Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

CONSULTING
AGREEMENT

 

This Consulting Agreement (“Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of the 14th day of June, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Kaival Brands Innovations
Group, Inc. (the “Company”), and Mark L. Thoenes/MLT Consulting Services, LLC (the “Consultant”).

 

1.      
SERVICES AND COMPENSATION

 

(a)               
Consultant is being retained by the Company and engaged to perform the services described in Exhibit A
(the “Services”), as may be requested by the Company during the term of the engagement, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b)              
The Company agrees to pay Consultant the compensation set forth in Exhibit A in exchange
for the performance of the Services, as may be requested by the Company, for the term of this Agreement. 

 

(c)               
The term of the engagement in this Agreement is expected to be approximately six and one-half (6
1/2) months beginning June 14th, 2021, and expiring on or about December 31st, 2021, and may be extended at any
time only upon written agreement by the Company and the Consultant.

 

(d)              
For the term of this agreement and any term extension, the Consultant and Company agree that the
approved number of billable hours shall not exceed twenty (20) hours per week. In the event Company requires Consultant to provide work
in excess of the approved hours, such additional time must be pre-approved by an authorized representative of the Company and Consultant
will then be compensated for the additional worked hours, as set forth in Exhibit A.

 

2.      
CONFIDENTIALITY

 

(a)               
“Confidential Information” means any Company proprietary information, technical
data, trade secrets or know-how, including, but not limited to, research, product plans, products, services, customers, customer lists,
markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information,
marketing, business opportunities including operations, planning and marketing interests, finances or other business information disclosed
by the Company either directly or indirectly in writing, orally or by drawings or inspection of parts or equipment and information which
would, due to the nature of information disclosed or the circumstances surrounding disclosure, appear to a reasonable person to be confidential
or proprietary.

 

    

     

    

 

(b)              
Consultant will not, during or subsequent to the term of this Agreement, use the Company’s
Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than the performance of the Services on behalf of the Company or disclose the
Company’s Confidential Information to any third party, and it is understood that said Confidential Information shall remain the
sole property of the Company. Consultant further agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of such
Confidential Information. Without the Company’s prior written approval, Consultant will not directly or indirectly disclose to anyone
the existence of this Agreement or the fact that Consultant has this arrangement with the Company.

 

(c)               
Consultant agrees that Consultant will not, during the term of this Agreement, improperly use or
disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or current employer or other person or entity with which Consultant
has an agreement or duty to keep in confidence information acquired by Consultant in confidence, if any, and that Consultant will not
bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished document or proprietary information belonging to such employer, person or entity
unless consented to in writing by such employer, person or entity. Consultant will indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and
against all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees and costs of suit, arising out of or in connection
with any violation or claimed violation of a third party’s rights resulting in whole or in part from the Company’s use of
the work product of Consultant under this Agreement.

 

(d)              
Consultant recognizes that the Company has received and in the future will receive from third parties
their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information
and to use it only for certain limited purposes. Consultant agrees that Consultant owes the Company and such third parties, during the
term of this Agreement and thereafter, a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and
not to disclose it to any person, firm or corporation or to use it except as necessary in carrying out the Services for the Company consistent
with the Company’s agreement with such third party.

 

(e)              
Upon the termination of this Agreement, or upon Company’s earlier request, Consultant will
deliver to the Company all of the Company’s property or Confidential Information in tangible form that Consultant may have in Consultant’s
possession or control.

 

3.      
OWNERSHIP

 

(a)               
Consultant agrees that all copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions,
improvements, developments, discoveries, trade secrets or other intellectual property (collectively, “Inventions”)
conceived, discovered, developed or reduced to practice by Consultant, solely or in collaboration with others, during the performance
of the Services under this Agreement are the sole property of the Company. In addition, any Inventions which constitute copyrightable
subject matter shall be considered “works made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. Consultant
further agrees to assign (or cause to be assigned) and does hereby assign fully to the Company all such Inventions and any copyrights,
patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating thereto.

 

(b)              
Consultant agrees to assist Company, or its designee, at the Company’s expense, in every proper
way to secure the Company’s rights in the Inventions and any copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property
rights relating thereto in any and all countries, including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent information and data with respect
thereto, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments and all other instruments which the Company shall deem
necessary in order to apply for and obtain such rights and in order to assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees
the sole and exclusive rights, title and interest in and to such Inventions, and any copyrights, patents, or other intellectual property
rights relating thereto. Consultant further agrees that Consultant’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is in
Consultant’s power to do so, any such instrument or papers shall continue after the termination of this Agreement.

 

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(c)               
Consultant agrees that if, in the course of performing the Services, Consultant incorporates into
any Invention developed hereunder any invention, improvement, development, concept, discovery or other proprietary information owned by
Consultant or in which Consultant has an interest, the Company is hereby assigned all rights in connection with such Invention.

 

(d)              
Consultant agrees that if the Company is unable because of Consultant’s unavailability, dissolution,
mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Consultant’s signature to apply for or to pursue any application
for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the Inventions assigned to the Company above,
then Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s
agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in Consultant’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do
all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations thereon with
the same legal force and effect as if executed by Consultant.

 

4.      
REPORTS

 

Consultant agrees that it will
from time to time during the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof keep the Company advised as to Consultant’s progress
in performing the Services hereunder and that Consultant will, as requested by the Company, prepare written reports with respect thereto.
It is understood that the time required in the preparation of such written reports shall be considered time devoted to the performance
of Consultant’s Services.

 

5.      
CONFLICTING OBLIGATIONS

 

Consultant certifies that Consultant
has no outstanding agreement or obligation that is in conflict with any of the provisions of this Agreement, or that would preclude Consultant
from complying with the provisions hereof and further certifies that Consultant will not enter into any such conflicting Agreement during
the term of this Agreement.

 

6.      
AGREEMENT NOT TO COMPETE

 

(a)   
In view of Consultant’s access to the Company’s trade secrets and proprietary know-how,
Consultant agrees that (s)he shall not participate directly or indirectly, in any business or activity that is in competition with the
Company, in any capacity, whether as an owner, shareholder, partner, director, officer, employee, agent, independent contractor or consultant
during the term of this Agreement.

 

(b)  
Consultant further agrees that during the term and for 1 year (12 months) after termination of this
Agreement, Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly, perform duties, provide services or solicit or accept business that is in competition
with any business of the Company, in any capacity, whether as an owner, shareholder, partner, director, officer, employee, agent, independent
contractor or consultant.

 

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(c)   
Should Consultant fail to abide by the foregoing agreement not to compete following termination of
this Agreement, the 12-month non-competition period shall run from the date of compliance with this provision whether such compliance
is obtained by court order or voluntarily.

 

7.      
NON-SOLICITATION AND ANTI-RAIDING

 

During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after
termination of this Agreement, Consultant agrees that (s)he will not, directly or indirectly, either for his/herself, or as a stockholder,
partner, investor, director, officer, employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent or in any other capacity:

 

(a)        Perform
any services for or sell, solicit or attempt to sell any services to, or interfere with Company’s relationship with any person,
company or other entity that was a customer of Company or was identified by Company as a prospective customer during the period that I
was employed by Company. “Customer” means all persons, firms or entities that have either (i) sought or obtained Company’s
services, (ii) contacted Company for the purpose of seeking or obtaining Company’s services, or (iii) been contacted by Company
for the purpose of providing its services;

 

(b)        or solicit,
hire or employ, or cause any other person, company or entity to solicit, hire or employ any employee or contractor retained or employed
by Company.

 

8.      
CONTACT WITH OTHERS CONCERNING THE COMPANY

 

(a)               
Consultant shall not issue, authorize, or condone any comments or statements to the media, present,
future, or future employees of the Company, or any individual or entity with which the Company has a business relationship that reflects
upon the Company or encourages any action relating to the Company without prior authorization from the Company.

 

9.      
TERM AND TERMINATION

 

(a)               
This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue until the earlier of (i) the
end of the term of this Agreement, or any extension or major modification of this Agreement thereof, or (ii) earlier termination
as provided below.

 

(b)              
Either party may terminate this Agreement upon forty-five (45) days written notice to the other party.
Any such notice shall be addressed at the addresses shown below or such other address as either party may notify the other of and shall
be deemed given upon delivery if personally delivered, or forty-eight (48) hours after deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The Company may terminate this agreement with less than a forty-five
(45) day notification period, if such earlier notification period is mutually agreed upon in writing between the Company and the Consultant.
The Company may terminate this Agreement immediately and without prior notice if Consultant refuses to or is unable to perform the Services
or is in breach of any material provision of this Agreement.

 

(c)               
Upon such termination all rights and duties of the parties toward each other shall cease except:

 

(i)           
that the Company shall be obliged to pay, within ten (10) business days of the effective date
of termination, all compensation payments unpaid and owing to the Consultant at the time of termination for the remaining term of this
Agreement and related business expenses, if any, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 (Services and Compensation) hereof;
and

 

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(ii)           
Sections 2 (Confidentiality), 3 (Ownership) and 10(Independent Contractor) shall survive
termination of this Agreement.

 

10.  
ASSIGNMENT

 

Neither this Agreement nor any
right hereunder nor any interest herein may be assigned or transferred by Consultant without the express written consent of the Company.

 

11.  
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

 

Nothing in this Agreement shall
in any way be construed to constitute Consultant as an agent, employee or representative of the Company, but Consultant shall perform
the Services hereunder as an independent contractor. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant is obligated to report as income
all compensation received by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, and Consultant agrees to and acknowledges the obligation to pay all
self-employment and other taxes thereon. Consultant further agrees to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless to the extent of any
obligation imposed on Company (i) to pay in withholding taxes or similar items or (ii) resulting from Consultant’s being
determined not to be an independent contractor.

 

12.  
BENEFITS

 

Consultant acknowledges and agrees,
and it is the intent of the parties hereto, that Consultant receives no benefits from the Company, either as an independent contractor
or employee. If Consultant is reclassified by a state or federal agency or court as an employee for tax or other purposes, Consultant
will become a non-benefit employee and will receive no benefits from the Company, except those mandated by state or federal law, even
if by the terms of the benefit plans or programs of the Company in effect at the time of such reclassification Consultant would otherwise
be eligible for such benefits.

 

13.  
ARBITRATION AND EQUITABLE RELIEF

 

(a)               
Except as provided in Section 13(d) below, the Company and Consultant agree that any dispute
or controversy arising out of, relating to or in connection with the interpretation, validity, construction, performance, breach or termination
of this Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration, in accordance with the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association
(the “Rules”). The arbitrator may grant injunctions or other relief in such dispute or controversy. The decision of
the arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties to the arbitration. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s
decision in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(b)              
The arbitrator(s) shall apply state and federal law to the merits of any dispute or claim, without
reference to conflicts of law rules. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by federal arbitration law and by the Rules, without
reference to state arbitration law. Consultant hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in
Oregon State for any action or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement or relating to any arbitration in which the parties
are participants.

 

(c)               
In the event of arbitration, the losing party shall pay the costs and expenses of such arbitration,
and the prevailing party’s counsel fees and expenses.

 

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(d)              
Consultant agrees that it would be impossible or inadequate to measure and calculate the Company’s
damages from any breach of the covenants set forth in Sections 2, 3, 6, or 7 herein. Accordingly, Consultant agrees that if Consultant
breaches Sections 2, 3, 6, or 7 the Company will have available, in addition to any other right or remedy available, the right to
obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach and specific performance of
any such provision. Consultant further agrees that no bond or other security shall be required in obtaining such equitable relief and
Consultant hereby consents to the issuances of such injunction and to the ordering of such specific performance.

 

(e)           
CONSULTANT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS SECTION 13, WHICH DISCUSSES ARBITRATION. CONSULTANT UNDERSTANDS
THAT BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, CONSULTANT AGREES TO SUBMIT ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
OR THE INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE, BREACH OR TERMINATION THEREOF, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 13(d), TO
BINDING ARBITRATION, AND THAT THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF CONSULTANT’S RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND RELATES TO
THE RESOLUTION OF ALL DISPUTES RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

14.  
 INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS

 

To the maximum extent permitted
by law, but except for gross negligence, willful misconduct or any intentional wrongful act, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and
fully hold harmless (including attorney fees) Consultant from any and all claims, demands, cause of action, fine or penalty that may be
asserted by any third parties and arising from the performance of Consultant’s duties and responsibilities for the Company. The
indemnification and covenants contained in this Section 14. shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. As
used in this Section 14. , the term Company shall include authorized successors and assigns of the Company.

 

15.  
INDEMNITY SURVIVAL

 

The Company’s obligation
to indemnify the Consultant shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement with respect to the proceedings or threatened proceedings
based on acts or omissions of the Consultant occurring during the Consultant’s tenure with the Company and this Agreement. Such
obligations shall be binding upon the Company’s successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Consultant’s
heirs and personal representatives.

 

16.  
GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement shall be governed
by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Oregon.

 

17.  
SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION.

 

If one or more provisions of this
Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event
that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall
be enforced to the extent consistent with applicable law; and (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance
with its terms.

 

This Agreement is the result of
negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement
shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of
the parties hereto.

 

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18.  
ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement, together with exhibits
hereto, is the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes any prior agreements between them, whether written or oral, with respect
to the subject matter hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc.	 	Mark L. Thoenes/MLT Consulting Services, LLC
	(Company)	 	(Consultant)
	 	 	 
	/s/ Eric Mosser	 	/s/ Mark Thoenes
	(Signature)	 	(Signature)
	 	 	 
	Eric Mosser	 	Mark Thoenes
	(Print Name) Eric Mosser, COO	 	(Print Name) Mark L. Thoenes
	 	 	 
	June 9, 2021	 	June 9, 2021
	Date	 	Date

 

Mark L. Thoenes/MLT Consulting Services, LLC21153
SW Arapaho Court Tualatin, OR 97062 mltpacnw@gmail.com 503.701.6435

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SERVICES AND COMPENSATION

 

Statement of Work

 

1.                              
Contact

 

Consultant’s principal Company contact:
Roger Brooks, Board Director, Audit Committee Chairman. Secondary Company contacts include: Niraj Patel, CEO & President; Eric Mosser,
COO, and; Melissa Kennedy, Controller

 

2.                              
Services

 

1.      
Scope of Consulting Work

 

Primary roles will be:

 

		●	Perform
                                            as the Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company and provide business/financial advisory
                                            services on an as-requested basis for the Company. Participate as a key contributor to the
                                            company’s business success during its continued early-stage business development and
                                            growth. Initial stages of statement of work development will include, but not be limited
                                            to:

 

-
Document processes and time tables for monthly and quarterly financial close and reporting; P&L, balance sheet and cash flow. Identify
any missing info. Improve as possible expanding on operating expense reporting categories.

- Review YTD FY 2021 financial reporting for accuracy and format.

- Develop a three month rolling forecast model, including cash flow that can be updated quarterly.
Ascertain what level of detail is possible. Who should be responsible for what part of forecast input.

- Assess near term cash flow and financing needs, if any.

- Evaluate banking arrangements including reconciliation processes and opportunities to collect
funds more expeditiously and streamline, if needed.

- Identify personnel needs for the finance/accounting function.

- Document payroll process.

- Document benefits and insurances.

- Document salary, salary change and bonus award processes.

- Develop a modeling format for a three year financial plan and a first pass financial plan.

- Develop a budget package/format for FY 2022.

 

 

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- Recommend appropriate KPIs.

- Document existing internal controls. Recommend enhancements.

 

The Consultant and Company
will mutually agree upon the days to perform these duties.

 

2.      
Expected Outcome

 

		●	Executive
                                            level Acting Chief Financial Officer performance and provision of advisory services on all
                                            business/financial requirements as defined by the Company, as directed by and coordinated
                                            through Roger Brooks and/or his designee(s).

 

3.      
Tracking Requirements

 

		●	Consultant
                                            is expected to fully track, with the provided documents:

 

		o	Billable
                                            time, 

 

		o	How
                                            billable time is spent in various phases of the client engagement, 

 

		o	All
                                            engagement-related reimbursable business expenses,

 

		●	All
                                            requested tracking reports will be submitted to Roger Brooks and/or his designee(s).

 

3.
       Compensation

 

1.      
Compensation Structure

 

(a) Services Fee: $130
per hourly rate paid in $U.S. dollars by the Company to the Consultant for the entire term of this Agreement.

 

(b) Expenses: The Company
will reimburse the Consultant for any usual and customary business expenses as may be reasonably required to provide the services to the
Company for the term of this Agreement (e.g. office supplies, travel time and mileage).

 

(c) Payments to Consultant:
The Consultant will provide the Company a Statement of Services rendered, including hourly fees and expenses in a Consultant’s Tracking
Report, every bi-weekly period during the term of this Agreement. The payments for Statement of Services rendered will be delivered to
the Consultant within ten (10) business days upon receipt of the Statement of Services by the Company during the term of this Agreement.

 

4.        Modification

 

This Statement of Work
may be updated or changed via written agreement between the Parties.

 

9Exhibit 10.1

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
ADVISORY AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY LLC 

GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION 

AND 

GREENBACKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

 

THIS FOURTH
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 1st day of
July, 2021, by and between GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”),
GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Operating Corp.”), and GREENBACKER
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Operating Corp. is an externally managed energy company that acquires and manages income-generating renewable energy and energy
efficiency and sustainable development projects and other energy-related businesses (collectively, the “Target Assets”)
as well as finance the construction and/or operation of the Target Assets; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Operating Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and represents the Company’s only asset; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Advisor is a renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability related project acquisition, consulting and development
company that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers
Act”); and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company, the Operating Corp and the Advisor entered into the Advisory Agreement, dated August 7, 2013 (the “Advisory
Agreement”) to retain the Advisor to furnish advisory and management services to the Company, the Operating Corp and
their respective subsidiaries on the terms and conditions therein, which Advisory Agreement was amended and restated on October
9, 2013 (the “Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement”), and on March 6, 2020 (the “Second Amended
and Restated Advisory Agreement”), and on September 1, 2020 (the “Third Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement”);
and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company, the Operating Corp and the Advisor wish to amend and restate the Third Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement in
its entirety by entering into this Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

		1.	 Duties of the Advisor.

 

(a)          
Retention of Advisor. The Company and the Operating Company (each in such capacity as an appointer, severally and
not jointly, an “Advisee”) hereby appoints the Advisor to act as the advisor to the Advisee and its subsidiaries and
to manage the day-to-day operations of the Advisee and its subsidiaries, subject at all times to the supervision of the Board of
Directors of the respective Advisee (the “Board”), for the period and upon the terms herein set forth:

 

(i)           
in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions that are set forth in the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-178786-01) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Registration Statement”); and

 

(ii)          
in accordance with the terms outlined in the Company’s most recent confidential private placement memorandum, as
amended from time to time, (the “PPM”); and

 

(iii)         
during the term of this Agreement in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations,
and as applicable to each Advisee: (A) the Company’s certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement (the
“LLC Agreement”), in each case as amended from time to time or (B) the Operating Company’s articles of
incorporation and bylaws in each case as amended from time to time.

 

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(b)         
Responsibilities of Advisor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Advisor shall, during the term
and subject to the provisions of this Agreement:

 

(i)           
determine the composition of the portfolio of the Advisee, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of
implementing such changes;

 

(ii)          
identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Advisee;

 

(iii)         
close and monitor the Advisee’s investments;

 

(iv)         
perform due diligence on prospective projects; and

 

(v)          
assist in the preparation of reports to members.

 

(c)           Power
and Authority. To facilitate the Advisor’s performance of these undertakings, but subject to the restrictions contained
herein, the Advisee and its subsidiaries hereby delegate to the Advisor, and the Advisor hereby accepts, the power and authority
on behalf of the Advisee and its subsidiaries to effectuate its investment decisions for the Advisee, including the execution and
delivery of all documents relating to the Advisee’s investments. In the event that the Advisee determines to acquire debt
financing, the Advisor shall arrange for such financing on the Advisee’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of
the Board.

 

(d)           Acceptance
of Appointment. The Advisor hereby accepts such appointment and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described
herein for the compensation provided herein, subject to the limitations contained herein.

 

(e)            Subadvisors.
The Advisor is hereby authorized to enter into one or more subadvisory agreements with other advisors with expertise in the Target
Assets (each, a “Subadvisor”) pursuant to which the Advisor may obtain the services of the Subadvisor(s) to
assist the Advisor in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder. Specifically, the Advisor may retain a Subadvisor to recommend
specific Target Assets or other investments based upon the Company’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions, and
work, along with the Advisor, in sourcing, structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the acquisition or disposition of such
Target Assets and investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Advisor and
the Company.

 

(i)           
The Advisor shall monitor any Subadvisor to ensure that material information discussed by management of any such Subadvisor
is communicated to the Board, as appropriate.

 

(ii)          
compensation payable to any Subadvisor.

 

(iii)         
Any Subadvisor shall be subject to the same fiduciary duties imposed on the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement and the Advisers
Act, as well as other applicable federal and state law.

 

(f)           
Independent Contractor Status. The Advisor shall, for all purposes herein provided, be deemed to be an independent
contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Advisee
in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Advisee.

 

(g)          
Record Retention. Subject to review by and the overall control of the Board, the Advisor shall maintain all books
and records with respect to the Advisee’s and its subsidiaries’ transactions and shall render to the Board such periodic
and special reports as the Board may reasonably request or as may be required under applicable federal and state law, and shall
make such records available for inspection by the Board and its authorized agents, at any time and from time to time during normal
business hours. The Advisor agrees that all records that it maintains for the Advisee and its subsidiaries are the property of
the Advisee and shall surrender promptly to the Advisee any such records upon the Advisee’s request and upon termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9, provided that the Advisor may retain a copy of such records.

 

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The following
provisions in this Section 1 shall apply for only so long as the Shares (as defined herein) of the Advisee are not listed on a
national securities exchange.

 

(h)          
Administrator. The Advisor shall, upon request by an official or agency administering the securities laws of a state,
province, or commonwealth (a “State Administrator”), submit to such State Administrator the reports and statements
required to be distributed to members of the Advisee pursuant to this Agreement, the Registration Statement and applicable federal
and state law.

 

(i)           
Fiduciary Duty. It is acknowledged that the Advisor shall have a fiduciary responsibility for the safekeeping and
use of all funds and assets of the Advisee, whether or not in the Advisor’s immediate possession or control. The Advisor
shall not employ, or permit another to employ, such funds or assets in any manner except for the exclusive benefit of the Advisee.
The Advisor shall not, by entry into an agreement with any member of the Advisee or otherwise, contract away the fiduciary obligation
owed to the Advisee and the members of the Advisee under common law.

 

2.             Advisee’s
Responsibilities and Expenses Payable by the Advisee.

 

(a)           Costs.
Subject to the limitations on reimbursement of the Advisor as set forth in Section 2(b) below, the Advisee, either directly
or through reimbursement to the Advisor, shall bear all other costs and expenses of its operations and
transactions, including (without limitation) fees and expenses relating to: expenses deemed to be “organization and
offering expenses” of the Advisee for purposes of Conduct Rule 2310(a)(12) of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (for purposes of this Agreement, such expenses, exclusive of commissions, the dealer manager fee, the distribution
fee and any discounts, are hereinafter referred to as “Organization and Offering Expenses”); the
investigation and monitoring of the Advisee’s investments; any cost incurred in connection with the Advisor’s
valuation methodologies; effecting sales and repurchases of the Advisee’s limited liability company interests
(“Shares”) and other securities; the Base Management Fee (as defined in Section 3(a) hereof) and any
Performance Participation Fee payable pursuant to the LLC Agreement; administration fees payable under the administration
agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) between the Advisee and Greenbacker Administration, LLC (the
“Administrator”), the Advisee’s administrator; fees payable to third parties relating to,
or associated with, making investments and valuing investments (including third-party valuation firms, and fees and expenses
associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments), transfer agent and custodial fees, fees and
expenses associated with marketing efforts (including attendance at investment conferences and similar events); federal and
state registration fees; any exchange listing fees; federal, state and local taxes; independent directors’ fees and
expenses; brokerage commissions for the Advisee’s investments; costs of proxy statements, members’ reports and
notices; fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs, including compliance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; costs associated with the Advisee’s reporting and compliance obligations under applicable
federal and state securities law; fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other
insurance premiums; direct costs such as printing, mailing, long distance telephone, and staff; all other expenses incurred
by the Advisor in performing its obligations subject to the limitations included in this Agreement; and all other expenses
incurred by either the Administrator or the Advisee in connection with administering the Advisee’s business, including
payments for the administrative services provided under the Administration Agreement based upon the Advisee’s allocable
portion (subject to the review and approval of the Board) of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations
under the Administration Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Advisee shall reimburse the Advisor for Organization and Offering Expenses it may incur on the Advisee’s
behalf but only to the extent that the reimbursement would not cause the selling commissions, the dealer manager fees, the distribution
fees and the Organization and Offering Expenses borne by the Advisee to exceed 15.0% of gross proceeds from the Advisee’s
offering of Shares (the “Offering”) pursuant to the Registration Statement as of the date of the reimbursement.

 

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The following
provisions in this Section 2(b) shall apply for only so long as the Shares of the Advisee are not listed on a national securities
exchange.

 

(b)          
Limitations on Reimbursement of Expenses. In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section
3, the Advisee shall reimburse the Advisor for all expenses of the Advisee incurred by the Advisor as well as the actual cost of
goods and services used for or by the Advisee and obtained from entities not affiliated with the Advisor. No reimbursement shall
be permitted for services for which the Advisor is entitled to compensation by way of a separate fee. Excluded from the allowable
reimbursement shall be:

 

(i)            rent or depreciation, utilities, capital equipment, and other administrative items of the Advisor; and

 

(ii)          
salaries, fringe benefits and other administrative items incurred or allocated to any executive officer or board member
of the Advisor (or any individual performing such services) or a holder of 10% or greater equity interest in the Advisor (or any
person having the power to direct or cause the direction of the Advisor, whether by ownership of voting securities, by contract
or otherwise).

 

(c)          
Periodic Reimbursement. Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Advisee and payable pursuant to this Section
2 shall be reimbursed no less than monthly to the Advisor. The Advisor shall prepare a statement documenting the expenses of the
Advisee and the calculation of the reimbursement and shall deliver such statement to the Advisee prior to full reimbursement. The
Advisor may elect, in its sole discretion, to defer or waive all or a portion of such reimbursement. Any portion of such deferred
reimbursement not taken as to any period shall be deferred without interest and may be taken by the Advisor in any other period
prior to the occurrence of a Liquidity Event (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) as the Advisor may determine in its
sole discretion.

 

3.            
Compensation of the Advisor. During the Initial Term and any Renewal Term (each as defined in Section 9(a) hereof),
the Advisee shall pay or cause to be paid a base management fee (“Base Management Fee”) calculated as an annual
percentage of the Company’s average Net Asset Value (as defined below) in accordance with the following schedule:

 

	Average Net Asset Value	Base Management Fee
	$1 to $800,000,000	2.00% (0.167% monthly)
	$800,000,001 to $1,500,000,000	1.75% (0.14583% monthly)
	Greater than $1,500,000,000	1.50% (0.125% monthly)

 

“Net
Asset Value” for purposes of calculating the Base Management Fee shall mean, for any quarter, the Advisee’s total
assets minus liabilities determined in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. .

 

The Base Management
Fee shall be payable periodically in arrears; provided, that the Base Management Fee shall be payable at least monthly but
not more frequently than weekly. The Base Management Fee for any partial period shall be appropriately pro-rated. The Advisor may
elect, in its sole discretion, to defer or waive all or a portion of the Base Management Fee. Any portion of a deferred Base Management
Fee not taken as to any period shall be deferred without interest and may be taken by the Advisor in any other period prior to
the occurrence of a Liquidity Event (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) as the Advisor may determine in its sole discretion.

 

4.            
Covenants of the Advisor.

 

(a)          
Advisor Status. The Advisor covenants that it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and that
its activities will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing
its operations and investments.

 

(b)          
Reports to State Administrators. The Advisor shall, upon written request of any State Administrator, submit any of
the reports and statements to be prepared and distributed by it pursuant to this Section 4 to such State Administrator.

 

(c)          
Reserves. In performing its duties hereunder, the Advisor shall cause the Advisee to provide for adequate reserves
for normal replacements and contingencies (but not for payment of fees payable to the Advisor hereunder) by causing the Advisee
to retain a reasonable percentage of proceeds from offerings and revenues.

 

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(d)          
Recommendations Regarding Reviews. From time to time and not less than quarterly, the Advisor must review the Advisee’s
accounts to determine whether cash distributions are appropriate.

 

(e)          
Temporary Investments. The Advisor shall, in its sole discretion, temporarily place proceeds from offerings by the
Advisee into short term, highly liquid investments which may include money market funds, obligations of, or obligations guaranteed
by, the U.S. government or bank money-market accounts or certificates of deposit of national or state banks that have deposits
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (including certificates of deposit of any bank acting as a depository or custodian
for any such funds) that can be readily sold, with appropriate safety of principal.

 

5.            
Limitations on Front End Fees.

 

The following
provisions in this Section 5 shall apply for only so long as the shares of the Advisee are not listed on a national securities
exchange.

 

(a)          
Limitations on Front End Fees. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

 

 (i)           
All fees and expenses paid by any party for any services rendered to organize the Advisee and to acquire assets for the
Company (“Front End Fees”) shall be reasonable and shall not exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds, regardless
of the source of payment. Any reimbursement to the Advisor or any other person for deferred organizational and offering expenses,
including any interest thereon, if any, will be included within this 15% limitation.

 

 (ii)          
The Advisor shall commit at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the gross offering proceeds towards the investment or reinvestment
of assets and reserves as set forth in Section 4(c) above on behalf of the Company. The remaining proceeds may be used to pay Front
End Fees.

 

6.            
Other Activities of the Advisor. The services of the Advisor to the Advisee are not exclusive, and, subject to the
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Advisee, including the conflicts of interest policy included therein, the Advisor may
engage in any other business or render the same, similar or different services to others including, without limitation, businesses
that may directly or indirectly compete with the Advisee, so long as its services to the Advisee hereunder are not impaired thereby,
and, subject to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Advisee, including the conflicts of interest policy included therein,
nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any manager, partner, member (including its members and the owners
of its members), officer or employee of the Advisor to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention
in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to receive any fees or compensation in connection
therewith (including fees for serving as a director of, or providing consulting services to, one or more of the Advisee’s
portfolio companies, subject to applicable law); provided, however, that the Advisor shall notify the Advisee prior to being engaged
to serve as an advisor to a fund or another company that has a similar investment strategy to the Advisee’s investment strategy.
The Advisor assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder. It is understood
that directors, officers, employees and members of the Advisee are or may become interested in the Advisor and its affiliates,
as directors, officers, employees, partners, members, managers or otherwise, and that the Advisor and its directors, officers,
employees, partners, stockholders, members and managers, and the Advisor’s affiliates are or may become similarly interested
in the Advisee and/or its subsidiaries as members or otherwise.

 

7.            
Responsibility of Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees. If any person who is a manager, partner, member, officer
or employee of the Advisor is or becomes a director, officer and/or employee of the Advisee and/or its subsidiaries and acts as
such in any business of the Advisee and/or its subsidiaries, then such manager, partner, member, officer and/or employee of the
Advisor shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Advisee and/or its subsidiaries, and not as a manager, partner,
member, officer or employee of the Advisor or under the control or direction of the Advisor, even if paid by the Advisor.

 

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8.            
Indemnification.

 

(a)          
Indemnification. The Advisor (and its officers, managers, partners, members, agents, employees, controlling persons
and any other person or entity affiliated with the Advisor, including without limitation the Administrator, and any person providing
subadvisory services to the Advisor) shall not be liable to the Advisee or any of its subsidiaries, to the Board, or the Advisee’s
or any subsidiary’s members, stockholders or partners for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Advisor in connection
with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Advisee,
concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial proceedings) with respect
to the receipt of compensation for services, and the Advisee and its subsidiaries shall indemnify, defend and protect the Advisor
(and its officers, managers, partners, members, agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated
with the Advisor, including without limitation the Administrator, and any person providing subadvisory services to the Advisor,
each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and
hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed
action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Advisee or its security
holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Advisor’s duties or obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Advisee. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this paragraph to the
contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed
to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Advisee or any of its subsidiaries, to
the Board, or the Advisee’s or any subsidiary’s members, stockholders or partners to which the Indemnified Parties
would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Advisor’s
duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Advisor’s duties and obligations under this Agreement.

 

The following
provisions in this Section 8 shall apply for only so long as the Shares of the Advisee are not listed on a national securities
exchange.

 

(b)          
Limitations on Indemnification. Notwithstanding Section 8(a) to the contrary, the Advisee and its subsidiaries shall
not provide for indemnification of the Indemnified Parties for any liability or loss suffered by the Indemnified Parties, nor shall
the Advisee or its subsidiaries provide that any of the Indemnified Parties be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered
by the Advisee and its subsidiaries, unless all of the following conditions are met:

 

(i)           
the Indemnified Party has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in
the best interests of the Advisee and its subsidiaries;

 

(ii)          
the Indemnified Party was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Advisee and its subsidiaries;

 

(iii)         
such liability or loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the Indemnified Party; and

 

(iv)         
such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the Advisee’s net assets and not from
members.

 

Furthermore,
the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation
of federal or state securities laws unless one or more of the following conditions are met:

 

(i)           
there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the
particular indemnitee;

 

(ii)          
such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee;
or

 

(iii)         
a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification
of the settlement and related costs should be made, and the court of law considering the request for indemnification has been advised
of the position of the SEC and the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Advisee
were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.

 

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(c)          
Advancement of Funds. The Advisee shall be permitted to advance funds to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses
and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought only if all of the following
conditions are met:

 

 (i)             The
legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Advisee; and

 

 (ii)            The
Indemnified Party undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Advisee, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon,
in cases in which the Indemnified Party is not found to be entitled to indemnification.

 

9.            
Effectiveness, Duration and Termination of Agreement.

 

(a)           
Term and Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof until April 30, 2022and thereafter
shall continue automatically for successive annual periods (a “Renewal Term”), provided that with respect
to the Company, such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the Company’s
independent directors.

 

(b)          
Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, (a) by the Advisee
upon 60 days’ written notice to the Advisor, by the vote of the Advisee’s independent directors, or (b) by the Advisor
upon 120 days’ written notice to the Advisee. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Advisor without the consent of
the Advisee, which consent shall be approved by a majority of the Advisee’s independent directors, provided that (a) the
Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this Agreement without obtaining the approval of the Advisee,
and (b) the Advisor may assign or delegate any or all of its other rights or obligations to any subsidiary of the Advisor or any
affiliate of Greenbacker Group LLC, without obtaining the approval of the Advisee, if such assignment or delegation does not constitute
an “assignment” within the meaning of the Advisers Act. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Advisee without
the prior written consent of the Advisor except in the case of assignment by the Advisee to an organization which is a successor
(by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets, or similar transaction) to the Advisee, in which case such successor organization
shall be bound under this Agreement and by the terms of such assignment in the same manner as the Advisee is bound under this Agreement.
The provisions of Section 9 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Advisor shall remain entitled to the
benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement.

 

(c)          
Payments to and Duties of Advisor Upon Termination.

 

(i)           
After the termination of this Agreement, the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for further services provided
hereunder except that it shall be entitled to receive from the Advisee within 30 days after the effective date of such termination
all unpaid reimbursements and all earned but unpaid fees payable to the Advisor prior to termination of this Agreement. If the
Advisee and the Advisor cannot agree on the amount of such reimbursements and fees, the parties will submit to binding arbitration.

 

(ii)          
The Advisor shall promptly upon termination:

 

(A)             
Deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all
money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;

 

(B)             
Deliver to the Board all assets and documents of the Advisee then in custody of the Advisor; and

 

(C)             
Cooperate with the Advisee’s reasonable request to provide an orderly management transition.

 

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10.          
Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid,
to the other party at its principal office.

 

11.          
Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent.

 

12.          
Entire Agreement; Governing Law. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior
agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement
may be executed by any of the parties hereto, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date above written.

 

	 	GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Richard C. Butt	 
	 	Name: Richard C. Butt

Title: Chief Financial
Officer

 

	 	GREENBACKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Charles Wheeler	 
	 	Name: Charles Wheeler

Title: President

 

	 	GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Richard C. Butt	 
	 	Name: Richard C. Butt

Title: Chief Financial
Officer

 

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