System for Award Management (XXX) and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Requirements.
Rights and Obligations Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Member, in its capacity as a Member, will have any right, power or authority to transact any business in the name of the Series, participate in the management of the Series or to act for or on behalf of or to bind the Series. A Member will have no rights other than those specifically provided herein or granted by law. Except as required by the Act, no Member, solely by reason of being a member, shall be liable for the debts, liabilities, obligations or expenses of the Series.
Goals and Objectives of the Agreement Agreement Goals The goals of this Agreement are to: ● Reduce wildfire risk related to the tree mortality crisis; ● Provide a financial model for funding and scaling proactive forestry management and wildfire remediation; ● Produce renewable bioenergy to spur uptake of tariffs in support of Senate Bill 1122 Bio Market Agreement Tariff (BioMat) for renewable bioenergy projects, and to meet California’s other statutory energy goals; ● Create clean energy jobs throughout the state; ● Reduce energy costs by generating cheap net-metered energy; ● Accelerate the deployment of distributed biomass gasification in California; and ● Mitigate climate change through the avoidance of conventional energy generation and the sequestration of fixed carbon from biomass waste. Ratepayer Benefits:2 This Agreement will result in the ratepayer benefits of greater electricity reliability, lower costs, and increased safety by creating a strong market demand for forestry biomass waste and generating cheap energy. This demand will increase safety by creating an economic driver to support forest thinning, thus reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire and the associated damage to investor-owned utility (IOU) infrastructure, such as transmission lines and remote substations. Preventing this damage to or destruction of ratepayer-supported infrastructure lowers costs for ratepayers. Additionally, the ability of IOUs to use a higher- capacity Powertainer provides a much larger offset against the yearly billion-dollar vegetation management costs borne by IOUs (and hence by ratepayers). The PT+’s significant increase in waste processing capacity also significantly speeds up and improves the economics of wildfire risk reduction, magnifying the benefits listed above. The PT+ will directly increase PG&E’s grid reliability by reducing peak loading by up to 250 kilowatt (kW), and has the potential to increase grid reliability significantly when deployed at scale. The technology will provide on-demand, non- weather dependent, renewable energy. The uniquely flexible nature of this energy will offer grid managers new tools to enhance grid stability and reliability. The technology can be used to provide local capacity in hard-to-serve areas, while reducing peak demand. Technological Advancement and Breakthroughs:3 This Agreement will lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers to the achievement of California’s statutory energy goals by substantially reducing the LCOE of distributed gasification, helping drive uptake of the undersubscribed BioMAT program and increasing the potential for mass commercial deployment of distributed biomass gasification technology, particularly through net energy metering. This breakthrough will help California achieve its goal of developing bioenergy markets (Bioenergy Action Plan 2012) and fulfil its ambitious renewable portfolio standard (SB X1-2, 2011-2012; SB350, 2015). The PT+ will also help overcome barriers to achieving California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction (AB 32, 2006) and air quality improvement goals. It reduces greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants over three primary pathways: 1) The PT+’s increased capacity and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) module expand the displacement of emissions from conventional generation; 2) the biochar offtake enables the sequestration of hundreds of tons carbon that would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere; and 3) its increased processing capacity avoids GHG and criteria emissions by reducing the risk of GHG emissions from wildfire and other forms of disposal, such as open pile burning or decomposition. The carbon sequestration potential of the biochar offtake is particularly groundbreaking because very few technologies exist that can essentially sequester atmospheric carbon, which is what the PT+ enables when paired with the natural forest ecosystem––an innovative and groundbreaking bio-energy technology, with carbon capture and storage. Additionally, as noted in the Governor’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan (2011), clean energy jobs are a critical component of 2 California Public Resources Code, Section 25711.5(a) requires projects funded by the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) to result in ratepayer benefits. The California Public Utilities Commission, which established the EPIC in 2011, defines ratepayer benefits as greater reliability, lower costs, and increased safety (See CPUC “Phase 2” Decision 00-00-000 at page 19, May 24, 2012, xxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/PublishedDocs/WORD_PDF/FINAL_DECISION/167664.PDF). 3 California Public Resources Code, Section 25711.5(a) also requires EPIC-funded projects to lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent the achievement of the state’s statutory and energy goals. California’s energy goals. When deployed at scale, the PT+ will result in the creation of thousands of jobs across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, feedstock supply chain (harvesting, processing, and transportation), equipment operation, construction, and project development. ● Annual electricity and thermal savings; ● Expansion of forestry waste markets; ● Expansion/development of an agricultural biochar market; ● Peak load reduction; ● Flexible generation; ● Energy cost reductions; ● Reduced wildfire risk; ● Local air quality benefits; ● Water use reductions (through energy savings); and ● Watershed benefits.
Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any party pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute Investor and the Sponsor as, and the Sponsor acknowledges that Investor and the Sponsor do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Investor and the Sponsor are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters, and the Sponsor acknowledges that Investor and the Sponsor are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Sponsor shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Modifications to the Award Agreement This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units.
Party B’s Rights and Obligations 9.2.1 Party B guarantees that it will use the Leased Unit properly according to the Agreement, be responsible for its own profits and losses and operate independently;
9.2.2 After being submitted to Party A for examination and approval, the Leased Unit shall be renovated at its own expense; The decoration of Leased Unit must abide by the codes, regulations and requirements on decoration formulated by Party A and the property company, and accept the supervision of Party A;
9.2.3 After the expiration of the lease term, if Party B needs to renew the agreement, it shall submit a written application to Party A three months before the expiration of the Agreement. After both parties reach an agreement on renewing the agreement, they shall renew the agreement 30 days before the expiration of the Agreement. Otherwise, Party B shall be deemed to have given up the priority to lease;
9.2.4 Party B shall pay rent, property management fee, water and electricity fee on time and in quantity, and pay relevant taxes and fees to the state and local government by itself. Party B shall guarantee legal operation during the lease term, and shall not be in arrears with employees’ wages; otherwise, all liabilities arising therefrom shall be borne by Party B itself;
9.2.5 During the lease term, Party B shall reasonably utilize, actively maintain, and repair the Leased Unit and the equipment and facilities in the Leased Unit to ensure the overall safety and normal operation of the Leased Unit, and all expenses arising from the repair and maintenance shall be borne by Party B;
9.2.6 Party B shall bear the fire safety responsibility of the Leased Unit. Party B shall not store or allow others to store inflammable, explosive, toxic and other dangerous goods in the Leased Unit. If a fire accident occurs in the Leased Unit, unless the national fire safety department proves that the cause of the accident has nothing to do with Party B, all its responsibilities shall be borne by Party B; In case of property and personnel casualties of Party A or others, Party B shall bear all compensation responsibilities;
9.2.7 Party B shall accept and cooperate with the unified management of Party A and the property management company, and abide by the property management regulations, codes and relevant unified charging standards of the Building;
9.2.8 During the lease term, Party B shall insure its own property and personnel in the Leased Unit and go through the insurance formalities by itself. Party B shall be responsible for the safety of personnel and property in the Leased Unit, and shall be responsible for the safety of ancillary facilities, personnel and articles in the Leased Unit. In case of loss or damage of articles, and injury or death of people in the Leased Unit, all the consequences and responsibilities shall be borne by Party B independently;
9.2.9 The procedures such as industrial and commercial procedures, and tax registration procedures, as well as the licenses such as fire protection license or other business license required by Party B shall be handled by Party B itself, and the expenses shall be borne by Party B. The consequences and responsibilities caused by incomplete procedures or licenses shall be borne by Party B itself;
9.2.10 Without the prior written consent of Party A, it is not allowed to use the name of Party A or the Building or the name of 「Xiangjiang Financial Center」 and its related trade names and trademarks for social activities, publicity, commodity packaging, printing, advertising, making badges, etc., but it does not include the use of 「Xiangjiang Financial Center」 as the address of its business or commodity packaging;
9.2.11 Party B shall not destroy, damage or smear any part of the Building, or any decorations in public areas, stairs, elevators and escalators, and shall not smear, deface, post advertisements around the Leased Unit, set up stalls, or do other acts that hinder the overall cleanliness. Party B shall promptly dispose of any packing, cartons, garbage or other obstacles of any kind or nature left or untreated in the public areas, so as not to affect the hygiene and cleanliness of the public areas;
9.2.12 Without Party A’s consent, Party B can only register one business entity in the Leased Unit. If Party B registers a business entity in the Leased Unit, Party B and the business entity registered by Party B guarantee that they shall jointly perform all obligations of this Agreement; If Party B needs to transfer Party B’s rights and obligations in this Agreement to the newly registered business entity, it shall issue copies of business license and tax registration certificate with official seal and issue a written notice to Party A on the establishment date of the newly registered business entity, and Party A, Party B and the newly registered business entity can sign the rights and obligations transfer agreement only on the premise that Party B and its guarantor guarantee to bear joint and several guarantee liabilities for Party B’s newly registered business entity to fulfill all obligations under this Agreement;
9.2.13 Accept and abide by the management rules and regulations of the Building.
Rights and Obligations of Both Parties 7.1 Party A shall have the following rights and obligations: § to draw down and use the Loan according to this Contract; § if Party A repays the Loan before maturity date, it shall obtain prior written consent from Party B and shall compensate Party B against the losses for expected income and relevant expenses; § to bear all expenses incurred under this Contract; § it shall notify Party B at least 30 days in advance of any activities that would have a negative impact upon Party B’s ability to realize its rights such as joint operation, merger, restructuring, sale of material asset, etc. and obtain Party B’s written consent, otherwise, Party A is not allowed to carry out the afore mentioned activity before repayment of the Loan; § to notify Party B of any changes like location, contact address, business scope, legal representative and other commercial register items within 7 days after these changes; § it shall notify Party B immediately the occurrence of any event that will affect its normal operation or solvency under this contract, such as (but not restrain to) severe economic dispute, bankruptcy, financial deterioration etc; § In case of it winding up, dissolution, suspension of operation, revoke of business license, Party A should notify Party B of such events within 5 days after their occurrence and undertake to repay the principal and interest immediately. § Others as agreed.
7.2 Party B shall have the following rights and obligations: § to require Party A to provide all materials related to the Loan; § to deduct the principal, interest, compound interest, penalty interest and other due expenses relating to the Loan under this Contract directly from Party B’s account in accordance with the provisions of this Contract or relevant law; § in case of Party A’s evasion of Party B’s monitoring, default in payment for due principal or interest and other severe breach of the Contract, Party B is entitled to impose credit penalty against Party A, notify relevant departments or entities of such breach and put up payment demand notice on public media; § to provide loan to Party A in time according to the provisions of the Contract (except for the delays due to Party A’s reason); § to keep confidential of the information and materials provided by Party A..
Absolute Rights and Obligations This is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. The Guarantor’s Obligations under this Company Guaranty Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and the Company hereby expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, any defense to its obligations under this Company Guaranty Agreement and all Security Instruments to which it is a party by reason of:
(a) any lack of legality, validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, of any of the Notes, of any other Loan Document, or of any other agreement or instrument creating, providing security for, or otherwise relating to any of the Guarantor’s Obligations, any of the Guaranteed Liabilities, or any other guaranty of any of the Guaranteed Liabilities (the Loan Documents and all such other agreements and instruments being collectively referred to as the “Related Agreements”);
(b) any action taken under any of the Related Agreements, any exercise of any right or power therein conferred, any failure or omission to enforce any right conferred thereby, or any waiver of any covenant or condition therein provided;
(c) any acceleration of the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Liabilities of the Guarantor’s Obligations of any other Guarantor, or of any other obligations or liabilities of any Person under any of the Related Agreements;
(d) any release, exchange, non-perfection, lapse in perfection, disposal, deterioration in value, or impairment of any security for any of the Guaranteed Liabilities, for any of the Guarantor’s Obligations of any Guarantor, or for any other obligations or liabilities of any Person under any of the Related Agreements;
(e) any dissolution of any Borrower, any Guarantor, any other Loan Party or any other party to a Related Agreement, or the combination or consolidation of any Borrower, any Guarantor, any other Loan Party or any other party to a Related Agreement into or with another entity or any transfer or disposition of any assets of any Borrower, any Guarantor, any other Loan Party or any other party to a Related Agreement;
(f) any extension (including without limitation extensions of time for payment), renewal, amendment, restructuring or restatement of, any acceptance of late or partial payments under, or any change in the amount of any borrowings or any credit facilities available under, the Credit Agreement, any of the Notes or any other Loan Document or any other Related Agreement, in whole or in part;
(g) the existence, addition, modification, termination, reduction or impairment of value, or release of any other guaranty (or security therefor) of the Guaranteed Liabilities (including without limitation obligations arising under any other Guaranty or any other Loan Document now or hereafter in effect);
(h) any waiver of, forbearance or indulgence under, or other consent to any change in or departure from any term or provision contained in the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other Related Agreement, including without limitation any term pertaining to the payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Liabilities, any of the Guarantor’s Obligations of any other Guarantor, or any of the obligations or liabilities of any party to any other Related Agreement; or
(i) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company) which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of the Company, or might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable defense available to, or discharge of, a surety or a guarantor, including without limitation any right to require or claim that resort be had to any Borrower or any other Loan Party or to any collateral in respect of the Guaranteed Liabilities or Guarantor’s Obligations. It is the express purpose and intent of the parties hereto that this Company Guaranty Agreement and the Guarantor’s Obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and shall not be discharged except by payment and performance as herein provided.
Rights and Obligations of the Parties 5.2.1. The client is obliged to:
5.2.1.1. Check for an SMS at the moment of issuance of a card, by which means they will receive a pin code, or check the integrity of the envelope in which the pin code is given;
5.2.1.2. Regularly review and abide by card usage and security regulations developed by the Bank, and not allow disclosure of the card and/or pin-code to the third persons;
5.2.1.3. Reimburse those bank expenses which are related to additional service costs of VISA and Mastercard (if any);
5.2.1.4. Use the card to pay the Bank any commission fee related to card servicing (producing, renewal, including in the international stop-list, etc.) and processing card transactions consistent with the tariff established by the Bank and/or international payment systems;
5.2.1.5. Perform transactions on the card account only within the limits of the available balance. The Bank shall impose a penalty on an intentionally or erroneously overspent amount in excess of the available balance according to the tariff established by the Bank for each day of using the surcharge amount;
5.2.1.6. Promptly fill surcharged amount;
5.2.1.7. Promptly notify the Bank about loss of the card;
5.2.1.8. Shall process card payment transaction in the internet only through the web pages having secure payment certifications (web pages where MasterCard SecureCode or Verified by VISA logos are depicted, allowing for making payment with 3D security code). The bank shall bear no responsibility for the transactions of the client made at the web-pages having no secure payment certifications.
5.2.2. The client is authorized to:
5.2.2.1. At any time obtain information on transactions held at the card account and request statements reflecting such transactions. The client is authorized to become familiar with the transactions made at the card accounts in the internet banking and/or address JSC “Pasha Bank Georgia” telephone services center – contact center and/or any branch of the bank to obtain such information. Card transactions statements shall be issued in a form requested by the client in the timelines established by the bank, however no later than 2 (two) banking days after the request of the client has been made. The bank is entitled to establish the commission for issuing the transaction statement made for the card account.
5.2.2.2. Submit a justified claim on transactions performed on the card account consistent with clause 5.4 of the present agreement.
5.2.3. The client acknowledges that:
5.2.3.1. Cards produced by the Bank are equipped with contactless technology;
5.2.3.2. Throughout the territory of Georgia, contactless card transactions without a pin code are permitted to the amount of up to 100 (one hundred) GEL. The Bank does not bear responsibility and does not accept claims from clients for contactless transaction(s) performed with the card account of a client up to 100 GEL throughout Georgia (notwithstanding the number of such transactions performed with the card).
Rights and Obligations of Members Section 6.1
