

(vii)

in the case of an Inverted Lease Structure, (1) Vivint Solar, Inc. ceases to be obligated under its related guaranty or repudiates its obligations under such guaranty in writing or (2) the Lessor ceases to have a valid, perfected and enforceable security interest in the applicable Customer Agreements, the cash flows therefrom and any account in which such cash flows are first deposited; and

(b)

any Subject Fund meeting such other criteria as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Lenders and the Borrower in respect of any Subject Funds established after the Effective Date.

" Withholding Agent " means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 1.02 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words "include", "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation".  The word "will" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word "shall".  Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns, (c) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder", and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any right or interest in or to assets and properties of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.  

Section 1.03 Certain Matters of Construction . References in this Agreement to "determination" by any Agent include good faith estimates by such Agent (in the case of quantitative determinations) and good faith beliefs by such Agent (in the case of qualitative determinations).  A Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall "continue" or be "continuing" until such Event of Default has been waived in writing in accordance with this Agreement.  Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as having been created in favor of any Agent, any agreement entered into by any Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any payment made by or to or funds received by any Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by any Agent, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of the Agents and the Lenders. Wherever the phrase "to the knowledge of any Loan Party" or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Loan Party are used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such phrase shall mean and refer to (i) the actual knowledge of a senior officer of any Loan Party or (ii) the knowledge that a senior officer would have obtained if such officer had engaged in good faith and diligent performance of such officer's duties, including the making of such reasonably specific inquiries as may be necessary of the employees or agents of such Loan Party and a good faith attempt to ascertain the existence or accuracy of the matter to which such phrase relates.  All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists.  In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty

 

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concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder.  

Section 1.04 Accounting and Other Terms .

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, each accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given it under GAAP.  For purposes of determining compliance with the LTV Conditions and any incurrence or expenditure tests set forth in Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section 7.03, any amounts so incurred or expended (to the extent incurred or expended in a currency other than Dollars) shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on the Bloomberg currency page for such currency or, if the same does not provide such exchange rate, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Agents or, in the event no such service is selected, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Agents) as in effect on the date of such incurrence or expenditure under any provision of any such Section that has an aggregate Dollar limitation provided for therein (and to the extent the respective incurrence or expenditure test regulates the aggregate amount outstanding at any time and it is expressed in terms of Dollars, all outstanding amounts originally incurred or spent in currencies other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on the Bloomberg currency page for such currency or, if the same does not provide such exchange rate, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Agents or, in the event no such service is selected, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Agents) as in effect on the date of any new incurrence or expenditures made under any provision of any such Section that regulates the Dollar amount outstanding at any time).

(b) All terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article 8 or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the " Uniform Commercial Code " or the " UCC ") and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein; provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as any Agent may otherwise determine.

Section 1.05 Time References . Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York City on such day.  For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each means "to but excluding"; provided , however , that with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to any Secured Party, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.

 

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ARTICLE II

THE LOANS

Section 2.01 Commitments . (a)  Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth:

(i) Each Tranche A Lender severally agrees to make a portion of the Tranche A Term Loans to the Borrower on the first Business Day after the Effective Date and on the date not more than 30 days after the Effective Date specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, in a principal amount not to exceed such Tranche A Lender's Tranche A Term Loan Commitment; and

(ii) Each Tranche B Lender severally agrees to make a portion of each Tranche B Term Loan to the Borrower at any time during the Availability Period in an amount requested by the Borrower not to exceed such Tranche B Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) any principal amount of the Loans which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed;

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans shall not exceed the Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment; and

(iii) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans made during the Availability Period shall not exceed the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment then in effect.

Section 2.02 Making the Loans . (a) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior telephonic notice (immediately confirmed in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (a " Notice of Borrowing ")), (i) on the Effective Date for a portion of the Tranche A Term Loans specified in the Notice of Borrowing delivered on the Effective Date, (ii) not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) ten 10 Business Days prior to the proposed date for borrowing of the second drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans provided , that, such borrowing must occur within 30 days after the Effective Date; and (iii) not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date for each proposed Tranche B Term Loan, not later than the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the proposed borrowing is to occur (or, for any of the above, such shorter period as the Administrative Agent is willing to accommodate from time to time, but in no event later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the borrowing date of the proposed Loan).  Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount of the proposed Loan, (ii)  whether the Loan is requested to

 

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be a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the initial Interest Period with respect thereto, (iii) the use of the proceeds of such proposed Loan, and (iv) the proposed borrowing date, which must be a Business Day, and, with respect to:  (A) the Tranche A Term Loans, must be on or within 30 days after the Effective Date and (B) a Tranche B Term Loan, must be at least the 5 th Business Day of the calendar month following the date of the Notice of Borrowing.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such Notice of Borrowing, including the requested date of the proposed Tranche B Term Loan and the amount thereof to be made by such Lender.  Notwithstanding the above, the Borrower cannot request more than two (2) Tranche B Term Loans in any one calendar month or more than three (3) Tranche B Term Loans in the aggregate.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of written, telecopied or telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Borrower (or from any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent).  The Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent's record of the terms of any such telephonic Notice of Borrowing.  The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer's authority to request a Loan on behalf of the Borrower until the Administrative Agent receives written notice to the contrary.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Notice of Borrowing.  

(b) Each Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be irrevocable and the Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.  Each Loan shall be made in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 and shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.02(c), all Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares of the Commitment for the applicable Class, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender's obligations to make a Loan requested hereunder, nor shall the Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the default by any other Lender in that other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans required to be made by it by the terms of this Agreement regardless of the failure by any other Lender.

Section 2.03 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) The Borrower agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each January, April, July, and October, commencing on July 29, 2016, an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Loans of each Class that have been drawn on or prior to such payment.  The remaining outstanding principal of all Loans shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender's share thereof.  

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(b) or Section 2.03(c) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that (i) the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) in the event of any conflict between the entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(b) and the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c), the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c) shall govern and control.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note.  In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in a form furnished by the Collateral Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.  Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 12.07) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.04 Interest .

(a) [ Reserved ]

(b) Loans . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Borrower, the Loans or any portion thereof shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan.  Each portion of the Loans that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Loans until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus the Applicable Margin.  Each portion of the Loans that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Loans until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for the Loans (or such portion thereof) plus the Applicable Margin.

(c) Default Interest .  To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the election of the Collateral Agent, the principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans, fees, indemnities or any other Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall bear interest, from the date such Event of Default occurred until the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Post-Default Rate.

 

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(d) Interest Payment .  Interest on each Loan shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last Business Day of each January, April, July, and October, commencing on the last Business Day of the quarter following the quarter in which such Loan is made and at maturity (whether upon demand, by acceleration or otherwise).  Interest at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand.  The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan Account pursuant to Section 4.01 with the amount of any interest payment due hereunder.  

(e) Debt Service Reserve .  On the Effective Date, the Borrower shall establish the Debt Service Reserve Account and shall deposit therein from the proceeds of the initial drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans the initial amount of $1,329,231.25.  At all times thereafter until the Total Commitments shall have been reduced to zero or terminated and all Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) shall have been paid in full in cash, the Borrower shall deposit such additional amounts in the Debt Service Reserve Account as shall be necessary to maintain a balance therein equal to (i) interest accruing on the Loans for the succeeding six months at the highest interest rate then in effect hereunder, plus (ii) scheduled principal payments of the Loans for the next succeeding six months, plus (iii) the undrawn commitment fee under Section 2.06(c) for the succeeding six months based upon the then undrawn amount of the Total Commitment.  If any accrued interest on the Loans or undrawn commitment fee under Section 2.06(c) is not paid in full on the due date thereof, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, withdraw the unpaid amount thereof from the Debt Service Reserve Account and apply such withdrawal to the payment of such interest and fee.

(f) General . All interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days, including the first day but excluding the last day, elapsed.

Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans .

(a) Reduction of Commitments .

(i) Tranche B Term Loan Commitments – Automatic Reductions .  The Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall automatically and permanently be reduced by the amount of each Drawing of a Tranche B Term Loan.  On December 31, 2016, if the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment prior to giving effect to this sentence exceeds $62,500,000, then on such date the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall automatically and permanently be reduced to $62,500,000.  The Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall be reduced to zero and terminate on the earlier of (A) the expiration of the Availability Period (after giving effect to any funding of any Tranche B Term Loan on such date) and (B) the Initial Maturity Date if no drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans has been made on or prior to such date.

 

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(ii) Tranche B Term Loan Commitments – Reductions at Borrower's Option.   The Borrower may, upon irrevocable notice from Borrower to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment or from time to time permanently reduce the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction and (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  

(iii) Tranche A Term Loan Commitment .  The Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment shall terminate upon the earlier of the making of the full amount of the Tranche A Term Loans and 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) 30 days after the Effective Date.

(b) Optional Prepayment.

(i) Loans .  The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time prior to the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, upon at least 5 Business Days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay the principal of the Loans, in whole or in part without premium or penalty.  If the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans occurs, then (A) the Borrower may not prepay the principal of the Loans on or prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date and (B) after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, subject to Section 2.06(c), the Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, upon at least 5 Business Days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay the principal of the Loans, in whole or in part.  Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) shall be in a minimum amount of at least $5,000,000, or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  If the Borrower has sent a notice pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) for the prepayment in whole of the then outstanding principal balance of the Loans, then the Lenders' obligations to make further Tranche B Term Loans shall terminate upon the sending of such notice.

(c) Mandatory Prepayment .

(i) Commencing on July 8, 2016, and on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day of each month thereafter prior to the earlier of the Initial Maturity Date and the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, the Borrower shall prepay the principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in amount equal to 100% of the Excess Cash for the immediately preceding month.

 

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(ii) On and after the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans:  

(A) if the Consolidated LTV on the last day of any fiscal quarter is greater than 0.75 to 1.00, then on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after the end of such quarter, and on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day each month thereafter, the Borrower shall prepay the principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of Excess Cash for the immediately preceding month until Consolidated LTV is equal to or less than 75%; and

(B) if the Project Subsidiary LTV on the last day of any fiscal quarter is greater than 0.65 to 1.00, then on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after the end of such quarter, and on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day of each month thereafter, the Borrower shall prepay the principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of Excess Cash for the immediately preceding month until Project Subsidiary LTV is equal to or less than 65%;

(iii) upon any Disposition (excluding Dispositions which qualify as Permitted Dispositions under clause (a) of the definition of Permitted Disposition) by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such Disposition.  Nothing contained in this Section 2.05(c)(iii) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to make a Disposition of any property other than in accordance with Section 7.02(c)(ii)

(iv) Upon (A) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith in accordance with Section 2.05(d). The provisions of this Section 2.05(c)(iv) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance, incurrence or sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(v) Upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person.

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and (B) Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries cease to transfer Generation Systems to the Excluded Subsidiaries for more than 90 consecutive days (the " Suspension Period "), then on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day of the month immediately following the month in which such 90 th day occurred, and on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day of each month thereafter, the Borrower shall prepay the principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of the Excess Cash for the immediately preceding month, until Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries have originated Generation Systems in, or transferred Generation Systems to, the Excluded Subsidiaries for two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters having an aggregate installed capacity in each such quarter of at least 50% of the aggregate average quarterly installed capacity for Generation Systems originated or transferred for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the Suspension Period.  

(vii) The Borrower shall prepay the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) concurrently with any Change of Control that occurs on or prior to the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans.

(viii) If any Change of Control occurs after the initial drawing of the Tranche B Term Loans, then each Lender shall have the right to require the Borrower to prepay all or any part of such Lender's Loans in an amount equal to (A) 103% of the principal amount thereof if such Change of Control occurs on or prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date or (B) 101% of the principal amount thereof if such Change of Control occurs after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of prepayment.  The Borrower shall deliver written notice of such Change of Control to the Administrative Agent not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, stating the circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change of Control and offering to prepay the Loans of each Lender in the amount specified above on the date the Change of Control occurs.  On such date that the Change of Control occurs, the Borrower shall be obligated to prepay, in accordance with this Section 2.05(c)(viii) and Section 2.05(d), the Loans of each Lender that has delivered a written acceptance of the offer of prepayment not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date the Change of Control occurs.

(ix) The Borrower shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent not less than one (1) Business Day prior to any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(c).

 

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(d) Application of Payments .  Each prepayment pursuant to subsection  (c) above shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans, until paid in full.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Administrative Agent has elected, or has been directed by the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, to apply payments in respect of any Obligations in accordance with Section 4.03(b), prepayments required under Section 2.05(c) shall be applied in the manner set forth in Section 4.03(b).  

(e) Interest and Fees .  Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment, (ii) any Funding Losses payable pursuant to Section 2.08, and (iii) the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such prepayment of the Loans to the extent required under Section 2.06(d).

Section 2.06 Fees .

(a) [ Reserved ]

(b) [ Reserved ]

(c) Undrawn Commitment Fee .  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, an undrawn commitment fee equal to 0.50% multiplied by the average daily amount of the Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and the Total Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.  The commitment fee shall accrue at all times on and after March 30, 2016 until the expiration of the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article V is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each January, April, July and October, commencing July 29, 2016, and on the last day of the Availability Period.

(d) Applicable Prepayment Premium .  In the event of (i) an optional prepayment of the Loans permitted pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) after the second anniversary of the Effective Date and on or prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, (ii) a mandatory prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c) (other than any mandatory prepayments in connection with the receipt of Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or a Change of Control offer pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(viii)) at any time prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, or (iii) any payment of the Loans required in connection with the termination of this Agreement or acceleration of the Obligations following any Event of Default, at any time prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, for any reason, including (A) termination of this Agreement upon the election of the Required Lenders after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (or, in the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g), automatically upon the occurrence thereof), (B) foreclosure and sale of Collateral, (C) sale of Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (D) restructure, reorganization, or compromise of the Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding, then, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to the Agents and the Lenders or profits

 

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lost by the Agents and the Lenders as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Agents and the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders in accordance with a written agreement among the Agents and the Lenders, the Applicable Prepayment Premium with respect to Obligations as of the date of such termination.  

(e) Audit and Collateral Monitoring Fees . The Borrower acknowledges that pursuant to Section 7.01(f), representatives of the Agents may visit any or all of the Loan Parties and/or conduct inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations of any or all of the Loan Parties at any time and from time to time.  The Borrower agrees to pay (i) all reasonable expenses and out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with all such visits, inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations and (ii) the cost of all visits, inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations conducted by a third party on behalf of the Agents; provided that, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse the Agents for more than two (2) Audits during any calendar year .

(f) Fee Letter . As and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the Borrower shall pay the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.

Section 2.07 LIBOR Rate .

(a) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, interest on all of the Loans shall be charged at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate.  Unless the borrowing date of a Loan is the first Business Day of January, April, July or October, the initial Interest Period for a Loan shall be the period ending on the next succeeding of such dates, and each Interest Period for such Loan shall thereafter be three months.

(b) Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be payable in accordance with Section 2.04(d).  At any time that a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to convert the interest rate on all outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans to the rate of interest then applicable to Reference Rate Loans of the same type hereunder on the last day of the then current Interest Period.

(c) In the event that LIBOR Rate Loans are prepaid on any date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a result of any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(c) or any application of payments or proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Section 4.03 or Section 4.04 or for any other reason, including early termination of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, the Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Agents and the Lenders and their participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses in accordance with Section 2.08.

 

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(d) Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither any Agent nor any Lender, nor any of their participants, is required actually to acquire eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate.  The provisions of this Article II shall apply as if each Lender or its participants had match funded any Obligation as to which interest is accruing at the LIBOR Rate by acquiring eurodollar deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loans.  

Section 2.08 Funding Losses . In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Agents and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense incurred by any Agent or any Lender as a result of (a) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of a Default or an Event of Default or any mandatory prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.05(c)), (b) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of a Default or an Event of Default), or (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any Notice of Borrowing or LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, and expenses, collectively, " Funding Losses ").  Funding Losses shall, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, be deemed to equal the amount reasonably determined by such Agent or such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such LIBOR Rate Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBOR Rate that would have been applicable thereto, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period therefor), minus (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Agent or such Lender would be offered were it to be offered, at the commencement of such period, Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period in the London interbank market.  A certificate of an Agent or a Lender delivered to the Borrower setting forth any amount or amounts that such Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.09 Taxes . (a)  Any and all payments by or on account of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes, except as required by applicable law.  If any Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Secured Party (or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a participation holder (any such entity, a " Transferee ")), (i) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (iii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased by the amount (an " Additional Amount ") necessary such that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additions sums payable under this Section 2.09) such Secured Party (or such Transferee) receives the amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

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each Secured Party official receipts in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.  

(c) The Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally indemnify and agree to hold each Secured Party harmless from and against Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without limitation, Taxes and Other Taxes imposed on any amounts payable under this Section 2.09) paid by such Person, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.  Such indemnification shall be paid within 10 days from the date on which any such Person makes written demand therefore specifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Taxes or Other Taxes.

(d) Each Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Loan Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.  Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a U.S. Person (a " Non-U.S. Lender ") agrees that it shall, no later than the Effective Date (or, in the case of a Lender which becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof after the Effective Date, promptly after the date upon which such Lender becomes a party hereto) deliver to the Agents one properly completed and duly executed copy of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, in each case claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments of interest hereunder.  In addition, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, such Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents to the Agents and the Borrower that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) of the Parent and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code), and such Non-U.S. Lender agrees that it shall promptly notify the Agents in the event any such representation is no longer accurate.  Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Non-U.S. Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a " New Lending Office ").  In addition, such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent shall deliver such forms within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor from  any Agent, the assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as applicable.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.09, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.09(d) that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.

(e) Any Secured Party (or Transferee) claiming any indemnity payment or additional payment amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any

 

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such indemnity payment or additional amount that may thereafter accrue, would not require such Secured Party (or Transferee) to disclose any information such Secured Party (or Transferee) deems confidential and would not, in the sole determination of such Secured Party (or Transferee), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Secured Party (or Transferee).  

(f) If any Secured Party (or a Transferee) shall become aware that it is entitled to claim a refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes or Other Taxes with respect to which any Loan Party has made an indemnity payment or paid additional amounts, pursuant to this Section 2.09, it shall promptly notify the Borrower of the availability of such refund claim and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Borrower, make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such refund at the Loan Parties' expense.  If any Secured Party (or a Transferee) receives a refund (including pursuant to a claim for refund made pursuant to the preceding sentence) in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes with respect to which any Loan Party has made an Indemnity payment or paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09, it shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over such refund to the Borrower, net of all out ‑of‑pocket expenses of such Secured Party (or Transferee).

(g) If a payment made to a Lender (or Transferee) or any Agent under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agents at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agents such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agents as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agents to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent has complied with its obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (g), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.  Any forms, certifications or other documentation under this clause (g) shall be delivered by each Lender (or Transferee) and each Agent.

(h) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 2.10 Increased Costs and Reduced Return . (a) If any Secured Party shall have determined that any Change in Law shall (i) subject such Secured Party, or any Person controlling such Secured Party to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to this Agreement or any Loan made by such Agent or such Lender, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party of any amounts payable hereunder (except for taxes on the overall net income of such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any Loan or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Secured Party or any Person controlling such

 

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Secured Party or (iii) impose on such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party any other condition regarding this Agreement or any Loan, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase the cost to such Secured Party of making any Loan, or agreeing to make any Loan or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Secured Party hereunder, then, upon demand by such Secured Party, the Borrower shall pay to such Secured Party such additional amounts as will compensate such Secured Party for such increased costs or reductions in amount.  

(b) If any Secured Party shall have determined that any Change in Law either (i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party, and such Secured Party determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of any Loans made or maintained, such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's other obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Secured Party's such other controlling Person's capital to a level below that which such Secured Party or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such circumstances as a consequence of any Loans made or maintained, or any agreement to make Loans, or such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's other obligations hereunder (in each case, taking into consideration, such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon demand by such Secured Party, the Borrower shall pay to such Secured Party from time to time such additional amounts as will compensate such Secured Party for such cost of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate of return on such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's capital.

(c) All amounts payable under this Section 2.10 shall bear interest from the date that is 10 days after the date of demand by any Secured Party until payment in full to such Secured Party at the Reference Rate.  A certificate of such Secured Party claiming compensation under this Section 2.10, specifying the event herein above described and the nature of such event shall be submitted by such Secured Party to the Borrower, setting forth the additional amount due and an explanation of the calculation thereof, and such Secured Party's reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section 2.10, and shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender's right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

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Section 2.11 Changes in Law; Impracticability or Illegality.  

(a) The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including changes in tax laws (except changes of general applicability in corporate income tax laws) and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), excluding the Reserve Percentage, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate.  In any such event, the affected Lender shall give the Borrower and the Administrative Agent notice of such a determination and adjustment and the Administrative Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, the Borrower may, by notice to such affected Lender (i) require such Lender to furnish to the Borrower a statement setting forth the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (ii) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section 2.09).

(b) In the event that any change in market conditions or any law, regulation, treaty, or directive, or any change therein or in the interpretation of application thereof, shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it unlawful or impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and (i) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such Lender's notice shall be deemed to be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Reference Rate Loans of the same type hereunder, and (ii) each Loan thereafter funded by such Lender shall be a Reference Rate Loan until such Lender determines that it would no longer be unlawful or impractical for it to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans.

(c) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

ARTICLE III

AGENT ADVANCE TO REPAY PROJECT SUBSIDIARY INDEBTEDNESS

Section 3.01 Collateral Agent Advance Upon Triggering Event . If a Triggering Event shall occur, then within 60 days after such occurrence, the Collateral Agent may make a Collateral Agent Advance in its sole discretion to repay in full all obligations (including principal, accrued interest and prepayment premium or penalty) of the applicable Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparties with respect to the affected Project Subsidiary

 

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Indebtedness.  The Collateral Agent may disburse the proceeds of such Collateral Agent Advance directly to the lenders with respect to such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness in accordance with the prepayment terms and conditions thereof.  Such Collateral Agent Advance shall (a) bear interest at the rate that was applicable to the Project Subsidiary Indebtedness at the date of such prepayment, including any applicable default rate, and (b) be due and payable on the terms that were applicable at the date of prepayment (including after giving effect to any acceleration of the principal thereof) as if such prepayment had not occurred.  Each Loan Party expressly consents to such Collateral Agent Advance and to the terms and conditions set for the in this Article III and agrees to enter into such amendments to the Loan Documents and such additional Loan Documents as the Agents shall request in their reasonable discretion to (a) incorporate the reporting and collateral maintenance and protection provisions included in the documents for the applicable Project Subsidiary Indebtedness with respect to the assets that secured such Project Subsidiary Indebtedness and (b) grant to the Collateral Agent for itself and the benefit of the Lenders, and perfect and maintain, a security interest in all of the property that secured or purported to secure the Project Subsidiary Indebtedness immediately prior to such prepayment.  

ARTICLE IV

APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS; DEFAULTING LENDERS;
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF BORROWERS

Section 4.01 Payments; Computations and Statements . (a) The Borrower will make each payment under this Agreement not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the day when due, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent's Account.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 12:00 noon (New York City time) on any Business Day will be credited to the Loan Account on the next succeeding Business Day.  All payments shall be made by the Borrower without set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, deduction or other defense to the Agents and the Lenders.  Except as provided in Section 2.02, within one (1) Business Day after receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal ratably to the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  The Lenders and the Borrower hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan Account of the Borrower with any amount due and payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document.  Each of the Lenders and the Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to make such charges whether or not any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or whether any of the conditions precedent in Section 5.02 have been satisfied.  Any amount charged to the Loan Account of the Borrower shall be deemed an Obligation hereunder.  Whenever any payment to be made under any such Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.  All computations of fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed.  Each determination by the Administrative

 

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Agent of an interest rate or fees hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of manifest error.  

(b) The Administrative Agent shall provide the Borrower, concurrently with the end of each calendar month, a summary statement (in the form from time to time used by the Administrative Agent) of the opening and closing daily balances in the Loan Account of the Borrower during such month, the amounts and dates of all Loans made to the Borrower during such month, the amounts and dates of all payments on account of the Loans to the Borrower during such month and the Loans to which such payments were applied, the amount of interest accrued on the Loans to the Borrower during such month, and the amount and nature of any charges to the Loan Account made during such month on account of fees, commissions, expenses and other Obligations.  All entries on any such statement shall be presumed to be correct and, 30 days after the same is sent by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 4.02 Sharing of Payments . Except as provided in Section 2.02 hereof, if any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of any Obligation in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of similar obligations obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in such similar obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided , however , that (a) if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and each Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered and (b) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans, other than to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).  The Borrower agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all of its rights (including the Lender's right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 4.03 Apportionment of Payments . Subject to Section 2.02 hereof:

(a) All payments of principal and interest in respect of outstanding Loans, all payments of fees (other than the fees set forth in Section 2.06 hereof) and all other payments in respect of any other Obligations, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares or otherwise as provided herein or, in respect of payments not made on account of Loans, as designated by the Person making payment when the payment is made.

 

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(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall apply all payments in respect of any Obligations, including without limitation, all proceeds of the Collateral, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (i)  first , ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees, expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Agents until paid in full; (ii)  second , to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Collateral Agent Advances until paid in full; (iii)  third , to pay principal of the Collateral Agent Advances until paid in full; (iv)  fourth , ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any Applicable Prepayment Premium), expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full; (v)  fifth , ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Loans until paid in full; (vi)  sixth , ratably to pay principal of the Loans until paid in full; (vii) seventh , ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any Applicable Prepayment Premium then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full; and (viii) eighth , ratably to pay all other Obligations then due and payable until paid in full.  

(c) For purposes of Section 4.03(b) (other than clause (viii) thereof), "paid in full" means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding, except to the extent that default or overdue interest (but not any other interest) and loan fees, each arising from or related to a default, are disallowed in any Insolvency Proceeding; provided , however , that for the purposes of clause (viii), "paid in full" means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not the same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.

(d) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 4.03 and other provisions contained in any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that both such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other.  In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 4.03 shall control and govern.

Section 4.04 Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(a) Such Defaulting Lender shall not have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement, except to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders under the applicable provisions of the Agreement.

 

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(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to such Defaulting Lender any payments made by any Borrower to the Administrative Agent for such Defaulting Lender's benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments to each other non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without giving effect to the Pro Rata Shares of such Defaulting Lender) (but only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender's Loans were funded by the other Lenders) or, if so directed by the Borrower and if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to the extent such Defaulting Lender's Loans were not funded by the other Lenders), retain the same to be re-advanced to the Borrower as if such Defaulting Lender had made such Loans to the Borrower.  Subject to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender.  

(c) Any such failure to fund by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle the Borrower to replace the Defaulting Lender with one or more substitute Lenders (each a " Replacement Lender "), and the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder.  Such notice to replace the Defaulting Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given.  Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Defaulting Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever.  If the Defaulting Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance.  The replacement of any Defaulting Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07.

(d) The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitments of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than the Defaulting Lender.

(e) This Section shall remain effective with respect to a Defaulting Lender until either (i) the Obligations under this Agreement shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and payable or (ii) the non-Defaulting Lenders, the Agents, and the Borrower shall have waived such Defaulting Lender's default in writing, and the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share of the applicable defaulted Loans and pays to the Agents all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect thereof; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided further that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

Section 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Drawing of Tranche A Term Loans. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Business Day (the " Effective Date ") when each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to the Agents:

(a) Payment of Fees, Etc .  The Borrower shall have paid on or before the Effective Date all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable pursuant to Section 2.06 and Section 12.04.

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default .  The following statements shall be true and correct:  (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Secured Party pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the Effective Date are true and correct on and as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date) and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Effective Date or would result from this Agreement or the other Loan Documents becoming effective in accordance with its or their respective terms.

(c) Legality .  The making of the initial drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Secured Party.

(d) Delivery of Documents .  The Collateral Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Effective Date and, if applicable, duly executed by the Persons party thereto:

(i) a Pledge Amendment (as defined in the Security Agreement) duly executed by the applicable Loan Parties, together with the original membership interest certificates representing all of the certificated Equity Interests of the Borrower and all promissory notes in favor of each such Loan Parties, accompanied by undated transfer  powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer;

(ii) the Security Agreement, duly executed by each applicable Loan Party;

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offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interest purported to be created by the Security Agreement;  

(iv) the results of searches for any effective UCC financing statements, tax Liens or judgment Liens filed against any Loan Party or its property, which results shall not show any such Liens (other than Permitted Liens acceptable to the Collateral Agent);

(v) the Fee Letter;

(vi) the Perfection Certificate, duly executed by each Loan Party and completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(vii) the Disbursement Letter;

(viii) the Notice of Borrowing with respect to the initial drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans;

(ix) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying (A) as to copies of the Governing Documents of such Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto (including, without limitation, a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date not more than 10 days prior to the Effective Date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction), (B) as to a copy of the resolutions or written consents of such Loan Party authorizing (1) the borrowings hereunder and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (2) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith, (C) the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign each Loan Document (in the case of the Borrower, including, without limitation, Notices of Borrowing, LIBOR Notices and all other notices under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith and therewith, together with evidence of the

 

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incumbency of such authorized officers and (D) as to the matters set forth in Section 5.01(b);  

(x) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent (A) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish, as of a date not more than three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Tranche A Term Loans, satisfaction of the LTV Conditions and compliance with the financial covenant contained in Section 7.03(c), (B) attaching a copy of the Financial Statements and the Advance Model described in Section 6.01(g)(ii) hereof and certifying as to the compliance with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(g)(i) and Section 6.01(aa)(ii) and (C) certifying that after giving effect to the initial drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans, all liabilities of the Loan Parties are current;

(xi) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Borrower, certifying as to the solvency of Borrower on a consolidated basis (after giving effect to the initial drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans) and each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty on a consolidated basis;

(xii) a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party and, except to the extent such failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each jurisdiction of foreign qualification of each Loan Party certifying as of a recent date not more than 10 days prior to the Effective Date as to the subsistence in good standing of, and, to the extent available in such certificate, the payment of taxes by, such Loan Party in such jurisdictions;

(xiii) an opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, counsel to the Loan Parties, as to such matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request;

(xiv) evidence of the insurance coverage required by Section 7.01 and the terms of the Security Agreement and such other insurance coverage with respect to the business and operations of the Loan Parties as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, together with evidence of the payment of all premiums due in respect thereof for such period as the Collateral Agent may request;

(xv) copies of all Material Project Documents (which copies of such Material Project Documents shall be deemed delivered if included on a secured file transfer protocol accessible to the Collateral Agent and its counsel), as in effect on the Effective Date; and

 

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(xvi) such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and other documents, each satisfactory to the Agents in form and substance, as any Agent may reasonably request.  

(e) Material Adverse Effect .  The Collateral Agent shall have determined, in its sole judgment, that no event or development shall have occurred since December 31, 2014 which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Approvals .  All consents, authorizations and approvals of, and filings and registrations with, and all other actions in respect of, any Governmental Authority or other Person required in connection with the making of the Loans or the conduct of the Loan Parties' business shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.

(g) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents .  All proceedings in connection with the making of the Tranche A Term Loans and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all documents incidental hereto and thereto, shall be satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and its counsel, and the Collateral Agent and such counsel shall have received all such information and such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Collateral Agent or such counsel may reasonably request.

Section 5.02 Conditions Precedent to Tranche B Term Loans . The obligation of any Agent or any Lender to make any Tranche B Term Loans during the Availability Period is subject to the fulfillment, in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) SunEdison Merger .  The Administrative Agent has received a certification from an Authorized Officer of Borrower that Vivint Solar does not intend to pursue the transactions contemplated by the SunEdison Merger Agreement or any similar merger, combination or sale of assets with SunEdison, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

(b) Payment of Fees, Etc .  The Borrower shall have paid all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Section 2.06 and Section 12.04 hereof.

(c) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default .  The following statements shall be true and correct, and the submission by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing with respect to each such Tranche B Term Loan, and the Borrower's acceptance of the proceeds of such Tranche B Term Loan, shall each be deemed to be a representation and warranty by each Loan Party on the date of such Tranche B Term Loan that:  (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such Tranche B Term Loan are true and correct on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), (ii) at the time of and after giving effect to the making of such Tranche B Term Loan and the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default or

 

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Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of the Tranche B Term Loan to be made on such date and (iii) the conditions set forth in this Section 5.02 have been satisfied as of the date of such request.  

(d) Legality .  The making of such Tranche B Term Loan shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Secured Party.

(e) Notices .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof.

(f) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents .  All proceedings in connection with the making of the Tranche B Term Loan and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all documents incidental hereto and thereto, shall be satisfactory to the Agents and their counsel, and the Agents and such counsel shall have received such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and other documents, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, as any Agent may reasonably request.

(g) Financial Covenants .  With respect to each Tranche B Term Loan, the Borrower shall have furnished to the Agents a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower demonstrating (both before and on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the making of the proposed Tranche B Term Loan and the deduction from Indebtedness of any cash proceeds of such Tranche B Term Loan held in a DACA Account), as of a date not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such drawing, satisfaction of the LTV Conditions and compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.03(c), accompanied by the latest Advance Model and such other supporting information for the calculation of compliance with such covenants as the Administrative Agent may require.

(h) Form 10-K .  Vivint Solar shall have filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 with the SEC; and

(i) Model Review .  An analysis by a financial advisory firm selected by the Administrative Agent of the assets and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

Section 5.03 Conditions Precedent to Second Drawing of Tranche A Term Loans . The obligation of any Agent or any Lender to make the second drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans is subject to the fulfillment, in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Payment of Fees, Etc .  The Borrower shall have paid all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Section 2.06 and Section 12.04 hereof.

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default .  The following statements shall be true and correct, and the submission by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing with respect to each such Tranche A Term Loan, and the Borrower's acceptance of the proceeds of such second drawing of Tranche A Term Loan, shall

 

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each be deemed to be a representation and warranty by each Loan Party on the date of such second drawing of Tranche A Term Loan that:  (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such drawing of Tranche A Term Loan are true and correct on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), (ii) at the time of and after giving effect to the making of such Tranche A Term Loan and the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of the Tranche A Term Loan to be made on such date and (iii) the conditions set forth in this Section 5.02 have been satisfied as of the date of such request.  

(c) Legality .  The making of such Tranche A Term Loan shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Secured Party.

(d) Notices .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof specifying a borrowing date not later than 30 days after the Effective Date.

(e) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents .  All proceedings in connection with the making of such drawing of the Tranche A Term Loans and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all documents incidental hereto and thereto, shall be satisfactory to the Agents and their counsel, and the Agents and such counsel shall have received such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and other documents, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, as any Agent may reasonably request.

(f) Financial Covenants .  The Borrower shall have furnished to the Agents a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower demonstrating (both before and on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the making of the proposed Tranche A Term Loan and the deduction from Indebtedness of any cash proceeds of such Tranche A Term Loan held in a DACA Account), as of a date not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such drawing, satisfaction of the LTV Conditions, accompanied by the latest Advance Model and such other supporting information for the calculation of compliance with such covenants as the Administrative Agent may require.

Section 5.04 Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness . As an accommodation to the Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders have agreed to execute this Agreement and to make the Loans on the Effective Date notwithstanding the failure by the Loan Parties to satisfy the conditions set forth below on or before the Effective Date.  In consideration of such accommodation, the Loan Parties agree that, in addition to all other terms, conditions and provisions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, those conditions set forth in Section 5.01, the Loan Parties shall satisfy each of the conditions subsequent set forth below on or before the date applicable thereto (it being understood that (i) the failure by the Loan Parties to perform or cause to be performed any such

 

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condition subsequent on or before the date applicable thereto shall constitute an Event of Default and (ii) to the extent that the existence of any such condition subsequent would otherwise cause any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be breached, the Required Lenders hereby waive such breach for the period from the Effective Date until the date on which such condition subsequent is required to be fulfilled pursuant to this Section 5.04):  

(a) Compliance with Section 8.01(b).

(b) Within 30 days after the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), deliver to the Collateral Agent endorsements as to the named insureds or loss payees under the insurance certificates provided under Section 5.01(d)(xiv) as the Collateral Agent may request and providing that such policy shall provide for not less than 30 days' (10 days' in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation (by the insurer or the insured thereunder).

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties . Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Parties as follows:

(a) Organization, Good Standing, Etc .  Each Loan Party and each Excluded Subsidiary (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrower, to make the borrowings hereunder, and to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary and where failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Authorization, Etc .  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable Requirement of Law in any material respect or (C) any material Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any material permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties.

 

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(c) Governmental Approvals .   No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party other than filings and recordings with respect to Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing or recordation, on the Effective Date.  

(d) Enforceability of Loan Documents .   This Agreement is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.

(e) Capitalization .  On the Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Effective Date, the authorized Equity Interests of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries and the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are as set forth on Schedule 6.01(e).  All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower and each of their Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive, first refusal or other similar rights.  All Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries of the Parent that are owned by the Parent or one of its Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).  Except as described on Schedule 6.01(e), there are no outstanding debt or equity securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and no outstanding obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for, or warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, directly or indirectly, any shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

(f) Litigation .  Except as set forth in Schedule 6.01(f), there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened action, suit or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Partnership or any of their respective properties before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator that (i) if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) relates to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.

(g) Financial Statements .

(i) The Financial Statements, copies of which have been delivered to each Agent and each Lender, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries, each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty and each Tax Equity Partnership as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations of Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries, each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty and each Tax Equity Partnership  for the fiscal periods ended on such

 

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respective dates, all in accordance with GAAP, except, with respect to any interim financial statements, the absence of footnotes.  All material indebtedness and other liabilities (including, without limitation, Indebtedness, liabilities for taxes, long-term leases and other unusual forward or long-term commitments), direct or contingent, of Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries, each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty and each Tax Equity Partnership are set forth in the Financial Statements, except for Permitted Indebtedness or liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business or disclosed to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof.  Since the filing with the SEC of the most recent Vivint Solar annual report on Form 10-K, no event or development has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

(ii) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to each Agent and each Lender the Advance Model updated as of the Effective Date.

(h) Compliance with Law, Etc .  No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of or default under (i) any of its Governing Documents, (ii) any Requirement of Law, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) any material term of any material Contractual Obligation (including, without limitation, any Material Project Document) binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties.

(i) ERISA .  (a) No Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary contributes to, sponsors, maintains or has an obligation (other than an obligation not in excess of $500,000 arising solely from a Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary being included as a member of an ERISA Affiliate's control group) to contribute to or maintain any Multiemployer Plan or any Employee Plan and has not at any time prior to the date hereof established, sponsored or maintained, been a party to and has not at any time prior to the date hereof contributed or been obligated (other than an obligation not in excess of $500,000 arising solely from a Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary being included as a member of an ERISA Affiliate's control group) to contribute to or maintain any Multiemployer Plan or any Employee Plan.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a liability to a Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary in excess of $500,000, no ERISA Affiliate contributes to, sponsors, maintains or has an obligation to contribute to or maintain any Multiemployer Plan or any Employee Plan and has not at any time prior to the date hereof established, sponsored or maintained, been a party to and has not at any time prior to the date hereof contributed or been obligated to contribute to or maintain any Multiemployer Plan or any Employee Plan.  Except as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code or similar state law, no Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary maintains or has any material liability in respect of an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of any Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary or coverage after a participant's termination of employment.

 

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(j) Taxes, Etc .  (i) All Federal and material state and local tax returns and other reports required by applicable Requirements of Law to be filed by any Loan Party have been filed, or extensions have been obtained, and (ii) all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any property of any Loan Party and which have become due and payable on or prior to the date hereof have been paid, except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP.  

(k) Regulations T, U and X .  No Loan Party is or will be engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X), and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or for any purpose that violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U and X.

(l) Nature of Business .  No Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary is engaged in any business other than as set forth on Schedule 6.01(l).

(m) [ Reserved ].

(n) Permits, Etc .  Each Loan Party and each Excluded Subsidiary and Tax Equity Partnership has, and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for such Person lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire, each business and asset currently owned, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by such Person, except to the extent the failure to have or be in compliance therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, and there is no claim that any thereof is not in full force and effect, except to the extent such suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Properties .  Each Loan Party and each Excluded Subsidiary and Tax Equity Partnership has good and marketable title to, or valid licenses to use, all property and assets necessary to its business, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens.  All such properties and assets are in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

(p) Employee and Labor Matters .  No Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary has any employees.

(q) Environmental Matters .  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), (i) the operations of each Loan Party are in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (ii) there has been no Release at any of the properties owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates,

 

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or, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, at any disposal or treatment facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) no Environmental Action has been asserted against any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates or any predecessor in interest nor does any Loan Party have knowledge or notice of any threatened or pending Environmental Action against any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) no Environmental Actions have been asserted against any facilities that may have received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) to the knowledge of each Loan Party, no property now or formerly owned or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Affiliates has been used as a treatment or disposal site for any Hazardous Material; (vii) no Loan Party or any of its Affiliates has failed to report to the proper Governmental Authority any Release which is required to be so reported by any Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (viii) each Loan Party and each of its Affiliates holds all licenses, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws in connection with the operation of the business carried on by it, except for such licenses, permits and approvals as to which a Loan Party's or an Affiliate's failure to maintain or comply with could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ix) no Loan Party or any of its Affiliates has received any notification pursuant to any Environmental Laws that (A) any work, repairs, construction or capital expenditures are required to be made in respect as a condition of continued compliance with any Environmental Laws, or any license, permit or approval issued pursuant thereto or (B) any license, permit or approval referred to above is about to be reviewed, made, subject to limitations or conditions, revoked, withdrawn or terminated, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

(r) Insurance .  Each Loan Party maintains the insurance and required services and financial assurance as required by law and as required by Section 7.01(h).  Schedule 6.01(r) sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by each Loan Party on the Effective Date.

(s) Use of Proceeds .  The Borrower has used the proceeds of the Loans only in accordance with Section 7.01(r).

(t) Solvency .  After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and before and after giving effect to each Loan, the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis and each Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty on a consolidated basis are, Solvent.  No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary, in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Loan Party.

(u) Intellectual Property .  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(u), each Loan Party and each Excluded Subsidiary owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property rights that are necessary for the operation of its business, without infringement upon or conflict with the rights of any other Person with respect thereto, except for such infringements and conflicts which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be

 

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expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Set forth on Schedule 6.01(u) is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of (i) each item of Registered Intellectual Property owned by each Loan Party and Excluded Subsidiary; (ii) each material work of authorship owned by each Loan Party and each Excluded Subsidiary and which is not Registered Intellectual Property, and (iii) each material Intellectual Property Contract to which each Loan Party or any Excluded Subsidiary is bound.  No trademark or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary infringes upon or conflicts with any rights owned by any other Person, and no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or threatened, except for such infringements and conflicts which could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  To the knowledge of each Loan Party, no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code pertaining to Intellectual Property is pending or proposed, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

(v) Material Project Documents; Project Subsidiary Indebtedness .  Set forth on Schedule 6.01(v), as supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 7.01(s), is a complete and accurate list of all Material Project Documents and material documents for Project Subsidiary Indebtedness of each Subject Fund and each Excluded Subsidiary, showing the parties and subject matter thereof and amendments and modifications thereto.  Each such Material Project Document and document for Project Subsidiary Indebtedness (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each  Excluded Subsidiary that is a party thereto and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, (ii) has not been amended or modified except in accordance with Section 7.02(m), and (iii) is not in default due to the action of any Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, any other party thereto, except with respect to alleged defaults which are being contested diligently and in good faith.  As of the date hereof, the Borrower has made available to the Lenders true, correct and complete copies of the Material Project Documents and material documents for Project Subsidiary Indebtedness.

(w) Investment Company Act .  None of the Loan Parties is (i) an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" or "promoter" of, or "principal underwriter" of or for, an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law that limits in any respect its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or a portion of the Obligations unenforceable.

(x) [ Reserved ].

(y) Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws .

(i) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Controlled Parent Affiliate of any of the Loan Parties, has violated or is in violation of any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or has engaged in or conspired to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts

 

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to violate, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.  

(ii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Controlled Parent Affiliate of any of the Loan Parties, nor any officer, director or principal shareholder or owner of any of the Loan Parties, nor any of the Loan Parties' respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder, is a Blocked Person.

(iii) None of the Loan Parties, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, any of their agents acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder, (A) conducts any business with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (B) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to any OFAC Sanctions Programs.

(z) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws .

(i) The Loan Parties and the Controlled Parent Affiliates of the Loan Parties are in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the " FCPA "), and the anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws of those jurisdictions in which they do business (collectively, the " Anti-Corruption Laws ").

(ii) None of the Loan Parties or any Controlled Parent Affiliate of any Loan Party has at any time:

(A) offered, promised, paid, given, or authorized the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any employee, official, representative, or other person acting on behalf of any foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) Governmental Authority thereof, or of any public international organization, or any foreign political party or official thereof, or candidate for foreign political office (collectively, " Foreign Official "), for the purpose of: (1) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or

(B) acted or attempted to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.

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Anti-Corruption Law by any of the Loan Parties or any Controlled Parent Affiliate of any of them or any of their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, or other persons acting or purporting to act on their behalf.  

(iv) The Loan Parties and their Controlled Parent Affiliates have adopted, implemented and maintain anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.

(aa) Full Disclosure .

(i) Each Loan Party has disclosed to the Agents all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Agents (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrower's industry) in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading.

(ii) The Advance Model has been prepared on a reasonable basis and in good faith based on the Assumptions and other methodology believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable at the time such Advance Model was prepared and on other information believed by the Loan Parties to have been accurate at the time such Advance Model was furnished to the Lenders, and Parent is not aware of any facts or information that would lead it to believe that such Advance Model is incorrect or misleading in any material respect.

(bb) Legal Compliance .  (i) The Loan Parties, the Excluded Subsidiaries and the Tax Equity Partnerships have each complied in all material respects with all Credit Protection Laws and other Requirements of Law applicable to the Loan Parties in connection with the Collateral, including, but not limited to, the extent applicable, (A) the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act (and Regulation Z of the Federal Reserve Board); (B) the Equal Credit Opportunity Act; (C) Regulation B of the Federal Reserve Board; (D) the Federal Trade Commission Act; (E) all applicable usury laws; (F) all applicable trade practices, home and telephone solicitation, sweepstakes, lottery, and other consumer credit and protection laws; (G) The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978. 12 USC 3401 et seq.; (H) Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act; (I) the Trade Regulation rule on Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses of the Federal Trade

 

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Commission; (J) the Fair Credit Reporting Act; (K)  the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; (L) the Electronic Funds Transfer Act; (M) the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; (N) all regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and (O) all amendments to and rules and regulations promulgated under the foregoing, all if and as applicable; and (ii) the Loan Parties' marketing, sales, and origination practices are in compliance with all Credit Protection Laws and other applicable Requirements of Law, except for any noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Loan Party, Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Partnership has been contacted by or notified of any Federal Trade Commission, California Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, California Attorney General, or other governmental inquiry or investigation in connection with the marketing, sales, origination of Consumer Loans, other than routine examinations in the ordinary course of business by the California Department of Corporation (or any similar governmental agency in any other state) with respect to any Loan Party's California Finance Lender's License (or comparable license in any other state).  

(cc) Structure Representations .  Each of the Tax Equity Representations (i) is true, complete and correct on the Effective Date as to each Subject Fund and Excluded Subsidiary existing on the Effective Date and (ii) is true, complete and correct on the date of formation thereof as to each Subject Fund and Excluded Subsidiary created after the Effective Date.

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES

Section 7.01 Affirmative Covenants . So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party will, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a) Reporting Requirements .  Furnish to each Agent and each Lender:

(i) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, to the extent not otherwise publicly available at such time, each of the following for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and for Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries: internally prepared consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows as at the end of such quarter, and for the period commencing at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such quarter, setting forth in comparative form the generation revenues and operating expenses for the corresponding period set forth in the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017), all in reasonable detail and certified by an Authorized Officer of the

 

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applicable Person as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the results of operations and cash flows of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and for such year-to-date period, in accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that of the most recent audited financial statements of the such Person and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Agents and the Lenders or publicly available, subject to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments;;  

(ii) as soon as available, and in any event within 150 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the first Fiscal Year ending after the Effective Date, to the extent not otherwise publicly available at such time, each of the following for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and for Vivint Solar and its Subsidiaries: consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows as at the end of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form the generation revenues and operating expenses for the corresponding period set forth in the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year (commencing with Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017), all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by (A) in the case of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, a comparison of the results of operations set forth therein to the Advance Model for the applicable periods and (B) a report and an opinion, prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, of Ernst & Young or another independent certified public accountant of recognized standing selected by the Parent and satisfactory to the Agents (which opinion shall be without (1) a "going concern" or like qualification or exception ( provided that any "going concern" or like qualification or exception to the extent arising from the maturity of the Loans (or any refinancing or replacement thereof) shall not constitute a violation of this clause (a)(iii)) or (2) any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, together with, in the case of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, a written statement of such accountants (x) to the effect that, in making the examination necessary for their certification of such financial statements, they have not obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or Default and (y) if such accountants shall have obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default, describing the nature thereof;

(iii) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.01(a), or on or before the date that such statements become publicly available, a certificate of an

 

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Authorized Officer of the Parent in the form of Exhibit D (a " Quarterly Compliance Certificate "):;  

(A) stating that such Authorized Officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and has made or caused to be made under his or her supervision a review of the condition and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the period covered by such financial statements with a view to determining whether the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and such Loan Documents at the times such compliance is required hereby and thereby, and that such review has not disclosed, and such Authorized Officer has no knowledge of, the occurrence and continuance during such period of an Event of Default or Default or, if an Event of Default or Default had occurred and continued or is continuing, describing the nature and period of existence thereof and the action which the Parent and its Subsidiaries propose to take or have taken with respect thereto, and

(B) in the case of the delivery of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clause (ii) of this Section 7.01(a), attaching (1) a summary of all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date thereof by any Loan Party and all material insurance coverage planned to be maintained by any Loan Party, together with such other related documents and information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, and (2) confirmation that there have been no changes to the information contained in each of the Perfection Certificates delivered on the Effective Date or the date of the most recently updated Perfection Certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (iii) and/or attaching an updated Perfection Certificate identifying any such changes to the information contained  therein;

(iv) as soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each month, commencing with the first month ending after the Effective Date the monthly reports for each Subject Fund, or if at any time there are no Subject Funds, comparable reports for the Generation Systems owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent;

(v) within ten (10) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a certificate of the chief financial officer of Parent to which is attached a schedule showing the calculation of each of the financial covenants specified in Section 7.03, together with the latest Advance Model and such other supporting information for such compliance with the covenants as the Administrative Agent may require, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (the " LTV Compliance Certificate ");

(vi) together with each delivery of the Advance Model hereunder, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent certifying that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(aa)(ii) are true and correct with respect to such Advance Model;

 

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(vii) promptly after submission to any Governmental Authority, all documents and information furnished to such Governmental Authority in connection with any investigation of any Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Partnership, other than routine inquiries by such Governmental Authority;  

(viii) as soon as possible, and in any event within 5 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default or the occurrence of any event or development that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the written statement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default or other event or development having a Material Adverse Effect and the action which the affected Loan Party proposes to take with respect thereto;

(ix) (A) as soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party knows or has reason to know, or becomes aware that any ERISA Affiliate knows, that (1) any Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, (2) any other Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, or (3) an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an Employee Plan, a statement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such occurrence and the action, if any, which such Loan Party or such ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, (B) promptly and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party, or within 3 days after any Loan Party becomes aware that any ERISA Affiliate thereof has received, from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of the PBGC's intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan, (C) promptly and in any event within 10 days after the filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service if requested by any Agent, copies of each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Plan and Multiemployer Plan, (D) promptly and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party knows or has reason to know, or becomes aware that any ERISA Affiliate knows, that a required installment within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has not been made when due with respect to an Employee Plan, (E) promptly and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party, or within 3 days after any Loan Party becomes aware that any ERISA Affiliate thereof has received, from a sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan or from the PBGC, a copy of each

 

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notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability under Section 4202 of ERISA or indicating that such Multiemployer Plan may enter reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA, and (F) promptly and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof sends notice of a plant closing or mass layoff (as defined in WARN) to employees, copies of each such notice sent by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary thereof;  

(x) promptly after the commencement thereof but in any event not later than 5 days after service of process with respect thereto on, or the obtaining of knowledge thereof by, any Loan Party, notice of each action, suit or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority or other regulatory body or any arbitrator which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xi) promptly after becoming aware thereof, written notice of any material change in the underwriting, appraisal, or Generation Systems development policies or processes of Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, any Subject Fund or any of their respective Affiliates, to the extent any such change renders invalid the assumptions used in the preparation of the most recent report of the Independent Engineer provide to the Administrative Agent;

(xii) promptly upon request, any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by any Lender in its sole discretion, confirming the Borrower's compliance with Section 7.02(q);

(xiii) promptly after delivery thereof to any lender or agent under any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness or any investor in any Subject Fund or Tax Equity Partnership, a copy of any report, financial information, document or material notice given to such lender, agent or investor;

(xiv) promptly after the occurrence of any event described in the definition of Revised Net Cash Flow which materially and adversely affects the calculation of Net Cash Flows or promptly after the occurrence of either event described in the proviso to the definition of Total Net Asset Value, an updated Advance Model reflecting the Revised Net Cash Flow or the required changes to the Assumptions;

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or amendment of or supplement to any Material Project Document or any agreement evidencing or securing Project Subsidiary Indebtedness;  

(xvi) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.01(a), an accounts receivable aging report as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter; and

(xvii) promptly upon request, such other information concerning the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of any Loan Party, Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Partnership as any Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

(b) Additional Guarantors and Collateral Security .  Cause:

(i) each Subsidiary of any Loan Party not in existence on the Effective Date (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent promptly and in any event within 3 days after the formation, acquisition or change in status thereof, (A) a Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall be made a party to this Agreement as a Guarantor, (B) a supplement to the Security Agreement,  and (C) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in order to create, perfect (except for delivery of certificates evidencing Equity Interests in the Borrower's Subsidiaries), establish the first priority of or otherwise protect any Lien purported to be covered by any such Security Agreement or otherwise to effect the intent that such Subsidiary shall become bound by all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents and that all property and assets of such Subsidiary shall become Collateral for the Obligations; and

(c) Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes .

(i) Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries and Tax Equity Partnerships to comply, with all Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, all Credit Protection Laws, all regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Environmental Laws), judgments and awards (including any settlement of any claim that, if breached, could give rise to any of the foregoing).

(ii) Pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries and each Tax Equity Partnership to pay, in full before delinquency or before

 

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the expiration of any extension period, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership or any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership in an aggregate amount for all such taxes, assessments and other governmental charges exceeding $250,000, except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP.  

(d) Preservation of Existence, Etc .  Except as permitted in Section 7.02(c), maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Keeping of Records and Books of Account .  Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries and each Tax Equity Partnership to keep, adequate records and books of account, with complete entries made to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(f) Inspection Rights .  Permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the agents and representatives of any Agent (accompanied by any Lender that so requests) at any time and from time to time during normal business hours and after reasonable notice, at the expense of the Borrower, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit and inspect its properties, to verify materials, leases, notes, accounts receivable, deposit accounts and its other assets, to conduct audits (including bi-annual audits to confirm the Loan Parties' and their Subsidiaries' compliance with the financial covenants in Section 7.03) (such audits, collectively, " Audits "), physical counts, valuations, appraisals, or examinations and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives, in each case in a manner so as not to unduly disrupt the business of the Loan Parties.  In addition to the above, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at least once in each twelve-month period, an updated independent engineering report, substantially in the form of the most recent independent engineering report provided to the Agents prior to the Effective Date.  If the Borrower fails to do so, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to hire, at the expense of the Loan Parties, an independent third party to prepare such a report,.  In furtherance of the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby authorizes its independent accountants, and the independent accountants of each of its Subsidiaries, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Person (independently or together with representatives of such Person) with the agents and representatives of any Agent in accordance with this Section 7.01(f).

(g) Maintenance of Properties, Etc .  Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Tax Equity Partnerships to maintain and preserve, all of its properties

 

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which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty excepted, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

(h) Maintenance of Insurance .  Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent, worker's compensation and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated which provides coverage that is not less in any material respect than the insurance coverage maintained by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on the Effective Date.  All policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, as its interests may appear, in case of loss, under a standard non‑contributory "lender" or "secured party" clause and are to contain such other provisions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to fully protect the Lenders' interest in any payments to be made under such policies.  All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the policies are to be premium prepaid, with the loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor of the Collateral Agent and such other Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate from time to time, and shall provide for not less than 30 days' (10 days' in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation.  If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries fails to maintain such insurance, the Collateral Agent may arrange for such insurance, but at the Borrower's expense and without any responsibility on the Collateral Agent's part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the sole right, in the name of the Lenders, any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, to file claims under any insurance policies, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.

(i) Obtaining of Permits, Etc .  Obtain, maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries and each Tax Equity Partnership to obtain, maintain and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business.

(j) Environmental .  (i)  Keep any property either owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership free of any Environmental Liens; (ii) comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws (except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and provide to the Collateral Agent any documentation of such compliance which the Collateral Agent may reasonably request; (iii) provide the Agents written notice within 5 days of any Release of a Hazardous Material in excess of any reportable quantity from or onto property at any time owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership and

 

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take any Remedial Actions required to abate said Release; and (iv) provide the Agents with written notice within 10 days of the receipt of any of the following:  (A) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership; (B) commencement of any Environmental Action or notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to any Tax Equity Partnership; and (C) notice of a violation, citation or other administrative order which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

(k) Fiscal Year .  Cause the Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to end on December 31 of each calendar year unless the Agents consent to a change in such Fiscal Year (and appropriate related changes to this Agreement).

(l) Cash Distributions .  Cause each Subsidiary to distribute all available cash to the Borrower as soon as permitted under the terms of the Material Project Documents and agreements governing Project Subsidiary Indebtedness.

(m) [ Reserved ]

(n) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws .  Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.

(o) Lender Meetings .  Upon the request of any Agent or the Required Lenders (which request, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not be made more than once during each fiscal quarter), participate in a quarterly conference call with the Agents and the Lenders at such time as may be agreed to by the Borrower and such Agent or the Required Lenders.

(p) [ Reserved. ]

(q) Further Assurances .  Take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, at its sole cost and expense, such agreements, instruments or other documents as any Agent may require from time to time in order (i) to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) to subject to valid and perfected first priority Liens any of the Collateral, (iii) to establish and maintain the validity and effectiveness of any of the Loan Documents and the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens intended to be created thereby, and (iv) to better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer and confirm unto each Secured Party the rights now or hereafter intended to be granted to it under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  In furtherance of the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Party (i) authorizes each Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Loan Party's name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes each Agent to file any financing statement required hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, in any appropriate filing office without the signature of such Loan Party, and (iii) ratifies the filing of any financing statement, and any continuation statement

 

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or amendment with respect thereto, filed without the signature of such Loan Party prior to the Effective Date.  

(r) Use of Proceeds . Use the proceeds of (i) the Tranche A Term Loans for general corporate purposes permitted by the Loan Documents and consistent with the current business of Vivint Solar, (ii) the Tranche B Term Loans for investments in residential solar energy systems to be owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (iii) the Loans to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

(s) Additional Excluded Subsidiaries and Subject Funds .  Notify the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the formation of any Excluded Subsidiary or Subject Fund after the Effective Date and deliver to the Administrative Agent complete and correct copies of all Material Project Documents and material documents for Project Subsidiary Indebtedness for each Tax Equity Structure or Other Structure formed after the Effective Date, together with a supplement to Schedule 6.01(v) describing such additional Material Project Documents and other documents.  The obligations of the Manager Subsidiary in the Material Project Documents for each Tax Equity Structure or Other Structure formed after the Effective Date, taken as a whole for such Tax Equity Structure or Other Structure, will not be materially adverse to the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders compared to Material Project Documents for all Tax Equity Structures or Other Structures in effect on the Effective Date, taken as a whole, except as otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed).

(t) Separateness .  The Borrower shall comply with the provisions regarding separate existence set forth on Schedule 1.01(N) .

(u) Minimum Average FICO Scores .  The Borrower shall maintain a minimum weighted average FICO score for all Generation Consumers with respect to Generation Systems owned directly or indirectly by Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership of not less than [***]; provided that no more than [***]% ([***] percent) of Generation Consumers shall have a FICO score below [***].

Section 7.02 Negative Covenants . So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a) Liens, Etc .  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens.

(b) Indebtedness .  Create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

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(c) Fundamental Changes; Dispositions .  

(i) Wind-up, liquidate or dissolve, or merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do (or agree to do) any of the foregoing; provided , however , that any wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party (other than a Borrower) may be merged into a Loan Party or may consolidate or amalgamate with another wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) such Loan Party gives the Agents at least 15 days' prior written notice of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation accompanied by true, correct and complete copies of all material agreements, documents and instruments relating to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, including, but not limited to, the certificate or certificates of merger, consolidation or amalgamation to be filed with each appropriate Secretary of State (with a copy as filed promptly after such filing), (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) the Lenders' rights in any Collateral, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected by such merger, consolidation or amalgamation and (E) the surviving Subsidiary, if any, if not already a Loan Party, is joined as a Loan Party hereunder pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and is a party to a Security Agreement and the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary is the subject of a Security Agreement, in each case, which is in full force and effect on the date of and immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation; and

(ii) Make any Disposition, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or any part of its business, property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (or agree to do any of the foregoing), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , that any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted Dispositions.

(d) Change in Nature of Business .

(i) Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any change in the nature of its business as described in Section 6.01(l).

(ii) Have any material liabilities (other than liabilities arising under the Loan Documents), own any material assets (other than the Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries) or engage in any operations or business (other than the ownership of its Subsidiaries).

 

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(e) Loans, Advances, Investments , Etc.  Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or commit or agree to make, any Investment in any other Person except for Permitted Investments.  

(f) Sale and Leaseback Transactions .  Enter into, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, any Sale and Leaseback Transaction.

(g) [Reserved].

(h) Restricted Payments .  Make or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payment other than Permitted Restricted Payments.

(i) Federal Reserve Regulations .  Permit any Loan or the proceeds of any Loan under this Agreement to be used for any purpose that would cause such Loan to be a margin loan under the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

(j) Transactions with Affiliates .  Enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any Affiliate, except (i) transactions consummated in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate thereof, and that are fully disclosed to the Agents prior to the consummation thereof, if they involve one or more payments by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) transactions with another Loan Party; (iii) transactions listed on Schedule 7.02(j), (iv) transactions pursuant to the Tax Equity Documents and the Project Documents on terms and conditions that, taken as a whole, are not materially adverse to the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders compared to the terms and conditions of the Tax Equity Documents and the Project Documents as in effect on the Effective Date, taken as a whole, in each case subject to compliance with the other terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, and (v) transactions permitted by Section 7.02(e).

(k) Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries .  Create or otherwise cause, incur, assume, suffer or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party (i) to pay dividends or to make any other distribution on any shares of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to pay or prepay or to subordinate any Indebtedness owed to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) to make loans or advances to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) to transfer any of its property or assets to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , that nothing in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 7.02(k) shall prohibit or restrict compliance with:

(A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

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(B) any agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 7.02(k), or any extension, replacement or continuation of any such agreement; provided that any such encumbrance or restriction contained in such extended, replaced or continued agreement is no less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Agents and the Lenders than the encumbrance or restriction under or pursuant to the agreement so extended, replaced or continued;  

(C) any applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, applicable currency control laws and applicable state corporate statutes restricting the payment of dividends in certain circumstances);

(D) any agreement evidencing Permitted Indebtedness;

(E) restrictions in the Governing Documents for Tax Equity Partnerships relating to the payment of Tax Equity Payments or other preferred distributions;

(F) restrictions in the Project Documents subject to compliance with the other terms and conditions of the Loan Documents;

(G) the Aggregation Facility; or

(H) customary restrictions in contracts that prohibit the assignment of such contract.

(l) Limitations on Negative Pledges .  Enter into, incur or permit to exist, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, incur or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any agreement, instrument, deed, lease or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or that requires the grant of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation, except the following:  (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(b) of this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (iii) any customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale or other disposition of assets or of a Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary to be sold or disposed of and such sale or disposition is permitted hereunder, and (iv) restrictions under Requirements of Law.

(m) Modifications of Indebtedness, Organizational Documents and Certain Other Agreements; Etc .

(i) Amend, modify or otherwise change (or permit the amendment, modification or other change in any manner of) any of the provisions of any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date, or enter into any new Project Subsidiary Indebtedness after the Effective Date, or any instrument or agreement

 

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(including, without limitation, any purchase agreement, indenture, loan agreement or security agreement) relating to any such existing or new Project Subsidiary Indebtedness, if such existing Project Subsidiary Indebtedness as so amended, modified or changed, or such new Project Subsidiary Indebtedness would (a) have a final maturity date earlier than the Outside Maturity Date, (b) not be Non-Recourse, (c) limit the ability of the Loan Parties to perform the Obligations or grant Liens on the Collateral under the Security Documents, (d) have terms and conditions that, taken as a whole, are materially and adversely worse for the Borrower's Subsidiaries that are party thereto than the terms and conditions contained in the Aggregation Facility as in effect on the Effective Date, (e) restrict the amendment of the Loan Documents, or (f)  provide for Indebtedness with an Advance Rate that, if fully drawn, would cause the Loan Parties to fail to satisfy the LTV Conditions;  

(ii) amend, modify or otherwise change any of its Governing Documents (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation, or any agreement or arrangement entered into by it) with respect to any of its Equity Interests (including any shareholders' agreement), or enter into any new agreement with respect to any of its Equity Interests, except any such amendments, modifications or changes or any such new agreements or arrangements pursuant to this clause (ii) that either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) agree to any amendment, modification or other change to or waiver of any of its rights (i) under any Material Project Document without the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent or (ii) under any Other Documents if such amendment, modification, change or waiver would be materially adverse to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the Agents and the Lenders; or

(iv) agree to any amendment, modification or other change in the form of any Approved Form Agreement if such amendment, modification or change would be materially adverse to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the Agents and the Lenders.

(n) Investment Company Act of 1940 .  Engage in any business, enter into any transaction, use any securities or take any other action or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing, that would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to become subject to the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of being an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" not entitled to an exemption within the meaning of such Act.

 

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(o) ERISA .  (i) Establish, sponsor, maintain, become a party or contribute to or become obligated (other than an obligation not in excess of $500,000 arising solely from a Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary being included as a member of an ERISA Affiliate's control group) to sponsor, maintain or contribute to any Multiemployer Plan or any Employee Plan or (ii) adopt any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA which provides benefits to employees after termination of employment other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA or applicable law.  

(p) Environmental .  Permit the use, handling, generation, storage, treatment, Release or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any property owned or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries or any Tax Equity Partnership, except in compliance with Environmental Laws or otherwise where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws .

(i) None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their Subsidiaries or Controlled Parent Affiliates or agents, shall:

(A) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person;

(B) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to the OFAC Sanctions Programs;

(C) use any of the proceeds of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to finance, promote or otherwise support in any manner any illegal activity, including, without limitation, any violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or any specified unlawful activity as that term is defined in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957; or

(D) violate, attempt to violate, or engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(ii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Controlled Parent Affiliate of any of the Loan Parties or any Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Partnership, nor any officer, director or principal shareholder or owner of any of the Loan Parties, nor any of the Loan Parties' respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder, shall be or shall become a Blocked Person.

 

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(r) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws .  None of the Loan Parties shall, or shall permit any Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Partnership to:  

(i) offer, promise, pay, give, or authorize the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any Foreign Official for the purpose of: (1) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or

(ii) act or attempt to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.

(s) Accounting Principles .  Except for such changes that are required by GAAP, make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any change in the accounting principles that would have a material adverse effect on the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03 hereto or the calculation of the LTV Conditions.

Section 7.03 Financial Covenants . So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a) Consolidated LTV .  Permit the Consolidated LTV, measured as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be greater than  0.80 to 1.00.

(b) Project Subsidiary LTV .  Permit the Project Subsidiary LTV, measured as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be greater than 0.65 to 1.00.

(c) Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio .  Permit the Consolidated Debt Service Ratio, measured as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be less than 1.20 to 1.00.

(d) Equity Cure .  For purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.03(c) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, any cash equity contribution to the Borrower (funded with proceeds of common equity issued by the Borrower) after the last day of such fiscal quarter and on or prior to the day that is ten (10) days after the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for that fiscal quarter pursuant to Section 7.01(a) (the “ Cure Expiration Date ”) will, at the irrevocable election of the Borrower, be included in the calculation of the numerator of Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio solely for the purposes of determining compliance with such covenant in Section 7.03(c)  (each an “ Equity Cure ”) at the end of such fiscal quarter (each, a “ Cure Quarter ”) and any subsequent period that includes such Cure Quarter (any such equity contribution so included, a “ Specified Equity Contribution ”); provided that (a) notice of the Borrower’s intent to accept a Specified

 

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Equity Contribution shall be delivered by the Borrower no later than the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for the applicable fiscal quarter, (b) in each consecutive four (4) fiscal quarter period there will be at least two (2) fiscal consecutive quarters in which no Specified Equity Contribution is made, (c) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution will be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with such financial covenant (the “ Cure Amount ”), (d) all Specified Equity Contributions will be disregarded for purposes of the calculation of Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio for all other purposes, including pro forma calculations or conditions, (e) there shall be no more than two (2) Specified Equity Contributions made in the aggregate after the Closing Date, and (f) the proceeds received by Borrower from all Specified Equity Contributions shall be held in a DACA Account until the Borrower has been in compliance with 7.03(c) (without giving effect to the Specified Equity Contributions) for two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters. Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt no later than the Cure Expiration Date of notice from the Borrower of its intent to receive a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to this Section 7.03(d), then, unless the Specified Equity Contribution is not made on or prior to the Cure Expiration Date, neither the Agents nor any Lender shall exercise the right to accelerate the Loans or terminate the Commitments and neither Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any right to foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral solely on the basis of an Event of Default having occurred and being continuing under Sections 7.03(c) in respect of the period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.  

ARTICLE VIII

CASH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS
AND OTHER COLLATERAL MATTERS

Section 8.01 Cash Management Arrangements . (a) The Loan Parties shall (i) establish and maintain the DACA Accounts at one or more of the banks set forth on Schedule 8.01 (each a " DACA Bank ") and (ii) except as otherwise provided under Section 8.01(b), deposit or cause to be deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the next Business Day after the date of receipt thereof, all proceeds in respect of any Collateral, all Collections (of a nature susceptible to a deposit in a bank account) and all other amounts received by any Loan Party (including payments made by Account Debtors directly to any Loan Party) into the Revenue Account.

(b) Within 30 days after the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall, with respect to each DACA Account, deliver to the Collateral Agent a Control Agreement with respect to such DACA Account.  Following the delivery of the Control Agreements with respect to the DACA Accounts, the Loan Parties shall not maintain cash, Cash Equivalents or other amounts in any Account, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of each such Account (other than Excluded Accounts).

(c) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a Control Agreement with respect to a DACA Account, all amounts received in such DACA Account shall at the Administrative Agent's direction be wired each Business Day into the Administrative Agent's Account, except that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the

 

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Administrative Agent will not direct the DACA Bank to transfer funds in such DACA Account to the Administrative Agent's Account.  

(d) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may amend Schedule 8.01 to add or replace a DACA Bank or DACA Account; provided , however , that (i) such prospective DACA Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have consented in writing in advance to the opening of such DACA Account with the prospective DACA Bank, and (ii) prior to the time of the opening of such DACA Account, each Loan Party and such prospective DACA Bank shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Control Agreement.  Each Loan Party shall close any of its DACA Accounts (and establish replacement cash management accounts in accordance with the foregoing sentence) promptly and in any event within 30 days of notice from the Collateral Agent that the credit rating of the DACA Bank by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is less than A2 or by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC is less than A and as a result such DACA Bank is no longer acceptable in the Collateral Agent's reasonable judgment, or that the operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures or performance of such DACA Bank with respect to DACA Accounts or the Collateral Agent's liability under any Control Agreement with such DACA Bank is no longer acceptable in the Collateral Agent's reasonable judgment.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 9.01 Events of Default . Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an " Event of Default "):

(a) any Borrower shall fail to pay, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), (i) any interest on any Loan, any Collateral Agent Advance or any fee, indemnity or other amount payable under this Agreement (other than any portion thereof constituting principal of the Loans) or any other Loan Document, and such failure continues for a period of 3 Business Days or (ii) all or any portion of the principal of the Loans;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or by any officer of the foregoing under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any certificate or other writing delivered to any Secured Party pursuant to any Loan Document shall have been incorrect in any material respect (or in any respect if such representation or warranty is qualified or modified as to materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof) when made or deemed made;

(c) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in (i) Section 7.01(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (v), Section 7.01(c), Section 7.01(d), Section 7.01(f), Section 7.01(h), Section 7.01(k), Section 7.01(o), Section 7.02 or Section 7.03(c) (but subject to the cure rights provided in Section 7.03(d)) or Article VIII, or any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in any Security

 

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Agreement to which it is a party or (ii) Section 7.03(a) or Section 7.03(b) for two (2) consecutive fiscal quarters;  

(d) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document to be performed or observed by it and, except as set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 9.01, such failure, if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of the date a senior officer of any Loan Party has knowledge of such failure and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent to such Loan Party; provided , that if (x) such failure can be remedied, (y) such failure cannot reasonably be remedied within such 30 day period, and (z) the Borrower commences cure of such failure within such 30 day period and thereafter diligently seeks to remedy the failure, then an “Event of Default” shall not be deemed to have occurred until the earlier of (A) such time as Borrower ceases reasonable efforts to cure such failure and (B) 60 calendar days following knowledge of or written notice of such failure;

(e) (i) any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall fail to pay when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) any principal, interest or other amount payable in respect of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement) having an aggregate amount outstanding in excess of $500,000, and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or (ii) any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness of a Loan Party, or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness of a Loan Party; or (iii) any such Indebtedness of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof;

(f) any Loan Party or Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty (i) shall institute any proceeding or voluntary case seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, (ii) shall be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, (iii) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) shall take any action to authorize or effect any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (f);

(g) any proceeding shall be instituted against any Loan Party Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property,

 

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and either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against any such Person or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur;  

(h) any material provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Loan Party intended to be a party thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Loan Party or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Loan Party shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document;

(i) any Security Agreement or any other security document, after delivery thereof pursuant hereto, shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby having a value in excess of $500,000;

(j) one or more judgments, orders or awards (or any settlement of any litigation or other proceeding that, if breached, could result in a judgment, order or award) for the payment of money exceeding $500,000 in the aggregate (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has been notified and has not denied coverage) shall be rendered against any Loan Party or Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty and remain unsatisfied and (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon any such judgment, order, award or settlement or (ii) there shall be a period of 10 consecutive days after entry thereof during which (A) a stay of enforcement thereof is not be in effect or (B) the same is not vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal;

(k) any Loan Party or Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any court or any Governmental Authority from conducting, or otherwise ceases to conduct for any reason whatsoever, all or any material part of its business for a period which has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(l) any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than 45 consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of activities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any Tax Equity Partnership, if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(m) [Reserved];

 

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(n) the indictment of any Loan Party or Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty under any criminal statute, or commencement of criminal or civil proceedings against any Loan Party or Project Subsidiary Indebtedness Counterparty, pursuant to which statute or proceedings the penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture to any Governmental Authority of any material portion of the property of such Person;  

(o) any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party sponsors, maintains, contributes to or is, or becomes, obligated (other than an obligation not in excess of $500,000 arising solely from a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party being included as a member of an ERISA Affiliate's control group) to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan or any Employee Plan without the prior written consent of the Agents; or

(p) during the Availability Period, Vivint Solar or any Affiliate of Vivint Solar engages in the Permitted Business directly, or indirectly through any Person other than the Borrower and the Borrower's Subsidiaries; provided , however , that it shall not be an Event of Default under this subsection (p) if Vivint Solar Developer LLC engages in the sale of energy from, or the lease of, residential Generation Systems having not more than one (1) megawatt of aggregate installed nameplate capacity at any time to Generation Consumers in the United States, so long as Vivint Solar Developer LLC transfers each such Generation System to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries within 90 days after PTO (as defined in Schedule 1.01(I));

then, and in any such event, the Collateral Agent may, and shall at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, (i) terminate or reduce all Commitments, whereupon all Commitments shall immediately be so terminated or reduced, (ii) declare all or any portion of the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable, whereupon all or such portion of the aggregate principal of all Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become due and payable immediately, together with the payment of the Applicable Prepayment Premium (if any) with respect to the Loans so repaid, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Loan Party and (iii) exercise any and all of its other rights and remedies under applicable law, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in subsection (f) or (g) of this Section 9.01 with respect to any Loan Party, without any notice to any Loan Party or any other Person or any act by any Agent or any Lender, all Commitments shall automatically terminate and all Loans then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become due and payable automatically and immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Loan Party.

 

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ARTICLE X

AGENTS

Section 10.01 Appointment . Each Lender (and each subsequent maker of any Loan by its making thereof) hereby irrevocably appoints, authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to perform the duties of each such Agent as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, including:  (i) to receive on behalf of each Lender any payment of principal of or interest on the Loans outstanding hereunder and all other amounts accrued hereunder for the account of the Lenders and paid to such Agent, and, subject to Section 2.02 of this Agreement, to distribute promptly to each Lender its Pro Rata Share of all payments so received; (ii) to distribute to each Lender copies of all material notices and agreements received by such Agent and not required to be delivered to each Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, provided that the Agents shall not have any liability to the Lenders for any Agent's inadvertent failure to distribute any such notices or agreements to the Lenders; (iii) to maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Obligations, the Loans, and related matters and to maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Collateral and related matters; (iv) to execute or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements, documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (v) to make the Loans and Collateral Agent Advances, for such Agent or on behalf of the applicable Lenders as provided in this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (vi) to perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to the Loan Parties, the Obligations, or otherwise related to any of same to the extent reasonably incidental to the exercise by such Agent of the rights and remedies specifically authorized to be exercised by such Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (vii)  to incur and pay such fees necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (viii) subject to Section 10.03, to take such action as such Agent deems appropriate on its behalf to administer the Loans and the Loan Documents and to exercise such other powers delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the power to give or to refuse to give notices, waivers, consents, approvals and instructions and the power to make or to refuse to make determinations and calculations); and (ix) to act with respect to all Collateral under the Loan Documents, including for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Loans), the Agents shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), and such instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) shall be binding upon all Lenders and all makers of Loans; provided, however , the Agents shall not be required to take any action which, in the reasonable opinion of

 

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any Agent, exposes such Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law.  

Section 10.02 Nature of Duties; Delegation . (a) The Agents shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents.  The duties of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature.  The Agents shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender.  Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon the Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.  Each Lender shall make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Loan Parties in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans hereunder and shall make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and the value of the Collateral, and the Agents shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into their possession before the initial Loan hereunder or at any time or times thereafter, provided that, upon the reasonable request of a Lender, each Agent shall provide to such Lender any documents or reports delivered to such Agent by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  If any Agent seeks the consent or approval of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) to the taking or refraining from taking any action hereunder, such Agent shall send notice thereof to each Lender.  Each Agent shall promptly notify each Lender any time that the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) have instructed such Agent to act or refrain from acting pursuant hereto.

(b) Each Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender).  Any such Person shall benefit from this Article X to the extent provided by the applicable Agent.

Section 10.03 Rights, Exculpation, Etc . The Agents and their directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents (i) may treat the payee of any Loan as the owner thereof until the Collateral Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof, pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof, signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to any Agent or counsel to the Loan Parties), independent public accountants, and other experts selected by any of them and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by any of them in accordance with the advice of such counsel or experts; (iii) make no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, certificates, warranties or representations made in or in

 

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connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of any Person, the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default, or to inspect the Collateral or other property (including, without limitation, the books and records) of any Person; (v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (vi) shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent's Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Agents be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.  The Agents shall not be liable for any apportionment or distribution of payments made in good faith pursuant to Section 4.03, and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error, and the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made shall be to recover from other Lenders any payment in excess of the amount which they are determined to be entitled.  The Agents may at any time request instructions from the Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents the Agents are permitted or required to take or to grant, and if such instructions are promptly requested, the Agents shall be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval under any of the Loan Documents until they shall have received such instructions from the Required Lenders.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents).  

Section 10.04 Reliance . Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements, certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to all matters pertaining to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and its duties hereunder or thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.

Section 10.05 Indemnification . To the extent that any Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by any Loan Party, and whether or not such Agent has made demand on any Loan Party for the same, the Lenders will, within five days of written demand by such Agent, reimburse such Agent for and indemnify such Agent from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, client charges and expenses of counsel or any other advisor to such Agent), advances or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in proportion to each Lender's Pro Rata Share, including, without limitation, advances and disbursements made pursuant to Section 10.08; provided, however , that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,

 

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damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements for which there has been a final non-appealable judicial determination that such liability resulted from such Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.05 shall survive the payment in full of the Loans and the termination of this Agreement.  

Section 10.06 Agents Individually . With respect to its Pro Rata Share of the Total Commitment hereunder and the Loans made by it, each Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender or maker of a Loan.  The terms "Lenders" or "Required Lenders" or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or one of the Required Lenders.  Each Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with any Borrower as if it were not acting as an Agent pursuant hereto without any duty to account to the other Lenders.

Section 10.07 Successor Agent . (a)  Any Agent may at any time give at least 30 days prior written notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent.  If no such successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the " Resignation Effective Date "), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent.  Whether or not a successor Agent has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by such Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such retiring Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as a successor Agent shall have been appointed as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor's Agent's appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  After the retiring Agent's resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article, Section 12.04 and Section 12.15 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while the retiring Agent was acting as Agent.

 

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Section 10.08 Collateral Matters .  

(a) The Collateral Agent may from time to time make such disbursements and advances (" Collateral Agent Advances ") which the Collateral Agent, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to preserve, protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof, to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by the Borrower of the Loans and other Obligations, to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 12.04, or to repay on behalf of the Borrower or a Subsidiary any Project Subsidiary Indebtedness in accordance with Article III.  Except as otherwise provided in Article III, the Collateral Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to the Loans that are Reference Rate Loans.  The Collateral Agent Advances shall constitute Obligations hereunder which may be charged to the Loan Account in accordance with Section 4.01.  The Collateral Agent shall notify each Lender and the Borrower in writing of each such Collateral Agent Advance, which notice shall include a description of the purpose of such Collateral Agent Advance.  Without limitation to its obligations pursuant to Section 10.05, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the Collateral Agent, upon the Collateral Agent's demand, in Dollars in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of each such Collateral Agent Advance.  If such funds are not made available to the Collateral Agent by such Lender, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Collateral Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for three Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate.

(b) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral upon termination of the Total Commitment and payment and satisfaction of all Loans and all other Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) in accordance with the terms hereof; or constituting property being sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of any Loan Party's business or otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; or constituting property in which the Loan Parties owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Lenders in accordance with Section 12.02.  Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent's authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.08(b).

(c) Without in any manner limiting the Collateral Agent's authority to act without any specific or further authorization or consent by the Lenders (as set forth in Section 10.08(b)), each Lender agrees to confirm in writing, upon request by the Collateral Agent, the authority to release Collateral conferred upon the Collateral Agent under Section 10.08(b).  Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of confirmation from the Lenders of its authority to release any particular item or types of Collateral, and upon prior written request by any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders upon such Collateral; provided , however ,

 

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that (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Collateral Agent's opinion, would expose the Collateral Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Lien upon (or obligations of any Loan Party in respect of) all interests in the Collateral retained by any Loan Party.  

(d) Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Loan Document or to enforce any Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and (iii) the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Agents and the Lenders (but not any other Agent or any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral to be sold (A) at any public or private sale, (B) at any sale conducted by the Collateral Agent under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Uniform Commercial Code), (C) at any sale or foreclosure conducted by the Collateral Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law or (D) any sale conducted pursuant to the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law (including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code), to use and apply all or any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale.

(e) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Loan Parties or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered or that the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document has been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or is entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 10.08 or in any other Loan Document, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent's own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender, except as otherwise provided herein.

Section 10.09 Agency for Perfection . Each Agent and each Lender hereby appoints each other Agent and each other Lender as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, can be perfected only by possession or control (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession or control has priority over the

 

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security interest of another secured party) and each Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of or otherwise controls any such Collateral for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders as secured party.  Should the Administrative Agent or any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent's request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent's instructions.  In addition, the Collateral Agent shall also have the power and authority hereunder to appoint such other sub-agents as may be necessary or required under applicable state law or otherwise to perform its duties and enforce its rights with respect to the Collateral and under the Loan Documents.  Each Loan Party by its execution and delivery of this Agreement hereby consents to the foregoing.  

Section 10.10 No Reliance on any Agent's Customer Identification Program . Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on any Agent to carry out such Lender's, Affiliate's, participant's or assignee's customer identification program, or other requirements imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act or the regulations issued thereunder, including the regulations set forth in 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.100(yy), (iii), 1020.100, and 1020.220 (formerly 31 C.F.R. § 103.121), as hereafter amended or replaced ("CIP Regulations"), or any other Anti-Terrorism Laws, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby:  (1) any identity verification procedures, (2) any recordkeeping, (3) comparisons with government lists, (4) customer notices or (5) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or other regulations issued under the USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender, Affiliate, participant or assignee subject to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act will perform the measures necessary to satisfy its own responsibilities under the CIP Regulations.

Section 10.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries . The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

Section 10.12 No Fiduciary Relationship . It is understood and agreed that the use of the term "agent" herein or in any other Loan Document (or any other similar term) with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law.  Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

Section 10.13 Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers . By becoming a party to this Agreement, each Lender:

(a) is deemed to have requested that each Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a " Report ") prepared by or at the request of such Agent, and each Agent shall so furnish each Lender with each such Report,

 

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(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Agents (i) do not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Reports, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Reports,  

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Parent and its Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon the Parent's and its Subsidiaries' books and records, as well as on representations of their personnel,

(d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding the Parent and its Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 12.19, and

(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees:  (i) to hold any Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender's participation in, or the indemnifying Lender's purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold any Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys' fees and costs) incurred by any such Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

Section 10.14 [ Reserved ](a)

Section 10.15 [ Reserved ]

Section 10.16 [ Reserved ]

Section 10.17 Collateral Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether any Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Parties (including any claim for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts

 

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due the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and  

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

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Secured Party to make such payments to the Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Collateral Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Secured Parties, to pay to the Collateral Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Collateral Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE XI

GUARANTY

Section 11.01 Guaranty . Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally and unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding) fees, commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise (such obligations, to the extent not paid by the Borrower, being the " Guaranteed Obligations "), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Secured Parties in enforcing any rights under the guaranty set forth in this Article XI.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor's liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Borrower.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Guaranteed Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations.

Section 11.02 Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor jointly and severally guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto.  Each Guarantor agrees that this Article XI constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and waives any right to require that any resort be made by any Agent or any Lender to any Collateral.  The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article XI are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce such obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Loan Party or whether any Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions.  The liability of each Guarantor under this Article XI shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional

 

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irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:  

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or otherwise;

(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(d) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that any Guarantor may have at any time against any Person, including, without limitation, any Secured Party;

(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of any Loan Party; or

(f) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Secured Parties that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety.

This Article XI shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Secured Parties or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

Section 11.03 Waiver . Each Guarantor hereby waives (i) promptness and diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Article XI and any requirement that the Secured Parties exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral, (iii) any right to compel or direct any Secured Party to seek payment or recovery of any amounts owed under this Article XI from any one particular fund or source or to exhaust any right or take any action against any other Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, (iv) any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, and (v) any other defense available to any Guarantor.  Each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Guarantor or against, or in payment of, any or all of the Obligations.  Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated herein

 

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and that the waiver set forth in this Section 11.03 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.  Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Article XI, and acknowledges that this Article XI is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.  

Section 11.04 Continuing Guaranty; Assignments . This Article XI is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the later of the cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been made) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI and the Final Maturity Date, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their successors, pledgees, transferees and assigns.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, its Loans owing to it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 12.07.

Section 11.05 Subrogation . No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Loan Party or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations under this Article XI, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Secured Parties against any Loan Party or any other guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Loan Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI shall have been paid in full in cash and the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI and the Final Maturity Date, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article XI, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Article XI thereafter arising.  If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to the Secured Parties of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article XI shall be paid in full in cash and (iii) the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred, the Secured Parties will, at such Guarantor's request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor.

 

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Section 11.06 Contribution . All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves, in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty.  Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceeds its Fair Share as of such date, such Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Guarantor's Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date.  " Fair Share " means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Guarantor, to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Guarantors multiplied by , (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the obligations Guaranteed.  " Fair Share Contribution Amount " means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided , solely for purposes of calculating the "Fair Share Contribution Amount" with respect to any Guarantor for purposes of this Section 11.06, any assets or liabilities of such Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Guarantor.  " Aggregate Payments " means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (A) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including, without limitation, in respect of this Section 11.06), minus (B) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Guarantor from the other Guarantors as contributions under this Section 11.06.  The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Guarantor.  The allocation among Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 11.06 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Guarantor hereunder.  Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 11.06.  

 

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Notices, Etc .

(a) Notices Generally .  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, telecopier or email.  In the case of notices or other communications to any Loan Party, Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below (or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 12.01):

If to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to it at the following address:

Vivint Solar Financing Holding, LLC

c/o Vivint Solar, Inc.

3301 N. Thanksgiving Way, Suite 500

Lehi, Utah 84043

 

Attention: Thomas Plagemann, EVP, Capital Markets  

E-mail: Thomas.Plagemann@vivintsolar.com

with a copy to:

Vivint Solar Financing Holding, LLC

c/o Vivint Solar, Inc.

3301 N. Thanksgiving Way, Suite 500

Lehi, Utah 84043

Attention: Vivint Solar Legal Department

E-mail: solarlegal@vivintsolar.com

Facsimile: (801) 765-5746

If to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, to it at the following address:

Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC

40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Michael Dorenfeld

Telephone:  [***]

Telecopier:  [***]

Email:  [***]

 

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in each case, with a copy to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York  10022

Attention:  Ronald B. Risdon

Telephone:  [***]

Telecopier:  [***]

Email:  [***]

All notices or other communications sent in accordance with this Section 12.01, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided that (i) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received and (ii) notices by telecopier or e-mail shall be deemed to have been given when sent and confirmation received (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient); provided further that notices to any Agent pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until received by such Agent.

(b) Electronic Communications .

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

(ii) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender's receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the "return receipt requested" function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (B) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (A), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (A) and (B) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal

 

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business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.  

Section 12.02 Amendments, Etc . (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (excluding the Fee Letter), and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (x) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by the Agents and the Borrower, (y) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (z) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) increase the Commitment of any Lender, reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Loans payable to any Lender, reduce the amount of any fee payable for the account of any Lender, or postpone or extend any scheduled date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest or fees on, the Loans payable to any Lender, in each case, without the written consent of such Lender;

(ii) increase the Total Commitment without the written consent of each Lender;

(iii) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans that is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;

(iv) amend the definition of "Required Lenders" or "Pro Rata Share" without the written consent of each Lender;

(v) release all or a substantial portion of the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, or release any Borrower or any Guarantor (except as otherwise expressly provided under this Agreement or any other Loan Document), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(vi) amend, modify or waive Section 4.02, Section 4.03 or this Section 12.02 of this Agreement without the written consent of each Lender.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an Agent, affect the rights or duties of such Agent (but not in its capacity as a Lender) under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (B) the consent of the Borrower shall not be required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 2.05(d) and Section 4.03.

(b) If any action to be taken by the Lenders hereunder requires the consent, authorization or agreement of all of the Lenders or any Lender affected thereby, and a Lender other than the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates and Related Funds (the " Holdout Lender ") fails to give its consent, authorization, or agreement, then the Administrative Agent, upon at least 5 Business Days prior irrevocable notice to the Holdout Lender, may permanently replace the Holdout Lender with one or more Replacement Lenders, and the Holdout Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Holdout Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given. Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Holdout Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Holdout Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance.  The replacement of any Holdout Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07(b).  Until such time as the Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Holdout Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Holdout Lender shall remain obligated to make its Pro Rata Share of the Loans.

Section 12.03 No Waiver; Remedies, Etc . No failure on the part of any Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders provided herein and in the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.  The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under any Loan Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by the Agents and the Lenders to exercise any of their rights under any other Loan Document against such party or against any other Person.

Section 12.04 Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys' Fees . Subject to Section 3 of the Proposal Letter, the Borrower will pay on demand, all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of each Agent (and, in the case of clauses (b) through (o) below, each Lender), regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including, without limitation, reasonable fees, costs, client charges and expenses of counsel for each Agent (and, in the case of clauses (b) through (n) below, each Lender), accounting, due diligence, periodic field audits, physical counts, valuations, investigations, searches and filings, monitoring of assets, appraisals of Collateral, the rating of the Loans, title searches and reviewing environmental assessments, miscellaneous disbursements, examination, travel, lodging and meals, arising from or relating to:  

 

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(a) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the preparation of any additional Loan Documents pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or the review of any of the agreements, instruments and documents referred to in Section 7.01(f)), (b) any requested amendments, waivers or consents to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents whether or not such documents become effective or are given, (c) the preservation and protection of the Agents' or any of the Lenders' rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (d) the defense of any claim or action asserted or brought against any Agent or any Lender by any Person that arises from or relates to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Agents' or the Lenders' claims against any Loan Party, or any and all matters in connection therewith, (e) the commencement or defense of, or intervention in, any court proceeding arising from or related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (f) the filing of any petition, complaint, answer, motion or other pleading by any Agent or any Lender, or the taking of any action in respect of the Collateral or other security, in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (g) the protection, collection, lease, sale, taking possession of or liquidation of, any Collateral or other security in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (h) any attempt to enforce any Lien or security interest in any Collateral or other security in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) any attempt to collect from any Loan Party, (j) all liabilities and costs arising from or in connection with the past, present or future operations of any Loan Party involving any damage to real or personal property or natural resources or harm or injury alleged to have resulted from any Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into such property, (k) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with the investigation, removal, cleanup and/or remediation of any Hazardous Materials present or arising out of the operations of any Loan Party, (l) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with any Environmental Lien, or (m) the receipt by any Agent or any Lender of any advice from professionals with respect to any of the foregoing.  Without limitation of the foregoing or any other provision of any Loan Document:  (x) the Borrower agrees to pay all stamp, document, transfer, recording or filing taxes or fees and similar impositions now or hereafter determined by any Agent or any Lender to be payable in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and the Borrower agrees to save each Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all present or future claims, liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any omission to pay or delay in paying any such taxes, fees or impositions, (y) the Borrower agrees to pay all broker fees that may become due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (z) if the Borrower fails to perform any covenant or agreement contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any Agent may itself perform or cause performance of such covenant or agreement, and the expenses of such Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be reimbursed on demand by the Borrower.  The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 12.04 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents.  

Section 12.05 Right of Set-off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Agent or any Lender may, and is hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to time, without notice to any Loan Party (any such notice being expressly waived by the Loan Parties) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Agent or such Lender or any of their respective

 

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Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all obligations of the Loan Parties either now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or thereunder and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of set-off, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of set-off.  Each Agent and each Lender agrees to notify such Loan Party promptly after any such set-off and application made by such Agent or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under this Section 12.05 are in addition to the other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which the Agents and the Lenders may have under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents of law or otherwise.  

Section 12.06 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.07 Assignments and Participations .

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party and each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns; provided , however , that none of the Loan Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender and any such assignment without the Lenders' prior written consent shall be null and void.

(b) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (c) below, each Lender may, with the written consent of the Collateral Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) assign to one or more other lenders or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to:

(i) all or a portion of its unfunded Tranche A Term Loan Commitment,

(ii) all or a portion of any Tranche A Term Loan made by it,

(iii) all or a portion of its unfunded Tranche B Term Loan Commitment; or

 

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(iv) all or a portion of the Tranche B Term Loans made by it;  

provided , however , that (A) no written consent of the Collateral Agent shall be required if such assignment is in connection with any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or any substantial portion of the business or loan portfolio of such Lender and (B) no written consent of the Collateral Agent or the Borrower shall be required if such assignment is to an Affiliate or a Related Fund of such Lender. A Lender may assign the Loans a Class that it has made without assigning its unfunded Commitment with respect to that Class.

(c) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(i) Each such assignment shall be in an amount which is at least $1,000,000 or a multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or the remainder of such Lender's Commitment or outstanding Loans of the relevant Class) (except such minimum amount shall not apply to an assignment by a Lender to (A) a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender or (B) a group of new Lenders, each of whom is an Affiliate or Related Fund of each other to the extent the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $5,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof);

(ii) The parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent, for its acceptance, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any promissory note subject to such assignment and such parties shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, a processing and recordation fee of $5,000 (except the payment of such fee shall not be required in connection with an assignment by a Lender to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or a Related Fund of a Lender);

(iii) No such assignment shall be made to (A) any Loan Party, any Permitted Holder, or any of their respective Affiliates or (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Affiliates, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B);

(iv) No assignment may be made to a natural person or (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) a Disqualified Institution; and

(v) No assignment of any unfunded commitment may be made to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee.

 

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(d) Upon such execution, delivery and acceptance, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance and recordation on the Register, which effective date shall be at least 3 Business Days after the delivery thereof to the Collateral Agent (or such shorter period as shall be agreed to by the Collateral Agent and the parties to such assignment), (A) the assignee thereunder shall become a "Lender" hereunder and, in addition to the rights and obligations hereunder held by it immediately prior to such effective date, have the rights and obligations hereunder that have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).  

(e) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:  (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other documents and information it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Lender, any Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agents on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental hereto and thereto; and (vi) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(f) The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain, or cause to be maintained at the Payment Office, a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register (the " Register ") for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and the principal amount of the Loans (and stated interest thereon) of each Class (the " Registered Loans ")  owing to, each Lender from time to time.  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by

 

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the Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.  

(g) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a completed Assignment and Acceptance, and subject to any consent required from the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 12.07(b) (which consent of the Collateral Agent must be evidenced by the Collateral Agent's execution of an acceptance to such Assignment and Acceptance), the Administrative Agent shall accept such assignment, record the information contained therein in the Register (as adjusted to reflect any principal payments on or amounts capitalized and added to the principal balance of the Loans and/or Commitment reductions made subsequent to the effective date of the applicable assignment, as confirmed in writing by the corresponding assignor and assignee in conjunction with delivery of the assignment to the Administrative Agent) and provide to the Collateral Agent a copy of the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance.

(h) A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide).  Any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register, together with the surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note, whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s).  Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same), the Agents shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered on the Register as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.

(i) In the event that any Lender sells participations in a Registered Loan, such Lender shall, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of the Borrower, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register, on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of the Registered Loan that is the subject of the participation (the " Participant Register ").  A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide).  Any participation of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register.  The Participant Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(j) Any Non-U.S. Lender who purchases or is assigned or participates in any portion of such Registered Loan shall comply with Section 2.09(d).

 

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(k) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than a Disqualified Institution unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans made by it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation, its Commitments hereunder) and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (iii) a participant shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action or to consent to such Lender taking any action hereunder except (A) action directly effecting an extension of the maturity dates or decrease in the principal amount of the Loans, (B) action directly effecting an extension of the due dates or a decrease in the rate of interest payable on the Loans or the fees payable under this Agreement, or (C) actions directly effecting a release of all or a substantial portion of the Collateral or any Loan Party (except as set forth in Section 10.08 of this Agreement or any other Loan Document).  The Loan Parties agree that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.09 and Section 2.10 of this Agreement with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Loans as if it was a Lender.  

(l) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or loans made to such Lender pursuant to securitization or similar credit facility (a " Securitization "); provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.  The Loan Parties shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested by such Lender in connection with the rating of its Loans or the Securitization.

(m) Participants will not be entitled to any greater payment under Sections 2.09, 2.10 or 2.11 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant.

(n) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except as expressly set forth above in subsection (c)(iii) and (c)(iv) of this Section 12.07, there shall be no limitation or restriction on (I) the ability of any Lender to assign or otherwise transfer its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document, any Commitment, or any Loan to any lender to or financing or funding source of a Lender or (II) any such lender’s or funding or financing source’s ability to assign or otherwise transfer its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document, any Commitment, or any Loan; provided, however, that the assigning Lender shall continue to be liable as a “Lender” under this Agreement and the Lender Documents unless the assignee complies with the provisions of this Agreement to become a “Lender.”

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deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.  The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis .  

Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 12.10 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE .

(a) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS.  EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY ANY MEANS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.01, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 10 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING.  THE LOAN PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE JURISDICTION OR LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY LOAN PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY

 

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FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.  

Section 12.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC . EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, WAIVER, CONSENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDINGS OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.  EACH LOAN PARTY CERTIFIES THAT NO OFFICER, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS.  EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 12.12 Consent by the Agents and Lenders . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein to the contrary or in any other Loan Document, if the consent, approval, satisfaction, determination, judgment, acceptance or similar action (an " Action ") of any Agent or any Lender shall be permitted or required pursuant to any provision hereof or any provision of any other agreement to which any Loan Party is a party and to which any Agent or any Lender has succeeded thereto, such Action shall be required to be in writing and may be withheld or denied by such Agent or such Lender, in its sole discretion, with or without any reason, and without being subject to question or challenge on the grounds that such Action was not taken in good faith.

Section 12.13 No Party Deemed Drafter . Each of the parties hereto agrees that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.

Section 12.14 Reinstatement; Certain Payments . If any claim is ever made upon any Secured Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by such Secured Party in payment or on account of any of the Obligations, such Secured Party shall give prompt notice of such claim to each other Agent and Lender and the Borrower, and if such Secured Party repays all or part of such amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such Secured Party or any of its property, or (ii) any good faith settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Secured Party with any such claimant, then and in such event each Loan Party agrees that (A)

 

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any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon it notwithstanding the cancellation of any Indebtedness hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or the termination of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (B) it shall be and remain liable to such Secured Party hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by such Secured Party.  

Section 12.15 Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages .

(a) In addition to each Loan Party's other Obligations under this Agreement, each Loan Party agrees to, jointly and severally, defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party and all of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively called the " Indemnitees ") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses) incurred by such Indemnitees, whether prior to or from and after the Effective Date, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from or relating to or in connection with any of the following:  (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution or performance or enforcement of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or of any other document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any Agent's or any Lender's furnishing of funds to the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the management of any such Loans or the Borrower's use of the proceeds thereof, (iii) the Agents and the Lenders relying on any instructions of the Borrower or the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of the Borrower as herein provided, (iv) any matter relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or by any document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (v) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto (collectively, the " Indemnified Matters "); provided , however , that the Loan Parties shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee under this subsection (a) for any Indemnified Matter caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or for disputes among Indemnitees.

(b) The indemnification for all of the foregoing losses, damages, fees, costs and expenses of the Indemnitees set forth in this Section 12.15 are chargeable against the Loan Account.  To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 12.15 may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, contribute the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law, to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Matters incurred by the Indemnitees.

(c) No Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against the Indemnitees, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the

 

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transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Loan Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or seek any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.  

(d) The indemnities and waivers set forth in this Section 12.15 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents.

Section 12.16 Records . The unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans, the interest rate or rates applicable to such unpaid principal and interest, the duration of such applicability, the Commitments, and the accrued and unpaid fees payable pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, including, without limitation, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and the Applicable Prepayment Premium, shall at all times be ascertained from the records of the Agents, which shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Section 12.17 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender and when the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 hereof have been satisfied or waived in writing by the Agents, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Loan Parties shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Agent and each Lender, and any assignment by any Lender shall be governed by Section 12.07 hereof.

Section 12.18 Highest Lawful Rate . It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Agent and each Lender shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it.  Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Loan Document would be usurious as to any Agent or any Lender under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Agent or such Lender notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Obligations, it is agreed as follows:  (i) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Obligations shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, to the Borrower); and (ii) in the event that the maturity of the Obligations is accelerated by reason of any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall, subject to the last sentence of this Section 12.18, be canceled

 

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automatically by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender to the Borrower).  All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Agent or any Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Agent or such Lender, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of the Loans until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Loans hereunder does not exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law.  If at any time and from time to time (x) the amount of interest payable to any Agent or any Lender on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Section 12.18 and (y) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Agent or such Lender would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender, then the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender until the total amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Agent or such Lender if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section 12.18.  

For purposes of this Section 12.18, the term "applicable law" shall mean that law in effect from time to time and applicable to the loan transaction between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other, that lawfully permits the charging and collection of the highest permissible, lawful non-usurious rate of interest on such loan transaction and this Agreement, including laws of the State of New York and, to the extent controlling, laws of the United States of America.

The right to accelerate the maturity of the Obligations does not include the right to accelerate any interest that has not accrued as of the date of acceleration.

Section 12.19 Confidentiality . Each Agent and each Lender agrees (on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) to use reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound practices of comparable commercial finance companies, any non-public information supplied to it by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and which at the time is not, and does not thereafter become, publicly available or available to such Person from another source not known to be subject to a confidentiality obligation to such Person not to disclose such information), provided that nothing herein shall limit the disclosure by any Agent or any Lender of any such information (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates' respective equityholders (including, without limitation, partners), directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, counsel, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential in accordance with this Section 12.19); (ii) to any other party hereto; (iii) to any assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or any party to a

 

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Securitization so long as such assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or party to a Securitization first agrees, in writing, to be bound by confidentiality provisions similar in substance to this Section 12.19; (iv) to the extent required by any Requirement of Law or judicial process or as otherwise requested by any Governmental Authority, provided that such Agent or Lender shall, to the extent practical and not prohibited by applicable law, (A) promptly notify the Borrower prior to such disclosure and (B)  make such requests to resist or narrow such requirement or request as the Borrower may reasonably request (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Agent or Lender shall be required to commence or prosecute any action or proceeding); (v) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, any examiner, auditor or accountant or any nationally recognized rating agency or otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify Loan Parties; (vi) in connection with any litigation to which any Agent or any Lender is a party; (vii) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; or (viii) with the consent of the Borrower.  

Section 12.20 Public Disclosure . Each Loan Party agrees that neither it nor any Affiliate will now or in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of an Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any other Loan Document without the prior consent of such Agent or such Lender, except to the extent that such Loan Party or such Affiliate is required to do so under applicable law (in which event, such Loan Party or such Affiliate will consult with such Agent or such Lender before issuing such press release or other public disclosure).  Each Loan Party hereby authorizes each Agent and each Lender, after consultation with the Borrower, to make announcements commonly known as tombstones in such trade publications, business journals, newspapers of general circulation and to such selected parties as such Agent or such Lender shall deem appropriate.

Section 12.21 Integration . This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

Section 12.22 USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the entities composing the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each such entity and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the entities composing the Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Loan Party agrees to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver at its sole cost and expense, such instruments and documents as any Lender may reasonably require from time to time in order to enable such Lender to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

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Section 12.23 Mitigation Obligation; Replacement of Lenders .  

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.10, or any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.09, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 2.11, then such Lender shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder, to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates or to take such other actions as such Lender determines, if, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, such designation, assignment or other action (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.10, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 2.11, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and such Lender would not suffer any economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.10, or (ii) any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.09, then the Borrower may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(A) the assignment fee specified in Section 12.07(c) shall have been paid or waived;

(B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.08) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.10 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.09, such assignment will result in the elimination of such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(D) such assignment does not conflict with any applicable Requirement of Law.

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

 

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Section 12.24 Release of Liens . (a) Upon the date on which all of the Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) have been paid in full in immediately available funds and all Commitments have been terminated, (b) in the event any property of any Loan Party is conveyed, sold, leased, assigned, transferred or disposed of in a Permitted Disposition (other than a Permitted Disposition to another Loan Party) or (c) in the case of a transaction permitted under this Agreement the result of which is that a Loan Party ceases to be a Subsidiary hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), upon the Borrower's request and at the Borrower's expense, without any representation, warranty or recourse whatsoever, (A) promptly return to the Borrower (or whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct) the Collateral (in the case of clause (a)), the Collateral transferred pursuant to the Permitted Disposition (in the case of clause (b)) or the Collateral owned by the applicable Subsidiary (in the case of clause (c)) and (B) promptly execute and deliver to the Borrower such documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent, as the Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence such release (including, in the case of clause (c), a release of the Guaranty of the applicable Subsidiary).  

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

 

 

BORROWER :

 

 

 

VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Plagemann

 

 

Name: Thomas Plagemann

 

 

Title:   Executive Vice President, Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

PARENT :

 

 

 

VIVINT SOLAR FINANCING HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Plagemann

 

 

Name: Thomas Plagemann

 

 

Title:   Executive Vice President, Capital Markets

 

 

 

GUARANTOR :

 

 

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XI MANAGER, LLC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Plagemann

 

 

Name: Thomas Plagemann

 

 

Title:   Executive Vice President, Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

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COLLATERAL AGENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :

 

 

HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

 

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LENDERS :

 

 

 

HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES – SPECIALTY LOAN FUND III, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC its Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HPS – SPECIALTY LOAN SECTOR D INVESTMENT FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HIGHBRIDGE SPECIALTY LOAN INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES – SPECIALTY LOAN INSTITUTIONAL FUND III, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES – SPECIALTY LOAN VG FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC its Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES – NDT SENIOR LOAN FUND L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HIGHBRIDGE AIGUILLES ROUGES SECTOR A INVESTMENT FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC its Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

TOKIO MILLENIUM RE AG

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HAP SPECIALTY LOAN FUND – CX, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HPS – CACTUS DIRECT LENDING FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HPS PRIVATE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC its Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

HP – RED CEDAR FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Patterson

 

 

Name: Michael Patterson

 

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1.01(A)

 

Lenders

Tranche A Term Loan Commitment

Tranche B Term Loan Commitment

Total Commitment

 

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

Total

$75,000,000.00

$125,000,000.00

$200,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(A) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(C)

Disqualified Institutions

Any Person (i) which is, or whose Affiliate is, then a party adverse in any pending, or threatened in writing, action, suit or proceeding to the Borrower or Vivint Solar or an Affiliate thereof, if the Borrower shall not have consented to the assignment to such Person; or (ii) which is, or whose Affiliate is, a Person (a) directly or indirectly engaged in owning, managing, operating, maintaining or developing solar photovoltaic systems for use in residential or commercial applications or (b) directly and primarily engaged in the provision of home security or automation; provided , that a Person who is involved in such activities solely as a result of such Person, directly or through an Affiliate, making passive investments in such activities shall not be considered a “Disqualified Institution” hereunder so long as the Agent ensures that such Person has in place procedures to prevent any Affiliate of such Person that is not merely a passive investor from acquiring confidential information relating to the Borrower and its Affiliates.

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(C) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(D)

Excluded Accounts

None.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(D) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(E)

Debt Service Reserve Account

Bank: [***]

Account Name: [***]

Account Number: [***]

ABA Routing Number: [***]

Ref: [***]

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(E) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(H)

Advance Model

See attached file “Vivint Solar Aggregation Model – 2016-03-14.xlsm”.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(H) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(I)

Eligibility Representations

 

1.

Accuracy of System Information : The System Information for the Generation System is complete, accurate, true and correct in all material respects and does not omit any necessary information that makes such entry misleading.

 

2.

Customer Agreement : The Customer Agreement signed by a Generation Consumer relating to such Generation System (x) is substantially in the form of (A) as of the Effective Date, one of the forms of Customer Agreements as delivered by or on behalf of Borrower to Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date and (B) with respect to a Subject Fund added after the Effective Date, one of the Approved Form Agreements and (y) complies with and satisfies the following conditions:

 

a.

Customer Agreement :  The related Customer Agreement provides that an affiliate of Borrower agrees to design, procure and install and maintain and repair Generation Systems (subject to force majeure exceptions) at the property specified in such Customer Agreement for no charge (other than any fees related to activation, removal and reinstallation of the system, or other fees as set forth in the form of Customer Agreements as delivered by or on behalf of Borrower to Administrative Agent or the Approved Form Agreements, as applicable) over the term of the contract other than for power purchases or lease payments, and the Generation Consumer agrees to purchase electric energy produced by such Generation Systems or lease such Generation Systems.

 

b.

Payments in U.S. Dollars :  The related Generation Consumer is obligated per the terms of the related Customer Agreement to make payments in U.S. dollars to the counterparty of the related Customer Agreement.

 

c.

Absolute and Unconditional Obligation :  The related Customer Agreement is by its terms an absolute and unconditional obligation of the Generation Consumer to pay for electricity generated and delivered, or that will be generated and delivered, by the related Generation System to such Generation Consumer after the related Generation System has received permission to operate from the local utility in writing or in such other form as is customarily given by such local utility (" PTO "), and such payment obligations under the related Customer Agreement do not provide for offset for any reason.

 

d.

Non-cancelable; Prepayable :  The related Customer Agreement is non-cancelable by its terms after the start of installation of the Generation System and, other than with respect to Customer Agreements that have been fully prepaid or partially prepaid prior to the applicable Borrowing

 

 

Sched. 1.01(I) - 1

 

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Date (as that term is defined in the Aggregation Facility), prepayable only in connection with (i) a Generation Consumer default or (ii) a Generation Consumer selling their home to a transferee that is not approved by the applicable Subject Fund, in either case in an amount determined by a stated formula (including, with respect to all of the Approved Form Agreements and certain other Customer Agreements, the discounting of a pre-determined $/Watt System value at a pre-determined discount rate as specified in such Customer Agreement).  

 

e.

Governing Law of Customer Agreement : The related Customer Agreement is governed by the laws of a state of the United States and was not originated in, nor is it subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction, the laws of which would make unlawful the sale, transfer or assignment of the related Customer Agreement under the applicable Material Project Document.

 

f.

Assignments : All related Customer Agreements have all been assigned to a special purpose entity (whether a Lessee (as defined in Part II of Schedule 1.01(L))) , Lessor, Partnership, Vivint Solar Owner I, LLC, or another special purpose vehicle wholly-owned by a Subsidiary of Borrower related to an Other Non-Financed Structure) (i) that is the seller of electricity produced by, or lessor of, the related Generation System under such Customer Agreement, (ii) that is entitled to receive the payments to be made by the applicable Generation Consumer under such Customer Agreement, and (iii) with respect to Partnerships and Lessors, in which the applicable Manager Subsidiary has a direct Equity Interest.

3.

Legal Compliance : The Customer Agreement and the origination thereof and the installation of the related Generation System, in each case, was in compliance in all material respects with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations (including without limitation, all consumer protection laws) at the time such Customer Agreement was originated and executed and such Generation System was installed.

4.

Legal, Valid and Binding Agreement : To Borrower's Knowledge, the related Customer Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the related Generation Consumer, enforceable against such related Generation Consumer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

5.

Full Force and Effect : With respect to the applicable Subject Fund counterparty, the related Customer Agreement is in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and such Subject Fund is not in material breach or default under such Customer Agreement, and, to the Borrower's Knowledge, with respect to the Generation Consumer, the related Customer Agreement is in full force and effect in accordance with its

 

 

Sched. 1.01(I) - 2

 

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respective terms, and no material breach or default by such Generation Consumer has occurred and is continuing thereunder, and such Customer Agreement has not been rescinded, cancelled or otherwise terminated by such Generation Consumer.  

6.

Ordinary Course of Business : The related Customer Agreement relates to the sale of power from or the leasing of a Generation System originated in the ordinary course of business of an affiliate of Borrower.

7.

System : The Generation System is an Inspected-Only System (as evidenced by satisfactory documentary evidence Borrower has made available, or caused to be made available, to the Administrative Agent), or has received PTO. The solar photovoltaic panels and inverters used in the related Generation System were obtained from, and are a product of, an Approved Manufacturer.  After giving effect to the inclusion of the Generation System, no more than [***] percent ([***]%) of the Generation Systems to which any Net Cash Flows are attributable are products of [***].

8.

Project States : The Generation System is located in a state or locality that is approved in the applicable Subject Fund.

9.

No Condemnation : To Borrower's Knowledge, no condemnation is pending or threatened with respect to the Generation System, or any portion thereof material to the ownership or operation of the Generation System, and no unrepaired casualty exists with respect to the Generation System or any portion thereof material to the ownership or operation of the Generation System or the sale of electricity therefrom.

10.

Warranties : All manufacturer warranties relating to the related Customer Agreement and the related Generation System are in full force and effect and can be enforced by the owner or lessee of such Generation System, as applicable (other than with respect to those manufacturer warranties that are no longer being honored by the relevant manufacturer with respect to all customers generally).

11.

Covered Assets : An affiliate of Borrower, which is an experienced operator licensed, or using licensed personnel (including, without limitation, by subcontracting certain maintenance and administrative services), as applicable, as required by applicable law, is obligated to provide certain maintenance and administrative services associated with such Generation Systems in accordance with the applicable servicing arrangement for such Subject Fund and the standards set forth in the Material Project Documents.

12.

Ownership and Liens : Such Generation System and the related Customer Agreement have been assigned (i) to and are owned by the applicable Lessor or Partnership (or such other ownership arrangement acceptable to the Administrative Agent) within the Subject Fund, to which the Manager Subsidiary has an Equity Interest, (ii) to Vivint Solar Owner I, LLC or another special purpose vehicle wholly-owned by Borrower related to an Other Non-Financed Structure, or (iii) with respect to an Inverted Lease Structure, the Lessor and Lessee, respectively, in each case of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except for Permitted Liens.

 

 

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13.

Notices of Ownership : An affiliate of Borrower has filed a precautionary fixture filing in respect of the related Generation System or such other similar filing as may be required by applicable law including, without limitation, pursuant to Cal. Pub. Util. Code §§ 2868-2869; provided , however , that (i) certain of such filings may be released from time-to-time in order to assist the applicable Generation Consumer in a pending refinancing of such Generation Consumer's mortgage loan or sale of home and (ii) such filings may not have been filed or maintained in a manner that would provide priority under applicable law over an encumbrance or owner of the real property subject to the filing.  

14.

Insurance : (i) If the applicable Subject Fund is a Partnership Flip Structure, the Generation System is insured as specified under the Material Project Documents of such Subject Fund, or (ii) if the applicable Subject Fund is an Inverted Lease Structure or a Modified Inverted Lease Structure, the Lessor is not aware of a breach of the Lessee's covenant to insure the Generation System pursuant to the terms of the applicable tax equity documents.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(I) - 4

 

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Schedule 1.01(J)

Approved Form Agreements

PPA and Lease Versions 3.2 with applicable state exhibits as found in data room folder 1.8.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(J) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(K)

Tax Equity Representations and Other Representations

Part I

(a) the Manager Subsidiary (i) has entered into only one tax equity transaction, namely the applicable Tax Equity Structure, and (ii) owns no assets other than (x) its Equity Interests in the Subject Fund or Subject Funds related to such Tax Equity Structure and (y) its contractual rights arising from the Project Documents related to such Tax Equity Structure.  All of the Material Project Documents for the Subject Fund that are in effect on the Effective Date are set forth on Schedule 6.01(v), and true, complete and correct copies of all such Material Project Documents have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

(b) To the actual Knowledge of the Manager Subsidiary that is party to such Subject Fund, the Subject Fund operating agreement(s) is (or are) in full force and effect and no material breach, default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under or in connection with (x) such Subject Fund operating agreement(s) or (y) the Subject Fund Guaranty (if any), except in either case to the extent that such breach, default or event of default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Neither the Manager Subsidiary nor the applicable Subject Fund has incurred any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent other than (i) with respect to the Manager Subsidiary, (x) the Indebtedness arising under or allowed under the Project Subsidiary Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement and (y) contingent indemnification obligations and loans required to be made to the Subject Fund, in each case under clause (y), under the Subject Fund operating agreements, or (ii) with respect to the Subject Fund, the obligations and liabilities (including for Taxes) arising under or in relation to the Project Documents. No claim with respect to the contingent indemnification obligations of (i) the Manager Subsidiary under the Subject Fund operating agreement(s) or (ii) the Lessor under the master lease agreement, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), has been asserted on or prior to the date hereof against the Manager Subsidiary or Lessor, as applicable, and remains outstanding.

(d) No loan to the Subject Fund required or permitted to be made under its operating agreement(s) has been made and remains outstanding, except (i) loans required to be made under a Subject Fund operating agreement that are set forth on Schedule A and (ii) Indebtedness arising under or allowed under the Project Subsidiary Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement. All preferred return payments required to be made on or prior to such date pursuant to the Subject Fund operating agreement(s) have been made.

(e) Except as otherwise listed on Schedule 6.01(e), each of the Manager Subsidiaries is a limited liability company that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes.

(f) Neither the Manager Subsidiary nor the Subject Fund is in breach or default under or with respect to any contractual obligation for or with respect to any outstanding

 

 

Sched. 1.01(K) - 1

 

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amount or amounts payable under such contractual obligation that equals or exceeds $[***] individually or $[***] in the aggregate.  

(g) Neither the Manager Subsidiary nor the Subject Fund has conducted any business other than the business contemplated by the Project Documents applicable to such Manager Subsidiary and the Subject Fund.

(h) Neither the Manager Subsidiary nor any affiliate of Borrower serving as a managing member of the Subject Fund has been removed as managing member under the Subject Fund operating agreement(s) nor has the Manager Subsidiary or such affiliate given or received notice of an action, claim or threat of removal.

(i) No event has occurred under the Subject Fund operating agreement(s) that would allow the Investor or another member to remove, or give notice of removal, of the Manager Subsidiary or any affiliate of Borrower serving as a managing member of the Subject Fund.

(j) No event or circumstance occurred and is continuing that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in or trigger any limitation, reduction, suspension or other restriction on distributions to the Manager Subsidiary, which limitation, reduction, suspension or other restriction is set forth in the applicable Subject Fund operating agreement(s) (any such event or circumstance, a " Cash-Sweep Event "). For the avoidance of doubt, "Cash-Sweep Event" shall not include any insolation-, customer default-, or serial defect-related events or circumstances, or other events or circumstances, that are not addressed in the applicable Subject Fund operating agreement(s) as modifying the cash flow distributions under such operating agreement(s).

(k) There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Subject Fund, the Manager Subsidiary or against either of their properties or revenues that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) No notice or action challenging the tax structure, tax basis validity, tax characterization or tax-related legal compliance of the Subject Fund or the tax benefits associated with the Subject Fund is ongoing or has been resolved in a manner materially adverse to the Subject Fund or Manager Subsidiary or, the Borrower's Knowledge, any other member.

(m) The Subject Fund's initial tax basis in its respective Generation Systems was equal to the total purchase price paid by such Subject Fund for such Generation Systems.

(n) Solely with respect to a Repeat Tax Equity Structure, (A) the Subject Fund uses a Tax Equity Structure that is on substantially similar terms as those previously approved by the Administrative Agent with respect to the same Investor (or an Affiliate of such Investor) and the Manager Subsidiary has provided the Administrative Agent with a written explanation of those terms that are not substantially similar to those of the previously approved transaction, (B)

 

 

Sched. 1.01(K) - 2

 

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no change in law has occurred that would reasonably be expect to have a material adverse effect on the tax benefits associated with such Subject Fund and (C) any priority return payable to the Investor has not materially and adversely changed relative to that of the Subject Fund previously approved by the Administrative Agent.  

Part II

(a) The Subject Fund owns no assets other than the Generation Systems and the contractual rights related thereto and has engaged in no other business (other than owning and managing the Generation Systems).

(b) The Subject Fund operating agreement is in full force and effect and no material breach, default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Subject Fund operating agreement.

(c) The Subject Fund has not incurred any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent other than the Indebtedness and other obligations and liabilities arising under the Project Subsidiary Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement.

(d) No Indebtedness has been or will be created, incurred, assumed or permitted under the Subject Fund operating agreement, other than the Project Subsidiary Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement.

(e) The Subject Fund is a limited liability company that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes and wholly owned by the Borrower.

(f) The Subject Fund is not in breach or default under or with respect to any contractual obligation for or with respect to any outstanding amount or amounts payable under such contractual obligation that equals or exceeds $[***] individually or $[***] in the aggregate.

(g) All revenue received by the Subject Fund shall at all times be distributed to the Borrower.

(h) There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Subject Fund or its properties or revenues that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(K) - 3

 

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Schedule 1.01(L)

Tax Equity Structure Characteristics

Part I – Partnership Flip Structure

The following are characteristics of a "Partnership Flip Structure" for purposes of this Agreement:

 

1.

Borrower or an affiliate shall have formed a limited liability company (the " Subject Fund ") that has been formed for the sole purpose of owning solar photovoltaic systems that have been leased to or are producing power for sale to host customers (the " Systems ").

 

2.

The Subject Fund operating agreement provides that the Subject Fund will make no election to be treated other than as a partnership for federal tax purposes.

 

3.

The Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Subject Fund (the " LLCA ") provides for two classes of limited liability company interests – for purposes of this Part I, " Class A Units" and " Class B Units ."

 

4.

The tax equity investor (the " Investor ") owns the Class A Units (as holder thereof, the " Class A Member ") and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower owns the Class B Units (as holder thereof, the " Class B Member "). The Class A Member and the Class B Member are collectively referred to herein as the " Members ."

 

5.

Class B Member has been appointed as the initial managing member of the Subject Fund (in such capacity, the " Manager ").

 

6.

Manager is solely responsible for the management of the Systems and the Subject Fund subject to certain customary approval rights of the Class A Member. The Subject Fund shall be prohibited from incurring any indebtedness above a limit specified in the Subject Fund operating agreement without the Class A Member's consent and from incurring or granting or suffering to exist any liens on its assets other than such liens in the ordinary course of such business that are customarily permitted without the Class A Member's consent.

 

7.

The LLCA provides a standard of care that requires the Manager to manage the Subject Fund in accordance with prudent industry standards or to at all times act in good faith and in the best interests of the Subject Fund.

 

8.

The Subject Fund has acquired each System pursuant to an agreement (the " EPC Contract ") with an affiliate of the Borrower (the " Seller "). Each System was acquired prior to it receiving permission to operate from the applicable interconnecting utility.

 

9.

Cash available for distribution to the Members will be distributed at least quarterly (or annually with respect to certain items) in accordance with an agreed upon priority,

 

 

Sched. 1.01(L) - 1

 

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subject to customary exceptions (including, without limitation, end of year true-up and curative flip allocations).  

 

10.

After certain criteria have been satisfied, the Class B Member will have the option to purchase all of the Class A Units from the Class A Member for a stated amount or pursuant to an agreed methodology (which may include a purchase price equal to the greater of (x) the fair market value of the Class A Units or (y) an amount necessary to cause the Class A Member to reach its Target IRR).

 

11.

The LLCA may not be amended without the written consent of each Member.

 

12.

Class B Member's obligation to indemnify the Class A Member, if any, will be limited to customary indemnities for breach of the LLCA or bad acts, standard tax indemnities (but not structure or tax ownership) and environmental indemnities. Any such obligation to indemnify the Class A Member is guaranteed by Borrower Member or Vivint Solar.

 

13.

No provision in the LLCA would require or cause the Class B Member to forfeit, transfer or otherwise divest itself of such Member's economic interest in the Subject Fund.

 

14.

The Project Documents require the Subject Fund to appoint and maintain an operations and maintenance provider for each System, and the Subject Fund is in compliance with such requirements of the Project Documents.

 

15.

The LLCA identifies fixed tax assumptions regarding the treatment of the Subject Fund as a partnership, tax ownership of the Systems, depreciation, allocations of income and loss, and economic substance and requires that the investor's return be calculated in accordance with the fixed tax assumptions and that tax returns be prepared in accordance with the fixed tax assumptions.

 

16.

Solely for a Partnership Flip Structure submitted after the Closing Date, any priority return payable to the Investor has not materially and adversely changed relative to that of any Partnership Flip Structure previously approved by the Administrative Agent.

Part II – Inverted Lease Structure

The following are characteristics of an "Inverted Lease Structure" for purposes of this Agreement:

 

1.

Borrower or an Affiliate has formed a limited liability company solely for the purpose of owning solar photovoltaic systems that have been leased to or are producing power for sale to host customers (the " Systems ") (such entity, the " Lessor ").

 

2.

One or more tax equity investors (the " Investor ") or an Affiliate has formed a limited liability company solely for the purpose of leasing the Systems from the Lessor and managing the Systems (the " Lessee ").

 

 

Sched. 1.01(L) - 2

 

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3.

The operating agreement of the Lessor provides that such entity will be disregarded from Manager for tax purposes and that such entity will not make a "check the box" election.  

 

4.

The Investor owns all of the equity interests in the member(s) of the Lessee (the " Lessee Member ").

 

5.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (the " Manager ") owns all of the equity interests of the Lessor.

 

6.

Manager has been appointed as the initial managing member of the Lessor and is solely responsible for the management of the Lessor.

 

7.

An affiliate of the Borrower (" Lessee Manager ") has been appointed as the initial manager of the Lessee.

 

8.

Lessee Manager is solely responsible for the management of the Systems and the Lessee subject to certain customary approval rights of the Lessee Member. The Lessor and the Lessee are prohibited from incurring any indebtedness above a limit specified in the Lessor's operating agreement or the Lessee's operating agreement, as applicable, without the Lessee Member's consent and from incurring or granting or suffering to exist any liens on its assets other than ordinary course liens that are customarily permitted.

 

9.

Both the Lessor's operating agreement and the Lessee's operating agreement provide a standard of care that requires the Manager to manage the Lessor and Lessee, respectively, in accordance with prudent industry standards or to at all times act in good faith and in the best interests of the Lessor and Lessee, as applicable.

 

10.

The Lessor has acquired each System pursuant to an agreement (the " ECCA ") with an Affiliate of the Borrower (the " Seller "). Each System was acquired prior to it receiving permission to operate from the applicable interconnecting utility. Lessee has leased each System from Lessor pursuant to a lease agreement (the " Master Lease "). A portion of the rent or power payments paid to the Lessee by the host customers is used to pay rent to the Lessor under the Master Lease.

 

11.

None of the Material Project Documents (other than the Lessee's operating agreement) may not be amended without the written consent of Lessor.

 

12.

Cash available for distribution from the Lessor to the Manager will be distributed at least quarterly (or annually with respect to certain items) in accordance with the agreed upon priority in the Subject Fund's Material Project Documents.  The Lessor has elected to pass through the ITC benefits to the Lessee.

 

13.

All non-contingent rent will be paid by the Lessee to the Lessor as an operating expense ahead of any distributions to Lessee Member.

 

 

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14.

Pursuant to an agreement with the Investor, Lessee Member and/or Lessee (as applicable), or a valid, enforceable and irrevocable consent of such Person, each of the applicable Required Permissive Transfer Provisions set forth in Exhibit J is satisfied.  

 

15.

Neither Manager nor an Affiliate of Manager has assumed any structural or tax ownership risk in respect of any Subject Fund under any Project Document other than as a result of Manager's or its Affiliate's breach or default.

 

16.

Lessor's obligation to indemnify the Lessee will be limited to customary indemnities for breach or bad acts.  Lessor has recourse to Borrower Member, Vivint Solar or an affiliate for any such obligation to indemnify the Lessee.

 

17.

Lessor has a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Customer Agreements, the cash flows therefrom and any account in which such cash flows are first deposited.

 

18.

Other than with respect to the Vivint Solar Fund XVI Manager, LLC Subject Fund, ownership of each Customer Agreement automatically reverts to the Lessor immediately upon termination of the Master Lease.

 

19.

The Master Lease obligates the Lessee to, at its own cost and expense, keep all Generation Systems in good repair, good operating condition, appearance and working order.

Part III – Modified Inverted Lease Structure

The following are characteristics of a "Modified Inverted Lease Structure" for purposes of the Agreement:

 

1.

Borrower or an affiliate has formed two limited liability companies, one for the sole purpose of owning solar photovoltaic systems that have been leased to or are producing power for sale to host customers (the " Systems ") (such entity, the " Owner ") and one for the sole purpose of leasing the Systems from the Owner and managing the Systems (the " Master Tenant ").

 

2.

Each of the Master Tenant operating agreement and the Owner operating agreement provides that such entity will not elect to be treated other than as a partnership for federal tax purposes.

 

3.

The Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Owner (the " Owner LLCA ") and the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Master Tenant (the " Master Tenant LLCA "), as modified by a consent that has been accepted by the Administrative Agent, provides for two classes of limited liability company interests – for purposes of this Part II.A, the " Class A Units " and " Class B Units ."

 

4.

The tax equity investor (the " Investor ") owns the Class A Units of the Master Tenant (as holder thereof, the " Master Tenant Class A Member ") and a wholly owned

 

 

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subsidiary of the Borrower owns the Class B Units of the Master Tenant (as holder thereof, the " Master Tenant Class B Member "). The Master Tenant Class A Member and the Master Tenant Class B Member are collectively referred to herein as the " Master Tenant Members ."  

 

5.

Master Tenant Class B Member has been appointed as the initial managing member of the Master Tenant (in such capacity, the " Master Tenant Manager ").

 

6.

The Master Tenant owns the Class A Units of the Owner (as holder thereof, the " Owner Class A Member " and together with the Master Tenant Class A Member, collectively, the " Class A Members " and each a " Class A Member ") and the same entity that owns the Class B Units of the Master Tenant owns the Class B Units of the Owner (as holder thereof, the " Owner Class B Member " and together with the Master Tenant Class B Member, collectively, the " Class B Members " and each a " Class B Member "). The Owner Class A Member and the Owner Class B Member are collectively referred to herein as the " Owner Members ."

 

7.

Owner Class B Member has been appointed as the initial managing member of the Owner (in such capacity, the " Owner Manager "). The Master Tenant Manager and the Owner Manager are collectively referred to herein as the " Managers " and each, a " Manager ."

 

8.

Master Tenant Manager is solely responsible for the management of the Systems and the Master Tenant subject to certain customary approval rights of the Master Tenant Class A Member. Owner Manager is solely responsible for the management of the Owner subject to certain customary approval rights of the Owner Class A Member, which also requires the approval of the Master Tenant Class A Member. Both the Owner and the Master Tenant are prohibited from incurring any indebtedness above a limit specified in the Owner LLCA or the Master Tenant LLCA, as applicable, without the applicable Class A Member's consent and from incurring or granting or suffering to exist any liens on its assets other than ordinary course liens that are customarily permitted.

 

9.

Profits, losses and deductions are generally allocated between the Members in proportion to their respective percentages interests as set forth in the applicable LLCA.

 

10.

Both the Owner LLCA and the Master Tenant LLCA provide a standard of care that requires the applicable Manager to manage the Subject Fund in accordance with prudent industry standards or to at all times act in good faith and in the best interests of the Owner or Master Tenant, as applicable.

 

11.

The Owner has acquired each System pursuant to an agreement (the " ECCA ") with an affiliate of the Borrower (the " Seller "). Each System was acquired prior to it receiving permission to operate from the applicable interconnecting utility. Master Tenant has leased each System from Owner pursuant to a lease agreement (the " Master Lease "). A

 

 

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portion of the rent or power payments paid to the Master Tenant by the host customers is used to pay rent to the Owner under the Master Lease.  

 

12.

Cash available for distribution to the Owner Members will be distributed at least quarterly (or annually with respect to certain items) in accordance with the agreed upon priority in the Owner LLCA. Owner has elected to pass through the ITC benefits to Master Tenant.

 

13.

Cash distributions in the form of rent will be paid by the Master Tenant to the Owner as an operating expense. Cash available for distribution to the Master Tenant Members will be distributed at least quarterly in accordance with the agreed upon priority in the Master Tenant LLCA.

 

14.

After the end of the recapture period, the Master Tenant Class B Member will have the option to purchase all of the Class A Units in the Master Tenant from the Master Tenant Class A Member for an amount equal to the sum of (x) a stated price equal to the projected fair market value of the Class A Units and (y) any accrued but unpaid priority return and prepaid priority return. Neither the Owner LLCA nor the Master Tenant LLCA provide for a right of first refusal or offer in favor of either Class A Member in respect of any potential transfer of the Class B Units in either the Owner or the Master Tenant.

 

15.

Pursuant to each LLCA or a valid, enforceable and irrevocable consent of the Class A Member and/or Master Tenant, as applicable, each of the applicable Required Permissive Transfer Provisions set forth in Exhibit J is satisfied.

 

16.

Neither the Owner LLCA nor the Master Tenant LLCA may be amended without the written consent of each Owner Member or Master Tenant Member, as applicable.

 

17.

No Managing Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Managing Subsidiary has assumed any structural or tax ownership risk in respect of any Subject Fund under any Project Document other than as a result of such Managing Subsidiary's or Affiliate's breach or default.

 

18.

Each Class B Member's obligation to indemnify the applicable Class A Member will be limited to customary indemnities for breach of the LLCA or bad acts, standard tax indemnities (but not structure or tax ownership) and environmental indemnities. Any such obligation to indemnify the Class A Member is guaranteed by Borrower Member or Vivint Solar.

 

19.

Solely for an Inverted Lease Structure submitted after the Closing Date, any priority return payable to the Investor has not materially and adversely changed relative to that of any Inverted Lease Structure previously approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(L) - 6

 

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Schedule 1.01(M)

System Information

The following information with respect to each applicable Generation System is the "System Information":

 

(a)

the applicable Subject Fund;

 

(b)

Generation Consumer (i) account reference numbers, and (ii) city, state and ZIP code;

 

(c)

type of agreement (i.e., power purchase agreement or lease agreement);

 

(d)

Generation Consumer FICO score;

 

(e)

Date(s) inspected by any Governmental Authority whose inspection is required (if applicable) and the outcome of such inspection;

 

(f)

PTO dates (as such dates become available);

 

(g)

Substantial Completion dates (as such dates become available);

 

(h)

Tranche presentation dates (as such dates become available);

 

(i)

The projected annual insolation with respect to the Generation System for the first full year of operation of such Generation System;

 

(j)

Generation System size;

 

(k)

the length of the remaining term of the applicable Customer Agreement;

 

(l)

the model, make and manufacturer (as available after the Closing Date) of the solar panels and inverters used in the Generation System;

 

(m)

if requested by the Administrative Agent from time to time:

the CAD design of such Generation System;

the Solmetric PV Designer report and any available associated data with respect to such Generation System;

the billing history of such Generation System; and

the operational history of such Generation System.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 1.01(M) - 1

 

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Schedule 1.01(N)

Separateness

The Borrower shall maintain its existence separate and distinct from any other Person, including taking the following actions:

(i) maintaining in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a limited liability company under the laws of Delaware and obtaining and preserving its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each other instrument or agreement necessary or appropriate to properly administer this Agreement and permit and effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

(ii) maintaining its own deposit accounts, separate from those of any other Person, any of its officers and their respective Affiliates;

(iii) conducting all material transactions between the Borrower and any of its Affiliates on an arm’s length basis and on a commercially reasonable basis;

(iv) conducting its affairs separately from those of any other Person, any of its officers or any of their respective Affiliates and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts and financial statements;

(v) acting solely in its own limited liability company name and not that of any other Person, any of its officers or any of their respective Affiliates, and at all times using its own stationery, invoices and checks separate from those of any other Person, any of its officers or any of their respective Affiliates;

(vi) not holding itself out as having agreed to pay, or as being liable for, the, obligations of the Sole Member or any of its respective Affiliates;

(vii) other than in connection with the Loan Documents, not pledging its assets or securing its liabilities for the benefit of any other Person or guarantee or becoming obligated for the debts of any other Person;

(viii) not acquiring any securities of any Member;

(ix) other than in connection with the Loan Documents and as expressly permitted by the Financing Agreement, not incurring, creating or assuming any indebtedness, and not making or granting liens on, or security interests in, any assets of the Borrower;

(x) maintaining all of its assets in its own name and not commingling its assets with those of any other Person;

 

 

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(xi) paying its own operating expenses and other liabilities out of its own funds;  

(xii) observing all limited liability company formalities, including maintaining meeting minutes or records of meetings and acting on behalf of itself only pursuant to due authorization, required hereby and by the Certificate;

(xiii) maintaining adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xiv) paying its debts and liabilities (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its own assets;

(xv) holding itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person; and

(xvi) correcting any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1.01(O)

Approved Manufacturers

Panels

· First Solar

· Yingli

· Trina

· Canadian Solar

· ReneSola

· REC Solar

· Sharp

· Kyocera

· Solarworld

· SunPower

· LG Solar USA

· Suniva Inc.

· Hanwha

· JA Solar

Inverters

· Enphase

· SolarEdge

· SMA

· Fronius

· Kaco

· Schneider

· Xantrex

· PowerOne

· Advanced Energy

· Solectria

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 6.01(e)

Capitalization; Subsidiaries

 

 

Current Legal
Entities Owned

 

Record Owner

Jurisdiction

Interest

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings Parent, LLC (Guarantor)

Vivint Solar Holdings, Inc.

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings, LLC

(Borrower)

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings Parent, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund XII Manager, LLC

(Guarantor)

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund XII Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XII Manager, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Financing I Parent, LLC

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings, LLC

Delaware

100%

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I Parent, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar
Liberty Manager,
LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar
Margaux
Manager, LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund
III Manager, LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Nicole Manager, LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Mia
Manager, LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

 

 

Sched. 6.01(e) - 1

 

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Current Legal
Entities Owned

 

Record Owner

Jurisdiction

Interest

Vivint Solar
Aaliyah Manager,

LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar
Rebecca Manager,
LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar
Hannah Manager,
LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Elyse
Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund

X Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund

XI Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund

XIII Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund

XIV Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar Fund XVI Manager, LLC

 

Vivint Solar Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

Vivint Solar
Owner I, LLC

 

Vivint Solar
Financing I, LLC

Delaware

100%

 

 

Sched. 6.01(e) - 2

 

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Current Legal
Entities Owned

 

Record Owner

Jurisdiction

Interest

Vivint Solar
Liberty Master

Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar Liberty
Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] % (pre-flip),
[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar
Liberty Master
Tenant, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

 

[***] % (pre-flip),
[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar
Liberty Owner,
LLC

Vivint Solar Liberty
Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar
Liberty Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Liberty
Master Tenant, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar
Margaux Master Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar
Margaux Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] % (pre-flip),
[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar
Margaux Master Tenant, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

[***] % (pre-flip),

[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar
Margaux Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar
Margaux Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar
Margaux Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar
Margaux Master Tenant, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar Fund
III Master Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund
III Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] % (pre-flip),
[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar Fund
III Master Tenant, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

 

[***] % (pre-flip),

[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar Fund
III Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund
III Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

 

 

Sched. 6.01(e) - 3

 

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Current Legal
Entities Owned

 

Record Owner

Jurisdiction

Interest

Vivint Solar Fund
III Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund
III Master Tenant,
LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar Nicole
Master Tenant,
LLC

Vivint Solar Nicole
Manager, LLC

Delaware

 

[***] % (pre-flip),
[***] % (post-flip)

Vivint Solar Nicole
Master Tenant, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

 

[***] % (pre-flip),

[***] %(post-flip)

Vivint Solar Nicole
Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Nicole
Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar Nicole
Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Nicole
Master Tenant, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

Vivint Solar Mia
Project Company,
LLC

Vivint Solar Mia
Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Mia
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Mia
Project Company,
LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Mia
Project Co.

Vivint Solar
Aaliyah Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Aaliyah
Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Aaliyah
Project Co.

Vivint Solar
Aaliyah Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Aaliyah
Project Co.

Vivint Solar
Rebecca Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Rebecca Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Rebecca
Project Co.

Vivint Solar
Rebecca Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Rebecca
Project Co.

Vivint Solar
Hannah Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Hannah Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Hannah
Project Co.

 

 

Sched. 6.01(e) - 4

 

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Current Legal
Entities Owned

 

Record Owner

Jurisdiction

Interest

Vivint Solar
Hannah Project

Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Hannah
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Elyse
Project Company,
LLC

Vivint Solar Elyse
Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Elyse
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Elyse
Project Company,
LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Elyse
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund
X Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund X
Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Fund X
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund
X Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Fund X
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund
XI Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund
XI Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Fund XI
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund
XI Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

1% of Class A/ [***] %
of Fund XI Project

Co.

Vivint Solar Fund
XI Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

99% of Class A/
[***] % of Fund XI
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund

XIII Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund

XIII Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Fund XIII
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund

XIII Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Fund XIII
Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund

XIV Project
Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund

XIV Manager, LLC

Delaware

100% of Class B/
[***] % of Fund
XIV Project Co.

Vivint Solar Fund

XIV Project
Company, LLC

[n/a; Investor]

Delaware

100% of Class A/
[***] % of Fund
XIV Project Co.

 

 

Sched. 6.01(e) - 5

 

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Current Legal
Entities Owned

 

Record Owner

Jurisdiction

Interest

Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XVI Manager, LLC

Delaware

[***] %

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(e) - 6

 

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Schedule 6.01(f)

Litigation

None.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(f) - 1

 

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Schedule 6.01(l)

Nature of Business

[***]

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 6.01(q)

Environmental Matters

None.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 6.01(r)

Insurance

 

Policy Dates

Policy Number

Carrier

Line of Insurance

Coverage

4/1/2015-4/1/2016

P15GR00700

Underwriters at Lloyds (GCube)/ ACE American Insurance Company

 

Quota Share Program

50/50

Master Property Program

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

 

Any One Occurrence (Business Personal Property, Forklifts and Combined Business Interruption/Extra Expense) - $50,000,000

 

Property in the Course of Construction or Installation

$150,000 per Jobsite

$500,000 per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit

$100,000

 

Operations- solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations and limits on file

$150,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations

$500,000 per Occurrence

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate

$20,000,000

Earth Movement (CA)-Annual Aggregate

$20,000,000

Earth Movement (All Other)-Annual Aggregate

$20,000,000

 

Deductibles

All Other Perils

$5,000

 

Earth Movement, Flood, and Named Windstorm

2% of total insurable values of all locations sustaining direct damage-subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense

72 Hours

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal – 25% of Loss

Pollutant Clean Up - $100,000

Fire Department Service Charges - $100,000

Inventory or Appraisals - $100,000

Electronic Data Recovery Costs - $100,000

Fire Protection Equipment Refill

$100,000

 

Valuation

Property-Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

 

Conditions

Quarterly Audit Adjustments

Mechanical & Electrical Breakdown Included

Terrorism Rejected

Series Loss Clause

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 1

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

3/13/2015-3/13/2016

IM254107-01

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR HANNAH PROJECT COMPANY LLC

 

ANTRIM CORPORATION

Catastrophe Limit-Per Occurrence:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Property in the Course of Construction or Installation

$100,000 per jobsite not to exceed $250,000 per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Operations- solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations and limits on file:

$100,000 per Occurrence

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$100,000 per Location

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000 subject to a $500K Max per 30 Days

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: $150,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

 

Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations by size of system (KW)

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Mechanical Breakdown included Loss Payee Exhibit F1 included

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 2

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

10/1/2015-3/31/2016

IM254260

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR ELYSE PROJECT COMPANY INC.

 

Catastrophe Limit:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Property in the Course of Construction or Installation

$100,000 Per Jobsite

$500,000 Blanket per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Fixed Property-  Operational solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations :

$100,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$65,000

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000  per occurrence;

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: $150,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

Transit: $50,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

No Coinsurance:

Maximum $3.00 per kilowatt

 

Terms & Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations by State/Zip code

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Minimum Earned Premium 25%

Special Endorsement Language by Fund Manager

Mechanical Breakdown Coverage Included

Terrorism Coverage-Rejected

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 3

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

9/17/2015-9/17/2016

IM254386

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND X PROJECT COMPANY INC.

 

Catastrophe Limit:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Property in the Course of Construction or Installation

$100,000 Per Jobsite

$500,000 Blanket per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Fixed Property-  Operational solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations :

$100,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$100,000

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000  per occurrence;$500,000 max per 30 days.

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: $150,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

No Coinsurance:

Maximum $3.00 per kilowatt

 

Terms & Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations by State/Zip code

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Minimum Earned Premium 25%

Special Endorsement Language by Fund Manager

Mechanical Breakdown Coverage Included

Terrorism Coverage-Rejected

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 4

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

12/15/2014-4/17/2016

IM254450

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XIV PROJECT COMPANY, LLC

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XIV MANAGER, LLC

 

ANTRIM CORP

 

Catastrophe Limit:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Installation Floater-Property in the Course of Construction/Installation

$100,000 Per Jobsite

$500,000 Blanket per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Fixed Property-  Operational solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations :

$100,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$100,000

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000  per occurrence

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: $150,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

No Coinsurance:

 

Terms & Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations by State/Zip code

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Minimum Earned Premium 25%

Special Endorsement Language by Fund Manager

Mechanical Breakdown Coverage Included

Terrorism Coverage-Rejected

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 5

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

3/24/2015-3/24/2016

IM254644

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XIII PROJECT COMPANY, LLC

 

Catastrophe Limit:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Installation Floater-Property in the Course of Construction/Installation

$100,000 Per Jobsite

$500,000 Blanket per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Fixed Property-  Operational solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations :

$100,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$100,000

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000  per occurrence

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: 25% of loss plus $150,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

No Coinsurance

 

Terms & Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Minimum Earned Premium 25%

Special Endorsement Language by Fund Manager

Mechanical Breakdown Coverage Included

Terrorism Coverage-Rejected

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 6

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

3/24/2015-3/24/2016

IM254644

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XI PROJECT COMPANY, LLC

 

Catastrophe Limit:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Installation Floater-Property in the Course of Construction/Installation

$100,000 Per Jobsite

$500,000 Blanket per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Fixed Property-  Operational solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations :

$100,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$100,000

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000  per occurrence

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: 25% of loss plus $150,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

No Coinsurance

 

Terms & Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Minimum Earned Premium 25%

Special Endorsement Language by Fund Manager

Mechanical Breakdown Coverage Included

Terrorism Coverage-Rejected

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 7

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

5/21/15-5/21/16

IM254725

 

Colony Insurance Company

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XVI LESSOR, LLC

 

Catastrophe Limit:

$10,000,000

 

Covered Property/Stock: Solar Panel Systems, Inverters and related equipment, various storage and office facilities as reported by insured

 

Installation Floater-Property in the Course of Construction/Installation

$150,000 Per Jobsite

$500,000 Blanket per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$50,000

 

Fixed Property-  Operational solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations :

$150,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$100,000

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

Earthquake-Annual Aggregate: $2,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000  per occurrence

 

Deductibles

Per Occurrence: $10,000

Annual Aggregate: $100,000

 

Per Occurrence Trailing Deductible once Aggregate is reached. All claims for the ground up will continue to the erosion of the aggregate: $1,000

 

Earthquake, Flood, and Named Windstorm-Do not apply to the aggregate amount:

2% of Insurable Values-Subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense:

72 Hour Waiting Period

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: 25% of loss plus $150,000

Additional Debris Removal Expense $500,000

Pollutant Clean Up: $50,000

Newly Acquired Equipment: $100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Functional Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

No Coinsurance

 

Terms & Conditions

Quarterly reporting of new installations

Quarterly audit/adjustments per rates

Minimum Earned Premium 25%

Special Endorsement Language by Fund Manager

Mechanical Breakdown Coverage Included

Terrorism Coverage-Rejected

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 8

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

5/8/15-8/8/16

P15GR00702

 

Lloyds of London (GCube)

 

Inland Marine Property

 

VIVINT SOLAR FUND XVIII PROJECT COMPANY, LLC (BAML)

 

Any One Occurrence

$20,000,000

 

Property in the Course of Construction/Installation

$150,000 Per Jobsite not to exceed $500,000 per Occurrence

 

Property in the due course of transit:

$100,000

 

Operations – solar panel systems and related equipment per schedule of locations and limits on file:

$150,000

 

Miscellaneous Unscheduled Locations:

$500,000 Per Occurrence

 

Flood-Annual Aggregate: $10,000,000

Earth Movement (CA)-Annual Aggregate:

$10,000,000

Earth Movement (All Other)-Annual Aggregate: $10,000,000

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense: $5,000,000

Business Interruption/Extra Expense-Earthquake & Flood: $1,000,000

 

 

Deductibles

All Other Perils: $5,000

 

Earth Movement, Flood and Named Windstorm:

2% of total insurable values of all locations sustaining direct damage-subject to minimum of $100,000 per occurrence

 

Business Interruption/Extra Expense – 72 Hours

 

Additional Coverages

Debris Removal: 25% of loss

Pollutant Clean Up: $100,000

Fire Department Service Charges: $100,000

Inventory or Appraisals:

$100,000

Electronic Data Recovery Costs:

$100,000

Fire Protection Equipment Refill:

$100,000

 

Valuation

Property –Replacement Cost

Time Element-Actual Loss Sustained

 

Conditions

Quarterly Audit Adjustments

Mechanical & Electrical Breakdown Included

Sabotage & Terrorism Coverage included

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 9

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

11/01/15

To

11/01/16

BAP509601501

Zurich American Insurance Company

Commercial Automobile

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$1,000,000 Bodily Injury & Property Damage

Statutory Personal Injury Protection

$10,000 Medical Payments – Each Person

$1,000,000 Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists

$250,000 Deductible

Hired Car Physical Damage – ACV

Hired Car Phys. Damaged Deductible:

$2,500 Comprehensive

$2,500 Collision

Lessor-Additional Insured and Loss Payee Where Required by Written Contract

Waiver of Transfer of rights of Recovery Where Required by Written Contract

Rental Reimbursement Included

Estimated No. of Vehicles: 388

Composite Rate 568.659794

11/01/15

To

11/01/16

WC509601301

American Zurich Insurance Company.

Worker’s Compensation Deductible Policy

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

States Covered: AZ, CA, CT, HI, MD, NJ, NU, NV, NM, OR, PA, UT

 

Statutory - Workers’ Compensation

$1,000,000 - Bodily Injury by Accident – Each Accident

$1,000,000 - Bodily Injury by Disease – Policy Limit

$1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Each Employee

$500,000 Deductible

11/01/15

To

11/01/16

WC509601401 (MA)

Zurich American Insurance Company

Worker’s Compensation Retro Policy

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

States Covered: MA

 

Statutory - Workers’ Compensation

$1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Accident – Each Accident

$1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Policy Limit

$1,000,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Each Employee

$500,000 Deductible

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 10

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

1/29/16 – 1/29/17

3776500116EN

Axis Specialty Europe

Commercial General Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

General Liability :

$25,000,000 Each Occurrence Limit

$1,000,000 Damage to Premises Rented to You

$10,000 Medical Expense Limit – Each Person

$1,000,000 Personal & Advertising Injury Limit

$25,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Limit

$25,000,000 General Aggregate

$25,000 Deductible - Bodily Injury & Property Damage Combined- Per Occurrence

$25,000 Deductible – Subcontractors Warranty Per Occurrence or Per Offense

$25,000 Deductible – Subcontractors Warranty Per Claimant of per Plaintiff

 

Additional Named Insured Schedule:

Vivint Solar Holdings, Inc.

Vivint Solar Financing I Parent, LLC

Vivint Solar Financing I, LLC

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings Parent, LLC

Vivint Solar Financing Holdings, LLC

Vivint Solar OTM Holdings, LLC

Vivint Solar Commercial Holdings, LLC

Vivint Solar Owner I, LLC

Vivint Solar Operations, LLC

Vivint Solar Provider, LLC

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

Vivint Solar Margaux Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Margaux Master Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar Margaux Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Liberty Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Liberty Master Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar Liberty Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund III Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund III Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Aaliyah Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Mia Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Mia Project Company, LLC

Solmetric Corporation

Vivint Solar Hannah Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Hannah Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Rebecca Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Rebecca Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Nicole Owner, LLC

Vivint Solar Nicole Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Nicole Master Tenant, LLC

Vivint Solar Elyse Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Elyse Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund X Manager, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund X Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XIV, Manager LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XIV, Project Company LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XIII Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XI Project Company, LLC

Vivint Solar Fund XVI

Vivint Solar Fund XVIII Project Company, LLC

 

1/29/16 – 1/29/17

CPO 69895626

AIG Specialty Insurance Company

Contractors Pollution

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

Contractors Pollution Liability :

$5,000,000 Each Pollution Condition Limit

06/09/2011 Retro Date

$25,000 Deductible

 

1/29/16 – 1/29/17

CEO7446813

XL Catlin

Professional

Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

Professional Liability

(Claims Made and Reported Coverage):

$1,000,000 Per Claim Limit

$1,000,000 General Aggregate Limit

06/09/2011 Retroactive Date

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 11

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

10/01/15      to        6/30/16

WS11007784

 

Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania

 

Foreign Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

 

Foreign General Liability

$4,000,000 Program Aggregate

$2,000,000 General Aggregate

$2,000,000 Product-Completed Operations Aggregate

$1,000,000 Personal and Advertising Injury

$1,000,000 Each Occurrence Limit

$1,000,000 Damage to Premises Rented to You

$25,000 Medical Expense

Foreign Business Automobile

$1,000,000 Foreign Business Automobile – Accident

$25,000 Medical Expense – Accident

$25,000 Hired Auto – Accident

Physical Damage - $1,000 – Each Auto

 

 

Foreign Voluntary Compensation and Employers Liability

$1,000,000 Supplemental Repatriation Expense

$1,000,000 Employers Liability Injury – Accident

$1,000,000 Employers Liability Injury – Disease Limit

$1,000,000 Employers Liability Injury – Disease Each Employee

Foreign Travel Accident and Sickness

$100,000 Principal Sum Insured

$1,000,000 Aggregate Limit

$50,000 Medical Expense

$500 Deductible

$100,000 Emergency Medical Evacuation

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 12

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

474382

 

Underwriters at Lloyds

 

Media

Security

Privacy

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

 

Multimedia Liability

$5,000,000 Each Claim

$5,000,000 Aggregate

$25,000 Retention Each Claim

Security and Privacy Liability

$5,000,000 Each Claim

$5,000,000 Aggregate

$25,000 Retention Each Claim

Privacy Regulatory Defense & Penalties

$5,000,000 Each Claim

$5,000,000 Aggregate

$25,000 Retention Each Claim

Privacy Breach Response Costs, Notification Expenses, and Breach Support & Credit Monitoring Expenses (Outside the Limits)

$2,000,000 Each Claim

$2,000,000 Aggregate

$25,000 Retention

Proactive Privacy Breach Response Costs Sublimit

$25,000 Each Claim

$25,000 Aggregate

Voluntary Notification Expenses Sublimit

$500,000 Each Claim

$500,000 Aggregate

Network Asset Protection

$1,000,000 Each Claim

$1,000,000 Aggregate

$25,000 Retention Each Claim

10% Co-insurance each and every loss

Non-physical Business Interruption & Extra Expense – 8 hour waiting period

Cyber Extortion

$5,000,000 Each Claim

$5,000,000 Aggregate

$25,000 Retention Each Claim

Cyber Terrorism

$5,000,000 Each Claim

$5,000,000 Aggregate

 

$5,000,000 Maximum Policy Aggregate Limit

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

01-613-76-21

 

National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

 

Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$10,000,000 Limit of Liability

$2,500,000 Retention

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

DOX G23676321 001

 

ACE American Insurance Company

 

Excess Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$10,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $10MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

SCSDO00138-141

 

Everest National Insurance Company

 

Excess Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$20,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $20MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

DOX10005655900

 

Endurance American Insurance Company

 

Excess Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$30,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $30MM

 

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

MC002KP14

 

Aspen American Insurance Company

 

Excess Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$40,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $40MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

18013206

 

Berkley Insurance Company

 

Excess Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$50,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $50MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

MLX7601103-00

 

Argonaut Insurance Company

 

Excess Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$60,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $60MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

DOX G23676321 001

 

Allied World National Assurance Company

 

Excess Side A Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$70,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $70MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

ELU136319-14

 

XL Specialty Insurance Company

 

Excess Side A Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$80,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $80MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

01-613-76-22

Illinois National Insurance Company

Excess Side A Directors & Officers Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$90,000,000 Aggregate

$10MM xs $90MM

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

01-608-2011

Illinois National Insurance Company

Fiduciary Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$5,000,000 Aggregate

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 13

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

DON G23690068 001

 

Ace American Insurance Company

Crime

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$5,000,000 Employee Theft

$5,000,000 Forgery or Alteration

$5,000,000 Theft of Money/Securities Inside Premises

$5,000,000 Robbery of Safe Burglary Inside Premises

$5,000,000 Theft Outside Premises

$5,000,000 Computer and Funds Transfer Fraud

$5,000,000 Money Orders and Counterfeit Money

$25,000 Deductible

09/30/15

To

6/30/16

01-613-57-52

 

National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

 

Employment Practices Liability

 

Vivint Solar Inc.

Vivint Solar Developer, LLC

$5,000,000 Aggregate

$250,000 Retention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(r) - 14

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

Schedule 6.01(u)

Intellectual Property

None.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(u) - 1

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

Schedule 6.01(v)

Material Project Documents

Liberty Fund

 

1.

Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Liberty Master Tenant, LLC, between the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Liberty Manager, LLC, dated September 14, 2012

 

2.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Liberty Owner, LLC, between Vivint Solar Liberty Master Tenant, LLC and Vivint Solar Liberty Manager, LLC, dated October 5, 2011

 

3.

Amended and Restated Equity Capital Contribution Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar Liberty Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Liberty Manager, LLC, dated September 14, 2012

 

4.

Master Lease between Vivint Solar Liberty Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Liberty Master Tenant, LLC, dated October 5, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Master Lease dated June 20, 2012

 

5.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Liberty Owner, LLC, dated October 5, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment to Maintenance Services Agreement dated October 2, 2013

 

6.

Guaranty between the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar, Inc., dated October 5, 2011 and Extension of Deadline To Deliver Subordination Agreement Under Guaranty dated November 23, 2011

Margaux Fund

 

1.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Margaux Master Tenant, LLC, between the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Margaux Manager, LLC, dated October 3, 2012

 

2.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Margaux Owner, LLC, between Vivint Solar Margaux Master Tenant, LLC and Vivint Solar Margaux Manager, LLC, dated October 3, 2012

 

3.

Equity Capital Contribution Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar Margaux Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Margaux Manager, LLC, dated October 3, 2012

 

4.

Master Lease between Vivint Solar Margaux Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Margaux Master Tenant, LLC, dated October 3, 2012

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 1

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

5.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Margaux Owner, LLC, dated October 3, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Maintenance Services Agreement dated October 2, 2013  

 

6.

Guaranty between the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar, Inc., dated October 3, 2012

Caitlin Fund

 

1.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC, between the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Fund III Manager, LLC, dated June 28, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC Operating Agreement, dated October 2, 2013

 

2.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund III Owner, LLC, between Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund III Manager, LLC, dated June 28, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Vivint Solar Fund III Owner, LLC Operating Agreement, dated October 2, 2013

 

3.

Equity Capital Contribution Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar Fund III Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund III Manager, LLC, dated June 28, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Equity Capital Contribution Agreement, dated October 2, 2013

 

4.

Master Lease between Vivint Solar Fund III Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC, dated June 28, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Master Lease, dated October 2, 2013

 

5.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund III Owner, LLC, dated June 28, 2013

 

6.

Guaranty among the Investor named therein, Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC, Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, and Vivint Solar, Inc., dated June 28, 2013 and the Reaffirmation Agreement by Vivint Solar, Inc. and Vivint Solar Developer, LLC to the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Fund III Master Tenant, LLC, dated October 2, 2013

Nicole Fund

 

1.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Nicole Master Tenant, LLC, between the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Nicole Manager, LLC, dated April 29, 2014

 

2.

Operating Agreement of Vivint Solar Nicole Owner, LLC, between Vivint Solar Nicole Master Tenant, LLC and Vivint Solar Nicole Manager, LLC, dated April 29, 2014

 

3.

Equity Capital Contribution Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar Nicole Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Nicole Manager, LLC, dated April 29, 2014

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 2

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

4.

Master Lease between Vivint Solar Nicole Owner, LLC and Vivint Solar Nicole Master Tenant, LLC, dated April 29, 2014  

 

5.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Nicole Owner, LLC, dated April 29, 2014

 

6.

Guaranty among the Investor named therein, Vivint Solar Nicole Master Tenant, LLC, Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, and Vivint Solar Holdings, Inc., dated April 29, 2014

Mia Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Mia Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Mia Manager, LLC and the original investor named therein, dated July 16, 2013, as assigned to the Investor named therein pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement among the original investor named therein as assignor, the Investor named therein as assignee, and Vivint Solar Mia Manager, LLC, dated September 30, 2013, and as amended by the First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement dated September 12, 2013 and effective as of August 5, 2013, the Second Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement dated August 31, 2013 and the Third Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement dated April 15, 2015

 

2.

Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar, Inc. and Vivint Solar Mia Project Company, LLC, dated July 15, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated January 13, 2014, the Second Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated April 25, 2014 and the Third Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated April 15, 2015

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Mia Project Company, LLC, dated July 16, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Maintenance Services Agreement, dated April 15, 2015

 

4.

Guaranty by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the original investor named therein and Vivint Solar Mia Project Company, LLC, dated July 16, 2013, as assigned to the current Investor automatically by operation of Section 9 of the Guaranty

Aaliyah Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Aaliyah Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated November 5, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC dated January 13, 2014 and the Written Consent of the Members of Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2014 and the Second Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC dated April 15, 2015

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 3

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

2.

Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar, Inc. and Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC, dated November 5, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated January 13, 2014 and the Second Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated February 13, 2014 and the Third Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated April 15, 2015  

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC, dated November 5, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Maintenance Services Agreement, dated April 15, 2015

 

4.

Guaranty by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC, dated November 5, 2013 and the Reaffirmation Agreement by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Aaliyah Project Company, LLC, dated January 13, 2014

Rebecca Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Rebecca Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Rebecca Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated February 13, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Rebecca Project Company, LLC dated April 15, 2015

 

2.

Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement among Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, Vivint Solar, Inc. and Vivint Solar Rebecca Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment to Development, EPC and Purchase Agreement dated April 15, 2015

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Rebecca Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment to Maintenance Services Agreement, dated April 15, 2015

 

4.

Guaranty by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein and Vivint Solar Rebecca Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2014

Hannah Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Hannah Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Hannah Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated February 14, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated March 28, 2014, Amendment No. 2 to Limited Liability Company Agreement dated June 30, 2014 and Amendment No. 3 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated June 16, 2015 but effective as of May 31, 2015

 

2.

Master EPC Agreement between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Hannah Project Company, LLC, dated February 14, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Master EPC Agreement, dated June 17, 2015 but effective as of May 31, 2015

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 4

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Hannah Project Company, LLC, dated February 14, 2014  

 

4.

Guaranty by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein, dated February 14, 2014

Elyse Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Elyse Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Elyse Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated July 3, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated July 22, 2014, Amendment No. 2 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, December 30, 2014, Amendment No. 3 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated May 11, 2015 and Amendment No. 4 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated June 30, 2015

 

2.

Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Elyse Project Company, LLC, dated July 3, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, dated July 22, 2014, Amendment No. 2 to Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, dated December 30, 2014, Amendment No. 3 to Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, dated May 11, 2015 and Amendment No. 4 to Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, dated June 30, 2015

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Elyse Project Company, LLC, dated July 3, 2014

 

4.

Administrative Services Agreement between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Elyse Project Company, LLC, dated July 3, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Administrative Services Agreement, dated June 30, 2015

 

5.

Guaranty by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein, dated July 3, 2014

Fund X Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund X Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Fund X Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated September 17, 2014

 

2.

Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund X Project Company, LLC, dated September 17, 2014

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund X Project Company, LLC, dated September 17, 2014

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 5

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

4.

Administrative Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund X Project Company, LLC, dated September 17, 2014  

 

5.

Guaranty, by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein, dated September 17, 2014

Fund XI Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund XI Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Fund XI Manager, LLC and the Investors named therein, dated February 13, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated May 7, 2015

 

2.

Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XI Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2015

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XI Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2015

 

4.

Administrative Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XI Project Company, LLC, dated February 13, 2015

 

5.

Guaranty, by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investors named therein, dated February 13, 2015

Fund XII Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund XII Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Fund XII Manager, LLC and the Investors named therein, dated October 3, 2014.

 

2.

Master Purchase Agreement, between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC, and Vivint Solar Fund XII Project Company, LLC, dated October 3, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Master Purchase Agreement, dated December 2, 2014, and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Master Purchase Agreement, dated December 9, 2014.

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC, and Vivint Solar Fund XII Project Company, LLC, dated October 3, 2014.

Fund XIII Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund XIII Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Fund XIII Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated March 26, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated March 31, 2015, and as further amended by the Second Amendment thereto, dated June 24, 2015

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 6

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

2.

Master Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XIII Project Company, LLC, dated March 26, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated June 24, 2015  

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XIII Project Company, LLC, dated March 26, 2015

 

4.

Administrative Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XIII Project Company, LLC, dated March 26, 2015

 

5.

Guaranty, by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein, dated March 26, 2015

Fund XIV Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund XIV Project Company, LLC, between Vivint Solar Fund XIV Manager, LLC and the Investor named therein, dated December 18, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated April 28, 2015

 

2.

Master EPC Agreement, between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XIV Project Company, LLC, dated December 18, 2014

 

3.

Maintenance Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XIV Project Company, LLC, dated December 18, 2014

 

4.

Administrative Services Agreement, between Vivint Solar Provider, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XIV Project Company, LLC, dated December 18, 2014

 

5.

Guaranty, by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of the Investor named therein, dated December 18, 2014

Fund XVI Fund

 

1.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

2.

Master Solar Asset Sale Agreement, between Vivint Solar Developer, LLC and Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

3.

Master Lease Agreement, between Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC and VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

4.

Maintenance Services Agreement, among Vivint Solar Provider, LLC, Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, and VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 7

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

 

5.

Administrative Services Agreement, among Vivint Solar Provider, LLC, Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, and VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, dated June 1, 2015  

 

6.

Guaranty, by Vivint Solar, Inc. in favor of VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

7.

Security Agreement, between VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, and Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

8.

Depositary Agreement, between VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, and Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, dated June 1, 2015, as amended by Amendment to Depositary Agreement, dated March 10, 2016.

 

9.

Deposit Account Control Agreement, among VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, Vivint Solar Fund XVI Lessor, LLC, and Zions First National Bank, dated June 1, 2015

 

10.

Tax Indemnity Agreement, among Vivint Solar, Inc., Barclays Capital Holdings Inc., Citicorp North America Inc., and VS BC Solar Lessee I, LLC, dated June 1, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 6.01(v) - 8

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

Schedule 7.02(j)

Transactions with Affiliates

None.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 7.02(j) - 1

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

Schedule 7.02(k)

Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions

None.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 7.02(k) - 1

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.


 

Schedule 8.01

DACA Banks

Bank of America, N.A.

KeyBank, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Sched. 8.01 - 1

 

[***] DESIGNATES PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

Exhibit 31.1

I, David Bywater, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Vivint Solar, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2016

 

 

/s/ David Bywater

David Bywater

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Exhibit 31.2

I, Dana C. Russell certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Vivint Solar, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2016

 

 

/s/ Dana C. Russell

Dana C. Russell

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David Bywater, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Vivint Solar, Inc. for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Vivint Solar, Inc.

May 9, 2016.

 

/s/ David Bywater  

David Bywater

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dana C. Russell, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Vivint Solar, Inc. for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Vivint Solar, Inc.

May 9, 2016.

 

/s/ Dana C. Russell  

Dana C. Russell

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President