MASTER SWAP AGREEMENT
This
MASTER SWAP AGREEMENT (this “Master Agreement”) is entered into and dated as of
this 1st day of
January, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) and is by and between APOLLO RESOURCES
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Apollo”) and Arizona LNG, LLC, a
Nevada limited liability company (“Counterparty”) have entered and/or anticipate
entering into one or more swap transactions (each a “Transaction”) that are or
will be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the schedule dated of
even date herewith (the “Schedule”), and the documents and other confirming
evidence (each a “Confirmation”) exchanged between the parties confirming those
Transactions.
Accordingly,
for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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Interpretation
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(a)
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Definitions. The terms
defined in Section 16 and in the Schedule will have the meanings specified
therein for the purpose of this Master
Agreement.
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(b)
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Inconsistency. In the
event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the
other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. The
Schedule is incorporated into this Master Agreement by reference as if
fully stated herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the
provisions of any Confirmation and this Agreement (including the
Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant
Transaction.
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(c)
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Single Agreement. All
Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Agreement
(including the Schedule) and all Confirmations form a single agreement
between the parties (collectively referred to as this “Agreement”). Unless
and until this Agreement is terminated according to the terms hereof, all
Transactions entered into among the parties are subject to the terms
hereof, except by the parties express written agreement with respect to
each Transaction that shall not be governed by this
Agreement.
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2.
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Representations
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Each
party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be
repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into)
that:
(a) Basic
Representation
(i)
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Status. It is
duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in
good standing;
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(ii)
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Powers. It (1)
has the power to execute and deliver this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, (2) to
deliver this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this
Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver, (3) to perform
its obligations under this Agreement, and (4) has taken all necessary
action to authorize such execution, delivery and
performance;
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(iii)
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No Violation or
Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate
or conflict with any applicable law, any provision of its constitutional
documents, any order or judgment of any court or other applicable agency
of government, or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding
on or affecting it or any of its
assets;
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(iv)
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Consents. All
governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by
it with respect to this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force
and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been
fulfilled;
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(v)
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Obligations
Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement constitute its legal,
valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of
general application – regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law);
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(vi)
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United States
Person. It is a United States person (as such term is
defined in Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue
Code);
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(vii)
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No Withholding
Tax. During the term of this Agreement, it will not be
doing business in any jurisdiction that imposes any withholding tax or
similar levy on any payment made or received by it under this
Agreement;
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(viii)
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Eligible Swap
Participant. (1) It constitutes an “eligible swap
participant” as such term is defined in 17 C.F.R. Section 35.1(b)(2), and
(2) this Agreement and any Transaction entered into hereunder constitutes
a “swap agreement” within the meaning of 17 C.F.R. Section
35.1(b)(1);
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(ix)
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Line of
Business. (1) It is entering into this Agreement in
conjunction with its line of business (including financial intermediation
services) or the financing of its business, and (2) solely with respect to
options, it is a producer, processor, commercial user of, or merchant
handling, the commodity subject to a Transaction or the products or
byproducts thereof, and it has entered or will enter into Transactions
solely for purposes related to its business as such;
and
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No Reliance on Other
Party. (1) The other party to this Agreement (A) is not acting
as a fiduciary or financial, investment or commodity trading advisor for it, and
(B) has not given to it (directly or indirectly through any other person) any
assurance, guaranty, or representation whatsoever as to the merits (either
legal, regulatory, tax, financial, accounting or otherwise) of This Agreement or
any Transaction or the expected performance or result of this Agreement or any
Transaction, and (2) in connection with the negotiation and execution of this
Agreement (A) it is acting as a principal (and not as an agent or in any other
capacity, fiduciary or otherwise), (B) it is not relying upon any advice,
counsel, or representations (whether written or oral) of the other party other
than the representations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (C) it has made
and will make its own decisions regarding the entering into of this Agreement
and any Transactions hereunder based upon its own judgment and upon the advice
from such professional advisors as it deemed, or will deem, necessary to
consult, and (D) it has a full understanding of all the terms, conditions, and
risks (economic and otherwise) of this Agreement, and it is capable of assuming
and willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those risks.
(b)
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Absence of Certain
Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has
occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance will occur as
a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement.
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(c)
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Absence of
Litigation. There is not pending, nor to its knowledge
threatened against it or any of its Affiliates, any action, suit or
proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental
body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the
legality, validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or its
ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Accuracy of Specified
Information. All applicable information that is
furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is
identified for the purpose of this Section 2(d) in the Schedule is, as of
the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
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3.
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Term
of this Agreement
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The term
of this Agreement shall extend for a period of one (1) year from the Effective
Date and month-to-month thereafter until terminated on thirty (30) days advance
written notice by either Party; provided, however, that the provisions hereof
shall survive termination of this Agreement and continue to apply to any
Transactions entered into between Apollo and Counterparty prior to the date of
termination of this Agreement until such time as any and all such Transactions
are completed or terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations,
warranties, and indemnities set forth in this Agreement will survive termination
of this Agreement.
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Transactions
and Obligations
a.
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Transactions. Formation. Should
the parties come to an understanding regarding a particular Transaction,
the Transaction will be formed and effectuated by either (1) a written
paper-based letter executed by the parties (including by either facsimile
and/or original counterparts) substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference or a different form
agreed to by the parties (the “Confirmation Letter”), (2) by an exchange
of e-mails (which together shall constitute the Confirming Electronic
Message) between the parties with substantially the same content as set
out on Exhibit A, and such e-mail must conform exactly as to each term
marked on Exhibit “A” with an * (the Confirmation Letter and/or Confirming
Electronic Message may also be interchangeably or collectively referred to
as a “Confirmation”). Each party may stipulate by prior notice
(oral or written) to the other party that any particular contemplated
Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (1)
above. The parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction
from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Section 4(a)
and acknowledge that each party will rely thereon in doing business
related to the Transaction. The Confirming Electronic Message
is adopted by the parties as means by which a Transaction is reduced to
tangible form, and the parties to a Transaction are identified and
authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and
effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered a “writing” or
“in writing” and to have been “signed” and any Confirming Electronic
Message shall be deemed to constitute an “original” document evidencing
the Transaction. Each party consents to the recording of its
employees’ telephone conversations without any further
notice.
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b.
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Obligations.
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(i)
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Payment
Obligations.
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(1)
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Each
party shall make each payment as specified for such party in each
Confirmation, subject to the other provisions of this
Agreement.
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(2)
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Payments
under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value by wire or
other electronic transfer into the account specified in the relevant
Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in freely
transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in United
States dollars.
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(3)
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Each
obligation of each party under Section 4(b)(i)(1) is subject to (A) the
condition precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default
with respect to the other party has occurred and is continuing, (B) the
condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the
relevant Transaction has occurred or
been
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effectively
designated, and (C) each other applicable condition precedent specified in
this Agreement.
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(ii)
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Change of
Account. Either party may change its account for
receiving a payment by giving written notice to the other party at least
five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment to
which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a
reasonable objection to such
change.
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(iii)
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Netting of
Payments. If on any payment date amounts would otherwise
be payable in respect of the same Transaction by each party to the other,
then, on such date, each party’s obligation to make payment of any such
amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged, and if the
aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one party
exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the
other party, such party’s payment obligation shall be replaced by an
obligation to pay the other party the excess of the larger aggregate
amount over the smaller aggregate amount. The parties may elect
in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be
determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in respect
of such Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in
respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made in
the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that this subparagraph will
specifically apply to multiple Transactions identified as being subject to
such election together with a starting date. This election may
be made separately for different groups of
Transactions.
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(iv)
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Default Interest;
Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant
Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance of any payment
obligation will, to the extent permitted by law be required to pay
interest (before as well as on and after judgment) on the overdue amount
to the other party for the period from (and including) the original due
date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment, at the
Interest Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of
daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed.
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5.
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Further
Assurances
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Each
party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any
obligation under this Agreement:
(a)
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Furnish Specified
Information. It will deliver to the other party any forms,
documents or certificates specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation
by
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(b)
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the
date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation, or if none is
specified, as soon as reasonably
practicable.
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(c)
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Maintain
Authorizations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in
full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other authority
that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement and
will use all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in
the future.
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Comply with Laws. It
will in all material respects with each applicable law and order to which
it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its
ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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6.
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Definition
of Events of Default
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The
occurrence at any time with respect to a party or any Specified Entity of such
party of any of the following events constitutes an event of default (an “Event
of Default”) with respect to such party:
(a)
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Failure to Pay. Failure
by a party to make, when due, any payment under this Agreement required to
be made by it, if such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business
Days after written notice of such failure is given to such
party;
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Breach of Agreement.
Failure by a party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation
(other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement) to be
complied with or performed by such party in accordance with this Agreement
if such failure is not remedied on or before the thirtieth (30th)
day after written notice of such failure is given to such
party;
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(c)
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Misrepresentation. A
representation made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by
a party is incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or
repeated or deemed to have been made or
repeated;
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(d)
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Default under
Transaction. A party, or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party (i) defaults under a Transaction and, after giving effect to any
applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation
of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that
Transaction, (ii) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice
requirement or grace period, in making any payment on the last payment
date of, or any payment on early termination of, a Transaction, or (iii)
disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates, or rejects, in whole or in part, a
Transaction (or such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or
empowered to operate it or act on its
behalf);
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(e)
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Bankruptcy. A party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party; (i) is dissolved (other
than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or
merger);
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(f)
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(ii)
becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in
writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (iii)
makes a general assignment, arrangement, or composition with or for the
benefit of its creditors; (iv) institutes or has instituted against it a
proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other
relief under any proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy
or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other
similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is
presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and in the case of any such
proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding
or petition (1) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the
entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up
or liquidation or (2) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed, or restrained
in each case within thirty (30) days of the institution or presentation
thereof; (v) passes a resolution for its winding-up, official management,
or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation, or
merger); (vi) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an
administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee,
custodian, or other similar official for it or for all or substantially
all of its assets; (vii) has a secured party take possession of all or
substantially all of its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment,
sequestration, or other legal process levied, enforced, or sued on or
against all or substantially all of its assets and such secured party
maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged,
stayed, or restrained, in each case within thirty (30) days thereafter;
(viii) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under
the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of
the events specified in clauses (i) through (vii) (inclusive); or (ix)
takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval
of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing
acts;
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(g)
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Merger Without
Assumption. A party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges
with or into, or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to
another entity, and at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger, or transfer the resulting, surviving, or transferee entity fails
to assume all of the obligations of such party under this Agreement by
operation of law or pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to
the other party to this Agreement;
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(h)
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Credit Event upon
Merger. A party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all
or substantially all of its assets to another entity and such action does
not constitute an event described in Section 6(h) but the creditworthiness
of the resulting, surviving, or transferee entity is materially weaker
than that of such party, or such Specified Entity of such party, as the
case may be, immediately prior to such
action.
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Definition
of Termination Events
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8.
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The
occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, or any
Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes a
termination event (a “Termination Event”) with respect to such
party:
(a)
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Illegality. Due to the
adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date on which
a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any
change in, the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory
authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law after such
date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a result of a breach by such
party of Section 5(b)) for such party (which will be the “Affected Party”)
to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or to
receive a payment in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any
other material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction;
and
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(b)
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Tax Law Changes. Due to
the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable tax law after the date
on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or
any change in, the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory
authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable tax law after such
date, such tax law change or interpretation has a material effect on the
amount of tax owed on any
Transaction.
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Remedies
upon an Event of Default or Termination
Event
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(a)
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Right to Terminate upon an
Event of Default or Termination Event. If an Event of Default shall
have occurred and shall be continuing or if a Termination Event shall have
occurred, the non-defaulting party with respect to an Event of Default of
the terminating party with respect to a Termination Event (interchangeably
referred to as a “Non-Defaulting Party”) may, in its sole discretion, by
no more than twenty (20) days written notice to the defaulting party or
terminated party (interchangeably referred to as a “Defaulting Party”)
designate a day no earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
early termination date (“Early Termination Date”) with respect to some or
all Transactions then in effect under this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Effect of Designation of an
Early Termination Date. On the Early Termination Date, all
obligations under all Transactions so designated under Section 8(a) shall
be terminated, except as provided
below.
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(c)
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Calculation of Termination
Payment. If an Early Termination Date has been designated, the
Non-Defaulting Party shall in good faith calculate its Gains or Losses and
Costs resulting from the termination of the parties’ obligations under all
Transactions designated under Section 8(a). The Non-Defaulting Party shall
aggregate such Gains, Losses and Costs with respect to all Transactions
designated under Section 8(a) into a single
net
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(d)
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amount
and notify the Defaulting Party of the net amount owed or owing (the
“Termination Payment”).
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(e)
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Payment of the
Termination Payment. If the Termination Payment is negative (i.e. the
Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate Losses and Costs exceed its aggregate
Gains), the Defaulting Party shall, within five (5) Business Days of
receipt of the notice given in Section 8(c), pay the Termination Payment
to the Non-Defaulting Party, which amount shall bear interest at the
Interest Rate from the Early Termination Date until paid. If the
Termination Payment is positive (i.e. the Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate
Gains exceed its aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting from an
Event of Default or Termination Event, subject to the right of set-off in
Section 9), the Non-Defaulting Party shall pay the Termination Payment,
subject to the right of set-off in Section 9, to the Defaulting Party
within five (5) Business Days of the Defaulting Party’s receipt of the
notice given in Section 8(c), which amount shall bear interest at the
Interest Rate if not paid within such five (5) Business
Days.
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(f)
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Direct Damages Only.
NO PARTY SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO PAY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
LOST PROFITS, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM A PARTY’S
OWN SOLE, JOINT, CONCURRENT, CONTRIBUTORY, OR COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
(WHETHER GROSS OR SIMPLE, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE)) TO THE OTHER PARTY, EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS
AGREEMENT ARE DEEMED TO BE SUCH DAMAGES. IF AND TO THE EXTENT ANY PAYMENT
MADE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IS DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT DAMAGES ARE DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AND THAT SUCH PAYMENT CONSTITUTES A REASONABLE
APPROXIMATION OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND IS NOT A PENALTY. THIS
SECTION 8(e) SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
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(g)
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Recovery of Expenses. A
Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the
Non-Defaulting party from and against all reasonably out-of-pocket
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and other
legal fees and expenses, incurred by the Non-Defaulting Party by reason of
the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or by
reason of the early termination of any Transaction, including, but not
limited to, costs of collection of the Termination Payment or any other
payment owed to the Non-Defaulting Party under this
Agreement.
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Right
of Set-off
In the
event of an occurrence of an Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party
shall be entitled, at its option and in its discretion, to set-off against any
amounts owed to the Defaulting Party by the Non-Defaulting Party under this
Agreement or otherwise any amounts payable by the Defaulting Party to the
Non-Defaulting Party under this Agreement or otherwise. This Section shall be
without prejudice and in addition to any right of setoff, combination of
accounts, lien, or other rights to which any party is at any time otherwise
entitled (whether by operation of law, contract, or otherwise). Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Non-Defaulting
Party shall not be required to pay to the Defaulting Party any amount under this
Agreement until the Non-Defaulting Party receives confirmation satisfactory to
it in its reasonable discretion that all obligations of any kind whatsoever of
the Defaulting Party to make any payments to the Non-Defaulting Party under this
Agreement or otherwise which are due and payable as of the Early Termination
Date have been fully and finally performed.
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Market
Disruption
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If a
Market Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing on any Trading Day, the
Floating Price for such Trading Day shall be determined pursuant to the Floating
Price Source specified in a particular Transaction for the first Trading Day
thereafter on which no Market Disruption Event exists; provided, however, if the
Floating Price is not so determined within three (3) Business Days after the
first Trading Day on which the Market Disruption Event occurred or existed, then
the Floating Price shall be determined by reference to the Alternative Floating
Price Source specified in a particular Transaction, if any, which is not subject
to a Market Disruption Event. If no Alternative Floating Price Source is
available or has been specified, and the Market Disruption Event continues for
more than three (3) Business Days, then the parties shall negotiate in good
faith to agree on a Floating Price (or a method for determining a Floating
Price), and if the parties have not so agreed on or before the twelfth (12th)
Business Day following the first Trading Day on which the Market Disruption
Event occurred or existed, then the Floating Price shall be determined in good
faith by Apollo, by taking the average of two or more dealer
quotes.
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Transfer
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Neither
this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement may be
transferred (whether by way of security, assignment, or otherwise) by either
party without the prior written consent of the other party, except
that:
(a)
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a
party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a
consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of
all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity (by without
prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement);
and
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a party
may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount
payable to it from a Defaulting Party.
Any
purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section shall be void and
of no force or effect.
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DECEPTIVE
TRADE PRACTICES
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APOLLO
AND COUNTERPARTY CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE NOT “CONSUMERS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES-CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SUBCHAPTER E OF CHAPTER
17, SECTIONS 17.41 ET SEQ., AMENDED (THE “DTPA”). THE PARTIES COVENANT, TO THE
EXTENT THE DTPA IS APPLICABLE, THAT (A) THE PARTIES ARE “BUSINESS CONSUMERS”
THEREUNDER, (B) EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES ALL OF ITS RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES THEREUNDER (OTHER THAN SECTION 17.55555, TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
CODE) AS APPLICABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AND (C)
EACH PARTY SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY THE OTHER FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL
ACTIONS BASED IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON THE DTPA, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION ENTERED INTO HEREUNDER.
13.
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Arbitration
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Any
dispute, except a request of injunctive relief pursuant to Section 14 hereof,
relating to this Agreement, any confirmation, or any Transaction shall be
resolved by binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Associations (the “AAA”) and
governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”). Each party shall select one
arbitrator within thirty (30) days of a notice for arbitration and the two (2)
arbitrators shall select a their neutral arbitrator with at least eight (8)
years of professional experience in over-the-counter derivative transactions.
Only damages allowed pursuant to this Agreement may be awarded and the
arbitrators shall have no authority to aware treble, exemplary, or punitive
damages of any kind under any circumstances regardless of whether such damages
may be available under the governing law for this Agreement and/or the FAA or
AAA. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language in Dallas,
Texas, and such arbitration, and any related award shall be
confidential.
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Confidentiality
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The
contents of this Agreement and any Transaction entered into hereunder and all
other documents relating to this Agreement, if any, and the results of any
arbitration with respect to this Agreement are confidential and shall not be
disclosed to any third party (nor shall any public announcement be made by
either party), except for such information (a) as may become generally known to
the public, (b) as may be required or appropriate
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in
response to any summons, subpoena, or otherwise in connection with any
litigation or to comply with any applicable law, order, regulation, ruling, or
accounting disclosure rule or standard, (c) as may be obtained from a
non-confidential source that disclosed such information in a manner that did not
violate its obligations to the non-disclosing party in making such disclosure,
or (d) as may be furnished to the disclosing party’s auditors, attorneys,
advisors, or lenders which are required to keep the information that is
disclosed in confidence. Should a party violate the terms of this
confidentiality provision, then the parties hereby confess and agree that the
harm of such disclosure would be irreparable for which monetary damages would be
inadequate relief. Therefore in addition to such other remedies as may be
available to a party hereunder or at law, a party whose confidential information
has been or is in immediate danger of being disclosed in violation of this
Section is entitled to the issuance of injunctive or other equitable relief by
any court of competent jurisdiction. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, the parties hereby waive the necessity of the party seeking such
injunctive or other equitable relief to post a bond or other security to obtain
such relief. This Section 14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for
a period of three years.
15.
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Miscellaneous
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(a)
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Entire Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral
communication and prior writings with respect
thereto.
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(b)
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Amendments and Waivers.
No amendment, modification, or waiver in respect of this Agreement
will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a
facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed
by an exchange of telexes, electronic messages, or
e-mail.
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(c)
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Survival of
Obligations. Without prejudice to Section 4(b)(i)(3), the
obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive the
termination of any Transaction.
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(d)
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Remedies Cumulative.
Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of
any rights, powers, remedies, and privileges provided by
law.
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(e)
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Counterparts. This
Agreement (and each amendment, modification, and waiver in respect of it)
may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission), all of which when taken together shall constitute an
original.
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(f)
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No Waiver of Rights. A
failure or delay in exercising any right, power, or privilege in respect
of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a
single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege will not be
presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise of
that
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(g)
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right,
power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or
privilege.
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(h)
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Headings. The headings
used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in
interpreting this Agreement.
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(i)
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Notices.
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i.
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Effectiveness.
Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be
given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other
communication under Section 8 or Section 13 may not be given by facsimile
transmission or email) to the address or number or in accordance with the
electronic messaging system or e-mail details provided (see the Schedule)
and will be deemed effective as
indicated:
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1.
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if
in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is
delivered;
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2.
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if
sent by telex, on the date the recipient’s answerback is
received;
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3.
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if
sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received
by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible
form;
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4.
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if
sent by certified or registered mail or the equivalent (return receipt
requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is
attempted; or
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5.
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if
sent by electronic messaging system or e-mail, on the date such electronic
message or e-mail is received,
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unless
the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Business Day or that communication is delivered (or
attempted) or received, as applicable, after 5:00 p.m. local time on a Business
Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and effective on the
first following day that is a Business Day.
ii.
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Change of
Address. Either party may by notice to the other change the address
or facsimile number, or electronic messaging system or e-mail details at
which notices or other communications are to be given to
it.
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(j)
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Governing Law; Forum
Selection. THIS
AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVEREND BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS WHICH WOULD DIRECT THE APPLICATION OF
THE
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(k)
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LAWS
OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION OTHER THAN TEXAS. TO THE EXTENT THAT SECTION 13
HEREOF IS DETERMINED TO BE PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY INVALID, THEN THE PARTIES
AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE INITIATED BY EITHER PARTY RELATED TO OR ARISING
FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION, INCLUDING ANY DISPUTE RELATED TO
THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS HEREOF, SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A FEDERAL
OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS,
USA.
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16.
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Definitions
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As used
in this Agreement:
“Affected
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 7(a).
“Affiliate”
means in relation to any party, any entity controlled, directly or indirectly,
by the party, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the party, or
any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the party. Control
means ownership of ten percent (10%) or more the voting power of such entity or
party.
“Alternative
Floating Price Source” has the meaning specified in a Confirmation, if
any.
“Business
Day” means a day on which national banks or their non-U.S. equivalent are
open for business in Dallas, Texas, and in the cities where the parties’
addresses are located as specified in the Schedule, but shall exclude any
Saturday or Sunday.
“Consent”
means and includes consent, approval, action, authorization, exemption, notice,
filing, registration, or exchange control consent.
“Costs”
means, with respect to a Non-Defaulting Party, brokerage fees, commissions, and
other similar transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the
Non-Defaulting Party either in terminating any arrangement pursuant to which it
has hedged its obligation or entering into new arrangement which replace a
Transaction.
“Defaulting
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 8(a).
“Early
Termination Date” means the date determined in accordance with Section
8(a).
“Event of
Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.
“Floating Price”
has the meaning specified in a Confirmation.
“Floating Price
Source” has the meaning specified in a Confirmation.
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“Gains”
means, with respect to a Non-Defaulting Party, an amount equal to the present
value of the economic benefit, if any, (exclusive of Costs) to it resulting from
the termination of its obligations with respect to a Transaction, determined in
a commercially reasonable manner.
“Interest Rate”
means (a) with respect to a Non-Defaulting Party, a per annum rate of
interest equal to the prime lending rate as may from time to time be published
in The Wall Street Journal under “Money Rates” and (b) with respect to a
Defaulting Party, a per annum rate of interest equal to two percent (2%) over
such prime lending rate; provided, however, in
either case, the Interest Rate may never exceed the maximum lawful rate under
applicable law.
“Losses”
means with respect to a Non-Defaulting Party, an amount equal to the
present value of the economic loss, if any, (exclusive of Costs) to it resulting
from the termination of its obligations with respect to a Transaction,
determined in a commercially reasonably manner.
“Market
Disruption Event” means, with respect to a Floating Price Source, any of
the following events (the existence of which shall be determined in good faith
by any party): (a) the failure of the Floating Price Source to announce or
publish information necessary for determining the Floating Price; (b) the
failure of trading to commence or the permanent discontinuance or material
suspension of trading in the relevant futures contract, options contract, or
commodity on the exchange of market acting as the Floating Price Source (the
“Exchange”); (c) the temporary or permanent discontinuance or unavailability of
any relevant Floating Price Source; (d) the imposition of trading limits by any
Exchange acting as the Floating Price Source such that there are limits on the
range within which the price of the relevant commodity may fluctuate in the
prompt month and the closing or settlement price of such commodity on such day
is at the upper or lower limit of that range; (e) a material change in the
formula for or the method of determining the Floating Price; or (f) a material
change in the content, composition, or constitution of the relevant
commodity.
“Non-Defaulting
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 8(a).
“Posting
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b)(iv).
“Potential Event
of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Specified
Entity” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
“Termination
Event” has the meaning specified in Section 7.
“Termination
Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 8(c).
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“Trading
Day” means (a) in respect of a Transaction for which a Floating Price is
a price announced or published by an exchange, a day that is a trading day on
that exchange or (b) in respect of a Transaction for which a Floating Price is
not a price announced or published by an exchange, a day in respect of which the
relevant Floating Price Source published the relevant price.
“Transaction”
means all swap, option, or other financially-settled derivative transactions
between the parties.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the respective
dates specified below to be effective on and after the Effective
Date.
APOLLO
RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx,
III
Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx,
III
Title: Chief Executive
Officer
Date: January 1,
2008
“Counterparty”
ARIZONA
LNG, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer of
parent, Earth LNG, Inc.
Date: January 1,
2008
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF CONFIRMATION
NOTE:
This Form of Confirmation is designed only for straight swaps of a single
commodity. If options, swaptions, spark spreads, or other derivatives are
entered into, this Form of Confirmation should be modified to fit the various
terms of such derivatives.
*Swap
Start
Date: July
1, 2006
*Swap
Termination
Date: June
30, 2007
*Commodity: Natural
Gas
*Notional
Quantity: See
Addendum
*Determination
Period(s):
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Calendar
monthly periods, with the first Determination Period commencing on and
including the Swap Start Date, and the final Determination Period ending
on and including the Swap Termination
Date
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*Fixed
Price Payor:
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*Floating
Price Payor:
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*Fixed
Price:
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See
Addendum
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*Floating
Price:
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*Floating
Price Source:
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Inside
FERC First of the Month Posting
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Alternative
Floating Price Source:
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*Payment
Date(s):
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The
fifth (5th)
Business Day following the date on which the Cash Settlement Amount is
determinable for each relevant Determination
Period
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Cash
Settlement Amount:
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For
each Determination Period, a U.S. Dollar amount, payable by either Fixed
Price Payor or Floating Price Payor as
follows:
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If
the Fixed Price is greater than the Floating Price, Fixed Price Payor
shall pay Floating Price Payor for the relevant Determination Period:
(Notional Quantity of relevant Determining Period) x (Fixed Price –
Floating Price).
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If
the Floating Price is greater than the Fixed Price, Floating Price Payor
shall pay Fixed Price Payor for
the
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relevant
Determination Period: (Notional Quantity of relevant Determination Period)
x (Floating Price – Fixed Price).
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If
the Fixed Price equals the Floating Price, no Cash Settlement Amount is
owed by either Fixed Price Payor or Floating Price
Payor.
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Who
Calculates the Cash
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Settlement
Amount:
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Floating
Price Payor will calculate in monthly intervals the Cash Settlement Amount
within one (1) Business Day of the publication of the Floating Price and
will provide written notice of such calculation to Fixed Price Payor. For
the purposes of the calculation of the Floating Price, all numbers shall
be rounded to three (3) decimal places. If the fourth (4th)
decimal number is five (5) or greater, then the third (3rd)
decimal number shall be increased by one (1), and if the fourth (4th)
decimal number is less than five (5), then the third (3rd)
decimal number shall remain unchanged. If Fixed Price Payor disagrees with
the Cash Settlement Amount calculation made by Floating Price Payor, Fixed
Price Payor must give written notice to Floating Price Payor, Fixed Price
Payor must give written notice to Floating Price Payor within two (2)
Business Days of receipt of the Cash Settlement Amount calculation
provided by Floating Price Payor will be deemed correct in all respects.
If Fixed Price Payor serves written notice of its disagreement with the
calculation of the Cash Settlement Amount, such written notice must
contain an explanation of why Fixed Price Payor disagrees with the
calculation made by Floating Price Payor and an alternative calculation
made by Fixed Price Payor. If Floating Price Payor and Fixed Price Payor
are unable to agree on the calculation of the Cash Settlement Amount on or
before the Payment Date, the undisputed amount will be paid by the
responsible party and the disputed amount may be determined according to
the arbitration provisions of Section 13 of the Master Swap Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the failure to pay the
full Cash Settlement Amount as calculated by the Floating Price Payor by
the Payment Date is an “Event of Default” as defined in Section 6(a) of
the Master Swap Agreement.
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Contractual
Currency:
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U.S.
Dollars
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SCHEDULE
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to
the
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Dated
as of May 1, 2006
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By and
between Apollo Resources International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Apollo”)
and Arizona LNG, LLC (“Counterparty”)
Part1.
Additional Definitions.
“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 16 of this Agreement unless another
meaning is specified here: ________________________________
“Specified
Entity” means in relation to Apollo:
_________________________;
and in
relating to Counterparty ______________________________________.
Part
2. Agreement to Deliver Documents.
For the
purpose of Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable:
Party
required
to Form/Document/ Date
by
which Covered
by
Deliver
document Certificate to
be
delivered Section
2(d)
Representation
_______________ ______________ _____________ Yes/ No
_______________ ______________ _____________ Yes/ No
_______________ ______________ _____________ Yes/ No
_______________ ______________ _____________ Yes/ No
_______________ ______________ _____________ Yes/ No
Part
3. Addresses for Notice.
For the
purpose of this Agreement:
Address:
________________________________________________________________
Attention:
_______________________________________________________________
Facsimile
No.:
_______________________ Telephone
No.: ________________
E-mail
address: __________________________________________________________
Address
for notices or communications to Counterparty:
Address:
________________________________________________________________
Attention:
_______________________________________________________________
Facsimile
No.:
_______________________ Telephone
No.: ________________
E-mail
address:
__________________________________________________________
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Part
4. Netting of Payments.
The
parties elect that [either (x) all Transactions or (y) the following
Transactions] shall be netted against each other pursuant to Section 4(b)(iii)
of this Agreement.
Part
5. Other Provisions.
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