SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-02-28

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<div><a name="s4F97287AAD7F808544892620332C67A5"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.10</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">dated as of _____, ____ (as supplemented, waived or amended from time to time, this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8221;),</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">between Clearway Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8221;),</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">and __________________</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">_</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">, a natural person (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Indemnitee</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) is aware that the Company needs to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers of the Company, in accordance with the best interests of the Company&#8217;s stockholders, and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be adequate certainty of protection through insurance and indemnification against risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the Company; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company has adopted provisions in its Bylaws providing for indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the Company wishes to clarify and enhance the rights and obligations of the Company and Indemnitee with respect to indemnification; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, in order to induce and encourage highly experienced and capable persons such as Indemnitee to serve and continue to serve as directors and officers of the Company and in any other capacity with respect to the Company, and to otherwise promote the desirable end that such persons will resist what they consider unjustified lawsuits and claims made against them in connection with the good faith performance of their duties to the Company, with the knowledge that certain costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and expenses incurred by them in their defense of such litigation are to be borne by the Company and they will receive the maximum protection against such risks and liabilities as may be afforded by law, the Board has determined that this Agreement is reasonable and prudent to promote and ensure the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company desires to have Indemnitee serve as a director or officer of the Company and in such other capacity with respect to the Company as the Company may request, as the case may be, free from undue concern for unpredictable, inappropriate or unreasonable legal risks and personal liabilities by reason of Indemnitee acting in good faith in the performance of Indemnitee&#8217;s duty to the Company; and Indemnitee desires to so to serve the Company, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, and on the express condition, that he or she is furnished with the indemnity set forth hereina