ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
2.1
THIS AGREEMENT is dated the
15th
day of November, 2007.
BETWEEN:
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VANGUARD MINERALS CORPORATION,
a company duly incorporated in the State of Nevada and having an
office at Two Union Street Square – 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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(“Vanguard”)
AND:
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COASTAL URANIUM HOLDINGS,
LTD.,a company duly incorporated in the Province of British
Columbia and having a registered and records office at #2201 – 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X
0X0
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(“COASTAL”)
WHEREAS:
A.
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COASTAL
is party to a mineral property purchase and joint venture agreement (the
“Maxore Agreement”) dated August 2, 2007 between itself and Maxore
Minerals Corp. (“Maxore”) whereby it has the right and option to acquire
an undivided 50% right, title and interest in and to certain mineral
claims in the Athabasca region (the “Property”) as described more
particularly in Schedule “A” attached
hereto.
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B.
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COASTAL
wishes to assign to Vanguard, and Vanguard wishes to acquire, any and all
interest of COASTAL in and to the Maxore Agreement as related to mineral
claims S-110470 and S-110471 only (the “Assigned Properties”) in
consideration of the issuance to COASTAL of 2,000,000 common shares of
Vanguard and cash in amount of $58,300.00 payable to COASTAL or to the
third party by COASTAL request in further consideration of Vanguard
assuming all financial obligations (including obligations to fund the
joint venture under the Maxore Agreement) of COASTAL under the Maxore
Agreement.
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C.
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Maxore
has consented, by way of its execution of this Agreement below, to the
assignment of COASTAL’s interest in and to the Maxore Agreement to
Vanguard.
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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT
WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants and provisos
herein contained, THE PARTIES
HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
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COASTAL’S
REPRESENTATIONS
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1.1
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COASTAL
represents and warrants to Vanguard
that:
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(a)
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under
the terms of an agreement (the “Maxore Agreement”) dated the 2nd
day of August, 2007, it has the right to acquire, from Maxore Minerals
Corp. (“Maxore”) up to a 50% beneficial right, title and interest in and
to the Property and holds the right to explore and develop the Property,
subject to applicable rules and regulations and the terms of the Maxore
Agreement;
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(b)
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save
and except as concerns its agreements with Vanguard and with Maxore, to
the best of COASTAL’s knowledge, Maxore holds the Property free and clear
of all liens, charges and claims of
others;
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(d)
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the
Property has been, or to the best of the knowledge of COASTAL has been,
duly and validly located and recorded in a good and miner-like manner
pursuant to the laws of the Province of Saskatchewan and the claims are in
good standing in the Province of Saskatchewan as of the date of this
Agreement;
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(e)
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COASTAL
is duly incorporated under the laws of its incorporating jurisdiction and
is a valid and subsisting company in good standing under those
laws;
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(f)
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COASTAL
has, provided that Maxore consents, the right to transfer, convey, option
and assign its interest in the Assigned Properties and in the Maxore
Agreement to Vanguard as contemplated in this
Agreement;
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(g)
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there
are no adverse claims or challenges against or to COASTAL’s interest in
the Property and the Maxore Agreement, nor to the knowledge of COASTAL is
there any basis therefore, and to COASTAL’s knowledge, there are no
outstanding agreements or options to acquire or purchase the Property or
any portion thereof other than the Maxore Agreement and an agreement
between Maxore and Vanguard executed concurrently therewith (and after
amended);
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(h)
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COASTAL
has the full right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement
without first obtaining the consent of any other person or body corporate
and the consummation of the transaction herein contemplated will not
conflict with or result in any breach of any covenants or agreements
contained in, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of
any encumbrance under the provisions of any indenture, agreement or other
instrument whatsoever to which COASTAL is a party or to which it is
subject; and
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(j)
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no
proceedings are pending, and COASTAL is unaware of any basis for, the
institution of any proceedings which could lead to the placing of COASTAL
in bankruptcy or insolvency, or in any position similar to bankruptcy,
such that any person could claim an interest in and to the Property from
Vanguard notwithstanding that Vanguard is at arm’s length with COASTAL and
is entering into this Agreement for good and valuable
consideration.
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1.2
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The
representations and warranties of COASTAL set out in paragraph 1.1 above
form a part of this Agreement and are conditions upon which Vanguard has
relied in entering into this Agreement and shall survive the acquisition
of any interest in the Property by
Vanguard.
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1.3
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COASTAL
will indemnify Vanguard from all loss, damage, costs, actions and suits
arising out of or in connection with any breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant, agreement or condition made by COASTAL and contained
in this Agreement including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, against any and all loss, damage, costs, actions and suits
which may be brought as a result of any shareholder actions on the part of
COASTAL’s shareholders. In lieu of any monetary
indemnification, Vanguard may claim from COASTAL indemnification in the
form of repayment, sale or transfer to it of some or all of the Vanguard
Shares (as that term is defined in section 4.1
below).
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2.
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VANGUARD’S
REPRESENTATIONS
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2.1
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Vanguard
warrants and represents to COASTAL that it is a body corporate, duly
incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada with full power and
absolute capacity to enter into this Agreement and that the terms of this
Agreement have been or will be authorized by all necessary corporate acts
and deeds in order to give effect to the terms
hereof.
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3.
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ASSIGNMENT
OF OPTION
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3.1
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COASTAL
hereby assigns to Vanguard its sole and exclusive beneficial right and
option (the “Option”) to acquire a 50% undivided beneficial right, title
and interest in and to the Assigned Properties which Option is granted
under, and subject to, the terms of the Maxore
Agreement.
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4.
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ASSIGNMENT
PRICE
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4.1
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Vanguard
shall pay for the assignment of the Option by issuing to COASTAL a total
of 2,000,000 common shares (the “Vanguard Shares”) of Vanguard and by
assuming all of the obligations of COASTAL under the Maxore Agreement,
including the obligation to make payments to Maxore as operator of the
Property.
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5.
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CONDITION
PRECEDENT
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5.1
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This
Agreement is expressly subject to the consent of Maxore to its
terms.
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6.
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RIGHT
TO ABANDON PROPERTY INTERESTS
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6.1
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall require Vanguard to continue payments to Maxore
under the terms of the Maxore
Agreement.
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6.2
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In
the event that Vanguard decides to abandon work on the Property interests
and wishes to cease payments to Maxore under the terms of the Maxore
Agreement, it may do so on sixty (60) days’ notice to both COASTAL and
Maxore and, upon expiry of the sixty (60) day notice period, Vanguard
shall be deemed to have surrendered, transferred and assigned back to
COASTAL all interest in the Assigned
Properties.
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6.3
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Upon
abandonment in section 6.2 hereof, Vanguard agrees that it shall have no
right to claim back the Vanguard Shares but that the Vanguard Shares are
the property of COASTAL regardless of Vanguard’s decision to continue with
or abandon the Property interests.
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7.
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FURTHER
ASSURANCES
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7.1
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The
parties hereto agree to do or cause to be done all acts or things
reasonably necessary to implement and carry into effect the provisions and
intent of this Agreement including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, obtaining consent resolutions, or minutes, of their respective
boards of directors consenting and approving of this
Agreement.
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8.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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8.1
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If
either of the parties hereto is prevented from or delayed in complying
with any provisions of this Agreement by reasons of strikes, labour
disputes, lockouts, labour shortages, power shortages, fires, wars, acts
of God, governmental regulations restricting normal operations or any
other reason or reasons beyond their control, the time limited for the
performance of various provisions of this Agreement as set out above shall
be extended by a period of time equal in length to the period of such
prevention and delay, and they, insofar as is possible, shall promptly
give written notice the other party of the particulars of the reasons for
any prevention or delay under this paragraph, and shall take all
reasonable steps to remove the cause of such prevention or delay and shall
give written notice as soon as such cause ceases to
exist.
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9.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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9.1
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Save
and except the Maxore Agreement, by which the parties agree to be bound,
this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement to date between the
parties hereto and supersedes every previous agreement, communication,
expectation, negotiation, representation or understanding, whether oral or
written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement.
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10.
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NOTICE
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10.1
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Any
notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to be
well and sufficiently given if delivered, or if mailed by registered mail,
in the case of either addressed to them as
follows:
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Vanguard
Minerals Corporation
Two Union
Street Square
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fax: ___________________
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and
in the case of COASTAL addressed as
follows:
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Coastal
Uranium Holdings Ltd.
#2201 –
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Fax ____________________
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and
any notice given shall be deemed to have been given, if delivered, when
delivered, or if mailed by registered mail, on the fourth business day
after the date of mailing thereof.
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10.2
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Either
party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing change its address
for the purpose of this paragraph.
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11.
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TIME
OF ESSENCE
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11.1
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Time
shall be of the essence of this
Agreement.
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12.
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CURRENCY
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12.1
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All
funds referred to under the terms of this Agreement shall be funds
designated in the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
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13.
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APPLICABLE
LAW
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13.1
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Except
as applies to the mineral claims laws of the Province of Saskatchewan,
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of British
Columbia and the parties hereto agree to attorn to the courts
thereof.
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13.2
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It
is an express condition of this Agreement that any dispute of its terms be
brought in the courts of the Province of British
Columbia.
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14.
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ARBITRATION
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14.1
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In
the event of a dispute between the parties regarding any provision of this
Agreement, the parties hereto agree to submit the dispute to binding
arbitration under the terms of the Commercial Arbitration Act of the
revised statutes of the Province of British Columbia [R.S.B.C. 1996
Chapter 55] or its successor.
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15.
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ENUREMENT
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15.1
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This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
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16.
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COUNTERPARTS
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16.1
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This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when delivered, either in original or facsimile form, shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
document.
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17.
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INDEPENDENT
LEGAL ADVICE
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17.1
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The
parties hereto agree that XX Xxxxxx Law Corp. has acted for Maxore in the
preparation and drafting of this Agreement. Vanguard and
Coastal have been hereby advised to seek independent, qualified legal and
tax advice (and in particular US tax and securities advice), as to their
own legal position and as to tax and securities
concerns. Vanguard has agreed to reimburse Maxore for the legal
fees to be charged by XX Xxxxxx Law Corp, in the negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement up to a maximum of Cdn
$1,200.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
hereto have executed these presents as of the date first above
written.
/s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
COASTAL
URANIUM HOLDINGS LTD.
Maxore
Minerals Corp. hereby confirms its consent to this Agreement:
MAXORE
MINERALS CORP.
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