Exhibit 10.1

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

PURCHASE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

PATTERN ENERGY GROUP LP,

 

PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.

 

AND

 

(SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLE IV)

 

PATTERN ENERGY GROUP HOLDINGS LP

 

AND

 

PATTERN ENERGY GP LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Article I. DEFINITIONS 1 Section 1.1. Definitions  1 Article II. [Intentionally
Omitted]  4 Article III. PROJECT PURCHASE RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER  4 Section 3.1.
Project Purchase Right of First Offer  4 Section 3.2. Procedures for Rights of
First Offer  5 Section 3.3. Term of the Project Purchase Right of First Offer  7
Article IV. PEG LP PURCHASE RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER  7 Section 4.1. PEG LP Purchase
Right of First Offer  7 Section 4.2. Procedures for Rights of First Offer.  7
Section 4.3. Term of the PEG LP Purchase Right of First Offer  8 Article V.
MISCELLANEOUS  8 Section 5.1. Choice of Law; Submission To Jurisdiction; Waiver
of Jury Trial  8 Section 5.2. Enforcement  9 Section 5.3. Notice  9 Section 5.4.
Entire Agreement  9 Section 5.5. Waiver; Effect of Waiver or Consent  9 Section
5.6. Amendment or Modification  10 Section 5.7. Assignment  10 Section 5.8.
Counterparts  10 Section 5.9. Severability  10 Section 5.10. Rules of
Construction  10 Section 5.11. Further Assurances  10 Section 5.12. Laws and
Regulations  11 Section 5.13. No Third Party Beneficiaries  11

Exhibit A: Form of Purchase and Sale Agreement Exhibit B: Pattern Energy Group
Holdings 2 LP Designated Projects

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
PURCHASE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PURCHASE RIGHTS AGREEMENT is entered into on, and
effective as of June 16, 2017, among Pattern Energy Group LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“PEG LP”), Pattern Energy Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PEG
Inc.”) and, solely with respect to Article IV, Pattern Energy Group Holdings LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, and Pattern Energy GP LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (together, the “PEG LP Partners”).

 

R E C I T A L S:

 

1.                  The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to
evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article III, with
respect to PEG Inc.’s right of first offer relating to power projects sold by
PEG LP.

 

2.                  The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to
evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article IV, with
respect to PEG Inc.’s right of first offer relating to a sale of PEG LP or all
or substantially all of PEG LP’s assets.

 

3.                  The Parties previously entered into the Purchase Rights
Agreement, effective as of October 2, 2013 (the “Initial Agreement”), and desire
to amend the Initial Agreement in its entirety.

 

In consideration of the premises and the covenants, conditions, and agreements
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby amend and
restate the Initial Agreement in its entirety and further agree as follows:

 

Article I.
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1.          Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by or is
under common Control with, the Person in question. 

 

“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Purchase Rights Agreement, as it may
be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
Section 5.6 hereof.

 

“Applicable Law” means any applicable constitutional provision, statute, act,
code, law, regulation, rule, ordinance, Order, decree, ruling, proclamation,
resolution, judgment, decision, declaration, or interpretative or advisory
opinion or letter, of a Governmental Authority having valid jurisdiction.

 

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“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on
which commercial banks in Toronto, Ontario or New York, NY are authorized or
required by Applicable Law to close. Any event the scheduled occurrence of which
would fall on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deferred until the next
succeeding Business Day.

 

“Conejo Project” means the approximately 122MW capacity solar project located in
the Antofagasta region of northern Chile that is owned by PEG LP as of the date
hereof.

 

“Construction-Ready Project” means any Project that (i) is (A) ready to close
construction financing with commercial financing parties or (B) ready to, or
has, issued a full notice to proceed under an Engineering, Procurement and
Construction contract; or (ii) (x) has all material project agreements required
to construct, operate and maintain the Project (including an interconnection
agreement and a long-term power sales agreement at pricing that supports the
closing of financing for construction of the Project), (y) has all requisite
real estate rights and (z) has obtained all governmental approvals required for
that stage of construction and such governmental approvals are in full force and
effect.

 

“Control” or “Controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.

 

“Equity Interests” means all shares, capital stock, partnership or limited
liability company interests, membership interests, units, participations,
distribution rights or similar equity interests issued by any Person, however
designated.

 

“Final Offer Price” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(b).

 

“Final Project Offeror” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(c).

 

“Final Rights Acceptance Period” has the meaning given such term in Section
3.2(b).

 

“Final Rights Offer Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(b).

 

“Final Rights Project Offer” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(b).

 

“First Rights Acceptance Period” has the meaning given such term in Section
3.2(b).

 

“First Rights Offer Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(b).

 

“First Rights PEG LP Offer” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

“First Rights Project Declination” has the meaning given such term in Section
3.2(b).

 

“First Rights Project Offer” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(b).

 

“Governmental Authority” means:

 

(i)any government, whether national, federal, provincial, state, territorial,
municipal or local (whether administrative, legislative, executive or
otherwise);

 

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(ii)any agency, authority, ministry, department, regulatory body, court, central
bank, bureau, board or other instrumentality having legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory, prosecutorial or administrative powers or functions of, or
pertaining to, government;

 

(iii)any court, commission, individual, arbitrator, arbitration panel or other
body having adjudicative, regulatory, judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative
or similar functions; and

 

(iv)any other body or entity created under the authority of or otherwise subject
to the jurisdiction of any of the foregoing, including any stock or other
securities exchange or professional association.

 

“Initial Agreement” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.

 

“Operational Project” means any Project that has: (i) achieved commercial
operations in accordance with the terms of its applicable construction
agreement, power sales agreement or interconnection agreement, as the case may
be; and (ii) generated operating revenue from the sale of electricity or
transmission services under its applicable power sales agreement or transmission
services agreement.

 

“Order” means any order, directive, judgment, decree, injunction, decision,
ruling, award or writ of any Governmental Authority.

 

“Parties” means the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted
assigns.

 

“PEG Inc.” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.

 

“PEG Inc. Entities” means PEG Inc. and any Person Controlled by PEG Inc.

 

“PEG LP” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.

 

“PEG LP Entities” means PEG LP and its Subsidiaries, and any other Person
Controlled, directly or indirectly, by PEG LP, in each case, other than the PEG
Inc. Entities.

 

“PEG LP Interests” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.2(a).

 

“PEG LP Offer Price” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.2(b).

 

“PEG LP Partners” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.

 

“PEG LP Transfer” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.1.

 

“Permitted Assignee” means Public Sector Pension Investment Board, an entity
having its registered office at 1250 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, Suite 1400,
Montreal, Quebec, H3B 5E9, Canada, or any of its Affiliates.

 

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
limited liability company, unlimited liability company, unincorporated
organization or any other entity.

 

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“Project” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.1.

 

“Project Offer Price” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(b).

 

“Project Transfer Notice” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(a).

 

“Subject Project Interest” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2(a).

 

“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint
venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either
directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of (i) the total combined
voting power of all classes of voting securities of such entity, (ii) the total
combined Equity Interests, or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case
of a partnership; or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or
indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors
or similar governing body.

 

“Third Party Advisor” means an investment banking firm or other expert advisor,
in each case, mutually agreed upon by PEG Inc. and PEG LP.

 

“Transfer” means any direct or indirect transfer, assignment, sale or other
disposition, whether through the direct or indirect transfer, assignment, sale
or other disposition of Equity Interests or assets, by merger or otherwise;
provided, however, that such term shall not include: (a) transfers, assignments,
sales or other dispositions from a PEG LP Entity to another PEG LP Entity;
(b) grants of security interests in or mortgages or liens in favor of a bona
fide third party lender in the business of providing debt financing; or (c)
transfers, assignments, sales or other dispositions as part of a transaction
with a tax equity counterparty (other than PEG LP, PEG Inc. or their respective
Affiliates), such as sale-leaseback transactions or partnership flip
transactions (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any transfer of the
interest retained by the PEG LP Entity that entered into such tax equity
financing).

 

“Transferee” means the recipient of a Transfer.

 

Article II.
[Intentionally Omitted]

 

Article III.
PROJECT PURCHASE RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER

 

Section 3.1.          Project Purchase Right of First Offer. For the term set
forth in Section 3.3, PEG LP hereby grants PEG Inc. a right of first offer on
any proposed Transfer by any PEG LP Entity of all or any portion of such PEG LP
Entity’s ownership interest in any power generation or transmission facility or
project now or hereafter owned in whole or in part by any PEG LP Entity in any
stage, including in development, construction or commercial operation (each a
“Project”) (other than any such facility or project that has been designated, as
of the date hereof, to be transferred to Pattern Energy Group Holdings 2 LP or
its Subsidiaries, a list of which is set forth as Exhibit B), in accordance with
Section 3.2. PEG LP will take all actions necessary to cause such right of first
offer to be exercisable in accordance with this Article III,

 

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including by causing each PEG LP Entity to take any actions necessary to
facilitate and enforce such exercise and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Article III.

 

Section 3.2.          Procedures for Rights of First Offer.

 

(a)                In the event that any PEG LP Entity proposes to Transfer all
or any portion of its ownership interest in any Project, PEG LP shall give PEG
Inc. written notice within a commercially reasonable amount of time (that is
intended to be sufficiently early to permit the Parties to exercise their rights
set forth in this Section 3.2) setting forth the details of the proposed
Transfer, including a description of the Project (including the mega-wattage,
stage of development or construction, material counterparties, details of the
project contracts and other material information with respect to the Project
that an acquiror thereof would reasonably be anticipated to request in order to
reasonably diligence and assess such Project), the interest to be Transferred
(the “Subject Project Interest”) and any other material terms of the proposed
Transfer reasonably known or anticipated by PEG LP (a “Project Transfer
Notice”).

 

(b)               Within 20 calendar days after delivery of a Project Transfer
Notice (a “First Rights Offer Period”), PEG Inc. shall either: (i) deliver a
written offer to PEG LP to purchase the Subject Project Interest setting forth
PEG Inc.’s offer price (a “Project Offer Price”) and other material terms and
conditions on which PEG Inc. proposes to purchase such Subject Project Interest
(a “First Rights Project Offer”) or (ii) deliver a written notice to PEG LP that
PEG Inc. will not make a First Rights Project Offer in response to the Project
Transfer Notice (a “First Rights Project Declination”). Unless a First Rights
Project Offer is rejected pursuant to written notice from PEG LP delivered to
PEG Inc. within five (5) Business Days following the delivery of a First Rights
Project Offer (the “First Rights Acceptance Period”), such First Rights Project
Offer shall be deemed to have been accepted by PEG LP, and PEG Inc. shall have
the right to acquire the Subject Project Interest, and PEG LP shall transfer the
Subject Project Interest to PEG Inc., on the terms set forth in such First
Rights Project Offer, and subject to documentation reasonably agreed between the
parties based on the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(c)                In the event that (A) PEG LP rejects a First Rights Project
Offer by delivering notice thereof to PEG Inc. before the expiration of the
First Rights Acceptance Period or (B) other than with respect to the Conejo
Project, PEG Inc. fails to deliver either a First Rights Project Offer or a
First Rights Project Declination or delivers a First Rights Project Declination,
in each case before the expiration of the First Rights Offer Period, PEG Inc. or
its Permitted Assignee (a “Final Project Offeror”) shall have an additional
opportunity, exercisable within the thirty (30) calendar day period following,
in the case of (A), the date that the rejection of the First Rights Project
Offer is delivered to PEG Inc. or, in the case of (B), the expiration of the
First Rights Offer Period or earlier delivery of a First Rights Project
Declination to PEG LP (a “Final Rights Offer Period”), to deliver a written
offer to PEG LP to purchase the Subject Project Interest setting forth such
Final Project Offeror’s offer price (a “Final Offer Price”) and other material
terms and conditions on which such Final Project Offeror proposes to purchase
such Subject Project Interest (a “Final Rights Project Offer”). Unless a Final
Rights Project Offer is rejected pursuant to written notice from PEG LP
delivered to such Final Project Offeror and PEG Inc. within five (5) Business
days following the delivery of a Final Rights Offer to PEG LP (the “Final Rights
Acceptance Period”), such Final Rights Project Offer shall be deemed to have
been accepted by PEG LP, such Final Project Offeror shall have the right to
acquire the Subject

 

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Project Interest, and PEG LP shall transfer the Subject Project Interest to such
Final Project Offeror, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Final Rights
Project Offer, and subject to documentation reasonably agreed between the
parties based on the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(d)               In the event that (i) PEG LP validly rejects a Final Rights
Project Offer, (ii) PEG LP validly rejects a First Rights Project Offer and PEG
Inc. or its Permitted Assignee thereafter fails to deliver a Final Rights
Project Offer, (iii) other than with respect to the Conejo Project, PEG Inc.
delivers a First Rights Project Declination and PEG Inc. or its Permitted
Assignee thereafter fails to deliver a Final Rights Project Offer or (iv) with
respect to the Conejo Project, PEG Inc. fails to deliver either a First Rights
Project Offer or a First Rights Project Declination or delivers a First Rights
Project Declination, in each case as provided in Section 3.2(b) or 3.2(c), as
applicable, PEG LP shall, subject to the restrictions in this Section 3.2(d), be
entitled to Transfer the applicable Subject Project Interest to any Person;
provided, however, that PEG LP shall not provide any material information with
respect to the applicable Subject Project Interest to any actual or potential
Transferee of such Subject Project Interest that was not provided to PEG Inc.
together with the Project Transfer Notice. In the event that PEG Inc. has
previously delivered a First Rights Project Offer in respect of the Subject
Project Interest which offer was rejected by PEG LP, PEG LP shall only be
permitted to Transfer the Subject Project Interest to a party other than PEG
Inc. (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Final Project Offeror that is
not PEG Inc.) and to enter into a definitive agreement to so Transfer the
Subject Project Interest with such party (A) during the nine month period
following the earlier of (x) the expiration of the Final Rights Acceptance
Period and (y) PEG LP’s receipt of notice that no Final Project Offeror will
submit a Final Rights Project Offer, (B) at a price greater than or equal to
105% of the applicable Project Offer Price; provided that if such party is a tax
exempt Canadian Crown Corporation and as a result of such status the proceeds
received by PEG LP will be subject to incremental tax or tax withholding, for
purposes of this clause (B) the price paid will be deemed decreased by the
amount of such incremental tax or tax withholding; and (C) on other terms and
conditions that are not materially less favorable to PEG LP than the terms and
conditions set forth in the applicable First Rights Project Offer. Furthermore,
in the event that PEG LP validly rejects a Final Rights Project Offer, PEG LP
shall only be permitted to Transfer the Subject Project Interest to a party
other than PEG Inc. or a Permitted Transferee at a price greater than 100% of
the Final Offer Price. If PEG LP does not so consummate the Transfer of the
Subject Project Interest within such nine month period, the terms of this
Section 3.2 shall apply anew with respect to any Transfer of such Subject
Project Interest.

 

(e)                PEG Inc. shall be entitled to assign from time to time,
without the prior consent of PEG LP, its rights to (i) submit a Final Rights
Project Offer described in Section 3.2(c) and (ii) acquire all or any portion of
a Subject Project Interest under Section 3.2(b) and Section 3.2(c), in each case
to any Permitted Assignee.

 

Section 3.3.          Term of the Project Purchase Right of First Offer. Section
3.1 and Section 3.2, including the obligations and rights of PEG LP and PEG Inc.
thereunder, shall survive until the earlier to occur of: (a) any time following
PEG Inc.’s delivery to PEG LP of three (3) First Rights Project Declinations in
accordance with Section 3.2 with respect to an Operational Project or
Construction-Ready Project that is not the Conejo Project (for the avoidance of
doubt, any such project must have been an Operational Project or
Construction-Ready Project when the

 

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related Project Transfer Notice was delivered to PEG Inc.) for which no Final
Rights Project Offer is made and (b) the wind-up of PEG LP in accordance with
the terms of its governing documents; provided, that notwithstanding any
termination or expiration of Section 3.1 and Section 3.2, if any First Rights
Project Offer or Final Rights Project Offer shall have been delivered prior to
such termination or expiration, the obligations and rights of the Parties with
respect to the Subject Project Interest subject thereto shall survive until the
applicable terms of Section 3.2 with respect thereto have been complied with and
performed in full.

 

Article IV.
PEG LP PURCHASE RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER

 

Section 4.1.          PEG LP Purchase Right of First Offer. For the term set
forth in Section 4.3, PEG LP and the PEG LP Partners hereby grant PEG Inc. a
right of first offer on any proposed Transfer of any material portion of the
Equity Interests or all or substantially all of the assets of PEG LP in
accordance with Section 4.2. PEG LP and the PEG LP Partners will take all
actions necessary to cause such right of first offer to be exercisable in
accordance with this Article IV, including by causing each PEG LP Entity to take
any actions necessary to facilitate and enforce such exercise and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Article IV. The Parties will reasonably
cooperate in determining the scope of any proposed Transfer that PEG LP and the
PEG LP Partners consider to be an immaterial portion of Equity Interests of PEG
LP with a view of not circumventing the purpose of this Article IV.

 

Section 4.2.          Procedures for Rights of First Offer.

 

(a)                In the event that the PEG LP Partners or PEG LP propose to
Transfer any material portion of the Equity Interests or all or substantially
all of the assets of PEG LP, PEG LP and the PEG LP Partners shall give PEG Inc.
written notice setting forth the details of the proposed Transfer, including a
description of PEG LP's assets (including, with respect to each of PEG LP’s
Projects, the mega-wattage, stage of development or construction, material
counterparties, details of any project contracts and other material information
with respect to PEG LP and the Projects that an acquiror thereof would
reasonably be anticipated to request in order to reasonably diligence and assess
PEG LP and such Projects), the Equity Interests or assets to be Transferred (in
each case, the “PEG LP Interests”) and any other material terms of the proposed
Transfer reasonably known or anticipated by PEG LP or the PEG LP Partners (a
“PEG LP Transfer Notice”).

 

(b)               Within 45 calendar days after delivery of a PEG LP Transfer
Notice, PEG Inc. shall either: (i) deliver a written offer to PEG LP and the PEG
LP Partners to purchase the PEG LP Interests setting forth PEG Inc.’s offer
price (a “PEG LP Offer Price”) and other material terms and conditions on which
PEG Inc. proposes to purchase the PEG LP Interests (a “First Rights PEG LP
Offer”) or (ii) deliver a written notice to PEG LP that PEG Inc. will not make a
First Rights PEG LP Offer in response to the PEG LP Transfer Notice (a “First
Rights PEG LP Declination”). Unless a First Rights PEG LP Offer is rejected
pursuant to written notice from PEG LP delivered to PEG Inc. within 30 calendar
days of PEG Inc.’s delivery of a First Rights PEG LP Offer, such First Rights
PEG LP Offer shall be deemed to have been accepted by PEG LP and the PEG LP
Partners, and PEG Inc. shall have the right to acquire the PEG LP Interests, and
PEG LP and the PEG LP Partners shall transfer the PEG LP Interests to PEG Inc.,
on the

 

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terms set forth in First Rights PEG LP Offer, and subject to documentation
reasonably agreed between the parties.

 

(c)                In the event that PEG Inc. delivers a First Rights PEG LP
Declination as provided in Section 4.2(b) above, or PEG LP validly rejects a
First Rights PEG LP Offer by delivering notice of the same as provided in
Section 4.2(b) above, PEG LP and the PEG LP Partners shall be free to Transfer
the PEG LP Interests to any Person within nine months of the date that the First
Rights PEG LP Declination or the notice of rejection (as applicable) was
delivered; provided, however, that in the event that PEG Inc. had previously
delivered a First Rights PEG LP Offer that was rejected by PEG LP, PEG LP and
the PEG LP Partners shall only be permitted to Transfer the PEG LP Interests to
a party other than PEG Inc. during such nine month period at a price greater
than or equal to 105% of the applicable PEG LP Offer Price and on other terms
and conditions that are not materially less favorable to PEG LP and the PEG LP
Partners than the terms and conditions set forth in any applicable First Rights
PEG LP Offer; provided, further, that PEG LP and the PEG LP Partners may not
provide any material information with respect to PEG LP, its assets or the PEG
LP Interests to any actual or potential Transferee of the PEG LP Interests that
was not provided to PEG Inc. together with the PEG LP Transfer Notice. If PEG LP
does not so consummate the Transfer of the PEG LP Interests within such nine
month period, the terms of this Section 4.2 shall apply anew with respect to any
Transfer of the PEG LP Interests.

 

Section 4.3.          Term of the PEG LP Purchase Right of First Offer. Section
4.1 and Section 4.2, including the obligations and rights of PEG LP, the PEG LP
Partners and PEG Inc. thereunder, shall survive until the earlier of: (a) the
acquisition of the PEG LP Interests by PEG Inc. pursuant to Section 4.1 and
Section 4.2; and (b) the termination of the rights and obligations in Section
3.1 and Section 3.2 pursuant to Section 3.3.

 

Article V.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.1.          Choice of Law; Submission To Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in
accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, excluding any
conflict-of-laws rule or principle that might refer the governance or the
construction of this Agreement to the law of another jurisdiction irrespective
of the choice of laws principles. Except as may otherwise expressly be set forth
in any purchase and sale agreement entered into between or among the Parties or
their Affiliates in connection with the exercise of the purchase rights set
forth in Article III and Article IV, and subject to Section 5.2, each of the
Parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or
federal court sitting in New York, New York in connection with any claim, suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or any dealings between them relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement and the relationship that is being established.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS
AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY
CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT,
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY DEALINGS

 

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BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.

 

Section 5.2.          Enforcement.  Each Party agrees and acknowledges that the
other Parties do not have an adequate remedy at law for the breach by any such
Party of its covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and that any
breach by any such Party of its covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement would result in irreparable injury to each other Party. Each Party
shall be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to
recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement
(including costs of enforcement) and to exercise any and all other rights
existing in its favor. The Parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money
damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this
Agreement and that each Party may, in its sole discretion, apply to any court of
law or equity of competent jurisdiction for, and shall be entitled to specific
performance or injunctive relief (without posting a bond or other security) in
order to enforce or prevent any violation or threatened violation of the
provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.3.          Notice.  All notices, requests or consents provided for or
permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement must be in writing and must be
given by depositing the same in the mail, addressed to the Person to be
notified, postpaid, and registered or certified with return receipt requested or
by delivering such notice in person or by private-courier, prepaid, or by
telecopier to such party.  Notice given by personal delivery or mail shall be
effective upon actual receipt.  Couriered notices shall be deemed delivered on
the date the courier represents that delivery will occur.  Notice given by
telecopier shall be effective upon actual receipt if received during the
recipient’s normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient’s next
Business Day after receipt if not received during the recipient’s normal
business hours.  All notices to be sent to a Party pursuant to this Agreement
shall be sent to or made at the address set forth below such Party’s signature
to this Agreement, or at such other address as such Party may stipulate to the
other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 5.3.

 

Section 5.4.          Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the Parties relating to the matters contained herein, superseding
all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the
matters contained herein.

 

Section 5.5.          Waiver; Effect of Waiver or Consent.  Any Party hereto may
(a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any
other Party hereto or (b) waive compliance with any agreement or condition of
any other Party contained herein.  Except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a
written instrument duly executed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. 
No waiver or consent, express or implied, by any Party of or to any breach or
default by any Person in the performance by such Person of its obligations
hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver or consent of or to any
other breach or default in the performance by such Person of the same or any
other obligations of such Person hereunder.  Failure on the part of a Party to
complain of any act of any Person or to declare any Person in default,
irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver
by such Party of its rights hereunder until the applicable statute of
limitations period has run.

 

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Section 5.6.          Amendment or Modification.  This Agreement may be amended
or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties
hereto.

 

Section 5.7.          Assignment. No Party shall have the right to assign its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other
Parties hereto, except that PEG Inc. shall be enabled to assign its rights
hereunder to an Affiliate that agrees to be bound to the terms hereof; provided,
however, that PEG Inc. may assign its rights to a Permitted Assignee to the
extent expressly provided in Section 3.2(e); provided, further, that subject to
the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding on the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns.

 

Section 5.8.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatory parties had
signed the same document.  All counterparts shall be construed together and
shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or electronic
transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.9.          Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid or
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application
of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

 

Section 5.10.      Rules of Construction.  Interpretation of this Agreement
shall be governed by the following rules of construction: (a) words in the
singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one
gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires, (b)
references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, and Schedule are references
to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, and Schedules to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified, (c) the word “including” and words of similar import shall
mean “including, without limitation,” (d) provisions shall apply, when
appropriate, to successive events and transactions, (e) the headings contained
herein are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement and (f) this Agreement shall be
construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or
interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument to be
drafted.

 

Section 5.11.      Further Assurances.  In connection with this Agreement and
all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory party hereto
agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to
perform such additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate,
carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this
Agreement and all such transactions.

 

Section 5.12.      Laws and Regulations.  Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, no party to this Agreement shall be required to take
any act, or fail to take any act, under this Agreement if the effect thereof
would be to cause such party to be in violation of any Applicable Law.

 

Section 5.13.      Third Party Beneficiaries.  Each Final Project Offeror and,
solely to the extent of the applicable assignment, each Permitted Assignee (if
any) shall be a beneficiary of

 

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this Agreement, entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. The provisions of
this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties and, solely to the extent
of the applicable assignment, each Permitted Assignee (if any), and no other
Person, including any limited partner, member or equity holder of the Parties,
shall have the right, separate and apart from the Parties, as applicable, to
enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement
to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective
as of, the date hereof.

 

 

      PATTERN ENERGY GROUP LP                                     By: /s/ Daniel
M. Elkort           Name: Daniel M. Elkort           Title: Vice President      
         

 

      PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.                                     By: /s/
Esben Pedersen           Name: Esben Pedersen           Title: Chief Investment
Officer                

 

 

 

 

 

Solely with Respect to Article IV:

 

 

      PATTERN ENERGY GROUP HOLDINGS LP                                     By:
/s/ Daniel M. Elkort           Name: Daniel M. Elkort           Title: Vice
President                

 

      PATTERN ENERGY GP LLC                                     By: /s/ Daniel
M. Elkort           Name: Daniel M. Elkort           Title: Vice President      
         

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

[Attached]

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Pattern Energy Group Holdings 2 LP Designated Projects

 

1.Guadalupe Wind

2.Buenos Aires Wind

3.Tuli Energy

4.Helios Generation

5.San Matias Wind

6.White Valley Wind

7.North Kent Wind 2

8.Incubator projects in Mexico

9.Incubator projects in Canada