[sheet: Cover]
Field | Value
Transaction | Power Purchase Agreement — Saguaro Flats Solar Project
Seller | Saguaro Flats Solar LLC
Buyer | Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: MDCS)
Seller's Parent | Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc.
Project | Saguaro Flats Solar Project — 195 MWdc / 150 MWac Solar PV, Pecos County, TX
Aggregate PPA Value | $140,000,000 (nominal, 20-year term)
Target Execution Date | September 15, 2025
Governing Law | State of New York
Dispute Resolution | AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules, New York, NY
Seller's Counsel | Calderwood & Harkness LLP — Patricia Dunmore (Responsible Partner), George Trujillo (Billing Partner)
Buyer's Counsel | Hargrove & Linden LLP — Evelyn Crumveth (Lead Partner)
Lead Lender / Administrative Agent | Tralvendo National Bank, N.A.
Lender's Counsel | Whitfield Stroval & Cade LLP — Philip Thornton (Lead Partner)
C&H Matter No. | 1015-00002
Prepared By | Brett Callahan, Lead Associate; David Stanton, Working Associate — Calderwood & Harkness LLP
Date of Checklist | As of September 12, 2025 (updated)
[sheet: Closing Checklist]
Item No. | Category | Description of Deliverable | Responsible Party | Document Reference | Status | Target Date | Date Completed | Notes
A-1 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Power Purchase Agreement (Execution Version) — between Saguaro Flats Solar LLC (Seller) and Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. (Buyer); 20-year term from COD (April 1, 2027); contract price $20.00/MWh with 1.50% annual escalator (years 6–20); virtual PPA / CfD settling at ERCOT West Hub | Seller / Buyer | ppa-execution-version-final.docx | Final | 2025-09-15 | Aggregate nominal value $140,000,000; P50 annual generation 350,000 MWh
A-2 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Exhibit A to PPA — Facility Description and Site (195 MWdc / 150 MWac, ~1,400 acres, FM Road 1776, Pecos County, TX; interconnection at Ft. Stockton 345 kV Substation via West Texas Wires LLC; ERCOT Queue Position ERCOT-GI-2024-0437; EPC by Sunbelt Power Construction LLC) | Seller | exhibit-a-facility-description.docx | Final | 2025-09-15 | Attached to PPA as Exhibit A
A-3 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Exhibit B to PPA — Contract Price and Escalation Schedule ($20.00/MWh fixed years 1–5; 1.50% compounding escalator years 6–20; Year 20 price ≈ $25.02/MWh) | Seller | exhibit-b-contract-price-schedule.xlsx | Final | 2025-09-15 | Settlement hub: ERCOT West Hub
A-4 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Exhibit C to PPA — Form of Guaranty (Buyer Corporate Guarantee by Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc., capped at $14,000,000) | Seller | exhibit-c-form-of-buyer-guaranty.docx | Final | 2025-09-15 | Cap = 2 years estimated PPA revenues
A-5 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Exhibit D to PPA — Form of Letter of Credit (Seller Availability LC, $7,000,000 initial amount, reducing to $3,500,000 after 5th anniversary if no Seller default outstanding) | Seller | exhibit-d-form-of-letter-of-credit.docx | Final | 2025-09-15 | To be issued by Tralvendo National Bank, N.A.
A-6 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Exhibit E to PPA — Insurance Requirements (builder's risk, CGL, property/all-risk, business interruption; broker: Fieldstone Risk Advisors LLC; carriers: Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Co., Ridgeway Casualty Group Inc.) | Seller | exhibit-e-insurance-requirements.docx | Final | 2025-09-15
A-7 | A. Principal Transaction Documents | Exhibit F to PPA — Form of Lender Consent Agreement (Consent to Collateral Assignment and Lender Direct Agreement) | Seller | exhibit-f-form-of-lender-consent.docx | Final | 2025-09-15 | Tri-party: Saguaro Flats Solar LLC, Meridian, Tralvendo
B-1 | B. Credit Support Documents | Buyer Guaranty Agreement — executed by Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. in favor of Saguaro Flats Solar LLC, guaranteeing Buyer's payment and performance obligations, capped at $14,000,000 | Buyer | draft-buyer-guaranty-agreement.docx | Under Review | 2025-09-15 | Governed by New York law; Meridian credit rating BBB (Pinnacle Ratings Group)
B-2 | B. Credit Support Documents | Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit — issued by Tralvendo National Bank, N.A. in the amount of $7,000,000 in favor of Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc., reducing to $3,500,000 after 5th anniversary if no Seller default | Seller | Pending | 2025-09-15 | LC form per Exhibit D; coordinate with Diane Roessler at Tralvendo
C-1 | C. Lender Deliverables | Lender Consent and Direct Agreement (Consent to Collateral Assignment of PPA) — executed by Saguaro Flats Solar LLC, Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc., and Tralvendo National Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the $108,000,000 construction-to-term loan facility | Seller / Buyer / Lender | draft-lender-consent-agreement.docx | Under Review | 2025-09-15 | Includes lender step-in rights, cure rights (90-day cure period per lender request), and right to enter replacement PPA; coordinated with Whitfield Stroval & Cade LLP (Philip Thornton) and Hargrove & Linden LLP (Evelyn Crumveth)
C-2 | C. Lender Deliverables | Written confirmation from Tralvendo National Bank, N.A. (and syndicate lenders: Osprey Commercial Lending Corp., Grandview Savings Bank FSB, Blue Prairie Capital Markets LLC) that PPA is acceptable for bankability / construction loan closing purposes | Lender | Pending | 2025-09-15 | Target construction loan closing: October 1, 2025; facility: $108M senior secured; DSCR covenant min 1.30x
D-1 | D. Seller Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Certificate of Good Standing — Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc. (Delaware Secretary of State) | Seller | good-standing-request-memo.docx | Pending | 2025-09-12 | Registered Agent: Capitol Registered Agents LLC, 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904
D-2 | D. Seller Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Certificate of Good Standing — Saguaro Flats Solar LLC (Delaware Secretary of State) | Seller | good-standing-request-memo.docx | Pending | 2025-09-12 | Registered Agent: Capitol Registered Agents LLC, 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904; EIN: 93-1284506
D-3 | D. Seller Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Secretary's / Manager's Certificate and Manager Resolutions — Saguaro Flats Solar LLC (managed by Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc.), attaching certified LLC Agreement, resolutions authorizing execution of PPA, Buyer Guaranty, and Lender Consent Agreement, and incumbency of authorized signatories | Seller | secretarys-certificate-resolutions-form.docx | Draft | 2025-09-15
D-4 | D. Seller Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Seller Officer's Certificate — executed by authorized officer of Saguaro Flats Solar LLC certifying: (i) due organization and good standing, (ii) authorization of PPA execution, (iii) truth of representations and warranties, (iv) no default or event of default | Seller | seller-officers-certificate-form.docx | Draft | 2025-09-15
D-5 | D. Seller Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Board / Manager Resolutions of Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc. (as Manager of Saguaro Flats Solar LLC) authorizing the PPA and related documents | Seller | Pending | 2025-09-12 | CBR EIN: 82-4637201
E-1 | E. Buyer Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Certificate of Good Standing — Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. (Delaware Secretary of State) | Buyer | Pending | 2025-09-12 | Meridian EIN: 47-5918320; HQ: 700 Lakeshore Parkway, Building C, Austin, TX 78746
E-2 | E. Buyer Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Buyer Officer's Certificate — executed by authorized officer of Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. certifying: (i) due organization and good standing, (ii) authorization of PPA and Guaranty execution, (iii) truth of representations and warranties, (iv) no default | Buyer | Pending | 2025-09-15
E-3 | E. Buyer Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | Secretary's Certificate and Board Resolutions — Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. authorizing execution of PPA, Buyer Guaranty, and Lender Consent Agreement, with incumbency certificate | Buyer | Pending | 2025-09-15
F-1 | F. Legal Opinions | Bring-Down Legal Opinion — Calderwood & Harkness LLP to Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. re: Saguaro Flats Solar LLC (due organization, due authorization, enforceability of PPA, no conflicts), governed by New York law | Seller's Counsel | legal-opinion-form-enforceability.docx | Draft | 2025-09-15 | Subject to customary qualifications and assumptions
F-2 | F. Legal Opinions | Buyer's Counsel Legal Opinion — Hargrove & Linden LLP to Saguaro Flats Solar LLC re: Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. (due organization, due authorization, enforceability of PPA and Guaranty, no conflicts) | Buyer's Counsel | Pending | 2025-09-15 | To be requested from Evelyn Crumveth
G-1 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Evidence of Pecos County Conditional Use Permit (CUP-2025-012), approved February 10, 2025 | Seller | Received | 2025-09-10 | 2025-07-15 | Copy on file
G-2 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Evidence of ERCOT Large Generation Interconnection Agreement (LGIA), executed May 15, 2025, Queue Position ERCOT-GI-2024-0437; interconnection at Ft. Stockton 345 kV Substation, Pecos County, TX; Transmission Provider: West Texas Wires LLC | Seller | Received | 2025-09-10 | 2025-07-15 | Full Interconnection Study completed March 14, 2025
G-3 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Evidence of ground lease with Redrock Mesa Ranch LP (~1,400 acres, Pecos County, TX; 35-year term) | Seller | Received | 2025-09-10 | 2025-07-20 | Site: FM Road 1776, ~12 mi SE of Fort Stockton, TX 79735
G-4 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | TCEQ Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan — confirmation of filing / no individual permit required | Seller | Received | 2025-09-10 | 2025-08-01
G-5 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Evidence of Insurance — certificates of insurance for builder's risk / property (Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Co.) and general liability (Ridgeway Casualty Group Inc.) per Exhibit E requirements; broker: Fieldstone Risk Advisors LLC | Seller | Pending | 2025-09-15 | Must comply with PPA Exhibit E insurance schedule
G-6 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Copy of executed EPC Contract with Sunbelt Power Construction LLC (fixed-price turnkey, $142,500,000) | Seller | Received | 2025-09-10 | 2025-08-05 | NTP to Sunbelt target: October 15, 2025
G-7 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Independent Engineer confirmation — Gresham Engineering Advisors Inc. report / PPA bankability verification letter | Seller / Lender | Pending | 2025-09-15 | Retained by Tralvendo on behalf of lender group
G-8 | G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | Heliograph Energy Consulting LLC — P50/P90 solar resource assessment report (P50 annual net generation: 350,000 MWh/yr) | Seller | Received | 2025-09-10 | 2025-07-10
H-1 | H. Post-Closing Items | Delivery of executed PPA and all exhibits to Tralvendo National Bank, N.A. and syndicate lenders for construction loan closing (target: October 1, 2025) | Seller's Counsel | Pending | 2025-10-01 | Coordinate with Helen Nakamura (C&H, Project Finance) and Diane Roessler (Tralvendo)
H-2 | H. Post-Closing Items | Issuance of NTP (Notice to Proceed) to Sunbelt Power Construction LLC | Seller | Pending | 2025-10-15 | Contingent on construction loan closing
H-3 | H. Post-Closing Items | Filing of ITC documentation / preservation of Seller's tax ownership position under IRC § 48 (estimated ITC value ~$42,750,000 at 30% on $142,500,000 EPC cost) | Seller / Tax Counsel | Pending | Post-COD | Coordinate with Samuel Reeves (C&H, Tax)
H-4 | H. Post-Closing Items | Post-closing letter to client summarizing executed PPA terms and next steps | Seller's Counsel | post-closing-letter-to-client.docx | Pending | 2025-09-16 | To be delivered to Rachel Muñoz, General Counsel, CBR
H-5 | H. Post-Closing Items | COD Notice to Buyer — notification of Commercial Operation Date per PPA requirements | Seller | Pending | 2027-04-01 | Expected COD: April 1, 2027; PPA expiration: March 31, 2047
H-6 | H. Post-Closing Items | Ongoing PPA compliance monitoring and annual availability reporting | Seller | N/A | Ongoing | Availability guarantee and LD provisions per negotiated PPA terms
[sheet: Summary]
Category | Total Items | Executed / Received | Final | Under Review | Draft | Pending | N/A | Completion %
A. Principal Transaction Documents | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0%
B. Credit Support Documents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0%
C. Lender Deliverables | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0%
D. Seller Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0%
E. Buyer Corporate / Organizational Deliverables | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0%
F. Legal Opinions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0%
G. Permits, Interconnection & Site Deliverables | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62.5%
H. Post-Closing Items | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.0%
GRAND TOTAL | 35 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 34.3%
[sheet: Key Contacts]
Role | Entity | Key Contact | Title | Address | Phone / Email
Seller (Project Co) | Saguaro Flats Solar LLC | Rachel Muñoz | General Counsel, CBR (Manager) | 4200 Travis Street, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77002
Seller Parent | Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc. | Lena Calloway-Briggs | Co-Founder, Chairwoman & CEO | 4200 Travis Street, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77002
Seller — Origination | Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc. | Janet Okafor | SVP, Origination & Commercial | 4200 Travis Street, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77002
Seller — Project Finance | Calloway-Briggs Renewables Inc. | Derek Engstrom | VP, Project Finance & Treasury | 4200 Travis Street, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77002
Buyer | Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. | Nathan Gilroy | SVP, Energy & Sustainability | 700 Lakeshore Parkway, Building C, Austin, TX 78746
Buyer — Procurement | Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. | Amara Osei | VP, Procurement & Contracts | 700 Lakeshore Parkway, Building C, Austin, TX 78746
Buyer — Legal | Meridian DataCore Solutions Inc. | Victor Langford | Deputy General Counsel | 700 Lakeshore Parkway, Building C, Austin, TX 78746
Seller's Counsel — Responsible Partner | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Patricia Dunmore | Responsible Partner | 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002
Seller's Counsel — Billing Partner | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | George Trujillo | Billing Partner | 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002
Seller's Counsel — Lead Associate | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Brett Callahan | Lead Associate | 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002
Seller's Counsel — Working Associate | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | David Stanton | Working Associate | 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002
Seller's Counsel — Project Finance | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Helen Nakamura | Of Counsel, Project Finance | 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002
Seller's Counsel — Tax | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Samuel Reeves | Associate, Tax | 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002
Buyer's Counsel — Lead Partner | Hargrove & Linden LLP | Evelyn Crumveth | Lead Partner | 300 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200, Austin, TX 78701
Buyer's Counsel — Associate | Hargrove & Linden LLP | Ryan Matsuda | Associate | 300 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200, Austin, TX 78701
Lead Lender / Admin Agent | Tralvendo National Bank, N.A. | Diane Roessler | Director, Project Finance | 600 Main Street, Suite 3000, Dallas, TX 75202
Syndicate Lender | Osprey Commercial Lending Corp.
Syndicate Lender | Grandview Savings Bank FSB
Syndicate Lender | Blue Prairie Capital Markets LLC
Lender's Counsel | Whitfield Stroval & Cade LLP | Philip Thornton | Lead Partner | 51 West 52nd Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Equity Sponsor | Ridgepoint Capital Partners LP | Alan Driscoll | Managing Partner | Houston, TX
EPC Contractor | Sunbelt Power Construction LLC | 2100 Industrial Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78221
Independent Engineer | Gresham Engineering Advisors Inc. | 8700 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 350, Austin, TX 78757
Insurance Broker | Fieldstone Risk Advisors LLC | Houston, TX
Builder's Risk Insurer | Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Co.
GL Insurer | Ridgeway Casualty Group Inc.
Solar Resource Consultant | Heliograph Energy Consulting LLC | Denver, CO
Registered Agent (DE) | Capitol Registered Agents LLC | 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904
Transmission Provider | West Texas Wires LLC
Ground Lessor | Redrock Mesa Ranch LP | Pecos County, TX
Auditor (CBR) | Aldgate & Pryor CPAs LLP | Houston, TX
Credit Rating Agency | Pinnacle Ratings Group | New York, NY
[sheet: Key Dates]
Date | Event / Milestone | Status | Notes
2025-02-10 | Pecos County Conditional Use Permit approved (CUP-2025-012) | Completed
2025-03-14 | ERCOT Full Interconnection Study completed | Completed
2025-05-15 | LGIA executed with West Texas Wires LLC / ERCOT (Queue: ERCOT-GI-2024-0437) | Completed | Interconnection at Ft. Stockton 345 kV Substation
2025-06-20 | CBR engages Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Completed
2025-07-08 | Matter opened at Calderwood & Harkness (Matter No. 1015-00002) | Completed
2025-07-14 | First draft PPA circulated (Seller's form) | Completed
2025-08-01 | Buyer's redline received from Hargrove & Linden LLP | Completed
2025-08-11 | Seller's Revised Second Draft PPA circulated | Completed
2025-08-18 | Target resolution of open issues (availability guarantee, change of control) | Completed
2025-09-12 | Target delivery of good standing certificates and pre-closing deliverables | Upcoming
2025-09-15 | Target PPA execution date | Target | All closing deliverables due
2025-09-16 | Post-closing letter to client | Target
2025-10-01 | Target closing of Tralvendo construction loan facility ($108,000,000) | Target | Syndicate: Tralvendo $21M, Osprey $36M, Grandview $27M, Blue Prairie $24M
2025-10-15 | NTP (Notice to Proceed) to Sunbelt Power Construction LLC | Target | EPC contract value: $142,500,000
2027-04-01 | Expected Commercial Operation Date (COD) | Target | PPA 20-year term commences
2047-03-31 | PPA expiration (20 years from COD) | Target