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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): August 20, 2021

 

Clearway Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

001-36002

(Commission File Number)

 

46-1777204

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(609) 608-1525

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01   CWEN.A   New York Stock Exchange
Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01   CWEN   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company     ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On August 20, 2021, Utah Solar Holdings II LLC, a subsidiary of Clearway Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Dominion Solar Projects III, Inc. (“Dominion”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company will acquire from Dominion 100% of the Class B membership interests in project companies comprising 50% of the membership interests in a portfolio consisting of seven utility-scale solar farms located in Utah representing 530 megawatts of capacity (the “Utah Solar Portfolio”), for a purchase price of $335 million in cash, subject to customary working capital adjustments (the “Transaction”). The Company currently owns 50% of the membership interests in the Utah Solar Portfolio, and, upon the closing of the Transaction, will own 100% of the membership interests in the Utah Solar Portfolio.

 

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants made by the parties. Each of the Company and Dominion are obligated, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the other for certain customary and other specified matters, including breaches of representations and warranties, nonfulfillment or breaches of covenants and for certain liabilities and third-party claims.

 

The closing of the Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and certain third-party approvals. The Company expects the Transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.

 

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
10.1   Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2021, by and between Dominion Solar Projects III, Inc. and Utah Solar Holdings II LLC.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Clearway Energy, Inc.
     
  By:   /s/ Kevin P. Malcarney
    Kevin P. Malcarney
    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 

Date:  August 23, 2021