Pacific International Group Holdings LLC 9440 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 240 Las Vegas, NV 89117 April 21, 2011
Exhibit
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Pacific International Group Holdings LLC
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April 21, 2011
Xx. Xxx X. Xxxx
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Re: Platinum Energy Resources, Inc. (the “Company”)
Dear Xx. Xxxx:
We understand that you are the registered and beneficial holder of 1,801,581 shares of
Platinum Energy Resources, Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Shares”).
Pursuant to this letter agreement, each party hereto hereby agrees as follows:
1. Pacific International Group Holdings LLC (“Pacific”) will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause one of the following events (each, a “Going-Private
Transaction”) to occur within eighty (80) days following the date hereof (the
“Going-Private Expiration Date”):
(a) a long-form merger of an affiliate of Pacific with and into the Company pursuant to
Section 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), which merger will result
in the payment of consideration per Share to each shareholder of the Company other than Pacific in
an amount of not less than $1.50 (the “Minimum Consideration”) (a “Long-Form
Merger”); or
(b) the acquisition by Pacific of a number of Shares equal to not less than 90% of the then
issued and outstanding Shares, followed by a short-form merger of Pacific or an affiliate thereof
with and into the Company pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL, which merger will result in the
payment of consideration per Share to each shareholder of the Company other than Pacific in an
amount not less than the Minimum Consideration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Going-Private Transaction has not, despite Pacific
having exercised its commercially reasonable efforts, occurred by the Going-Private Expiration
Date, then the Going-Private Expiration Date may, at Pacific’s option in its sole discretion, be
extended by ten (10) days.
2. You will, prior to the Going-Private Expiration Date, take the following actions:
(a) in the event the board of directors of the Company approves a Long-Form Merger and submits
such Long-Form Merger to the shareholders of the Company for approval, voting all of the Shares you
hold in favor of such Long-Form Merger,
(b) tendering the Shares into any tender offer made by Pacific involving a purchase price per
Share of not less than the Minimum Consideration and having as a mandatory, non-waivable minimum
acceptance condition that the number of Shares tendered to Pacific in such tender offer would
result in Pacific holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares, and
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(c) if it can be established (and it has not currently been established) that a sufficient
number of shareholders of the Company are prepared to sell their Shares to Pacific which would
result in Pacific, immediately following the consummation of the sale of such Shares to Pacific,
holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares, selling all the Shares held by you
to Pacific for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration in a single
private transaction occurring simultaneously with such other acquisitions of Shares by Pacific as
would result in Pacific holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares.
3. In the event that, despite the exercise of Pacific’s commercially reasonable efforts, a
Going-Private Transaction has not occurred by the Going-Private Expiration Date, effective upon
(but not prior to) the Going-Private Expiration Date, (i) you will grant to Pacific an option,
exercisable in Pacific’s sole discretion at any time by written notice delivered to you prior to
that date which is thirty (30) days following the Going-Private Expiration Date (the “Option
Expiration Date”), to acquire all of the Shares held by you for a purchase price per Share not
less than the Minimum Consideration, and (ii) Pacific will grant to you an option, exercisable in
your sole discretion at any time by written notice delivered to Pacific prior to the Option
Expiration Date, to sell all of the Shares held by you to Pacific for a purchase price per Share
not less than the Minimum Consideration. In the event that Pacific or you, as applicable, elects
to exercise such option in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, (i) you will
promptly take such actions as are reasonably necessary or desirable to transfer all of the Shares
held by you to Pacific, including, without limitation, the delivery to Pacific of any stock
certificates evidencing such Shares together with stock transfer powers executed in blank or the
giving of such instructions to brokers, transfer agents or other parties as are reasonably
necessary or desirable in order to effect such transfer, and (ii) Pacific will, promptly following
confirmation of the transfer to it of your Shares, remit the purchase price via wire transfer funds
or certified check to you.
4. You agree that, until the Option Expiration Date, you will not sell, transfer, assign,
pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber in any way any of the Shares held by you other than in
accordance with the explicit provisions of this letter agreement.
5. You hereby represent and warrant to Pacific that you are the sole registered and beneficial
owner of the Shares, free and clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances or any other restriction on
the attributes of ownership, including, without limitation, voting or option agreements or similar
arrangements.
6. This letter agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by
the Laws of the State of New York.
7. This letter agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate
counterparts (including telecopier), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute the same instrument.
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Please indicate your acceptance of this letter agreement by signing in the space indicated below.
Very truly yours, | ||||||||
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LLC | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Manager |
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
/s/ Xxx Xxxx
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