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The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd. (“TZS”)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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OO
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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Singapore
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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13,106,453
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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13,106,453
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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13,106,453
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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23.53%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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CO
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1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“TZS Parent”)
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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WC
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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China
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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13,106,453
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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13,106,453
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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13,106,453
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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23.53%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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CO
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Item 2.
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Identity and Background.
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Item 4.
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Purpose of Transaction.
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Item 5.
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Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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Item 6.
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Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
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Item 7.
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Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2024, by and between the Issuer and TZS.
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Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2024, by and between the Issuer and TZS.
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Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2024, by and between the Issuer and TZS.
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Amended and Restated Option Agreement, dated May 30, 2024, by and between the Issuer and TZS.
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TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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Name
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Principal Occupation or Employment
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Citizenship
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Dongsheng Li
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Chairman of board of directors of TZS Parent
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China
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Haoping Shen
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Vice chairman and CEO of TZS Parent
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China
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Qian Liao
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Director of TZS Parent
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China
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Jian Li
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Director of TZS Parent
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China
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Jin Yang
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Director of TZS Parent
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China
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Changxu Zhang
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Director, CFO and COO of TZS Parent
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China
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Aimin Yan
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Independent director of TZS Parent
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U.S.
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Ying Zhao
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Independent director of TZS Parent
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China
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Weidong Zhang
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Independent director of TZS Parent
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China
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Shilong Qin
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Board secretary of TZS Parent, director of TZS
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China
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Yanjun Wang
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Senior Vice President of TZS Parent
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China
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Name
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Principal Occupation or Employment
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Citizenship
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Shilong Qin
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Board secretary of TZS Parent; director of TZS
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China
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Changxu Zhang
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Director, CFO and COO of TZS Parent; director of TZS
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China
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Fabian Bong Tuck Mun |
Director of TZS |
Singapore |
1. |
Sale and Purchase.
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(a) |
Forward Purchase Shares.
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(ii) |
The Company shall require the Purchaser to purchase the Forward Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) hereof by delivering written notice to the Purchaser (the “Purchase Notice”), at any time
prior to the Termination Date (as defined below) but following determination by the Company and the Purchaser that the conditions set forth on Annex 2 have been satisfied (and/or waived by the Company and/or the Purchaser, as applicable, in
their respective sole discretion) or will be satisfied (and/or waived by the Company and/or the Purchaser, as applicable, in their respective sole discretion) at the Closing, specifying the number of Forward Purchase Shares the Purchaser is
required to purchase (based on the Aggregate Purchase Price and the per share FPA Purchase Price), the anticipated date of the closing of the sale of the Forward Purchase Shares (the “Closing”), which
date shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the giving of the Purchase Notice (such date of Closing, the “Closing Date”), the FPA Purchase Price, the Aggregate Purchase Price and
instructions for wiring the Aggregate Purchase Price to an account or account(s) designated by the Company. As used in this Agreement, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday,
that is not a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in The City of New York, New York, or Singapore.
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(iii) |
At Closing, (1) the Purchaser shall deliver the Aggregate Purchase Price, in U.S. dollars by wire transfer, or by such other method mutually agreeable to the Company and the Purchaser, of immediately available funds to the account(s)
specified in the Purchase Notice, against the delivery of the number of Forward Purchase Shares specified in the Purchase Notice, and (2) the Company will issue to the Purchaser the number of Forward Purchase Shares specified in the
Purchase Notice against (and concurrently with) receipt of the Aggregate Purchase Price by the Company.
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(b) |
Delivery of Forward Purchase Shares.
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(i) |
The Company shall register the Purchaser as the owner of the Forward Purchase Shares purchased by the Purchaser hereunder in the register of members of the Company and with the Company’s transfer agent by book entry on the Closing Date.
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(ii) |
Each register and book entry for the Forward Purchase Shares shall contain a notation, and each certificate (if any) evidencing the Forward Purchase Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend, in substantially the
following form:
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(c) |
Registration Rights.
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2. |
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.
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(a) |
Organization, Good Standing and Power.
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(b) |
Authorization.
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(c) |
Regulatory and Other Authorizations
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(d) |
Compliance with Other Instruments.
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(e) |
Purchase Entirely for Own Account.
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(f) |
Disclosure of Information.
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(g) |
Restricted Securities.
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(h) |
Investment Experience.
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(i) |
Accredited Investor; and Offer made pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore.
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(j) |
No General Solicitation.
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(k) |
Residence.
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(l) |
Non-Public Information.
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(m) |
Adequacy of Financing.
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(n) |
Brokers or Finders.
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(o) |
No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance.
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3. |
Representations and Warranties of the Company.
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(a) |
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.
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(b) |
Corporate Power; Authorization of this Agreement.
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(c) |
Regulatory and Other Authorizations
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(d) |
Validity of Forward Purchase Shares.
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(i) |
The Forward Purchase Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement and registered in the register of members of the Company, will be validly issued and fully
paid and will be free of any taxes, pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal, subscription and similar rights, liens, encumbrances, or restrictions on transfer other than liens, encumbrances, or restrictions on transfer under the Amended
Shareholders Agreement (as defined below), as amended from time to time, under the constitutional documents of the Company, under applicable state and federal securities laws or as contemplated hereby.
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(ii) |
No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Company
Covered Person (as defined below), except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii-iv) or (d)(3), is applicable. “Company Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506
promulgated under the Securities Act, any Person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).
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(e) |
Compliance with Other Instruments.
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(f) |
Accuracy of Public Disclosure.
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(g) |
Anti-Corruption.
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(h) |
International Trade Laws
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(A) |
Economic Sanctions.
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(B) |
Other International Trade Laws.
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(i) |
No General Solicitation.
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(j) |
Intellectual Property.
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(k) |
Litigation.
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(l) |
Environmental Laws.
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(m) |
Capitalization.
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(n) |
No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance.
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4. |
No Short Sales.
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5. |
Certain Covenants of the Company.
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(a) |
Nasdaq Listing.
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(b) |
Notice.
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(c) |
Good Standing; Ordinary Course Operations.
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(d) |
Diligence requests.
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(e) |
Negative Covenants.
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6. |
Regulatory and Other Authorizations, Notices and Consents.
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7. |
Closing Conditions.
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8. |
Termination.
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(a) |
by mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchaser; or
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(b) |
by either the Company or the Purchaser, if an order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination enjoining or prohibiting any of the parties hereto from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby is in effect and such order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination has become final and non-appealable; or
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(c) |
by either the Company or the Purchaser upon written notice to the other party if there shall have been a Specified Regulatory Turndown; or
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(d) |
automatically if the Closing is not consummated on or prior to the date falling eighteen months after the date of this Agreement (the “Outside Date”) (the earlier of the dates described in clauses
(a) through (d) of this Section 8, hereof, the “Termination Date”).
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9. |
General Provisions.
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(a) |
Notices.
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(i) |
if to the Purchaser:
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(ii) |
if to the Company:
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(b) |
No Finder’s Fees.
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(c) |
Survival of Representations and Warranties; Indemnification.
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(d) |
Entire Agreement.
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(e) |
Successors.
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(f) |
Assignments.
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(g) |
Counterparts.
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(h) |
Headings.
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(i) |
Governing Law.
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(j) |
Submission to Jurisdiction.
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(i) |
Each of the Company and the Purchaser irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York over any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Purchaser irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that any of the Company and the Purchaser has or
hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, each of the Company and the Purchaser irrevocably waives,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding.
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(ii) |
The Company hereby agrees to irrevocably designate and appoint Corporation Service Company, as its agent for service of process (together with any successor appointment below, the “Company Process Agent”) on or before the date of this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding described in the preceding paragraph and agrees that service of process in any such suit, action or
proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such then current Company Process Agent and such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit or proceeding. The Company waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. The Company represents and warrants that such agent has agreed to act as the Company’s agent for service of process,
and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect.
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(iii) |
The Purchaser hereby agrees to irrevocably designate and appoint Corporation Service Company, as its agent for service of process (together with any successor appointment below, the “Purchaser Process Agent”) on or before the date of this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding described in the preceding paragraph and agrees that service of process in any such suit, action or
proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such then current Purchaser Process Agent and such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Purchaser in any such suit or proceeding. The Purchaser
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. The Purchaser represents and warrants that such agent has agreed to act as the Purchaser’s agent for
service of process, as the case may be, and the Purchaser agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect.
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(k) |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
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(l) |
Amendments.
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(m) |
Severability.
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(n) |
Expenses.
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(o) |
Construction.
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(p) |
Waiver.
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(q) |
Confidentiality.
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(r) |
Specific Performance.
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PURCHASER:
Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd.
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By:
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Name:
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Title: Director
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COMPANY:
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name: Kai Strohbecke
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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(i) |
All applicable consents, approvals, orders and authorizations of, and registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations and filings with, any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction in connection with the issuance of the
Forward Purchase Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or completed (as the case may be) and shall be effective, including (A) consents, approvals, expiration of waiting
periods or agreements required under the HSR Act or any other applicable Antitrust Laws and (B) the consummation of the regulatory approval procedures in connection with the filings as set forth on subsections (ii) and (iii) of Schedule 6
without there having been a Regulatory Turndown;
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(ii) |
The Purchaser shall have obtained the required approvals from the relevant governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the payment of any purchase price by the Purchaser;
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(iii) |
Each of the Company and the shareholders named in the Shareholders Agreement shall have agreed to waive any and all provisions of the Shareholders Agreement that would prohibit or restrict the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein; and
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(iv) |
No order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body, and no other legal
restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Shares.
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(b) |
The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Forward Purchase Shares at the Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which, to the
extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Purchaser in its sole discretion:
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(i) |
The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, other than those representations set forth
in Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(d) and 3(i) which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing;
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(ii) |
The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with (A) the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Closing; and (B) the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to any other material agreement then in effect between the Company and
the Purchaser or any affiliate of the Purchaser;
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(iii) |
The Company shall have delivered duly executed legal opinions from outside counsel reasonably requested by the Purchaser in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser;
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(iv) |
The Company shall have executed and delivered the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect; and
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(v) |
The Shareholders Agreement shall have been amended or amended and restated as of the Closing Date (the “Amended Shareholders Agreement”) such that the Amended Shareholders Agreement is in form and
substance acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser. The Company and the Shareholders named therein shall have executed and delivered the Amended Shareholders Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect;
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(vi) |
The Company shall have exchanged at least 95% of its 6.5% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes Due 2025 into Second Lien Notes;
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(vii) |
The Company shall have validly delivered the notice to the holders of Tranche A Second Lien Notes under section 4.04(E) of the Second Lien Notes Indenture exercising its option thereunder to exchange all outstanding Tranche A Second
Liens for Ordinary Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Second Lien Notes Indenture, pursuant to which such exchange shall have occurred on or prior to the Closing Date;
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(viii) |
A sufficient number of members of the Board of Directors shall have resigned from the Board of Directors (and each committee of the Board of Directors, other than the Audit Committee) so that following the designation of additional
members to the Board of Directors pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, as amended, the members of the Board of Directors designated by the Purchaser will represent a majority of the members of the Board of Directors (and each committee
of the Board of Directors, other than the Audit Committee).
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(ix) |
The Company shall have complied with and fulfilled its obligations under the charter for the Strategy and Transformation Committee of the Company’s board of directors as in effect on the date hereof, as such charter may have been amended
with the written consent of the Purchaser; and
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(x) |
Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred an event or development, individually or together with all other events or developments, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect ; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (x), in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, there shall be excluded any effect on the
business, results of operations, finances, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, or liabilities of the Company arising from (1) economic changes generally affecting the industry in which the Company operates (provided in each case that such changes do not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or market in
which the Company operates), (2) the execution, announcement or disclosure of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder, (3) the execution, announcement or disclosure of the Relevant
Agreements or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder, (4) changes after the date of this Agreement in Applicable Laws to the Company (provided that such changes do
not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or markets in which the Company operates), (5) changes in national or international
political or social conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company operates including any engagement in hostilities or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack or civil unrest (provided
that such changes do not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or markets in which the Company operates), or (6) acts of god,
earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, pandemic, epidemic or other natural disasters (provided that such events do not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company
compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or markets in which the Company operates).
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(c) |
The obligation of the Company to sell the Forward Purchase Shares at the Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which, to the extent
permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Company in its sole discretion:
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(i) |
The representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, other than those representations set
forth in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing; and
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(ii) |
The Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied with in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to
the Closing.
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(a) |
if to the Investor:
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(b)
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if to the Company or any of the Guarantors:
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MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
|
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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SUNPOWER CORPORATION LIMITED, as a Guarantor
|
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By:
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/s/ Peter Aschenbrenner
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Name:
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Peter Aschenbrenner
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Peter Aschenbrenner
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Name:
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Peter Aschenbrenner
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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MAXEON ROOSTER HOLDCO, LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER BERMUDA HOLDINGS, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER TECHNOLOGY LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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SUNPOWER PHILIPPINES MANUFACTURING LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ROOSTER BERMUDA DRE, LLC, as a Guarantor
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By: Maxeon Rooster HoldCo, Ltd., its sole member
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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SUNPOWER SYSTEMS SÀRL, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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INVESTOR
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ZHONGHUAN SINGAPORE INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Qin Shilong
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Name:
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Qin Shilong
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Title:
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Director
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1. |
The Supplemental Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto, and the Additional Existing First Lien Notes shall have been duly executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and duly authenticated by the Trustee.
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2. |
The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing.
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3. |
The Company and the Guarantors shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects (A) with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement or the Amended Indenture to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company and the Guarantors at or prior to the Closing and (B) the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company and the Guarantors at or
prior to the Closing Date pursuant to any other agreement then in effect between the Company or a Guarantor and the Investor or any affiliate of the Investor.
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4. |
The Company and the Guarantors shall have delivered to the Investor duly executed legal opinions from outside counsel reasonably requested by the Investor in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor.
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5. |
The Investor shall have received conformed counterparts of the Additional Security Documents that shall have been executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of each party thereto, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor.
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6. |
(i) The Confirmatory Deed of Share Charge by and between the Company and the Collateral Trustee and (ii) the Confirmatory Deed of Debenture by and between Sunpower Systems International Limited shall have
been duly executed and delivered by each party thereto.
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7. |
No order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or
arbitral body, and no other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Investor of the Additional Existing First Lien Notes.
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MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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SUNPOWER CORPORATION LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Peter Aschenbrenner
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Name:
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Peter Aschenbrenner
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Peter Aschenbrenner
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Name:
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Peter Aschenbrenner
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LIMITED, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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MAXEON ROOSTER HOLDCO, LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER BERMUDA HOLDINGS, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Director
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SUNPOWER TECHNOLOGY LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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SUNPOWER PHILIPPINES MANUFACTURING LTD., as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ROOSTER BERMUDA DRE, LLC, as a Guarantor
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By: Maxeon Rooster HoldCo, Ltd., its sole member
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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SUNPOWER SYSTEMS SÀRL, as a Guarantor
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name:
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Kai Strohbecke
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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INVESTOR
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ZHONGHUAN SINGAPORE INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Qin Shilong
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Name:
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Qin Shilong
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Title:
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Director
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Date of Issuance: [●], 2024
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Warrant Number [●]
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MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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By:
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Print Name:
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Title:
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☐ |
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises Warrant Number ___________ (the “Warrant”) with respect to [___________] Ordinary Shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd., a company
incorporated in Singapore with company registration number 201934268H (the “Company”).
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☐ |
This undersigned is exercising the Warrant with respect to [___________] Ordinary Shares pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, and is deemed to have made payment of the Exercise Price with respect to such shares in
full, all in accordance with the conditions and provisions of the Warrant applicable to such Cashless Exercise.
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1.
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If requested by the undersigned, a warrant representing any unexercised portion hereof be issued, pursuant to the Warrant in the name of the undersigned and delivered to the undersigned at the
address set forth below.
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2.
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Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Exercise Form shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant.
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Signature
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Print Name
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Address
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Signature
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Fill in for new registration of Warrant:
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Name
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Address
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(a) |
The obligations of the Investor to acquire and the Company to issue the new First Lien Notes at the Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Investor and the Company in their respective sole discretion):
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(i) |
All applicable consents, approvals, orders and authorizations of, and registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations and filings with, any governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction in connection with the issuance of the New First Lien Notes or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or completed (as the case may be) and shall be effective;
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(ii) |
Each of the Company and the shareholders named in the Shareholders Agreement shall have agreed to waive any and all provisions of the Shareholders Agreement that would prohibit or
restrict the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein; and
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(iii) |
No order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal,
or judicial, or arbitral body, and no other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Investor of the New First Lien Notes.
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(b) |
The obligation of the Investor to acquire the New First Lien Notes at the Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the
following conditions, any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Investor in its sole discretion:
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(i) |
The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing, other than those representations set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 and 2.5, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing;
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(ii) |
The Company and the Guarantors shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with (A) the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing; and (B) the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company and the Guarantors at or prior to the
Closing Date pursuant to any other material agreement then in effect between the Company or a Guarantor and the Investor or any affiliate of the Investor;
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(iii) |
The Company and the Guarantors shall have delivered to the Investor duly executed legal opinions from outside counsel reasonably requested by the Investor in form and substance
satisfactory to the Investor;
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(iv) |
The Company shall have executed and delivered the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect;
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(v) |
The Shareholders Agreement shall have been amended pursuant to the Deed to Shareholders Agreement and such Deed to Shareholders Agreement shall be in form and substance acceptable to the
Investor. The Company and the Shareholders named therein shall have executed and delivered the Deed to Shareholders Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect.
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(vi) |
The Company shall have exchanged at least 95% of its 6.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes Due 2025 into Convertible Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028 pursuant to certain
exchange agreements entered into on or about May 30, 2024 between the Company and the holders of such notes;
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(vii) |
(A) The Strategy and Transformation Committee of the Board shall have been formed in accordance with the Deed to Shareholders Agreement, and the Charter of such Committee in form and
substance acceptable to the Investor (the “STC Charter”) shall have been adopted by the Board, (B) the Chief Transformation Officer shall have been appointed in accordance with the STC Charter, and
(C) the Company shall have complied with and fulfilled its obligations under the STC Charter.
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(viii) |
The Investor shall have obtained the required approvals from the relevant governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the payment of any purchase price by the Investor;
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(ix) |
The Investor shall have received duly executed and delivered security documents and other items set forth in the New First Lien Notes Indenture that are to be executed and delivered as of
Closing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor; and
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(x) |
Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Company that is continuing; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (x), in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, there shall be excluded any effect on the business, results of operations, finances,
properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, or liabilities of the Company arising from (1) economic changes generally affecting the industry in which the Company operates (provided in
each case that such changes do not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or market in which the Company operates), (2) the execution,
announcement or disclosure of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder, (3) changes after the date of this Agreement in applicable laws to the Company (provided
that such changes do not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or markets in which the Company operates), (4) changes in national or
international political or social conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company operates including any engagement in hostilities or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack or civil unrest (provided that such changes do not have a unique or materially disproportionate impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or markets in which the
Company operates), or (5) acts of god, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, pandemic, epidemic or other natural disasters (provided that such events do not have a unique or materially disproportionate
impact on the business of the Company compared to any other companies that operate in the industry or markets in which the Company operates).
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(c) |
The obligation of the Company to sell the New First Lien Notes at the Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the
following conditions, any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Company in its sole discretion:
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(xi) |
The representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing other than those representations set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing; and
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(i) |
The Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied with in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Closing.
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(a) |
Settlement Notice. At any time on or prior to January 15, 2028 (the “Option Expiration Date”), when (i) any holder of
2025 Notes or, from and after consummation of the Tranche A Exchange, 2L Notes completes a Conversion, and such Conversion is to be settled through the issuance of Issuer Shares or (ii) any holder of Warrants completes an Exercise, and such
Exercise is to be settled through the issuance of Issuer Shares (the transactions described in clauses (i) and (ii), each, a “Share Settlement”), the Issuer shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of such Share
Settlement within two (2) Business Days after completion of such Share Settlement (a “Settlement Notice”), which Settlement Notice shall include the date of the Share Settlement, the aggregate
principal amount of 2025 Notes or 2L Notes, as applicable, converted into Issuer Shares in such Conversion or the number of Warrants exercised in such Exercise, as applicable, the number of Issuer Shares issued in the Share Settlement,
the number of outstanding Issuer Shares immediately following such Share Settlement, the number of Option Shares which the Holder has the right to purchase pursuant to this Agreement as a result of such Share Settlement and the applicable
Exercise Price (as defined below). “Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in (i) New York, New York, (ii) Beijing, People’s Republic of China or (iii) Singapore are authorized
or required by law to close.
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(b) |
Exercise. In connection with any Share Settlement, the Holder may exercise the Option and purchase the relevant Option Shares
at a price per share equal to the Exercise Price by, within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of the Settlement Notice relating to such Share Settlement, (i) notifying the Issuer in writing of its intent to exercise the Option and
purchase all or a portion of the relevant Option Shares (such notice, an “Exercise Notice”) and (ii) delivering to the Issuer the aggregate Exercise Price for the relevant Option Shares specified in such Exercise Notice. To the
extent the Holder has not fully exercised the Option and purchased all of the Options Shares specified in any Settlement Notice following any Share Settlement, the Holder may exercise the Option and purchase all or a portion of the Option
Shares that have not been purchased by the Holder from all prior Share Settlements (the “Remaining Option Shares”) by, no later than twenty (20) Business Days after the Option Expiration Date, (i) notifying the Issuer in writing of
its intent to exercise the Option and purchase all or a portion of the Remaining Option Shares and (ii) delivering to the Issuer the aggregate Exercise Price for such number of the Remaining Option Shares. All notices delivered by the
Holder to the Issuer pursuant to this Section 2 shall set forth the total number of Option Shares it will purchase and the calculation of the aggregate Exercise Price for such Option Shares. The “Exercise Price” per Option Share
means (A) prior to the date of consummation of the Existing Note Exchange, the lesser of (x) the price per share at which the Holder invested in the Issuer Shares pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement among the Holder, the Issuer
and certain other parties dated as of November 8, 2019 (the “Investment Agreement”), which shall be equal to the Purchase Price (as defined in the Investment Agreement) divided by the number
of Purchased Shares (as defined in the Investment Agreement), and (y) the average of the daily volume weighted average prices per Issuer Share over a fifteen (15) consecutive trading day period commencing on, and including, the fifth (5th)
trading day following the Separation (as defined in the Investment Agreement); (B) from the date of consummation of the Existing Note Exchange until the date of consummation of a sale and issuance of Issuer Shares for an aggregate purchase
price of US$100,000,000 (as such amount may be rounded downward to avoid the issuance of fractional shares) in a private placement by the Issuer to the Holder in accordance with the terms of a forward purchase agreement between the Issuer
and the Holder (the “Forward Purchase”), the average of the daily volume weighted average prices per Issuer Share over a ten (10) consecutive trading day period commencing on, and including, the day after the public announcement of
the Existing Note Exchange and (C) from and after the date of consummation of the Forward Purchase, the per share conversion price of tranche B of the 2L Notes in effect as of the time of the applicable Share Settlement. All payments of
the Exercise Price shall be made by wire transfer to the Issuer to an account designated by the Issuer and set forth in the Settlement Notice. For purposes of clause (B) of this paragraph, the volume weighted average price per Issuer Share
for any trading day shall equal the per share volume-weighted average price of the Issuer Shares as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page identified by “MAXN” (or such other ticker symbol for such Ordinary Shares)
appended by the suffix “<EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session
on such trading day (or, if such volume- weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Issuer Share on such trading day, reasonably determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized
independent investment banking firm selected by the Issuer), with such volume weighted average price per share to be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.
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(c) |
Delivery of Option Shares. Within one (1) Business Day after the purchase of Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement and
receipt by the Issuer of the aggregate Exercise Price for such Option Shares, the Issuer shall issue such Option Shares to the Holder by book entry on the share ledger maintained by the transfer agent for the Issuer Shares.
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(a) |
The Issuer has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of Singapore, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted.
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(b) |
The Option Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Holder against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be owned
of record and beneficially by the Holder, free and clear of any liens other than liens arising pursuant to any shareholders agreement between the Holder and the Issuer or any transfer restrictions arising under applicable securities law.
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(c) |
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
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(d) |
The issuance and sale of the Option Shares and the compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein will be done in accordance with the Nasdaq Global Select Market rules
and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or
assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject, which would have or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on
the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Issuer (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or affect the validity of the Option Shares, the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any
judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties which would have or would reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Option Shares, the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply with this Agreement.
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(e) |
Except for such matters as have not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no proceeding pending or, to the Issuer’s knowledge,
threatened against the Issuer or any judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Issuer.
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(a) |
The Holder is acquiring the Option Shares for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Option Shares or any part thereof in violation of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Option Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or
understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Option Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.
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(b) |
The Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
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(c) |
The Holder understands that the Option Shares may be offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Issuer is relying in part
upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Holder’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Holder set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the
eligibility of the Holder to acquire the Option Shares.
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(d) |
The Holder understands that its investment in the Option Shares involves a high degree of risk. The Holder (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Option Shares including a total loss thereof, (ii) has such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Option Shares and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers
of the Issuer concerning the financial condition and business of the Issuer and other matters related to an investment in the Option Shares. The Holder has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an
informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Option Shares.
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Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Kai Strohbecke
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Name: Kai Strohbecke
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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Zhonghuan Singapore Investment And Development Pte. Ltd.
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Name:
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Title: Director
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