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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;9, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>333-178786-01</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>80-0872648</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>535 Fifth Avenue, Suite 421</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10017</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel
(646)&nbsp;532-6707</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (212) 515-3200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;9, 2013, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into the amended and restated advisory
agreement (the &#147;Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement&#148;) with Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation, a Maryland Corporation (the &#147;Operating Corp.&#148;) and Greenbacker Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the &#147;Advisor&#148;). The Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement modified the Advisory Agreement dated August&nbsp;7, 2013 to (i)&nbsp;provide that the initial term of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement shall be one year; and
(ii)&nbsp;remove the provision providing the Advisor with the option to calculate the base management fee at an annual rate of 2.0% of the cost basis of the Company&#146;s assets (rather than at 2.0% of the Company&#146;s average gross assets over
the annual period) in situations in which the Company&#146;s net asset value first exceeds and then declines below $250 million. In accordance with the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, the base management fee payable to the Advisor shall in
all circumstances be calculated at a monthly rate of 0.167% (2.0% annually) of the Company&#146;s average gross assets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing
description of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the terms of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and
Restated Advisory Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.03.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Second Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;9, 2013, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (the
&#147;Company&#148;) entered into that second amended and restated limited liability company operating agreement (the &#147;Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement&#148;) with Greenbacker Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the &#147;Advisor&#148;) and James Weiner, the Company&#146;s initial member. The Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement generally contains the same terms and conditions as the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement dated August&nbsp;7, 2013, except for the following changes: (i)&nbsp;the time period after the death, removal or resignation of an Independent Director during which less than a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
&#147;Board&#148;) shall be independent directors is changed from 90 days to 60 days; (ii)&nbsp;the Company may not make in-kind distributions unless such in-kind distributions consist of readily marketable securities or securities that may become
readily marketable securities within a reasonable period of time, or unless certain other conditions are satisfied ; (iii)&nbsp;the consent of the Board for certain assignments pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.2(b) of the Second Amended and Restated LLC
Agreement shall not unreasonably withheld; (iv)&nbsp;the notice required for meeting of members shall not be less than 15 days and more than 60 days before such meeting; and (v)&nbsp;the Company shall not provide that a non-independent director, the
Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by the Company that was the result of negligence or misconduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the terms of the
Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, dated October 9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Capital Management LLC and James Weiner.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated October&nbsp;9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation and Greenbacker Capital Management LLC.</TD></TR>
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its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: October&nbsp;9, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Charles Wheeler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, dated October&nbsp;9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Capital Management LLC and James Weiner.</TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
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): October 9, 2013
GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
333-178786-01
80-0872648
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
535 Fifth Avenue, Suite 421
New York, NY 10017
Tel
(646) 532-6707
10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 515-3200
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement
On October 9, 2013, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (the "Company") entered into the amended and restated advisory
agreement (the "Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement") with Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation, a Maryland Corporation (the "Operating Corp.") and Greenbacker Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the "Advisor"). The Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement modified the Advisory Agreement dated August 7, 2013 to (i) provide that the initial term of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement shall be one year; and
(ii) remove the provision providing the Advisor with the option to calculate the base management fee at an annual rate of 2.0% of the cost basis of the Company's assets (rather than at 2.0% of the Company's average gross assets over
the annual period) in situations in which the Company's net asset value first exceeds and then declines below $250 million. In accordance with the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, the base management fee payable to the Advisor shall in
all circumstances be calculated at a monthly rate of 0.167% (2.0% annually) of the Company's average gross assets.
The foregoing
description of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the terms of the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and
Restated Advisory Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Second Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement
On October 9, 2013, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (the
"Company") entered into that second amended and restated limited liability company operating agreement (the "Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement") with Greenbacker Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Advisor") and James Weiner, the Company's initial member. The Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement generally contains the same terms and conditions as the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement dated August 7, 2013, except for the following changes: (i) the time period after the death, removal or resignation of an Independent Director during which less than a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") shall be independent directors is changed from 90 days to 60 days; (ii) the Company may not make in-kind distributions unless such in-kind distributions consist of readily marketable securities or securities that may become
readily marketable securities within a reasonable period of time, or unless certain other conditions are satisfied ; (iii) the consent of the Board for certain assignments pursuant to Section 10.2(b) of the Second Amended and Restated LLC
Agreement shall not unreasonably withheld; (iv) the notice required for meeting of members shall not be less than 15 days and more than 60 days before such meeting; and (v) the Company shall not provide that a non-independent director, the
Advisor or an affiliate of the Advisor be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by the Company that was the result of negligence or misconduct.
The foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the terms of the
Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, dated October 9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Capital Management LLC and James Weiner.
10.1
Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated October 9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation and Greenbacker Capital Management LLC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 9, 2013
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC
By:
/s/ Charles Wheeler
Name: Charles Wheeler
Title: Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, dated October 9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Capital Management LLC and James Weiner.
10.1
Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated October 9, 2013, among Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation and Greenbacker Capital Management LLC.