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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                      THE METLIFE NON-MANAGEMENT
                      DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                 December 2006

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

This Program Description provides an overview of the MetLife Non-Management
Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). It is also the official plan
document that legally governs the Plan. This Plan document will govern in every
respect and instance, and replaces and supersedes prior Plan documents.

This Program Description may be updated from time to time to implement changes
in the Plan. Fund performance data will be updated periodically. These updates
will constitute part of the Prospectus distributed with respect to the Plan.

The Plan Administrator may amend, alter or terminate the Plan in accordance with
its terms at any time and for any reason. The Plan was effective on January 1,
2005, and the Plan will continue in effect until it is amended, suspended, or
terminated according to its terms. This Plan was designed to replace the MetLife
Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors and Article VII of the MetLife,
Inc. 2000 Directors Stock Plan, respectively, beginning with 2005 compensation
deferrals; earlier deferrals will remain governed by the earlier plans.

MetLife, Inc. will have the obligation to pay amounts deferred under the Plan.
MetLife, Inc.'s obligations are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Since this is an unfunded plan, your rights or claims against assets or
property are no greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of MetLife,
Inc. Your deferrals may gain or lose value over time; see "Investment Tracking
For Your Deferred Cash Accounts" and "MetLife Deferred Stock Accounts" below.
Shares of MetLife, Inc. common stock paid under the Plan may be shares of
treasury common stock or authorized but unissued common stock.

       This document constitutes part of a prospectus covering securities
     that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
                  The date of this Prospectus is December 2006.

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PLAN AT-A-GLANCE

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PURPOSE                        To provide eligible directors with the opportunity to defer
                               their cash and MetLife Stock compensation, thereby
                               deferring payment of federal and most state income taxes on
                               such compensation.

ELIGIBILITY                    Directors of MetLife, Inc. who are not employees of
                               MetLife, Inc. or any of its affiliates.

ELECTION OPTIONS               -    Deferral amount

                               -    Investment tracking funds (for cash deferrals)

                               -    Distribution date

                               -    Number of distribution payments

ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD       The 2007 annual enrollment will be open December 1, 2006 -
                               December 29, 2006.

ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR NEW      Newly-appointed directors may make a deferral election for
DIRECTORS                      fees payable in the calendar year in which they are
                               elected, but must do so by the earlier of the next
                               Directors meeting attended for which they earn fees or the
                               30th day after appointment.

INVESTMENT TRACKING            Your deferred cash compensation accounts will be credited
                               with gains and losses reflecting the performance of the
                               investment tracking funds and indices you select.

INVESTMENT TRACKING FUND       Limited to a total of six times per year for future
CHANGES                        deferrals and existing account balances.

CHANGES IN AMOUNTS DEFERRED    None allowed, except for hardship.

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION           Your deferred cash compensation will be paid in cash at the
                               end of the deferral period. Your deferred awards of MetLife
                               Stock will be paid in the form of such stock, with imputed
                               reinvested dividends, at the end of the deferral period.

DISTRIBUTION:

   - NUMBER                    Lump-sum payment or up to 15 annual installments.

   - TIMING                    Beginning upon earlier of 60 days after termination of
                               service as a director or on a designated future date.

   - HARDSHIP                  Immediate lump-sum payment (availability strictly limited).

CHANGES TO DISTRIBUTION DATE   You may change the distribution date to a date at least
AND/OR NUMBER OF PAYMENTS      five years later than the date you originally selected,
                               and/or change the number of payments. Your change will only
                               be effective if you submit your request no later than one
                               year before the earlier of the end of your service as a
                               director or the date of payment you originally selected.

TAXES                          Deferred compensation is taxable as ordinary income at the
                               time of distribution. Rollover to an IRA, qualified plan or
                               non-qualified plan is not permitted.

BENEFICIARY                    Upon your death, any existing account balances will be paid
                               to your designated beneficiary or beneficiaries in a lump
                               sum.

PLAN FUNDING                   The Plan is a non-qualified, unfunded plan. Your accounts
                               are maintained for record-keeping purposes only.
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METLIFE NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

The MetLife Non-Management Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan")
allows eligible directors to defer receiving a portion of their annual retainer,
committee chair fees, and meeting fees, if any, payable in cash or shares of
MetLife, Inc. common stock ("MetLife Stock") for services in 2005 and
thereafter, thereby deferring payment of federal and most state income taxes
until a later date when the deferred payments are received. Participation in the
Plan is completely voluntary.

ELIGIBILITY

Members of the Board of Directors of MetLife, Inc. (the "Board") who are not
employees of MetLife, Inc. or any of its affiliates ("Non-Management Directors")
are eligible to participate. In this Program Description, "you" refers to a
director who is eligible to participate in the Plan.

MAKING A DEFERRAL ELECTION

Prior to each year in which you will provide services as a Non-Management
Director, you may defer all or a portion of fees payable as compensation for
such services. Deferrals begin with the first fees payable for such services
during a calendar year and end with the last fees payable during the calendar
year. Designations do not carry over from year to year; you must make a new
designation each year.

When you are elected to the Board, you may defer all or a portion of your fees
payable in that calendar year by submitting a deferral election before the
earlier of (1) the first meeting that you attend for which you earn fees; or (2)
the thirtieth day after you become eligible to participate in the Plan.

The MetLife Non-Management Director Deferred Compensation Plan is a
non-qualified plan that is unfunded and subject to the risks described in this
document. Amounts credited to an account are solely for record-keeping purposes.
The Plan is not subject to full protection under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

To defer your cash compensation, you need to complete a deferral election form
specifying:

-    The percentage of your cash fees you want deferred into a Deferred Cash
     Account (if you choose to defer any of your cash fees, your deferral must
     equal at least $10,000.00);

-    The investment tracking funds that will be used to adjust the value of that
     Deferred Cash Account; and

-    A future distribution date and number of payments for that Deferred Cash
     Account (paid in cash).

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To defer your MetLife Stock compensation, you need to complete a deferral
election form specifying:

-    The percentage of your MetLife Stock fees you want deferred into a MetLife
     Deferred Stock Account; and

-    The future distribution date and number of payments for your MetLife
     Deferred Stock Account.

Your deferral election form must be submitted during the enrollment period. If
you submit an election form that does not specify when payment is to be made,
payment will be made upon the termination of your service as a Non-Management
Director. If you submit an election form that does not specify the number of
installments in which payment should be made, payment will be made in a single
lump sum.

Before making your elections, you may wish to consult a tax or personal
financial advisor regarding all of the ramifications of deferral of compensation
under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and all other requirements under law
for deferral of income taxation ("Legal Deferral Requirements").

All deferrals are subject to the terms of this Plan.

INCOME TAXES

Compensation is not subject to current taxation under federal and most state
income tax laws at the time it is deferred. Deferred compensation to
Non-Management Directors is not subject to Social Security or Medicare taxes,
but it is subject to tax under the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) when
the amounts are includible in your income. You should consult with a tax or
personal financial advisor to determine whether you must pay SECA on these
amounts when received.

DEFERRAL AMOUNTS

During the annual enrollment period, you may elect to defer all or a portion of
your fees payable in the following year for services as a director of MetLife,
Inc. If you choose to defer any of your cash fees, you must defer at least
$10,000.

Once you elect your deferral amount, you may not change it. You may, however,
suspend deferrals in cases of extreme hardship as provided in the Plan. See
"Hardship Exceptions," below.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS

If you defer any or all of your cash compensation, a Deferred Cash Account in
your name for that year's deferrals will be established for record-keeping
purposes. If you defer any of your MetLife Stock compensation, a MetLife
Deferred Stock Account in your name for that year's deferrals will be
established for record-keeping purposes. You will receive account statements
annually.

Your accounts will be credited effective on the date on which your fees would
have been payable had you not elected to defer receipt of such fees.

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INVESTMENT TRACKING FOR YOUR DEFERRED CASH ACCOUNTS

Investment tracking is used as a device for adjusting the value of your Deferred
Cash Accounts, based on performance of the actual fund or index. Gains or
losses, measured on a daily basis, will be reflected in your account, in effect
"mirroring" the performance of the specified fund(s) or index(ices) you select.
Your deferred cash will not actually be invested in the funds or indices.

The Plan may be amended by the Plan Administrator to eliminate or replace any
investment tracking fund or index at any time. See "Plan Administrator" below.

You currently may select one or more of 13 investment tracking funds and
indices, each of which mirrors the performance of the actual fund or index.

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ACTIVELY MANAGED FUNDS                 MARKET INDICES
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MetLife SIP Fixed Income Fund          S&P 500(R) Index
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund        Russell 2000(R) Index
Oakmark Fund(R)                        Nasdaq Composite(R) Index
MetLife SIP Small Company Stock Fund   MSCI EAFE(R) Index
Oakmark International Fund             Lehman Brothers(R) Aggregate Bond Index
                                       Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Index
                                       MSCI Emerging Markets Index(SM)
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SINGLE-STOCK FUND
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MetLife Common Stock Fund*

Fund and index allocations must be made in multiples of 5%.

You may change your allocation among investment tracking funds and indices -
either with regard to future deferrals or your existing account - at any time
during the year by accessing the website www.benefitplanservices.com/metlife,
(click on Change Allocations) or by calling Benefit Plan Services, Inc. (BPSI)
at 1-800-340-8151, however, you may make no more than six changes per year. For
this purpose, all changes submitted on the same day will count as a single
change. You will receive confirmations of your changes shortly after they are
made. Allocations into and out of the MetLife Common Stock Fund must be
pre-cleared with the Corporate Secretary in accordance with the MetLife Insider
Trading Policy.

See below for information about the investment tracking funds and indices.

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*    This investment tracking fund may be used to adjust the value of any or all
     of your Deferred Cash Compensation Account. Values are tracked in this
     investment tracking fund using the value and performance of MetLife Stock,
     but payment is made in cash. Your MetLife Deferred Stock Account, which
     consists of deferred MetLife Stock payments, is paid out in the form of
     MetLife Stock.

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METLIFE DEFERRED STOCK ACCOUNTS

Your MetLife Deferred Stock Accounts will reflect the number of shares of
MetLife Stock you deferred, plus imputed reinvested dividends (on the same basis
as such dividends are paid on actual shares of MetLife Stock).

The value of your MetLife Deferred Stock Account will depend on the price of
MetLife Stock, which is affected by market conditions and other factors, such as
declared dividends. As a result, the value of your MetLife Deferred Stock
Account is anticipated to have a relatively high risk profile.

Your MetLife Deferred Stock Accounts will be appropriately adjusted (as
determined by the Governance Committee of the Board, or its successor) in the
event of any MetLife Stock dividend, MetLife Stock split, recapitalization
(including, but not limited, to the payment of an extraordinary dividend),
merger, consolidation, combination, or spin-off affecting MetLife, Inc.
capitalization, distribution of MetLife, Inc. assets to holders of MetLife Stock
(other than ordinary cash dividends), exchange of shares, or other similar
corporate change.

The performance of MetLife Deferred Stock Awards will be identical to that of
the MetLife Common Stock Fund, and is labeled the "MetLife Deferred Shares Fund"
in the "Total Return Historic Fund & Index Performance by Calendar Year" chart.

THE DISTRIBUTION DATES

For each of your Deferred Cash Accounts and your MetLife Deferred Stock Accounts
separately, you may choose to have your distributions begin either (1) on a
specific date no less than three years after the year of deferral (for example:
for payments attributable to services performed in 2007, the date you may choose
may not be earlier than 2011), or (2) upon the termination of your service as a
Non-Management Director of MetLife, Inc. (the date of your termination of
service will be determined in accordance with Legal Deferral Requirements). If
you choose to receive your account on a specific date, your account will be paid
to you on the earlier of (a) the date you selected, or (b) on the date of the
termination of your service as a director.

Once you have designated a distribution date, you cannot change it except as
described below under "Changing the Distribution Date And/Or Number of
Payments."

NUMBER OF PAYMENTS

You may elect to receive each of your account balances in either a lump-sum
payment or up to 15 annual installments. For each of your Deferred Cash
Accounts, each annual installment will be a fraction of the account's cash value
with one being the numerator and the number of payments remaining being the
denominator. For each of your MetLife Deferred Stock Accounts, each annual
installment will be a fraction of the number of shares of MetLife Stock
represented in the account, with one being the numerator and the number of
payments remaining being the denominator and disregarding any fraction of a
share until the last installment. For example, if you elect to receive 10 annual
payments,

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the first payment is equal to 1/10th of the account; the second payment is equal
to 1/9th of the account; and so on until final payment is made. For purposes of
Legal Deferral Rules, any payment option selected under this plan will be
considered to be a single payment form of benefit.

FORM OF PAYMENTS

All payments from your Deferred Cash Accounts (including portions invested in
the MetLife Common Stock Fund) will be made in cash. All payments from your
MetLife Deferred Stock Account will be made in MetLife Stock, except that
fractional shares will be paid in cash at the Closing Price of MetLife Stock on
the date of payment.*

TAXATION OF PAYMENTS

Generally, payments are subject to federal, state and local tax income taxes in
the year you receive the amounts. Rollover to an IRA, qualified plan or
non-qualified plan is not permitted.

CHANGING THE DISTRIBUTION DATE AND/OR NUMBER OF PAYMENTS

For each of your Deferred Cash Account and your MetLife Deferred Stock Account
for a given year, you may make changes only once, at which time you may change
either or both: (1) the date you have selected to receive payment of your
deferred compensation to a date at least five (5) years later than your original
selection; and/or (2) the number of payments you have chosen to receive (your
change may increase or decrease the number of payments). You must make all
changes to any particular account at the same time; provided, however, that your
changes are effective if you submit them no later than one year before the
earlier of the original date you had selected for payment or the date your
service as a Non-Management Director ends, and otherwise will not be effective.
All changes will be effective to the extent consistent with Legal Deferral
Requirements.

PAYMENT TO BENEFICIARIES

If you die before your distributions begin or are completed, the balance in your
accounts will be paid as a single lump sum to your beneficiary. If you have not
designated a beneficiary, or your beneficiary (or beneficiaries) die(s) before
you do, the balance in your accounts will be paid to your estate.

You may designate an individual, entity, trustee, or your estate as your
beneficiary, and you may change your beneficiary at any time. Each beneficiary
designation will apply to all of your deferrals under the Plan, and will
supersede your previous beneficiary designations. Unless or until you submit a
new beneficiary designation form, your last beneficiary designation (if any)
under the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for

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*    "Closing Price" means the closing price of a share of MetLife Stock as
     reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system for the
     New York Stock Exchange (or on such other recognized quotation system on
     which the trading prices of shares of MetLife Stock are quoted at the
     relevant time) on such date. In the event that there are no transactions of
     MetLife Stock reported on such tape (or such other system) on such date,
     Closing Price shall mean the closing price on the immediately preceding
     date on which MetLife Stock transactions were so reported.

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Outside Directors (or, if you have not designated a beneficiary under that plan,
the beneficiary you have designated under the MetLife, Inc. 2000 Directors Stock
Plan, if any) will apply under this Plan.

You may designate your beneficiary(ies) during each annual enrollment period. If
you wish to change your beneficiary designations during the year you may access
the website www/benefitplanservices.com/metlife (by clicking on Beneficiary
Detail) or contact BPSI at 1-800-340-8151 and they will send you a form on which
you can make your new beneficiary elections.

LOANS

No loans may be taken from your accounts.

HARDSHIP EXCEPTIONS

In cases of extreme hardship, and consistent with legal requirements for
deferral of income taxation, the Plan Administrator may suspend deferrals or
make payments to you, reducing the value of your account. However, the total
amount suspended and paid cannot exceed the amount required to satisfy the
financial consequences of the hardship and tax withholding requirements.

UNFUNDED, UNSECURED OBLIGATIONS OF METLIFE, INC.

Deferrals under the Plan are unfunded and unsecured obligations of MetLife, Inc.
Your rights are those of a general unsecured creditor of MetLife, Inc. The Plan
is intended to be designed and administered in complete accordance with Legal
Deferral Requirements, but in no event will MetLife, Inc., any affiliate, or the
Plan be liable for any taxes, penalties, or other losses on account of the Plan
or its administration failing to comply with Legal Deferral Requirements.

ASSIGNMENT

No assignment or pledge of the right to receive the payment of amounts deferred
or any other rights under the Plan may be made.

QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS ("QDROs")

Deferred compensation will be distributed or attached to the extent required by
a QDRO.

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

The Plan is administered by a Plan Administrator who may establish, amend or
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan. The Plan Administrator of
this Plan is also the Plan Administrator of the Metropolitan Life Retirement
Plan for U.S. Employees. The Employee Benefits Committee of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company appoints the Plan Administrator of the Retirement Plan,
who serves until such time as the Committee appoints a new Plan Administrator.

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To the extent consistent with law, including Legal Deferral Requirements, the
Plan Administrator may amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time
and for any reason. The Plan Administrator may not amend, modify or terminate
the Plan in a way that will reduce the amount that has been accrued in your
deferred compensation account prior to the effective date of the amendment,
modification or termination.

The determinations and interpretations of the Plan made by the Plan
Administrator shall be final, binding, and conclusive for all purposes under the
Plan. The Plan Administrator may prescribe forms for participants to take action
authorized or allowed under the Plan and may appoint agents and consult legal
counsel and other professionals to assist in administration of the Plan. The
Plan Administrator may, in his or her discretion, adjust the value of a deferred
compensation account on a basis other than as prescribed in deferral or
reallocation elections, including but not limited to the use of investment
tracking funds other than those selected by the participant. The Plan
Administrator will administer any claims under the Plan by following Section 503
of ERISA, any applicable regulations, and any other procedures the Plan
Administrator adopts.

The Plan Administrator may reject or reform a deferral election on any lawful
basis, and may conform any provision of the Plan to Legal Deferral Requirements.
Where consistent with such requirements, the Plan Administrator may pay deferred
compensation regardless of the participant's election for payment at another
time.

INVESTMENT TRACKING FUNDS AND INDICES - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Each investment tracking fund and index mirrors the performance of the actual
fund or index to which it refers. Following are descriptions and historic
performance data for the actual funds and indices, determined on a Total Return
basis. Total Return means the change in price or value, plus dividends (if any)
on a reinvested basis, less any management fees or expenses that apply under the
actual fund.

There is no guarantee that any of the funds will achieve its objectives or
increase in value. Except to the extent you choose the investment tracking fund
for the MetLife SIP Fixed Income Fund, your deferrals may lose value. Each
actively managed fund has investment management fees and/or other expenses
associated with it. The descriptions below are derived from information provided
by the funds and other sources deemed to be reliable by the Plan Administrator.

ACTIVELY MANAGED FUNDS

METLIFE SIP FIXED INCOME FUND: The fund seeks to generate a predictable return
through a specified interest rate, with preservation of original principle
invested. The fund is reviewed periodically and may be changed, up or down as
appropriate based on a number of factors, including investment market conditions
and the performance of the fund managers. The fund invests in several MetLife
issued GIC (Guaranteed Investment Contracts) alternatives, which consist of
bonds, international securities, public utilities and similar corporate issues.

LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND: This fund (the Lord Abbett Bond Debenture
Portfolio of the Met Investor Series Trust) is a mutual fund investment choice
available

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under various variable insurance contracts issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and its affiliates. The fund seeks to provide high current income and
the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return. Under
normal circumstances, the fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its
net assets in debt securities of various types. The fund normally invests
substantially all of its assets in high yield and investment-grade debt
securities. It may invest in convertible securities. Up to 80% of the fund's
total assets may be invested in high-yield/high-risk debt securities ("junk
bonds"). At least 20% of the fund's assets must be invested in any combination
of investment-grade debt securities, U.S. Government securities, and cash
equivalents. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity
securities including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred
stocks, warrants and similar instruments. The fund may invest up to 15% of its
assets in credit default swaps. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its net
assets in debt and equity securities primarily traded in foreign countries. The
fund attempts to invest in securities selling at reasonable prices in relation
to the adviser's assessment of its potential value. (1, 2, 3)

OAKMARK FUND(R): This fund is a mutual fund and seeks to achieve long-term
capital appreciation following a value style by investing primarily in the
common stocks of U.S. companies. (4)

METLIFE SIP SMALL COMPANY STOCK FUND: This fund is an individually managed fund
that seeks to generate long-term growth of capital by investing in the stocks of
small U.S. companies with strong growth potential. The fund seeks to outperform
the Russell 2000(R) Growth Index, which measures the performance of small
company stocks with lower market capitalization. (5)

OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND: This fund is a mutual fund and seeks to achieve
long-term capital appreciation following a value style by investing primarily in
the common stocks of non-U.S. companies. The fund may invest in mature markets
(e.g., Japan, Canada, United Kingdom) and in less developed markets (e.g.,
Mexico, Brazil, South Korea). Ordinarily, the fund will invest in the securities
of at least five countries outside the U.S. There are no geographic limits on
the fund's foreign investments, but the fund does not expect to invest more than
35% of its assets in securities of companies based in emerging markets. (3, 4)

MARKET INDEXES

S&P 500(R) INDEX: This index includes some of the 500 largest capitalized stocks
in the U.S. and is one of the most widely recognized and used benchmarks of U.S.
equity performance.

RUSSELL 2000(R) INDEX: This index measures stock performance of 2,000 smaller
U.S. companies with market capitalization under $2 billion as of May 31, 2006.
(5)

NASDAQ COMPOSITE(R) INDEX: The Nasdaq Composite Index measures all Nasdaq
domestic and international-based common-type stocks listed on the Nasdaq Stock
Market. The Nasdaq Composite includes over 3,000 securities. (3, 6)

MSCI EAFE(R) INDEX: The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe,
Australasia, Far East Index is a benchmark for developed market equity
performance, excluding the United States and Canada. (3)

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LEHMAN BROTHERS(R) AGGREGATE BOND INDEX: A benchmark index comprised of the
Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index, the Lehman Brothers Mortgage-Backed
Securities Index, the Lehman Brothers Asset-Backed Securities Index, and the
Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Index. Fixed income
securities in the index include debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, debt issued or guaranteed
by U.S. corporations, foreign companies, municipalities, government and
international agencies, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities.
Lehman Brothers refers to this index as the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate
Index. (1, 3)

MERRILL LYNCH US HIGH YIELD MASTER II INDEX: The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield
Master II Index tracks the performance of below investment-grade U.S.
dollar-denominated corporate bonds publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.
(1, 2)

MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX(SM): The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is designed to
measure equity market performance in global emerging markets. As of June 2006,
the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 25 emerging market
country indices: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic,
Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,
Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan,
Thailand and Turkey. (3)

SINGLE-STOCK FUND

METLIFE COMMON STOCK FUND: The performance of this fund will depend on the price
of MetLife, Inc common stock, which is affected by market condition and other
factors, such as declared dividends. Like other individual stock funds, this
fund is anticipated to have a relatively high risk profile. The performance of
this fund also includes the value of reinvested dividends on MetLife, Inc.
common stock, if any.

(1)  Invests in bonds and other fixed-income securities, which involve both
     credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the risk that the security's
     issuer will not pay the interest, dividends or principal that it has
     promised to pay. Market risk is the risk that the value of the security
     will fall because of changes in market rates of interest or other factors.
     Interest rate risk is the risk that values of fixed-income security may
     fall as interest rates rise. This risk is greater for longer term
     securities.

(2)  Lower rated, high-yield debt securities generally involve a greater risk of
     default by the issuer (i.e., higher credit risk). These securities may also
     be subject to greater market price fluctuations than higher rated, lower
     yielding debt securities.

(3)  Securities of foreign issuers pose additional risks that are not associated
     with U.S. domestic securities, such as changes in currency exchange rates,
     different governmental regulations, fluctuating economic conditions,
     accounting standards and political instability.

(4)  Invests in stocks that tend to trade at lower prices relative to their
     fundamental financial characteristics and are therefore considered under
     valued. Value stocks can perform differently than other categories of
     stocks (e.g., growth stocks) and can continue to be undervalued by the
     market for long periods of time.

(5)  Investments in small capitalization and emerging growth companies involve
     greater than average risk. Such securities may have limited marketability
     and the issues may have limited product lines, markets, and financial
     resources. The value of such investments may fluctuate more widely than
     investments in larger, more established companies.

(6)  This index is comprised to a significant degree in technology issues. The
     technology industry can be significantly affected by obsolescence, short
     product cycles, failing profits and prices, and competition from new market
     participants. A choice that is weighted in one sector is more volatile than
     those that diversify across many industry sectors.

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                                  TOTAL RETURN
               HISTORIC FUND & INDEX PERFORMANCE BY CALENDAR YEAR
                            As of September 30, 2006

These figures are past performance and are not an indication of future
performance. Note: Unit values fluctuate and amounts received upon distribution
may be more or less than deferrals and any matching contributions. Current
performance may be lower or higher than the performance figures quoted. More
information regarding the performance of the investment tracking funds may be
found at the "Plan Information" link located on your participant account Home
page at www.benefitplanservices.com/metlife.

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ACTIVELY MANAGED FUNDS
MetLife SIP Fixed Income Fund(1)                   3.72%   4.77%   4.51%   5.00%    5.80%
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund(2)                 5.51%   1.81%   8.43%  19.52%    1.28%
Oakmark Fund(R)(3)                                 9.20%  -1.31%  11.73%  25.30%  -14.41%
MetLife SIP Small Company Stock Fund(1)            3.79%   6.04%  10.79%  45.11%  -19.98%
Oakmark International Fund(3)                     19.14%  14.12%  19.09%  38.04%   -8.46%

MARKET INDEXES
S&P 500(R) Index (4, 8)                            8.53%   4.91%  10.88%  28.70%  -22.10%
Russell 2000(R) Index (5, 8)                       8.69%   4.55%  18.33%  47.25%  -20.48%
Nasdaq Composite(R) Index (6, 8)                   2.94%   2.17%   9.16%  50.01%  -31.53%
MSCI EAFE(R) Index (7, 8)                         14.49%  13.54%  20.25%  38.59%  -15.94%
Lehman Brothers(R) Aggregate Bond Index(6)         3.06%   2.43%   4.34%   4.10%   10.25%
Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II  Index(6)    7.25%   2.72%  10.87%  28.15%   -1.89%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index(SM)(7, 8)             12.39%  34.00%  25.55%  55.82%   -6.17%
MetLife Deferred Shares Fund (9)                  15.67%  22.21%  21.68%  25.38%  -14.01%
MetLife Common Stock Fund (10)
</TABLE>

(1)  All performance shown for the MetLife SIP Fixed Income Fund and the MetLife
     SIP Small Company Stock Fund are net of investment management fees and
     other expenses. Both funds have been available as tracking funds in the
     Plan since January 1, 1998. Returns in the MetLife SIP Fixed Income Fund
     are credited to participants' balances by crediting a daily interest factor
     that produces the effective annual return that is declared for the fund.
     The effective annual interest rate for the MetLife SIP Fixed Income Fund is
     currently 5%.

(2)  The Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund (Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Portfolio
     of the Met Investors Series Trust, Class A shares) is a mutual fund
     investment choice available under various variable insurance contracts
     issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its affiliates. The
     Loomis Sayles High Yield Bond Portfolio of the Metropolitan Series Fund was
     merged into the Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Portfolio after the close of
     business on April 26, 2002. Performance for the Lord Abbett Bond Debenture
     Portfolio includes performance of the Loomis Sayles High Yield Bond
     Portfolio prior to April 27, 2002, and performance of the Lord Abbett
     Debenture Portfolio after April 26, 2002. All performance is shown net of
     the Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Portfolio's investment management fees and
     other expenses.

(3)  The Oakmark Fund and the Oakmark International Fund are mutual funds. All
     performance is shown net of investment management fees and other expenses.
     The Oakmark Fund and Oakmark International Fund have been available as
     tracking funds in the Plan since January 1, 1998.

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(4)  The S&P 500 Index Fund has been available as a tracking fund in the Plan
     since January 1, 2001. The MetLife SIP Common Stock Index Fund was
     available in the Plan from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2000. The
     MetLife SIP Common Stock Index Fund was converted to the S&P 500 Index Fund
     after the close of business on December 31, 2000.

(5)  The Russell 2000 Index has been available as a tracking fund in the Plan
     since January 1, 2001.

(6)  The Nasdaq Composite Index, Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (Lehman
     Brothers refers to this index as the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index),
     and Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Index have been available as
     tracking funds in the Plan since January 1, 2001.

(7)  The MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index have been available
     as tracking funds in the Plan since January 1, 2001. The name of the MSCI
     EMF Index tracking fund has been changed to MSCI Emerging Markets Index to
     reflect the corresponding change of name in this MSCI market index.

(8)  Investment-tracking on participants' accounts will be done using the Total
     Return measure (the percentage change in the unit price, plus the impact of
     reinvested dividends) for all funds, including the S&P 500 Index, Russell
     2000 Index, Nasdaq Composite Index, MSCI EAFE Index, and MSCI Emerging
     Markets Index tracking funds. Returns in this chart reflect the Total
     Return measure for all periods shown for all funds except the Nasdaq
     Composite Index, for which 2004 returns reflect the Total Return measure
     and 2000-2003 returns reflect the Price Return measure. Total Return
     information on the Nasdaq Composite Index is not available prior to 2004.
     Investment-tracking for periods prior to January 2005 was done using the
     Price Return measure (the percentage change in the unit price, without
     reinvested dividends) for the S&P 500 Index, Russell 2000 Index, Nasdaq
     Composite Index, MSCI EAFE Index, and MSCI Emerging Markets Index tracking
     funds. The preceding sentence applies only to the MetLife Deferred
     Compensation Plan for Officers and the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan
     For Outside Directors, which provided for deferral of compensation prior to
     January 2005; performance charts in the program descriptions for elections
     that were offered under those plans reflected the Price Return measure.

(9)  The MetLife Deferred Shares Fund has been available as a tracking fund
     since May 1, 2001 for MetLife Directors. The Performance data is obtained
     from MetLife, Inc. Returns reflect the MetLife stock price (MET), including
     reinvested dividends, as reported by MetLife, Inc.

(10) Performance data is obtained from MetLife, Inc. Returns reflect the MetLife
     stock price (MET), including reinvested dividends, as reported by MetLife,
     Inc.

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PROSPECTUS INFORMATION

In connection with the obligations of MetLife, Inc. under the Plan, the
following constitute the prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:

1.   The information set forth in this Program Description;

2.   Any other written documents delivered to participants updating or revising
     the information in item 1 above. Those documents will contain a legend
     indicating that they constitute a part of the prospectus covering the
     obligations being offered as permitted by the Plan;

3.   Each of the following documents filed by MetLife, Inc. with the Securities
     and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), which are incorporated by
     reference in this prospectus:

     a)   MetLife, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
          31, 2005;

     b)   All other reports filed by MetLife, Inc. with the Commission pursuant
          to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          amended, since December 31, 2005; and

     c)   All documents subsequently filed by MetLife, Inc. pursuant to Sections
          13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
          indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
          de-registers all securities then remaining unsold.

You may obtain a copy of the above filings described in items 1 and 2, at no
cost, by calling BPSI at 1-800-340-8151. Filings described in item 3 and any
other documents MetLife, Inc. provides to its shareholders may be obtained, at
no cost, at www.metlife.com (by clicking on Investor Relations) or by calling
1-800-649-3593. You may also request copies of any of the above documents by
writing to the MetLife Corporate Secretary, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10166-0188.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this MetLife Non-Management Director Deferred Compensation
Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005, is approved.

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

/s/ Margery Brittain
-------------------------------------
Date: 11-2-06
      -------------------------------

Witness: /s/ Rose Alston
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                                                                         Page 16EX-10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.

CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED

AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION]

[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]

                 FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF SOLAR MODULES

entered into by and between

First Solar GmbH, Rheinstraße 4N, D-55116 Mainz, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “FS”)
represented by the managing director with single signature authority, Mr. Stephan Hansen,

and

Blitzstrom GmbH, Hoheimer Weg 3, 97350 Mainbernheim (hereinafter referred to as “Buyer”)
represented by the managing director with single signature authority, Mr. Daniel Ziegler.

FS and Buyer are each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”.

	1.	 	Recitals

FS and Buyer enter into this framework agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) on
the sale and purchase of photovoltaic modules (hereinafter referred to as “Modules”).

	2.	 	Volume of Purchase and Specifications
	 
	2.1	 	Pursuant to the Price/Volume Table (as defined in Section 3.1), the Buyer hereby
purchases from FS Modules and shall be obligated to accept the delivery of such Modules as
agreed. Pursuant to the Price/Volume Table, FS hereby sells to Buyer such Modules and
shall be obligated to deliver them as agreed.
	 
	2.2	 	The Modules sold and purchased pursuant to Section 2.1 above shall have the
specifications set out in the Module Product Specification (Appendix A). Modules shall be
installed in a manner consistent with the System Design and Application Document (Appendix
B). The Buyer shall apply Modules only in systems that are mutually approved and
documented, such documentation being signed by the Parties using a System Design and
Application Document (Appendix B). A notification of systems that are build according to a
standard SDA can be performed after the system is installed.
	 
	 	 	A System Design and Application Document (Appendix B) mutually approved and documented by
the Parties prior to the entering into of the Agreement shall be deemed a valid System
Design and Application Document (Appendix B) for the purposes of the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any use of the Modules in a system that
is not mutually approved by the Parties in the System Design and Application Document
(Appendix B) requires FS’ prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. If no response is provided by FS within 15 days of a written request for
approval by Buyer, submitted together with the documentation required for a new System
Design and Application Document, such new System Design and Application Document is
deemed to be mutually accepted.
	 
	2.3	 	Additional Module product types or changes to the specifications of Modules as set forth
in the Module Product Specification (Appendix A) above may be made by FS to the extent that
such changes or additions do not reduce the performance of the System or conflict with the
application and use of the Modules as documented in the approved System Design and
Application Document (Appendix B). FS will provide 90 days written notice prior to
delivering such Modules for carriage as described in Section 4.

 

 

	3.	 	Delivery Dates, Volumes and Prices
	 
	3.1	 	The Modules sold and purchased pursuant to Section 2.1 above shall be delivered in
installments in total annual numbers as identified in the Appendix C Table C1 for each
calendar year and the installments shall be delivered during each year in accordance with
the procedure further specified in Sections 3.2 and 3.3. Each installment shall be delivered
according to Section 4.1. All prices are exclusive of VAT. At any time before December 31,
2006, FS may, upon written notice to Buyer, replace Appendix C Table C1 with Table C2. The
applicable Table C1 or C2 is referred to in this Agreement as the Price/Volume Table.
	 
	3.2	 	The Price/Volume Table sets out the following annual KWp volumes for the sale and
purchase of Modules: (i) binding minimum KWp volumes FS is committed to deliver; (ii) the
target KWp volumes the Buyer is committed to accept and (iii) additional KWp volumes Buyer
is committed to accept, provided that FS has notified Buyer in advance of the date of the
first Modules being Delivered for Carriage (as defined in Section 4) for the additional KWp
volumes according to the notice period specified in the Price/Volume Table.
	 
	3.3	 	The Parties shall work together to develop a binding forecast of Module delivery volumes
and average Module power per Module on a rolling four (4) quarter basis for successive four
quarters, based on the annual total minimum and target KWp volume purchase commitments set
forth in the Price/Volume Table (Appendix C). If the Parties do not otherwise agree, the
binding rolling four (4) quarter schedule shall be determined pursuant to the provisions in
the Price/Volume Table (Appendix C).
	 
	4.	 	Shipment; Delivery; Late Delivery
	 
	4.1	 	The Modules Delivered for Carriage shall be shipped “CIP” (INCOTERMS 2000) to a point of
destination specified by Buyer (hereinafter referred to as “Point Of Destination”).
Accordingly FS shall deliver each shipment of Modules to Buyer to a carrier at one or more
FS factories (such delivery from FS to the carrier is referred to as “Delivered for
Carriage”), such deliveries to be credited to FS’ total delivery obligation pursuant to
Sections 3.2 and 3.3. The risk of loss of, or damage to, the Modules after such Modules have
been Delivered for Carriage fall upon Buyer. On Buyer’s behalf, FS shall arrange and pay for
insurance against the Buyer’s risk of loss of the Modules or damage to the Modules during
carriage and provide such proof of insurance to Buyer upon request.
	 
	 	 	Buyer shall notify FS of the Point Of Destination in writing at least ten (10) days ahead
of a scheduled Delivered for Carriage date. The Point Of Destination shall be a point
with either a valid address, in particular a house number, accessible from a public road
or a point that is described with sufficiently detailed driving instructions. Unless the
Buyer provides for a new general or individual Point Of Destination or, as the case may
be, if Buyer does not provide the Point Of Destination in time, then FS shall have the
right to deliver to the following default Point Of Destination:
	 
	 	 	Blitzstrom Zentrallager

Winterhaeuser Str.

D-97084 Würzburg
	 
	 	 	If the default Point Of Destination specified by Buyer no longer complies with the
requirements stated above, or if a new default Point of Destination notified by the Buyer
is located outside of Germany (the original or replacement default Point of Destination
is referred to in this Agreement as the “Default Point of Destination”) then FS shall
have the right to deny to deliver for carriage or terminate a commenced shipment to such
location and Buyer shall be obligated to bear any and all costs and compensate any and
all damages suffered by FS; insofar, the Buyer will be in default of acceptance after FS
has notified the Buyer in writing that FS is ready to effect a Delivered for Carriage
handover.

 

 

	 	 	FS shall pay for the transportation and insurance costs incurred in shipping Modules to
the Point of Destination specified by Buyer up to a maximum amount equal to the greater
of (1) €0.025 per watt or (2) the transportation, insurance and other shipping costs that
would be incurred by FS in shipping the Modules from the FS factory in Ohio to the
Default Point of Destination. The transportation and shipping costs that FS is required
to pay under the preceding provision are referred to in this Agreement as the (“Shipping
Costs”).
	 
	 	 	Buyer shall bear any transportation and insurance costs in excess of the
Shipping Costs (“Excess Shipping Costs”). FS may advance Excess Shipping Costs on behalf
of Buyer, in which case FS will invoice such costs to Buyer and Buyer shall pay FS
according to the payment terms set forth in Section 7.
	 
	 	 	Each container or truckload (collectively hereinafter “Shipment”) shall only be loaded
with Modules for one single Point Of Destination and shall be completely unloaded by
Buyer after arrival at the Point Of Destination. The loading of the containers is at the
sole discretion of FS. FS will attempt to ship full containers whenever possible. Seven
(7) days before a shipment is Delivered for Carriage FS shall issue a shipment
confirmation that shall confirm an exact date that the Shipment is to be Delivered for
Carriage and the total number of Modules and Module product types by product number. FS
shall include only one (1) Module product type per individual Shipment. FS shall package
only one (1) Module product type per box and shall clearly label the Module product type
that is packaged in the box. FS shall provide the Buyer with factory measured module
power, voltage and current data (Flash Reports in an Excel file format) for each
delivered Module at the time that a Shipment is Delivered for Carriage or sooner.
	 
	4.2	 	FS shall be liable in case of Modules which are Delivered for Carriage late pursuant to
Section 3, in accordance with statutory rules to the extent

	 	a)	 	the instalment is considered to be a fixed term deal pursuant to Section
376 German Commercial Code or;
	 
	 	b)	 	the Buyer is entitled to claim that the fulfilment of the Agreement is of
no further interest to him due to a delay for which FS is responsible or;
	 
	 	c)	 	the delivery delay is due to FS’ wilful or grossly negligent breach of
contract; any negligence of a representative shall be attributed to FS. To the
extent the delivery delay is not due to wilful breach of contract, any indemnity
shall be limited to the predictable and characteristically to be expected damage; or
	 
	 	d)	 	the delivery delay is due to a breach of a material contractual obligation
for which FS is responsible; in this case any indemnity shall be limited to the
predictable and characteristically to be expected damage.

	4.3	 	In case of Modules which are Delivered for Carriage late in accordance with Section 3 for
reasons FS is responsible for and the Buyer chooses not to raise any claims against FS for
this delay in accordance with Section 4.2, the Buyer shall have the right to a late delivery
penalty payment from FS. After a grace period of seven (7) business days, FS shall from the
eighth (8th) business day of delay incur a penalty charge for each week that the
shipment is late in the amount of

	 	aa)	 	[***]% of the purchase price of the installment which is late, if the
agreed Delivered for Carriage date was in the first (1st) through
third (3rd) calendar quarter; or
	 
	 	bb)	 	[***]% of the purchase price of the installment which is late,
if the agreed Delivered for Carriage date was in the fourth (4th)
calendar quarter, and, in cases where the delay extends from the calendar year
in which the delivery was originally scheduled
	 

	***	 	CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

	 	 	 	into the following calendar year, the Module prices shall be adjusted and the
penalty charge shall be calculated on the basis of the prices set out in the
Price/Volume Table (Appendix C) for such following calendar year;

	 	 	 	in any event up to a maximum of ten (10) weeks based on the original Delivered for
Carriage date for each installment. [***]

	5.	 	Inspection and Notice of Defect
	 
	5.1	 	Within the scope of Buyer’s duty to inspect and object upon arrival of the Modules at the
Point of Destination (the “Arrival”),

	 	a)	 	other than for any additional obligations to inspect and object pursuant
to the agreement with the carrier and under the carriage insurance, the Buyer shall
immediately check quantities of the boxes and the boxes for any visible shipping
damages and record in any event any discrepancies and objections on the packing slip
and have the carrier countersign such discrepancies and objections; and
	 
	 	b)	 	within 7 (seven) days conduct a representative visual inspection for
defects of the Modules and quantities of Modules in the boxes from at least [***]%
of the boxes delivered and, to the extent necessary, open the packaging and check
the goods with regard to their exterior condition.
	 
	 	 	 	Any such wrong quantities of Modules in the boxes or damaged Modules, excluding any
damages resulting from the shipping of the Modules (for which FS is not
responsible), shall be considered a “Defect.”

	5.2	 	In case of a Defect within the scope of Section 5.1 above, the Buyer shall comply with
the following procedures and deadlines:

	 	a)	 	The notification of any Defects to FS shall be made no later than on the
seventh (7th) workday following the Arrival pursuant to Section 5.1 above
(the “Objection Period”).
	 
	 	b)	 	The detailed notice shall be delivered to FS within the Objection Period
in writing or by fax or by email to the addresses and contact details specified on
the bill of lading. A notice over the telephone shall not be sufficient. Notices
to sales representatives, commission agents or agents shall not be valid.
	 
	 	c)	 	The notice must clearly specify the kind and extent of the alleged
Defect.
	 
	 	d)	 	The Buyer agrees to make the allegedly defective goods available for FS’s
inspection at the Point of Destination; such inspection may be conducted by FS, FS’s
suppliers or any expert FS may have designated.

	5.3	 	Objections that do not comply with the objection obligations set forth in Sections 5.1
and 5.2 shall be disregarded.
	 
	5.4	 	A good to which no objections have been made in accordance with the procedures and
deadlines set out above shall be regarded as approved and accepted.
	 
	5.5	 	The provisions of this Section 5 shall (i) apply mutatis mutandis to any hidden defect
within the meaning of Section 377 par. 2, 3 German Commercial Code (ii) not apply in case of
any defect maliciously kept silent by FS.
	 
	6.	 	Liability of the Parties

	***	 	CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

	6.1	 	With respect to liability for defects of the Modules that were objected to in accordance
with Section 5, FS shall at FS’ discretion, either repair such defect free of charge or
supply a replacement delivery free of charge and take back the defective Modules delivery.
	 
	6.2	 	Buyer’s right to rescind or reduce the purchase price if the replacement delivery or
repair under Section 6.1 fails, shall be limited to the relevant installment and shall not
affect the remainder of the Agreement, provided that the Buyer may rescind from this
Agreement if the Buyer is entitled to rescind from individual installments in accordance
with Section 6.1 (i) if due to defects of more than 15% of the value volume (in KWp) of the
installments (including any replacement deliveries) to be delivered in any quarter are
defective or (ii) if more than 10% of the value volume (in KWp) of installments (including
any replacement deliveries) to be delivered in any calendar year are defective.
	 
	6.3	 	If the total volume of Modules delivered in any calendar quarter that Buyer has objected
to due to a defect in accordance with Section 5, exceeds 15% of the minimum KWp volume of
Modules required to be delivered by FS during such quarter in accordance with Section 3,
Buyer may upon written notice to FS, (1) request that FS provide reasonable assurances that
the defects previously experienced by Buyer will not be present in further Module Shipments
and (2) suspend the agreed upon further delivery and deny acceptance of such future Module
Shipments until FS has provided such reasonable assurances. After FS has provided such
assurances, FS may resume shipment of the suspended Module shipments to Buyer and Buyer
shall be obligated to accept and pay for the Modules. If FS fails to provide such assurances
described in clause (1) above, Buyer may, whether or not it has previously suspended
delivery under clause (2) above, at any time 60 (sixty) days after requesting the assurances
under clause (1), upon written notice to FS, terminate the Agreement (a “Defects
Termination”). Upon making such declaration, neither Buyer nor FS shall have any further
obligations or liabilities under this Agreement except with respect to (i) Modules already
delivered to Buyer and (ii) FS’ obligation to indemnify the Buyer for its predictable and
characteristically to be expected damage resulting from such termination.
	 
	6.4	 	The Buyer shall further have the rights set out in the Module Warranty Terms & Conditions
(Appendix D), regardless of whether objections pursuant to Section 5 above were made in
time; the scope of these rights shall be exclusively governed by the Module Warranty Terms &
Conditions (Appendix D).
	 
	6.5	 	The Buyer shall not be entitled to any further rights or remedies due to defects. In
particular, FS shall not be responsible to pay damages based on breach of the Agreement or
default except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on behalf of FS or in
cases where FS has granted an express guarantee within the meaning of Sections 443, 444
German Civil Code. To the extent FS is not liable due to willful misconduct, the liability
for damages pursuant to the preceding sentence is limited to the amount of the predictable
and characteristically to be expected damage.
	 
	6.6	 	The statute of limitation for claims pursuant to Section 6.1-6.3 shall be 24 months from
the date of the Arrival; the statutory statute of limitation in cases of a recourse against
the supplier in accordance with Sections 478, 479 German Civil Code, remains unaffected; it
shall be five years from the date of Arrival of the defective goods. Section 6.4 remains
unaffected.
	 
	6.7	 	Apart from liability for defects, FS shall be liable in accordance with statutory law for
any breach of fundamental contractual obligations FS is responsible for; insofar, FS’
liability shall be limited to the predictable and characteristically to be expected damage.
	 
	6.8	 	Notwithstanding this Section 6, FS’ shall be liable for any negligent personal injury;
the same shall apply to FS’ mandatory liability under the German Act on Product Liability
(Produkthaftungsgesetz).

 

 

	6.9	 	Unless otherwise agreed in this Agreement, FS’ liability shall be excluded, irrespective
of the legal nature of such claim, e.g. culpa incontrahendo, other breach of contract or
claims based on tort for compensation of property damage.
	 
	6.10	 	Any limitation of liability for damages of FS shall also apply to any personal liability
for damages of employees, workers, representatives and the like of FS.
	 
	6.11	 	The Buyer’s liability for breach of fundamental obligations under this Agreement for
reasons the Buyer is responsible for shall be limited to the predictable and
characteristically to be expected damages; this limitation is not applicable in cases of
gross negligence and wilful misconduct of the Buyer. Section 6.8 is applicable mutatis
mutandis.
	 
	7.	 	Payment
	 
	7.1	 	FS may invoice Buyer for each Shipment at any time on or after Delivery for Carriage.
Buyer shall pay the total purchase price for each Shipment within ten (10) days after the
date of the invoice issued by FS as demonstrated by fax or email confirmation on request
(other than for the year 2006 which shall be within forty five (45) days after the date of
the invoice issued by FS.) Buyer shall pay for the goods by way of wire transfer free of
expenses into the bank account specified on the invoice. The purchase price shall be
payable net cash in one sum and free of any deduction unless other payment terms were
mutually agreed on in writing.
	 
	7.2	 	In the event of a payment default pursuant to
Section 7.1, (i) a late charge of 1.5%
per month shall be charged on all delinquent amounts, and (ii) FS may apply any or all
payments subsequently received from Buyer on a priority basis to pay the accrued late
charges and then the delinquent payment, notwithstanding any other application of such
payments that Buyer may designate or request, and, (iii) FS may, upon written notice to
Buyer, suspend further delivery of Modules under the Agreement until all late charges and
delinquent amounts have been paid in full. Upon relief of such suspension, FS may deliver
and Buyer shall be obligated to accept and pay for, any suspended Shipment as and when FS
resumes delivery.
	 
	 	 	If (a) late charges or delinquent payments remain outstanding for a period of more than
sixty (60) days or (b) invoiced amounts are not paid by Buyer (i) when due on more than
three (3) consecutive occasions or (ii) within seven (7) days after the due date on more
than three (3) occasions over a consecutive twelve (12) month period, FS may, in any such
event (each a “Payment Breach”), terminate the Agreement for cause without notice period.
Upon such termination, FS shall have no further obligation to sell and deliver Modules to
Buyer and FS shall be entitled to any legally recoverable damages in addition to the
default interest and delinquent payments that gave rise to the termination. FS will
provide written notice of any incidence of delinquent payment to Buyers designated
representative; FS’ claims and rights due to payment default are not dependent on this
notification, except for the termination of this agreement which FS may only declare
after having sent a notification by registered mail.
	 
	7.3	 	Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, neither Party shall have the right to
set off, withhold or reduce any amounts unless the underlying counterclaims have become
final or are expressly acknowledged by the other Party.
	 
	8.	 	Confidentiality
	 
	8.1	 	In addition to any other confidentiality agreements between the Parties, the Parties
undertake to keep secret any and all information and documents provided by the other Party
or of which they have otherwise obtained knowledge in connection with this Agreement from
the other Party, save for any information or documents that are in the public domain.
	 
	8.2	 	FS shall use the Buyer’s personal data only in accordance with German Data Privacy Laws.

 

 

	8.3	 	Publications in which any content of the Agreement is mentioned require the prior written
approval of the other Party in each individual case. In cases where a Party desires to
disclose only the mere fact that the Agreement has been entered into without giving any
further details, in particular no details on the content of the Agreement, no approval shall
be required.
	 
	8.4	 	The above confidentiality undertaking shall not apply to the extent each Party is obliged
by law, rule or regulation and an official or court order or ruling to disclose such
information or documents.
	 
	9.	 	Quality Management and Environmental Protection
	 
	9.1	 	The Buyer shall, in case of a resale, and/or the integration of Modules in a system in
accordance with this Agreement, propose to the final customers (including operators and/or
owners of the property where the PV-system is located, collectively hereinafter a “Final
Customer”) that FS retains the general right to monitor by remote access the installed
PV-system (comprising the total goods delivered [by FS], in particular the Modules as well
as the entire installation) with respect to the energy performance for the entire life cycle
of the individual PV-system for the purpose of the long-term collection of performance data
for a continuous product quality management (hereinafter referred to as “Remote Data
Monitoring”). Insofar, Buyer shall also propose that FS shall have at all times the
unlimited right to access the PV-system or parts thereof for installation, maintenance,
repair and the operation of the Remote Data Monitoring vis-à-vis the Final Customers.
	 
	9.2	 	If the Final Customers agree to the Remote Data Monitoring, FS will share upon request
the system data retrieved with the Buyer, and, provided such Buyers consent hereto, with the
Final Customer. Any publications specifying the system data and location shall require the
approval of the Buyer and Final Customer which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
	 
	9.3	 	FS shall also have the right to Remote Data Monitoring in accordance with this Section 9
of Modules installed by and for the Buyer at its equitable discretion. Any publications
specifying the system data or its location shall require the Buyer’s approval which shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
	 
	9.4	 	FS shall bear the cost for the technical installation and the operation of the Remote
Data Monitoring.
	 
	9.5	 	For purposes of environmental protection, the Parties hereby enter into the Module
Reclamation and Recycling Agreement (Appendix E). Buyer shall promptly give written notice
to FS of a sale or transfer of Modules to the Final Customer in order to allow FS and such
Final Customer for the assumption of contract of the Module Reclamation and Recycling
Agreement (Appendix E) within 14 (fourteen) days after installation of the system at the
Final Customer (e.g. installation and commissioning of the system is complete and accepted
by Final Customer).
	 
	9.6	 	The Buyer shall oblige any of its customers and transferees, who are not Final Customers,
to assume the obligations set forth in this Section 9 by way of a right that directly inures
to the benefit of FS and in a manner that such customers are themselves, or in the case of a
further resale or transfer, their customers or transferees, are directly bound like the
Buyer by the provisions of this Section 9 and that they are further obligated to observe the
provisions of this Section 9.6 with respect to any of their own transferees.
	 
	9.7	 	The execution and delivery by any customer or transferee (i) of the Module Reclamation
and Recycling Agreement (Appendix E), and (ii) the assumption of the obligations in
accordance with Section 9.6 is required in order for the power warranty under the Module
Warranty Terms and Conditions (Appendix D) to stay effective.

 

 

	10.	 	Meeting between the Parties
	 
	10.1	 	Representatives of FS and Buyer will meet once per calendar quarter at a mutually agreed
upon location to advise each other of the performance and future plans relating to their
respective businesses, to assure each Party of the other’s ability to continue to perform
the agreement and to explore additional ways to work together for mutual benefit and to
discuss the rolling forecast in accordance with Section 3.3. Each Party will maintain a
primary contact person for these purposes.
	 
	10.2	 	In addition to the quarterly meetings described in Section 10.1, FS and Buyer shall
conduct an annual summary meeting in order to review performance of each Party hereunder.
	 
	10.3	 	Neither Party will be required to disclose proprietary business information to the other
Party in connection with meetings under this Section 10.
	 
	11.	 	Resale
	 
	11.1	 	The Buyer acknowledges that the Modules may be subject to a variety of regulations in
various jurisdictions, in particular in the countries (the “Approved Countries”) listed on
the appendix Approved Countries and Applications (Appendix G) attached hereto.
	 
	11.2	 	The Buyer further acknowledges that the Modules have been developed, tested and approved
only for the use in specific applications (the “Approved Applications”) listed on the
appendix Approved Countries and Applications (Appendix G) and that, to avoid any damage by
inconsistent use, the Modules shall not be used for other applications.
	 
	11.3	 	To the extent the Buyer uses, installs, resells or transfers the Modules in areas that
are not Approved Countries, the Buyer shall indemnify FS for any losses and damages incurred
out of or in connection with such use, installation, resale or transfer of the Modules. In
accordance with Section 10.1, FS and Buyer will discuss opportunities to include additional
Approved Countries and Approved Applications to the Approved Countries and Applications
(Appendix G) by considering the regulations applicable to Module sales, use, and
decommissioning, the plan for meeting the support needs of final customers, and the plan for
meeting the obligations set forth in Sections 9.5 and 9.6 for such new countries and
applications. FS will not unreasonably withhold its approval to add new countries and
applications to Appendix G.
	 
	11.4	 	In case of a use, installation, resale or transfer pursuant to Section 11.3 or a non
Approved Application, Buyer shall promptly give notice to FS of the location to which the
Modules are brought to outside the Approved Countries or the applications other than the
Approved applications for which the Modules are used, as applicable, and of any transferee
of the Modules.
	 
	11.5	 	In addition to the obligations set forth in Sections 9.5 and 9.6, Buyer may resell or
transfer Modules only to customers or transferees that agree to be bound by, and adhere to,
(i) the FS System Design and Application Document (Appendix B), and (ii) the Module Warranty
Terms and Conditions (Appendix D). Sections 9.6 and 9.7 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
	 
	11.6	 	Any use, installation, resale or transfer by Buyer of Modules not in accordance with the
requirements of Section 9.5, 9.6 and this Section 11 shall entitle FS to terminate the
Agreement (a “Transfer Breach”) after a cure period of thirty (30) days which FS shall set
to the Buyer in writing has expired unsuccessfully.
	 
	12.	 	Letter of Credit
	 
	12.1	 	Buyer shall deliver to FS an irrevocable payment guarantee in favor of FS in the amount
set forth in the Price/Volume Table (“Letter of Credit”) that shall secure the payment
obligations of

 

 

	 	 	Buyer out of or in connection with this Agreement.
	 
	12.2	 	The Letter of Credit shall be issued as of December 1, 2006 by IKB Deutsche Industriebank
AG or another mutually acceptable bank, containing terms and conditions of the attached
Performance Guarantee (Appendix I) (to the extent requested by the guarantor in the form of
a guarantee on first demand) or substantially the same terms commercially reasonably
acceptable to FS, and Buyer shall renew such Letter of Credit on an annual basis, such
renewal to be effective on every subsequent 1st of December, in the amounts for
the time periods set forth in the Price/Volume Table.
	 
	12.3	 	If the Buyer has not delivered a renewal Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 12.2
by the 1st of October of any year for the following period commencing on the
1st of December, FS shall be entitled to draw down the full amount of the Letter
of Credit then in place. FS shall deposit the proceeds drawn in accordance with the
preceding sentence in an escrow account until the Buyer has properly delivered a renewal
Letter of Credit within a cure period of 30 days or, if such cure period has expired
fruitless and FS serves the Buyer with notice of termination of this Agreement, until all
claims of FS against the Buyer have been settled.
	 
	12.4	 	After termination of this Agreement, FS shall return the original of the Letter of Credit
to Buyer no later than one month after such termination. To the extent that not all claims
of FS against Buyer have been settled by that date, FS shall be entitled to draw the Letter
of Credit then in place in an amount sufficient to cover the remainder of the Buyer’s
obligations; provided that the Buyer has not posted another security sufficient and
reasonably acceptable to FS in lieu thereof, FS shall deposit the proceeds drawn in
accordance with the preceding sentence in an escrow account until final resolution of the
claim against the Buyer.
	 
	13.	 	Term and Termination
	 
	13.1	 	This Agreement shall be effective until the time period specified in the Price/Volume
Table. The right to terminate this Agreement for cause shall remain unaffected.
	 
	13.2	 	If a “Material Adverse Change” (as defined below) occurs, FS may, in its equitable
discretion, terminate the Agreement, with 12 months prior notice of termination to the end
of a quarter. On the effective date of such termination, FS shall pay Buyer a liquidated
damages fee of € 2 million under Appendix C Table C1 and € 3 million under Appendix C Table
C2, as applicable. Upon payment of such fee, FS shall have no further obligations to Buyer
out of or in connection with such termination. A “Material Adverse Change” shall have
occurred if FS determines, in its equitable discretion, that any of the following conditions
exist: (1) new laws, rules or regulations apply to the production, distribution,
installation, take back or recycling of Modules that substantially adversely impact the
business of FS have become effective; (2) unanticipated technical or operational issues
result in widespread, persistent quality problems relating to the Modules or an inability to
achieve stable Module conversion efficiencies at planned levels; or (3)
extraordinary events beyond the operational control of FS substantially increase labor,
material or utility expenses or significantly reduce production throughput.
	 
	 	 	In the event that FS realizes that the situation of FS, considering FS’ obligations under
this Agreement, has significantly deteriorated in a manner that might result in a
Material Adverse Change, it is the intent of FS and Buyer to enter into good faith
discussions to modify the Agreement in order to prevent the occurrence of a Material
Adverse Change and to preserve, as closely as practicable under the circumstances, the
intended economic benefits for both Parties under the Agreement.
	 
	14.	 	Miscellaneous
	 
	14.1	 	All notices or other communications (including sending of invoices to Buyer) which are
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered personally
or sent by mail,

 

 

	 	 	postage prepaid, facsimile transmission or email transmission addressed as follows:
	 
	 	 	If to FS, then to

	 
	 	 	First Solar GmbH,

Rheinstraße 4N,

D-55116 Mainz,

Stephan Hansen

(shansen@firstsolar.com),

Fax 06131 1443 500

	 
	 	 	If to Buyer, then to;

	 
	 	 	Blitzstrom GmbH

Hoheimer Weg 3,

97350 Mainbernheim

Mr. Bernhard Beck

(beck@beck-energy.de) ,

Fax 093 23 870619
	 
	 	 	All such notices or other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt when delivery is made by hand, (ii) on the third business day after deposit in
the mail, and (iii) upon complete transmission when made by email or facsimile
transmission (if evidenced by a sender transmission completed confirmation). Any email
communication shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the date of
such communication, if such date is a business day in Germany and such delivery was made
prior to 16:00 Frankfurt, Germany time, otherwise it will be deemed to have been
delivered on the next business day.
	 
	14.2	 	The Buyer may transfer its rights under the Module Warranty (Appendix D) and the Module
Reclamation and Recycling Agreement (Appendix E) with execution and delivery of the
Assignment of Module Warranty and Reclamation Agreement (Appendix F) to its transferee.
Sections 9.6 and 11.6 shall remain unaffected.
	 
	14.3	 	The Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties and cancels and
invalidates, safe for any explicit agreement to the opposite in this Agreement, all prior
commitments or representations which may have been made by the Parties either orally or in
writing. The Parties agree that there are no representations, warranties, conditions,
guarantees or understandings other than those expressly set forth in the Agreement.
	 
	14.4	 	The Appendices to the Agreement, including but not limited to, the Arbitration Agreement
(Appendix H) shall constitute integral parts of the Agreement.
	 
	14.5	 	The Agreement, including this section, may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a
written instrument authorized and executed on behalf of the Parties.
	 
	14.6	 	The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Federal Republic of Germany. The Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) shall
not apply.
	 
	14.7	 	The unenforceability of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect the
enforceability of any other provisions hereof. Unenforceable provisions shall be deemed to
be replaced by such enforceable provisions that are suitable to implement the economic
purpose of the deleted provision to the greatest extent possible. The same shall apply
mutatis mutandis in case of any gaps in the Agreement.
	 
	14.8	 	The Agreement has been drawn up in both, the English and the German languages, except for

 

 

	 	 	certain parts of the Appendices. The English translation shall be for convenience
purposes only. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a dispute, the German version
shall prevail, except for those certain parts of the Appendices that are in English only.
	 
	14.9	 	This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their
assigns. A transfer or assignment of this Agreement requires the written consent of FS and
shall not relieve the Buyer of its continuing obligations under this Agreement, including,
but not limited to, the Buyer’s obligation to provide the Letter of Credit as described in
Section 12.. FS shall not unreasonably withhold consent provided the Buyer has fully
performed all of its obligations under the Agreement through the date of transfer or
assignment. FS may condition its consent to a transfer of this Agreement, in particular,
upon the transferee replacing the Buyer’s Letter of Credit with an identical instrument, and
may deny approval for other good cause residing in the person of the transferee that would
cause an obstacle to the performance of the obligations remaining under the Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Buyer is entitled to fully or partially assign its right to the delivery of Modules to an
affiliated company within the meaning of Sections 15 et seq. German Stock Corporation Act
(an “Affiliate”), having its place of business in an Approved Country, without FS’
consent and to authorize such Affiliate to administer the rights and obligations of Buyer
under Section 10, provided, however, that such assignment shall not relieve the Buyer
from it’s obligations; FS shall be notified hereof in writing. To comply with FS’
obligation to invoice the Modules delivered, FS shall, in case of an assignment to an
Affiliate, issue the invoices upon Buyer’s request in the name of the Affiliate and
deliver the invoices to such Affiliate. Payments by Affiliate to FS will be credited to
the Buyer’s payment obligations hereunder.
	 
	 	 	In the event of such partial assignment, Buyer will cause the assignee to execute an
agreement reasonably acceptable to FS to observe all obligations under this Agreement, in
particular the obligations under Sections 9 and 11. The restrictions of the preceding
paragraphs remain unaffected.

Mainz, den 10.4.2006

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	First Solar GmbH	 	 	 	Blitzstrom GmbH
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/

	 	Stephan Hansen
	 	 	 	/s/
	 	Daniel Ziegler
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Stephan Hansen
	 	 	 	 	 	Daniel Ziegler

 

 

List of Appendices

	 	 	 
	Appendix	 	Document Name
	Appendix A (PD-5-101-02)

	 	Module Product Specification
	Appendix B (PD-2-303 B)

	 	System Design and Application Document
	Appendix C (MD-2-320 PVT)

	 	Price/Volume Table
	Appendix D (PD-5-102)

	 	Module Warranty Terms & Conditions
	Appendix E (PD-5-103)

	 	Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement
	Appendix F (PD-5-104)

	 	Assignment of Module Warranty and Reclamation Agreement
	Appendix G (MD-2-320 ACA)

	 	Approved Countries and Applications
	Appendix H

	 	Arbitration Agreement
	Appendix I

	 	Performance Guarantee

 

 

Appendix A

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Series 2 Module Product Specification

1. General Product Description

	 	 	The Product specified in this document is a First Solar FS Series 2 Laminate PV module
intended for use in large solar arrays. The product will be binned according to Pmpp at
STC1 as measured at the First Solar Manufacturing Facility.

	 	a.	 	The Product model number and nominal power rating shall be:

	 	•	 	FS-255 — Nominal 55W PV module
	 
	 	•	 	FS-257 — Nominal 57.5W PV module
	 
	 	•	 	FS-260 — Nominal 60W PV module
	 
	 	•	 	FS-262 — Nominal 62.5W PV module
	 
	 	•	 	FS-265 — Nominal 65W PV module

	 	b.	 	The tolerance of actual Pmpp is +/-5% under Standard Test
Conditions1

2. Certifications

	 	 	FS Series 2 PV modules are certified according to the following:

	 	a.	 	TUV Safety Class II. FS Series 2 modules are currently certified for a
maximum system voltage of 1000V by TUV Rheinland. First Solar permits FS Series 2
modules to be used in system designs with a maximum system voltage of 1000V.
	 
	 	b.	 	CE Mark with Declaration of Conformity.
	 
	 	c.	 	IEC 61646. FS Series 2 modules are tested and certified to the IEC61646
Standard with a maximum system voltage of 1000VDC.

 

			
	1	 	Standard Test Conditions (STC) 1000W/m2, AM 1.5, 25oC

 

 

Appendix A

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Series 2 Module Product Specification

3. Physical Specifications

	 	 	Dimensions are provided below for reference only. Refer to product drawing PRD-016-D for
exact dimensions and tolerances.

	 	 	 	 	 
	a.

	 	Length
	 	1200mm
	b.

	 	Width
	 	600mm
	c.

	 	Thickness
	 	6.8mm
	d.

	 	Weight
	 	11.4kg
	e.

	 	Area
	 	0.72m2
	f.

	 	Leadwire
	 	3.2mm2, 60cm in length
	g.

	 	Connectors
	 	MultiContact Solar I Connector
	 

	 	 	 	Male M/C part# PV-KST3II
	 

	 	 	 	Female M/C part# PV-KBT3II
	h.

	 	Cordplate
	 	according to IP54 requirement of TUV SKII certification
	i.

	 	Bypass Diode
	 	None
	j.

	 	Serial Number:
	 	engraved in glass on front of module

4. Electrical Specifications

      Table 1

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Model Numbers and Ratings*	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Nominal Values	 	 	 	 	 	FS-255	 	 	FS-257	 	 	FS-260	 	 	FS-262	 	 	FS-265	 
	Nominal Power (+/-5%)
	 	Pmpp (W)	 	 	55	 	 	 	57.5	 	 	 	60	 	 	 	62.5	 	 	 	65	 
	Voltage at Pmax
	 	Vmpp (V)	 	 	61	 	 	 	62	 	 	 	63	 	 	 	64	 	 	 	65	 
	Current at Pmax
	 	Impp (A)	 	 	0.90	 	 	 	0.93	 	 	 	0.96	 	 	 	0.98	 	 	 	1.00	 
	Open Circuit Voltage
	 	Voc (V)	 	 	88	 	 	 	89	 	 	 	90	 	 	 	91	 	 	 	91	 
	Short Circuit Current
	 	Isc (A)	 	 	1.13	 	 	 	1.13	 	 	 	1.14	 	 	 	1.14	 	 	 	1.15	 
	Maximum System Voltage
	 	Vsys (V)	 	1000

	Temperature
Coefficient of Pmpp
	 	Tk(Pmpp)	 	-0.25%/°C

	Temperature
Coefficient of Voc
	 	Tk(Voc)	 	-0.29%/°C

	Temperature
Coefficient of Isc
	 	Tk(Isc)	 	+0.04%/°C

	Maximum Source
Circuit Fuse
	 	Icf (A)	 	10

*All ratings at Standard Test Condition (1000W/m2, AM 1.5, 25oC Cell Temperature) +/-10%

 

 

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Series 2 Module Product Specification

5. Quality Standards

	 	 	Modules are manufactured in a highly automated production environment. While all efforts
are made to produce modules that are visually uniform, some visual differences do exist between
modules. Only visual differences that are deemed to affect the long term performance or
durability of the module will be deemed intolerable.

	 	 	 
	Code	 	Description of Intolerable Effects
	A

	 	Any glass fracture, crack, or break on a module is unacceptable.
	B

	 	Glass scratches greater than 5cm in length that are detectable with a straight edge.
	C

	 	Edge chips in the glass greater than 2mm.
	D

	 	Foreign material inside the laminate.
	E

	 	Delamination of the laminate.
	F

	 	Damaged cordplate (junction box)
	G

	 	Damaged lead wires or connectors.
	H

	 	No serial number on front of the module.

6. System Design Parameters

	 	 	In addition to the system design requirements specified in the FS Series User’s Guide, all
system designs using the FS Series 2 modules will meet the following requirements:

	 	a.	 	Mechanical

	 	i.	 	Laminate shall be attached using mounting clips that meet
the requirements of the FS Series 2 User’s Guide.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Mounting system shall use EPDM rubber or equivalent to
isolate the module from the mounting structure.

	 	b.	 	Electrical

	 	i.	 	Maximum number of modules connected in series: 10
	 
	 	ii.	 	Maximum number of parallel strings on one source circuit fuse: 5
	 
	 	iii.	 	Maximum source circuit fuse rating: 10Amps
	 
	 	iv.	 	Lighting protection may be installed on source circuits.

7. Documentation

	 	a.	 	Technical data sheet will be provided in English and German languages.
	 
	 	b.	 	The First Solar FS Series 2 User Guide will be provided in both English
and German languages.
	 
	 	c.	 	Declaration of Conformity to CE will be provided.
	 
	 	d.	 	All documentation will be delivered electronically.

 

 

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Series 2 Module Product Specification

8. Labeling

	 	 	Each module will be delivered with a nameplate label adhered to the back of module. See
product drawing PRD-016-D for label location. The label will be printed in English and conform to
the requirements of the EN50380 DIN Standard.

 

 

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Series 2 Module Product Specification

9. Packaging

	 	a.	 	Modules will be packaged in First Solar’s 30 pack or 50 pack module boxes.
	 
	 	b.	 	All modules within a box will be a single Model Number.
	 
	 	c.	 	Standard sea container volume is

	 	i.	 	50 pack: 30 boxes or 1500 modules
	 
	 	ii.	 	30 pack: 48 boxes or 1440 modules

	 	d.	 	General Box Specifications (Refer to drawing PRD-137-A for actual
dimensions):

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	50 Pack	 	30 Pack	 	 
	•

	 	Length:
	 	1400mm
	 	1350mm
	 	 
	•

	 	Width:
	 	1150mm
	 	780mm	 	 
	•

	 	Height:
	 	840mm
	 	840mm	 	 
	•

	 	Weight:
	 	650kg
	 	392kg	 	 

 

 

Appendix B

Page 1

System Design and Application Template

	 	 	 
	Customer Name:

	 	Direct FS customer
	System Design/Installation:

	 	If different than customer
	System Type:

	 	Example Free Field, roof mount
	Project Location:

	 	City for specific projects, region for multiple projects
	Size:

	 	kWp for specific project or range for multiple projects.
	 
	 	 
	Mounting Structure
	 	 
	Type:

	 	[***]
	Tilt Angle

	 	[***]
	Azimuth

	 	0° (0° equal to south; -90° equal to east; 90° equal to west)
	Support Rails

	 	Detail of supports used for direct module attachment.
	 

	 	[***]
	Module Orientation

	 	Detail of how modules are oriented on support structure.
	 

	 	[***]
	Module Attachment

	 	Detail of how modules are attached to the support structure. [***]

***   CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REEQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix B

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System Design and Application Template

Electrical System Design (for each inverter type used)

	 	 	 
	Inverter:

	 	Manufacturer and Model Number example: [***]
	Max Voltage (DC)

	 	Maximum system voltage
	Transformer

	 	yes/no
	Series connections:

	 	number of modules in each series string.
	 

	 	[***]
	Parallel Strings:

	 	number of parallel strings per inverter
	 
	 	 
	Using Central Inverter
	 	 
	Current of Fuse:

	 	10A
	Strings per Fuse:

	 	number of parallel strings per fuse
	Number of inverters

	 	total number of inverter in system (if specific project)

***   CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REEQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix B

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System Design and Application Template

Module Durability

Modules may experience a breakage rate of approximately [***]% during the initial year of
deployment due to stress caused by thermal cycling. Customer acknowledges this characteristic of
the product and understands that the modules must be installed in a manner which allows for the
replacement of cracked modules.

Operating Conditions

Modules should be operated within proper operating conditions as described in First Solars FS
Series PV Module User Guide (PD-5-200 EU).

Modules should not be operated in open or short circuit conditions for more than ninety (90)
consecutive days or the minimum power output rating for power output warranty purposes may be
affected.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Customer Signature:

	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	First Solar Signature:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Customer approval is required, and is used as a confirmation that the information included in this
document is correct, and that the modules will be installed in a manner consistent with those
specified in this document.

***   CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REEQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix C

Page 1

Price/Volume Table

	 	 	 
	Quarterly Periods and Schedule Milestones
	Quarter	 	Definition
	Quarter 1
	 	Calendar Week 1 through Week 13
	Quarter 2
	 	Calendar Week 14 through Week 26
	Quarter 3
	 	Calendar Week 27 through Week 39
	Quarter 4
	 	Calendar Week 40 through Week 52

	 	 	 
	Milestone	 	Time Schedule
	Initial binding Quarterly
Forecast For Four (4) Quarters
Plus non-binding Fifth (5th)
Quarter Target

	 	FS and Buyer to agree by 30-April-2006
	 

	 	 
	Rolling binding Four (4) Quarter
Forecast Plus a non-binding Fifth
(5th) Quarter Target

	 	FS and Buyer to agree 5 calendar days
before the start of the next
successive First (1st)
Quarter of the binding Four (4)
Quarter Forecast.
	 	 	 
	If the Parties do not agree
otherwise the non-binding Fifth
(5th) Quarter Target
shall become the new binding
Fourth (4th) Quarter
Forecast
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	If the Parties do not agree
otherwise the new non-binding
Fifth (5th) Quarter
Target shall be determined based
on the equitable discretion of FS.
Such equitable discretion shall be
based on the new binding Fourth
(4th) Quarter Forecast
multiplied by a Quarterly Volume
Adjustment Factor (x), such factor
(x) being within the range set
forth below by defining a value in
between a minimum x-value (xmin)
and a maximum x-value (xmax) and
considering the total amount of
the Target Kilowatt Volume per
calendar year as defined below.

	 	FS and Buyer to agree 5 calendar days
before the start of the next
successive First (1st)
Quarter of the binding Four (4)
Quarter Forecast.

FS and Buyer to agree by December 1 of
each annual period on the Quarterly
Volume Adjustment Factor (x) for the
next annual period.
	 

	 	 
	Additional Annual Volume Agreement

	 	FS and Buyer to agree on 2006
Additional Annual Volume upon
execution of the Framework Agreement
and by December 1 of each successive
annual period for the next annual
period.
	 

	 	 
	Notice period prior to Delivery
for Carriage as defined in Section
4 for Annual Additional Volume.

	 	For volume < [***] weeks

For volume > [***] weeks
	 

	 	 

***   CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REEQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix C

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Price/Volume Table

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Total Annual Amounts
	Price / Volume Table C1	 	2006	 	2007	 	2008	 	2009	 	2010	 	2011	 	2012
	Module Price per Watt (€)

	 	Separate Price Volume Table
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Target Kilowatt Volume (kW)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Target Average Module Power (W)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Minimum Kilowatt Volume (kW)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Minimum Average Module Power (W)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Additional Annual Volume (kW)

	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Bank Guarantee (Letter of
Credit) or Private Placement
Share Pledge (M€)

	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 

	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Total Annual Amounts
	Price / Volume Table C2	 	2006	 	2007	 	2008	 	2009	 	2010	 	2011	 	2012
	Module Price per Watt (€)

	 	Separate Price Volume Table
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Target Kilowatt Volume (kW)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Target Average Module Power (W)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Minimum Kilowatt Volume (kW)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Minimum Average Module Power (W)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Additional Annual Volume (kW)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	Bank Guarantee (Letter of
Credit) or Private Placement
Share Pledge (M€)

	 	 	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

***   CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REEQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix C

Page 3

Price/Volume Table

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Payment Terms	 	2006	 	 	2007	 	 	2008	 	 	2009	 	 	2010	 	 	2011	 	 	2012	 
	Payment Terms (Net
days from date of FS
invoice) as set forth in
Section 7.
	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Fifth Quarter Forecast	 	2006	 	 	2007	 	 	2008	 	 	2009	 	 	2010	 	 	2011	 	 	2012	 
	Quarterly Volume
Adjustment Factor
(xmin < x
< xmax)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 	 	 	[***]	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Price and Volumes 2006

	 	 	 
	Product price in EURO
	CTS 255**

	 	[***]
	CTS 257

	 	[***]
	CTS 260

	 	[***]
	CTS 262

	 	[***]
	CTS 265

	 	[***]
	CTS 267*

	 	[***]
	CTS 270*

	 	[***]

 

			
	*	 	Such module product types are not manufactured yet.

It is planned to include them in the delivery program in the course of 2005.

The modules will comply with Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the Framework Agreement.
	 
	**	 	[***]

Quarterly Volume Allocation

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	2006
	Volumes (MW)	 	Q1	 	Q2	 	Q3	 	Q4	 	Total
	 

	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]
	 	[***]

The price of the modules shall be determined at the time of actual delivery.

In the event of early delivery, the price shall be determined based on the quarter.

***   CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REEQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix D

Module Warranty Terms & Conditions

Five-Year Limited Warranty

First Solar, LLC (“First Solar”) warrants to the original purchaser that the FS-Series
Modules (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and
service conditions as described in the First Solar FS Series Module User Guide and System Design
and Application document, for five years following delivery of the Product to the original
purchaser. If the Product is in breach of the foregoing warranty, First Solar will, at its option,
either repair or replace the Product under the terms of its Return Policy.

25 Year Power Output Warranty

Subject to and effective upon execution of the First Solar Reclamation and Recycling
Agreement, First Solar additionally warrants to the original purchaser that modules installed in
accordance with the System Design and Application document specified in the purchase agreement
shall (i) during the first ten years following installation of the Product, produce at least 90% of
the nominal power output rating (Pmpp +/-5%), and (ii) during twenty-five years following
installation of the Product, produce at least 80% of the nominal power output rating (Pmpp +/-5%).
Power output shall be measured and normalized to Standard Test Conditions using a method and
laboratory approved by First Solar. If the Product is determined to be in breach of the foregoing
warranty, First Solar will, at its option, either repair or replace the product under the terms of
its Return Policy or provide supplemental Product to remedy the breach of warranty.

Limitation of Remedies

THE REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY BY FIRST
SOLAR. The sole purpose of these exclusive remedies shall be to provide for the repair,
replacement, or supplementation of products in breach of warranty. This exclusive remedy shall not
be deemed to have failed its essential purpose so long as First Solar is willing and able to
replace or repair the breaching products, or to supplement with additional Product as described
under “Twenty-Five Year Power Output Warranty” above.

Transfer of Warranty

This warranty will transfer from the original purchaser to any subsequent purchaser of the
Product, subject to and effective upon execution of the First Solar Assignment Agreement or a
comparable agreement specified by First Solar.

Proper Operating Conditions

The warranties provided hereunder shall be void and of no effect if the Product is not
properly installed, integrated or maintained, or operated under normal operating conditions as
specified in the First Solar FS Series Module User Guide and System Design and Application document
specified in the purchase agreement. First Solar is not responsible for damage to the Product due
to improper handling, physical abuse or installation that is not consistent with the System Design
and Application (SDA) document.

Return Policy

IF a product must be returned to First Solar in the event of a warranty claim, First Solar
will arrange for the return of the Product at First Solar’s expense so long as such Product is
returned in accordance with the Return Material Authorization (RMA) issued by First Solar. The
packaging, shipping method, and return destination of the Product will be specified in an RMA
issued by First Solar.

Warranty Limitations

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE, FIRST SOLAR MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL
FIRST SOLAR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, ARISING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE SALE OR USE OF ANY
PRODUCTS, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR
OTHERWISE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE LIABILITY OF FIRST SOLAR FOR NONCONFORMING PRODUCTS
EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER TO FIRST SOLAR FOR THE PARTICULAR PRODUCT
INVOLVED, PLUS REASONABLE SHIPPING EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH PURCHASER.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES AND THE WARRANTY LIMITATIONS, THE REGULATIONS OF
THE GERMAN PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT (PRODUKTHAFTUNGSGESETZ) REMAIN EFFECTIVE.

 

 

Appendix E

Page 1

Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement

This agreement is effective as of the date the contract is signed by both parties. This
agreement applies to the First Solar modules described on Exhibit A (the “Modules”). In order to
assure that the Modules are returned to First Solar for recycling after they are taken out of
service, First Solar, LLC and First Solar GmbH (collectively referred to as “First Solar”) and the
undersigned Owner of the Modules (the “Owner”) agree as follows:

	1.	 	First Solar Reclamation Program
	 
	 	 	First Solar will, at any time at the request of the Owner, remove the Modules from the
site listed on Exhibit A (the “Registered Site”) and transport them to a solar module
processing center selected by First Solar. At the solar module processing center, the Modules
will be processed for recycling into new solar modules or other products. Substantially all of
the module components, including the glass and the encapsulated semiconductor materials and
metals, will be processed for recycling. Processed materials will be sequestered and stored
until they are recycled into new products, assuring that these materials do not re-enter the
waste stream, through landfill deposits or otherwise. First Solar may work with one or more
vendors or subcontractors in performing the activities described above. The operations of
First Solar and its vendors, subcontractors and agents under this Agreement will be subject to
and comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including those related to waste and
the protection of the environment. The obligations of First Solar under the Agreement will be
deemed modified as necessary to comply with such laws, rules and regulations.
	 
	2.	 	Customer Requirements
	 
	 	 	The Registered Site, quantity and type of Modules, date of Owner invoice and the Owner
contact information are described on Exhibit A. The Owner can initiate the reclamation and
recycling process by contacting First Solar at its web site or any other address it provides
for these purposes in the future. At that time, First Solar will verify the information
described on Exhibit A and provide the Owner with instructions for disassembling and packaging
the Modules at the Registered Site for shipment back to First Solar. As a condition to
receiving the benefits of the Program, the Owner will be responsible for disassembling and
packaging the Modules in containers designated by First Solar.
	 
	3.	 	Ownership and Responsibility
	 
	 	 	First Solar will endeavor to remove the Modules from the Registered Site promptly after
the Modules have been disassembled and packaged for transportation in accordance with First
Solar’s instructions. To the extent permitted by applicable law, effective upon First Solar’s
removal of the Modules from the Registered Site, (a) ownership of the Modules will transfer to
First Solar, automatically and without the need for any further assignment, bill of sale or
other instrument or action, and (b) Owner will have no further liability or obligation with
regard to the Modules.
	 
	4.	 	Certificate of Compliance
	 
	 	 	First Solar will, at the Owner’s request, provide a written certification assuring that
the Modules have been processed under the Program and that First Solar has fully complied with
the

 

 

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Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement

	 	 	requirements of the Program. First Solar will retain pertinent records evidencing the
processing of Modules under the Program for the period required by applicable law, and in any
event at least 10 years after removing the Modules from the Registered Site.
	 
	5.	 	Program Expenses
	 
	 	 	The Modules are designed to have a useful life of more than 25 years. If the Modules are
returned after they have been in service for at least 20 years, or at any earlier time because
of a warranty claim, First Solar will pay all packaging, transportation and recycling costs of
the Program; the Owner’s only requirement to participate in the Program will be to disassemble
and package the Modules based on First Solar’s instructions and follow any other
administrative procedures specified by First Solar. If the Modules are otherwise returned
before the 20 year service period, First Solar may require the Owner, as a condition to
participating in the Program, to pay a portion of the Program expenses based on the length of
time the Modules were in service. In this case, before processing the request, a First Solar
representative will calculate the Owner’s payment obligation and secure agreement from the
Owner to proceed.
	 
	6.	 	Exclusive Means of Module Disposition
	 
	 	 	If the Modules are taken out of service, Owner agrees to promptly notify First Solar and
to permit First Solar to reclaim and recycle the Modules as described in this Agreement as
long as First Solar agrees to pay the program expenses described in paragraph 5. If Owner
prefers an alternate means of disposing of the Modules, it may do so at its sole expense with
the prior written consent of First Solar. First Solar will not unreasonably withhold such
consent if Owner demonstrates to First Solar’s satisfaction that the Modules will be recycled,
without any component entering the waste stream, through a reclamation and recycling program
that is, in its entirety, at least as protective of the environment as the First Solar
program. If First Solar is, for any reason, unable and unwilling to fulfill its obligations
under this Agreement, Owner may fulfill them through alternative providers and First Solar
shall remain responsible for paying the expenses reasonably incurred by Owner for these
purposes.
	 
	7.	 	Assignments and Transfers
	 
	 	 	Each subsequent Owner shall execute the ASSIGNMENT OF MODULE WARRANTY AND RECLAMATION
AGREEMEMT (PD-5-104) specified by First Solar, agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement to the same extent as the initial Owner. The benefits and obligations under this
Agreement will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, transfer automatically to any
subsequent Owner upon transfer of the Ownership of the Modules, and will in any event transfer
upon execution and delivery of the assignment agreement. If First Solar transfers
substantially all of its assets, voluntarily or involuntarily, the liabilities and obligations
imposed under the Program shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, automatically
transfer to the transferee, and upon the transferee’s written assumption of such liabilities,
First Solar shall have no further liability or obligation under the Program.

 

 

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Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement

	8.	 	Modifications
	 
	 	 	First Solar may from time to time modify the reclamation or recycling processes or
procedures from time to time without the approval of the Owner provided that the fundamental
benefits provided by the Agreement shall at all times be preserved and the obligations of the
Owner shall not be materially increased. First Solar may from time to time designate one or
more replacement web sites for the First Solar web site, or substitute a different
communication process for processing claims under the Program. The Owner listed in First
Solar’s records will be notified of any such changes by a link on the First Solar web site or
other means that are reasonably designed to provide notice.
	 
	9.	 	General Provisions

	 	9.1	 	The Agreement, including this section, may be amended, modified or supplemented
only by a written instrument authorized and executed on behalf of the parties.
	 
	 	9.2	 	All disputes or differences which arise out of or in connection with the
Agreement or its construction, operation, termination or cancellation shall be settled
by arbitration pursuant to the arbitration rules of the German Institution for
Arbitration (DIS) and the jurisdiction of any other courts shall be excluded.
Proceedings shall be conducted in the German language and in Frankfurt, Federal
Republic of Germany.
	 
	 	9.3	 	This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Convention on the International Sale of Goods
(CISG) shall not apply.
	 
	 	9.4	 	The provisions of this Agreement shall be modified to the extent required to
permit the parties to comply at all times with the provisions of the German Federal
Waste Act and other applicable environmental waste laws and regulations. The
unenforceability of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect the enforceability
of any other provisions hereof. Unenforceable provisions shall be deemed to be replaced
by such enforceable provisions that are suitable to implement the economic purpose of
the deleted provision to the greatest extent possible.
	 
	 	9.5	 	The Agreement has been drawn up in the German language. Any English
translations hereof shall be for convenience purposes only. For the avoidance of doubt,
in the event of a dispute, the German version shall prevail.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Place, Date:

	 	 
	 	Place, Date:
	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Signature of Owner	 	Signature of First Solar Representative	 	 
	or Legal Representative	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

 

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Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement

Exhibit A

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address of Registered Site:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Project Name:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Street:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ZIP / City:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Country:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Geographical Coordinates:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(GPS or UTM preferable)	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date of Owner Invoice:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	(received by PD within 14 days after invoice issued to end user/owner)	 	(The end customer invoice date / date of sale)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Owner’s Contact Information:	 	 	 	 
	(if different than registered site...)	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name / Contact person:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Phone / E-Mail:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Street:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ZIP / City:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Country:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Quantity and Type of Module	 	Type of Module (e.g. CTS-60, FS-55, CP625) Quantity
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	Installed:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Project Developer:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Please send this form originally signed to:	 	First Solar GmbH	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Rheinstrasse 4N	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	D-55116 Mainz	 	 

 

 

Appendix F

Page 1

Assignment of Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement

Regarding the Transfer of Ownership of First Solar Modules Installed in the Following Solar
Array (the “Array”).

Preliminary Note:

The undersigned New Owner is the new owner of the Array — or a portion of it — including the
First Solar modules installed in the Array. First Solar provided Module Warranty Terms and
Conditions and a Reclamation and Recycling Agreement to the Previous Owner of the solar modules.
The rights under the First Solar Module Warranty Terms and Conditions and the Reclamation and
Recycling Agreement are transferable from the Previous Owner to the subsequent New Owner —
provided both parties execute this agreement (PD-5-104) and send the original signed agreement to
First Solar GmbH.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Site — Registration — Number:
	 	 	 	 
	(See doc CO-5-101 or CO-5-102)
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Site:
	 	 	 	 
	(ZIP code and city or GPS/UTM)
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Quantity & Type of Transferred
	 	 	 	 
	Modules:

	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 

Further Explanations Concerning the Contractual Terms:

	 	1.	 	Previous Owner transfers any and all rights under the Module Warranty and Reclamation
Agreement with First Solar to the New Owner.
	 
	 	2.	 	The New Owner hereby accepts the assignment and assumes the provisions of the Module
Warranty and Reclamation Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms to the same extent as
if an original party to the Agreement.
	 
	 	3.	 	In accordance with the terms, the assignment of the First Solar Module Warranty and
Reclamation Agreement shall become effective only if (a) Previous Owner and New Owner have
executed this Agreement and (b) the original signed Agreement has been delivered to First
Solar GmbH. The Assignment is deemed effective upon receipt and confirmation by First
Solar. A confirmation package will be sent to the New Owner.

 

 

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Assignment of Module Reclamation and Recycling Agreement

Assignment of Agreement from

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PREVIOUS OWNER	 	NEW OWNER
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Name / Company:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Contact Person:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Phone / Email:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Street:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ZIP / City:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Country:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Place, Date:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature of Previous Owner
	 	Signature of New Owner
	 

	 	or Legal Representative
	 	or Legal Representative

Please fill in this form with the appropriate information and send back the Original after
signed by both parties.

First Solar GmbH, Rheinstrasse 4N, D-55116 Mainz; Germany

 

 

Appendix G

Approved Countries and Applications

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Approved Ports for Point
	Approved Country	 	Approved Applications	 	of Destination
	[***]

	 	[***]
	 	[***]

	***	 	CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

 

Appendix H

Arbitration Agreement

entered into by and between

First Solar GmbH, Rheinstraße 4N, D-55116 Mainz, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “FS”)
represented by the managing director with single signature authority, Mr. Stephan Hansen,

and

Blitzstrom GmbH, Hoheimer Weg 3, 97350 Mainbernheim (hereinafter referred to as “Buyer”)
represented by the managing director with single signature authority, Mr. Daniel Ziegler.

FS and Buyer are each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”.

	1.	 	Recitals
	 
	 	 	As of the date hereof, the Parties have entered into a certain FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE
SALE AND PURCHASE OF SOLAR MODULES (hereinafter the “Agreement”).
	 
	2.	 	Arbitration
	 
	 	 	All disputes or differences which arise out of or relate to the Agreement or its existence,
validity, construction, operation, termination or cancellation shall be settled by
arbitration pursuant to the arbitration Rules of the German Association for Arbitration
(DIS), which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause and the
jurisdiction of any other courts shall be excluded. Proceedings shall be conducted in the
German language (provided that documentary evidence may be submitted in the original English
language) and the venue of proceedings shall be at the corporate seat of FS.
	 
	 	 	The arbitral tribunal also decides upon disputes over its jurisdiction and over the effect
and interpretation of this Arbitration Agreement and any supplementations thereto.
	 
	 	 	This Arbitration Agreement does not abridge the right of the Parties to bring any action in
any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive or other provisional relief to compel the
other party to comply with its obligations hereunder.
	 
	3.	 	Miscellaneous
	 
	 	 	Section 14 of the Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Mainz, den 10.4.2006

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	First Solar GmbH

	 	 
	 	Blitzstrom GmbH
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	           /s/ Stephan Hansen

	 	 	 	          /s/ Daniel Ziegler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	               Stephan Hansen

	 	 	 	               Daniel Ziegler	 	 

 

 

Appendix I

[Letterhead Bank]

[Name and address of beneficiary]

Performance Guarantee No. [ ]

On [date], you have entered into an agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Supply Agreement”) with
[name, address] (hereinafter referred to as “Buyer”) with respect to [subject matter of contract]
for a total amount of Euro [amount]. Pursuant to the terms of the Supply Agreement, Buyer shall
provide a bank guarantee in the amount of [      ]% of the total amount to guarantee his proper
performance under the Supply Agreement. In the event of default or any other breach of the
agreement on the part of Buyer, you shall be entitled to use this guarantee to satisfy your claims
arising out of the Supply Agreement.

This being stated, we, IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, Wilhelm-Bötzkes-Strasse 1, 40474 Düsseldorf,
hereby provide you with this performance guarantee in the maximum amount of Euro [amount] (amount
in words: [...] Euro) (hereinafter referred to as “Maximum Amount”) as security.

We undertake irrevocably to pay to a bank account specified by you, upon your first demand, any
amount within the limits of the Maximum Amount, without whatsoever objection on our part and
without examining the underlying legal relationship, within 10 (ten) bank business days following
your written demand,

	 	•	 	such demand conforming, by showing grounds and reasons, default or any other breach of
the Supply Agreement on the part of Buyer and, as a consequence, your claim against Buyer,
and
	 
	 	•	 	a written confirmation of your bank that your demand is duly signed by you.

Several partial amounts of the Maximum Amount may be drawn under this guarantee. Each payment
reduces the Maximum Amount by the sum of such payment.

This guarantee shall be valid until this document is returned to us. However, if we have not
received your demand and confirmation mentioned above until [date], this guarantee shall cease to
exist, irrespective of whether this document is returned to us or not.

Any rights under this guarantee shall not be assignable without our prior written consent.

This performance guarantee shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Place
of execution and jurisdiction is Düsseldorf.

Düsseldorf, .......

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

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