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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 11)*
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Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (Name of Issuer) |
Ordinary Shares (Title of Class of Securities) |
Y58473102 (CUSIP Number) |
Tian Lingling No. 10 South Haitai Road, Huayuan Industrial Park, Hi-tech Industrial Park Tianjin, F4, 300384 86-22-23789766-3203 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
01/26/2025 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |

SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | Y58473102 |
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Name of reporting person
Zhonghuan Singapore Investment & Development Pte. Ltd. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
SINGAPORE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
9,959,362.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
59.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | Y58473102 |
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Name of reporting person
TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CHINA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
9,959,362.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
59.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Ordinary Shares | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
No. 10 South Haitai Road, Huayuan Industrial Park, Hi-tech, Industrial Park Tianjin,
CHINA
, 300384. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 11 (this "Amendment No. 11") amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting Persons named therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on April 22, 2021, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 filed on August 18, 2022, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 filed on May 17, 2023, as further amended by Amendment No. 4 filed on May 24, 2023, as further amended by Amendment No. 5 filed on June 17, 2024, as further amended by Amendment No. 6 filed on June 21, 2024, as further amended by Amendment No. 7 filed on July 22, 2024, as further amended by Amendment No. 8 filed on August 21, 2024, as further amended by Amendment No. 9 filed on September 4, 2024, and as further amended by Amendment No. 10 filed on November 26, 2024 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the ordinary shares, no par value (the "Ordinary Shares") of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (the "Issuer"). Except as specifically amended and supplemented by this Amendment No. 11, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect. All capitalized terms used and not expressly defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented by adding the following
Entry Into Sale and Purchase Agreement
As previously disclosed, on November 26, 2024, the Issuer and TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("TZS Parent") entered into a partially binding term sheet, in connection with the potential acquisition by Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd. ("TZS") of 100% equity interest in SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd, a Cayman incorporated legal entity and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Issuer ("SPML", such term sheet the "Termsheet" and such transaction "Project Elm Prelude").
On January 26, 2025 (the "Signing Date"), SunPower Technology Ltd., a subsidiary of the Issuer ("SPT"), and Lumetech PTE Ltd., a subsidiary of TZS ("Purchaser"), entered into a definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement (the "SPA"), pursuant to which SPT will sell its 100% ownership interest in SPML to Purchaser (collectively, the "Shares"). The aggregate consideration for the sale of the Shares will be US $58.6 million ("Total Consideration"), which shall be payable on the closing date ("the Closing Date") of the transactions contemplated under the SPA (the "Closing") less any installments already paid by the Purchaser to SPT following the signing of the Termsheet. SPT and the Purchaser have agreed that certain "Target Assets" comprising certain specifically identified assets and liabilities associated with the business activities within the country of The Philippines that are held by the Issuer or its subsidiaries, will be transferred and sold by the Issuer to the Purchaser through a Procurement Agency Agreement, to be entered into between the Issuer and the Purchaser, on the Closing Date ("Procurement Agency Agreement"). The aggregate consideration for the Target Assets (as this term is defined in the Procurement Agency Agreement) is approximately US$7.26 million payable on the later of (i) the Closing Date or (ii) the date on which the Purchaser receives the ODI Approval (as defined below). The Purchaser has undertaken to use its reasonable efforts to procure the ODI Approval with respect to the transactions contemplated under the Procurement Agency Agreement on or before April 30, 2025 (or such other date as the Parties may mutually agree). If on the completion date(s) under the Procurement Agency Agreement ("PAA Closing"), the Issuer fails to deliver any of the assets identified in the Procurement Agency Agreement, the Issuer is required to refund the Purchaser the portion of the consideration tied to the undelivered assets. The Procurement Agency Agreement, provides that following the PAA Closing, Purchaser undertakes that for a period of 12 months from the relevant PAA Closing Date, the Purchaser will not sell assets purchased thereunder to any person for an aggregate consideration or valuation greater than the relevant consideration contemplated under the terms of the Procurement Agency Agreement.
The SPA provides that at Closing, the net intercompany balances which remain owing to SPML or any of SPML's subsidiaries by SPT as of the Closing Date, will be irrevocably waived and SPT shall have no further liability with respect to such net intercompany balances following the Closing.
The Closing of the transactions contemplated under the SPA is subject to receipt of certain customary closing deliverables by each party by the Long-Stop Date (as defined below), including but not limited to Purchaser's receipt of the outbound direct investment approval from the PRC National Development and Reform Commission (and/or the PRC Ministry of Commerce and/or PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange) ("ODI Approval") related to the transactions contemplated under the SPA, certain consents and notification requirements and the signing of the following agreements:
(i) the signing of the Procurement Agency Agreement;
(ii) the signing of a Transitional Services Agreement pursuant to which the parties will agree to provide certain global shared services to MSTL and/or its affiliates and vice versa and
(iii) the signing of a Bilateral Development Services Agreement pursuant to which the Purchaser and any of its affiliates will cooperate with an affiliate of the Issuer and its respective affiliates on the development of Max 7 Technology and Max 8 Technology (each of the Procurement Agency Agreement, the Transitional Services Agreement, and the Bilateral Development Services Agreement, collectively referred to herein as the "Ancillary Agreements").
The parties to the SPA are providing certain undertakings following the Closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, including Purchaser's undertakings (i) to make no claims against SPT or any of its affiliates, whether in connection with the sale of the Shares or otherwise, as well as (ii) to use its best efforts to provide appropriate job positions for certain SPT employees in the new joint venture company to be established in the future, and SPT's undertakings (x) to remove any encumbrances on the assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries and complete any necessary filings within three months of procuring certain release documents as well as (y) to take certain actions as permitted under applicable law to enable the approval process and corporate actions related to disposition of certain SPML real estate assets and corporate governance matters.
Purchaser has agreed that for a period of twelve months following the closing the transactions contemplated under the SPA, to not resell the Shares for a value greater than the Total Consideration or any assets owned by SPML and its subsidiary for a value greater than the one stated in the Collier's Report (as such term is defined in the SPA).
Post Closing, SPT and its affiliates will have the exclusive right to manage in good faith certain known litigation matters of SPML that are pending as of the Closing ("SPML Known Proceedings") and Purchaser undertakes not to take any action related to the SPML Known Proceedings without prior consultation and written consent of SPT and/or its affiliates, and cooperate with SPT to provide it and its affiliates with necessary documentation, records and notices relating to the SPL Known Proceedings. If any payments are received in relation to the SPML Known Proceedings, Purchaser shall procure that such amounts are paid to SPT and its affiliates after final judicial determination of the relevant SPML Known Proceedings.
SPT undertakes to use its best efforts to exercise its reasonable judgement to arrange for the sale of certain inventory and to the extent that (i) the sale price of such inventory is below US$0.02 per watt, or (ii) SMPL or its subsidiary is required to make any payments following a final judicial determination of the SPML Known Proceedings ("Legal Payments"), then SPT will reimburse Purchaser for the difference between the average price of the inventory sale and US $0.02 per watt multiplied by the inventory, and for the Legal Payments, each within 60 Business Days of the triggering event.
The SPA and each Ancillary Agreement (collectively, the "Transaction Documents") contain customary representations and warranties and covenants made by their respective parties thereto. The obligation of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of customary conditions and obtaining of requisite approvals and consents, and to the extent that the conditions set forth in the SPA are not fulfilled or waived on or before 11 59pm C.S.T on February 28, 2025 or such other date as the parties may mutually agree in writing (the "Long Stop Date"), the SPA shall lapse and cease to have any further effect. If the Closing of the transactions contemplated under the SPA does not take place whether by reason of non-fulfillment of certain closing conditions or SPT's entering into insolvency proceedings, then any installments of the Total Consideration paid by the Purchaser to SPT shall be refunded to Purchaser along with interest on each installment at the effective federal funds rate of the United States on the Long Date or the date of commencement of insolvency proceedings, as the case may be.
The information disclosed in this Item 4 with respect to the SPA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the SPA, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 7.18 and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
There can be no assurance that the transactions contemplated in any of the Transaction Documents will be consummated.
On January 26, 2025, in connection with Project Elm Prelude, TZS entered into consents with respect to (a) the indenture dated June 20, 2024, relating to the 9.00% Convertible First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029, by and among, the Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, as the collateral trustee and, solely with respect to the Philippine collateral, RCBC Trust Corporation; (b) the indenture dated August 17, 2022, relating to the Variable-Rate Convertible First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029, by and among, the Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, as the collateral trustee and, solely with respect to the Philippine collateral, RCBC Trust Corporation; (c) the indenture dated June 20, 2024, relating to the Adjustable-Rate Convertible Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028, by and among, the Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, as the collateral trustee and, solely with respect to the Philippine collateral, RCBC Trust Corporation; and (d) the shareholders agreement dated August 26, 2020 (as amended and restated on August 30, 2024) entered into among the Issuer and TZS to permit and facilitate the consummation of Project Elm Prelude.
The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may from time to time and at any time in the future, depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the outcome of any discussions referenced above, the Issuer's financial position and strategic direction, actions taken by the Board, price levels of the Ordinary Shares, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, including, without limitation (i) acquiring additional Ordinary Shares and/or other securities of the Issuer (ii) disposing of any or all of their Ordinary Shares and/or other securities of the Issuer (iii) engaging in hedging or similar transactions with respect to the securities of the Issuer (iv) causing or facilitating changes to the capitalization, corporate structure or governing documents of the Issuer (v) acquiring additional assets of the Issuer and/or its subsidiaries, or (vi) proposing or considering, or changing their intention with respect to, one or more of the actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 11 are incorporated herein by reference. As of the date hereof, TZS is the direct owner of and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to, and TZS Parent may be deemed to beneficially own and have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to, 9,959,362 Ordinary Shares held by TZS, representing in the aggregate approximately 59.4% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (such percentage is based on 16,780,256 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of January 24, 2025, according to information provided by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons). | |
| (b) | The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 11 are incorporated herein by reference. As of the date hereof, TZS is the direct owner of and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to, and TZS Parent may be deemed to beneficially own and have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to, 9,959,362 Ordinary Shares held by TZS, representing in the aggregate approximately 59.4% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (such percentage is based on 16,780,256 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of January 24, 2025, according to information provided by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons). | |
| (c) | During the past sixty days, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions in the Issuer's Ordinary Shares. | |
| (d) | Not applicable. | |
| (e) | Not applicable. | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented by adding the following:
Item 4 of this Amendment No. 11 is incorporated herein by reference. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented by adding the following:
Exhibit 7.18 Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2025, by and between SunPower Technology Ltd., a subsidiary of the Issuer, and Lumetech PTE Ltd., a subsidiary of TZS. | ||
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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CLAUSE
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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2.
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SALE OF THE SALE SHARES
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3.
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CONSIDERATION
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4.
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CONDITIONS
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5.
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COMPLETION
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6.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS
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7.
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POST-COMPLETION UNDERTAKINGS
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8.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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9.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SCHEDULE 1
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PARTICULARS OF THE GROUP COMPANIES
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SCHEDULE 2
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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SCHEDULE 3
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COMPLETION OBLIGATIONS
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SCHEDULE 4
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VENDOR WARRANTIES
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SCHEDULE 5
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PURCHASER WARRANTIES
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SCHEDULE 6
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LIMITATION OF THE VENDOR'S LIABILITIES
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SCHEDULE 7
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SEQUENCE OF PAYMENTS
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SUNPOWER TECHNOLOGY LTD (Company Registration No. 125925), an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and having its registered office at One Nexus Way, Camana Bay, George Town, Grand
Cayman, KY1-9005, Cayman Islands (the "Vendor");
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LUMETECH PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No. 202338705C), a company incorporated in Singapore and having its registered office at 6 Raffles Quay, #14-02, Singapore 048580 (the "Purchaser"); and
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SUNPOWER PHILIPPINES MANUCTURING LTD (Company Registration Number CR-125924), an exempted company incorporated in in the Cayman Islands and having its registered office at One Nexus Way, Camana Bay,
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands (the "Company"),
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The Purchaser has agreed to purchase, and the Vendor has agreed to sell, the Sale Shares (as hereinafter defined) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.
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| 1. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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| 1.1 |
Definitions
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| (a) |
the litigation proceedings in the Philippines involving SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd as claimant and SC Megaworld Construction and Development Corporation as respondent in an appeal before the Supreme
Court.
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| (b) |
the litigation proceedings in the Philippines involving SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd as applicant and Manila Electric Company (Meralco) (acting through its non-regulated electricity supplier, Mpower)
as respondent before the Philippine’s Energy Regulatory Commission.
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| 1.2 |
Currencies
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| 1.3 |
Miscellaneous
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| (a) |
words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, words importing any gender include every gender and references to time shall mean Singapore time;
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references to a "person" include any company, limited liability partnership, partnership, business trust or unincorporated association (whether or not having separate
legal personality) and references to a "company" include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established;
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| (c) |
clause headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement; and
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the words "written" and "in writing" include any means of visible reproduction.
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| 2. |
SALE OF THE SALE SHARES
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| 3. |
CONSIDERATION
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| 3.1 |
Purchase Consideration
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| (a) |
The aggregate consideration for the sale of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser shall be US$58,600,000 (the "Consideration").
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| 3.2 |
Method for Payment
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| 3.3 |
Refund of Deposit Instalment
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| 3.4 |
Timing of Refund of Deposit Instalment
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| 3.5 |
Intercompany Balances
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| (a) |
all the Vendor's covenants, liabilities and obligations under and in relation to the Net Intercompany Balances, whether present or future, actual or contingent; and
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all actions, claims and demands under or in connection with the Net Intercompany Balances,
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| 3.6 |
Target Assets
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| 4.1 |
Conditions Precedent
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| 4.2 |
Waiver of Conditions Precedent
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| (a) |
Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Purchaser may in its sole and absolute discretion waive (in whole or in part) the conditions referred to in paragraph (a) of Schedule 2.
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Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Vendor may in its sole and absolute discretion waive (in whole or in part) any or all of the conditions referred to in paragraph (b) of Schedule 2.
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| (c) |
Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Purchaser and Vendor may, upon written agreement, jointly waive (in whole or in part) any or all of the conditions referred to in Schedule 2.
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| 4.3 |
Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent
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The Purchaser shall procure the expeditious fulfilment of the conditions referred to in paragraphs (a), (d) to (h), and (p) of Schedule 2 insofar as it applies to the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall keep the
Vendor fully informed of any development relating to the conditions applicable to it and shall forthwith notify the Vendor upon the fulfilment of all such conditions and furnish to the Vendor documentary evidence to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Vendor in respect thereof.
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| 4.4 |
Effect of Non-Fulfillment of Conditions Precedent
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| 5. |
COMPLETION
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| 5.1 |
Date and Place
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| 5.2 |
Obligations on Completion
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| (a) |
On Completion, the Vendor and the Purchaser shall procure that their respective obligations specified in Schedule 3 are fulfilled.
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| 5.3 |
Right to Terminate
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| (a) |
to elect to terminate this Agreement (other than the Surviving Provisions) as against the other Party, without liability on the part of the terminating Party and Clause 9.5(b) shall apply;
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| (b) |
to effect Completion so far as practicable having regard to the defaults which have occurred;
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to specific performance of this Agreement; or
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to fix a new date for Completion (not being more than 14 days after the Completion Date) in which case the foregoing provisions of this Clause 5.3 shall apply to Completion as so deferred.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS
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| 6.1 |
Warranties by the Vendor
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The Vendor represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, save as otherwise expressly provided to the Purchaser in this Agreement, each of the Vendor Warranties is as of the date of this Agreement, true,
accurate and not misleading and will be true, accurate and not misleading as at Completion with reference to the facts and circumstances existing on the Completion Date.
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Save for Clause 6.1 and Schedule 4, the Vendor makes no other representation or warranty, express or implied, to the Purchaser in relation to the Company, the Group, the Sale Shares or any matter arising out of
or in connection with this Agreement and the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it has not relied on or been induced by any other representations or warranties made by the Vendor or its agents or representatives for the sale and purchase of
the Sale Shares.
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| 6.2 |
Warranties by the Purchaser
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| 6.3 |
Undertakings by the Purchaser
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| 6.4 |
Undertakings by the Vendor
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Notwithstanding other clauses herein, the Vendor hereby undertakes to the Purchaser that it shall ensure that all Encumbrances on the assets of the Company and Subsidiaries shall be removed, released or
discharged within reasonable time after the date hereof, and in particular, all necessary filings, applications, registrations or other actions contemplated by or for furthering the release documents in paragraphs (k) to (o) of Schedule 2 (“Specific Release Documents”) shall be completed within 3 months following the execution of the Specific Release Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, Clause 9.9 shall apply to this Clause 6.4.
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The Vendor undertakes to:
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procure that the Company in its capacity as a 39.99% shareholder, the nominee shareholders of SPML Land nominated by the Company and the director of SPML Land nominated by the Company to take any actions (including but not limited to
voting), to the extent permitted by applicable laws and in accordance with their fiduciary duties, to support or approve, (x) pre-approval of disposal of any part(s) or all the land and building properties of the SPML Land to any third party,
provided that such disposal is in the best interests of the SPML Land, (“Pre-Approval”), (y) certain amendment(s) of articles of incorporation and any other governance documents of SPML Land proposed by
the Purchaser (“Governance Amendment”), and (z) entering into a shareholder agreement(s) proposed by the Purchaser (“Shareholder Agreement”), with respect to the
Company’s or such nominee shareholders’ shares or such sole director’s membership of the board of SPML Land; and
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| 6.5 |
Limitation of the Vendor’s Liability
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| 7. |
POST-COMPLETION UNDERTAKINGS
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| 7.1 |
Post-Completion Purchaser Undertakings
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| (b) |
to the extent not finally determined as at the Completion Date, the Vendor and/or its Affiliates shall have the exclusive right to conduct in good faith all the correspondences, discussions,
negotiations, proceedings, litigation and/or legal actions relating to each Known Proceeding, including to commence, pursue, settle, compromise, defend or avoid such dispute and/or appeal (or defend
counterclaims), in this connection,
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without limiting the foregoing in any way, the Purchaser shall not and shall procure that the Group shall not take any action relating to the Known Proceedings without the prior consultation with and the prior written consent of the Vendor
and/or its Affiliates;
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the Purchaser shall and shall procure that the Group shall (A) provide full cooperation in good faith as requested by the Vendor and/or its Affiliates in connection with the Known Proceedings, and (B) instruct its representatives to
promptly provide to the Vendor and/or its Affiliates all documents, materials, communications, records, notices and/or other information relating to the Known Proceedings; and
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if any Group Company receives any payment in relation to the Known Proceedings, such Group Company shall hold such amount as trustee for and on behalf of the Vendor and/or its Affiliates and the Purchaser shall procure that the Group
Company pay that amount to the Vendor and/or its Affiliates after the final judicial determination of the relevant Known Proceeding.
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| 7.2 |
Post-Completion Vendor Undertakings
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in the event that the average price of the Inventory Sale is less than US Dollars 2 cents per watt, the Vendor will reimburse the Purchaser the difference between the average price of the Inventory Sale and US
Dollars 2 cents per watt multiplied by the Inventory within 60 Business Days; and
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Limited Tax Covenant
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arises in the Philippines as a direct result of the wavier of the Net Intercompany Balances in Clause 3.5;
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arises within six (6) years of the Completion Date; and
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| 8.1 |
Confidential Information to be Kept Confidential
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each Contracting Party agrees that it shall and shall procure that its advisers and other authorised persons ("Authorised Persons") shall treat as strictly confidential
and not disclose or use any information received or obtained as a result of entering into this Agreement (or any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement) which relates to:
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the existence of and the provisions of this Agreement and of any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement; and
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the negotiations relating to this Agreement (and any such other agreements);
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each Contracting Party acknowledges that the information referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above constitutes non-public material information of MSTL, and each Contracting Party agrees that it shall, and shall
procure that its Authorised Persons shall comply with the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Select Market in relation to insider trading;
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the Vendor shall treat as strictly confidential and not disclose or use any information which relates to:
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following Completion, the Group; and
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the business, financial or other affairs (including future plans and targets) of the Purchaser's Group;
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the Purchaser shall treat as strictly confidential and not disclose or use any information which relates to:
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to the extent that such information is not obtained by the Group pursuant to or in connection with the Transitional Services Agreement, the business, financial or other affairs (including future plans and targets) of the Vendor; and
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prior to Completion, the Group.
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Exceptions
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is now or shall hereafter come into the public domain (otherwise than as a consequence of any unauthorised disclosure by the relevant Contracting Party or any of its Authorised Persons);
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| (b) |
was lawfully in the possession of the relevant Contracting Party receiving the same prior to disclosure to the relevant Contracting Party in connection with this Agreement;
|
| (c) |
was lawfully furnished to the relevant Contracting Party receiving the same by a third party;
|
| (d) |
is required to be disclosed by law or regulations or by a court of competent jurisdiction or by any governmental or regulatory authority or the rules of any relevant securities exchange(s) applicable to itself
(to the extent practicable, each Contracting Party shall provide two (2) Business Days of prior written notice to the other Contracting Party) or (in the case of a Contracting Party which is a corporation) its parent company or pursuant to
any litigation provided that the Contracting Party with an obligation to make the disclosure shall consult with the other Contracting Party insofar as is reasonably practicable before complying with such an obligation;
|
| (e) |
is disclosed to professional advisers of the disclosing Contracting Party on terms that such professional advisers accept such information under a duty of confidentiality; or
|
| (f) |
is required to be disclosed in connection with the satisfaction of any of the conditions set out in Schedule 2.
|
| 9. |
MISCELLANEOUS
|
| 9.1 |
Entire Agreement
|
| 9.2 |
No Reliance
|
| 9.3 |
Releases
|
| 9.4 |
No Implied Waivers
|
| 9.5 |
Continuing Effects of this Agreement
|
| (a) |
All provisions of this Agreement, in so far as the same shall not have been performed at Completion, shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding Completion.
|
| 9.6 |
Successors and Assigns
|
| (a) |
This Agreement shall be binding on and shall enure for the benefit of each Contracting Party's successors and assigns. Any reference in this Agreement to any of the Contracting Parties shall be construed
accordingly.
|
| (b) |
No Contracting Party may assign or transfer all or part of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Contracting Party.
|
| 9.7 |
Third Party Rights
|
| 9.8 |
Time of Essence
|
| 9.9 |
Further assurance
|
| 9.10 |
Costs and Expenses
|
| (a) |
Save as otherwise provided herein, each Contracting Party shall bear and be responsible for its professional and other costs and expenses incurred in the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement
and all other documents in connection with this Agreement, including all other professional and other costs and expenses incurred in relation to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
|
| (b) |
The Purchaser shall bear all stamp duty payable in connection with the purchase or sale of the Shares.
|
| 9.11 |
Illegality
|
| 9.12 |
No Purported Variation
|
| 9.13 |
Construction
|
| 9.14 |
Communications
|
| (a) |
Notices To Be In Writing
|
| (b) |
Contact Addresses and Numbers
|
|
The Vendor
|
||
|
Address
|
:
|
c/o Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
|
|
8 Marina Boulevard #05-02
|
||
|
Marina Bay Financial Center, 018981
|
||
|
Singapore
|
||
|
Attention
|
:
|
Dmitri Hu, Chief Financial Officer
|
|
E-mail address
|
:
|
dienchien.hu@maxeon.com
|
|
The Purchaser
|
||
|
Address
|
:
|
No. 12, New Technology Industrial Park,
|
|
Haitai East Road, Huayuan Industrial Zone (Outer Ring),
|
||
|
Tianjin 300384, China
|
||
|
Attention
|
:
|
Bruce Zhou, Leon Xia, Wei Ren
|
|
E-mail address
|
:
|
zhoubin@tzeco.com; leon.xia@tcl.com; renwei@tzeco.com
|
|
The Company
|
||
|
Address
|
: |
c/o Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
|
|
:
|
8 Marina Boulevard #05-02
|
|
|
Marina Bay Financial Center, 018981
|
||
|
Singapore
|
||
|
Attention
|
:
|
Dmitri Hu, Chief Financial Officer
|
|
E-mail address
|
:
|
dienchien.hu@maxeon.com
|
| (c) |
Deemed Delivery Date
|
| (i) |
in the case of delivery by hand or by courier, when delivered;
|
| (ii) |
in the case of electronic mail, at the time of transmission provided that the sender does not receive any indication that the electronic mail message has not been successfully transmitted to the intended recipient or has been delayed; and
|
| (iii) |
in the case of post, on the second Business Day after the date of posting (if sent by local mail) and on the seventh Business Day after the date of posting (if sent by air mail),
|
| 9.15 |
Counterparts
|
| 9.16 |
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
|
| (a) |
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Singapore.
|
| (b) |
Each Contracting Party agrees that any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any document or transaction in connection with this Agreement (including any dispute or claim relating to
any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Singapore to the exclusion of the ordinary courts, in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of
the Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") for the time being in force which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Clause. The place of arbitration shall be in Singapore
and the language of the arbitration shall be English. The arbitration tribunal shall consist of one arbitrator to be appointed by the President of the Court of Arbitration for the time being of the SIAC. The arbitral award made and granted by
the arbitrators shall be final, binding and incontestable, may be enforced by the Contracting Parties against the assets of the other Contracting Party wherever those assets are located or may be found and may be used as a basis for judgement
thereon in Singapore or elsewhere.
|
| 1. |
SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd
|
|
(1)
|
Registered Office
|
:
|
One Nexus Way, Camana Bay, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands
|
|
(2)
|
Date of Incorporation
|
:
|
22 May 2003
|
|
(3)
|
Place of Incorporation
|
:
|
The Cayman Islands
|
|
(4)
|
Type of company
|
:
|
Exempted company limited by shares
|
|
(5)
|
Equity Capital
|
:
|
US$267,461,313.00
|
|
(6)(a)
|
Registered Shareholder(s) and Number of Shares (Percentage shareholding)
|
:
|
SunPower Technology Ltd. – 2000 (100%)
|
|
(7)
|
Directors
|
:
|
Yan Wang
|
|
(8)
|
Secretary
|
:
|
Intertrust Corporate Services Limited
|
|
(9)
|
Auditors
|
:
|
None
|
|
(10)
|
Financial Year
|
:
|
1 January to 31 December
|
|
(11)
|
Branch Office
|
:
|
100 East Main Avenue, Phase 4 Special Economic Zone, Laguna Technopark Binan Laguna 0423, Philippines
|
| 1. |
SPML Land Inc.
|
|
(1)
|
Registered Office
|
:
|
100 East Main Avenue, Phase 4 Special Economic Zone, Laguna Technopark Binan Laguna 0423, Philippines
|
|
(2)
|
Date of Incorporation
|
:
|
20 July 2006
|
|
(3)
|
Place of Incorporation
|
:
|
Philippines
|
|
(4)
|
Type of company
|
:
|
Corporation
|
|
(5)
|
Issued and Fully Paid‑up Share Capital
|
:
|
| |
Type of Shares
|
No. of
Shares
|
Par / Stated Value
|
Amount (PhP)
No. of Shares X Par / Stated
Value
|
|||||
|
Common “A”
|
72,000
|
1,000.00
|
72,000,000.00
|
||||||
|
Common “B”
|
108,000
|
200.00
|
21,600,000.00
|
||||||
| Total |
93,600,000.00
|
||||||||
|
(6)(a)
|
Registered Shareholder(s) and Number of Shares (Percentage shareholding)
|
:
|
|
No.
|
Name
|
Type
|
No.
|
Amount (PhP)
|
% of Ownership
|
Amount Paid (PhP)
|
|||||||||
|
1.
|
Bank of
Philippine
Island
|
Preferred
“B”
|
107,997
|
21,599,400.00
|
59.99%
|
21,599,400.00
|
|||||||||
|
2.
|
Mario Gerado
Z. Evaristo
|
Preferred
“B”
|
1
|
200.00
|
nil
|
200.00
|
|||||||||
|
3.
|
Rowena S. Salvador
|
Preferred
“B” |
1
|
200.00
|
Nil
|
200.00
|
|||||||||
|
4.
|
Sherwin Nono H.
Lao
|
Preferred
“B”
|
1
|
200.00
|
Nil
|
200.00
|
|||||||||
|
5.
|
SunPower
Philippines
Manufacturing
Ltd.
|
Common
“A”
|
71,998
|
71,998,000.00
|
39.99%
|
71,998,000.00
|
|||||||||
|
6.
|
Boris Bastien
|
Common
“A”
|
1
|
1,000.00
|
Nil
|
1,000.00
|
|||||||||
|
7.
|
Ong Ling Ling
|
Common
“A”
|
1
|
1,000.00
|
nil
|
1,000.00
|
|||||||||
|
Total Amount of Subscribed Capital
|
93,600,000.00
|
100%
|
93,600,000.00
|
||||||||||||
|
(7)
|
Directors
|
:
|
Mario Gerardo Z. Evaristo
Rowena S. Salvador
Sherwin Nino H. Lao
Ong Ling Ling
|
|
(8)
|
Secretary
|
:
|
Ryan Archival Cedillo
|
|
(9)
|
Auditors
|
:
|
NA
|
|
(10)
|
Financial Year
|
:
|
1 January to 31 December
|
| (a) |
TZE has obtained the necessary corporate approvals required by applicable law in accordance with the requirements for the Purchaser's purchase of the Sale Shares.
|
| (b) |
The approvals of the (i) board of directors; (ii) independent directors; and (iii) the audit committee of MSTL having been obtained for the Vendor's sale of the Sale Shares.
|
| (e) |
| (f) |
The Bilateral Development Services Agreement having been duly executed by all parties thereto and to take effect from the Completion Date.
|
| (g) |
The Procurement Agency Agreement having been duly executed by all parties thereto and to take effect from the Completion Date.
|
| (h) |
[Not Used.]
|
| (i) |
Any net intercompany balances which is owed to the Group by MSTL or any of its subsidiaries having been assigned or novated to the Vendor before Completion.
|
| (j) |
The approval of the board of directors of Vendor and the Company having been obtained for the release of collateral in respect of the Sale Shares.
|
| (k) |
The Cayman law deeds of release in respect of collateral over the Sale Shares created in connection with MSTL’s outstanding (i) 9.00% Convertible First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029; (ii) Variable-Rate Convertible First Lien Senior
Secured Notes due 2029; and (iii) Adjustable-Rate Convertible Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028 having been duly executed by all parties thereto.
|
| (l) |
The Philippines law deeds of release or release agreements in respect of collateral granted by the Company in connection with MSTL’s outstanding (i) 9.00% Convertible First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029; (ii) Variable-Rate Convertible
First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029; and (iii) Adjustable-Rate Convertible Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028 and pursuant to the Philippine Security Documents having been duly executed by all parties thereto.
|
| (m) |
Supplemental Indenture No. 8 to the indenture dated August 17, 2022, relating to the Variable-Rate Convertible First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029, by and among, Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,
as trustee, DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, as the collateral trustee and, solely with respect to the Philippine collateral, RCBC Trust Corporation having been duly executed by all parties thereto.
|
| (n) |
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to the indenture dated June 20, 2024, relating to the 9.00% Convertible First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2029, by and among, Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee,
DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, as the collateral trustee and, solely with respect to the Philippine collateral, RCBC Trust Corporation having been duly executed by all parties thereto.
|
| (p) |
The Purchaser having obtained ODI Approval for the payment of the Consideration.
|
| 1. |
Vendor's Obligations on Completion
|
| 1.1 |
On Completion, the Vendor shall deliver, and shall procure that there be delivered, to the Purchaser the following:
|
| (a) |
transfers in respect of the Sale Shares duly executed by the Vendor and completed in favour of the Purchaser, together with the share certificate(s) (if any) in respect thereof;
|
| (b) |
a certified true copy of the updated register of members of the Company reflecting the transfer of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser;
|
| (c) |
if so required by the Purchaser, the written resignations of all the existing directors and secretaries and any other officers of the Company from their directorships and/or offices in the Company, such resignations to take effect from and
on the Completion Date;
|
| (d) |
certified extract of the resolutions of the Company's board of directors:
|
| (i) |
approving the transfer of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser and the issuance of a new share certificate to the Purchaser;
|
| (ii) |
if so required by the Purchaser, accepting the resignation of all the existing directors of the Company and approving the appointment of such number of persons as the Purchaser may nominate and notify in writing to the Vendor not less than
seven (7) Business Days before the Completion Date as directors of the Company with effect from and including the Completion Date;
|
| (iii) |
if so required by the Purchaser, approving the resignation of the existing secretaries and any other officers of the Company and approving such person(s) as the Purchaser may nominate and notify in writing to the Vendor not less than seven
(7) Business Days before the Completion Date as the secretary(ies) or other officer(s) of the Company with effect from and including the Completion Date;
|
| (iv) |
approving the cancellation of the share certificate(s) (if any) in respect of the Sale Shares issued in the name of the Vendor and the issuance of the new share certificate representing the Sale Shares under the name of the Purchaser, and
authorising the Company's directors to sign the new share certificate in respect of the Sale Shares, and to update the shareholders' register of the Company to reflect the ownership of the Sale Shares by the Purchaser;
|
| (v) |
if so required by the Purchaser, revoking the existing authorities to bankers in respect of the operation of the Company's bank accounts and giving authority in favour of such persons as the Purchaser may nominate and notify in writing to
the Vendor not less than seven (7) Business Days before the Completion Date to operate such accounts; and
|
| (vi) |
approving and authorising the Company's execution of and entry into (1) this Agreement; (2) Transitional Service Agreement; and (3) Bilateral Development Services Agreement (in each case, only to the extent that the Company is a party to
such agreement).
|
| (e) |
the certificate of incorporation, common seal, statutory registers and minute books of the Company and Subsidiaries and documents of title of the Company to the shares of the Subsidiaries, which shall be deemed delivered if left at the
registered office of the Company or Subsidiaries or that of its corporate secretarial services provider;
|
| (f) |
the financial, accounting and books of account of the Company which are in the Vendor's possession, which shall be deemed delivered if left at the registered office of the Company or that of its corporate secretarial services provider;
|
| (g) |
a copy of the board resolutions of the Vendor approving the sale of the Sale Shares and the execution of this Agreement;
|
| (h) |
a copy of the board resolutions of MSTL approving the sale of the Sale Shares, the Transitional Service Agreement, Bilateral Development Services Agreement and Procurement Agency Agreement (in each case, only to the extent that MSTL is a
party to such agreement); and
|
| (i) |
[Not Used.]
|
| (j) |
to the extent not previously delivered, the Vendor's (or it's Affiliate's) duly executed counterparts to the Bilateral Development Services Agreement, the Transitional Services Agreement and the Procurement Agency Agreement.
|
| 2. |
Purchaser's Obligations on Completion
|
| 2.1 |
On Completion, the Purchaser shall deliver and shall procure that there be delivered to the Vendor:
|
| (a) |
copies of the corporate approvals required by applicable law of the Purchaser:
|
| (i) |
approving the acquisition of the Sale Shares; and
|
| (ii) |
authorising the execution and delivery by any director of the Purchaser of this Agreement, the Transitional Service Agreement, Bilateral Development Services Agreement, and Procurement Agency Agreement (in each case, only to the extent
that the Purchaser is a party to such agreement) and all other documents and agreements ancillary or pursuant to or in connection with the purchase of the Sale Shares;
|
| (b) |
a copy of the corporate approvals required by applicable law of TZE approving the acquisition of the Sale Shares and authorising the execution and delivery by any director of the TZE of the Transitional Service Agreement, Bilateral
Development Services Agreement and Procurement Agency Agreement (in each case, only to the extent that TZE is a party to such agreement);
|
| (c) |
to the extent not previously delivered, the Purchaser's or its relevant Affiliate's duly executed counterpart to the Bilateral Development Services Agreement, the Transitional Services Agreement and the Procurement Agency Agreement; and
|
| (d) |
payment, and evidence of payment, of the Balance Payment in accordance with Schedule 7.
|
|
SIGNED by
|
|
||
|
GUO AIPING
|
|||
|
Name
|
|||
|
AUTHORISED SIGNATORY
|
/s/ Guo Aiping
|
||
|
Designation
|
Signature
|
||
|
for and on behalf of
|
|||
|
SUNPOWER TECHNOLOGY LTD
|
|||
|
in the presence of:
|
|||
|
/s/ Choy Su-Lynn
|
|||
|
Signature of Witness
|
|||
|
Name of Witness:
|
Choy Su-Lynn
|
||
|
Address:
|
38 Orange Grove Road
|
||
|
The Orange Grove #11-06
|
|||
|
Singapore 258364
|
|
SIGNED by
|
![]() |
||
|
ZHOU BIN
|
|||
|
Name
|
|||
|
Director
|
/s/ Zhou Bin
|
||
|
Designation
|
Signature
|
||
|
for and on behalf of
|
|||
|
LUMETECH PTE. LTD.
|
|||
|
in the presence of:
|
|||
|
/s/ Zhihang Geng
|
|||
|
Signature of Witness
|
|||
|
Name of Witness:
|
Zhihang Geng
|
||
|
Address:
|
Anning Li Lan Zhou St.
|
||
|
Tianjin China
|
|
SIGNED by
|
|
||
|
WANG YAN
|
|||
|
Name
|
|||
|
Director
|
/s/ Wang Yan
|
||
|
Designation
|
Signature
|
||
|
for and on behalf of
|
|||
|
SUNPOWER PHILIPPINES MANUFACTURING LTD
|
|||
|
in the presence of:
|
|||
|
/s/ Zhihang Geng
|
|||
|
Signature of Witness
|
|||
|
Name of Witness:
|
Zhihang Geng
|
||
|
Address:
|
Anning Li Lanzhou St.
|
||
|
Tianjin China
|
|||