SOLAR STAR NAFB,
LLC UNIT TRANSFER AGREEMENT
This UNIT TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
March 21, 2007, by and among Solar Star NAFB, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “ Company ”),
PowerLight Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Transferor ”), and MMA NAFB Power, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “ Transferee ”)
(the Company, the Transferor and the Transferee are sometimes
referred to herein each as a “ Party ” and
collectively as the “ Parties ”).
WHEREAS, the Company was formed for
the development, construction and operation of a proposed
photovoltaic solar power system (approximately 15 MWp) at Nellis
Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada (the “ Project
”), described in an Information Memorandum (“ IM
”) prepared by Transferor, dated December 20, 2006;
WHEREAS, the Company and Transferor
have entered into or will enter into certain agreements whereby the
Project will be designed, engineered, constructed, operated, and
maintained, such agreements listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the
“ Project Documents ”), which constitute the
principal assets of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Transferor owns 100% of
the equity interests in the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Transferor desires to
transfer to the Transferee, and the Transferee desires to acquire,
on the terms and conditions set forth herein, 100% of the Units (as
defined below);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
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Transfer of Units . For $100.00 and
other good and valuable consideration, the Transferor shall
transfer on the Closing Date the entire right, title and interest
in the Company, including the Company’s assets (including but
not limited to its interests in the Project Documents), income,
business, profits, losses and other attributes, and all economic
interests and all membership interests in the Company (such
membership interests, the “ Units ”) to the
Transferee, and the Transferee shall on the Closing Date accept
such assets in accordance with the terms hereof. The transfer of
the Units includes, without limitation, the transfer of any and all
rights of the Transferor in the Units.
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Amended and Restated LLC Agreement .
Simultaneously with the transfers on the Closing Date, the
Transferee agrees to become a party to the Limited Liability
Company Agreement of the Company (the “ LLC Agreement
”) by executing the Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement of Solar Star NAFB, LLC in form attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
OF THE TRANSFEROR
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As of Closing Date, the Transferor
represents and warrants to the Transferee as follows:
3.1 Organization . The Company
is a limited liability company formed on September 20, 2006.
The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company
is duly qualified to transact business in the State of Nevada, the
only jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of its
properties or the character of its operations makes such
qualification necessary. A true and correct copy of the Certificate
of Formation of the Company, as amended to date, has been delivered
to the Transferee. The Transferor is a Delaware corporation, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware.
3.2 No Prior Business, No Real
Property . Since the date of its formation, the Company has not
conducted any business or acquired any property or asset, except in
each case in connection with the development of the Project. The
Company owns no interest in any real property (other than pursuant
to the Project Documents) and owns no interest in any other
corporation or person. The Company has good and indefeasible
ownership of and title to its material assets and properties,
including the Units, except those disposed of in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices or otherwise
disposed of in accordance with this Agreement. The Transferor has
good and indefeasible ownership of and title to the Units. Except
as contained in the Project Documents, neither the Company’s
assets or properties nor the Units are subject to any lien, charge,
encumbrance, right of first refusal, option or other claim. To the
knowledge of Transferor, the Company owns or possesses all
necessary easements, rights of way, licenses and other ways of
necessity required to develop, maintain and operate the Project
without any known conflict with the rights of others. To the
knowledge of Transferor, the Company enjoys peaceful and
undisturbed possession under all real property leases included in
the Project Documents and, to the knowledge of the Transferor, all
such leases are valid and existing, in full force and effect, and
free from default and no event has occurred which with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To
the knowledge of Transferor, neither the whole nor any part of the
real estate or any other real property or rights leased, used or
occupied by the Company is subject to any pending suit for
condemnation or other taking by any Person and no such condemnation
or other taking has been threatened.
3.3 No Employees, Officers,
Directors, or Plans . The Company has had no employees,
officers, and directors since the date of its formation nor has the
Company established, sponsored or incurred any obligation under any
Employee Benefit Plan.
3.4 Existing Contracts .
Except for the Project Documents, copies of which have been
delivered to the Transferee, and this Agreement, the Company is not
a party to or bound by any material contract or agreement,
including any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness.
Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Transferor, any
other party is, or has received notice that it is, in default under
any material provision of any Project Document and each Project
Document remains in full force and effect. The Company has not
received notice that any event has occurred which with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default thereunder by
either the Company or, to the knowledge of the Transferor, any
other party.
3.5 Capitalization; Title to
Units . The Units held by the Transferor represent the entire
right, title and interest in and to the ownership interests in the
Company, and there is outstanding no option, warrant, contract,
agreement or other obligation (whether by law or contract) on the
part of the Transferor or the Company to issue or sell any Units to
any other Person. The Transferor has owned the Units continuously
since the date of the Company’s formation. The Transferor
owns the Units free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance,
right of first refusal, option or other claim (collectively,
“ Liens ”). This Agreement and the other
instruments to be executed and delivered by the Transferor at the
closing are sufficient to transfer to the Transferee complete
ownership of and title to the Units, free and clear of any
Lien.
3.6 Authority . The Transferor
has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and Project Documents has been duly
authorized by Transferor and no other corporate proceedings on the
part of Transferor are necessary to authorize this Agreement and
Project Documents.
3.7 Due Authorization, Execution,
etc . This Agreement has been duly authorized, and when
executed and delivered by the Transferee, will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferor, enforceable
against the Transferor in accordance with its terms.
3.8 No Violation . The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate, conflict
with or constitute a default under (a) the charter, bylaws, or
other governing documents of the Transferor or the Company,
(b) any loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or
instrument to which the Transferor or the Company is a party or by
which either of them or any of their respective properties is
bound, or (c) any law, regulation or order of any Governmental
Authority binding on the Transferor or the Company.
3.9 Litigation, Proceedings,
etc . To the knowledge of Transferor, there is no lawsuit,
proceeding, investigation or complaint before any Governmental
Authority, mediator or arbitrator (“ Action ”)
pending or, to the knowledge of the Transferor, contemplated or
threatened against the Company or its properties or assets. To the
knowledge of Transferor, there is no Action pending or contemplated
or threatened against or affecting the Transferor, which relates to
or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Project Documents or which (individually or in the
aggregate) reasonably could be expected to impair the ability or
obligation of the Transferor to perform fully on a timely basis any
obligation which it has or will have under this Agreement.
3.10 Consents and Waivers . No
authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or
written exemption from, nor any filing, declaration, qualification
or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other
Person is required to be obtained by the Transferor or its
Affiliates in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the sale of the Units.
3.11 Taxes . All Tax Returns,
if any, required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company with
any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction have been duly filed
on a timely basis when required and such Tax Returns are true,
complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes
shown to be payable on the Tax Returns or on subsequent assessments
with respect thereto have been paid in full on a timely basis when
due and no other Taxes are payable by the Company with respect to
items or periods covered by such Tax Returns. All Taxes which are
due and payable by the Company have been paid as required. The
Company is not and has not been a party to any tax sharing
agreement and has not assumed the Tax liability of any other Person
under contract. The Transferor is not a “foreign
person” as that term is defined in Section 1445 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”). The Company has not entered into any compensatory
agreements with respect to the performance of services that could
require a payment that would be an “excess parachute
payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G and
corresponding Treasury Regulations. For federal and State income
tax purposes, the Company has been disregarded as an entity
separate from the Transferor and the Transferor has treated the
Company as a division of the Transferor for all Tax Returns.
Neither the Transferor nor the Company has made an election
pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(c), or any
similar provision of State law, which would cause the Company to be
classified as an association taxable as a corporation for Tax
purposes.
3.12 Compliance with Legal
Requirements . To the knowledge of Transferor, the Transferor
and the Company have at all times complied with and are not in
material violation of any legal requirements or orders of any
Governmental Authority applicable to either of them, to the
development of the Project, or to the Units that would materially
affect the value of the Project or Units.
3.13 Environmental . To the
knowledge of the Transferor or except as disclosed in writing in
the environmental studies provided by Transferee to Transferor or
known to Transferee in its environmental reports received as of
Closing Date: (a) Hazardous Materials have not been generated,
used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from any of the
Units by the Transferor or the Company except as used or stored in
compliance with all Environmental Laws; (b) Hazardous
Materials have not been released or disposed of by the Transferor
or the Company, or their authorized agents, at the project site for
the Project or any property adjoining the project site for the
Project, except such releases which do not violate any
Environmental Laws; (c) the Transferor and the Company hold,
and are in substantial compliance with, all Permits currently
required by Environmental Laws, and the Transferor and the Company
have not received any written notice of any violation of any
Environmental Law that has not heretofore been resolved;
(d) neither the Transferor nor the Company has received any
written request for information, nor been notified that it is a
potentially responsible party, under any Environmental Law with
respect to any on-site location relating to the ownership,
operation or maintenance of the Project or the Units; and
(e) there are no pending or threatened Actions relating to
Hazardous Materials or arising under any Environmental Laws
(“ Environmental Claims ”) against the Company
or, in relation to the Project or the Site, the Transferor. Except
as disclosed to the Transferee in writing, to the knowledge of
Transferor or known to Transferee in its environmental reports
received as of Closing Date there are no facts or circumstances,
conditions, pre-existing conditions or occurrences affecting the
Project or the Units or any other assets or properties of the
Company known to the Transferor that could reasonably be
anticipated (a) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim
against the Transferor, the Company, its assets or properties, the
Project or the Units, or (b) to cause the Company, its assets
or properties, the Project or the Units to be subject to any
restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of
the Company, its assets or properties, the Project or the Units
under any Environmental Law.
3.14 Securities Act . The
Units are being transferred by the Transferor to the Transferee in
a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of
1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
3.15 Brokers or Finders .
Neither the Transferor nor any of its Affiliates or any Person
acting in its or their behalf has entered into any agreement
entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor
or other Person to any brokers’ or finder’s fee or any
other commission or similar fee in connection with the sale of the
Units or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
TRANSFEREE
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As of Closing Date, the Transferee
represents and warrants to the Transferor as follows:
4.1 Organization . The
Transferee is a limited liability company, duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
4.2 Authority . The Transferee
has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and Project Documents
has been duly authorized by Transferor and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Transferor are necessary to authorize
this Agreement and Project Documents.
4.3 Due Authorization, Execution,
etc . This Agreement has been duly authorized, and when
executed and delivered by the Transferor, will constitute a legal,
valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Transferee in
accordance with its terms.
4.4 Financing . The Transferee
has arranged for sufficient funds to be available at the Closing to
allow the Transferee to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
4.5 No Violation . The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate, conflict
with or constitute a default under (a) the charter, bylaws or
other governing documents of the Transferee, (b) any loan or
credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the
Transferee is a party or by which it or any of its properties is
bound or (c) any law, regulation or order of any Governmental
Authority binding on the Transferee.
4.6 Litigation, Proceedings,
etc . There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the
Transferee, contemplated or threatened against or affecting the
Transferee or its properties or assets, which relates to or
challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or which (individually or in the aggregate) reasonably
could be expected to impair the ability or obligation of the
Transferee to perform fully on a timely basis any obligation which
it has or will have under this Agreement.
4.7 Consents and Waivers . No
authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or
written exemption from, nor any filing, declaration, qualification
or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other
Person is required to be obtained by the Transferee in connection
with the execution or delivery of this Agreement and the purchase
of the Units.
4.8 Investment . The
Transferee understands that the Units