6394266 Offset Purchase Agreements: Key Issues RON EZEKIEL Fasken Martineau 604 631 4708

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Transaction Structure Who is the Vendor? Project Proponent Aggregator Other? Who is the Purchaser? Financial Position

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Offset Purchase Agreements:Key Issues

RON EZEKIELFasken Martineau604 631 [email protected]

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Outline

Transaction StructurePurchase and SaleRepresentationsAudit / Further AssurancesSecurity / CreditDefault / Remedies

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Transaction Structure

Who is the Vendor?Project ProponentAggregatorOther?

Who is the Purchaser?Financial Position

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Transaction Structure

What is Being Bought / Sold?Offsets (risk on vendor)Rights capable of becoming offsets (risk on purchaser)

When Will the Transaction Occur?One-time tradeLong term supplyStatus of the Offset Project

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Purchase and Sale

DeliveryDelivery schedule that sets out quantity and delivery dateDelivery by deposit to Purchaser’s account

PaymentTimingMeans

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Representations

Can provide comfort on project statusProject milestonesOption to “refresh” representations

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Representations

Confirmation that obvious issues have been addressed, like:

project start dateproject approvalsreductions or removals during registration periodno climate change incentivestitle

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Audit / Further Assurances

Important until system is operational and we all understand exactly what is required

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Security / Credit

Critical to mitigate long term supplySome parties may not have credit ratings, or options for a credit support providerProviding security is a cost (GSA / Letter of Credit)

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Default / Remedies

Force MajeureChange in Law

Surplus risk

Limitations of LiabilityNo consequential lossReplacement offsetsCaps

Dispute Resolution

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Questions?

Ron Ezekiel