Common use of Standstill and Notice of Ownership Clause in Contracts

Standstill and Notice of Ownership. (a) Except (A) as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option or (B) with respect to any Class B Permitted Loan Financing or any swap, cap, forward, future, or other derivative transactions of the nature described in Section 7.02(g) that is entered into pursuant to any hedging of interest rates under the Credit Agreement or Margin Loan Agreement, Investor and each other Class B Member agrees that, for so long as such Person or any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds Class B Units, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles, or any of its or their respective representatives (acting on behalf of, or in concert with, Investor or any of its other representatives), will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (i) effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect), (ii) announce any intention to effect, or (iii) cause or participate in or in any way knowingly assist, facilitate, or encourage any other person to effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect) any short sale or any purchase, sale, or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, unit appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” or hedging transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of any NEP Common Units or any other securities of NEP if, as a result of such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant Investor would no longer have a “net long position” (as defined in Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in respect of NEP Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.07(a) (1) shall not apply to or restrict the activities of any of Investor’s Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles other than Investor Fund and any such Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles as are Controlled by Investor Fund and (2) shall terminate and no longer be of any effect following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date.

Standstill and Notice of Ownership. (a) Except (A) as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option or (B) with respect to any Class B Permitted Loan Financing or any swap, cap, forward, future, or other derivative transactions of the nature described in Section 7.02(g7.02(h) that is entered into pursuant to any hedging of interest rates under the Credit Agreement or Margin Loan AgreementQualifying Financing, Investor and each other Class B Member agrees that, for so long as such Person or any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds Class B Units, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles, or any of its or their respective representatives (acting on behalf of, or in concert with, Investor or any of its other representatives), will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (i) effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect), (ii) announce any intention to effect, or (iii) cause or participate in or in any way knowingly assist, facilitate, or encourage any other person to effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect) any short sale or any purchase, sale, or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, unit appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” or hedging transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of any NEP Common Units or any other securities of NEP if, as a result of such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant Investor would no longer have a “net long position” (as defined in Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in respect of NEP Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.07(a) (1) shall not apply to or restrict the activities of any of Investor’s Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles other than Investor Fund and any such Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles as are Controlled by Investor Fund and (2) shall terminate and no longer be of any effect following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Flip Date.

Standstill and Notice of Ownership. (a) Except (A) as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option or (B) with respect to any Class B Permitted Loan Financing or any swap, cap, forward, future, or other derivative transactions of the nature described in Section 7.02(g) that is entered into pursuant to any hedging of interest rates under the Credit Agreement or Margin Loan AgreementInterest Rate Hedging Transaction, Investor and each other Class B Member agrees that, for so long as such Person or any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, Affiliates or Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds Class B Units, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, Affiliates or Affiliated Investment Vehicles, or any of its or their respective representatives Representatives or agents (acting on behalf of, or in concert with, Investor or any of its other representativesRepresentatives or agents), will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (i) effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect), (ii) announce any intention to effect, or (iii) cause or participate in or in any way knowingly assist, facilitate, or encourage any other person to effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect) any short sale or any purchase, sale, or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, unit appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” or hedging transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of any NEP Common Units or any other securities of NEP; provided, however, that, following NEP Member’s first exercise of the Call Option, any such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant by Investor shall be prohibited only if, and to the extent, as a result of such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant grant, Investor would no longer have a “net long position” (as defined in Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in respect of NEP Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.07(a) (1) shall not apply to or restrict any of the following: (x) the trading activities of any of Investor’s Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles other than Investor Fund and that are in the ordinary course of business, (y) the trading activities of any such Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and of Investor’s Affiliated Investment Vehicles as that have been disclosed in writing by Investor to NEP Member promptly upon receiving notice of the proposed exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option, or (z) the trading activities of any portfolio companies in which any of Investor’s Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds an interest (in each of the cases described in the foregoing clauses (x), (y) or (z) other than any trading activities of Investor and any other holder of Class B 95 896060.18-WILSR01A - MSW Units that is Controlled by Investor Parent and each of their respective Affiliated Investment Vehicles that are Controlled by Investor Fund Parent), and (2) shall terminate and no longer be of any effect following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Flip Date.

Standstill and Notice of Ownership. (a) Except (A) as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option or (B) with respect to any Class B Permitted Loan Financing or any swap, cap, forward, future, or other derivative transactions of the nature described in Section 7.02(g7.02(h) that is entered into pursuant to any hedging of interest rates under the Credit Agreement or Margin Loan Agreementa Qualifying Financing, Investor and each other Class B Member agrees that, for so long as such Person or any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds Class B Units, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles, or any of its or their respective representatives (acting on behalf of, or in concert with, Investor or any of its other representatives), will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (i) effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect), (ii) announce any intention to effect, or (iii) cause or participate in or in any way knowingly assist, facilitate, or encourage any other person to effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect) any short sale or any purchase, sale, or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, unit appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” or hedging transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of any NEP Common Units or any other securities of NEP if, as a result of such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant Investor would no longer have a “net long position” (as defined in Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in respect of NEP Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.07(a7.06(a) (1) shall not apply to or restrict the activities of any of Investor’s Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles other than Investor Fund and any such Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles as are Controlled by Investor Fund and (2) shall terminate and no longer be of any effect following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date.

Standstill and Notice of Ownership. (a) Except (A) as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option or (B) with respect to any Class B Permitted Loan Financing or any swap, cap, forward, future, or other derivative transactions of the nature described in Section 7.02(g7.02(h) that is entered into pursuant to any hedging of interest rates under the Credit Agreement or Margin Loan Agreementa Qualifying Financing, Investor and each other Class B Member agrees that, for so long as such Person or any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds Class B Units, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, or Affiliated Investment Vehicles, or any of its or their respective representatives (acting on behalf of, or in concert with, Investor or any of its other representatives), will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (i) effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect), (ii) announce any intention to effect, or (iii) cause or participate in or in any way knowingly assist, facilitate, or encourage any other person to effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect) any short sale or any purchase, sale, or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, unit appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” or hedging transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of any NEP Common Units or any other securities of NEP if, as a result of such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant Investor would no longer have a “net long position” (as 72 defined in Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in respect of NEP Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.07(a7.06(a) (1) shall not apply to or restrict the activities of any of Investor’s Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles other than Investor Fund and any such Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles as are Controlled by Investor Fund and (2) shall terminate and no longer be of any effect following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date.

Standstill and Notice of Ownership. (a) Except (A) as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option or (B) with respect to any Class B Permitted Loan Financing or any swap, cap, forward, future, or other derivative transactions of the nature described in Section 7.02(g) that is entered into pursuant to any hedging of interest rates under the Credit Agreement or Margin Loan AgreementInterest Rate Hedging Transaction, Investor and each other Class B Member agrees that, for so long as such Person or any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, Affiliates or Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds Class B Units, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, Affiliates or Affiliated 896060.22-WILSR01A - MSW Investment Vehicles, or any of its or their respective representatives Representatives or agents (acting on behalf of, or in concert with, Investor or any of its other representativesRepresentatives or agents), will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (i) effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect), (ii) announce any intention to effect, or (iii) cause or participate in or in any way knowingly assist, facilitate, or encourage any other person to effect (or seek, offer, or propose to effect) any short sale or any purchase, sale, or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, unit appreciation right, or other similar right (including any put or call option or “swap” or hedging transaction with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index)) that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from a decline in the market price or value of any NEP Common Units or any other securities of NEP; provided, however, that, following NEP Member’s first exercise of the Call Option, any such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant by Investor shall be prohibited only if, and to the extent, as a result of such short sale, purchase, sale, or grant grant, Investor would no longer have a “net long position” (as defined in Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in respect of NEP Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.07(a) (1) shall not apply to or restrict any of the following: (x) the trading activities of any of Investor’s Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Investment Vehicles other than Investor Fund and that are in the ordinary course of business, (y) the trading activities of any such Affiliates, Affiliated Funds, and of Investor’s Affiliated Investment Vehicles as that have been disclosed in writing by Investor to NEP Member promptly upon receiving notice of the proposed exercise of any Call Option, NEP Change of Control Option, or Class B COC Option, or (z) the trading activities of any portfolio companies in which any of Investor’s Affiliated Investment Vehicles holds an interest (in each of the cases described in the foregoing clauses (x), (y) or (z) other than any trading activities of Investor and any other holder of Class B Units that is Controlled by the Investor Parents and each of their respective Affiliated Investment Vehicles that are Controlled by the Investor Fund Parents), and (2) shall terminate and no longer be of any effect following the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Flip Date.