Commitments as at September 30, 2022, for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:


	Less than 1 year		1–3 years		4–5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Trade and other payables	$	401,569	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	401,569
Commodity suppliers' accruals and payables subject to compromise		454,553		–		–		–		454,553
Non-commodity trade accruals and accounts payable subject to compromise		39,897		–		–		–		39,897
Debt		55,384		2		–		–		55,386
Debt and financing subject to compromise		357,820		–		–		–		357,820
Gas, electricity and non-commodity contracts		1,088,586		2,317,197		496,960		70,110		3,972,853
Total	$	2,397,809	$	2,317,199	$	496,960	$	70,110	$	5,282,078

Under the terms of the Court Orders, any actions against Just Energy to enforce or otherwise effect payment from Just Energy of pre-petition obligations were stayed during the CCAA proceedings.

Just Energy has entered into leasing contracts for office buildings and administrative equipment. These leases have a leasing period of between one and six years. No purchase options are included in any major leasing contracts. Just Energy is also committed under long-term contracts with customers to supply gas and electricity. These contracts have various expiry dates and renewal options.

	As at September 30, 2022
	Under 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		Over 5 years		Total
Surety bonds (i)	$	38,256	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	38,256
Letters of credit (CAD) (ii)	$	120,407		–		–		–	$	120,407

(i)

Pursuant to separate arrangements with Surety Bond Providers, Just Energy has had surety bonds issued to various counterparties including states, regulatory bodies, utilities, and various other surety bond holders in return for a fee and/or meeting certain collateral posting requirements. Such surety bond postings are required in order to operate in certain states or markets. As at September 30, 2022, Just Energy has provided cash collateral or letters of credit for all outstanding surety bonds.

(ii)

The Company has issued letters of credit in accordance with its credit facility to various counterparties, primarily utilities, state regulatory bodies in the markets it operates in, as well as suppliers.

(b)Legal proceedings

Just Energy and its subsidiaries are party to a number of legal proceedings. Other than as set out below, Just Energy believes that each proceeding constitutes legal matters that are incidental to the business conducted by Just Energy and that the ultimate disposition of the proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated earnings, cash flows or financial position.

On March 9, 2021, Just Energy filed for and received creditor protection pursuant to the Court Order under the CCAA and similar protection under Chapter 15 in connection with the Weather Event. On September 15, 2021, the Ontario Court approved the Company’s request to establish a claims process to identify and determine claims against the Company and its subsidiaries that are subject to the ongoing Claims Procedure Order. On August 4, 2022, Just Energy entered into the Transaction Agreement that is intended to facilitate its exit from the Company’s ongoing insolvency proceedings as a going concern. The Transaction provides that certain secured creditors will receive cash payments and/or equity in exchange for their debt, and existing equityholders’ interests will be cancelled for no consideration. In addition, no amounts will be available for distribution to the Just Energy Entities’ general unsecured creditors. On August 18, 2022, the Ontario Court suspended the Claims Procedure Order with (i) the barring of claims pursuant to the applicable provisions of such order remaining in effect and (ii) the Company’s ability, with the consent of the Monitor, to refer claims for adjudication for the purposes of determining entitlement to proceeds to be distributed in accordance with a transaction completed pursuant to the SISP. In accordance with item (ii) noted above, Just Energy continues to review and determine which claims will be allowed, modified or disallowed which may result in additional liabilities subject to compromise that are not currently reflected in the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1, “Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements And Notes”).

In connection with the previously disclosed class action against Just Energy, Just Energy Corp. and Just Energy Ontario L.P. with Haidar Omarali as named plaintiff (the “Claimant”), pursuant to a settlement made as of October 31, 2022, in accordance with the Claims Procedure Order, the Claimant agreed that, among other things, any class claimants shall only be able to recover proceeds under certain insurance policies described therein, to the extent available, without any additional rights of enforcement or recovery as against the Just Energy Entities or the current and former directors, officers, employees, legal counsel and advisors of the Just Energy Entities (or any of them).

On July 23, 2019, Just Energy announced that, as part of its Strategic Review process, management identified customer enrolment and non–payment issues, primarily in Texas. In response to this announcement, and in some cases in response to this and other subsequent related announcements, putative class action lawsuits were filed in the United

States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and in the Ontario Court, on behalf of investors that purchased Just Energy Group Inc. securities during various periods, ranging from November 9, 2017 through August 19, 2019. The U.S. lawsuits have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas with one lead plaintiff and the Ontario lawsuits have been consolidated with one lead plaintiff. The U.S. lawsuit seeks damages allegedly arising from violations of the United States Securities Exchange Act. The Ontario lawsuit seeks damages allegedly arising from violations of Canadian securities legislation and of common law. The Ontario lawsuit was subsequently amended to, among other things, extend the period to July 7, 2020. On September 2, 2020, pursuant to Just Energy’s plan of arrangement, the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) ordered that all existing equity class action claimants shall be irrevocably and forever limited solely to recovery from the proceeds of the insurance policies payable on behalf of Just Energy or its directors and officers in respect of any such existing equity class action claims, and such existing equity class action claimants shall have no right to, and shall not, directly or indirectly, make any claim or seek any recoveries from any of the released parties or any of their respective current or former officers and directors in respect of any existing equity class action claims, other than enforcing their rights to be paid by the applicable insurer(s) from the proceeds of the applicable insurance policies. Pursuant to the CCAA proceedings, these proceedings have been stayed. Just Energy denies the allegations and will vigorously defend against these claims if they proceed.

On November 12, 2021, Just Energy, along with the Just Energy Parties, initiated the ERCOT Lawsuit against ERCOT and the PUCT in the Houston Court. The ERCOT Lawsuit seeks to recover payments that were made by the Just Energy Parties to ERCOT for certain invoices relating to the Weather Event. On February 2, 2022, the Houston Court dismissed the Lawsuit against the PUCT. On November 8, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard an expedited appeal of the dismissal motion filed by ERCOT. To date, no decision has been rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.