SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This
SHARE
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”),
dated
as of May 31, 2007, is by and among OJSE
SMOLENENERGY,
a
corporation formed under the laws of the Russian Federation (the
“Company”)
and
RUSSOIL
CORPORATION,
a
Nevada corporation (“Russoil”),
filing reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the
“Exchange
Act”)
and the
stockholders of the Company signatory hereto and set forth on Schedule
1
annexed
hereto (the “Stockholders”).
Each
of the parties to this Agreement is individually referred to herein as a
“Party”
and
collectively, as the “Parties.”
BACKGROUND
The
Company has 100,000 shares or “actions” of capital stock (the “Company
Stock”)
issued
and outstanding, all of which are all held by the Stockholders. Each of the
Stockholders is the record and beneficial owner of the number of shares of
Company Stock set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule
1
to this
Agreement. Each of the Stockholders has agreed to transfer all of his, her
or
its (hereinafter “its”)
shares
of Company Stock in exchange for a number of newly issued shares of Capital
Stock, of Russoil (the “Russoil
Stock”)
that
will, in the aggregate, constitute approximately 51% of the issued and
outstanding voting capital stock of Russoil on a fully-diluted basis as of
and
immediately after the Closing, and before giving effect to the Financing (as
defined in Section
7.11
hereof).
The number of shares of Russoil Stock to be received by each Stockholder shall
be as listed opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule
1
to this
Agreement. The aggregate number of shares of Russoil stock that will be
reflected on Schedule
1
is
referred to herein as the “Shares”.
The
exchange of Company Stock for Russoil Stock is intended to constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”),
as
amended or such other tax free reorganization exemptions that may be available
under the Code.
The
Board
of Directors of Russoil and the Company have determined that it is desirable
to
effect this plan of reorganization and share exchange.
AGREEMENT
NOW
THEREFORE,
the
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Exchange
of Shares
SECTION
1.01. Exchange
by Stockholders.
At the
Closing (as defined in Section 1.02), each of the Stockholders shall sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Russoil its Company Stock free and
clear
of all Liens (as defined below) in exchange for Russoil Stock listed on
Schedule
1
opposite
such Stockholder’s name.
SECTION
1.02. Closing.
The
closing (the “Closing”)
of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Transactions”)
shall
take place at the offices of Gusrae, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx PLLC, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the second
business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the
obligations of the parties to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby
(other than conditions with respect to actions the respective parties will
take
at the Closing itself), or such other date and time as the parties may mutually
determine (the “Closing
Date”).
ARTICLE
II
Representations
and Warranties of the Stockholders
Each
of
the Stockholders hereby severally (and not jointly) represents and warrants
to
Russoil with respect to itself, as follows:
SECTION
2.01. Good
Title; Validity of Option; Organization.
The
Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner, and has good title to its
Company Stock, with the right and authority to sell and deliver such Company
Stock. Upon delivery of any certificate or certificates duly assigned,
representing the same as herein contemplated and/or upon registering of Russoil
as the new owner of such Company Stock in the share register of the Company,
Russoil will receive good title to such Company Stock, free and clear of all
liens, security interests, pledges, equities and claims of any kind, voting
trusts, stockholder agreements and other encumbrances (collectively,
“Liens”).
Each
Stockholder that is an entity is duly organized and validly existing in its
jurisdiction of organization.
SECTION
2.02. Power
and Authority.
Each
Stockholder has the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. All acts required to be
taken by the Stockholder to enter into this Agreement and the Company and to
carry out the Transactions have been properly taken. This Agreement constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against
such Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof.
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SECTION
2.03. No
Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder and the performance
by the Stockholder of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms
hereof: (i) will not require the consent of any third party or any federal,
state, local or foreign government or any court of competent jurisdiction,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign (“Governmental
Entity”)
under
any statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions,
judgments, or decrees (collectively, “Laws”);
(ii)
will not violate any Laws applicable to such Stockholder and (iii) will not
violate or breach any contractual obligation to which such Stockholder is a
party.
SECTION
2.04. No
Finder’s Fee.
Except
as may be set forth in Schedule 2.04 hereto, the Stockholder has not created
any
obligation for any finder’s, investment banker’s or broker’s fee in connection
with the Transactions.
SECTION
2.05. Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
The
Russoil Stock proposed to be acquired by the Stockholder hereunder will be
acquired for investment for its own account, and not with a view to the resale
or distribution of any part thereof, and the Stockholder has no present
intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Russoil Stock, except in
compliance with applicable securities laws.
SECTION
2.06. Available
Information.
The
Stockholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in
Russoil.
SECTION
2.07. Non-Registration.
The
Stockholder understands that Russoil Stock has not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and,
if issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be issued
by
reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the
Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature
of
the investment intent and the accuracy of the Stockholder’s representations as
expressed herein.
SECTION
2.08. Restricted
Securities.
The
Stockholder understands that Russoil Stock is characterized as “restricted
securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as this Agreement contemplates
that, if acquired by the Stockholder pursuant hereto, Russoil Stock would be
acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering. The Stockholder
further acknowledges that if Russoil Stock is issued to the Stockholder in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, such Russoil Stock may not
be
resold without registration under the Securities Act or the existence of an
exemption therefrom. The Stockholder represents that it is familiar with Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and
understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities
Act.
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SECTION
2.09. Legends.
It is
understood that Russoil Stock will bear the following legend or one that is
substantially similar to the following legend:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED
OF
UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION, PROVIDED THAT
THE SELLER DELIVERS TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH OPINION IS
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY) CONFIRMING THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH
EXEMPTION. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL
AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS; and
Any
legend required by the “blue sky” laws of any state to the extent such laws are
applicable to the securities represented by the certificate so
legended.
SECTION
2.10. Stockholder’s
Investor Status.
All of
the stockholders in aggregate shall (i) be “accredited investors” within the
meaning of Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act; or (ii) non-United
States persons as defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act.
ARTICLE
III
Representations
and Warranties of the Company
In
order
to induce Russoil and the Selling Stockholders to enter into this Agreement
and
to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby, as of the date hereof and
as
of the Closing Date, the Company hereby represent and warrant to Russoil that
the statements contained in this Article
III
are true
and correct, subject to those exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedules
attached hereto and delivered to Russoil on the date hereof (the “Company
Disclosure Schedule”).
The
Company Disclosure Schedule with respect to this Article III will be arranged
in
paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered paragraphs contained
in
this Article III. Any matter disclosed in a numbered and lettered section of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed in other locations
throughout the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent such disclosure is
reasonably apparent:
SECTION
3.01. Organization,
Standing and Power.
The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and possesses all governmental
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary to enable
it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets and to conduct
its
businesses as presently conducted, other than such franchises, licenses,
permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which, individually or in
the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Company, a material adverse effect on the ability of
the
Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or on the ability of
the
Company to consummate the Transactions (a “Company
Material Adverse Effect”).
The
Company is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature
of its business or its ownership or leasing of its properties make such
qualification necessary except where the failure to so qualify would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company
has delivered to Russoil true and complete copies of the Charter, Constituent
Agreement, Registration Certificate, Codes of Statistics and Permit to issue
shares or actions of the Company and such other constituent instruments of
the
Company as may exist, each as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so
amended, the “Company
Constituent Instruments”).
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SECTION
3.02. No
Company Subsidiaries; No Equity Interests.
The
Company does not as of the date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly,
any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture
interest or other equity interest in any person.
SECTION
3.03. Capital
Structure.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,100,000, of which 100,000
shares are issued and outstanding. Except as set forth above, no shares of
capital stock or other voting securities of the Company are issued, reserved
for
issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option,
right
of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right
under any provision of the applicable corporate laws of the Russian Federation,
the Company Constituent Instruments or any Contract (as defined in Section
3.05)
to
which the Company is a party or otherwise bound. Except as set forth in this
Section
3.03,
there
are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having
the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having
the right to vote). As of the date of this Agreement, there are not any options,
warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock
rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments,
Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Company is
a
party or by which it is bound (i) obligating the Company to issue, deliver
or
sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable
for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in,
the
Company or any Voting Company Debt, (ii) obligating the Company to issue, grant,
extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security,
commitment, Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (iii) that give any person
the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from
the economic benefits and rights occurring to holders of the capital stock
of
the Company.
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SECTION
3.04. Authority;
Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery
by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors
of
the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are
necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Transactions. When executed and
delivered, this Agreement will be enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms.
SECTION
3.05. No
Conflicts; Consents.
(a)
The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the
consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the terms hereof and
thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with
or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right
of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a
material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of the Company under, any provision of (i) the Company
Constituent Instruments or, (ii) any material contract, lease, license,
indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit, concession, franchise or other
instrument (a “Contract”)
to
which the Company is a party or by which its properties or assets is bound
or
(iii) any material judgment, order or decree (“Judgment”)
or
material Law applicable to the Company or its properties or assets, other than,
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such items that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Except
for required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
and
applicable “blue sky” or state securities commissions, no material consent,
approval, license, permit, order or authorization (“Consent”)
of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any Governmental
Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to the Company
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or
the
consummation of the Transactions.
SECTION
3.06. Taxes.
(a)
The
Company has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf, all
Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true,
complete and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file or any
inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, have
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, have
been timely paid, except to the extent that any failure to pay, individually
or
in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
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(b) The
Company Financial Statements (as defined in Section
3.15)
reflect
an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by the Company (in addition to any
reserve for deferred Taxes to reflect timing differences between book and Tax
items) for all Taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such
financial statements. No deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed,
asserted or assessed against the Company, and no requests for waivers of the
time to assess any such Taxes are pending, except to the extent any such
deficiency or request for waiver, individually or in the aggregate, has not
had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement:
“Taxes”
includes all forms of taxation, whenever created or imposed, and whether of
the
United States or elsewhere, and whether imposed by a local, municipal,
governmental, state, foreign, federal or other Governmental Entity, or in
connection with any agreement with respect to Taxes, including all interest,
penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts.
“Tax
Return”
means
all federal, state, local, provincial and foreign Tax returns, declarations,
statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns and any amended
Tax return relating to Taxes.
SECTION
3.07. Benefit
Plans.
The
Company does not have or maintain any collective bargaining agreement or any
bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement,
vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or
other plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding)
providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of
the
Company (collectively, “Company
Benefit Plans”).
As of
the date of this Agreement there are not any severance or termination agreements
or arrangements between the Company and any current or former employee, officer
or director of the Company, nor does the Company have any general severance
plan
or policy.
SECTION
3.08. Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened
in writing against or affecting the Company, or any of its properties before
or
by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory
authority (“Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
this Agreement or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company, nor any director or
officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the subject
of
any Action involving a claim or violation of or liability under any securities
laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.
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SECTION
3.09. Compliance
with Applicable Laws.
The
Company is in compliance with all applicable Laws, including those relating
to
occupational health and safety and the environment, except for instances of
noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate, have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The
Company has not received any written communication during the past two years
from a Governmental Entity that alleges that the Company is not in compliance
in
any material respect with any applicable Law. This Section
3.09
does not
relate to matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of Section
3.06.
SECTION
3.10. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
SECTION
3.11. Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in Section
3.11
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no Contracts that are material to the
business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations or prospects of the Company. The Company is not in violation of
or in
default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of
time
or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any
Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or
assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.12. Title
to Properties.
Except
as set forth in Section
3.12
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not own any real property. The
Company has sufficient title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its
properties and assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets
and
properties, other than assets and properties in which the Company has leasehold
interests, are free and clear of all Liens other than those set forth in
Section
3.12
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do
not
and will not materially interfere with the ability of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries to conduct business as currently conducted.
SECTION
3.13. Intellectual
Property.
The
Company owns, or is validly licensed or otherwise have the right to use, all
patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name
rights, service marks, service xxxx rights, copyrights and other proprietary
intellectual property rights and computer programs (collectively, “Intellectual
Property Rights”)
which
are material to the conduct of the business of the Company. Section
3.13
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a description of all Intellectual
Property Rights which are material to the conduct of the business of the
Company. There are no claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened that the Company is infringing or otherwise adversely affecting
the
rights of any person with regard to any Intellectual Property Right. To the
knowledge of the Company, no person is infringing the rights of the Company
with
respect to any Intellectual Property Right.
SECTION
3.14. Labor
Matters.
There
are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the
Company is a party or by which any of them is bound. No material labor dispute
exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any
of
the employees of the Company.
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SECTION
3.15. Financial
Statements.
Prior
to the Closing the Company will deliver to Russoil, its audited consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and
2006
and for any interim quarter financial period that has been completed
(collectively, the “Company
Financial Statements”)
for
the Company. Upon delivery, the Company Financial Statements will have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied
on
a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and in respect of interim
periods subject to year end adjustments. The Company Financial Statements will
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating
results of the Company, as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein.
The Company will not have any material liabilities or obligations, contingent
or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to December 31, 2006, and (ii) obligations under
contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in
the
Company Financial Statements, which, in both cases, individually and in the
aggregate would not be reasonably expected to result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.16. Insurance.
The
Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against
such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the
businesses in which the Company is engaged and in the geographic areas where
it
engages in such businesses. The Company has no reason to believe that it will
not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
to continue its business on terms consistent with market for the Company’s lines
of business.
SECTION
3.17. Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the Company Financial Statements, none of the officers or
directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the
employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, any entity in which any officer, director, or
any
such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee
or
partner.
SECTION
3.18. Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general
or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures for the Company and designed such disclosure controls
and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
is
made known to the officers by others within those entities. The Company's
officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's controls and
procedures. Since December 31, 2006, there have been no significant changes
in
the Company’s internal controls or, to the Company's knowledge, in other factors
that could significantly affect the Company's internal controls.
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SECTION
3.19. Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, (i) the
Company's fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Company's existing debts and other
liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the
Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its
business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow
of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were
it to
liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses
of
the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt
when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur
debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account
the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt).
SECTION
3.20. Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company's charter documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of the
Company’s incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Stockholders
as a result of the Stockholders and the Company fulfilling their obligations
or
exercising their rights under this Agreement.
SECTION
3.21. No
Additional Agreements.
The
Company has no agreement or understanding with any Stockholder with respect
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as specified in
this
Agreement.
SECTION
3.22. Investment
Company.
The
Company is, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing
will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
3.23. Disclosure.
All
disclosure provided to the Stockholders regarding the Company, its business
and
the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company
(including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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SECTION
3.24. Information
Supplied.
None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the notice that is required to be sent to the
stockholders of Russoil pursuant to Rule 14f-1 (the “14f-1
Notice”)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange
Act”),
will,
at the date it is first mailed to Russoil’s stockholders, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
SECTION
3.25. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as disclosed in the Company Financial Statements or in Section
3.25
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, from December 31, 2006 to the date of this
Agreement, the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course,
and during such period there has not been:
(a) any
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results
of
the Company, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not
caused, in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would
have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
waiver or compromise by the Company of a valuable right or of a material debt
owed to it;
(d) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or payment of
any
obligation by the Company, except in the ordinary course of business and the
satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) any
material change to a material Contract by which the Company or any of its
respective assets is bound or subject;
(f) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created by the
Company, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens
for taxes not yet due or payable and liens that arise in the ordinary course
of
business and do not materially impair the Company’s ownership or use of such
property or assets;
(g) any
loans
or guarantees made by the Company to or for the benefit of its employees,
officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than
travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its
business;
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(h) any
alteration of the Company’s method of accounting or the identity of its
auditors;
(i) any
declaration or payment of dividend or distribution of cash or other property
to
the Stockholders or any purchase, redemption or agreements to purchase or redeem
any shares of Company Stock;
(j) any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or
affiliate;
(k) any
arrangement or commitment by the Company to do any of the things described
in
this Section 3.25.
SECTION
3.26. No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur with respect to the Company, its respective business,
properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required
to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a
registration statement on SB-2 (or S-1 if SB-2 is unavailable to Russoil or
any
form substituting therefor or the equivalent thereof) filed with the SEC
relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which
has not been publicly announced or will not be publicly announced in the current
report on Form 8-K that will be filed by Russoil at the Closing.
SECTION
3.27. Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent,
employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course
of
its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds
for
any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from
corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the
U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful
bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment
to
any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
ARTICLE
IV
Representations
and Warranties of Russoil
In
order
to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date, Russoil hereby represents and warrant to each of the Stockholders and
the
Company that the statements contained in this Article IV are true and correct
subject to those exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedules attached
hereto and delivered to the Company on the date hereof (the “Russoil
Disclosure Schedule”).
The
Russoil Disclosure Schedule with respect to this Article IV will be arranged
in
paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered paragraphs contained
in
this Article IV. Any matter disclosed in a numbered and lettered section of
the
Russoil Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed in other locations
throughout the Russoil Disclosure Schedule to the extent such disclosure is
reasonably apparent:
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SECTION
4.01. Organization,
Standing and Power.
Russoil
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
State of Nevada. Russoil has delivered to the Company (i) true and complete
copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation of Russoil, as amended
to
the date of this Agreement (as so amended, the “Russoil
Charter”),
and
the Bylaws of Russoil, as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended,
the “Russoil
Bylaws”).
SECTION
4.02. No
Subsidiaries; No Equity Interests.
Russoil
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any
person.
SECTION
4.03. Capital
Structure.
The
authorized capital stock of Russoil consists of 14,250,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
$0.0001 par value. As of the date hereof (i) 342,000,000 shares of the Russoil
Common Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of preferred stock
are
outstanding and (iii) no shares of the Russoil Common Stock or preferred stock
are held by Russoil in its treasury. All of said shares are fully paid and
nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option,
call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or
any
similar right under any provision as relating to Russoil, the General
Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, the Russoil Charter, the Russoil Bylaws
or any Contract to which Russoil is a party or otherwise bound. As of the date
of this Agreement, there are not any options, warrants, rights, convertible
or
exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights,
stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or
undertakings of any kind. The stockholder list to be provided at closing to
the
Company shall be a current shareholder list generated by its stock transfer
agent, and such list shall accurately reflect all of the issued and outstanding
shares of Russoil’s Common Stock.
SECTION
4.04. Authority;
Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.
The
execution and delivery by Russoil of this Agreement and the consummation by
Russoil of the Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board
of Directors and the shareholders of Russoil, as applicable, and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of Russoil is necessary to authorize this
Agreement and the Transactions. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Selling Parties, enforceable against them in
accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION
4.05. No
Conflicts; Consents.
(a)
The
execution and delivery by Russoil of this Agreement, does not, and the
consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the terms hereof and
thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with
or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right
of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a
material benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed
rights or entitlements of any person under, or result in the creation of any
Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Russoil under, any provision of
(i)
Russoil Charter, Russoil Bylaws, (ii) any Material Contract to Russoil is a
party or by which any of its properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject
to
the filings and other matters referred to in Section
4.05(b),
any
material Judgment or material Law applicable to Russoil’s properties or assets,
other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such items that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Russoil Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) No
Consent of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any
Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with Russoil in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or
the
consummation of the Transactions, other than the (A) filing with the SEC of
a
14f-1 Notice and (B) filing with the SEC of reports under Sections 13 and 16
of
the Exchange Act, and (C) filings under state “blue sky” laws, as may be
required in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions.
SECTION
4.06. SEC
Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Russoil
has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by Russoil with the SEC since September 5, 2006, pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 14 (a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “Russoil
SEC Documents”).
(b) As
of its
respective filing date, each Russoil SEC Document complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Russoil SEC Document,
and
did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Except to the extent that information contained in any Russoil
SEC Document has been revised or superseded by a later filed Russoil SEC
Document, none of the Russoil SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated
financial statements of Russoil included in the Russoil SEC Documents comply
as
to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principals
(“GAAP”)
(except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and
regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present
the consolidated financial position of Russoil and its consolidated subsidiaries
as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the periods shown (subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal year-end audit adjustments).
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(c) Except
as
set forth in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents, Russoil has no liabilities or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise)
required by GAAP to be set forth on a balance sheet of Russoil or in the notes
thereto. Section
4.06(c)
of the
Russoil Disclosure Schedule, sets forth all financial and contractual
obligations and liabilities (including any obligations to issue capital stock
or
other securities of Russoil) due after the date hereof. As of the date hereof
Russoil has total liabilities of less than $35,000, all of which liabilities
shall be paid off at or prior to the Closing and shall in no event remain
liabilities of Russoil, the Company or the Stockholders following the
Closing.
(d) Since
the
date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports,
except as specifically disclosed in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents, Russoil
has
not changed its auditors and Russoil does not have pending before the SEC any
request for confidential treatment of information.
SECTION
4.07. INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED.
SECTION
4.08. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as disclosed in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents, from the date of the most
recent audited financial statements included in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents
to the date of this Agreement, Russoil, conducted its business only in the
ordinary course, and during such period there has not been:
(a) any
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results
of
Russoil from that reflected in the Russoil SEC Documents, except changes in
the
ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Russoil
Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would
have a Russoil Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
waiver or compromise by Russoil of a valuable right or of a material debt owed
to it;
(d) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or payment of
any
obligation by Russoil, except in the ordinary course of business and the
satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Russoil Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) any
material change to a material Contract by which Russoil or any of its assets
is
bound or subject;
(f) any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee,
officer, director or stockholder;
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(g) any
resignation or termination of employment of any officer of Russoil;
(h) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created by
Russoil, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens
for taxes not yet due or payable and liens that arise in the ordinary course
of
business and do not materially impair Russoil’s ownership or use of such
property or assets;
(i) any
loans
or guarantees made by Russoil to or for the benefit of its employees, officers
or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel
advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its
business;
(j) any
declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any
of
Russoil’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or
other acquisition of any of such stock by Russoil;
(k) any
alteration of Russoil’s method of accounting or the identity of its auditors;
(l) any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate;
or
(m) any
arrangement or commitment by Russoil to do any of the things described in this
Section
4.08.
SECTION
4.09. Taxes.
(a) Russoil
has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf, all Tax
Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true, complete
and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file or any inaccuracies
in
any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Russoil Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes
shown to be due on such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, has been timely paid,
except to the extent that any failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Russoil Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The
most
recent financial statements contained in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents reflect
an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by Russoil (in addition to any reserve
for deferred Taxes to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items)
for
all Taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial
statements. No deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed, asserted
or assessed against Russoil, and no requests for waivers of the time to assess
any such Taxes are pending, except to the extent any such deficiency or request
for waiver, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Russoil Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) There
are
no Liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable) on
the
assets of Russoil. Russoil is not bound by any agreement with respect to
Taxes.
SECTION
4.10. Absence
of Changes in Benefit Plans.
From
the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed
Russoil SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any
adoption or amendment in any material respect by Russoil of any collective
bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock
option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death
benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding
(whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former
employee, officer or director of Russoil (collectively, “Russoil
Benefit Plans”).
As of
the date of this Agreement there are not any employment, consulting,
indemnification, severance or termination agreements or arrangements between
Russoil and any current or former employee, officer or director of Russoil,
nor
does Russoil have any general severance plan or policy.
SECTION
4.11. ERISA
Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments.
Russoil
has, and since its inception has never had, maintained, or contributed to any
“employee pension benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA),
“employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or any
other Russoil Benefit Plan for the benefit of any current or former employees,
consultants, officers or directors of Russoil.
SECTION
4.12. Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents, there is no Action which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of
any
of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Russoil Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of Russoil, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC
involving Russoil or any current or former director or officer of Russoil (in
his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other
order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by
Russoil under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. Neither Russoil nor any
subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as
such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim or violation
of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of
fiduciary duty.
SECTION
4.13. Compliance
with Applicable Laws.
Except
as disclosed in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents, Russoil is in compliance with
all applicable Laws, including those relating to occupational health and safety
and the environment, except for instances of noncompliance that, individually
and in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have
a Russoil Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Filed Russoil
SEC
Documents, Russoil has not received any written communication during the past
two years from a Governmental Entity that alleges that such Company is not
in
compliance in any material respect with any applicable Law. Russoil is in
compliance with all effective requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002,
as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, that are applicable to it,
except where such noncompliance could not have or reasonably be expected to
result in a Russoil Material Adverse Effect. This Section
4.13
does not
relate to matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of Section
4.09.
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SECTION
4.14. Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in the Russoil Filed SEC Documents, there are no Contracts that
are
material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Russoil. Russoil is not in
violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which
upon
the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of
or
default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its
properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would
not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Russoil
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
4.15. Title
to Properties.
Russoil
has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and
assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets and properties,
other than assets and properties in which Russoil has leasehold interests,
are
free and clear of all Liens other than those set forth in Section
4.15
of the
Russoil Disclosure Schedule, and except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do
not
and will not materially interfere with the ability of Russoil to conduct
business as currently conducted. Russoil has complied in all material respects
with the terms of all material leases to which it is a party and under which
it
is in occupancy, and all such leases are in full force and effect. Russoil
enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material
leases.
SECTION
4.16. Intellectual
Property.
Russoil
owns, or is validly licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual
Property Rights which are material to the conduct of its business taken as
a
whole. Section
4.16
of the
Russoil Disclosure Schedule, sets forth a description of all Intellectual
Property Rights which are material to the conduct of the business of Russoil
taken as a whole. Except as set forth in Section
4.16
of the
Russoil Disclosure Schedule, no claims are pending or, to the knowledge of
Russoil, threatened that Russoil is infringing or otherwise adversely affecting
the rights of any person with regard to any Intellectual Property Right. To
the
knowledge of Russoil, no person is infringing the rights of Russoil with respect
to any Intellectual Property Right.
SECTION
4.17. Labor
Matters.
There
are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which Russoil
is
a party or by which it is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of Russoil, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of
Russoil.
SECTION
4.18. INTENTIONALLY
OMITTTED.
SECTION
4.19. Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the Filed Russoil SEC Documents, none of the officers or
directors of Russoil and, to the knowledge of Russoil, none of the employees
of
Russoil is presently a party to any transaction with Russoil (other than for
services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to
or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to
the
knowledge of Russoil, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
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SECTION
4.20. Internal
Accounting Controls.
Russoil
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and
to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. Russoil has established disclosure controls and procedures and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information is made known to its officers. Russoil’s officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the controls and procedures. Since December 31, 2006, there
have been no significant changes in the internal controls or, to Russoil’s
knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the internal
controls.
SECTION
4.21. Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of Russoil as of the closing date (and assuming
that
the closing shall have occurred), (i) Russoil’s fair saleable value of its
assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of
such company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature, (ii) Russoil’s assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal
year
as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs
taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business
conducted by such company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof, and (iii) Russoil’s current cash flow, together with the
proceeds such company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets,
after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient
to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required
to be paid. Russoil does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay
such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash
to
be payable on or in respect of its debt).
SECTION
4.22. Application
of Takeover Protections.
Russoil
has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any
control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Russoil’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Stockholders as a result of the
Stockholders and Russoil fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights
under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares
and the Stockholders’ ownership of the Shares.
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SECTION
4.23. No
Additional Agreements.
Russoil
does not have any agreement or understanding with the Stockholders with respect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as specified
in
this Agreement.
SECTION
4.24. Investment
Company.
Russoil
is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will
not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
4.25. Disclosure.
All
disclosure provided, the Stockholders regarding Russoil, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of such companies
(including the their representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement)
are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
SECTION
4.26. Certain
Registration Matters.
Except
as specified in Filed Russoil SEC Documents, Russoil has not granted or agreed
to grant to any person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights)
to have any securities of Russoil registered with the SEC or any other
governmental authority that have not been satisfied.
SECTION
4.27. Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Russoil
is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future
continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements
for
continued listing of the Russoil Stock on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board
(“OTCBB”).
The
issuance and sale of the Shares under this Agreement does not contravene the
rules and regulations of the trading market on which Russoil Stock is currently
eligible for listing or trading, and no approval of the stockholders of Russoil
is required for Russoil to issue and deliver to the Stockholders the Shares
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
4.28. No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur with respect to Russoil or its business, properties,
prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be
disclosed by Russoil under applicable securities laws on a registration
statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale
by
Russoil of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced will
not
be publicly announced in the current report on Form 8-K that will be filed
by
the Russoil at the Closing.
SECTION
4.29. Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
To
Russoil’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person
acting on behalf of Russoil has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf
of, Russoil (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii)
made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is
in
violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as
amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee.
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ARTICLE
V
Deliveries
SECTION
5.01. Deliveries
of the Stockholders.
(a) Concurrently
herewith each Stockholder is delivering to Russoil this Agreement and a Voting
Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Russoil.
(b) At
or
prior to the Closing, each Stockholder shall deliver to Russoil:
(i) certificates
representing its Company Stock;
(ii) duly
executed stock powers for transfer by the Stockholder of its Company Stock
to
Russoil; and
(iii) such
other information and documents as Russoil or its counsel may require, in each
of their sole discretion, to establish an exemption from registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
SECTION
5.02. Deliveries
of Russoil.
(a) Concurrently
herewith, Russoil shall deliver:
(i) to
each
Stockholder and to the Company, a copy of this Agreement and a Voting Agreement
satisfactory to each of them;
(ii) to
the
Company, certificates from Russoil, signed by its Secretary or Assistant
Secretary certifying that the attached copies of the Russoil Charter, Russoil
Bylaws and resolutions of the Board of Directors of Russoil approving the
Agreement and the Transactions, are all true, complete and correct and remain
in
full force and effect.
(b) At
or
prior to the Closing, the Russoil shall deliver:
(i) to
the
Company, a letter of resignation of each of the executive officers and directors
of Russoil from all offices that they hold with Russoil;
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(ii) to
the
Company, evidence of the election of up to (a)five persons to Russoil’s Board of
Director’s as shall be designated in writing by the Company and (b) two persons
to Russoil’s Board of Director’s as shall be designated in writing by BlueWater
Partners, SA.
(iii)
to
the
Company, such pay-off letters and releases relating to liabilities as the
Company shall request and such pay-off letters and releases shall be in form
and
substance satisfactory to the Company;
(iv) to
the
Company the results of UCC, judgment lien and tax lien searches with respect
to
Russoil, the results of which indicate no liens on the assets of Russoil;
(v) to
the
Company, originals or certified copies of all existing corporate records,
accounting books and records (including without limitation, journals, schedules,
work papers, breakdowns, software records), lists of bank accounts and
signatories thereon, locations of safe deposit boxes with a list of signatories,
the name, address, contact numbers and contact persons of Russoil’s current
independent auditors and controller and chief financial officer, and all other
administrative and financial documentation, files, records of Russoil’s;
(vi) to
the
Company, and the Stockholders, a Certificate of the Secretary of the State
of
Nevada, certifying the accuracy of a filing or filing’s with respect to
Russoil’s certificate of incorporation, by way of amendment or designation that
Russoil has created a class of capital stock (the “Stockholders’
Shares”),
that
will be delivered to the Stockholders pursuant to the Agreement containing
the
following provisions (a) all classes of capital stock as shall have equal voting
rights, vote as a class, one vote per share; (b) until a period ending twelve
(12) months after the closing Russoil will not issue or cause to be issued
shares of capital stock that would dilute or diminish the voting power in or
the
equity of interests of the Stockholders after the closing.
(c) At
or
within 5 business days following the Closing, Russoil shall
deliver:
(i) to
each
Stockholder, certificates representing the Stockholders’ Shares of its Capital
Stock to be issued to such Stockholder as set forth on Schedule
1;
and
(ii) to
the
Company, consent letters of the accounting firms of Russoil confirming each
such
firm’s respective consent to the use by Russoil of reports prepared by such firm
regarding the financial statements of Russoil in all future registration
statements filed with the SEC.
SECTION
5.03. Deliveries
of the Company.
(a) Concurrently
herewith, the Company is delivering to Russoil:
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(i) this
Agreement and the Voting Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Company, executed by the Company; and
(ii) a
certificate from the Company, signed by its authorized officer certifying and
attaching copies of the Company’s Constituent Instruments and resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Company approving the Agreement and the Transactions
are all true, complete and correct and remain in full force and
effect.
(b) At
or
prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver:
(i) To
Russoil, a form of Current Report on Form 8-K, which is substantially in the
form to be filed, which includes the financial statements and pro forma
financial statements required by the Form 8-K for a reverse merger - shell
transaction, together with a signed audit report of the independent accountants
for the Company.
ARTICLE
VI
Conditions
to Closing
SECTION
6.01. Stockholder
and Company Conditions Precedent.
The
obligations of the Stockholders and the Company to enter into and complete
the
Closing is subject, at the option of the Stockholders and the Company, to the
fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions.
(a) Representations
and Covenants.
The
representations and warranties of Russoil contained in this Agreement shall
be
true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force
and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Russoil shall have
performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by such
parties on or prior to the Closing Date. Russoil shall have delivered to the
Stockholders and the Company, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect.
(b) Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the
Transactions or to seek damages or a discovery order in connection with such
Transactions, or which has or may have, in the reasonable opinion of the
Company, a materially adverse effect on the assets, properties, business,
operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company.
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(c) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall not have been any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or
transaction since December 31, 2006 which has had or is reasonably likely to
cause a Russoil Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Post-Closing
Capitalization.
At, and
immediately after, the Closing, the authorized capitalization, and the number
of
issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company and Russoil,
on a fully-diluted basis, as indicated on a schedule to be delivered by the
Parties at or prior to the Closing, shall be acceptable to the Stockholders
in
their sole and absolute discretion.
(e) SEC
Reports.
Russoil
shall have filed all reports and other documents required to be filed by Russoil
under the U.S. federal securities laws through the Closing Date.
(f) OTCBB
Quotation.
Russoil
shall have maintained its status as a Company whose common stock is eligible
for
quotation or listing on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board and no reason shall
exist as to why such status shall not continue immediately following the
Closing.
(g) Deliveries.
The
deliveries specified in Section
5.02
shall
have been made by Russoil.
(h) No
Suspensions of Trading in Russoil Stock; Listing.
Trading
in Russoil Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any trading market
(except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one trading day solely
to permit dissemination of material information regarding Russoil) at any time
since the date of execution of this Agreement, and Russoil Stock shall have
been
at all times since such date listed for trading on a trading
market.
(i) Satisfactory
Completion of Due Diligence.
The
Company and the Stockholders shall have completed their legal, accounting and
business due diligence of Russoil and the results thereof shall be satisfactory
to the Company and the Stockholders in their sole and absolute
discretion.
(j) Delivery
of Audit Report and Financial Statements.
The
Company shall have completed the Company Financial Statements and shall have
received an audit report from an independent audit firm that is registered
with
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board relating to the fiscal years
ended
December 31, 2005 and 2006.
(k)
Delivery of Legal Opinion.
The
Company shall have received an opinion from legal counsel in the Russian
Federation that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company, the Stockholders,
and
Russoil.
(l) Derivative
Securities.
Any
issued and outstanding options, convertible notes or other securities of Russoil
that are exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into, Russoil Common
Stock shall have been exercised, converted or exchanged for Russoil Common
Stock
in a manner satisfactory to the Company, and the Stockholders.
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(m) Cancellation
Agreement.
A
Cancellation Agreement (as defined in Section 7.13) shall have been executed
and
delivered by the parties thereto and all of the transactions contemplated
thereby shall have been consummated.
SECTION
6.02. Russoil
Conditions Precedent.
The
obligations of Russoil to enter into and complete the Closing is subject, at
the
option of Russoil, to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Russoil in
writing.
(a) Representations
and Covenants.
The
representations and warranties of the Stockholders and the Company contained
in
this Agreement shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing
Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing
Date. The Stockholders and the Company shall have performed and complied in
all
material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by the Stockholders and the Company on or
prior
to the Closing Date. The Company shall have delivered to Russoil, a certificate,
dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(b) Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the
Transactions or to seek damages or a discovery order in connection with such
Transactions, or which has or may have, in the reasonable opinion of Russoil,
a
materially adverse effect on the assets, properties, business, operations or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Russoil.
(c) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall not have been any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or
transaction since December 31, 2006 which has had or is reasonably likely to
cause a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Deliveries.
The
deliveries specified in Section 5.01 and Section 5.03 shall have been made
by
the Stockholders and the Company, respectively.
(e) Audited
Financial Statements.
The
Company shall have provided Russoil and the Stockholders with reasonable
assurances that Russoil will be able to comply with its obligation to file
a
current report on Form 8-K within one (1) business days following the Closing
containing the requisite audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company and the requisite disclosure regarding the Company.
(f) Post-Closing
Capitalization.
At, and
immediately after, the Closing, the authorized capitalization, and the number
of
issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company and Russoil,
on a fully-diluted basis, as indicated on a schedule to be delivered by the
Parties at or prior to the Closing, shall be acceptable to Russoil in its sole
and absolute discretion.
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(g) Satisfactory
Completion
of Due Diligence.
Russoil
shall have completed its legal, accounting and business due diligence of the
Company and the Stockholders and the results thereof shall be satisfactory
to
Russoil in its sole and absolute discretion.
(h) Delivery
of Audit Report and Financial Statements.
The
Company shall have completed the Company Financial Statements and shall have
received an audit report from an independent audit firm that is registered
with
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board relating to the fiscal years
ended
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006. The form and substance of the Financial
Statements shall be satisfactory to Russoil in its sole and absolute
discretion.
(i) Delivery
of Legal Opinion.
Russoil
shall have received an opinion from the Company’s legal counsel in the
jurisdiction of its formation that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company,
the
Stockholders and Russoil.
(j) Derivative
Securities.
Any
issued and outstanding options, convertible notes or other securities of Russoil
that are exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into, Russoil Common
Stock shall have been exercised, converted or exchanged for Russoil Common
Stock
in a manner satisfactory to Russoil.
(k) Cancellation
Agreement.
A
Cancellation Agreement (as defined in Section
7.13)
shall
have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto and all of the
transactions contemplated thereby shall have been consummated.
ARTICLE
VII
Covenants
SECTION
7.01. Preparation
of the 14f-1 Notice; Blue Sky Laws
(a) As
soon
as possible following the Closing and in any event, within two business days
thereafter, the Company and Russoil shall prepare and file with the SEC the
14f-1 Notice in connection with the consummation of this Agreement. Russoil
shall cause the 14f-1 Notice to be mailed to Russoil’s stockholders as promptly
as practicable thereafter.
(b) Russoil
shall take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction
in which it is not now so qualified) required to be taken under any applicable
state securities laws in connection with the issuance of Russoil Stock in
connection with this Agreement.
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SECTION
7.02. Public
Announcements.
Russoil
and the Company will consult with each other before issuing, and provide each
other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other
public statements with respect to the Agreement and the Transactions and shall
not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to
such
consultation, except as may be required by applicable Law, court process or
by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange.
SECTION
7.03. Fees
and Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid
by
the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not this Agreement is
consummated.
SECTION
7.04. Continued
Efforts.
Each
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) take all action
reasonably necessary to consummate the Transactions, and (b) take such
steps and do such acts as may be necessary to keep all of its representations
and warranties true and correct as of the Closing Date with the same effect
as
if the same had been made, and this Agreement had been dated, as of the Closing
Date.
SECTION
7.05. Conduct
of Business.
During
the period from the date hereof through the Closing Date, Russoil and the
Company shall carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary and usual
course consistent with past practice.
SECTION
7.06. Exclusivity.
Russoil
shall not (i) solicit, initiate, or encourage the submission of any proposal
or
offer from any person relating to the acquisition of any capital stock or other
voting securities of Russoil, or any assets of Russoil (including any
acquisition structured as a merger, consolidation, share exchange or other
business combination), (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations
regarding, furnish any information with respect to, assist or participate in,
or
facilitate in any other manner any effort or attempt by any person to do or
seek
any of the foregoing, or (iii) take any other action that is inconsistent with
the Transactions and that has the effect of avoiding the Closing contemplated
hereby. Russoil shall notify the Company immediately if any person makes any
proposal, offer, inquiry, or contact with respect to any of the
foregoing.
SECTION
7.07. Filing
of 8-K and Press Release.
Russoil
shall file, within one business day of the Closing Date, a current report on
Form 8-K and attach as exhibits all relevant agreements with the SEC disclosing
the terms of this Agreement and other requisite disclosure regarding the
Transactions and including the requisite audited consolidated financial
statements of the Company. In addition, Russoil shall issue a press release
prior to 9:30 a.m. (New York Time) on the business day following the Closing
Date, announcing the closing of the transaction.
SECTION
7.08. Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Stockholder owns the Shares, Russoil covenants to timely file (or obtain
extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period)
all
reports required to be filed by Russoil after the date hereof pursuant to the
Exchange Act. As long as any Stockholder owns Shares, if Russoil is not required
to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the
Stockholders and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c)
promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, such information as
is
required for the Stockholder to sell the Shares under Rule 144. Russoil further
covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Shares may
reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable
such
person to sell the Shares without registration under the Securities Act within
the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
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SECTION
7.09. Access.
Each
Party shall permit representatives of each other Party to have full access
to
all premises, properties, personnel, books, records (including Tax records),
contracts, and documents of or pertaining to such Party.
SECTION
7.10. Preservation
of Business.
From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, each of the Company and
Russoil shall operate only in the ordinary and usual course of business
consistent with past practice (provided, however, that Russoil shall not issue
any securities without the prior written consent of the Company), and shall
use
reasonable commercial efforts to (a) preserve intact its respective business
organization, (b) preserve the good will and advantageous relationships with
customers, suppliers, independent contractors, employees and other Persons
material to the operation of its respective business, and (c) not permit any
action or omission which would cause any of its respective representations
or
warranties contained herein to become inaccurate or any of its respective
covenants to be breached in any material respect.
SECTION
7.11. In the event that the Company and the Stockholders, before the first
anniversary of the Closing are
able
to secure private equity financing for Russoil, pursuant to which Russoil
receives not less than $100,000,000 in gross proceeds, then the Stockholders
will be entitled to receive, on a pro rata basis, shares aggregating twenty
(20%) percent of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital of the
Company.
SECTION
7.12. INTENTIONALLY
LEFT BLANK
SECTION
7.13. Cancellation
of Certain Shares.
A total
of 242,000,000 shares of Russoil Common Stock, in the aggregate, held by
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxxxxx”)
shall
have been cancelled and Xxxxxxxxxx shall have delivered to Russoil a
Cancellation Agreement (the “Cancellation
Agreement”)
containing a release and such other provisions as are satisfactory to Russoil,
and the Company.
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ARTICLE
VIII
Indemnification
SECTION
8.01. General
Indemnification Provision.
Russoil
(the “Indemnifying
Party”)
shall
indemnify, defend and hold each of the Company and each Stockholder, their
affiliates and their respective officers, directors, partners (general and
limited), employees, agents, attorneys successors and assigns (each an
“Indemnified
Party”)
harmless from and against all Losses incurred or suffered by a Indemnified
Party
as a result of the breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements made by Russoil in this Agreement.
SECTION
8.02. Indemnification
Principles.
For
purposes of this Article VIII, “Losses”
shall
mean each and all of the following items: claims, losses (including, without
limitation, losses of earnings), liabilities, obligations, payments, damages
(actual, punitive or consequential), charges, judgments, fines, penalties,
amounts paid in settlement, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
interest which may be imposed in connection therewith, costs and expenses of
investigation, actions, suits, proceedings, demands, assessments and reasonable
fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel, consultants and other experts).
SECTION
8.03. Claim
Notice; Right to Defend.
The
Indemnified Party shall promptly upon becoming aware of the facts indicating
that a claim for indemnification may be warranted, give to the Indemnifying
Party a claim notice relating to such Loss (a “Claim
Notice”).
Each
Claim Notice shall specify the nature of the claim and, if possible, the amount
or the estimated amount thereof. No failure or delay in giving a Claim Notice
and no failure to include any specific information relating to the claim (such
as the amount or estimated amount thereof) shall affect the obligation of the
Indemnifying Party unless such failure materially and adversely prejudices
the
Indemnifying Party. If such Loss relates to the commencement of any action
or
proceeding by a third person, the Indemnified Party shall give a Claim Notice
to
the Indemnifying Party regarding such action or proceeding and the Indemnifying
Party shall be entitled to participate therein to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After the
delivery of notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of
its
election to assume the defense of such action or proceeding, the Indemnifying
Party shall not be liable (except to the extent the proviso to this sentence
is
applicable, in which event it will be so liable) to the Indemnified Party under
this Article VIII for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
the
Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation, provided
that
each Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel to
represent it and assume its defense (in which case, the Indemnifying Party
shall
not represent it) if (i) upon the advice of counsel, the representation of
both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them, (ii) in the event the Indemnifying Party
has
not assumed the defense thereof within 10 days of receipt of notice of such
claim or commencement of action, and in which case the fees and expenses of
one
such separate counsel shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party or (iii) if such
Indemnified Party who is a defendant in any action or proceeding which is also
brought against the Indemnifying Party reasonably shall have concluded that
there may be one or more legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party
which are not available to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party
so
assumes the defense thereof, it may not agree to any settlement of any such
claim or action as the result of which any remedy or relief, other than monetary
damages for which the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible hereunder, shall
be applied to or against the Indemnified Party, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party. In any action hereunder as to which the
Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall continue
to
be entitled to participate in the defense thereof, with counsel of its own
choice, but, except as set forth above, the Indemnifying Party shall not be
obligated hereunder to reimburse the Indemnified Party for the costs
thereof.
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ARTICLE
IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION
9.01. Notices.
All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the Parties at
the
following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified
by like notice):
If
to
Russoil, to:
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
If
to the
Company or each Stockholder, to:
121059
Russian
Federation
Xxxxxx,
Xx Xx. 00
Xxxxxx
SECTION
9.02. Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company, Russoil and the Stockholders. No waiver of
any
default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver
of
any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or
requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either Party to exercise
any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any Stockholder to amend or consent
to
a waiver or modification of any provision of any transaction document unless
the
same consideration is also offered and paid to all Stockholders who then hold
Shares (or are entitled to receive Shares hereunder).
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SECTION
9.03. Termination.
(a) Termination
of Agreement.
The
Parties may terminate this Agreement as provided below:
(i) The
Company, the Stockholders and Russoil may terminate this Agreement by mutual
written consent at any time prior to the Closing;
(ii) Russoil
may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Company and the
Stockholders at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event the Company
or
the Stockholders have breached any material representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect, Russoil has
notified the Company and the Stockholders of the breach, and the breach has
continued without cure for a period of twenty days after the notice of breach,
or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before sixty days after
the
date of this Agreement by reason of the failure of any condition precedent
under
Section
6.02
hereof
(unless the failure results primarily from Russoil itself breaching any
representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement);
and
(iii) The
Company may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Russoil at
any
time prior to the Closing (A) in the event Russoil has breached any material
representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement in any
material respect, the Company has notified Russoil of the breach, and the breach
has continued without cure for a period of twenty days after the notice of
breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before sixty days
after the date of this Agreement, by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under Section
6.01
hereof
(unless the failure results primarily from the Company or the Stockholders
themselves breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in
this
Agreement).
(b) Effect
of Termination.
If any
Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.03(a)
above,
all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without
any
Liability of any Party to any other Party.
SECTION
9.04. Replacement
of Securities.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed, Russoil shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to Russoil of such loss, theft or destruction and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
If a
replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due
to
a mutilation thereof, Russoil may require delivery of such mutilated certificate
or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.
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SECTION
9.05. Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Stockholders, Russoil and the
Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The
Parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
SECTION
9.06. Independent
Nature of Stockholders' Obligations and Rights.
The
decision of each Stockholder to acquire Shares pursuant to this Agreement has
been made by such Stockholder independently of any other Stockholder. Nothing
contained herein, and no action taken by any Stockholder pursuant hereto, shall
be deemed to constitute the Stockholders as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Stockholders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to
such
obligations or the transactions contemplated herein. Each Stockholder
acknowledges that no other Stockholder has acted as agent for such Stockholder
in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Stockholder
will
be acting as agent of such Stockholder in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under this Agreement. Each
Stockholder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and
it
shall not be necessary for any other Stockholder to be joined as an additional
party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each of the Company and Russoil
acknowledge that each of the Stockholders has been provided with this same
Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Stockholders
and not because it was required or requested to do so by any
Stockholder.
SECTION
9.07. Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of Russoil and the Company
acknowledge and agree that the liability of a Stockholder arising directly
or
indirectly, under any transaction document of any and every nature whatsoever
shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such Stockholder, and that no
trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other affiliate of such
Stockholder or any investor, stockholder or holder of shares of beneficial
interest of such Stockholder shall be personally liable for any liabilities
of
such Stockholder.
SECTION
9.08. Interpretation.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to
a
Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words
“include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
SECTION
9.09. Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect
so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon
such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner to the end that Transactions contemplated
hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
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SECTION
9.10. Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to
the
other Parties. Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement is legal,
valid and binding for all purposes.
SECTION
9.11. Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement, taken together with the Company Disclosure Schedule and Russoil
Disclosure Schedule, (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties
with respect to the Transactions and (b) are not intended to confer upon any
person other than the Parties any rights or remedies.
SECTION
9.12. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof, except to the extent the
laws of Nevada are mandatorily applicable to the Transactions.
SECTION
9.13. Assignment.
Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this
Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or
otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other
Parties. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject
to
the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors
and assigns.
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The
Parties hereto have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as
of
the date first above written.
RUSSOIL
CORPORATION
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/s/Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Title:
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President
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OJSE
SMOLENENERGY
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By: | /s/Tashan Arsen | |
Name: |
Tashan
Arsen
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Title:
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By: | /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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The
Stockholder
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By: | /s/Kamennoy Xxxxx | |
Name: |
Kamennoy
Xxxxx
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Title:
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The
Stockholder
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By: | /s/Fedosov Evgeny | |
Name: |
Fedosov
Evgeny
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Title:
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The
Stockholder
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