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2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS PROXY STATEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.          )

 

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March 17, 2020

Dear Stockholder:

        We are pleased to invite you to attend Clearway Energy, Inc.'s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held at 9 a.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton, located at 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Details regarding admission to the meeting and the business to be conducted are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement.

        We intend to hold our annual meeting in person. However, we are actively monitoring the public health and travel concerns of our stockholders and employees in light of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), as well as the related protocols that federal, state and local governments may impose. As part of our precautions, we are considering the possibility of changing the location of the annual meeting and/or holding a virtual meeting by means of remote communication. We will announce any alternative arrangements for the annual meeting as promptly as practicable.

        Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. Information about voting methods is set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement.

        On behalf of Clearway Energy, Inc., I thank you for your ongoing interest and investment in Clearway Energy, Inc. We are committed to acting in your best interests. If you have any questions with respect to voting, please call our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322-2885 (toll free).

Sincerely,

Jonathan Bram
Chairman of the Board

THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD ARE
BEING DISTRIBUTED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 17, 2020.

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Clearway Energy, Inc.
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

When:    Thursday, April 30, 2020, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time

Where:    Hyatt Regency Princeton, located at 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

By Order of the Board of Directors

KEVIN P. MALCARNEY
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary

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2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

PROXY STATEMENT

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PROXY STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

        This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement"). This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire Proxy Statement before voting. For information regarding Clearway Energy, Inc.'s 2019 performance, please review Clearway Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "2019 Form 10-K").

ROADMAP OF VOTING MATTERS

        Stockholders are being asked to vote on the following matters at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"):

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

        We are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance, which promote the long-term interests of our stockholders, strengthen Board and management accountability and help build public trust in the Company. The "Governance of the Company" section beginning on page 4 describes our corporate governance framework, which includes the following highlights:

DIRECTOR NOMINEES

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

        Please see the Questions and Answers section beginning on page 61 for important information about the proxy materials, voting and the Annual Meeting. Additional questions may be directed to our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322-2885 or proxy@mackenziepartners.com.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMPANY

        You can learn more about the Company and view our governance materials and much more by visiting the "Corporate Governance" section of our website, www.clearwayenergy.com.

        Please also visit our Annual Meeting website at www.proxyvote.com to easily access the Company's proxy materials and vote through the Internet.

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PROXY STATEMENT

        We are providing these proxy materials to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Clearway Energy, Inc. for the Annual Meeting and for any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 9 a.m., Eastern Time, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540. In this Proxy Statement, "we," "us," "our," "Clearway Energy," "Clearway," "CWEN" and the "Company" refer to Clearway Energy, Inc.

        You are receiving this Proxy Statement because you own shares of our Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D common stock, par value $0.01 per share, that entitle you to vote at the Annual Meeting. By use of a proxy, you can vote whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting. The Proxy Statement describes the matters on which we would like you to vote and provides information on those matters.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, April 30, 2020

        Each of the Notice of Annual Meeting, this Proxy Statement and our 2019 Form 10-K is available at www.proxyvote.com. If you would like to receive, without charge, a paper copy of our 2019 Form 10-K, including the financial statements and the financial statement schedules, please send your request to Investor Relations, 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES AND CHARTERS

        The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines (the "Guidelines") that, along with the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") and the written charters of the committees of the Board (the "Committees"), provide the framework for the governance of the Company. The Board's Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee is responsible for periodically reviewing the Guidelines and recommending any proposed changes to the Board for approval. The Guidelines are available on the Corporate Governance section of the Company's website at www.clearwayenergy.com, along with the written charters of all of the Committees and the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code of Conduct"). The Guidelines, the charters of all of the Committees and the Code of Conduct are also available in print to any stockholder upon request. Stockholders who desire to receive such items in print may request them from the Company's Corporate Secretary by writing to Clearway Energy, Inc., 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.

CONTROLLED COMPANY

        In February 2018, the funds comprising Global Infrastructure Partners III ("GIP"), through an affiliate, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG") for the acquisition of NRG's full ownership interest in us as well as NRG's renewable energy development and operations platform (the "GIP Transaction"). The GIP Transaction closed on August 31, 2018. As a result, GIP, through its portfolio company, Clearway Energy Group LLC (formerly Zephyr Renewables, LLC) ("CEG") controls more than 50% of the combined voting power of our common stock and has the voting power to elect the members of our Board. Thus, for purposes of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") rules, we are a "controlled company." Controlled companies under those rules are companies of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, a group or another company. As a controlled company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from corporate governance requirements provided in the NYSE rules. Specifically, we are not required to have (a) a majority of independent directors, (b) a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors, (c) a compensation

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committee composed entirely of independent directors or (d) an annual performance evaluation of the nominating/corporate governance and compensation committees. Therefore, our stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the applicable NYSE rules.

        We currently avail ourselves of the majority of independent directors exemption and the entirely independent compensation committee exemption. However, we have elected to have a Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee consisting entirely of independent directors and we conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Committees. The controlled company exemption does not modify the independence requirements for the Audit Committee, and we comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the NYSE rules, which require that our Audit Committee be composed of at least three members, all of whom are independent.

BOARD STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

        Our Board is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the conduct of our business, reviewing and, where appropriate, approving our long-term strategic, financial and organizational goals and plans, and reviewing the performance of our Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") and any other members of senior management. Our Board conducts an annual self-evaluation, which includes a review of any areas in which the Board or management believes the Board can make a better contribution to our corporate governance, as well as a review of the committee structure and an assessment of the Board's compliance with corporate governance principles. In fulfilling the Board responsibilities, directors have full access to our management and independent advisors.

        During the 2019 fiscal year, all directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and Committees on which they served in 2019. Non-management directors meet in executive session regularly following Board meetings. Directors are encouraged to attend the annual meetings of stockholders. All of the directors who served as such at the time of the meeting attended the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        As stated in the Guidelines, the Board understands that there is no single, generally accepted approach to providing Board leadership and that it is in the best interests of the Company for the Board to make a determination regarding whether or not to separate the roles of Chairman and CEO based upon the present circumstances. Currently, Jonathan Bram, a non-executive director and Founding Partner of GIP, our majority voting stockholder, serves as Chairman of the Board. Irrespective of the Company's current practice, the Board believes that an effective board leadership structure is highly dependent on the experience, skills and personal interaction between persons in leadership roles. Although our Board believes that the separation of the Chairman and CEO roles is appropriate under current circumstances, it will continue to review this issue periodically to determine whether, based on the relevant facts and circumstances, the combination of these offices would serve the Company's best interests and the best interests of its stockholders.

        Our President and CEO, Mr. Sotos, and the Chairman, Mr. Bram, work together in complementary roles. Mr. Sotos focuses on the day-to-day operations of the Company and establishes

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the Company's strategic plan. Mr. Bram leads the Board's responsibilities for reviewing, approving and monitoring fundamental financial and business strategies and major corporate actions, assessing major risks facing the Company and management, and he presides over the Board and its Committees as they perform their oversight functions. The Board believes that these complementary roles provide the appropriate governance structure for the Company.

        When the Chairman is a director affiliated with our majority owner, GIP, or a member of Company management, or when the independent directors determine that it is in the best interests of the Company, the independent directors will annually appoint from among themselves a Lead Independent Director. Mr. Ford is currently the Lead Independent Director. As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Ford is responsible for the activities of the independent directors and is authorized to call meetings of the independent directors, chairs executive sessions of the independent directors, and performs the other duties either specified in the Guidelines or as assigned from time to time by the Board.

GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

        The Board has taken a proactive approach in applying leading governance practices. As described in the Guidelines, the Board follows a series of governance practices that it believes foster effective Board oversight and accountability to you, our stockholders. These practices include:

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succession planning for the CEO and other senior management;



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annual performance evaluations of the Board and each of its standing Committees, as well as periodic peer review for individual directors;



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director orientation and continuing education program, including Company site visits and information sessions with Company management at relevant sites; and



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access to and engagement of outside advisors and consultants to assist the Board and the Committees in the performance of their duties, as appropriate.

RISK OVERSIGHT

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The Board has responsibility for overall risk oversight of the Company.



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The Audit Committee oversees financial risks.



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The Compensation Committee oversees risks related to compensation policies and practices.



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The Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee oversees risks related to governance practices, conflicts of interest or changes of control and related person transactions.



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Risk oversight includes understanding the material risks to the business and what steps management is taking or should be taking to manage those risks, as well as understanding and determining the appropriate risk appetite for the Company.



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To define the Company's risk appetite, the Board reviews and approves the annual business plan, budget and long-term plan, strategic initiatives, individual development projects, capital raising, acquisitions and divestitures, and capital allocation plan.

        The Board does not have a separate risk committee, but instead believes that the entire Board is responsible for overseeing the Company's risk management with the assistance of management and the Committees. The Board performs its risk oversight function in several ways. The Board monitors, reviews and reacts to strategic and corporate risks through reports by management and Committees. The Chair of each of the Committees regularly report to the Board on all matters reviewed by their Committees, thereby providing the full Board with the opportunity to identify and discuss any

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risk-related issues or request additional information from management or the Committees that may assist the Board in its risk oversight role. To this end, risk-related issues presented to each Committee are routinely presented to the full Board to ensure proper oversight.

        With the full Board providing the top level of risk oversight, the Committees have a more specific risk oversight role for matters that fall under their purview. The Audit Committee considers the Company's policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The Audit Committee also oversees financial risks, which includes reviewing the effectiveness of our internal controls, conducting a detailed review of the financial portions of the Company's SEC reports, approving the independent auditor and the annual audit plan, and receiving and considering periodic reports from the Company's independent auditor, the Company's internal auditor and the Company's corporate compliance officer. In addition, the Audit Committee oversees risks related to information technology systems and cybersecurity matters.

        The Compensation Committee oversees risks related to our compensation policies and practices with input from management, and reviews the Company's compensation policies and practices to determine whether they subject the Company to unnecessary risk. As a result of the review, management and the Compensation Committee have concluded that the Company's compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

        The Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee oversees risks related to our governance practices, including but not limited to, Board and Committee membership and Board effectiveness, as well as risks related to perceived conflicts of interest or changes of control and acquisitions of the CEG ROFO Assets (as defined and described in "Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions") from, and agreements that we have in place with, CEG, and its affiliates, and other related person transactions.

DIRECTOR NOMINEE SELECTION PROCESS

        The Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying individuals that the Committee believes are qualified to become Board members in accordance with criteria set forth in the Guidelines. These criteria include (1) relevant knowledge, diversity of background and experience in areas including business, finance, accounting, technology, marketing, international business and government; (2) personal qualities of leadership, character, judgment and whether the candidate possesses a reputation in the community at large of integrity, trust, respect, competence and adherence to the highest ethical standards; (3) roles and contributions valuable to the business community; and (4) whether the candidate is free of conflicts, including the candidate's qualification as "independent" under the various standards applicable to the Board and its committees, and has the time required for preparation, participation and attendance at meetings. The Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all Board members. While the Company does not have a formal diversity policy, the Guidelines provide that the Committee considers diversity criteria in the context of the perceived needs of the Board as a whole and seeks to achieve a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives on the Board. The composition of the current Board reflects diversity in business and professional experience and skills.

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        The Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee's process for identifying and evaluating director nominees may also include consultation with all directors, solicitation of proposed nominees from all directors, the engagement of one or more professional search firms (if deemed appropriate), interviews with prospective nominees by the Committee (and other directors, if deemed appropriate) and recommendations regarding qualified candidates to the full Board.

Stockholder-Recommended Director Candidates

        The Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee considers nominations by stockholders who recommend candidates for election to the Board. A stockholder seeking to recommend a prospective candidate for the Committee's consideration may do so by writing to the Corporate Secretary, at Clearway Energy, Inc., 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, and by following the requirements to submit nominees discussed under "Stockholder Proposals or Stockholder Nomination of Director to be brought at the 2021 Annual Meeting (without Inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement)."

Stockholder-Nominated Director Candidates

        As discussed under "Requirements for Submission of Stockholder Proposals for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders," stockholders intending to appear at the 2021 Annual Meeting in order to nominate a candidate for election by the stockholders at the meeting (in cases where the Board does not intend to nominate the candidate or where the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee was not requested to consider his or her candidacy) must comply with the procedures in the Bylaws, a copy of which is available upon request to the Company's Corporate Secretary.

BOARD COMMITTEES

        The Board has the following three standing Committees:

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Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating

        The membership and the functions of each Committee are described below.

Audit Committee

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Current Members:  Brian R. Ford (Chair), Ferrell P. McClean, Daniel B. More, E. Stanley O'Neal



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Number of meetings in 2019:  5



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Audit Committee Financial Experts:  Brian R. Ford, Ferrell P. McClean, Daniel B. More, E. Stanley O'Neal



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Primary Responsibilities:  appoints, retains, oversees, evaluates, and compensates the independent auditors; reviews the annual audited and quarterly consolidated financial statements; and reviews major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations.



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Independence:  all members

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Company's financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications, independence, and performance of the Company's independent auditors, the performance of the Company's internal audit function, and effectiveness of the Company's financial risk management.

        Among other things, the Audit Committee:

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appoints, retains, oversees, evaluates, compensates, and terminates the independent auditors;



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reviews the annual audited and quarterly consolidated financial statements with management and independent auditors;



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reviews significant accounting and reporting issues, including significant changes in Company's application of accounting principles and recent professional or regulatory pronouncements;



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reviews major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations;



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reviews earnings press releases and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies;



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reviews and pre-approves all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by the independent auditors;



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resolves disagreements between management and independent auditors regarding financial reporting;



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considers the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's internal control and reporting system;



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reviews and approves the internal corporate audit staff functions and sets hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;



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reviews and concurs the appointment, replacement, and dismissal of the Chief Audit Executive;



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ensures rotation of the lead or coordinating audit partner;



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discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including the Company's major financial risk exposures and the effectiveness of the Company's system for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations, and reviews the Company's tax policies and findings of regulatory agencies and independent auditors;



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reports regularly to the Board regarding its activities and prepares and publishes required annual Committee reports;



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reviews updates from management and Company legal counsel regarding compliance matters that may be material to financial performance or reporting obligations;



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discusses with management and the internal audit executive compliance by the Company and its subsidiaries with material applicable laws and regulations and the Code of Conduct;



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establishes confidential and anonymous procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints and concerns regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters;



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oversees the internal audit and corporate compliance functions;



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prepares the report required to be included in the Company's proxy statement; and



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annually evaluates the performance of the Audit Committee and the adequacy of its charter.

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        The Board has determined that all of the current Audit Committee members are independent according to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing standards of the NYSE with respect to audit committee membership.

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Number of meetings in 2019:  5



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Primary Responsibilities:  oversees the Company's overall compensation structure, policies and programs; evaluates the performance of the CEO and other senior executives against goals and objectives relevant to their compensation; and reviews the compensation of directors for service on the Board and its Committees.



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Independence:  4 members

        The Compensation Committee provides leadership and guidance to the Board regarding the Company's overall compensation strategy, structure, policies and programs.

        Among other things, the Compensation Committee:

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reviews and recommends to the Board for approval annual and long-term goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the CEO, evaluates the performance of the CEO in light of those goals and objectives, and determines, approves and recommends to the Board for approval, the CEO's compensation level based on such evaluation;



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reports to the Board with respect to the Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO"), any executive or senior vice presidents and any other officer designated by the Board and compensated by the Company (other than the CEO) on (i) the review of annual and long-term goals and objectives relevant to their compensation, (ii) the evaluations of their performance in light of those goals and objectives, (iii) the determination and approval of compensation levels based on such evaluations, and (iv) the review and approval of any incentive awards and opportunities, employment arrangements, severance arrangements, change-in-control provisions affecting any elements of compensation and benefits and any special or supplemental compensation and benefits;



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reviews and recommends to the Board the compensation, incentive compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to Board approval;



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recommends to the Board stock option and other stock incentive awards for the CEO and approves stock option and other stock incentive awards for officers other than the CEO;



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reviews and discusses with management the CD&A to be included in the Company's proxy statement or annual report on Form 10-K, and based on such review and discussions, recommends to the Board that the CD&A be included in the Company's proxy statement or annual report on Form 10-K;



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reviews and oversees the Company's overall compensation strategy, structure, policies, programs, risk profile and any stockholder advisory votes on the Company's compensation practices and assesses whether the compensation structure establishes appropriate incentives for management and employees;



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recommends and monitors officers' and directors' compliance regarding any stock ownership guidelines;



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reviews the compensation of directors for service on the Board and its Committees and recommends changes in compensation to the Board;

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retains and terminates any adviser to assist the Compensation Committee in the performance of its duties, but only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to the adviser's independence from management; and



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annually evaluates the performance of the Compensation Committee and the adequacy of its charter.

        The Compensation Committee may delegate to one or more subcommittees such power and authority as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate. No subcommittee can consist of fewer than two members, and the Compensation Committee may not delegate to a subcommittee any power or authority that is required by any law, regulation or listing standard to be exercised by the Compensation Committee as a whole.

        The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain at the expense of the Company such outside counsel, experts, and other advisors as it determines appropriate to assist it in the full performance of its functions, including sole authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant used to assist the Compensation Committee in the evaluation of directors, or, if applicable, CEO or senior executive compensation, and to approve the consultant's fees and other retention terms. Each of Pay Governance and Deloitte Consulting LLP ("Deloitte") served as the Compensation Committee's independent compensation consultant at separate times during fiscal year 2019, with Pay Governance serving in such capacity for the first eight months of the year and Deloitte serving in such capacity for the remainder of the year. As the Compensation Committee's independent compensation consultant, Pay Governance worked with the Compensation Committee in connection with the director compensation, and both Pay Governance and Deloitte assisted with executive pay data and worked with the Compensation Committee in connection with executive compensation programs and the CEO evaluation process.

        The Board has determined that Ms. McClean, Mr. Ford, Mr. More and Mr. O'Neal are independent under the listing standards of the NYSE and that they are "nonemployee directors" for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee

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Current Members:  Ferrell P. McClean (Chair), Brian R. Ford, Daniel B. More



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Number of meetings in 2019:  11



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Primary Responsibilities:  recommends director candidates to the Board; makes recommendations on Board and Committee structure and function and governance related matters; oversees the evaluation of the Board and Committees; and reviews potential conflict transactions between the Company and any affiliated parties, including GIP and CEG, and any change of control of the Company.



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Independence:  all members

        The Corporate Governance, Conflicts, and Nominating Committee provides leadership and guidance to the Board and to the Company regarding matters of corporate governance, transactions involving potential conflicts of interest or changes of control, the selection and evaluation of members of the Board, and the Board and committees annual performance review.

        Among other things, the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee:

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identifies and reviews the qualifications of potential nominees to the Board consistent with criteria approved by the Board;



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assesses the contributions and independence of incumbent directors in determining whether to recommend them for re-election;

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develops, periodically evaluates, and oversees compliance with the Guidelines and recommends any changes to the Guidelines to the Board;



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establishes and reviews procedures for the consideration of Board candidates recommended by the Company's stockholders;



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reviews and approves potential conflict transactions between the Company and any affiliated parties, including GIP and CEG, with respect to acquisitions of assets and other transactions, including, but not limited to, the evaluation of acquisition opportunities presented to the Company pursuant to the Right of First Offer Agreement by and between the Company and CEG, as described in "Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Right of First Offer Agreements";



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reviews and approves strategic transactions involving the transfer of 50% or more of the voting power in the Company;



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periodically reviews relationships between the Company and each director and reports the results of its review to the Board for purposes of determining whether directors satisfy independence requirements;



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makes recommendations to the Board concerning the structure, composition, and functioning of the Board and its committees;



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recommends to the Board candidates for appointment to Board committees;



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reviews and assesses the channels through which the Board receives information, and the quality and timeliness of information received;



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reviews and recommends to the Board retirement and other tenure policies for directors;



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reviews and approves Company policies applicable to the Board, the directors and officers subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act;



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reviews and reports to the Board regarding potential conflicts of interests of directors;



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recommends to the Board director candidates for the annual meeting of stockholders, and candidates to be elected by the Board as necessary to fill vacancies and newly created directorships;



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oversees the evaluation of the Board, its committees and management, and develops and recommends to the Board an annual self-evaluation process of the Board and its Committees;



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reviews the Company's senior management succession plans at the CEO and other senior management levels annually;



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monitors directorships in other public companies held by directors and senior officers of the Company;



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oversees the orientation process for new director and programs for the continuing education of directors; and



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performs such other duties and responsibilities as are consistent with the purpose of the Committee and as the Board deems appropriate.

        The Board and each of the Committees conduct annual self-evaluations to assess their effectiveness and review their charters. Individual directors are also evaluated by the Board. The Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee coordinates each of these annual evaluations.

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        The Board has determined that all of the Corporate Governance, Conflicts, and Nominating Committee members are independent under the listing standards of the NYSE.

CODE OF CONDUCT

        Our Board has adopted a Code of Conduct that applies to all of our directors and employees, including our officers. Our Code of Conduct is available on our website. If we amend or grant a waiver of one or more of the provisions of our Code of Conduct, we intend to satisfy the requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding the disclosure of amendments to or waivers from provisions of our Code of Conduct that apply to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers by posting the required information on our website. Our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

ANTI-HEDGING AND ANTI-PLEDGING POLICIES

        The Company prohibits executive officers, directors and employees from directly or indirectly engaging in any kind of hedging transaction that could reduce or limit their economic risk with respect to their holdings, ownership or interest in the Company's securities including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, puts, calls and options. The Company also prohibits executive officers, directors and employees from directly or indirectly engaging in any transaction in which the Company's securities are being pledged.

COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS

        Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Board by writing to the Corporate Secretary, Clearway Energy, Inc., 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Communications intended for a specific director or directors should be addressed to their attention to the Corporate Secretary at the address provided above. Communications received from stockholders are forwarded directly to Board members as part of the materials mailed in advance of the next scheduled Board meeting following receipt of the communications. The Board has authorized the Corporate Secretary, in his discretion, to forward communications on a more expedited basis if circumstances warrant or to exclude a communication if it is illegal, unduly hostile or threatening, or similarly inappropriate. Advertisements, solicitations for periodical or other subscriptions, and other similar communications generally will not be forwarded to the directors.

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PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        Each of the nine nominees for director named in this Proxy Statement has been nominated by the Board upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee. The persons named as proxies on the proxy card intend to vote the proxies for the election of the nominees listed below to the Board. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of nominees named. Each nominee listed below has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a director if elected. The biography for each nominee includes the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board to conclude that the nominee should serve as a director. The Board believes that each of the directors has valuable individual skills and experiences that, taken together, provide the Company with the variety and depth of knowledge, judgment and vision necessary to provide effective oversight of the Company.

Nominees for Director

        The following nine directors are being nominated for a one-year term, and will be elected annually. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the director's earlier death, resignation or removal.

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The Board recommends a vote "FOR" the election to the Board of each of the foregoing nominees. Proxies received by the Board will be voted "FOR" each of the nominees unless a contrary vote is specified.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

        The chart below describes the compensation program established for our directors for their service as Board members, chairs of the Committees and Lead Independent Director, as applicable, in 2019. Only our independent, non-employee directors receive compensation for their services as directors, which is set by our Board based on recommendations by the Compensation Committee. Our CEO, Mr. Sotos, does not receive compensation for his service as a director, and none of the directors who are officers or employees of GIP receive compensation for their services as directors.

        Our independent directors receive an annual retainer of cash and equity for their services as directors. The independent directors received $80,000 in the form of cash and $95,000 in the form of stock awards issued under our Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). Each stock award may, pursuant to an independent director's deferral election, be awarded as deferred stock units (the "DSUs"). In addition, directors may defer the cash component of their annual retainers into additional DSUs.

        Each DSU issued in 2019 was equivalent in value to one share of Class C common stock and represents the right to receive one such share of Class C common stock payable at the time elected by the director, or in the event the director does not make an election with respect to payment in a particular year, in accordance with his or her prior deferral election. In the event that a director's service with the Company is terminated for any reason, other than cause, DSU awards are payable in accordance with such director's deferral election. If a director's service with the Company is terminated for cause, the award is forfeited. In connection with the grants of the DSUs, each independent director also received dividend equivalent rights ("DERs") which become vested proportionately with the DSUs to which they relate. Each DER represents the right to receive the dividends and distributions that would have otherwise been paid with respect to a share subject to a DSU award (if such share were outstanding rather than being subject to the DSU award). Typically, accrued DERs are credited as additional shares that will be subject to the vesting and payment terms of the corresponding award of DSUs. Accordingly, DERs are intended to represent the economic value that our independent directors would otherwise receive if, as applicable, they did not elect to receive DSUs and they, instead, held the shares relating to the DSUs outright.

        Similar to its competitive assessment of NEO compensation, Pay Governance, the Compensation Committee's compensation consultant for the first eight months of fiscal year 2019, performed a review of director compensation in early 2019. Results of the review were shared with the Compensation Committee, which made a recommendation to the full Board for final approval. The Compensation Committee previously implemented a stock ownership guideline for directors requiring stock ownership equal to five times the annual cash retainer fee. Although directors are not required to make purchases of our common stock to meet their target ownership multiple, they are restricted from divesting any securities until such ownership multiple is attained, except to make a required tax payment, and must maintain their ownership multiple after any such transactions.

        In addition, our independent directors are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attending meetings of the Board or its Committees. As a general matter, we expect that in the future, any independent director will receive grants of equity-based awards upon appointment to our Board and from time to time thereafter for so long as he or she serves as a director.

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        Each member of our Board is indemnified for his or her actions associated with being a director to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors as well as our executive officers. The indemnification agreements provide the directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification, expense advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

Director Compensation
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019⁽¹⁾

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        The following table sets forth the aggregate number of stock awards (DSUs and any DERs thereon) held by each of the independent directors as of December 31, 2019. All DSUs held by the independent directors are payable upon termination of service as a Board member.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

        This Proposal No. 2 provides for the amendment of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Current Certificate") to make certain technical changes, including changes resulting from the GIP Transaction, as defined previously in this Proxy Statement (the "Certificate Changes"). We are seeking the Certificate Changes in order to reflect our current corporate structure in light of the GIP Transaction.

        The description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in this Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A. For convenience, a copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation showing the changes from the Current Certificate, with deleted text shown as strike-through and added text shown as underlined, is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix B.

FERC Changes

        We are proposing to amend references to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") and related matters (the "FERC Updates"). We are proposing to modify a restriction on certain transfers of our Class A and Class C shares to reflect the change in ownership of our Class B and Class D shares, as well as changes in FERC policies announced since the existing transfer restriction was put in place. The transfer restriction was put in place to ensure that FERC approval under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (the "FPA") is obtained prior to any transfer of our Class A or Class C shares that might be deemed to result in a change in direct or indirect "control" over any of our subsidiaries that are "public utilities" under the FPA. It generally prohibits transfers of Class A or Class C shares other than through secondary market transactions that would result in an investor, together with its affiliates, directly or indirectly holding 10% or more of the voting securities of us or any of our public utility subsidiaries. The existing transfer restriction addresses ownership of interests in us and our public utility subsidiaries owned indirectly through ownership of interests in NRG and does so in terms of derivative ownership interests in us based on the voting power of the Class B and Class D shares. The proposed modifications reflect the fact that the Class B and Class D shares are now owned by CEG, not NRG, and also reflect recent FERC precedent limiting reliance on derivative ownership interests.

        As modified, the transfer restriction would require board approval for any transfer of our Class A or Class C shares other than through secondary market transactions if, after such a transfer, a given investor, together with its affiliates, would hold 10% or more of our voting securities. Board approval would also be required if, after such a transfer, the sum of the following equals or exceeds 10%: (a) the percentage of our voting securities held by the investor and its affiliates (other than indirectly through interests in CEG), plus (b) the percentage of CEG's voting securities held by the investor and its affiliates, plus (c) the percentage of any of our public utility subsidiaries' voting securities held by the investor and its affiliates (other than indirectly through interests in us and CEG). The latter provision is a conservative screen that we regard as prudent in light of current FERC policy in this area. In addition, given that the underlying purpose of the restriction is to ensure that FERC approval under Section 203 is obtained as appropriate, the affiliate definition would be revised to reference the affiliate definition in FERC's regulations.

        We view the FERC Updates as non-substantive changes that are necessary to reflect our current corporate structure in light of the GIP Transaction.

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Other Technical Changes

        As a result of the GIP Transaction, NRG is no longer our affiliate and references to NRG in the Current Certificate are no longer applicable. We are seeking to amend and restate the Current Certificate, in part, to replace references to NRG in the Current Certificate with references to GIP or CEG when applicable (the "Reference Updates"). Certain of these Reference Updates are located in provisions of the Current Certificate, which, by the terms of the Current Certificate, require the affirmative vote of 66 and 2/3% of the combined voting power of shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote to amend.

        We view the Reference Updates as non-substantive changes that are necessary to reflect our current corporate structure in light of the GIP Transaction.

Required Vote

        Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of 66 and 2/3% of the combined voting power of shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote "against" this proposal. If our stockholders approve the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, it would become effective upon acceptance of its filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. If our stockholders do not approve this proposal, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will not be filed. The Board reserves the right to abandon or delay the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation even if it is approved by our stockholders.

The Board recommends that you vote "FOR" the proposal to approve the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Proposal. Proxies received by the Board will be voted "FOR" the approval of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Proposal unless otherwise specified.

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PROPOSAL NO. 3

APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPANY'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the stockholders of the Company are entitled to vote at this year's Annual Meeting to approve the compensation of the NEOs, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K ("Regulation S-K") of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Currently, this vote is conducted every year. The next vote will occur at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

        As described more fully in the CD&A beginning on page 39, the Company's executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain and reward top executive talent. The intent of the Company's compensation program is to reward the achievement of the Company's annual goals and objectives while supporting the Company's long-term business strategy.

        This proposal, commonly known as a "say on pay" proposal, gives stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the NEOs' compensation. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of the NEOs as described in this Proxy Statement. Accordingly, the Board recommends that stockholders vote in favor of the following resolution:

"RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the NEOs, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the CD&A, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED."

        The say on pay vote is advisory and therefore not binding on the Company, the Board or the Compensation Committee. However, the Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of the stockholders and to the extent there is a significant number of votes against the NEO compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, stockholders' concerns will be considered and the Board and the Compensation Committee will evaluate actions necessary to address those concerns.

The Board recommends a vote "FOR" the approval of the Company's executive compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. Proxies received by the Board will be voted "FOR" the approval of the Company's executive compensation unless a contrary vote is specified.

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PROPOSAL NO. 4

RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
FOR THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR

        The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm retained to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements. To execute this responsibility, the Audit Committee engages in a thorough annual evaluation of (i) the independent registered public accounting firm's qualifications, performance and independence, (ii) whether the independent registered public accounting firm should be rotated, and (iii) the advisability and potential impact of selecting a different independent registered public accounting firm.

        The Audit Committee appointed the firm of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the 2020 fiscal year at a meeting held in February 2020. KPMG LLP has been retained as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm continuously since the Company's initial public offering in July 2013. In accordance with SEC rules and KPMG LLP policies, audit partners are subject to rotation requirements to limit the number of consecutive years an individual partner may provide audit services to the Company. For lead and concurring review audit partners, the maximum number of consecutive years of service in that capacity is five years. The Audit Committee is involved in the selection of KPMG LLP's lead audit partner.

        The Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection. Representatives of KMPG LLP are expected to attend the Annual Meeting where they will be available to respond to questions and, if they desire, to make a statement.

The Board recommends a vote "FOR" the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's lead independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year. Proxies received by the Board will be voted "FOR" ratification unless a contrary vote is specified.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        Our executive officers are elected by the Board annually to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. The biographical information for each of the executive officers is provided below.

Christopher S. Sotos
Age 48
President and Chief Executive Officer

        For biographical information for Christopher S. Sotos, see "Proposal No. 1—Nominees for Director."

Chad Plotkin
Age 44
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

        Mr. Plotkin has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2016. From January 2016 until his appointment as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Plotkin served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy. Prior to this, he served in varying capacities at NRG, including as Vice President of Investor Relations of both the Company and NRG from September 2015 to January 2016 and from January 2012 to February 2015 and Vice President of Finance of NRG from February 2015 to September 2015. From October 2007 to January 2012, Mr. Plotkin served in various capacities in the Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions group of NRG, including as Vice President, beginning in December 2010.

Kevin P. Malcarney
Age 53
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

        Mr. Malcarney has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since May 11, 2018. He served as Interim General Counsel of the Company from March 16, 2018. Mr. Malcarney was previously Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and served in various other roles at NRG since September 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Malcarney worked at two major law firms in Princeton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and handled mergers and acquisitions, project financing and general corporate matters.

Mary-Lee Stillwell
Age 46
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

        Ms. Stillwell has served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since August 31, 2018. Ms. Stillwell previously served as Vice President and Assistant Controller of NRG since December 2012, where she was responsible for managing and directing NRG's financial accounting and reporting activities as well as overseeing the accounting for the Renewables business and various shared service functions. Prior to her work at NRG, Ms. Stillwell served as Assistant Controller—Integration and Internal Controls of GenOn Energy, Inc., in Houston, Texas, from September 2010 to December 2012, where she was responsible for all Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as well as integrations of mergers and acquisitions.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of the Company's Class A and Class C common stock and combined voting power of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock for: (a) each director and the nominees for director; (b) each NEO; and (c) the directors and all executive officers as a group. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 34,599,645 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2020 and 78,851,377 shares of Class C common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2020, and percentage of combined voting power is based on 78,554,297 votes represented by our outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock in the aggregate as of March 4, 2020. The percentage of beneficial ownership and the percentage of combined voting power also include any shares that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days of March 4, 2020. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares set forth in the following table.

        The address of the beneficial owners is Clearway Energy, Inc., 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

        The following table sets forth information for each person known to the Company to own more than five percent of any class of the Company's common stock. The information provided is as of the date of their most recent Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D filing with the SEC. For our stockholders other than the GIP Entities (as defined below), percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 34,599,645 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2020 and 78,851,377 shares of Class C common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2020, and percentage of combined voting power is based on 78,554,297 votes represented by our outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock in the aggregate as of March 4, 2020. For the GIP Entities (as defined below), who are the sole beneficial owners of our Class B and Class D common stock, percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 34,599,645 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2020 and 78,851,377 shares of Class C common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2020, plus any shares exchangeable into Class A or Class C common stock within 60 days of March 4, 2020, and percentage of combined voting power is based on 78,554,297 votes represented by our outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock in the aggregate as of March 4, 2020. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect the shares set forth in the

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

RELATIONSHIP WITH GIP

        GIP, through its ownership of CEG, indirectly owns all of our outstanding Class B common stock and our Class D common stock, which represents, in the aggregate, 54.95% of the voting interest in our stock and receives distributions from Clearway Energy LLC through its ownership of Class B and Class D units of Clearway Energy LLC. Holders of our Class A common stock and Class C common stock hold, in the aggregate, the remaining 45.05% of the voting interest in our stock. Each holder of Class A or Class B common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held. Each holder of Class C or Class D common stock is entitled to 1/100th of one vote for each share held. The holders of our outstanding shares of Class A and Class C common stock are entitled to dividends as declared.

        The diagram below depicts our organizational structure as of March 4, 2020. Clearway Energy LLC indirectly holds the equity interests in our project companies.

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STRATEGIC SPONSORSHIP WITH GIP

        In connection with the GIP Transaction, the Company entered into a Consent and Indemnity Agreement with NRG and GIP setting forth key terms and conditions of the Company's consent to the GIP Transaction.

        Also in connection with the GIP Transaction, the Company entered into the following agreements on August 31, 2018:

CEG Master Services Agreements

        The Company, along with Clearway Energy LLC and Clearway Energy Operating LLC, entered into Master Services Agreements with CEG (the "CEG Master Services Agreements"), pursuant to which CEG and certain of its affiliates or third-party service providers began providing certain services, including operational and administrative services, which include human resources, information systems, external affairs, accounting, procurement, and risk management services, to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and the Company and certain of its subsidiaries began providing certain services, including accounting, internal audit, tax and treasury services, to CEG, in exchange for the payment of fees in respect of such services. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company paid approximately $1,059,000 under the CEG Master Services Agreements. In addition, certain Thermal segment projects reimbursed CEG approximately $1,433,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019 for costs incurred by CEG on behalf of such entities.

Voting and Governance Agreement

        The Company entered into a Voting and Governance Agreement with CEG, relating to certain governance matters of the Company, including the composition of the Board and employment status of the CEO of the Company.

Limited Liability Company Agreement

        The Company entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Clearway Energy LLC with CEG, which sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, as managing member, and CEG, as member, of Clearway Energy LLC, as further described below.

RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER AGREEMENTS

CEG ROFO Agreement

        On August 31, 2018, we entered into a ROFO Agreement with CEG (the "CEG ROFO Agreement") and, solely for certain purposes thereof, GIP, pursuant to which CEG granted us and our subsidiaries a right of first offer on any proposed sale or transfer of certain assets owned by CEG. On August 1, 2019, the CEG ROFO Agreement was amended to grant us and our affiliates a right of first offer on any proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of certain assets of CEG (the "CEG ROFO Assets") until August 31, 2023, as listed in the table below. CEG is not obligated to sell the remaining CEG ROFO Assets to us and, if offered by CEG, we cannot be sure whether these assets will be offered on acceptable terms or that we will choose to consummate such acquisitions.

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        The assets listed below represent our currently committed investments in projects with CEG, as well as the assets subject to our ROFO Agreement with CEG:

Committed Investments

CEG ROFO

        Prior to engaging in any negotiation regarding any disposition, sale or other transfer of any of the remaining CEG ROFO Assets, CEG will deliver a written notice to us setting forth the material terms and conditions of the proposed transaction. During the 30-day period after the delivery of such notice, we will negotiate with CEG in good faith to reach an agreement on the transaction. If we do not reach an agreement within such 30-day period, CEG will be able within the next 180 calendar days to sell, transfer, dispose or recontract such CEG ROFO Asset to a third party (or to agree in writing to undertake such transaction with a third party) on terms generally no less favorable to CEG than those offered pursuant to the written notice.

        Under the CEG ROFO Agreement, CEG is not obligated to sell the remaining CEG ROFO Assets. In addition, any offer to sell under the CEG ROFO Agreement will be subject to an inherent conflict of interest because the same professionals within CEG's organization that are involved in acquisitions that are suitable for us have responsibilities within CEG's broader asset management business. Notwithstanding the significance of the services to be rendered by CEG or their designated affiliates on our behalf or of the assets which we may elect to acquire from CEG in accordance with the terms of the CEG ROFO Agreement or otherwise, CEG does not owe fiduciary duties to us or our stockholders. Any material transaction with CEG (including the proposed acquisition of any CEG ROFO Asset) will be subject to our related person transaction policy, which will require prior approval of such transaction by our Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee.

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Carlsbad Drop Down

        On December 6, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of GIP's membership interests in CBAD Holdings, LLC, which indirectly owns Carlsbad Energy Center LLC, a 527 megawatt natural gas fired power project located in Carlsbad, California, or the Carlsbad Drop Down Asset. The purchase price for the Carlsbad Drop Down was $184 million in cash, plus assumption of $803 million in project level financing including non-recourse senior secured notes. The acquisition was funded with proceeds from the Clearway Energy, Inc. equity issuance on December 2, 2019 for net proceeds of $100 million, as well as borrowings from the Company's revolving credit facility. The Carlsbad acquisition is the result of the Company having elected its option to purchase Carlsbad pursuant to the ROFO agreement, as amended, by and among the Company, CEG and GIP.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH CEG

DGPV Holdco 1 LLC

        DGPV Holding LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and CEG are parties to the DGPV Holdco 1 LLC partnership ("DGPV Holdco 1"), the purpose of which is to own or purchase solar power generation projects and other ancillary related assets from CEG or its subsidiaries, via intermediate funds. The Company owns approximately 52 MW of distributed solar capacity, based on cash to be distributed, with a weighted average contract life of 16 years. Under this partnership, the Company committed to fund up to $100 million of capital.

DGPV Holdco 2 LLC

        DGPV Holding LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and CEG are parties to the DGPV Holdco 2 LLC partnership ("DGPV Holdco 2"), the purpose of which is to own or purchase solar power generation projects as well as other ancillary related assets from CEG or its subsidiaries, via intermediate funds. The Company owns approximately 113 MW of distributed solar capacity, based on cash to be distributed, with a weighted average contract life of 19 years. Under this partnership, the Company committed to fund up to $60 million of capital.

DGPV Holdco 3 LLC

        DGPV Holding LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, and CEG are parties to the DGPV Holdco 3 LLC partnership ("DGPV Holdco 3"), in which the Company plans to invest up to $70 million in an operating portfolio of distributed solar assets, primarily comprised of community solar projects, developed by CEG. The Company owns approximately 112 MW of distributed solar capacity, based on cash to be distributed, with a weighted average contract life of approximately 21 years as of December 31, 2019. The Company had a $14 million payable due to DGPV Holdco 3 LLC as of December 31, 2019.

        The Company's maximum exposure to loss is limited to its equity investment in DGPV Holdco 1, DGPV Holdco 2 and DGPV Holdco 3, which was $318 million on a combined basis as of December 31, 2019.

RPV Holdco 1 LLC

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based on cash to be distributed, with an average lease term for the existing and new leases of approximately 15 years. The Company had fully funded the partnership as of December 31, 2017.

        The Company's maximum exposure to loss is limited to its equity investment, which was $24 million as of December 31, 2019.

Repowering Partnership

        On August 30, 2018, Wind TE Holdco, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, formed a partnership with Clearway Renew LLC, an indirect subsidiary of CEG, in order to facilitate the repowering of wind facilities of two of its indirect subsidiaries, Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC, or Elbow Creek, and Wildorado Wind LLC, or Wildorado Wind. Wind TE Holdco contributed its interests in the two facilities and Clearway Renew LLC contributed a turbine supply agreement, including title to certain components that qualify for production tax credits.

        On June 14, 2019, Repowering Partnership LLC was replaced with Repowering Partnership II LLC as the owner of the Elbow Creek and Wildorado Wind projects, as well as Repowering Partnership Holdco LLC. We invested $101.6 million in net corporate capital to fund the repowering of the wind facilities during the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020. These assets have reached Repowering COD.

Kawailoa Solar Partnership

        On May 1, 2019, the Company entered into a partnership with Clearway Renew LLC, a subsidiary of CEG, to own, finance, operate and maintain the Kawailoa Solar Partnership, which consists of the Kawailoa Solar Project, a 49 MW utility-scale solar generation project located in Oahu, Hawaii. The Company contributed $9 million into the partnership during the year ended December 31, 2019.

Oahu Solar Partnership

        On March 8, 2019, the Company entered into a partnership with Clearway Renew LLC, a subsidiary of CEG, to own, finance, operate and maintain the Oahu Solar projects, which consist of Lanikuhana and Waipio, 15 MW and 46 MW utility-scale solar generation projects, respectively, located in Oahu, Hawaii, which both reached COD in September 2019 and began to sell power to HECO pursuant to the long-term power purchase agreements. The Company contributed $20 million into the partnership during the year ended December 31, 2019.

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS

        CEG provides operations and maintenance ("O&M") and day-to-day operational support to our utility scale solar and wind facilities in accordance with O&M agreements with us. Each of the counterparties to the O&M agreements is an affiliate of CEG. The O&M agreements for which the amount paid to CEG exceeded $120,000 during fiscal year 2019 are described in the table below.

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Under these O&M agreements, we generally pay an annual or monthly fee, which may be subject to annual adjustment, plus any reimbursable expenses.

ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTS

        CEG provides day-to-day administrative support to certain of our project-level entities in accordance with asset management and administrative services agreements (the "ASAs"). The ASAs for which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 during fiscal year 2019 are described in the table below.

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Under these agreements, we generally pay an annual or monthly fee, which may be subject to annual adjustment, plus any reimbursable expenses.

INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS

        During 2019, we paid approximately $7,839,000 for insurance premium reimbursements to CEG.

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF CLEARWAY ENERGY LLC

        The following is a description of the material terms of Clearway Energy LLC's Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the "LLC Agreement"). For the year ended December 31, 2019, Clearway Energy LLC made approximately $86,344,000 in distributions to us and $68,382,000 to CEG (the holder of Class B and Class D units).

Governance

        We serve as the sole managing member of Clearway Energy LLC. As such, we and effectively our Board, control the business and affairs of Clearway Energy LLC and are responsible for the management of its business.

Voting and Economic Rights of Members

        Clearway Energy LLC has four classes of Units: Class A units, Class B units, Class C units and Class D units. Class A units and Class C units may be issued only to us as the sole managing member, and Class B units and Class D units may be issued only to CEG and held by CEG or its permitted transferees. Units of each of the four classes have equivalent economic and other rights, except that upon issuance, each holder of a Class B unit will also be issued a share of our Class B common stock, and each holder of a Class D unit will also be issued a share of our Class D common stock. Each Class B unit is exchangeable for a share of our Class A common stock and each Class D unit is exchangeable for a share of our Class D common stock, in each case subject to equitable adjustments

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for stock splits, dividends and reclassifications in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement (as described below).

        Net profits and net losses and distributions by Clearway Energy LLC are allocated and made to holders of units in accordance with the respective number of membership units of Clearway Energy LLC held. Generally, Clearway Energy LLC will make distributions to holders of units for the purpose of funding tax obligations in respect of income of Clearway Energy LLC that is allocated to the members of Clearway Energy LLC.

Coordination with Clearway Energy LLC

        Any time we issue a share of Class A common stock or a share of our Class C common stock for cash, the net proceeds therefrom will promptly be transferred to Clearway Energy LLC, and Clearway Energy LLC will either:

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transfer a newly issued Class A unit of Clearway Energy LLC to us in the case of the issuance of a share of Class A common stock, or a newly issued Class C unit of Clearway Energy LLC to us in the case of the issuance of a share of Class C common stock; or



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use the net proceeds to purchase a Class B unit of Clearway Energy LLC from CEG in the case of the issuance of a share of Class A common stock, which Class B unit will automatically convert into a Class A unit of Clearway Energy LLC when transferred to us, or a Class D unit of Clearway Energy LLC from CEG in the case of the issuance of a share of Class C common stock, which Class D unit will automatically convert into a Class C unit of Clearway Energy LLC when transferred to us.

        If we elect to redeem any shares of our Class A common stock or Class C common stock for cash, Clearway Energy LLC will, immediately prior to such redemption, redeem an equal number of Class A units or Class C units, as applicable, held by us upon the same terms and for the same price, as the shares of Class A common stock so redeemed.

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

        We entered into an Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement with NRG (the "Exchange Agreement"), which was assigned to CEG upon the GIP Transaction. Under the Exchange Agreement, CEG (and certain permitted assignees and permitted transferees who acquire Class B units or Class D units of Clearway Energy LLC) may from time to time cause Clearway Energy LLC to exchange their Class B units for shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications, or exchange their Class D units for shares of our Class C common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications.

        When CEG or its permitted transferee exchanges a Class B unit of Clearway Energy LLC for a share of our Class A common stock, we will automatically redeem and cancel a corresponding share of our Class B common stock and the Class B unit will automatically convert into a Class A unit when issued to us; similarly, when CEG or its permitted transferee exchanges a Class D unit of Clearway Energy LLC for a share of our Class C common stock, we will automatically redeem and cancel a corresponding share of our Class D common stock and the Class D unit will automatically convert into a Class C unit when issued to us. As a result, when a holder exchanges its Class B units for shares of our Class A common stock, or its Class D units for shares of our Class C common stock, our interest in Clearway Energy LLC will be correspondingly increased.

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

        We entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement with NRG (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), which was assigned to CEG upon the GIP Transaction. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, CEG and its affiliates are entitled to demand registration rights, including the right to demand that a shelf registration statement be filed, and "piggyback" registration rights, for shares of our Class A common stock that are issuable upon exchange of Class B units of Clearway Energy LLC that CEG owns and shares of our Class C common stock that are issuable upon exchange of the Class D units of Clearway Energy LLC that CEG owns.

PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW, APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

        Our Board has adopted a written Related Person Transaction Policy (the "Related Person Policy") that provides that the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee will periodically review all related person transactions that are required to be disclosed under SEC rules and, when appropriate, initially authorize or ratify all such transactions. See "Governance of the Company—Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee."

        The Related Person Policy operates in conjunction with our Code of Conduct and is applicable to all "Related Person Transactions", which are all transactions, arrangements or relationships in which:

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any Related Person (as that term is defined below) has or will have a direct or indirect interest.

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any immediate family member of any of the persons referenced in the preceding two bullets, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of the director, nominee for director, executive officer or more than 5% beneficial owner of any class of the Company's voting stock, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, nominee for director, executive officer or more than 5% beneficial owner of any class of the Company's voting stock; and



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any firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons is a partner or principal or in a similar position or in which such person has a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest.

        In determining whether to recommend the initial approval or ratification of a Related Person Transaction, the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee considers all of the relevant facts and circumstances available, including (if applicable) but not limited to: (a) whether there is an appropriate business justification for the transaction; (b) the benefits that accrue to us as a result of the transaction; (c) the terms available to unrelated third parties entering into similar transactions; (d) the impact of the transaction on director independence (in the event the related person is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director or an immediate family member of a director is a partner, stockholder, member or executive officer); (e) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services; (f) whether it is a single transaction or a series of

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ongoing, related transactions; and (g) whether entering into the transaction would be consistent with the Related Person Transaction Policy.

        If the aggregate amount involved is expected to be less than $500,000, the transaction may be approved or ratified by the Chair of the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee.

        As part of its review of each Related Person Transaction, the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee will take into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than the terms generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the Related Person's interest in the transaction. This Related Person Policy also provides that certain transactions, based on their nature and/or monetary amount, are deemed to be pre-approved or ratified by the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee and do not require separate approval or ratification.

        Transactions involving ongoing relationships with a Related Person will be reviewed and assessed at least annually by the Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee to ensure that such Related Person Transactions remain appropriate and in compliance with the Committee's guidelines.

        The Committee's activities with respect to the review and approval or ratification of all Related Person Transactions are reported periodically to the Board. Any transaction between us and any Related Person, including CEG, will be subject to the prior review and approval of our Corporate Governance, Conflicts and Nominating Committee.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

        Clearway is a publicly-traded energy infrastructure investor and owner of modern, sustainable and long-term contracted assets across North America. As a result of the GIP Transaction which closed on August 31, 2018, GIP, through its portfolio company, CEG, holds all of our Class B common stock and Class D common stock and thus has the majority voting interest in the Company. This CD&A describes the philosophy, elements, implementation and results of our 2019 executive compensation program as it applies to the executive team.

        Beginning with our first two employees, Messrs. Sotos and Plotkin in 2016, the Compensation Committee's objectives have been to design a simple yet competitive program, which is aligned with the interests of our stockholders. Since that time, refinements have been made to the combination of long-term and short-term compensation features to further align pay with the Company's annual performance and 3-year total shareholder return ("TSR"), respectively. Our annual incentive program ("AIP") is based on objective criteria that support the achievement of our short-term objectives, which we believe create long-term shareholder value. Our long-term incentives are comprised of 67% Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs"), which vest based on relative TSR measured over 3 years and 33% Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), which vest based on continued service over 3 years. The program incorporates many best practices in compensation design, while being tailored to our business needs and compensation objectives.

        In 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed and did not modify its compensation philosophy behind the compensation program. Thus, NEO compensation continued to be delivered through a mix of (i) base salary, (ii) an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the AIP and (iii) long-term incentive compensation under our LTIP in the form of RPSUs, and RSUs.

        At our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we received 99% support for our say on pay proposal. We believe these results demonstrate our stockholders support our pay practices and that our compensation plans are aligned with their interests.

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KEY GOVERNANCE FEATURES OF OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

        Our compensation program and practices incorporate several key governance features as highlighted in the table below.

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE

        The Company's primary business strategy is to focus on the acquisition and ownership of assets with predictable, long-term cash flows that allow the Company to increase the cash dividends paid to holders of the Company's Class A and Class C common stock over time without compromising the ongoing stability of the business. The Company's plan for executing this strategy includes the following key components: focusing on contracted renewable energy and conventional generation and thermal infrastructure assets; growing our business through acquisitions of contracted operating assets primarily in North America; and maintaining sound financial practices to grow our dividend.

        The execution of the Company's business strategy produced the following results in 2019:

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Raised approximately $900 million in new corporate-level formation for growth investments and corporate liability management, which included corporate debt and equity financings, as well as project-level debt optimization

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Invested approximately $330 million in new growth investments, including the acquisition of the 527 MW Carlsbad Energy Center from the Company's sponsor GIP and the Repowering Partnership 1.0



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Achieved strong execution from Thermal business, which acquired the district energy assets of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and successfully completed the Mylan project and secured a contract with Cayo Largo in Puerto Rico

        Such results were taken into account by the Compensation Committee in making determinations with respect to the compensation for our NEOs under the 2019 compensation program.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

2019 NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        This CD&A describes the material components of our compensation program for our NEOs in 2019. For the year ending December 31, 2019, our NEOs included the following individuals:

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

        The Compensation Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of the Company's executive compensation program. The intent of the program is to reward the achievement of the Company's annual goals and objectives while supporting the Company's long-term business strategy. The Compensation Committee is committed to aligning executives' compensation with performance. Our Compensation Committee has designed an executive compensation program that:

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provides a competitive compensation opportunity while adhering to market standards for compensation.

        The Compensation Committee's objectives are achieved through the use of both short-term and long-term incentives. The Company currently targets pay at the median of our Compensation Peer Group (defined below), as described under "Elements of Compensation."

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THE COMPENSATION PROCESS

COMPENSATION CONSULTANT

        Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee is authorized to engage, at the expense of the Company, a compensation consultant to provide independent advice, support and expertise to assist the Compensation Committee in overseeing and reviewing our overall executive compensation strategy, structure, policies and programs, and to assess whether our compensation structure establishes appropriate incentives for management and other key employees. As noted above, Pay Governance served as the Compensation Committee's independent compensation consultant for the first eight months of fiscal year 2019. Deloitte became the Compensation Committee's independent compensation consultant for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 and continues to serve in that capacity. Pay Governance worked with the Compensation Committee to formulate the design of the executive and director compensation programs for 2019. Each of Pay Governance and Deloitte provided reports to the Compensation Committee (during the respective periods they served as compensation consultant) containing research, market data, survey information and information regarding trends and developments in executive and director compensation. Each of Pay Governance and Deloitte reported directly to the Compensation Committee (during the respective periods they served as compensation consultant). The Company paid Deloitte $105,992 for the work it performed for the Compensation Committee in 2019. CEG engaged Deloitte and its affiliate, Deloitte & Touche LLP, to provide additional services in 2019, for which CEG paid $2,964,644. These additional services primarily related to financial reporting services, including assistance with the preparation of CEG's financial statements for the second and third quarters of 2019, and assisting with the transition of enterprise resource planning and financial applications from NRG. Given that these services were provided to CEG, the decision to engage Deloitte and its affiliate for such services was not made, or recommended, by our management, or approved by the Compensation Committee or the Board. Neither Pay Governance nor any of its affiliates provided services for any of our affiliates in 2019. In accordance with SEC rules and requirements, the Company has affirmatively determined that no conflicts of interest exist between the Company and Pay Governance or Deloitte (or any individuals working on the Company's account on behalf of Pay Governance or Deloitte).

COMPENSATION PEER GROUP ANALYSIS

        The Compensation Committee, with support from its independent compensation consultant, identifies the most appropriate comparator group within relevant industries for purposes of benchmarking compensation. The Compensation Committee aims to compare our compensation program to a consistent peer group year-to-year but given the dynamic nature of our industry and the companies that constitute it, the Compensation Committee annually examines the peer group for appropriateness in terms of size, complexity and industry. As a result of such annual review, the Compensation Committee identified a new peer group for compensation benchmarking purposes in 2019 (the "Compensation Peer Group").

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        For these purposes, the Compensation Peer Group, comprised of similarly sized publicly-owned energy and utility companies, is identified below.

        For the purposes of determining appropriate NEO pay levels for 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed NEO compensation from peers, where available and appropriate (e.g., based on an NEO's position and duties). To supplement this analysis, the Compensation Committee also participated in meetings with its compensation consultant regarding the compensation consultant's review of relevant third-party survey data and considered the recommendations of the CEO on NEO and employee compensation matters not involving the CEO. The Compensation Committee may accept or adjust such CEO recommendations at its discretion.

ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION

        Our compensation program for our NEOs consists of fixed compensation (base salary), performance-based compensation (AIP bonus and RPSUs) and time-based compensation (RSUs). We use the median percentile of our Compensation Peer Group as a guidepost in establishing the targeted levels of total direct compensation (cash and equity) for our NEOs. We expect that, over time, targeted total direct compensation for our NEOs will continue to approximate the median of our Compensation Peer Group. Realized pay in a given year depends on the achievement of defined performance-based compensation metrics. While a portion of our compensation is fixed, a significant percentage is at-risk and payable and/or realizable only if certain performance objectives are met.

BASE SALARY

        Base salary compensates NEOs for their level of experience and position responsibilities and for the continued expectation of superior performance. Recommendations on increases to base salary take into account, among other factors, the NEO's individual performance, the general contributions of the NEO to overall corporate performance, the level of responsibility of the NEO with respect to his or her specific position, and their current base salary level compared to the market median. Messrs. Sotos

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and Plotkin received base salary increases in 2019 based on their performance and peer group benchmarking. The base salary for each NEO for fiscal year 2019 is set forth below:

ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

Overview

        Annual incentive compensation awards (AIP bonuses) are made under our AIP. AIP bonuses represent short-term compensation designed to compensate NEOs for meeting annual Company goals and for their individual performance. The Compensation Committee establishes these annual Company goals after reviewing the Company's business strategy and other matters. As further discussed below, the annual goals for 2019 relate to the following four areas: (a) CAFD, (b) key financial milestones, (c) key transition milestones and (d) achievement of the Thermal plan. In addition, each NEO's individual performance may (negatively or positively) affect the bonus amount that he or she ultimately receives under our AIP. However, notwithstanding individual performance or the extent to which the Company goals are achieved, the Compensation Committee retains sole discretion under the AIP to reduce the amount of or eliminate any AIP bonuses that are otherwise payable under the AIP.

        AIP bonus opportunities are expressed in terms of threshold, target and maximum bonus opportunities. Different percentages of each NEO's annual base salary relate to these threshold, target and maximum AIP bonus opportunities. However, in the event threshold performance for 2019 was not achieved with respect to the CAFD performance metric (the "AIP Gate"), no AIP bonuses would have been payable for 2019.

        Effective January 1, 2019, the AIP was amended to include designated officers as participants, granting NEOs (other than Mr. Sotos whose severance is governed by his employment agreement) eligibility for a prorated target bonus payment for the year of a qualifying severance termination, based on the portion of the performance period that the NEO was employed.

2019 AIP Bonus Performance Criteria

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performance criteria and weightings applicable to all NEOs, assuming the achievement of each goal at target.

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CAFD.  As noted above, the threshold CAFD performance metric represents the AIP Gate for 2019. The Compensation Committee set the 2019 AIP Gate at $231 million. The Compensation Committee has removed the AIP Gate as a feature under the AIP for 2020.

Beyond serving as a "gate" to any payout of AIP bonuses to NEOs, CAFD is also a distinct portion of our annual incentive framework. For 2019, the CAFD goals and the achieved level are set forth in the chart below. The Company achieved CAFD of approximately $254 million, surpassing the CAFD threshold (i.e., the AIP Gate) but less than the CAFD target.

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Key Financial Milestones.  Achievement of "key financial milestones" performance metrics are established as a defined annual incentive category. The Compensation Committee establishes threshold, target and maximum levels of performance for this category based on the number of milestones achieved. For 2019, a total of eleven milestones were established relating to the Company's credit rating, adherence to budget, CAFD per share goals, management of certain PG&E related projects, and OSHA recordable incident rate. Additional CAFD and OSHA milestones also were applied as separate milestones with respect to the Company's Thermal business. For 2019, threshold performance required the achievement of three out of the eleven milestones, target performance required the achievement of six out of the eleven milestones, and maximum performance required the achievement of all eleven milestones. Ultimately, target performance was attained with the achievement of six out of the eleven milestones in 2019.



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five milestones. Ultimately, maximum performance was attained with the achievement of five out of the five milestones in 2019.

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Achievement of the Thermal Plan.  Achievement of "Thermal Plan" performance metrics was added as an annual incentive category for 2019 based on the view that all elements of the Company's business should be reflected in the AIP bonus opportunity. The Compensation Committee establishes threshold, target and maximum levels for this category for each of the "Thermal Plan" performance metrics. For 2019, the Thermal Plan performance metrics relate to the Thermal business's CAFD, capital expenditures, cost controls and system efficiencies. In addition, a separate metric was established for 2019 identifying a total of eleven key Thermal business goals. Similar to the key financial and transitional milestones described above, threshold, target and maximum levels of performance were established for this separate metric based on the number of goals achieved. These goals related to safety, cost control, customer retention and satisfaction, employee engagement, environmental risk management, good citizenship and growth, in each case, with respect to the Thermal business (threshold, target and maximum performance required the achievement of three, seven and ten goals, respectively, out of a total of eleven). Ultimately, above-target performance was attained (expressed as 153% of target) with respect to the thermal plan in 2019 (including achievement of six out of the eleven key Thermal business goals).



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2019 Annual Incentive Bonus Opportunity

        The threshold, target and maximum AIP bonus opportunities for NEOs for 2019, expressed as a percentage of base salary, were:

2019 Annual Incentive Bonuses

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achievement of various sub-categories, including the achievement of seven out of eleven key Thermal business goals.

        For 2019, the AIP Gate was surpassed, CAFD was between threshold and target at approximately $254 million, six out of eleven key financial milestones were achieved, and five out of five key transition milestones were achieved. In addition, overall achievement for the thermal plan for 2019 was above target at 153%. Due to the achievement specified above, 2019 AIP bonuses were paid at levels above target. If performance falls between threshold and target or target and maximum, the bonus opportunity will be determined on an interpolated basis. As a result, the CAFD metric, the key financial milestone, the key transition milestone, and thermal plan metrics were respectively weighted at 79%, 100%, 200% and 153% of target. Individual performance, which is determined on a discretionary basis, resulted in positive adjustments to the AIP Bonuses for the NEOs from 15% to 20%.

        The annual incentive bonuses paid to NEOs for 2019 were:

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

        We believe that equity awards directly align our NEOs' interests with those of our stockholders. In 2019, the Compensation Committee granted our NEOs a combination of performance-based equity awards directly linked to long-term stockholder value creation and time-based equity awards which also represent a critical component of our long-term incentive compensation due to the retention aspects of the awards. To enhance our compensation program's focus on Company performance, the large majority of these long-term incentive awards (67%) were performance-based (i.e., granted as RPSUs). The remaining 33% of our long-term incentive awards were time-based (i.e., granted as RSUs which vest over 3 years). We believe that our AIP appropriately focuses our NEOs on shorter-term (one-year) financial metrics while our LTIP emphasizes long-term stockholder value creation (i.e. three-year TSR outperformance). For 2019, Mr. Sotos' target LTIP award was 250% of his base salary, Mr. Plotkin's target LTIP award was 125% of his base salary, Mr. Malcarney's target LTIP award was 100% of his base salary, and Ms. Stillwell's target LTIP award was 75% of her base salary. The above mix of long-term incentive compensation applied to all NEOs, except Ms. Stillwell, for 2019, who received 100% RSUs under the terms of her offer letter.

Relative Performance Stock Units

        Each RPSU represents the potential to receive one share of Class C common stock based on the Company's TSR performance ranked against the TSR performance of a comparator group of similar companies (the "Performance Peer Group") after the completion of a three-year performance period. Relative measures are designed to normalize for externalities, ensuring the program appropriately reflects management's impact on the Company's TSR by including peer companies that the Compensation Committee believes are similarly impacted by market conditions.

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performance declines by more than 20% over the performance period, the target-level payout (100% of shares granted) will require an even greater achievement of a 60th percentile performance. The Compensation Committee believes that this increased performance requirement addresses the concern that a disproportionate award may be paid in the event that our relative performance is high, but absolute performance is low.

        In the event relative performance is below the 25th percentile, the award is forfeited. In the event relative performance is between the 25th percentile and the 50th percentile (or the 60th percentile if our TSR performance declines by more than 20% over the performance period), payouts will be based on an interpolated calculation. In the event relative performance reaches the 50th percentile (or the 60th percentile as described above), 100% of the award will be paid. In the event relative performance is between the 50th percentile (or the 60th percentile as described above) and the 75th percentile, payouts will be based on an interpolated calculation. In the event that relative performance is at or above the 75th percentile, a maximum payout of 150% of the target will be paid with respect to RPSU awards granted in 2019. Beginning with respect to RPSUs granted in 2018 and continuing for grants of 2019 RPSUs, the maximum payout was (and remains) changed from 200% to 150%.

        The table below illustrates the design of our RPSUs in 2019.

Restricted Stock Units

        Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of our Class C common stock after the completion of the vesting period. The RSUs granted to the NEOs in 2019 vest ratably, meaning that one-third of the award vests each year on the anniversary of the grant date, over a three-year period.

Dividend Equivalent Rights

        In connection with awards of both RPSUs and RSUs, each NEO also receives DERs, which accrue with respect to the award to which they relate. DERs accrue only to the extent that the shares of Class C common stock underlying each award become vested and deliverable to the NEO. Accrued DERs are paid at the same time such shares are delivered to the NEO. Accordingly, DERs are forfeited if the underlying shares are forfeited.

CLAWBACKS

        The Company has a "clawback" policy with regard to awards made under the AIP and LTIP in the case of a material financial restatement, including a restatement resulting from employee misconduct, or in the case of fraud, embezzlement or other serious misconduct that is materially detrimental to the Company. The Compensation Committee retains discretion regarding application of the policy. The policy is incremental to other remedies that are available to the Company. In addition to our "clawback" policy, if the Company is required to restate its earnings as a result of noncompliance with a financial reporting requirement due to misconduct, under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX"), the CEO and the CFO would also be subject to a "clawback," as required by SOX.

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BENEFITS

        All of our NEOs participate in the same retirement, life insurance, health and welfare plans. To generally support more complicated financial planning and estate planning matters, NEOs are eligible for reimbursement of annual tax return preparation, tax advice, financial planning and estate planning expenses. Mr. Sotos is eligible for a maximum reimbursement of $12,000 per year and the remaining NEOs are eligible for a maximum reimbursement of $3,000 per year.

POTENTIAL SEVERANCE AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL BENEFITS

        Each NEO's RPSU and RSU award agreements under the LTIP provide for special treatment in the event of such NEO's termination of employment under certain circumstances, including in connection with a change-in-control. Additionally, Mr. Sotos, pursuant to his employment agreement, and the remaining NEOs, pursuant to the Company's Executive Change-in-Control and General Severance Plan for Tier IA and Tier IIA Executives (the "CIC Plan") as well as pursuant to the Compensation Committee's discretion under the AIP, are entitled to additional severance payments and benefits in the event of termination of employment under certain circumstances, including following a change-in-control.

        Change-in-control arrangements are considered a market practice among many publicly-held companies. Most often, these arrangements are utilized to encourage executives to remain with the company during periods of extreme job uncertainty and to ensure that any potential transaction is thoroughly and objectively evaluated. In order to enable a smooth transition during an interim period, change-in-control arrangements provide a defined level of security for the executive and the company, enabling a more seamless implementation of a particular merger, acquisition or asset sale or purchase, and subsequent integration.

        For a more detailed discussion, including the quantification of potential payments, please see the section entitled "Severance and Change-in-Control" following the executive compensation tables below.

OTHER MATTERS

STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

        The Compensation Committee and the Board require the CEO to hold Company stock with a value equal to 4.0 times his base salary until his separation from the Company. Senior Vice Presidents are required to hold Company stock with a value equal to 2.0 times their base salary until their separation from the Company. The Chief Accounting Officer is required to hold Company stock with a value of 1.5 times her base salary until her separation from the Company. Personal holdings and vested awards count towards the ownership multiple. Although NEOs are not required to make purchases of our common stock to meet their target ownership multiple, NEOs are restricted from divesting any securities until such ownership multiples are attained, except in the event of hardship or to make a required tax payment, and they must maintain their ownership multiple after any such transactions. Once met, they must maintain their ownership multiple during their service. The current target stock ownership for NEOs as of March 4, 2020 is shown below. Mr. Sotos and Mr. Plotkin became subject to the stock ownership guidelines upon becoming NEOs in 2016. In addition, Mr. Malcarney and Ms. Stillwell became subject to the stock ownership guidelines upon becoming NEOs in 2018. All of our NEOs met or exceeded their stock ownership guidelines as of March 4, 2020.

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TAX AND ACCOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS

        Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") precludes us, as a public company, from taking a tax deduction for individual compensation to certain of our executive officers in excess of $1 million, subject to certain exemptions. Prior to 2018, the exemptions included an exclusion of performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code ("Section 162(m)"). The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted in December 2017, however, amended Section 162(m) and eliminated the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the $1 million limit, subject to certain new exemptions for performance-based compensation that is "grandfathered" for purposes of amended Section 162(m). The Compensation Committee believes tax deductibility of compensation is an important consideration and continues to consider the implications of legislative changes to Section 162(m) and the possible effect of exemptions for grandfathered compensation. However, the Compensation Committee also believes that it is important to retain flexibility in designing compensation programs, and as a result, has not adopted a policy that any particular amount of compensation must be deductible to the Company under Section 162(m).

        The Compensation Committee also takes into account tax consequences to NEOs in designing the various elements of our compensation program, such as designing the terms of awards to defer immediate income recognition under Section 409A of the Code. The Compensation Committee remains informed of, and takes into account, the accounting implications of its compensation programs. However, the Compensation Committee approves programs based on their total alignment with our strategy and long-term goals.

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COMPENSATION TABLES

Summary Compensation Table
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019

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Mr. Malcarney was appointed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary on May 11, 2018.

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Ms. Stillwell was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer on August 31, 2018.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

        The Company has not entered into employment agreements with any officers other than Mr. Sotos.

        On August 8, 2016, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Sotos pursuant to which Mr. Sotos serves as the Company's President and CEO for the term that began on May 6, 2016 (the "Effective Date") and ending on the date that his employment is terminated by either party. The employment agreement entitled Mr. Sotos to an annual base salary of $500,000 for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ended on December 31, 2016. For each annual period thereafter, our Board determines whether to increase Mr. Sotos' annual base salary (as noted in the above Summary Compensation Table, Mr. Sotos' base salary was increased to over $600,000 for fiscal year 2019). The employment agreement provides that, beginning with the 2016 fiscal year, Mr. Sotos is eligible to receive an annual bonus at a target amount equal to 100% of base salary (i.e., AIP bonus), based on achievement of criteria determined by the Board with input from Mr. Sotos. The maximum award opportunity each year is 200% of the target amount. The employment agreement further provides that Mr. Sotos is eligible to participate in the LTIP, on such terms as are set forth in the plan. Mr. Sotos' target LTIP award for the 2019 fiscal year was approximately 250% of base salary.

        In addition to the compensation and benefits described above, as well as paid vacation and director and officer liability insurance, the employment agreement provides that Mr. Sotos will receive the following:

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Reimbursement for annual tax return preparation expenses and tax advice and financial planning, up to a maximum of $12,000 per year;



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Eligibility to participate in the Company's retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and disability insurance plans under the same terms, and to the same extent, as other senior management of the Company;



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Reimbursement for the costs of litigation or other disputes incurred in asserting any claims under the employment agreement, unless the court finds in favor of the Company; and



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Reimbursement for legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with negotiating the employment agreement and other agreements referenced therein, up to a maximum of $6,000, which reimbursement was completed in 2016.

        The employment agreement also entitles him to certain severance payments and benefits in the event his employment terminates under certain circumstances. These severance payments and benefits are described and quantified under the section "Severance and Change-in-Control" below. In addition, under the employment agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify Mr. Sotos against any claims arising as a result of his position with the Company to the maximum extent permitted by law.

        The employment agreement includes non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions on Mr. Sotos during the term of his employment and for one year after his termination of employment. The employment agreement also includes confidentiality, indemnification obligations and intellectual property restrictions and an obligation for Mr. Sotos to cooperate with the Company in the event of any internal, administrative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding. The provisions of the employment agreement may only be waived with the written consent of the Company and Mr. Sotos.

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SEVERANCE AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL

        Each NEO's RPSU and RSU award agreements under the LTIP provide for special treatment in the event of such NEO's termination of employment under certain circumstances. Upon death or disability, an NEO's RSUs and RPSUs will vest in full and the performance metrics with respect to the RPSUs will be deemed to be achieved at target levels. Upon retirement, an NEO's RSUs and RPSUs will remain eligible for vesting pursuant to the award agreement as though the NEO was continuously employed by the Company throughout the relevant period; provided that retirement occurs more than 12 months following the applicable award's grant date. Further, if an NEO's employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause (as defined in Mr. Sotos' employment agreement with respect to Mr. Sotos' and as defined in the LTIP with respect to the other NEOs) within the six months immediately prior to, or the 12 months immediately following, a change in control of the Company (as defined in the LTIP), (i) such NEO's RSUs will vest in full immediately upon the later of such change in control or such termination of employment and (ii) the Compensation Committee will, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the LTIP and RPSU award agreement(s), determine the final amount payable to the NEO, if any, pursuant to his or her RPSUs. In general, no RPSU or RSU accelerated vesting applies to any other involuntary termination, although new hire grants of RSUs, such as the grant made to Ms. Stillwell on August 31, 2018, provide pro-rated vesting for certain involuntary terminations of service that occur in connection with certain significant business events.

        In addition to the above described treatment of his or her equity awards, Mr. Sotos, pursuant to his employment agreement, and the other NEOs, pursuant to the CIC Plan and in some cases, the AIP, are entitled to certain additional severance payments and benefits in the event of termination of employment under certain circumstances, including following a change-in-control.

MR. SOTOS' BENEFITS

        If Mr. Sotos' employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause or if he terminates his employment for good reason, subject to Mr. Sotos executing a release of claims, the Company agrees to provide Mr. Sotos with the following severance benefits:

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A lump sum payment equal to no less than 1.5 times Mr. Sotos' annual base salary in effect at the time of the Effective Date;



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A lump sum payment equal to the target bonus opportunity under the then-current bonus plan, which amount will be pro-rated based on the number of days during the year that he was employed by the Company;



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Any unpaid bonus amount for the prior fiscal year to the extent not paid prior to the termination date; and



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Reimbursement of COBRA premiums for 18 months after the date of termination, except that such coverage will be discontinued if Mr. Sotos becomes eligible for medical benefits from a subsequent employer or otherwise.

        If Mr. Sotos' employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause or if he terminates his employment for good reason within the six months immediately prior to, or the 12 months immediately following, a change-in-control of the Company, in lieu of the severance benefits set forth above, the Company will provide Mr. Sotos with the following severance benefits:

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A lump sum payment of no less than three times the sum of (a) Mr. Sotos' base salary in effect at the Effective Date and (b) Mr. Sotos' target bonus opportunity for the year of termination;

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A lump sum payment equal to the target bonus opportunity under the then-current bonus plan, which amount will be pro-rated based on the number of days during the year that he was employed by the Company;



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Any unpaid bonus amount for the prior fiscal year to the extent not paid prior to the termination date; and



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Reimbursement of COBRA premiums for 18 months after the date of termination, except that such coverage will be discontinued if Mr. Sotos becomes eligible for medical benefits from a subsequent employer or otherwise.

        If Mr. Sotos' employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability, the Company agrees to pay him an amount equal to the target bonus opportunity for the year of termination, which amount will be pro-rated based on the number of days during the year that Mr. Sotos' was employed by the Company. In addition, the Company will pay Mr. Sotos any unpaid bonus amount for the prior fiscal year to the extent not paid prior to the termination date.

        If an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code would be triggered by any payments under Mr. Sotos' employment agreement or otherwise upon a change-in-control, the Company will reduce such payments so that no amounts are subject to Section 4999 of the Code, if such reduction would cause the amount to be retained by Mr. Sotos to be greater than if Mr. Sotos were required to pay such excise tax.

NEO BENEFITS

        Eligible NEOs may receive a discretionary payment of the prorated target bonus under the AIP in the event of such NEO's termination of employment under certain circumstances, including upon his or her termination due to retirement or involuntary termination without cause. Such amount, if payable in the Compensation Committee's discretion, will be pro-rated based on the number of days during the year that he or she was employed by the Company. In addition, under the CIC Plan, in the event of involuntary termination without cause, eligible NEOs are entitled to a general severance benefit equal to 1.5 times base salary payable in a lump sum amount and reimbursement for COBRA benefits continuation cost for a period of 18 months.

        The CIC Plan also provides a change-in-control benefit in the event that, within six months prior to, as well as 12 months following, a change-in-control, an eligible NEO's employment is either involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause or voluntarily terminated by such NEO for good reason. Mr. Plotkin's change-in-control benefit consists of an amount equal to 2.99 times the sum of his base salary plus the annual target incentive for the year of termination, payable in a lump sum amount. The change-in-control benefit for other eligible NEOs (other than Mr. Plotkin) consists of an amount equal to two times the sum of their base salary plus the annual target incentive for the year of termination, payable in a lump sum amount. All such NEOs are also eligible for an amount equal to their target bonus for the year of termination, prorated for the number of days during the performance period that such NEO was employed by the Company and reimbursement for COBRA benefits continuation cost for a period of 18 months.

        As a condition of receiving severance or change-in-control benefits, an eligible NEO must execute a release of claims and acknowledge the restrictive covenants in the CIC Plan. Such restrictive covenants include non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement covenants applicable for one year after termination, confidentiality and intellectual property obligations.

        If an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code would be triggered for an eligible NEO by any payments under the CIC Plan or otherwise upon a change-in-control, the Company will reduce such payments so that no amounts are subject to Section 4999 of the Code, if such reduction would cause

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the amount to be retained such NEO to be greater than if such NEO were required to pay such excise tax.

DEFINITION OF CHANGE-IN-CONTROL, ETC.

        In general, under Mr. Sotos' employment agreement and the CIC Plan, a "change-in-control" occurs in the event: (a) any person or entity (with certain exceptions), becomes the direct or indirect beneficial owner of 50% or more of the Company's voting stock or obtains the power to, directly or indirectly, vote or cause to be voted 50% or more of the Company's capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, including by contract or through proxy, (b) directors serving on the Board as of a specified date cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board unless such directors are approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (²/3) of the incumbent directors, provided that a person whose assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest or actual or threatened solicitation of proxies including by reason of agreement intended to avoid or settle such contest shall not be considered to be an incumbent director, (c) any reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or other transaction is consummated and the previous stockholders of the Company fail to own at least 50% of the combined voting power of the resulting entity in substantially the same proportions of their ownership in the Company immediately prior to such transaction, or (d) the stockholders approve a plan or proposal to liquidate or dissolve the Company.

        An involuntary termination without "cause" means the NEO's termination by the Company for any reason other than the NEO's (a) conviction of, or agreement to a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (including an indictment therefor under the CIC Plan), (b) willful failure to perform his or her duties, (c) willful gross neglect or willful misconduct (including a material act of theft, fraud, malfeasance or dishonesty in connection with his or her performance of duties under the CIC Plan), or (d) breach of any written agreement between the Company or NEO, a violation of the Company's Code of Conduct or other written policy (or in Mr. Sotos' case, a material breach of his employment agreement).

        A voluntary termination for "good reason" means the resignation of the NEO in the event of (a) a material reduction in his or her compensation or benefits, (b) a material diminution in his or her title, authority, duties or responsibilities, or (c) the failure of a successor to the Company to agree, in writing, to assume the CIC Plan within 15 days after a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction. In Mr. Sotos' case only, "good reason" also includes (i) any material failure by the Company to comply with his employment agreement, (ii) his removal from the Board, (iii) the failure to elect him to the Board during any regular election, (iv) any reduction in his target annual bonus opportunity and long-term incentive award, or (v) a change in reporting structure of the Company requiring Mr. Sotos to report to anyone other than the Board.

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL

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payments that would have been earned as of such date. The amounts shown below do not include benefits payable under the Company's 401(k) plan.

CEO PAY RATIO

        As a result of the recently adopted rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC requires disclosure of the CEO to median employee pay ratio. The following is a reasonable estimate, prepared under applicable SEC rules, of the ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO, Mr. Sotos, to the annual total compensation of our median employee.

        We determined that we could use in our 2019 CEO pay ratio analysis the same median employee that we identified in 2018 given that there has been no change in either our employee population or our employee compensation arrangements that we believe would significantly impact our 2019 pay ratio disclosure. Similarly, there has been no change in our median employee's circumstances that we reasonably believe would result in a significant change to our 2019 pay ratio disclosure. Our median employee's annual total compensation for 2019 was determined using the same rules that apply to reporting the compensation of our NEOs (including our CEO) in the "Total" column of the "Summary Compensation Table—2017—2019" above. The following total compensation amounts were determined based on that methodology:

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The annual total compensation of the median employee for 2019 was $85,913.



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The annual total compensation of Mr. Sotos for 2019 was $3,054,942.



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As a result, we estimate that Mr. Sotos' 2019 annual total compensation was approximately 36 times that of our median employee.

        Given the different methodologies, exemptions, estimates and assumptions that various public companies use to determine an estimate of their pay ratio, the estimated ratio reported above should not be solely used as a basis for comparison between companies.

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in this Proxy Statement required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based upon such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

        No member of our Compensation Committee has served as one of our officers or employees at any time. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the compensation committee of any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of the Board. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors of any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of our Compensation Committee.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

        The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in its general oversight of the Company's financial reporting process. The Audit Committee's function is more fully described previously in this Proxy Statement and in its charter. The Audit Committee reviews the charter on an annual basis. The Board annually reviews the New York Stock Exchange listing standards' definition of independence for audit committee members and has determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets that standard. The Board has also determined that each of the three members of the Audit Committee who served as such in 2019 met the requirements of an "audit committee financial expert."

        Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation, and integrity of the Company's financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles, internal controls and procedures designed to ensure compliance with accounting standards, applicable laws, and regulations.

        The Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2019, KPMG LLP, is responsible for performing an independent audit of the consolidated financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of those financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and auditing the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

        The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 with the Company's management and has discussed with KPMG LLP the matters required to be discussed by the PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 1301, as amended, "Communication with Audit Committees." In addition, KPMG LLP has provided the Audit Committee with the written disclosures and the letter required by Statement on the PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 1301, "Communication with Audit Committees," and the Audit Committee has discussed with KPMG LLP their independence. The Audit Committee also reviewed, and discussed with management and KPMG LLP, management's report and KPMG LLP's report and attestation on internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

        Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

AUDIT AND NONAUDIT FEES

        The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP, our principal independent registered public accounting firm, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

AUDIT FEES

        For 2019 and 2018 audit services, KPMG LLP billed us approximately $3,529,000 and $2,688,000, respectively, for the integrated audit of the Company's annual consolidated financial statements, internal control over financial reporting, and the review of the Company's quarterly consolidated financial statements on Form 10-Q that are customary under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and in connection with subsidiary financial statement audits and the issuance of comfort letters and consents in connection with debt offerings.

AUDIT-RELATED FEES

        For 2019 and 2018, there were no audit-related fees billed to us by KPMG LLP.

TAX FEES

        For 2019 tax fees, KPMG LLP billed us approximately $984,780 for tax compliance. For 2018 tax fees, KPMG LLP billed us approximately $117,000 for tax compliance.

ALL OTHER FEES

        There were no other fees billed to us by KPMG LLP for 2019 or 2018.

POLICY ON AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL

        The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation for, and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has established a policy regarding pre-approval of all audit and permissible nonaudit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm.

        The Audit Committee annually reviews and pre-approves services that are expected to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. The term of the pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee approves a shorter time period. The Audit Committee may periodically amend and/or supplement the pre-approved services based on subsequent determinations.

        Unless the Audit Committee has pre-approved Audit Services or a specified category of nonaudit services, any engagement to provide such services must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee must also

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pre-approve any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved budgeted fee levels for a specified type of service.

        The Audit Committee has authorized its Chair to pre-approve services in amounts up to $100,000 per engagement. Engagements exceeding $100,000 must be approved by the full Audit Committee. Engagements pre-approved by the Chair are reported to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING?

        The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to:

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elect nine directors;



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approve the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Proposal;



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approve the Say on Pay Proposal;



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approve the Ratification of KPMG LLP's Appointment Proposal; and



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conduct such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement.

        Other than these proposals, the Board is not aware of any other matters to be presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.

WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?

        All of our stockholders may attend the Annual Meeting. However, only stockholders who owned our Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D common stock at the close of business on March 4, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting, or their duly appointed proxies, are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

        Many stockholders hold their shares through a stockbroker, bank, trustee or other nominee rather than directly in their own name. As summarized below, there are some distinctions between shares held of record and those owned beneficially:

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Stockholder of Record—If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare, you are considered the stockholder of record of those shares.



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Beneficial Owner—If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account, or by a bank, trustee, or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name." As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, trustee or nominee on how to vote and you are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Annual Meeting, unless you follow the procedures of your broker, trustee or nominee for obtaining a legal proxy. Your broker, trustee, or nominee is obligated to provide you with a voting instruction card for you to use to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.

HOW MANY VOTES DO I HAVE?

        You have one vote for each share of our Class A or Class B common stock you owned as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. You have 1/100^th of one vote for each share of our Class C or Class D common stock you owned as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. Holders of shares of our Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock vote together as a single class on all matters presented to our stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise provided by applicable law. GIP, through its ownership of all of our outstanding Class B and Class D common stock, held approximately 55.0% of the combined voting power of our common stock as of the record date.

WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD?

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FOR the election of the director nominees;

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FOR the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Proposal;



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FOR the Say on Pay Proposal; and



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FOR the Ratification of KPMG LLP's Appointment Proposal.

        If you grant a proxy and any additional matters are properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting, either of the persons named as proxy holders, Christopher S. Sotos or Kevin P. Malcarney, will have the discretion to vote your shares.

HOW MANY VOTES MUST BE PRESENT TO HOLD THE ANNUAL MEETING?

        We will have a quorum, and will be able to conduct the business of the Annual Meeting, if the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of our Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting are represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, there were 78,554,297 votes entitled to be cast in the aggregate by the holders of all shares of our common stock outstanding, consisting of:

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34,599,645 shares of our Class A common stock (representing the same number of votes);



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42,738,750 shares of our Class B common stock (representing the same number of votes);



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78,851,377 shares of our Class C common stock (representing 788,514 votes); and



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42,738,750 shares of our Class D common stock (representing 427,388 votes).

        The presence of holders entitled to cast at least 39,277,149 votes will be required to establish a quorum. Both abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, are counted as present for determining the presence of a quorum. For more information regarding the treatment of abstentions and broker non-votes, see "What are abstentions and broker non-votes and how are they treated?"

WHAT VOTE IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE EACH PROPOSAL?

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Election of Directors—The nominees for election as directors at the Annual Meeting will be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of our common stock entitled to vote on the election, voting as a single class and represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. This means the director nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected as directors. Votes withheld from a director nominee will have no effect on the election of the director from whom votes are withheld.



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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Proposal—This proposal requires the affirmative vote of 66²/3% of the combined voting power of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of the record date and entitled to vote on the proposal.



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Say on Pay Proposal—This proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority in voting power of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. While this is an advisory vote, the Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of stockholders and if there are a significant number of votes against this proposal, the Board and the Compensation Committee will consider stockholders' concerns and evaluate actions necessary to address those concerns.



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Ratification of KPMG LLP's Appointment Proposal—This proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority in voting power of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. If the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is not ratified, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection.

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WHAT ARE ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES AND HOW ARE THEY TREATED?

        An abstention occurs when a stockholder or its proxy is present at the meeting and entitled to vote on a proposal but either expressly abstains or does not vote on the proposal. A "broker non-vote" occurs when a broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner with respect to the proposal and the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote the shares because the proposal is non-routine. Brokers who do not receive instructions from the beneficial owner are entitled to vote on the Ratification of KPMG LLP's Appointment Proposal, but do not have the discretion to vote on the election of directors, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Proposal or the Say on Pay Proposal. Broker non-votes and abstentions, if any, will be treated as follows with respect to votes on each of the proposals:

HOW DO I VOTE?

        If you hold shares of Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D common stock directly as the stockholder of record, you may vote in person, by granting a proxy or, if you hold shares in street name (through a bank, broker, trustee or other nominee), by submitting voting instructions to your bank, broker, trustee, or nominee. You may vote over the Internet, by telephone, by mail if you have a paper copy of the proxy materials, or in person at the Annual Meeting. Please refer to the summary instructions below and those included on your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card included by your bank, broker, trustee, or nominee.

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Vote By Internet:  If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy from any location in the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, up until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 29, 2020 by visiting the website provided on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (Notice of Availability) or voting instruction card. If you vote by using the Internet, you do not need to return your proxy card or voting instruction card.



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Vote By Telephone:  If you live in the United States, you may use any touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, up until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 29, 2020. The telephone number is printed on your proxy card or voting instruction card. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to return your proxy card or voting instruction card.



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instruct. If you sign, but do not provide instructions, your shares will be voted as the Board recommends. Mark, sign, and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided as soon as possible as it must be received by the Company prior to April 30, 2020, the Annual Meeting date.

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Vote In Person:  For information on how record holders and beneficial owners of shares held in street can vote in person, please refer to "How can I vote at the Annual Meeting if I attend in person?" on page 64. Record holders, beneficial owners and legal proxy holders should also refer to "What should I bring to the Annual Meeting if I attend in person?" on page 63 for the Annual Meeting admission and voting requirements. Stockholders holding shares in a joint account may attend the meeting if they provide proof of joint ownership, and if each stockholder follows the admission requirements described below.

MAY I CHANGE MY VOTE?

        You may change your proxy instructions or revoke your proxy at any time prior to the vote at the Annual Meeting. For shares held directly in your name, you may accomplish this by: (a) delivering a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy being revoked, (b) signing and delivering a later dated written proxy relating to the same shares, or (c) attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person (although attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a proxy). For shares held in street name, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker, trustee, or nominee, or by obtaining a legal proxy from your broker and voting your shares by ballot at the Annual Meeting.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO THE ANNUAL MEETING IF I ATTEND IN PERSON?

        Registration for the Annual Meeting will begin at 8 a.m., Eastern Time. Please allow ample time for check-in. No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will be permitted in the Annual Meeting. For admission to the Annual Meeting, all individuals attending must provide personal identification (such as a driver's license or passport), as well as the following:

        If you are a record holder (i.e., you hold your shares through our transfer agent, Computershare), you must bring either a copy of the proxy card you received as part of your proxy materials, a copy of your Computershare account statement indicating your ownership of our common stock as of the record date, or the Notice of Availability, if you received one.

        If you hold your shares in street name (i.e., through a bank, broker, trustee or other nominee), you must bring either the voting instruction card you received from your bank, trustee, broker or other nominee as part of your proxy materials, a copy of your brokerage statement indicating your ownership of our common stock as of the record date, or the Notice of Availability, if you received one.

        If you are not a stockholder, but are attending the meeting as proxy for a stockholder, you must bring a valid legal proxy. If you attend as a proxy for a record holder, you must present a valid legal proxy from the record holder to you. If you attend as a proxy for a street name holder, you must present a valid legal proxy from the record holder (i.e., the bank, broker, trustee, or other nominee) to the street name holder that is assignable, as well as a valid legal proxy from the street name holder to you. Stockholders may only appoint one proxy holder to attend the Annual Meeting on their behalf.

HOW CAN I VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IF I ATTEND IN PERSON?

        If you are a record holder (i.e., you hold your shares through our transfer agent, Computershare) and wish to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting, you will need to bring proof of ownership as described above and a ballot will be provided to you at the Annual Meeting.

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        If you hold your shares in street name (i.e., through a bank, broker or other nominee) and wish to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting, you will need to ask your bank, broker or other nominee to furnish you with a legal proxy. You will need to bring proof of ownership as described above and the legal proxy with you to the Annual Meeting and hand it in with a signed ballot that will be provided to you at the Annual Meeting. You will not be able to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting without a legal proxy. If you do not have a legal proxy, you can still attend the Annual Meeting but you will not be able to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, we encourage you to vote your shares in advance, even if you intend to attend the Annual Meeting. Please note that if you request a legal proxy, any previously executed proxy will be revoked, and your vote will not be counted unless you appear at the Annual Meeting and vote in person or legally appoint another proxy to vote on your behalf.

        We intend to hold our annual meeting in person. However, we are actively monitoring the public health and travel concerns of our stockholders and employees in light of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), as well as the related protocols that federal, state and local governments may impose. As part of our precautions, we are considering the possibility of changing the location of the annual meeting and/or holding a virtual meeting by means of remote communication. We will announce any alternative arrangements for the annual meeting as promptly as practicable.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO VOTE?

        If you sign your proxy card or voting instruction card with no further instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.

WHERE CAN I OBTAIN THE LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE?

        The names of stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the Annual Meeting and for ten days prior to the meeting for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at our principal executive offices at 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Please contact our Corporate Secretary if you wish to review the list of stockholders at our principal executive offices.

WHO PAYS THE COST OF SOLICITATION OF PROXIES?

        We will pay for the cost of preparing, assembling, printing, mailing and distributing these proxy materials. Our directors and officers may solicit proxies or votes in person, by telephone, or by electronic communication. Such individuals will not receive any additional compensation for these solicitation activities. We have retained MacKenzie Partners, Inc. to assist us in soliciting your proxy for an estimated fee of $25,000, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. We will also reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding proxy and any other solicitation materials to beneficial owners of our common stock.

WHO IS THE COMPANY'S TRANSFER AGENT?

        Our transfer agent is Computershare. All communications concerning stockholder inquiries can be handled by contacting Clearway Energy, Inc. c/o Computershare, Computershare Investor Services, by regular mail to P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000, by overnight delivery to 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202, or by telephone at 1-877-498-8861, or 1-781-575-2725 (outside the U.S. and Canada), or 1-800-952-9245 (Hearing Impaired-TTY). Their website is http://www.computershare.com. Certificates for transfer and address changes should be sent either by regular mail to Computershare, P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000 or by overnight delivery to Computershare, 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202.

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WHY DID I RECEIVE A ONE-PAGE NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS INSTEAD OF A FULL SET OF PROXY MATERIALS?

        Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, we are using the Internet as the primary means of furnishing proxy materials to stockholders. Accordingly, we are sending the Notice of Availability to our stockholders. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice of Availability or request a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice of Availability. In addition, stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. We encourage stockholders to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the Internet to help reduce the environmental impact of our annual meetings.

WHERE CAN I FIND DIRECTIONS TO THE ANNUAL MEETING?

        Directions to the Annual Meeting can be found at the Hyatt Regency Princeton's website at http://www.princeton.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/our-hotel/map-and-directions.html.

WHAT IS "HOUSEHOLDING"?

        We have adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called "householding." Under this procedure, multiple stockholders who share the same last name and address and do not participate in electronic delivery will receive only one copy of the proxy materials or the Notice of Availability. We have undertaken householding to reduce our printing costs and postage fees. Stockholders may elect to receive individual copies of the proxy materials or Notice of Availability at the same address by contacting Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. by telephone at 1-866-540-7095, by mail at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by e-mail at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. Stockholders who are receiving individual copies of such materials, and who would like to receive single copies at a shared address, may contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. with this request by using the contact information provided above.

HOW CAN I REQUEST ADDITIONAL MATERIALS?

        Stockholders may request additional copies of the proxy materials or Notice of Availability by contacting Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. by telephone at 1-800-579-1639 or by e-mail at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com.

WHOM SHOULD I CALL IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING?

        If you have any questions or need any assistance in voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
1407 Broadway, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10018

Toll Free: (800) 322-2885
Collect: (212) 929-5500
Fax: (646) 439-9201
Email: proxy@mackenziepartners.com

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR
THE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPANY'S PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Deadline

        In order for a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting, our Corporate Secretary must receive the proposal no later than the close of business on November 18, 2020, which is the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date on which this Proxy Statement was first released to our stockholders in connection with the 2020 Annual Meeting. If we change the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting by more than 30 days from the anniversary of this year's Annual Meeting, stockholder proposals must be received a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail the proxy materials for the 2021 Annual Meeting in order to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement.

Method of Submitting Proposals

        Proposals must be sent via registered, certified, or express mail (or other means that allows the stockholder to determine when the proposal was received by the Corporate Secretary) to the Corporate Secretary, Clearway Energy, Inc., 300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Proposals must contain the information required under our Bylaws, a copy of which is available upon request to our Corporate Secretary, and also must comply with the SEC's regulations regarding the inclusion of stockholder proposals in Company-sponsored proxy materials.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS OR STOCKHOLDER NOMINATION OF DIRECTOR TO BE BROUGHT AT THE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING (WITHOUT INCLUSION IN THE COMPANY'S PROXY STATEMENT)

        Alternatively, stockholders intending to present a proposal or nominate a director for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting without having the proposal or nomination included in our proxy statement must comply with the requirements set forth in our Bylaws and summarized below.

Deadline

        Our Bylaws require, among other things, that our Corporate Secretary receive the proposal or nomination no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, and no later than the close of business on the 90th day, prior to the first anniversary of this year's Annual Meeting, unless the 2021 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 70 days after such anniversary date. For our 2021 Annual Meeting, our Corporate Secretary must receive the proposal or nomination no earlier than December 31, 2020 and no later than the close of business on January 30, 2021, unless the 2021 Annual Meeting is held earlier than March 31, 2021 or later than July 9, 2021, in which case the proposal or nomination should be received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (a) the 90th day prior to the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting or (b) the 10th day following the day on which the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting is first publicly announced by the Company.

Information Required

        The proposal or nomination must contain the information required by Article II, Section 11 of the Bylaws, a copy of which is available upon request to our Corporate Secretary. If the stockholder does not meet the applicable deadlines or comply with the requirements of SEC Rule 14a-4, we may exercise discretionary voting authority under proxies we solicit to vote, in accordance with our best judgment, on any such proposal.

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Appendix A

CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLE ONE

        The name of the corporation is Clearway Energy, Inc. (the "Corporation").

ARTICLE TWO

        The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE THREE

        The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").

ARTICLE FOUR

        Section 1.    Authorized Shares.     The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 3,010,000,000 shares, consisting of:

        (a)   10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred Stock");

        (b)   500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock");

        (c)   500,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class B Common Stock");

        (d)   1,000,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class C Common Stock"); and

        (e)   1,000,000,000 shares of Class D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class D Common Stock" and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, and the Class C Common Stock, the "Common Stock").

        Section 2.    Preferred Stock.     The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time and in one or more series. By resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office, the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") is authorized to determine or alter the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and within the limitations or restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office, originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series of Preferred Stock to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such series of Preferred Stock, then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series of Preferred Stock and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock. In the event that the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which such shares had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series of Preferred Stock subject to the requirements of applicable law. The powers, preferences and relative, participating,

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optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon, any such series of Preferred Stock may be made dependent upon facts ascertainable outside the resolutions or resolutions providing for the issue of such Preferred Stock, adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office, provided that the manner in which such facts shall operate upon the powers, preferences and rights of, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Any of the powers, preferences and rights of, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon, such series of Preferred Stock is clearly and expressly set forth in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series of Preferred Stock adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office.

        Section 3.    Common Stock.     

        (a)    Voting Rights.    Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this Certificate, and subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, all of the voting power of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be vested in the holders of the Common Stock. Holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their approval or vote. Each holder of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall have one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation. Each holder of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall have 1/100^th of one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation.

        (b)    Dividends and Other Distributions.    

        (i)    Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock shall share ratably in all dividends as may from time to time be declared by the Board of Directors in respect of the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment thereof at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.

        (ii)   Except as provided in clause (b)(iii) below with respect to stock dividends, dividends and other distributions of cash or property may not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.

        (iii)  In no event will any stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, combinations of stock, reclassifications or recapitalizations be declared or made on any of the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock or the Class D Common Stock, unless contemporaneously therewith, the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock at the time outstanding are treated in the same proportion and the same manner. Stock dividends with respect to Class B Common Stock may only be paid with Class B Common Stock. Stock dividends with respect to Class D Common Stock may only be paid with Class D Common Stock.

        (c)    Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.    In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock held by each such stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in this Article FOUR and except for their right to

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receive payment for the par value of their shares of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.

        (d)    Retirement of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock.    In the event that, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2015, and as assigned on August 31, 2018 (the "Exchange Agreement"), by and among Clearway Energy Group LLC (formerly Zephyr Renewables LLC), a Delaware limited liability company ("CEG"), Clearway Energy LLC (formerly NRG Yield LLC), a Delaware limited liability company ("Clearway LLC") and the Corporation, CEG or its permitted transferees or assignees exchange a Class B unit of Clearway LLC for a share of Class A Common Stock or Class D unit of Clearway LLC for a share of Class C Common Stock, an equivalent number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, respectively, shall be subject to mandatory redemption at a price per share equal to its per share par value and thereupon shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, or other series of stock of the Corporation be cancelled and retired.

        (e)    Preemptive Rights.    Except as otherwise provided in this Article FOUR, no holder of Common Stock shall have any preemptive, conversion or other rights to subscribe for additional shares with respect to the Common Stock or any other securities of the Corporation, or to any obligations convertible (directly or indirectly) into securities of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized.

        (f)    Equal Status.    Except as expressly provided in this Article FOUR, Class C Common Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects to the Class A Common Stock as to all matters. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) in the event of a merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Corporation requiring the approval of the holders of the Corporation's capital stock entitled to vote thereon (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity), the holders of the Class C Common Stock shall receive the same amount and form of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the consideration, if any, received by holders of the Class A Common Stock in connection with such merger, consolidation or combination (provided that if holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to make an election as to the amount or form of consideration such holders shall receive in any such merger, consolidation or combination with respect to their shares of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class C Common Stock shall be entitled to make the same election as to their shares of Class C Common Stock), and (ii) in the event of (x) any tender or exchange offer to acquire any shares of Common Stock by any third party pursuant to an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or (y) any tender or exchange offer or any other redemption or repurchase by the Corporation to acquire any shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the applicable tender or exchange offer or other repurchase, the holders of the Class C Common Stock shall receive the same amount and form of consideration on a per share basis as the holders of the Class A Common Stock (provided that if holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to make an election as to the amount or form of consideration such holders shall receive in any such tender or exchange offer or other repurchase with respect to their shares of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class C Capital Stock shall be entitled to make the same election as to their shares of Class C Capital Stock).

        Section 4.    Restrictions on Transfer.     

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convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock or otherwise), and no stockholder of the Corporation shall transfer to any person, shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock such that, after giving effect to such purchase, acquisition or other transfer (a "Restricted Transfer"), the holdings of the transferee, together with those of its FERC Affiliates, would equal or exceed the Utility Control Threshold without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors.

        (b)    Purported Transfer in Violation of Restrictions.    Unless the approval of the Board of Directors is obtained with respect to a Restricted Transfer, such purported Restricted Transfer shall not be effective to transfer record, beneficial, legal or any other ownership of such Common Stock, and the transferee shall not be entitled to any rights as a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to the Class A Common Stock or the Class C Common Stock purported to be purchased, acquired or transferred in the Restricted Transfer (including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends with respect thereto).

        (c)    Certain Definitions.    For purposes of this Section 4 of Article FOUR:

        "Clearway Public Utility" means any direct or indirect subsidiary of Clearway Energy LLC that is a "public utility" (as that term is defined in the Federal Power Act).

        "FERC Affiliate" means any person that is an "affiliate" (as such term is defined in 18 C.F.R. § 35.36(a)(9)) of another person prior to the effective date of the Restricted Transfer.

        "Secondary Market Transaction" means a purchase or sale of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock by a third-party investor (i) occurring while the Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, is publicly-traded, (ii) to which neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries is a party, (iii) over which neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries has control, and (iv) of which neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries would, in the ordinary course, have prior notice. A Secondary Market Transaction does not include, among other things, any reacquisition of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock by the Corporation.

        "Utility Control Threshold" means holdings such that: (i) a person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, directly and/or indirectly owns, controls and/or holds with power to vote 10% of the Corporation's outstanding voting securities; or (ii) the sum of the following equals 10%: (A) the percentage of the Corporation's voting securities directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, other than through CEG, plus (B) the percentage of CEG's voting securities directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, plus (C) the percentage of any Clearway Public Utility's voting securities directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, other than through the Corporation or CEG. The percentages of a given entity's voting securities to be determined for purposes of the preceding sentence shall be calculated based on the voting power of the relevant voting securities.

ARTICLE FIVE

        The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE SIX

        Except as provided by this Certificate and any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock, each director shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on the election of directors voting as a single class and represented in person or by proxy at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present.

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ARTICLE SEVEN

        Section 1.    Board of Directors.     The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended and restated, the "Bylaws"), the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

        Section 2.    Number of Directors.     Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the Board of Directors shall have no more than sixteen (16) nor less than three (3) members, with the exact number of directors constituting the full board to be determined from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the size of the Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, although less than quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Nothing in this Certificate shall preclude a director from serving consecutive terms. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

        Section 3.    Removal of Directors.     Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to remove directors (with or without cause) and fill the vacancies thereby created (as specified in any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock), no director may be removed from office with or without cause except by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of Common Stock then outstanding voting as a single class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the holders of any class or series of capital stock are entitled by the provisions of this Certificate (including any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock) to elect one or more directors, such director or directors so elected may be removed with or without cause by the vote of the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all outstanding shares of that class or series entitled to vote.

        Section 4.    Vacancies in the Board of Directors.     Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to remove directors and fill the vacancies thereby created (as specified in any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock) and subject to Section 2 of Article SEVEN, vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors for any reason may be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. A person so elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

ARTICLE EIGHT

        In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law.

ARTICLE NINE

        Section 1.    Indemnification; Limitation of Liability.     

        (a)   To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, and except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, (i) no director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of

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fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders; and (ii) the Corporation shall indemnify its officers and directors.

        (b)   Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation in respect of any act, omission or condition existing or event or circumstance occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE TEN

        For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, "Affiliated Company" means (i) Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC ("GIP") and (ii) any Person controlled by GIP, other than the Corporation. For purposes of this definition "is controlled by" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

        Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE TWELVE

        Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to act by written consent as specified in any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock, the stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, and must take any actions at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and the power of stockholders to consent in writing without a meeting is specifically denied. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of directors then in office.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

        Section 1.    Competition and Corporate Opportunities.     To the extent provided in the following paragraphs, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any Controlled Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Dual Opportunity presented to the Affiliated Company, any Controlled Company or to a Dual Role Person.

        (a)   In the event that the Affiliated Company acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a Dual Opportunity, the Corporation and any Controlled Company shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any expectancy in such Dual Opportunity. The Affiliated Company shall not have a duty to communicate or offer to the Corporation or any Controlled Company, or refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in, any Dual Opportunity, and may pursue or acquire such Dual Opportunity for themselves or direct such Dual Opportunity to another Person.

        (b)   A Dual Role Person (i) shall have no duty to communicate or offer to the Corporation or any Controlled Company any Dual Opportunity that such Dual Role Person has communicated or offered to the Affiliated Company, (ii) shall not be prohibited from communicating or offering any Dual Opportunity to the Affiliated Company, and (iii) shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder, director or officer of the

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Corporation, as the case may be, resulting from (x) the failure to communicate or offer to the Corporation or any Controlled Company any Dual Opportunity that such Dual Role Person has communicated or offered to the Affiliated Company (y) the communication or offer the Affiliated Company of any Dual Opportunity, in each case, so long as the Dual Opportunity was not expressly offered in writing to the Dual Role Person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation.

        Section 2.    Certain Matters Deemed not Corporate Opportunities.     In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article THIRTEEN, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that (i) the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, (ii) is not in the Corporation's line of business, (iii) is of no practical advantage to the Corporation, and (iv) in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy. Moreover, nothing in this Article THIRTEEN shall amend or modify in any respect any written contractual agreement between the Affiliated Company, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies, on the other hand.

        Section 3.    Certain Definitions.     For purposes of this Article THIRTEEN and Article FIFTEEN:

        "Controlled Company" means any Person controlled by the Corporation. For purposes of this definition "is controlled by" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

        "Dual Opportunity" means any potential transaction or matter within the same or similar business activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation or any Controlled Company may engage, and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, participates or which may be a corporate opportunity for the Corporation or any Controlled Company, on the one hand, and for the Affiliated Company, on the other hand.

        "Dual Role Person" means any individual who is an officer or director of both the Corporation and the Affiliated Company.

        "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

        Section 4.    Termination.     The provisions of this Article THIRTEEN shall have no further force or effect at such time as (i) the Corporation and the Affiliated Company are no longer affiliates of each other and (ii) none of the directors and/or officers of the Affiliated Company serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation and any Controlled Company; provided, however, that any such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Corporation or a Controlled Company thereof, on the one hand, and the Affiliated Company, on the other hand, that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance of such agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether entered into before or after such time.

        Section 5.    Deemed Notice.     Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or obtaining any interest in any capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice and to have consented to the provisions of this Article THIRTEEN.

        Section 6.    Severability.     The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part of any provision, of this Article THIRTEEN shall not affect the other provisions or parts hereof, and this Article THIRTEEN shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts were omitted.

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ARTICLE FOURTEEN

        Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate or any provisions of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of the capital stock required by law or this Certificate (including any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66²/3% of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation eligible to be cast in the election of directors generally voting as a single class shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Section 1 of ARTICLE FOUR hereof, ARTICLE EIGHT hereof, ARTICLE NINE hereof, Section 4 of ARTICLE SEVEN hereof, ARTICLES TWELVE and THIRTEEN hereof, this ARTICLE FOURTEEN, or ARTICLE FIFTEEN hereof or any provision thereof or hereof.

ARTICLE FIFTEEN

        The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL until such time as the Affiliated Company ceases to beneficially own at least 5% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors voting together as a single class, whereupon the Corporation shall immediately and automatically, without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of stock of the Corporation become governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

ARTICLE SIXTEEN

        The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Certificate (as may be amended, altered, changed or repealed) or the Bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except for, as to each of (i) through (iv) above, any claim as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. If any provision or provisions of this Article SIXTEEN shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article SIXTEEN (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article SIXTEEN containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE SIXTEEN.

ARTICLE SEVENTEEN

        Except as expressly provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other person herein are granted subject to this reservation.

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Appendix B

CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NRG YIELD, INC.

ARTICLE ONE

        The name of the corporation is NRG Yield Clearway Energy, Inc.(the "Corporation").

ARTICLE TWO

        The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE THREE

        The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").

ARTICLE FOUR

        Section 1.    Stock Split.     Immediately upon the filing of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and without any further action on the part of the Corporation or any stockholder, a stock split of this Corporation's outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (as defined below) shall be effected whereby (i) each share of issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock shall be reconstituted and become one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of Class C Common Stock and (ii) each share of issued and outstanding Class B Common Stock shall be reconstituted and become one share of Class B Common Stock and one share of Class D Common Stock (the "Stock Split"). Following the Stock Split, (i) each record holder of a certificate evidencing Class A Common Stock shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock as effected by the Stock Split and (ii) each record holder of a certificate evidencing Class B Common Stock shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the number of shares of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock as effected by the Stock Split, notwithstanding that the certificates representing such shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, respectively, shall not have been surrendered at the office of the Corporation. The Corporation shall, upon request of each record holder of a certificate representing Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, issue and deliver to such holder in exchange for such certificate a new certificate representing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock or Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, respectively, to which such holder is entitled after giving effect to the Stock Split. All further references to numbers of shares and all further amounts stated on a per share basis contained in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are referenced and stated after giving effect to the Stock Split.

        Section 1.    Section 2.Authorized Shares.    The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 3,010,000,000 shares, consisting of:

        (a)   10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred Stock");

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        (b)   500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock");

        (c)   500,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class B Common Stock");

        (d)   1,000,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class C Common Stock"); and

        (e)   1,000,000,000 shares of Class D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class D Common Stock" and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, and the Class C Common Stock, the "Common Stock").

        Section 2.    Section 3. Preferred Stock.    The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time and in one or more series. By resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office, the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") is authorized to determine or alter the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and within the limitations or restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office, originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series of Preferred Stock to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such series of Preferred Stock, then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series of Preferred Stock and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock. In the event that the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which such shares had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series of Preferred Stock subject to the requirements of applicable law. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon, any such series of Preferred Stock may be made dependent upon facts ascertainable outside the resolutions or resolutions providing for the issue of such Preferred Stock, adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office, provided that the manner in which such facts shall operate upon the powers, preferences and rights of, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Any of the powers, preferences and rights of, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon, such series of Preferred Stock is clearly and expressly set forth in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series of Preferred Stock adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total number of directors then in office.

        Section 3.    Section 4. Common Stock.    

        (a)    Voting Rights.    Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this Certificate, and subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, all of the voting power of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be vested in the holders of the Common Stock. Holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their approval or vote. Each holder of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall have one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation. Each holder of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall have 1/100^th of one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation.

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        (b)    Dividends and Other Distributions.    

        (i)    Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock shall share ratably in all dividends as may from time to time be declared by the Board of Directors in respect of the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment thereof at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.

        (ii)   Except as provided in clause (b)(iii) below with respect to stock dividends, dividends and other distributions of cash or property may not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.

        (iii)  In no event will any stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, combinations of stock, reclassifications or recapitalizations be declared or made on any of the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock or the Class D Common Stock, unless contemporaneously therewith, the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock at the time outstanding are treated in the same proportion and the same manner. Stock dividends with respect to Class B Common Stock may only be paid with Class B Common Stock. Stock dividends with respect to Class D Common Stock may only be paid with Class D Common Stock.

        (c)    Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.    In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock held by each such stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in this Article FOUR and except for their right to receive payment for the par value of their shares of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.

        (d)    Retirement of Class B Common Stock and Class D Common Stock.    In the event that, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date hereof May 14, 2015, and as assigned on August 31, 2018 (the "Exchange Agreement"), by and among NRG Clearway Energy, Inc. Group LLC (formerly Zephyr Renewables LLC), a Delaware corporation ("NRG limited liability company ("CEG"), Clearway Energy LLC (formerly NRG Yield LLC), a Delaware limited liability company ("Yield Clearway LLC") and the Corporation, NRG CEG or its permitted transferees or assignees exchange a Class B unit of Yield Clearway LLC for a share of Class A Common Stock or Class D unit of Yield Clearway LLC for a share of Class C Common Stock, an equivalent number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, respectively, shall be subject to mandatory redemption at a price per share equal to its per share par value and thereupon shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Class B Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, or other series of stock of the Corporation be cancelled and retired.

        (e)    Preemptive Rights.    Except as otherwise provided in this Article FOUR, no holder of Common Stock shall have any preemptive, conversion or other rights to subscribe for additional shares with respect to the Common Stock or any other securities of the Corporation, or to any obligations convertible (directly or indirectly) into securities of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized.

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        (f)    Equal Status.    Except as expressly provided in this Article FOUR, Class C Common Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects to the Class A Common Stock as to all matters. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) in the event of a merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Corporation requiring the approval of the holders of the Corporation's capital stock entitled to vote thereon (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity), the holders of the Class C Common Stock shall receive the same amount and form of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the consideration, if any, received by holders of the Class A Common Stock in connection with such merger, consolidation or combination (provided that if holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to make an election as to the amount or form of consideration such holders shall receive in any such merger, consolidation or combination with respect to their shares of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class C Common Stock shall be entitled to make the same election as to their shares of Class C Common Stock), and (ii) in the event of (x) any tender or exchange offer to acquire any shares of Common Stock by any third party pursuant to an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or (y) any tender or exchange offer or any other redemption or repurchase by the Corporation to acquire any shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the applicable tender or exchange offer or other repurchase, the holders of the Class C Common Stock shall receive the same amount and form of consideration on a per share basis as the holders of the Class A Common Stock (provided that if holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to make an election as to the amount or form of consideration such holders shall receive in any such tender or exchange offer or other repurchase with respect to their shares of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class C Capital Stock shall be entitled to make the same election as to their shares of Class C Capital Stock).

        Section 4.    Section 5. Restrictions on Transfer.    

        (a)    Restricted Transfers.    Except through a Secondary Market Transaction, no person shall purchase or otherwise acquire (whether through the conversion or exchange of securities convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock or otherwise), and no stockholder of the Corporation shall transfer to any person, shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock such that, after giving effect to such purchase, acquisition or other transfer (a "Restricted Transfer"), the holdings of the transferee, together with those of its PUHCA FERC Affiliates, would beneficially own, control and/or hold with power to vote sufficient Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock to convey equal or exceed the Utility Control Threshold without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors.

        (b)    Purported Transfer in Violation of Restrictions.    Unless the approval of the Board of Directors is obtained with respect to a Restricted Transfer, such purported Restricted Transfer shall not be effective to transfer record, beneficial, legal or any other ownership of such Common Stock, and the transferee shall not be entitled to any rights as a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to the Class A Common Stock or the Class C Common Stock purported to be purchased, acquired or transferred in the Restricted Transfer (including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends with respect thereto).

        (c)    Certain Definitions.    For purposes of this Section 54 of Article FOUR:

        "PUHCAClearway Public Utility" means any direct or indirect subsidiary of Clearway Energy LLC that is a "public utility" (as that term is defined in the Federal Power Act).

        "FERCAffiliate" means any person that is an "affiliate"or "associate company"(as such terms are term is defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 or regulations thereunder 18 C.F.R. § 35.36(a)(9)) of another person prior to the effective date of the Restricted Transfer.

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        "Secondary Market Transaction" means a purchase or sale of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock by a third-party investor (i) occurring while the Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, is publicly-traded, (ii) to which neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries is a party, (iii) over which neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries has control, and (iv) of which neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries would, in the ordinary course, have prior notice. A Secondary Market Transaction does not include, among other things, any reacquisition of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock by the Corporation.

        "Utility ControlThreshold" means holdings such that: (i) a person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, directly and/or indirectly owns, controls and/or holds with power to vote 10% of the Corporation's outstanding voting securities; or (ii) the sum of the following equals 10%: (A) the percentage of the Corporation's voting securities directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, other than through CEG, plus (B) the percentage of CEG's voting securities directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, plus (C) the percentage of any Clearway Public Utility's voting securities directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person, collectively with its FERC Affiliates, other than through the Corporation or CEG. The percentages of a given entity's voting securities to be determined for purposes of the preceding sentence shall be calculated based on the voting power of the relevant voting securities. means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Yield Public Utility and shall be deemed to exist if a person and its PUHCA Affiliates directly and/or indirectly own, control and/or hold with power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such Yield Public Utility. The percentage of voting securities of a Yield Public Utility directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by a person and its PUHCA Affiliates shall be equal to the sum of: (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and one one-hundredth (1/100th) of the number of shares of Class C Common Stock owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by such person and its PUHCA Affiliates divided by the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock then outstanding plus one one-hundredth (1/100th) of the total number of shares of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock then outstanding multiplied by the percentage interest in the Yield Public Utility directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by the Corporation, plus (ii) the aggregate percentage of outstanding NRG voting securities owned, controlled or held with power to vote by such person and its PUHCA Affiliates multiplied by the percentage interest in the Yield Public Utility directly or indirectly owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by NRG (including, but not limited to, those held through its voting interests in the Corporation), plus (iii) the percentage of the Yield Public Utility's outstanding voting securities owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by such person and its PUHCA Affiliates other than through ownership interests in the Corporation or NRG. The calculation is expressed in the following formula:

        [(AC_P / A_Total + B_Total + C_Total + D_Total) * YPU_Y] + [(NRG_P / NRG_Total) * YPU_NRG] + YPU_P

        WHERE:AC_P = the sum of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by such person and its PUHCA Affiliates, plus (ii) the number of shares of Class C Common Stock owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by such person and its PUHCA Affiliates divided by one hundred (100).

A_Total = the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding.

B_Total = the total number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.

C_Total = the total number of shares of Class C Common Stock outstanding divided by one hundred (100).

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D_Total = the total number of shares of Class D Common Stock outstanding divided by one hundred (100).NRG_P = the number of voting shares owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by such person and its PUHCA Affiliates in NRG.

NRG_Total = the total number of voting shares of NRG outstanding.

YPU_Y = the percentage of the voting interests of a Yield Public Utility directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by the Corporation.

YPU_NRG = the percentage of the voting interests of a Yield Public Utility directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by NRG.

YPU_P = the percentage of the voting interests of a Yield Public Utility directly and/or indirectly owned, controlled and/or held with power to vote by such person other than through interests in the Corporation or NRG.

"Yield Public Utility" means any direct or indirect subsidiary of Yield LLC that is a "public utility" (as that term is defined in the Federal Power Act).

ARTICLE FIVE

        The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE SIX

        Except as provided by this Certificate and any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock, each director shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on the election of directors voting as a single class and represented in person or by proxy at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present.

ARTICLE SEVEN

        Section 1.    Board of Directors.     The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended and restated, the "Bylaws"), the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

        Section 2.    Number of Directors.     Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the Board of Directors shall have no more than sixteen (16) nor less than three (3) members, with the exact number of directors constituting the full board to be determined from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the size of the Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, although less than quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Nothing in this Certificate shall preclude a director from serving consecutive terms. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

        Section 3.    Removal of Directors.     Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to remove directors (with or without cause) and fill the vacancies thereby created (as specified in any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock), no director may be removed from office with or without cause except by the affirmative vote of the holders of a

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majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of Common Stock then outstanding voting as a single class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the holders of any class or series of capital stock are entitled by the provisions of this Certificate (including any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock) to elect one or more directors, such director or directors so elected may be removed with or without cause by the vote of the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all outstanding shares of that class or series entitled to vote.

        Section 4.    Vacancies in the Board of Directors.     Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to remove directors and fill the vacancies thereby created (as specified in any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock) and subject to Section 2 of Article SEVEN, vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors for any reason may be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. A person so elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

ARTICLE EIGHT

        In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law.

ARTICLE NINE

        Section 1.    Indemnification; Limitation of Liability.    

        (a)   To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, and except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, (i) no director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders; and (ii) the Corporation shall indemnify its officers and directors.

        (b)   Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation in respect of any act, omission or condition existing or event or circumstance occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE TEN

        For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, "Affiliated Company" means (i) Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC ("GIP") and (ii) any Person controlled by GIP, other than the Corporation. For purposes of this definition "is controlled by" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

        Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws.

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ARTICLE TWELVE

        Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to act by written consent as specified in any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock, the stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, and must take any actions at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and the power of stockholders to consent in writing without a meeting is specifically denied. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of directors then in office.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

        Section 1.    Competition and Corporate Opportunities.     To the extent provided in the following paragraphs, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies Controlled Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Dual Opportunity presented to NRG or its the Affiliated Entities Company, any Controlled Company or to a Dual Role Person.

        (a)   In the event that NRG and its the Affiliated Companies Company acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a Dual Opportunity, neither the Corporation nor any of its Affiliated Companies and any Controlled Company shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any expectancy in such Dual Opportunity. NRG and its The Affiliated Companies Company shall not have no a duty to communicate or offer to the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies Controlled Company, or refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in, any Dual Opportunity, and may pursue or acquire such Dual Opportunity for themselves or direct such Dual Opportunity to another Person.

        (b)   A Dual Role Person (i) shall have no duty to communicate or offer to the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies or any Controlled Company any Dual Opportunity that such Dual Role Person has communicated or offered to NRG or its the Affiliated Companies Company, (ii) shall not be prohibited from communicating or offering any Dual Opportunity to NRG or its the Affiliated Companies Company, and (iii) shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation, as the case may be, resulting from (x) the failure to communicate or offer to the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies Controlled Company any Dual Opportunity that such Dual Role Person has communicated or offered to NRG or its the Affiliated Companies or

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Company (y) the communication or offer to NRG or its the Affiliated Companies Company of any Dual Opportunity, in each case, so long as the Dual Opportunity was not expressly offered in writing to the Dual Role Person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation.

        Section 2.    Certain Matters Deemed not Corporate Opportunities.     In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article THIRTEEN, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that (i) the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, (ii) is not in the Corporation's line of business, (iii) is of no practical advantage to the Corporation, and (iv) in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy. Moreover, nothing in this Article THIRTEEN shall amend or modify in any respect any written contractual agreement between NRG or its the Affiliated Companies Company, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies, on the other hand.

        Section 3.    Certain Definitions.     For purposes of this Article THIRTEEN and Article FIFTEEN:

        "Affiliated Controlled Company" means (i) with respect to the Corporation, any Person controlled by the Corporation, (ii) with respect to NRG, any Person controlled by NRG, other than the Corporation. For purposes of this definition "is controlled by" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

        "Dual Opportunity" means any potential transaction or matter within the same or similar business activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies Controlled Company may engage, and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, participates or which may be a corporate opportunity for the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies Controlled Company, on the one hand, and for NRG and its the Affiliated Companies Company, on the other hand.

        "Dual Role Person" means any individual who is an officer or director of both the Corporation and NRG the Affiliated Company.

        "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

        Section 4.    Termination.     The provisions of this Article THIRTEEN shall have no further force or effect at such time as (i) the Corporation and NRG the Affiliated Company are no longer affiliates of each other and (ii) none of the directors and/or officers of NRG the Affiliated Company serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation and its Affiliated Companies any Controlled Company; provided, however, that any such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Corporation or an Affiliated a Controlled Company thereof, on the one hand, and NRG or an the Affiliated Company thereof, on the other hand, that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance of such agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether entered into before or after such time.

        Section 5.    Deemed Notice.     Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or obtaining any interest in any capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice and to have consented to the provisions of this Article THIRTEEN.

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Article THIRTEEN shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts were omitted.

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

        Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate or any provisions of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of the capital stock required by law or this Certificate (including any duly authorized certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66²/3% of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation eligible to be cast in the election of directors generally voting as a single class shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Section 21 of ARTICLE FOUR hereof, ARTICLE EIGHT hereof, ARTICLE NINE hereof, Section 24 of ARTICLE TEN SEVEN hereof, ARTICLES TWELVE and THIRTEEN hereof, this ARTICLE FOURTEEN, or ARTICLE FIFTEEN hereof or any provision thereof or hereof.

ARTICLE FIFTEEN

        The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL until such time as NRG and its the Affiliated Companies Company ceases to beneficially own at least 5% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors voting together as a single class, whereupon the Corporation shall immediately and automatically, without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of stock of the Corporation become governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

ARTICLE SIXTEEN

        The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Certificate (as may be amended, altered, changed or repealed) or the Bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except for, as to each of (i) through (iv) above, any claim as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. If any provision or provisions of this Article SIXTEEN shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article SIXTEEN (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article SIXTEEN containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE SIXTEEN.

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ARTICLE SEVENTEEN

        Except as expressly provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other person herein are granted subject to this reservation.

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