LOAN AGREEMENT by and between GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC, (“Lender”) ASPEN AEROGELS GEORGIA, LLC (“Borrower”) and THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO Dated as of November 28, 2022

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

LOAN AGREEMENT

by and between

GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC,

(“Lender”)

ASPEN AEROGELS GEORGIA, LLC

(“Borrower”)

and

THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

Dated as of November 28, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.  DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION					1
1.1.		Definitions			1
1.2.		Code			1
1.3.		Schedules and Exhibits			1
1.4.		Definition of “Knowledge”			1
2.  TERM LOAN, TERMS OF PAYMENT, SECURITY INTEREST, GUARANTY, MATURITY, ASSUMPTION					1
2.1.		Term Loan			1
2.2.		Interest; Interest Rate			2
2.3.		Payments; Prepayments			3
2.4.		Grant of Security; Guaranty			4
2.5.		Effect of Maturity			5
3.  CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES					5
3.1.		Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date			5
3.2.		Conditions Precedent to the Funding of each Term Loan			5
4.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES					5
4.1.		Due Organization; Authorization; Power and Authority			6
4.2.		Subsidiaries; Investments			6
4.3.		Indebtedness; Liabilities			7
4.4.		Collateral			7
4.5.		Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens			7
4.6.		Litigation			7
4.7.		Financial Condition			8
4.8.		Solvency			8

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4.9.		Regulatory Compliance			8
4.10.		Patriot Act			8
4.11.		OFAC			8
4.12.		Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws			8
4.13.		Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions			9
4.14.		[Reserved]			9
4.15.		SEC Reports			9
4.16.		Transactions with Affiliates			10
4.17.		Environmental Condition			10
4.18.		Material Contracts and Project Documents			11
4.19.		Permits, Etc.			11
4.20.		Insurance			11
4.21.		Condemnation			12
4.22.		Contractors			12
4.23.		Utilities and Access			12
4.24.		Zoning			12
4.25.		Absence of Material Adverse Effect			12
4.26.		Full Disclosure			13
4.27.		Intellectual Property			13
5.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS					14
5.1.		Compliance			14
5.2.		Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates			14
5.3.		Taxes; Pensions			16
5.4.		Access to Collateral; Inspections; Books and Records			17
5.5.		Insurance			18

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5.6.		Disbursement Account			20
5.7.		Protection of Intellectual Property Rights			21
5.8.		Litigation Cooperation			21
5.9.		Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries			21
5.10.		[Reserved]			22
5.11.		Environmental			22
5.12.		Incorporation of Terms			22
5.13.		Use of Proceeds			23
5.14.		Delivery of Material Contracts and Project Contracts			23
5.15.		Further Assurances			23
5.16.		Construction Related Covenants			24
5.17.		Collateral			26
5.18.		Full Disclosure			26
5.19.		Post-Closing Deliveries			26
5.20.		Separate Tax Parcel			27
5.21.		Compliance with Laws			27
6.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS					27
6.1.		Indebtedness			27
6.2.		Liens			27
6.3.		Dispositions			27
6.4.		Mergers or Acquisitions			28
6.5.		Restricted Payments; Investments			28
6.6.		Restricted Debt Payments			28
6.7.		Transactions with Affiliates			28
6.8.		Amendments to Material Contracts and Other Debt Documents			28

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6.9.		Limitations on Negative Pledges and other Agreements			29
6.10.		Control Agreement			29
6.11.		Compliance			29
6.12.		OFAC; Patriot Act; Anti-Corruption Laws			29
7.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.					29
7.1.		Payment Default			29
7.2.		Covenant Default			29
7.3.		Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business			30
7.4.		Insolvency			30
7.5.		Other Indebtedness and Agreements			30
7.6.		Milestones			31
7.7.		Judgments			31
7.8.		Misrepresentations			31
7.9.		Governmental Approvals; Noncompliance; Lapse of Permits			31
7.10.		Loan Documents			32
7.11.		Change of Control			32
7.12.		Proceedings			32
7.13.		Bond Defaults			32
8.  RIGHTS AND REMEDIES					32
8.1.		Rights and Remedies			32
8.2.		Remedies Cumulative			33
9.  WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION					33
9.1.		Demand; Protest; etc.			33
9.2.		Lender’s Liability for Collateral			33
9.3.		Indemnification			33

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10.  NOTICES					34
11.  CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION					35
12.  ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS					37
12.1.		Assignments			37
12.2.		Successors			37
13.  AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS					37
13.1.		Amendments and Waivers			37
13.2.		No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies			37
14.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.					38
14.1.		Section Headings			38
14.2.		Interpretation			38
14.3.		Severability of Provisions			38
14.4.		Debtor-Creditor Relationship			39
14.5.		Counterparts; Electronic Execution			39
14.6.		Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers			39
14.7.		Confidentiality			39
14.8.		Survival			41
14.9.		Integration			41
14.10.		No Setoff			41

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EXHIBIT AND SCHEDULES

Exhibit A		Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit B		Form of Guaranty Agreement
Exhibit C		Form of Collateral Assignment Agreement
Exhibit D		Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit E		Form of Revolver Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit F		Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit G		Form of Title Company “Date Down” Endorsement for Georgia Property
Schedule 1.1		Definitions
Schedule 1.1(c)		Contracts to be Collaterally Assigned
Schedule 1.1(d)		Excluded Accounts
Schedule 1.1(p)		Project Budget
Schedule 1.1(t)		Term Loan Budget
Schedule 3.1		Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date
Schedule 3.2		Conditions Precedent to the Funding of each Term Loan
Schedule 4.2(b)		Affiliates of Loan Parties
Schedule 4.3		Existing Liabilities
Schedule 4.16(a)		Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 4.16(b)		Assets and Services
Schedule 4.17		Environmental Conditions
Schedule 4.18		Material Contracts and Project Documents
Schedule 4.19		Permits
Schedule 4.22		Contractors
Schedule 5.16(b)		Subcontractors
Schedule 7.6		Milestones

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EXECUTION VERSION

LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of November 28, 2022 by and between GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC (“General Motors” together with its successors and assigns, the “Lender”, as that term is hereinafter further defined), ASPEN AEROGELS GEORGIA, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Borrower”), ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), ASPEN AEROGELS RHODE ISLAND, LLC, a Rhode Island limited liability company (“Aspen RI”) and the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto.

Borrower will be constructing and equipping an aerogel manufacturing plant in Bulloch County, Georgia (the “Project”) to produce barrier blankets for use in insulation components that are used in battery modules for electric vehicles. Xxxxxxxx has requested, and the Lender has agreed to provide, a multi-draw senior secured loan on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the proceeds of which will be used, together with capital contributions to Borrower from Parent and the proceeds of other financing, for the construction of and equipment for the first phase of the Project.

The parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

1.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified therefor in Schedule 1.1.

1.2. Code. Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall govern.

1.3. Schedules and Exhibits. All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

1.4. Definition of “Knowledge”. For purposes of the Loan Documents, whenever a representation or warranty is made to any Loan Party’s “knowledge” or “awareness”, to the “best of any Loan Party’s knowledge”, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.

2. TERM LOAN, TERMS OF PAYMENT, SECURITY INTEREST, GUARANTY, MATURITY, ASSUMPTION.

2.1. Term Loan.

(a) Term Loan Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement, the Lender hereby agrees to make Term Loans to Borrower in an aggregate amount of up to $100,000,000 (the “Term Loan Commitment”) after January 1, 2023, and before the Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date.

(b) Term Loan Funding.

(i) Subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement, the Lender agrees to fund Term Loans following not less than five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) advance written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit F (such notice, a “Borrowing Request”) from Borrower, together with evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement (each, a “Term Loan” and collectively, the “Term Loans”); provided, that: (w) the aggregate amount of all such Term Loans shall not exceed the Term Loan Commitment, (x) the Lender shall not have any obligation to fund any Term Loan more frequently than once in every month and (y) each borrowing shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 (or such lesser aggregate amount as is equal to the unused Term Loan Commitment at such time).

(ii) The proceeds of each Term Loan shall be deposited in the Disbursement Account and, to the extent intended to be used for the construction of the Georgia Facility pursuant to the applicable Term Loan Budget, disbursed to Borrower by the Title Company, all in accordance with Section 5.16(g).

(c) No Re-borrowing. Any principal amount of the Term Loan that is repaid or prepaid may not be re-borrowed. All principal of, interest on, and other amounts payable in respect of the Term Loan shall constitute Obligations hereunder.

2.2. Interest; Interest Rate.

(a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in Section 2.2(b) and Section 2.2(d), interest shall accrue on the Obligations at (i) Term SOFR plus 8.00% (the “Cash Interest Rate”) and shall be payable on a semi-annual basis in arrears on the first day of each January and July following the date of incurrence of the applicable Obligation (the “Interest Payment Date”) or, at the option of Borrower or (ii) at the election of Borrower pursuant to the penultimate sentence of this clause (a), prior to the delivery of a certificate of occupancy issued by Bulloch County, Georgia (the “Certificate of Occupancy”), Term SOFR plus 9.00% (the “PIK Interest Rate” and together with the Cash Interest Rate, the “Interest Rates”, and each an “Interest Rate”) and shall be payable in kind (“PIK Interest”) on a semi-annual basis in arrears on each Interest Payment Date by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan, and thereby the Note, without any further action on the part of Borrower or the Lender. Borrower shall notify the Lender in writing whether it elects to pay PIK Interest at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) prior to each Interest Payment Date. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days. Term SOFR shall be determined by the Lender and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(b) Default Interest. Following and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to Borrower and not to be delivered earlier than five (5) Business Days after the Event of Default (which notice once delivered shall be retroactive), interest on the Obligations shall accrue at the applicable Interest Rate plus 2.00% (“Default Interest”) and shall at the option of the Lender, be payable in kind by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan, and thereby the Note, on each Interest Payment Date, in arrears.

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(c) Payment of Interest. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable or capitalized in accordance with the terms hereof before and after any judgment, and before and after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding.

(d) Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall any Interest Rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrower and the Lender, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if such rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower is and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess.

2.3. Payments; Prepayments.

(a) Payments by Xxxxxxxx. All outstanding principal and interest on the Term Loan and the other Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in immediately available funds, without notice or demand, on the Maturity Date as directed by the Lender in accordance with Section 2.3(b).

(b) Application.

All payments remitted to the Lender and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Lender shall be applied as follows:

(i) first, to pay any Lender Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to the Lender under the Loan Documents, until Paid in Full;

(ii) second, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Term Loan until Paid in Full;

(iii) third, to pay the principal of the Term Loan until Paid in Full;

(iv) fourth, to pay any other Obligations; and

(v) fifth, to Borrower (to be wired to the account designated by Borrower in writing) or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law.

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(c) Prepayments.

(i) Optional. Borrower may, upon not less than three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) prior notice to the Lender, prepay the outstanding Term Loans and terminate any unused Term Loan Commitment in part or in full. Any prepayment of a Term Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest (including PIK Interest) on such Term Loan and disbursed in accordance with Section 2.3(b).

(ii) Dispositions: If at any time prior to the Maturity Date, any Loan Party shall receive the Net Proceeds of any voluntary or involuntary sale or disposition of assets of any Loan Party (including Net Proceeds of insurance or arising from casualty losses or condemnations and payments in lieu thereof, but excluding any Transfer permitted pursuant to Section 6.3), in excess of $1,000,000 in any calendar year, Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days of the date of receipt (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) by any Loan Party of such Net Proceeds, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b) in an amount equal to 100% of such excess Net Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such sales or dispositions.

(iii) Indebtedness and Equity. Within two (2) Business Days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) of the date of incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness (other than under (A) any Additional Financing Facility, (B) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (a), (b), (d), (g) (only to the extent that the terms of Indebtedness incurred under clause (g) do not allow Borrower to use the proceeds of such Indebtedness to prepay the Term Loans), (h), (k), (m) and (n) of the “Permitted Indebtedness” definition or other Permitted Indebtedness (including pursuant to clause (e) of the definition thereof, the proceeds of which are used solely for the Project)) or receipt of proceeds from any equity issuance by Parent (other than proceeds that shall be used solely for the Project) in excess of $300,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such incurrence or contribution; provided, that any undrawn commitments under a Revolving Loan Agreement shall be considered “Indebtedness” for purposes of this clause (c)(iii). The provisions of this Section 2.3(c)(iii) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

2.4. Grant of Security; Guaranty. To secure the prompt payment of all the Obligations and to secure the prompt performance by each Loan Party of its covenants and obligations in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents:

(i) pursuant to that certain Security Agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Security Agreement”), the Loan Parties shall grant to the Lender a continuing first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on all presently existing and hereafter acquired or arising Collateral (including any real property); provided, that in connection with the incurrence of the Revolving Loan Agreement and the execution of the Revolver Intercreditor Agreement, the Lender shall subordinate its Lien on accounts receivable and inventory (inclusive of the proceeds thereof) on the terms set forth therein;

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(ii) pursuant to that certain Guaranty Agreement (the “Guaranty”) attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B, the Guarantors shall guarantee Borrower’s Obligations;

(iii) pursuant to that certain Mortgage, Aspen RI shall grant the Lender a continuing first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in the Rhode Island Property;

(iv) pursuant to that certain Leasehold Deed to Secure Debt, Borrower shall grant to the Lender a continuing first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in its rights under such deed in connection with the Georgia Property;

(v) pursuant to that certain Revenue Bond Pledge Agreement, Borrower shall grant to the Lender a continuing first priority Lien in its rights under the Revenue Bond;

(vi) pursuant to the Collateral Assignment Agreements, Borrower shall grant to the Lender a continuing first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted pursuant to clause (c)(ii) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) in its rights under the agreements and contracts covered by such Collateral Assignment Agreements; and

(vii) pursuant to a Control Agreement, Borrower shall grant to the Lender a continuing first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted pursuant to the applicable Control Agreement) in the Disbursement Account.

2.5. Effect of Maturity. No termination of the obligations of the Lender shall relieve or discharge Borrower or the other Loan Parties of their respective duties, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and the Lender’s Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been Paid in Full. When all of the Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Lender will, at Borrower’s sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary or requested in writing by Xxxxxxxx to release, as of record, the Lender’s Liens and all notices of Liens previously filed by the Lender and shall deliver any possessory Collateral.

3. CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES.

3.1. Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date. The Lender’s Term Loan Commitment is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of the Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Schedule 3.1.

3.2. Conditions Precedent to the Funding of each Term Loan. The obligation of the Lender to fund any Term Loan shall be subject to the limitations in Section 2.1(b) and to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of the Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Schedule 3.2.

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement, each of Borrower, Aspen RI and/or Parent, as applicable, makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender which shall be accurate as of the date of this Agreement and the date of the advance of each Term Loan:

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4.1. Due Organization; Authorization; Power and Authority.

(a) Each Loan Party and each of such Loan Party’s respective Subsidiaries is duly existing and in good standing (and with respect to any Loan Party organized in the U.S., as a Registered Organization) in its jurisdiction of organization and each is qualified and licensed to do business and each is in good standing (where such concept is applicable) in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of each of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. In connection with this Agreement, Xxxxxxxx has delivered to the Lender a completed certificate signed by the Loan Parties, entitled “Perfection Certificate”, in form reasonably acceptable to the Lender. Borrower and Parent represent and warrant to the Lender that (a) each Loan Party’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) each Loan Party is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth each Loan Party’s organizational identification number or accurately states that such Loan Party has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth each Loan Party’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as such Loan Party’s mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) except as set forth on the Perfection Certificate, each Loan Party (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of organization, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries is accurate and complete in all material respects.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of such Loan Party’s Governing Documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect) or (v) constitute an event of default under any Project Contract or Material Contract by which such Loan Party is bound or the Georgia Lease.

4.2. Subsidiaries; Investments.

(a) Set forth in the Perfection Certificate is a complete and accurate description of the authorized Equity Interests of each Loan Party as of the Closing Date, by class, and a description of each such class (including economic interests, voting interests, and governance rights), the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding and the holder of such Equity Interests. Neither Borrower nor Aspen RI is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests (other than the Convertible Notes or any other permitted Additional Financing Facility).

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(b) As of the Closing Date, (i) neither Borrower nor Aspen RI have direct or indirect Subsidiaries and (ii) set forth on Schedule 4.2(b) is a complete and accurate list of each Loan Party’s Affiliates, including direct and indirect parent entities and the ownership of such entity.

4.3. Indebtedness; Liabilities. As of the Closing Date, the Loan Parties have no Indebtedness for borrowed money or other material liabilities (direct or contingent), other than the Convertible Notes or as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 4.3 or in the financial statements filed by Parent with the SEC on November 7, 2022.

4.4. Collateral.

(a) Each Loan Party has good title to, has rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx hereunder (including Aspen RI being the sole owner of the fee interest in the Rhode Island Property), free and clear of any and all Liens, except Permitted Liens. No Loan Party has Collateral Accounts at or with any bank or financial institution, other than the Collateral Accounts described in the Perfection Certificate and the Disbursement Account, or of which Borrower has given the Lender notice and taken such actions as are necessary to give the Lender a perfected security interest therein, to the extent required by Section 5.9 and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

(b) As of the Closing Date, the Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse), except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate.

4.5. Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens.

(a) Each Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

(b) The Mortgage and Leasehold Deed to Secure Debt when duly executed, delivered and recorded and the other Security Documents when duly executed, delivered and recorded or filed, as appropriate, and when the financing statements have been filed against each Loan Party in the appropriate filing office, will constitute perfected first priority liens against the Collateral, prior to all other liens and encumbrances, including those which may hereafter accrue, except for Permitted Liens.

4.6. Litigation. There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, threatened in writing by or against any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries involving more than, individually or in the aggregate, $750,000, except as otherwise disclosed in Parent’s SEC Reports.

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4.7. Financial Condition. The consolidated financial statements for any Loan Party delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section 5.2 fairly present in all material respects such Loan Party’s consolidated financial condition and such Loan Party’s consolidated results of operations.

4.8. Solvency. The Loan Parties on a consolidated basis are Solvent.

4.9. Regulatory Compliance. No Loan Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Each Loan Party (a) has complied in all material respects with all Requirements of Law which would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) has not violated any Requirements of Law the violation of which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Government Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted, the absence of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on such Loan Party’s business.

4.10. Patriot Act. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) (the “Patriot Act”).

4.11. OFAC. Each Loan Party is in compliance with economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, and any other relevant sanctions authority (“Sanctions”). None of the Loan Parties nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or agents (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) directly or indirectly engages in dealings with, or derive revenues from investments in or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.

4.12. Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

(a) Each Loan Party is in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws of those jurisdictions in which they do business (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).

(b) No Loan Party has at any time:

(i) offered, promised, paid, given, or authorized the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any employee, official, representative, or other Person acting on behalf of any foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) Governmental Authority thereof, or of any public international organization, or any foreign political party or official thereof, or candidate for foreign political office (collectively, “Foreign Official”), for the purpose of: (A) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (B) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official; or (C) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or

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(ii) acted or attempted to act in any manner which would subject Borrower to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.

(c) There are, and have been, no allegations, investigations or inquiries with regard to a potential violation of any Anti-Corruption Law by any Loan Party or any of their current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, or other Persons acting or purporting to act on their behalf.

(d) Each Loan Party has adopted, implemented and maintains anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.

4.13. Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions.

(a) Each Loan Party has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and such Loan Party has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and material local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by such Loan Party, except to the extent such taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor.

(b) No Loan Party is aware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of such Loan Party’s prior tax years which could result in additional taxes in an amount in excess of $750,000 becoming due and payable by such Loan Party. Each Loan Party has paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and no Loan Party has withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of such Loan Party in an amount in excess of $750,000, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

4.14. [Reserved].

4.15. SEC Reports. The Parent has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Parent under the Exchange Act for the two (2) years preceding the date hereof, as and when required by the Exchange Act (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). The SEC Reports at the time they were filed complied in all material respects with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder. There are no contracts, agreements or other documents that are required to be described in the SEC Reports and/or to be filed as exhibits thereto that are not described, in all material respects, and/or filed as required by the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable. There has not been any material change or amendment to, or any waiver of any material right under, any such contract or agreement that has not been described in and/or filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports to the extent required by the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable. The SEC Reports taken as a whole do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

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4.16. Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) No Loan Party is a party to a transaction with any of its Affiliates (other than transactions among the Loan Parties, the Convertible Notes, the Equity Investment or any other Additional Financing Facility with Xxxx Strategic Platforms (and its Affiliates) otherwise constituting “Permitted Indebtedness”), other than transactions (i) entered into prior to the Closing Date (x) in the ordinary course of business each not to exceed $500,000 individually, or in a series of related transactions, or (y) disclosed on Schedule 4.16(a) to the extent that such transactions were approved by a majority of the Disinterested Board Members of the Parent’s Board of Directors or by Parent’s audit committee in accordance with the requirements for related party transactions under the New York Stock Exchange rules then in effect or (ii) entered into after the Closing Date in accordance with, and subject to, Section 6.7.

(b) Schedule 4.16(b) lists all assets owned by any Affiliate of any Loan Party, other than Affiliates that are Loan Parties, that are or will be used by Borrower connection with the Project or in the Parent’s performance under the GM Purchase Contracts and all services to be provided by any Affiliate, other than Affiliates that are Loan Parties, of such Loan Party (provided, that such assets or services are disclosed on a supplement to Schedule 4.16(b)).

4.17. Environmental Condition. Except for matters as set forth on Schedule 4.17 for the past five (5) years which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, (a) no Property has been used by any Loan Party or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, by previous owners or operators for the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, after due inquiry, no Property is designated or identified pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Loan Party has received or is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Liability with respect to any Property and (d) (x) no Property is the subject of any pending, or to any Loan Party’s knowledge threatened (in writing), Environmental Action, and (y) no Loan Party has received any written notice that any Property is subject to a pending investigation or inquiry by a Governmental Authority regarding a potential violation of Environmental Law, in each case, which remains unresolved. No Loan Party has received written notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any Property.

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4.18. Material Contracts and Project Documents.

(a) Set forth on Schedule 4.18 is a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts and Project Documents to which any Loan Party is a party as of the Closing Date, showing the parties and subject matter thereof and amendments and modifications thereto. Schedule 4.18 (as may be supplemented by Borrower in writing from time to time) also includes a list of all Material Contracts and Project Documents entered into, or anticipated to be entered into, in connection with the Project and the anticipated timeline for execution of each such Project Document or Material Contract as applicable, and specifically identifies any such Material Contract or Project Document that has been or is anticipated to be entered into by Borrower with an Affiliate. The Georgia Lease, the Revenue Bond, each Material Contract and each Project Document (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against Borrower and, to the best knowledge of Borrower, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) has not been otherwise amended or modified in a manner materially adverse to the Lender (in its capacity as such), (unless otherwise consented to by the Lender), and (iii) is not in default due to the action of Borrower or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, any other party thereto which default would result in an Event of Default under Section 7.5(a).

(b) Each Material Contract or Project Document to which any Guarantor is a party in existence as of the Closing Date (and with regard to any Project Document or Material Contract entered into after the Closing Date, following its execution) (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against such Guarantor and, to the best knowledge of such Guarantor, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) has not been otherwise amended or modified in a manner materially adverse to the Lender (in its capacity as such), (unless otherwise consented to by the Lender), and (iii) is not in default due to the action of such Guarantor or, to the knowledge of such Guarantor, any other party thereto which default would result in an Event of Default under Section 7.5(a).

4.19. Permits, Etc.

(a) Borrower has, or is in the process of acquiring, and is in compliance with, all Project Permits. Schedule 4.19 (as may be supplemented by Xxxxxxxx in writing from time to time) sets forth a list of all Project Permits. Borrower has no knowledge of any existing basis that is reasonably likely to delay the issuance of any Project Permit.

(b) Each Loan Party has, or is in the process of acquiring, and is in compliance with, all Permits required for such Loan Party lawfully to own, lease or operate the business to be conducted by such Loan Party.

(c) To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any Permit.

4.20. Insurance. Each Loan Party maintains the insurance and required services and financial assurance as required by law and by Section 5.5 (including with regard to the commencement date of such insurance requirements).

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4.21. Condemnation. There are no proceedings pending which have been served upon any Loan Party, or, to the Loan Parties’ knowledge, threatened in writing, to acquire any Property or any interest therein through any power of condemnation or eminent domain, or to enjoin or similarly prevent the construction or use of the Project.

4.22. Contractors. The names and addresses of all Contractors who were engaged by Borrower or Parent in connection with the Project prior to the date of this Agreement, and/or are engaged or employed in connection with the Project on the date of this Agreement, and the amount or estimated amount of their respective contracts with the General Contractor are set forth on Schedule 4.22 (as may be supplemented by Borrower in writing from time to time), including the amounts owed to them as of the Closing Date.

4.23. Utilities and Access. Borrower has received adequate certifications or commitments from all appropriate utility companies and Governmental Authorities to determine that (i) all utility services necessary for (A) the construction of the Improvements are available at the boundaries of the Georgia Property and (B) for the subsequent use of the Project have been included in the Plans and will be completed in sufficient time to allow Borrower to comply with the Milestones; (ii) such utilities are adequate to serve the Improvements for their intended use; and (iii) there are no conditions limiting the use of such utilities, other than normal charges of the utility supplier. All steps appropriate through the applicable stages of the development and construction of the Improvements have been taken by Borrower with utility companies and applicable Governmental Authorities to insure the complete construction, installation and use of such utilities in accordance with the Plans. All streets and easements necessary for access to and the occupancy of the Improvements are available to the boundaries of the Property.

4.24. Zoning.

(a) (i) The construction of the Project and the use and operation of the Georgia Property as indicated herein conforms to and complies with all material requirements of such public and private conditions, restrictions, reservations and zoning ordinances, and (ii) the construction of the Project and the use and operation of the Georgia Property complies in all material respects with all rules, regulations and requirements of all relevant Governmental Authorities, and does not result in any material violation of any law, ordinance, regulation or restriction now existing and affecting the Georgia Property.

(b) (i) To Aspen RI’s knowledge, the use and operation of the Rhode Island Property as indicated herein conforms to and complies with all material requirements of such public and private conditions, restrictions, reservations and zoning ordinances, and (ii) the use and operation of the Rhode Island Property complies in all material respects with all rules, regulations and requirements of all relevant Governmental Authorities, and does not result in any material violation of any law, ordinance, regulation or restriction now existing and affecting the Rhode Island Property.

4.25. Absence of Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2021, there has been no change, event, occurrence or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any of the Loan Parties.

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4.26. Full Disclosure.

(a) All written information with respect to the Loan Parties in any certificate or written statement given to the Lender, including the information contained in each Budget (including, to the Loan Parties knowledge based on information believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable and accurate at the time furnished, both hard costs and soft costs associated therewith, and all costs for obtaining payment and performance bonds with regard to Major Subcontracts as required by Section 5.16) and in any document furnished to the Lender by any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when taken as a whole, did not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made; provided, that this clause (a) shall not apply to projections, forecasts, financial estimates and other forward-looking information and/or other projected information, information of a general economic or industry-specific nature provided in any Budget (collectively, “Projections”).

(b) The Projections have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time furnished (it being recognized that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond Borrower’s control, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial projections will be realized, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be material).

4.27. Intellectual Property.

(a) Each Loan Party is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property which it owns or purports to solely own, except for (i) non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business, (ii) over-the-counter or off-the-shelf software that is commercially available to the public, (iii) any rights the U.S. Government may have in connection with such Loan Party’s contracts with the U.S. Government entities as noted in the Perfection Certificate; (iv) material Intellectual Property licensed to such Loan Party and (v) non-material Intellectual Property licensed to such Loan Party. Except as otherwise disclosed in SEC Reports, (A) each patent which such Loan Party owns or purports to own and which is material to such Loan Party’s business is valid and enforceable, and (B) no part of the Intellectual Property such Loan Party owns or purports to own and which is material to such Loan Party’s business has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. To the best of any Loan Party’s knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of the Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by such Loan Party violates the Intellectual Property rights of any third party except to the extent such claim would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Loan Party’s business, taken as a whole.

(b) Except as noted on the Perfection Certificate, no Loan Party is a party to, nor is it bound by, any Restricted License.

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5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

Each of Borrower, Parent and/or Aspen RI, as applicable, covenants and agrees that, until the Obligations are Paid in Full it shall do the following:

5.1. Compliance.

(a) Maintain its and all of its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing (where such concept is applicable) in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction.

(b) Maintain all Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by each Loan Party of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and for the grant of a security interest to the Lender in the Collateral. Each Loan Party shall, upon request from the Lender, promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental Approvals to the Lender.

5.2. Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Provide the Lender with the following:

(a) as soon as available, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Parent (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), company prepared consolidated balance sheet and income statement covering Parent and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated operations for such quarter certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Lender;

(b) as soon as available, and in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days following the end of Parent’s fiscal year (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an opinion without a “going concern” qualification (except as resulting from the impending maturity of any Indebtedness) on the financial statements from KPMG LLP, or such other independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Lender;

(c) within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), or more frequently as updated by Parent’s board of directors, (A) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Parent and its Subsidiaries, and (B) annual financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a quarterly basis) as approved by Parent’s board of directors, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial projections;

(d) for so long as Parent is subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act within five (5) days of filing (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Parent with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Parent posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on Parent’s website on the Internet at Parent’s website address; provided, however, that Parent shall promptly notify the Lender in writing (which may be by electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents;

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(e) within five (5) days of delivery (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), copies of (x) all material statements, reports and notices made available to any of the Parent’s security holders or to any holders of any Material Indebtedness (including the holders of the Convertible Notes) and (y) notices of conversion of the Convertible Notes delivered thereunder;

(f) Promptly, and in no event no later than three (3) Business Days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) upon any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Lender of the following:

(i) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(ii) any filing or commencement, or written threat to commence, any action, suit or proceeding by any Loan Party (excluding actions, suits or proceedings by any Loan Party (A) in connection with the enforcement of its Intellectual Property Rights and (B) in defense of challenges to its immaterial Intellectual Property Rights; provided, that in the case of challenges to any Loan Party’s immaterial Intellectual Property Rights that are (x) subject to any Technology License Agreement and/or (y) necessary for the operation of the Georgia Facility or the Rhode Island Facility, notice of the initial filing only shall be required) or against any Loan Party or by any Governmental Authority, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to result in monetary damages to such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $750,000, seeks injunctive relief (including with regard to any Intellectual Property of any Loan Party subject to the preceding parenthetical) or that would reasonably be expected to result in an Event of Default under Section 7.6;

(iii) any matter that has resulted or could reasonably result be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) notice of (x) an equity investment in any of the Loan Parties promptly following the consummation of such investment and (y) the incurrence of any Permitted Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (c), (g), (j), (k) (if related to the Project), or (l) of the definition thereof (or any refinancing of the foregoing Indebtedness pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof), and subject to any other notice periods set forth thereof, at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (provided, that the foregoing limitation does not apply to any obligations of any Loan Party under any commercial agreement with General Motors);

(h) other financial information reasonably requested by the Lender and reasonably available to Borrower;

(i) if a Loan Party is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, such Loan Party shall promptly notify the Lender of such occurrence and provide the Lender with such Loan Party’s organizational identification number (if available from the relevant jurisdiction);

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(j) concurrently with the delivery of the documents required under Section 5.2(a) and 5.2(b), Borrower shall deliver an updated Perfection Certificate, signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, (i) setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate and indicating any changes in such information from the most recent Perfection Certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (j) (or, prior to the first delivery of a Perfection Certificate pursuant to this clause (j), from the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Closing Date) or (ii) certifying that there has been no change in such information from the most recent Perfection Certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (j) (or, prior to the first delivery of a Perfection Certificate pursuant to this clause (j), from the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Closing Date);

(k) promptly, and in no event no later than five (5) Business Days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) after receipt of the same by Xxxxxxxx, Borrower shall deliver to the Lender the monthly Progress Status Report provided to the Loan Parties by Xxxx Project Solutions, substantially in the same form of the report provided to the Lender by Xxxxxxxx on September 22, 2022; and

(l) on and after the first funding of any Term Loan, within five (5) Business Days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) after the end of each fiscal month, an updated budget tracking template in the form of the “summary budget and tracker” tab of the Excel file provided by Borrower to the Lender on November 22, 2022;

provided, that, for purposes of this Section 5.2, none of Parent or its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose or provide any information (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of any Person, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Lender (or any of its Party Representatives) is prohibited by applicable law, (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) in respect of which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries owes confidentiality obligations to any third party (provided, further that such confidentiality obligations were not entered into in contemplation of the requirements of this Section 5.2); provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in Section 5.2(a) and (b) may be satisfied with respect to information filed by Parent with any securities exchange or with the SEC or any analogous governmental or private regulatory authority with jurisdiction over matters relating to securities (including Form 10-Q Reports and Form 10-K reports) and shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such items have been made available on the SEC website or the website of the relevant analogous governmental or private regulatory authority or securities exchange (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by way of “XXXXX”).

5.3. Taxes; Pensions.

(a) To the extent any Loan Party defers payment of any contested taxes in an amount in excess of $750,000, such Loan Party shall (i) notify the Lender in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings to the already disclosed in the SEC Reports, and (ii) posts bonds or takes any other steps as such Loan Party may determine (in its commercially reasonable business judgment) are required to prevent the Governmental Authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien.”

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(b) Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and material local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.3(a), and shall deliver to the Lender, within five (5) days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in any liability to such Loan Party in an amount in excess of $750,000.

5.4. Access to Collateral; Inspections; Books and Records.

(a) Provide to the Lender and its agents, at reasonable times, on at least one (1) Business Days’ notice (provided, that no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), access to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and copy any Loan Party’s Books. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted no more often than once every twelve (12) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in which case such inspections and audits shall occur as often as the Lender shall determine is necessary. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted at Borrower’s expense, including reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In the event a Loan Party and the Lender schedule an audit more than five (5) days in advance, and such Loan Party cancels or seeks to or reschedules the audit with less than five (5) days written notice to the Lender, then (without limiting any of the Lender’s rights or remedies) Borrower shall reimburse the Lender for any costs incurred by the Lender, plus any out-of-pocket expenses directly relating to the cancellation or rescheduling.

(b) In addition to the foregoing, cooperate (and cause the architect, the engineer and all Contractors to cooperate) with the Lender in arranging for inspections, at Borrower’s expense, of the Project, including of progress of the construction of the Georgia Facility, by any representatives of the Lender at any such times as the Lender may reasonably request with at least one (1) Business Days’ notice and during normal construction hours (provided, that no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing); provided, further, the Lender and its representatives agree to comply with Borrower’s customary safety procedures in connection with such inspections of the Project.

(c) For all purposes of this Section 5.4, (i) any information disclosed to the Lender in connection with the foregoing inspections shall be subject to Section 14.7 and (ii) none of Parent or its Subsidiaries shall be required pursuant to any such inspections to disclose or provide any information (A) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of any Person (provided, that the foregoing limitation does not apply to any obligations of any Loan Party under any commercial agreement with General Motors), (B) in respect of which disclosure to the Lender (or any of its Party Representatives) is prohibited by applicable law, (C) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (D) in respect of which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries owes confidentiality obligations to any third party (provided, further, that such confidentiality obligations were not entered into in contemplation of the requirements of this Section 5.4).

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5.5. Insurance.

(a) Obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, in full force and effect, at its sole expense, insurance for the Loan Parties and the Collateral providing at least the following coverages, to the extent applicable:

(i) Insurance with respect to the Collateral insuring against any peril now or hereafter included within the classification “Special Cause of Loss” (sometimes referred to as “All Risk of Physical Loss” or “Special Perils”), together with an “Ordinance and Law” endorsement, in amounts at all times sufficient to prevent the Lender from becoming a co-insurer within the terms of the Policies (as defined herein) and under applicable law, but in any event such insurance shall be maintained in an amount which, after application of deductible, shall be equal to the full insurable value of the Project, the term “full insurable value” to mean the actual replacement cost of the Collateral (without taking into account any depreciation, and exclusive of excavations, footings and foundations, landscaping and paving) determined annually by an insurer, a recognized independent insurance broker or an independent appraiser selected and paid by Borrower and in no event less than the coverage required pursuant to the terms of any Lease (the “Replacement Cost”);

(ii) Commercial general liability insurance on the so-called “occurrence” form, including bodily injury, death and property damage liability, insurance against any and all claims, including all legal liability to the extent insurable and imposed upon the Lender and all court costs and legal fees and expenses, arising out of or connected with the possession, use, leasing, operation, maintenance or condition of the Collateral in such amounts as are generally available at commercially reasonable premiums and are generally required by institutional lenders for properties comparable to the Collateral but in any event for a limit per occurrence of at least $1,000,000 and an annual aggregate of at least $2,000,000. This requirement may be satisfied by a layering of Commercial General Liability, Umbrella and Excess Liability Policies, but in no event will the Commercial General Liability policy be written for an amount less than $10,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 aggregate for bodily injury and property damage liability.

(iii) Statutory workers’ compensation insurance with respect to any work on or about the Project.

(iv) Business interruption insurance in an amount sufficient to avoid any co-insurance penalty and to provide proceeds which will cover a period of not less than ninety (90) days from the date of casualty or loss, containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Collateral has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income returns to the same level it was prior to the loss, or the expiration of ninety (90) days from the date of the loss, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period.

(v) Broad form boiler and machinery insurance (without exclusion for explosion) covering all boilers or other pressure vessels, machinery, and equipment located in, on or about the Rhode Island Property or the Project (including “system breakdown coverage”) and insurance against loss of occupancy or use arising from any breakdown in such amounts as are generally required by institutional lenders for properties comparable to the Rhode Island Property or the Project, as applicable;

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(vi) If required by the Lender, flood insurance in an amount at least equal to the greater of (A) the Replacement Cost together with business interruption coverage and (B) the maximum limit of coverage available for the Rhode Island Property and the Project under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, The Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended;

(vii) At all times during which any construction, repairs or alterations are being made with respect to the Project which affect the structure of the Project, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy; and (B) the insurance provided for in Subsection 5.5(a)(i) written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(i) and (3) including permission to occupy the Project;

(viii) Such other insurance with respect to the Collateral or on any replacements or substitutions or additions or increased coverage limits as may from time to time be required by the Lender against other insurable hazards or casualties which at the time are commonly insured against in the case of property similarly situated, including, without limitation, sinkhole, mine subsidence, earthquake and environmental insurance, due regard being given to the height and type of buildings, their construction, location, use and occupancy; and

(ix) Borrower and Aspen RI shall each obtain an ALTA title insurance policy reasonably satisfactory to the Lender (a “Title Policy”) within fifteen (15) days of recording the Leasehold Deed to Secure Debt with respect to the Georgia Property, and the Mortgage with respect to the Rhode Island Property, which Title Policy shall be underwritten by an insurer approved by the Lender (the “Title Company”) in an amount approved by the Lender and insuring the liens created under the Mortgage and the Leasehold Deed to Secure Debt to be a first-priority liens, subject only to such exceptions and conditions to title as disclosed in policies of title insurance made available to the Lender (“Permitted Exceptions”), and containing such endorsements as the Lender may reasonably require. In addition, if required by the Lender, one or more other title insurance companies reasonably acceptable to the Lender shall have issued such coinsurance and/or reinsurance as determined by the Lender. No title matter may be insured over by any Title Company without the express written consent of the Lender. Each advance of the Term Loan shall be insured by the Title Company by an endorsement to the Title Policy for the Georgia Property in the form of Exhibit G as set forth in clause (n) to Schedule 3.2.

(b) All insurance provided for in Subsection 5.5(a) shall be for a term of not less than one (1) year and obtained under valid and enforceable policies (the “Policies” or in the singular, the “Policy”), and shall be issued by one or more other domestic primary insurer(s) (except for policies placed outside the U.S. for Aspen exposure outside the U.S.) having a general policy rating of A- or better and a financial class of IX or better by A.M. Best Company, Inc. (or if a rating of A.M. Best Company, Inc. is no longer available, a similar rating from a similar or successor service). All insurers providing insurance required herein shall be authorized and admitted to issue insurance in the state in which the Project, or the Rhode Island Property, as

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applicable, is located. The Policy referred to in Subsection 5.5(a)(ii) above shall name the Lender as an additional insured and the Policies referred to in Subsection 5.5(a)(i), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii), and as applicable (viii), above shall provide that all proceeds be payable to the Lender, named as mortgagee and loss payee and shall contain notice of cancellation and notice of material changes and termination provisions, in each case, reasonably acceptable to the Lender. Evidence of insurance with respect to all renewal and replacement Policies shall be delivered to the Lender as promptly as practicable prior to the expiration date of any of the Policies required to be maintained hereunder which evidence shall bear notations evidencing payment of insurance premiums. Originals or evidence of such replacement Policies shall be delivered to the Lender promptly after receipt by the applicable Loan Party thereof but in any case within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) after the effective date thereof. If any Loan Party fails to maintain and deliver to the Lender the original Policies or evidence of insurance required herein, the Lender may procure such insurance at such Loan Party’s sole cost and expense.

(c) Each Loan Party shall comply with all insurance requirements and shall not bring or keep or permit to be brought or kept any article upon any of the Project or the Rhode Island Property or cause or permit any condition to exist thereon which would be prohibited by an insurance requirement, or would invalidate the insurance coverage required hereunder to be maintained by any Loan Party on or with respect to any part of the Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.5 and shall not purchase any additional amounts of insurance that would cause the Lender to become a co-insurer within the terms of the Policies.

(d) Unless the Lender requires the Loan Parties to obtain a separate Policy or Policies under Section 5.5(a), the insurance coverage required may be effected under a blanket Policy or Policies covering the Collateral; provided, that any such blanket Policy shall specify, except in the case of commercial general liability insurance, the premises address of each building, the portion of the total coverage of such Policy that is allocated to the Collateral, and any sublimit in such blanket Policy applicable to the Collateral, and shall in any case provide the same protection as would a separate policy insuring only the Collateral and otherwise comply with all other respects with the requirements of this Section 5.5.

(e) In the event of a foreclosure of the Mortgage or the Leasehold Deed to Secure Debt or other transfer of title to the Collateral in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Obligations, all right, title and interest of any Loan Party in and to the Policies (other than builder’s risk) then in force concerning the Collateral and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the Lender or the purchaser at such foreclosure or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

(f) At the Lender’s request, each Loan Party shall deliver certificates of insurance policies and evidence of all premium payments.

5.6. Disbursement Account. Deposit the proceeds of the Term Loans into a designated Account (the “Disbursement Account”) maintained at a bank or financial institution subject to a Control Agreement that perfects the Lender’s security interest in such Account.

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5.7. Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.

(a) (i) Take such action as, in its reasonable business judgment, it deems necessary to protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its material Intellectual Property; (ii) reasonably promptly advise the Lender in writing of material infringements of its material Intellectual Property; and (iii) not take any action or omit to take any action which would reasonably be expected to result in any material Intellectual Property being abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without the Lender’s written consent; provided, that, for purposes of this Section 5.7(a), “material Intellectual Property” shall be deemed to include, without limitation, Intellectual Property that is (x) subject to any Technology License Agreement and/or (y) necessary for the operation of the Georgia Facility or the Rhode Island Facility.

(b) Provide written notice to the Lender within twenty (20) days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) of entering or becoming bound by any material Restricted License (other than over-the-counter or off-the-shelf software that is commercially available to the public).

5.8. Litigation Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to the Lender, without expense to the Lender, the Loan Parties and their respective officers, employees, agents and Books, to the extent that the Lender may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against the Lender with respect to any Collateral or relating to any Loan Party; provided, that, for purposes of this Section 5.8, none of Parent or its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose or provide any information (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of any Person (provided, that the foregoing limitation does not apply to any obligations of any Loan Party under any commercial agreement with General Motors), (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Lender (or any of its Party Representatives) is prohibited by applicable law, (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) in respect of which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries owes confidentiality obligations to any third party (provided, further, that such confidentiality obligations were not entered into in contemplation of the requirements of this Section 5.8).

5.9. Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative covenants contained in Sections 6.2 and 6.6 hereof, in the event Borrower or any Guarantor creates or acquires any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division), Borrower and such Guarantor shall, prior to the creation or acquisition of such new Domestic Subsidiary, promptly notify the Lender thereof and, at the Lender’s request, in its sole discretion, take all such action as may be reasonably required by the Lender to (a) cause each such Domestic Subsidiary to, in the Lender’s sole discretion, become a co-borrower or Guarantor hereunder, together with such appropriate financing statements and/or control agreements, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender (including being sufficient to grant the Lender a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Domestic Subsidiary), (b) provide to the Lender appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender; provided, that with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, Borrower shall only be required to grant and pledge to the Lender a perfected security interest in up to sixty-five percent (65%) of the stock, units or other evidence of ownership of such Foreign Subsidiary; and (c) provide to the Lender all other documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, including one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.9 shall be a Loan Document.

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5.10. [Reserved].

5.11. Environmental.

(a) Keep any property either owned or operated by any Loan Party free of any Environmental Liens or post bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens;

(b) Comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws (taking into account any applicable cure under any applicable law) and provide to the Lender environmental reports and information prepared by licensed or registered environmental engineers or other qualified parties reasonably acceptable to the Lender, as the Lender may reasonably request in writing from time to time;

(c) Timely notify the Lender of any legally reportable release of which any Loan Party has knowledge of Hazardous Materials from or onto property owned, leased, or operated by such Loan Party and take any Remedial Actions to the extent required by applicable Environmental Law to xxxxx said release or otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Environmental Law; and

(d) Promptly, but in any event within seven (7) Business Days of its receipt thereof (unless a shorter notice period is appropriate or required under the circumstances), provide the Lender with written notice of any of the following: (i) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of any Loan Party, or (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or written notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party.

(e) Within twenty (20) Business Days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)), Borrower shall deliver to the Lender a certification of the most recent Phase I report with respect to each Property.

5.12. Incorporation of Terms. In the event that any Loan Party enters into any Other Financing Facility that is a debt facility (including the Revolving Loan Agreement) and that includes terms that are more favorable to the lender thereunder (including securing such debt with assets that are not part of the Collateral or providing guarantees of such debt by entities that are not Guarantors), in the aggregate, in comparison to the terms set forth in this Agreement (excluding (i) any currency, pricing, interest rate provisions, rate floors, fees, premiums (including prepayment premiums), funding discounts and other purely economic terms, (ii) any equity conversion rights applicable to such Other Financing Facility (subject in all respects to the limitations in Sections 6.5 and 6.6 on the Loan Parties ability to make any Restricted Payment or otherwise repay, buyback, repurchase or redeem any such Other Financing Facility that is a debt facility) and (iii) to reflect the priority on the Collateral as agreed in any Revolver Intercreditor Agreement entered into pursuant to the terms hereof) (each such term being herein called a “More Favorable Provision”), then it is agreed that the More Favorable Provision shall be deemed

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automatically to be incorporated into this Agreement and the Lender shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits of the More Favorable Provision as if such More Favorable Provision was incorporated into this Agreement as of the date that such provisions became effective in the Other Financing Facility; provided, however, that in the event that the Other Financing Facility is terminated or the More Favorable Provision is amended or waived, and as a result the More Favorable Provision is no longer more restrictive or more beneficial to the Lender than the provisions otherwise set forth in this Agreement, then the Lender shall no longer be entitled to the benefit of the More Favorable Provision. At the request of the Lender, the Loan Parties shall amend this Agreement to specifically incorporate any such More Favorable Provisions (subject to the terms of this Section 5.12).

5.13. Use of Proceeds.

(a) Borrower shall use the proceeds of any Term Loan and any Additional Financing Facility solely for the purposes set forth in the applicable (pre-approved by General Motors) Term Loan Budget and consistent with the Project Budget (subject, in each case, to an aggregate permitted variance not to exceed 115% of the amounts set forth in the Project Budget collectively (and not on a line by line basis) plus any amounts in excess thereof to the extent funded with equity (the “Permitted Variance”)).

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Term Loan made hereunder will be used by Borrower or any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

(c) No proceeds of any Term Loan made hereunder will be used directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to or for the benefit of, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, or in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person.

5.14. Delivery of Material Contracts and Project Contracts. (i) Deliver written notice to the Lender within five (5) Business Days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree (including via email)) of the entry of any Loan Party into a Material Contract or a Project Contract, a material amendment to any of the foregoing or a material amendment to the Governing Documents or the Georgia Lease, (ii) deliver copies of the foregoing, to the extent requested by the Lender, and (iii) enter into a collateral assignment of such Material Contract or Project Contract, to the extent requested by the Lender.

5.15. Further Assurances. Execute any further instruments and take further action as the Lender reasonably requests to perfect or continue the Lender’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement unless specifically waived in writing by the Lender.

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5.16. Construction Related Covenants.

(a) Permits and Licenses. Borrower shall diligently pursue and maintain (i) all Project Permits and (ii) licenses necessary to construct the Georgia Facility and the construction and operation of the Project.

(b) Payment and Performance Bond. Borrower shall obtain or cause to be obtained and deliver to the Lender a payment and performance bond with regard to (i) all Major Subcontracts awarded with work in progress as of the Closing Date, as set forth on Schedule 5.16(b) and (ii) all Major Subcontracts awarded after the Closing Date involved in the construction of the Georgia Facility, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender, which is (A) issued by a Treasury-listed surety licensed to do business in the state where the Property is located and (B) written in triple-obligee form naming the Lender as co-obligee.

(c) Contracts.

(i) Construction Contract. Borrower shall deliver to the Lender copies of each amendment to the General Contractor’s Contract that (i) is a guaranteed maximum price amendment, (ii) results in net increase of more than $5,000,000 or (iii) is a non-monetary amendment thereto not in the ordinary course of business.

(ii) Contractor Information. If requested by the Lender, Borrower shall deliver a list of all contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers to be employed in connection with the construction of the Georgia Facility, setting forth (i) the nature of the work to be performed, (ii) the labor and materials to be supplied, and (iii) the dollar amount of (x) the work and materials to be used in connection therewith and (y) the work that has been performed and the materials that have been used, including the outstanding amounts owed in connection therewith; provided, that with respect to any such contractor, subcontractor or material supplier who is not performing work at the Project or party to a contract with any Loan Party with respect to the Project as of the time of such request, such information shall be provided only to the extent then known by such Loan Party.

(d) Title to Property. Borrower shall promptly commence to cure and proceed diligently to complete, or cause to be cured, any defect in the title to any Property (other than Permitted Liens) and any real property necessary to the construction (in accordance with the applicable Budget and Milestones, as applicable), operation, use, and/or enjoyment of the Project on such Property or such other real property for the purposes intended under this Agreement.

(e) Compliance. Borrower shall comply in all material respects with applicable building codes in construction of the Project, shall obtain all Project Permits and, if requested by the Lender, shall provide the Lender with copies of any such Project Permits.

(f) Notices by Governmental Authority; Casualty; Condemnation. Borrower shall timely comply with any written notice or claim by any Governmental Authority pertaining to the Property and shall, if reasonably requested by the Lender, promptly furnish to the Lender a true and complete copy of any such written notice of defect, shall promptly notify the Lender of any fire or other casualty or any written notice of taking or eminent domain action or proceeding affecting the Project, or the written threat of any such action or proceeding of which the applicable Loan Party becomes aware.

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(g) Title Company. Borrower shall engage the Title Company as disbursement agent, which shall make disbursements of Term Loan proceeds from the Disbursement Account to Borrower in connection with the construction of the Georgia Facility, and shall “down date” the endorsement of the Title Policy for the Georgia Property to reflect each such Term Loan.

(h) Notices.

(i) Borrower shall promptly, and in no event no later than five (5) Business Days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) upon any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Lender of the following:

(A) any deficiencies asserted or Liens (other than Permitted Liens) filed against or the commencement of similar proceedings with respect to the Project;

(B) the failure to obtain any Project Permit or the loss of any Project Permit;

(C) a claim against any payment or performance bond delivered pursuant to Section 5.16(b) above; and

(D) any changes in the Plans or any construction contract which (a) will impact production capacity of the Project such that it would be inconsistent with Parent’s obligations under the GM Purchase Contracts, (b) will result in any change in the fundamental design concept of the Project, (c) will result in any increase or decrease in the most recently delivered Term Loan Budget in excess of the Permitted Variance or (d) would be reasonably expected to cause Borrower to fail to meet any Milestone.

(i) Indemnity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.3, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, indemnify, defend, satisfy all judgments and hold harmless, the Lender and its officers, agents and employees in their capacities as such, from and against all claims, actions, judgments, costs, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses arising out of or relating to any Property or the Project, excluding, however, liabilities arising from the fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Lender, its officers, agents and employees.

(j) Survey and Updated Title Policy. Promptly, and within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) after the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the Project, an ALTA as-built survey of the Project.

(k) Zoning.

(i) (A) The construction of the Project will be in accordance with the Plans in all material respects, (B) the construction of the Project and the use and operation of the Georgia Property as indicated herein will conform to and comply with all material requirements of such public and private conditions, restrictions, reservations and zoning ordinances, and (C) the construction of the Project and the use and operation of the Georgia Property will comply in all material respects with all rules, regulations and requirements of all relevant Governmental Authorities, and will not result in any material violation of any law, ordinance, regulation or restriction now existing and affecting the Georgia Property.

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(ii) (A) The use and operation of the Rhode Island Property as indicated herein will conform to and comply with all material requirements of such public and private conditions, restrictions, reservations and zoning ordinances, and (B) the use and operation of the Rhode Island Property will comply in all material respects with all rules, regulations and requirements of all relevant Governmental Authorities, and does not result in any material violation of any law, ordinance, regulation or restriction now existing and affecting the Rhode Island Property.

5.17. Collateral.

(a) The Collateral shall be maintained at the locations provided in the Perfection Certificate or such other location of which Borrower has given the Lender notice pursuant to Section 5.2(j) and delivered a Collateral Access Agreement in favor of the Lender with respect to such other location or as otherwise permitted hereunder or pursuant to the Security Agreement; provided, that, a Collateral Access Agreement shall not be required if the aggregate value of Collateral maintained at any such location is below $250,000.

(b) Each Loan Party shall maintain good title to, and rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx hereunder (including Aspen RI as the sole owner of the fee interest in the Rhode Island Property), free and clear of any and all Liens, except Permitted Liens. No Loan Party shall have Collateral Accounts at or with any bank or financial institution, other than the Collateral Accounts described in the Perfection Certificate, the Disbursement Account, any other Collateral Account of which Borrower has given the Lender notice pursuant to Section 5.2(j) and delivered a Control Agreement to the Lender and to the extent required by Section 5.9 and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

5.18. Full Disclosure. All written information (other than Projections) with respect to the Loan Parties in any certificate or written statement to be provided to the Lender, including the information contained in each Budget and in any document to be furnished to the Lender by any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when taken as a whole, will not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements will be made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time).

5.19. Post-Closing Deliveries. (x) The items listed in clauses (e), (i), (j), (k), (l), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) of Schedule 3.2 shall be delivered on or before December 16, 2022 (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)) and (y) Borrower shall deliver to the Lender a new Phase I report with respect to the Rhode Island Property which shall be certified to the Lender on or before March 1, 2023 (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in writing (including via email)).

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5.20. Separate Tax Parcel. Within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date, Borrower shall make a request to the office of the Bulloch County Assessor to have the parcel on which the Georgia Facility will be built to have such land broken out as a separate tax parcel, will cooperate in satisfying all requirements and will keep the Lender informed as to the status of such effort.

5.21. Compliance with Laws. Without duplication of Section 5.11 in respect of Environmental Laws, comply in all respects with the requirements of all laws, orders, writs, injunctions and decrees and duly observe all requirements of any Governmental Authority, in each case, applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith would not result in a material liability or have a Material Adverse Effect.

6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

Each of Borrower, Parent and Aspen RI, covenants and agrees that until the Obligations are Paid in Full, it will not:

6.1. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness; provided, that any Permitted Indebtedness provided by an Affiliate of any Loan Party shall not have an interest payment obligation that requires cash payment prior to the Payment in Full of the Obligations (excluding any cash interest payable pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions upon a change of control or asset sale event which are subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement).

6.2. Liens. Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property, except for Permitted Liens.

6.3. Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, license, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division) (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property (including Intellectual Property), except for Transfers (a) of Inventory or Equipment in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn out or obsolete Equipment; (c) to the extent constituting a Transfer, Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments and (d) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of property of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including pursuant to clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Liens and any Technology License Agreement); provided, that no permitted Transfer under the foregoing clauses (a) through (c) shall be made to a non-Loan Party Affiliate of any Loan Party.

To the extent that any Collateral is Transferred as permitted by clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.3, such Collateral shall be Transferred free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Transfer, and the Lender shall any action reasonably requested by Loan Parties in order to effect the foregoing; provided, that in the case of a Transfer made to any Loan Party, the relevant transferred assets shall become part of the Collateral of the transferee Loan Party (except to the extent such assets are Excluded Assets).

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6.4. Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary or pursuant to a Division).

6.5. Restricted Payments; Investments. (a) Make any Restricted Payment (other than any distribution from Aspen RI to Parent); or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment (including, without limitation, any additional Investment in any Subsidiary), other than a Permitted Investment.

6.6. Restricted Debt Payments.

(a) Prepay, buyback, repurchase or redeem any outstanding Indebtedness incurred under clauses (b), (c), (g), (h) (to the extent any such obligation under clause (h) is owed by Borrower), (j) and (l) of the “Permitted Indebtedness” definition (in each case except to the extent permitted pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof) prior to its stated maturity.

(b) (i) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Equity Interests, except to the extent permitted under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Equity Interests is subject, or (ii) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Equity Interests which would increase the amount thereof to the extent not otherwise permitted hereunder, or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to the Lender.

6.7. Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of any Loan Party (other than Affiliates that are Loan Parties), except for (a) transactions that are in the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s business, each not to exceed $500,000 individually, or in a series of related transactions, (b) the Convertible Notes, the Equity Investment and any Additional Financing Facility provided by Xxxx Strategic Platforms (and its Affiliates) otherwise constituting “Permitted Indebtedness” and (c) any transaction in excess of $500,000 individually; provided, that such transaction is upon fair and reasonable terms that are not materially less favorable to such Loan Party than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person; provided, further, that such transaction under this clause (c) shall be approved by either a majority of the Disinterested Board Members of the Parent’s Board of Directors or by Parent’s audit committee in accordance with the requirements for related party transactions under the New York Stock Exchange rules then in effect; provided, further, that at any time after the Closing Date, as promptly as practicable following the entrance into any transaction permitted by the foregoing clauses (b) or (c), the appropriate Loan Party shall deliver to the Lender a supplement to Schedule 4.16(a) listing such transaction.

6.8. Amendments to Material Contracts and Other Debt Documents. Amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of any term or condition of any Material Contract, Project Document, any Governing Document or the Georgia Lease, that, either individually or in the aggregate, is adverse in any material respect to the Lender.

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6.9. Limitations on Negative Pledges and other Agreements. Other than as provided in the Loan Documents or the documentation governing any Permitted Indebtedness that is subject to a Permitted Lien (and subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement), enter into, incur, or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any agreement, instrument, deed, lease or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or that requires the grant of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation.

6.10. Control Agreement. No Loan Party shall enter into any control agreement over any Account containing proceeds of an Other Financing Facility.

6.11. Compliance. Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System); fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or non-exempt Prohibited Transaction (each as defined in ERISA), to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of any Loan Party in an amount in excess of $750,000, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

6.12. OFAC; Patriot Act; Anti-Corruption Laws. Fail to comply with the laws, regulations and executive orders referred to in Sections 4.10, 4.11 and 4.12.

7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

7.1. Payment Default. Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Term Loan on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable (which three (3) Business Day cure period shall not apply to payments due on the Maturity Date). During the cure period, the failure to make or pay any payment specified under clause (b) hereunder is not an Event of Default (but no Term Loans will be funded during the cure period);

7.2. Covenant Default.

(a) Any Loan Party fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 5.2 (provided, however, that Borrower shall have ten (10) Business Days from the scheduled due date to cure any default under clauses 5.2(a) and (b)), 5.4, 5.6, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16(b), 5.17, 5.18 or any covenant in Section 6; or

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(b) Any Loan Party fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 7) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by such Loan Party be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then such Loan Party shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Term Loans shall be funded during such cure period). Cure periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to any other covenants set forth in clause (a) above;

7.3. Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.

(a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of any Loan Party or of any entity under the control of such Loan Party (including a Subsidiary), or (ii) a notice of lien or levy (other than a Permitted Lien) is filed against any Property, the Project or any of the assets of any Loan Party by a Governmental Authority or by any other party, and the same under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Term Loan shall be funded during any thirty (30) day cure period; or

(b) (i) any material portion of any Loan Party’s assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents such Loan Party from conducting any material part of its business;

7.4. Insolvency. (a) any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not Solvent, (b) any Loan Party begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against any Loan Party and not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) days (but no Term Loan shall be funded while any of the conditions described in clause (a) exist and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);

7.5. Other Indebtedness and Agreements.

(a) a default under any Material Contract to which any Loan Party is a party, or under any GM Purchase Contract, in each case after the passing of the applicable cure period thereunder (if any) and giving effect to any waivers, that results in a right by such third Person, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party’s obligations thereunder or to terminate such Material Contract or any GM Purchase Contract;

(b) the occurrence of an event of default under the Georgia Lease as a result of which, upon the expiration of any applicable grace period provided in such instrument and the exercise of remedies available therein or by applicable laws, the lessor of the Georgia Lease may terminate the Georgia Lease; or

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(c) subject to the applicable cure periods of any Project Document, any default or failure of Borrower to comply with any of the terms or conditions of any Project Document that could reasonably be expected to result in a Project MAE.

7.6. Milestones. Any Milestone shall not be satisfied within thirty (30) days (subject to a day for day extension due to any Force Majeure delays (subject to a maximum of sixty (60) days) and as such date may be further extended by the Lender in writing (including via email)) after the date by which such Milestone was to have been achieved or cessation of work on the construction of the Project for any period of thirty (30) consecutive days (except for any work stoppage approved by the Lender or due to Force Majeure (solely on a day to day extension and subject to a maximum of thirty (30) consecutive days)); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate extension for all Milestones shall not exceed sixty (60) days.

7.7. Judgments. One or more final judgments, orders or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $750,000 (not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against any Loan Party and the same are not, within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, discharged or after execution thereof, stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided, that no Term Loan will be funded prior to the discharge, stay, or bonding of such judgment, order or decree);

7.8. Misrepresentations. Any Loan Party or any Responsible Officer makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to the Lender or to induce the Lender to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;

7.9. Governmental Approvals; Noncompliance; Lapse of Permits.

(a) Any Governmental Approval shall have been (i) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (ii) subject to any decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect to any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that could result in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (i) above, and, in each case, such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) Failure of the Project or any part thereof to comply with any Governmental Requirements, which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered by the Lender to Borrower; or

(c) Any Project Permit lapses or ceases to be in full force and effect and is not reinstated or renewed within ten (10) Business Days thereafter.

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7.10. Loan Documents.

(a) The validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Person (other than by the Lender, any Eligible Assignee or any of their respective Affiliates) seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Loan Party or any other party to a Loan Document shall deny that such Person has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document (in each case, other than solely as the result of (i) an action or failure to act on the part of the Lender or (ii) upon Payment in Full of the Obligations); or

(b) The liens, mortgages or security interests of the Lender in any material portion of the Collateral for the Project become unenforceable in whole or in part, or cease to be of the priority herein required or by the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, or subordination agreement or the validity or enforceability thereof, in whole or in part, shall be challenged or denied by Borrower or any Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof (other than (i) a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents (including in connection with any Transfer permitted under Section 6.3 or upon Payment in Full of the Obligations) or (ii) as a result of any action or omission by the Lender (including failure of the Lender to maintain possession of any Collateral delivered to it or failure of the Lender to file UCC financing statements, amendments or continuations).

7.11. Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur, whether directly or indirectly that is not a Permitted Change of Control.

7.12. Proceedings. The (a) indictment of, or commencement of criminal proceedings against, any Loan Party or any Affiliate under any criminal statute, (b) commencement of civil proceedings against any Loan Party pursuant to which proceedings the penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture to any Governmental Authority of any material portion of the property of such Loan Party.

7.13. Bond Defaults. The party to any bond for performance of the work or payment of the costs thereof fails to comply with the terms therefore upon which terms the effectiveness of such bond is conditioned, which failure thereof would reasonably be expected to result in a Project MAE.

8. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

8.1. Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Lender may (upon written notice to Xxxxxxxx), in addition to any other rights or remedies provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or by applicable law, declare the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Term Loan and all other Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any other Loan Documents to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and Borrower shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, exercise all other rights and remedies available to the Lender under the Loan Documents, under applicable law, or in equity. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, any commitment to make Term Loans shall, with any notice to Borrower or any other Person or any act by the Lender, terminate. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 7.4, in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any notice to

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Borrower or any other Person or any act by the Lender, the Obligations, inclusive of the principal of, and any and all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of, the Term Loans and all other Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable and Borrower shall automatically be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full, without presentment, demand, protest, or notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower, and any commitment to make Term Loans shall terminate.

8.2. Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of the Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative. The Lender shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by the Lender of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by the Lender of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by the Lender shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.

9. WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

9.1. Demand; Protest; etc. Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by the Lender on which Borrower may in any way be liable.

9.2. Lender’s Liability for Collateral. Borrower hereby agrees that: (a) so long as the Lender complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, the Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrower.

9.3. Indemnification. Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Lender-Related Persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection herewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, or administering the Loan Documents, enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Borrower’s compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents; provided, that the indemnification in this clause (a) shall not extend to disputes solely between or among the Lender and its respective Affiliates that do not involve any acts or omissions of Borrower, and (b) with respect to any actual or prospective investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the making of the Term Loan hereunder, or the use of the proceeds of the Term Loan hereunder (irrespective of whether any

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Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto (each and all of the foregoing, the “Indemnified Liabilities”). The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 9.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Payment in Full of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Xxxxxxxx was required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrower with respect thereto. Any demand for payment of Indemnified Liabilities shall be made within thirty (30) days of demand therefor. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON, OTHER THAN FRAUD, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, BAD FAITH OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

10. NOTICES.

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be furnished electronically as contemplated in Section 5.2) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as a party may designate in accordance herewith), or facsimile. In the case of notices or demands to Borrower or other Loan Parties or the Lender, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below:

If to any Loan Party:		ASPEN AEROGELS, INC. 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn:     Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and               Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Email:   xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx,               xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx, and               xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:		WEIL, GOTSHAL & XXXXXX LLP 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Attn:     Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. and               Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. Email:   xxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xxx                xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx

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If to the Lender:		GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC Detroit Treasury Office 300 Renaissance Center Mail code: 482-C26-D41 Detroit, MI 48265 Attention: Xxxx Xxxx, Assistant Treasurer Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx
with copies to:		GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Xxxx Engineering Center 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000-9020 M/C 480-210-8N Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Email: xxxxx.xxxxxx@xx.xxx and to: XXXXXXXX LLP 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000 Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq. Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx

Any party hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 10, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or three (3) Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (a) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment).

11. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION.

(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR

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DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN; PROVIDED, THAT WITH RESPECT TO ANY PORTION OF THE COLLATERAL LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, THE LAWS OF THE PLACE IN WHICH SUCH COLLATERAL IS OR IS DEEMED TO BE LOCATED IN SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT OF PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS RELATING ONLY TO THE CREATION, PERFECTION, FORECLOSURE OF LIENS AND ENFORCEMENT OR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AGAINST THE COLLATERAL OR REAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL.

(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN OR THE FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN; PROVIDED, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT THE LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH LOAN PARTY AND THE LENDER WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 11(b).

(c) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH LOAN PARTY AND THE LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS (EACH A “CLAIM”). EACH LOAN PARTY AND THE LENDER REPRESENTS THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

(d) EACH OF THE LENDER AND THE LOAN PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF MICHIGAN AND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER

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JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(e) NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST THE LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVE, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF THE LENDER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO SUE UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.

12. ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS.

12.1. Assignments. The Lender may assign and delegate all or any portion of its rights and duties under the Loan Documents, including the Obligations owed to it, to one or more Eligible Assignees, subject to at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice to Borrower (but without any consent of Borrower). Borrower may not assign all or any portion of its rights and duties under the Loan Documents, including the Obligations, without the Lender’s prior written consent.

12.2. Successors. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties.

13. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

13.1. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender and the Loan Parties party thereto, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective, but only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

13.2. No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by the Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by the Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by the Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish the Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement. The Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that the Lender may have.

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14. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

14.1. Section Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or to be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

14.2. Interpretation.

(a) Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lender or Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

(b) The definitions of terms in this Agreement apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and gender neutral forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” is intended to be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, and is intended to mean mandatory and not permissive, and “may not” is intended to mean an absolute prohibition. Unless the context requires otherwise:

(i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein will be construed as referring to the agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed or extended;

(ii) any reference herein to any Person will be construed to include the Person’s permitted successors and assigns;

(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, will be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;

(iv) all references herein to Sections will be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement; and

(v) the words “asset” and “property” will be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and general intangibles.

14.3. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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14.4. Debtor-Creditor Relationship. The relationship between the Lender, on the one hand, and Xxxxxxxx, on the other hand, arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby is solely that of creditor and debtor. The Lender does not have (or shall be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to Borrower arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the Lender, on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other hand, by virtue of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.

14.5. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.

14.6. Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations; Certain Waivers. If the Lender repays, refunds, restores, or returns in whole or in part, any payment or property (including any proceeds of Collateral) previously paid or transferred to the Lender in full or partial satisfaction of any Obligation or on account of any other obligation of Borrower or any Guarantor under any Loan Document, because the payment, transfer, or the incurrence of the obligation so satisfied is asserted or declared to be void, voidable, or otherwise recoverable under any law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent transfers, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable obligations or transfers (each, a “Voidable Transfer”), or because the Lender elects to do so on the reasonable advice of its counsel in connection with a claim that the payment, transfer, or incurrence is or may be a Voidable Transfer, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that the Lender elects to repay, restore, or return (including pursuant to a settlement of any claim in respect thereof), and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Lender related thereto, the liability of Borrower with respect to the amount or property paid, refunded, restored, or returned will automatically and immediately be revived, reinstated, and restored and will exist.

14.7. Confidentiality.

(a) The Lender and the Loan Parties agree that all information regarding the Lender and any Loan Party, and either party’s operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans (“Confidential Information”) shall be treated by the other party in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by either party to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except (i) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to the parties and to employees, directors and officers of the Lender and Xxxxxxxx (the Persons in this clause (i), “Party Representatives”) on a “need to know” basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis subject to the terms of this Section 14.7; provided, further, that the disclosing party shall be responsible for such Party Representative’s compliance with this Section 14.7, (ii) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Lender and Borrower on a “need to know” basis in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis; provided, that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate

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shall have agreed to receive such information hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 14.7; provided, further, that the disclosing party shall be responsible for its Subsidiaries and Affiliates compliance with this Section 14.7, (iii) as may be required by regulatory authorities so long as such authorities are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (iv) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (v) as may be agreed to in advance in writing by the other party, (vi) as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process, (vii) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by any Loan Party, the Lender, or their respective Party Representatives), (viii) in connection with any assignment, participation or pledge permitted pursuant to Section 12.1; provided, that prior to receipt of Confidential Information any such assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential Information either subject to the terms of this Section 14.7 or pursuant to confidentiality requirements either substantially similar to those contained in this Section 14.7 or otherwise reasonably acceptable to Parent (and such Person may disclose such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (i) above), (ix) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of the parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and (x) in connection with, and to the extent reasonably necessary for, the exercise of any party hereto of its rights or remedies under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document; provided, that with respect to any disclosure under clauses (iii), (iv), (vi), (ix) or (x), (A) prior to any disclosure thereunder, the disclosing party agrees to provide the other party with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior notice to the other party by such regulatory authority, Governmental Authority, statute, decision, judicial or administrative order, rule, regulation or other law or such litigation or adversary proceeding, as applicable, (y) any disclosure thereunder shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such regulatory authority, Governmental Authority, statute, decision, judicial or administrative order, rule, regulation or other law or reasonably necessary to defend its rights under such litigation or adversary proceeding, as applicable and (z) the disclosing party shall use commercially reasonably efforts to ensure that any such information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment.

(b) Without first obtaining the Lender’s consent, no Loan Party will in any manner: (i) advertise or publish the fact that the Lender is a party to any Loan Document or performing any of its obligations under any Loan Document nor disclose the terms of this Agreement, the Term Loan or any of the other Loan Documents; (ii) use the Lender’s trademarks, trade names or confidential information in its advertising or promotional materials; or (iii) use the Lender’s trademarks, trade names or confidential information in any form of electronic communication such as web sites (internal or external), blogs or other types of postings, except as may be required to perform hereunder or as required by law including under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any announcement made by the parties hereto in relation to the execution of this Agreement will be shared by Borrower with the Lender reasonably in advance of the Closing Date.

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14.8. Survival. All representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Term Loan, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the Obligations have not been Paid in Full.

14.9. Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

14.10. No Setoff. All payments made by Borrower hereunder or under any note or other Loan Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim, or other defense and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:				ASPEN AEROGELS GEORGIA, LLC
				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
				Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
				Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
GUARANTORS:				ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.
				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
				Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
				Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
				ASPEN AEROGELS RHODE ISLAND, LLC
				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
				Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
				Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Signature Page to Loan Agreement

LENDER:				GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC, as the Lender
				By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxx
				Name: Xxxx Xxxx
				Title: Assistant Treasurer

Signature Page to Loan Agreement