Our Bylaws provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers
to the full extent authorized by the DGCL.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive
officers. Such agreements may require us, among other things, to advance expenses and otherwise indemnify our executive officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as executive officers or
directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future.
The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, any provision of our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we shall not be obligated to indemnify a director or officer in
respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized by our board of directors pursuant to the applicable procedure outlined in our Bylaws.
Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of
dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held jointly and severally liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing such
directors dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.
We maintain and expect to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to our directors and officers against loss
rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.
These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These
provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholders
investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced
officers and directors.
Limited Partnerships
One registrant, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure, L.P. (the OP), is a Delaware limited partnership. Section 17-108 of
the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (DRULPA) empowers a Delaware limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such
standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its partnership agreement. The Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the Partnership Agreement), as amended, of the OP provides for indemnification of its
general partners, including us, our affiliates and any individual or entity acting on our behalf to the fullest extent provided by the DRULPA, except the OP shall not indemnify an indemnitee (1) for willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the
law, (2) for any transaction for which such indemnitee received an improper personal benefit in violation or breach of any provision of the Partnership Agreement, or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the indemnitee had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
Limited Liability Companies
Two registrants, HAC Holdings I LLC (HHI) and HAC Holdings II LLC (HHII), are limited liability companies organized
under Delaware law. Subject to standards and restrictions as are set forth in the limited liability company agreements of such Delaware limited liability company registrants, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act empowers a Delaware limited
liability company to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other persons from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. The Operating Agreements of HHI and HHII require that HHI and HHII shall indemnify, defend, protect,
and hold their respective members and officers harmless from and against any act performed by such indemnitee with respect to the matters of such company, unless such act constitutes grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, or
a knowing violation of law.
Registrants Organized under Maryland Law
Limited Liability Companies
Three
registrants, HAT Holdings I LLC (HATI), and HAT II LLC (HATII) and Hannon Armstrong Capital, LLC (HAC), are limited liability companies organized under Maryland law. Subject to standards and restrictions as are
set forth in the operating agreements of such registrants, the Maryland Limited Liability Company Act (the MLLCA) empowers a Maryland limited liability company to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other persons from
and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
The limited liability company agreements of certain registrants that are Maryland
limited liability companies require such registrants, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, in effect from time to time, to indemnify any director, officer or employee of it for any loss, damage or claim by reason of any act or omission
performed or omitted by such person in good faith on behalf of such registrant and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such person by the limited liability company agreement of such registrant,
provided that no such person will be entitled to indemnification from such registrant in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by such person by reason of such persons gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts
and omissions.
The Operating Agreements of HATI and HATII require that HATI and HATII shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless any
member, manager, director, trustee, partner or officer of such company who was or is a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative, and whether
formal or informal (a Proceeding), including a Proceeding brought on behalf of any member of such company, because such person or entity is or was a member of such company, or is or was serving as manager, director, trustee, partner or
officer of such company, against any liability and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by such person or entity in connection with such Proceeding unless such person or entity has engaged in willful misconduct or
a knowing violation of the criminal law, or unless such Proceeding is to enforce contractual obligations of a member under the respective operating agreement or otherwise.
The Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HAC requires that HAC shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted
under the MLLCA, its members, officers, directors and any person acting on behalf of a member (irrespective of the capacity in which it acts) for and against any loss, damage, claim or expense (including attorneys fees) whatsoever incurred by
such member relating to or arising out of any act or omission or alleged acts or omissions (whether or not constituting negligence or gross negligence) performed or omitted by such member on behalf of HAC.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, members or
persons controlling the Company or the other registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrants have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is
therefore unenforceable.
Item 16. Exhibits.
The Exhibits to this registration statement are listed on the exhibit index, which appears elsewhere herein and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 17. Undertakings.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
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to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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