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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 4, 2019
PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-36087 | 90-0893251 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
1088 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(415) 283-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Previously, on September 28, 2018, Pattern Gulf Wind Holdings LLC (“Gulf Wind Holdings”), a 100% owned indirect subsidiary of Pattern Energy Group Inc. (the “Company”), exercised an option (the “Gulf Wind Option”) to purchase SWT-2.3-108 turbines (the “Western Development Turbines”) from Pattern Western Development LLC (“Western Development”) pursuant to a memorandum of understanding previously entered into between the parties (the “MOU”). Western Development is a 100% owned indirect subsidiary of Pattern Energy Group 2 LP. Pursuant to such MOU, Western Development had until August 30, 2019 to determine the number of Western Development Turbines, between 10 and 60, it would sell to Gulf Wind Holdings or its designated affiliate (the “Turbine Quantity Determination Date”).
The Company intends to use the Western Development Turbines, together with additional turbines to be purchased directly from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc., to repower the Gulf Wind facility, a 283MW wind farm located in Kenedy County, Texas that is expected to qualify for federal production tax credits.
On March 4, 2019, Western Development agreed to Gulf Wind Holdings’ request to accelerate the Turbine Quantity Determination Date to permit the Company to effectuate the repowering in a more timely manner in connection with a new proposed offtake arrangement for the Gulf Wind facility, in exchange for a $1 million fee payable to Western Development. In connection therewith, Western Development determined it would sell 10 Western Development Turbines to Gulf Wind Holdings or its designated affiliate.
The transactions contemplated by the acceleration of the Turbine Quantity Determination Date were reviewed and recommended by the Conflicts Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which is comprised solely of independent directors, for approval by the Board of Directors, and was subsequently approved by the Board of Directors.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d. Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
10.1 | | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Pattern Energy Group Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 7, 2019
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| PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Kim H. Liou | |
| | Name: Kim H. Liou | |
| | Title: General Counsel and Secretary | |