UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
F-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AZURE
POWER GLOBAL LIMITED
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Mauritius
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Not
Applicable
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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3rd
Floor, Asset 301-304 and 307,
Worldmark
3, Aerocity, New Delhi 110037, India
Tel:
0091 11 4940 9800
(Address
and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
CT
Corporation System
111
Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10011
Telephone:
(212) 894-8940
(Name,
address, and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies
to:
Shuang
Zhao, Esq.
Cleary
Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
c/o
37th Floor, Hysan Place
500
Hennessy Road
Causeway
Bay, Hong Kong
+852
2521 4122
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement is effective.
If
only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check
the following box [ ]
If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box [X]
If
this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If
this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become
effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [ ]
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register
additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following
box. [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging
growth company [X]
If
an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards†
provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. [ ]
†
The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to be registered
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Proposed
maximum offering price per share
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Proposed
maximum aggregate offering price
(1)
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Amount
of registration fee
(1)
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Primary
offering:
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Equity
shares, par value $0.000625 per share
(1)
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Debt
securities
(1)
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Warrants
(1)
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Total
primary offering
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$
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150,000,000.00
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(2)
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$
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18,675.00
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Secondary
offering:
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Equity
shares, par value $0.000625 per share
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10,000,000
shares
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$
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13.27
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(3)
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$
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132,700,000.00
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(3)
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$
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16,522.00
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Total
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$
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35,197.00
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(1)
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With
respect to the primary offering, there are being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of equity shares, such indeterminate
principal amount of debt securities, and such indeterminate number of warrants to purchase equity shares and/or debt securities
as may be sold by the Registrant from time to time, which together shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed
$150,000,000. If any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the offering price of such debt securities
shall be in such greater principal amount as shall result in an aggregate offering price not to exceed $150,000,000, less
the aggregate dollar amount of all securities previously issued hereunder. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold
separately or in combination with other securities registered hereunder. The proposed maximum offering price per unit will
be determined, from time to time, by the Registrant in connection with the issuance by the Registrant of the securities registered
hereunder. The securities registered hereunder also include such indeterminate number of equity shares and amount of debt
securities as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for debt securities that provide for conversion or exchange, upon
exercise of warrants or pursuant to the antidilution provisions of any of such securities. With respect to the secondary offering,
up to 10,000,000 equity shares may be sold by the selling shareholders. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities
Act, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of equity shares as may be issuable with respect
to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
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(2)
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act, based on the
maximum proceeds from the primary offering.
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(3)
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the
average of high and low prices per share of the registrant’s equity shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on December 15, 2017.
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The
Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date
until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter
become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement
shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and
it is not soliciting an offer to buy or sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. These
securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.
Subject
to Completion, dated December 20, 2017
PROSPECTUS
$150,000,000
of
Equity
Shares
Debt
Securities
Warrants
and
10,000,000
Equity Shares
Offered
by Selling Shareholders
Azure
Power Global Limited
From
time to time, we may offer and sell up to an aggregate amount of $150,000,000 of any combination of equity shares, par value $0.000625
per share, debt securities or warrants described in this prospectus (the “Prospectus”) in one or more offerings. We
may also offer securities as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered
hereunder, including any applicable antidilution provisions. In addition, selling shareholders (the “Selling Shareholders”)
to be named in the applicable prospectus supplement may offer and sell up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of our equity shares,
from time to time, on or off the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, on the terms described in this Prospectus or in an applicable
prospectus supplement. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered by the Selling Shareholders
hereunder. To the extent that any Selling Shareholders resells any equity shares, the Selling Shareholders may be required to
provide you with this Prospectus and a prospectus supplement identifying and containing specific information about the Selling
Shareholder and the terms of the equity shares being offered. We and the Selling Shareholders may sell the securities to or through
underwriters and also to other purchasers or through agents. We provide more information about the Selling Shareholders and the
related transactions in the section entitled “Selling Shareholders” on page 14 of this Prospectus. The names
of any underwriters or agents, and any fees, discounts or other compensation payable to them will be set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement accompanying this Prospectus.
The
specific variable terms of this offering will be set forth in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (a “Prospectus
Supplement”) including, the number of shares offered and the offering price.
Our
equity shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “AZRE.”
The
securities may be sold directly, on a continuous or delayed basis, through dealers or agents designated from time to time, to
or through underwriters or through a combination of these methods. See “Plan of Distribution” in this Prospectus.
We may also describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of the securities in any applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If any agents, underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale of any securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being
delivered, we will disclose their names and the nature of our arrangements as well as the net proceeds we expect to receive from
any such sale, in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
You
should read this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement before you invest in any security.
An
investment in these securities involves risks. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 5 of this Prospectus,
and other risk factors contained in any applicable Prospectus Supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference herein
and therein.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this Prospectus is .
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This
Prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and
sell, either individually or in combination, in one or more offerings, up to a total dollar amount of $150,000,000 of our equity
shares, various series of debt securities and/or warrants to purchase any such securities. In addition, under this shelf process,
the Selling Shareholders to be named in any applicable Prospectus Supplement may, from time to time, offer and sell up to 10,000,000
equity shares, as described in this Prospectus and such Prospectus Supplement, in one or more offerings.
This
Prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that may be offered from time to time. We may provide you
with a Prospectus Supplement to this Prospectus that will provide updated information if required whenever our equity shares are
offered pursuant to this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement. This may include a Prospectus Supplement that will describe
the information about the securities being offered and the specific terms of that offering. The Prospectus Supplement may also
add, update or change the information contained in this Prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this
Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement, you should rely on the Prospectus Supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you
should read carefully both this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement, together with the additional information described below.
This
Prospectus does not contain all the information provided in the registration statement that we filed with the SEC. For further
information about us or the securities offered hereby, you should refer to the registration statement, which you can obtain from
the SEC as described below under “Where You Can Find Additional Information About Us.”
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and in any Prospectus Supplement.
We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information in this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement.
If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We and the Selling Shareholders
will not make any offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume
that the information appearing in this Prospectus and the applicable supplement to this Prospectus is accurate as of the date
on its respective cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated
by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed
since those dates.
In
this Prospectus and in any Prospectus Supplement, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, all amounts are
expressed in Indian Rupees or INR and / or “U.S. dollars” or “US$”, lawful currency of Republic of India
and United States respectively. Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information included in this Prospectus or included
in any Prospectus Supplement is determined using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) Except
as set forth under “Description of Share Capital”, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this
Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement to “Azure”, the “Company”, the “Corporation”, “we”,
“us” and “our” mean Azure Power Global Limited. and its subsidiaries.
NOTE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Prospectus and the annual report referred elsewhere in this document contains forward looking statements about our current expectations
and views of future events. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this Prospectus and the annual
report, including statements about our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs,
prospects, plans and future megawatt goals of management, are forward looking statements. These statements relate to events that
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,”
“believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions.
These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition,
these forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are not a guarantee of future performance.
All statements in this document that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, such matters as:
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government’s willingness to enforce Renewable Purchase Obligations, or RPOs;
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permitting,
development and construction of our project pipeline according to schedule;
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solar
radiation in the regions in which we operate;
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developments
in, or changes to, laws, regulations, governmental policies, incentives and taxation affecting our operations;
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changes or developments in the industry in which we operate;
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ability to maintain and enhance our market position;
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ability to successfully implement any of our business strategies, including acquiring other companies;
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ability to enter into power purchasing agreements, or PPAs, on acceptable terms, the occurrence of any event that may expose
us to certain risks under our PPAs and the willingness and ability of counterparties to our PPAs to fulfill their obligations;
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ability to borrow additional funds and access capital markets, as well as our substantial indebtedness and the possibility
that we may incur additional indebtedness going forward;
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ability to establish and operate new solar projects;
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ability to compete against traditional and renewable energy companies;
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loss of one or more members of our senior management or key employees;
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political
and economic conditions in India;
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material
changes in the costs of solar panels and other equipment required for our operations;
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fluctuations
in inflation, interest rates and exchange rates; and
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other
risks and uncertainties, including those referred to under the caption “Risk Factors.”
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The
forward-looking statements made in this Prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements
are made in this Prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this Prospectus and the documents that we reference in this
Prospectus and have filed as exhibits with the SEC, of which the annual report is also a part, completely and with the understanding
that our actual future results or performance may be materially different from what we expect.
This
Prospectus also contains statistical data and estimates, including those relating to the solar industry and our competition from
market research, analyst reports and other publicly available sources. These publications include forward-looking statements being
made by the authors of such reports. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
THE
COMPANY
We
are a leading independent solar power producer in India. We developed India’s first private utility scale solar project
in 2009 and has been at the forefront in the sector as a developer, constructor and operator of utility scale, micro-grid and
rooftop solar projects since its inception in 2008. With its inhouse engineering, procurement and construction expertise and advanced
in-house operations and maintenance capability, We manage the entire development and operation process, providing low-cost solar
power solutions to customers throughout India. Our equity shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AZRE.”
RISK
FACTORS
Investment
in our securities is subject to various risks. Before deciding whether to invest in any of our securities, investors should consider
carefully the risks incorporated by reference in this Prospectus (including documents that are subsequently filed with the SEC
and incorporated by reference) and those described in any Prospectus Supplement, including those in “Item 3—Key Information—D.
Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2017, filed with the Commission on June 19,
2017, which is incorporated in this prospectus by reference, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and any risk factors and other information described in the applicable prospectus
supplement or relevant free writing prospectus before acquiring any of our securities. Please see the sections of this Prospectus
entitled “Where You Can Find Additional Information About Us” and “Information Incorporated by Reference.”
The occurrence of one or more of those risk factors could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations
and cause the value of our securities to decline.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will not receive any proceeds from sales of our equity shares by the Selling Shareholders.
Unless
otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be added to the general
funds of the Company to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include reducing outstanding indebtedness and financing
capital expenditures, investments and working capital requirements of the Company. Specific information about the use of proceeds
from the sale of any securities will be set forth in a Prospectus Supplement. The Company may invest funds that it does not immediately
require in short-term marketable debt securities.
The
net proceeds to be received by the Company from the sale of the securities from time to time under this Prospectus or by a Prospectus
Supplement are not expected to be applied to fund any specific project. The Company’s overall corporate strategy and major
initiatives supporting its strategy are summarized in the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis for the year
ended March 31, 2017, as modified or superseded by information contained in the Company’s management’s discussion
and analysis for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017, and any subsequent periods, incorporated herein by reference.
RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The
following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a historical basis for the period indicated. The ratio of
earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges.
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For
the Year Ended March 31,
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For
the Six Months
Ended
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2015
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2016
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2017
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September
30, 2017
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Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges
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Earnings
for the years ended March 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and for the six months ended September 30, 2017 were insufficient to cover
fixed charges by INR 986.3 million (US$ 15.1 million), INR 1,561.9 million (US$ 23.9 million), INR 579.8 million (US$ 8.9
million) and INR 1,275.1 million (US$ 19.5 million) respectively. The translation of INR to US$ is based on the exchange rate
of INR 65.30 to US$ 1.00, the noon buying rate in effect as of September 29, 2017 as set forth in the H.10 Statistical release
of the Federal Reserve Board, solely for the convenience of readers.
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CAPITALIZATION
The
Company issued 61,101 equity shares to some of its employees pursuant to Employee Stock Option Plan 2015, resulting in an increase
from 25,915,956 shares issued as of March 31, 2017, to 25,985,057 shares as of September 30, 2017.
ENFORCEMENT
OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We
are incorporated in Mauritius and our primary operating subsidiary, Azure Power India Private Limited, is incorporated in India.
The majority of our directors and executive officers are not residents of the United States and substantially all of our assets
and the assets of such persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for you to effect service
of process within the United States upon such persons or us. In addition, you may be unable to enforce judgments obtained in courts
of the United States against such persons outside the jurisdiction of their residence, including judgments predicated solely upon
U.S. securities laws.
There
is uncertainty as to whether the courts in Mauritius would enforce judgments obtained in the United States against us or our directors
or executive officers, as well as the experts named herein, based on the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of
the United States or allow actions in Mauritius against us or our directors or executive officers based only upon the securities
laws of the United States. Further, foreign judgments may not be given effect to by a Mauritius court where it would be contrary
to any principle affecting public policy in Mauritius or to the extent that they constitute the payment of an amount which is
in the nature of a penalty and not in the nature of liquidated damages.
In
addition to and irrespective of jurisdictional issues, neither Mauritian nor Indian courts will enforce a provision of the U.S.
federal securities laws that is either penal in nature or contrary to public policy. An action brought pursuant to a public or
penal law, the purpose of which is the enforcement of a sanction, power or right at the instance of the state in its sovereign
capacity, is unlikely to be entertained by Mauritian or Indian courts. Specified remedies available under the laws of U.S. jurisdictions,
including specified remedies under U.S. federal securities laws, would not be available under Mauritian or Indian law or enforceable
in a Mauritian or Indian court, if they are considered to be contrary to Mauritian or Indian public policy. An award of punitive
damages under a United States court judgment based upon United States federal securities laws is likely to be construed by Mauritian
and Indian courts to be penal in nature and therefore unenforceable in both Mauritius and India. Further, no claim may be brought
in Mauritius or India against us or our directors and officers, as well as the experts named herein, in the first instance for
a violation of U.S. federal securities laws because these laws have no extraterritorial application under Mauritian or Indian
law and do not have force of law in Mauritius or India.
Section
44A of the Indian Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, as amended, or the Civil Procedure Code, provides that where a foreign judgment
has been rendered by a superior court in any country or territory outside of India which the Indian government has by notification
declared to be a reciprocating territory, such foreign judgment may be enforced in India by proceedings in execution as if the
judgment had been rendered by an appropriate court in India. However, the enforceability of such judgments is subject to the exceptions
set forth in Section 13 of the Civil Procedure Code. This section, which is the statutory basis for the recognition of foreign
judgments, states that a foreign judgment is conclusive as to any matter directly adjudicated upon except:
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the judgment has not been pronounced by a court of competent jurisdiction;
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the judgment has not been given on the merits of the case;
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the judgment appears on the face of the proceedings to be founded on an incorrect view of international law or a refusal to
recognize the law of India in cases where such law is applicable;
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the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were opposed to natural justice;
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the judgment sustains a claim founded on a breach of any law in force in India.
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Section
44A of the Civil Procedure Code is applicable only to decrees or judgments under which a sum of money is payable not being in
the nature of amounts payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a similar nature or in respect of fines or other penalties
and does not include arbitration awards. It is unlikely that a court in India would award damages on the same basis as a foreign
court if an action were brought in India. Furthermore, it is unlikely that an Indian court would enforce a foreign judgment if
it viewed the amount of damages awarded as excessive or inconsistent with public policy or practice in India.
If
a judgment of a foreign court is not enforceable under Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code as described above, it may be enforced
in India only by a suit filed upon the judgment, subject to Section 13 of the Civil Procedure Code, and not by proceedings in
execution. The United States has not been declared by the Indian government to be a reciprocating territory for the purposes of
Section 44A of the Civil Procedure Code. Accordingly, a judgment of a court in the United States may be enforced only by filing
a fresh suit on the basis of the judgment and not by proceedings in execution.
The
suit must be brought in India within three years from the date of the judgment in the same manner as any other suit filed to enforce
a civil liability in India. It is difficult to predict whether a suit brought in an Indian court will be disposed of in a timely
manner or be subject to untimely delay. Further, under the Civil Procedure Code, a court in India shall, upon the production of
any document purporting to be a certified copy of a foreign judgment, presume that the judgment was pronounced by a court of competent
jurisdiction, unless the contrary appears on record.
A
party seeking to enforce a foreign judgment in India is required to obtain prior approval from the Reserve Bank of India under
the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, as amended, to repatriate any amount recovered pursuant to such enforcement. Any judgment
in a foreign currency would be converted into Indian rupees on the date of judgment and not on the date of payment.
A
final and conclusive judgment in the superior courts of a foreign jurisdiction, or foreign courts, other than the courts of the
United Kingdom, under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum payable in respect of taxes, fines, penalties or similar
charges) may be recognized by, and be enforceable in, the courts of Mauritius if (1) the judgment is still valid, final and is
capable of execution in the jurisdiction in which it was delivered; (2) the judgment is not contrary to any principle affecting
public policy in Mauritius; (3) the foreign courts had jurisdiction to hear the claim; and (4) our company had been regularly
summoned to attend the proceedings before the foreign courts. Any judgment expressed in a foreign currency by a foreign court,
may, when made executory in Mauritius, be expressed in that foreign currency. A valid and final judgment rendered by a court in
the United States may not be enforced in Mauritius except by way of exequatur under the Mauritius Code on Civil Procedure. The
exequatur may be sought in Mauritius so long as the valid and final judgment is capable of execution in the United States.
A
final and conclusive judgment or order in the superior courts of the United Kingdom under which a sum of money is made payable
(and including an award in proceedings on an arbitration if the award has, under the law in force in the place where it was made,
become enforceable in the same manner as a judgment by a court in that place) would, on registration in accordance with the provisions
of The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1923 be enforceable in the Supreme Court of Mauritius. Any judgment expressed in
pounds sterling or other currency by a superior court of the United Kingdom, may, when made executory in Mauritius, be expressed
in pounds sterling or any other currency at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date of judgment of the original court.
EMERGING
GROWTH COMPANY
As
a company with less than US$1.07 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company”
pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and amendments thereto. An emerging growth company
may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies.
These provisions include exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s
internal control over financial reporting. The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company need not comply with any
new or revised financial accounting standard until such date that a non-reporting company is required to comply with such new
or revised accounting standard. We have in this Prospectus utilized, and we plan in future filings with the SEC, to continue to
utilize, the modified disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies. Furthermore, we are not required to present
selected financial information or any management’s discussion herein for any period prior to the earliest audited period
presented in connection with this Prospectus.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (a) the last day of our fiscal year during which we have total annual
gross revenues of at least US$1.07 billion; (b) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion
of the initial public offering of the Company; (c) the date on which we have, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than
US$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt; or (d) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. When we are no longer deemed to be an emerging growth company, we will
not be entitled to the exemptions provided in the JOBS Act discussed above. If we choose to take advantage of any of these reduced
reporting burdens, the information that we provide shareholders may be different than you might get from other public companies.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We
or the Selling Shareholders, from time to time, may sell the securities to or through underwriters, agents or dealers and also
may sell the securities directly to purchasers pursuant to applicable statutory exemptions or through agents.
The
distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which
may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, or at prices related to such prevailing market prices to be negotiated
with purchasers.
The
Prospectus Supplement relating to each series of the securities will also set forth the terms of the offering of the securities,
including to the extent applicable, the initial offering price, the proceeds to the Company or the Selling Shareholders, the underwriting
concessions or commissions, and any other discounts or concessions to be allowed or re-allowed to dealers. Underwriters or agents
with respect to securities sold to or through underwriters or agents will be named in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such
securities.
In
connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters may receive compensation from the Company, the Selling Shareholders or
purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Any such commissions
will be paid either using a portion of the funds received in connection with the sale of the securities or out of the general
funds of the Company or the Selling Shareholders.
Under
agreements which may be entered into by the Company, the Selling Shareholders, underwriters, dealers and agents who participate
in the distribution of the securities may be entitled to indemnification by the Company or the Selling Shareholders against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters,
dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof.
In
connection with any offering of securities, the underwriters, agents or dealers may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize
or maintain the market price of the Securities offered at levels above those which might otherwise prevail in the open market.
Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
TAXATION
Material
income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of any of the securities offered by this Prospectus
will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to the offering of those securities.
DESCRIPTION
OF THE SECURITIES
We
may issue from time to time, in one or more offerings, the following securities:
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equity
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debt
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warrants.
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We
will set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement a description of the debt securities and warrants, and, in certain cases,
the equity shares that may be offered under this Prospectus. The terms of the offering of securities, the initial offering price
and the net proceeds to us will be contained in the Prospectus Supplement, and other offering material, relating to such offer.
The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. You should carefully read this Prospectus
and any Prospectus Supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
This
Prospectus covers the resale, from time to time, of equity shares of up to 10,000,000 equity shares that were issued and outstanding
as of the date of the registration statement. The Selling Shareholders may sell all, some or none of equity shares covered by
this Prospectus. These equity shares were originally issued to the Selling Shareholders as a result of the conversion of compulsorily
convertible preferred shares or compulsorily convertible debentures in connection with
our initial public offering. Such preferred shares and debentures were initially acquired in private placements of shares prior
to our initial public offering.
Additional
information about any selling shareholders, including its beneficial ownership of our equity shares, the number of equity shares
being offered and sold by it, and the number of shares beneficially owned by it after the applicable offering, will be set forth
in a Prospectus Supplement, in a post-effective amendment or in filings we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act which are
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.
DESCRIPTION
OF SHARE CAPITAL
Equity
Shares
General
All
of the equity shares are fully paid. The preparation, issue and delivery of certificates shall be governed by the Mauritius Companies
Act.
As
of the date of this filing, 25,985,057 equity shares were issued with par value of $0.000625 per share.
Dividends
To
the extent permitted by the Mauritius Companies Act and our Constitution, dividends may only be paid out of retained earnings
(after having made good any accumulated losses of ours at the beginning of any relevant accounting period), to the shareholders
according to their rights and interests, and no distribution (which term includes dividend) may be made unless our board of directors
is satisfied that, upon the distribution being made (1) we are able to pay our debts as they become due in the normal course of
business and (2) the value of our assets is greater than the sum of (a) the value of our liabilities and (b) our stated capital.
Subject to the Mauritius Companies Act and our Constitution, the declaration and payment of any dividend has to be authorized
by the board of directors.
Any
distribution or part thereof payable in cash, or any other sum payable in cash to the holder of shares may be paid by wire transfer
to the account designated by the Shareholder or by cheque, postal, or money order sent through the post or by courier addressed
to the holder at his address in our register of shareholders or, in the case of joint holders, addressed to the holder whose name
stands first in our register of shareholders in respect of the shares at his registered address as appearing in the said register
or addressed to such person at such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque, postal, money
order or wire transfer shall, unless the holder or joint holders otherwise direct, be made payable to the order of the holder
or, in the case of joint holders, to the order of the holder whose name stands first in our register of shareholders in respect
of such shares, and shall be sent at his or their risk and payment of the cheque, postal, money order or wire transfer by the
bank on which it is drawn shall constitute a good discharge to us. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts
for any dividends, distributions or other monies payable or property distributable in respect of the shares held by such joint
holders.
Any
dividend or distribution out of retained earnings unclaimed for a period of six years from the date of declaration of such dividend
or distribution shall be forfeited and shall revert to us and the payment by our board of directors of any unclaimed dividend,
distribution, interest or other sum payable on or in respect of the share into a separate account shall not constitute us a trustee
in respect thereof.
Voting
Rights and Certain Voting Requirements
For
voting rights and certain voting requirements under our Constitution, please refer to the sections entitled “Description
of Share Capital - Equity Shares – Voting Rights” and “Description of Share Capital - Equity Shares - Certain
Voting Requirements” in our Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the SEC on December 16, 2015, including any subsequent
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, incorporated by reference herein.
Transfer
of Equity Shares
Subject
to the Mauritius Companies Act and to such restrictions contained in our Constitution as may be applicable, any shareholder may
transfer all or any of his equity shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common or in a form prescribed by the Designated
Stock Exchange (as defined in our Constitution) or in any other form which our board of directors may approve. No such instrument
shall be required on the redemption of an equity share or on the purchase by us of an equity share.
Subject
to the provisions of the Mauritius Companies Act, we must, on the written request of the transferor or transferee of a registered
equity share in us, enter in our register of shareholders the name of the transferee of the equity share save that the registration
of transfers may be suspended and the share register closed at such times and for such periods as we may from time to time by
resolution of directors determine provided always that such registration shall not be suspended and the share register closed
for more than thirty days in any period of twelve months.
If
our board of directors declines to register a transfer it shall, within twenty eight (28) days after the date on which the instrument
of transfer was lodged, send to the transferee notice of such refusal.
Liquidation
Subject
the laws of Mauritius and our Constitution, upon the winding up of us, the whole or any part of our assets shall be divided amongst
the shareholders on a pro rata basis.
Redemption
of Shares
Subject
to the provisions of the Mauritius Companies Act and other applicable law, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption,
on the happening of a specified event or on a given date and/or at our option and/or at the option of the holders, on such terms
and in such manner as may be determined by our board of directors.
Variation
of Rights of Shares
All
or any of the special rights for the time being attached to any class of shares for the time being issued may from time to time
(whether or not we are being wound up) be altered or abrogated with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than 75%
of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of
such shares voting in person or by proxy. The necessary quorum shall be one or more persons together holding or representing by
proxy not less than one-third in nominal value of the issued shares of the relevant class, that every holder of shares of the
relevant class shall be entitled on a poll to one vote for every such share held by him and that any holder of shares of the relevant
class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.
The
special rights conferred upon the holders of any shares or class of shares shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided in the
rights attaching to or the terms of issue of such shares, be deemed to be altered by the creation or issue of further shares ranking
pari passu therewith.
Meetings
of Shareholders
Subject
to the Mauritius Companies Act, an annual shareholders’ meeting shall be convened by our board of directors not more than
once in each year and not later than six months after our balance sheet date and not later than 15 months after the previous annual
meeting. Special meetings of shareholders may be convened by our board of directors or on the written request of shareholders
holding shares carrying together not less than 5% of the voting rights entitled to be exercised on the issue.
Subject
to our Constitution, meeting of shareholders shall be called by not less than fourteen (14) nor more than sixty (60) business
days’ notice in writing.
For
a special meeting called on the written request of the shareholders, the shareholders must provide notice to our secretary which
must be delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred
twenty days prior to such special meeting.
A
quorum for a meeting of shareholders shall be present where the shareholders or their proxies are present or have cast postal
votes, who are between them able to exercise not less than 33.3% of the votes to be cast on the business to be transacted by the
meeting.
A
shareholder may exercise the right to vote either by being present in person or by proxy. A proxy for a shareholder may attend
and be heard at a meeting of shareholders as if the proxy were the shareholder. A proxy shall be appointed by notice in writing
signed by the shareholder, and the notice shall state whether the appointment is for a particular meeting or a specified term.
Inspection
of Books and Records
Under
the Mauritius Companies Act, we are required to keep available our certificate of incorporation, Constitution, share register,
the full names and residential addresses of our directors, our registered office and address for service, copies of the instruments
creating or evidencing charges which are required to be registered under section 127 of the Mauritius Companies Act, minutes of
all meetings and resolutions of shareholders, copies of written communications to all shareholders or to all holders of a class
of shares during the preceding seven years (including financial statements, and group financial statements), certificates given
by directors under the Mauritius Companies Act and our interests register (if any) for inspection by any shareholder of ours or
by a person authorized in writing by a shareholder for the purpose, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each working
day during the inspection period at the place at which our records are kept in Mauritius. A shareholder who wishes to inspect
such records must serve written notice on us of his intention to inspect the records.
The
term “inspection period” is defined in the Mauritius Companies Act to mean the period commencing on the third working
day after the day on which notice of intention to inspect is served on us by the person.
Changes
in Capital
Subject
to the Mauritius Companies Act, we may, from time to time, by ordinary resolution:
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divide
our shares into several classes and attach thereto respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges
or conditions;
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consolidate
and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger par value than our existing shares; and
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engage
in a forward stock split.
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Subject
to the Mauritius Companies Act and our Constitution and any confirmation or consent required by law or under our Constitution,
we may from time to time by special resolution authorize the reduction of our stated capital (including any amount in any share
premium account) or change the currency denomination of our share capital as we think fit.
Purchase
by Our Company of our Own Shares
We
may, pursuant to a special resolution, purchase or acquire and hold our own shares as treasury shares upon such terms as our board
of directors may, in our discretion, determine, provided always that such purchase or acquisition is effected in accordance with
the provisions of the Mauritius Companies Act, which generally requires solvency of the company after giving effect to such purchase
or acquisition.
Interested
Directors
Subject
to the Mauritius Companies Act and our Constitution, a director shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested
in a transaction or a proposed transaction with us, cause to be entered in our interests register and disclose to our board of
directors the nature and monetary value of that interest, or where the monetary value of the director’s interest cannot
be quantified, the nature and extent of that interest. A general notice entered in the interests register or disclosed to our
board of directors to the effect that a director is a shareholder, director, officer or trustee of another named company or other
person and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry or disclosure, be entered
into with that company or person, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.
To
the extent that our company is a reporting issuer, as defined in section 86 of the Mauritius Securities Act 2005, the relevant
disclosure requirements under the Mauritius Securities Act 2005 may also be applicable. We have applied to the Mauritius Financial
Services Commission for an exemption from the disclosure requirements applying to reporting issuers under the Mauritius Securities
Act 2005.
Notification
of Shareholdings by Directors and Substantial Shareholders
Our
Constitution provides that (a) each of our directors shall, upon his appointment to our board of directors, give an undertaking
to our company that, for so long as he remains a director of our company, he shall forthwith notify our company secretary of the
particulars of our equity shares beneficially owned by him at the time of his appointment and of any change in such particulars
(including the circumstances of any such change), and (b) each member of our company shall, upon becoming a substantial shareholder
of our company, give an undertaking to our company that, for so long as he remains as a substantial shareholder of our company,
he shall notify our company secretary of the particulars of our equity shares in which he has an interest at the time of his becoming
a substantial shareholder or of any change in such particulars (including the circumstances of any such change) within 48 hours
of such time or change (as the case may be), provided that he shall only be required to give notice of a change in the percentage
level of his interests in the shares where there is a change of 1% or more in the percentage level of his shareholding interest
in the relevant class of shares in our company. For this purpose, a “substantial shareholder” means a person who holds
by himself or his nominee a share or an interest in a share in the capital of our company which entitles him to exercise not less
than 5% of the aggregate voting power exercisable at a meeting of our shareholders.
Category
1 Global Business Company
We
are licensed by the Financial Services Commission as a Mauritius Category 1 Global Business Company, or GBC1.
Before
the coming into force of the Mauritius Finance Act 2010, Mauritius companies holding a GBC1 were only allowed to conduct business
outside Mauritius. However, with the implementation of the Mauritius Finance Act 2010, Mauritius companies holding a GBC1 may
(i) carry on business in Mauritius, (ii) deal with persons resident in Mauritius, and (iii) hold shares or other interests in
a corporation which is resident in Mauritius.
A
Mauritius company holding a GBC1 may conduct any business activity to the extent that it is not unlawful or contrary to public
interest and to the extent that it does not cause or is likely to cause serious prejudice to the good repute of Mauritius as a
center for financial services.
A
Mauritius company holding a GBC1 should be administered at all times by a Management Company and should be controlled and managed
in Mauritius.
The
following indicative list of criteria has to be complied with:
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The
company must have at least 2 directors, resident in Mauritius, of sufficient caliber to exercise independence of mind and
judgment.
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(b)
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The
company will maintain at all times its principal bank account in Mauritius.
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(c)
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The
company will keep and maintain at all times its accounting records at its registered office in Mauritius.
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The
company will prepare its statutory financial statements and cause the same to be audited in Mauritius.
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The
company will provide for meetings of directors to include at least 2 directors from Mauritius.
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whether
a corporation meets at least one of the following criteria:
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the
corporation has or shall have office premises in Mauritius;
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(ii)
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the
corporation employs or shall employ on a full time basis at administrative/technical level, at least one person who shall
be resident in Mauritius;
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(iii)
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the
corporation’s constitution contains a clause whereby all disputes arising out of the constitution shall be resolved
by way of arbitration in Mauritius;
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the
corporation holds or is expected to hold within the next 12 months, assets (excluding cash held in bank account or shares/interests
in another corporation holding a Global Business License) which are worth at least US$100,000 in Mauritius;
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the
corporation’s shares are listed on a securities exchange licensed by the Commission; or
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it
has or is expected to have a yearly expenditure in Mauritius which can be reasonably expected from any similar corporation
which is controlled and managed from Mauritius.
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A
Mauritius company holding a GBC1 is tax resident in Mauritius and can therefore benefit from the network of Double Taxation Avoidance
Agreements which Mauritius has in place with a number of countries.
Differences
in Corporate Law
The
Mauritius Companies Act differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is
a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the Mauritius Companies Act applicable to us and the laws applicable
to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.
Pursuant
to the Mauritius Companies Act, subject to certain exceptions prescribed in the Mauritius Companies Act, a Mauritius company shall
not enter into the following transactions unless the transaction is approved by special resolution or contingent on approval by
special resolution of the shareholders of the company:
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the
acquisition of, or an agreement to acquire, whether contingent or not, assets the value of which is more than 75% of the value
of the company’s assets before the acquisition;
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the
disposition of, or an agreement to dispose of, whether contingent or not, assets of the company the value of which is more
than 75% of the value of the company’s assets before the disposition; or
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a
transaction that has or is likely to have the effect of the company acquiring rights or interests or incurring obligations
or liabilities the value of which is more than 75% of the value of the company’s assets before the transaction (provided
that this will not apply by reason only of the company giving, or entering into an agreement to give, a charge secured over
assets of the company, the value of which is more than 75% of the value of the company’s assets for the purpose of securing
the repayment of money or the performance of an obligation).
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Under
the Mauritius Companies Act, a special resolution is a resolution that is approved by a majority of 75% of the votes of those
shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the question.
Where
a transaction involves the acquisition or disposition or the acquiring of rights, interests or incurring obligations of, in any
case, more than half the value of the Mauritius company’s assets, subject to certain exceptions prescribed in the Mauritius
Companies Act, the transaction has to be approved by ordinary resolution or contingent on approval by ordinary resolution, and
a Mauritius company shall not enter into the following transactions unless the transaction is approved by ordinary resolution
or contingent on approval by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the company:
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the
acquisition of, or an agreement to acquire, whether contingent or not, assets the value of which is more than 50% of the value
of the company’s assets before the acquisition;
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the
disposition of, or an agreement to dispose of, whether contingent or not, assets of the company the value of which is more
than 50% of the value of the company’s assets before the disposition; or
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a
transaction that has or is likely to have the effect of the company acquiring rights or interests or incurring obligations
or liabilities the value of which is more than 50% of the value of the company’s assets before the transaction (provided
that this will not apply by reason only of the company giving, or
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entering
into an agreement to give, a charge secured over assets of the company, the value of which is more than 50% of the value of
the company’s assets for the purpose of securing the repayment of money or the performance of an obligation).
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Under
the Mauritius Companies Act, an ordinary resolution is a resolution that is approved by a simple majority of the votes of those
shareholders entitled to vote and voting on the matter which is the subject of the resolution.
Under
Delaware law, a corporation may sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of its property and assets upon approval by the
board and resolutions adopted by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote.
Mergers
and Similar Arrangements
A
merger of two or more constituent companies under Mauritius law requires an amalgamation proposal to be approved by the directors
of each constituent company and by special resolution of the shareholders of each constituent company.
A
merger between a Mauritius parent company and its Mauritius subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require approval by a resolution
of shareholders. For this purpose a “subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to it by the Mauritius Companies Act.
Save
in certain circumstances, a dissentient shareholder of a Mauritius constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair and
reasonable price for his shares upon dissenting to a merger or consolidation. The exercise of appraisal rights will normally preclude
the exercise of any other rights save for the right to seek relief on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or
unlawful.
In
addition, there are statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies where the Supreme Court
of Mauritius, on the application of the company or, with leave of the court, any shareholder or creditor of the company, may order
that an arrangement or amalgamation or compromise shall be binding on the company and on such other persons or classes of persons
as the court may specify and any such order may be made on such terms and conditions as the court thinks fit.
Under
the Delaware General Corporations Law, a merger of two Delaware corporations requires approval by the board and, except in certain
circumstances, shareholders of each corporation. A merger between a Delaware parent company and its Delaware subsidiary or subsidiaries
does not generally require shareholder approval.
Shareholders’
Suits
In
principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff, but under the Mauritius Companies Act, the Mauritius courts may grant leave
to a shareholder (including a minority shareholder) to bring a derivative action.
In
Delaware, in any derivative suit instituted by a shareholder of a corporation, it shall be averred in the complaint that the plaintiff
was a shareholder of the corporation at the time of the transaction of which he complains or that such shareholder’s stock
thereafter devolved upon such shareholder by operation of law. The complaint shall set forth with particularity the efforts of
the plaintiff to obtain the action by the board or the reasons for not making such effort. Such action shall not be dismissed
or compromised without the approval of the Chancery Court. Moreover, if we were a Delaware corporation, a shareholder whose shares
were canceled in connection with our dissolution, would not be able to bring a derivative action against us after the equity shares
have been cancelled.
Indemnification
of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability
Under
the Mauritius Companies Act, a company may indemnify a director or employee of the company or a related company for any costs
incurred by him or the company in respect of any proceedings (a) that relates to liability for any act or omission in his capacity
as a director or employee and (b) in which judgment is given in his favor, in which he is acquitted, which is discontinued, in
which he is granted relief under section 350 of the Mauritius Companies Act or where proceedings are threatened and such threatened
action is abandoned or not pursued. The Mauritius Companies Act further provides that a company may indemnify a director or employee
of the company or a related company in respect of (a) liability to any person, other than the company or a related company, for
any act or omission in his capacity as a director or employee or (b) costs incurred by that director or employee in defending
or settling any claim or proceedings relating to any such liability, save in respect of any criminal liability or liability in
respect of a breach (in the case of a director) of the duty to exercise his powers honestly in good faith in the best interests
of the company. Our post-offering Constitution will provide for indemnification, to the extent permitted by Mauritius law, of
our directors and officers for costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred or sustained by them in the execution
and discharge of their duties in their respective offices or in relation thereto, except in respect of their own fraud or dishonesty.
Under
Delaware law, a corporation has the flexibility to indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent if the person acted in good
faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with
respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
Directors’
Fiduciary Duties
Under
Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This
duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith,
with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform
himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The
duty of loyalty requires that a director act in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.
He or she must not use his or her corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director
and mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director,
officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed
to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests
of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such
evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, a director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction,
and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.
As
a matter of Mauritius law, a director of a Mauritius company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the company and
therefore it is considered that he owes duties to the company that include a duty to act
bona fide
in the best interests
of the company, a duty not to make a profit based on his or her position as director (unless the company permits him to do so)
and a duty not to put himself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his or her personal interest or his
or her duty to a third party. Under the Mauritius Companies Act, our directors have a duty to our company to exercise their powers
honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of our company. Our directors also have a duty to our company to exercise the
degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. Where a director
of a public company also holds office as an executive, the director is required under Mauritius law to exercise that degree of
care, diligence and skill which a reasonably prudent and competent executive in that position would exercise. In fulfilling their
duty of care to our company, our directors must ensure compliance with the Mauritius Companies Act and our Constitution, as amended
from time to time.
Neither
Mauritian law nor our Constitution requires the majority of our directors to be independent.
Shareholder
Action by Written Consent
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent by amendment
to its certificate of incorporation. Mauritius law provides that, save for the annual meeting of a company, shareholders may approve
corporate matters by way of a unanimous written resolution signed by or on behalf of each shareholder who would have been entitled
to vote on such matter at a general meeting without a meeting being held or by resolution in writing signed by not less than 75%
or such other percentage as the constitution of the company may require for passing a special resolution, whichever is the greater,
of the shareholders who would be entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of shareholders who together hold not less than
75% (or, if a higher percentage is required by the constitution, that higher percentage) of the votes entitled to be cast on that
resolution.
Shareholder
Meetings
Shareholders
of a Delaware corporation generally do not have the right to call meetings of shareholders unless that right is granted in the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws. However, if a corporation fails to hold its annual general meeting within a period of
30 days after the date designated for the annual meeting, or if no date has been designated for a period of 13 months after its
last annual general meeting, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order a meeting to be held upon the application of a shareholder.
Mauritius
law and our Constitution allow our shareholders to requisition a shareholders’ meeting. We are obliged by law to call a
shareholders’ annual meeting once every year.
Cumulative
Voting
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s
certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority
shareholders on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder
is entitled on a single director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director.
As permitted under Mauritius law, our Constitution does not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, our shareholders are not
afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.
Removal
of Directors
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the
approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.
Under our Constitution, directors may be removed by ordinary resolution of our shareholders.
Transactions
with Interested Shareholders
The
Delaware General Corporation Law contains business combination provision applicable to Delaware corporations whereby, unless the
corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation, it is
prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following
the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. Subject to specified exceptions, an interested shareholder is a person
or a group that owns 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock (including any rights to acquire stock pursuant
to an option, warrant, agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion or exchange rights, and stock
with respect to which the person has voting rights only), or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the owner
of 15% of more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock at any time within the previous three years. This has the effect
of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be
treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested
shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming
an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition
transaction with the target’s board of directors.
There
is no such statutory provision under Mauritius law restricting transactions between a company and its significant shareholders.
Dissolution;
Winding Up
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved
by all shareholders entitled to vote thereon. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved
by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its
certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board.
Under
Mauritius law, a company may be wound up by either an order of the courts of Mauritius or by a special resolution of its members
or, if the company is unable to pay its debts, by a special resolution of its members with leave of the court. The court has authority
to order winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable
to do so.
Under
the Insolvency Act 2009 of Mauritius, our company may be dissolved, liquidated or wound up by special resolution of our shareholders.
Variation
of Rights of Shares
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of
the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under Mauritius law and our
Constitution, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, we may vary the rights attached to any class
only with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.
Amendment
of Governing Documents
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority
of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by Mauritius
law, our Constitution may only be amended by special resolution of our shareholders.
Rights
of Non-Resident or Foreign Shareholders
There
are no limitations imposed by our Constitution on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting
rights on our shares.
Such
limitations are not required under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Issuance
of Preferred Shares
Our
Constitution allows for our company to issue preferred shares. Our Constitution provides that, except for issuances of more than
10% of the share capital of the Company in a single transaction, which must be approved by an ordinary resolution of shareholders
for so long as International Finance Corporation or IFC GIF Investment Company I hold any equity shares of the Company, the directors
of our company may offer, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of shares of our company to such persons, at such times
and for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors of our company may in its absolute discretion
determine (save that no shares shall be issued below the par value of the share) and that any share in our company may be issued
with or have attached thereto such rights or restrictions whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise
as our company may determine or, if there has not been any such determination or so far as the same does not make specific provision,
as the board of directors of our company may determine.
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may issue preferred shares without shareholder approval.
Compulsory
Acquisition
The
Financial Services Commission in Mauritius has recently issued the Securities (Takeover) Rules 2010, or the Rules, under the Financial
Services Act 2007 of Mauritius and the Mauritius Securities Act which may apply to takeover offers where the offeree is a reporting
issuer in Mauritius and to a corporation holding a global business license which is listed on a relevant securities exchange.
The Rules include provisions,
inter alia
, for the making of a mandatory offer and compulsory acquisition of shares. The
Rules came into operation on May 1, 2011.
Anti-takeover
provisions
Mauritius
law does not prevent Mauritius companies from adopting a wide range of defensive measures, such as staggered boards, issue of
preferred shares, adoption of poison pill shareholder rights plans and provisions that restrict the rights of shareholders to
call meetings. Our Constitution includes the following provisions which may be regarded as defensive measures: (i) a staggered
board of directors, (ii) the ability to issue preferred shares, (iii) granting directors the absolute discretion to decline to
register a transfer of any shares (other than a fully paid share), and (iv) requiring that amendments to our Constitution be approved
by a special resolution of the shareholders of our company.
Delaware
law also does not prevent Delaware corporations from adopting defensive measures such as staggered boards, issue of preferred
shares, adoption of poison pill shareholder rights plans and requirements for advance notification of shareholder nominations
and proposals. In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation
from engaging, under certain circumstances, in a business combination with an interested shareholder for a period of three years
following the date the person became an interested shareholder unless certain conditions are met. Generally, a business combination
includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested shareholder. An
interested shareholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years prior to the determination
of interested shareholder status, did own 15% or more of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock.
Registration
Rights
On
July 14, 2016 we entered into a registration rights agreement by and among Azure Power Global Limited, IFC, IFC GIF Investment
Company I, PROPARCO, FC VI India Venture (Mauritius) Ltd., Helion Venture Partners II, LLC, Helion Venture Partners India II,
LLC and DEG (collectively referred to as the “Holders”), pursuant to which we will grant certain registration rights
to certain holders of our Registrable Securities, as described below.
Subject
to the terms of the registration rights agreement and lock-up agreements described in this Prospectus, at any time or from time
to time, one or more of the Holders may request that we effect a registration under the Securities Act of all or any part of the
Registrable Securities (as will be defined in the registration rights agreement) owned by the Holders (each such registration
is referred to as a “Demand Registration”), provided that the Registrable Securities to be so registered (i) have
an aggregate value of at least US$25 million, based on the closing trading price of the equity shares on the date demand to file
such Demand Registration Statement is made, or (ii) include all Registrable Securities of the Holder or Holders requesting the
Demand Registration which remain outstanding at such time.
At
any time after we become eligible to file a shelf registration statement under the Securities Act, the registration statement
to be filed by us pursuant to any Demand Registration may be required by the Holder requesting such Demand Registration to be
in the form of a shelf registration statement (or any similar or successor form for which we then qualify).
Each
Holder is entitled to not more than four Demand Registrations pursuant to the registration rights agreement. All Holders are entitled
to no more than one Demand Registration pursuant to the registration rights agreement per six-month period.
Whenever
we propose to file a registration statement including, but not limited to, registration statements relating to our secondary offerings
of Securities (but excluding registration statements relating to the paragraphs above and relating to employee benefit plans or
with respect to corporate reorganizations) at any time and from time to time, we will, at least 20 days prior to such filing,
give written notice to all Holders of our intention to do so and, upon the written request of any Holder(s) given within 10 days
after we provide such notice, we will use our reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities that we have been requested
by such Holder(s) to register or to be registered under the Securities Act to the extent necessary to permit their sale or other
disposition in accordance with the intended methods of distribution specified in the request of such Holder(s), provided that
we shall have the right to postpone or withdraw any such registration effected without obligation to any Holder.
On
September 30, 2016, we entered into a registration rights agreement with CDPQ on substantially the same terms as described above,
except CDPQ is not entitled to more than three Demand Registrations pursuant to the registration rights agreement.
Transfer
Agent
The
registrar and transfer agent for our equity shares is Computershare Inc.
EXPENSES
The
following table sets forth the aggregate expenses in connection with this offering, all of which will be paid by us (other than
the expenses in connection with the sale of equity shares by the Selling Shareholders, which expenses will be paid
by the Selling Shareholders, unless stated otherwise in a Prospectus Supplement). All amounts shown are estimates, except for
the SEC registration fee.
SEC
registration fee
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$
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35,197.00
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FINRA
fees
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$
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*
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Legal
fees and expenses
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$
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*
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Accounting
fees and expenses
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$
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*
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NYSE
Supplemental Listing Fee
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$
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*
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Miscellaneous
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$
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*
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Total
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$
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*
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*
To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into
this registration statement.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Except
as otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered
pursuant to this Prospectus will be passed upon for us by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, our special United States
counsel, to the extent governed by the laws of the State of New York, and by Appleby, our special legal counsel as to Mauritius
law, to the extent governed by the law of the Republic of Mauritius. Legal matters as to Indian law will be passed upon for us
by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this Prospectus are passed upon by
counsel to underwriters, dealers or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any
such offering.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements of Azure Power Global Limited included in Azure Power Global Limited’s Annual Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2017 have been audited by Ernst & Young Associates LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial
statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in
reliance upon the report of Ernst & Young Associates LLP pertaining to such financial statements to the extent covered by
consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT US
We
are subject to the information requirements of the U.S. Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith files reports and other information
with the SEC. Such reports and other information are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Prospective investors
may read and copy any document we have filed with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. and may
also obtain copies of those documents from the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549
by paying a fee. Additionally, prospective investors may read and download some of the documents we have filed with the SEC’s
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval system at www.sec.gov. Reports and other information about the Corporation may also be
inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
Our
filings are also available on our website at
http://www.azurepower.com.
We
will furnish holders of our equity shares with annual reports containing audited financial statements and a report by our independent
registered public accounting firm. The audited financial statements will be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from a number of rules and regulations under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including the furnishing and content of proxy
statements, compliance with the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act
applicable to executive officers, directors and principal shareholders.
We
have filed with the SEC under the U.S. Securities Act, a registration statement on Form F-3 relating to the Securities and of
which this Prospectus forms a part. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in such registration statement,
certain items of which are contained in the exhibits to the registration statement as permitted or required by the rules and regulations
of the SEC. Statements made in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to are
not necessarily complete, and in each instance, for a complete description of the applicable contract, agreement or other document,
reference is made to the exhibits available on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those filed documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a
part of this Prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC prior to the termination of this offering will also be
considered to be part of this Prospectus and will automatically update and supersede previously filed information, including information
contained in this document.
We
hereby incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the Commission under Section 13(a),
13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 9, 2017;
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Our
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on June 19, 2017, containing our audited
consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which those statements have been filed;
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he
description of our equity shares contained in our Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the
SEC
on
December 16, 2015, including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
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The
description of our equity shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-37909), filed with the
SEC on October 7, 2016, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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We
are also incorporating by reference all subsequent Annual Reports on Form 20-F that we file with the SEC and certain reports on
Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this Prospectus (if they state that they are incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus) until we file a post-effective amendment indicating that the offering of the Securities made by this Prospectus
has been terminated. In all cases, you should rely on the later information over different information included in this Prospectus
or the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and any accompanying Prospectus
Supplement. We have not, and any underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information.
If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the underwriters
are not, making an offer to sell these Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume
that the information appearing in this Prospectus and any accompanying Prospectus Supplement as well as the information we previously
filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the dates on the front cover of those documents only.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
You
may request a free copy of the above-mentioned filing or any subsequent filing we incorporated by reference to this Prospectus
by writing or telephoning us at
ir@azurepower.com
or Azure Power, 3rd Floor, Asset 301-304 and 307, WorldMark 3, Aerocity,
New Delhi – 110037, or 0091 11 4940 9800.
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item
8. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Under
the Mauritius Companies Act, a company may indemnify a director or employee of the company or a related company for any costs
incurred by him or the company in respect of any proceedings (a) that relates to liability for any act or omission in his capacity
as a director or employee and (b) in which judgment is given in his favor, in which he is acquitted, which is discontinued, in
which he is granted relief under section 350 of the Mauritius Companies Act or where proceedings are threatened and such threatened
action is abandoned or not pursued. The Mauritius Companies Act further provides that a company may indemnify a director or employee
of the company or a related company in respect of (a) liability to any person, other than the company or a related company, for
any act or omission in his capacity as a director or employee or (b) costs incurred by that director or employee in defending
or settling any claim or proceedings relating to any such liability, save in respect of any criminal liability or liability in
respect of a breach (in the case of a director) of the duty to exercise his powers honestly in good faith in the best interests
of the company.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling
us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Pursuant
to the form of indemnification agreement filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s F-1 registration statement, the Registrant
may agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities and expenses arising from their being a director
or officer.
Item
9. Exhibits
A
list of exhibits included as part of this registration statement is set forth in the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes
such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
10. Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of Securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this Item 9 do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the Securities offered therein, and the offering of such Securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the Securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.
(4)
To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of
Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus,
by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary
to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or Rule 3-19 of Regulation S-K if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(5)
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i)
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as
of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance
on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information
required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of
the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any
person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with
a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement
or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(6)
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of the securities: the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant
pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if
the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant
will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant
to Rule 424;
(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred
to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned
registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the Securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the Securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(d)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee
to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the Trust Indenture Act, in accordance
with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in New Delhi, India, on December 20, 2017.
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Azure
Power Global Limited
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By:
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Inderpreet Singh Wadhwa
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Name:
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Inderpreet
Singh Wadhwa
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Title:
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Principal
Executive Officer
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
We,
the undersigned directors of Azure Power Global Limited and executive officers of Azure Power Global Limited and its subsidiaries
hereby severally constitute and appoint Inderpreet Singh Wadhwa and Sushil Bhagat, and each of them singly (with full power to
each of them to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution
in each of them for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any other Registration Statement for the same offering that is to
be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be
done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
held on December 20, 2017.
Signature
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Title
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Inderpreet Singh Wadhwa
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Inderpreet
Singh Wadhwa
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/
Sushil Bhagat
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Sushil
Bhagat
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Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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Harkanwal Singh Wadhwa
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Harkanwal
Singh Wadhwa
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Director
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Robert Douglas Kelly
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Robert
Kelly
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Director
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Sanjeev Aggarwal
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Sanjeev
Aggarwal
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Director
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Barney Sheppard Rush
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Barney
Sheppard Rush
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Director
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Arno Lockheart Harris
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Arno
Lockheart Harris
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Director
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Cyril Sebastien Dominique Cabanes
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Cyril
Sebastien Dominique Cabanes
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Director
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Eric Ng Yim On
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Eric
Ng Yim On
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Director
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/s/
Muhammad Khalid Peyrye
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Muhammad
Khalid Peyrye
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Director
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/s/
Rajendra Prasad Singh
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Rajendra
Prasad Singh
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Director
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SIGNATURE
OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT IN THE UNITED STATES
Under
the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Azure Power Global Limited has
signed this registration statement in California, United States of America, on December 20, 2017.
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Authorized
U.S. Representative
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By:
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/s/
Robert Douglas Kelly
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Name:
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Robert
Douglas Kelly
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Title:
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Director
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AZURE
POWER GLOBAL LIMITED
EXHIBIT
INDEX
No.
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Description
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1.1^
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Form
of Underwriting Agreement
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4.1*
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Form
of Indenture
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4.2^
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Form
of Debt Security
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4.3^
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Form
of Warrant
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4.4^
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Form
of Warrant Agreement
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4.5
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Form
of Equity Share Certificate of Azure Power Global Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Registration Statement
on Form F-1 (file No. 333 208584) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2015)
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5.1*
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Opinion
of Appleby
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5.2*
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Opinion
of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP regarding the validity of the securities
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10.1
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Amended
and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated March 28, 2017, by and among Azure Power Global Limited, AZI, Inderpreet Singh
Wadhwa and Harkanwal Singh Wadhwa (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 of our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file No. 001-37909)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2017).
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12.1*
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Statement
regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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23.1*
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Consent
of Ernst & Young Associates LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
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23.2*
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Consent
of Appleby (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
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23.3*
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Consent
of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2).
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23.4*
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Consent
of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
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24.1*
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Power
of Attorney (included on signature page).
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25.1^
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Form
T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee under the
Indenture
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*
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Filed
herewith.
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^
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To
be filed as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a report filed under
the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by reference.
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