Form 8-K
8-K — Clearway Energy, Inc.
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Filed: 2026-04-02
Period: 2026-04-01
CIK: 0001567683
SIC: 4911 (ELECTRIC SERVICES)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2026
Clearway Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36002
46-1777204
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton,
New Jersey 08540
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(609) 608-1525
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
CWEN.A
New York Stock Exchange
Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01
CWEN
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 1, 2026, Clearway Energy, Inc. (the “Company”),
Clearway Energy LLC and Clearway Energy Group LLC (“CEG”) entered into a Third Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (the
“Third Amended Exchange Agreement”), which amends and restates the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated as
of October 28, 2024, among the Company, Clearway Energy LLC and CEG (the “Second Amended Exchange Agreement”). Under the Second
Amended Exchange Agreement, CEG (and certain permitted assignees and permitted transferees who acquire Class B units or Class D units
of Clearway Energy LLC (collectively with CEG, the “CEG Unitholders”)) was entitled to, from time to time, (i) exchange its
Class B units of Clearway Energy LLC for shares of Class A common stock of the Company (“Class A common stock”) and (ii) exchange
its Class D units of Clearway Energy LLC for shares of Class C common stock of the Company (“Class C common stock”), in each
case, on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications; provided, that,
upon any exchange of Class B units of Clearway Energy LLC for shares of Class A common stock or any exchange of Class D units of Clearway
Energy LLC for shares of Class C common stock, a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock or Class D common stock of the
Company, as applicable, would be extinguished.
The Third Amended Exchange Agreement amends and
restates the Second Amended Exchange Agreement to, among other things, provide that a CEG Unitholder may, from time to time, exchange
its Class B units of Clearway Energy LLC for shares of Class C common stock (rather than shares of Class A common stock), in each case,
on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications; provided, that, upon
any such exchange, a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock of the Company will be extinguished.
The foregoing description of the Third Amended
Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Third Amended
Exchange Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Document
10.1
Third Amended and Restated
Exchange Agreement, dated April 1, 2026, among Clearway Energy, Inc., Clearway Energy LLC and Clearway Energy Group LLC.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Clearway Energy, Inc.
By:
/s/ Kevin P. Malcarney
Kevin P. Malcarney
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: April 2, 2026
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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated and effective as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on April 1, 2026, is made by
and among Clearway Energy, Inc. (formerly known as NRG Yield, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Clearway
Energy LLC (formerly known as NRG Yield LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Clearway LLC”), Clearway Energy
Group LLC (formerly known as Zephyr Renewables LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“CEG”) and the other Persons
from time to time party hereto in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof (collectively with CEG, the “Clearway LLC Unitholders”).
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2013,
the Corporation, Clearway LLC and NRG Energy, Inc., a predecessor in interest to CEG (“NRG”), entered into the Exchange
Agreement (the “Original Exchange Agreement”) to provide for the exchange of certain Clearway LLC Units (as defined
below) for shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, in connection with
a split as of May 14, 2015 of the Class A Common Stock of the Corporation into a share of Class A Common Stock and a share of Class C
Common Stock (as defined below), and a split of the Class B Common Stock (as defined below) into a share of Class B Common Stock and a
share of Class D Common Stock (as defined below); and of the recapitalization of each Class A Unit (as defined below) of Clearway LLC
into a Class A Unit and a Class C Unit (as defined below), and the recapitalization of each Class B Unit (as defined below) of Clearway
LLC into a Class B Unit and a Class D Unit (as defined below), the Corporation, Clearway LLC and NRG entered into the Amended and Restated
Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2015 (the “First Amended Exchange Agreement”), to amend and restate the Original
Exchange Agreement in its entirety;
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2024,
the Corporation, Clearway LLC and CEG entered into the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (the “Second Amended Exchange
Agreement”) to amend and restate the First Amended Exchange Agreement to, among other things, provide for an equitable cash
settlement, to be paid by the exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder to the Corporation on the applicable exchange date, for the value of
certain assets of the Corporation that are not held by Clearway LLC;
WHEREAS, the parties desire
to enter into this Agreement to amend and restate the Second Amended Exchange Agreement in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, each of the Corporation
and CEG are the existing holders of all the outstanding units of Clearway LLC, and pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Second Amended Exchange
Agreement desire to provide, and hereby provide, written consent to the amendments made to the Second Amended Exchange Agreement by this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Article
I
SECTION 1.1 Effective
Time.
This Agreement shall be effective
as of the date above written (the “Effective Time”).
SECTION 1.2 Definitions.
Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement (as defined below), and
the following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in
this Agreement.
“AAA” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a) of this Agreement.
“Class A Common Stock”
means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
“Class A Common Stock
Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Class B Common Stock”
means the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
“Class C Common Stock”
means the Class C common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
“Class C Common Stock
Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Class D Common Stock”
means the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
“Class A Units”
means the Class A Units of Clearway LLC, with such rights and privileges as set forth in the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement.
“Class B Units”
means the Class B Units of Clearway LLC, with such rights and privileges as set forth in the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement.
“Class C Units”
means the Class C Units of Clearway LLC, with such rights and privileges as set forth in the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement.
“Class D Units”
means the Class D Units of Clearway LLC, with such rights and privileges as set forth in the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement.
“Clearway Finance”
means Clearway Energy Finance Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor, together with its subsidiaries.
“Clearway LLC Operating
Agreement” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Clearway LLC, dated as of August 31,
2018, as such agreement may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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“Clearway LLC Unit”
means (i) each of the Class B Units or Class D Units of Clearway LLC now or hereafter held by any Clearway LLC Unitholder and (ii) any
other interest in Clearway LLC that may be issued by Clearway LLC in the future that is designated by the Corporation as a “Clearway
LLC Unit” for purposes of this Agreement.
“Clearway LLC Unitholder”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Clearway LLC Unit
Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“CWEN VWAP” means the daily
volume-weighted average closing trading price of Class C Common Stock (in the case of an Exchange of Class B Units or Class D Units to
shares of Class C Common Stock, as applicable) on the national securities exchange on which such shares of common stock are listed or
admitted to trading for the trailing 30 Trading Days ending on the second Trading Day prior to the Exchange Date.
“DTC” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.
“Effective Time”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.
“Election of Exchange”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.
“Exchange”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.
“Exchange Date”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.
“Exchange Rate” means
the number of shares of Class C Common Stock for which a Class B Unit or Class D Unit is entitled to be Exchanged. As of the Effective
Time, the Exchange Rate shall be 1.0, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement.
“External Asset Value”
means the net present value of the projected discounted cash flow of Clearway Finance, applying the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice and using a discount rate equal to the weighted average cost of capital for Clearway Finance.
“First Amended Exchange Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Original Exchange Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Permitted Transferee”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.
“Person”
means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity, including any governmental entity.
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“Requisite Holders”
means, as of the applicable determination date, each Clearway LLC Unitholder, if any, who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted
Transferees, beneficially owns at least a majority of the then outstanding Clearway LLC Units (excluding any Clearway LLC Units held by
the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries).
“Second Amended Exchange
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Takeover Laws”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
“Trading Day”
means a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which shares of the Class C Common Stock are listed or admitted to
trading is open for the transaction of business.
Article
II
SECTION
2.1 Exchange of Clearway LLC Units for Class C Common Stock.
(a)
Each holder of Class B Units shall be entitled at any time, and from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
hereof and the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement, to surrender Class B Units to Clearway LLC in exchange for the delivery to the exchanging
Clearway LLC Unitholder of a number of shares of Class C Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Class B Units surrendered
multiplied by the Exchange Rate (each such exchange, and each exchange of Class D Units for shares of Class C Common Stock described in
the following sentence, an “Exchange”); provided that, (i) each Exchange shall be for a minimum of the lesser
of 1,000 Class B Units or all of the Class B Units held by such Clearway LLC Unitholder, and (ii) a number of shares of Class B Common
Stock that is equal to the number of Clearway LLC Units surrendered are held by either (A) such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder, as
the record holder thereof, or (B) a trustee in a voting trust for the benefit of such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder. In addition,
each holder of Class D Units shall be entitled at any time, and from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof
and the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement, to surrender Class D Units to Clearway LLC in exchange for the delivery to the exchanging Clearway
LLC Unitholder of a number of shares of Class C Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Class D Units surrendered multiplied
by the Exchange Rate; provided that, (i) each Exchange shall be for a minimum of the lesser of 1,000 Class D Units or all of the
Class D Units held by such Clearway LLC Unitholder and (ii) such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder must be the record holder of the number
of shares of Class D Common Stock that is equal to the number of Clearway LLC Units surrendered.
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(b)
A Clearway LLC Unitholder shall exercise its right to Exchange Clearway LLC Units as set forth in Section 2.1(a)
above by delivering to the Corporation and to Clearway LLC a written election of exchange in respect of the Clearway LLC Units to be exchanged
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (an “Election of Exchange”), duly executed by such holder or such
holder’s duly authorized representative, in each case delivered during normal business hours at the principal executive offices
of the Corporation and of Clearway LLC. An Election of Exchange may specify that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing)
upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange
offer, an underwritten offering or otherwise) of shares of Class C Common Stock, or any merger, consolidation or other business combination.
Subject to (i) Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement, (ii) the determination of any External Asset Value or any amount required to be
paid under Section 2.5 of this Agreement, (iii) the payment by the applicable Clearway LLC Unitholder of any amount required to
be paid under Section 2.1(c) or Section 2.5 and (iv) the surrender to Clearway LLC of the unit certificates, if any, and
duly executed unit powers associated with the Clearway LLC Units subject to the Exchange, the Exchange shall be deemed to have been effected
on (A) the Business Day immediately following receipt of the applicable Election of Exchange or (B) such later date specified in or pursuant
to the applicable Election of Exchange (such date specified in clause (A) or (B), as applicable, the “Exchange Date”),
and as promptly as practicable following the applicable Exchange Date, the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered at the offices
of the then-acting registrar and transfer agent of the Class C Common Stock or, if there is no then-acting registrar and transfer agent
of the Class C Common Stock, at the principal executive offices of Clearway LLC, the number of shares of Class C Common Stock deliverable
upon such Exchange, registered in the name of the relevant exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder (or its designee). To the extent the Class
C Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”), the Corporation will,
subject to Section 2.1(c) below, upon the written instruction of an exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder, use its commercially reasonable
efforts to deliver the shares of Class C Common Stock deliverable to such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder, through the facilities of
the DTC, to the account of the participant of the DTC designated by such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, any exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder may withdraw or amend an Election of Exchange, in whole or in part, prior
to the effectiveness of the Exchange, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding
the Exchange Date (or any such later time as may be required by applicable law) by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Corporation
and to Clearway LLC, specifying (1) the number of Clearway LLC Units being withdrawn, (2) the number of Clearway LLC Units, if any, as
to which the Election of Exchange remains in effect and (3) if such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder so determines, a new Exchange Date
or any other new or revised information permitted in an Election of Exchange. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Clearway
LLC Unitholder as a holder of such Clearway LLC Units shall cease and such Clearway LLC Units shall automatically be reclassified pursuant
to Section 3.2(c)(i) of the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement and delivered to the Corporation by Clearway LLC pursuant to Section 3.2(c)(ii)
of the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement. Such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder shall be treated for all purposes as having become the
record holder of such shares of Class C Common Stock on the Exchange Date. In connection with such Exchange, the Corporation shall automatically
cancel shares of Class B Common Stock held by an exchanging holder of Class B Units in an amount equal to the number of Class B Units
being exchanged in accordance with this Section 2.1, without any payment for such shares of Class B Common Stock; and the Corporation
shall automatically cancel shares of Class D Common Stock held by an exchanging holder of Class D Units in an amount equal to the number
of Class D Units being exchanged in accordance with this Section 2.1, without any payment for such shares of Class D Common Stock.
The Corporation shall take such actions as may be required to ensure the performance by Clearway LLC of its obligations under this Section
2.1(b) and the foregoing Section 2.1(a).
(c)
Clearway LLC, the Corporation and the exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder shall bear their own expenses in connection with
the consummation of any Exchange, whether or not any such Exchange is ultimately consummated, except that Clearway LLC shall bear any
transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Exchange; provided,
however, that if any shares of Class C Common Stock are to be delivered in a name other than that of the Clearway LLC Unitholder
that requested the Exchange, then such Clearway LLC Unitholder and/or the Person in whose name such shares are to be delivered shall pay
to Clearway LLC the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason
of, such Exchange or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of Clearway LLC that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
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(d)
Each of the Corporation and Clearway LLC covenants and agrees that it will not take any action that would pose a material
risk that Clearway LLC could be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Exchange shall be permitted (and, if attempted, shall be void ab initio) if, in the
good faith determination of the Corporation or of Clearway LLC, such an Exchange would pose a material risk that Clearway LLC would be
a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.
(e)
For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Clearway LLC Unitholder shall not be
entitled to Exchange Clearway LLC Units to the extent the Corporation or Clearway LLC reasonably determines in good faith that such Exchange
(i) would be prohibited by applicable law or regulation or (ii) would not be permitted under any other agreement with the Corporation
or its subsidiaries to which such Clearway LLC Unitholder is then subject (including, without limitation, the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement)
or any written policies of the Corporation or Clearway LLC relating to insider trading then applicable to such Clearway LLC Unitholder.
For the avoidance of doubt, no Exchange shall be deemed to be prohibited by any law or regulation pertaining to the registration of securities
if such securities have been so registered or if any exemption from such registration requirements is reasonably available.
SECTION
2.2 Adjustment.
(a)
The Exchange Rate shall be adjusted accordingly if there is: (i) any subdivision (by any unit split, unit distribution,
reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse unit split, reclassification, reorganization,
recapitalization or otherwise) of the Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units or Class D Units that is not accompanied by an identical
subdivision or combination of the Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock; (ii) any subdivision (by any stock
split, stock dividend or distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock
split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock that is not
accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Class A Units or Class B Units (for this purpose with respect to either
or both of the Class A Common Stock and/or Class C Common Stock), or the Class C Units or Class D Units; (iii) other than in connection
with a Class A Common Stock Sale or a Class C Common Stock Sale, (A) any issuance of shares of (x) Class A Common Stock or Class C Common
Stock by the Corporation or (y) Class A Units or Class C Units to the Corporation that is not accompanied by (B) the issuance of an identical
number of (x) Class A Units or Class C Units to the Corporation (in the case of clause (iii)(A)(x)) or (y) shares of Class C Common Stock
(in the case of clause (iii)(A)(y)); or (iv) (A) any issuance of (x) shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock by the Corporation
or (y) Class B Units or Class D Units to CEG or its Permitted Transferees that is not accompanied by (B) the issuance of an identical
number of (x) Class B Units or Class D Units, as applicable to CEG or to its Permitted Transferees (in the case of clause (iv)(A)(x))
or (y) shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock to CEG or its Permitted Transferees (in the case of clause (iv)(A)(y)).
In the event that the Corporation exchanges any shares of Class A Common Stock for Class C Common Stock, or shares of Class C Common Stock
for shares of Class A Common Stock, Clearway LLC shall (I) cancel the same number of Class A Units (in the case that shares of Class A
Common Stock are cancelled in exchange for shares of Class C Common Stock) or Class C Units (in the case that shares of Class C Common
Stock are cancelled in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock) corresponding with the number of shares of Class A Common Stock or
Class C Common Stock, as applicable, that are exchanged and cancelled and (II) issue the same number of Class C Units (in the case that
shares of Class A Common Stock are cancelled in exchange for shares of Class C Common Stock) or Class A Units (in the case that shares
of Class C Common Stock are cancelled in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock) corresponding with the number of shares of Class
C Common Stock or Class A Common Stock, as applicable, that are issued in such exchange. The immediately preceding sentence shall also
apply with respect to any exchange by the Corporation of shares of Class B Common Stock for shares of Class D Common Stock (or vice versa),
applying references to such classes of capital stock and the Class B Units and Class D Units mutatis mutandis.
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(b)
If there is (i) any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A
Common Stock or the Class C Common Stock is converted or changed into another security, securities or other property or (ii) any subdivision
(by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split,
reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of
such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, then upon any subsequent Exchange, an exchanging
Clearway LLC Unitholder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such exchanging Clearway
LLC Unitholder would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization,
recapitalization or other similar transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any such subdivision (by any split, distribution
or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization
or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization,
recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization
or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock is converted or changed into another security,
securities or other property, this Section 2.2 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to such security
or other property.
(c)
This Agreement shall apply to the Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units and Class D Units held by the Corporation,
CEG and CEG’s Permitted Transferees, as well as any Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units and Class D Units hereafter acquired
by the Corporation, CEG or any of CEG’s Permitted Transferees. This Agreement shall apply to, mutatis mutandis, and all references
to “Class A Units”, “Class B Units”, “Class C Units” and “Class D Units” shall be deemed
to include, any security, securities or other property of Clearway LLC which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution
of Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units or Class D Units, as applicable, by reason of any distribution or dividend, split, reverse
split, combination, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, exchange (other than an Exchange) or other transaction.
SECTION
2.3 Class C Common Stock to be Issued.
(a)
The Corporation covenants and agrees to deliver shares of Class C Common Stock that have been registered under the Securities
Act with respect to any Exchange to the extent that a registration statement is effective and available for such shares. In the event
that any Exchange in accordance with this Agreement is to be effected at a time when any required registration has not become effective
or otherwise is unavailable, upon the request and with the reasonable cooperation of the Clearway LLC Unitholder requesting the Exchange,
the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly facilitate such Exchange pursuant to any reasonably available
exemption from such registration requirements. The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class C Common
Stock required to be delivered upon Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system
upon which the outstanding Class C Common Stock may be listed or traded at the time of such delivery.
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(b)
The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class C Common Stock, solely
for the purpose of issuance upon an Exchange, such number of shares of Class C Common Stock, as shall be deliverable upon any such Exchange;
provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude Clearway LLC from satisfying its obligations in respect of
the Exchange of Clearway LLC Units by delivery of Class C Common Stock which is held in the treasury of the Corporation or Clearway LLC
or any of their subsidiaries or by delivery of purchased shares of Class C Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury
of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof).
(c)
Prior to the Effective Time, the Corporation and Clearway LLC will take all such steps as may be required to cause to qualify
for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (d) or (e), as applicable, under the Exchange Act, and be exempt for purposes of Section 16(b) under the
Exchange Act, any acquisitions or dispositions of Equity Securities of the Corporation (including derivative securities with respect thereto)
and any securities which may be deemed to be Equity Securities or derivative securities of the Corporation for such purposes that result
from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by each director or officer of the Corporation who may reasonably be expected to
be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Corporation upon the registration of
any class of Equity Security of the Corporation pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (with the authorizing resolutions specifying
the name of each such officer or director whose acquisition or disposition of securities is to be exempted and the number of securities
that may be acquired and disposed of by each such person pursuant to this Agreement).
(d)
If any Takeover Law (as defined below) or other similar law or regulation becomes or is deemed to become applicable to this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Corporation or Clearway LLC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to render such law or regulation inapplicable to all of the foregoing.
(e)
Each of the Corporation and Clearway LLC covenants that all Class C Common Stock issued upon an Exchange will, upon issuance,
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will pass to the applicable exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder free and clear of any
liens, security interests and other encumbrances other than any such liens, security interests or other encumbrances imposed by such exchanging
Clearway LLC Unitholder and will not be subject to any preemptive right of stockholders of the Corporation or to any right of first refusal
or other right in favor of any Person.
(f)
No Exchange shall impair the right of the exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder to receive any distributions payable on the
Clearway LLC Units so exchanged in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Exchange Date for such Exchange. For the avoidance
of doubt, no exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of a single record date, distributions or dividends
both on Clearway LLC Units exchanged by such holder and on Class C Common Stock received by such holder in such Exchange.
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2.4 Withholding; Certification of Non-Foreign Status.
(a)
If the Corporation or Clearway LLC shall be required to withhold any amounts by reason of any federal, state, local or foreign
tax rules or regulations in respect of any Exchange, the Corporation or Clearway LLC, as the case may be, shall be entitled to take such
action as it deems appropriate in order to ensure compliance with such withholding requirements, including, without limitation, at its
option withholding shares of Class C Common Stock with a fair market value equal to the minimum amount of any taxes which the Corporation
or Clearway LLC, as the case may be, may be required to withhold with respect to such Exchange. To the extent that amounts (or property)
are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, such withheld amounts (or property) shall be treated for all purposes
of this Agreement as having been paid (or delivered) to the appropriate Clearway LLC Unitholder.
(b)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of Clearway LLC and the Corporation may, at its own discretion, require
as a condition to the effectiveness of an Exchange that an exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder deliver to Clearway LLC or the Corporation,
as the case may be, a certification of non-foreign status in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b). In the event Clearway
LLC or the Corporation has required delivery of such certification but an exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder is unable to do so, Clearway
LLC shall nevertheless deliver or cause to be delivered to the exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder the Class C Common Stock in accordance
with Section 2.1 of this Agreement, but subject to potential withholding as provided in Section 2.4(a).
SECTION
2.5 Settlement of External Asset Value. If, at the time a Clearway LLC Unitholder delivers an Election of Exchange, the
Corporation owns any interest in Clearway Finance, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall apply. The Clearway LLC Unitholder
shall specify in the Election of Exchange an Exchange Date that is no less than 32 Trading Days following the delivery of the Election
of Exchange. On the applicable Exchange Date, such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder shall pay to the Corporation, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, an amount in cash equal to (i) the External Asset Value multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (A) the numerator
of which is the number of shares of Class C Common Stock that would be deliverable to such exchanging Clearway LLC Unitholder upon the
applicable Exchange, multiplied by the CWEN VWAP of the Class C Common Stock, and (B) the denominator of which is the total number
of shares of Class C Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to such Exchange, multiplied by the CWEN VWAP of the Class
C Common Stock.
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III
SECTION
3.1 Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock Sale.
(a)
In connection with any sale by the Corporation of one or more shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock for
cash (a “Class A Common Stock Sale” or a “Class C Common Stock Sale”, respectively), the Corporation
shall transfer the net cash proceeds from such sale (after deducting any underwriters’ discount and commissions and offering expenses
payable by the Corporation) to Clearway LLC, and Clearway LLC shall either (i) issue Class A Units (in the case of a Class A Common Stock
Sale) or Class C Units (in the case of a Class C Common Stock Sale), in an amount equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock
or Class C Common Stock related to such sale, to the Corporation, as the managing member of Clearway LLC, in exchange for such net cash
proceeds, or (ii) use such net cash proceeds to purchase Clearway LLC Units from one or more Clearway LLC Unitholders (which Clearway
LLC Units shall be automatically reclassified into Class A Units or Class C Units, as applicable, in accordance with Section 3.2(b) of
the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement) in exchange for the delivery to the Corporation of a number of shares of Class B Common Stock or
Class D Common Stock, as applicable, that is equal to the product of the number of Clearway LLC Units purchased multiplied by the Exchange
Rate (a “Clearway LLC Unit Redemption”). Alternatively, the Corporation may purchase Class B Units with the cash proceeds
of the sale of Class A Common Stock, or Class D Units with the cash proceeds of the sale of Class C Common Stock, directly from CEG (in
which case the corresponding Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock held by CEG would be surrendered and cancelled), and such Class
B Units or the Class D Units purchased by the Corporation would then immediately convert to Class A Units or Class C Units, as applicable.
Upon the receipt of the shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock specified in clause (ii) of this Section 3.1(a),
the Corporation shall cause such shares to be cancelled. To the extent the Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock is settled through
the facilities of the DTC, the subject Clearway LLC Unitholder(s) will use their commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the shares
of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock deliverable to the Corporation in a Clearway LLC Unit Redemption, through the facilities
of the DTC, to the account of the participant of the DTC designated by the Corporation. The purchase price to be paid to a Clearway LLC
Unitholder for Clearway LLC Units purchased from such Clearway LLC Unitholder pursuant to this Section 3.1(a) shall be determined
by applying an adjustment that takes into account External Asset Value in a manner consistent with Section 2.5.
(b)
Clearway LLC, the Corporation and the participating Clearway LLC Unitholder(s) shall bear their own expenses in connection
with the consummation of any Class A Common Stock Sale, except that Clearway LLC shall bear any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties,
or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Class A Common Stock Sale or Class C Common Stock Sale.
SECTION
3.2 Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units. If the Corporation issues another class or series of Equity Securities
(other than the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock or the Class D Common Stock), Clearway LLC shall
authorize and issue in accordance with Section 3.2(d) of the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement, and the Corporation will use the net proceeds
therefrom to purchase, an equal number of membership interests with designations, preferences and other rights and terms that are substantially
the same as those of the Corporation’s newly-issued Equity Securities. In the event the Corporation elects to redeem any shares
of its Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock or any other class or series of its Equity
Securities for cash, Clearway LLC will, immediately prior to such redemption, redeem an equal number of Class A Units, Class B Units,
Class C Units, Class D Units, as applicable, or any other units of the corresponding classes or series, upon the same terms and for the
same price as the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock or other Equity Securities
of the Corporation so redeemed.
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IV
SECTION
4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Corporation and of Clearway LLC. Each of the Corporation and Clearway LLC represents
and warrants that (i) it is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed and is existing in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) it has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to enter into
and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and, in the case of the Corporation, to issue the Class
A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by it and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation,
in the case of the Corporation, the issuance of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common
Stock) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on its part to the fullest extent of the
Corporation’s Board of Directors or Clearway LLC’s power and authority and to the extent permitted by law, shall not be subject
to any “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price”
or other form of “anti-takeover laws and regulations” of any jurisdiction that may purport to be applicable to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, “Takeover Laws”), (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles
or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not (A) result in a violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents or (B) conflict with,
or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights
of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which it is a party or (C) result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the it or by which any property or asset of it is
bound or affected, except with respect to clauses (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or
violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on it or its business, financial condition or results
of operations.
SECTION
4.2 Representations and Warranties of the Clearway LLC Unitholders. Each Clearway LLC Unitholder, severally and jointly,
represents and warrants that (i) it is duly incorporated or formed and, to the extent such concept exists in its jurisdiction of organization
or formation, is in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction, (ii) it has all requisite legal capacity and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part
of such Clearway LLC Unitholder, (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Clearway LLC Unitholder
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and (v) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by such Clearway LLC Unitholder and the consummation by such Clearway LLC Unitholder of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (A) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents
of such Clearway LLC Unitholder or (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which such Clearway LLC Unitholder is a party or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree applicable to such Clearway LLC Unitholder, except with respect to clauses (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults,
accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations that would not in any material respect result in the unenforceability against
such Clearway LLC Unitholder of this Agreement.
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V
SECTION
5.1 Additional Clearway LLC Unitholders. To the extent a Clearway LLC Unitholder (including CEG) validly transfers any or
all of its Clearway LLC Units to another Person in a transaction in accordance with, and not in contravention of, the Clearway LLC Operating
Agreement, then such transferee (each, a “Permitted Transferee”) shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder
to this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit B hereto, whereupon such Permitted Transferee shall become a Clearway LLC Unitholder
hereunder; provided, however, that such Permitted Transferee shall be subject to any restrictions on Exchange that would
have applied to the transferor. To the extent Clearway LLC issues Clearway LLC Units in the future, then the holder of such Clearway LLC
Units shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, whereupon
such holder shall become a Clearway LLC Unitholder hereunder.
SECTION
5.2 Addresses and Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service, by e-mail or
by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a party as shall be as specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 5.2):
(a)
If to the Corporation or to Clearway LLC, to:
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail: OGC@Clearwayenergy.com
(b)
If to CEG, as a Clearway LLC Unitholder to:
100 California Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, California 94111
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail: legal@Clearwayenergy.com
(c)
If to any other Clearway LLC Unitholder, to the address and other contact information set forth in the records of Clearway
LLC from time to time.
SECTION
5.3 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from
taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
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SECTION
5.4 Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall, from and after the Effective Time, be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of all of the parties and their successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and permitted
assigns, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, any Permitted Transferee, provided that nothing
herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Clearway LLC Units in violation of the terms of the
Clearway LLC Operating Agreement or applicable law. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Corporation or Clearway LLC without
the prior written consent of CEG and the Requisite Holders. In the event the Corporation or Clearway LLC or any of its successors or assigns
(i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation
or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either case, as a condition
to such consolidation, merger or transfer, proper provisions shall be made such that the successors and assigns of the Corporation or
Clearway LLC, as the case may be, will assume its obligations set forth in this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be enforceable against
such successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon anyone other than the
parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason
of this Agreement.
SECTION
5.5 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being
enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually
acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
SECTION
5.6 Integration. This Agreement, together with the Clearway LLC Operating Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among
the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
SECTION
5.7 Amendment. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified only by the affirmative
vote or written consent of each of the Corporation, Clearway LLC, CEG and the Requisite Holders; provided, however, that
no such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall (i) materially alter or change any rights or obligations of any Clearway LLC
Unitholders in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other Clearway LLC Unitholders, without the prior written consent
of at least two-thirds (2/3) in interest of the Clearway LLC Unitholders (based on the number of Clearway LLC Units held by such holders)
affected in such a different or prejudicial manner or (ii) alter, supplement or amend the Exchange Rate as adjusted from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof (or the adjustments provided therein) without the prior written consent of each affected Clearway
LLC Unitholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation, Clearway LLC and CEG, without the consent of any Requisite Holders, may
amend, supplement, waive or modify any term of this Agreement to cure any ambiguity, mistake, defect or inconsistency contained herein.
SECTION
5.8 Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition
of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach of any
other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
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5.9 Arbitration; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) shall be finally settled by arbitration. The arbitration
shall take place in Wilmington, Delaware and be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association (the “AAA”) then in effect (except as they may be modified by mutual agreement of the Corporation, Clearway
LLC, CEG and the Requisite Holders). The arbitration shall be conducted by three neutral, impartial and independent arbitrators, who shall
be appointed by the AAA, at least one of whom shall be a retired judge or a senior partner at one of the nationally recognized Delaware-based
law firms. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having
jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets. The costs of the arbitration shall be borne by the
Corporation. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the parties hereto may bring an action or special proceeding in any court
of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration
hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each party hereto (i) expressly consents
to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section 5.9 to any such action or proceeding and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be
required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law
would be inadequate.
(c)
EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
OR ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT, IN EACH CASE, SITTING IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.9, OR ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING ANCILLARY TO AN ARBITRATION OR CONTEMPLATED ARBITRATION
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT. Such ancillary judicial proceedings include any suit, action or proceeding
to compel arbitration, to obtain temporary or preliminary judicial relief in aid of arbitration, or to confirm an arbitration award. The
parties acknowledge that the forum designated by this paragraph (c) has a reasonable relation to this Agreement, and to the parties’
relationship with one another.
(d)
The parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they now or hereafter may
have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such ancillary suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred
to in the preceding paragraph of this Section 5.9 and such parties agree not to plead or claim the same, and agree that service
of process upon such party in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section
5.2.
SECTION
5.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery
of a “.pdf” format data file) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or other
electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 5.10.
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5.11 Tax Treatment. This Agreement shall be treated as part of the partnership agreement of Clearway LLC as described in
Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Each
party hereto agrees to report each Exchange as a taxable sale of Class B Units or Class D Units by the applicable Clearway LLC Unitholder
to the Corporation in exchange Class C Common Stock, and no party shall take a contrary position on any income tax return.
SECTION
5.12 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions
of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they
are entitled at law or in equity.
SECTION
5.13 Independent Nature of Clearway LLC Unitholders’ Rights and Obligations. The obligations of each Clearway LLC
Unitholder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Clearway LLC Unitholder, and no Clearway LLC Unitholder
shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Clearway LLC Unitholder hereunder. The decision of
each Clearway LLC Unitholder to enter into to this Agreement has been made by such Clearway LLC Unitholder independently of any other
Clearway LLC Unitholder. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Clearway LLC Unitholder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed
to constitute an action of the Clearway LLC Unitholders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity,
or create a presumption that the Clearway LLC Unitholders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or the transactions contemplated hereby and the Corporation acknowledges that the Clearway LLC Unitholders are not acting in concert or
as a group, and the Corporation will not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION
5.14 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered, all as of the date first set forth above.
CLEARWAY
ENERGY, INC.
By:
/s/ Amelia McKeithen
Name:
Amelia McKeithen
Title:
Deputy General Counsel
CLEARWAY
ENERGY LLC
By:
/s/ Amelia McKeithen
Name:
Amelia McKeithen
Title:
Assistant Secretary
CLEARWAY
ENERGY GROUP LLC
By:
/s/
Craig Cornelius
Name:
Craig Cornelius
Title:
President & Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Exchange
Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
ELECTION OF EXCHANGE
Clearway Energy, Inc.
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Attention: General Counsel
Clearway Energy LLC
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Attention: General Counsel
Reference is hereby made to
the Third Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated and effective as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on April 1, 2026, as amended (the
“Exchange Agreement”), by and among Clearway Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Clearway Energy LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, Clearway Energy Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the other Persons from time to time party
thereto (as Clearway LLC Unitholders). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Exchange
Agreement.
The undersigned Clearway LLC
Unitholder hereby transfers to the Corporation, for the account of Clearway LLC, the number of Clearway LLC Units set forth below in Exchange
for shares of Class C Common Stock to be issued in its name as set forth below, as set forth in the Exchange Agreement. [The foregoing
transfers shall be [effective as of ][and]
[conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions: .]1
Legal Name of Clearway LLC Unitholder:
Address:
Number of Clearway LLC Class B Units to be Exchanged:
Number of Clearway LLC Class D Units to be Exchanged:
The undersigned hereby represents
and warrants that (i) the undersigned has full legal capacity to execute and deliver this Election of Exchange and to perform the undersigned’s
obligations hereunder; (ii) this Election of Exchange has been duly executed and delivered by the undersigned and is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the undersigned enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof, as the case may be, subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and the availability of equitable remedies;
(iii) the Clearway LLC Units subject to this Election of Exchange are being transferred free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest,
encumbrance, equities or claim; (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of any third party or with
any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the undersigned or the Clearway LLC Units subject to this Election of
Exchange is required to be obtained by the undersigned for the transfer of such Clearway LLC Units; and (v) shares of Class B Common Stock
or Class D Common Stock in an amount equal to at least the number of Clearway LLC Units subject to this Election of Exchange are held
by either (A) the undersigned, as the record holder thereof, or (B) a trustee in a voting trust for the benefit of the undersigned, and
the undersigned will retain record ownership (in the case of clause (A)) or beneficial ownership (in the case of clause (B)) of such minimum
number of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, through the Exchange Date.
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Insert Exchange Date and/or contingency, if applicable.
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The undersigned hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints any officer of the Corporation or Clearway LLC as the attorney of the undersigned, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution in the premises, to do any and all things and to take any and all actions that may be necessary to (i) transfer to
the Corporation (A) for the account of Clearway LLC, the Clearway LLC Units subject to this Election of Exchange and (B) the number of
shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the number of Clearway LLC Units subject to this Election
and Exchange (for redemption and cancellation) and (ii) deliver to the undersigned the shares of Class C Common Stock to be delivered
in Exchange for such Clearway LLC Units.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned,
by authority duly given, has caused this Election of Exchange to be executed and delivered by the undersigned or by its duly authorized
attorney.
Name:
Dated:
A-2
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF
JOINDER AGREEMENT
This Joinder Agreement (“Joinder
Agreement”) is a joinder to the Third Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated and effective as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 1, 2026 (as amended, the “Exchange Agreement”), by and among Clearway Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Clearway Energy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Clearway Energy Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the other
Persons from time to time party thereto (as Clearway LLC Unitholders). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement
shall have their meanings given to them in the Exchange Agreement. This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the law of the State of Delaware. In the event of any conflict between this Joinder Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, the terms
of this Joinder Agreement shall control.
The undersigned hereby joins
and enters into the Exchange Agreement having acquired Clearway LLC Units. By signing and returning this Joinder Agreement to the Corporation
and to Clearway LLC, the undersigned (i) accepts and agrees to be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of and agreements
of a holder of Clearway LLC Units contained in the Exchange Agreement, with all attendant rights, duties and obligations of a Clearway
LLC Unitholder thereunder and (ii) makes each of the representations and warranties of a Clearway LLC Unitholder set forth in Section
4.2 of the Exchange Agreement as fully as if such representations and warranties were set forth herein. The parties to the Exchange Agreement
shall treat the execution and delivery hereof by the undersigned as the execution and delivery of the Exchange Agreement by the undersigned
and, upon receipt of this Joinder Agreement by the Corporation and by Clearway LLC, the signature of the undersigned set forth below shall
constitute a counterpart signature to the signature page of the Exchange Agreement.
Name:
Address for Notices
With copies to:
Attention:
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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.
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Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name
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Address Line 2 such as Street or Suite number
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Name of the City or Town
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Code for the postal or zip code
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Name of the state or province.
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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.
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Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.
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Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.
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Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.
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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.
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The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.
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Local phone number for entity.
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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
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Title of a 12(b) registered security.
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Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.
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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
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Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.
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Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
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