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PNW-3.31.17 10Q Combined Document

Exhibit 10.1

ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
DOCKET NOS. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

MARCH 27 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS
		
	I.
	RECITALS    5

		
	II.
	RATE CASE STABILITY PROVISION    8

		
	III.
	RATE INCREASE    8

		
	IV.
	BILL IMPACT    8

		
	V.
	COST OF CAPITAL    9

		
	VI.
	DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION AND DECOMMISSIONING    9

		
	VII.
	FUEL AND POWER SUPPLY ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS    10

		
	VIII.
	TRANSFER OF ITEMS FROM ADJUSTMENT 
MECHANISMS TO BASE RATES    11

		
	IX.
	RATE TREATMENT RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF SELECTIVEATALYTIC REDUCTION EQUIPMENT AT FOUR CORNERS UNITS 4 AND 5    12

		
	X.
	COST DEFERRAL RELATED TO THE OCOTILLO 
MODERNIZATION PROJECT    13

		
	XI.
	COST DEFFERAL RELATED TO CHANGES IN ARIZONA 
PROPERTY TAX RATE    13

		
	XII.
	COST OF SERVICE STUDY    14

		
	XIII.
	NAVAJO GENERATING STATION    14

		
	XIV.
	ANNUAL WORKFORCE PLANNING REPORT    14

		
	XV.
	SELF-BUILD MORATORIUM    15

		
	XVI.
	TAX EXPENSE ADJUSTOR MECHANISM    16

		
	XVII.
	RESIDENTIAL RATE DESIGN    17

		
	XVIII.
	RESIDENTIAL RATE DESIGN FOR DISTRIBUTED 
GENERATION CUSTOMERS    19

		
	XIX.
	RESIDENTIAL RATE AVAILABILITY    20

		
	XX.
	COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATE DESIGN    21

		
	XXI.
	E-32L RATE DESIGN    21

		
	XXII.
	SCHOOLS DISCOUNT RATE RIDER    21

		
	XXIII.
	AG-X    21

		
	XXIV.
	MILITARY CUSTOMERS    23

		
	XXV.
	REVENUE SPREAD    23

		
	XXVI.
	EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE PLANS AND 
TRANSITION PLAN    24

		
	XXVII.
	FIVE MILLION DSMAC ALLOCATION    24

		
	XXVIII.
	AZ SUN II    24

		
	XXIX.
	LIMITED INCOME PROGRAMS    26

		
	XXX.
	AMI OPT-OUT/SCHEDULE 1    27

		
	XXXI.
	SCHEDULE 3    27

		
	XXXII.
	LOST FIXED COST RECOVERY MECHANISM    27

		
	XXXIII.
	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SURCHARGE    28

		
	XXXIV.
	TRANSMISSION COST ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM    28

		
	XXXV.
	CHALLENGES TO DECISION NOS. 75859 AND 75932    28

		
	XXXVI.
	POWER SUPPLY ADJUSTOR AUDIT    29

		
	XXXVII.
	COMPLIANCE MATTERS    29

		
	XXXVIII.
	FORCE MAJEURE PROVISION    29

		
	XXXIX.
	COMMISSION EVALUATION OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT    29

		
	XL.
	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS    30

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY’S REQUEST FOR A RATE INCREASE (DOCKET NO. E-01345-A-0036) AND 
THE FUEL AND PURCHASED POWER PROCUREMENT AUDIT OF APS 
(DOCKET NO. E-01345A-16-0123)

The purpose of this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) is to settle disputed issues related to Arizona Public Service Company’s (“APS” or “Company”) application to increase its rates (Docket No. E-01345A-16-0036) and the fuel and purchased power procurement audit of APS (Docket No. E-1345A-16-0123).  This Agreement is entered into by the following entities:

Arizona Corporation Commission - Utilities Division Staff
Arizona Public Service Company
Residential Utility Consumer Office
Arizona Utility Ratepayer Alliance
Federal Executive Agencies
Arizona Solar Deployment Alliance
Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association
Vote Solar
Solar Energy Industries Association
Arizona School Boards Association and the Arizona Association of School Business Officials
Arizonans for Electric Choice and Competition
Western Resource Advocates
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Sam’s West, Inc.
Local Unions 387 and 769 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO
Freeport Minerals Corporation
Arizona Community Action Association
The Kroger Co.
Arizona Investment Council
Property Owners & Residents Association, Sun City West

Sun City Home Owners Association
REP America d/b/a ConservAmerica
Constellation New Energy, LLC
Direct Energy Business, LLC
Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC
Arizona Competitive Power Alliance
Energy Freedom Coalition of America
City of Coolidge 
Granite Creek Farms, LLC
Granite Creek Power & Gas, LLC

These entities shall be referred to collectively as Signing Parties; a single entity shall be referred to individually as a Signing Party.

		
	I.
	RECITALS

		
	1.1
	APS filed the rate application underlying ACC Docket No. E-01345A-16-0036 on June 1, 2016.  On August 6, 2016, the administrative law judge granted a motion to consolidate the Fuel and Purchased Power Procurement Audits, ACC Docket No.  E-01345A-16-0123, with APS’s rate case. Collectively, these dockets may be referred to herein as the Docket.

		
	1.2
	Subsequently, the Commission approved applications to intervene filed by Richard Gayer; Patricia Ferre; Warren Woodward; Arizona Solar Deployment Alliance (“ASDA”); IO Data Centers, LLC (“IO”); Freeport Minerals Corporation (Freeport) and Arizonans for Electric Choice and Competition (collectively, “AECC”); Sun City Home Owners Association (“Sun City HOA”); Western Resource Advocates (“WRA”); Arizona Investment Council (“AIC”); Arizona Utility Ratepayer Alliance (“AURA”), Property Owners and Residents Association, Sun City West (“PORA”); Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (“AriSEIA”); Arizona School Boards Association (“ASBA”) and Arizona Association of School Business Officials (“AASBO”) (collectively, “ASBA/AASBO”); Cynthia Zwick, Arizona Community Action Association (“ACAA”); Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (“SWEEP”); the Residential Utility Consumer Office (“RUCO”); Vote Solar; Electrical District Number Eight and McMullen Valley Water Conservation & Drainage District (collectively, “ED8/McMullen”); The Kroger Co. (“Kroger”); Tucson 

Exhibit 10.1

Electric Power Company (“TEP”); Pima County; Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”); the Energy Freedom Coalition of America (“EFCA”); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Sam’s West, Inc. (collectively, “Wal-Mart”); Local Unions 387 and 769 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO (collectively, “the IBEW Locals”); Noble Americas Energy Solutions LLC (“Noble Solutions”); the Arizona Competitive Power Alliance (“the Alliance”); Electrical District Number Six, Pinal County, Arizona (“ED 6”); Electrical District Number Seven of the County of Maricopa, State of Arizona (“ED “7); Aguila Irrigation District (“AID”); Tonopah Irrigation District (“TID”); Harquahala Valley Power District (“HVPD”); and Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number One (“MWD”) (collectively, Districts); SunRun; the Federal Executive Agencies (“FEA”); Constellation New Energy, Inc. (“CNE”); Direct Energy, Inc. (“Direct Energy”); AARP; the City of Coolidge (“Coolidge”); REP America d/b/a ConservAmerica (“ConservAmerica”); and Granite Creek Power & Gas and Granite Creek Farms LLC (collectively, “Granite Creek”).  SunRun subsequently withdrew its intervention.

		
	1.3
	APS filed a notice of revenue requirement settlement discussions on December 29, 2016.  Revenue requirement settlement discussions began on January 12, 2017; rate design settlement discussions began on February 6, 2017.  The settlement discussions were open, transparent, and inclusive of all parties to this Docket who desired to participate.  All parties to this Docket were notified of the settlement discussion process, were encouraged to participate in the negotiations, and were provided with an equal opportunity to participate.

		
	1.4
	The terms of this Agreement are just, reasonable, fair, and in the public interest in that they, among other things, establish just and reasonable rates for APS customers; promote the reliability of the electric system, as well as the convenience, comfort and safety, and the preservation of health, of the employees and customers of APS consistent with the Commission’s obligations under Arizona law; resolve the issues arising from this Docket; and avoid unnecessary litigation expense and delay. 

		
	1.5
	The Signing Parties believe that this Agreement balances APS’s rate increase with benefits for customers. The Signing Parties agree that some of the significant provisions of the Agreement include:

Exhibit 10.1

		
	a.
	A $87.25 million non-fuel, non-depreciation revenue requirement increase, or a reduction of $58.96 million from APS’s original application.

		
	b.
	An average 4.54% bill impact for residential customers compared to an average 7.96% bill impact for residential customers in APS’s original application.

		
	c.
	A refund to customers through the Demand Side Management Adjustor Clause (“DSMAC”), of $15 million in collected, but unspent DSMAC funds to mitigate the first year bill impacts.

		
	d.
	A rate case stay out, in which APS agrees not to file a new general rate case filing  prior to June 1, 2019;

		
	e.
	A program to expand access to utility owned rooftop solar for low and moderate income Arizonans, Title I Schools, and rural governments;

		
	f.
	Continuation of a buy-through rate for Industrial and large General Service customers;

g.    Continuation of crisis bill assistance for low income customers;
h.    More off-peak hours and holidays for time-differentiated rates;
		
	i. 
	A moratorium on new self-build generation until January 1, 2022 and through December 31, 2027 for construction of combined-cycle generating units;

		
	j.
	An experimental pilot technology rate initially available for up to 10,000 customers;

		
	k.
	New updated rate designs with rate options for all customers.

		
	l.
	An educational plan and concerted outreach effort by APS on its various rate plans with transitional rates in place until May 1, 2018 to allow for customer education;

m.    Additional discounts for Schools and Military Customers;
		
	n.
	Resolution of Solar Distributed Generation (“DG”) issues for the term of the  Settlement Agreement;

Exhibit 10.1

		
	o.
	Agreement by Signing Parties to withdraw any appeals of the Commission’s Value of Solar Decisions (Docket Nos. 75859 and 75932).

		
	p. 
	Agreement by Signing Parties to refrain from pursuing actions in any forum that are inconsistent with the provisions of the Settlement Agreement.

		
	1.6
	The Signing Parties request that the Commission find that the rates, terms and conditions of this Agreement are just, fair and reasonable and in the public interest in accordance with Article 15, Sections 3 and 14 of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes Section 40-250 along with any and all other necessary findings, and  to approve the Agreement and order that it and the rates contained herein become effective on July 1, 2017.

Exhibit 10.1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

		
	II.
	RATE CASE STABILITY PROVISION

		
	2.1.
	APS will not file its next general rate case before June 1, 2019.  The test year end date for the base rate increase filing contemplated in this section shall be no earlier than December 31, 2018. 

		
	II.
	RATE INCREASE

		
	3.1.
	APS shall receive a $87.25 million non-fuel, non-depreciation revenue requirement increase.  When the reduction for base fuel of $53.63 million and the increase for depreciation of $61.00 million is taken into account, the result is a net base rate increase of $94.624 million, exclusive of the adjustor transfer described below in Paragraph 3.2.

		
	3.2
	APS also requested to transfer amounts collected in adjustor mechanisms to base rates, which is revenue neutral since the adjustor balances will be reduced with the transfer to base rates.  After including the transferred adjustor mechanism amount of $267.95 million, the Company’s total base rate revenue requirement is $362.58 million (“revenue requirement”).  This amount is comprised of: (1) a non-fuel base rate increase of $148.250 million, which includes a return on and of plant that is in service as of December 31, 2016 (“Post-Test Year Plant”), twelve (12) months beyond the test year ending December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Test Year”); (2) a base fuel rate decrease of $53.63 million; and (3) the transfer from adjustor mechanisms of $267.95 million to base rates described in Paragraph VIII herein.  When these amounts are netted together, this amounts to a net base rate increase of $94.624 million.

		
	3.3
	The Company’s jurisdictional fair value rate base used to establish the rates agreed to herein is $9,990,561,000.  APS’s total adjusted Test Year revenue is $2,888,903,000.

		
	3.4
	In future rate cases, APS will agree to impute net revenue growth for any revenue producing plant included in post-test year plant.

		
	III.
	BILL IMPACT

		
	4.1
	When new rates become effective, customers will have on average a 3.28% bill impact.

		
	a.
	Residential customers will have on average a 4.54% bill impact.

		
	b.
	General Service customers will have on average a 1.93% bill impact.

		
	4.2
	To mitigate the first year bill impacts, APS will refund to customers through the DSMAC $15 million in collected, but unspent DSMAC funds.

		
	V.
	COST OF CAPITAL

		
	5.1
	An original cost of capital structure comprised of 44.2% debt and 55.8% common equity shall be adopted for ratemaking purposes for this Docket.

		
	5.2
	A return on common equity of 10.0% and an embedded cost of debt of 5.13% shall be adopted for ratemaking purposes for this Docket.

		
	5.3
	The Signing Parties agree to a fair value rate of return of 5.59% for this Docket, which includes a 0.8% return on the fair value increment.

		
	5.4
	The provisions set forth herein regarding the quantification of fair value rate base, fair value rate of return, and the revenue requirement are made for purposes of settlement only and should not be construed as admissions against interest or waivers of litigation positions related to other or future cases.

		
	VI.
	DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION AND DECOMMISSIONING

		
	6.1
	APS will lower its proposed annual depreciation expense pro forma on APS’s as filed SFR C-2 by $20 million per year, resulting in a $61 million increase in depreciation expense (inclusive of the Cholla 2 Regulatory Asset Amortization), by adjusting its proposed lives/net salvage rates for its distribution accounts and by accelerating the amortization of the present excess depreciation reserves for Palo Verde.

		
	6.2
	The annual depreciation expense for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station will be decreased by $21 million.

		
	6.3
	The decrease in Palo Verde depreciation not needed to fund the reduction in revenue requirements described in Section 6.1 above (“Excess Amount”) will be offset by a more rapid amortization of the Cholla 2 regulatory asset such that there will be no additional impact on APS’s revenue requirement in this case.

		
	6.4
	Should the Cholla 2 regulatory asset become fully amortized prior to APS’s next general rate case, the Excess Amount will be used to accelerate the recovery of APS’s remaining investment in the Navajo Generating Station.

		
	6.5
	For purposes of settling this rate case, APS’s depreciation rates will be deemed to use the straight-line method, vintage group procedure, and remaining life technique.

		
	6.6
	In APS’s next rate case, APS will file a depreciation rate study that includes alternative calculations for cost of removal and dismantlement (negative net salvage) using the “FAS 143” discounted net present value method, computed using a discount rate to be agreed upon.

		
	6.7
	A copy of APS’s agreed upon depreciation rates is attached as Appendix A.

		
	6.8
	APS’s annual nuclear decommissioning expense proposal will be adopted.  A copy of the decommissioning contribution schedule is attached as Appendix B.

		
	6.9
	Subject to the discussion herein of Cholla 2, the Company shall use its proposed amortization rates for regulatory assets and liabilities as well as for other intangibles.

		
	VII.
	FUEL AND POWER SUPPLY ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

		
	7.1
	The base fuel rate shall be lowered from $0.032071 per kWh as set in the Decision No. 73183 to $0.030168 per kWh.  This change shall take effect on the effective date of the new rates contained in this Agreement, in accordance with the Plan of Administration for the Power Supply Adjustor (“PSA”) to be approved in this case.

		
	7.2
	APS shall be permitted to include chemical costs for lime, ammonia and sulfur that are incurred in the generation process in the PSA.

		
	7.3
	APS shall be permitted to include third-party storage expenses in the PSA provided that APS files for approval to include any third-party storage contract with the Commission 90 days before it becomes effective.

		
	7.4
	The September 30 Preliminary Annual PSA Rate filing and the December 31 Final Annual PSA Rate calculation filing will be consolidated into one annual reset filing that will occur annually on or before November 30.  Unless the Commission otherwise acts on the APS calculation by February 1, the PSA rate proposed by APS will go into effect with the first billing cycle in February.

		
	7.5
	The PSA Plan of Administration shall be amended as necessary to reflect the terms of this Agreement and shall be approved concurrent with the approval of this Agreement. The revised PSA Plan of Administration is attached as Appendix C.

		
	VIII.
	TRANSFER OF ITEMS FROM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS TO BASE RATES

		
	8.1
	The Signing Parties agree that certain revenue requirements collected through the  Renewable Energy Adjustor Clause (“REAC”), DSMAC Lost Fixed Cost Recovery (“LFCR”), Transmission Cost Adjustor (“TCA”), Environmental Impact Surcharge (“EIS”), Four Corners Rate Rider (“FCRR”), and the System Benefits Charge (“SBC”) adjustment mechanisms shall be transferred to base rates and those adjustor rates will be zeroed out or reduced, as proposed by APS herein.

		
	8.2
	 Adjustor transfers agreed to herein shall include the portion of transmission revenue requirements that was collected in the test year for the TCA, the portion of the lost fixed costs that was collected in the test year for the LFCR; the portion of environmental compliance revenue requirements that was collected in the test year for the EIS; an increase in the portion of energy efficiency expense to be collected in base rates from the DSMAC; the revenue requirement of Arizona Sun related renewable generation, the Schools and Governments Program and the Community Power Project will be transferred from the REAC into base rates; the portion of APS’s acquisition of Southern California Edison’s share of Four Corners currently collected in the Four Corners Rate Rider; and the portion of the System Benefits reduction that went into effect January 1, 2016 to reflect Palo Verde Unit 2 having been fully funded in the nuclear decommissioning trust.  The specific amounts in each adjustor to be transferred to base rates pursuant to this Section are identified in Appendix D.  The amounts transferred will be calculated using Staff’s revenue conversion factor.

		
	8.3
	On the effective date of the new rates contained in this Agreement, the REAC, DSMAC, LFCR, TCA, EIS, FCRR and SBC rates shall be reduced to reflect the removal of the amounts identified in Appendix D.

		
	IX.
	RATE TREATMENT RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTIONS AT FOUR CORNERS UNITS 4 AND 5

		
	9.1
	The parties agree that this Docket shall remain open for the sole purpose of allowing APS to file a request that its rates be adjusted no later than January 1, 2019 to reflect the proposed addition of Selective Catalytic Reduction (“SCR”) equipment at Four Corners, as requested in APS’s application in this Docket. 

		
	9.2
	APS shall be authorized by the Commission to defer for possible later recovery through rates, all non-fuel costs (as defined herein to include all O&M, property taxes, depreciation, and a return at APS’s embedded cost of debt in this proceeding) of owning, operating and maintaining the Selective Catalytic Reduction environmental controls at the Four Corners Power Plant from the date such controls go into service until the inclusion of such costs into rates.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to limit this Commission’s authority to review the entirety of the project and to make any disallowances thereof due to imprudence, errors or inappropriate application of the requirements of this Decision.  The interest component of the SCR deferral will be set at APS’s embedded cost of debt established in this Agreement.

		
	9.3
	Any filing seeking a rate adjustment pursuant to Section 9.1 shall include the following schedules: (1) the most current APS balance sheet at the time of filing; (2) the most current APS income statement at the time of filing; (3) an earnings schedule that demonstrates that the operating income resulting from the rate adjustment does not result in a return on rate base in excess of that authorized by this Agreement in the period after the rate adjustment becomes effective; (4) a revenue requirement calculation, including the amortization of any deferred costs; (5) an adjusted rate base schedule; and (6) a typical bill analysis under present and filed rates.  The Signing Parties  agree to use good faith efforts to process this rate adjustment request such that any resulting rate adjustment becomes effective no later than January 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 9.1.

		
	9.4
	The Signing Parties shall not present any issues in the rate adjustment proceeding other than those specifically described in this Section.

		
	9.5
	Section 9 is agreed to without prejudice to any position taken by a Signing Party in any other pending proceeding, including ASBA/AASBO v. ACC, 1 CA-CC-15-0001.

		
	X.
	COST DEFERRAL RELATED TO THE OCOTILLO MODERNIZATION PROJECT

		
	10.1
	APS will be authorized to defer for possible later recovery through rates, all non-fuel costs (as defined herein to include all O&M, property taxes, depreciation, and a return at APS’s embedded cost of debt in this proceeding) of owning, operating, and maintaining the Ocotillo Modernization Project (“OMP”) and retiring the existing steam generation at Ocotillo.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to limit the Commission’s authority to review the entirety of the project and to make any disallowances thereof due to imprudence, errors or inappropriate application of the requirements of this Decision.  The interest component of the Ocotillo deferral will be set at APS’s embedded cost of debt established in this Agreement. 

		
	10.2
	The entire OMP will be in service before the rate effective date of APS’s next general rate case, and the entire OMP investment will be addressed and resolved in that proceeding. 

		
	10.3
	This agreement does not address the prudence of the OMP, and a deferral of the OMP costs does not guarantee recovery of those costs.  Consideration of OMP in APS’s next general rate case does not create any precedent, guarantee, or certainty regarding the consideration or treatment of post-test year plant.

		
	XI.
	COST DEFERRAL RELATED TO CHANGES IN ARIZONA PROPERTY TAX RATE

		
	11.1
	APS shall be allowed to defer for future recovery (or credit to customers) the Arizona property tax expense above or below the test year caused by changes to the applicable Arizona composite property tax rate. 

		
	11.2
	The property tax deferral will not accrue interest during the deferral period, unless it is negative, in which case, it will accrue interest in favor of APS’s customers at APS’s short term debt rate. 

		
	11.3
	Beginning with the effective date of the Commission decision resulting from APS’s next general rate case, any final property tax rate deferral that has a positive balance will be recovered from customers over 10 years, with a return at APS’s short term debt rate, also with a return on any unrefunded negative balance at the same short term debt rate.

		
	11.4
	The Signing Parties reserve the right to review APS’s property tax deferrals in APS’s next general rate case for reasonableness and prudence.

		
	11.5
	Prior to the next APS general rate case, APS will meet and confer with Staff, RUCO and other stakeholders regarding the appropriate ratemaking treatment for the two year lag on payment of property taxes for post-test year plant.

		
	XII.
	COST OF SERVICE STUDY

		
	12.1
	APS agrees in its next rate case to make available to parties its cost of service study in an Excel spreadsheet with inputs linked to outputs so that parties can change the inputs as necessary to reflect their position in the case.  APS will meet and confer with stakeholders prior to filing to discuss the cost of service format.

		
	12.2
	In its next general rate case, APS agrees to perform the Average and Excess methodology to allocate production demand costs to residential and general service classes and then reallocate production demand within the residential sub-classes based on 4CP.  This does not preclude APS or other stakeholders from proposing alternative allocation methods.

		
	XIII.
	NAVAJO GENERATING STATION

		
	13.1
	APS will address any potential impacts of the closure of the Navajo Generating Station prior to the filing of APS’s next rate case in Docket No. E-00000C-17-0039. To the extent it deems appropriate, APS may request that a separate Docket specific to APS be opened to address any issues pertaining to APS’s interest in the Navajo Generating Station.

		
	II.
	ANNUAL WORKFORCE PLANNING REPORT

		
	14.1
	APS shall file a workforce planning report with the Commission containing the following information:  (i) the identification of each of the specific challenges or issues APS faces regarding workforce planning; (ii) the specific action(s) APS is taking to address each challenge or issue; and (iii) an update of the progress APS has made toward resolving each challenge or issue.  The workforce planning report shall be filed on an annual basis, in this Docket, on or before May 31st, until the conclusion of the next APS general rate case, and shall be limited to the following job classifications:  Electrician-Journeyman, Lineman-Journeyman, Technician-E&I, and Operator-Power Plant (a/k/a Auxiliary Operators and Control Operators).  At a minimum, the workforce planning report shall set forth:  (i) the number of employees then currently holding these positions; (ii) the present mean and median ages of APS’s workforce with respect to these job classifications; (iii) the share of retirement-eligible employees, both as a percentage and in absolute terms, in each of these job classifications; and (iv) the anticipated hiring level and attrition level for each of these job classifications.

		
	14.2
	The obligation contained in this Section XIV for APS to file a workforce planning report supersedes any prior workforce planning reporting requirement including the requirement in Decision No. 73183.

		
	III.
	SELF-BUILD MORATORIUM

		
	15.1
	APS will not pursue any new self-build generation option having an in-service date prior to January 1, 2022 unless expressly authorized by the Commission. Such restriction shall extend to December 31, 2027 with regard to the construction of combined-cycle generating units. 

		
	15.2
	This self-build moratorium does not include any of the following: (1) the OMP; (2) the acquisition of a generating unit or an interest in a generating unit from a non-affiliated merchant or utility generator; (3) the acquisition of generation needed for system reliability when under the circumstances the seeking of prior Commission approval is impossible or impractical; (4) distributed generation or storage of less than 50 MW per location; (5) microgrids irrespective of size; (6) renewable generation; or (7) uprates or repowering of existing APS-owned generation.

		
	15.3
	As part of any APS request for Commission authorization to self-build generation, APS will address:

		
	a.
	The Company's specific unmet needs for additional long-term resources.

		
	b.
	The Company's efforts to secure adequate and reasonably-priced long-term resources from the competitive wholesale market to meet these needs.

		
	c.
	The reasons why APS believes those efforts have been unsuccessful, either in whole or in part.

		
	d.
	The extent to which the request to self-build generation is consistent with any applicable Company resource plans and competitive resource acquisition rules.

		
	e.
	The anticipated cost of the proposed self-build option in comparison with suitable alternatives available from the competitive market for the relevant analysis period.

		
	15.4
	Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving APS of its obligation to prudently acquire generating resources, including, but not limited to, seeking the above authorization to self-build a generating resource or resources.

		
	15.5
	The issuance of any RFP or the conduct of any other competitive solicitation in the future shall not, in and of itself, preclude APS from negotiating bilateral agreements with non-affiliated parties.

		
	IV.
	TAX EXPENSE ADJUSTOR MECHANISM

		
	16.1
	In the event that significant Federal income tax reform legislation is enacted and becomes effective prior to the conclusion of APS’s next general rate case, and such legislation materially impacts the Company’s annual revenue requirements, APS will create a rate adjustment mechanism to enable the pass-through of income tax effects to customers.

		
	16.2
	This adjustor mechanism has the following elements:

		
	a.
	The change in revenue requirements due to Federal tax reform will be measured as the change in:

		
	i.
	The Federal Income Tax Rate (currently 35%) applied to the Company’s Adjusted 2015 Test Year;

		
	ii.
	The annual amortization of any resulting excess deferred income tax regulatory account compared to the Company’s Adjusted 2015 Test Year, and;

		
	iii.
	Permanent income tax adjustments (such as interest expense and/or property tax expense deductibility) compared to those taken in the Company’s Adjusted 2015 Test Year.

		
	b.
	The Company will change retail rates through the Tax Expense Adjustor Mechanism (TEAM).

		
	i.
	The rate will be computed on a prospective basis each year based on the jurisdictional retail income tax change as compared to the income tax expense used to set rates in this proceeding combined with the Company’s projection of jurisdictional retail sales for the coming year. The rate will be filed on December 1st and will become effective with the first billing cycle in March of each year.

		
	ii.
	The adjustment will be assessed to each customer as an equal per kWh charge.

		
	iii.
	The adjustor mechanism will include a balancing account such that any under- or over-collected balance will be recovered or refunded in the following year.

		
	iv.
	Each year’s under- or over-collected balance will accrue interest at the Company’s applicable cost of short-term debt.

		
	16.3
	The TEAM will terminate with the effective date of APS’s next general rate case.

		
	16.4
	The Plan of Administration for the TEAM is attached as Appendix E.

		
	V.
	RESIDENTIAL RATE DESIGN

		
	17.1
	R-XS:  Rate Schedule “R-XS” is available to customers without distributed generation using 600 or less kWh per month on average.  The Basic Service Charge for R-XS is $10 for the average billing month, calculated at a daily rate of $0.329.

		
	17.2
	R-Basic:  Rate Schedule “R-Basic” is available to customers without distributed generation using more than 600 kWh but less than 1,000 kWh per month on average.  The Basic Service Charge for R-Basic is $15.00 for the average billing month, calculated at a daily rate of $0.493. 

		
	17.3
	R-Basic Large:  Rate Schedule “R-Basic Large” is available to customers without distributed generation using 1,000 kWh per month or more on average.  The Basic Service Charge for R-Basic Large is $20.00 for the average billing month, calculated at a daily rate of $0.658.

		
	17.4
	TOU-E: Rate Schedule “TOU-E” is available to all customers.  The Basic Service Charge for “TOU-E” is $13 for the average billing month, calculated at a daily rate of $0.427.  Winter Super Off-peak hours are from 10:00am - 3:00pm.  Customers currently on a Time Advantage rate plan will transition to this rate unless they select to voluntarily move to another rate for which they are eligible.  For DG customers, the average off-set rate shall be inclusive of the Grid Access Charge described in Section 18.1.

		
	17.5
	R-2: Rate Schedule “R-2” is a three-part rate available to all customers.  The Basic Service Charge for R-2 is $13 for the average billing month; calculated at a daily rate of $0.427.

		
	17.6
	R-3: Rate Schedule R-3 is a three-part rate available to all customers.  The Basic Service Charge for R-3 is $13 for the average billing month; calculated at a daily rate of $0.427.  Customers currently on the Combined Advantage rate plan will transition to this rate unless they select to voluntarily move to another rate for which they are eligible.

		
	17.7
	R-Tech: An Optional R-Tech Pilot Rate Program shall be created that will initially serve up to 10,000 customers.  It is a three-part rate that is available to residential customers when the following criteria are met:  (1) two or more qualifying primary on-site technologies were purchased within 90 days of the customer enrolling in the rate; or (2) one qualifying primary on-site technology was purchased within 90 days of the customer enrolling in the rate and two or more qualifying secondary on-site technologies.  Qualifying technologies are set forth in Rate Schedule R-Tech attached hereto as Appendix F.  The Basic Service Charge for R-Tech is $15 for the average billing month, calculated at a daily rate of $0.493.

		
	a.
	Once 6,000 customers have signed up to take service under this program, and if such threshold has been reached prior to the Company's next general rate case filing, the Company  shall provide notice and promptly convene a meeting of the interested parties to this Docket to discuss the future of the Pilot Program.  If each of the parties to that discussion agree on a new customer participation level for the R-Tech Pilot Program that shall apply until the Commission determines the disposition of the R-Tech Pilot Program during the Company’s next general rate case the Company shall file a notice in this Docket to that effect and the program shall continue to be offered up to the new agreed upon customer participation level.

 
		
	b.
	However, if all parties cannot agree to a new customer participation level, then APS shall file a report on the R-Tech Pilot Program and request that the Commission determine whether to continue, expand, or terminate the program in the Docket within 90 days of the date that 7,000 customers have begun taking service under this program.  The Commission will then promptly review the program and determine if it should continue, terminate, or be adjusted.

		
	c.
	The Signatories have agreed to a rate design for the R-Tech Pilot Rate Program as set forth in Appendix F.

		
	17.8
	The on-peak period will be 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm weekdays for TOU-E, R-2, R-3, and R-Tech, excluding holidays specified in Appendix F. 

		
	17.9
	Attached as Appendix G is the Residential and Commercial rate summary.

		
	VI.
	RESIDENTIAL RATE DESIGN FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION CUSTOMERS

		
	18.1
	DG customers are eligible for four different rate schedules including all proposed TOU and Demand rates.  DG customers that select TOU-E will be subject to a Grid Access Charge as reflected in Appendix F.

		
	18.2
	The self-consumption offset rate for TOU-E will be $0.105/kWh, which is inclusive of the Grid Access Charge, but exclusive of taxes and adjustors. This is an approximately $0.120/kWh offset rate after these adjustments.  The offset rate is based on the load profile and production profile of APS customers with DG during the test year.  Individual customer offset will vary based on individual usage patterns and DG system size, orientation, and production.

		
	18.3
	The Resource Comparison Proxy Rate (“RCP”) for exported energy established in Decision No. 75859, as amended by Decision No. 75932, will be $0.129/kWh in year one, which is inclusive of undifferentiated transmission, distribution, and loss components. This export rate was calculated using a 2015 base year with an adjustment to achieve the final export rate. Attached as Appendix H is the RCP Rate Rider, POA and EPR-6 Legacy Rate Rider.

		
	18.4
	This first year export rate is the product of settlement negotiations and does not create any precedent, imply any change to the structure of or detail in the Resource Comparison Proxy, or otherwise change any aspect of Decision No. 75859.

		
	18.5
	DG customers that file a completed interconnection application before the rate effective date adopted in the Decision in this case shall be grandfathered consistent with Section 18.6 for a period of twenty years, with the twenty year period beginning from the date the system is interconnected with APS.

		
	18.6
	As contemplated in Decision No. 75859, grandfathered DG customers will continue to take service under full retail rate net metering and will continue to take service on their current tariff schedule for the length of the grandfathering period, which for APS are rate schedules E-12, ET-1, ET-2, ECT-1, or ECT-2.  In its next rate case, APS will propose that the rates on each of these legacy tariffs will be updated with an equal percent increase applied to every rate component equal to the residential average base rate increase approved.  In addition, grandfathered DG customers currently served on E-3 or E-4 will continue on the current E-3 or E-4 Rate Riders for as long as they meet the eligibility criteria and/or discontinue participation in the program.

		
	VII.
	RESIDENTIAL RATE AVAILABILITY

		
	19.1
	All customers may select R-Basic, R-Basic Large, TOU-E, R-2, R-3,  R-Tech or R-XS if they qualify until May 1, 2018, except to the extent grandfathered under other sections of this Settlement Agreement.  Distributed Generation customers will not be eligible for R-XS, R-Basic or R-Basic Large. After May 1, 2018, R-Basic Large will no longer be available to new customers or customers who are on another rate.  New customers after May 1, 2018 may choose TOU-E, R-2, R-3 or if they qualify, R-XS or R-Tech.  After 90 days, new customers may opt-out of their current rate and select R-Basic if they qualify.  Customers transitioning to R-Basic must stay on that rate for at least 12 months.

		
	VIII.
	COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATE DESIGN

		
	20.1
	APS’s General Service XS non-demand rate is adopted and attached as Appendix G.

		
	20.2
	APS’s Aggregation feature and Extra High Load Factor Rate are as proposed by the Company.  Copies of these Schedules are attached as Appendix I.

		
	20.3
	Economic Development Service Schedule 9 is approved as modified by Staff and is attached as Appendix J.

		
	20.4
	There will be no change to the current net metering structure for non-residential solar customers until addressed in a future Value of Solar or other proceeding.

		
	20.5
	The Signing Parties agree that issues related to the non-ratchet rate design alternative for C&I remain unresolved by this Agreement, and the Signing Parties agree they may present their respective positions in the hearing scheduled in this proceeding.

		
	20.6
	The on-peak period will be 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm weekdays for XS through E32-L, but will remain unchanged for E-35.

		
	IX.
	E-32L RATE DESIGN

		
	21.1
	APS agrees to redesign E-32 L in a revenue neutral manner to recover an additional amount of $1.36 per kW in the unbundled generation charges.

		
	X.
	SCHOOLS DISCOUNT RATE RIDER

		
	22.1
	All public schools and public school districts will be eligible for a new rate rider.  If they apply for service under this rate rider they receive a discount of $0.0024/kWh.

		
	XI.
	AG-X

		
	23.1
	The capacity reserve charge applicable to AG-X customers will be equal to $5.5398 per kW-month (60% of current FERC demand charge of $9.233 per kW), applied to 100% of the customer’s billing demand.

		
	23.2
	This charge and other parameters will be re-evaluated in APS’s next rate case, including whether AG-X should be evaluated as a separate customer class in the cost of service study.

		
	23.3
	AG-X customers must provide 1-year notice to return to APS’s cost-of-service rates.  At APS’s option, customers seeking to return with less notice must pay market-based rates until the 1-year notice period is attained.

		
	23.4
	The Administrative Management Fee for the program will be increased to $1.80 per MWh.

		
	23.5
	A retail energy imbalance protocol specifically designed to measure how well an AG-X Generation Service Provider (“GSP”) is matching its retail buy-through customer load on an hourly basis will replace the FERC energy imbalance protocol.  Energy Imbalance will be determined based on each GSP’s aggregated hourly customer load.

		
	a.
	Within the range of +/- 15% each hour or +/- 2 MW, whichever is greater, GSPs would pay based on Schedule 4 of APS’s OATT, which now reflects the terms of the CAISO imbalance charges.

		
	b.
	Greater than 15% each hour or +/- 2 MW, whichever is greater, in addition to the charges in a.above, GSPs would pay a penalty of $3 per MWh.

		
	c.
	In addition to the imbalance provisions described above, GSPs with 20% of hourly deviations greater than 20% of the scheduled amount occurring in a calendar month will receive a notice of intent to terminate the GSP’s eligibility in the program unless remedied. Imbalances of this magnitude and frequency will be deemed “Excessive.”  Should Excessive imbalances occur again in a subsequent month, within 12 months from the date of the notice, the GSP’s eligibility may be terminated. To avoid termination, a GSP must demonstrate to APS that it is operating in good faith to match its resources to its load. In the event of GSP termination, the customer will be required to secure a replacement GSP within 60 days.

		
	23.6
	The PSA mitigation will remain in place. However the mitigation is modified such that the resale of capacity and energy displaced by AG-X is established at a flat $1,250,000 per month of off-system sales margins and excluded from the PSA rather than using a pro-rata share of such margins.

		
	23.7
	AG-X will remain at 200 MW but the prior restrictions as to 100 MW from each of the E-32L and E-34/35 rate schedules is eliminated; however, 100 MW would be allocated to 20 MW single-site customers with load factors above 70% unless not fully subscribed during the solicitation process.

		
	23.8
	Line losses for scheduling AG-X load will be modified to reflect transmission voltage service when applicable.

		
	23.9
	The 10 MW minimum aggregation level will be retained.  Current provisions on the size of single site loads eligible for aggregation also will remain in place.

		
	23.10
	There will be a new lottery if the service is oversubscribed – otherwise, first come, first served.  After the initial re-lottery, if necessary, customers who enter the program will not be required to participate in a subsequent lottery to remain in the program.

		
	23.11
	The AG-1 deferral will be recovered over 5 years from all non-residential customer classes, except the street and area lighting customer classes.  The amount will be allocated to each class based on adjusted Test Year kWh.  APS will not propose a deferral of unmitigated costs resulting from AG-X, if any, nor propose the collection of unmitigated costs resulting from AG-X, if any, before or in its next rate case.  Attached as Appendix K is the AG-X rate schedule.

		
	XII.
	MILITARY CUSTOMERS

		
	24.1
	The unbundled delivery charge for service at military-primary voltage under rates E-34 and E-35 will be reduced to a level that results in any applicable military customer getting a net impact bill increase equal to the average for all retail customers.

		
	XIII.
	REVENUE SPREAD

		
	25.1
	For the revised revenue requirement, APS will keep the same revenue spread between Residential and General Service classes.  However, within General Service, because GS extra small and small customers originally had a near zero net bill impact, the reduction will be spread to all other GS customers proportionally to the original revenue spread.  Attached as Appendix L is the revenue spread/targets summary.

		
	XIV.
	EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE PLANS AND TRANSITION PLAN

		
	26.1
	The rate increase will go into effect on the effective date of the Commission’s Decision in this case using transition rates which for purposes of this Agreement are defined as  existing Residential and extra small General Service rate schedules with updated revenue requirements.  Customers will have the opportunity to select any rate which they qualify for, and APS will provide them information on options that would minimize their bill.  Customers that do not select a different rate will transition to the updated rate plan most like their existing rate on or before May 1, 2018.  At least 90 days before transitioning customers who have not selected a rate, APS will provide a report to the ACC indicating the total number of customers who have not made a selection.

		
	XV.
	FIVE MILLION DSMAC ALLOCATION

		
	27.1
	APS will make a one-time allocation of $5 million from over-collected DSMAC funds to DSM programs for education and to help customers manage new rates and rate options including services and tools available to customers to help them manage their utility costs.  APS shall file an outreach and education plan and shall provide stakeholders with an opportunity for review and comment on the draft plan prior to completing its final plan.

		
	XVI.
	AZ SUN II

		
	28.1
	APS will implement a new program for utility-owned solar distributed generation.  The purpose of this program is to expand access to rooftop solar for low and moderate income Arizonans.  For this program, distributed generation will be defined as photovoltaic solar generation connected to the distribution system.  APS will use third-party solar contractors to install the solar systems.  The third-party solar contractors will be competitively selected through an RFP process.  APS will own all the generation, renewable energy credits and other attributes from this program.

		
	28.2
	All reasonable and prudent costs incurred by APS pursuant to this program will be recoverable through the Renewable Energy Adjustment Clause until the next rate case.

		
	a.
	Expenses eligible for recovery through the Renewable Energy Adjustment Clause include all O&M expenses, property taxes, marketing and advertising expenses, and the capital carrying costs of any capital investment by APS through this program (depreciation expenses at rates established by the Commission, and return on both debt and equity at the pre-tax weighted average cost of capital).

		
	b.
	APS may request that the capital costs of the solar systems installed under this program be included in rate base in its next rate case.

		
	c.
	APS’s expenses under this program may be reviewed for prudence in each annual REST docket.  Further, if APS includes any of these solar systems in rate base in the next rate case, those systems will be subject to a prudence review in that case.

		
	d.
	APS will propose a program not less than $10 million per year, and not more than $15 million per year, in direct capital costs for the program.  At least 65% of annual program will be dedicated to residential installations as defined in subsection 28.4.b.  At the end of nine months of each program year, any unspent funds dedicated to low income residential installations can be used for other eligible customers.

		
	e.
	Relation to annual REST docket.  The program is approved in this Docket, and APS does not need to seek further approval in the REST Docket for the program or the spending authorized herein.  However, APS shall report the number of installations, capital costs, and expenses in each annual REST docket.  Further, recovery of the expenses through the Renewable Energy Adjustment Clause will be reviewed in the annual REST dockets as described herein.

		
	28.3
	This program will be available throughout APS’s service area, including in rural Arizona.

		
	28.4
	This program is limited to low and moderate income residential APS customers as defined below, as well as non-profits that serve low or moderate income APS residential customers, Title I schools, and rural government customers.  Rural government is defined as any state, local or tribal government entity in or serving a rural municipality.  Rural Municipality means Arizona incorporated cities and towns with populations of less than 150,000 (based on U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population data) not contiguous with or situated within a Metro Area.  Metro Area means a city with a population of 750,000 or more and its contiguous and surrounding communities.

		
	a.
	Moderate income is defined as a household earning less than 100% of the median Arizona household income.  APS will verify the income of each program participant.

		
	b.
	Low income is defined as a household with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.  APS will verify the income of each program participant.

		
	28.5
	APS may include any multi-family housing (such as apartment buildings) in the program.

		
	28.6
	Each residential APS customer participating in the program, upon installation of the solar system, will receive a bill credit of $10-50 per month applied to their APS bill.  APS will work with stakeholders to discuss and determine the reasonable level of bill credit dependent upon type of installation.  All other terms and conditions of the customer’s rate option will continue to apply.

		
	28.7
	This program is approved for a period of three years from and after the date APS files a notice of program commencement in this Docket.  APS will file the notice no later than three months after the effective date of the Commission’s decision in this Docket. APS agrees to not implement any additional utility-owned residential solar distribution generation programs prior to APS's next general rate case beyond AZ Sun II, as outlined above.

		
	28.8
	APS will file a report with the Commission on the status of the program every quarter during the term of the program.  The reporting will list the number of installs in each eligible category until the next APS rate case.

		
	XVII.
	LIMITED INCOME PROGRAMS

		
	29.1
	The E-3 Energy Support Program for limited income customers will be revised to provide eligible customers with a flat 25% bill discount.

		
	29.2
	The E-4 Medical Support Program for limited income customers who have life sustaining medical equipment will be revised to provide eligible customers with a flat 35% bill discount.

		
	29.3
	APS agrees to fund $1.25 million annually the crisis bill program to assist customers whose incomes are less than or equal to 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.

		
	XVIII.
	AMI OPT-OUT/SCHEDULE 1

		
	30.1
	The AMI Opt-Out program will be approved as proposed by APS except the fees will be changed to reflect an upfront fee of $50 to change out a standard meter for a non-standard meter and monthly fee of $5.  See Service Schedule 1, attached as Appendix M.

		
	30.2
	Changes to Schedule 1 are attached in Appendix M.

		
	XIX.
	SCHEDULE 3

		
	31.1
	APS will create a new classification in Schedule 3: “Rural Municipal Business Developments” which means a tract of land that has (1) been divided into contiguous lots, (2) is owned and developed by a Rural Municipality and, (3) where the Rural Municipality will be the lease-holder for future, permanent lessee applicants.

		
	31.2
	Extension Facilities will be installed to Rural Municipal Business Developments on the basis of an Economic Feasibility analysis in advance of an application for service by permanent lessee applicants.

		
	31.3
	The refund eligibility period will be seven years (Rather than 5 years that applies to other classifications).

		
	31.4
	Advance payment of one-half of the project costs is due before the start of Company construction. The balance of the project cost will be required 7 years from the Execution Date of the agreement if the project has not become economically feasible by the end of the refundable period.  Any unrefunded advance balance paid at the start of the project plus the balance of project costs due at the end of the refund period will become a non-refundable contribution in aid of construction 7 years from the Execution Date of the agreement.  (Rather than full advance required before start of construction).  Changes to Schedule 3 are attached as Appendix N.

XXXII.    LOST FIXED COST RECOVERY MECHANISM
		
	32.1
	The LFCR opt-out rate option approved in Decision 73183 will be removed.

		
	32.2
	The adjustment will no longer be applied to customer’s bills as an equal percentage surcharge, but rather as a capacity (demand) charge per kW for customers with a demand rate and as a kWh charge for customers with a two-part rate without demand.

		
	32.3
	APS shall submit its LFCR compliance filings on February 15th of each year.   New LFCR rates shall take effect, upon Commission approval, with the first billing cycle in May of each year.  The LFCR Plan of Administration is attached as Appendix O.

		
	XXXIII.
	MODIFICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SURCHARGE

		
	33.1
	APS shall be permitted to increase the cumulative per kWh cap rate for the Environmental Improvement Surcharge (“EIS”) from the current $0.00016 to a new rate of $0.00050 and include a balancing account.

		
	33.2
	A copy of the revised EIS Plan of Administration is attached as Appendix P.

		
	XXXIII.
	TRANSMISSION COST ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

		
	34.1
	APS shall be permitted to add a balancing account to the TCA.

		
	34.2
	Consistent with the Commission’s directive in Decision No. 72430, the annual TCA adjustment will become effective June 1 of each year without the need for affirmative Commission approval, consistent with the process approved by the Commission in Decision No. 72430.

		
	34.3
	A copy of the proposed TCA Plan of Administration is attached as Appendix Q.

XXXV.    CHALLENGES TO DECISION NOS. 75859 AND 75932
		
	35.1
	Upon final approval of the Settlement Agreement by way of a final non-appealable Commission Order that includes no material changes to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, all Signing Parties will promptly take all necessary actions to (i) withdraw any challenge to Decision Nos. 75859 and 75932 they have filed. and (ii) refrain from pursuing any legal challenge to Decision Nos. 75859 and 75932 in any forum.

		
	35.2
	Prior to the issuance of a non-appealable Commission Order in this rate case, the Signing Parties agree to work together to secure a stay of any and all appeals that will suspend the filing of all pleadings, motions, briefings, or other court documents, until after the Commission issues its final Order in this case.

XXXVI.    POWER SUPPLY ADJUSTOR AUDIT
		
	36.1
	 Staff will docket the final audit report of APS’s Power Supply Adjustor (“PSA”) and the Signing Parties agree that any issues relating to the PSA audit report will be addressed in the hearing on this matter.

XXXVII.    COMPLIANCE MATTERS
		
	37.1
	Staff’s Recommendation for elimination or waiver of certain compliance requirements will be adopted.  A list of the items to be eliminated or waived is attached as Appendix R.

		
	37.2
	Within ten days after the Commission issues an order in this matter, APS shall file compliance schedules associated with this Docket for Staff review.  Subject to Staff review, such compliance schedules will become effective on the effective date of the new rates contained in this Agreement.

XXXVIII.    FORCE MAJEURE PROVISION
		
	38.1
	Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent APS from requesting a change to its base rates in the event of conditions or circumstances that constitute an emergency.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “emergency” is limited to an extraordinary event that, in the Commission’s judgment, requires base rate relief in order to protect the public interest.  This provision is not intended to preclude any party, including any Signing Party to this Agreement, from opposing an application for rate relief filed by APS pursuant to this paragraph.  Nothing in this provision is intended to limit the Commission’s ability to change rates at any time pursuant to its lawful authority.

XXXIX.    COMMISSION EVALUATION OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
		
	39.1
	All currently filed testimony and exhibits shall be offered into the Commission’s record as evidence. 

		
	39.2
	The Signing Parties recognize that Staff does not have the power to bind the Commission.  For purposes of proposing a settlement agreement, Staff acts in the same manner as any party to a Commission proceeding.

		
	39.3
	This Agreement shall serve as a procedural device by which the Signing Parties will submit their proposed settlement of APS’s pending rate case, Docket No. E-01345A-16-0036 consolidated with Docket No. E-01345A-16-0123, to the Commission. 

		
	39.4
	The Signing Parties recognize that the Commission will independently consider and evaluate the terms of this Agreement.  If the Commission issues an order adopting all material terms of this Agreement, such action shall constitute Commission approval of the Agreement.  Thereafter, the Signing Parties shall abide by the terms as approved by the Commission.

		
	39.5
	If the Commission fails to issue an order adopting all material terms of this Agreement, any or all of the Signing Parties may withdraw from this Agreement, and such Signing Party(ies) may pursue without prejudice their respective remedies at law.  For the purposes of this Agreement, whether a term is material shall be left to the discretion of the Signing Party choosing to withdraw from the Agreement.  If a Signing Party withdraws from the Agreement pursuant to this paragraph and files an application for rehearing, the other Signing Parties, whether or not the party has withdrawn from the Agreement, except for Staff, shall support the application for rehearing by filing a document with the Commission that supports approval of and future adherence to the Agreement in its entirety.  Staff shall not be obligated to file any document or take any position regarding the withdrawing Signing Party’s application for rehearing.

XL.    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
		
	40.1
	This case has attracted a large number of participants with widely diverse interests.  To achieve consensus for settlement, many participants are accepting positions that, in any other circumstances, they would be unwilling to accept.  They are doing so because this Agreement, as a whole, is consistent with  with the broad public interest.  The acceptance by any Signing Party of a specific element of this Agreement shall not be considered as precedent for acceptance of that element in any other context.

		
	40.2
	No Signing Party is bound by any position asserted in negotiations, except as expressly stated in this Agreement.  No Signing Party shall offer evidence of conduct or statements made in the course of negotiating this Agreement before this Commission, any other regulatory agency, or any court, and no statement, 

communication or position of any party, their representatives, attorneys, or witnesses in the course of negotiations or in support of this Agreement shall be considered an admission or support for any position taken in any other forum or action.

		
	40.3
	Neither this Agreement nor any of the positions taken in this Agreement by any of the Signing Parties may be referred to, cited, or relied upon as precedent in any proceeding before the Commission, any other regulatory agency, or any court for any purpose except to secure approval of this Agreement and enforce its terms. 

		
	40.4
	To the extent any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with any existing Commission order, rule, or regulation, this Agreement shall control. 

		
	40.5
	Each of the terms of this Agreement is in consideration of all other terms of this Agreement. Accordingly, the terms are not severable.

		
	40.6
	The Signing Parties shall make reasonable and good faith efforts necessary to obtain a Commission order approving this Agreement.  The Signing Parties shall support and defend this Agreement before the Commission. Subject to subsection 40.5, if the Commission adopts an order approving all material terms of the Agreement, the Signing Parties will support and defend the Commission’s order before any court or regulatory agency in which it may be at issue.

		
	40.7
	This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each Signing Party on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  This Agreement may also be executed electronically or by facsimile.

 
Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
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	ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Elijah Abinah

	 
	Name:  Elijah Abinah

	 
	Title:  Acting Director, Utilities Division

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Arizona Public Service Company

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Barbara Lockwood

	 
	Name:  Barbara Lockwood

	 
	Title:  Vice President, Regulation

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Residential Utlity Consumer Office

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ David Tenney

	 
	Name:  David Tenney

	 
	Title:  Director

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Arizona Utility Ratepayer Alliance

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Patrick J. Quinn

	 
	Name:  Patrick J. Quinn

	 
	Title:  Managing Partner

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Federal Executive Agencies

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Lanny L. Zieman, Captain, USAF

	 
	Name:  Lanny L. Zieman, Captain, USAF

	 
	Title:  Utilities Litigation Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Arizona Solar Deployment Alliance

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Sean M. Seitz

	 
	Name:  Sean M. Seitz

	 
	Title:  President

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	AriSEIA

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Thomas A. Harris

	 
	Name:  Thomas A. Harris

	 
	Title:  Treasurer, AriSEIA

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Vote Solar

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Adam Browning

	 
	Name:  Adam Browning

	 
	Title:  Executive Director

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	Solar Energy Industries Association

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Sean Gallagher

	 
	Name:  Sean Gallagher

	 
	Title:  Vice-President State Affairs

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Energy Freedom Coalition of America

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Court S. Rich

	 
	Name:  Court S. Rich

	 
	Title:  Attorney for Energy Freedom Coalition of America, LLC

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
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	Arizona School Board Association and the Arizona Association of School Business Officials

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Timothy M. Hogan

	 
	Name:  Timothy M. Hogan

	 
	Title:  Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 23, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Arizonans for Electric Choice and Competition

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Stan Barnes

	 
	Name:  Stan Barnes

	 
	Title:  President

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Western resource Advocates

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ John Nielsen

	 
	Name:  John Nielsen

	 
	Title:  Clean Energy Program Director

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Sam's West, Inc.

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Scott Wakefield

	 
	Name:  Scott Wakefield

	 
	Title:  Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Lubin & Enoch, P.C.

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Nicholas J. Enoch, Esq.

	 
	Name:  Nicholas J. Enoch, Esq.

	 
	Title:  Attorney for Intervenors, IBEW Locals 387 & 769

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Freeport Minerals Corporation

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Michael McElrath

	 
	Name:  Michael McElrath

	 
	Title:  Director Energy

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Arizona Community Action Assoc.

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Cynthia Zwick

	 
	Name:  Cynthia Zwick

	 
	Title:  Executive Director

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	The Kroger Co.

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Kurt Boehm

	 
	Name:  Kurt Boehm

	 
	Title:  Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Arizona Investment Council

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Gary Yaquinto

	 
	Name:  Gary Yaqunito

	 
	Title:  President & CEO

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Property Owners & Residents Association (PORA) Sun City West

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Al Gervenack

	 
	Name:  Al Gervenack

	 
	Title:  Director, Board of Directors

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Sun City Home Owners Association (SCHOA) 

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Greg Eisert

	 
	Name:  Greg Eisert

	 
	Title:  Director, Chairman of Government Affairs

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	REP America d/b/a ConservAmerica

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Timothy J. Sabe

	 
	Name:  Timothy J. Sabe

	 
	Title:  Attorney for ConservAmerica

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
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	Constellation New Energy, LLC

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Lawrence V. Robertson Jr.

	 
	Name:  Lawrence V. Robertson Jr.

	 
	Title:  Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Direct Energy Business, LLC

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Lawrence V. Robertson Jr.

	 
	Name:  Lawrence V. Robertson Jr.

	 
	Title:  Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Lawrence V. Robertson Jr.

	 
	Name:  Lawrence V. Robertson Jr.

	 
	Title:  Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	Arizona Competitive Power Alliance

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Greg Patterson

	 
	Name:  Greg Patterson

	 
	Title:  AzCPA Director

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
Docket Nos. E-01345A-16-0036 and E-01345A-16-0123

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	City of Coolidge

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Denis M. Fitzgibbons

	 
	Name:  Denis M. Fitzgibbons

	 
	Title:  City of Coolidge Attorney

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

Arizona Public Service Company
Proposed Settlement Agreement
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	Granite Creek Farms LLC
Granite Creek Power & Gas LLC

	 
	 

	 
	By:  /s/ Thomas E. Stewart

	 
	Name:  Thomas E. Stewart

	 
	Title:  General Manager

	 
	Date:  March 24, 2017

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 

Appendix F \ Wl

 

Appendix F Page 1 of 6 Q ops RATE SCHEDULE R-TECHRESIDENTIAL SERVICE PILOT TECHNOLOGY RATE AVAILABILITY I i 2. This rate schedule is available to residential Customers with the following: 1. Two or more qualifying primary on-site technologies were purchased within 90 days of the customer enrolling in the rate; or One qualifying primary on-site technology was purchased within 90 days of the customer enrolling in the rate and two or more qualifying secondary on-site technologies. This is a pilot rate schedule. This means this rate is associated with a specific program approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and is available only to those customers eligible to participate in the program. The R-Tech pilot program will test the ability and desire of participating residential customers to reduce On-Peak energy and demand usage through multiple behind-the-meter technologies. Qualifying technologies for die R-Tech pilot program are as follows: 1. K I I i I b. c. Primary technologies: a. A rooftop solar photovoltaic system. The size of the system cannot be smaller than 2 kW-dc. For systems over 10 kW-dc, the facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than 150% of the customer's maximum one-hour peak demand measured in AC over the prior twelve (12) months. (For example, if the customer's peak is 8kW-ac, the maximum system size that could be installed would be 12kW-dc). A chemical storage system. The size of the system cannot be smaller than 4 kph. There is no maximum limitation for this technology. An electric vehicle. There are no limitations for this technology. 1 2. b. c . d . Secondary technologies: a. A device with a variable speed motor (such as a variable speed pool pump or a variable speed Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system). A grid-interactive water heating system. A smart thermostat. An automated load controller. This rate schedule is initially limited to a maximum of 10,000 residential customers as outlined in Decision No. xxxxx. DESCRIPTION This rate has three parts: a basic service charge, a demand charge for the amount of demand (kW) averaged in a one hour period for the month, and an energy charge for the total energy (kph) used for the entire month. The energy charge will vary by season (summer or winter) ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing AC.(. No. xxxx Original Rate Schedule RTech Effective: xxxx Page 1 of 5

 

Appendix F Page 2 of 6 Q ops RATE SCHEDULE R-TECHRESIDENTIAL SERVICE PILOT TECHNOLOGY RATE and by the time of day that the energy is used (On-Peak or Off-Peak). The demand charge will also vary by season (summer or winter) and time of day (On-Peak or Off-Peak). TIME PERIODS The On-Peak time period for residential rate schedules is 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. All other hours are Off-Peak hours. The following holidays are also included in the Off-Peak hours: • • • • • • • • • • New Year's Day - January 1* Martin Luther King Day - Third Monday in January Presidents Day - Third Monday in February Cesar Chavez Day - March 31* Memorial Day - Last Monday in May Independence Day - ]fly 4* Labor Day - First Monday in September Veterans Day - November 11* Thanksgiving - Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day - December 25* *If these holidays fall on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be Off-peak. If they fall on a Sunday, the following Monday will be Off-Peak. The rate also varies by summer and winter seasons. The summer season is the May through October billing cycles and the winter season is the November through April billing cycles. CHARGES This moodily bill will consist of the following charges, plus adjustments: Bundled Charges Basic Service Charge $0.493 per day _ _ On-Peak Demand Charge per kW Off-Peak Demand Charge per kW Summer $20.25 $0.00 $6.50 Winter $14.25 $0.00 $6.50 First 5 kW All remaining kW ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix, Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessncr Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing A.C.C. No. xxxx Original Rate Schedule RTech Effective: xxxx Page 2 of 5

 

1 Appendix F Page 3 of 6 I I 2 i I Gaps RATE SCHEDULE R-TECHRESIDENTIAL SERVICE PILOT TECHNOLOGY RATE l On-Peak Energy Charge Off-Peak Energy Charge $0.05750 $004750 $0.04750 $004750 per kph per kph 1 l: I. I ! Unbundled Components of the Bundled Charges Bundled Charges consist of the components shown below. These are not additional charges. l 3 l l l lBasic Service Char e Com orients l l l l I| i . I I Customer Accounts Charge Metering Charge Meter Reading Charge Billing Charge $0.125 $0.215 $0.072 $0.081 per day per day per day per day Q Off-Peak Generation Charge On-Peak Generation Charge First 5 kW A11 remaining kW On-Peak Delivery Charge per kW per kW per kW per kW Off-Peak Delivery Charge per kW Demand Char e Com orients Summer $13.750 $0.000 $1.000 $6.500 $0.000 $5.500 Winter $7.750 $0.000 $1.000 $6.500 $0.000 $5.500 First 5 kW All remaining kW Ener Char eCo orients System Benefits Charge Transmission Charge Delivery Charge for all kph $0.00276 580.01097 $000210 per kph per kph per kph _Summer 350.04167 $0.03167 Winter $0.03167 $003167 Generation On-Peak kph Charge Generation Off-Peak kph Charge per kph per kph The kW used to determine the On-Peak demand charge above will be the Customer's highest amount of demand (kW) averaged in a one hour On-Peak period for the month. AR17ONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing A.C.C No. xxxx Original Rate Schedule R-Tech Effective: xxxx Page 3 of 5

 

Appendix F Page 4 of 6 Q ops RATE SCHEDULE R-TECHRESIDENTIAL SERVICE PILOT TECHNOLOGY RATE The kW used to determine the Off-Peak demand charge above will be the Customer's highest amount of demand (kW) averaged in a one hour Off-Peak period during the weekday (Monday through Friday), excluding holidays that may fall on a weekday. ADIUSTMENTS The bill will include the following adjustments: 1. The Renewable Energy Adjustment charge, Adjustment Schedule REAC-1. 2. The Power Supply Adjustment charge, Adjustment Schedule PSA-1 . 3. The Transmission Cost Adjustment charge, Adjustment Schedule TCA-1 . 4. The Environmental Improvement Surcharge, Adjustment Schedule ElS. 5. The Demand Side Management Adjustment charge, Adjustment Schedule DSMAC-1. 6. The Lost Fixed Cost Recovery Adjustment charge,Adjustment Schedule LFCR. 7. The Tax Expense Adjustment charge,Adjustment Schedule TEAM. 8. l l Any applicable taxes and governmental fees that are assessed on APS's revenues, prices, sales volume, or generation volume. RATE RIDERS i I : Eligible rate riders for this rate schedule are: I l I i I RCP EPR-2 EPR-6 E-3 E-4 GPS-1, GPS-2, GPS-3 Resource Comparison Proxy Partial Requirements Partial Requirements - Net Metering (Residential Non-Solar) Limited income discount Limited income medical discount Green Power SERVICE DETAILS 1. This pilot rate schedule requires the Customer to have a standard AMI meter in place. ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing AC.C. No. xxxx Original Rate ScheduleRTech Fffective: xxxx Page 4 of 5

 

Appendix F Page 5 of 6 Q ops RATE SCHEDULE R-TECHRESIDENTIAL SERVICE PILOT TECHNOLOGY RATE 2. Customers that self-provide some of their electrical requirements from on-site generation will be billed according to one of the Partial Requirements Service rate riders. 3. APS provides electric service under the Company's Service Schedules. These schedules provide details about how the Company serves its Customers, and they have provisions and charges that may affect the Customer's bill (for example, service connection charges). 4. Electric service provided will be singlephase, 60 Hertz at APS's standard voltages available at the Customer site. Three-phase service is required for motors of an individual rated capacity of 7 V2 HP or more. 5. Electric service is supplied at a single point of delivery and measured through a single meter. 6. Direct Access customers are not eligible for this rate schedule. l I I I I i I I I ARI/ONA PUBLIC SFRVlClzCOMPANY Phloxnix Arizona Filed by: Charles A.Miessner Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing A.C.C.No.xxxx Original Rate Schedule RTtxh Effective:xxxx Page 5 of 5

 

Appendix F Page 6 of 6 Please note Appendix F also includes R-XS, R-Basic, R-Basic Large, TOU-E, R-2, and R-3 Rate Schedules which will be filed later. l l I I

 

Appendix H

 

i I Appendix H Page 1 of 21 Q ops RATE RIDER RCP PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR NEW ON-SITE SOLAR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY EXPORT RATE AVAILABILITY This rate rider is available to partial requirements customers with qualified on-site solar generation, served under an applicable residential rate. This rate rider may not be used in conjunction with a grandfathered residential Legacy rate schedule or Legacy rate rider. l DESCR1PT1ON l l l l l n. I l i I i A Customer with solar generation exports power to the grid from time to time when their generation exceeds the load in their home. The Company will meter this export power on an instantaneous basis and provide a monthly bill credit based on the purchase rate in this schedule. The purchase rates will be determined as follows: a. An RCP rate will be determined for each annual tranche of new DG Customers, effective ]fly 1 each year without proration. The RCP rate may not be reduced by more than 10% each year. b. Each Customer's bill credit will initially be based on the RCP in effect at the time they submit an interconnection application for their system before July l provided that they subsequently complete the installation and obtain approval by the appropriate Authority Having Jurisdiction within 180 days of their interconnection application unless, through no fault of the Customer or the Customer's installer, the interconnection is delayed by a third party or APS. In that circumstance, the Customer will have 270 days to complete their interconnection. c. Each Customer's initial RCP rate will be applicable for 10 years from the time of their interconnection. d. After each Customer's initial 10 year period the bill credit will be based on the purchase rate in effect at that time, and may change from year to year. Further details are provided in the Resource Comparison Proxy Plan of Administration and Arizona Corporation Commission Decisions No. 75859 and xxxxx. ARIYONA I'UBI.l( SERVICF COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing A.C.C No. xxxx Rate Rider RCP Original liffectivc: xxxx Page l of 3

 

Appendix H Page 2 of 21 Q ops RATE RIDER RCP PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR NEW ON-SITE SOLAR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY EXPORT RATE PURCHASE RATES The Company will provide a bill credit for the exported energy based on the following purchase rates: Tranche 2017 .$0.1290]up 1, 2017 thou h June 30, 2018 rkWh s • Tranche 2018 TBD Er kphJul 1, 2018 thou h June 30, 2019 Any bill credit in excess of the Customer's otherwise applicable monthly bill will be credited on the next monthly bill, or subsequent bills if necessary. After the Customer's December bill, a Customer may request a check for any outstanding credits from the prior year; however, if the outstanding credits exceed $25, the Company will automatically issue a check to the Customer. Otherwise, the bill credits willcarry forward to the following year. GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS Distributed generators must meet all of the following qualifications: 1. Electricity must be generated using solar photovoltaic panels; 2. The generator must be interconnected to the Company's distribution grid; 3. The generator must be on-site, installed behind the billing meter, and must serve the Customer's load; 4. The facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than the following electrical service limits: a. For 200 Amp service, a maximum of 15 kw-dc. b. For 400 Amp service, a maximum of 30 kW-dc. c. For 600 Amp service, a maximum of 45 kW-dc. d. For 800 Amp service and above, a maximum of 60 kW-dc; and l i l5. For systems over 10 kW-dc, the facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than 150% of the customer's maximum one-hour peak demand measured in AC over the prior twelve (12) months. (For example, if the customer's peak is 8kW-ac, the maximum system size that could be installed would be 12kW-dc). i ll l 1 ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix, Arizona Filed by: CharlesA. Miessner Title: Manager Regulation and Pricing AC.C No xxxx Rate Rider RCP Original Effective: xxxx Page 2 of 3 I

 

Appendix H Page 3 of 21 Q ops RATE RIDER RCP PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR NEW ON-SITE SOLAR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY EXPORT RATE SPECIAL CASES I. Switching from a grandfathered legacy solar rate. A Customer may switch from a grandfathered solar Legacy rate and net metering rider to a new retail rate and the RCP rider. However, they will lose their grand fathering status and may not subsequently switch back to the grandfathered rate or net metering program. In addition, the Customer will not be eligible for an initial 10-year lock in the purchase rate; rather their bill credits will be based on the annual RCP rate as it changes from year to year. 2. Increasing Capacity. If a Customer modifies their generation system to include a material increase in capacity they will no longer be eligible for the initial RCP purchase rate they locked in for ten years; rather their bill credits will be based on the current RCP rate locked in for a period of ten years minus the number of years they received service under a prior RCP rate. For purposes of this rate rider, a material increase in capacity means increasing the capacity by 10% or 1 kw, whichever is greater. Over the term of the Customer's ten year RCP lock, they may only increase their system's capacity by a total of 10% or l kw, whichever is greater. 3. Transferring Service. If a Customer moves to a site that is currently being served under rate rider RCP they will continue service under the rider with the same rate tranche. If a Customer moves their solar system to another site they will no longer be eligible for the initial 10-year lock in the RCP purchase rate; rather their bill credits will be based on the annual RCP rate as it changes from year to year. SERVICE DETAILS l . All terms and charges in the Customer's retail rate schedule continue to apply. 2. The Customer must have a standard Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter installed to measure the production from their solar generation system as well as an AMI meter for electrical service. 3. The Company provides service under this rider in accordance with its Interconnection Requirements Manual. Service terms an conditions may be included in a Customer's interconnection agreement. 4. Partial Requirements Service is electric service provided to a Customer that has an on-site distributed generation system interconnected to the Company's distribution grid that is configured so that the energy generated first supplies its own electric requirements, and any excess generation (over and above its own requirements at any point in time) is then exported to the Company. The Company supplies the Customer's supplemental electric requirements (those not met by their own generation facilities). ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager, Regulation and Pricing A.C.C No. xxxx Rate Rider RCI' Original Effective: xxxx Page 3 of 3

 

Appendix H Page 4 of 21Q ops PLAN OF ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY Resource Comparison Proxy Plan of Administration Table of Contents 1. General l 3. Resource Comparison Proxy Purchase I 6. Calculation of Resource Comparison Proxy Purchase Rate 7. Procedural 6 8. Confidential 9. 1. General Description This document describes the plan for administering the Resource Comparison Proxy purchase rate (RCP) approved for Arizona Public Service Company (APS or Company) in Arizona Corporation Commission (Commission) Decision No. 75859 (January 3, 2017), as modified by Decision No. 75932 (January 13, 2017) and implemented in Decision No. xxxxx (xxx x,2017). The RCP is the price at which the Company purchases Exported Energy from residential Customers with qualified on-site solar distributed generation facilities. This price is provided in Rate Rider RCP. The RCP is a proxy for the avoided cost of providing electrical service that results when a distributed generator exports power to the grid. The RCP is calculated using: (i) a rolling historical five-year weighted average cost of grid~scale solar photovoltaic facilities that the Company owns or has rights to through a solar photovoltaic Purchased Power Agreement (PPA); and (ii) applicable Avoided Transmission Capacity Cost, Avoided Distribution Capacity Cost, and Line Losses. 2. Customer Billing The Company will provide the Customer a monthly bill credit for the Export Energy based on the applicable RCP. Any bill credit in excess of the Customer's otherwise applicable monthly bill will be credited on the next monthly bill, or subsequent bills if necessary. After the Customer's December bill, a Customer may request a check for any outstanding credits from the prior year; if the outstanding credits exceed $25 a check will automatically be issued; otherwise the bill credits will carry forward to the following year. 3.Resource Comparison Proxy Purchase Rate The RCP will be determined as follows: EffectiveDate XX/XX/XXX Page l of 6

 

Appendix H Page 5 of 21Q ops PLAN OF ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY • An RCP will be determined for each tranche of new DG Customers, effective July 1 each year without proration. The RCP may not be reduced by more than 10% each year. • Each Customer's bill credit will initially be based on the RCP in effect at the time they submit an interconnection application for their system before July 1 provided that they subsequently complete the installation and obtain approval by the appropriate Authority Having jurisdiction within 180 days of their interconnection application unless, through no fault of the Customer or the Customer's installer, the interconnection is delayed by a third party or APS. In that circumstance, the Customer will have 270 days to complete their interconnection. I l • Each Customer's initial RCP will be applicable for 10 years from the time of their interconnection. • After each Customer's initial 10-year period the bill credit will be based on the purchase rate in effect at that time, and will change from year to year. I 4. Definitions Avoided Cost. In the context of this Plan of Administration, the additional cost APS would incur to acquire electric energy to serve its customers if electricity was not available from on-site distributed generation sources. Avoided Distribution Capacity Cost. In the context of this Plan of Administration, the net cost of distribution grid equipment and facilities necessary to distribute electricity to APS customers if electricity from on-site distributed generation sources was not available. Avoided Transmission Capacih/ Cost. In the context of this Plan of Administration, the additional cost of transmission grid equipment and facilities necessary to transmit electricity to APS customers if electricity from on-site distributed generation sources was not available. Base Year. For the initial RCP calculation (effective July 1, 2017), the Company's most recent test year, calendar year ending December 31, 2015. Each subsequent annual calculation will use the immediately preceding calendar year as the Base Year. As an example, the RCP that will become effective with the first billing cycle of ]fly 2018 will be calculated with the calendar year ending December 31, 2017 as the Base Year. Customer(s).For purposes of this Plan of Administration, an APS Customer taking service under a Residential rate schedule. Export(ed) Energv.Energy generated by an on-site interconnected solar photovoltaic distributed generation source that is greater than the Customer's electric load at any single point in time and flows into the Company's distribution grid. Effective Date XX/XX/XXX Page 2 of 6

 

Appendix H Page 6 of 21Gaps PLAN OF ADMINISTRATIONRESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY Levelized Cost.For purposes of this Plan of Administration, the net present value of the overall cost of building and operating a grid-scale solar photovoltaic generating plant, or the net present value of the overall cost to APS of an executed solar photovoltaic PPA, over the economic life of the asset and converted to equal annual amounts. Line Losses. Electric energy lost as it is transmitted from a supply source (i.e., an electric generation plant) to a delivery point (i.e., the Customer's residence or place of business). Partial Requirements Service. Electric service provided to a Customer that has an on-site distributed generation system interconnected to the Company's distribution grid that is configured so that the energy generated first supplies its own electric requirements, and any excess generation (over and above its own requirements at any point in time) is then exported to the Company. The Company supplies the Customer's supplemental electric requirements (those not met by their own generation facilities). Production Tax Credit. The income tax credit available in the State of Arizona for taxpayers that own a qualified renewable energy generator as defined in A.R.S. §43-1083.02 and §43~1164.03 that produces energy after December 31, 2010 and before ]january 1, 2021. The amount of Production Tax Credit available is limited by facility and by calendar year. l Revenue Requirement For purposes of this Plan of Administration, the amount of revenue calculated to be recovered in rates for the APS-owned grid-scale solar facilities included in the RCP calculation. Revenue Requirement expenses include depreciation expense, income taxes, property taxes, deferred taxes and tax credits where appropriate, associated operation and maintenance expense, and an approved debt and equity return. | 5. System Eligibility A distributed generation facility must meet all of the following qualifications to be eligible for the RCP: Electricity must be generated using solar photovoltaic panels; The facility must be interconnected to the Company's distribution grid; • The generator must be on-site, installed behind the billing meter, and must serve the Customer's load, The facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than the following electrical service limits: a. For 200 Amp service, a maximum of 15 kW-dc, b. For 400 Amp service, a maximum of 30 kW-dc, c. For 600 Amp service, a maximum of 45 kW-dc, d. For 800 Amp service and above, a maximum of 60 kW-dc; and liffectivc Date XX/XX/XXX Page 3 of 6

 

Appendix H Page 7 of 21Q ops iil i i PLAN OF ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY l i For systems over 10 kW-dc, the facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than 150% of the customer's maximum one-hour peak demand measured in AC over the prior twelve (12) months. (For example, if the customer's peak is 8kW-ac, the maximum system size that could be installed would be 12kW-dc). l I Ii. I SPECIAL CASES l l l l l l l I I IiI I I I I Switching from a grandfathered legacy solar rate. A Customer may switch from a grandfathered solar Legacy rate and net metering rider to a new retail rate and the RCP rider. However, they will lose their grand fathering status and may not subsequently switch back to the grandfathered rate or net metering program. In addition, the Customer will not be eligible for an initial 10-year lock in the purchase rate; rather their bill credits will be based on the annual RCP rate as it changes from year to year. I I I I Increasing Capacity. If a Customer modifies their generation system to include a material increase in capacity they will no longer be eligible for the initial RCP purchase rate they locked in for ten years; rather their bill credits will be based on the current RCP rate locked in for a period of ten years minus the number of years they received service under a prior RCP rate. For purposes of this Plan of Administration, a material increase in capacity means increasing the capacity by 10% or 1 kw, whichever is greater. Over the term of the Customer's ten year RCP lock, they may only increase their system's capacity by a total of 10% or 1 kw, whichever is greater. Transferring Service. If a Customer moves to a site that is currently being served under rate rider RCP they will continue service under the rider with the same rate tranche. If a Customer moves their solar system to another site they will no longer be eligible for the initial 10-year lock in the RCP purchase rate; rather their bill credits will be based on the annual RCP rate as it changes from year to year. 6. Calculation of Resource Comparison Proxy Purchase Rate The RCP is calculated by developing a historical rolling five-year weighted average cost per kph for all grid-scale renewable solar photovoltaic generating systems used by APS to serve its customers, both APS-owned facilities and facilities from which APS purchases power through an executed PPA. The calculation methodology is as follows: The first RCP effective on Idly 1, 2017 is $012900/kWh, using 2015 as the Base Year inclusive of adjustments as provided for in Decision No. xxxxx.Subsequent RCPs derived from following the calculations in Steps 1 through 8 below will then be compared to the RCP in effect. If the calculated RCP results in a reduction in the purchase rate from the previous RCP, any such reduction will be no greater than 10% of the previous RCP. 1. Determine appropriate five-vear period. The RCP will be calculated using the 5-year period with the Base Year as the final year of the five. Only those grid-scale solar facilities with an in-service date within this 5-year period will be included in the annual RCP calculation. Effective Date XX/XX/XXX Page 4 of 6

 

Appendix H Page 8 of 21Q ops PLAN OF ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY If there are no grid-scale solar photovoltaic projects in any particular year of the rolling five-year period described above, the rolling 5 year average will be calculated without a project for that particular year. Calculating the RCP without a project for a particular year (i) is the product of the settlement approved in Decision No. xxxx; (ii) is the product of compromise; (iii) does not establish a precedent for how the RCP should be calculated; and (iv) will be revisited in APS's next general rate case. 2. Develop/update annual Revenue Requirement for each APS-owned facility. The Company will calculate revenue requirements for each grid-scale solar photovoltaic generation facility owned by the Company that qualifies for inclusion in the RCP calculation as determined in Step 1. The annual designed output of the facility, including degradation, will be used for this calculation. This step provides an annual revenue requirement cost in dollars for each year of the facility's depreciable life. 3. Incorporate applicable Production Tax Credit. All expected available annual Production Tax Credit tax savings (in dollars) for the above APS facilities will be calculated based on expected annual energy production and subtracted from the annual facility cost derived in Step 2 above for each year. 4. Develop/update annual cost of power from each PPA facility. The Company will calculate an annual cost of purchased power for each facility from which APS purchases power under an executed agreement that qualifies for inclusion in the RCP calculation as determined in Step 1. The annual cost for each of these facilities will be calculated separately for the cont:ract life of each PPA using the contract price and the designed output, including degradation, of the facilities, including contractual escalation factors, as appropriate. 5. Calculate individual facility Levelized Cost. The Levelized Cost for each of the facilities will then be calculated using the data derived in Steps 2 through 4 above. The net present value discount rate used in the Levelized Cost calculations will be calculated using the approved after-tax weighted average cost of capital as determined in the Company's most recent rate case. The result of this calculation step will be a Levelized Cost per MWh for each of the facilities. 6. Calculate weighted Levelized Cost for each facility.The weighted Levelized Cost is calculated by multiplying the cost per MWh derived for each facility in Step 5 by the actual Base year energy production in MWh for each Step 5 facility. The result of this step is an annual weighted cost in dollars for each included facility. 7. Calculate weighted average Levelized Cost for all facilities. The annual weighted average Levelized Cost is determined by dividing the total annual weighted costs for all included facilities by the total Base year energy production Mwh. The result of this step is the rolling historical five-year weighted average Levelized Cost per MWh for grid-scale solar photovoltaic facilities on the APS system before any applicable adjustments. 8. Adjustments.An adjustment is then applied to the annual weighted average Levelized Cost per MWh for avoided transmission capacity cost, avoided distribution capacity cost, and line Effective Date XX/XX/XXX Page 5 of 6

 

Appendix H Page 9 of 21Gaps PLAN OF ADMINISTRATIONRESOURCE COMPARISON PROXY losses as required in Decision No. 75859. For purposes of this Plan of Administration, and subject to future Commission proceedings, the combined adjustment for these three values is set at $0.02/ kph as provided for M Decision No. xxxxx. This amount is negotiated, does not reflect an actual calculation of system conditions, and establishes no precedent for any future RCP or avoided cost calculations. While future Commission proceedings may establish methodologies for calculation of the adjustments, no changes will be made to this value until the conclusion of the next APS general rate case. 7. Procedural Timeline The Company will provide Commission Staff and other intervening parties with its annual RCP calculation no later than March 1 each year. Interested parties will f i le comments to the Company's RCP calculation by April 1. Commission Staff will fi le its Report by May 15 and request that Staff's Report be considered in the June Open Meeting and be approved so that the new RCP calculation is effective on July 1. 8. Confidential Data Portions of the data used to calculate APS's annual RCP are competitively/highly confidential and cannot be released to the public. Competitively/highly confidential information will be made reasonably accessible to parties so that they may determine that such data supports the RCP calculation and that the RCP calculation complies with Commission orders. Competitively/highly confidential information includes cost and production data for facilities from which APS purchases energy under a PPA agreement. 9. Schedules l i Templates of the spreadsheet used to calculate the RCP are attached: 1 1 Schedule 1: Schedule 2: Schedule 3: Schedule 4: Schedule 5: Schedule 6:I I Annual Resource Comparison Proxy Calculation Summary Solar Photovoltaic Grid-Scale Plant Data and Levelized Cost Individual Plant Annual Cost ($/MWh) Individual Plant Energy Production (Mwh) Individual Plant Revenue Requirement/PPA Annual Cost ($000) Individual Plant Revenue Requirement/PPA Annual Cost including Production Tax Credits (95000) Each of these schedules contains competitively/highly confidential PPA data as indicated. effective Dale XX/XX/XXX Page 6 of 6

 

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Appendix H Page 16 of 21 Q ops RATE RIDER EPR-6PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR ON-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NET METERING AVAILABILITY This rate rider is available to qualifying residential and non-residential partial requirements Customers with an on-site renewable distributed generation system. Residential Customers with an interconnected on-site solar photovoltaic system are not eligible for this rate rider. DESCRIPTION This rate rider describes how the Company will bill a Customer who par ticipates in the Company's net metering program and exports energy through the Company's distribution grid. Export energy occurs when the Customer's generation is greater than their electrical load in any instant and this excess energy flows back to the Company's grid. Under this rider, export energy (kph) will be netted against kph supplied by the Company during the billing month, or banked and netted on a subsequent bill if necessary. If a Customer is served under a time-of-use rate, the export energy will be netted according to the on-peak and off-peak periods. On-peak export energy will be netted against on-peak energy from the Company and off-peak export energy will be netted against off-peak energy, for all unbundled components of the rate that have time-of-use charges. PURCHASE RATES After the December bill, any export energy that has not already been netted on a bill will be acquired by the Company in exchange for a monetary bill credit based on the following purchase rate: $0.02895 per kph The purchase rate is based on the Company's near-term avoided costs and is revised from time to time. BILLING DETAILS 1. All terms and charges in the customer's rate schedule continue to apply to electric service provided under this rider. 2. If the Customer terminates electric service, the Company will issue a check for any remaining export energy at the purchase price. ARIZONA l'Ul3llC SliRVlCl5 COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Pricingand Regulation Original Effective Date: Idly 7 2(X)9 A.C.C. No. xxxx Cancelling A.C.C. N0.5866 Rate Rider FPR-6 Revision No. 3 Effec t ive: xxxx Page I of 3 l i l

 

Appendix H Page 17 of 21 Gaps RATE RIDER EPR-6 PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR ON-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NET METERING GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS Distributed generators must meet all of the following qualifications: 1. The generator must be interconnected to the Company's distribution grid; 2. The generator must be on-site, installed behind the billing meter, and must serve the Customer's load; l l 3. For qualifying residential facilities, the nameplate capacity cannot be larger than the following electrical service limits: a. For 200 Amp service, a maximum of 15 kW-dc. b. For 400 Amp service, a maximum of 30 kW-dc. c. For 600 Amp service, a maximum of 45 kW-dc. d. For 800 Amp service and above, a maximum of 60 kW-dc; and II| 4. For all qualifying residential and non-residential facilities over 10 kW-dc, the facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than 150% of the customer's maximum one-hour peak demand measured in AC over the prior twelve (12) months. (For example, if the customer's peak is 8kW~ac, the maximum system size that could be installed would be 12kW-dc). SERVICE DETAILS I . All terms and charges in the Customer's retail rate schedule continue to apply. 2. The Customer must have an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter, or equivalent, installed to measure the production from their solar generation system as well as an AMI meter for electrical service. 3. The Company provides service under this rider in accordance with its Interconnection Requirements Manual. Service terms and conditions may be included in a customer interconnection agreement. 4. A Net Metering Facility is an on-site distributed generation system that: a. Provides part of the Customer's energy requirements at the site where the system is installed; b. Uses renewable resources, as defined by the Arizona Corporation Commission, including a fuel cell with the chemical reaction derived from renewable resources ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICIQ COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A.Micssner Title: Manager Pricingand Regulation Original Effective Date: July 7, 2009 A.C.C. No. xxxx Cancelling A.C.C. N0.5866 Rate Rider EPR6 Revision No.3 Effective: xxxx Page 2 ola

 

Appendix H Page 18 of 21 Q ops RATE RIDER EPR-6 PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR ON-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NET METERING or a combined heat and power (CHP) facility as defined by A.A.C. R14-2-2302, to generate energy; and c . Is interconnected to and can operate in parallel and in phase with the Company's existing distribution system. 5. Partial Requirements Service is electric service provided to a Customer that has an on-site distributed generation system interconnected to the Company's distribution grid that is configured so that the energy generated first supplies its own electric requirements, and any excess generation (over and above its own requirements at any point in time) is then exported to the Company. The Company supplies the Customer's supplemental electric requirements (those not met by their own generation facilities). ARIZONA PUBLIC al=l<vlcuCOMPANY Phoenix, Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Pricing and Regulation Original Effective Date: July 7 2009 A.C.C. No. xxxx Cancelling A.C.C. No.5866 Rate Rider EPR-6 Revision No.3 Effective: XXXX Page 3 of 3

 

Appendix H Page 19 of 21 Q ops RATE RIDER LEGACY EPR-6PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR ON-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NET METERING AVAILABILITY This rate rider is available to Customers that qualify for the residential solar grand fathering program. It may be used in conjunction with the residential Legacy rate schedules for distributed generation systems. This rate rider is frozen effective Idly 1, 2017. This means a residential Customer that is already taking service under this rate rider by that date may continue service under the terms of the grand fathering program. Other residential Customers must meet the qualification requirements of the grandfathering program to take service under this schedule. Ir solar lear te o e ate c Der. e A residential Customer may remain on this rate rider for up to 20 years from the da generator was interconnected to the Company's distribution grid. After that time, residential Customer will not be eligible for a grandfathered solar Legacy Instead, the residential Customer will be served under an applicable l . and Rate Rider RCP, or a subsequent replacement rider. DESCRIPTION I I I W s » . . ; e ee e s ex e s en This rate rider describes how the Company wt Company's net metering program. A a quit serves some of their electrical red an r services. Export energy occurs st load in any instant and fl sto o participates in the storer has on-site generation that the Company for additional electrical e s generation is greater than their electrical s back to the Company's grid. .: : \ 5. Under this ii during I r, po energy ) will be netted against kph supplied by the Company g on or need and netted on a subsequent bill if necessary. 8 If a C r is served under a time-of-use rate, the export energy will be netted according to the on- d off-peak periods, i.e. on-peak export energy will be netted against on-peak energy the Company and vice-versa, for all unbundled components of the rate that have time-of-use charges. PURCHASE RATES After the December billing cycle, any export energy that has not already been netted on a bill will be acquired by the Company in exchange for a monetary bill credit based on the following purchase rate: $0.02895 per kph The purchase rate is based on the Company's near-term avoided costs and is revised from time to time. ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filedby: Charles A. Micssncr Title: Manager Pricing and Regulation A.C.C. No. xxxx Rate Rider EPR-6 Legacy Frozen Original Effective: xxxx Page l ot3

 

l I i Appendix H Page 20 of 21 Q opsi I I I l I I RATE RIDER LEGACY EPR-6 PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR ON-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NET METERING I I II BILLING DETAILS I 1. All terms and charges in the Customer's rate schedule, other than those specifically included here, continue to apply to electric service provided under this rider. 2. If the Customer terminates electric service, the Company will issue a check for the remaining export energy at the purchase price. RESIDENTIAL GRANDFATHERING PROGRAM . s are as The terms and conditions for the solar grand fathering program for residential Cust follows: • 9 0 | a n grid ice under the 1. Existing solar customers with systems interconnected to the C prior to Idly 1, 2017 and otherwise qualify for this rate rider grand fathering program. e l f ante o ap Ii (iii in in Ir urisdi f onto the Company by n fully executed sales or lease ; a rooftop solar system and obtain tty action within 180 days of their is u icy for this rate rider may take service under in connection is delayed by a third party or APS the Customer's installer, the Customer will have 270 our ' 3 9 sto ret Ir intercom 2. Customers who (i) submit a complete app Idly l, 2017; (ii) include in their intercom contract for their rooftop solar sys approval by the appropriate A interconnection application, nd the grandfatherin If through no fa days to c p section. • ; u f c • • I 3. a Er rid will be 20 years from the customer's initial interconnection date Les to the site where the system is located. 4. Ove e term of the grand fathering period, a Customer may not increase the capacity of their grandfathered solar generation unit by more than a total of 10% or 1 kw, whichever is greater. 5. 6. Customers may not move their solar generation unit to another site. The grand fathering may be transferred to a new customer purchasing the home. 7. The Customer may remain on their current Legacy rate schedule but may not move between alternate grandfathered Legacy rate schedules. 8. The Customer will be subject to changes in annual adjustor rates including the rate structure and level. ARI/ONA PUBLIC SERVICF COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miessner Title: Manager Pricing and Regulation A.C.C. No. xxxx Rate Rider FPR-6 Legacy Frozen Original Effective: xxxx Page2of 3

 

l l l Appendix H Page 21 of 21 l ll Q ops RATE RIDER LEGACY EPR-6 PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS SERVICE FOR ON-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION NET METERING 9. Frozen Rate Rider Legacy LFCR-DG will continue to apply. \ W W l l l I A Customer may leave the grand fathering program and be served under a non-Legacy rate However, the Customer may not subsequently return to the grand fathering l 10. schedule. program at a later date. I SERVICE DETAILSn r I . All terms and charges in the Customer's retail rate schedule continue to apply. 2. The Customer must have an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter, or e divalent, installed to measure the production from their solar generation system as well an MI meter for electrical service. i 3. . I  e c o ec . n Na  u mer The Company provides service under this rider in accordance Requirements Manual. Service terms and conditions may interconnection or purchase agreement. tie  s that:4. A Net Metering Facility is an on-site district omer's e r events at the site where the system isa. Provides part of the C installed; Iices, a defined by the Arizona Corporation Commission, to . O I 8 1 9  sb. Uses re gen ate .Q : te  on Ted to and can operate in parallel and in phase with the Company's listing attribution system. ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Phoenix Arizona Filed by: Charles A. Miexsner Title: Manager Pricing and Regulation A.C.C.No. xxxx Rate Rider ll'R-6 Legacy Frozen Original Effective: xxxx Page 3 offExhibit 10.1

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2017, by and between ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Investor”).

 

WHEREAS: 

 

Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to buy from the
Company, up to Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are referred to herein as the "Purchase Shares."

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1.          CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS. 

 

For purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)          “Accelerated
Purchase Share Amount” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the
number of Purchase Shares directed by the Company to be purchased by the Investor on an Accelerated Purchase Notice, which number
of Purchase Shares shall not exceed the lesser of (i) 400% of the number of Purchase Shares directed by the Company to be purchased
by the Investor pursuant to the corresponding Regular Purchase Notice for the corresponding Regular Purchase referred to in Section
2(b) hereof (subject to the Purchase Share limitations contained in Section 2(a) hereof) and (ii) the Accelerated Purchase
Share Percentage multiplied by the trading volume of the Common Stock on the Principal Market during normal trading hours on the
Accelerated Purchase Date.

 

(b)          “Accelerated
Purchase Date” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Business
Day immediately following the applicable Purchase Date with respect to the corresponding Regular Purchase referred to in Section
2(b) hereof.

 

(c)          “Accelerated
Purchase Notice” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, an irrevocable
written notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to buy a specified Accelerated Purchase Share Amount on
the applicable Accelerated Purchase Date pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof at the applicable Accelerated Purchase Price.

 

(d)          “Accelerated
Purchase Share Percentage” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof,
thirty percent (30%).

 

(e)          “Accelerated
Purchase Price” means, with respect to any particular Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the
lower of (i) ninety-seven percent (97%) of the VWAP during (A) the entire trading day on the Accelerated Purchase Date, if the
volume of shares of Common Stock traded on the Principal Market on the Accelerated Purchase Date has not exceeded the Accelerated
Purchase Share Volume Maximum, or (B) the portion of the trading day of the Accelerated Purchase Date (calculated starting at the
beginning of normal trading hours) until such time at which the volume of shares of Common Stock traded on the Principal Market
has exceeded the Accelerated Purchase Share Volume Maximum or (ii) the Closing Sale Price on the Accelerated Purchase Date (to
be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other
similar transaction).

 

     

     

    

 

(f)          “Accelerated
Purchase Share Volume Maximum” means the number of shares of Common Stock traded on the Principal Market during normal
trading hours on the Accelerated Purchase Date equal to (i) the amount of shares of Common Stock properly directed by the Company
to be purchased on the Accelerated Purchase Notice, divided by (ii) the Accelerated Purchase Share Percentage (to be appropriately
adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction).

 

(g)          
“Available Amount” means, initially, Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) in the aggregate, which amount shall
be reduced by the Purchase Amount each time the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2 hereof.

 

(h)          “Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

(i)          “Business
Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading, including any day on which the Principal Market
is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time.

 

(j)          “Closing
Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing sale price for such security on the Principal Market
as reported by the Principal Market.

 

(k)          “Confidential
Information” means any information disclosed by either party to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing,
orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, plant and equipment),
which is designated as "Confidential," "Proprietary" or some similar designation. Information communicated
orally shall be considered Confidential Information if such information is confirmed in writing as being Confidential Information
within ten (10) Business Days after the initial disclosure. Confidential Information may also include information disclosed to
a disclosing party by third parties. Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information which (i) was publicly
known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) becomes publicly
known and made generally available after disclosure by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction
of the receiving party; (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving party without confidential restriction at the time
of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the receiving party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of
disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the receiving party from a third party without a breach of such third party’s obligations
of confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s
Confidential Information, as shown by documents and other competent evidence in the receiving party’s possession; or (vi)
is required by law to be disclosed by the receiving party, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing party prompt
written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from
public disclosure.

 

(l)          “Custodian”
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

(m)          “DTC”
means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.

 

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(n)          “DWAC
Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and
without restriction on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified
Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) account with DTC under its Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program, or any similar
program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.

 

(o)        “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(p)          “Material
Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the
results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than
any material adverse effect that resulted exclusively from (A) any change in the United States or foreign economies or securities
or financial markets in general that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(B) any change that generally affects the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate that does not have a
disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) any change arising in connection with earthquakes,
hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities,
acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing as of the date hereof, (D) any action taken by the Investor,
its affiliates or its or their successors and assigns with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (E) the
effect of any change in applicable laws or accounting rules that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (F) any change resulting from compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect
on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document to be performed as of the date of determination.

 

(q)          “Maturity
Date” means the first day of the month immediately following the thirty-six (36) month anniversary of the Commencement
Date.

 

(s)          “Person”
means an individual or entity including but not limited to any limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation,
a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(t)          “Principal
Market” means the OTC Bulletin Board (or any nationally recognized successor thereto); provided, however, that in the
event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ
Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NYSE Arca, or the OTCQX or the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets
Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing), then the “Principal Market” shall mean
such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or traded.

 

(u)          “Purchase
Amount” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase or any Accelerated Purchase made hereunder, the portion of the Available
Amount to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to Section 2 hereof.

 

(v)         “Purchase
Date” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the Business Day on which
the Investor receives by 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, of such Business Day a valid Regular Purchase Notice that the Investor is to
buy Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

 

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(w)          “Purchase
Price” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the lower of: (i) the
lowest Sale Price on the applicable Purchase Date and (ii) the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest Closing Sale Prices for
the Common Stock during the ten (10) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date
(in each case, to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar
transaction that occurs on or after the date of this Agreement).

 

(x)          “Regular
Purchase Notice” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, an irrevocable written
notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to buy such applicable amount of Purchase Shares at the applicable
Purchase Price as specified by the Company therein on the Purchase Date.

 

(y)          “Sale
Price” means any trade price for the shares of Common Stock on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market.

 

(z)          “SEC”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(aa)         “Securities”
means, collectively, the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares.

 

(bb)         “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(cc)         “Subsidiary”
means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting
stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated
under the Securities Act.

 

(dd)         “Transaction
Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement
and the schedules and exhibits thereto, and each of the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments entered into
or furnished by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(ee) “Transfer Agent”
means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or such other Person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the Company
in respect of the Common Stock.

 

(ff)         “VWAP”
means in respect of an applicable Accelerated Purchase Date, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market, as reported on the Principal Market.

 

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2. PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK. 

 

Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Investor, and the Investor has the obligation
to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as follows:

 

(a)          Commencement
of Regular Sales of Common Stock. Upon the satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8
hereof (the “Commencement” and the date of satisfaction of such conditions the “Commencement Date”)
and thereafter, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor
of a Regular Purchase Notice from time to time, to purchase up to Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) Purchase Shares (each such purchase
a “Regular Purchase”), at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date; provided, however, that (i)
the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to Six Hundred Thousand (600,000) Purchase Shares, provided that the Closing Sale Price
of the Common Stock is not below $0.20 on the Purchase Date, (ii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to Seven Hundred
Thousand (700,000) Purchase Shares, provided that the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $0.25 on the Purchase
Date, (iii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to Eight Hundred Thousand (800,000) Purchase Shares, provided that the
Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $0.30 on the Purchase Date, (iv) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up
to Nine Hundred Thousand (900,000) Purchase Shares, provided that the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $0.35
on the Purchase Date, and (v) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to One Million (1,000,000) Purchase Shares, provided
that the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $0.40 on the Purchase Date (all of which share and dollar amounts
shall be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction);
and provided, further, however, that the Investor’s committed obligation under any single Regular Purchase
shall not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). If the Company delivers any Regular Purchase Notice for a Purchase Amount in
excess of the limitations contained in the immediately preceding sentence, such Regular Purchase Notice shall be void ab initio
to the extent of the amount by which the number of Purchase Shares set forth in such Regular Purchase Notice exceeds the number
of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Purchase Notice in accordance herewith, and the Investor shall
have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Regular Purchase Notice; provided that the Investor
shall remain obligated to purchase the number of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Regular Purchase
Notice. The Company may deliver multiple Regular Purchase Notices to the Investor so long as at least one (1) Business Day has
passed since the most recent Regular Purchase was completed.

 

(b)          Accelerated
Purchases. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in addition to purchases of Purchase Shares as described
in Section 2(a) above, the Company shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor by the Company’s
delivery to the Investor of an Accelerated Purchase Notice from time to time, and the Investor thereupon shall have the obligation,
to buy Purchase Shares at the Accelerated Purchase Price on the Accelerated Purchase Date in an amount equal to the Accelerated
Purchase Share Amount (each such purchase, an “Accelerated Purchase”). The Company may deliver an Accelerated
Purchase Notice to the Investor only on a Purchase Date on which the Company also properly submitted a Regular Purchase Notice
for a Regular Purchase and the Closing Sale Price is not below $0.10 (to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction and, effective upon the consummation of any such reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction, the Closing Sale Price is not below the lower of (i) the adjusted
price and (ii) $0.10). If the Company delivers any Accelerated Purchase Notice for an Accelerated Purchase Share Amount in excess
of the limitations contained in the definition of Accelerated Purchase Share Amount, such Accelerated Purchase Notice shall be
void ab initio to the extent of the amount by which the number of Purchase Shares set forth in such Accelerated Purchase
Notice exceeds the Accelerated Purchase Share Amount which the Company is permitted to include in such Accelerated Purchase Notice
in accordance herewith (which shall be confirmed in an Accelerated Purchase Confirmation (defined below)), and the Investor shall
have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Accelerated Purchase Notice; provided that the Investor
shall remain obligated to purchase the Accelerated Purchase Share Amount which the Company is permitted to include in such Accelerated
Purchase Notice. Upon completion of each Accelerated Purchase Date, the Accelerated Purchase Share Amount and the applicable Accelerated
Purchase Price shall be set forth on a confirmation of the Accelerated Purchase to be provided to the Company by the Investor (an
“Accelerated Purchase Confirmation”).

 

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(c)          
Payment for Purchase Shares. For each Regular Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase
Amount with respect to such Regular Purchase as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available
funds on the same Business Day that the Investor receives such Purchase Shares, if such Purchase Shares are received by the Investor
before 1:00 p.m., Eastern time, or, if such Purchase Shares are received by the Investor after 1:00 p.m., Eastern time, the next
Business Day. For each Accelerated Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase Amount with
respect to such Accelerated Purchase as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds
on the third Business Day following the date that the Investor receives such Purchase Shares. If the Company or the Transfer Agent
shall fail for any reason or for no reason to electronically transfer any Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares in respect of a Regular
Purchase or Accelerated Purchase (as applicable) within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of the Purchase
Price or Accelerated Purchase Price, respectively, therefor in compliance with this Section 2(c), and if on or after such
Business Day the Investor purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction
of a sale by the Investor of such Purchase Shares that the Investor anticipated receiving from the Company in respect of such Regular
Purchase or Accelerated Purchase (as applicable), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Investor’s
request, either (i) pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the Investor’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Cover Price”), at which point the Company’s
obligation to deliver such Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to
the Investor such Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares and pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the
Cover Price over the total Purchase Price for such Regular Purchase plus the total Accelerated Purchase Price for such Accelerated
Purchase (as applicable). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any Regular Purchase or Accelerated
Purchase. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction
of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in lawful
money of the United States of America or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company may from time
to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due
by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day.

 

(d)          Beneficial
Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not issue
or sell, and the Investor shall not purchase or acquire, any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement which, when
aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant
to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder), would result in the beneficial ownership by the Investor
and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Beneficial
Ownership Limitation”). Upon the written or oral request of the Investor, the Company shall promptly (but not later than
24 hours) confirm orally or in writing to the Investor the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Investor and
the Company shall each cooperate in good faith in the determinations required hereby and the application hereof. The Investor’s
written certification to the Company of the applicability of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the resulting effect thereof
hereunder at any time, shall be conclusive with respect to the applicability thereof and such result absent manifest error.

 

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3.          INVESTOR'S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

The Investor represents
and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:

 

(a)          Investment
Purpose.  The Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account, for investment only and not with
a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other Persons to distribute
or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this
representation and warranty not limiting the Investor’s right to sell the Securities at any time pursuant to the Registration
Statement described herein or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).  The Investor
is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(b)          Accredited
Investor Status. The Investor is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation
D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(c)          Reliance
on Exemptions. The Investor understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions
from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon
the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
the Investor to acquire the Securities.

 

(d)          Information.
The Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Investor (i) is able to bear
the economic risk of an investment in the Securities including a total loss thereof, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Securities
and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning the financial
condition and business of the Company and others matters related to an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor
any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Investor or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor's
right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 4 below. The Investor has sought such accounting,
legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of
the Securities.

 

(e)          No
Governmental Review. The Investor understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of an investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

(f)          Transfer
or Sale. The Investor understands that (i) the Securities may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless
(A) registered pursuant to the Securities Act or (B) an exemption exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred
without such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the
terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller
(or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act)
may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

 

(g)          Validity;
Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a
valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability
to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar
laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.

 

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(h)          Residency.
The Investor is a resident of the State of Illinois.

 

(i)          No
Short Selling. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has
any of the Investor, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly,
any (i) "short sale" (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock
or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.

 

4.          REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

 

The Company represents
and warrants to the Investor that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:

 

(a)          Organization
and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite corporate
power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.  Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or
curtail such power and authority or qualification. The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2016.

 

(b)          Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents, and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof
and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Initial Commitment Shares (as defined below
in Section 5(e)) and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares and the Additional Commitment
Shares (as defined below in Section 5(e)) issuable under this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board
of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii)
this Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement Date, duly executed and delivered by
the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document upon its execution on behalf of the Company,
shall constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies.
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”) substantially
in the form as set forth as Exhibit C attached hereto to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
The Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and effect and have not been modified or supplemented in any respect. The Company
has delivered to the Investor a true and correct copy of a unanimous written consent adopting the Signing Resolutions executed
by all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Except as set forth in this Agreement, no other approvals or consents
of the Company’s Board of Directors, any authorized committee thereof, and/or stockholders is necessary under applicable
laws and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and/or Bylaws to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the issuance
of the Purchase Shares.

 

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(c)          Capitalization.
As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31, 2016. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined below), (i) no shares of the Company's
capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by
the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares
of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating
to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there
are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
their securities under the Securities Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement), (v) there are no outstanding securities or
instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a
security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar
provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not
have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. The Company
has furnished to the Investor true and correct copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on
the date hereof (the "Articles of Incorporation"), and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the
date hereof (the "Bylaws"), and summaries of the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common
Stock, if any, and copies of any documents containing the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

 

(d)          Issuance
of Securities. Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchase
Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first
refusal and preemptive rights with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder
of Common Stock. Upon issuance in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Commitment Shares (as defined
below in Section 5(e)) shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions,
rights of first refusal and preemptive rights with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock. 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon
purchase under this Agreement as Purchase Shares. 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock (subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance
as Additional Commitment Shares in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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(e)          No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance
of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation, any Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the Bylaws or (ii) conflict
with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or by which
any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under
its Articles of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock
of the Company or Bylaws or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents related
to certain New Jersey Economic Development Authority bonds, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of
any term of or is in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree
or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults,
terminations or amendments that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any
governmental entity, except for possible violations, the sanctions for which either individually or in the aggregate could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required
under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization
or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency
in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, all consents, authorizations, orders, filings
and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be obtained or effected on or
prior to the Commencement Date. Since one year prior to the date hereof, the Company has not received nor delivered any notices
or correspondence from or to the Principal Market. The Principal Market has not commenced any delisting proceedings against the
Company.

 

(f)          SEC
Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the twelve months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file
such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension
of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension.  As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as applicable. None of the SEC Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply in all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect
at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise
specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The SEC has not commenced any enforcement
proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(g)          Absence
of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since March 31, 2016, there has been no material adverse change
in the business, properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company
has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor
does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they become
due.

 

(h)          Absence
of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened
against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their
capacities as such, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i)          Acknowledgment
Regarding Investor's Status. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm's
length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with
respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor
or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby is merely incidental to the Investor's purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Investor that
the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company
and its representatives and advisors.

 

(j)          No
General Solicitation; No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its
or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under
the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor
any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers
to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the offer and sale of any of the Securities under the
Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company in a manner that would require stockholder approval pursuant to the rules of the Principal
Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Principal Market.

 

(k)          Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks,
trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted.
None of the Company's material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights
have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date of
this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries
of any material trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service
marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical
trade secrets or technical information by others with respect to the Company’s current commercial products, and there is
no claim, action or proceeding that has been made or brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against,
the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service
names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement with respect to the Company’s current
commercial products, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(l)          Environmental
Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local
laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance
with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the three foregoing clauses, the
failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m)          Title.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable
title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case,
except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects (“Liens”) and,
except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed
to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by
the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to
be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(n)          Insurance.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company
and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or
applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(o)          Regulatory
Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor
any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit.

 

(p)          Tax
Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal and state income and all other material tax
returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported
taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to
be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision
reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

 

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(q)          Transactions
With Affiliates.  Except as set forth
in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees
of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees,
officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director
or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial
interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary
or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee
benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

(r)          Application
of Takeover Protections. The Company and its board of directors have taken or will take prior to the Commencement Date all
necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation or the
laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and the Investor's ownership of the
Securities.

 

(s)           Disclosure.  Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that will be timely
publicly disclosed by the Company, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided
the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public
information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or the SEC Documents.   The Company understands
and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting purchases and sales of securities of the
Company.  All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor regarding the Company, its business
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company
during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that
the Investor neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby
other than those specifically set forth in Section 3 hereof.

 

(t)          Foreign
Corrupt Practices.  Neither the Company,
nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly,
used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political
activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made
by any Person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material
respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

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(u)          DTC
Eligibility. The Company, through the Transfer Agent, currently participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer
(FAST) Program and the Common Stock can be transferred electronically to third parties via the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer
(FAST) Program.

 

(v)         Sarbanes-Oxley.
The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, which
are applicable to it as of the date hereof.

 

(w)          Certain
Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor
or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents. The Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by
or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section 4(w) that may be due in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(x)          Investment
Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities will not be, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(y)          Listing
and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company
has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the
Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is currently contemplating
terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received any notice from
any Person to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all
such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

(z)          Accountants.
The Company’s accountants are set forth in the SEC Documents and, to the knowledge of the Company, such accountants are an
independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.

 

(aa)         No
Market Manipulation. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no Person acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly
or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation
for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting
another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

 

(bb)         Form
S-3 Eligibility; Shell Company Status. As of the date hereof and as of the date of the initial filing of the Registration Statement
with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (defined below), the Company satisfies all of the requirements of the
Securities Act for the use of Form S-3 to register the resale of the Purchase Shares, all of the Initial Commitment Shares and
all of the Additional Commitment Shares by the Investor under the Securities Act in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement,
without reliance on General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3, and the Company is not subject to any volume limitations imposed by
Form S-3, the Securities Act or the SEC in respect of such registration. The Company is not currently, and has not been during
the three-year period prior to the date hereof, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) under the Securities Act. The Company has
filed current “Form 10 information” (as defined in Rule 144(i)(3) under the Securities Act) with the SEC at least three
years prior to the date hereof reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.

 

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(cc)         No
Disqualification Events. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer,
other officer of the Company participating in the offering contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company's
outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule
405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered
Person”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii)
under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2)
or (d)(3) under the Securities Act. The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is
subject to a Disqualification Event.

 

5.          COVENANTS.

 

(a)          Filing
of Current Report and Registration Statement. The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange
Act, file with the SEC a report on Form 8-K relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and
conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall also file with the SEC, as
soon as practicable after the date hereof, a new registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering
only the resale of the Purchase Shares and all of the Initial Commitment Shares and all of the Additional Commitment Shares, in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Investor, dated as of the date hereof
(the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the
final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company
shall give due consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final
pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company.

 

(b)          Blue
Sky. The Company shall take all such action, if any, as is reasonably necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to register
or qualify (i) the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the sale of the Purchase Shares to the Investor under this Agreement and
(ii) any subsequent resale of all Commitment Shares and all Purchase Shares by the Investor, in each case, under applicable securities
or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably requested by the Investor from
time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor.

 

(c)          Listing/DTC.
The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares to be issued to the Investor
hereunder on the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and upon each other national securities exchange or
automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed, and shall use commercially reasonable best efforts
to maintain, so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all such Securities from time to time issuable
hereunder. The Company shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market and shall comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules
and regulations of the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would reasonably
be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall promptly, and
in no event later than the following Business Day, provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from any Person regarding
the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on the Principal Market; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be required to provide the Investor copies of any such notice that the Company reasonably believes constitutes material non-public
information and the Company would not be required to publicly disclose such notice in any report or statement filed with the SEC
under the Exchange Act (including on Form 8-K) or the Securities Act. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection
with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(c). The Company shall take all action necessary to ensure that its
Common Stock can be transferred electronically as DWAC Shares.

 

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(d)          Prohibition
of Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Investor agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the
date of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 11, the Investor and its agents, representatives and affiliates shall
not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined
in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short
position with respect to the Common Stock.

 

(e)          Issuance
of Commitment Shares. In consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall
cause to be issued to the Investor a total of 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Commitment Shares”)
promptly following the execution of this Agreement and shall deliver to the Transfer Agent the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
with respect to the issuance of such Initial Commitment Shares. The Company shall cause to be issued to the Investor up to 5,540,550
shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Commitment Shares” and, collectively with the Initial Commitment Shares,
the “Commitment Shares”), as follows: in connection with each purchase of Purchase Shares (other than the Initial
Purchase Shares) hereunder, the Company shall issue to the Investor a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of
(i) 5,540,550 and (y) the Purchase Amount Fraction. The “Purchase Amount Fraction” shall mean a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Purchase Amount purchased by the Investor with respect to such purchase of Purchase Shares and the denominator
of which is Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000). The Additional Commitment Shares shall be equitably adjusted for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) all of the Initial
Commitment Shares shall be fully earned as of the date of this Agreement, whether or not the Commencement shall occur or any Purchase
Shares are purchased by the Investor under this Agreement and irrespective of any subsequent termination of this Agreement and
(2) the Additional Commitment Shares shall be fully earned as of the date of their issuance pursuant to this Agreement, irrespective
of any subsequent termination of this Agreement.

 

(f)          Due
Diligence; Non-Public Information. The Investor shall have the right, from time to time as the Investor may reasonably deem
appropriate, to perform reasonable due diligence on the Company during normal business hours. The Company and its officers and
employees shall provide information and reasonably cooperate with the Investor in connection with any reasonable request by the
Investor related to the Investor's due diligence of the Company. Each party hereto agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information
of the other party to any third party and shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with,
or in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall
remain the property of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of any
Confidential Information disclosed by the other party. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its
behalf shall provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material,
non-public information, unless a simultaneous public announcement thereof is made by the Company in the manner contemplated by
Regulation FD. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company or any Person acting on its behalf (as determined
in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Investor), in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the other Transaction
Documents, the Investor shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement
or otherwise, of such material, non-public information without the prior approval by the Company; provided the Investor shall have
first provided notice to the Company that it believes it has received information that constitutes material, non-public information,
the Company shall have at least 24 hours to publicly disclose such material, non-public information prior to any such disclosure
by the Investor, and the Company shall have failed to publicly disclose such material, non-public information within such time
period. The Investor shall not have any liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, stockholders or agents, for any such disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall
be relying on the foregoing covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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(g)        Purchase
Records. The Investor and the Company shall each maintain records showing the remaining Available Amount at any given time
and the dates and Purchase Amounts for each Regular Purchase and Accelerated Purchase or shall use such other method, reasonably
satisfactory to the Investor and the Company.

 

(h)        Taxes.
The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery
of any shares of Common Stock to the Investor made under this Agreement.

 

(i)          Use
of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering as described in the Registration Statement or the SEC
Documents.

 

(j)          Other
Transactions. The Company shall not enter into, announce or recommend to its stockholders any agreement, plan, arrangement
or transaction in or of which the terms thereof would restrict, materially delay, conflict with or impair the ability or right
of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the obligation of the
Company to deliver the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares to the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents.

 

(k)          Integration.
From and after the date of this Agreement, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates will, and the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to ensure that no Person acting on their behalf will, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security
or solicit any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would (i) require registration of the offer and sale of any
of the Securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings
by the Company in a manner that would require stockholder approval pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market on which any of
the securities of the Company are listed or designated, unless in the case of this clause (ii), stockholder approval is obtained
before the closing of such subsequent transaction in accordance with the rules of such Principal Market.

 

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(l)          Limitation
on Variable Rate Transactions. From and after the date of this Agreement until the later of (i) the 18-month anniversary of
the date of this Agreement and (ii) the 18-month anniversary of the Commencement Date (if the Commencement has occurred), in either
case irrespective of any earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into
an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a
combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction, other than in connection with an Exempt Issuance. The Investor
shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such issuance, which remedy
shall be in addition to any right to collect damages, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other
security being required. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries
which entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock,
rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which
the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include
the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price,
exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at
any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities (including, without limitation, pursuant to any “cashless
exercise” provision), or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future
date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly
or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any “full
ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions), (ii) issues or sells any debt or equity securities,
including without limitation, Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, either (A) at a price that is subject to being reset at
some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock, or (B) that is subject to or
contains any put, call, redemption, buy-back, price-reset or other similar provision or mechanism (including, without limitation,
a “Black-Scholes” put or call right) that provides for the issuance of additional debt or equity securities of the
Company or the payment of cash by the Company, or (iii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an “equity
line of credit”, “at-the-market offering” or other continuous offering or similar offering of Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents, whereby the Company may sell Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at a future determined price. “Exempt
Issuance” means the issuance of (a) Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors or vendors of the Company
pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a
committee of directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities
issued hereunder and/or Common Stock Equivalents issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities
have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price,
exchange price or conversion price of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions
approved by the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such purpose, which
acquisitions or strategic transactions can have a Variable Rate Transaction component, provided that any such issuance shall only
be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an
asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition
to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose
of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, or (d) Common Stock issued and sold pursuant
to an “at-the-market offering” of Common Stock through a registered broker-dealer.

 

6.          TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

 

(a)          
On the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E to issue the Initial Commitment Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
(the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The certificate(s) or book-entry statement(s) representing
the Initial Commitment Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear the following restrictive legend (the “Restrictive
Legend”):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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(b)          On
the earlier of (i) the Commencement Date and (ii) such time that the Investor shall request, provided all conditions of Rule 144
under the Securities Act are met, the Company shall, no later than two (2) Business Days following the delivery by the Investor
to the Company or the Transfer Agent of one or more legended certificates or book-entry statements representing Initial Commitment
Shares (which certificates or book-entry statements the Investor shall promptly deliver on or prior to the first to occur of the
events described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence), as directed by the Investor, issue and deliver (or cause to be issued
and delivered) to the Investor, as requested by the Investor, either: (A) a certificate or book-entry statement representing such
Initial Commitment Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends or (B) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the number of Initial Commitment Shares represented by the certificate(s) or book-entry statement(s) so delivered by the Investor
as DWAC Shares. The Company shall take all actions to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the immediately preceding
sentence, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions
to the Transfer Agent, and any successor transfer agent of the Company, as may be requested from time to time by the Investor or
necessary or desirable to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence. On the Commencement
Date, the Company shall issue to the Transfer Agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, (i) irrevocable instructions in the form
substantially similar to those used by the Investor in substantially similar transactions (the “Commencement Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”) and (ii) the notice of effectiveness of the Registration Statement in the form attached
as an exhibit to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement”),
in each case to issue the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement. All Purchase Shares and Additional Commitment Shares to be issued from and after Commencement to or for the benefit
of the Investor pursuant to this Agreement shall be issued only as DWAC Shares. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor
that, while this Agreement is effective, no instruction other than the Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and
the Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement referred to in this Section 6(b) will be given by the Company to the
Transfer Agent with respect to the Purchase Shares or the Commitment Shares from and after Commencement, and the Purchase Shares
and the Commitment Shares covered by the Registration Statement shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records
of the Company. The Company agrees that if the Company fails to fully comply with the provisions of this Section 6(b) within
five (5) Business Days of the Investor providing the deliveries referred to above, the Company shall, at the Investor’s written
instruction, purchase such shares of Common Stock containing the Restrictive Legend from the Investor at the greater of the (i)
purchase price paid for such shares of Common Stock (as applicable) and (ii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the
date of the Investor’s written instruction.

 

7.          CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

 

The right of the Company
hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares on the Commencement Date is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions:

 

(a)         The Investor
shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Company;

 

(b)         The Registration
Statement covering the resale of the Purchase Shares and all of the Initial Commitment Shares and Additional Commitment Shares
shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC, and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement
shall be pending or threatened by the SEC; and 

 

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(c)         The representations
and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement
Date as though made at that time.

 

8.          CONDITIONS
TO THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

 

The obligation of the
Investor to buy Purchase Shares under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior
to the Commencement Date and, once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing obligation to
satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has occurred:

 

(a)          The
Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor;

 

(b)          The
Company shall have issued or caused to be issued to the Investor (i) one or more certificates or book-entry statements representing
the Initial Purchase Shares and the Initial Commitment Shares free from all restrictive and other legends or (ii) a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the number of Initial Purchase Shares and Initial Commitment Shares as DWAC Shares, in each case in accordance
with Section 6(b);

 

(c)          The
Common Stock shall be listed or quoted on the Principal Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last
365 days suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market, and all Securities to be issued by the Company to the Investor pursuant
to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing or quotation on the Principal Market in accordance with the applicable rules
and regulations of the Principal Market, subject only to official notice of issuance;

 

(d)          The
Investor shall have received the opinions of the Company's legal counsel dated as of the Commencement Date substantially in the
form of Exhibit A attached hereto;

 

(e)          The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any
of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 above, in which case, such representations
and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct
as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date. The
Investor shall have received a certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company, dated as of the Commencement
Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;

 

(f)          The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C
which shall be in full force and effect without any amendment or supplement thereto as of the Commencement Date;

 

(g)          As
of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, (i) solely for the purpose
of effecting purchases of Purchase Shares hereunder, 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) solely for the purpose of effecting
the issuance of Additional Commitment Shares hereunder, 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock;

 

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(h)          The
Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and the Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement each shall have
been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company and the Company's Transfer Agent (or any successor transfer agent);

 

(i)          The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in the
State of Nevada issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada as of a date within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement
Date;

 

(j)          The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;

 

(k)          The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a secretary's certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the
Commencement Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;

 

(l)          The
Registration Statement covering the resale of the Purchase Shares and all of the Initial Commitment Shares and Additional Commitment
Shares shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC, and no stop order with respect to the Registration
Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and filed with the SEC, not later than one
(1) Business Day after the effective date of the Registration Statement, a final and complete prospectus (the preliminary form
of which shall be included in the Registration Statement) and shall have delivered to the Investor a true and complete copy thereof.
Such prospectus shall be current and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Securities covered thereby. The Current
Report shall have been filed with the SEC, as required pursuant to Section 5(a). All reports, schedules, registrations,
forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC at or during the 12-month
period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act shall have been
filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act;

 

(m)          No
Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default has occurred;

 

(n)          All
federal, state and local governmental laws, rules and regulations applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall have been complied with, and all consents, authorizations and orders
of, and all filings and registrations with, all federal, state and local courts or governmental agencies and all federal, state
and local regulatory or self-regulatory agencies necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall have been obtained or
made, including, without limitation, in each case those required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state securities
or “Blue Sky” laws or applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market, or otherwise required by the SEC, the
Principal Market or any state securities regulators;

 

(o)          No
statute, regulation, order, decree, writ, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, threatened or endorsed
by any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation
of or which would materially modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and

 

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(p)          No
action, suit or proceeding before any federal, state, local or foreign arbitrator or any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, and no inquiry or investigation by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, against the Company, or any of the officers, directors
or affiliates of the Company, seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
or seeking material damages in connection with such transactions.

 

9.          INDEMNIFICATION.

 

In consideration of
the Investor's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all
of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless
the Investor and all of its affiliates, stockholders, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of
the foregoing Person's agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes
of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective
of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of,
or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in
the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than, in the case of clause (c), with respect to Indemnified
Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnitee. The indemnity
in this Section 9 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment
and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Payment under this indemnification
shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date Investor makes written request for it. A certificate containing reasonable
detail as to the amount of such indemnification submitted to the Company by Investor shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest
error, of the amount due from the Company to Investor. If any action shall be brought against any Indemnitee in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee. Any
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee, except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof
has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time
to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate
counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Indemnitee, in
which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.

 

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10.         EVENTS
OF DEFAULT. 

 

An "Event of
Default" shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following events occurs:

 

(a)          the
effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale of the Securities lapses for any reason (including, without limitation,
the issuance of a stop order or similar order) or such registration statement (or the prospectus forming a part thereof) is unavailable
to the Investor for resale of any or all of the Securities to be issued to the Investor under the Transaction Documents, and such
lapse or unavailability continues for a period of five (5) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of twenty (20)
Business Days in any 365-day period, but excluding a lapse or unavailability where (i) the Company terminates a registration statement
after the Investor has confirmed in writing that all of the Securities covered thereby have been resold or (ii) the Company supersedes
one registration statement with another registration statement, including (without limitation) by terminating a prior registration
statement when it is effectively replaced with a new registration statement covering Securities (provided in the case of this clause
(ii) that all of the Securities covered by the superseded (or terminated) registration statement that have not theretofore been
resold are included in the superseding (or new) registration statement);

 

(b)          the
suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a period of one (1) Business Day, provided that the Company
may not direct the Investor to purchase any shares of Common Stock during any such suspension;

 

(c)          the
delisting of the Common Stock from the OTC Bulletin Board, provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the
NYSE MKT, the NYSE Arca or the OTC Markets (or nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing);

 

(d)          the
failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue (i) the Additional Commitment Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business
Days after the date on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Additional Commitment Shares pursuant to Section 5(e)
hereof and (ii) Purchase Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Purchase Date or Accelerated
Purchase Date (as applicable) on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Purchase Shares;

 

(e)          the
Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition under any Transaction Document if such breach
could have a Material Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is reasonably curable, only if such
breach continues for a period of at least five (5) consecutive Business Days;

 

(f)          if
any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law which is not discharged
within 90 days;

 

(g)          if
the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry
of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property, or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is generally unable to
pay its debts as the same become due;

 

(h)          a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in
an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders
the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary; or

 

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(i)          if
at any time the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock electronically as DWAC Shares.

 

In addition to any other rights and remedies
under applicable law and this Agreement, so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event which,
after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall not deliver
to the Investor any Regular Purchase Notice or Accelerated Purchase Notice.

 

11.         TERMINATION

 

This Agreement may
be terminated only as follows:

 

(a)          If
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding
against the Company which is not discharged within 90 days, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially
all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (any of which would be an Event
of Default as described in Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h) hereof), this Agreement shall automatically terminate
without any liability or payment to the Company (except as set forth below) without further action or notice by any Person.

 

(b)          In
the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred on or before July 31, 2017, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions
set forth in Sections 7 and 8 above with respect to the Commencement, this Agreement may be terminated by either
party at the close of business on such date or thereafter without liability of such party to the other party (except as set forth
below); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11(b) shall not be available to
any party if such party is then in breach of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any representation or warranty
of such party contained in this Agreement fails to be true and correct such that the conditions set forth in Section 7(c)
or Section 8(e), as applicable, could not then be satisfied.

 

(c)          
At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no
reason by delivering notice (a “Company Termination Notice”) to the Investor electing to terminate this Agreement
without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below). The Company
Termination Notice shall not be effective until one (1) Business Day after it has been received by the Investor.

 

(d)          This
Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and the Investor purchases the full Available Amount
as provided herein, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to
any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below).

 

(e)          If,
for any reason or for no reason, the full Available Amount has not been purchased in accordance with Section 2 of this
Agreement by the Maturity Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date, without any action or notice
on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set
forth below).

 

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Except as set forth in Sections 11(a)
(in respect of an Event of Default under Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h)), 11(d) and 11(e), any termination
of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall be effected by written notice from the Company to the Investor, or the
Investor to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties
and covenants of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 hereof, the indemnification
provisions set forth in Section 9 hereof and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 10, 11 and
12 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of this
Agreement shall (i) affect the Company’s or the Investor’s rights or obligations under (A) this Agreement with respect
to pending Regular Purchases and Accelerated Purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations
with respect to any pending Regular Purchases and Accelerated Purchases under this Agreement and (B) the Registration Rights Agreement,
which shall survive any such termination, or (ii) be deemed to release the Company or the Investor from any liability for intentional
misrepresentation or willful breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

12.         MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)          Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights
of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Illinois, County of Cook, for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action
or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding
is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT
TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(b)          Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile
signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.

 

(c)          Headings.
The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.

 

(d)          Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability
of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

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(e)          Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company,
their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter thereof, and this Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered
herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that is has not relied on,
in any manner whatsoever, any representations or statements, written or oral, other than as expressly set forth in the Transaction
Documents.

 

(f)          Notices.
Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing
and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt when sent by facsimile
or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed
to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

165 Ludlow Avenue

Northvale, NJ 07647

	Telephone:	(201) 750-2646
	Facsimile:	(201) 750-2755
	E-mail:	NHakim@elitepharma.com
	Attention: 	Nasrat Hakim, President and CEO

 

With a copy to (which shall not
constitute notice or service of process):

Richard Feiner, Esq.

Wall Street Plaza

88 Pine Street

22nd Floor

New York, NY 10005

	Telephone:	(212) 779-8600
	Facsimile:	(917) 720-0863
	Email:	rfeinerlaw@silverfirm.com

 

If to the Investor:

Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC

440 North Wells, Suite 410

Chicago, IL 60654

	Telephone:	(312) 822-9300
	Facsimile:	(312) 822-9301
	E-mail:	jscheinfeld@lpcfunds.com/jcope@lpcfunds.com
	Attention:	Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope

 

With a copy to (which
shall not constitute notice or service of process):

Mintz, Levin,
Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

666 Third
Avenue

New York,
NY 10017

	Telephone:	(212) 692-6267
	Facsimile:	(212) 983-3115
	E-mail:	ajmarsico@mintz.com
	Attention:	Anthony J. Marsico, Esq.

 

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If to the Transfer Agent:

American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

	Telephone:	(718) 921-8208
	Facsimile:	(718) 331-1852
	Attention:	Alexandra M. Albrecht

 

or at such other address and/or facsimile
number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other
party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient
of such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine
or email account containing the time, date, and recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, and an image of the
first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence
of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(g)          Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the Investor, including by merger or consolidation. The Investor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

(i)          Publicity.
The Company shall afford the Investor and its counsel with the opportunity to review and comment upon, shall consult with the Investor
and its counsel on the form and substance of, and shall give due consideration to all such comments from the Investor or its counsel
on, any press release, SEC filing or any other public disclosure by or on behalf of the Company relating to the Investor, its purchases
hereunder or any aspect of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, not less than 24 hours prior to
the issuance, filing or public disclosure thereof. The Investor must be provided with a final version of any such press release,
SEC filing or other public disclosure at least six (6) hours prior to any release, filing or use by the Company thereof. The Company
agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j)          Further
Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request
in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably possible, the Commencement, and to carry out the intent and accomplish
the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(k)          No
Financial Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that it has not engaged
any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Investor
represents and warrants to the Company that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions, if any,
of any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby.
The Company shall pay, and hold the Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.

 

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(l)          No
Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

(m)          Remedies,
Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The Investor’s remedies provided in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Investor’s remedies provided in Section 9, shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available
to the Investor under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief),
no remedy of the Investor contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy
and nothing herein shall limit the Investor's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the
terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm
to the Investor and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event
of any such breach or threatened breach, the Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

(n)          Enforcement
Costs. If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Investor in the hands of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Investor
through any legal proceeding; (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership
or other proceedings affecting creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an attorney is retained to
represent the Investor in any other proceedings whatsoever in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the
Investor, as incurred by the Investor, all reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith,
in addition to all other amounts due hereunder. If this Agreement is placed by the Company in the hands of an attorney for enforcement
or is enforced by the Company through any legal proceeding, then the Investor shall pay to the Company, as incurred by the Company,
all reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in connection therewith, in addition to all other amounts
due hereunder.

 

(o)          Amendment
and Waiver; Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and
after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC.
Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument
signed by both parties hereto and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by
the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude
other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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    	 	-28-	 

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor
and the Company have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	 	THE COMPANY:
	 	 	 
	 	ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Nasrat Hakim
	 	Name:	Nasrat Hakim
	 	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	INVESTOR:
	 	 	 
	 	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC
	 	BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
	 	BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Josh Scheinfeld
	 	Name:	Josh Scheinfeld
	 	Title:	President

 

    	 	-29-	 

     

    

 

SCHEDULES

 

EXHIBITS

 

	Exhibit A	Form of Company Counsel Opinion
	Exhibit B	Form of Officer’s Certificate
	Exhibit C	Form of Resolutions of Board of Directors of the Company
	Exhibit D	Form of Secretary’s Certificate
	Exhibit E	Form of Letter to Transfer Agent

 

     

     

    

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF COMPANY COUNSEL OPINION

 

Capitalized terms used
herein but not defined herein, have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the
assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.          The
Company is a corporation existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company is qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in the State of New Jersey.

 

2.          The
Company has the corporate power to execute and deliver, and perform its obligations under, each Transaction Document to which it
is a party. To the best of our knowledge, the Company has the corporate power to conduct its business as it is now conducted, and
to own and use the properties owned and used by it.

 

3.          The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the performance of the obligations of the Company thereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated therein
have been duly authorized and approved by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent, approval or authorization of
the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders is required. The Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party
have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and are the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their terms except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting creditor’s rights
and remedies.

 

4.          The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated thereby including the offering, sale and issuance of the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and fulfillment and compliance with terms of the Transaction Documents, does
not and shall not: (i) conflict with, constitute a breach of or default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse
of time or both, constitutes or could constitute a breach or a default), under (a) the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws
of the Company, (b) to our knowledge, any material agreement, note, lease, mortgage, deed or other material instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its assets are bound (“Material Agreements”), (ii) result
in any violation of any statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, or (iii) to our knowledge, violate any order,
writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

5.          The
issuance of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents has
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The Initial Commitment Shares are validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, to our knowledge, free of all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive
rights. 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock have been properly reserved for issuance as Additional Commitment Shares under the Purchase
Agreement. When issued in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Additional Commitment Shares shall be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, to our knowledge, free of all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive
rights. 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been properly reserved for issuance as Purchase Shares under the Purchase Agreement.
When issued and paid for in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, to our knowledge, free of all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive rights.
To our knowledge, the execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement do not, and the performance by the Company of
its obligations thereunder shall not, give rise to any rights of any other Person for the registration under the Securities Act
of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company which have not been waived.

 

     

     

    

 

6.          As
of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 995,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of which to our knowledge 770,014,128 shares are issued and outstanding.

 

7.          Assuming
the accuracy of the representations and your compliance with the covenants made by you in the Transaction Documents, the offering,
sale and issuance of the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares to you pursuant to the Transaction Documents is exempt from
registration under the Securities Act.

 

8.          Other
than that which has been obtained and completed prior to the date hereof, no authorization, approval, consent, filing or other
order of any federal or state governmental body, regulatory agency, or stock exchange or market, or any court, or, to our knowledge,
any third party is required to be obtained by the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents
or for the Company to issue and sell the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares as contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

9. The Common Stock is
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. To our knowledge, since one year preceding the date of the Purchase Agreement,
the Company has been in compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to it. To our knowledge, since
one year preceding the date of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has not received any written notice from any Person stating
that the Company has not been in compliance with any of the rules and regulations (including the requirements for continued listing)
of the Principal Market.

 

10. The Company is not,
and after giving effect to the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares and the application of the proceeds as
described in the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.

 

11. Except as described
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, to our knowledge, none of the Material Agreements grants to any person the right
to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company
owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant
to the Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company
under the Securities Act.

 

[THE FOLLOWING MAY BE
MADE IN A SEPARATE NEGATIVE ASSURANCES LETTER]

 

As counsel to the Company,
we reviewed the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and participated in discussions with your representatives and those
of the Company, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus were discussed. Between the date of the
Transaction Documents and the time of the delivery of this letter, we participated in further discussions with your representatives
and those of the Company, and we reviewed certain certificates of officers of the Company and public officials delivered to you
today.

 

     

     

    

 

The purpose of our
engagement was not to establish or to confirm factual matters set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, and we have not undertaken any obligation to verify independently any of the factual matters set forth or incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Moreover, many of the determinations required to be made in the
preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus involve matters of a non-legal nature.

 

Subject to the foregoing,
we confirm to you that, on the basis of the information that we gained in the course of performing the services referred to above,
nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that: (a) the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, contained
an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, or (b) the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the date and time of delivery of this letter,
contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained or incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and we do not express any belief as to the financial statements and
related notes, financial statement schedules or financial statistics or other financial or accounting data and information contained
or incorporated by reference in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

 

We inform you that
the Registration Statement became effective under the Securities Act on _______, 201__ and that no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act.

 

We are not representing
the Company in any pending litigation in which it is a named defendant that challenges the validity or enforceability of, or seeks
to enjoin the performance of, the Transaction Documents.

 

Further, we confirm
to you that the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, and the Prospectus, as of its date, appeared to us on their face
to respond in all material respects to the requirements of Form S-3, except that the foregoing statement does not address any requirement
relating to financial statements, notes or schedules and financial and accounting data or information contained or incorporated
by reference in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus Supplement.

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

 

This Officer’s
Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 8(e) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated
as of May 1, 2017, (“Purchase Agreement”), by and between ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Investor”).
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

The undersigned, Nasrat
Hakim, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:

 

1.          I
am the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and make the statements contained in this Certificate;

 

2.          The
representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, in which case, such
representations and warranties are true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, in which case such
representations and warranties are true and correct as of such date);

 

3.          The
Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date.

 

4.          The
Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy
Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate
involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as
they become due.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunder signed my name on this 1st day of May, 2017.

 

	 	 	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 

 

The undersigned as
Secretary of ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Nevada corporation, hereby certifies that Nasrat Hakim is the duly elected,
appointed, qualified and acting Chief Executive Officer of Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. and that the signature appearing above is
his genuine signature.

 

	 	 
	 	Secretary 

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF COMPANY RESOLUTIONS

FOR SIGNING PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT OF

ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

In accordance with
the corporate laws of the state of Nevada, the undersigned, being all of the directors of ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a
Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”) do hereby consent to and adopt the following resolutions as the action of the
Board of Directors for and on behalf of the Corporation and hereby direct that this Consent be filed with the minutes of the proceedings
of the Board of Directors:

 

WHEREAS, there has
been presented to the Board of Directors of the Corporation a draft of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
by and between the Corporation and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), providing for the purchase by Lincoln
Park of up to Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) of the Corporation’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”); and

 

WHEREAS, after careful
consideration of the Purchase Agreement, the documents incident thereto and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including, but not limited to, the issuance of up to 11,081,100 shares of Common Stock
to Lincoln Park as a commitment fee (the “Commitment Shares”) and the sale of shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park
up to the available amount under the Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Shares").

 

Transaction Documents

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the transactions described in the Purchase Agreement are hereby approved and Mr. Nasrat Hakim and Mr. Carter
J. Ward (the “Authorized Officers”) are severally authorized to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, and any
other agreements or documents contemplated thereby including, without limitation, a registration rights agreement (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) providing for the registration of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable in respect of
the Purchase Agreement on behalf of the Corporation, with such amendments, changes, additions and deletions as the Authorized Officers
may deem to be appropriate and approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature
of an Authorized Officer thereon; and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Corporation and Lincoln Park are hereby approved
and the Authorized Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement (pursuant to the terms of the
Purchase Agreement), with such amendments, changes, additions and deletions as the Authorized Officer may deem appropriate and
approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon;
and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the terms and provisions of the forms of Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement
(collectively, the “Instructions”) are hereby approved and the Authorized Officers are authorized to execute and deliver
the Instructions on behalf of the Company in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, with such amendments, changes, additions and
deletions as the Authorized Officers may deem appropriate and approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively
evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon; and

 

     

     

    

 

Execution of Purchase
Agreement

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Corporation be and it hereby is authorized to execute the Purchase Agreement providing for the purchase of up to Forty Million
Dollars ($40,000,000) of the Corporation’s common stock; and

 

Issuance of Common
Stock

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Company is hereby authorized to issue to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock as Initial Commitment
Shares and that upon issuance of the Initial Commitment Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement the Initial Commitment Shares
shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof;
and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Company is hereby authorized to issue up to 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock as Additional Commitment Shares under the Purchase
Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and that, upon issuance of the Additional Commitment Shares pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, the Additional Commitment Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof; and

 

FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Company shall initially reserve 5,540,550 shares of Common Stock for issuance as Additional Commitment Shares
under the Purchase Agreement; and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue shares of Common Stock upon the purchase of Purchase Shares up to the Available Amount
under the Purchase Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and that, upon issuance of the Purchase Shares
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable with
no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof; and

 

FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation shall initially reserve 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance as Purchase Shares under
the Purchase Agreement. 

 

Approval of Actions

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that,
without limiting the foregoing, the Authorized Officers are, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to proceed on
behalf of the Corporation and to take all such steps as deemed necessary or appropriate, with the advice and assistance of counsel,
to cause the Corporation to consummate the agreements referred to herein and to perform its obligations under such agreements;
and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Authorized Officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed on behalf of and in the name of the
Corporation, to take or cause to be taken all such further actions and to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered
all such further agreements, amendments, documents, certificates, reports, schedules, applications, notices, letters and undertakings
and to incur and pay all such fees and expenses as in their judgment shall be necessary, proper or desirable to carry into effect
the purpose and intent of any and all of the foregoing resolutions, and that all actions heretofore taken by any officer or director
of the Corporation in connection with the transactions contemplated by the agreements described herein are hereby approved, ratified
and confirmed in all respects.

 

     

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors
has executed and delivered this Consent effective as of __________, 2017.

 

______________________

 

______________________

 

______________________

 

being all of the directors of ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

This Secretary’s
Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 8(k) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated
as of May 1, 2017 (“Purchase Agreement”), by and between ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”) and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Investor”),
pursuant to which the Company may sell to the Investor up to Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) of the Company's Common Stock,
$0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

The undersigned, Carter J. Ward, Secretary
of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:

 

1.          I
am the Secretary of the Company and make the statements contained in this Secretary’s Certificate.

 

2.          Attached
hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B are true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s bylaws (“Bylaws”)
and Articles of Incorporation (“Charter”), in each case, as amended through the date hereof, and no action has been
taken by the Company, its directors, officers or stockholders, in contemplation of the filing of any further amendment relating
to or affecting the Bylaws or Charter.

 

3.          Attached
hereto as Exhibit C are true, correct and complete copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company on April 28, 2017, at which a quorum was present and acting throughout. Such resolutions have not been amended, modified
or rescinded and remain in full force and effect and such resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board
of Directors, or any committee thereof, or the stockholders of the Company relating to or affecting (i) the entering into and performance
of the Purchase Agreement, or the issuance, offering and sale of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares and (ii) and the
performance of the Company of its obligation under the Transaction Documents as contemplated therein.

 

4.          As
of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and reserved capital stock of the Company is as set forth on Exhibit D hereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunder signed my name on this 1st day of May, 2017.

 

	 	 	 
	 	Secretary	 

 

The undersigned as Chief Executive Officer
of ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Nevada corporation, hereby certifies that Carter J. Ward is the duly elected, appointed,
qualified and acting Secretary of Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.

 

	 	 	 

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF LETTER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE INITIAL COMMITMENT SHARES AT SIGNING OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]

 

[DATE]

 

[TRANSFER AGENT]

__________________

__________________

__________________

 

Re: Issuance of Common Stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC

 

Dear ________,

 

On behalf of ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC., (the “Company”), you are hereby instructed to issue as soon as possible a share certificate
representing an aggregate of 5,540,550 shares of our common stock in the name of Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC.
The share certificate should be dated May 1, 2017. I have included a true and correct copy of a unanimous written consent executed
by all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company adopting resolutions approving the issuance of these shares. The
share certificate should bear the following restrictive legend:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

     

     

    

 

The share certificate should be sent as soon as possible
via overnight mail to the following address:

 

Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC

440 North Wells, Suite 410

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention: Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan
Cope

 

Thank you very much for your help. Please call me at ______________
if you have any questions or need anything further.

 

ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

	BY:	_____________________________	 
	 	[name]	 
	 	[title]

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