Common use of Termination and Right of First Offer Clause in Contracts

Termination and Right of First Offer. (i) If Buyer exercises its termination right in connection with the Force Majeure Failure, then the Agreement shall terminate without further liability of either Party to the other, effective upon the date set forth in Buyer’s Notice of termination, subject to each Party’s satisfaction of all of the final payment and survival obligations set forth in Sections 2.6(a) and (b). The Parties agree that for a period of three (3) years from the date on which Buyer Notifies Seller of termination due to the Force Majeure Failure (“Exclusivity Period”), neither Seller, its successors and assigns, nor its Affiliates shall enter into an obligation or agreement to sell or otherwise transfer any Products from the Project to any third party, unless Seller first offers, in writing, to sell to Buyer such Products from the Project on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, subject to permitted modifications identified in subpart (ii) below, (the “First Offer”) and Buyer either accepts or rejects such First Offer in accordance with the provisions herein. (ii) If Xxxxx accepts the First Offer, Buyer shall Notify Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of the First Offer subject to Buyer’s management approval and CPUC Approval (“Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance”), and then the Parties shall have not more than ninety (90) days from the date of Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance to enter into a new power purchase agreement, in substantially the same form as this Agreement, or amend this Agreement, subject to CPUC Approval, if necessary; provided that the Contract Price may only be increased to reflect Seller’s documented incremental costs in overcoming the Force Majeure event. (iii) If Xxxxx rejects or fails to accept Seller’s First Offer within thirty (30) days of receipt of such offer, Seller shall thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, any Products from the Project to any third party, so long as the material terms and conditions of such sale or transfer are not more favorable to the third party than those of the First Offer to Buyer. If, during the Exclusivity Period, Seller desires to enter into an obligation or agreement with a third party, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller (A) summarizing the material terms and conditions of such agreement and (B) certifying that the proposed agreement with the third party will not provide Seller with a lower rate of return than that offered in the First Offer to Buyer. If Seller is unable to deliver such a certificate to Buyer, then Seller may not sell or otherwise transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or otherwise transfer, the Products from the Project without first offering to sell or otherwise transfer such Products to Buyer on such more favorable terms and conditions (the “Revised Offer”) in accordance with subpart (ii) above. If within thirty (30) days of receipt of Seller’s Revised Offer the Buyer rejects, or fails to accept by Notice to Seller, the Revised Offer, then Seller will thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, such Products from the Project to any third party on such terms and conditions as set forth in the certificate.

Termination and Right of First Offer. (i) If Buyer exercises its termination right in connection with the Force Majeure Failure, then the Agreement shall terminate without further liability of either Party to the other, effective upon the date set forth in Buyer’s Notice of termination, subject to each Party’s satisfaction of all of the final payment and survival obligations set forth in Sections 2.6(a) and (b). The Parties agree that for a period of three (3) years from the date on which Buyer Notifies Seller of termination due to the Force Majeure Failure (“Exclusivity Period”), neither Seller, its successors and assigns, nor its Affiliates shall enter into an obligation or agreement to sell or otherwise transfer any Products from the Project to any third party, unless Seller first offers, in writing, to sell to Buyer such Products from the Project on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, subject to permitted modifications identified in subpart (ii) below, (the “First Offer”) and Buyer either accepts or rejects such First Offer in accordance with the provisions herein. (ii) If Xxxxx Buyer accepts the First Offer, Buyer shall Notify Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of the First Offer subject to Buyer’s management approval and CPUC Approval (“Buyer’s Notice of First Offer AcceptanceNotice”), and then the Parties shall have not more than ninety (90) days from the date of Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance to enter into a new power purchase agreement, in substantially the same form as this Agreement, or amend this Agreement, subject to CPUC Approval, if necessary; provided that the Contract Price may only be increased to reflect Seller’s documented incremental costs in overcoming the Force Majeure event. (iii) If Xxxxx Buyer rejects or fails to accept Seller’s First Offer within thirty (30) days of receipt of such offer, Seller shall thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, any Products from the Project to any third party, so long as the material terms and conditions of such sale or transfer are not more favorable to the third party than those of the First Offer to Buyer. If, during the Exclusivity Period, Seller desires to enter into an obligation or agreement with a third party, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller (A) summarizing the material terms and conditions of such agreement and (B) certifying that the proposed agreement with the third party will not provide Seller with a lower rate of return than that offered in the First Offer to Buyer. If Seller is unable to deliver such a certificate to Buyer, then Seller may not sell or otherwise transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or otherwise transfer, the Products from the Project without first offering to sell or otherwise transfer such Products to Buyer on such more favorable terms and conditions (the “Revised Offer”) in accordance with subpart (ii) above. If within thirty (30) days of receipt of Seller’s Revised Offer the Buyer rejects, or fails to accept by Notice to Seller, the Revised Offer, then Seller will thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, such Products from the Project to any third party on such terms and conditions as set forth in the certificate.

Termination and Right of First Offer. (i) If Buyer exercises its termination right in connection with the Force Majeure Failure, then the Agreement shall terminate without further liability of either Party to the other, effective upon the date set forth in Buyer’s Notice of termination, subject to each Party’s satisfaction of all of the final payment and survival obligations set forth in Sections 2.6(a) and (b). The Parties agree that for a period of three (3) years from the date on which Buyer Notifies Seller of termination due to the Force Majeure Failure (“Exclusivity Period”), neither Seller, its successors and assigns, nor its Affiliates shall enter into an obligation or agreement to sell or otherwise transfer any Products from the Project to any third party, unless Seller first offers, in writing, to sell to Buyer such Products from the Project on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, subject to permitted modifications identified in subpart (ii) below, (the “First Offer”) and Buyer either accepts or rejects such First Offer in accordance with the provisions herein. (ii) If Xxxxx Buyer accepts the First Offer, Buyer shall Notify Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of the First Offer subject to Buyer’s management approval and CPUC Approval (“Buyer’s Notice of First Offer AcceptanceNotice”), and then the Parties shall have not more than ninety (90) days from the date of Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance to enter into a new power purchase agreement, in substantially the same form as this Agreement, or amend this Agreement, subject to CPUC Approval, if necessary; provided that the Contract Price may only be increased to reflect Seller’s documented incremental costs in overcoming the Force Majeure event. (iii) If Xxxxx rejects or fails to accept Seller’s First Offer within thirty (30) days of receipt of such offer, Seller shall thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, any Products from the Project to any third party, so long as the material terms and conditions of such sale or transfer are not more favorable to the third party than those of the First Offer to Buyer. If, during the Exclusivity Period, Seller desires to enter into an obligation or agreement with a third party, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller (A) summarizing the material terms and conditions of such agreement and (B) certifying that the proposed agreement with the third party will not provide Seller with a lower rate of return than that offered in the First Offer to Buyer. Seller’s certificate shall be in substantially the form of Appendix IX. If Seller is unable to deliver such a certificate to Buyer, then Seller may not sell or otherwise transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or otherwise transfer, the Products from the Project without first offering to sell or otherwise transfer such Products to Buyer on such more favorable terms and conditions (the “Revised Offer”) in accordance with subpart (ii) above. If within thirty (30) days of receipt of Seller’s Revised Offer the Buyer rejects, or fails to accept by Notice to Seller, the Revised Offer, then Seller will thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, such Products from the Project to any third party on such terms and conditions as set forth in the certificate.

Termination and Right of First Offer. (i) If Buyer exercises its termination right in connection with the Force Majeure Failure, then the Agreement shall terminate without further liability of either Party to the other, effective upon the date set forth in Buyer’s Notice of termination, subject to each Party’s satisfaction of all of the final payment and survival obligations set forth in Sections 2.6(a2.5(a) and (b). The Parties agree that for a period of three (3) years from the date on which Buyer Notifies Seller of termination due to the Force Majeure Failure (“Exclusivity Period”), neither Seller, its successors and assigns, nor its Affiliates shall enter into an obligation or agreement to sell or otherwise transfer any Products from the Project to any third party, unless Seller first offers, in writing, to sell to Buyer such Products from the Project on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, subject to permitted modifications identified in subpart (ii) below, (the “First Offer”) and Buyer either accepts or rejects such First Offer in accordance with the provisions herein. (ii) If Xxxxx Buyer accepts the First Offer, Buyer shall Notify Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of the First Offer subject to Buyer’s management governing board approval and CPUC Approval (“Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance”), and then the Parties shall have not more than ninety (90) days from the date of Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance to enter into a new power purchase agreement, in substantially the same form as this Agreement, or amend this Agreement, subject to CPUC Approval, if necessary; provided that the Contract Price may only be increased to reflect Seller’s documented incremental costs in overcoming the Force Majeure event. (iii) If Xxxxx rejects or fails to accept Seller’s First Offer within thirty (30) days of receipt of such offer, Seller shall thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, any Products from the Project to any third party, so long as the material terms and conditions of such sale or transfer are not more favorable to the third party than those of the First Offer to Buyer. If, during the Exclusivity Period, Seller desires to enter into an obligation or agreement with a third party, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller (A) summarizing the material terms and conditions of such agreement and (B) certifying that the proposed agreement with the third party will not provide Seller with a lower rate of return than that offered in the First Offer to Buyer. If Seller is unable to deliver such a certificate to Buyer, then Seller may not sell or otherwise transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or otherwise transfer, the Products from the Project without first offering to sell or otherwise transfer such Products to Buyer on such more favorable terms and conditions (the “Revised Offer”) in accordance with subpart (ii) above. If within thirty (30) days of receipt of Seller’s Revised Offer the Buyer rejects, or fails to accept by Notice to Seller, the Revised Offer, then Seller will thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, such Products from the Project to any third party on such terms and conditions as set forth in the certificate.

Termination and Right of First Offer. (i) If Buyer exercises its termination right in connection with the a Force Majeure FailureFailure under Section 11.1(a), then the Agreement shall terminate without further liability of either Party to the other, effective upon the date set forth in Buyer’s Notice of termination, subject to each Party’s satisfaction of all of the final payment and survival obligations set forth in Sections 2.6(a) and (b). The Parties agree that for a period of three (3) years from the date on which Buyer Notifies Seller of termination due to the Force Majeure Failure (“Exclusivity Period”), neither Seller, its successors and assigns, nor its Affiliates shall enter into an obligation or agreement to sell or otherwise transfer any Products from the Project to any third party, unless Seller first offers, in writing, to sell to Buyer such Products from the Project on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, subject to permitted modifications identified in subpart (ii) below, (the “First Offer”) and Buyer either accepts or rejects such First Offer in accordance with the provisions herein. (ii) If Xxxxx Buyer accepts the First Offer, Buyer shall Notify Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of the First Offer subject to Buyer’s management approval and CPUC Approval (“Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance”), and then the Parties shall have not more than ninety (90) days from the date of Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance to enter into a new power purchase agreement, in substantially the same form as this Agreement, or amend this Agreement, subject to CPUC Approval, if necessary; provided that the Contract Price may only be increased to reflect Seller’s documented incremental costs in overcoming the Force Majeure event. (iii) If Xxxxx Buyer rejects or fails to accept Seller’s First Offer within thirty (30) days of receipt of such offer, Seller shall thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, any Products from the Project to any third party, so long as the material terms and conditions of such sale or transfer are not more favorable to the third party than those of the First Offer to Buyer. If, during the Exclusivity Period, Seller desires to enter into an obligation or agreement with a third party, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller (A) summarizing the material terms and conditions of such agreement and (B) certifying that the proposed agreement with the third party will not provide Seller with a lower rate of return than that offered in the First Offer to Buyer. Seller’s certificate shall be in substantially the form of Appendix IX. If Seller is unable to deliver such a certificate to Buyer, then Seller may not sell or otherwise transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or otherwise transfer, the Products from the Project without first offering to sell or otherwise transfer such Products to Buyer on such more favorable terms and conditions (the “Revised Offer”) in accordance with subpart (ii) above. If within thirty (30) days of receipt of Seller’s Revised Offer the Buyer rejects, or fails to accept by Notice to Seller, the Revised Offer, then Seller will thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, such Products from the Project to any third party on such terms and conditions as set forth in the certificate.

Termination and Right of First Offer. (i) If Buyer exercises its termination right in connection with the Force Majeure Failure, then the Agreement shall terminate without further liability of either Party to the other, effective upon the date set forth in Buyer’s Notice of termination, subject to each Party’s satisfaction of all of the final payment and survival obligations set forth in Sections 2.6(a) and (b). The Parties agree that for a period of three (3) years from the date on which Buyer Notifies Seller of termination due to the Force Majeure Failure (“Exclusivity Period”), neither Seller, its successors and assigns, nor its Affiliates shall enter into an obligation or agreement to sell or otherwise transfer any Products from the Project to any third party, unless Seller first offers, in writing, to sell to Buyer such Products from the Project on the same terms and conditions as this Agreement, subject to permitted modifications identified in subpart (ii) below, (the “First Offer”) and Buyer either accepts or rejects such First Offer in accordance with the provisions herein. (ii) If Xxxxx Buyer accepts the First Offer, Buyer shall Notify Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of the First Offer subject to Buyer’s management approval and CPUC Approval (“Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance”), and then the Parties shall have not more than ninety (90) days from the date of Buyer’s Notice of First Offer Acceptance to enter into a new power purchase agreement, in substantially the same form as this Agreement, or amend this Agreement, subject to CPUC Approval, if necessary; provided that the Contract Price may only be increased to reflect Seller’s documented incremental costs in overcoming the Force Majeure event. (iii) If Xxxxx Buyer rejects or fails to accept Seller’s First Offer within thirty (30) days of receipt of such offer, Seller shall thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, any Products from the Project to any third party, so long as the material terms and conditions of such sale or transfer are not more favorable to the third party than those of the First Offer to Buyer. If, during the Exclusivity Period, Seller desires to enter into an obligation or agreement with a third party, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller (A) summarizing the material terms and conditions of such agreement and (B) certifying that the proposed agreement with the third party will not provide Seller with a lower rate of return than that offered in the First Offer to Buyer. If Seller is unable to deliver such a certificate to Buyer, then Seller may not sell or otherwise transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or otherwise transfer, the Products from the Project without first offering to sell or otherwise transfer such Products to Buyer on such more favorable terms and conditions (the “Revised Offer”) in accordance with subpart (ii) above. If within thirty (30) days of receipt of Seller’s Revised Offer the Buyer rejects, or fails to accept by Notice to Seller, the Revised Offer, then Seller will thereafter be free to sell or otherwise transfer, and to enter into agreements to sell or otherwise transfer, such Products from the Project to any third party on such terms and conditions as set forth in the certificate.