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NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO

WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

77 RIO ROBLES

SAN JOSE, CA 95134

408-240-5500

DATE FIRST MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS: January 5, 2012

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND

YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

To the stockholders of SunPower Corporation:

This Notice and the accompanying Information Statement are being furnished to the stockholders of SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” “SunPower” or the “Company”), to advise the stockholders of the sale and issuance of 18,600,000 shares of our common stock to Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Total G&P”), pursuant to a private placement transaction (the “Private Placement”). The issuance of shares in the Private Placement has been approved by a Special Committee of disinterested directors of the Board of Directors of the Company and by the written consent of a majority of the outstanding and issued shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the equity interest of Tenesol SA, a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Tenesol”) from Total G&P.

Please review the Information Statement included with this Notice for a more complete description of this matter.

Our board of directors has fixed the close of business on December 22, 2011 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the action by written consent. Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the corporate actions described above can be taken no sooner than 20 calendar days after the accompanying Information Statement is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders. Since the accompanying Information Statement is first being mailed to security holders on January 5, 2012, the corporate actions described therein may be taken on or after January 26, 2012.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND

YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

As the matters set forth in this Notice and accompanying Information Statement have been duly authorized and approved by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting securities, your vote or consent is not requested or required to approve these matters. The accompanying Information Statement is provided solely for your information and we are not, by sending this Information Statement, asking any of our security holders to vote. The accompanying Information Statement also serves as the notice required by Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware of the taking of a corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the Company’s stockholders.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Christopher Jaap

Christopher Jaap

Assistant Secretary

San Jose, California

January 3, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ABOUT THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT		1
General		1
Approval of the Tenesol Acquisition by Special Committee of Disinterested Directors		1
Requirement to Obtain Stockholder Approval		1
The Action by Written Consent		2
No Voting Required		2
Notice Pursuant to Section 228		2
Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal		2
SUMMARY		3
General		3
The Companies		3
The Tenesol Acquisition		4
GENERAL		6
THE TENESOL ACQUISITION		6
The Companies		6
The Tenesol Acquisition		7
The Tenesol Acquisition Consideration		7
Background of the Tenesol Acquisition		7
Recommendation and Reasons for the Tenesol Acquisition		14
Certain Financial Forecasts		15
Opinion of Deutsche Bank		17
Financing of the Tenesol Acquisition		24
No Vote Required in Connection with the Tenesol Acquisition		24
Regulatory Approvals to be Obtained in Connection with the Tenesol Acquisition		24
Agreements Among Total S.A., Total G&P and the Company		24
THE TENESOL STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT		25
Explanatory Note Regarding the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement		25
Effect of the Tenesol Acquisition		26
Closing		26
Customary Covenants		26
Representations and Warranties		26
Conditions to the Tenesol Acquisition		27
Indemnification		28
Termination		28
Effect of Termination		29
Expenses		29
Amendment		29
THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT		29
Effect of the Private Placement Agreement		29
Reason for the Private Placement Agreement		29
Representations and Warranties		29
Closing		30
Conditions to the Private Placement Agreement		30


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Termination		30
Expenses		31
Amendment		31
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S CAPITAL STOCK		31
Reclassification		31
General		31
Common Stock		31
Preferred Stock		32
Other Terms		32
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS		33
DELIVERY OF INFORMATION STATEMENT		35
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		35
FINANCIAL INFORMATION		35
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE		36
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		36
Annex A — Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement
Annex B — Private Placement Agreement
Annex C — Master Agreement
Annex D — Opinion of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Annex E — SunPower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2010
Annex F — SunPower’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Third Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal 2011

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

77 RIO ROBLES

SAN JOSE, CA 95134

INFORMATION STATEMENT

We Are Not Asking You for a Proxy and

You are Requested Not To Send Us a Proxy.

ABOUT THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT

General

This Information Statement is being furnished by SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” “SunPower” or the “Company”), to advise the stockholders of the approval of the issuance of 18,600,000 shares of our common stock, together with the preferred stock purchase rights appurtenant thereto issued under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated November 16, 2011, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Common Shares”), at a price per share equal to $8.80 (the “Private Placement”), pursuant to the terms of the Private Placement Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2011, by and among SunPower and Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a sociéte par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Total G&P”) (the “Private Placement Agreement”). The issuance of Common Shares in the Private Placement was approved on December 21, 2011 by a Special Committee of disinterested directors of the Board of Directors of the Company, and on December 22, 2011 by the written consent of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, in connection with our proposed acquisition of Tenesol SA, a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Tenesol”) pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2011, by and among SunPower, Total G&P and Total Energie Développement SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“TED”) (the “Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement”).

This Information Statement is first being mailed on or about January 5, 2012 to stockholders of record of the Company as of December 22, 2011 (the “Record Date”), and is being delivered to inform you of the corporate actions described herein before they take effect in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You are urged to review this Information Statement for a more complete description of transactions contemplated pursuant to the Private Placement Agreement, the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and the Master Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2011, by and among SunPower, Total G&P, and Total S.A., a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Total S.A.” and together with its affiliates, “Total”) (the “Master Agreement”), which are collectively referred to herein as the “Tenesol Acquisition.”

None of the corporate actions described above, including, the Tenesol Acquisition, will become effective until January 26, 2012, which is more than 20 calendar days following the date on which this Information Statement was first sent to our stockholders.

Our principal executive offices are located at 77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134, and our main telephone number is (408) 240-5500.

Approval of the Tenesol Acquisition by Special Committee of Disinterested Directors

On December 21, 2011, a special committee of our board of directors (our “Board”) composed entirely of disinterested directors (the “Special Committee”) approved, subject to stockholder approval, the Tenesol Acquisition, the Private Placement, and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement. Summaries of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Master Agreement are set forth in this Information Statement, and copies of the forms of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Master Agreement as approved and executed by the parties are attached to this Information Statement as Annexes A, B and C, respectively.

Requirement to Obtain Stockholder Approval

We are subject to the NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rules because our common stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

Pursuant to NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(a)(2), when a NASDAQ-listed company proposes to issue securities in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company, stockholder approval is required if a substantial stockholder of such company has a 5% or greater interest, directly or indirectly, in such company or the assets to be acquired or in the consideration to be paid in the transaction or series of related transactions and the present or potential issuance of common stock could result in an increase in outstanding shares of common stock or voting power of 5% or more (the “5% Rule”). NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(e)(3) defines a substantial stockholder as the holder of an interest of 5% or more of either the number of shares of common stock or the voting power outstanding of a NASDAQ-listed company. Because Total G&P currently owns approximately 60% of our outstanding common stock, Total G&P is considered a substantial stockholder of the Company under NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(e)(3).

Certain NASDAQ interpretive guidance states that “shares issued in a private placement priced above both book and market value may require shareholder approval if the proceeds are used to fund an acquisition” that would otherwise require shareholder approval under the NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rules. If the Company were to issue stock to Total G&P in exchange for its ownership interest in Tenesol, shareholder approval would be required under the 5% Rule because the number of shares required to pay the purchase price of Tenesol would result in an increase in outstanding shares of common stock or voting power of 5% or more. Because the closings under the Private Placement Agreement and the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement are conditioned on each other, the Company may be deemed to be undertaking the Private Placement in connection with the Tenesol Acquisition, and therefore the Company sought the written consent of Total G&P for the issuance of Common Shares in the Private Placement.

The Action by Written Consent

On December 22, 2011, Total G&P, the holder of a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock, approved by written consent the issuance of the Company’s common stock, together with the associated rights, pursuant to the Private Placement Agreement (the “Written Consent”). The Company will make effective the corporate actions approved by the Written Consent 20 calendar days after this Information Statement is first sent or given to our stockholders.

No Voting Required

We are not seeking a vote, authorizations, or proxies from you. Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Section 228 (“Section 228”) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provide that stockholders may take action without a meeting of the stockholders and without prior notice if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of the outstanding voting shares holding not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to approve such action at a stockholders meeting. The approval by at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of our common stock is required to approve the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to the Private Placement Agreement for purposes of the NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rules.

As of the Record Date, we had 100,487,482 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to the Private Placement Agreement.

Notice Pursuant to Section 228

Pursuant to Section 228, we are required to provide prompt notice of the taking of a corporate action by written consent to our stockholders who have not consented in writing to such action. This Information Statement serves as the notice required by Section 228.

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal

The DGCL does not provide dissenters’ rights of appraisal to our stockholders in connection with the matters approved by the Written Consent.

SUMMARY

The following is a brief summary of certain information contained elsewhere in this Information Statement, including the Annexes to this Information Statement. Reference is made to, and this summary is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information contained in this Information Statement, in the Annexes to this Information Statement and in the documents incorporated by reference herein. Capitalized terms used in this summary and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them elsewhere in this Information Statement. You are urged to read this Information Statement and the Annexes to this Information Statement and the incorporated documents in their entirety.

General

This Information Statement is being delivered in connection with the sale and issuance by the Company of the Common Shares in the Private Placement, which is cross-conditioned on the closing of the Company’s acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Tenesol. Copies of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Master Agreement are attached to this Information Statement as Annexes A, B and C, respectively.

The Companies

Our Company. We are a Delaware corporation with our principal executive offices located at 77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134. Our telephone number is (408) 240-5500. We are a vertically integrated solar products and services company that designs, manufactures and delivers high-performance solar electric systems worldwide for residential, commercial and utility-scale power plant customers. On June 21, 2011, we became a majority-owned subsidiary of Total G&P, a subsidiary of Total S.A, when Total G&P purchased approximately 60% of our outstanding common stock through a tender offer. On November 30, 2011, our management approved a previously announced company-wide restructuring program to accelerate operating cost reduction and improve overall operating efficiency. In connection with this plan, which is expected to be completed within the next 12 months, we expect to eliminate approximately 125 positions, representing approximately 2% of our global workforce, including approximately 75 employees in the U.S. As a result, we expect to record restructuring charges totaling $9 million to $17 million, composed of severance benefits, lease and related termination costs, and other associated costs, the majority of which will likely be recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. We expect greater than 80% of these charges to be cash. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “SPWR.” For more information about us, please visit www.sunpowercorp.com. The contents of our website are not incorporated into, or otherwise to be regarded as a part of, this Information Statement.

Total G&P. Total G&P is a société par actions simplifiée incorporated in France, with principal executive offices at 2, place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France. The telephone number of Total G&P’s principal executive offices is +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46. Total G&P is registered in France at the Nanterre Trade Register under the registration number 505 028 118 and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A. and a sister company of Tenesol. Total G&P is engaged in industrial, commercial, research and development projects in the energy industry in the United States, including with respect to natural gas and emerging energy technologies such as solar energy, both as a stand-alone entity and in cooperation with others. Total G&P participates in all manner of administrative, financial, securities, real estate, industrial and commercial operations including, where appropriate, participating in the creation of, or holding ownership interests in, companies engaged in the foregoing activities.

Total S.A. Total S.A. is a société anonyme incorporated in France on March 28, 1924, with principal executive offices at 2, place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France. The telephone number of Total’s principal executive offices is +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46. Total is registered in France at the Nanterre Trade Register under the registration number 542 051 180. Total S.A., together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas company in the world based on market capitalization, in dollars, as of December 31, 2010, and has operations in more than 130 countries and activities in every sector of the oil industry, including in oil and gas exploration, development and productions and liquid natural gas, and the refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products segments. Total also has operations in petrochemicals and fertilizers and specialty chemicals, mainly for the industrial market. In addition, Total has interests in the coal mining and power generation sectors.

Tenesol. Tenesol is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TED and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A. Prior to the closing of the Tenesol Acquisition, TED will transfer ownership of Tenesol to Total G&P. Tenesol’s principal executive offices are located at 12 Allée du Levant, 69890 La Tour de Salvagny France. Tenesol’s telephone number is +33(0)4 78 48 88 50. Tenesol is engaged in the business of devising, designing, manufacturing, installing and managing solar power production and consumption systems for farms, industrial and service sector buildings, solar power plants and private homes.

The Tenesol Acquisition

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Background of the Tenesol Acquisition. For a description of events leading to the approval of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement by the Special Committee, see “The Tenesol Acquisition — Background of the Tenesol Acquisition” below.

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Consideration for the Tenesol Acquisition. SunPower will purchase each outstanding share of common stock of Tenesol for cash. We estimate that the total amount of funds required to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Tenesol and to pay related fees and expenses will be approximately $168 million, subject to any applicable withholding and transfer taxes.

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Private Placement. SunPower and Total G&P have executed and delivered the Private Placement Agreement pursuant to which SunPower will sell, and Total G&P will purchase, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specific conditions, the Common Shares at a price per share equal to $8.80 for an aggregate purchase price of $163,680,000. See “The Private Placement Agreement” for more information about the Private Placement.

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Special Committee Approval. After consideration and review of the merits of the Tenesol Acquisition, the Special Committee (i) approved the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement, the Master Agreement and the transactions contemplated by those agreements, and (ii) determined that the terms of the Tenesol Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Master Agreement are advisable and fair to the stockholders. See “The Tenesol Acquisition–Recommendation and Reasons for the Tenesol Acquisition.”

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Reasons for the Tenesol Acquisition. The Special Committee determined that the Tenesol Acquisition, the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement, the Master Agreement and the transactions contemplated by those agreements are fair to, and in the best interests of, the holders of SunPower common stock and adopted resolutions approving the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement, the Master Agreement and the transactions contemplated by those agreements. In considering the fairness of the Tenesol Acquisition, the Special Committee viewed the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement as allowing SunPower to accelerate its strategic plan to grow its presence in Europe and to move downstream, closer to the end-consumer. The Special Committee also considered the value of strengthening SunPower’s partnership with Total. See “The Tenesol Acquisition–Recommendation and Reasons for the Tenesol Acquisition” for more information about the Special Committee’s approval and the reasons therefor.

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Approval by Written Consent. On December 22, 2011, Total G&P, the beneficial owner of approximately 60% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, executed the Written Consent in lieu of a meeting approving the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to the Private Placement Agreement. As a result, no further approval of our stockholders is required to approve the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

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Financing of the Tenesol Acquisition. We will finance the Tenesol Acquisition with cash on hand and, in part, the proceeds from the Private Placement. Consummation of the Tenesol Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Master Agreement are not conditioned upon us obtaining any financing other than the Private Placement. We are undertaking the Private Placement primarily to strengthen our financial ratios and mitigate any risk of a potential default under one of our credit facilities. See “Agreements Among Total S.A., Total G&P and the Company” and “The Private Placement Agreement–Reasons for the Private Placement Agreement” for further information.

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Customary Covenants. The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary covenants, including covenants providing for: (i) Tenesol to conduct its operations in all material respects according to the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice between the execution of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and the closing of the Tenesol Acquisition and (ii) each of the parties to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the transaction to be consummated.

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Conditions to the Tenesol Acquisition. The respective obligations of TED, Total G&P and our Company to consummate the Tenesol Acquisition and the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

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The successful closing of the Private Placement;

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No order or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Tenesol Acquisition will be in effect, nor will any action brought by a governmental authority seeking any of the foregoing be pending or threatened; and

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All approvals, waivers and consents, if any, required by a governmental authority necessary for consummation of, or in connection with the Tenesol Acquisition will have timely been obtained.

In addition, our obligation to complete the Tenesol Acquisition is subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

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The representations and warranties of Total G&P will be true and correct in all material respects and Total G&P will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions required to be performed and complied with by Total G&P;

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We shall have received all of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to us at or before the closing;

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There shall be no order or other legal or regulatory provision limiting or restricting SunPower’s ownership, conduct or operation of the business of Tenesol following the closing date nor will any action or request for additional information before any governmental authority seeking any of the foregoing, seeking to obtain from SunPower or Tenesol or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the Tenesol Acquisition any damages, or seeking any other relief that, following the closing, could reasonably be expected to materially limit or restrict the ability of Tenesol or any of its subsidiaries to own and conduct the assets and business owned and conducted by Tenesol or any of its subsidiaries before the closing, be pending or threatened; and

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There shall not have occurred any event or condition that has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Tenesol since December 23, 2011.

In addition, Total G&P and Tenesol’s obligations to complete the Tenesol Acquisition are subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

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The representations and warranties of SunPower will be true and correct in all material respects and SunPower will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions required to be performed and complied with by SunPower; and

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Total G&P shall have received all of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to it at or before the closing.

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Indemnification. Total G&P will indemnify and hold harmless SunPower, Tenesol, or the subsidiary of Tenesol incurring a loss from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims and suits, settlements, and related costs and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation, settlement and defense, legal and consulting fees and alternative dispute resolution and court costs, and any interest costs or penalties, but not including loss of profits or loss of opportunity, actually and directly incurred, arising out of, related to or resulting from the following:

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Any failure of any representation, warranty or certification made by Total G&P under the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement to be true and correct in accordance with its terms on the date of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and on the date of the closing as if made on such date;

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Any breach of or default before the closing in connection with respect to certain of the covenants or agreements regarding the period between signing and closing made by Total G&P in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement;

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The assertion against Total G&P or Tenesol of any liability or obligation relating to excluded assets or guaranteed obligations; or

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Certain other specified matters.

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Termination. The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement may be terminated at any time before the closing: (i) by mutual written consent duly authorized by the respective boards of directors (or a committee thereof) of SunPower and Total G&P; (ii) by either SunPower or Total G&P if the closing does not occur on or before March 31, 2012, provided, however, that such terminating party may not be in material breach of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement; or (iii) by either SunPower or Total G&P if there is a final non-appealable order in effect preventing the consummation of the closing or any of the contemplated transactions or there is any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted or deemed applicable to the transactions by any governmental authority that would make consummation of the closing or the contemplated transactions illegal.

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Effect of Termination. If the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement shall become void and there will be no liability or obligation on the part of SunPower or Total G&P or their respective officers, directors, stockholders or affiliates; provided, however, that each party shall remain liable for any breaches of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement that occurred before its termination.

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Opinion of Deutsche Bank. On December 23, 2011, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”) delivered its opinion, as investment bankers, to the Special Committee to the effect that, as of the date of the opinion, and subject to the assumptions made, matters considered and limits of review set forth therein, the $165,375,000 cash purchase price in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, subject to potential downward adjustments based on closing net working capital and net cash amounts, as described in Section 1.3 of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, was fair, from a financial point of view, to SunPower.

GENERAL

This Information Statement is being delivered to SunPower stockholders in connection with the sale and issuance by the Company of the Common Shares in the Private Placement, which is cross-conditioned upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Tenesol. Following the consummation of the Tenesol Acquisition, Tenesol will become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of SunPower.

THE TENESOL ACQUISITION

The Companies

On June 21, 2011, we became a majority owned subsidiary of Total G&P through a tender offer whereby Total G&P purchased approximately 60% of our outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock. In connection with the tender offer, the Company and Total G&P and Total S.A. entered into several ancillary agreements including (i) a Credit Support Agreement, pursuant to which Total S.A. agreed to provide certain guarantees and otherwise assist the Company in obtaining credit from third party sources, and (ii) an Affiliation Agreement, which defines the conditions under which Total may acquire further SunPower stock and sets forth various principles for the governance of SunPower during Total’s period of control. Pursuant to the Affiliation Agreement, Total G&P has designated, and currently has the continuing right to nominate, six of SunPower’s eleven directors.

For more information about us, please visit www.sunpowercorp.com. The contents of our website are not incorporated into, or otherwise to be regarded as a part of, this Information Statement.

Tenesol. Tenesol is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total G&P and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A. Its principal executive offices are located at 12 Allée du Levant, 69890 La Tour de Salvagny France. Tenesol’s telephone number is +33(0)4-78-48-88-50. Tenesol is engaged in the business of devising, designing, manufacturing, installing and managing solar power production and consumption systems for farms, industrial and service sector buildings, solar power plants and private homes. Tenesol has been in business for more than 28 years and maintains a substantial presence in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South America. Tenesol operates module manufacturing operations in Toulouse, France and Capetown, South Africa and is in the process of developing a third site near Carling, France. Tenesol’s total revenue is expected to be €200 million in 2011.

The Tenesol Acquisition

After the consummation of the Tenesol Acquisition, we will beneficially own the entire equity interest in Tenesol. Following the Tenesol Acquisition, Total G&P will no longer have an equity interest in Tenesol.

The Tenesol Acquisition Consideration

The Tenesol Acquisition is structured as a purchase of stock for cash in order to provide a prompt and orderly transfer of ownership from Total G&P to SunPower. We estimate that the total amount of funds required to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Tenesol and to pay related fees and expenses will be approximately $168 million, subject to any applicable withholding and transfer taxes. The Tenesol Acquisition will be financed with cash on hand and, in part, proceeds from the Private Placement.

Background of the Tenesol Acquisition

The following chronology summarizes the key meetings and events that led to our signing of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Master Agreement. In this process, we held many conversations, both by telephone and in-person, about possible strategic alternatives. The chronology below covers only the key events leading up to the entry into the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and does not purport to catalogue every conversation among our representatives or between the Company and other parties.

On April 28, 2011, we and Total G&P entered into a Tender Offer Agreement (the “Tender Offer Agreement”), pursuant to which, on May 3, 2011, Total G&P commenced a cash tender offer to acquire up to 60% of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock and up to 60% of our outstanding shares of Class B common stock (the “Tender Offer”) at a price of $23.25 per share for each class. The Tender Offer expired on June 14, 2011, and Total G&P accepted for payment on June 21, 2011 a total of 34,756,682 shares of our Class A common stock and 25,220,000 shares of our Class B common stock, representing 60% of each class of the then outstanding common stock.

In connection with the Tender Offer, SunPower entered into, among other things, (i) an Affiliation Agreement with Total G&P, dated as of April 28, 2011, to govern the relationship between SunPower and Total G&P following the closing of the Tender Offer. The parties agreed to various arrangements concerning, among other things, Total G&P’s rights to maintain its percentage ownership of SunPower, limits on Total G&P’s ownership of shares of SunPower common stock above specified limits and the governance of SunPower, (ii) a Credit Support Agreement with Total, dated as of April 28, 2011 pursuant to which Total agreed to guarantee certain letter of credit facilities of SunPower and to offer to assist SunPower in obtaining additional credit, and (iii) a Registration Rights Agreement with Total G&P, dated as of April 28, 2011, which provides customary registration rights related to Total G&P’s ownership of shares of common stock of SunPower.

In connection with the Tender Offer Agreement, we executed a non-binding letter of intent dated April 28, 2011 (the “Letter of Intent”) expressing our interest in acquiring 100% of the shares (on a fully diluted basis) of Tenesol (together with its subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates), a 50%-owned Total joint venture that designs and manufactures solar panels. In the non-binding Letter of Intent, we acknowledged a business rationale for an acquisition of Tenesol, where, at the closing of the acquisition, Tenesol would own (i) its French assets, including but not limited to two module manufacturing facilities in France (Toulouse and Carling) and system activities in France, currently owned as part of the operations of Tenesol, and (ii) its non-French overseas assets, including module manufacturing facilities in South Africa (Cape Town), system activities in Europe and the rest of the world, including its off-grid business and access to energy activities in Africa, (collectively, (i) and (ii) are referred to herein as the “Included Assets”), but expressly noted that our interest in any possible acquisition did not include interest in the French-overseas assets (i.e. the assets held by Tenesol in the French “Departement d’Outre Mer” and “Territoire d’Outre Mer” (i.e. the overseas territories of France including several Caribbean and Polynesian islands), which would be owned by a new entity “Tenesol Overseas” after corporate restructuring prior to the closing of the proposed acquisition, and would not be sold to SunPower) (the “Excluded Assets”).

Prior to the execution of the Letter of Intent, we had begun discussions concerning a possible acquisition of Tenesol. In particular, on September 29, 2010, Peter Aschenbrenner, our Vice President of Corporate Strategy, and representatives of

SunPower met with Christophe Dargnies, then Business Development Manager of Total G&P, other representatives of Total and Benoit Rolland, General Manager of Tenesol, to discuss a potential commercial contract with Total or one or more of its subsidiaries.

On November 23, 2010, Mr. Aschenbrenner solicited Total’s reaction to SunPower’s preliminary ideas related to strategic cooperation between the two companies, which included, among other things, a product supply agreement by which SunPower would supply solar cells to Tenesol.

On March 9, 2011 and March 10, 2011, Denis Giorno, Vice President of New Ventures of Total G&P, Mr. Dargnies and other Total executives, together with representatives from Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (“Credit Suisse”), met in person with Dennis V. Arriola, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bruce Ledesma, then our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Mr. Aschenbrenner together with representatives from Deutsche Bank. At this meeting, representatives of Total provided additional detail with respect to the verbal proposal made to Thomas H. Werner, our Chief Executive Officer, on March 7, 2011 regarding a tender offer. They specified that if Total were to acquire the balance of Tenesol that it did not then own from a subsidiary of the EDF Group, SunPower could then acquire Tenesol from Total for approximately $170 million and if SunPower were to fail to purchase Tenesol or to pay the price proposed by Total, then SunPower would incur an additional credit support fee of up to $170 million.

On March 11, 2011, our Board met to discuss Total’s proposal for the Tender Offer Agreement and related matters, including Total’s proposal that SunPower acquire Tenesol for approximately $170 million or pay an additional credit support fee. The Board expressed concern about our ability to conduct sufficient due diligence on Tenesol to be in a position to enter into a binding agreement to acquire it concurrently with our execution of the Tender Offer Agreement. The Board also formed an ad hoc transaction committee of independent directors composed of W. Steve Albrecht, Thomas R. McDaniel and Pat Wood, III. The transaction committee was tasked by the Board to closely monitor the status of the negotiations with Total, to manage the process to consider other possible alternative transactions and to make recommendations to the Board regarding potential transaction terms.

On March 13, 2011, the Board’s transaction committee held a meeting to discuss Total’s initial proposal including the elements related to Tenesol. The transaction committee provided instructions to management regarding the terms of a counterproposal to be delivered to Total, including a proposal to delay entering into a binding agreement to purchase Tenesol until after the completion of the tender offer, to eliminate the additional $170 million credit support fee that was proposed to apply if we did not acquire Tenesol and to require approval of our disinterested directors before entering into any binding agreement to acquire Tenesol.

On March 20, 2011, the Board’s transaction committee met to discuss the status of negotiations with Total, including with respect to Tenesol.

On March 24, 2011, Jay Peir, our Vice President, Corporate Development, Brian Ross, our Associate, Corporate Development, and Jim Parker, our Director of Tax, met in San Jose, California, to discuss the tax implications of a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On March 25, 2011, the full Board met to receive an update from the transaction committee and to discuss the status of negotiations with Total, including with respect to Tenesol.

On March 28, 2011 and March 29, 2011, Messrs. Giorno and Dargnies and others from Total met with Messrs. Aschenbrenner and Arriola. Representatives of Messier Maris & Associés (“Messier Maris”), Credit Suisse and Total’s legal counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (“Wilson Sonsini”), were present on behalf of Total, and representatives of Deutsche Bank and SunPower’s legal counsel, Jones Day (“Jones Day”), attended on SunPower’s behalf. During these meetings, the representatives of SunPower and Total continued to negotiate the terms of Total’s proposed tender offer, including the process related to SunPower’s evaluation of an acquisition of Tenesol. The parties agreed that they would prepare a non-binding term sheet for a potential acquisition of Tenesol by SunPower, but that any definitive agreement or commitment by SunPower would be negotiated at a later time and subject to the approval of SunPower’s disinterested directors. The proposal for the additional $170 million credit support fee was withdrawn.

On April 4, 2011 and April 5, 2011, Messrs. Peir and Ross, Mark Babcock, our Senior Vice President, Europe, Carl-Manuel Brachet, our Managing Director, Market Strategy and Development, and a representative of Deutsche Bank met with Mr. Rolland, Marc Fischer, Head of Strategy and Growth for Solar Activities, Mr. Dargnies and other representatives of Total in Paris, France at Total’s headquarters to conduct initial due diligence with respect to a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On April 26, 2011, SunPower and Total reached agreement on the final form of a non-binding letter of intent relating to a possible acquisition by SunPower of 100% of the shares (on a fully diluted basis) of Tenesol (together with its subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates, but without the Excluded Assets). The purchase price, net of certain liabilities to be set forth in definitive agreements related to SunPower’s possible purchase, would be payable at SunPower’s option in some combination of cash (a portion of which may be subject to installment terms to be agreed between the parties) and SunPower stock, with such shares of SunPower stock valued at $23.25 per share, the same price paid in the tender offer. At that time, Tenesol was 50%-owned by Total through a joint venture arrangement with EDF ENR. At the time of the tender offer, Total announced that it was acquiring the remaining 50% interest in Tenesol held by EDF ENR. Upon completion of Total’s acquisition of EDF ENR’s 50% interest, Total agreed to further review our possible acquisition of Tenesol. The Affiliation Agreement provided that any acquisition of Tenesol by SunPower would be subject to the prior approval of SunPower’s disinterested directors.

On April 28, 2011, our Board met to approve the Tender Offer Agreement and the related transactions with Total. We and Total G&P entered into the Tender Offer Agreement, the Affiliation Agreement and the other related agreements later that day. In connection with our entry into the Tender Offer Agreement, we publicly disclosed our entry into the non-binding letter of intent relating to a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

During the months of April 2011 through July 2011, the parties suspended further discussion and negotiation with respect to a possible acquisition of Tenesol, pending the closing of the tender offer by Total.

On July 27, 2011, Charles Boynton, our Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development, and Messrs. Achenbrenner and Ross spoke via teleconference with Laurene Debesse, Business Development Manager, Jean-Yves Daclin, Vice President, Photovoltaic Solar, Louis Caillard, Vice President New Ventures, Mr. Giorno and other representatives of Total, to review the terms of the Letter of Intent and discuss the timeline and calendar for a possible acquisition of Tenesol. The teams also discussed the strategic rationale for such an acquisition. During the meeting, it was proposed by Total that the assets of Total Solaire France, SAS (“Total Solaire”), a subsidiary dedicated to promoting photovoltaic systems, should be included as part of the proposed transaction to acquire Tenesol. The parties agreed to cooperate to conduct further due diligence.

On July 29, 2011, James Pape, then our President, Residential and Commercial, Douglas J. Richards, our Executive Vice President, Administration, Messrs. Aschenbrenner, Ross, Boynton and other representatives of SunPower spoke with Messrs. Caillard, Daclin, Giorno and Rolland, Ms. Debesse and other representatives of Total and Tenesol via teleconference, during which Tenesol presented its business plan and reviewed its outlook for the solar industry for the 2011 fiscal year.

On August 3, 2011 and August 4, 2011, Messrs. Pape, Boynton, Aschenbrenner, Pat Pokorny, our Vice President, Finance, Residential and Commercial, together with other representatives of SunPower met in La Tour-de-Salvagny, France, with representatives of Tenesol and Total to conduct due diligence evaluating a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Discussions included a detailed review of Tenesol’s business plan and strategy.

On August 26, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Boynton, Ross, Aschenbrenner and Ledesma met with Messrs. Thomas McDaniel and Pat Wood, independent members of our Board of Directors, via teleconference to discuss a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Under the terms of the Affiliation Agreement between us and Total, the independent directors of our Board were required to review and approve any possible acquisition of Tenesol. The independent directors (including Ms. Betsy Atkins and Mr. W. Steve Albrecht) had requested that Messrs. McDaniel and Wood serve on a committee of the independent directors (the “Independent Committee”) in order to lead the process for reviewing and negotiating a possible transaction with the assistance of management. This first meeting of the Independent Committee served as an organizational meeting during which time the Independent Committee discussed the function and management role of the independent directors in the due diligence review process, negotiations, and review and approval of definitive agreements. The Independent Committee noted that Ms. Atkins and Mr. Albrecht would be invited to all future meetings and would be kept apprised by Mr. McDaniel, who served as chairperson of the Independent Committee. The Independent Committee also discussed its desire to engage a third party financial advisor to assist with the financial evaluation of the possible acquisition of Tenesol. Following discussion, the Independent Committee agreed to solicit Deutsche Bank for the potential engagement, given Deutsche Bank’s familiarity with Tenesol as a result of advising the Board of Directors during the Tender Offer by Total.

On August 29, 2011, SunPower verbally engaged Deutsche Bank to undertake an analysis to determine whether it would be able to render a fairness opinion in connection with the transaction, subject to approval by the Special Committee.

On September 7, 2011, Messrs. Ross, Boynton, Parker, Christopher Jaap, then our Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, and Navneet Govil, our Vice President and Treasurer and Mr. Richards from SunPower, met with Mr. Caillard at SunPower’s offices in San Jose to discuss the timeline of a possible acquisition of Tenesol, tax and finance considerations, human resources considerations and representations and warranties to be made in connection with a possible acquisition of Tenesol. At that meeting, Mr. Caillard noted that the Letter of Intent contemplated payment of cash and stock for the acquisition of Tenesol shares, and he further set forth Total’s initial proposal to lower the share purchase price below $23.25 as a result of a decline in our stock price, which closed at $13.56 that day. Following the meeting with Mr. Caillard, the parties also reviewed Deutsche Bank’s proposed workplan in connection with determining whether it would be able to render a fairness opinion.

On September 14, 2011, Messrs. Babcock and Cepas met with Messrs. Rolland, Daclin, Caillard and Fischer in La Tour-de-Salvagny for detailed discussions regarding Tenesol’s French and European business units in France and their organizations.

On September 15, 2011, the Excluded Assets were contributed to Tenesol Overseas in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Contribution Agreement, dated June 27, 2011, entered into by and between Tenesol and Tenesol Overseas.

On September 16, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Boynton, Ross, Ledesma, Jaap, Aschenbrenner and the Independent Committee convened the second meeting of the Independent Committee via teleconference to discuss a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Ms. Atkins participated in the meeting and Mr. Albrecht participated in a portion of the meeting. Representatives from Jones Day were also present during the meeting. Jones Day provided a review for the independent directors of the Committee’s duties and the process to be followed for evaluating a related-party transaction. The Independent Committee also received a status update on the timeline, emerging issues and special considerations related to a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Members of the Special Committee were provided with an overview of Tenesol’s business, financial profile, manufacturing capabilities and other related information. Finally, the independent directors discussed the possible engagement of Deutsche Bank as financial advisor solely for the purpose of rendering a fairness opinion to the independent directors in connection with a possible acquisition.

During the week of September 20, 2011, representatives of SunPower met with members of Tenesol’s management team in La Tour-de-Salvagny, France. Messrs. Caillard and Fischer of Total joined in person and by teleconference for various meetings. SunPower’s accounting and IT representatives were joined by representatives of Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”), who conducted accounting and information technology due diligence. Joern Juergens, our Managing Director, Europe/International Operations, and Mr. Cepas conducted due diligence on Tenesol’s Export business unit. Jack Peurach, our Executive Vice President, Products, reviewed Tenesol’s research and development efforts, including their product portfolio. On September 23, 2011 Messrs. Werner, Pape, Richards, Boynton, Ross, Tiwari, Cepas, Pokorny, Babcock, Osmer, and Marty Neese, our Chief Operating Officer, met in San Jose and by teleconference to review the financial and business due diligence performed on Tenesol through September 23, 2011. Discussions included price per watt assumptions for Tenesol’s manufacturing operations, sales volumes, geographies and other similar considerations in connection with a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Mr. Werner requested that Messrs. Boynton, Pokorny and Ross prepare an independent financial model and valuation of Tenesol based on the data discussed during the meeting.

During the month of October 2011, there were several meetings among Messrs. Ross, Boynton, Jaap and representatives of Jones Day and Mr. Caillard and Matthew Clayton, Senior Counsel, and Ms. Pascale Bayle, In-House Counsel, at Total to review and negotiate terms and conditions of an updated term sheet for a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On October 4, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Ross, Ledesma, Boynton and Cepas, and the members of the Independent Committee, convened a third meeting of the Independent Committee via teleconference. Ms. Atkins and Mr. Albrecht also participated for the duration of the conference call. Messrs. Boynton and Cepas provided updated timelines and status for various activities related to the possible acquisition of Tenesol. Mr. Boynton also provided a detailed review of management’s financial model and preliminary valuation analyses, as well as the status of key provisions of an updated term sheet under negotiation with Total.

On October 10, 2011 TED acquired the remaining 50% of Tenesol from EDF ENR, resulting in TED owning 100% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Tenesol.

Also on October 10, 2011, Tenesol Overseas, previously owned by Tenesol and containing the Excluded Assets, was sold to Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France and EDF ENR. Additionally, Total agreed in principle to negotiate an updated term sheet outlining the terms and conditions of our possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On October 13, 2011, Mr. Ross spoke with Cedric Burtin, Financial Controller at Total, Philippe Querbes, Chief Financial Officer at Tenesol, and Mr. Caillard to discuss a working capital adjustment mechanism to be included in the term sheet of a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On October 14, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Aschenbrenner and Arriola met with Philippe Boisseau, President of the Gas & Power division of Total, and Mr. Chaperon at SunPower’s headquarters in San Jose to discuss the terms of the proposed acquisition of Tenesol. SunPower expressed its view of Tenesol’s value in light of the solar industry downturn and proposed that Total consider a list of additional concessions to improve SunPower’s economics in the proposed acquisition of Tenesol. The group discussed potential amendments to the Credit Support Agreement and Affiliation Agreement, the inclusion of Total Solaire’s manufacturing assets, a commitment by Total to provide SunPower with certain R&D resources and a proposal for joint cooperation on solar power plant development.

On October 18, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Boynton Jaap, and Guerard, and Ms. Bayle met with a representative Jones Day and Messrs. Caillard and Burtin via teleconference to review and discuss the structure of the acquisition of Tenesol, including tax implications and a working capital adjustment.

On October 19, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Ross, Ledesma, Jaap, Cepas and members of the Independent Committee convened the fourth meeting of the Independent Committee. Mr. Albrecht and representatives of Jones Day and Deutsche Bank were also present at the meeting. SunPower management presented the Independent Committee with an updated financial model and information regarding Tenesol’s sales pipeline. Updated timelines and status for various activities related to a possible acquisition were also discussed during the meeting. The Deutsche Bank representatives provided the independent directors with an overview of the process that Deutsche Bank would use in considering whether it would be able to render a fairness opinion. Following the meeting, the independent directors met telephonically with Jones Day to discuss various matters, and to request a separate meeting with Jones Day regarding concerns raised by the Company with respect to its potential performance under coverage ratios contained in our revolving credit facility with Credit Agricole.

Also on October 19, 2011, Messrs. Boynton, Jaap and Ross met with Ms. Bayle, and Julien Alavin-Miquel, Legal Adviser, and Messrs. Guerard and Caillard via teleconference to discuss the term sheet for a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Following the teleconference meeting, Messrs. Ross, Jaap and Boynton, together with representatives from Jones Day, met in San Jose, California at SunPower’s headquarters to review Total’s comments on our proposed updated term sheet.

On October 25, 2011 through October 27, 2011, Mr. Rolland visited SunPower in San Jose, California to meet with various SunPower executives, including Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Pape, Richards, Neese, and Howard Wenger, our President, Regions, to discuss the synergies of a possible combined SunPower and Tenesol organization. SunPower’s executives also reviewed with Mr. Rolland certain assumptions in Tenesol’s business plan.

On November 1, 2011, Mr. Aschenbrenner met with Mr. Chaperon to discuss the premium over market price to be used if SunPower’s common stock were used as part of the purchase consideration for Tenesol.

On November 2, 2011, Messrs. Ross, Ledesma, Jaap, Werner, Arriola, Boynton and Cepas and members of the Independent Committee convened the fifth meeting of the Independent Committee. Mr. Albrecht and Ms. Atkins also participated in the teleconference together with representatives from Jones Day. During the meeting, Mr. Boynton provided an update regarding activities related to a possible acquisition of Tenesol and reviewed materials requested by the Independent Committee at its prior meeting, including information related to market share forecasts of the combined businesses, growth data, information regarding customer opportunities, management’s updated financial projections based upon results for the third quarter, and an update on the status of Deutsche Bank’s workplan in connection with determining whether it would be able to render a fairness opinion. Finally, Mr. Boynton reviewed a possible financing structure that could be used in connection with a possible acquisition of Tenesol that would have the benefit of mitigating risk of breaching a financial ratio of debt-to-EBITDA required under SunPower’s existing revolving credit facility with Credit Agricole and other banks.

On November 7, 2011 and November 8, 2011, representatives of Deutsche Bank, and Mr. Cepas met with Messrs. Querbes and Rolland in Lyon, France at Tenesol’s headquarters for the purpose of enabling Deutsche Bank to conduct its initial business and financial review of Tenesol.

On November 9, 2011, members of the Independent Committee convened a meeting. The meeting was conducted via teleconference and included representatives of Jones Day. Ms. Atkins and Ms. Albrecht also participated in the call. Mr. McDaniel noted the prior request of the Independent Committee to meet with counsel to review the Company’s financial covenants under existing debt instruments and mechanisms available to the Company for strengthening its coverage ratios,

the impact of such mechanisms on the Corporation’s existing agreements with Total, and their impact on any possible transaction to acquire Tenesol. Jones Day presented its view of various events and their potential implications for the Company’s IFC loan and its existing revolving credit facility with Credit Agricole. In particular, Jones Day reported on conversations with banks regarding the availability under the existing revolving credit facility to make use of an equity cure provision that would permit the Company to raise cash to remedy a potential default for failure to satisfy a required debt-to-EBITDA ratio as of January 1, 2012. The independent directors discussed the implications of using such an equity cure provision in the context of a possible acquisition of Tenesol, whereby the Company would issue shares in exchange for cash in a private placement to Total. Jones Day provided a detailed overview of the implications of such an arrangement on the existing agreements in place with Total, including the Affiliation Agreement, and the independent directors discussed other alternatives, including a potential public offering of shares or a private placement to another party, as well as the likely pricing and costs of those alternatives and their potential dilutive impact on the Company’s public stockholders.

On November 10, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Achenbrenner, Arriola, Boynton, Ross, Cepas, Ledesma, Jaap and members of the Independent Committee convened a meeting of the Independent Committee via conference call. Also present at the meeting were Mr. Albrecht and Ms. Atkins, and representatives of Jones Day and Deutsche Bank. Mr. Boynton responded to prior requests from the independent directors regarding various alternative courses of action available to strengthen the Company’s debt-to-EBITDA ratio, including raising capital in the public or private markets and a private placement of equity to Total or another investor. The independent directors discussed at length the various alternatives and directed management to discuss the idea of issuing equity to Total at a premium over the prevailing trading price. Finally, Messrs. Werner and Boynton provided a summary of several proposed transactions to be undertaken in connection with the potential acquisition of Tenesol that would provide additional value to SunPower. These included a possible private placement of equity to Total at a premium over the Company’s stock price, contributions by Total to support Company research and development, a supply agreement whereby Total or its affiliates would purchase solar systems from the Company, amendments to the Credit Support Agreement that would provide for a Total guarantee of additional letters of credit thereby freeing cash collateral currently pledged in connection with those letters of credit, and other accommodations that Total was currently considering. Messrs. Werner and Boynton also provided a general update on Tenesol’s valuation and general business outlook. The Deutsche Bank representatives provided the Independent Committee with an update on the status of its work process and selected observations from its initial due diligence trip to Tenesol.

On November 11, 2011, Mr. Werner spoke via telephone with Mr. Boisseau to discuss the terms of the proposed acquisition of Tenesol, including the terms of a proposed Master Agreement. Specifically, Messrs. Werner and Boisseau discussed the possibility of Total developing and financing a multi-megawatt installation of SunPower’s C7 technology.

From November 11, 2011 through November 13, 2011, Messrs. Boynton and Jaap of SunPower met frequently with Mr. Caillard and Ms. Bayle to finalize the terms of an updated term sheet, including all of the additional proposed transactions contemplated between the parties.

On November 14, 2011, Mr. Arriola met with Mr. Guerard to discuss proposed amendments to the Affiliation Agreement and Credit Support Agreement.

On November 15, 2011, SunPower and Total G&P entered into a non-binding term sheet that contemplated SunPower’s acquisition of Tenesol for cash. At the closing of the acquisition, Tenesol would own the Included Assets, but not the Excluded Assets. The non-binding term sheet also included provisions relating to the surrounding transactions, including the issuance of SunPower shares to Total G&P at a share price of $8.80 per share. SunPower’s Class A common stock closed at $7.22 per share that day.

On November 17, 2011, Messrs. Boynton, Ross, Jaap, Jia Liu, our Corporate Counsel, Kevin Wetzel, our Associate, Treasury, and representatives of Jones Day spoke with Messrs. Guerard, Clayton, Alavin-Miquel, Daclin and Caillard and Ms. Bayle of Total, and a representative of Wilson Sonsini, to discuss issues and necessary documentation related to a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On November 30, 2011, Messrs. Ross, Boynton, Jaap, Wetzel and representatives of Jones Day met in San Jose to speak with Messrs. Daclin and Caillard in person, as well as Messrs. Clayton, Guerard, and Alavin-Miquel and Ms. Bayle via teleconference, to review Total’s feedback on the initial drafts of the transaction documents circulated by SunPower on November 19, 2011.

Also on November 30, 2011, Mr. Aschenbrenner spoke via telephone with Mr. Chaperon to discuss how to maximize synergies among the parties if the proposed acquisition of Tenesol were consummated.

On December 2, 2011, Mr. Aschenbrenner met again with Mr. Chaperon at Total’s headquarters in Paris, France to discuss potential synergies of a possible combination of SunPower and Tenesol.

On December 8, 2011, all of the members of the SunPower Board of Directors executed a unanimous written consent appointing all of the independent directors (Ms. Atkins and Messrs. Albrecht, McDaniel and Wood) to serve as a special committee of the Board of Directors (the “Special Committee”) for the purpose of reviewing, authorizing and approving a possible transaction to acquire Tenesol.

On December 9, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Boynton, Ross, Ledesma, Jaap, Aschenbrenner and members of the Special Committee convened a meeting of the Special Committee to discuss the terms of a possible acquisition of Tenesol. Also present were representatives of Deutsche Bank and Jones Day. The Deutsche Bank representatives provided an update regarding their workplan and a review of their preliminary financial analysis with respect to the proposed acquisition of Tenesol. Jones Day provided an overview of the legal due diligence review conducted to date, and the independent directors requested a more detailed review of the results of due diligence findings at a subsequent meeting where the attorney-client privilege could be ensured.

On December 9, 2011, the Special Committee also discussed proposed amendments to the existing Credit Support Agreement with Total that would allow the existing sub-limit to the guaranteed letter of credit facility to be increased to $725 million, and that included certain modifications to the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in the agreement. In addition, the Special Committee discussed a proposed letter agreement between the Company and Total that would permit the Company to issue certain letters of credit under the guaranteed facility and a proposed amendment to the Company’s existing letter of credit facility, under which Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch serves as issuing bank and as administrative agent, that would implement the increased letter of credit capacity contemplated by the amendment to the Credit Support Agreement. The Special Committee approved each of the foregoing, and the Company and Total executed the amendment to the Credit Support Agreement and the letter agreement.

During the week of December 12, 2011, Messrs. Boynton and Jaap and representatives from Jones Day met with Messrs. Caillard, Clayton and Ms. Bayle and representatives from Salans, legal counsel to Total, at the New York office of Jones Day to negotiate the terms and conditions of the definitive documents relating to a possible acquisition of Tenesol.

On December 16, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Boynton, Ross, Ledesma, Jaap, Aschenbrenner and members of the Special Committee convened a meeting of the Special Committee. Also present were representatives of Deutsche Bank and Jones Day. Mr. Boynton provided a detailed review and update regarding the various elements of the proposed transaction. Following Mr. Boynton’s review and a period of questions and answers, the representatives of Deutsche Bank left the meeting. Jones Day then provided an overview of its legal due diligence findings and discussions with Total to date regarding issues of risk allocation.

During the week of December 19, 2011, Messrs. Boynton and Jaap together with representatives of Jones Day met with Mr. Clayton and Ms. Bayle of Total and representatives from Salans at the New York office of Jones Day to negotiate the terms and conditions of definitive agreements providing for an acquisition of Tenesol and the surrounding transactions.

On December 21, 2011, Messrs. Werner, Arriola, Boynton, Ross, Ledesma, Jaap, Aschenbrenner and members of the Special Committee met to review the proposed transactions with Total and its affiliates. Also present were representatives of Deutsche Bank and Jones Day. Mr. Boynton provided an update on the transactions and Jones Day made a detailed presentation regarding risk allocation and the effects of the transaction on the standstill arrangements under the Affiliation Agreement. Following a period of questions and answers, Deutsche Bank presented its valuation analysis and delivered its fairness opinion orally. Following these discussions, the Special Committee voted to approve the transactions. Mr. Werner then asked that the record also reflect his vote in favor of the transaction, even though he was not a member of the Special Committee.

Between December 21, 2011 and December 23, 2011, the parties finalized negotiations of the transaction documents. On December 22, 2011, Total G&P executed the written consent and delivered it to SunPower. On December 23, 2011, Deutsche Bank delivered to the Special Committee its written opinion as investment bankers that, as of the date of such opinion, and subject to the assumptions made, matters considered and limits of review set forth in the opinion (a written copy of which is attached hereto as Annex D), the $165,375,000 cash purchase price in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, subject to potential downward adjustments based on closing net working capital and net cash amounts, was fair, from a financial point of view, to SunPower. On December 23, 2011, the parties executed the transaction documents. Promptly following the execution of these documents, SunPower issued a press release announcing the transaction.

Recommendation and Reasons for the Tenesol Acquisition

The Special Committee of the Board consulted with SunPower’s senior management, legal counsel and financial advisor in evaluating the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement. As part of this evaluation, the Special Committee considered a number of reasons to approve the transactions, including the following features which the Special Committee believed supported its decisions:

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Tenesol has significant experience in the solar industry, with 15,000 systems installed worldwide, totaling 500 megawatts of solar generation capacity;

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Tenesol has a strong downstream presence in Europe that allows it to maximize its average selling price for each one of its modules. In light of current over-supply in the PV industry, solar cell and module manufacturers are being forced to rapidly reduce their average selling prices. Manufacturers with strong sales channels and a downstream presence are often able to preserve higher average selling prices due to their close contact with end-customers. SunPower has strategically invested in its own downstream sales channels, including the ability to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (“EPC”) services to commercial and government customers in North America. As part of SunPower’s strategic plan, we began developing similar EPC capabilities in Europe during 2011. The Special Committee believed that by acquiring Tenesol, SunPower could accelerate its plan to offer these services to European customers and potentially to capture additional margin for each PV module sold;

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Over-supply in the PV industry has enabled Tenesol to purchase solar cells at a lower cost than it had historically, which lowers the cost of the modules it sells to its customers. Because Tenesol purchases solar cells for its PV modules from a variety of manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and North America, declines in PV industry average selling price impact Tenesol’s financial results less than vertically-integrated solar manufacturers;

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Tenesol operates under a unique off-grid business which allows it to realize higher gross margins as compared to traditional solar businesses and remain relatively less dependent on government incentives;

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Tenesol has a strong brand and market share in France, including existing partnerships with large telecom companies throughout Europe and Africa;

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Tenesol has French and South African manufacturing facilities which allows it to take advantage of existing and potential local content rules as well as preferential treatment for “made in EU” content, tender processes in South Africa and France that favor local content and one of only a few manufacturing plants in South Africa located in Cape Town; and

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Tenesol has a substantial amount of its cost structure denominated in Euros, leaving it less impacted by volatile foreign exchange markets than competitors in North American and Asia with large US Dollar exposures. The Special Committee expected Europe to continue to be a strong market for PV products, but US Dollar appreciation against the Euro could make PV modules prohibitively expensive for European customers. Because Tenesol’s cost structure is largely Euro-based, it is well positioned to respond to these market conditions without substantial negative impact to its financial results.

The Special Committee also considered a variety of risks and other potentially negative factors of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement, including the following:

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The dilutive impact on our minority shareholders;

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The risks in the current business climate in Europe, the Middle East and Africa where Tenesol manufactures and sells product;

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The short-term risks of falling prices for Tenesol’s products;

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Current inventory levels in Europe for the products of the Company and Tenesol following the elimination of feed-in-tariffs in certain countries;

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The related-party nature of the transaction;

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The challenges of operating under European labor laws, specifically those in France; and

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Competition from Chinese competitors with respect to super low-cost modules could make Tenesol uncompetitive.

The Special Committee concluded that the risks, uncertainties, restrictions and potentially negative factors associated with the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement were outweighed by the potential benefits of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement. In particular, the Special Committee noted the positive benefits of additional downstream assets, greater opportunity for large-scale tenders resulting from local content in Europe and Africa, the premium purchase price for the Private Placement, the commitment by Total to enter into purchase commitments for the Company’s products, the increased commitment by Total to fund the Company’s research and development efforts, and the positive impact on the Company’s balance sheet of the revised credit support as positive factors that outweighed any potentially negative factors.

The foregoing discussion summarizes the material information and factors considered by the Special Committee in its consideration of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement. The Special Committee collectively reached the decision to approve the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement in light of the factors described above and other factors that each member of the Special Committee felt were appropriate. In view of the variety of factors and the quality and amount of information considered, the Special Committee did not find it practicable to, and did not make specific assessments of, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its determination. Individual members of the Special Committee may have given different weight to different factors.

Certain Financial Forecasts

In performing its financial analysis for purposes of rendering the opinion described and summarized below under “—Opinion of Deutsche Bank,” at the direction of the Special Committee, Deutsche Bank used, among other information, forecasts and estimates prepared in mid-November 2011 by SunPower’s management of projected financial performance for SunPower for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 (the “SunPower Management Case”) and Tenesol for calendar years 2012 to 2015 (the “SunPower Management Tenesol Case”) and prepared by Tenesol’s management for Tenesol for calendar year 2011 (the “Tenesol Management Case”). These forecasts and estimates were presented to the Special Committee. Neither SunPower nor any other person has made, or makes, any representation regarding these forecasts and estimates, which are set forth below.

SunPower does not, as a matter of course, make public forecasts as to future performance or earnings beyond the next succeeding fiscal quarter and the current fiscal year, in part because of the unpredictability, particularly over time, of the underlying assumptions and estimates. SunPower’s management prepared the prospective financial information summarized below to provide the Special Committee and Deutsche Bank with financial forecasts to use in connection with the deliberations of the Special Committee and the fairness opinion rendered by Deutsche Bank. These forecasts were not prepared with a view to public disclosure or compliance with published guidelines of the SEC or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants regarding projections or forecasts. The forecasts do not purport to present operations in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and neither SunPower’s nor Tenesol’s nor any other independent auditors have examined, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the forecasts, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such forecasts, or on the likelihood that SunPower or Tenesol may achieve the results contained in the forecasts. However, in the view of SunPower’s management, such information was prepared on a reasonable basis based on information available at the time the forecasts and estimates were prepared. Nevertheless, this information is not fact and should not be relied upon as being indicative of future results, and readers of this Information Statement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the prospective financial information, which has the potential to differ and could differ materially from actual performance and results.

The forecasts were based on SunPower’s internal estimates, which in the case of information about Tenesol for 2012 to 2015 were prepared based on discussions with Tenesol’s management, publicly available information and the familiarity of SunPower’s management with Tenesol’s business and markets. Projected EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure derived from projected non-GAAP earnings before deduction of interest, tax, depreciation and amortization expenses. Projected non-GAAP earnings are adjusted for certain revenue recognition arrangements for an UPP contract and residential and commercial leases, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expense, and the tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments. Projected Adjusted EBITDA in the Tenesol Management Case further excludes non-recurring charges from restructuring and inventory write-downs for Tenesol in 2011.

The following tables summarize the SunPower Management Case and the SunPower Management Tenesol Case used by Deutsche Bank in preparing its opinion:


	SunPower Management Case
	2012		2013		2014		2015
	(in millions)
Revenue	$	3,266	$	3,747	$	4,987	$	6,027
EBITDA	$	279	$	480	$	918	$	1,115

	SunPower Management Tenesol Case
	2012		2013		2014		2015
	(in millions)
Revenue	€	219	€	316	€	372	€	464
EBITDA	€	5	€	15	€	33	€	45

The following table summarizes the Tenesol Management Case used by Deutsche Bank in preparing its opinion:


	Tenesol Standalone Financial Forecast Information
	2011
	(in millions)
Revenue	€	207
Adjusted EBITDA	€	14

In developing the SunPower Management Tenesol Case and the SunPower Management Tenesol Case, SunPower made numerous assumptions about its and Tenesol’s industries, markets and products, and their ability to execute on their respective business plans. In particular, SunPower made the following assumptions:

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An average selling price (“ASP”) decline that is consistent with estimates by reputable analysts such as Solar Buzz;

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General oversupply and a global market of 28 GW in 2015, with continued growth period over period;

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Continued improvement in operations, including driving down module costs and balance of system costs;

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Cost and ASP reduction in the solar industry, resulting in a market that is competitive with traditional sources of energy;

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Continued government support for large scale solar projects to replace gas and coal fired electricity generation, and a growing share of new energy demand served by solar power;

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The availability of project finance to customers of solar power systems; and

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A reduction in operating expenses as a percentage of revenue with respect to both SunPower and Tenesol.

In addition, SunPower made the following assumptions solely with respect to projections concerning the SunPower Management Case:

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SunPower’s ability to maintain a pricing premium over competitors’ ASPs due to SunPower’s differentiated product and higher efficiency;

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The availability of the corporate debt and equity markets;

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Growth in SunPower’s dealer base and other sales channels; and

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Construction of fabs consistent with expected cash flow and industry expansion.

SunPower also made the following assumptions solely with respect to projections concerning the SunPower Management Tenesol Case:

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The availability of solar cells from suppliers in Europe, Asia, and North American at prices that are consistent with industry ASPs; and

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The ability of Tenesol to succeed in the feed-in-tariff tendering process, most notably in France and South Africa.

The forecasts were prepared and provided to Deutsche Bank in mid-November 2011. Like all forecasts, these forecasts are subjective in many respects and, thus, susceptible to multiple interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments. The forecasts also reflect numerous estimates and assumptions of SunPower’s management, some of which are detailed above, with respect to general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters. The forecasts constitute forward-looking information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could

cause actual results to differ materially from the forecasted results, including, but not limited to, SunPower’s and the combined company’s performance and ability to achieve strategic goals over the applicable periods, industry performance, general business and economic conditions, customer requirements, competition, adverse changes in applicable laws, regulations or rules, and other risks described in SunPower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2011 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2011 and SunPower’s other filings with the SEC. The forecasts should not, therefore, be considered a guaranty of future operating results. The inclusion of the forecasts in this document should not be regarded as an indication that any of SunPower, Tenesol, Deutsche Bank or their respective affiliates or representatives consider the forecasts to be necessarily predictive of actual future events, and the forecasts should not be relied upon as such.

The forecasts should be evaluated in conjunction with the historical financial statements and other information regarding SunPower contained in SunPower’s public filings with the SEC. The forecasts do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date they were prepared. Further, the forecasts do not take into account the effect of any failure of the Tenesol Acquisition to be consummated and should not be viewed as applicable to that context. Neither SunPower nor any other person intends, or undertakes any obligation, to update or otherwise revise the forecasts and estimates to reflect circumstances existing after the date they were prepared, or to reflect the occurrence of future events, even if any or all of the assumptions are shown to be inaccurate.

Opinion of Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank was engaged to provide an opinion to the Special Committee in connection with the Tenesol Acquisition. On December 23, 2011, Deutsche Bank delivered its written opinion to the Special Committee indicating that, as of December 23, 2011, based upon and subject to the assumptions made, matters considered and limits of the review undertaken by Deutsche Bank, it is Deutsche Bank’s opinion as investment bankers that the $165,375,000 cash purchase price, subject to potential downward adjustments based on closing net working capital and net cash amounts, as described in Section 1.3 of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Consideration”) is fair, from a financial point of view, to SunPower.

The full text of Deutsche Bank’s written opinion, dated December 23, 2011 (referred to as the “Deutsche Bank Opinion”), which sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, matters considered and limits on the review undertaken by Deutsche Bank in connection with the Deutsche Bank Opinion, is attached as Annex D to this Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the Deutsche Bank Opinion set forth in this Information Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Deutsche Bank Opinion.

In connection with Deutsche Bank’s issuing an opinion to the Special Committee, and in arriving at its opinion, Deutsche Bank reviewed certain publicly available financial and other information concerning Tenesol and SunPower, certain internal analyses, financial forecasts, and other information relating to Tenesol and SunPower prepared by management of Tenesol and SunPower, respectively. Deutsche Bank also held discussions with certain senior officers and other representatives and advisors of Tenesol and SunPower regarding the businesses and prospects of Tenesol and SunPower, respectively, and of SunPower after giving effect to the Transaction. In addition, Deutsche Bank (i) reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the SunPower common stock, (ii) compared certain financial and stock market information for SunPower and certain financial information for Tenesol with, to the extent publicly available, similar information for certain other companies it considered relevant whose securities are publicly traded, (iii) to the extent publicly available, reviewed the financial terms of certain recent business combinations which it deemed relevant, (iv) reviewed the Transaction Documents, and (v) performed such other studies and analyses and considered such other factors as it deemed appropriate.

In preparing the Deutsche Bank Opinion, Deutsche Bank did not assume responsibility for independent verification of, and has not independently verified, any information, whether publicly available or furnished to it, concerning Tenesol or SunPower, including, without limitation, any financial information considered in connection with the rendering of its opinion. Accordingly, for purposes of its opinion, Deutsche Bank has, with the knowledge and permission of the Special Committee, assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all such information. Deutsche Bank has not conducted a physical inspection of any of the properties or assets, and has not prepared, obtained or reviewed any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or off-balance-sheet assets or liabilities), of Tenesol or SunPower or any of their respective subsidiaries, nor has it evaluated the solvency or fair value of Tenesol, SunPower or the combined company (or the impact of the Transaction thereon) under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. With respect to the financial forecasts, including, without limitation, the analyses and forecasts of the amount and timing of certain cost savings, operating efficiencies, revenue effects and other benefits projected by SunPower to be achieved as a result of the

Transaction, including, without limitation, in connection with the specified research and development support to be provided by Total to SunPower as contemplated by the Master Agreement (the “R&D Support Commitment”) and the purchase over two years of 10 megawatts of modules by the Guarantor or its affiliate companies from SunPower as contemplated by the Master Agreement (the “PV Purchase Commitment”) (collectively, the “Benefits”), made available to Deutsche Bank and used in its analyses, Deutsche Bank has assumed with permission of the Special Committee that such forecasts, including the Benefits, have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Tenesol and SunPower as to the matters covered thereby. In rendering its opinion, Deutsche Bank expresses no view as to the reasonableness of such forecasts and projections, including, without limitation, the Benefits, or the assumptions on which they are based. Deutsche Bank’s opinion is necessarily based upon economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to it as of, the date of the Opinion. Deutsche Bank expressly disclaims any undertaking or obligation to advise any person of any change in any fact or matter affecting our opinion of which it become aware after the date of the Opinion.

For purposes of rendering the Deutsche Bank Opinion, Deutsche Bank assumed with the permission of the Special Committee that, in all respects material to its analysis, the Acquisition and the other elements of the Transaction will be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, without any material waiver, modification or amendment of any term, condition or agreement. In addition, the Special Committee instructed Deutsche Bank to assume, and it has assumed (i) that SunPower will need to raise approximately $100,000,000 in additional equity capital on or before February 20, 2012 in order to avoid a default under the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2011, among SunPower and the Lenders named therein, (ii) that, prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, Total and SunPower will enter into a binding agreement for Total to provide the R&D Support Commitment to SunPower and the Guarantor and SunPower will enter into a binding agreement for the Guarantor to provide the PV Supply Commitment, in each case on terms and conditions no less favorable to SunPower than the terms contemplated by the Master Agreement, and (iii) that Total would be unwilling to enter into the Master Agreement or provide the R&D Support Commitment or consummate the Private Placement, and that the Guarantor would be unwilling to provide the PV Supply Commitment, in each case unless SunPower entered into the Purchase Agreement. Deutsche Bank has also assumed that all material governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents required in connection with the consummation of the Transaction will be obtained and that in connection with obtaining any necessary governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents, no restrictions, terms or conditions will be imposed that would be material to Deutsche Bank’s analysis. Deutsche Bank is not a legal, regulatory, tax or accounting expert and has relied on the assessments made by SunPower and its advisors with respect to such issues.

The Deutsche Bank Opinion was approved and authorized for issuance by a fairness opinion review committee and was addressed to, and for the use and benefit of, the Special Committee. The Deutsche Bank Opinion was limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to SunPower, as of the date of the Opinion, of the Consideration. The Deutsche Bank Opinion did not address, and Deutsche Bank expressed no opinion with respect to, any other terms of the Transaction or the Transaction Documents. The Special Committee did not ask Deutsche Bank to, and the Deutsche Bank Opinion did not, address the fairness of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction, or any consideration received in connection therewith, to the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of SunPower, nor did it address the fairness of the contemplated benefits of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction. Deutsche Bank was engaged by the Special Committee solely to undertake an analysis to determine whether it would be able to render the Deutsche Bank Opinion, and Deutsche Bank did not participate in the negotiation of the Transaction Documents. Deutsche Bank expressed no opinion as to the merits of the underlying decision by SunPower to engage in the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction or the relative merits of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction as compared to any alternative transactions or business strategies. Nor did Deutsche Bank express an opinion, and the Deutsche Bank Opinion does not constitute a recommendation, as to how any holder of SunPower Common Stock should vote with respect to the issuance of shares of SunPower Common Stock in the Private Placement in connection with the Acquisition or on any other matter. In addition, Deutsche Bank did not express any view or opinion as to the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount or nature of any compensation payable to or to be received by any of the officers, directors, or employees of any parties to the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction, or any class of such persons, relative to the Consideration. The Deutsche Bank Opinion did not in any manner address the prices at which shares of SunPower Common Stock or other securities will trade following the announcement or consummation of the Transaction or any other element of the Transaction.

Set forth below is a brief summary of certain financial analyses performed by Deutsche Bank in connection with rendering the Deutsche Bank Opinion.

The order of the analyses described below does not represent relative importance or weight given to those analyses by Deutsche Bank or the Special Committee. Considering the data below without considering the full narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Deutsche Bank’s financial analyses. The tables below must be read together with the full text of each summary and are alone not a complete description of Deutsche Bank’s financial analyses.

General Considerations

As described in more detail below, with the consent and knowledge of the Special Committee, for certain of its analyses Deutsche Bank took into consideration: (i) the terms of the Private Placement Agreement pursuant to which Total agreed to purchase 18,600,000 shares of SunPower Common Stock for $8.80 per share on the terms and conditions set forth therein, which reflected purchase proceeds of approximately $59,000,000 in excess of the market value of the shares to be purchased based on SunPower’s closing price on December 21, 2011 (the “Premium Issuance Component”); (ii) the fact that consummation of the Private Placement eliminated the need for SunPower to complete an approximately $100,000,000 underwritten equity offering in order to cure covenant defaults under its Revolving Credit Agreement, resulting in savings to SunPower of approximately $5,000,000 in associated underwriting fees as well as a potential file/offer discount in such an offering estimated to range from $0 to $15,000,000 (collectively, the “Stock Issuance Component”); (iii) the approximately $14,000,000 present value, on an after-tax basis, of the R&D Support Commitment (the “R&D Support Component”); and (iv) the approximately $2,000,000 present value, on an after-tax basis of the PV Supply Commitment based on margin assumptions provided by SunPower management (the “PV Supply Component” and, together with the Premium Issuance Component, the Stock Issuance Component and the R&D Support Component, the “Additional Transaction Components”). For purposes of its analysis, Deutsche Bank utilized a Euro/US Dollar exchange rate of 1.30.

Tenesol Analysis

Analysis of Selected Publicly Traded Companies. Deutsche Bank compared certain financial information and commonly used valuation measurements for Tenesol to corresponding information and measurements for a group of seven publicly traded solar power companies: SAG Solarstrom AG, Conergy AG and Centrosolar Group AG (the “European Solar Downstream Companies”) and Martifer Solar S.A., Quanta Power Generation, Inc., NCR, Corp., Beacon Solar Energy, Inc. and INX, Inc. (the Off-Grid Selected Companies and, together with the European Solar Downstream Companies, the “Tenesol Selected Companies”). Such financial information and valuation measurements included, among other things, (i) operating performance; (ii) ratios of common equity market value as adjusted for debt and cash (“Enterprise Value”) to revenues and earnings before interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); and (iii) ratios of Enterprise Value to EBITDA excluding non-recurring charges from restructuring and inventory write-downs (“Adjusted EBITDA”). For the Tenesol Selected Companies, Deutsche Bank used publicly available information concerning historical and projected financial performance; for Tenesol, Deutsche Bank used the SunPower Management Tenesol Case and the Tenesol Management Case.

As part of this analysis, Deutsche Bank estimated and applied multiple ranges to the applicable Tenesol metric as follows:

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on a latest twelve months (“LTM”) basis, of 0.35x to 0.50x, was $239 million to $293 million when including the low end of the value range for the Additional Transaction Components, and was $159 million to $214 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components;

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on a latest quarter annualized (“LQA”) basis, of 0.35x to 0.50x, was $218 million to $263 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $139 million to $184 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components;

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on a calendar year 2011 estimated (“CY11E”) basis, of 0.35x to 0.45x, was $207 million to $234 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $127 million to $154 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components;

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on a calendar year 2012 estimated (“CY12E”) basis, of 0.25x to 0.45x, was $184 million to $241 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $104 million to $161 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components;

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of Adjusted EBITDA multiples, on an LTM basis, of 7.0x to 10.0x, was $364 million to $472 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $285 million to $393 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components;

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of EBITDA multiples, on an LTM basis, of 7.0x to 10.0x, was $279 million to $350 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $199 million to $270 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components; and

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of Adjusted EBITDA multiples, on a CY11E basis, of 6.0x to 8.0x, was $218 million to $253 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $138 million to $174 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components .

None of the Selected Companies are identical to Tenesol. Accordingly, Deutsche Bank believes the analysis of publicly traded comparable companies is not simply mathematical. Rather, it involves complex considerations and qualitative judgments, reflected in Deutsche Bank’s opinion, concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics of the comparable companies and other factors that could affect the public trading value of the comparable companies.

Analysis of Selected Precedent Transactions. Deutsche Bank reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of three completed mergers and acquisition transactions in the solar industry (the “Selected Transactions”). Deutsche Bank calculated various financial multiples based on certain publicly available information for each of the Selected Transactions and compared them to corresponding financial multiples in the Acquisition. The transactions reviewed were:


Month and Year Announced	Target	Acquiror
April 2011	SunPower Corporation (60% stake)	Total, S.A.
April 2011	Tenesol S.A. (50% stake)	Total, S.A
November 2009	Aleo Solar AG	Bosch Group

As part of this analysis, Deutsche Bank estimated and applied multiple ranges to the applicable Tenesol metric as follows:

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on an LTM basis, of 0.35x to 0.55x, was $239 million to $311 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $159 million to $232 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components;

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of Adjusted EBITDA multiples, on an LTM basis, of 4.0x to 7.0x, was $256 million to $364 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $177 million to $285 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components; and

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a range of implied Tenesol equity values based upon a selected range of EBITDA multiples, on an LTM basis, of 4.0x to 7.0x, was $208 million to $279 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and was $128 million to $199 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components.

All multiples for the Selected Transactions were based on public information available at the time of announcement of such transaction, without taking into account differing market and other conditions during the period of time during which the Selected Transactions occurred. Because the reasons for, and circumstances surrounding, each of the precedent transactions analyzed were so diverse, and due to the inherent differences between the operations and financial conditions of Tenesol and the companies involved in the Selected Transactions and other transactions described herein, Deutsche Bank believes that a comparable transaction or premiums paid analysis is not simply mathematical. Rather, it involves complex considerations and qualitative judgments, reflected in Deutsche Bank’s opinion, concerning differences between the characteristics of these transactions and the Acquisition that could affect the value of the subject companies and businesses and Tenesol.

Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis. Deutsche Bank performed a sum-of-the-parts analysis to determine a range of implied equity values for Tenesol. Deutsche Bank estimated and applied multiple ranges to the CY11E revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA of Tenesol’s France, Europe and Off-grid business units. For this analysis, Deutsche Bank used Tenesol management estimates of the CY11E financial metrics for the Tenesol business units. This analysis resulted in the following business unit reference ranges:

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a range of implied France business unit enterprise values based upon (i) a selected range of CY11E revenue multiples of 0.35x to 0.50x was €31 million to €44 million, (ii) a selected range of CY11E Adjusted EBITDA multiples of 6.0x to 8.0x was €18 million to €24 million, and (iii) no meaningful result based on CY11E EBITDA multiples, resulting in an implied segment reference range for the France business unit of €31 million to €44 million;

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a range of implied Europe business unit enterprise values based upon (i) a selected range of CY11E revenue multiples of 0.35x to 0.50x was €27 million to €38 million, (ii) a selected range of CY11E Adjusted EBITDA multiples of 6.0x to 8.0x was €42 million to €56 million, and (iii) a selected range of CY11E EBITDA multiples of 6.0x to 8.0x was €12 million to €16 million, resulting in an implied segment reference range for the Europe business unit of €27 million to €38 million; and

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a range of implied Off-Grid business unit enterprise values based upon (i) a selected range of CY11E revenue multiples of 0.60x to 1.10x was €26 million to €47 million, (ii) a selected range of CY11E Adjusted EBITDA multiples of 6.0x to 10.0x was €24 million to €40 million, and (iii) a selected range of CY11E EBITDA multiples of 6.0x to 10.0x was €18 million to €30 million, resulting in an implied segment reference range for the Off-Grid business unit of €26 million to €47 million.

This analysis indicated a range of implied Tenesol enterprise values of €83 million to €129 million based on the sum of the three business unit implied segment reference ranges, which range represented $108 million to $168 million utilizing the Euro/USD exchange rate of 1.30 used by Deutsche Bank throughout its analysis. From this implied enterprise value range, aggregate ranges of implied Tenesol equity values of $221 million to $281 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components, and $141 million to $201 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Deutsche Bank performed a discounted cash flow analysis for Tenesol based on the SunPower Management Tenesol Case. Deutsche Bank calculated the discounted cash flow values for Tenesol as the sum of the net present values of (i) the estimated unleveraged free cash flows that Tenesol (including the Carling business to be transferred by Total to Tenesol prior to completion of the Acquisition) will generate for the calendar years 2012 through 2015, plus (ii) the terminal value of Tenesol at the end of such period. The terminal values of Tenesol were calculated based on the perpetuity growth method. Deutsche Bank used discount rates ranging from 13.5% to 14.5% and perpetuity growth rates ranging from 4.0% to 6.0%. Deutsche Bank used such discount rates based on its judgment of the estimated weighted average cost of capital of Tenesol and the appropriate perpetuity growth rates for Tenesol’s business. This analysis indicated a range of implied Tenesol equity values of $368 million to $461 million when including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components and $288 million to $381 million when excluding such Additional Transaction Components.

SunPower Analysis

Analysis of Selected Publicly Traded Companies. Deutsche Bank compared certain financial information and commonly used valuation measurements for SunPower to corresponding information and measurements for a group of six publicly traded vertically integrated solar power companies: First Solar, Inc., MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., SolarWorld AG, Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd., Trina Solar Ltd. and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. (the “SunPower Selected Companies”). Such financial information and valuation measurements included, among other things, (i) common equity market valuation; (ii) operating performance; (iii) ratios of Enterprise Value to revenues and EBITDA; and (iv) ratios of common equity market value per share (“Equity Value”) to earnings per share (“EPS”) and common equity market value to tangible book value (“TBV”). To calculate the trading multiples for SunPower and the Selected Companies, Deutsche Bank used publicly available information concerning historical and projected financial performance. Deutsche Bank also used the SunPower Management Case and Wall Street estimates (the “Street Case”).

As part of this analysis, Deutsche Bank estimated and applied multiple ranges to the shares of SunPower Common Stock (“Shares”) as follows:

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a range of implied Share prices based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on a CY11E basis, of 0.40x to 0.80x was $3.61 to $12.84 for the SunPower Management Case;

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a range of implied Share prices based upon a selected range of revenue multiples, on a CY12E basis, of 0.45x to 0.85x was $8.18 to $20.44 for the SunPower Management Case and $6.06 to $16.45 for the Street Case;

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a range of implied Share prices based upon a selected range of EPS multiples, on a CY12E basis, of 5.5x to 8.0x was $2.48 to $3.60 for the SunPower Management Case and $1.79 to $2.60 for the Street Case;

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a range of implied Share prices based upon a selected range of EBITDA multiples, on a CY11E basis, of 3.0x to 5.5x was less than zero to $2.12 for the SunPower Management Case;

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a range of implied Share prices based upon a selected range of EBITDA multiples, on a CY12E basis, of 4.5x to 7.0x was $6.17 to $12.73 for the SunPower Management Case and $3.10 to $7.95 for the Street Case; and

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a range of implied Share prices based upon a selected range of Equity Value to TBV multiples of 0.35x to 0.50x was $3.50 to $5.00 for the Street Case.

None of the SunPower Selected Companies are identical to SunPower. Accordingly, Deutsche Bank believes the analysis of publicly traded comparable companies is not simply mathematical. Rather, it involves complex considerations and qualitative judgments, reflected in Deutsche Bank’s opinion, concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics of the comparable companies and other factors that could affect the public trading value of the comparable companies.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Deutsche Bank performed a discounted cash flow analysis for SunPower based on the SunPower Management Case. Deutsche Bank calculated the discounted cash flow values for SunPower as the sum of the net present values of (i) the estimated unleveraged free cash flows that SunPower will generate for the calendar years 2012 through 2015, plus (ii) the terminal value of SunPower at the end of such period. The terminal values of SunPower were calculated based on the perpetuity growth method. Deutsche Bank used discount rates ranging from 14.5% to 16.5% and perpetuity growth rates ranging from 5.0% to 7.0%. Deutsche Bank used such discount rates based on its judgment of the estimated weighted average cost of capital of SunPower and the appropriate perpetuity growth rates for SunPower’s business. This analysis indicated a range of values per Share of $14.88 to $25.51.

Analyst Price Target. Deutsche Bank reviewed the price targets for the SunPower Common Stock prepared and published by equity research analysts who published price targets on or after November 4, 2011. These targets reflect each analyst’s estimate of the future public market trading prices of SunPower Common Stock and are not discounted to reflect present values. Deutsche Bank noted that the range of undiscounted equity analyst price targets of SunPower Common Stock was between $6.50 and $14.00 per share.

Additional Financial Analyses

Contribution Analysis. Deutsche Bank analyzed and compared the percentage equity ownership of SunPower to be obtained by Total pursuant to the Private Placement to Tenesol’s implied contribution to the combined company based upon revenues on an LTM, CY11E and CY12E basis and based on EBITDA on an LTM and CY11E basis, in each case based on historical information or the SunPower Management Tenesol Case and SunPower Management case, as applicable. This analysis indicated that Tenesol’s implied equity ownership in the combined company based on its contribution to various pro forma financial metrics was (i) 24.4% on an LTM revenues basis, (ii) 21.5% on a CY11E revenues basis, (iii) 18.7% on a CY12E basis, (iv) 21.2% on an LTM EBITDA basis and (v) 22.4% on a CY11E EBITDA basis. Deutsche Bank noted that the percentage equity ownership of SunPower to be obtained by Total pursuant to the Private Placement is 14.9%.

Relative Discounted Cash Flow Equity Value Analysis. Deutsche Bank presented a comparison of the implied equity value range of the shares of SunPower Common Stock to be issued to Total in the Private Placement to the implied equity value range of Tenesol, in each case based on the applicable discounted cash flow method summarized above for SunPower and Tenesol, respectively. The implied equity value range of such shares of SunPower Common Stock based on this methodology was observed to be $277 million to $475 million. The implied equity value range of Tenesol based on this methodology was observed to be (i) $288 million to $381 million (if no value was ascribed to the Additional Transaction Components), (ii) $309 million to $402 million (including the low end of the Additional Transaction Components aggregate value, other than the Premium Issuance Component) and (iii) $324 million to $417 million (including the high end of the Additional Transaction Components, other than the Premium Issuance Component aggregate value).

Accretion Dilution Analysis. Using estimated financial data provided by SunPower management, Deutsche Bank reviewed the potential pro forma financial effect of the Acquisition and Private Placement on SunPower’s non-GAAP EPS for calendar years 2012 and 2013 relative to a scenario in which SunPower completed a $100,000,000 registered equity offering as the means of curing the covenant default under SunPower’s Revolving Credit Agreement, with the file to offer discount in such offering being assumed to range from 0% to 15% (the “Equity Cure Scenario”). In this analysis, non-GAAP EPS estimates for SunPower and Tenesol were based on SunPower management estimates. Deutsche Bank’s analysis indicated a range of 3% to 5% accretion relative to the Equity Cure Scenario in 2012 and a range of 4% to 6% accretion relative to the Equity Cure Scenario in 2013, in each case based on the file to offer discount ranging from 0% to 15%.

Other Factors

The foregoing summary describes all analyses and factors that Deutsche Bank deemed material in its presentation to the Special Committee, but is not a comprehensive description of all analyses performed and factors considered by Deutsche

Bank in connection with preparing its opinion. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process involving the application of subjective business judgment in determining the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial analysis and the application of those methods to the particular circumstances and, therefore, is not readily susceptible to summary description. Deutsche Bank believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole and that considering any portion of such analyses and of the factors considered without considering all analyses and factors could create a misleading view of the process underlying the opinion. In arriving at its fairness determination, Deutsche Bank did not assign specific weights to any particular analyses.

In conducting its analyses and arriving at the Deutsche Bank Opinion, Deutsche Bank utilized a variety of generally accepted valuation methods. The analyses were prepared solely for the purpose of enabling Deutsche Bank to provide the Deutsche Bank Opinion to the Special Committee as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Consideration to SunPower of the date of the Deutsche Bank Opinion, and do not purport to be appraisals or necessarily reflect the prices at which businesses or securities actually may be sold, which are inherently subject to uncertainty. In connection with its analyses, Deutsche Bank made, and was provided by SunPower management with, numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business and economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond SunPower’s control. Analyses based on estimates or forecasts of future results are not necessarily indicative of actual past or future values or results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by such analyses. Because such analyses are inherently subject to uncertainty, being based upon numerous factors or events beyond the control of SunPower, Deutsche Bank or their respective advisors, neither SunPower nor Deutsche Bank nor any other person assumes responsibility if future results or actual values are materially different from these forecasts or assumptions.

The terms of the merger were determined through negotiations between the Special Committee and Total and were approved by the Special Committee and the Board of Directors of SunPower. As noted above, Deutsche Bank was engaged by the Special Committee solely to undertake an analysis to determine whether it would be able to render the Deutsche Bank Opinion, and Deutsche Bank did not participate in the negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The decision to enter into the merger was solely that of the Special Committee and the Board of Directors of SunPower. As described above, the Deutsche Bank Opinion to the Special Committee was only one of a number of factors taken into consideration by the Special Committee in making its determination to approve the Transaction.

Additional Information

The Special Committee engaged Deutsche Bank to undertake an analysis to determine whether it would be able to render the Deutsche Bank Opinion based on Deutsche Bank’s qualifications, expertise, reputation and experience in mergers and acquisitions. The Special Committee has retained Deutsche Bank pursuant to a letter agreement dated December 16, 2011 (the “Engagement Letter”). As compensation for Deutsche Bank’s services in connection with the Deutsche Bank Opinion, SunPower agreed to pay Deutsche Bank $500,000 upon delivery of the Deutsche Bank Opinion (or if Deutsche Bank had advised the Special Committee that it was unable to render the Deutsche Bank Opinion). Regardless of whether the Transaction is completed, SunPower has agreed to reimburse Deutsche Bank for the reasonable fees and disbursements of Deutsche Bank’s counsel and all of Deutsche Bank’s reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction or otherwise arising out of the retention of Deutsche Bank under the Engagement Letter. SunPower has also agreed to indemnify Deutsche Bank and certain related persons to the full extent lawful against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws arising out of its engagement or the Transaction.

Deutsche Bank is an affiliate of Deutsche Bank AG (together with its affiliates, the “DB Group”). One or more members of the DB Group have, from time to time, provided investment banking, commercial banking (including extension of credit) and other financial services to SunPower, Tenesol and the Guarantor or their respective affiliates for which they have received, and in the future may receive, compensation, including acting as financial advisor to SunPower in connection with Total’s acquisition of approximately 60% of the shares of SunPower common stock on June 15, 2011 (the “Total Acquisition”), bookrunner on a concurrent common and convertible stock offering by the SunPower in April 2009, bookrunner on a convertible stock offering in March 2010 by the SunPower, a counter-party for a portion of the call-spreads associated with each of such convertible stock offerings (the “Call-Spreads”), and lead underwriter in a letter of credit facility for the SunPower (the “L/C Facility”) in 2010. Members of the DB Group realized a profit on the Call-Spreads based upon the Total Acquisition and may realize a profit or loss on the Call-Spreads based upon the transaction. Letters of credit guaranteed under the Credit Support Agreement may be used in the future to replace letters of credit issued pursuant to the L/C Facility. The DB Group may also provide investment and commercial banking services to SunPower, Tenesol and the Guarantor and their respective affiliates in the future, for which it would expect the DB Group to receive compensation. In the ordinary course of business, members of the DB Group may actively trade in the securities and other instruments and

obligations of SunPower and the Guarantor and their respective affiliates for their own accounts and for the accounts of their customers. Accordingly, the DB Group may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities, instruments and obligations, including, without limitation, holding an approximately 4% long position in the Guarantor’s shares for its own account as of the date of the Deutsche Bank Opinion.

Financing of the Tenesol Acquisition

The Tenesol Acquisition will be financed with cash on hand and, in part, the proceeds from the Private Placement. Consummation of the Tenesol Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement is not conditioned upon our obtaining any financing other than the Private Placement.

No Vote Required in Connection with the Tenesol Acquisition

No further vote or consent of the stockholders of the Company or of the stockholder of Tenesol is required to consummate the Tenesol Acquisition.

Regulatory Approvals to be Obtained in Connection with the Tenesol Acquisition

There are no regulatory approvals required to consummate the Tenesol Acquisition.

Agreements among Total S.A., Total G&P and the Company

The Master Agreement.

We entered into a Master Agreement with Total G&P and Total S.A, on December 23, 2011 (the “Master Agreement”). Pursuant to the Master Agreement, SunPower and Total G&P agreed to a framework of transactions related to the Tenesol Acquisition and Private Placement Agreement, including transactions contemplated by the following agreements: (i) a Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement with TED and Total G&P for the purchase of 100% of the outstanding shares of Tenesol from Total G&P, (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement with Total S.A. to increase the Maximum L/C Amount (as defined therein); (iii) the Second Amendment to Affiliation Agreement with Total G&P to increase the permitted indebtedness thereunder; and (iv) the Private Placement Agreement with Total G&P to provide capital to SunPower through the purchase of the Common Shares in a private placement scheduled to close on or before March 30, 2012. Additionally, Total has agreed to negotiate several additional agreements related to directly investing at least $24 million in SunPower’s R&D program over a multi-year period, purchase 10 megawatts (“MW”) of modules and develop a multi-megawatt project using SunPower’s C7 concentrator product. The form of the Master Agreement is attached as Annex C to this Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Private Placement Agreement.

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, SunPower entered into the Private Placement Agreement with Total G&P, under which Total G&P agreed to purchase, and SunPower agreed to issue and sell, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specific conditions, the Common Shares, for a purchase price of $8.80 per share, or an aggregate of $163,680,000 (the “Purchase Price”) in a transaction made in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D. See “The Private Placement Agreement” below.

The foregoing description of the Private Placement Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Private Placement Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex B to this Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement.

On April 28, 2011, we entered into a Credit Support Agreement (the “Credit Support Agreement”) with Total S.A., as amended by the Amendment to Credit Support Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2011, pursuant to which Total S.A. agreed to enter into one or more guarantee agreements with banks providing letter of credit facilities to SunPower in support of certain of our businesses and other permitted purposes. Under the terms of the Credit Support Agreement, Total S.A. agreed to guarantee the payment to the applicable bank of our obligation to reimburse a draw on a letter of credit and pay interest thereon in accordance with the letter of credit facility between such bank and SunPower. In connection with the Tenesol Acquisition, on December 12, 2011, we entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement”) to the Credit Support Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Maximum L/C Amount (as defined in the Credit Support Agreement) was increased to $725,000,000 effective December 12, 2011.

The Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement also permits a broader scope of letters of credit to be issued under the unsecured Total-guaranteed letter of credit facility, which will allow SunPower to transfer certain letters of credit (the “Transferred L/Cs”) from a cash collateralized letter of credit facility. Doing so will provide SunPower with access to an additional $140 million of previously restricted cash. If the Tenesol Acquisition is not completed by March 1, 2012, SunPower has agreed that the Transferred L/Cs would be terminated or transferred from the Total S.A. guaranteed facility by March 30, 2012.

The foregoing description of the Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2 to the Master Agreement which is attached as Annex C to this Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Second Amendment to Affiliation Agreement.

On April 28, 2011, we entered into an Affiliation Agreement with Total G&P (the “Affiliation Agreement”), as amended by the Amendment to Affiliation Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2011, to govern the relationship between SunPower, Total S.A. and Total G&P following the closing of the tender offer. Under the terms of the Affiliation Agreement, among other things, (i) we expanded the size of our Board to provide for a majority of Total representatives, (ii) Total S.A., Total G&P and their affiliates (the “Total Group”) agreed to a standstill period during which time they were restricted from purchasing additional shares of our common stock, and (iii) the approval of Total G&P as a stockholder was required in order for us to take certain actions including the incurrence of indebtedness above stated limits and certain acquisitions and dispositions, and (iv) the approval of a majority of our disinterested directors was required prior to effecting certain corporate actions.

In connection with the Tenesol Acquisition, we entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment to Affiliation Agreement”) to the Affiliation Agreement, which, among other things increases the amount of indebtedness permitted under the Affiliation Agreement without the approval of Total as a stockholder by removing from the definition of indebtedness contingent obligations under letters of credit and other surety instruments.

The foregoing description of the Second Amendment to Affiliation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment to Affiliation Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3 to the Master Agreement which is attached as Annex C to this Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

THE TENESOL STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Explanatory Note Regarding the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement

The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement is included in this Information Statement to provide you with information regarding its terms. Factual disclosures about us contained in this Information Statement or in our public reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) may supplement, update or modify the factual disclosures about us contained in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement. The representations, warranties and covenants made in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement by the parties thereto were qualified and subject to important limitations agreed to by the contracting parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement. In particular, in your review of the representations and warranties contained in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and described in this summary, it is important to bear in mind that the representations and warranties were negotiated with the principal purposes of establishing the circumstances under which a party to the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement may have the right not to close the Tenesol Acquisition if the representations and warranties of the other party prove to be untrue due to a change in circumstance or otherwise, and allocating risk between the parties to the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, rather than establishing matters as facts. The representations and warranties may also be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders and in some cases were qualified by disclosures that were made by each party to the other, which disclosures were not reflected in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties, which do not purport to be accurate as of the date of this Information Statement, may have changed since the date of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and subsequent developments or new information qualifying a representation or warranty may have been included in this Information Statement.

This section describes the material terms of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement. The description in this section and elsewhere in this Information Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A and is incorporated by reference into this Information Statement. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement that is important to you. We encourage you to read the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement carefully and in its entirety. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about us. Such information can be found elsewhere in this Information Statement and in the public filings we make with the SEC, which may be obtained by following the instructions set forth in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Effect of the Tenesol Acquisition

Upon the consummation of the Tenesol Acquisition, Tenesol will become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of SunPower. It is expected that, following the Tenesol Acquisition, Tenesol’s business and operations will initially be continued substantially as they are currently being conducted. We will continue to evaluate Tenesol’s business and operations after the Tenesol Acquisition, and will take such actions as we deem appropriate under the circumstances then existing. We intend to seek additional information about Tenesol during this period. Thereafter, we intend to review such information as part of a comprehensive review of Tenesol’s business, operations, capitalization and management with a view to optimizing Tenesol’s operations.

Except as indicated in this Information Statement, we do not have any present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving Tenesol, a sale or transfer of a material amount of our assets, any material change in Tenesol’s capitalization or dividend policy or any other material change in our corporate structure or business.

Closing

The closing of the Tenesol Acquisition will take place upon the later of (i) January 24, 2012, or such later date as mutually agreed upon or (ii) three business days after the satisfaction or the waiver of each of the closing conditions set forth in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, or at such time as the parties agree in writing. The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement requires that the closing of the Tenesol Acquisition occur concurrently with the closing of the issuance of our shares under the Private Placement Agreement.

Customary Covenants

The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary covenants, including covenants providing for: (i) Tenesol to conduct its operations in all material respects according to the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice between the execution of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and the closing of the Tenesol Acquisition; and (ii) each of the parties to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the transaction to be consummated.

Representations and Warranties

The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by SunPower and Total G&P. The statements embodied in those representations and warranties were made for purposes of the contract among the parties and are subject to qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of that contract. Certain representations and warranties were made as of the date of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement (or other date specified in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement), may be subject to contractual standards of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk by the parties rather than establishing matters of fact. In addition, the representations and warranties are qualified by information in the confidential disclosure letter of each party. Information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may have changed since the date of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, and these changes may or may not be fully reflected in our public disclosures. The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding SunPower, Total G&P and Tenesol that is contained in this Information Statement, as well as in the filings that we will make and have made with the SEC. The representations and warranties contained in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement may or may not have been accurate as of the date they were made and we make no assertion herein that they are accurate as of the date of this Information Statement.

In the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, Total G&P made customary representations and warranties that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications, to SunPower, including representations relating to:

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Organization, good standing and corporate, limited liability or partnership power of Total G&P and its subsidiaries and Tenesol;

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Tenesol’s capital structure as of a date certain prior to signing, including the particular number of outstanding shares of common stock, preferred stock, stock options and other equity-based interests;

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Authorization to enter into the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement (subject to board of director approvals) and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby;

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Lack of material conflicts and consents or approvals, other than specifically identified consents;

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Financial statements of the Company;

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Absence of certain material changes or events from December 31, 2010;

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Absence of material litigation;

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Restrictions on business activities;

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Intellectual property;

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Taxes;

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Employee benefits and certain employment matters;

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Related party transactions;

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Insurance matters;

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Material compliance with applicable laws and permit requirements and lack of governmental investigation;

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Minute books;

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Customers of Tenesol;

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Material contracts of Tenesol;

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Real property, personal property and inventory matters;

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Material compliance with environmental laws and other representations as to environmental matters;

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Product warranty;

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Brokers entitled to fees; and

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Absence of anti-trust liabilities.

In the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, SunPower made customary representations and warranties that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications, to Total G&P, including representations relating to:

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Organization, good standing and corporate power of SunPower;

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Authorization to enter into the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and the enforceability of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement against SunPower;

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Lack of material conflicts and consents or approvals;

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Absence of material litigation; and

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Brokers entitled to fees.

Conditions to the Tenesol Acquisition

The respective obligations of Total G&P and our company to consummate the Tenesol Acquisition and the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

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The successful closing of the Private Placement;

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All approvals, waivers and consents, if any, required by a governmental authority necessary for consummation of, or in connection with the Tenesol Acquisition will have timely been obtained.

In addition, our obligation to complete the Tenesol Acquisition is subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

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The representations and warranties of Total G&P will be true and correct in all material respects and Total G&P will have performed and complied in all material respects, and will have ensured the performance and compliance by Tenesol, in all material respects, with all covenants, obligations and conditions required to be performed and complied with by Total G&P;

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We shall have received all of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to us at or before the closing;

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There shall not have occurred any event or condition that has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Tenesol since December 23, 2011.

In addition, Total G&P’s obligations to complete the Tenesol Acquisition is subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

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Total G&P shall have received all of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to it at or before the closing.

Indemnification

Total G&P will indemnify and hold harmless SunPower, Tenesol or the subsidiary of Tenesol incurring a loss, harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims and suits, settlements, and related costs and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation, settlement and defense, legal and consulting fees and alternative dispute resolution and court costs, and any interest costs or penalties, but not including loss of profits or loss of opportunity, actually and directly incurred, arising out of, related to or resulting from the following:

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Any failure of any representation, warranty or certification made by Total G&P in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement to be true and correct in accordance with their terms on the date of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and on the date of the closing as if made on such date;

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Any breach of or default before the closing in connection with respect to certain covenants or agreements regarding the period between signing and closing made by Total G&P;

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The assertion against Total G&P or Tenesol of any liability or obligation relating to excluded assets or guaranteed obligations (each as specified in the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement), including any disbursements, payments, liabilities or obligations or other overseas liabilities resulting from or relating to the guaranteed obligations; or

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Certain other specified matters.

Termination

The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement may be terminated at any time before the closing:

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By mutual written consent duly authorized by the respective boards of directors (or a committee thereof) of SunPower and Total G&P;

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By either SunPower or Total G&P if the closing does not occur on or before March 31, 2012, provided, however, that the such terminating party may not be in material breach of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement; or

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By either SunPower or Total G&P if there is a final non-appealable order in effect preventing the consummation of the closing or any of the contemplated transactions or there is any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted or deemed applicable to the transactions by any governmental authority that would make consummation of the closing or the contemplated transactions illegal.

Effect of Termination

If the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement shall become void and there will be no liability or obligation on the part of SunPower or Total G&P or their respective officers, directors, stockholders or affiliates; provided, however, that each party shall remain liable for any breaches of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement that occurred before its termination.

Expenses

All costs and expenses will be paid by the party incurring those fees and expenses.

Amendment

The Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement may be amended or supplemented at any time by a written instrument executed by all of the parties.

THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

This section describes the material terms of the Private Placement Agreement. The description in this section and elsewhere in this Information Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Private Placement Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex B and is incorporated by reference into this Information Statement.

Effect of the Private Placement Agreement

In the Private Placement we have agreed to sell to Total, and Total has agreed to buy from us, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, 18,600,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $8.80 per share in cash. This price represents a 50% premium to SunPower’s December 22, 2011 closing price. We are undertaking the Private Placement primarily to improve our financial ratios and mitigate any risk of a potential default under one of our credit facilities, and we will also use a portion of the proceeds to fund our acquisition of Tenesol. See “Reason for the Private Placement” below for further information. We expect to use the proceeds of the Private Placement of approximately $163.7 million for general corporate purposes, working capital, the potential reduction of debt and possible future acquisitions, including the Tenesol Acquisition. The Private Placement Agreement contemplates that the Private Placement will occur simultaneously with the closing of the Tenesol Acquisition, which we expect to occur in the first quarter of 2012. Our issuance of shares to Total G&P in the Private Placement will be exempt from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the SEC.

Reason for the Private Placement Agreement

SunPower is party to a revolving credit agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”), as administrative agent, and certain other financial institutions (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), under which $250 million of indebtedness was outstanding as of October 2, 2011. Pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain a financial ratio of debt-to-EBITDA (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) not exceeding 4.5 to 1 at the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to a 50 day cure period (“Cure Period”), following the end of each quarter. However, during the Cure Period, SunPower is permitted to cure a covenant breach relating to the financial ratio covenant by exercising certain rights under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The cash proceeds from the Private Placement are expected to be sufficient to place SunPower in compliance with the debt-to-EBITDA ratio for the reporting period ending January 1, 2012. The proceeds of the Private Placement will be used for general corporate purposes, working capital, the possible reduction of debt and possible future acquisitions, including the Tenesol Acquisition. The purpose of the Private Placement is primarily to improve our financial ratios and mitigate any risk of a potential default under the Revolving Credit Facility, and we will use a portion of the proceeds to fund our acquisition of Tenesol.

Representations and Warranties

The Private Placement Agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by SunPower and Total G&P. The statements embodied in those representations and warranties were made for purposes of the contract among the

parties and are subject to customary qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of that contract. Certain representations and warranties were made as of the date of the Private Placement Agreement (or other date specified in the Private Placement Agreement), may be subject to contractual standards of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders or qualified by reference to disclosure in the Company’s filed Exchange Act Reports or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk by the parties rather than establishing matters of fact. Information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may have changed since the date of the Private Placement Agreement, and these changes may or may not be fully reflected in our public disclosures. The Private Placement Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding SunPower and Total G&P that is contained in this Information Statement, as well as in the filings that we will make and have made with the SEC. The representations and warranties contained in the Private Placement Agreement may or may not have been accurate as of the date they were made and we make no assertion herein that they are accurate as of the date of this Information Statement.

Closing

The closing of the Private Placement Agreement will take place on the later of January 24, 2012, or at such later date as mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties. The Private Placement requires that the closing of the Tenesol Acquisition occur concurrently with the closing under the Private Placement Agreement.

Conditions to the Private Placement Agreement

The obligations of Total G&P to consummate the Private Placement are subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

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The representations and warranties of SunPower shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the closing unless otherwise specified;

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SunPower shall have performed and complied with all covenants, obligations and conditions required to be performed and complied with by SunPower;

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There shall not be pending any action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or any governmental body or authority, against SunPower or any subsidiary or pertaining to the transactions contemplated by the Private Placement Agreement or their consummation prior to the closing date;

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The terms and conditions of the issuance of the Common Shares and the transaction documents shall have been approved by the Special Committee;

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All necessary governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Common Shares, shall have been obtained by SunPower;

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The Tenesol Acquisition shall have occurred, or shall occur concurrently with the closing of the Private Placement; and

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Total G&P shall have received all of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to it at or before the closing.

In addition, SunPower’s obligations to consummate the Private Placement Agreement is subject to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional conditions:

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The representations and warranties of Total G&P shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the closing unless otherwise specified;

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Total G&P shall have performed and complied with all covenants, obligations and conditions required to be performed and complied with by Total G&P; and

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SunPower shall have received all of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to it at or before the closing.

Termination

The Private Placement Agreement may be terminated at any time by SunPower upon written notice to Total G&P if the closing has not been consummated by March 30, 2012.

Expenses

Each party will be responsible for paying the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred in connection by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Private Placement Agreement. All transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the common stock shares shall be paid by SunPower.

Amendment

The Private Placement Agreement may be amended or supplemented at any time by a written instrument executed by all of the parties.

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S CAPITAL STOCK

Reclassification

On November 15, 2011, at a special meeting of stockholders, the stockholders of the Company approved a restated certificate of incorporation (the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) providing for the reclassification of all outstanding shares of SunPower Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and SunPower Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), on a share-for-share basis into a single class of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, with the same voting powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the Class A Common Stock (the “Reclassification”). Following receipt of stockholder approval at the special meeting, the Company filed the Restated Certificate of Incorporation on November 15, 2011 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation became effective at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 16, 2011 (the “Effective Time”).

In connection with the Reclassification, the By-laws of the Company were amended and restated to, among other things, eliminate obsolete provisions relating to the prior dual-class common stock structure. The amended and restated By-laws (the “Restated By-laws”) became effective immediately following the Effective Time of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

General

Our authorized capital stock consists of 367,500,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares designated as preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. No shares of preferred stock are outstanding.

Common Stock

Voting Rights. Subject to the preferences applicable to any preferred stock outstanding at any time, holders of common stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Each holder of common stock is entitled to cast one vote per share held by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Generally, all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders must be approved by a majority of the votes cast on the matter by the holders of common stock present in person or represented by proxy, voting together as a single class at a meeting at which a quorum is present, subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Conversion Rights. Shares of common stock are not convertible into other securities of the Company.

Dividend Rights. Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine from time to time.

No Preemptive or Redemption Rights. Our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share equally in all of our assets remaining after payment of all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding preferred stock.

Preferred Stock

Our Board is authorized, subject to limitations imposed by the DGCL, to issue up to a total of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, without stockholder approval. As of November 16, 2011, no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding. Our board of directors is authorized to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series, and to fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions, subject to the provisions of any series of preferred stock. Our board of directors is also able to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series, but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or action by the stockholders.

The Board may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could harm the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and might harm the market price of the common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock. The Company has no current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Other Terms

Classification of Our Board of Directors. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Restated By-laws provide that our board of directors is, and will be, divided into three classes of directors, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible. About one-third of the Board will be elected annually, and each member will serve a three-year term. The provision for a classified Board could prevent a party who acquires control of a majority of the outstanding voting shares from obtaining control of our Board until the second annual shareholders meeting following the date the acquirer obtains the controlling share interest. As a result, the classified Board provision may make it more difficult to obtain control of the Company.

Calling of a Special Meeting of Stockholders by a Stockholder. The Restated By-laws provide that stockholders may not call special meetings of the stockholders. However, the Company will call a special meeting of stockholders promptly following receipt of written notice from the Company’s largest stockholder, Total G&P or any member of the Terra Group (as such term is defined in the Affiliation Agreement by and between the Company and Total, dated April 28, 2011 (the “Affiliation Agreement”) solely for the purpose of considering and voting on a proposal to effect (i) a Terra Merger (as defined in the Affiliation Agreement), to be effected pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Affiliation Agreement, together with any stockholder approval as is required by law in connection with such Terra Merger, or (ii) a Transferee Merger (as such term is defined in the Affiliation Agreement) to be effected pursuant to and in accordance with the Affiliation Agreement, together with any stockholder approval as is required by law in connection with such Transferee Merger.

Action of the Stockholders by Written Consent. The Restated Certificate and the Restated By-laws permit action by written consent of the stockholders without a meeting for any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting until the first time that Total, and other entities controlled by Total S.A., no longer own at least fifty percent of the Company’s voting securities (“Total Stockholder Approval Period”). The Restated Certificate of Incorporation further provides that following the Total Stockholder Approval Period, no action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting may be taken without a meeting, and the power of our stockholders to consent in writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any such action is specifically denied.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law. The Company is subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers. In general, those provisions prohibit a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

—

The transaction is approved by the board before the date the interested stockholder attained that status;

—

Upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced; or

—

On or after the date the business combination is approved by the board and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines “business combination” to include the following:

—

Any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

—

Any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

—

Subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

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Any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

—

The receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of these entities or persons.

A Delaware corporation may opt out of this provision either with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or in an amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws approved by its stockholders. However, we have not opted out, and do not currently intend to opt out, of this provision. The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us.

Nasdaq Global Select Market Listing Symbol. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “SPWR.” The CUSIP number for the common stock is 867652 406.

Transfer Agent and Registrar. The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Rights Plan. In connection with the Reclassification, the Rights Agreement we entered into with Computershare Trust Company, was amended and restated to, among other things, eliminate obsolete provisions relating to the existing dual-class common stock structure. The Rights Agreement was amended such that each of the current Class A Rights (as defined therein) and Class B Rights (as defined therein) shall become a “Right” to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company having the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock which was filed concurrently with the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and took effect upon the effectiveness of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Our amended and restated Rights Agreement became effective immediately upon effectiveness of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of December 16, 2011 (except as described below) by:

—

Each of our directors;

—

Our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of the three other most highly compensated individuals who served as our executive officers, and two others who would have been among the three most highly compensated individuals but were not serving as executive officers at the end of our fiscal year 2011, who we collectively refer to as our “named executive officers”;

—

Our directors and executive officers as a group; and

—

Each person (including any “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act) who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of any class of our common stock.

Applicable beneficial ownership percentages listed below are based on 100,487,482 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 16, 2011. The business address for each of our directors and executive officers is our corporate headquarters at 77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134.


	Common Stock Beneficially Owned (1)
Directors and Named Executive Officers	Shares		%
W. Steve Albrecht(2)		28,949		*
Dennis V. Arriola(3)		62,888		*
Betsy S. Atkins(4)		22,182		*
Arnaud Chaperon		—		—
Bernard Clement		—		—
Denis Giorno		—		—
Bruce R. Ledesma(5)		5,169		*
Thomas R. McDaniel(6)		19,940		*
Marty T. Neese(7)		79,383		*
Jean Marc Otero del Val		—		—
James S. Pape(8)		73,667		—
Douglas J. Richards(9)		8,829		*
Reinhard Schneider (10)		—		—
Humbert de Wendel		—		—
Howard J. Wenger(11)		10,467		*
Thomas H. Werner(12)		57,733		*
Pat Wood III(13)		62,618		*
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (18 persons)(14)		431,825		*
Other Persons
Total S.A. Total Gas & Power USA, SAS(15) 2, place Jean Millier La Défense 6 92400 Courbevoie France		59,976,682		59.7	%

*	Less than 1%.

(1)

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares underlying restricted stock units and options held by that person that will vest and be exercisable within 60 days of December 16, 2011 are deemed to be outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(2)	Includes 16,949 shares of common stock and 12,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(3)

Includes 12,344 shares of common stock, 834 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of December 16, 2011, and 37,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 16, 2011. 12,210 shares of common stock are held by the Dennis V. Arriola and Janet A. Winnick Family Trust of which Mr. Arriola and his wife are co-trustees.

(4)	Includes 14,682 shares of common stock and 7,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(5)	Includes 1,835 shares of common stock and 3,334 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(6)	Includes 19,824 shares of common stock that are held in the McDaniel Trust dated 7/26/2000 of which Mr. McDaniel and his spouse are co-trustees.

(7)	Includes 1,882 shares of common stock, 2,501 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of December 16, 2011, and 75,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(8)	Mr. Pape has resigned from the company effective November 4, 2011.

(9)	Includes 5,495 shares of common stock and 3,334 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(10)	Mr. Schneider has resigned as a director of the Company effective December 21, 2011. Jérôme Schmitt was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Schneider’s resignation.

(11)	Includes 5,466 shares of common stock and 5,001 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(12)

Includes (a) 609 shares of common stock are held by The Thomas H. Werner 2010 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which Mr. Werner and his wife are co-trustees and Mr. Werner is the beneficiary, and (b) 609 shares of common stock are held by The Suzanne M. Werner 2010 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which Mr. Werner and his wife are co-trustees and his wife is the beneficiary. Includes also 16,668 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(13)	Includes 14,618 shares of common stock and 48,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 16, 2011.

(14)	Includes the shares described in footnotes 2-13.

(15)

The ownership information set forth in the table is based on information contained in a statement on Schedule 13D/A, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2011 by Total Gas & Power USA, SAS and its parent Total S.A., which indicated that those two companies have shared voting and shared dispositive power with respect to said shares.

DELIVERY OF INFORMATION STATEMENT

To reduce the expenses of delivering duplicate materials to our stockholders, we are taking advantage of householding rules that permit us to deliver only one Information Statement to stockholders who share the same address unless otherwise requested.

If you share an address with another stockholder and have received only one Information Statement, you may write or call us to request a separate copy at no cost to you. For future mailings, you may request separate materials or, if you are receiving multiple copies you may request that we only send one set of materials, by writing to us at SunPower Corporation, 77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or by calling us at (408) 240-5500.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Information Statement contains forward-looking statements regarding future events as well as assumptions underlying or relating to such statements, all of which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We use words and phrases such as “expect,” “intend,” “potential,” “proposed,” “will,” “designed,” “anticipated” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Information Statement include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the occurrence, timing, benefits and effects of the corporate actions approved by our Board and the Special Committee, as applicable, including the Tenesol Acquisition, the Private Placement and the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement, and the statements under “Certain Financial Forecasts”. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this Information Statement and our current expectations and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements.

Such risks and uncertainties include a variety of factors, some of which are beyond our control. In particular, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ include: legal risks related to the actions described in this Information Statement; market risk, particularly as it relates to our stock price; the Tenesol Acquisition; the Private Placement; risks associated with the conditions to closing of the Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement and the Private Placement Agreement; governmental intervention; and other risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2011 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2011 and our other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the our views as of any subsequent date, and we are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any responsibility to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Certain financial information required under Section 14(c) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including the Company’s (i) financial statements, (ii) supplementary financial information, (iii) management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, and (iv) quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011 and as amended on June 10, 2011, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period

ended October 2, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2011, which are included in this Information Statement as Annexes E and F, respectively.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

We are also incorporating by reference additional documents we may file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the closing of the Private Placement. Such additional documents shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Information Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Information Statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Information Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Information Statement or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Information Statement modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Information Statement.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read or copy any document we file including exhibits thereto at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of this information may also be obtained by mail from the SEC’s Public Reference Branch at Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, our filings with the SEC are also available to the public on the SEC’s internet website at http://www.sec.gov and on our corporate website, www.sunpowercorp.com.

Copies of material filed by us with the SEC, including the information we are incorporating by reference and exhibits thereto, may also be obtained free of charge and within one business day of our receipt of such request, by writing to us at our corporate headquarters, SunPower Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 77 Rio Robles, San Jose, California 95134, or by calling (408) 240-5500.

ANNEX A

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

dated as of December 23, 2011

by and among

SunPower Corporation, as Purchaser,

Total Energie Développement SAS

and

Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, as Seller

TABLE OF CONTENTS


				PAGE
Article I		Purchase and Sale			1
	Section 1.1		Purchase and Sale		1
	Section 1.2		Closing		1
	Section 1.3		Working Capital and Net Cash Adjustment		1

Article II		Representations and Warranties of Seller			4
	Section 2.1		Organization and Power		4
	Section 2.2		Capitalization; Title to Shares; Subsidiaries		4
	Section 2.3		Authorization; Enforceability		5
	Section 2.4		Non-contravention		6
	Section 2.5		Financial Statements		6
	Section 2.6		Absence of Certain Changes		6
	Section 2.7		Litigation		7
	Section 2.8		Restrictions on Business Activities		7
	Section 2.9		Intellectual Property		7
	Section 2.10		Taxes		9
	Section 2.11		Employee Benefit Plans		10
	Section 2.12		Employee Matters		11
	Section 2.13		Related Party Transactions		12
	Section 2.14		Insurance		12
	Section 2.15		Compliance with Laws; Certain Business Practices		12
	Section 2.16		Minute Books		14
	Section 2.17		Customers		14
	Section 2.18		Material Contracts		14
	Section 2.19		Property		15
	Section 2.20		Environmental Matters		15
	Section 2.21		Product Warranty		16
	Section 2.22		Brokers and Finders		16
	Section 2.23		Absence of Anti-Trust Liabilities		16
	Section 2.24		No Other Warranties		16

Article III		Representations and Warranties of Purchaser			17
	Section 3.1		Organization and Power		17
	Section 3.2		Authorization; Enforceability		17
	Section 3.3		Non-contravention		17
	Section 3.4		Absence of Litigation		17
	Section 3.5		Brokers and Finders		18

Article IV		Additional Agreements			18
	Section 4.1		Conduct of Business of the Company		18
	Section 4.2		Restrictions on Conduct of Business of the Company		18
	Section 4.3		Post-Signing Actions		20
	Section 4.4		Access to Information		20
	Section 4.5		Confidentiality		21
	Section 4.6		Public Announcements		21
	Section 4.7		Consents; Cooperation; Use of Names		21
	Section 4.8		No Solicitation		22
	Section 4.9		Notification		22
	Section 4.10		Expenses		23
	Section 4.11		Employee Non-Solicitation		23
	Section 4.12		Other Agreements		23
	Section 4.13		Further Assurances		23

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Article V		Conditions to Closing			24
	Section 5.1		Conditions to Obligations of Each Party		24
	Section 5.2		Additional Conditions to Obligations of Seller		24
	Section 5.3		Additional Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser		25

Article VI		Termination, Amendment and Waiver			25
	Section 6.1		Termination		25
	Section 6.2		Effect of Termination		26
	Section 6.3		Amendment		26
	Section 6.4		Extension; Waiver		26

Article VII		Indemnification			27
	Section 7.1		Indemnification		27
	Section 7.2		Survival; Knowledge		28
	Section 7.3		Limitations on Indemnification		29
	Section 7.4		Exclusions		31
	Section 7.5		Exclusivity of Remedy		31
	Section 7.6		Claims for Indemnification		32
	Section 7.7		Objections to, and Payment of, Claims		32
	Section 7.8		Resolution of Objections to Claims		33
	Section 7.9		Third-Party Claims		33
	Section 7.10		Seller Obligation to Collect from Collateral Sources		34
	Section 7.11		Indemnification Payments to the Company		34

Article VIII		General Provisions			34
	Section 8.1		Certain Defined Terms		34
	Section 8.2		Terms Generally; Interpretation		40
	Section 8.3		Notices		41
	Section 8.4		Severability		43
	Section 8.5		Entire Agreement		43
	Section 8.6		Assignment		43
	Section 8.7		No Third-Party Beneficiaries		43
	Section 8.8		Governing Law		44
	Section 8.9		Dispute Resolution and Venue		44
	Section 8.10		Number of originals		44
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A		Closing Deliveries

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.3(a) – Estimated Working Capital and Interim Accounts as of November 30, 2011
Schedule 1.3(b) – Estimated Net Cash as of November 30, 2011
Schedule 4.3(b) – Acquisition of Total Solaire
Schedule 4.3(c) – Excluded Assets
Disclosure Schedule

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of December 23, 2011 (this “Agreement”), is by and among SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Seller”), and Total Energie Développement SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“TED”). Certain capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in Section 1.3 and Section 8.1.

BACKGROUND

Tenesol, a French société anonyme with a share capital of €14,930,000 whose registered office is at 12/14 Allée du Levant—Parc d’Activité – 69890 La Tour-de-Salvagny, registered with the Commerce and Companies Registry of Lyon under number 344 584 818 (the “Company”), is a Subsidiary of TED as of the date hereof.

It is contemplated that prior to the closing hereunder, Seller will own all of the Company Capital Stock.

The boards of directors of each of Purchaser and Seller have determined that the Transactions would be advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders, and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, have approved this Agreement and the Transactions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale.

At the Closing (a) Seller shall sell, assign and transfer to Purchaser all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (the “Shares”), free and clear of all Encumbrances and (b) Purchaser shall pay and deliver, or cause to be paid and delivered, to Seller an amount equal to $165,375,000 (one hundred sixty-five million three hundred seventy five thousand United States dollars) (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price shall be paid in cash at the Closing to Seller by wire transfer to a bank account of Seller the details (including full IBAN details) of which shall have been communicated to Purchaser by Seller at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 1.2 Closing.

The closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place upon the later of (a) closing date of the Private Placement or (b) three (3) Business Days after the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in Article V (except for such conditions that by their nature will be satisfied at Closing) or at such other time as the parties agree in writing. The Closing shall take place simultaneously at the offices of Jones Day, Silicon Valley and Salans, Paris or at such other location(s) as the parties agree. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is herein referred to as the “Closing Date”.

Section 1.3 Working Capital and Net Cash Adjustment.

(a) Schedule 1.3(a) sets forth an example calculation of Working Capital as of November 30, 2011, including the components thereof, on the same basis as such calculation would be required to be made in

accordance with this Section 1.3 at Closing assuming the Closing occurred on such date and assuming the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of November 30, 2011 delivered to Purchaser before the date hereof have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are accurate in all respects.

(b) Schedule 1.3(b) sets forth an example calculation of Net Cash as of November 30, 2011, including the components thereof, on the same basis as such calculation would be required to be made in accordance with this Section 1.3 at Closing assuming the Closing occurred on such date and assuming the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of November 30, 2011 delivered to Purchaser before the date hereof have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are accurate in all respects.

(c) Purchaser shall, within 120 calendar days after the Closing Date, prepare and deliver to Seller an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of January 31, 2012 or as the parties otherwise mutually agree (the “Closing Balance Sheet”) and: (x) a statement setting forth the calculation of the Working Capital as of the date of the Closing Balance Sheet, including the components thereof, as calculated from the Closing Balance Sheet (the “Closing Date Working Capital”), (y) a statement setting forth the calculation of the Net Cash as of the date of the Closing Balance Sheet, including the components thereof, as calculated from the Closing Balance Sheet (the “Closing Date Net Cash”), and (z) a statement setting forth the amount of the Working Capital Adjustment, if any, including all documentation necessary for Seller to verify such information. The “Working Capital Adjustment” shall be determined as follows: (i) the amount (if any) by which the Net Cash Target exceeds the Closing Date Net Cash shall constitute a shortfall that shall be paid by Seller to the Company; and (ii) the amount (if any) by which the Working Capital Target exceeds the Closing Date Working Capital shall constitute a shortfall that shall be paid by Seller to the Company in accordance with Section 1.3(e) (the “Net Working Capital Shortfall”), provided that, the amount (if any) by which the Closing Date Net Cash exceeds the Net Cash Target shall constitute an excess that shall be netted against the Net Working Capital Shortfall. The Closing Balance Sheet will be prepared on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Schedules 1.3(a) and 1.3(b) and as otherwise provided therein. Following the delivery of such statements of Closing Date Net Cash and Closing Date Working Capital, and the Working Capital Adjustment, Purchaser will provide Seller and Seller’s representatives reasonable access to the books and records of the Company to the extent necessary to determine the accuracy of the Closing Balance Sheet and the statements of Closing Date Working Capital and Closing Date Net Cash, and will reasonably cooperate with Seller and its representatives in connection with their determination of the accuracy of the Closing Balance Sheet and the statements of Closing Date Working Capital, the Closing Date Net Cash and the Working Capital Adjustment.

(d) Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any objections to the statements of Closing Date Working Capital and Closing Date Net Cash and to the Working Capital Adjustment or to the Closing Balance Sheet within 30 calendar days after Seller receives the statements of Closing Date Working Capital, the Closing Date Net Cash and the Working Capital Adjustment and the Closing Balance Sheet. If Seller does not notify Purchaser of any such objections by the end of that 30-day period, then the Closing Date Working Capital, the Closing Date Net Cash, the Working Capital Adjustment and the Closing Balance Sheet will each be considered final at the end of the last day of that 30-day period. If Seller does notify Purchaser of any such objections by the end of that 30-day period and Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve their differences within 30 calendar days thereafter, then Seller and Purchaser will instruct their respective accountants to use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such disputed items to their mutual satisfaction and to deliver a final statement of Closing Date Working Capital, statement of Closing Date Net Cash, Working Capital Adjustment and Closing Balance Sheet to Seller and Purchaser as soon as possible. If Seller’s accountants and Purchaser’s accountants are unable to resolve any such disputed items within 30 calendar days after the expiration of the 30-day period during which Seller and Purchaser were unable to resolve their differences, then the remaining disputed items and the value attributable to them by each of Seller and Purchaser will be submitted to an internationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed by Purchaser and Seller (the “Closing Statements Arbiter”) for resolution, and the Closing Statements Arbiter will be instructed to determine the final Closing Date Working Capital, Closing Date Net Cash, Working Capital Adjustment and Closing Balance Sheet as soon as possible and not later than forty

(40) Business Days after his appointment. If the Parties cannot agree on an internationally recognized accounting firm independent of the parties hereto, to act as Closing Statements Arbiter or if such designated Closing Statements Arbiter is unable to conduct its mission or refuses, either Purchaser or Seller shall be entitled to request the appointment of such firm by the International Centre for Expertise in accordance with the provisions for the appointment of experts under the Rules for Expertise of the International Chamber of Commerce. The Closing Statements Arbiter will consider only those items and amounts in Seller’s and Purchaser’s respective calculations of the Closing Date Working Capital and the Closing Date Net Cash that are identified as being items and amounts to which Seller and Purchaser have been unable to agree. In resolving any disputed item, the Closing Statements Arbiter may not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by either party. The Closing Statements Arbiter’s determination of the Closing Date Working Capital, the Closing Date Net Cash and/or the Working Capital Adjustment, as the case may be will be based solely on written materials submitted by Seller and Purchaser (i.e., not on independent review) and on the definition of Working Capital and Net Cash and the formula for determination of the Working Capital Adjustment included herein. The determination of the Closing Statements Arbiter shall be made in writing to Seller and Purchaser and will be final, conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto pursuant to article 1592 of the French Civil Code, except in the case of manifest error (erreur grossière) by the Closing Statements Arbiter (it being specified, for the avoidance of doubt, that any determination of whether a manifest error exists shall be made pursuant to Section 8.9 (Dispute Resolution and Error)). Purchaser and Seller will not otherwise have any right to, and will not otherwise, institute any Action challenging such determination or with respect to the matters that are the subject of this Section 1.3, except that the foregoing will not preclude an Action to enforce such determination. If the Closing Statements Arbiter’s determination of the Working Capital Adjustment is closer to the amount initially asserted by Purchaser to the Closing Statements Arbiter, then Seller will pay the costs of the Closing Statements Arbiter, otherwise the costs will be borne by Purchaser. Each of Purchaser and Seller will cooperate with and assist the Closing Statements Arbiter to determine the final Closing Date Working Capital, Closing Date Net Cash and the Working Capital Adjustment.

(e) Within five (5) Business Days of the final determination of the Closing Date Working Capital, Closing Date Net Cash and the Working Capital Adjustment in accordance with this Section 1.3 and provided a Working Capital Adjustment is payable, Seller will wire transfer to the Company immediately available funds equal to the amount of such Working Capital Adjustment.

(f) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(i) “Working Capital” means the Current Assets minus the Current Liabilities (an example calculation of which, assuming the Closing occurred on November 30, 2011 and assuming the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of November 30, 2011 delivered to Purchaser before the date hereof have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are accurate in all respects, is attached hereto as Schedule 1.3(a)).

(ii) “Net Cash” means Cash and Cash Equivalents minus the Company Indebtedness (an example calculation of which, assuming the Closing occurred on November 30, 2011 and assuming the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of November 30, 2011 delivered to Purchaser before the date hereof have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are accurate in all respects, is attached hereto as Schedule 1.3(b)).

(iii) “Current Assets” means without duplication, the sum of the Company’s consolidated receivables (créances clients), net inventory (stocks), other receivables (autres créances) including prepaid charges, translation adjustment and deferred tax assets; all as determined in accordance with IFRS using the same method and methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, and otherwise as described in Schedule 1.3(a).

(iv) “Cash and Cash Equivalents” means any cash and short term securities (disponibilités et valeurs mobilières de placement); all as determined in accordance with IFRS using the same method and methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, and otherwise as described in Schedule 1.3(a).

(v) “Current Liabilities” means without duplication, the sum of the Company’s consolidated account payables (fournisseurs), social debts (dettes sociales), fiscal debts (dettes fiscales), current accounts (comptes courants), other debts (autres dettes courantes) and provision on deferred tax liabilities (impôts différés passifs); all as determined in accordance with IFRS using the same method and methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, and otherwise as described in Schedule 1.3(a); provided that for the avoidance of doubt Company Indebtedness will not be included in Current Liabilities.

(vi) “Net Cash Target” means €25,500,000.

(vii) “Working Capital Target” means €76,000,000.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

Subject to the other terms of this Agreement and except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule (the terms of which shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to the specific Sections to which they are referenced but will also qualify other sections or subsections in this Article II to the extent described in the Introduction to the Disclosure Schedule) Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser on the date hereof and (as provided in Section 5.3(a)) as of the Closing Date as follows:

Section 2.1 Organization and Power.

(a) Each of Seller and the Company (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business (to the extent required by local Law) and in good standing in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

(b) The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its articles and other organizational documents, and no changes thereto are pending. Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule lists (x) the officers and directors of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, (y) the jurisdictions in which the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business (to the extent required by local Law) and (z) the jurisdictions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has facilities, employs employees or generates revenues.

Section 2.2 Capitalization; Title to Shares; Subsidiaries.

(a) The capital stock of the Company is fourteen million nine hundred thirty thousand Euros (€14,930,000) consisting of one million four hundred ninety-three thousand (1,493,000) shares of ten (10) Euros nominal value each (the “Company Capital Stock”). The shares representing the Company Capital Stock of the Company are fully paid-up and validly issued and are not subject to any rights of first refusal, buy-out and similar rights or calls. There is no outstanding security convertible into or exchangeable for the Company Capital Stock, option, warrant or other right to purchase or subscribe to the Company Capital Stock, nor any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance or disposition of the Company Capital Stock or the issuance or disposition of any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Company Capital Stock or relating to any option, warrant or right to purchase or subscribe to the Company Capital Stock.

(b) Other than the two (2) Shares held at the date of this Agreement by the persons whose names are set out in Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Minority Shares”), all of the Shares are as of the date of this Agreement owned by TED, and all the Shares including the Minority Shares will be at the Closing Date, owned by Seller, free and clear of all Encumbrances. Assuming Purchaser has the requisite authority to be the lawful owner of the Shares, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will convey to Purchaser good title to the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances.

(c) There are no Contracts to which the Company is a party, or by which it is bound, obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of any Company Capital Stock or obligating the Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting and/or waive any repurchase rights of, change the price of or otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no Contracts relating to purchase or sale of any Company Capital Stock. All Company Capital Stock was issued in compliance with all applicable securities Laws.

(d) There are no stockholder agreements or other agreements or understandings relating to the voting or registration of any shares of Company Capital Stock.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever adopted or maintained any stock option plan or other plan providing for equity compensation of any Person.

(f) The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest in, any Person, or have any commitment or obligation to invest in, purchase any securities or obligations of, fund, guarantee, contribute or maintain the capital of or otherwise financially support any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity. Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each Subsidiary of the Company indicating its officers and directors, the record and beneficial owner of all of its issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests and its jurisdiction of formation together with (i) a list of the existing guarantees, comfort letters or other commitments related to financial support, issued by the Company as security for the obligations of such Subsidiary towards a third party (or, conversely, issued by such Subsidiary as security for the obligations of the Company towards a third party) and (ii) a list of all existing shareholder’s or intra-group loans made available by the Company to such Subsidiary. Each Subsidiary of the Company (1) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (2) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and (3) is qualified to do business (to the extent required by local Law) and in good standing in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Each Subsidiary of the Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its organizational documents, and no changes thereto are pending. All the outstanding capital stock or other equity interest of each Subsidiary of the Company is, to the extent applicable, duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid. There are no Contracts to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which it is bound obligating any Subsidiary of the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital stock or equity interest of such Subsidiary or obligating such Subsidiary to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into any such Contract.

(g) The Company is not a member of, or a participant in any partnership, joint-venture, groupement d’intérêt économique, or any other similar enterprise.

Section 2.3 Authorization; Enforceability.

Seller has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and

the consummation of the Transactions by Seller and the Company have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of Seller and the Company and no further action is required on the part of Seller or the Company to authorize this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, represents the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject, to the effect of (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws now and hereunder in effect relating to the rights of creditors generally and (b) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

Section 2.4 Non-contravention.

(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by Seller do not and will not (1) conflict with, result in or constitute any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or require any consent, approval or waiver from any Person in accordance with, any provision of the articles or other organizational documents of Seller, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (2) result in the creation of an Encumbrance on any properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (3) conflict with, result in or constitute a material violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, renegotiation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss or modification of any benefit under, or require consent, approval or waiver from any Person in accordance with any Contract, Permit or Law applicable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except for those Material Contracts listed in Section 2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule which contain a change of control provision or (4) otherwise have a material and adverse effect upon the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions.

(b) No Permit or Order of, or registration or filing with or declaration or notification to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 2.5 Financial Statements.

Section 2.5 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheets and income statement as of December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Accounts”) and its interim unaudited consolidated balance sheet and income statement as of November 30, 2011 (the “Interim Accounts”, and together with the 2010 Accounts, the “Financial Statements”). The 2010 Accounts have been prepared in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated. The 2010 Accounts present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The Interim Accounts have been prepared in accordance with IFRS (except that they do not have notes thereto) on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, in good faith based on the books and records of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries. There has been no change in the Company’s accounting policies since December 31, 2010 (the “Company Balance Sheet Date”), except as described in the Financial Statements. The aggregate amount of Company Indebtedness on November 30, 2011 is set forth in Section 2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule.

Section 2.6 Absence of Certain Changes.

(a) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business only in the ordinary course of business and there has not occurred any change, event or condition (whether or not covered by insurance) that, individually or in the aggregate with any other changes, events or conditions, has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities that in any individual case or in the aggregate exceed €3 million, other than liabilities which (1) are reflected in the Financial Statements, (2) have arisen or were incurred after the respective dates of the Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business or (3) are otherwise disclosed or otherwise expressly addressed under this Agreement (whether in the Disclosure Schedule or pursuant to the provisions of Article VII).

Section 2.7 Litigation.

(a) There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties, including any Company Intellectual Property, other than Actions in the ordinary course of business, for which adequate reserves have been made in the Financial Statements, to the extent required by IFRS, or unrelated Actions for which the amount of the claim is less than €100,000; and

(b) none of the Actions referred to above, individually or when aggregated with other Actions, have or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (ii) there is no Order against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties.

Section 2.8 Restrictions on Business Activities.

(a) There is no Contract (including covenants not to compete) or Order binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has or could reasonably be expected to have, whether before or after consummation of the Transactions, the effect of prohibiting or impairing in any material way any current business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, as currently conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any customer or other similar Contract that includes a “most favored nations” or similar clause restricting or otherwise impacting the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to sell the Company Products in any manner or terms (including pricing) or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is restricted from selling, licensing or otherwise distributing any of their respective technology or products to, or from providing services to, customers or potential customers or any class of customers, in any geographic area, during any period of time or in any segment of the market.

Section 2.9 Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 2.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Registered Intellectual Property included among the Company-Owned Intellectual Property (the “Company Registered Intellectual Property”).

(b) All of the Company-Owned Intellectual Property is wholly and exclusively owned by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any options, rights, licenses, restrictions and Encumbrances.

(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have full and valid ownership of or licenses to use rights over any Intellectual Property required to conduct their businesses as presently conducted, free and clear of any Encumbrances.

(d) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries solely and exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to the Company Source Code, free and clear of all options, rights, licenses, restrictions or Encumbrances, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of any rights or interests therein or thereto.

(e) Section 2.9(e) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all commitments pursuant to any Contract (i) to fund scientific, technical or other research or the development of any products and services, or (ii) to allocate or dedicate any resources of the Company or any Subsidiary, including personnel, buildings or any equipment, in furtherance of any scientific, technical or other research or the development of any products and services. To the extent required by IFRS, all such commitments contained in such Contracts have been accurately and adequately reserved for in the Financial Statements, in accordance with the amounts and categories set forth in the table set forth at the end of Section 2.9(e) of the Disclosure Schedule and no such Contracts contain any material off-balance sheet liabilities.

(f) Each item of Company-Owned Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting, and all necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees have been paid in full and in due time and all necessary documents and articles in connection with such Company-Owned Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in France, or in other jurisdictions, for the purposes of maintaining such Company-Owned Intellectual Property as of the date hereof.

(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is infringing or otherwise violating, or has infringed or otherwise violated, directly or indirectly, any Intellectual Property right of any Person or any Law relating to Intellectual Property, and none of them is engaging or has engaged in passing off or unfair competition or trade practices. To the knowledge of Seller, no third party infringes any Company-Owned Intellectual Property.

(h) There is no pending, nor to the knowledge of Seller, threatened litigation contesting the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to use any of the Intellectual Property required to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted.

(i) No Intellectual Property that is or was Company-Owned Intellectual Property has been permitted to lapse or enter the public domain.

(j) There is no Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Person, on the other hand, with respect to any Intellectual Property, which is subject to an Order or under which there is currently any, or to the knowledge of Seller, threatened injunction, lawsuit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, complaint, arbitration, mediation, demand, decree, or any other dispute, disagreement, litigation, action or claim regarding the scope of such Contract, or performance, passing off or unfair competition or trade practices under such Contract, including with respect to any payments to be made or received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder.

(k) Neither this Agreement nor the Transactions will result in (1) Purchaser or the Company granting to any Person any right to or with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed to, any of them, (2) Purchaser or the Company being bound by, or subject to, any non-competition or other material restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses, or (3) Purchaser or the Company being obligated to pay any royalties or other material amounts to any Person in excess of those payable by any of them, respectively, in the absence of this Agreement or the Transactions.

(l) To Seller’s knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all customary and commercially reasonable steps that are required to protect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in Trade Secrets of the Company.

(m) No (1) product, technology, service or publication of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (2) material published or distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (3) conduct or statement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries violates any Law.

(n) Except for the warranties and indemnities contained in those Contracts set forth in Section 2.9(n) of the Disclosure Schedule and warranties implied by Law, neither the Company nor any of its

Subsidiaries has given any warranties or indemnities relating to products or technology sold or services rendered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(o) No agreement relating, directly or indirectly, to any Company-Owned Intellectual Property entered into by the Company or to which the Company is a party, is terminable as a result of the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 2.10 Taxes.

(a) “Tax” means any taxation, charge, contribution, corporate income tax, direct and indirect tax including duty, stamp duty, tax, excise tax or duty (or withholding of similar nature) or royalty whether of a fiscal, parafiscal, customs or social security nature, including the principal amount due as well as any interest or penalty or surcharge relating thereto.

“Tax Return” means any return, statement, report or mandatory form (including information returns and reports) required to be filed with respect to Taxes.

(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have properly completed and timely filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by them, including tax consolidation election formalities and returns, or requests for extensions to file such Tax Returns have been timely filed or granted and have not expired. All such Tax Returns are true and correct and have been completed in accordance with Law, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have paid, collected, or withheld and timely paid to the appropriate tax authority (or are duly reserved for such timely payment) all Taxes required by Law to be withheld or collected by them (whether or not shown to be due on such Tax Returns). The Company and its Subsidiaries have, at all applicable times, maintained all records in relation to Tax as they are required to maintain. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for any Taxes of any other Person as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group for Tax purposes along with such other Person.

(c) The Interim Balance Sheet reflects the unpaid Taxes of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries for periods (or portions of periods) through the Interim Balance Sheet Date where required by the principles according to which such Interim Balance Sheet was prepared. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for unpaid Taxes accruing after the Interim Balance Sheet Date, other than Taxes accruing in the ordinary course of business conducted after the Interim Balance Sheet Date. Proper provision has been made in the Interim Balance Sheet for deferred taxation in accordance with IFRS.

(d) There is (1) no claim for Taxes being asserted or that has been previously asserted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has resulted in a lien against the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and there is no such lien for Taxes, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith and (2) no audit of any Tax Return of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries being conducted by any tax authority, Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been informed by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction may open an audit or other review of the Taxes of such entity or that the jurisdiction believes that such entity was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed, with the exception of the ongoing tax audits listed in Section 2.10(d) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been subject to any Taxes in the United States.

(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has concluded any agreement or transaction with, or has obtained from any administrative or governmental authority any concession, ruling, forbearance, grace period, extension, refund, Tax relief, allowance, abatement or benefit in respect of Tax that is liable to be challenged or terminated as a result of the Transaction.

(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has been in the past seven years, a party to any transaction or arrangement under which any of them has been or may be required to pay for any asset or services or facilities of any kind an amount which was or is in excess of the market value of those assets or services or facilities or has received or will receive any payment for any asset or service or facilities of any kind that any one of them has supplied or provided or has been or are liable to supply or provide which was or is less than the market value of that asset or services or facilities.

(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement, nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any liability or potential liability to another party under any such agreement, with the exception of tax group agreements listed in Section 2.10(h) of the Disclosure Schedule.

(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, or has had (during any taxable period remaining open for the assessment of Tax by any foreign Tax Authority under its applicable statute of limitations), any place of business in any country outside the country of its organization.

Section 2.11 Employee Benefit Plans.

(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have not entered into any profit-sharing plan (“accord de participation”), benefit plan (“plan d’interessement”), insurance coverage, medical, or health disability (“prévoyance, mutuelle et complémentaire de santé”) or pension or retirement plan (“retraite complémentaire” or “accords de retraite”) nor has the Company or its Subsidiaries undertaken to enter into any such plans, nor has the Company or its Subsidiaries entered into any stock options plan or granted any rights to acquire shares of the capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries to employees or undertaken to do so (all of the above being hereinafter individually or collectively referred to as an “Employee Benefit Plan” or “Employee Benefit Plans”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability with respect to any plan of the type described in the preceding sentence other than the Employee Benefit Plans.

(b) Each Employee Benefit Plan has been and is maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and any related documents or agreements and in compliance with all Laws.

(c) There is no pending or to the knowledge of Seller threatened Action in or by any court or Governmental Authority with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).

(d) All (1) insurance premiums required to be paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to, (2) benefits, expenses, and other amounts due and payable under, and (3) contributions, transfers, or payments required to be made to, any Employee Benefit Plan before the Closing Date will have been paid, made or accrued on or before the Closing Date.

(e) No Employee Benefit Plan provides benefits to any individual who is not either a current or former employee, director, officer or stockholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the dependents or other beneficiaries of any such current or former employee, director, officer or stockholder.

(f) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions will, alone or in connection with any other event (including the termination of employment or service with Purchaser or the Company or one of its Subsidiaries following the Closing), (1) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation or golden parachute) becoming due under any Employee Benefit Plan, (2) increase any benefits (including severance, deferred compensation and equity benefits) otherwise payable under any Employee Benefit Plan, (3) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits to any extent, or (4) result in the forgiveness in whole or in part of any outstanding loans made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person.

(g) The Financial Statements accurately reflect the Employee Benefit Plans liabilities and accruals for contributions required to be paid under those plans at the respective balance sheet date of such Financial Statements, in accordance with IFRS consistently applied.

Section 2.12 Employee Matters.

(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for any payment to any Governmental Authority with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, workers compensation, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than in accordance with Law or routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of business). There are no claims pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for unemployment compensation benefits or for long term disability. No person currently or previously employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or subcontracted by one of them has been involved in an accident in the course of such employment or subcontracting that would have caused other than minor injury resulting in a complete work disability of less than six (6) days. There have been no claims (settled or unsettled) in connection with occupational injury, accident, illness against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any employee or subcontractor.

(b)(i) No liability has been incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for breach of employment Contracts or consulting Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, nor (ii) has any liability been incurred for severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise accruing from the termination of any employment Contracts and consulting Contracts in each case to the extent that such liability exceeds the mandatory amount provided for under Law. No claims have been made for discrimination or sexual or other harassment, nor are any such claims threatened or pending.

(c) Section 2.12(c)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of employment Contracts of the employees party thereto (“Key Senior Managers”) and key consulting Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, copies of which have been previously provided to Purchaser, or copies of models of which (and consistent in all material respects therewith) have been previously provided to Purchaser. Section 2.12(c)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all collective bargaining agreements already in force or currently being negotiated at the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no labor dispute, strike or work stoppage against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending now.

(d) Section 2.12(d) of the Disclosure Schedule is a true, correct and complete list of the positions, date of commencement of employment and rates of compensation of all employees (regular, temporary, indefinite-term, part-time or otherwise), of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“Workers”), showing each such person’s position, bonuses and fringe benefits for the current fiscal year and the most recently completed fiscal year, severance or termination payment obligations payable in excess of mandatory Law. No Key Senior Manager of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has given notice to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of such Key Senior Manager’s termination of employment or other contractual relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary. To the knowledge of Seller, no such employee has given written notice of its intention to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e) There are no material written personnel manuals, handbooks, policies, rules or procedures currently in effect applicable to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than those set forth in Section 2.12(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, true and complete copies of which have heretofore been provided to Purchaser.

(f) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all Laws in respect of labor and employment and social security (including those related to hiring and employment formalities, terms and conditions of employment, compensation, working time, health and safety, employee representation, lending of personnel (prêt de main d’oeuvre), and nondiscrimination in employment).

(g) There are no claims, disputes, grievances, or controversies pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, involving any Worker, group of Workers, or individual. There are no charges, investigations, administrative proceedings or formal complaints of discrimination (including discrimination based upon sex, age, marital status, race, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status) pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pertaining to any Worker.

(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has at any time taken any action that would constitute a dismissal for economic reasons, a mass layoff, or a plant closing resulting in the termination of 10 or more employees under the same reduction in force plan.

(i) There is no employment status claim pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, from any person working or having worked under a non-employment status for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(j) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary employs or has employed any individual in the United States or any of its territories.

(k) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries subject thereto complies and has complied, in all material respects, with the French Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 on information technology, data and freedom”, as well as all other Laws and contractual obligations relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal data, including Laws relating to maintaining data bases with personal data.

Section 2.13 Related Party Transactions.

Neither Seller, nor any officer or director, has or has had, directly or indirectly, (a) any interest in any third party which furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services, products or technology that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries furnishes or sells, (b) any interest in any third party that purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any goods or services or (c) any interest in any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; provided, however, that ownership of no more than one percent of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded company shall not be deemed to be an “interest in any entity” for purposes of this Section 2.13.

Section 2.14 Insurance.

Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all policies of insurance and indemnity bonds issued at the request or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all of which are in full force and effect. There is no material claim pending under any of such policies or bonds. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries benefiting therefrom is in material compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds. To the knowledge of Seller, there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such policies or bonds.

Section 2.15 Compliance with Laws; Certain Business Practices.

(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with, is not in material violation of, and has not received, nor to the knowledge of Seller is there any Basis for, any notices of material violation with respect to, any Laws or Permits with respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its business. No event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that is likely (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) to constitute, or result directly or indirectly in, a default under, a material breach or violation of, or a failure to comply with, any Laws or Permits with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the ownership or operation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company or a Subsidiary of it owns or possesses all material Permits that are necessary to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted.

(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director, officer, employee, agent or other Person acting on behalf or for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary, has made, given or offered, directly or indirectly, any unlawful financial or other advantage, contribution, gift, bribe, payoff, kickback or unlawful payment to any French, U.K., U.S. or foreign government official or employee, or taken any other action, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, applicable French Law in relation to anti-corruption matters, including the French Anti-Corruption Act no. 2007-1598 of November 13, 2007, the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in Business Transactions of 1997 (the “OECD Convention”), and any Law implementing the OECD Convention, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law.

(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director, officer, employee, agent or other Person acting on behalf or for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary, has directly or indirectly (i) given or agreed to give any corrupt payment, gift, financial or other advantage, or similar benefit to any customer or supplier of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to any employee of any Governmental Authority; (ii) paid, offered, promised, authorized or agreed to give, any monies, gift, financial or other advantage, or other thing of value or benefit to (a) any official or employee of any Governmental Authority (including an official or employee of any public international organization or of any business or enterprise owned or partially owned by a Governmental Authority), (b) any political party, or any employee or other Person acting on behalf thereof, or (c) any candidate for a political position or any political subdivision, in each case for the purpose of improperly influencing any act or decision of any such Person described in clauses (a)-(c) (including a decision to not comply with any official duties), inducing any such Person described in clauses (a)-(c) to act or fail to act in violation of his/her legal duties, or inducing the improper performance of a relevant function or activity, or causing any such Person described in clauses (a)-(c) to influence any act or decision of any Governmental Authority in order to obtain or retain business, or an advantage in the conduct of business, or direct business toward any Person; (iii) given or agreed to give any corrupt payment, gift, financial or other advantage, or similar benefit to any other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Company or any Subsidiary or assist the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any actual or, the knowledge of Seller, any proposed transaction relating to their respective businesses; or (iv) solicited, accepted or received any monies, payment, gift, financial or other advantage, or similar benefit, from any Person described above, for any improper purpose. Each transaction in connection with the Company or any Subsidiary is properly and accurately recorded on the books and records of the Company and such Subsidiary, and each document upon which entries in the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s books and records are based is complete and accurate in all material respects.

(d) Section 2.15(d) of the Disclosure Schedule sets out a list of all grants or subsidies from any Governmental Authority of which the Company or its Subsidiaries are beneficiaries and of which the amount thereof is greater than €25,000 per grant or subsidy. To the extent required by IFRS, all grants or subsidies from any Governmental Authority of which the Company or its Subsidiaries are beneficiaries are accurately reflected in the Financial Statements for the applicable periods thereof.

(e) None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or employees is currently sanctioned under any of the Sanctions and Export Control Laws, or is located in a Sanctioned Country.

(f) During the past five years, there have been no contracts, agreements or other transactions between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or employees acting in those capacities, on the one hand, and any Sanctioned Country or any territory, person, or entity sanctioned under any of the Sanctions and Export Control Laws or any person or entity in those Sanctioned Countries or territories, on the other hand, except in each case to the extent that such contract, agreement or other transaction complies with applicable Law.

(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or employees acting in those capacities has received any written or other notice or been charged with the violation of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws, or is under investigation with respect to the violation of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws.

Section 2.16 Minute Books.

The minute books of the Company and its Subsidiaries are properly maintained in accordance with all applicable Law. The minute books of the Company and the French Subsidiaries are accurate and complete in all material respects and in the possession of the relevant entity, and the minute books of the other Subsidiaries reasonably reflect the necessary corporate activity of such Subsidiaries as required by Law and such minute books are in the possession of the relevant entity.

Section 2.17 Customers.

Section 2.17 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of the top 10 customers of each business unit of the Company (the “Customers”). No Customer has canceled or otherwise terminated its relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of Seller, no Customer has given written notice of its intention to cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (a) received any notice or other communication from any Customer that such customer will not continue as a customer of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Purchaser after the Closing or that such customer has given written notice of its intention to terminate or materially modify existing Contracts with the Company, its Subsidiaries or Purchaser or (b) received any written complaint regarding the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ products or services.

Section 2.18 Material Contracts.

(a) Set forth in Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, is a list of all Contracts (the “Material Contracts”) to which, as of the date of this Agreement, either Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or beneficiary (other than employment contracts, usual utility contracts (e.g., telephone, electricity, etc.), commercial leases and insurance policies and

(i) which have been entered into since January 1, 2009 with suppliers and/or clients and involving, in each case, costs or revenue for a total amount greater than €2,000,000 for any given fiscal year (in the event the contract is performed in France) or greater than €1,000,000 for any given fiscal year (in the event the contract is performed outside of France) for the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby acknowledged that the €2,000,000 and €1,000,000 thresholds will be appreciated on a contract by contract basis to determine whether the foregoing amounts have been exceeded and that a series of contracts entered into with the same supplier/client will not be deemed to constitute one single contract for the purpose of determining whether the foregoing amounts have been exceeded;

(ii) which are fixed-term contracts, the remaining term of which exceeds thirty-six (36) months and which by its terms involve, in each case, costs or revenue for a total amount greater than €1,000,000 in 2010, 2011 or for any given fiscal year of the remaining term;

(iii) which relate to any governmental (including regional or departmental) or supra-governmental subsidies or grants, relating to photovoltaic activities and exceeding €25,000 per subsidy or grant;

(iv) existing guarantees, comfort letters or other commitments related to financial support, which have been duly authorized by the Company, issued by the Company as security for the obligations of such Subsidiary towards a third party (or, conversely, issued by such Subsidiary as security for the obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries towards a third party);

(v) any research and development Contracts;

(vi) any Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of assets material to the business (except for the sale of products in the ordinary course of business and the sale of the Excluded Assets) or any interest in any business enterprise;

(vii) any Contract which has been entered into since January 1, 2007 with any Governmental Authority other than with respect to tender offers or purchase orders less than €1,000,000;

(viii) any Contract that requires the Company to purchase its total requirements of any product or service from a third party or that contain minimum volume commitments or “take or pay” provisions;

(ix) any Contract relating to the settlement of any Action;

(x) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is lessee or user of real property and for which the annual rent is greater than €100,000; or

(xi) which impose competition limitations or restrictions on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under French Law, European Union Law, or any other applicable Law containing covenants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a) not to compete in any geographical area, or (b) which grants to any third party any exclusivity with respect to any geographic territory, any customer, or any product or service.

(b) All of the Material Contracts are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to the best knowledge of Seller, the other parties thereto, in full force and effect and, each Material Contract will continue to be legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge of Seller, the other parties thereto, in full force and effect after Closing. There does not exist under any Material Contract any event of default or event or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material violation, breach or event of default thereunder on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto. Neither Seller nor either of the Company and its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, or to Seller’s knowledge, any other notice, of the intention of any party to terminate any Material Contract.

Section 2.19 Property.

(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.

(b) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has good title to, or, in the case of leased or licensed properties and assets, effective leasehold or license interests in, all tangible properties and assets, real, personal and mixed, necessary and used by them in their business, free and clear of any material Encumbrances.

(c) The assets and properties owned, leased or licensed by the Company or its Subsidiaries which are necessary and used in their business are in good condition and repair in all material respects (subject to normal wear and tear).

(d) All payments required to be made by the Company pursuant to the real property that is taken by it on lease or license have been duly paid and the Company is not in default in performing any of its material obligations under any Contract with respect to such real property.

(e) The Company has not sub-leased or sub-licensed, or otherwise granted to any Person, the right to use or occupy any real property.

(f) All construction work carried out by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been completed in compliance with all applicable administrative authorizations and the applicable regulations; all sums, including taxes, duties or contributions due by reason of the construction, or the letting of the properties, which were required to be paid prior to the date hereof, have been fully paid.

Section 2.20 Environmental Matters.

(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries possesses all environmental approvals, declarations, consents or permits (collectively, “Environmental Permits”) necessary, as the case may be, to the conduct of their activities as presently conducted.

(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with, is not in material violation of, and has not received any notices of material violation with respect to, any Laws in relation with the protection of the environment or Environmental Permits.

(c) The consummation of this Agreement will not lead to the reconsideration, modification, or alteration of any right under or withdrawal of any Environmental Permit possessed by the Company or by any of its Subsidiaries.

(d) No event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that is likely (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) to constitute, or result directly or indirectly in, a default under, a material breach or violation of, or a failure to comply, in any material way, with, any Laws in relation with the protection of the environment or Environmental Permits with respect to the conduct or operation of its activities.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any complaint, notice, injunctions, demand from any Governmental Authority or, to the knowledge of Seller, from any third party alleging any private nuisance, harm to the environment or property right infringement on environmental, health and safety or public health grounds.

(f) To the knowledge of Seller, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material ways with all applicable Laws and Environmental Permits in relation with the protection of the environment including in respect of the disposal of all waste generated in connection with the conduct or operation of their activities at its sites, whether owned or leased, or at any third party’s properties.

Section 2.21 Product Warranty.

Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries complies and has complied in all material respects with its obligations to satisfy warranty claims. Set forth in Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule is a copy of the standard terms and conditions of sale and lease for the Company and the Subsidiary (including applicable guarantee, warranty and indemnity provisions). No Company Product manufactured, sold, leased or delivered by either the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any guarantee, warranty or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale and lease shown in Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule.

Section 2.22 Brokers and Finders.

No Person has acted as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Seller or the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the negotiations relating to the Transactions, and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or similar payment in respect thereof from the Company, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates based in any way on any agreement, arrangement or understanding made by or on behalf of Seller or the Company.

Section 2.23 Absence of Anti-Trust Liabilities.

Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in respect of their past and current business subject to any order of or investigation by, or has received any request for information under competition or trade regulation law in relation to matters which are still current and, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in respect of their past and current business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable competition and trade regulation laws, regulations or orders issued under any such laws, and there is no fact likely to give rise to such an order, investigation or request.

Section 2.24 No Other Warranties.

Seller does not make any representations or warranties to Purchaser other than those specifically provided in this Article II. In particular, Seller does not make any representations or warranties to Purchaser with respect to

financial forecasts, nor to the profitability or the future results of the Company or its Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.24 is intended to limit or otherwise modify the representations and warranties made in this Article II.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller and the Company on the date hereof and (as provided in Section 5.2(a)) as of the Closing Date as follows:

Section 3.1 Organization and Power.

Purchaser (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business (to the extent required by local Law) and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

Section 3.2 Authorization; Enforceability.

Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by Purchaser have been duly authorized by all requisite action and no further action is required on the part of Purchaser to authorize this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, represents the legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws now and hereunder in effect relating to the rights of creditors generally and (b) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

Section 3.3 Non-contravention.

(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by Purchaser do not and will not (1) conflict with, result in or constitute any violation of or default under (with or without notice, lapse of time or both), give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, renegotiation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under or require consent, approval or waiver from any Person in accordance with any provision of the organizational documents of Purchaser, (2) conflict with, result in or constitute a material violation of or default under (with or without notice, lapse of time or both), give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, renegotiation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss or modification of any benefit under or require consent, approval or waiver from any Person in accordance with any Contract, Permit or Law applicable to Purchaser, or (3) otherwise have an adverse effect upon the ability of Purchaser to consummate the Transactions.

(b) No Permit or Order of, or registration or filing with or declaration or notification to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Purchaser in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Related Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 3.4 Absence of Litigation.

There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective assets or properties in respect of the proposed Transactions; there is no Order against Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective assets or properties in respect of the proposed Transactions.

Section 3.5 Brokers and Finders.

No Person has acted as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Purchaser or its respective Affiliates in connection with the negotiations relating to the Transactions, and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or similar payment in respect thereof from Seller or any of its respective Affiliates based in any way on any agreement, arrangement or understanding made by or on behalf of Purchaser or its Affiliates.

ARTICLE IV

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 4.1 Conduct of Business of the Company.

From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination hereof and the Closing Date:

(a) Seller shall procure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries conduct its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course, en bon père de famille and in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted (except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Purchaser);

(b) Seller shall procure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (1) pay all of its debts and Taxes when due, except to the extent such debts or Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves according to IFRS have been established, (2) pay or perform its other obligations when due, and (3) uses commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to (A) preserve intact its present business organizations, and (B) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with it;

(c) Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that the Company shall have delivered or made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of each Contract in effect between the Company and any foreign sales agent or foreign sales representative thereof to the extent such Contracts have not previously been provided to Purchaser; and

(d) Seller shall procure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, promptly notify Purchaser (1) of any change, occurrence or event not in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (2) of any change, occurrence or event which, in respect of either (1) or (2) above, individually or in the aggregate with any other changes, occurrences and events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or which is reasonably likely to cause any of the conditions in Article V not to be satisfied.

Section 4.2 Restrictions on Conduct of Business of the Company.

Without limiting the generality or effect of Section 4.1, from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination hereof and the Closing, Seller shall procure that neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, cause or permit any of the following (except to the extent expressly provided otherwise herein, as expressly consented to in writing by Purchaser or as required by applicable Law (in which case Seller will notify Purchaser before taking any such action)):

(a) Cause or permit any amendments to its organizational documents;

(b) Declare or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any of its issued capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock;

(c) Terminate or amend any Material Contract otherwise in accordance with its current terms or enter into any Material Contract not in the ordinary course of business or enter into any Contract with warranty or indemnity provisions which are inconsistent with the standard terms set forth in Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule;

(d) Issue or grant any securities or agree to issue or grant any securities;

(e) Other than in the ordinary course of business, hire or terminate the employment or engagement of any employees, consultants or independent contractors; enter into, or extend the term of, any employment or consulting Contract with any Person; or increase the salaries, wage rates or fees of any employees, consultants or independent contractors;

(f) Make any loans or advances to, or any investments in or capital contributions to, any Person, or forgive or discharge in whole or in part any outstanding loans or advances, other than advances to employees and consultants for travel and other expenses in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or create, extend, grant or issue any Encumbrance over any of its properties or assets (other than in the ordinary course of business in connection with the license or sale of any of the Company’s products or services to customers;

(h) Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee any debt securities of others;

(i) Enter into any operating lease pursuant to which the Company’s aggregate obligations exceed €250,000;

(j) Pay, discharge or satisfy, in an amount in excess of €500,000 in any one case or €1,000,000 in the aggregate, any claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise arising otherwise than in the ordinary course of business and not in violation of this Agreement), other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements, including Company Indebtedness and upon prior notice to Purchaser;

(k) Make any capital expenditures or commitments, capital additions or capital improvements or enter into any capital leases except currently budgeted amounts not to exceed €100,000 per project or series of related projects;

(l) Reduce the amount of any insurance coverage provided by existing insurance policies;

(m) Adopt any employee or compensation benefit plan, including any share purchase, share issuance or stock option plan, or amend any compensation, benefit, entitlement, grant or award provided or made under any such plan, except in each case as required by Law, or pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any employee or non-employee director (other than payments that are triggered by the Transactions and/or that are disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule), or increase the salaries or wage rates of its employees other than in the ordinary course of business, or add any new non-employee members to the board of directors or similar governing body of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(n) Grant any severance or termination pay to any Person or amend or modify any existing severance or termination agreement with any Person, other than in the ordinary course of business;

(o) Commence an Action other than (1) for the routine collection of bills or (2) in such cases where it in good faith determines that failure to commence an Action would result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of its business, provided that in respect of (2) above Seller consults with Purchaser to the extent practicable before the filing of such Action;

(p) Acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any company, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to its business other than in the ordinary course of business;

(q) Make any change in accounting or Tax principles, practices or policies from those utilized in the preparation of the Financial Statements, make any write-off or write-down of or made any determination to write-off or write-down any of its assets and properties, or make any material change in its general pricing practices or policies or any material change in its credit or allowance practices or policies;

(r) Make or change any election in respect of Taxes, file any amendment to a Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement in respect of Taxes, settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes; or

(s) Take or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in the foregoing clauses of this Section 4.2, or any action which could reasonably be expected to make any of Seller’s representations or warranties contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect or prevent Seller from performing in all material respects or cause Seller not to perform in any material respect one or more covenants required hereunder to be performed by it.

Section 4.3 Post-Signing Actions.

(a) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement Seller, shall take such steps as are necessary to transform the Company from a société anonyme to a société par actions simplifiée form of company under French law, and undertake such other regularizations of the Company’s situation as are described therein. Such transformation shall be approved by Seller in its capacity as shareholder of the Company as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

(b) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, Seller shall take such steps as are necessary to cause the Company to acquire from Seller Seller’s Carling module assembly subsidiary (“Total Solaire France”) which shall have been capitalized with at least €10 million in net assets, and otherwise on the terms set forth in Schedule 4.3(b) hereto. Such acquisition shall have been completed and become effective as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

(c) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, Seller shall make commercially reasonable efforts to cause the liabilities of the Company in respect of the Excluded Assets, as described in Schedule 4.3(c), to be transferred out of the Company (the “Other Overseas Liabilities”).

(d) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, Seller shall take such steps as are necessary to acquire the Shares from the holders thereof. Such acquisition shall be completed as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

Section 4.4 Access to Information.

(a) Until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall procure that (1) the Company will afford Purchaser and its accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to (A) all of the properties, books, contracts, commitments and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (B) all other information concerning the business, intellectual property, properties and personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries as Purchaser may reasonably request, and (2) the Company will provide to Purchaser and its accountants, counsel and other representatives true, correct and complete copies of internal financial statements promptly upon request.

(b) Subject to Law, until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall procure that the Company will cause the officers, counsel or other representatives or it and its Subsidiaries to promptly notify Purchaser of, and to confer from time to time as requested by Purchaser with one or more representatives of Purchaser during ordinary business hours to discuss, any material changes or developments in the operational matters of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the general status of the ongoing business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. If Purchaser requests further information or investigation of the Basis of any potential violations of Law, including Laws related to export control and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Seller shall procure that the Company shall cooperate with such request and shall make available any personnel or experts engaged by the Company necessary to accommodate such request.

(c) No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation in accordance with this Section 4.4 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein, the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto to consummate the Transactions or any party’s rights hereunder (including rights under Article VII).

(d) After the Closing Date, Purchaser shall grant to Seller, and shall procure that the Company shall grant to Seller, reasonable co-operation, access (including the right to take copies at Seller’s own cost), and staff assistance, as needed, during normal business hours and after a reasonable prior notice has been given by Seller and the Company and its Subsidiaries, with respect to books of account, books, records, accounts, other financial data, or records relating to the business, employees, tax matters or operations of the Company relating to the Company (the “Records”) prior to the Closing Date, as may be necessary for Seller (i) to prepare its tax returns and financial statements or (ii) to manage and handle its tax or social security audits or investigations. The foregoing undertakings will survive until the later of (i) the expiry of a period of two (2) years from the Closing Date (plus any additional time during which Seller has been advised that there is an on-going tax or social security (or equivalent) audit with respect to periods prior to the Closing, or such period is otherwise open to assessment) or (ii) the expiry of the applicable statutory period to retain the Records, and to the extent that it will not interfere with the disclosing party’s conduct of its business. Purchaser (on behalf of the Company and Subsidiaries) agrees to keep the Records reasonably accessible, and not to destroy or otherwise dispose of the Records for the duration provided for in the previous sentence without the prior written consent of Seller (which shall have the opportunity to remove and retain any of the Records or copies thereof at its own costs).

Section 4.5 Confidentiality.

The parties acknowledge that Purchaser and Seller executed a mutual nondisclosure agreement dated August 2, 2011 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which will continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

Section 4.6 Public Announcements.

No party hereto shall, nor shall they permit their respective stockholders, officers, counsel, advisors, employees and any other representatives to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or other disclosure with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions without prior approval of the other party hereto, except as and to the extent disclosure is required by the Company’s stockholders to their respective Tax or financial advisors for purposes of complying with such stockholders’ Tax obligations or other reporting obligations under Law (including stock exchange regulations) arising out of the Transactions.

Section 4.7 Consents; Cooperation; Use of Names.

(a) Purchaser and Seller will take commercially reasonable actions necessary to (1) comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on it with respect to the consummation of the Transactions, (2) promptly cooperate with and furnish information to any party hereto necessary in connection with any such requirements imposed upon such other party in connection with the consummation of the

Transactions, and (3) obtain (and cooperate with the other parties hereto in obtaining) any consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or any registration, declaration or filing with, any Person, required to be obtained or made in connection with the Transactions.

(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, but in any event no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days from the Closing Date, Purchaser shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to remove or cover the name “Total” and any trademarks, trade names, brandmarks, brand names, trade dress or logos relating to such name from all signs, billboards, advertising materials, telephone listings, labels, stationery, office forms, packaging or other materials of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Purchaser shall not otherwise permit the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to use such names or any trademark, trade name, brandmark, brand name, trade dress or logo relating to or confusingly similar to such names in connection with their businesses.

Section 4.8 No Solicitation.

From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and shall procure that the Company will not and will cause the officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, representatives, agents and Affiliates of Seller and the Company not to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate, facilitate, seek, entertain, encourage or support any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than Purchaser) in respect of an Acquisition Transaction; (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations or enter into any agreement with, or provide any non-public information to, any Person (other than Purchaser) in respect of an Acquisition Transaction; or (c) accept any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Purchaser) in respect of an Acquisition Transaction. Upon execution of this Agreement, Seller shall, and procure that the Company will, and will cause the officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, representatives, agents and Affiliates of Seller and the Company to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing direct or indirect discussions with any Person (other than Purchaser) that are in respect of an Acquisition Transaction. From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Closing Date, Seller shall, and procure that the Company will, and will cause the officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, representatives, agents and Affiliates of Seller and the Company to, promptly (and in no event later than 24 hours after receipt thereof) notify Purchaser orally and in writing of any proposal, offer, inquiry or notice concerning an Acquisition Transaction or that would reasonably be expected to lead to a proposal relating to any Acquisition Transaction, or any request for information from a Person in respect of an Acquisition Transaction or that would reasonably be expected to lead to a proposal relating to any Acquisition Transaction (including the identity of the Person making or submitting such proposal, offer or request, and the material terms thereof (including a copy of any written proposal, offer or request)) that is received by Seller, or representative of Seller. Seller shall, and procure that the Company will keep Purchaser informed on a reasonably current basis (and, in any event, within 24 hours) of the status and details of any material modifications to any such proposal, offer or request. “Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction involving (1) the sale, license, disposition or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of the business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (2) the issuance, disposition or acquisition of (A) any shares or other equity security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (B) any option, call, warrant or right (whether or not immediately exercisable) to acquire any shares or other equity security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (C) any security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares or other equity security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (3) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business venture, joint venture, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Company that if consummated would result in any Person (other than Purchaser) beneficially owning 10 percent or more of any class of shares in the capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 4.9 Notification.

From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1, (1) Seller shall and shall procure that the Company and its Subsidiaries shall, notify

Purchaser promptly after becoming aware of any matter hereafter arising or any information obtained after the date hereof that, if existing, occurring or known at or before the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Disclosure Schedule or that is required to be disclosed in order that such schedule be complete and correct, (2) each party will notify the other party promptly of the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event whose occurrence or non-occurrence would be likely to cause either (A) any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, (B) any condition of the other party set forth herein to be unsatisfied in any material respect, or (C) any material failure of such notifying party, any Affiliate of such notifying party or any of their respective representatives to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder. No provision of, and no information provided under, this Section 4.9 will, or will be deemed to, limit, modify or otherwise affect any representation or warranty contained herein, the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto to consummate the Transactions or any party’s rights hereunder.

Section 4.10 Expenses.

All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions (including the fees and expenses of advisers, accountants and legal counsel) shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.

Section 4.11 Employee Non-Solicitation.

From and after the date hereof and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its subsidiaries (other than the Company) to, directly or indirectly solicit, recruit, hire or attempt to hire (whether as an employee or as a consultant in each case) any Key Senior Manager of the Company without the prior written consent of Purchaser (other than by publishing general recruitment advertisements not specifically targeted at such employees).

Section 4.12 Other Agreements.

(a) Purchaser has provided Seller with all information of which it has actual knowledge as of the date hereof and which it believes would reasonably be expected to constitute a material breach of, or inaccuracy in, any of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Article II. Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts prior to Closing to provide Seller with all information of which it obtains actual knowledge until and to the Closing Date that it believes would reasonably be expected to constitute a material breach of, or inaccuracy in, any of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Article II.

(b) Seller has provided Purchaser with all information of which it has actual knowledge as of the date hereof and which it believes would reasonably be expected to constitute a material breach of, or inaccuracy in, any of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Article II. Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts prior to Closing to provide Purchaser with all information of which it obtains actual knowledge until and to the Closing Date that it believes would reasonably be expected to constitute a material breach of, or inaccuracy in, any of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Article II.

(c) Immediately following the Closing, Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly implement its legally required and reasonably prudent compliance programs at the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Section 4.13 Further Assurances.

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto will use commercially reasonable efforts, and will cooperate with each other parties hereto, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, appropriate or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions, including the satisfaction of the

respective conditions set forth in Article V. Without limiting the foregoing and subject to the terms of this Agreement, if an Order preventing the consummation of any of the Transactions will have been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, each party hereto will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Order lifted. Each party hereto, at the reasonable request of the other parties hereto, will execute and deliver such documents and do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary or reasonably desirable for effecting completely the consummation of the Transactions.

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

Section 5.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party.

The respective obligations of each party to consummate the Transactions will be subject to the satisfaction at or before the Closing of each of the following conditions, which to the extent permitted by Law may be waived in a written agreement of Seller and Purchaser:

(a) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No Order or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Transactions will be in effect, nor will any Action brought by a Governmental Authority seeking any of the foregoing be pending or threatened. No action taken by any Governmental Authority, and no statute, rule, regulation or Order will have been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Transactions, which makes the consummation of the Transactions illegal.

(b) Governmental Approvals. Purchaser will have timely obtained from each Governmental Authority all approvals, waivers and consents, if any, necessary for consummation of, or in connection with, the Transactions.

(c) Closing of the Private Placement. The closing of the Private Placement, including the receipt of the proceeds by Purchaser thereunder, shall have occurred, or shall occur concurrently with the Closing hereunder.

Section 5.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Seller.

The obligations of Seller to consummate the Transactions will be subject to the satisfaction, or written waiver by Seller, at or before the Closing of each of the following conditions (each such condition being solely for the benefit of Seller and capable of being waived by Seller at its sole discretion without notice, liability or obligation to any Person):

(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Purchaser. Each of the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement that is qualified by reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect will be true and correct, and each of the other representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects, as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as if made on that date (except in any case that representations and warranties that expressly speak as of a specified date or time need only be true and correct or true and correct in all material respects, as applicable, as of such specified date or time). Purchaser will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it at or before the Closing.

(b) Receipt of Closing Deliveries. Seller will have received each of the agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to it at or before the Closing as set forth in Exhibit A, and all such agreements, instruments and other documents will continue to be effective and will not have been revoked by the Persons executing same.

Section 5.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser.

The obligations of Purchaser to consummate the Transactions will be subject to the satisfaction, or written waiver by Purchaser, at or before the Closing of each of the following conditions (each such condition being solely for the benefit of Purchaser and capable of being waived by Purchaser at its sole discretion without notice, liability or obligation to any Person):

(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller. Subject to Section 4.8, each of the representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement that is qualified by reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect will be true and correct, and each of the other representations and warranties made by Seller and the Company in this Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as if made on that date (except in any case that representations and warranties that expressly speak as of a specified date or time need only be true and correct or true and correct in all material respects, as applicable, as of such specified date or time). Seller will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by Seller and the Company at or before the Closing.

(b) Receipt of Closing Deliveries. Purchaser will have received each of the other agreements, instruments and other documents required to have been delivered to it at or before the Closing as set forth in Exhibit A, and all such agreements, instruments and other documents will continue to be effective and will not have been revoked by the Persons executing same.

(c) Injunctions or Restraints on Conduct of Business. No Order or other legal or regulatory provision limiting or restricting Purchaser’s ownership, conduct or operation of the business of the Company following the Closing Date will be in effect, nor will any Action or request for additional information before any Governmental Authority seeking any of the foregoing, seeking to obtain from Purchaser or the Company or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Transactions any damages, or seeking any other relief that, following the Closing, could reasonably be expected to materially limit or restrict the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to own and conduct the assets and businesses owned and conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before the Closing, be pending or threatened.

(d) No Material Adverse Change. There will not have occurred any event or condition of any character that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company since the date of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

Section 6.1 Termination.

At any time before the Closing, this Agreement may be terminated as follows:

(a) by mutual written consent duly authorized by the respective boards of directors of Purchaser (or a committee thereof) and Seller;

(b) by either Purchaser or Seller, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before March 31, 2012 (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.1(b) shall not be available to any party that is in material breach of this Agreement and such breach of this Agreement has resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date; or

(c) by either Purchaser or Seller, if (1) there is a final non-appealable Order in effect preventing consummation of the Closing or any of the Transactions or (2) there is any statute, rule, regulation or Order enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the Transactions by any Governmental Authority that would make consummation of the Closing or any of the Transactions illegal.

Any party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(b) through (c) will give notice of such termination to the other party.

Section 6.2 Effect of Termination.

If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 6.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Purchaser, Seller or the Company or their respective officers, directors, stockholders or Affiliates; provided, however, that each party hereto shall remain liable for any breaches of this Agreement that occurred before its termination, and, provided further, that Section 4.5, Section 4.6, Section 4.10, Section 4.11, Section 6.2 and Article VIII shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years following termination.

Section 6.3 Amendment.

Subject to applicable Law, the parties hereto may amend this Agreement at any time in accordance with an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

Section 6.4 Extension; Waiver.

Any party hereto may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. At any time after the Closing, Seller and Purchaser may, to the extent legally allowed, (1) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (2) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to Purchaser (in the case of a waiver by Purchaser) or made to Seller and the Company (in the case of a waiver by Seller) herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (3) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of Purchaser (in the case of a waiver by Purchaser) or made to Seller or the Company (in the case of a waiver by Seller). Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. Without limiting the generality or effect of the preceding sentence, no delay in exercising any right under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of such right, and no waiver of any breach or default will be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default of the same or any other provision in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto acknowledge the time periods provided for in this Agreement that apply to the exercise of certain rights and expressly accept the consequences resulting from the failure to comply with such time periods, including if such a failure results in the loss of any right for any party.

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 7.1 Indemnification.

(a) From and after the Closing Date, subject to this Article VII, Seller will indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser or the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company incurring such Loss (each of the foregoing, a “Purchaser Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims and suits, settlements, and related costs and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation, settlement and defense, legal and consulting fees and alternative dispute resolution and court costs, and any interest costs or penalties but not including loss of profits (manque à gagner) or loss of opportunity (perte de chance) (collectively, “Losses”) actually and directly incurred by a Purchaser Indemnified Person arising out of, related to or resulting from the following:

(i) any failure of any representation, warranty or certification made by Seller in this Agreement or in the certificate required to be delivered to Purchaser by Seller at Closing in accordance with Section 5.3(a) to be true and correct in accordance with their terms on the date hereof and on the Closing Date as if made on such date; provided that the determination of whether any such representation, warranty or certification that is qualified by “material,” or “in all material respects” or any similar term or limitation is so true and correct and the amount of Losses arising out of related to or resulting from such failure each will be made as if “material” or “in all material respects,” or similar terms were not included therein; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to the meaning of the defined terms, “Material Contracts” and “Material Adverse Effect” or the reference to “material assets” in Section 2.18(a)(vi);

(ii) any breach of or default in connection with any of the covenants or agreements made by Seller in Sections 4.1 or 4.2 hereof;

(iii) the assertion against Seller or the Company of any liability or obligation relating to the Excluded Assets, the Guaranteed Obligations or the Other Overseas Liabilities, including any disbursements, payments, liabilities or obligations resulting from or relating to the Guaranteed Obligations;

(iv) any Taxes attributable to any taxable period ending on or before December 31, 2011 to the extent any such Taxes have not been previously paid by the Company and the Subsidiaries or on their behalf or have not been taken into account in the Working Capital Adjustment;

(v) the termination of the tax group brought about by the EDF Acquisition and the related restructuring involving the French overseas companies;

(vi) the ongoing procedure related to the customs authorities’ investigation results notice dated June 14, 2011 (Avis de résultat d’enquête) providing for custom duties and VAT reassessment;

(vii) the Sun’R Litigation;

(viii) all matters set forth in Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule;

(ix) Seller agrees to indemnify the Company in respect of the Q-Cells Supply Contract in an amount (and such amount shall be considered as Losses hereunder), equal to the amount by which the Average Q-Cells Price is 10 % above the Average Market Price in respect of any applicable six month period, provided that the Seller shall not be under any obligation to indemnify the Purchaser (A) until the cumulative Losses over any period of time reaches €500,000, and thereafter Seller and Purchaser shall each bear 50% of the Losses incurred by the Company in respect thereto which would otherwise have been indemnifiable under this Section,

and (B) if the Purchaser failed to cause the Company to use its best commercial efforts to negotiate with Q-Cells an amendment to the Q-Cells Supply Agreement (or a new agreement in replacement thereof) on terms that would be economically balanced for the Company. Purchaser shall, and shall cause the Company to, keep Seller informed of the progress of the negotiations and the proposed terms of any amendment or new agreement. If Purchaser and Q-Cells fail to reach an agreement as provided in the previous sentence, and litigation results or a settlement is proposed to be entered into between Purchaser and Q-Cells, Purchaser shall bear the first €500,000 of any Losses, and thereafter Seller and Purchaser shall each bear 50% of any Losses, resulting therefrom, provided however that in the event of any proposed settlement, the foregoing shall only apply in the event Seller has given its prior written consent to such settlement; or

(x) any continuation for a period of 30 days after the Closing Date of acts or omissions of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their business as carried on prior to the Closing Date of which Purchaser is not aware at the date hereof or that Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) becomes aware of after the Closing Date, provided that such acts and omissions are corrected promptly upon discovery, where the Company or any Subsidiary, or any director, officer, employee, agent or other Person acting on behalf or for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary, has directly or indirectly (i) given or agreed to give any corrupt payment, gift, financial or other advantage, or similar benefit to any customer or supplier of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to any employee of any Governmental Authority; (ii) paid, offered, promised, authorized or agreed to give, any monies, gift, financial or other advantage, or other thing of value or benefit to (a) any official or employee of any Governmental Authority (including an official or employee of any public international organization or of any business or enterprise owned or partially owned by a Governmental Authority), (b) any political party, or any employee or other Person acting on behalf thereof, or (c) any candidate for a political position or any political subdivision, in each case for the purpose of improperly influencing any act or decision of any such Person described in clauses (a)-(c) (including a decision to not comply with any official duties), inducing any such Person described in clauses (a)-(c) to act or fail to act in violation of his/her legal duties, or inducing the improper performance of a relevant function or activity, or causing any such Person described in clauses (a)-(c) to influence any act or decision of any Governmental Authority in order to obtain or retain business, or an advantage in the conduct of business, or direct business toward any Person; (iii) given or agreed to give any corrupt payment, gift, financial or other advantage, or similar benefit to any other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Company or any Subsidiary or assist the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any transaction relating to their respective businesses; or (iv) solicited, accepted or received any monies, payment, gift, financial or other advantage, or similar benefit, from any Person described above, for any improper purpose.

(b) From and after the Closing Date, subject to this Article VII, Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless Seller (collectively with Purchaser Indemnified Persons, “Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all Losses actually and directly incurred by Seller arising out of, related to or resulting from the following:

(i) any failure of any representation, warranty or certification made by Purchaser in this Agreement or in the certificate required to be delivered to Seller by Purchaser at Closing in accordance with Section 5.2(a) to be true and correct in accordance with their terms on the date hereof and on the Closing Date as if made on such date; or

(ii) any breach of or default in connection with any of the covenants or agreements made by Purchaser in this Agreement.

Section 7.2 Survival; Knowledge.

(a) The representations and warranties of Purchaser and Seller contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement will survive in full force and effect until the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date; provided, however, that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.9 (Intellectual Property), and Section 2.23 (Absence of Anti-Trust Liabilities) will survive for five years and (b) the

representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 (Organization and Power), Section 2.2(a), (b) and (f) (Capitalization; Title to Shares; Subsidiaries), Section 2.3 (Authorization; Enforceability), Section 2.10 (Taxes), Section 2.12 (Employee Matters), Section 2.13 (Related Party Transactions), Section 2.15(c)(i) (Compliance with Laws; Certain Business Practices), Section 2.20 (Environmental Matters), Section 2.22 (Brokers and Finders), Section 3.1 (Organization and Power), Section 3.2 (Authorization; Enforceability) and Section 3.5 (Brokers and Finders) will survive until 45 Business Days following the expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each covenant hereunder will survive the Closing in accordance with its terms.

(b) Purchaser acknowledges that:

(1) Seller was a 50% shareholder of the Company until the acquisition by Seller of the 50% interest of EDF Energies Nouvelles Reparties SA in the Company on October 10, 2011 (the “EDF Acquisition”), the Company and its Subsidiaries have not previously been consolidated in Seller’s consolidated group accounts and they have continued to operate substantially as a stand-alone business since the EDF Acquisition; and

(2) Purchaser has conducted significant due diligence of the Company and the Subsidiaries, and jointly participated in certain interviews of their management and employees with representatives of Seller and in the review and sharing of the available information produced by the Company and its Subsidiaries for this purpose.

In light of the foregoing, and except as otherwise specifically provided in Article II or in the Disclosure Schedule, the parties agree that Seller’s representations and warranties under this Article II are given on the following basis:

(x)

where such representations and warranties in respect of the Company and the French Subsidiaries are qualified by “Seller’s knowledge”, “known to Seller” or words to similar effect in respect of the Company, Seller’s knowledge means the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Section 7.2(b)(2)(x) of the Disclosure Schedule;

(y)

where such representations and warranties in respect of the Subsidiaries other than the French Subsidiaries are qualified by “Seller’s knowledge”, “known to Seller” or words to similar effect in respect of the Company, Seller’s knowledge means the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Section 7.2(b)(2)(y) of the Disclosure Schedule; and

(z)

where any such representations and warranties are not qualified by “Seller’s knowledge”, “known to Seller” or words to similar effect or do not fall within the scope of Seller’s actual knowledge as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, Seller and Purchaser have agreed that Seller shall bear the risk as provided in Article VII in respect thereof regardless of its or Purchaser’s level of knowledge in respect of such matters (except as otherwise provided in Section 7.4(a)(4)).

Section 7.3 Limitations on Indemnification.

(a) Subject to the following sentence, the Indemnified Persons may not recover Losses from Seller in respect of any claim for indemnification under Section 7.1(a)(i) and to the extent specifically provided in Section 7.3(c): (x) unless and until Losses have been incurred, paid or properly accrued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in an aggregate amount greater than €3,000,000 (the “Indemnification Threshold, provided that (i) for the purposes of meeting the Indemnification Threshold all Losses otherwise giving right to indemnification (subject to the threshold set forth in Section 7.3(b) below and except as otherwise provided in Section 7.3(c) below) shall be included, and (ii) once the Indemnification Threshold has been exceeded, the Indemnified Persons will be entitled to recover for all such Losses from the first euro, subject to this Article VII; and (y) it being specified that the total aggregate amount of indemnification of Seller hereunder shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Purchase Price, as the case may be, pursuant to the provisions set forth in this Agreement (the “Indemnification Cap”), provided that to the extent such indemnifiable Losses include Losses arising with respect to a breach of or inaccuracy in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.15(c)(i) (Compliance with Laws; Certain Business Practices), the Indemnification Cap shall be

increased by the amount of Losses attributable to any breach or inaccuracy under such sub-section up to a maximum amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Indemnified Persons will be entitled to recover for, and the Indemnification Threshold and Indemnification Cap will not apply to, any Losses with respect to any breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made in Section 2.1 (Organization and Power), Section 2.2(a), (b) and (f) (Capitalization; Title to Shares; Subsidiaries), Section 2.3 (Authorization; Enforceability), Section 2.10 (Taxes), Section 2.13 (Related Party Transactions), and Section 2.22 (Brokers and Finders) or arising out of fraud or intentional misconduct (“fraude” or “dol”) by Seller, provided that the corresponding total aggregate amount of indemnification shall not in any event exceed the total amount of the Purchase Price, as the case may be, pursuant to the provisions set forth in this Agreement (except in case of fraud or intentional misconduct (“fraude” or “dol”)).

(b) No Indemnified Person shall be entitled to assert any Liability Claim for Losses under Section 7.1(a)(i) or as specifically provided in Section 7.3(c) with respect to any individual item or matter, or items or matters arising out of substantially similar facts and circumstances, unless the amount of Losses with respect to such item(s) or matter(s) exceeds €100,000.

(c) In addition to the limitations in Section 7.3(a) and (b) with respect to Liability Claims under Section 7.1(a)(i): (A) Liability Claims for Losses under clauses (ii), (iv), (vi) and (x) of Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to the threshold described in Section 7.3(b), (B) Liability Claims for Losses under clauses (ii) and (x) of Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to the Indemnification Threshold, (C) Liability Claims for Losses under clauses (ii), (iv), (vi) and (x) of Section 7.1(a) shall be subject to the Indemnification Cap; (D) Liability Claims for Losses under clauses (iii), (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) of Section 7.1(a) shall, together with all other Liability Claims under this Article VII, not exceed the total amount of the Purchase Price; and (E) no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to assert any Liability Claim for Losses under clause (viii) or (ix) of Section 7.1(a) with respect to any individual matter unless the amount of Losses with respect to such matter exceeds €500,000 (in which case no Liability Claim shall be asserted or payable in respect of the amount of Losses up to such €500,000 threshold).

(d) Seller shall not be liable hereunder to the extent a Liability Claim is based on a matter specifically reserved (up to the amount of such reserve) in the Financial Statements or that will be reserved in the consolidated balance sheet and income statement of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and that are taken into account in the determination of the Working Capital Adjustment and as specifically described in the Introduction to the Disclosure Schedule.

(e) Any deficiency assessed by the tax authorities whose effect is solely to shift a Tax liability from one fiscal year to another shall not give rise to indemnification by Seller.

(f) Any indemnification due by an indemnifying party shall be calculated by taking into account the effect of any related Tax savings actually received and benefiting to the Indemnified Person; which for the purposes of any indemnification payment to Purchaser or the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be the effective tax rate of Purchaser for the year such indemnification payment is received.

(g) Any amounts actually received by an Indemnified Person under insurance policies or any other amount compensating the Loss for which the Liability Claim is made shall be deducted (net of any cost of recovery and any related retroactive premium adjustments or the net present value in any related future premium adjustment). If an indemnifying party pays an indemnity in respect of a Loss and the Indemnified Person subsequently recovers all or part of the amount of such indemnity from a third party (including insurance companies), such Indemnified Person, promptly upon recovery thereof, shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the indemnifying party the amount thereby recovered.

(h) Any Loss incurred shall be indemnified only once, notwithstanding the fact that the event giving rise to the indemnifying party’s obligation may originate from an inaccuracy of several of the representations and warranties made under Article II hereof or from one or more other provisions of this Agreement.

(i) If a Liability Claim is based upon a liability which is contingent only, no indemnification shall be due unless and until such liability becomes due and payable.

(j) An Indemnified Person suffering a Loss indemnifiable hereunder shall take, and shall cause its subsidiaries to take, all commercially reasonable actions to mitigate any Losses indemnifiable by another party hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event an Indemnified Person or its subsidiaries is entitled to recover from a third party any sum which could be the subject of a Liability Claim, such Indemnified Person shall or shall cause its subsidiaries to take all reasonable steps in order to enforce its rights against the relevant third party; provided that such Indemnified Person shall not be required to take, or refrain from taking, any action outside the ordinary course of business and nothing herein shall excuse an indemnifying party from its indemnification obligations hereunder unless and until the Indemnified Person shall actually have recovered any amount from the relevant third party.

(k) Seller will not have any right of contribution, right of indemnity or other right or remedy against Purchaser or the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with any indemnification obligation or any other liability to which Seller may become subject under or in connection with this Agreement.

(l) Purchaser’s rights under this Article VII shall not be adversely affected by any investigation conducted, or any knowledge acquired or capable of being acquired, by Purchaser at any time, whether before or after the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Closing, or by the waiver of any condition to Closing.

Section 7.4 Exclusions.

(a) No indemnification shall be due from Seller under this Article VII to the extent of:

(1)

any element, event or fact the cause of which (and for the avoidance of doubt, not the discovery thereof) occurs after the Closing Date;

(2)

any Loss which is consequential or indirect;

(3)

any Loss which results from the entry into force, or change in the applicable Law or change in interpretation on the basis of case law or administrative or regulatory practice after the date of this Agreement; or

(4)

any Loss which results from Purchaser’s breach of Section 4.12(a) provided that Seller is not also in breach of Section 4.12(b) with respect to the same Loss;

(b) No indemnification shall be due from Seller hereunder in respect of a Loss under this Article VII to the extent such Loss results from or has been increased as a result of:

(1)

any action taken by or on behalf of, or omission of, Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (including the Company and its Subsidiaries) after the Closing Date, except with respect to a Liability Claim under Section 7.1(a)(x);

(2)

any change in the Tax and/or accounting practices and methods applied by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (including the Company and its Subsidiaries) after the Closing Date; other than any such changes which are required by Law in effect as of the date hereof or in order to comply with applicable accounting standards (whether GAAP or IFRS) in effect as of the Closing Date; or

(3)

any change in the insurance coverage of the Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date;

Section 7.5 Exclusivity of Remedy.

The indemnification provided in this Article VII shall be the exclusive remedy of the parties under this Agreement, except in the case of any breach or default in connection with any of the covenants or agreements

made by Seller in this Agreement (other than Sections 4.1 and 4.2 to which this Article VII shall be the exclusive remedy), fraud or intentional misconduct (“fraude” or “dol”), and Purchaser hereby waives any rights to rescission it may have.

Section 7.6 Claims for Indemnification.

At any time that an Indemnified Person discovers an event which it believes would reasonably be expected to result in a Loss and desires to claim a Loss under Article VII (a “Liability Claim”), Purchaser will deliver a notice of such Liability Claim (a “Claims Notice”) to Seller within thirty (30) Business Days (other than in respect of possible third-party claims pursuant to Section 7.8 below) of the date on which Purchaser shall have determined that such event would reasonably be expected to result in a Loss. A Claims Notice will (A) be signed by an officer of Purchaser, (B) describe the Liability Claim in reasonable detail and (C) indicate the amount (estimated, if necessary and to the extent feasible) of the Loss that has been or may be paid, suffered, sustained or accrued by the Indemnified Persons. To the extent that the amount of a Loss is not determinable as of the date of delivery of a Claims Notice, Purchaser may deliver a Claims Notice stating the maximum amount of Loss that Purchaser in good faith estimates or anticipates that an Indemnified Person may pay or suffer; provided, however, that Purchaser’s provision of an estimated or anticipated amount of Loss will not limit the Loss recoverable or recovered by an Indemnified Person. No delay in or failure to give a Claims Notice by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to this Section 7.4 will adversely affect any of the other rights or remedies that Purchaser has under this Agreement or alter or relieve Seller of its obligations to indemnify the Indemnified Persons pursuant to this Article VII, except and to the extent that such delay or failure has prejudiced Seller. Seller shall be entitled to make all necessary investigations regarding such event and Purchaser shall provide Seller reasonable access to all documents and persons necessary to carry out such investigation, provided that Seller shall keep confidential any such documentation and information and subject to any privilege of Purchaser, the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect thereto. In the event a claim is brought by Seller against Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.1(b) hereunder, the terms of Sections 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 shall apply as if Purchaser were Seller thereunder, and Seller were the Indemnified Persons, mutatis mutandis.

Section 7.7 Objections to, and Payment of, Claims.

(a) Seller may object to any Liability Claim set forth in such Claims Notice by delivering written notice to Purchaser of Seller’s objection (an “Objection Notice”). Such Objection Notice must describe the grounds for such objection in reasonable detail (and such grounds may include not having been able to conduct or complete its investigation as provided above).

(b) If an Objection Notice is not delivered by Seller to Purchaser within 45 days after delivery by Purchaser of the Claims Notice, such failure to so object will be an irrevocable acknowledgment by each party to this Agreement that the Indemnified Persons are entitled to indemnification under Section 7.1 for the Losses set forth in such Claims Notice in accordance with this Article VII.

(c) If the Claims Notice was delivered by Seller and no Objection Notice was delivered to Purchaser within 45 days of the delivery of the Claims Notice, or an Objection Notice was delivered to Purchaser within 45 days of the delivery of the Claims Notice, but such Objection Notice states that it was, or admits liability, only with respect to a portion of the Losses claimed in the Claims Notice, Seller will deliver to Purchaser as soon as practicable cash having a value equal to (1) the amount of the Losses set forth in such Claims Notice, if no Objection Notice was delivered to Purchaser, or (2) the amount of the portion of the Losses set forth in such Claims Notice to which no objection was made, if an Objection Notice was delivered to Purchaser; provided, however, that, to the extent that the amount of the Losses set forth in the Claims Notice (or portion thereof) is an estimate, Purchaser (on behalf of itself or any other Indemnified Person) will not be so entitled to receive, and Seller will not be required to deliver, funds in respect of such portions of such estimated Losses unless and until the amount of such estimated Losses is finally determined.

Section 7.8 Resolution of Objections to Claims.

(a) If Seller objects in writing to any Liability Claim made in any Claims Notice within 45 days after delivery of such Claims Notice, Seller and Purchaser will attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each such claim. If Seller and Purchaser should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement will be prepared and signed by both parties. Seller will promptly, and in no event later than five Business Days after Seller and Purchaser’s entering into such memorandum, wire transfer to Purchaser immediately available funds equal to the amount of cash agreed to be delivered to Purchaser in the memorandum.

(b) If no such agreement can be reached after good-faith negotiation and after 30 days after delivery of an Objection Notice, either Purchaser or Seller may bring an Action against the other to resolve the dispute in accordance with Section 8.9.

Section 7.9 Third-Party Claims.

(a) If Purchaser receives written notice of a third-party claim which Purchaser believes would reasonably be expected to result in a Loss, Purchaser will notify Seller of such third-party claim with reasonable promptness and in any case no later than twenty (20) Business Days (ten (10) Business Days with regard to Tax matters) after Purchaser or the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of the event or circumstances giving rise to the claim, or within a shorter period if the circumstances so demands (in particular with regard to Tax matters or if urgent action is required). This notification shall include a full and complete copy of any document received from the third-party and any other supporting material relevant to the assessment of the third-party claim in the possession of Purchaser that can readily be provided. Purchaser shall provide Seller the opportunity to take part at its own cost in, but not direct or conduct, any defense of such claim Seller may request that counsel of its choice be involved at its expense in the proceeding alongside counsel to the Company and/or Purchaser. Seller and its counsel will have access to any documentation and information required in connection with the proceeding, provided that they shall keep confidential any such documentation and information and subject to any privilege of Purchaser, the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect thereto. However, no settlement of any kind shall be agreed upon without the prior written consent of Seller. If Seller consents to any such settlement, Seller will not have any power or authority to object to the amount or validity of any claim by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person for indemnity with respect to such settlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, all reasonable costs and expenses of defense and investigation, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Persons in connection with the defense of any such third-party claim, will constitute Losses subject to indemnification under Section 7.1.

(b) The following provisions shall apply in respect of the Sun’R Litigation, Q-Cells Litigation or any litigation arising out of the matters to which Section 7.1(a)(viii) relates (collectively, the “Covered Litigation”) and, in the event Seller determines based on future developments in connection with any of the litigation described in Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, and provided in respect thereof Seller agrees to fully indemnify the Company in such case against any Liability Claim(s) in respect thereto (or as otherwise agreed by the parties), in respect of such relevant Liability Claims (the “Other Litigation Claims”). In respect of the Sun’R Litigation, and within thirty (30) Business Days of serving notice on the Purchaser and the Company of its election to do so in respect of any litigation arising out of the matters to which Section 7.1(a)(ix) relates and/or any Other Litigation Claims, Seller shall be entitled to conduct the defense of such Covered Litigation and/or Other Litigation Claims on its own and at its own expense (which right to conduct said defense shall include the right to control and conduct any discussions or negotiations with any party in respect thereof). In the event of such Seller election, Purchaser shall, or shall procure that the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary shall, present all arguments, submit all pleadings, take all actions, file all counterclaims and more generally cooperate with Seller and the counsel appointed by Seller. In the event of such Seller election, Purchaser shall provide, and shall cause the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary to provide to Seller all information or documents in relation to such litigation and related claims which Seller may reasonably request. In the event of

such Seller election, Purchaser, the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary shall be entitled to retain counsel, at their own expense, to assist in the defense of any claims that Purchaser elects to defend pursuant to this Section 7.9(b). Seller shall consult with Purchaser, the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary about any strategic decision made in connection with the proceedings undertaken for the purpose of defending the interests of Purchaser, the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary pursuant to such Seller election hereunder. Seller shall be entitled to enter into any settlement of any claims in respect of such litigations that Seller elects to defend pursuant to this Section 7.9(b). Unless and until Seller exercises its right under this sub-section in respect of the Q-Cells Litigation and the Other Litigation Claims, Purchaser shall be entitled to such rights as it would have as if such Q-Cells Litigation or Other Litigation Claims were third-party claims governed by Section 7.9(a).

Section 7.10 Seller Obligation to Collect from Collateral Sources.

Seller shall use reasonable commercial efforts to seek indemnification for the benefit of Purchaser from all applicable third party sources (including insurance companies, affiliates or any former stockholders of the Company) with obligations to indemnify Seller in respect of any Losses which may be suffered by Purchaser or the Company, whether or not such Losses would be recoverable hereunder absent the existence of such third party sources.

Section 7.11 Indemnification Payments to the Company.

For the avoidance of doubt, any indemnification payment made hereunder to the Company shall not be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 8.1 Certain Defined Terms.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

“2010 Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

“Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

“Action” means any criminal, judicial, administrative or arbitral action, audit, charge, claim, complaint, demand, grievance, hearing, inquiry, investigation, litigation, mediation, proceeding, citation, summons, subpoena or suit, whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority.

“Affiliate”, when used with reference to any Person, means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such first Person.

“Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

“Average Q-Cells Price” shall mean in respect of each six month period beginning January 1, 2012, the average price required to be paid for purchases under the Q-Cells Supply Contract for such applicable period.

“Average Market Price” shall mean in respect of each six month period beginning January 1, 2012, the average market price for product similar to that under the Q-Cells Supply Contract as quoted in Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance Solar Spot Price Index for multi-crystalline silicon cells for such applicable six-month period and the first six month period shall be computed as from January 1, 2012.

“Basis” means any past or present fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act or transaction that could form the basis for any specific consequence.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in The City of New York or Paris, France.

“Cash and Cash Equivalents” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(f)(iv).

“Claims Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“Closing Date Net Cash” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).

“Closing Date Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).

“Closing Statements Arbiter” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(d).

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

“Company Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

“Company Capital Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

“Company Indebtedness” means long term debts (dettes financiers) including bank overdraft and accrued interest (concours bancaires courants), other borrowings and financial liabilities (emprunts auprès des établissements de crédit et autres emprunts), including net shareholder debt and net intra-group debt, the outstanding principal amount of capitalized leases and non current derivative instruments; all as determined in accordance with IFRS using the same method and methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, and otherwise as described in Schedule 1.3(a).

“Company Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise used or held for use in connection with the operation of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including Company-Owned Intellectual Property.

“Company-Owned Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company.

“Company Products” means all products and service offerings, including all Software, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have been sold, licensed, distributed or otherwise disposed of, or used in connection with service offerings, as applicable, or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries intends to sell, license, distribute or otherwise dispose of, or use in connection with service offerings, in the future, including any products or services offerings under development.

“Company Registered Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).

“Company Source Code” means in relation to any Software owned by the Company, the set of human readable, higher level programming language instructions or statements in which such Software was written (as opposed to object code which are statements in computer or machine code language).

“Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Contract” means any written contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument, license, lease (including real and personal property leases), conditional sale contract, purchase or sales orders, mortgage, undertaking, commitment, understanding, undertaking, option, warrant, calls, contractual rights or other enforceable arrangement or agreement.

“Control” has the meaning given to it in Article L.233-3 of the French Commercial Code. The verb “Control” and the term “Controlled” have the correlative meanings.

“Covered Litigation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(b).

“Current Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(f)(iii).

“Current Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(f)(v).

“Customer” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17.

“Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule dated as of the date hereof and delivered by Seller to Purchaser, and acknowledged as such by them.

“EDF Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b)(1).

“Employee Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, right of others, adverse claim, security interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, third party right or other right or interest, option, lien, charge, any hire purchase, lease or installment purchase agreement, right of first refusal, right of preemption or right to acquire, or other restriction or limitation, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the subject property, other than any restriction or limitation imposed by this Agreement.

“Environmental Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20.

“Excluded Assets” means the assets that have been transferred to the benefit of DAJA 101 pursuant to contribution in kind agreement (traité d’apport partiel d’actif) dated 27 June 2011, it being specified that such contribution in kind has been achieved on 15 September 2011.

“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

“Governmental Authority” means any governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, body, commission or other entity, whether international, multinational, national, regional, state, provincial or of a political subdivision, any court, judicial body, arbitration board or arbitrator with executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative authority; or any instrumentality of any of the foregoing.

“Guaranteed Obligations” means the liabilities retained by the Company in respect of the Excluded Asset, in respect of which counter-guarantees have been granted by EDF ENR and TGEHF (or as the case may be, entities included within the Excluded Assets), as further described in Section 8.1 of the Disclosure Schedule.

“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards and interpretations of those standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and the IFRS Interpretations Committee and their predecessor bodies as adopted by the European Commission.

“Indemnification Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).

“Indemnification Threshold” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).

“Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(b).

“Intellectual Property” means the rights associated with or arising out of any of the following: (1) domestic and foreign patents and patent applications, reduced to practice or made the subject of one or more pending patent applications, together with all improvements, reissuances, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, renewals, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, any identified invention disclosures (“Patents”); (2) trade secret rights and corresponding rights in confidential, other non-public or proprietary information (whether or not patentable), techniques and research in progress including, without this list being limitative, rights in and to any and all ideas, formulas, compositions, inventor’s notes, discoveries and improvements, refinements, data, mask works, know how, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, algorithms, testing information, research and development information, instruction and training manuals, quotations, tables, processes, formulae, drawings, schematics, blueprints, flow charts, models, strategies, prototypes, inventions, invention disclosures, unpatented blueprints, drawings, specifications, designs, concepts, plans, proposals and technical data, show-how and advertising copy, testing procedures and testing results, business and marketing plans, market surveys, market know-how and customer and supplier lists and information (“Trade Secrets”); (3) all copyrights (“droits d’auteurs”) in both published and unpublished works including without limitation all copyrightable works, rights in databases (including sui generis rights on databases), compilations, data collections, Software, “moral” rights (when applicable), and all derivatives, translations, adaptations, and combinations of the above (“Copyrights”); (4) all names indicating the source of goods or services, and other indicia of commercial source or origin and all registrations and applications to register the foregoing as trademarks (“marques”) anywhere in the world and all goodwill associated therewith (“Trademarks”); (5) all Internet electronic addresses, uniform resource locators and alphanumeric designations associated therewith and all registrations for any of the foregoing (“Domain Names”); (6) all Softwares and (7) any similar, corresponding or equivalent registered rights to any of the foregoing such as industrial designs or topography of a semiconductor.

“Interim Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

“Interim Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet included in the Interim Accounts.

“Interim Balance Sheet Date” means November 30, 2011.

“Key Senior Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section Section 2.12(c).

“knowledge of Seller”, “Seller’s knowledge”, “known to Seller” and words to similar effect have the meaning given to them in Section 7.2(b).

“Law” means the law of any jurisdiction, whether international, multilateral, multinational, national, federal, state, provincial, local or common law, an Order or act, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, collective bargaining agreement, extension order or code promulgated by a Governmental Authority.

“Liability Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.

“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

Any reference to an event, change, condition or effect being “material” with respect to any Person means any event, change, condition or effect that is material in relation to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, business, operations or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

“Material Adverse Effect” with respect to any Person means any effect that either alone or in combination with any other effect has, or would reasonably be expected to have change, occurrence or development that has a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, but excluding any effect (a) resulting from changes in law and general economic, political changes or conditions, industry wide changes or conditions, war, terrorism and otherwise generally applicable risks to the extent not affecting the Company and its subsidiaries disproportionately, (b) generally affecting companies in the industry in which it conducts its business, to the extent not affecting the Company and its subsidiaries disproportionately, (c) resulting from any changes to credit markets in general, including changes in interest rates or the availability of financing or changes in governmental subsidies to the extent that such changes do not disproportionately impact the Company, and (d) resulting from the Company’s failure, in and of itself, to meet internal projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period.

“Material Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18.

“Minority Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

“Net Working Capital Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).

“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).

“OECD Convention” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c).

“Order” means any order, decision, ruling, charge, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, award, assessment or binding agreement issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

“Other Litigation Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(b).

“Other Overseas Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(c).

“Permit” means any approval, authorization, consent, franchise, license, permit or certificate by any Governmental Authority.

“Person” means any natural person, general or limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, firm, association or other legal or governmental entity.

“Private Placement” means the transactions contemplated to be entered into between Total Gas & Power USA, SAS and SunPower Corporation pursuant to the Private Placement Agreement dated as of the date hereof between such parties.

“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth Section 1.1.

“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Purchaser Indemnified Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

“Q-Cells” means Q-Cells Aktiengesellschaft.

“Q-Cells Supply Contract” means that certain Supply Contract for Solar Cells Based on Supplier A Quantities by and between Q-Cells and the Company, dated as of April 25, 2006.

“Q-Cells Litigation” means any future litigation in respect of the matter to which Section 7.1(a)(ix) relates.

“Records” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.4(e).

“Registered Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed with, or recorded by any state, government or other public legal authority, including any of the following: (1) issued Patents and Patent applications; (2) Trademark registrations, renewals and applications; (3) Copyright registrations and applications; and (4) Domain Name registrations.

“Related Agreements” means the Private Placement Agreement.

“Sanctioned Countries” means Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Burma (Myanmar), Libya, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).

“Sanctions and Export Control Laws” means all statutory and regulatory requirements under the U.S. Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 1778), the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130), the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and associated executive orders, the Laws implemented by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, anti-boycott regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Section 999 of the Code), all sanctions and export control Laws applicable in France, as well as all Laws equivalent to any of the foregoing in any jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary operates.

“Seller” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

“Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

“Software” means computer programs in any form, including source code and object code, all versions, updates, corrections, enhancements and modifications thereof, and all related documentation, developer notes, comments and annotations.

“Subsidiary” of any Person means any other Person (1) of which the first Person owns directly or indirectly 50 percent or more of the equity interest in the other Person or (2) of which (or in which) an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50 percent of the equity interests of which) is directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by the first Person, by such Person with one or more of its Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries or (3) in which the first Person has the contractual or other power to designate a majority of the board of directors or other governing body.

“Sun’R Litigation” means the Sun’R matter set forth in Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule.

“Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).

“Tax Returns” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).

“Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).

“Transactions” means the transactions to be effected pursuant to this Agreement and the Related Agreements.

“Worker” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

“Working Capital Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).

Section 8.2 Terms Generally; Interpretation.

Except to the extent that the context otherwise requires:

(a) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Subsection, Exhibit, Schedule or Recitals, such reference is to an Article, Section or Subsection of, an Exhibit or Schedule or the Recitals to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;

(b) the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;

(c) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” (or similar terms) are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(d) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

(e) any gender-specific reference in this Agreement include all genders;

(f) the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms;

(g) a reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation will include any modification, amendment or re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation.

(h) if any action is to be taken by any party hereto pursuant to this Agreement on a day that is not a Business Day, such action will be taken on the next Business Day following such day;

(i) references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns;

(j) unless indicated otherwise, (i) mathematical calculations contemplated hereby will be made to the fifth decimal place, but payments will be rounded to the nearest whole cent, after aggregating all payments to such party, and (ii) the use of commas in numbers shall be as thousands separators and the use of periods shall be as decimal separators;

(k) “ordinary course of business” (or similar terms) will be deemed followed by “consistent with past practice” except to the extent such reference relates to new business initiatives such as participating in tenders for projects in South Africa and with the CRE (Commission de la Régulation de l’Energie);

(l) The word “will” shall include the same contractual force as the word “shall”;

(m) the parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting hereof; if any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision hereof; no prior draft of this Agreement nor any course of performance or course of dealing will be used in the interpretation or construction hereof;

(n) the contents of the Disclosure Schedule and the other Schedules form an integral part of this Agreement and any reference to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to include the Schedules;

(o) no any course of performance or course of dealing (except in respect of the Company and its Subsidiaries) or prior draft of this Agreement shall be used in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement; and

(p) although the same or similar subject matters may be addressed in different provisions of this Agreement, the parties intend that, except as reasonably apparent on the face of the Agreement or as expressly provided in this Agreement, each such provision will be read separately, be given independent significance and not be construed as limiting any other provision of this Agreement (whether or not more general or more specific in scope, substance or content).

Section 8.3 Notices.

All notices, deliveries and other communications pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied or delivered by globally recognized express delivery service to the parties at the addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below or to such other address or facsimile number as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other parties hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, delivery or communication will be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (b) in the case of telecopy, on the Business Day after the day that the party giving notice receives electronic confirmation of sending from the sending telecopy machine, and (c) in the case of a globally recognized express delivery service, on the Business Day that receipt by the addressee is confirmed pursuant to the service’s systems.

(a) if to Purchaser:

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: 408-240-5500

Facsimile: 408-240-5404

With a copy to:

SunPower Corporation

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Attention: Navneet Govil, Vice President and Treasurer

Telephone: 408-457-2655

E-mail: navneet.govil@sunpowercorp.com

With a copy to:

SunPower Corporation

1414 Harbour Way South

Richmond, CA 94804

Attention: General Counsel

Telephone: 510-540-0550

Facsimile: 510-540-0552

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Jones Day

1755 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, CA 94303

Facsimile No.: (650) 739-3900

Telephone No.: (650) 739-3999

Attn: R. Todd Johnson

(a) if to TED:

Total Energie Développement, SAS

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Arnaud Chaperon, President

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 27 90

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Stephen Douglas, General Counsel,

Gas & Power Division

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 38 07

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Salans

5, boulevard Malesherbes

75008 Paris

France

Attention: John R. Flanigan

Telephone No.: +33 1 42 68 48 00

Facsimile: +33 1 42 68 49 75

(b) if to Seller:

Total Gas & Power USA, SAS

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Arnaud Chaperon, President

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 27 90

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Stephen Douglas, General Counsel,

Gas & Power Division

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 38 07

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Salans

5, boulevard Malesherbes

75008 Paris

France

Attention: John R. Flanigan

Telephone No.: +33 1 42 68 48 00

Facsimile: +33 1 42 68 49 75

Section 8.4 Severability.

If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application of any such term or provision to any Person or circumstance is held by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or arbiter to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect. If the final judgment of such court or arbitrator declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, void or unenforceable, the parties agree to, replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the original intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision.

Section 8.5 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement, the Related Agreements and the documents, instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, including all exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, term sheets, letters of interest, correspondence (including e-mail) and undertakings, both written and oral, between Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, with respect to the subject matter hereof, being specified that the Confidentiality Agreement, which will continue in full force and effect, and will survive any termination of this Agreement, in accordance with its terms.

Section 8.6 Assignment.

Neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or obligation under this Agreement may be assigned by any party to this Agreement by operation of Law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement and any attempt to do so will be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may assign all of its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement (1) before, to any of its Affiliates as long as any such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by all of the terms, conditions and provisions contained in this Agreement, but no such assignment will relieve Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement if such assignee does not perform such obligations and (2) after the Closing, in the event that Purchaser transfers all its shares in the Company to any Affiliates, as long as such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by all of the terms, conditions and provisions contained in this Agreement, but no such assignment or delegation will relieve Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement if such assignee does not perform such obligations, and provided that such assignment is notified in writing to Seller.

Section 8.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

Except as provided in Article VII, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Governing Law.

This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of France, excluding any choice of law rules that may direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 8.9 Dispute Resolution and Venue.

In the event of any dispute arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement, the parties agree to submit the matter to settlement proceedings under the International Chamber of Commerce ADR Rules. If the dispute has not been settled pursuant to the said Rules within 45 days following the filing of a Request for ADR or within such other period as the parties may agree in writing, such dispute shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The place of any mediation or arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland. The language in which any mediation or arbitration proceedings shall be conducted shall be English. The Parties undertake to keep strictly confidential the contents of any mediation and arbitral proceedings.

Section 8.10 Number of originals.

This Agreement shall be executed in three or more originals, one for each party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or email attachment, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or email-attached signature page were an original thereof.

[Signature page follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser and Seller have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the date first written above.



SunPower Corporation

By:	/s/ Thomas H. Werner
	Name:	Thomas H. Werner
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Total Gas & Power USA, SAS

By:	/s/ Arnaud Chaperon
	Name:	Arnaud Chaperon
	Title:	President

Total Energie Développement SAS

By:	/s/ Arnaud Chaperon
	Name:	Arnaud Chaperon
	Title:	President

{Signature Page to Stock Purchase Agreement}

Exhibit A

Closing Deliveries

I.	Purchaser’s deliveries to Seller:

a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on behalf of Purchaser by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser to the effect that each of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2(a) have been satisfied, and attaching certified copies of the minutes of Purchaser’s Board and any other corporate approvals necessary for Purchaser to consummate the Transactions hereunder or as reasonably requested by Seller;

duly signed and completed tax form Cerfa n°2759 relating to the transfer of the Shares by Seller to Purchaser;

a wire transfer instruction confirmed by Purchaser’s bank of the entire amount of the Purchase Price (in immediately available funds with the Closing Date as the value date) to the account referred to in Section 1.1.

a legal opinion from Purchaser’s counsel in respect of the power and authority of Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, due authorization and that the Agreement shall be a valid and binding obligation.

II.	Seller’s deliveries to Purchaser:

a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on behalf of Seller by a duly authorized officer of Seller to the effect that each of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (c) of Section 5.3 have been satisfied, and attaching certified copies of the minutes of Seller’s Board and any other corporate approvals necessary for Seller to consummate the Transactions hereunder or as reasonably requested by Purchaser;

a copy certified as true by the legal representative of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, of the articles (statuts) of the Company;

an original extract of company information from the Commerce Registry (k-bis) and an original statement of liens (état des privilèges et nantissements) of the Company, dated as of a date no earlier than 30 Business Days before Closing;

duly signed and completed stock transfer forms (ordres de mouvement) in favor of Purchaser sufficient to convey good and marketable title to all of the Shares corresponding to the totality of the Company Capital Stock;

duly signed and completed above mentioned tax form Cerfa n°2759 relating to the transfer of the Shares by Seller to Purchaser;

all documents evidencing the termination of agreements reasonably requested by Purchaser to be terminated on the Closing Date

the updated stock transfer register (registre de mouvements de titres), the stockholders’ share accounts (comptes d’actionnaires) reflecting the purchase by Purchaser of all of the Shares corresponding to the totality of the Company Capital Stock;

consent to assignment of or giving of notice to any Person whose consent to assignment, as the case may be, may be required, or to whom notice may be required to be given, in connection with the Transactions under contracts listed or described on Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule;

a FIRPTA Notification Letter addressed to Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date and duly executed by the Company and satisfying each of the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h) and stating that the Company has never been a United States Real Property Holding Corporation as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and that no interest in the Company is a United States Real Property Interest as defined in Section 897(c)(1) of the Code

10.

a notice to the IRS, in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2), dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Company, together with written authorization for the Company to deliver such notice form to the IRS after the Closing Date;

11.

a legal opinion from Seller’s counsel in respect of the power and authority of Seller to enter into this Agreement, due authorization and that the Agreement shall be a valid and binding obligation;

12.

letters of resignation, in a form acceptable to Purchaser, effective immediately before the Closing, duly executed by each of the directors and officers of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries which Purchaser may request prior to the Closing Date.

ANNEX B

PRIVATE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

This PRIVATE PLACEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 23, 2011 by and between Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Investor”), and SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

BACKGROUND

A. The Company and Investor are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act.

B. Investor wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, the Common Shares (as defined below) together with the preferred stock purchase rights appurtenant thereto issued under the Rights Plan for an aggregate purchase price of $163,680,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”).

C. Contemporaneously with the Closing under this Agreement, the Company pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2011, by and among SunPower, Tenesol SA, and Investor shall have acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Tenesol SA (the “Tenesol Acquisition”);

D. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and the Investor will execute and deliver a Master Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2011, by and among the Company, the Investor and Total S.A. (“Total”) which sets forth a series of related transactions and agreements being entered into at the same time and connected to this Agreement and the Tenesol Acquisition, each as more fully defined therein.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Investor agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

“Affiliation Agreement” means that certain Affiliation Agreement dated April 28, 2011, by and among the parties hereto, as the same has and may be amended from time to time.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Acquisition Agreement to be entered into between the Company and Total Energie Développement SAS, a sister company to the Investor with respect to the purchase by the Company of 100% of the shares of Tenesol, S.A., a French société anonyme.

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or any authorized committee thereof.

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in The State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

“Capital Stock” means Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

“Capitalization Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e)(i).

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Common Shares” means that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Transaction, determined by dividing the Purchase Price by the Price Per Share, rounded down to the nearest whole share, together with the preferred stock purchase rights appurtenant thereto issued under the Rights Plan.

“Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company.

“Company Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e)(iii).

“Control” means, as to any Person, the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The verb “Control” and the term “Controlled” have the correlative meanings.

“Convertible Debentures” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e)(i).

“Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

“DTC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(k).

“Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(k).

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“FINRA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).

“Hazardous Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(w).

“Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(v).

“Knowledge” or “knowledge” shall mean, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company after due inquiry.

“Lien” means any lien, charge, claim, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction.

“Material Adverse Effect” means any effect that either alone or in combination with any other effect has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a materially adverse effect in relation to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations, or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations hereunder or to consummate the Transaction.

“Options” means any outstanding rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

“Person” means any natural person, general or limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, firm, association or other legal or governmental entity.

“Plans” means the 1996 Stock Plan, the Third Amended and Restated 2005 SunPower Corporation Stock Incentive Plan, and the PowerLight Corporation Common Stock Option and Common Stock Repurchase Plan.

“Preferred Stock” means the Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

“Price Per Share” means $8.80, the price to be paid per share for each Common Share.

“Principal Market” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

“Registrable Securities” means the Common Shares, together with any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated April 28, 2011, by and among the parties hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.

“Rights Plan” means the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated November 16, 2011, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, including the form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the forms of Right Certificates, Assignment and Election to Purchase and the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively.

“Regulation D” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Reporting Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(j).

“Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock that constitute unvested restricted stock or are otherwise subject to a right of repurchase or redemption by the Company.

“Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of a share of Common Stock.

“Rule 144,” “Rule 415,” and “Rule 424” means Rule 144, Rule 415 and Rule 424, respectively, promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such rule.

“SEC” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“SEC Documents” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(j).

“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Shares” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

“Solar SPE” means any directly or indirectly owned special purpose vehicles established to facilitate solar system sales in the ordinary course of the Company’s utility and power plant or large commercial business lines.

“Stock Awards” means Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

“Subsidiary” of any Person means any other Person (a) of which the first Person owns directly or indirectly fifty (50) percent or more of the equity interest in the other Person or (b) of which (or in which) an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50 percent of the equity interests of which) is directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by the first Person, by such Person with one or more of its Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries or (c) in which the first Person has the contractual or other power to designate a majority of the board of directors or other governing body.

“Tenesol Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Trading Day” means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (b) if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (c) if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (a), (b) and (c) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

“Transactions” means those transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including the schedules, annexes and exhibits attached hereto, and the Transfer Agent Instructions and each of the other agreements or instruments entered into or executed by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

“Transfer Agent” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

“Transfer Agent Instructions” means, with respect to the Company, the Company Transfer Agent Instructions, in substantially the form of Exhibit A, executed by the Company and delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, and Investor shall purchase from the Company, the Common Shares for the Purchase Price. The date and time of the Closing shall be at 1:00 p.m., New York City Time, on January 24, 2012, or such later date as is mutually agreed upon in writing by the Company and the Investor (the “Closing Date”). The Closing shall take place at the offices of the Company’s counsel.

2.2 Closing Deliverables.

(a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Investor the following:

(i) a copy of the Company’s irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to establish and credit, on an expedited basis, a restricted book entry at such Transfer Agent evidencing the Common Shares in a segregated account established by the Transfer Agent for the Investor’s benefit and registered in the name of Investor;

(ii) duly executed Transfer Agent Instructions acknowledged by the Company’s transfer agent;

(iii) an opinion of Jones Day, counsel for the Company (“Company Counsel”), dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;

(iv) a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (A) the resolutions consistent with Section 3.1(b) as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Investor, (B) the certificate of incorporation, and (C) the bylaws, each as in effect as of the Closing Date;

(v) the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company shall have received on the date of this Agreement the opinion of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as investment bankers that, as of the date of such opinion, and subject to the assumptions made, matters considered and limits of review set forth therein, the $165,375,000 cash purchase price in the Acquisition Agreement, subject to potential downward adjustments based on closing net working capital and net cash amounts, as described in Section 2.3 of the Acquisition Agreement, is fair, from a financial point of view, to SunPower;

(vi) a written waiver or amendment to the Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2011, among the Company and the Lenders named therein (the “Credit Agreement”) on terms reasonably acceptable to Investor sufficient to ensure no default or event of default under the credit Agreement is continuing; and

(vii) such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as Investor or its counsel may reasonably request.

(b) At the Closing, Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

(i) The Purchase Price, by wire transfer to an account designated in writing to such Investor by the Company for such purpose.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as otherwise disclosed or modified by the disclosure schedule set forth as Exhibit C hereto, Company hereby represents and warrants to Investor as follows:

(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly organized and validly existing, and the Company is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite legal authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each Subsidiary is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, with the requisite legal authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted, except where the failure to be so in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, as applicable. The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate authority to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the Transactions contemplated by each of the

Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. Each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(c) No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions do not, and will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, as applicable, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound, or affected, except to the extent that such conflict, default, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation right would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (including, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Investor set forth in Section 3.2 hereof, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its securities are subject, including all applicable Trading Markets), or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, except to the extent that such violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations at the Closing under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the issuance of the Common Shares, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except for the following consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations (none of which is required to be filed or obtained before the Closing): (x) the filing of a Form D with the SEC and any applicable state securities authorities, (y) the filing of a Form 8-K with the SEC announcing the entry into the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Common Shares and (z) the shareholder consent to be signed by Investor, the filing of a preliminary and definitive information statement each on Schedule 14C with the SEC, and satisfaction of the requirements of the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(d) The Common Shares. The Common Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens, except for customary and required restrictions on transfer under U.S. federal and state securities laws and will not be subject to preemptive or similar rights of stockholders (other than those rights set forth in the Affiliation Agreement).

(e) Capitalization.

(i) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (A) 367,500,000 shares of Common Stock and (B) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on December 16, 2011 (the “Capitalization Date”): (1) 100,487,482 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding, of which none were unvested and subject to a right of repurchase as of such date, (2) no shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and (3) there were 1,375,723 shares of Capital Stock held by the Company as treasury shares. As of the close of business on the Capitalization Date, with respect to the Plans, (x) there were outstanding Options to purchase or otherwise acquire (I) 485,630 shares of Common Stock, of which 443,050 were exercisable or vested as of such date and (II) there were outstanding Restricted Stock Units covering 6,488,392 shares of Common Stock (including performance based Restricted Stock Units). As of the close of business on the Capitalization Date, there were 14,917,846 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the convertible debentures disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K (“Convertible Debentures”) and 19,808,441 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to warrants. All outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights.

(ii) The Company has reserved 11,148,871 shares of Common Stock under Plans.

(iii) Except as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above or on Schedule 3.1(e)(iii), as of the close of business on the Capitalization Date, there are (A) no outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company, (B) no outstanding securities issued by the Company that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company, (C) no outstanding options, warrants, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company, or that obligates the Company to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company, (D) no obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, the Company (the items in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), together with the capital stock of the Company, being referred to collectively as “Company Securities”) and (E) no other obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Solar SPEs to make any payments based on the price or value of any Company Securities. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Solar SPEs to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities.

(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchase of Common Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that for purposes of Section 2.2(a)(iii) of the Affiliation Agreement, and the related exceptions to the Investor’s standstill obligations contained in the Affiliation Agreement, the issuance of the Common Shares to the Investor is the issuance of “Exempt Excess Shares” to “Terra” (as such terms are defined in the Affiliation Agreement) in connection with the acquisition by the Company of Tenesol.

(g) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Common Shares.

(h) No Integrated Offering under Securities Act. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 hereof, none of the Company, any of its affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Common Shares under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise. None of the Company, its affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Common Shares under the Securities Act.

(i) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under The Rights Agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or the laws of the State of Delaware which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Common Shares and the Issuer’s ownership of the Common Shares. The Rights Plan has not been amended, rescinded or modified since the date it was entered into. The resolutions set forth on Schedule D of the Affiliation Agreement have not been amended, rescinded or modified since their adoption, and no further action is necessary in connection with the issuance of the Common Shares to waive the implications of Section 203 of the DGCL to Parent, Terra, any Terra Controlled Corporation and any Transferee (as such terms are defined in the Affiliation Agreement).

(j) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Since January 1, 2011 (the “Reporting Period”), the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed during the Reporting Period or prior to the date of the Closing and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). The Company has delivered or made available to the Investor or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of the SEC Documents to the extent such documents are not available on the EDGAR system, if any, and that have been requested by the Investor. As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents or in any disclosure schedules, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made not misleading.

(k) Absence of Certain Changes. Since October 3, 2011 there has been no Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company is not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3.1(k), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total Indebtedness, (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is currently proposed to be conducted.

(l) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. The Company is not in material violation of any term of or in default under its certificate of incorporation, any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or its bylaws. The Company is not in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, and the Company will not conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except for possible violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in material violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Since October 3, 2011, (i) the Common Stock has been designated for quotation or included for listing on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to its business, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

(m) Principal Market Approval. The Company has obtained or will obtain all required shareholder approvals under the rules, regularities or requirements of the Principal Market with respect to the issuance and sale of the Common Shares to the Investor prior to the Closing Date.

(n) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director or officer, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation in any material respect of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

(o) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.

(p) Insurance. The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and the Company does not have any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would, individually or in the aggregate, not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Employee Relations.

(i) Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no executive officer of the Company is in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

(ii) The Company, to its knowledge, is in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) Title. The Company has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company.

(s) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company owns or possesses adequate rights or licenses to use or could obtain on commercially reasonable terms all trademarks, service marks and all applications and registrations therefor, trade names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, original works of authorship, inventions, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct its business as conducted on the date of this Agreement, except for such Intellectual Property Rights, the inability to use would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of others which would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company, being threatened, against the Company regarding (i) its Intellectual Property Rights, or (ii) that the products or services of the Company infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of others. The Company has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of its Intellectual Property Rights.

(t) Environmental Laws. The Company (i) is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

(u) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company (i) has made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

(v) Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. Except as described in the SEC Documents, the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that

(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act) that are effective in ensuring that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(w) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) Investment Company Status. The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Common Shares will not be, an “investment company,” a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(y) Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the Common Shares for resale by the Investor using Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.

(z) Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge (assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 hereof) no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Common Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Common Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

3.2 Representations and Warranties of Investor. Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) Organization; Authority. Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate, partnership or other power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the Transactions and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The purchase by Investor of the Common Shares hereunder and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of Investor. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Investor is a party or has or will execute have been duly executed and delivered by Investor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(b) No Public Sale or Distribution. Investor is acquiring the Common Shares for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, and Investor does not have a present arrangement to effect any distribution of the Common Shares to or through any person or entity.

(c) Investor Status. Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Investor is not a registered broker dealer registered under Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act, or a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or an entity engaged in the business of being a broker dealer. Investor is not affiliated with any broker dealer registered under Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act, or a member of the FINRA or an entity engaged in the business of being a broker dealer. Investor is a resident of the following jurisdiction: France.

(d) General Solicitation. Investor is not purchasing the Common Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Common Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, broadcast over television or radio, disseminated over the Internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

(e) Experience of Investor. Investor, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Common Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Investor understands that it must bear the economic risk of this investment in the Common Shares indefinitely, and is able to bear such risk and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

(f) Access to Information. Investor acknowledges that it has been afforded: (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Common Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Common Shares; (ii) access to information (other than material non-public information) about the Company and each Subsidiary and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Reports.

(g) No Governmental Review. Such Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Common Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Common Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Common Shares.

(h) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of this Agreement and the consummation by Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of Investor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect and do not otherwise affect the ability of such Investor to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or perform its obligations hereunder.

(i) Reliance on Exemptions. Investor understands that the Common Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state

securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Investor set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Investor to acquire the Common Shares.

(j) Transfer or Resale. Investor understands that: (i) the Common Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) Investor shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Common Shares to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) Investor provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Common Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto); (ii) any sale of the Common Shares made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Common Shares under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Common Shares under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

(k) Restrictions. Investor understands and agrees that the book entry representing the Common Shares shall initially be restricted as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state. Investor understands that such book entry restrictions shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without legend to the holder of the Common Shares, or establish and credit a Direct Registration System entry representing the Common Shares to a segregated account established by the Transfer Agent for the Investor’s benefit, or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such Common Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of a law firm reasonably acceptable to the Company, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Common Shares may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, (iii) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that the Common Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, or (iv) otherwise provided in the Transfer Agent Instructions.

(l) Manipulation of Price. Investor has not, and to its knowledge (assuming the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 hereof) no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Common Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Common Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

(a) Investor covenants that the Common Shares will only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any

applicable state securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Common Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or to the Company, or any transfer of Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require the transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act.

(b) Investor agrees that the book entry evidencing any of the Common Shares shall initially be restricted.

Certificates evidencing the Common Shares shall not be required to contain any restrictive legend, and the book entry evidencing the Common Shares shall not be required to be restricted (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of the Common Shares is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144 if the holder provides the Company with a legal opinion (and the documents upon which the legal opinion is based) reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the Common Shares can be sold under Rule 144, (iii) if the Common Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, or (iv) if the holder provides the Company with a legal opinion (and the documents upon which the legal opinion is based) reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that a legend or book entry restriction is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including controlling judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the SEC). The Company covenants and agrees that restrictive legends and book entry restrictions shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without legend to the holder of the Common Shares or establish and credit a Direct Registration System entry representing the Common Shares to a segregated account established by the Transfer Agent for the Investor’s benefit, or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at DTC, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (w) it is so provided in the Transfer Agent Instructions, (x) such Common Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (y) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of a law firm reasonably acceptable to the Company, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Common Shares may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, or (z) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that the Common Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144.

4.2 Furnishing of Information. Until the date that the Investor owning Common Shares has sold the Common Shares, the Company covenants to use its best efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act.

4.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate thereof shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Common Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Common Shares to Investor or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Common Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall timely file any filings and notices required by the SEC or applicable law with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.5 Use of Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Common Shares to for general corporate purposes, including working capital, the retirement of outstanding debt or for potential acquisitions. Pending these uses, the Company intends to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities, or as otherwise pursuant to the Company’s customary investment policies.

4.6 Form D and Blue Sky. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Common Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The

Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Common Shares for sale to the Investor at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Common Shares required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date.

4.7 Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Common Shares, once they have been issued, upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Common Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization for quotation on the Principal Market. The Company shall not take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market.

ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS

5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Investor. The obligation of Investor to acquire the Common Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Investor, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing as though made on and as of such date (except for those representations and warranties that are (1) already qualified by materiality or (2) speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date).

(b) Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Absence of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or any governmental body or authority, against the Company or any Subsidiary pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or their consummation, shall have been instituted on or before the Closing Date.

(d) Board Approval. The terms and conditions of the issuance of the Common Shares and the Transaction Documents shall have been approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Board.

(e) Approvals. The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Common Shares, including, without limitation, from its Principal Market. In addition, the Company shall have provided to each stockholder of the Company entitled to vote on such matters under Delaware Corporate Law a copy of an information statement or proxy statement, substantially in the form which has been previously reviewed by the Investor and counsel for Investor, soliciting such stockholder’s written consent for approval of resolutions providing for the Company’s issuance of all of the Common Shares as described in the Transaction Documents in accordance with applicable Delaware law, U.S. federal securities law, the rules and regulations of the Principal Market and any other applicable law, and have obtained prior to the Closing Date of this Agreement the required written consents approving the issuance of all of the Common Shares as described in the Transaction Documents.

(f) Tenesol Acquisition. The closing of the Tenesol Acquisition shall have occurred, or shall occur concurrently with the Closing hereunder.

(g) Deliverables. The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to Investor. The Company shall have delivered to Investor those items required by Section 2.2(a).

5.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to sell the Common Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Investor contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except for those representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date).

(b) Performance. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Investor at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Deliverables. Investor shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company. Investor shall have delivered to the Company those items required by Section 2.2(b).

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company by written notice to Investor, if the Closing has not been consummated by March 30, 2012; provided that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).

6.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the applicable Common Shares.

6.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and without further consideration, the Company and Investor will execute and deliver to Investor such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

6.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission and electronic or mechanical confirmation of receipt, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section prior to 12:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission and electronic or mechanical confirmation of receipt, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 12:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is

required to be given. The addresses, facsimile numbers and email addresses for such notices and communications are those set forth on the signature pages hereof, or such other address or facsimile number as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by any such Person.

6.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

6.6 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

6.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Investor; provided, however this Agreement shall be assigned to any corporation or association into which the Company may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation, association or other similar entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party without the execution or filing of any paper with any partner hereto or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement except where an instrument of transfer or assignment is required by law to effect such succession, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Investor may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder to any transferee of Investor that is a Total G&P Controlled Corporation (as defined in the Affiliation Agreement).

6.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

6.9 Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern pursuant to applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.

Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in any state court within the State of New York (or, if a state court located within the State of New York declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any court of the United States located in the State of New York) in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and agrees that process may be served upon such party in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of New York or in such other manner as may be lawful, and that service in such manner shall constitute valid and sufficient service of process. Each party hereto waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection that such party might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and process. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to commence any legal proceedings relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any jurisdiction or courts other than as provided herein.

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF A PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

6.10 Survival. With the exception of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), which shall survive indefinitely, the representations and warranties contained herein shall not survive the Closing Date.

6.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or email attachment, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or email-attached signature page were an original thereof.

6.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

6.13 Replacement of Common Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Common Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company for any losses in connection therewith. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Common Shares.

6.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, Investor and the Company will be entitled to seek specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Private Placement Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.


COMPANY

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

By:		/s/ Thomas H. Werner
		Name: Thomas H. Werner
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: 408-240-5500

Facsimile: 408-240-5404

With a copy to:

SunPower Corporation

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Attention: Navneet Govil, Vice President and Treasurer

Telephone: 408-457-2655

E-mail: navneet.govil@sunpowercorp.com

With a copy to:

SunPower Corporation

1414 Harbour Way South

Richmond, CA 94804

Attention: General Counsel

Telephone: 510-540-0550

Facsimile: 510-540-0552

With a copy to:

Jones Day

1755 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, CA 94303

Facsimile No.: (650) 739-3900

Telephone No.: (650) 739-3999

Attn: R. Todd Johnson


INVESTOR

TOTAL GAS & POWER USA, SAS

By:		/s/ Arnaud Chaperon
		Name: Arnaud Chaperon
		Title: President

Total Gas & Power USA, SAS

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Arnaud Chaperon, President

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 27 90

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Humbert de Wendel, Senior Vice President Corporate Business Development

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 50 95

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Jonathan Mars, Vice President, Legal Director Mergers, Acquisitions & Finance

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 43 05

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attn: David Segre

Attn: Richard Cameron Blake

Attn: Michael Occhiolini

Telephone: (650) 493-9300

Facsimile: (650) 493-6811

ANNEX C

MASTER AGREEMENT

This MASTER AGREEMENT, dated as of December 23, 2011 (this “Agreement”), is by and among SunPower Corporation, a Delaware company (“SunPower”), Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Total G&P”), and Total S.A., a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (the “Guarantor”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Tender Offer Agreement (defined below).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, by the terms of that certain Tender Offer Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2011, by and between SunPower and Total G&P (the “Tender Offer Agreement”), as amended by that certain Amendment to Tender Offer Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2011, by and between SunPower and Total G&P (the “Tender Offer Amendment” and collectively with the Tender Offer Agreement, the “TO Agreement”), as guaranteed by the Total S.A. Tender Offer Guaranty, Total G&P did, among other things, (a) acquire approximately 60% of the shares of the common stock of SunPower outstanding as of the close of business on April 27, 2011, (b) agree to certain restrictions on its further ability to acquire additional shares of common stock of SunPower, pursuant to the terms of the Affiliation Agreement as the same was amended by the Amendment to Affiliation Agreement, dated June 7, 2011, by and between SunPower and Total G&P (the “Affiliation Amendment” and collectively with the Affiliation Agreement, the “Amended Affiliation Agreement”), as guaranteed by the Total S.A. Affiliation Agreement Guaranty, (c) provide credit support to SunPower through, inter alia, the Credit Support Agreement as the same was amended by the Amendment to Credit Support Agreement, dated June 7, 2011, by and among SunPower and Guarantor (the “CSA Amendment” and collectively with the Credit Support Agreement, the “Amended CSA”), (d) agree to collaborate on certain intellectual property matters, pursuant to the terms of the R&D Agreement as the same was amended by the Amendment to Research and Collaboration Agreement, dated June 7, 2011, by and between SunPower and Total G&P (the “R&D Amendment” and collectively with the R&D Agreement, the “Amended R&D Agreement”);

WHEREAS, at the time SunPower and Total G&P signed the Tender Offer Agreement, they also signed a non-binding letter of intent (the “Original Tenesol Term Sheet”) whereby they set forth the preliminary understanding of the parties for the potential acquisition (the “Acquisition”) by SunPower of Tenesol SA (“Tenesol”) from Total G&P, which Acquisition (a) would include (1) the French assets (including but not limited to two module manufacturing facilities in France (Toulouse and Carling) and system activities in France) presently owned as part of the operations of Tenesol, and (2) the non-French overseas assets (including module manufacturing facilities in South Africa (Cape Town), system activities in Europe and Rest of the World, including off-grid business and access to energy activities in Africa), (b) but would exclude any French-overseas assets (i.e. the assets held by Tenesol in the French “Departement d’Outre Mer” and “Territoire d’Outre Mer” which were to be owned by a new entity “Tenesol Overseas” after corporate restructuring prior to the closing of the transaction);

WHEREAS, by the terms of the Original Tenesol Term Sheet, subject to further negotiations, SunPower and Total G&P set forth the tentative terms for pursuing the Acquisition at a target purchase price of approximately $167 million for 100% of the Tenesol shares, subject to additional detailed due diligence and resulting potential adjustments, which purchase price was to be payable at SunPower’s option in some combination of cash (a portion of which could be subject to installment terms to be agreed between the parties) and SunPower stock, with such shares of SunPower stock valued at the same price paid in the Offer;

WHEREAS, the solar industry has undergone significant changes since the time the parties agreed the terms of the Offer and signed the Original Tenesol Term Sheet;

WHEREAS, the parties remain interested in pursuing the Acquisition, but on substantially different terms than set forth in the Original Tenesol Term Sheet;

WHEREAS, for its part, Total G&P is no longer willing to accept as consideration for the Acquisition, SunPower stock valued at the same price it paid in the Offer;

WHEREAS, for its part, SunPower is no longer willing to pay $167 million for Tenesol, without other substantial value;

WHEREAS, the parties did, on November 15, 2011, execute a newly revised, non-binding term sheet setting forth new terms for the Acquisition, including additional deal terms as noted below; and

WHEREAS, for its part, SunPower is willing to pursue the Acquisition (a) on revised terms as agreed to by Total G&P and SunPower in the definitive Tenesol Stock Purchase Agreement, a form of which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto (the “Acquisition Agreement”), (b) with an amendment to the Amended CSA to increase to $725,000,000 the Maximum L/C Amount to support SunPower’s performance of construction services related to the CVSR Project, in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto (the “CSA Second Amendment”), (c) with an amendment to the Amended Affiliation Agreement to increase the permitted indebtedness thereunder among other things, in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto (the “Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment”), (d) with an agreement from Total G&P to provide capital to SunPower through the purchase of shares of common stock in a private placement, expected to close, subject to certain conditions, on or before February 20, 2012, in accordance with the terms set forth in Exhibit 4 hereto (the “Private Placement Agreement”), (e) with the research and development support described in Schedule 1 hereto, and (f) with the agreement from Total G&P to purchase photovoltaic equipment in accordance with the PV Purchase Commitment set forth in Section 1.7 hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, SunPower, Total G&P and Guarantor hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Section 1.1 Tenesol Purchase Agreement. On or before December 30, 2011 (the “Execution Date”), SunPower and Total G&P agree, subject to the conditions set forth in Article II hereto, to execute and deliver the agreements and take the actions specified in this Article I.

Section 1.2 Acquisition Agreement. On the Execution Date, SunPower and Total G&P agree to sign the Acquisition Agreement in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto.

Section 1.3 CSA Second Amendment. In anticipation of the transactions contemplated herein, on December 12, 2011, SunPower and the Guarantor entered into the CSA Second Amendment in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto, providing that the benefits of such amendment would revert if the Acquisition was not closed by March 1, 2012.

Section 1.4 Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment.

(a) On the Execution Date, SunPower and Total G&P agree to sign the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto.

(b) Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Amended Affiliation Agreement, as amended by the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment, shall, upon the execution and delivery of the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment by SunPower and Total G&P, be included in the definition of “Obligations” under the Total S.A. Affiliation Agreement Guaranty issued by Guarantor for and in favor of SunPower, so that such definition shall include the Amended Affiliation Agreement as amended by the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment.

Section 1.5 Private Placement Agreement. On the Execution Date, SunPower and Total G&P agree to sign the Private Placement Agreement in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto.

Section 1.6 R&D Support. Subject to any necessary prior approval from, or notification of, any Governmental Authority, and in accordance with the terms and procedures set forth in the R&D Agreement relating to scope of any “Long-Term Project” or any “Short or Medium Term Project” (as each term is defined in the R&D Agreement), SunPower and Total G&P agree to work in good faith to appropriately document the agreement to the principles set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Section 1.7 PV Purchase Commitment. Subject to (a) Guarantor and SunPower agreeing upon the terms and conditions of the appropriate agreements and pricing, such terms to be negotiated in good faith and on arm’s length basis, and (b) prior approval thereof by any decision-making bodies of Guarantor and SunPower, Guarantor hereby agrees that it or its Affiliated Companies shall:

(i) purchase 10 megawatts of modules from SunPower, over the next two years, for installation by SunPower or its designee in South Africa or other mutually agreed location; and

(ii) develop a multi-megawatt project in a high DNI (e.g. Middle East) with SunPower’s C7 product.

For the purposes of this clause, Affiliated Companies means all and any entity in which Total owns, directly or indirectly, at least 10 % of the share capital or other the voting rights.

ARTICLE II

CONDITIONS

Section 2.1 Upon the Execution Date, each of the Related Agreements shall become effective (or in the case of the CSA Second Amendment, remain effective), pursuant to its terms and independent of the terms of this Agreement, subject only to the condition that no such Related Agreement (with the exception of the CSA Second Amendment) shall become effective until all such Related Agreements have been executed pursuant to Article I above.

ARTICLE III

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 3.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Acquisition” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Acquisition Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Affiliation Amendment” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Amended Affiliation Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Amended CSA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Amended R&D Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of France, the State of California or New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in France, the State of California or New York are authorized or required by Law or other governmental action to close.

“CSA Amendment” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“CSA Second Amendment” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Execution Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.1 hereto.

“Governmental Authority” means any government, any governmental or regulatory entity or body, department, commission, board, agency, instrumentality or self-regulatory organization, and any court, tribunal or judicial body, in each case whether federal, state, county, provincial or local, and whether domestic or foreign.

“Legal Proceeding” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, criminal prosecution or other legal proceeding pending before any Governmental Authority.

“Person” means any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or Governmental Authority.

“Private Placement Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“R&D Amendment” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Related Agreements” means the Acquisition Agreement, the CSA Second Amendment, the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment and the Private Placement Agreement.

“Related Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Related Agreements.

“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any directors, officers, employees, controlled Affiliates and any investment bankers, attorneys, advisors, representatives or other agents of such Person.

“SunPower” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Tender Offer Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Tender Offer Amendment” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Tenesol” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“TO Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Amended CSA, the CSA Second Amendment, the Total S.A. Credit Support Guaranty, the Amended Affiliation Agreement, the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment, the Total S.A. Affiliation Agreement Guaranty and the Private Placement.

Section 3.2 Terms Generally; Interpretation. Except to the extent that the context otherwise requires:

(b) the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;

(c) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” (or similar terms) are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(e) any gender-specific reference in this Agreement include all genders;

(f) the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms;

(g) a reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation will include any modification, amendment or re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefore and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation.

(h) if any action is to be taken by any party hereto pursuant to this Agreement on a day that is not a Business Day, such action will be taken on the next Business Day following such day;

(i) references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns;

(j) the parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting hereof; if any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision hereof; no prior draft of this Agreement nor any course of performance or course of dealing will be used in the interpretation or construction hereof;

(k) no parol evidence will be introduced in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement unless the ambiguity or uncertainty in issue is plainly discernable from a reading of this Agreement without consideration of any extrinsic evidence; and

(l) although the same or similar subject matters may be addressed in different provisions of this Agreement, the parties intend that, except as reasonably apparent on the face of the Agreement or as expressly provided in this Agreement, each such provision will be read separately, be given independent significance and not be construed as limiting any other provision of this Agreement (whether or not more general or more specific in scope, substance or content).

Section 3.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (i) four (4) Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (ii) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; (iii) if sent by facsimile transmission before 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed; (iv) if sent by facsimile transmission after 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party and receipt is confirmed, on the following Business Day; and (v) if otherwise actually personally delivered by hand, when delivered, in each case to the intended recipient, at the following addresses or facsimile numbers (or at such other address or telecopy numbers for a party as shall be specified by similar notice):

(a)

if to SunPower:

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: 408-240-5500

Facsimile: 408-240-5404

E-mail:

With a copy to:

SunPower Corporation

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Attention: Navneet Govil, Vice President and Treasurer

Telephone: 408-457-2655

E-mail: navneet.govil@sunpowercorp.com

With a copy to:

SunPower Corporation

1414 Harbour Way South

Richmond, CA 94804

Attention: General Counsel

Telephone: 510-540-0550

Facsimile: 510-540-0552

E-mail:

with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Jones Day

1755 Embarcadero Rd.

Palo Alto, CA 94303

United States of America

Attention: R. Todd Johnson

Facsimile: 1-650-739-3900

(b)

if to Total G&P:

Total Gas & Power USA, SAS

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Arnaud Chaperon, President

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 27 90

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Humbert de Wendel, Senior Vice President Corporate Business

Development

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 50 95

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Jonathan Marsh, Vice President, Legal Director Mergers,

Acquisitions & Finance

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 43 05

(c)

if to the Guarantor:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Olivier Devouassoux, VP Subsidiary Finance Operations

Telephone: +33 1 47 44 45 64

Facsimile: + 33 1 47 44 48 74

Email: olivier.devouassoux@total.com

With a copy to:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Christine Souchet, Subsidiary Finance Operations—Gas and

Power

Telephone: +33 1 47 44 72 11

Facsimile: +33 1 47 44 47 92

Email: christine.souchet@total.com

With a copy to:

Total S.A.

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

Attention: Jonathan Marsh, Vice President, Legal Director

Mergers, Acquisitions & Finance

Telephone: +33 (0) 1 47 44 74 70

Facsimile: +33 (0)1 47 44 43 05

Email: jonathan.marsh@total.com

Section 3.4 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such illegal, void or unenforceable provision.

Section 3.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements, documents, instruments and certificates among the parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Each party hereto agrees that neither SunPower, on the one hand, nor Total G&P or the Guarantor, on the other hand, makes any representations or warranties, express or implied, whatsoever, including as to the accuracy or completeness of any other information, made (or made available) by itself or any of its Representatives, with respect to, or in connection with, the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the other or the other’s

Representatives of any documentation of any other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto for liability arising out of fraud or intentional misrepresentation.

Section 3.6 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or obligation under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated by any party to this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement and any attempt to do so will be void.

Section 3.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 3.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.

Section 3.9 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damages. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, the parties hereto agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the SunPower, on the one hand, or Total G&P or the Guarantor, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, SunPower, on the one hand, and Total G&P or the Guarantor, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement. SunPower, on the one hand, and Total G&P or the Guarantor, on the other hand hereby agree not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by such party (or parties), and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party (or parties) under this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree that (a) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 3.9, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement (including monetary damages) in the event that this Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 3.9 are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (b) nothing set forth in this Section 3.9 shall require any party hereto to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party’s right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 3.9 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any Legal Proceeding pursuant to this Section 3.9 or anything set forth in this Section 3.9 restrict or limit any party’s right to terminate this Agreement in accordance the express terms set forth herein or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.

Section 3.10 Other Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

Section 3.11 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents and submits itself and its properties and assets to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in any state court within the State of Delaware (or, if a state court located within the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware) in connection with any matter based upon or

arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware for such Persons and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which such Person might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and process. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to commence any Legal Proceedings relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any jurisdiction or courts other than as provided herein.

Section 3.12 Waiver Of Jury Trial. EACH OF SUNPOWER, TOTAL G&P AND GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SUNPOWER, TOTAL G&P OR GUARANTOR IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

Section 3.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopy or by electronic delivery in Adobe Portable Document Format or other electronic format based on common standards will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.

TOTAL GAS & POWER USA, SAS


By:		/s/ Arnaud Chaperon
		Name: Arnaud Chaperon
		Title: President

TOTAL S.A.


By:		/s/ Patrick de La Chevardiere
		Name: Patrick de La Chevardiere
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

SUNPOWER CORPORATION


By:		/s/ Thomas H. Werner
		Name: Thomas H. Werner
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

Schedule 1

Research and Development Support

Capitalized terms used in this Schedule shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the R&D Agreement. During SunPower’s 2012-2015 fiscal years, the Total G&P financial contribution under the Annual Provisional Collaboration Plan and Budget shall be at least $6,000,000 of R&D Collaboration funds annually, either in the form of operating expenses or for capital expenditures.

Exhibit 1

Acquisition Agreement

[Contained in Annex A to this Information Statement]

Exhibit 2

CSA Second Amendment

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This Second Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Credit Support Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2011, as amended by that Amendment to Credit Support Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2011 (as so amended and as further as amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Support Agreement”), by and between Total S.A., a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (the “Guarantor”), and SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is made and entered into as of December 12, 2011 by and between the Guarantor and the Company. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Support Agreement.

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Guarantor and the Company anticipate entering into various agreements related to the purchase of Tenesol S.A., a subsidiary of the Guarantor, by the Company, and in relation to such transactions desire to amend certain terms of the Credit Support Agreement to increase to $725,000,000 the Maximum L/C Amount set forth in clause (i) of the definition of “Maximum L/C Amount” in Section 1(hh) of the Credit Support Agreement to support SunPower’s performance of construction services related to the CVSR Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the matters set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound, the Guarantor and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. Amendments to Credit Support Agreement.

a. Clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of “Maximum L/C Amount” set forth in Section 1(hh) of the Credit Support Agreement are hereby amended and restated as follows:

“(i) for the period from the Effective Date through December 31, 2012, $725 million;

(ii) [removed and reserved];”

b. Section 2(b)(iv) of the Credit Support Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(iv) such Proposed Facility does not permit the issuance of L/Cs for any obligations of the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary other than (A) performance guarantees (for a period of up to two (2) years after completion of the applicable project) and completion guarantees (until completion of the applicable project) of the Company or such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary with respect to engineering, procurement and construction services provided in connection with the Company’s UPP and LComm businesses (including replacing unguaranteed L/Cs in existence as of the Effective Date for such purposes with new L/Cs to be issued under such Proposed Facility), (B) performance guarantees for engineered hardware packages not including engineering, procurement and construction services for UPP projects for a period of up to two (2) years after completion of the applicable project, (C) the Other Permitted Purposes for a period of up to two (2) years, (D) certain purchase, repayment and tax indemnity obligations of the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary existing as of the Effective Date supported by no more than three (3) L/Cs (of which two (2) L/Cs in an aggregate face amount of €10,675,609 relate to the Montalto Project and one (1) L/C in a face amount of $40,000,000 relates to the NorSun Supply Agreement) (which existing L/Cs will be replaced by L/Cs issued pursuant to a Guaranteed Facility with an expiration date no later than the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date); and, (E) until January 15, 2013, letters of credit or demand guarantees that relate to the California Valley Solar Ranch project of the Company, issued pursuant to that certain Continuing Agreement for Standby Letters of Credit and Demand Guarantees, dated as of September 27, 2011, by and

among the Company, SunPower Corporation, Systems, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in an aggregate face amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $230,909,528; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(b)(iv), the Company will be permitted to have outstanding at any one time during the period described in Section 2(b)(iii) letters of credit for the purposes described in clauses (A) and (B) above with a period of between two (2) and three (3) years and for an aggregate initial face amount of up to fifteen per cent (15%) of the then-applicable Maximum L/C Amount;”

2. Agreement. All references to the “Agreement” set forth in the Credit Support Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Support Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

3. Headings. The headings set forth in this Amendment are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment or any term or provision hereof.

4. Confirmation of the Credit Support Agreement. Other than as expressly modified pursuant to this Amendment, all provisions of the Credit Support Agreement remain unmodified and in full force and effect. The applicable provisions of Section 10 of the Credit Support Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

5. Closing of Tenesol Transaction. The parties agree that, if the contemplated purchase of Tenesol S.A. has not been closed on or before March 1, 2012, the Company shall transfer or cause to be terminated any outstanding L/Cs not permitted under Section 2(b)(iv) of the Credit Support Agreement prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment out of any Guaranteed Facility no later than March 30, 2012.

[Execution page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Guarantor have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.


SUNPOWER CORPORATION, as the Company

By:		/s/ Thomas H. Werner
Name: Thomas H. Werner
Title: Chief Executive Officer

TOTAL S.A., as the Guarantor

By:		/s/ Patrick de La Chevardiere
Name: Patrick de La Chevardiere
Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Support Agreement]

Exhibit 3

Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AFFILIATION AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Affiliation Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2011, by and between Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Parent”), and SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as amended by that certain Amendment to Affiliation Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2011, is entered into on this 23^rd day of December, 2011, by and between Parent and the Company. As used herein, the term “Affiliation Agreement” shall refer to the original Affiliation Agreement, as amended on June 7, 2011, and all other capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Affiliation Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Parent and the Company desire to amend certain terms of the Affiliation Agreement as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the matters set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound, Parent and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. Consent to Woongjin Disposition. The Company owned 19,398,510 shares of Woongjin Energy Co., Ltd. (“Woongjin Shares”) and began on August 31, 2011 to sell such Woongjin Shares in open market transactions during regular trading hours on the Korean Stock Exchange. The Company proposes to sell up to all of such Woongjin Shares through one or more negotiated block trades, open market transactions, or a combination of block trades and open market transactions over a period of time (collectively, the “Woongjin Disposition”). Depending upon the volume of Woongjin Shares sold by the Company, the Woongjin Disposition could constitute a sale of the Company’s assets with a value exceeding ten percent (10%) of the market capitalization of the Company’s determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock immediately preceding the date of the consummation of the Woongjin Disposition pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3(d) of the Affiliation Agreement. Based upon the foregoing, Parent hereby consents to the Woongjin Disposition under Section 4.3(d) of the Affiliation Agreement and further consents to the sale or disposition by the Company of all or any portion of the Woongjin Shares as described above.

2. Definition of Excluded Debt Incurrence. The definition of “Excluded Debt Incurrence” contained in Article I of the Affiliation Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

‘“Excluded Debt Incurrence’ shall mean (i) in connection with refinancing or replacing a Convertible Debenture, a new convertible debenture issued on no less favorable terms than the Convertible Debenture being refinanced or replaced, with respect to ranking (senior/senior subordinated), financial covenants, operational covenants, and events of default, and whether issued prior to or after the replacement of such Convertible Debenture, (ii) Non-Recourse Debt, (iii) Tenesol Debt, and (iv) guarantees of loans to customers purchasing solar products of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with that certain Agreement (Non-Recourse) between SunPower Corporation and First Technology Federal Credit Union, formerly known as Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, dated as of April 27, 2009, as amended by that Amendment 1 dated January 28, 2011 (as further amended from time to time, “First Tech Facility”) and guarantees of loans or leases by third party lenders or lessors (as applicable) to customers purchasing or leasing solar products of the Company and its Subsidiaries subject to limitations substantially similar to the First Tech Facility, in all cases in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000.”

3. Definition of Indebtedness. The definition of “Indebtedness” contained in Article I of the Affiliation Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Indebtedness” shall mean and include the aggregate amount of, without duplication (i) all obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than accounts payable

and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business determined in accordance with GAAP), (iv) all obligations with respect to capital leases, (v) all obligations created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person, (vi) all non-contingent reimbursement and other payment obligations in respect of letters of credit and similar surety instruments (including construction performance bonds)(contingent obligations in respect of letters of credit and similar surety instruments (including construction performance bonds) shall be excluded), and (vii) all guaranty obligations with respect to the types of Indebtedness listed in clauses (i) through (vi) above.”

4. Agreement. All references to the “Agreement” set forth in the Affiliation Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Affiliation Agreement as amended, both by the amendment dated June 7, 2011 and by this Amendment.

5. Headings. The headings set forth in this Amendment are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment or any term or provision hereof.

6. Confirmation of the Affiliation Agreement. Other than as expressly modified pursuant to this Amendment, all provisions of the Affiliation Agreement remain unmodified and in full force and effect. The applicable provisions of Section 6.1 through and including Section 6.14 of the Affiliation Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

[Execution page follows.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.


TOTAL GAS & POWER USA, SAS

By:		/s/ Arnaud Chaperon
		Name: Arnaud Chaperon
		Title: President

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

By:		/s/ Thomas H. Werner
		Name: Thomas H. Werner
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Affiliation Agreement]

Exhibit 4

Private Placement Agreement

[Contained in Annex B to this Information Statement]

Annex D

LOGO

December 23, 2011

Special Committee of the Board of Directors

SunPower Corporation

77 Rio Robles Street

San Jose, California 95134

Lady and Gentlemen:

SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SunPower”), has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 23, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Total”), and Total Energie Developpement SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France, which provides, among other things, for the sale by Total of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Tenesol S.A., a société anonyme under the laws of the Republic of France (“Tenesol”, and the “Tenesol Shares”, respectively) to SunPower, as a result of which Tenesol will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SunPower (the “Acquisition”). Concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, (i) SunPower, Total, and Total S.A., a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (the “Guarantor”), entered into a Master Agreement dated December 23, 2011 (the “Master Agreement”), (ii) SunPower and Total entered into a Private Placement Agreement, dated December 23, 2011 (the “Private Placement Agreement”), which provides, among other things, for Total to acquire shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of SunPower (the “SunPower Common Stock”) on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the “Private Placement”), and (iii) SunPower and Total entered into a second amendment, dated December 23, 2011 (the “Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment”), to the Affiliation Agreement dated April 28, 2011, between SunPower and Total, and SunPower and the Guarantor entered into a second amendment, dated December 12, 2011 (the “CSA Second Amendment” and, together with the Purchase Agreement, the Master Agreement, the Private Placement Agreement and the Affiliation Agreement Second Amendment, the “Transaction Documents”), to the Credit Support Agreement dated April 28, 2011 (as amended, the “Credit Support Agreement”), between SunPower and the Guarantor. We refer to the Acquisition, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as the “Transaction.” As set forth more fully in the Purchase Agreement, SunPower will pay $165,375,000 in cash, subject to potential downward adjustments based on closing net working capital and net cash amounts, as described in Section 2.3 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Consideration”), in exchange for the Tenesol Shares. The terms of the Transaction are more fully described in the Transaction Documents.

You have requested our opinion, as investment bankers, as to the fairness of the Consideration, from a financial point of view, to SunPower as of the date hereof.

In arriving at our opinion, we reviewed certain publicly available financial and other information concerning Tenesol and SunPower, and certain internal analyses, financial forecasts, and other information relating to Tenesol and SunPower prepared by management of Tenesol and SunPower, respectively. We have also held discussions with certain senior officers and other representatives and advisors of Tenesol and SunPower regarding the businesses and prospects of Tenesol and SunPower, respectively, and of SunPower after giving effect to the Transaction. In addition, we have (i) reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the SunPower Common Stock, (ii) compared certain financial and stock market information for SunPower and certain financial information for Tenesol with, to the extent publicly available, similar information for certain other companies we considered relevant whose securities are publicly traded, (iii) to the extent publicly available, reviewed the financial terms of certain recent business combinations which we deemed relevant, (iv) reviewed the Transaction Documents, and (v) performed such other studies and analyses and considered such other factors as we deemed appropriate.

We have not assumed responsibility for independent verification of, and have not independently verified, any information, whether publicly available or furnished to us, concerning Tenesol or SunPower, including, without limitation, any financial information considered in connection with the rendering of our opinion. Accordingly, for purposes of our opinion, we have, with your knowledge and permission, assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all such information. We have not conducted a physical inspection of any of the properties or assets, and have not prepared, obtained or reviewed any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or off-balance-sheet assets or liabilities), of Tenesol or SunPower or any of their respective subsidiaries, nor have we evaluated the solvency or fair value of Tenesol, SunPower or the combined company (or the impact of the Transaction thereon) under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. With respect to the financial forecasts, including, without limitation, the analyses and forecasts of the amount and timing of certain cost savings, operating efficiencies, revenue effects, financial synergies and other benefits projected by SunPower to be achieved as a result of the Transaction, including, without limitation, in connection with the specified research and development support to be provided by Total to SunPower as contemplated by the Master Agreement (the “R&D Support Commitment”) and the purchase over two years of 10 megawatts of modules by the Guarantor or its affiliated companies from SunPower as contemplated by the Master Agreement (the “PV Purchase Commitment”) (collectively, the “Benefits”), made available to us and used in our analyses, we have assumed with your permission that such forecasts, including the Benefits, have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Tenesol and SunPower as to the matters covered thereby. In rendering our opinion, we express no view as to the reasonableness of such forecasts and projections, including, without limitation, the Benefits, or the assumptions on which they are based. Our opinion is necessarily based upon economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any undertaking or obligation to advise any person of any change in any fact or matter affecting our opinion of which we become aware after the date hereof.

For purposes of rendering our opinion, we have assumed with your permission that, in all respects material to our analysis, the Acquisition and the other elements of the Transaction will be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, without any material waiver, modification or amendment of any term, condition or agreement. In addition, you have instructed us to assume, and we have assumed (i) that SunPower will need to raise approximately $100,000,000 in additional equity capital on or before February 20, 2012 in order to avoid a default under the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2011, among SunPower and the Lenders named therein, (ii) that, prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, Total and SunPower will enter into a binding agreement for Total to provide the R&D Support Commitment to SunPower and the Guarantor and SunPower will enter into a binding agreement for the Guarantor to provide the PV Supply Commitment, in each case on terms and conditions no less favorable to SunPower than the terms contemplated by the Master Agreement, and (iii) that Total would be unwilling to enter into the Master Agreement or provide the R&D Support Commitment or consummate the Private Placement, and that the Guarantor would be unwilling to provide the PV Supply Commitment, in each case unless SunPower entered into the Purchase Agreement. We have also assumed that all material governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents required in connection with the consummation of the Transaction will be obtained and that in connection with obtaining any necessary governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents, no restrictions, terms or conditions will be imposed that would be material to our analysis. We are not legal, regulatory, tax or accounting experts and have relied on the assessments made by SunPower and its advisors with respect to such issues.

This opinion has been approved and authorized for issuance by a Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”) fairness opinion review committee and is addressed to, and for the use and benefit of, the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of SunPower (the “Special Committee”). This opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to SunPower, of the Consideration as of the date hereof. This opinion does not address, and we express no opinion with respect to, any other terms of the Transaction or the Transaction Documents. You have not asked us to, and this opinion does not, address the fairness of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction, or any consideration received in connection therewith, to the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of SunPower, nor does it address the fairness of the contemplated benefits of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction. Deutsche Bank has been engaged by the Special Committee solely to undertake an analysis to determine whether it would be able to

render this opinion, and we did not participate in the negotiation of the Transaction Documents. We express no opinion as to the merits of the underlying decision by SunPower to engage in the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction or the relative merits of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction as compared to any alternative transactions or business strategies. Nor do we express an opinion, and this opinion does not constitute a recommendation, as to how any holder of SunPower Common Stock should vote with respect to the issuance of shares of SunPower Common Stock in the Private Placement in connection with the Acquisition or on any other matter. In addition, we do not express any view or opinion as to the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount or nature of any compensation payable to or to be received by any of the officers, directors, or employees of any parties to the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction, or any class of such persons, relative to the Consideration. This opinion does not in any manner address the prices at which shares of SunPower Common Stock or other securities will trade following the announcement or consummation of the Acquisition or any other element of the Transaction.

SunPower has agreed to pay Deutsche Bank a fee, which becomes payable upon delivery of this opinion (or would have become payable if Deutsche Bank had advised the Special Committee that it was unable to render this opinion). SunPower has also agreed to reimburse Deutsche Bank for its expenses, and to indemnify Deutsche Bank against certain liabilities, in connection with its engagement. We are an affiliate of Deutsche Bank AG (together with its affiliates, the “DB Group”). One or more members of the DB Group have, from time to time, provided investment banking, commercial banking (including extension of credit) and other financial services to SunPower, Tenesol and the Guarantor or their respective affiliates for which they have received, and in the future may receive, compensation, including acting as financial advisor to SunPower in connection with Total’s acquisition of approximately 60% of the shares of SunPower Common on June 15, 2011 (the “Total Acquisition”), bookrunner on a concurrent common and convertible stock offering by the SunPower in April 2009, bookrunner on a convertible stock offering in March 2010 by the SunPower, a counter-party for a portion of the call-spreads associated with each of such convertible stock offerings (the “Call-Spreads”), and lead underwriter in a letter of credit facility for the SunPower (the “L/C Facility”) in 2010. Members of the DB Group realized a profit on the Call-Spreads based upon the Total Acquisition and may realize a profit or loss on the Call-Spreads based upon the Transaction. Letters of credit guaranteed under the Credit Support Agreement may be used in the future to replace letters of credit issued pursuant to the L/C Facility. The DB Group may also provide investment and commercial banking services to SunPower, Tenesol and the Guarantor and their respective affiliates in the future, for which we would expect the DB Group to receive compensation. In the ordinary course of business, members of the DB Group may actively trade in the securities and other instruments and obligations of SunPower and the Guarantor and their respective affiliates for their own accounts and for the accounts of their customers. Accordingly, the DB Group may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities, instruments and obligations, including, without limitation, currently holding an approximately 4% long position in the Guarantor’s shares for its own account.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing assumptions, limitations, qualifications and conditions, it is Deutsche Bank’s opinion as investment bankers that, as of the date hereof, the Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to SunPower.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

ANNEX E

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-34166

SunPower Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

94-3008969

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3939 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 240-5500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock $0.001 par value		Nasdaq Global Select Market
Class B Common Stock $0.001 par value		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 of Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on July 4, 2010 was $1.2 billion. Such aggregate market value was computed by reference to the closing price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 2, 2010. For purposes of determining this amount only, the registrant has defined affiliates as including the executive officers and directors of registrant on July 2, 2010.

The total number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s class A common stock as of February 18, 2011 was 56,178,140.

The total number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s class B common stock as of February 18, 2011 was 42,033,287.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Parts of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference in Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART I

Item 1: Business		3


Item 1A: Risk Factors		16


Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments		45


Item 2: Properties		46


Item 3: Legal Proceedings		46


Item 4: Removed and Reserved		47

PART II

Item 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		48

Item 6: Selected Consolidated Financial Data		49



Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		51

Item 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		83



Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		86


Item 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures		161

Item 9A: Controls and Procedures		161



Item 9B: Other Information		164


PART III

Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		165


Item 11: Executive Compensation		165


Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		165

Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		165



Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services		165


PART IV

Item 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules		166

Trademarks

The following terms are our trademarks and may be used in this report: SunPower^®, PowerGuard^®, SunTile^®, PowerTracker^®, and PowerLight^®. All other trademarks appearing in this report are the property of their holders.

Unit of Power

When referring to our facilities’ manufacturing capacity, the unit of electricity in watts for kilowatts (“KW”), megawatts (“MW”) and gigawatts (“GW”) is direct current (“dc”). When referring to our solar power systems, the unit of electricity in watts for KW, MW and GW is alternating current (“ac”).

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not represent historical facts and the assumptions underlying such statements. We use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include, but are not limited to, our plans and expectations regarding future financial results, expected operating results, business strategies, projected costs, products, ability to monetize utility projects, competitive positions, management’s plans and objectives for future operations, the sufficiency of our cash and our liquidity, our ability to obtain financing, the success of our joint ventures, expected capital expenditures, outcomes of litigation, our exposure to foreign exchange, interest and credit risk, general business and economic conditions, and industry trends. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include a variety of factors, some of which are beyond our control. Please see “Item 1A: Risk Factors” and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for additional information on risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any responsibility to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The following information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to the end of the applicable calendar year. All references to fiscal periods apply to our fiscal quarters or year which ends on the Sunday closest to the calendar month end.

PART I

ITEM 1: BUSINESS

We are a vertically integrated solar products and services company that designs, manufactures and delivers high-performance solar electric systems worldwide for residential, commercial and utility-scale power plant customers. Of all the solar cells available for the mass market, we believe our solar cells have the highest conversion efficiency, a measurement of the amount of sunlight converted by the solar cell into electricity.

We believe our solar cells provide the following benefits compared with conventional solar cells:

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superior performance, including the ability to generate up to 50% more power per unit area than conventional solar cells;

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superior aesthetics, with our uniformly black surface design that eliminates highly visible reflective grid lines and metal interconnect ribbons;

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more KW per pound can be transported using less packaging, resulting in lower distribution costs; and

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more efficient use of silicon, a key raw material used in the manufacture of solar cells.

The high efficiency and superior aesthetics of our solar power products provide compelling customer benefits. In many situations, we offer a significantly lower area-related cost structure for our customers because our solar panels require a substantially smaller roof or land area than conventional solar technology and half or less of the roof or land area of many commercial solar thin film technologies.

We believe our solar power systems provide the following benefits compared with various competitors’ systems:

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channel breadth and flexible delivery capability, including turn-key systems;

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high performance delivered by enhancing energy delivery and financial return through systems technology design; and

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cutting edge systems design to meet customer needs and reduce cost, including non-penetrating, fast roof installation technologies.

Our solar power systems are designed to generate electricity over a system life typically exceeding 25 years under test conditions and are principally designed to be used in large-scale applications with system ratings of typically more than 500 KW. Worldwide, we have more than 650 MW of SunPower solar power systems operating or under contract. We sell distributed rooftop and ground-mounted solar power systems as well as central-station power plants globally. In the United States, distributed solar power systems are typically either: (i) rated at more than 500 KW of capacity to provide a supplemental, distributed source of electricity for a customer’s facility; or (ii) ground mount systems reaching up to hundreds of MWs for regulated utilities. In the United States, commercial and electric utility customers typically choose to purchase solar electricity under a power purchase agreement (“PPA”) with an investor or financing company that buys the system from us. In Europe, our products and systems are typically purchased by an investor or financing company and operated as central-station solar power plants. These power plants are rated with capacities of approximately one to fifty MW, and generate electricity for sale under tariff to private and public utilities.

Business Segments Overview

In the second quarter of fiscal 2010, subsequent to our acquisition of SunRay Malta Holdings Limited (“SunRay”), a leading European solar power plant project developer, we changed our segment reporting from our Components Segment and Systems Segment to our Utility and Power Plants (“UPP”) Segment and Residential and Commercial (“R&C”) Segment to align our internal organization to how we serve our customers. Historically, Components Segment sales were generally solar cells and solar panels sold to a third-party dealer or original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) who would re-sell the product to the eventual customer, while Systems Segment sales were generally complete turn-key offerings sold directly to the end customer.

Under the new segmentation, our UPP Segment refers to our large-scale solar products and systems business, which includes power plant project development and project sales, turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) services for power plant construction, and power plant operations and maintenance (“O&M”) services. As part of the acquisition of SunRay, we acquired a project pipeline of solar photovoltaic projects in France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as SunRay’s power plant development and project finance teams. The UPP Segment sells components, including large volume sales of solar panels and mounting systems to third parties, often on a multi-year, firm commitment basis. Our R&C Segment focuses on solar equipment sales into the residential and small commercial market through our third-party global dealer network, as well as direct sales and EPC and O&M services in the United States for rooftop and ground-mounted solar power systems for the new homes, commercial and public sectors.

Our President and Chief Executive Officer, as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), has organized SunPower and manages resource allocations and measures performance of our activities between these two segments. Our UPP revenue for fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $1,186.1 million, $653.5 million and $742.4 million, respectively, and our R&C revenue for fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $1,033.2 million, $870.8 million and $695.2 million, respectively. For more information about the financial condition and results of operations of each segment, please see Part II—“Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Our Products and Services

Products

Solar Panels

Solar panels are solar cells electrically connected together and encapsulated in a weatherproof panel. Solar cells are semiconductor devices that directly convert sunlight into direct current electricity. Our A-300 solar cell is a silicon solar cell with a specified power value of 3.1 watts and a conversion efficiency averaging between 20.0% and 21.5%. Our A-330 solar cell delivers 3.3 watts with a conversion efficiency of up to 22.7%. Our solar cells are designed without highly reflective metal contact grids or current collection ribbons on the front of the solar cells. This feature enables our solar cells to be assembled into solar panels that exhibit a more uniform appearance than conventional solar panels.

We believe solar panels made with our solar cells are the highest efficiency solar panels available for the mass market. Because our solar cells are more efficient relative to conventional solar cells, when our solar cells are assembled into panels, the assembly cost per watt is less because more power can be incorporated into a given size panel. Higher solar panel efficiency allows installers to mount a solar power system with more power within a given roof or site area and can reduce per watt installation costs. We also sell a line of Serengeti™ branded solar panels manufactured by third parties.

Inverters

Every solar power system needs an inverter to transform the direct current electricity collected from the solar panels into utility-grade alternating current power that is ready for household use. We sell a line of SunPower branded inverters manufactured by third parties.

Roof Mounted Products

We offer several types of photovoltaic rooftop products, including non-penetrating mounting systems for solar panels designed to integrate with conventional residential roofing materials primarily sold through our R&C Segment. The mounting systems sit directly on the roof and are engineered to maintain the structural integrity of the rooftops as compared to conventional mounting systems, which attach through the roof and onto a support structure of the building and can reduce the lifespan of the roof. Our suite of rooftop products is designed for a broad range of geographical climates and to accommodate varying visual appeal and space constraints. The following tiles and systems are included within our suite of rooftop products:

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PowerGuard^® Roof System (“PowerGuard”)

PowerGuard is a non-penetrating roof-mounted solar panel that delivers reliable, clean electricity while insulating and protecting the roof membrane from ultraviolet rays and thermal degradation to save both heating and cooling energy expenses. Designed for quick and easy installation, PowerGuard tiles fit together with interlocking tongue-and-groove side surfaces. PowerGuard is a patented, proprietary, pre-engineered solar power roofing tile system which operates within the existing roof line and electrical system. Each PowerGuard tile consists of a solar laminate, lightweight cement substrate and styrofoam base and typically weighs approximately four pounds per square foot, which is supported by

most commercial rooftops. Our technology integrates this lightweight construction with a patented pressure equalizing design that has been tested to withstand winds of up to 140 miles per hour. Moreover, certain other conventional systems add weight for stability against wind and weather, which may exceed weight limits for some commercial buildings’ roofs.

The PowerGuard roof system has been tested and certified by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (“UL”) and has received a UL-listed Class B fire rating which we believe facilitates obtaining building permits and inspector approvals. Sold through our R&C Segment, PowerGuard roof systems have been installed in a broad range of climates principally in the United States and Switzerland, and on a wide variety of building types, from rural single story warehouses to urban high rise structures.

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SunPower^® T-5 Solar Roof Tile System (“T-5”)

The development of the T-5 solar roof tile is a direct result of the investment in SunPower by the United States Department of Energy through its Solar America Initiative program. Tilted at a 5-degree angle, the T-5 solar roof tile was the industry’s first all-in-one, non-penetrating photovoltaic rooftop product that combines solar panel, frame and mounting system into a single pre-engineered unit. The T-5 solar roof tiles interlock for wind resistance and secure installation. The patented design is adaptable to virtually any flat or low-slope rooftop while providing the roof membrane protection from corrosion. The T-5 solar roof tile all-in-one mounting system and frame is made from an engineered glass-filled polymer that is non-reactive, eliminating the need for electrical grounding of the array.

Since the T-5 solar roof tile typically weighs less than three pounds per square foot and is stacked for shipping, more KW per pound can be transported using less packaging, resulting in lower distribution costs. These benefits make the T-5 solar roof tile easier and faster to install than other rooftop systems as well as an effective solution for area or weight constrained flat rooftops.

The T-5 solar roof tile systems are primarily sold through our R&C Segment.

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SunPower^® T-10 Commercial Solar Roof Tiles (“T-10”)

T-10 commercial solar roof tiles are pre-engineered solar panels that tilt at a 10-degree angle. Depending on geographical location and local climate conditions, this can allow for the generation of up to 10% more annual energy output than traditional flat roof-mounted systems. These non-penetrating panels interlock for secure, rapid installation on rooftops without compromising the structural integrity of the roof. The patented T-10 commercial solar roof tile is lightweight, weighing less than four pounds per square foot. Sloped side and rear wind deflectors improve wind performance, allowing T-10 solar arrays to withstand winds up to 120 miles per hour.

Sold through our R&C Segment, the T-10 commercial solar roof tile performance is optimized for larger roofs with less space constraints as well as underutilized tracks of land, such as ground reservoirs.

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SunTile^® Roof Integrated System for Residential Market

Our patented SunTile product is a highly efficient solar power shingle roofing system utilizing our solar cell technology that is designed to integrate with conventional residential roofing materials. SunTile solar shingles are designed to replace multiple types of roof panels, including the most common concrete flat, low and high profile “S” tile and composition shingles. We believe that SunTile systems are less visible on a roof than conventional solar technology because the solar panel is integrated directly into the roofing material instead of mounted onto the roof. SunTile systems have a UL-listed Class A fire rating, which is the highest level of fire rating provided by UL. Sold through our R&C Segment, the SunTile roof system is designed to be incorporated by production home builders into the construction of their new homes.

Ground Mounted SunPower^® Tracker Systems

We offer several types of ground-mounted solar power systems, including our fixed tilt and patented SunPower Tracker products. Our SunPower Tracker is a single-axis tracking system that automatically pivots solar panels to track the sun’s movement throughout the day. This tracking feature increases the amount of sunlight that is captured and converted into energy by up to 30% over flat or fixed-tilt systems depending on geographic location and local climate conditions. A single motor and drive mechanism can control 10 to 20 rows, or more than 200 KW of solar panels. The multi-row feature represents a cost advantage for our customers over dual axis tracking systems, as such systems require more motors, drives, land and power to operate per KW of capacity. The SunPower Tracker system can be assembled onsite, and is easily scalable. We have installed ground-mounted systems integrating SunPower Tracker in a wide range of geographical markets principally in the United States, Germany, Italy, Portugal, South Korea and Spain. Although trackers are primarily sold through our UPP Segment, we have constructed several of our smaller ground mounted systems for the commercial and governmental sectors through our R&C Segment.

The SunPower Tracker system also features our TMAC Advanced Tracker Controller (“TMAC”) software, which includes real-time tracker status updates, remote monitoring and control, proprietary energy production optimization algorithms, and improved reliability. In addition, the TMAC software enables power plant operators to wirelessly monitor the status of the SunPower Tracker system in real-time through the SunPower power plant supervisory control and data acquisition (“SCADA”) control system, giving them the option to control the array from a central operations center.

Fully Integrated System

Sold through our UPP Segment, the SunPower Oasis™ Power Plant (“SunPower Oasis”) is the industry’s first modular solar power block that scales from 1 MW distributed installations to large central station power plants. SunPower Oasis provides a fully integrated, cost-effective way to rapidly deploy utility-scale solar power systems, streaming the development and construction process while optimizing the use of available land. Each power block integrates the SunPower T-0 tracker, a 400-watt utility solar panel, pre-manufactured cabling, and the TMAC software. The power block kits are shipped pre-assembled to the job site for rapid field installation, and offer a high capacity factor and reliable long-term performance.

The SunPower Oasis operating system is designed to support future grid interconnection requirements for large-scale solar power plants, such as voltage ride through and power factor control. It also features utility-standard SCADA operation and analytical tools, which include intelligent sensor and control networks for optimized power plant operation. SunPower Oasis streamlines the entire power plant development process, from permitting through construction and financing.

Fixed Tilt and SunPower Tracker Systems for Parking Structures

We have developed and patented designs for solar power systems for parking structures in multiple configurations. These systems are sold through both the UPP and R&C Segments. These dual-use systems typically incorporate solar panels into the roof of a carport or similar structure to deliver onsite solar power while providing shade and protection. Aesthetically pleasing, standardized and scalable, they are well suited for parking lots adjacent to facilities. In addition, we have incorporated our SunPower Tracker technology into certain of our systems for elevated parking structures to provide a differentiated product offering to our customers.

Other System Offerings

We have other products that leverage our core systems. For example, our metal roof system is designed for sloped-metal roof buildings, which are used in some winery and warehouse applications. This solar power system is designed for rapid installation. We also offer other architectural products such as day lighting with translucent solar panels.

Balance of System Components

“Balance of system components” are components of a solar power system other than the solar panels, and include SunPower branded inverters, mounting structures, charge controllers, grid interconnection equipment and other devices depending on the specific requirements of a particular system and project.

Services

We provide our solar power plant customers end-to-end management of the project lifecycle, from early stage site assessment, financing support, and project development, including full-scale environmental and construction permitting, through engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning. Our projects are built incorporating industry-leading standards for safety, quality, performance and reliability. Once tested, our plant O&M organization provides customers with “utility-quality” data collection, performance monitoring, diagnostic and performance reporting services, as well as lifecycle asset planning and management with industry leading software applications.

Operations and Maintenance

Our solar power systems are designed to generate electricity over a system life typically exceeding 25 years under test conditions. We provide commissioning, warranty, administration, operations, maintenance and performance monitoring services with the objective of optimizing our customers’ electrical energy production. Commissioning services include testing to verify that equipment and system performance meet design requirements and specifications. We also pass through to customers long-term warranties from the OEMs of certain system components. We provide warranties of 25 years for our solar panels, which is standard in the solar industry, while our inverters typically carry warranty periods ranging from 5 to 10 years. In addition, we generally warrant our workmanship on installed systems for periods ranging up to 10 years. Systems under warranty and systems under a performance monitoring contract use our proprietary software systems to collect and remotely analyze equipment operating and system performance data from all of our sites in our offices located in the United States and the Philippines. We offer our customers a comprehensive suite of solar power system maintenance services ranging from system monitoring, to preventive maintenance, to rapid-response outage restoration and inverter repair. Our Standard Monitoring Service Agreement includes continuous remote monitoring, system performance reports, and a 24/7 technical support line. Our Basic Service Level Agreement adds preventive maintenance to the Standard Monitoring Services Agreement, and our Plus Level Service Agreement includes all of the Basic Service Level Agreement features plus on-site corrective maintenance using regionally-located field service technicians.

Monitoring

Our O&M personnel have access to a powerful set of tools developed on industry standard information technology platforms that facilitate the management of a global fleet of commercial and utility scale photovoltaic power plants. Real time flow of data from our customers’ sites is aggregated centrally where an engine applies advanced solar specific algorithms to detect and report potential performance issues. Our work management system routes any anomalies to the appropriate responders to ensure timely resolution. The enterprise asset management system stores the operational history of thousands of systems sold and delivered through our UPP and R&C Segments. We have implemented highly automated workflow processes that minimize the time from detection to analysis to dispatch and repair. Our O&M photovoltaic fleet management systems are built on more than a decade of solar services experience, allowing us to provide premier O&M services to our customers worldwide.

We have developed a proprietary set of advanced monitoring applications built upon the leading electric utility real-time monitoring platform (the “SunPower Monitoring System”). The SunPower Monitoring System continuously scans the operational status and performance of the solar power system and automatically identifies system outages and performance deficiencies to our 24/7 monitoring technicians. Customers can access historical

or daily system performance data through our customer website (www.sunpowermonitor.com). Some customers choose to install “digital signs” to display system performance information from the lobby of their facility. We believe these displays enhance our brand and educate the public and prospective customers about solar power.

In 2008, we released the SunPower Monitoring System, and in 2009, we released the industry’s first monitoring application for the Apple iPhone^®, iPod touch^® and iPad^® mobile devices. With the addition of this application to the SunPower Monitoring System, residential customers now have three easy ways to access information about the energy generated by their SunPower solar power systems. Along with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad application, the SunPower Monitoring System offers homeowners the ability to monitor SunPower solar power systems with a wireless, in-home wall-mounted liquid crystal display (“LCD”) that provides power production and cumulative energy information. The monitoring system also provides the convenience of Internet access to a solar power system’s performance from virtually anywhere. Customers can view a system’s energy performance and environmental savings on an hourly, monthly and annual basis.

Solar Park Project Development

As part of the acquisition of SunRay, we acquired a project pipeline of solar photovoltaic projects in Europe and Israel as well as SunRay’s power plant development and project finance teams. In addition, we internally grew our Americas-based power plant development and project finance teams. These additions have allowed us to establish a scalable, fully integrated, vertical approach to developing utility-scale photovoltaic power plants in a sustainable way. The power plant development and project finance teams evaluate sites for solar developments; obtain land rights through purchase and lease options; conduct environmental and grid transmission studies; and obtain building, construction and grid-interconnection permits, licenses and regulatory approvals.

The plants and project development rights, initially owned by us, are sold to third parties through our UPP Segment. In the United States, commercial and electric utility customers typically choose to purchase solar electricity under a PPA with an investor or financing company that buys the system from us. In Europe and Israel, the projects are typically purchased by an investor or financing company and operated as central-station solar power plants.

For more information about the costs associated with solar park project development see “Item 1A: Risk Factors” including “We may make significant investments in building solar power plants without first obtaining project financing, and the delayed sale of our projects would adversely affect our business, liquidity and results of operations” and “Due to the general economic environment and other factors, we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain access to external financing necessary to fund our operations and make adequate capital investments as planned.”

Research and Development

We engage in extensive research and development efforts to improve solar cell efficiency through enhancement of our existing products, development of new techniques such as concentrating photovoltaic power, and reducing manufacturing cost and complexity. Our research and development group works closely with our manufacturing facilities, our equipment suppliers and our customers to improve our solar cell design and to lower solar cell, solar panel and system product manufacturing and assembly costs. In addition, we have dedicated employees who work closely with our current and potential suppliers of crystalline silicon, a key raw material used in the manufacture of our solar cells, to develop specifications that meet our standards and ensure the high quality we require, while at the same time controlling costs.

We have government contracts that enable us to develop new technologies and pursue additional research opportunities while helping to offset our research and development expense. In fiscal 2007, we signed a Solar America Initiative research and development agreement with the United States Department of Energy under which we were awarded $24.1 million. The award was fully funded by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2010.

Payments received under these contracts offset our research and development expense by approximately 10%, 22% and 25% in fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Our research and development expenditures, net of payments received under these contracts, were approximately $49.1 million, $31.6 million and $21.5 million for fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

For more information about these contracts, including the government’s rights to use technology developed as a result of such contracts, please see “Item 1A: Risk Factors” including “Our reliance on government programs to partially fund our research and development programs could impair our ability to commercialize our solar power products and services.”

Supplier Relationships, Manufacturing and Module Assembly

We purchase polysilicon, ingots, wafers, solar cells, third-party standard efficiency solar panels and balance of system components from various manufacturers, including joint ventures, on both a contracted and a purchase order basis. We have contracted with some of our suppliers for multi-year supply agreements. Under such agreements, we have annual minimum purchase obligations and in certain cases prepayment obligations. We currently believe our supplier relationships and various short- and long-term contracts will afford us the volume of material and services required to meet our planned output. For more information about risks related to our supply chain, please see “Item 1A: Risk Factors” including “Limited competition among suppliers has required us in some instances to enter into long-term, firm commitment supply agreements that could result in excess or insufficient inventory and place us at a competitive disadvantage.”

We are working with our suppliers and partners along all steps of the value chain to reduce costs by improving manufacturing technologies and expanding economies of scale. Crystalline silicon is the leading commercial material for solar cells and is used in several forms, including single-crystalline, or monocrystalline silicon, multicrystalline, or polycrystalline silicon, ribbon and sheet silicon and thin-layer silicon. Our solar cell value chain starts with high purity silicon called polysilicon. Polysilicon is created by refining quartz or sand. We