SHAREHOLDERS' STOCK REDEMPTION AND OPTION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of the 25th day of June, 1996, among
XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, and the XXXX XXXXXXX TRUST u/a February
7, 1995, hereinafter collectively referred to as Shareholders and individually
referred as Xxxxxxx, Havnvik and Trust, respectively, and SPF ENERGY, INC.,
a North Dakota corporation, hereinafter referred to as SPF.
RECITALS
1. SPF has recently acquired from Farstad all of his shares in
Xxxxxxx Oil, Inc., and from Havnvik and from Trust all of their shares in
Superpumper, Inc., in exchange for shares in SPF. After the acquisition,
Shareholders are principal holders of stock in SPF, each owning the following
number of shares:
Xxxxxxx 2,332,500 shares
Havnvik 677,327.3 shares
Trust 253,413.9 shares
2. In January of 1995, Superpumper, Inc. granted to the Trust the
option to sell Superpumper, Inc. common stock to Superpumper, Inc. at the rate
of $150,000.00 for 10 years after Xxxx Xxxxxxx'x death, or a total of
$1,500,000.00.
After Xxxx Xxxxxxx'x death in 1995, the Trust exercised its 1995 option
to sell 32,608.7 shares of Superpumper stock for $150,000.00. In 1996, the Trust
exercised its 1996 option and the Trust and Superpumper agreed to accelerated
exercise of the 1997, 1998 and 1999 options, resulting in a 1996 total
redemption of 130,434.8 shares for $600,000.
The parties intend that the Trust's remaining option to sell
Superpumper, Inc. common stock attaches to the Trust's 253,413.9 SPF shares
received in exchange for Superpumper, Inc. common stock, for the remaining 5
years, 2000 through 2004, and desire to make arrangements for exercise of the
remaining option.
3. The Shareholders and SPF have certain mutual interests concerning
SPF. Those interests include control upon the number and identity of
Shareholders in SPF and providing a market for shares of stock in SPF.
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AGREEMENT
REDEMPTION OF TRUST'S SHARES
1. SPF assumes rights and obligations with respect to its stock held
by the Trust in lieu of Superpumper, Inc. common stock formerly held by the
Trust, under the January 1995 agreement described in Recital paragraph 2. SPF
hereby agrees to redeem and the Trust agrees to sell to SPF $750,000 of SPF
shares issued in exchange for Superpumper common stock, in a series of 5 annual
transactions, 32,608.7 shares each transaction @ $4.60, or a total of $150,000
per year in January of each year 2000 through 2004, provided that Superpumper
shall have the option to call for any one or more of the future transactions to
be executed at any earlier date.
As each separate redemption transaction is scheduled for a future date,
no transaction bears interest before its scheduled date. In a case where SPF
calls for a transaction to be executed at an early date, the amount of the
transaction shall not be discounted.
Redemptions scheduled for 2000 through 2004 are not accelerated by the
early execution of redemptions scheduled for 1997, 1998, and 1999.
As a consequence of the redemption of 163,043.5 of the Trust's SPF
shares (5 annual transactions @ 32,608.7), the Trust's remaining shares subject
to other terms of this Agreement is 90,370.4 shares.
TRANSFER RESTRICTION AND OPTION
2. RESTRICTION ON STOCK. Havnvik shall not encumber or dispose, by
sale, gift, or otherwise, of shares of stock in SPF which she now owns or may
hereafter acquire, except as provided in this Agreement. In the case of her
death, her estate, heirs or legatees, as the case may be, shall hold such stock
subject to the obligations under this Agreement to sell such stock in certain
circumstances.
The Trust shall not encumber or dispose, by sale, gift, or otherwise,
of shares of stock in SPF which it now owns or may hereafter acquire, except as
provided in this Agreement.
The Trust may transfer all or part of its stock in SPF by a
distribution to a beneficiary permitted by the trust agreement, provided any
such transferee shall hold such stock subject to the obligations under this
Agreement to sell such stock in certain circumstances.
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3. FIRST REFUSAL OPTION. In the event, and in each event, that
Havnvik or the trust should desire to sell any of her or its stock in SPF, and
should receive from a prospective purchaser a bona fide offer to purchase which
is acceptable to her or it, Havnvik or Trust shall first offer to sell such
stock to Xxxxxxx and to SPF. The offer shall be made by giving Xxxxxxx and SPF
written notice of the Shareholder's desire to sell his stock, the receipt of an
acceptable offer, the identity of the prospective purchaser, and the terms of
the offer, including the number of shares offered to be purchased and the price
and payment terms.
a. FIRST OPTION TO XXXXXXX. Xxxxxxx shall have a first option to
purchase the stock at the price and upon the terms offered by the prospective
purchaser. The option may be exercised by notice within thirty (30) days of
receipt of the offer.
b. SECOND OPTION TO SPF. If the offer is not accepted by Xxxxxxx
within the thirty (30) days first option period, SPF shall have a separate
second option to redeem the stock at the price per share and upon the terms
offered by the prospective purchaser. The option may be exercised by notice
within thirty (30) days after expiration of Xxxxxxx'x first option.
c. RIGHTS WHEN OPTION NOT EXERCISED. If Xxxxxxx fails to purchase or
SPF fails to redeem all such stock within the first and second option periods,
the Shareholder may sell his stock to the prospective purchaser in strict
conformity with the terms of the original offer.
If, by reason of Xxxxxxx'x or SPF's forbearance to exercise a right to
purchase or redeem, a Shareholder becomes entitled to sell to a prospective
purchaser upon terms offered, but, for any reason, the sale to such prospective
purchaser shall not be consummated on the terms offered, then Xxxxxxx and SPF
shall have new rights to purchase or redeem in the event the Shareholder
receives another acceptable offer from any prospective purchaser.
If, by reason of Xxxxxxx'x or SPF's forbearance to exercise a right to
purchase or redeem, a Shareholder becomes entitled to sell to a prospective
purchaser upon terms offered and the sale shall be consummated, then Xxxxxxx and
SPF shall have new rights to purchase or redeem in the event the Shareholder
receives another acceptable offer from any prospective purchaser to purchase any
of the Shareholder's remaining shares.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. NOTICES. Notices, offers, and acceptances required or permitted
to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by
ordinary or certified mail. Such notices will be deemed to have been given when
received by the persons to whom they are directed. If circumstances require a
Shareholder to offer to sell his stock and he fails for any reason to make such
offer in writing, Xxxxxxx or SPF may notify such Shareholder that an offer is
required under this Agreement and that the offer is accepted or rejected, which
acceptance or rejection shall be deemed timely, the Shareholder having failed to
make a written offer to commence the running of any option period.
5. PERFORMANCE. Execution and delivery of appropriate documents to
evidence a Shareholder's sale of his stock shall be accomplished as speedily as
practicable.
6. AUTHORIZATION. SPF is authorized to enter into this Agreement by
action of its directors. Action by the respective trustees is authorized by
applicable provisions of North Dakota Century Code, Section 30.1-18-15.
7. ENDORSEMENT. Certificates of stock in SPF owned by the
Shareholders shall be endorsed as follows:
"Sale or transfer of the shares of stock represented by this
certificate is subject to terms of an Agreement among the Corporation
and certain Shareholders. A copy of the Agreement is on file in the
office of the Secretary of the Corporation."
8. AGREEMENT BINDING. This Agreement shall be binding upon SPF and
the Shareholders, their heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
This Agreement may be altered, amended, or terminated only by a writing signed
by SPF and all the Shareholders, except that it shall terminate on the
occurrence of any of the following events: bankruptcy, receivership, or
dissolution of SPF.
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9. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
altogether shall constitute one and the same instrument, even though separate
counterparts may be signed by fewer than all the parties or their respective
agents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement.
SHAREHOLDERS: SPF, INC.
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Its President
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx And
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx --------------------------------
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
XXXX XXXXXXX TRUST Its Secretary
By /s/
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First Western Bank,
Co-Trustee, by /s/
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Its VP and Trust Manager
By /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Co-Trustee
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Co - Trustee
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