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ARTICLE I Definitions
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Section 1.01 Definitions
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Section 1.02 Interpretation
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Section 1.03 Actions on Non-Business Days
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Section 1.04 Calculation of Time
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Section 1.05 Powers of the Directors and Shareholders
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Section 1.06 Paramountcy
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Section 1.07 Recitals
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ARTICLE II Management and Operation of the Company
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Section 2.01 Board of Directors
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Section 2.02 Meetings of the Board of Directors
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Section 2.03 Voting Arrangements
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Section 2.04 Officers
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Section 2.05 Indemnity by the Company
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Section 2.06 Dividends
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Section 2.07 Books and Records
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Section 2.08 Outside Activities
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ARTICLE III Exchange Provisions
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Section 3.02 Exercise of Exchange Provisions
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Section 3.03 Obligations of Atlantica
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Section 3.04 Adjustment
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Section 3.05 Atlantica Shareholders Agreement
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Section 3.06 Limitation on Exchange
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ARTICLE IV Transfer of Interests
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Section 4.01 General Restrictions on Transfer
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Section 4.02 Right of First Refusal
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ARTICLE V Confidentiality
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Section 5.01 Confidentiality
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ARTICLE VI Information Rights
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Section 6.01 Financial Statements
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Section 6.02 Inspection Rights
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ARTICLE VII Representations and Warranties
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Section 7.01 Representations and Warranties
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Section 7.02 Specified Financial Institution
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ARTICLE VIII Term and Termination
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Section 8.01 Termination
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Section 8.02 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous
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Section 9.01 Atlantica Shareholder Approval
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Section 9.02 Expenses
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Section 9.03 Release of Liability
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Section 9.04 Notices
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Section 9.06 Severability
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Section 9.07 Entire Agreement
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Section 9.08 Successors and Assigns
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Section 9.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Section 9.10 Amendment and Modification; Waiver
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Section 9.13 Equitable Remedies
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Section 9.15 Counterparts
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The Shareholders agree that the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed through a board of directors (the “Board”) consisting of three (3) members (each,
a “Director”). The Directors shall be elected to the Board in accordance with the following procedures:
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AYES UK shall have the right to designate two (2) Directors, who shall initially be Guzmán Garcia and Stevens C. Moore (the “AYES UK Directors”); and
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APCo shall have the right to designate one (1) Director, who shall initially be Ian Robertson (the “APCo Directors”).
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Each Shareholder shall vote all Voting Shares over which such Shareholder has voting control and shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Shareholder’s control (including in its
capacity as shareholder of the Company or otherwise, and whether at an annual or special meeting of the Shareholders or by written resolution in lieu of a meeting) to elect to the Board any individual designated by an Initial
Shareholder under Section 2.01(a).
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Each Initial Shareholder shall have the right at any time to remove (with or without cause) any Director designated by such Initial Shareholder for election to the Board and each other Shareholder shall vote
all Voting Shares over which such Shareholder has voting control and shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Shareholder’s control (including in its capacity as shareholder or director of the Company or
otherwise, and whether at an annual or special meeting of the Shareholders or by written resolution in lieu of a meeting) to remove from the Board any individual designated by such Initial Shareholder that such Initial Shareholder
desires to remove under this Section 2.01. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, unless an Initial Shareholder shall otherwise consent in writing, no other Shareholder shall take any action to cause the removal of any
Directors designated by an Initial Shareholder.
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If a vacancy is created on the Board at any time and for any reason (whether as a result of death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal under Section 2.01(c)), the Initial Shareholder who
designated such individual shall have the right to designate a different individual to replace such Director, and each other Shareholder shall vote all Voting Shares over which such Shareholder has voting control and shall take all
other necessary or desirable actions within such Shareholder’s control (including in its capacity as shareholder or director of the Company or otherwise, and whether at an annual or special meeting of the Shareholders or by written
resolution in lieu of a meeting) to elect to the Board any individual designated by such Initial Shareholder.
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The Board shall have the right to establish any committee of Directors as the Board shall deem appropriate from time to time. Subject to this Agreement, the Constating Documents and Applicable Law,
committees of the Board shall have the rights, powers and privileges granted to such committee by the Board from time to time. Any delegation of authority to a committee of Directors to take any action must be approved in the same
manner as would be required for the Board to approve such action directly. Any committee of Directors shall be composed of the same proportion of AYES UK Directors and APCo Directors as the Initial Shareholders shall then be entitled
to appoint to the Board under this Section 2.01; provided that, for so long as APCo has the right to designate a Director to the Board, any committee composed of Directors shall consist of at
least one APCo Director.
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The Board will meet no less than four times a year at such times and in such places as the Board shall designate from time to time. In addition to the regular meetings contemplated by the foregoing sentence,
ad hoc meetings of the Board may be called by any Director or Initial Shareholder on no less than five Business Days’ prior written notice of the time, place and agenda of the meeting.
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The Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of video conference, teleconference or other similar communications equipment by means of which all participants can communicate adequately
with each other during the meeting, and such participation shall constitute such Director’s presence in person at the meeting.
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The presence of a majority of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum; provided that at least one APCo Director is present at such meeting, provided that
APCo is then entitled to have at least one APCo Director. If a quorum is not achieved at any duly called meeting, such meeting may be postponed to a time no earlier than 48 hours after written notice of such postponement has been
given to the Directors. If no APCo Director is present for three consecutive meetings, then the presence, in person or by proxy, of Directors designated by Shareholders holding at least 51% of the Voting Shares shall constitute a
quorum for the next meeting.
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Unless otherwise restricted by this Agreement, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all Directors or members
of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
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The Company shall pay all fees, charges and expenses (including travel and related expenses) incurred by each Director in connection with: (i) attending the meetings of the Board and all committees thereof
and (ii) conducting any other business or activities of the Company requested by the Company.
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(i) make any material change to the nature of the Business conducted by the Company or (ii) enter into any business other than the Business;
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issue Shares or other equity securities of the Company to any Person;
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enter into, amend in any material respect, waive or terminate any Related Party Agreement.
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acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which such Person acted as a director or officer (or in
a similar capacity) at the Company’s request; and
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in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that such Person’s conduct was lawful.
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Dividend Policy. Subject to the Act, the dividend policy of the Company shall be in principle to distribute all Cash Available for Distribution by declaring and
paying dividends on the Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Law in accordance with the provisions of the Constating Documents.
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Timing of Payment of Dividends. Subject to the approval by the Board in accordance with Applicable Law, the Company shall pay the dividends contemplated by Section 2.06(a) on or before the 15th
day following the end of each calendar quarter (or more frequently if so determined by the Board).
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Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any dividend or distribution to a Shareholder, and to pay over to any Governmental Authority, any amounts required to be so withheld pursuant to
Applicable Law, and such amounts will be treated for all purposes as having been paid or distributed to the applicable Shareholder.
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Source of Funds. To the extent that the Company does not have Cash Available for Distribution to pay the dividends on the Class C Common Shares contemplated in the Constating Documents, Atlantica hereby
agree to fund such dividends by causing AYES UK to make a contribution to the stated capital of the Company in respect of the common shares held by AYES UK (and without the issuance of additional shares). To the extent that AYES UK
does not have adequate funds to make such a contribution Atlantica will provide it with such funds.
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Approval. Unanimous board approval is required to declare or pay any dividends or any other distribution of cash or assets of the Company, it being understood that dividends shall be in accordance with the
articles of the Company.
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Each Shareholder may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company. Neither the Company nor any of the Shareholders shall have any rights by virtue of
this Agreement in any business ventures of any Shareholder.
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Without limiting the generality of Section 2.08(a), the Company hereby understands that APCo and its Affiliates are actively engaged in and pursuing business activities, interests and endeavours which are
similar to, and compete with, the respective business activities, interests and endeavours of the Company, and its Affiliates. AYES UK and Atlantica hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agree that neither this Agreement nor the
fact that APCo is a Shareholder shall in any way limit, prohibit, restrict or preclude any of APCo and/or its Affiliates from in any way or manner engaging in and pursuing business activities, interests and endeavours which are
similar to, and compete with, the respective present and future business activities, interests and endeavours of the Company and its Affiliates (and AYES UK and Atlantica hereby expressly consent to each of APCo and/or its Affiliates
engaging in and pursuing business activities, interests and endeavours which are similar to, and compete with, the respective present and future business activities, interests and endeavours of the Company and its Affiliates).
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Without limiting the generality of Section 2.08(a), the Company hereby understands that AYES UK and its Affiliates are actively engaged in and pursuing business activities, interests and endeavours which are
similar to, and compete with, the respective business activities, interests and endeavours of the Company, and its Affiliates. APCo and Atlantica hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agree that neither this Agreement nor the fact
that AYES UK is a Shareholder shall in any way limit, prohibit, restrict or preclude any of AYES UK and/or its Affiliates from in any way or manner engaging in and pursuing business activities, interests and endeavours which are
similar to, and compete with, the respective present and future business activities, interests and endeavours of the Company and its Affiliates (and APCo and Atlantica hereby expressly consent to each of AYES UK and/or its Affiliates
engaging in and pursuing business activities, interests and endeavours which are similar to, and compete with, the respective present and future business activities, interests and endeavours of the Company and its Affiliates).
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Except as permitted under Section 4.01(b) or in accordance with the procedures described in Section 4.02, each Shareholder agrees that such Shareholder will not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or
involuntarily Transfer any of its Shares.
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The provisions of Section 4.01(a) and Section 4.02, shall not apply to any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its Shares to a Permitted Transferee.
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In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate representing the Shares shall bear a legend substantially in the following form:
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Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Shares. Before consummation of any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its
Shares, such party shall cause the transferee thereof to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its
Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Shares, except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable provincial or territorial securities laws, and then, if requested by the Company, only upon delivery to the Company of an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to
the Company to the effect that such Transfer may be effected without filing a preliminary prospectus and a prospectus under the Securities Act (or other applicable provincial or territorial
legislation). In any event, the Board may refuse the Transfer to any Person if such Transfer would have a material adverse effect on the Company as a result of any regulatory or other restrictions imposed by any Governmental
Authority.
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Any Shareholder and any Affiliate thereof shall have the right to Encumber:
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exclusively the economic rights (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, the voting rights) attached to or included in any Shares, and
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any direct or indirect interest of such Shareholder’s parent in such Shareholder,
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Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Shares in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void, no such Transfer shall be recorded on the Company’s books and the purported transferee in any such
Transfer shall not be treated (and the purported transferor shall continue be treated) as the owner of such Shares for all purposes of this Agreement.
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If at any time a Shareholder (such Shareholder, an “Offering Shareholder”) receives a bona fide offer from any Third Party Purchaser to purchase all or any portion of
the Shares (the “Offered Shares”) owned by the Offering Shareholder and the Offering Shareholder desires to Transfer the Offered Shares (other than Transfers that are permitted by Section
4.01(b)), then the Offering Shareholder must first make an offering of the Offered Shares to each other Shareholder (each such Shareholder, an “ROFR Rightholder”) in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 4.02.
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The Offering Shareholder shall, within five Business Days of receipt of the offer from the Third Party Purchaser, give written notice (the “Offering Shareholder Notice”)
to the Company and the ROFR Rightholders stating that it has received a bona fide offer from a Third-Party Purchaser and specifying:
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the number of Offered Shares to be Transferred by the Offering Shareholder;
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the identity of the Third-Party Purchaser;
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the per share purchase price and the other material terms and conditions of the Transfer, including a description of any non-cash consideration in sufficient detail to permit the valuation thereof; and
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the proposed date, time and location of the closing of the Transfer, which shall not be less than 60 days from the date of the Offering Shareholder Notice.
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By delivering the Offering Shareholder Notice, the Offering Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company and to each ROFR Rightholder that: (i) the Offering Shareholder has the entire right, title and
interest in and to the Offered Shares; (ii) the Offering Shareholder has all the corporate power and capacity and has taken all necessary action to Transfer such Offered Shares as contemplated by this Section 4.02; and (iii) the
Offered Shares are free and clear of any and all Encumbrances other than those arising as a result of or under the terms of this Agreement.
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Upon receipt of the Offering Shareholder Notice, each ROFR Rightholder shall have 10 Business Days (the “ROFR Notice Period”) to elect to purchase all (and not less
than all) of the Offered Shares by delivering a written notice (a “ROFR Notice”) to the Offering Shareholder and the Company stating that it offers to purchase such Offered Shares on the terms
specified in the Offering Shareholder Notice. Any ROFR Notice shall be binding upon delivery and irrevocable by the applicable ROFR Rightholder. If more than one ROFR Rightholder delivers a ROFR Notice, each such ROFR Rightholder (the
“Purchasing Shareholder”) shall be allocated the number of shares equal to the product of (x) the total number of Offered Shares and (y) a fraction determined by dividing (A) the number of
Shares owned by such Purchasing Shareholder as of the date of the Offering Shareholder Notice, by (B) the total number of Shares owned by all of the Purchasing Shareholders as of such date.
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Each ROFR Rightholder that does not deliver a ROFR Notice during the ROFR Notice Period shall be deemed to have waived all such ROFR Rightholder’s rights to purchase the Offered Shares under this Section
4.02.
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If no Shareholder delivers a ROFR Notice in accordance with Section 4.02(d), the Offering Shareholder may, during the 60 Business Day period immediately following the expiration of the ROFR Notice Period,
which period may be extended for a reasonable time not to exceed 90 Business Days to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain any Government Approvals (the “Waived ROFR Transfer Period”),
Transfer all of the Offered Shares to the Third Party Purchaser on terms and conditions no more favourable to the Third Party Purchaser than those set forth in the Offering Shareholder Notice. If the Offering Shareholder does not
Transfer the Offered Shares within such period or, if such Transfer is not consummated within the Waived ROFR Transfer Period, the rights provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and the Offered Shares shall not be Transferred
to the Third Party Purchaser unless the Offering Shareholder sends a new Offering Shareholder Notice in accordance with, and otherwise complies with, this Section 4.02.
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Each Shareholder shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the Transfer contemplated by this Section 4.02, including entering into agreements and delivering certificates and
instruments and consents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate.
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At the closing of any Transfer under this Section 4.02, the Offering Shareholder shall deliver to the Purchasing Shareholder(s) the certificate or certificates representing the Offered Shares to be sold (if
any), accompanied by executed forms of share transfers, against receipt of the purchase price therefor from such Purchasing Shareholder(s) by certified cheque or bank draft, or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
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Each Shareholder shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, keep confidential and not divulge any information (including all budgets, business plans and analyses) concerning the Company, including its
assets, business, operations, financial condition or prospects (collectively, “Information”), and to use, and cause its Representatives to use, such Information only in connection with the
operation of the Company; provided that: (i) nothing herein shall prevent any Shareholder from disclosing such Information (A) upon the order of any court or Governmental Authority, (B) upon
the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Shareholder, (C) to the extent compelled by legal process or required or requested pursuant to an order for production from a non-party or other
discovery requests, (D) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, (E) to other Shareholders, (F) to such Shareholder’s Representatives that in the reasonable judgment of such Shareholder need to
know such Information or (G) to any potential Permitted Transferee in connection with a proposed Transfer of Shares from such Shareholder as long as such transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.01 as if a
Shareholder, and (ii) in the case of Section 5.01(a)(i)(A), (B) or (C), such Shareholder shall notify the other parties hereto of the proposed disclosure as far in advance of such disclosure as practicable and use reasonable efforts
to ensure that any Information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment, when and if available.
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If any Shareholder is required to disclose Information to its lenders, creditors or shareholders, such Shareholder shall notify such Persons in writing that such information is Information for purposes of
this Agreement and obtains an agreement from such Persons requiring them to comply with such Shareholder’s obligations under this Section 5.01
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The restrictions set out in Section 5.01(a) shall not apply to Information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a Shareholder or any of its
Representatives in violation of this Agreement; (ii) is or becomes available to a Shareholder or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis before its disclosure to the receiving Shareholder and any of its Representatives,
(iii) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Shareholder without use of the Company’s Information or (iv) becomes available to the receiving Shareholder or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis
from a source other than the Company, any other Shareholder or any of their respective Representatives, provided that such source is not known by the recipient of the Information to be bound
by a confidentiality agreement with the disclosing Shareholder or any of its Representatives.
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As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Financial Year, the audited balance sheet of the Company as at the end of such Financial Year and the audited statements of income,
cash flows and changes in financial position for such year, accompanied by the opinion of an independent chartered professional accountant of recognized national standing selected by the Board, to the effect that, except as set forth
therein, such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS reconciled to generally accepted accounting principles practiced in the United States and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of
the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and changes in its cash flows and equity for the periods covered thereby.
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As soon as available, and in any event within 45 days after the end of each financial quarter, the balance sheet of the Company at the end of such quarter and the statements of income, cash flows and changes
in financial position for such quarter, all in reasonable detail and all prepared in accordance with IFRS and certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
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To the extent the Company is required by Applicable Law or under the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, interim reports and other periodic
reports (without exhibits) actually prepared by the Company as soon as available.
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The Company shall, and shall cause its officers, Directors and employees to, (i) afford each Shareholder that owns at least 25% of the Company’s outstanding Shares and the Representatives of each such
Shareholder, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, reasonable access at all reasonable times to its officers, employees, auditors, properties, offices and other facilities and to all books and records, and (ii)
afford such Shareholder the opportunity to consult with its officers from time to time regarding the Company’s affairs, finances and accounts as each such Shareholder may reasonably request upon reasonable notice.
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The right set forth in Section 6.02(a) shall not and is not intended to limit any rights that the Shareholders may have with respect to the books and records of the Company, or to inspect its properties or
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts under the Act.
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Such Shareholder is organized and subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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Such Shareholder has the power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action of such Shareholder.
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Such Shareholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
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This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority.
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The execution, delivery and performance by such Shareholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not (i) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any
provision of any of the constating or organizational documents of such Shareholder, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law or (iii) require any approval or other action by any
Person under any provision of any material agreement or other instrument to which the Shareholder is a party.
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Except for this Agreement, such Shareholder has not entered into or agreed to be bound by any other agreements or arrangements of any kind with any other party with respect to the Shares, including
agreements or arrangements with respect to the acquisition or disposition of the Shares or any interest therein or the voting of the Shares (whether or not such agreements and arrangements are with the Company or any other
Shareholder).
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the date on which none of the Shareholders holds any Shares;
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the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; or
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upon the unanimous agreement of the Shareholders.
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The termination of this Agreement shall terminate all further rights and obligations of the Shareholders under this Agreement except that such termination shall not effect:
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the existence of the Company;
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the obligation of any party to pay any amounts arising on or before the date of termination, or as a result of or in connection with such termination;
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the rights that any Shareholder may have by operation of law as a shareholder of the Company; or
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the rights contained in this Agreement that, by their terms, are intended to survive termination of this Agreement.
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The following provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement: this Section 8.02 and Section 5.01, Section 9.02, Section 9.02, Section 9.04, Section 9.09, Section 9.11, Section 9.12, Section 9.13
and Section 9.14. No termination of this Agreement (or any provision hereof) shall (i) relieve any party of any obligation or liability for damages resulting from such party’s breach of this Agreement (or any provision hereof) prior
to its termination or the termination of this Agreement with respect to such party or (ii) terminate any provision hereof that, by its terms, survives such termination.
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If to the Company:
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354 Davis Rd
Oakville, ON L6J 2X1
E-mail: stevens.moore@atlanticayield.com
Attention: VP of Strategy and Corporate Development and
E-mail: jennifer.tindale@apucorp.com• and notices@apucorp.com and
Attention: General Counsel
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If to AYES International UK Limited:
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Great West House (Gw1), Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, Greater London, United Kingdom, TW8 9DF
E-mail: stevens.moore@atlanticayield.com
Attention: VP of Strategy and Corporate Development
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If to Atlantica Yield plc:
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Great West House (Gw1), Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, Greater London, United Kingdom, TW8 9DF
E-mail: stevens.moore@atlanticayield.com
Attention: VP of Strategy and Corporate Development
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If to APCo:
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354 Davis Rd
Oakville, ON L6J 2X1
E-mail: jennifer.tindale@apucorp.com and notices@apucorp.com
Attention: General Counsel
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
77 King Street West, Suite 3000, P.O. Box 95
Toronto, Ontario, Canada MTK 1G8
Facsimile: 416-941-8852
E-mail: eroblin@foglers.com
Attention: Eric Roblin
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To the fullest extent permitted by all then Applicable Law, in the event of the occurrence of any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation,
performance or breach of this Agreement, any action taken by a party hereto pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise arising out of or referable to the execution or performance of this Agreement (such controversy, dispute or claim
being hereafter referred to in this Section 9.12 as the “Dispute”), such Dispute shall be determined by arbitration conducted in the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario in accordance with
the Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17 and a party to this Agreement seeking arbitration of a Dispute shall so notify the others of them by notice in writing (an “Arbitration Notice”), which notice shall set out reasonable particulars of the Dispute in respect of which arbitration is so being sought. The parties intend that the provisions of this Section 9.12
to arbitrate be valid, enforceable and irrevocable..
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The parties seeking arbitration in respect of a Dispute shall attempt to mutually agree on a single duly qualified arbitrator; provided that, if they cannot mutually agree on a single arbitrator within 20
days after the date on which the Arbitration Notice was sent by the party seeking arbitration, within 10 days following the end of such 20-day period, the parties seeking arbitration shall commence proceedings in a court of
appropriate jurisdiction requesting the appointment of a single duly qualified arbitrator, which arbitrator must be a Person who is independent to each of the parties to this Agreement. The arbitrator which is mutually agreed to or
appointed, as the case may be, in respect of a Dispute in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.12(b) is hereinafter referred to in this Section 9.12 as the “Arbitrator”..
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The Arbitrator shall conduct the arbitration proceedings in relation to the Dispute before such Arbitrator in accordance with the applicable rules of the Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17 and,
forthwith following the conclusion of such arbitration proceedings, the Arbitrator shall set forth his or her decision in writing (which decision shall enumerate in reasonable detail the basis therefor) and a copy of such decision
shall be sent by the Arbitrator to each party to such arbitration.
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To the fullest extent permitted by all then Applicable Law:
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any controversy concerning whether a Dispute is an arbitrable matter or as to the interpretation or enforceability of this Section 9.12 shall be determined by the Arbitrator; and
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any judgment or award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and binding (clerical errors and omissions and fraud only excepted) and judgment may be entered on any final, unappealable
arbitration award by any provincial or federal court having jurisdiction thereof.
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The parties hereto agree that the arbitration proceedings, as well as the fact such proceedings occur, shall be kept confidential by the parties hereto and may only be disclosed to their personal
representatives and legal, accounting and other professional advisors or as required by all then Applicable Law and insofar as is necessary to confirm, correct, vacate or enforce the award. In the event of a breach of the preceding
provisions of this Section 9.12(e), the Arbitrator is expressly authorized to assess damages and each of the parties hereto consents to the expansion of the scope of arbitration for such purpose. The pendency of any arbitration under
this Section 9.12 shall not relieve any party hereto from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. In no event, however, shall this Section 9.12 be deemed to preclude a party hereto from instituting legal action
seeking relief in the nature of a restraining order, an injunction, an audit, the enforcement of any Encumbrances or the like in order to protect its rights pending the outcome of an arbitration hereunder and, if any party hereto
shall resort to legal action for such types of relief, such party shall not be deemed to have waived its rights to cause such matter or any other matter to be referred to arbitration pursuant to this Section 9.12. The Arbitrator shall
have authority in his sole, arbitrary, absolute and unfettered discretion to grant injunctive relief, award specific performance and impose sanctions upon any party to any such arbitration; provided that, no party to the arbitration
may seek, and the Arbitrator shall not award, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages or indirect economic loss. The fees, expenses and charges of any such arbitration shall be allocated among the parties thereto in such manner
as the Arbitrator shall determine acting reasonably.
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ATLANTICA YIELD ENERGY SOLUTIONS CANADA INC.
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By
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/s/ Stevens Moore
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Authorized Signing Officer
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I have authority to bind the Corporation
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AYES INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED
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By
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/s/ Stevens Moore
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Authorized Signing Officer
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I have authority to bind the Corporation
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ALGONQUIN POWER CO.
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By
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/s/ David Bronicheski
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Authorized Signing Officer
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I have authority to bind the Trust
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ATLANTICA YIELD PLC.
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By
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/s/ Irene Maria Hernandez Martin de Arriva
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Authorized Signing Officer
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By
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/s/ Santiago Seage
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Authorized Signing Officer
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We have authority to bind the Corporation
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