MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT
This MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"
or this "MLA") is dated as of July 15th, 2026 (the "Effective Date")
and is made by and among:
(i)
Energea Portfolio 5 LATAM LP, a
limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (together
with its permitted successors and assigns, the "Lender");
(ii)
KLIMA INVEST S.A.S. (NIT
901859924-6), a sociedad por acciones simplificada organized under the
laws of the Republic of Colombia, with principal domicile in Medellín,
Antioquia, registered under commercial registration (matrícula mercantil) No.
21-793591-12 of the Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia (formerly
UNERGO S.A.S.) (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the "Borrower"
or "Klima");
(iii)
SOLENIUM S.A.S., a sociedad por
acciones simplificada organized under the laws of the Republic of Colombia
(NIT 901097244-5) (the "Guarantor"), solely with respect to Article 10
(Corporate Guarantee) and the other provisions expressly applicable to it.
Each of the foregoing is a "Party" and collectively they are the "Parties."
RECITALS
A.
The Borrower owns, or will
acquire, consolidate, and construct, distributed-generation ("DG") solar
projects in the Republic of Colombia, held by the Borrower directly or through
one or more patrimonios autónomos constituted under a fiducia mercantil (each such
project, a "Project").
B.
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Lender may, in its sole discretion, extend
senior secured loans in Colombian pesos ("COP") on a Project-by-Project
basis pursuant to separate Project Loan Agreements (each, a "PLA")
entered into under, and made a part of, this Agreement, against a growing
borrowing base of eligible Projects.
C.
The Facility is uncommitted at the
platform level: the Aggregate Cap is a ceiling and not a commitment to lend,
and the Lender has no obligation to enter into any PLA or to approve any
Project. Upon execution of a PLA, the Lender funds Advances under that PLA as
set forth in Section 2.2, subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions
precedent and the absence of any continuing Drawstop Event.
D. Collateral and perfection will be
implemented under Colombian law and shall consist of, without any equity or
share pledge over the Guarantor or any direct or indirect owner of the
Borrower: (i) an all-assets garantía mobiliaria over the Projects'
movable assets, receivables, bank accounts, and revenue flows, duly registered
in the Registro de Garantías Mobiliarias; (ii) a pledge over the Borrower's derechos fiduciarios in each patrimonio autónomo
holding the Projects;
(iii) Lender-controlled deposit accounts in COP at
the Account Bank to operationalize the cash-management Waterfall;
(iv)
customary step-in and direct-agreement rights over the Material Contracts; and (v) blank
promissory notes (pagarés en blanco) with letters
of instructions (cartas de instrucciones) executed by the Borrower and
the Guarantor, providing the Lender a local executable title (título
ejecutivo).
E. The Guarantor will provide a
corporate guarantee of scheduled debt service - broadened, during the Interim
Period pending satisfaction of the Conditions Subsequent under Section 5.8, to
the full repayment of outstanding Advances upon acceleration, pursuant to
Section 10.1.1A - released upon satisfaction of the Performance Test, all as
further set forth in Article 10.
F. The Unergy-Klima Platform Term
Sheet dated June 12, 2026 (the "Term Sheet") served as a commercial
baseline only. This Agreement and each PLA govern and control in all respects;
upon execution of this Agreement, the Term Sheet (other than its provisions
expressly stated to be binding, which are restated herein) has no independent
force or effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged,
the Parties agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS; SINGLE AGREEMENT / HIERARCHY
1.1
Defined Terms. For purposes of this Master Loan Agreement, the
following terms have the following meanings. Terms defined in the preamble, the Recitals, or another provision
of this Agreement by quotation
and underline have the
meanings there given; where a term is defined both in this Article 1 and
elsewhere, the Article 1 definition controls. No capitalized term may be
defined by mere usage in any PLA or any Exhibit or Schedule.
1.1.1
"Account Bank" means Banco
Davivienda S.A. (as successor to Scotiabank Colpatria), an intermediario del
mercado cambiario ("IMC"), or any replacement financial institution
approved by the Lender in writing.
1.1.2
"Advance" means each loan
disbursement made by the Lender to the Borrower under a PLA pursuant to Article
5 and the applicable PLA; collectively, "Advances."
1.1.3
"Advance Rate" means sixty-eight percent (68%), as further described
in Section 2.4.
1.1.4
"Affiliate" means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls,
is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person; "control" means
the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise, and is deemed present where a Person owns, directly
or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting securities or equity
interests of another Person.
1.1.5
"Aggregate Cap" means the
COP equivalent of ten million U.S. dollars (US$10,000,000), determined by the
Lender by reference to the tasa representativa del mercado published for
the date of measurement, representing the maximum aggregate principal amount
outstanding under all PLAs at any time. The Lender may increase the Aggregate Cap in its sole discretion by written notice.
The Aggregate Cap is a ceiling and not a commitment to lend.
1.1.6
"Applicable Law" means any
constitution, statute, law, treaty, convention, regulation, ordinance, code,
rule, judgment, decree, order, directive, circular, or other binding
requirement of any Governmental Authority applicable to a Party, the Facility,
a Project, or any payment or security hereunder (including, as applicable, the
laws of Colombia, the United States, and the State of Delaware).
1.1.7 "Approval Gates" means the three approval gates
applicable to each Advance pursuant to Section 5.3: the Compliance Gate, the
Technical Gate, and the Financial Gate.
1.1.8
"Approved Budget" means,
for a New-Build Project, the budget attached to the applicable PLA pursuant to
its Construction Rider, as updated by any approved variance thereunder.
1.1.9
"Approved Project" means a
Project that (a) satisfies the eligibility criteria set forth in the applicable
PLA, (b) has completed due diligence to the Lender's satisfaction, and (c) has
received the approval of the Lender's Investment Committee.
1.1.10
"BanRep" means the Banco
de la República, Colombia's central bank, in connection with external-debt
registrations and amendments required under Section 4.2.
1.1.11 "Borrowing Base" means, at any time, the
aggregate value of the eligible collateral within the Borrower (including the
Projects contributed to the Borrower or its patrimonio autónomo), as
determined by the Lender pursuant to Section 2.4, after giving effect to the
haircuts and subordination adjustments set forth therein and in the applicable
PLA Schedules.
1.1.12
"Business Day" means any
day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general
business in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, and New York, New York, U.S.A.
1.1.13
"Clawback" means the
Borrower's obligation under Section 2.5.3 to return promptly to the Lender,
with accrued interest, any portion of an Advance not applied to a Permitted Use
within fifteen (15) Business Days after disbursement (or such longer period as
the Lender may approve in writing by reference to the applicable payment schedule).
1.1.14 "COD" means the commercial operation date of
the applicable Project, as specified in the applicable PLA (including any
required evidentiary deliverables).
1.1.15
"Commercializer" (Comercializador)
means the registered electricity commercializer engaged in respect of a Project
to sell energy into the Colombian Mercado de Energía Mayorista ("MEM")
or under power-purchase agreements ("PPAs"), as applicable.
1.1.16
"Compliance Certificate"
means the quarterly certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.1.3, in the
form of Exhibit B, setting out the portfolio DSCR computation and covenant
compliance.
1.1.16A "Conditions Subsequent" means the conditions designated as Conditions Subsequent in Section
5.8.
1.1.16
B "Construction Rider" means, for
a New-Build Project, the construction rider attached to its PLA, setting out
the Approved Budget, the milestone draw schedule, the in-balance requirements,
the Technical Certificate requirements, and the completion terms for that
Project.
1.1.17
"Control Activation Notice"
means a written notice delivered by the Lender to the Account Bank pursuant to
the account-control documentation activating exclusive control over a
Controlled Account.
1.1.18
"Controlled Account" means
each COP-denominated deposit account of the Borrower (or of the applicable patrimonio
autónomo) at the Account Bank subject to Lender control under
account-control documentation acceptable to the Lender, including the operating
account(s) into which all Project revenues are deposited and the DSRA.
1.1.19
"Corporate Guarantee" means the
guarantee of scheduled debt service provided by the Guarantor under Article 10
(as broadened during the Interim Period pursuant to Section 10.1.1A), released
upon satisfaction of the Performance Test.
1.1.20
"Debt Service" means, for
any period, scheduled principal and scheduled interest payable under the PLAs
in accordance with the applicable amortization profiles.
1.1.21
"Default" means any event
or condition which, with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.
1.1.22
"Default Margin" means six percent (6.00%)
per annum.
1.1.23
"Default Rate" means, for any period during the continuance of an Event of Default,
the Interest Rate plus the Default Margin; provided that the
Default Rate shall at no time exceed the maximum interest rate permitted under
Applicable Law - including, where applicable, the Colombian usury ceiling (tasa
de usura) certified by the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia for
the relevant period - and, for any period in which the Interest Rate plus the
Default Margin would exceed such maximum, the Default Rate shall equal such
maximum rate (see Section 3.4).
1.1.24
"Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge"
means the pledge (garantía mobiliaria) over the Borrower's derechos
fiduciarios in each patrimonio autónomo holding Projects, registered
in the RGM, as described in Section 2.7 and the
Security Documents. The Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge is an equity-equivalent
security implementing the over-collateralization described in Section
2.4 and is not a
share pledge over the
Guarantor or any direct or
indirect owner of the Borrower.
1.1.25 "Direct Agreement" means a
tripartite agreement among the Borrower (or the applicable patrimonio
autónomo), the relevant counterparty (EPC contractor, O&M provider,
Commercializer, or other Material Contract counterparty), and the Lender
providing collateral assignment, step-in, cure, and replacement rights.
1.1.26
"Distribution Conditions"
means, at the time of and after giving effect to the relevant distribution: (a)
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (b) the DSRA
stands at not less than the DSRA Target Balance; (c) no Clawback amount is
outstanding; and (d) all reporting then due under Section 8.1 has been delivered.
1.1.27
"Draw Notice" means a draw notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit A delivered pursuant
to Section 5.2.
1.1.27
A
"Drawstop Event" has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2.5.
1.1.28
"DSCR" means the Debt
Service Coverage Ratio, computed for any trailing-nine-month period on a
portfolio basis as (a) aggregate cash flow available for Debt Service of the
Projects for such period divided by (b) aggregate Debt Service for such period,
in each case as further specified in Exhibit B. For purposes of the Performance
Test (Section 10.4), DSCR is measured on Energy Revenue only.
1.1.29
"DSRA" means the
Lender-controlled Debt Service Reserve Account (as a sub-account or separate
Controlled Account) maintained pursuant to Section 6.4.
1.1.30
"DSRA Target Balance" means six (6) months of scheduled Debt
Service (scheduled principal and scheduled interest calculated at the Interest
Rate) determined under the amortization profiles set forth in the PLAs then in effect.
1.1.31
"Energy Revenue" means
revenue from actual sales of electric power of the Projects (MEM spot and
PPA/Commercializer sales), excluding insurance proceeds, EPC liquidated
damages, regulatory or market refunds, indemnities, and other non-recurring
items.
1.1.32
"Event of Default" has the meaning
set forth in Section 11.2.
1.1.33
"Facility" has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1.
1.1.34
"Governmental Authority"
means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision
thereof, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
administrative tribunal, central bank, or other entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
1.1.35
"Guaranteed Obligations" has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.2.2.
1.1.36
"Hard-Locked Terms" means
the platform-level matters enumerated in Section 1.2.3, which may not be
amended, qualified, or overridden by any PLA or PLA Schedule except by a
written amendment to this Agreement executed in accordance with Article 14.
1.1.37
"Indebtedness" means, with
respect to any Person, all obligations for borrowed money, purchase-money
indebtedness, capitalized leases, reimbursement obligations under letters of
credit or surety bonds, and guaranties of any of the foregoing (in each case,
other than ordinary-course trade payables).
1.1.38
"Indemnified Parties" has the meaning
set forth in Section 12.2.
1.1.39
"Insolvency Event" means,
with respect to any Person, that such Person (a) admits in writing its
inability to pay its debts as they fall due; (b) is subject to, or seeks,
liquidation, reorganization, insolvency, or similar proceedings (including
under Ley 1116 de 2006); (c) makes a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or (d) has a receiver, trustee, liquidator, or similar official
appointed for it or a substantial part of its assets; provided that bona fide
defensive filings to contest an involuntary proceeding shall not constitute an
Insolvency Event unless not dismissed within thirty (30) Business Days.
1.1.40
"Interest Rate" means
eighteen percent (18.00%) per annum, fixed, all-in, in COP, for the entire term
of each Loan, with no tiering, indexation, reset, or observation-period
mechanic, and with no separate structuring or arrangement fee charged to the
Borrower.
1.1.40
A
"Interim Period" has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.1.1A.
1.1.41 "Lender Account" means
the account designated by the Lender
for receipt of payments under
the Loan Documents, as
notified to the Borrower in writing from time to time.
1.1.42 "Lien" means any lien, security
interest, pledge, charge,
encumbrance, or other adverse claim of any kind.
1.1.43 "Loan" means the outstanding principal
amount advanced to the Borrower
under a PLA, together with accrued interest and other amounts
payable thereon under the Loan Documents.
1.1.44 "Loan Documents" means this
Agreement, each PLA, all Schedules and Exhibits hereto and thereto, each
Security Document, each account-control agreement, each Direct Agreement, the
Corporate Guarantee provisions of
Article 10, each certificate delivered hereunder, and any other agreement,
instrument, certificate, or notice delivered in connection with the foregoing,
in each case as amended, supplemented, or replaced from time to time.
1.1.45
"Material Adverse Effect"
means a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, operations, performance,
properties, or financial condition of the Borrower or the Projects, taken as a
whole; (b) the legality, validity, binding effect, or enforceability of this Agreement, any PLA, or any Security
Document; (c) the validity, perfection, priority, or enforceability of any security interest in
collateral or the rights and remedies of the Lender; or (d) the ability of any
Obligor to pay or perform its obligations when due.
1.1.46
"Material Contract" means, for a Project, each contract designated as material in the applicable PLA (together with any
replacement permitted hereunder), including EPC, major equipment supply,
interconnection, site control (leases, easements, and rights-of-way), O&M,
any PPA or Commercializer arrangement, SCADA/monitoring, the fiducia
mercantil agreement constituting the applicable patrimonio autónomo,
and any other agreement identified in the applicable PLA as critical to
construction, interconnection, COD, or operations.
1.1.47
"Monthly Reporting Package"
means the monthly reporting deliverable required by Section 8.1.1, consisting
of (a) generation, settlement, and PPA/MEM revenue data per Project (production
and availability versus plan); (b) Waterfall
application and DSRA status with corresponding Controlled Account bank statements; (c) O&M ticket
log and contractor performance indicators; (d) for New-Build Projects,
Approved Budget versus actuals with variance analysis and milestone updates;
(e) a use-of-proceeds certificate for any Advance in the prior month; and (f)
copies or summaries of material notices under Material Contracts and permits
for the period.
1.1.48
"New-Build Project" means a
Project designated in its PLA as a construction project to which the
Construction Rider applies.
1.1.49
"Obligor" means each of the
Borrower and the Guarantor, and any other Person that becomes an obligor under
any Loan Document.
1.1.50
"Operating Project" means a
Project that has achieved COD and is designated in its PLA as an operating project.
1.1.51
"Pagaré" means each blank promissory note (pagaré en blanco) governed
by Colombian law, executed by the
Borrower or the Guarantor in favor of the Lender, together with its
corresponding letter of instructions (carta de instrucciones)
authorizing the Lender to complete it in accordance with its terms upon an
Event of Default, constituting a título ejecutivo enforceable through a proceso
ejecutivo before the competent Colombian courts; collectively, the
"Pagarés." The forms of Pagaré and carta de instrucciones shall be
conformed by Colombian counsel (Exhibit D).
1.1.52
"Patrimonio Autónomo" means
each patrimonio autónomo constituted under a fiducia mercantil with
a Colombian sociedad fiduciaria, to which Projects are contributed and
in which the Borrower holds derechos fiduciarios.
1.1.53
"Payment Date" means the fifth (5th) Business Day of each calendar month.
1.1.54
"Performance Test"
has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.4.1.
1.1.55
"Permitted Uses"
has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.5.1.
1.1.56
"Person" means any natural
person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, trust (including any patrimonio autónomo), unincorporated
organization, or Governmental Authority.
1.1.57
"PLA" means
a Project Loan Agreement entered
into under this MLA for a specific
Project (or discrete
group of Projects), incorporating project-specific amounts, dates and
milestones, eligibility tests, and technical specifications consistent with
this Agreement.
1.1.58
"PLA Schedules" means, with
respect to any PLA, the schedules attached to that PLA that set binding
project-level values for that Project, as amended from time to time in
accordance with the amendment mechanics of the Loan Documents. The PLA cover
page, recitals, and body text are not PLA Schedules; no PLA Schedule may modify
any Hard-Locked Term except by written amendment to this Agreement.
1.1.59
"Project" has the meaning
set forth in Recital A; each Project
is designated in its PLA as an Operating Project or a New-Build Project.
1.1.60
"Project Oversight Committee" means the committee
constituted pursuant to Section 8.10.
1.1.61
"Registro de Garantías
Mobiliarias" or "RGM" means Colombia's movable-collateral registry,
established under Ley 1676 de 2013, used to perfect the garantías
mobiliarias granted in favor of the Lender.
1.1.62
"Security Documents" means,
collectively, (a) each all-assets garantía mobiliaria (including all RGM
filings and amendments); (b) the Derechos
Fiduciarios Pledge; (b-bis)
the irrevocable fiducia
mercantil de garantía y fuente
de pago over the Projects' economic rights, cash flows, and Controlled Account
balances, with the Lender as beneficiary, registered for the effects of Ley
1116 de 2006 art. 55 (the "Security Trust"); (c) each collateral assignment of
Material Contracts, warranties, liquidated damages, and insurance; (d) each
account-control agreement; (e) each Pagaré and its carta de instrucciones;
and (f) any other agreement or filing creating, perfecting, or maintaining a
Lien in favor of the Lender with respect to the collateral, in each case as
amended, supplemented, or replaced
from time to time.
1.1.63
"Shortfall Amount" has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.3.1.
1.1.64 "Technical Certificate" means a
certificate issued by the Lender (or its designee) confirming satisfaction of
milestone or eligibility tests for a construction Advance, in the form of
Exhibit C, together with the supporting evidence specified therein.
1.1.65
"Technical Director" means
the Lender's Technical Director, whose sign-off satisfies the Technical Gate
under Section 5.3.2.
1.1.66
"Waterfall" means the
monthly order of priority for application of cash in the Controlled Accounts
set forth in Section 6.3.
1.2
Single Agreement / Hierarchy.
1.2.1
Integrated Contract. This Agreement, each PLA, and all related
security and account-control documents form a single, integrated agreement for the
Facility.
1.2.2
PLA Supersession -
Schedules-Only. A PLA may supersede
this Agreement only to the extent of, and only with respect to, an item
expressly stated in its PLA Schedules. The PLA cover page, recitals, and body
text are non-operative for purposes of varying or qualifying this Agreement. No
implied or general language in any PLA shall amend this Agreement; any
ambiguity is resolved in favor of the MLA.
1.2.3
Non-Variable Terms (the
"Hard-Locked Terms"). The following platform-level matters may not be amended,
qualified, or overridden by any PLA: Article 1 (definitions); the commitment
structure of the Facility (Section 2.2), including its platform-level uncommitted
character and the Drawstop Events; the Aggregate Cap; the Advance Rate and
Borrowing Base mechanics (Section 2.4); the Permitted Uses and the Clawback
(Section 2.5); the Interest Rate and interest mechanics (Article 3); currency,
FX, and tax provisions (Article 4); the Approval Gates (Section 5.3); cash
management, the Waterfall, the Controlled Accounts, and the DSRA architecture
(Article 6); the Corporate Guarantee parameters and the Performance Test
(Article 10); Events of Default and remedies (Article 11); creation,
perfection, and enforcement of security; and governing law and jurisdiction (Article 16). Any conflicting PLA text is of no effect. Hard-Locked Terms may be
changed only by a written amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section
14.1.2.
1.3
Interpretation; Construction.
1.3.1
Headings; Cross-References. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect
interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, references to Articles, Sections,
Exhibits, and Schedules are to this Agreement; references in a PLA are to that PLA.
1.3.2
"Including." "Including" means "including without limitation" (and "include" has a corresponding meaning).
1.3.3
Grammar; Construction. The singular includes the plural and vice versa; "or"
is not exclusive; "shall" denotes an obligation and "may" denotes discretion;
"herein," "hereof," and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole.
1.3.4
Time Computation; Business
Days. In computing any period of days
after an event, the day of the event is excluded and the last day included; if
a deadline falls on a day that is not a Business Day, performance is due on the
next Business Day. Unless expressly stated as "calendar days," references to
"days" mean Business Days.
1.3.5
Currency. Unless expressly stated otherwise, currency
references are to Colombian pesos (COP). References to
U.S. dollars ("US$") are used
solely to express the Aggregate Cap and are translated to COP as provided in
the definition of Aggregate Cap.
1.3.6 Language; Foreign Terms. This Agreement is executed in
English. Spanish terms used for precision (including garantía mobiliaria,
derechos fiduciarios, patrimonio autónomo, fiducia mercantil,
Comercializador, and retención en la fuente) do not alter English
as the governing language.
1.3.7
Conflicts; Hierarchy. This Agreement controls platform-level terms and
architecture; a PLA may only supersede amounts, dates and milestones,
eligibility tests, and technical specifications through PLA Schedules as
limited by Sections 1.2.2 and 1.2.3. As among documents: the body of this
Agreement prevails over its Schedules and Exhibits; and the Hard-Locked Terms
prevail over any inconsistent PLA or PLA Schedule. The Term Sheet has no
independent force or effect (Recital F).
2.
FACILITY; UNCOMMITTED CHARACTER; BORROWING BASE; USE OF PROCEEDS
2.1
Facility Structure. This Agreement
establishes a senior secured platform facility denominated in COP (the
"Facility") under which the Lender may, in its sole discretion, make Advances
to the Borrower on a Project-by-Project basis, each documented in a separate
PLA. Each PLA incorporates this Agreement by reference. The Facility
consolidates the Borrower's Operating Projects and finances the acquisition of
Operating Projects and the construction of New-Build Projects, in each case
against the growing Borrowing Base.
2.2
Commitment Structure.
2.2.1
Platform Uncommitted. The Facility
is uncommitted at the platform level. The Aggregate Cap is a ceiling and not a
commitment to lend. The Lender has no obligation to enter into any PLA, to
approve any Project, or to make any portion of the Facility available for any
Project, in each case in its sole and absolute discretion. No course of
dealing, partial funding, or acceptance of any deliverable shall constitute a
commitment to enter into any PLA, or a waiver or extension of any right of the
Lender.
2.2.2
Conditions to PLA Execution. The
Lender's execution of any PLA is conditioned upon: (a) completion, to the
Lender's satisfaction, of its underwriting and due diligence of the relevant
Project (including, for a New-Build Project, its construction underwrite); (b)
approval of the Project by the Lender's investment committee; and (c) agreement
of the Parties on the PLA Schedules (including, for a New-Build Project, the
Approved Budget and the milestone draw schedule under its Construction Rider).
The decision to execute any PLA remains in the Lender's sole discretion.
2.2.3
Commitment upon PLA Execution -
Operating Projects. Upon execution of a PLA for an Operating Project, and for
so long as no Drawstop Event has occurred and is continuing, the Lender shall
fund each Advance requested under that PLA upon satisfaction of the conditions
precedent in Article 5 and in that PLA.
2.2.4
Commitment upon PLA Execution -
New-Build Projects. Upon execution of a PLA for a New-Build Project, and for so long as no Drawstop Event has
occurred and is continuing, the Lender shall fund each Advance requested under
that PLA in accordance with its Construction Rider, upon satisfaction of the
conditions precedent in Article 5, in that PLA, and in its Construction Rider
(including conformity with the Approved Budget, the in-balance requirements,
the applicable Technical Certificate, and the Approval Gates).
2.2.5
Drawstop Events. "Drawstop Event"
means, with respect to any PLA: (a) a Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing; (b) any representation or warranty made or repeated by the
Borrower or the Guarantor is untrue or misleading in any material respect when
made or repeated; (c) a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing;
(d) the requested Advance would cause the aggregate principal outstanding under
the Facility to exceed the Advance Rate multiplied by the Borrowing Base, or the
Aggregate Cap; (e) for a New-Build Project, an uncured failure of the
in-balance requirements under its Construction Rider, or the abandonment or
suspension of construction of that Project for more than thirty (30)
consecutive days (other than by force majeure or any other documented
cause outside the Borrower's reasonable control); (f) funding would be unlawful
under Applicable Law or would breach applicable sanctions regimes; (g) an
Insolvency Event with respect to the Borrower or the Guarantor; or (h) any Condition
Subsequent under Section 5.8 remains unsatisfied after its required deadline.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Drawstop Event, the Lender
may decline, defer, reduce, or condition any Advance under the affected PLA -
or, in the case of clauses (a), (c), (f), (g), and (h), under any PLA - in its
sole discretion.
2.3
Aggregate Cap. At no time shall the aggregate principal amount
outstanding under all PLAs exceed the Aggregate Cap. Any Advance that would
cause the Aggregate Cap to be exceeded shall not be requested or made.
2.4
Borrowing Base; Advance Rate;
Over-Collateralization.
2.4.1
Advance Rate. Each Advance shall
be sized so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal
outstanding under the Facility does not exceed the Advance Rate (68%), or such
higher percentage as the Lender may approve in its sole discretion, multiplied
by the Borrowing Base, such that over-collateralization is maintained within
the Borrower at all times.
2.4.2
Valuation. The Lender determines the value of eligible
collateral for Borrowing Base purposes in its reasonable discretion, using the
sizing inputs delivered under Section 8.1.6, the methodology stated in the
applicable PLA Schedule, and such other information as the Lender considers
appropriate.
2.4.3
Haircuts; Subordinated
Interests. Partial or assigned
interests in a Project (including any interest in a Project that is not wholly
owned by the Borrower) are valued on a subordinated basis for Borrowing Base
purposes and are subject to the value haircuts set forth in the applicable PLA
Schedules. This Section governs valuation within the Borrowing Base only and
does not, of itself, subordinate or assign the cash flows of any co-owner; the
specific interests, ownership percentages, haircuts, and any related
arrangements for each Project are set out in that Project's PLA Schedule.
2.4.4
Borrowing Base Growth. The Borrowing Base grows as additional Projects
achieve eligibility and are contributed to the Borrower or its Patrimonio
Autónomo; each addition is subject to Lender review and
Investment-Committee approval as an Approved Project.
2.5
Use of Proceeds; Permitted
Uses; Clawback.
2.5.1
Permitted Uses. Proceeds of
Advances may be applied only to (a) the acquisition of Operating Projects
(including through the purchase or assignment of the related engineering,
procurement, and construction ("EPC") contract, or the completion of payments under
executed purchase or assignment documents therefor), to bring such Projects
within the Borrower, on the terms set out in the applicable PLA; (b) the
construction of the New-Build Projects; (c) the contribution, consolidation,
and on-boarding of the Operating Projects into the Borrower or its Patrimonio
Autónomo; (d) related closing and perfection costs reasonably incurred; and
(e) such other uses as the Lender may approve in writing (together, the
"Permitted Uses").
2.5.2
Excluded Uses. Proceeds shall not be used for dividends, equity
buybacks, unrelated corporate purposes, refinancing of third-party indebtedness
not approved by the Lender, or any purpose inconsistent with this Agreement, the Security Documents, or the
applicable PLA.
2.5.3
Clawback. Any portion of an Advance not applied to a Permitted
Use within fifteen (15) Business Days after disbursement (or such longer period
as the Lender may approve in writing by reference to the applicable payment
schedule) shall be returned promptly to the Lender with accrued interest.
Failure to return any Clawback amount when due is an Event of Default under
Section 11.2.
2.6
Project Eligibility; Approved
Projects. A Project qualifies as an
Approved Project only upon the Lender's confirmation that the Project satisfies
the eligibility criteria set forth in the applicable PLA (technical, legal, commercial, permitting, and
interconnection readiness), completion of due diligence to the Lender's
satisfaction, and Investment-Committee approval. Underwriting (technical and
legal due diligence) proceeds in parallel and is not a condition to execution
of this Agreement; the Lender's credit comfort rests on the collateral cushion
(Section 2.4) and the Corporate Guarantee (Article 10), and underwriting
outputs inform the Lender's exercise of its Advance discretion.
2.7
Security Readiness. As a condition to initial availability (and
maintained thereafter), the Security Documents must be duly granted and
perfected under Applicable Law, including (a) the all-assets garantía
mobiliaria registered in the RGM; (b) the Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge
registered in the RGM; (c) the account-control agreement over the Controlled
Accounts; (d) the collateral assignments and Direct Agreements for the Material
Contracts; and (e) the Pagarés of the Borrower and the Guarantor, executed in
blank with their cartas de instrucciones and delivered to the Lender.
For the avoidance of doubt, no equity or share pledge over the Guarantor or any
direct or indirect owner of the Borrower is required or granted.
3. INTEREST
3.1
Interest Rate. Each Loan bears interest at the Interest Rate: a
fixed, all-in rate of eighteen percent (18.00%) per annum, in COP, for the
entire term, with no tiering, indexation, reset, or observation-period
mechanic. No structuring, arrangement, commitment, or other fee is charged to
the Borrower in connection with the Facility.
3.2
Accrual; Payment; Day-Count.
3.2.1
Accrual Basis. Interest accrues on a 30/360 day-count basis (a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months), computed on the outstanding principal
balance of each Loan, and accrues through but excluding the date of payment.
3.2.2
Payment. Accrued interest is due and payable monthly in
arrears on each Payment Date, in accordance with the Waterfall.
3.2.3
Construction Tranches -
Interest-Only Until COD. Advances
funding the construction of a New-Build Project bear interest only (no
scheduled principal) until the relevant Project's COD, with interest payable
monthly through the Waterfall; from COD, the amortization profile in the
applicable PLA applies.
3.2.4
Operating Projects. Loans in respect of Operating Projects pay combined
scheduled principal and interest monthly from disbursement (or from COD, where
the applicable PLA so provides), per the amortization profile in the applicable
PLA.
3.2.5
Amortization Profile. Unless otherwise
agreed in the relevant PLA, each Loan amortizes over a tenor of twenty
(20) years on a linear
amortization profile, with combined scheduled principal and interest payable
monthly on each Payment Date; the Lender reserves the option to sculpt the
amortization profile where required to support the DSCR covenant (Section 9.12),
as reflected in the applicable PLA Schedule A.
3.3
Default Interest. During the continuance of an Event of Default,
overdue amounts (excluding principal not yet due) bear interest at the Default
Rate, compounded monthly to the extent permitted by Applicable Law. The Default
Rate is at all times subject to the
usury cap built into its definition and to Section 3.4; for any period in which
the applicable legal maximum is below the Interest Rate plus the Default
Margin, the Default Rate equals that legal maximum. Upon cure or waiver, interest
reverts to the Interest Rate prospectively.
3.4
Interest Savings Clause. Notwithstanding anything herein, total charges
characterized as interest under Applicable Law (including the Default Margin,
if applicable) shall never exceed the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law
(including, as applicable, the Colombian usury ceiling (tasa de usura)).
If any period's charges would exceed such maximum, they shall automatically be
reduced to such maximum and any excess already paid shall be applied to
principal (or, if no principal remains outstanding, promptly refunded to the
Borrower).
3.5
Statements; Recalculation. Absent manifest error, the Lender's statements of
amounts due are prima facie evidence of such amounts. If either Party
identifies a computational error, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to
recalculate prospectively; no retroactive re-pricing applies except in cases of
fraud or willful misconduct.
4. PAYMENTS; CURRENCY; FX; TAXES
4.1 Payment Mechanics.
4.1.1 Currency; Manner. The Facility is denominated, disbursed, and repayable in COP; no
portion of principal or interest is payable in U.S. dollars. All amounts
payable by any Obligor under the Loan Documents shall be paid in
COP, in immediately available
funds, through the Waterfall via the relevant Controlled Account (or, where an
amount is expressly payable directly, to the Lender Account), with same-day
value on the due date.
4.1.2
Deemed Receipt; Business Day
Adjustment. Funds received after the
applicable bank cut-off are deemed received
on the next Business Day. If a Payment Date is not a Business
Day in Bogotá or New York, payment
is due on the next succeeding
Business Day, with no additional interest for such short extension.
4.1.3
No Netting. All payments by the Borrower shall
be made in full, without
set-off or netting
against any amounts owed or alleged to be owed by the
Lender.
4.2
FX; External-Debt Registration.
4.2.1
Lender Bears FX. All foreign-exchange risk (including translation of
COP cash flows at the Lender or fund level) is borne by the Lender. The Borrower has no obligation to hedge or to gross up for FX, and shall not enter into speculative FX positions.
4.2.2 BanRep External-Debt Registration. The Facility constitutes external debt of the
Borrower owed to a non-resident lender. The Borrower shall (a) channel each
disbursement and all debt-service payments through the Account Bank in its
capacity as IMC, in accordance with the Colombian foreign-exchange regime; (b)
complete the BanRep external-debt registration for each Advance on the Business
Day immediately preceding the disbursement;
(c) file the corresponding declaración
de cambio on the transfer date; (d) file all required amendments (including
changes in terms) within statutory time limits; and (e) deliver to the Lender
the filing evidence and BanRep confirmations within three (3) Business Days of
issuance. U.S.-dollar disbursement amounts are monetized to COP upon entry
through the IMC; the Borrower maintains no local U.S.-dollar account.
4.3
Taxes; Withholding; No Gross-Up.
4.3.1
Withholding. The Borrower pays interest without gross-up for
Colombian withholding tax (retención en la fuente). The Borrower shall
withhold and remit such tax as required by Applicable Law and deliver the
official withholding certificate (certificado de retención en la fuente)
for each period to the Lender on or before each Payment Date (or within five
(5) Business Days after issuance, if issued later).
4.3.2
Transaction Charges. The gravamen a los movimientos financieros ("GMF"),
local bank charges, and payment-execution fees incurred in Colombia are for the
Borrower's account and shall not reduce scheduled principal or interest.
4.3.3 Other Taxes Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify the
Lender against any documentary, registration, or stamp taxes (but not taxes
imposed on or measured by the Lender's net income) imposed by any jurisdiction
in connection with the execution, performance, or enforcement of the Loan
Documents.
4.4
Prepayment.
4.4.1
Voluntary Prepayment. The Borrower may voluntarily prepay any Loan, in
whole or in part, on not less than ten (10) Business Days' prior written
notice, subject to payment of a prepayment premium equal to the following
percentage of the principal amount prepaid, by reference to the applicable
PLA's amortization start date: eight percent (8.00%) during years one (1)
through five (5); five percent (5.00%) during years six (6) through ten (10);
three percent (3.00%) during years eleven (11) through fifteen (15); and one
percent (1.00%) thereafter. No prepayment premium applies to prepayments from
casualty, condemnation, or insurance proceeds applied through the Waterfall.
4.4.2
Mandatory Prepayments. Mandatory prepayments occur only as expressly
provided in this Agreement or the applicable PLA (including insurance and
condemnation proceeds and proceeds of prohibited dispositions), and are applied through
the Waterfall. In addition, if final, non-appealable money judgments aggregating more than the COP
equivalent of US$250,000 against the Borrower remain unpaid, unstayed,
unbonded, or unsatisfied for thirty (30) Business Days, the Borrower shall,
within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, satisfy, bond, or stay such
judgment(s) or prepay the Loans in the amount thereof through the Waterfall as
a mandatory prepayment then due.
4.4.3
Breakage. Any prepayment not made on a Payment Date is subject
to the Borrower's payment of documented, direct breakage costs (excluding lost
profits and consequential damages).
4.5
Increased Costs. If, after the Effective Date, any change in
Applicable Law imposes on the Lender any increased cost (other than taxes
covered by Section 4.3) in connection with the Facility, the Borrower shall,
upon written demand with reasonable detail, pay such additional amount as will
compensate the Lender; the Borrower may instead prepay the affected Loans
without premium upon receipt of such demand.
5. ADVANCES; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; APPROVAL
GATES; DRAW MECHANICS
5.1
Conditions Precedent to Closing
and to the Initial Advance. No initial Advance shall be made unless the Lender
has received, in form and substance satisfactory to it (other than the matters
designated as Conditions Subsequent in Section 5.8, which are Conditions
Subsequent and not conditions to the initial Advance):
5.1.1
Loan Documents. This Agreement and the initial PLA(s), duly executed,
together with all corporate approvals, incumbency, and specimen signatures for
each Obligor.
5.1.2 Borrower Formation; Authority. Evidence of the Borrower's due incorporation and
registration, including its Cámara de Comercio
certificate of existence
and legal representation, its estatutos; a certified copy of the minutes of the Borrower's asamblea general de
accionistas expressly authorizing the execution, delivery, and performance
of this Agreement, each PLA, the Security Documents, and the Pagarés,
and the granting of the security contemplated hereby, in satisfaction of the
authorization required by the Borrower's estatutos for any act or
contract exceeding five hundred (500)
monthly minimum legal wages (salarios mínimos mensuales legales vigentes,
"SMMLV") and for the encumbrance of its assets; and completion of the Lender's
know-your-customer ("KYC") and anti-money-laundering ("AML")
checks for the Borrower and its upstream owners (including an ownership chart).
5.1.3
Guarantor Authorization. A certified copy of the minutes of the Guarantor's asamblea
general de accionistas expressly authorizing the Corporate Guarantee as a
related-party / intra-group transaction in accordance with article 23(7) of Ley
222 de 1995 and Decreto 46 de 2024, with conflicted votes excluded
and a documented corporate-benefit (interés de grupo) finding that the
guarantee does not harm the Guarantor's interests.
5.1.4
Patrimonio Autónomo. Evidence of the constitution of the Patrimonio
Autónomo and of the contribution thereto of the Projects to be financed at the
initial closing, together with the executed fiducia mercantil agreement and the
sociedad fiduciaria's acknowledgment of the Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge; and
evidence of the constitution of the Security Trust (the fiducia de garantía y
fuente de pago) and the irrevocable assignment to it of the Projects' economic
rights and cash flows, registered for the effects of Ley 1116 de 2006 art. 55.
5.1.5
Security Perfected. Delivery and perfection of the Security Documents:
(a) the all-assets garantía mobiliaria with evidence of RGM filing; (b)
the Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge with evidence of RGM filing; (c) the
account-control agreement executed by the Account Bank establishing Lender
control over the Controlled Accounts; (d) the collateral assignments and any required
third-party acknowledgments; and (e) the Pagarés of the Borrower and the
Guarantor, executed in blank with their cartas de instrucciones, in form conformed by Colombian counsel,
delivered to the Lender.
5.1.6
Controlled Accounts
Operational. The Controlled Accounts
- which may be existing accounts of the Borrower or a project entity at the
Account Bank designated as such - operational, with an account-control
agreement executed at closing (or within ten (10) Business Days thereafter as a
condition subsequent) and payor instructions delivered pursuant to Section 6.2;
the covenant to route Project revenues through the Controlled Accounts applies
immediately.
5.1.7
FNCE / UPME Continuity. Evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender that
the contribution and financing structure preserves the Fuentes No
Convencionales de Energía ("FNCE") tax incentives applicable to each
contributed Project (beneficiary as FNCE titular; Unidad de
Planeación Minero Energética ("UPME") certificate modification or
transfer where required), per Section 8.8.
5.1.8
Insurance. Certificates evidencing that the insurance required
by the applicable PLA is in force; the endorsements naming the Lender as loss payee and additional insured
are a Condition Subsequent under Section 5.8.
5.1.9
Opinions; Certificates. Colombian-law legal opinions customary for a secured
financing of this kind (capacity, authorization, enforceability, perfection,
and the asamblea authorizations under Sections 5.1.2 and 5.1.3), and
closing certificates of each Obligor.
5.1.10
Financial Information. The Borrower's base-case financial model, the Target
Project / pipeline list, and the sizing inputs described in Section 8.1.6.
5.1.11
Investment Committee. Approval of this Agreement and the initial PLA(s) by
the Lender's Investment Committee.
5.1.12
Expenses. Payment (or arrangement for payment) of the Lender's
reasonable, documented external costs per Section 12.1.
5.2
Conditions to Each Advance. Each
Advance (including the initial Advance) is subject to: (a) receipt of a duly
completed Draw Notice not later than five (5) Business Days prior to the requested funding date, stating the amount,
requested funding date, Permitted
Use(s), payee instructions, and a use-of-proceeds certification; (b) BanRep
external-debt registration completed on the Business Day immediately preceding
disbursement and the declaración de cambio arrangements in place per
Section 4.2.2; (c) representations and warranties true and correct in all
material respects as of the funding date; (d) no Default or Event of Default
continuing; (e) perfection of the Security Documents and operation of the Controlled
Accounts in full force; (f) compliance with the Advance Rate and Borrowing Base
per Section 2.4 after giving effect
to the Advance; (g) clearance of the Approval Gates per Section 5.3; (h) for
construction Advances, the Construction Rider conditions (Approved Budget, draw
schedule, in-balance test, and Technical Certificate); and (i) any project-specific conditions in the applicable PLA. Satisfaction of all such conditions is a condition
to each Advance; funding of each Advance remains subject to Section 2.2
(including the absence of any continuing Drawstop Event).
5.3
Approval Gates. No Advance shall be funded unless
each of the following gates
has been cleared
in writing:
5.3.1
Compliance Gate. Confirmation that reporting is current, no Default is
continuing, KYC/AML screens are current, and the conditions in Section 5.2 are
satisfied.
5.3.2
Technical Gate. Sign-off by the Technical Director on the technical
basis for the Advance (for Operating Projects, asset condition and production
data; for New-Build Projects, milestone verification evidenced by a Technical
Certificate).
5.3.3 Financial Gate.
Confirmation that the Advance complies with the Advance Rate and Borrowing
Base, the sizing inputs are current, and the use of proceeds is a Permitted
Use.
5.4
Disbursement Timing;
Retentions. The disbursement timing
for, and any retention or holdback applicable to, an Advance are as set forth
in the applicable PLA. For an Advance funding an EPC-contract acquisition, the
applicable PLA may align disbursement with the relevant Project's COD and first
generation and provide for a retention of up to ten percent (10%) of the
Advance released upon first generation; the Lender may waive or adjust any such
retention in its discretion. This Section aligns disbursement with delivery of
the operating asset.
5.5
Funding Path. Advances are disbursed through the Account Bank as
IMC, monetized to COP upon entry, and credited to the applicable Controlled
Account (or paid to payees identified in the Draw Notice), in accordance with
Section 4.2.2 and Article 6.
5.6
Effect of Unsatisfied
Conditions; Re-Submission. If any
condition in this Article 5 is not satisfied or waived in writing by the
Lender, the Lender has no obligation to make the requested Advance. The
Borrower may re-submit a Draw Notice once the deficiency is cured. No failure
to fund constitutes a waiver of any condition or a Default by the Lender.
5.7
Affiliate Payments. Payments of Advance proceeds to any Affiliate of the
Borrower (including the Guarantor, any direct or indirect owner of the
Borrower, or their Affiliates as EPC contractor or O&M provider) require
(a) disclosure in the applicable PLA
or Draw Notice, (b) arm's-length pricing under a written contract, and (c)
eligibility as a Permitted Use. The Lender may require additional evidence of
fair value.
5.8
Conditions Subsequent. Notwithstanding Section 5.1, the following are Conditions Subsequent and not conditions to the initial Advance, and the Borrower shall satisfy each
within sixty (60) Business Days after the initial Advance (or such longer
period as the Lender may agree in writing): (a) constitution of, and
contribution of the initial Project(s) to, the Patrimonio Autónomo (already
constituted as Patrimonio Autónomo "Farallones"), and the integral
amendment of the Patrimonio Autónomo to (i) vest the Derechos
Fiduciarios in the Borrower and (ii) constitute the Security over the
Derechos Fiduciarios and the project flows in favor of the Lender (Section
5.1.4); (b) delivery and perfection of the all-assets garantía mobiliaria with
evidence of RGM filing and the pledge over the Derechos Fiduciarios (Section
5.1.5(a) and (b)); (c) execution of the account-control agreement over the
Controlled Accounts (Section 5.1.6); and (d) the Colombian-law perfection opinions (the perfection portion of Section
5.1.9); (e) the endorsements naming the Lender as
loss payee and additional insured under the Project insurance (Section 5.1.8);
and (f) execution and delivery of the commercialization and representation
agreement (contrato de comercialización y mandato) for the initial
Project(s) between the Borrower and the Commercializer, in form approved by the
Lender, together with service of the account-debtor notifications under
articles 28 and 29 of Ley 1676 de 2013. Pending satisfaction of the Conditions
Subsequent, the Lender's recourse for the initial Advance rests on the
Corporate Guarantee (Article 10, as broadened for the Interim Period under
Section 10.1.1A) and the Borrower's pagaré en blanco, which shall have
been delivered as a condition to the initial Advance under Section 5.1.5(e).
Failure to satisfy any Condition Subsequent by its deadline (as it may be
extended by the Lender) is an Event of Default and entitles the Lender to
require mandatory prepayment of the Advances.
6. CASH MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED ACCOUNTS; WATERFALL; DSRA
6.1
Controlled Accounts; Control.
6.1.1
Establishment. The Borrower shall establish and maintain at the
Account Bank the COP-denominated Controlled Accounts (operating account(s) and
the DSRA), each subject to Lender control pursuant to account-control
documentation acceptable to the Lender, providing that the Account Bank follows
the Lender's instructions upon delivery of a Control Activation Notice and that
the Lender obtains one hundred percent (100%) control upon an Event of Default.
6.1.2
Sole Use; No Other Accounts. All Project revenues are deposited into, and all
disbursements are made from, the Controlled Accounts in accordance with the
Waterfall. The Borrower shall not open or maintain any other bank account for
Project revenues or operations without the Lender's prior written consent, and
shall not change the Account Bank or the control mechanics without the Lender's
prior written consent.
6.2
Collections; Payor
Instructions; No Diversion. Within
five (5) Business Days after opening each Controlled Account, and as a
continuing covenant, the Borrower shall (a) deliver irrevocable written payment
instructions to each Commercializer, PPA offtaker, and other material payor
directing that all revenues in respect of the Projects be paid directly into
the Controlled Accounts, and (b) obtain and deliver to the Lender executed
acknowledgments from each such payor. Any amounts received outside a Controlled
Account shall be transferred into a Controlled Account within one (1) Business
Day of receipt, with notice to the Lender. The Borrower shall not commingle
Project funds with non-Project funds.
6.3
Waterfall (Order of Priority). On each Payment Date, and at any other time the
Lender reasonably requires, amounts standing to the credit of the operating
Controlled Account(s) shall be applied in the following order of priority (the
"Waterfall"): (1) taxes, regulatory and market-operator charges, and
ordinary operating expenses (including O&M and reasonable account-bank
fees); (2) scheduled Debt Service then due (interest, then principal); (3) DSRA
deposits necessary to reach or restore the DSRA Target Balance; (4) payment of
any outstanding Clawback amounts; and (5) distributions to or at the direction
of the Borrower, subject to satisfaction of the Distribution Conditions. Any
attempted distribution in contravention of the Waterfall constitutes an Event
of Default.
6.4
DSRA.
6.4.1
Establishment; Build from
Operating Cash Flow. The Borrower
shall establish the DSRA as a Controlled Account. The DSRA is funded to the DSRA Target Balance
from operating cash flow through
Waterfall tier (3); it is not funded by the Lender at closing.
The Corporate Guarantee covers scheduled Debt Service while the DSRA builds to the DSRA Target Balance (Article
10). For the avoidance of doubt, a DSRA balance below the DSRA Target Balance
during the period in which the DSRA is being funded to the DSRA Target Balance
from operating cash flow does not, of itself, constitute a Default or Event of
Default; the Distribution Conditions (which require the DSRA to be at not less
than the DSRA Target Balance before any distribution) and Section 6.6 (Control
Activation) continue to apply.
6.4.2
Use. Amounts in the DSRA may be withdrawn only to pay
scheduled Debt Service when cash available under Waterfall tiers (1) and (2) is
insufficient on a Payment Date. No other use is permitted.
6.4.3
Top-Up; Release. Any DSRA withdrawal triggers mandatory replenishment to the DSRA Target
Balance from subsequent Waterfall cash flows. Subject
to no Event of Default,
balances in excess of the DSRA Target
Balance are released as tier
(5) distributions; final DSRA release occurs upon repayment in full.
6.4.4
Permitted Investments. Pending use, DSRA balances may be held in cash or
invested in the permitted investments listed in Schedule 1, maturing no later
than the next Payment Date; earnings remain in the DSRA and count toward the
DSRA Target Balance.
6.5 Statements; Reconciliation. The Borrower shall deliver monthly
statements for each Controlled Account within eight (8) Business Days after
month-end, together with a report showing opening and closing balances,
deposits by source, disbursements by Waterfall tier, and pending items. The
Lender may review statements directly with the Account Bank.
6.6
Control Activation. The Lender may activate exclusive control over the
Controlled Accounts by Control Activation Notice upon (a) an Event of Default,
(b) a continuing Default uncured after notice and any applicable grace period,
(c) diversion of any Project receivable outside a Controlled Account, or (d) a
DSRA balance below the DSRA Target Balance for more than five (5) Business Days
after a Payment Date where funds were available at tier (3). Upon activation,
all disbursements are made strictly per the Lender's instructions and the
Waterfall. If the trigger is cured or waived, the Lender shall promptly restore
the Borrower's ordinary access.
7.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
7.1
Borrower Representations (as of
the Effective Date, each PLA date, and each Advance). The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender
that:
7.1.1
Organization; Good Standing. It is duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of Colombia, and is duly qualified to conduct its
business.
7.1.2
Power; Authority;
Enforceability. It has all necessary
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and to borrow hereunder; the execution,
delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have
been duly authorized by its asamblea general de accionistas as required
by its estatutos (including the authorization threshold for any act or
contract exceeding 500 SMMLV described in Section 5.1.2); and each such
document has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered and constitutes its legal, valid, and
binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to customary bankruptcy and equitable
principles.
7.1.3 No Conflict; Consents. Its execution, delivery, and
performance of the Loan Documents do not violate its charter documents,
contravene Applicable Law, or conflict with any material contract; all required
governmental and third-party consents
have been obtained and remain in full force.
7.1.4
Security; Perfection. The Security Documents create in favor of the Lender
valid and perfected first-priority security interests in the collateral
described therein, including the all-assets garantía mobiliaria and the
Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge, each duly filed in the RGM, and control over the
Controlled Accounts. No other filings or actions
are required to maintain such perfection and priority, other than
ordinary-course renewals identified in the Security Documents.
7.1.5
Patrimonio Autónomo. Each Patrimonio
Autónomo has been validly constituted under its fiducia mercantil agreement;
the Projects stated in the applicable PLA have been validly contributed
thereto; the Borrower is the beneficiary thereof and the holder
of the related derechos fiduciarios, free of Liens
other than in favor of the Lender; and such contribution does not,
of itself, trigger any FNCE clawback (the trust being fiscally transparent
under article 102 of the Estatuto
Tributario).
7.1.6
Financial Statements; No
Material Adverse Change. The most
recent financial information delivered to the Lender is true and complete in
all material respects, and since its date no Material Adverse Effect has
occurred.
7.1.7
Solvency. After giving effect
to each Advance, it is solvent and able to pay its debts as they become
due.
7.1.8
Taxes. It has timely filed all required tax returns and paid
all taxes due, except those contested in good faith with adequate reserves; all
withholdings related to payments under the Loan Documents will be timely
withheld and remitted.
7.1.9
Compliance; Permits. It and each Project are in compliance in all material
respects with Applicable Law (including energy-sector, environmental, health
and safety, labor, and land-use requirements), and all material permits, licenses, registrations (including XM/ASIC
market-operator accounts), and interconnection approvals
are in force or on track per
the applicable PLA.
7.1.10
Anti-Corruption; Sanctions;
AML. It, its directors and officers, and (to its knowledge)
its material contractors and agents are in compliance with applicable
anti-corruption, anti-money-laundering, and sanctions laws; no use of proceeds
will violate such laws.
7.1.11
Litigation. No action, suit, arbitration, or proceeding is
pending or, to its knowledge, threatened in writing that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.1.12
Material Contracts. Each Material Contract is duly authorized, executed,
and in full force, with no subsisting material default by any party, except as
disclosed in the applicable PLA.
7.1.13
Site Control; Interconnection. It (or the applicable Patrimonio Autónomo)
holds all site-control rights and interconnection rights and approvals required
for each Project as staged in the applicable PLA.
7.1.14
Insurance. Insurance meeting the requirements of the applicable
PLA is in force, with the Lender named as loss payee and additional insured.
7.1.15
Use of Proceeds. Proceeds will be used solely
for Permitted Uses.
7.1.16
FNCE. The FNCE incentives and UPME certifications
applicable to each Project are valid and, where required in connection with the
on-boarding of a Project, the FNCE titular and the transfer or issuance
of the UPME certification have been or will be confirmed per Section 8.8.
7.1.17
Information. All written information furnished to the Lender,
taken as a whole, is true and correct in all material respects and does not
omit a material fact necessary to make it not misleading.
7.1.18
No Default. No Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing.
7.1.19
Ranking. Its payment obligations
under the Loan Documents rank at least pari passu with all of its other present
and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations (unless expressly approved
by the Lender otherwise), except obligations mandatorily preferred by operation
of Applicable Law.
7.2
Guarantor Representations. The Guarantor represents and warrants, as of the
Effective Date and as of each date it is called under Article 10, that: (a) it
is duly organized and in good standing under the laws of Colombia; (b) it has
the power and authority to enter into and perform Article 10, and its asamblea
general de accionistas has authorized the Corporate Guarantee in accordance
with article 23(7) of Ley 222 de 1995 and Decreto 46 de 2024 (conflicted
votes excluded; corporate-benefit finding documented); (c) Article 10
constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to customary bankruptcy and equitable principles; and (d) its entry into and performance of Article 10 do not
violate its organizational documents or Applicable Law.
7.3
Lender Representations
(Limited). The Lender represents,
solely as of the Effective Date, that it is duly organized and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and that this Agreement
constitutes its legal, valid, and
binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to
customary bankruptcy and equitable principles.
7.4
Survival. All representations and warranties survive execution
of the Loan Documents and the making of each Advance and continue until all
obligations have been paid in full.
8. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees
that, from the Effective Date until all obligations under the Loan Documents
are paid in full, it shall comply with this Article 8.
8.1
Information; Reporting.
8.1.1 Monthly Reporting Package. Deliver the Monthly Reporting Package
no later than eight (8) Business Days after each month-end, electronically and
in a format reasonably acceptable to the Lender, with Controlled Account bank
statements attached.
8.1.2
Monthly Financial Statements. Deliver monthly unaudited financial statements of the
Borrower and each project-holding entity (balance sheet, income statement, and
cash flow) within fifteen (15) Business Days after each month-end.
8.1.3
Quarterly Compliance
Certificate. Deliver, within
forty-five (45) days after each fiscal quarter-end, a Compliance Certificate
(Exhibit B) setting out the portfolio DSCR computation on a trailing-nine-month
basis, certification of covenant compliance, and a statement of any Default.
8.1.4
Annual Financial Statements. Deliver, within one hundred twenty (120) days after
each fiscal year-end, annual financial statements of the Borrower and each
project-holding entity (audited where required by Applicable Law or otherwise
agreed), and cause the Guarantor to deliver its audited annual financial
statements per Section 10.7.
8.1.5
Notices. Give prompt written notice (with reasonable detail)
of: (a) any Default or Event of Default; (b) any material breach or termination
of a Material Contract; (c) any litigation or proceeding that could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (d) any material environmental
event; (e) any material curtailment or interconnection restriction; (f) any
event affecting the FNCE incentives or UPME certification of a Project; and (g)
material tax assessments or liens.
8.1.6
Sizing Inputs. Deliver, and keep current, the per-PLA sizing inputs:
(a) an energy production estimate for each Project at P50 and P90 exceedance,
with the underlying resource, degradation, performance-ratio, and availability
assumptions; (b) each Project's own revenue-grade metered generation once
operational; (c) comparable or typical-unit historical generation benchmarks
used to size Projects prior to operation; (d) the revenue arrangements for each
Project, including (i) where volume is contracted, the power purchase agreement
or offtake terms, comprising tenor, contracted volume, price and escalation,
and offtaker identity and credit standing, and (ii) where volume is sold to the
spot market or is otherwise uncontracted, the route to market, including any
retailer (comercializador), community-solar, or self-consumption scheme,
and the applicable market-price references; (e) the financial projections for
each Project and for the portfolio, including operating costs, cash flow
available for debt service, and resulting debt service coverage ratio; (f) for
Projects prior to operation, the construction budget, with milestone dates; (g) the pipeline
(operational, under construction, and ready-to-build), with each Project's
stage, nameplate
capacity, and status of permits,
interconnection, and site control; and (h) a disbursement schedule setting out
the expected timing and amount of each Advance to be requested under each PLA.
8.1.7
Other Information. Promptly provide such additional information about
the Projects, counterparties, or collateral as the Lender may reasonably
request, with site-visit and inspection rights per Section 8.9.
8.2
Existence; Compliance with Law;
Permits. Maintain its legal existence
and good standing; comply in all material respects with Applicable Law
(including energy-sector, environmental, grid-code, anti-corruption, AML, and
sanctions requirements); and obtain, maintain, and renew all permits, licenses,
registrations (including XM/ASIC accounts), and interconnection approvals
required for construction, COD, and operation of each Project.
8.3
Taxes; BanRep. Timely file all tax returns and pay all taxes when
due (except those contested in good faith with adequate reserves); maintain the
BanRep external-debt registration and timely amendments for each Advance; and
keep complete records with evidence available on request.
8.4
Insurance. Maintain insurance at customary levels for each Project (construction all-risk for New-Build
Projects pre-COD; operational
property, business-interruption, and third-party liability post-COD), with the
Lender named as loss payee and additional insured; deliver certificates and
renewal evidence promptly.
8.5
Accounts; Waterfall. Maintain the Controlled Accounts and account-control
documentation in full force; cause all Project revenues to be deposited into
the Controlled Accounts; and apply funds exclusively through the Waterfall
(Article 6).
8.6
Security; Perfection; Further
Assurances. Maintain the Security
Documents in full force with perfected first-priority security interests;
complete all RGM renewals at least every seven (7) years from original
registration as required by article 52 of Ley 1676 de 2013 (with
evidence to the Lender within ten (10) Business Days of completion); and
execute and deliver such further documents and take such further actions as the
Lender may reasonably request to maintain or evidence perfection, priority, or
enforceability.
8.7 Patrimonio Autónomo; SPE Discipline. Maintain each Patrimonio Autónomo
and the fiducia mercantil agreement in full force; cause contributed Projects
to remain in the Patrimonio Autónomo free of Liens other than in favor
of the Lender; maintain separate books, records, and accounts; and conduct no
business other than owning, financing, and operating the Projects.
8.8
FNCE / UPME Continuity. Structure each on-boarding, contribution, or
acquisition so as not to trigger a clawback of
FNCE incentives; ensure the trust beneficiary is or becomes the FNCE titular so
the deduction stream continues; complete any required UPME certificate
modification or transfer (including, where a Project is on-boarded by
EPC-contract acquisition, confirmation of the FNCE titular and the transfer or
issuance of the UPME certification to the Borrower as that Project reaches
COD); and implement tax-counsel guidance under the applicable PLA.
8.9
Access; Audit. Permit the Lender and its advisers, on reasonable
notice, to access each Project site, the books and records, and the Controlled
Accounts (directly with the Account Bank if needed), and to meet with
contractors and Commercializer counterparties.
8.10 Project Oversight Committee. Within ten (10) Business Days after
the first Advance, constitute the Project Oversight Committee (at least
two members appointed by the Borrower) with a non-voting observer seat for the Lender;
meet at least quarterly (virtual permitted); and circulate to the observer, at
least five (5) Business Days before each meeting, the same materials provided
to members.
8.11
Operation and Maintenance. Operate and maintain each Operating Project in
accordance with prudent industry practice, manufacturer recommendations, and
Applicable Law; track and report performance versus expected yield; and
implement corrective actions to address under-performance.
8.12
Material Contracts; Step-In
Cooperation. Maintain each Material
Contract in full force; enforce rights in a commercially reasonable manner;
deliver copies of material notices on request; and execute such documents
(including the irrevocable special powers of attorney (poder especial
irrevocable) contemplated by Section 11.3.6) as are reasonably necessary to
effectuate the Lender's cure, step-in, and replacement rights.
8.13
Books and Records. Maintain books and records in accordance with
accounting standards applicable in Colombia; retain key technical and financial
records for at least seven (7) years after final repayment.
9. NEGATIVE COVENANTS; FINANCIAL COVENANT
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that, from the Effective Date until all
obligations under the Loan Documents are paid
in full, it shall not, without the Lender's prior written consent (unless
expressly permitted below):
9.1
Indebtedness. Incur, assume, or permit to exist any Indebtedness at
the Borrower or project-entity level other than the Loans and expressly
approved items (no basket).
9.2
Liens. Create, incur, or permit any Lien on any asset,
revenue, or derechos fiduciarios of the Borrower or any Project other
than Liens in favor of the Lender under the Security Documents and limited
permitted liens expressly approved in writing.
9.3
Restricted Payments. Make any distribution, dividend, loan, advance, or
other transfer of value to any Affiliate or owner, except Waterfall tier (5)
distributions in compliance with the Distribution Conditions and reimbursements
of documented, arm's-length costs funded in accordance with Article 5.
9.4
Disposals. Sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any
material asset or contract right, except ordinary-course like-for-like
replacements of obsolete or worn-out equipment.
9.5
Affiliate Transactions. Enter into any transaction with an Affiliate except
on arm's-length terms, disclosed to the Lender, documented in writing, and
(where applicable) eligible under the Approved Budget.
9.6
Material Contracts. Amend, waive, assign, terminate, replace, or enter
into any Material Contract in a manner materially adverse to the Lender without
the Lender's prior written consent.
9.7
Business; Project Scope. Engage in any business other than owning, financing,
and operating the Projects; or materially change any Project's design,
capacity, technology, site, or interconnection point except as approved in writing or required by grid-code or permit
conditions (with prompt notice).
9.8
Use of Proceeds; Speculation. Use proceeds outside
the Permitted Uses or enter into speculative positions (including
derivatives) unrelated to prudent operating-risk management.
9.9
Accounts. Open or maintain any bank account for Project
revenues or operations other than the Controlled Accounts; or change the
Account Bank or control mechanics except as permitted by Section 6.1.2.
9.10
Organizational Changes;
Change of Control. Amend its estatutos or the fiducia mercantil agreement in any manner adverse to the Lender; change its
fiscal year or materially change accounting policies (except as required by
Applicable Law, with notice); permit any transfer or encumbrance of its equity
or of the derechos fiduciarios contrary to the Loan Documents; or permit
a change of control of the Borrower.
9.11
Tax / Regulatory Status. Take or omit any action that would (a) invalidate or
impair the BanRep registration or timely amendments, (b) jeopardize any FNCE
incentive or UPME certification, or (c) cause material non-compliance with
Applicable Law (including DG status and anti-fragmentation requirements).
9.12
Financial Covenant - DSCR. Permit the DSCR, measured on a trailing-nine-month,
portfolio basis as of each fiscal quarter-end (as certified in the Compliance
Certificate), to be less than 1.30x.
10. CORPORATE GUARANTEE (SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE; PERFORMANCE-TEST RELEASE)
10.1
Guarantee.
10.1.1
Guarantor; Scope. The Guarantor, SOLENIUM S.A.S., irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees to the Lender the punctual payment of the scheduled
Debt Service of the Facility - the Guarantor pays scheduled principal and interest due on each Payment
Date if the Borrower does not - through construction and until released under
the Performance Test. This is a guarantee of payment, not of collection, and
the Guarantor is a primary obligor in
respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. It is a debt-service guarantee, not
merely a top-up while the DSRA builds. No direct or indirect owner of the
Borrower is a guarantor of the Facility, and no equity or share pledge over the
Guarantor or any such owner is granted.
10.1.1
A Interim Period (Full
Recourse). Notwithstanding Section 10.1.1, during the period from the
initial Advance until the Conditions Subsequent in Section 5.8 have been
satisfied in full (the "Interim Period"), the Guaranteed Obligations also include the repayment
in full of all outstanding Advances (principal and accrued interest,
other than the amounts excluded by
Section 10.1.2) on demand following acceleration of the Facility. Upon
satisfaction in full of the Conditions Subsequent, the Corporate Guarantee
reverts automatically to the scheduled-Debt-Service scope set out in Section 10.1.1,
and the Performance-Test release in Section 10.4 continues to apply. This
Interim Period broadening secures the Facility while the Security is being
perfected.
10.1.2
Exclusions. The Corporate Guarantee does not cover default-rate
margin, fees, taxes, indemnities, breakage, or other amounts that are not
scheduled principal or scheduled interest.
10.1.3
Authorization. The Corporate Guarantee
is a related-party / intra-group transaction; the Guarantor's asamblea authorization under Section 5.1.3 is a
condition precedent to the initial Advance, and the Guarantor confirms the
matters in Section 7.2(b).
10.1.4
Registration. The Guarantor shall
register the Corporate Guarantee in the RGM within
ten (10) Business
Days after execution and deliver filing confirmations to the Lender; the
Borrower bears the related costs per Section 12.1.
10.2
Nature; Independence.
10.2.1
Independence. The Guarantor's obligations are separate and independent from the Borrower's obligations and are
not conditioned on the Lender's pursuit of any remedies against the Borrower or
any collateral.
10.2.2
Guaranteed Obligations.
"Guaranteed Obligations" means the scheduled Debt Service (scheduled principal
and scheduled interest at the Interest Rate) payable on each Payment Date under
the PLAs, to the extent of any shortfall remaining after application of the
Waterfall (including any available DSRA withdrawal under Section 6.4.2);
provided that, during the Interim Period, the Guaranteed Obligations are
broadened as set forth in Section 10.1.1A.
10.3
Demand; Payment.
10.3.1
Shortfall Notice. If, following application of the Waterfall (including
any permitted DSRA withdrawal), a shortfall of scheduled Debt Service remains
for a Payment Date, the Lender may deliver a written shortfall notice to the
Guarantor specifying the Payment Date, the amount, and the calculation (the
amount so specified, the "Shortfall Amount").
10.3.2
Payment. The Guarantor shall pay each Shortfall Amount in COP,
in immediately available funds, into the Controlled Account designated by the
Lender (for application through the Waterfall) no later than seven (7) Business Days after receipt of the
shortfall notice. Payments shall be made in full without set-off or
counterclaim, subject to Applicable Law.
10.4
Release - Performance Test; No Sunset;
No Spring-Back.
10.4.1
Performance Test. The Guarantor is released automatically, without
further action by the Lender, on the first date on which each of the following
is satisfied (the "Performance Test"): (a) the portfolio has sustained a
DSCR of at least 1.30x on a trailing-nine-month basis, measured on Energy
Revenue only; (b) the DSRA stands at not less than the DSRA Target Balance; (c)
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (d) all reporting then due under Section 8.1 has been delivered.
The Lender shall, upon request, confirm any release in writing and execute such RGM cancellations as the
Guarantor reasonably requests at the Borrower's cost.
10.4.2
No Calendar Sunset; No
Spring-Back. The Corporate Guarantee
is not subject to any calendar-date release. Following release under the
Performance Test, the Corporate Guarantee does not automatically re-attach to
the seasoned portfolio upon a temporary decline in DSCR; coverage of Projects added
after release (including New-Build Projects) is addressed at the PLA level
through Section 10.4.3 (the Project Guarantee), the conditions to each Advance,
and the Lender's Advance discretion under Section 2.2, rather than by automatic
re-attachment of the released Corporate Guarantee. Following release, the
Facility remains secured by the asset-level collateral.
10.4.3
Project-Level Coverage of
Post-Release Projects (Re-Seasoning). If, after release of the Corporate
Guarantee under Section 10.4.1, the Lender makes an Advance in respect of a
Project that was not part of the portfolio which satisfied the Performance Test
(including any New-Build Project), the applicable PLA shall require the
Guarantor to provide a guarantee of the scheduled Debt Service attributable to
that Project (a "Project Guarantee"), on the terms of this Article 10 mutatis mutandis. Each Project Guarantee is
released automatically on the first date on which the portfolio (including that
Project) sustains a DSCR of at least 1.30x on a trailing-nine-month basis
measured on Energy Revenue only, the DSRA stands at not less than the DSRA
Target Balance, no Event of Default is continuing, and all reporting then due
has been delivered (the "Project Performance Test"). For the avoidance of
doubt, release of the Corporate Guarantee under Section 10.4.1 does not
re-attach to the seasoned portfolio upon a temporary decline in DSCR; the
Lender's protection in respect of newly-added exposure is the Project Guarantee
under this Section 10.4.3 together with the Lender's discretion under Sections
2.2.1 and 2.2.2 in respect of any further PLA and the Drawstop Events under
Section 2.2.5.
10.5
Subrogation; Standstill. Upon payment of any Shortfall Amount, the Guarantor is subrogated to the Lender's
rights against the Borrower to the extent of such payment; provided,
that the Guarantor shall not exercise subrogation, reimbursement, or
contribution rights, and shall not collect from any Controlled Account or interfere with the Waterfall, until
all amounts due and payable to the Lender have been paid in full and no Default
or Event of Default exists.
10.6
Waivers. The Guarantor waives:
(a) presentment, demand,
protest, and notice
of dishonor; (b) any requirement that the Lender exhaust remedies against the Borrower or any
collateral; (c) any defense based on amendments, extensions, forbearances, or
impairments of collateral (provided that no amendment may expand the scope of
this Article 10 without the
Guarantor's written consent); and (d) any other suretyship defenses, to the
maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law.
10.7
Guarantor Covenants; Reporting. Until released under the Performance Test, the
Guarantor shall (a) maintain its legal existence and authority to perform this
Article 10; (b) deliver, within one hundred twenty (120) days after each fiscal
year-end, its audited annual financial statements with the independent
auditor's report (and, within forty-five (45) days after each fiscal
quarter-end, unaudited quarterly statements with brief variance commentary);
(c) deliver such corporate approvals and tax forms as the Lender reasonably
requests; and (d) execute and deliver its Pagaré and carta de instrucciones pursuant to Section
5.1.5, and maintain them in full force until released under the Performance
Test (upon which the Lender shall return the Guarantor's Pagaré uncompleted).
10.8
Taxes. Sections 4.3.1 through
4.3.3 apply mutatis mutandis to payments
by the Guarantor under this Article 10.
10.9
Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Article 10 is governed by the laws of the State
of Delaware. The Guarantor submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
state courts of the State of Delaware (including the Court of Chancery) and the
federal courts of the United States located in the District of Delaware, and
waives any objection based on forum non conveniens and any claim to
immunity to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT;
REMEDIES
11.1
Default; Construction. A "Default" means any event or condition which, with
notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default. The
Lender's rights and remedies are cumulative and may be exercised concurrently
and in any order, subject to Applicable Law.
11.2
Events of Default. Each of the following constitutes an "Event of Default":
11.2.1
Payment Default. Failure to pay (a) scheduled interest or scheduled
principal on its Payment Date, or (b) any other amount due under the Loan
Documents, in each case beyond five (5) Business Days after the due date;
amounts validly disputed in good faith with supporting documentation are
excluded pending resolution.
11.2.2
Guarantee Shortfall. Failure of the Guarantor to pay any Shortfall Amount
within the period specified in Section 10.3.2.
11.2.3
Cash Management / Waterfall
Breach. Failure to maintain the
Controlled Accounts, deposit Project revenues therein, or apply cash strictly
per the Waterfall, continuing for ten (10) Business Days after notice (or
immediately upon willful diversion or out-of-trust use of funds).
11.2.4
Clawback Failure. Failure to return any Clawback amount when due under Section
2.5.3.
11.2.5
BanRep / FX Non-Compliance. Failure to complete or maintain the BanRep
external-debt registration, the declaración de cambio, or required
amendments within the applicable timeframes, continuing for five (5) Business
Days after notice.
11.2.6 Covenant Defaults. Failure to comply with any covenant
in Article 8 or Article 9 (including the DSCR covenant in Section 9.12) and, if
capable of cure, such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after
notice; provided that no cure period applies to Sections 6.3 (Waterfall contravention), 9.2 (Liens), 9.10 (Change of Control),
or 2.5 (Permitted Uses).
11.2.7
Misrepresentation. Any representation or warranty proves to have been incorrect
in any material respect when made or deemed made and, if curable,
is not corrected within ten (10) Business Days after notice.
11.2.8
Material Contract Failure. Termination (other than permitted replacement), repudiation, or suspension beyond five (5) Business Days of any Material Contract required
for then-current operations or milestones, or a material uncured breach
thereunder materially impairing construction, interconnection, or operations.
11.2.9
Permits; Interconnection. Revocation, suspension, or material restriction of a
permit or interconnection right necessary for then-current operations or
milestones, not reinstated or replaced on terms not materially adverse to the
Lender within five (5) Business Days.
11.2.10
Insolvency. Any Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the
Borrower or, prior to release under the Performance Test, the Guarantor.
11.2.11
Security Impairment. Any Security Document ceases to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, or perfected with first priority (other than by reason of
the Lender's own failure to act where no Borrower action is required), not
remedied within five (5) Business Days after notice.
11.2.12
Unauthorized Liens or
Indebtedness. The Borrower creates or
permits any Lien or incurs any Indebtedness in
violation of Article 9.
11.2.13
Expropriation. Any material expropriation of Project assets occurs
and (a) the compensation and other proceeds of the expropriation process are
not paid into a Controlled Account, or (b) such proceeds are not applied to the
full prepayment of the Loan under the relevant PLA within ten (10) Business
Days of their receipt. For the avoidance of doubt, an expropriation event does
not, in and of itself, constitute an Event of Default, but is a
mandatory-prepayment event for the affected PLA; the Event of Default consists
in the failure to channel and apply the proceeds as required by this Section
11.2.13 or, where such proceeds are insufficient to prepay the affected Loan in
full, the Borrower's failure to prepay the shortfall or otherwise restore
compliance with Section 2.4.1 within thirty
(30) Business
Days.
11.2.14
Change of Control. Any change of control of the Borrower, or any
transfer or encumbrance of the Borrower's equity or the derechos fiduciarios,
contrary to the Loan Documents.
11.2.15
Sanctions; Anti-Corruption;
AML. Any use of proceeds or conduct
violating sanctions, anti-corruption, or AML laws, not ceased and remediated
within thirty (30) Business Days after notice (if remediable).
11.2.16
Cross-Default. A payment default or acceleration occurs under any
other material Indebtedness of the Borrower, other than Indebtedness permitted
under Section 9.1 or otherwise approved by the Lender in writing.
11.2.17
Anti-Fragmentation / DG Status. Any determination by the Operador de Red or
any regulator that a Project is part of a fractionated plant (planta
fraccionada), any suspension or disconnection initiated due to fraccionamiento, or any loss or
reclassification of a Project's DG status under Applicable Law.
11.3
Remedies. Upon any Event of Default (and at any time thereafter
while continuing), the Lender may, in its discretion and without prejudice to
any other rights:
11.3.1 Suspend / Terminate Availability. Suspend or terminate the making of further Advances
under any or all PLAs.
11.3.2
Acceleration. Declare all obligations under the Loan Documents
immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, or notice except as
required by Applicable Law.
11.3.3
Control Activation. Activate exclusive (100%) control over the Controlled
Accounts under Section 6.6, block non-Waterfall disbursements, and direct
payments.
11.3.4
DSRA Application. Apply DSRA balances toward
Debt Service shortfalls.
11.3.5 Enforcement of Security. Exercise all rights under the Security Documents,
including (a) enforcement of the all-assets garantía mobiliaria through
the special enforcement procedures (ejecución especial de la garantía)
and direct-payment (pago directo) mechanics available under Ley 1676
de 2013 and the RGM; (b) enforcement of the Derechos Fiduciarios Pledge
(including instruction of the sociedad fiduciaria and extrajudicial
realization where available); (c) enforcement of receivables assignments and
direction of counterparties to pay into Controlled Accounts; (d) completion of
the Pagarés in accordance with their cartas de instrucciones and
enforcement thereof through a proceso ejecutivo before the competent
Colombian courts (no exequatur required); and (e) foreclosure or sale of
collateral, in each case conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.
11.3.6
Step-In; Replacement. Exercise cure, step-in, and replacement rights under
the Direct Agreements and the irrevocable special powers of attorney (poder
especial irrevocable) granted under the PLAs, including issuing binding
directions to Material Contract counterparties and designating replacement
operators or contractors. Neither step-in nor any cure direction makes the
Lender an owner, operator, or employer; the Lender assumes no Borrower
obligations except amounts actually incurred by it during step-in.
11.3.7
Guarantor Demand. Demand payment
from the Guarantor
under Article 10 of any Shortfall Amount.
11.3.8
Set-Off. Set off amounts owed by the Lender to the Borrower
against due and payable obligations of the Borrower (excluding Controlled
Account funds except as applied through the Waterfall).
11.4
Application of Proceeds. Proceeds of enforcement are applied (a) to documented
costs of enforcement, (b) then in accordance with the Waterfall, and (c) any
surplus to the Borrower or as required by Applicable Law.
11.5
No Implied Waiver; Rescission. No failure or delay by the Lender operates as a
waiver. Any waiver must be in writing and is effective only in the specific
instance given. The Lender may rescind any acceleration if the underlying Event
of Default is cured or waived and all amounts then due are paid; rescission is
not a waiver of any other Default.
12. EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION; LIMITATIONS
12.1
Expenses. The Borrower (or the Guarantor on its behalf) shall
pay the Lender's reasonable, documented out-of-pocket external costs (legal and
local counsel, registry and perfection filings (including all RGM filings for
the Security Documents and the Corporate Guarantee), translations, and
notarizations) incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution, closing,
administration, amendment (where requested by the Borrower), and enforcement of
the Loan Documents, in the latter case to the extent the Lender prevails
on the principal relief sought.
This Section 12.1 continues
the binding "Expenses" undertaking of the Term Sheet.
12.2
Indemnification. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Lender and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents, and advisers (the "Indemnified Parties"), from and against all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, fines, and reasonable,
documented out-of-pocket expenses arising out of or in connection with (a) the
Projects (construction, interconnection, commissioning, operation, or maintenance);
(b) the execution, performance, or enforcement of the Loan Documents; (c) the
use of proceeds; (d) environmental matters related to the Projects; and (e) any
related third-party claim, except to the extent finally determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the relevant Indemnified Party. No party is liable for
consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages except to the extent
payable to a third party under a covered claim. These obligations survive
repayment.
12.3
No Fiduciary Duty. The Lender is not acting as a fiduciary or financial
adviser to any Obligor; each Obligor has made its own independent decision to
enter into the Loan Documents.
13. NOTICES
13.1
Form; Methods; Effectiveness. Any notice or communication under the Loan Documents
shall be in writing, in English, and delivered by hand, internationally
recognized courier, or email (PDF attachments permitted) to the addresses below
(as updated by notice). A notice is effective when delivered (hand or courier,
per delivery confirmation) or, if by
email, when the sender's system shows transmission without bounce-back during
the recipient's local Business Day (otherwise the next Business Day).
Supporting documents may be in Spanish; the Borrower shall provide English
translations on the Lender's reasonable request.
13.2
Notice Details.
Lender: Energea
Portfolio 5 LATAM LP, 52 Main Street,
Chester, CT 06412,
U.S.A.; Attention: Juan Carvajales,
Senior Portfolio Manager;
Email: juan@energea.com; with a copy to: Mike Silvestrini, Managing Partner; Email: mike@energea.com.
Borrower: KLIMA INVEST S.A.S.,
Carrera 71 # 46-8, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia; Attention: Legal Representative; Email: info@unergo.io.
Guarantor: SOLENIUM
S.A.S., [address •], Medellín, Colombia; Attention: Legal Representative; Email: [•].
13.3 Electronic Delivery; E-Signatures. Agreements, certificates, Draw
Notices, statements, and other documents may be delivered electronically.
Signatures delivered by DocuSign or comparable e-signature platforms, or by
scanned PDF, are binding to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.
14. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
14.1
Writing Required. No amendment, waiver, or consent is effective unless in writing
and signed as follows:
14.1.1
PLA-Level Changes. For a change affecting only one Project / PLA that
does not alter any Hard-Locked Term: the Lender and the Borrower.
14.1.2
Platform-Level Changes. For any change to a Hard-Locked Term or the Aggregate
Cap: the Lender and the Borrower, and the Guarantor to the extent the change
would reasonably be expected to increase or expand the Guarantor's obligations
under Article 10.
14.1.3
Ministerial Updates. The Lender may request, and the Borrower shall
execute, ministerial or conforming updates (cross-reference corrections,
typographical fixes, completed schedules) that do not adversely affect
substantive rights.
14.2 No Oral Waivers. Any waiver must be specific, in writing, and signed by the waiving
Party; no course of dealing constitutes an amendment or waiver.
15. ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
15.1
Borrower Transfers Prohibited. No Obligor may assign, novate, or transfer any right
or obligation under the Loan Documents without the Lender's prior written
consent; any merger, consolidation, change in legal form, or transfer of all or substantially all assets is deemed
an assignment.
15.2
Lender Assignments. The Lender may assign all or any portion
of its rights and obligations to (a) an Affiliate of the
Lender or (b) a bank, financial institution, fund, or other institutional
investor that customarily holds project-finance or private-credit loans,
subject to: no increase in the Borrower's monetary obligations; customary KYC
and sanctions screens; and prompt written notice to the Borrower. Each
assignment automatically includes the Lender's rights in the collateral and the
Corporate Guarantee; the Borrower shall execute reasonable ministerial
documents to reflect transfers in local filings at the Lender's cost.
15.3
Participations. The Lender may grant non-voting participations;
participants have no privity with, and no direct rights against, any Obligor.
15.4
Register. The Lender shall maintain a non-public register of
assignments and participations; entries are prima facie evidence absent
manifest error.
16. GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION
16.1
Governing Law - Split of Laws. This Agreement and each PLA (other than instruments
governing collateral located in Colombia) are governed by the laws of the State
of Delaware, without regard to its conflicts-of-law principles. The creation, perfection, priority, and enforcement
of security interests over assets located in, registered in, or otherwise subject to the laws of the
Republic of Colombia are governed by Colombian law.
16.2
Jurisdiction. Each Obligor submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of Delaware (including the Court
of Chancery) and the federal courts of the United States located in the
District of Delaware, and waives any objection based on venue or forum non
conveniens. Nothing limits the Lender's right to take action in Colombia or
any other jurisdiction where collateral is located, registered, or payable, or
to enforce judgments or orders. For the avoidance of doubt, no foreign
governing law, foreign forum, arbitration clause, or foreign proceeding shall
limit, stay, condition, or suspend the Lender's ability to exercise any in
rem or collateral enforcement remedy available under Colombian law or under
the Colombian Security Documents, including pago directo, ejecución
especial de la garantía, fiduciary instructions, enforcement of assigned
receivables, account control, RGM remedies, or proceedings before Colombian
authorities or courts.
16.3
Service of Process. Service of process may be effected by any method
permitted under Applicable Law, including by internationally recognized courier
with delivery confirmation to a Party's notice address.
16.4
Waiver of Immunity. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each
Obligor irrevocably waives any claim to sovereign immunity with respect to its
obligations under the Loan Documents.
16.5 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY PLA, THE SECURITY
DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
16.6
Judgment Currency. To the extent permitted by law, any judgment obtained
by the Lender shall be expressed in COP. Where a judicial liquidation in COP of
an obligation expressed in another currency is required, the conversion shall
be made at the tasa representativa del mercado (TRM) in effect on the
date of payment, in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 86 of Banco de la
República External Resolution 1 of 2018.
17. MISCELLANEOUS
17.1
Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement
among the Parties with respect to their subject matter and supersede
all prior and contemporaneous understandings, negotiations, and term sheets, including the Term Sheet (Recital F); provided, that the binding Expenses,
Confidentiality, and Exclusivity undertakings of the Term Sheet remain in
effect to the extent restated in or consistent with the Loan Documents.
17.2
Confidentiality. Each Party shall keep non-public information received
in connection with the Loan Documents confidential, with customary carve-outs
for Affiliates and advisers bound by confidentiality, regulators, legal
process, prospective assignees and participants under Article 15, and
information that becomes public other than through breach.
17.3
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for Indemnified Parties under Section 12.2,
nothing in the Loan Documents confers any rights on any Person other than the
Parties.
17.4
Severability. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, it shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary (or
severed), without affecting the remaining provisions or that provision in any
other jurisdiction.
17.5
Counterparts; Electronic
Signatures. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each deemed an original; electronic signatures and
delivery are effective per Section 13.3.
17.6
Survival. Article 3 (as to accrued amounts), Section 4.3
(Taxes), Article 10 (until release under the Performance Test), Article 11 (to
the extent of enforcement and application of proceeds), Article 12 (Expenses;
Indemnification), Article 16 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction), and Section 17.2
(Confidentiality) survive termination and repayment.
17.7
Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of all
obligations, including Payment Dates and reporting deadlines.
17.8
Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in the Loan Documents creates a partnership,
joint venture, or agency relationship.
18. EXHIBITS
AND SCHEDULES
18.1
Incorporation. The following Exhibits and Schedules are incorporated
by reference and form part of this Agreement: Exhibit A - Draw Notice (Form);
Exhibit B - Compliance Certificate / DSCR Computation (Form); Exhibit C -
Technical Certificate (Form - construction Advances); Exhibit D - Forms of
Pagaré en Blanco and Carta de
Instrucciones (Borrower and Guarantor) [forms to be conformed by Colombian
counsel]; Schedule 1 - Permitted Investments for the DSRA; Schedule 2 - Payment
Mechanics, Account Details, and Cut-Offs [to be completed at closing]. Where a
form contains [•] blanks, the Parties shall complete them consistently with
this Agreement and the applicable PLA. The body of this Agreement prevails over
its Schedules and Exhibits.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO MASTER LOAN AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Master Loan Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized representatives as of the
Effective Date.
LENDER:

ENERGEA
PORTFOLIO
5
LATAM
LP
By:
Name: Michael Paul Silvestrini
Title: Managing Partner
BORROWER:

KLIMA
INVEST
S.A.S.
(NIT
901859924-
6)
By:
Name: Silvia Natalia
Montilla Cortes (C.C. 1.032.481.379)
Title: Legal Representative (representante legal)
GUARANTOR (solely
with
respect
to
Article
10
and
the
provisions
expressly
applicable
to
it)
: SOLENIUM S.A.S.
By:
Name: Jaibet
Paola Santiago Ribón
Title: Legal Representative (representante legal)
EXHIBIT A - DRAW NOTICE (FORM)
To: Energea Portfolio 5 LATAM LP.
Date: [•]. Reference: Master Loan Agreement dated [•], 2026, and PLA-[•]
([Project]). The undersigned, KLIMA INVEST S.A.S., requests an Advance as
follows: (1) Amount (COP): [•]; (2) Requested funding date: [•] (not earlier
than five (5) Business Days after this notice); (3) Permitted Use(s) and payee
instructions: [•]; (4) For construction Advances: milestone(s), Approved
Budget line items,
and in-balance confirmation per the Construction Rider,
with the Technical Certificate attached; (5) BanRep registration status (to be
completed one
(1) Business Day before
disbursement): [•]. The Borrower certifies that: the representations and
warranties are true and correct in all material respects; no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing; the proceeds will be applied solely to
the Permitted Uses stated above (subject to the Clawback); and after giving
effect to this Advance, the Advance Rate and Aggregate Cap are complied with.
The Borrower acknowledges that the Facility is uncommitted at the platform
level and that funding of this Advance is subject to MLA Section 2.2 (including
the absence of any continuing Drawstop Event). KLIMA INVEST S.A.S. - By: Name:
[•] Title: [•].
EXHIBIT B - COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE / DSCR COMPUTATION (FORM)
For the fiscal quarter ended [•].
The undersigned officer of KLIMA INVEST S.A.S. certifies: (1) DSCR
(portfolio, trailing-nine-month, per Section 1.1.28). (a) Cash flow
available for Debt Service (aggregate, per the attached computation): COP [•];
(b) Debt Service (scheduled principal + scheduled interest at 18.00% per
annum): COP [•]; (c) DSCR = (a) / (b) = [•]x; covenant: not less than 1.30x
(MLA Section 9.12) - [Compliant / Not compliant]. (2) Performance Test
(informational until release). DSCR measured on Energy Revenue only
(excluding insurance proceeds, EPC liquidated damages, regulatory or market
refunds, and other non-recurring items): [•]x; DSRA balance vs. DSRA Target Balance: COP [•] / COP [•]; reporting current:
[Yes/No]; no Event of Default continuing: [Yes/No].
(3) Covenants. No Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing [except as described in the
attachment, with proposed cure]. (4) Attachments. DSCR computation
work-papers; Controlled Account statements; Waterfall application summary.
KLIMA INVEST S.A.S. - By: Name: [•] Title: [•].
EXHIBIT C - TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE (FORM - CONSTRUCTION ADVANCES)
Project: [•] (New-Build). PLA:
[•]. Milestone(s): [•]. The Lender (or its designee), through its Technical
Director, confirms on the basis of the evidence listed below that the
milestone(s) stated above have been achieved in accordance with the Approved Budget
and draw schedule, and that the requested Advance satisfies the in-balance
test: (a) evidence reviewed (photographs, delivery notes, test reports,
interconnection evidence, invoices, payment certificates): [•]; (b) Approved
Budget status and variances: [•]; (c) in-balance confirmation (remaining
availability + committed equity ≥ cost to complete): [•]; (d) conditions or
holdbacks: [•]. Technical Director sign-off (Technical Gate, MLA Section
5.3.2): Date: [•].
SCHEDULE 1 - PERMITTED INVESTMENTS FOR THE DSRA
Cash in the DSRA; COP-denominated
demand or time deposits at the Account Bank (or another Colombian financial
institution approved by the Lender, rated at least the equivalent of investment
grade on the Colombian national scale) maturing no later than the next Payment
Date; and COP-denominated money-market funds (fondos de inversión colectiva
del mercado monetario) administered by the Account Bank or its Affiliates
and approved by the Lender. No equities, derivatives, foreign-currency
instruments, or instruments with maturities beyond the next Payment Date.
SCHEDULE 2 - PAYMENT
MECHANICS, ACCOUNT DETAILS,
AND CUT-OFFS
[To be completed at closing with
the Account Bank: Controlled Account coordinates; DSRA sub-account; Lender
Account details; bank cut-off times; declaración de cambio processing
arrangements; BanRep filing references.]
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The document has been completed.