SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.6
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
made as of this 19th
day of
November, 2007, by and between General Moly, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
and
ArcelorMittal S.A. (“Purchaser”).
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue and sell to Purchaser and Purchaser desires to
acquire from the Company 8,256,699 shares (the “Offered
Shares”)
of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”),
constituting upon issuance 10% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on
such
date calculated on a fully diluted basis, at a price of $8.50 per share, for
the
aggregate consideration of $70,181,941.50 (the “Purchase
Price”),
on
the terms and subject to the conditions herein;
WHEREAS,
the Company and Purchaser desire to set forth certain matters to which they
have
agreed relating to the Offered Shares; and
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and Purchaser
will enter into a letter of intent with respect to (a) the conclusion of an
offtake agreement for the purchase by Purchaser of molybdenum produced at the
Mount Hope mine and (b) discussion regarding a potential convertible loan from
Purchaser to the Company as financing for development of the Company’s projects
in relation to molybdenum extraction, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the “Letter
of Intent”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
in this Agreement, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
ISSUANCE
OF SHARES; CLOSING
SECTION
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Offered Shares.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon
the
representations and warranties contained herein, Purchaser agrees to purchase
from the Company, and the Company agrees to sell to Purchaser, on the Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined), the Offered Shares for the Purchase Price.
SECTION
1.2 Closing.
Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VII,
the
completion of the purchase and sale of the Offered Shares (the “Closing”)
shall
occur at 10:00 a.m. local time at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP, Seattle, Washington, on the second business day after
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VII
(other
than those that by their terms are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing),
or
at such other location, date and time as may be mutually agreed upon by the
Company and Purchaser. The date of the Closing is referred to herein as the
“Closing
Date”.
SECTION
1.3 Closing
Deliveries by the Company.
At the
Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Purchaser:
(a) duly
executed certificates evidencing the Offered Shares, registered in the name
of
Purchaser or an affiliate of Purchaser designated by Purchaser in writing no
less than three business days prior to Closing;
(b) a
receipt
for the Purchase Price; and
(c) the
documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by the Company
pursuant to Section
7.02.
SECTION
1.4 Closing
Deliveries by Purchaser.
At the
Closing, Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company:
(a) the
Purchase Price by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account
specified by the Company in writing no less than three business days prior
to
the Closing; and
(b) the
documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by Purchaser
pursuant to Section
7.03.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
SECTION
2.1 Organization
and Standing.
Each of
the Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary
for
it to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
it
is now being conducted (and, to the extent described therein, as described
in
the SEC Reports (as defined in Section 2.5)).
Each
of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character
of
the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of its businesses makes
such
qualification necessary, except where any failure to so qualify or be in good
standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse
effect on the business, assets, operations, properties or condition (financial
or otherwise) of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on
the
Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
SECTION
2.2 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common
Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share
(“Preferred
Stock”).
As of
November 15, 2007, (i) 56,986,882 shares of Common Stock are issued and
outstanding and (ii) no shares of Common Stock are held in the treasury of
the
Company or by any subsidiary of the Company. As of November 15, 2007, 4,622,500
shares of Common Stock are issuable (and such number is reserved for issuance)
upon exercise of outstanding stock options granted pursuant to the Idaho General
Mines, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and the Idaho General Mines, Inc. 2003
Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Plans”)
and
outside of the Plans, and 12,700,907 shares of Common Stock are issuable upon
exercise of outstanding warrants (including a warrant to purchase 1,000,000
shares that the Company intends to issue to Xxxxxxx Management in connection
with the Closing under this agreement (the “CCM
Warrant”)
to
purchase Common Stock (the “Warrants”).
Since
November 15, 2007, the Company has not issued any shares of its capital stock,
or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such capital
stock, other than those shares of capital stock reserved for issuance as set
forth in this Section
2.2.
As of
the date hereof, no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. The
Company has no stock option, incentive or similar plan other than the Plans.
All
of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and
validly authorized and issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Offered
Shares have been duly and validly authorized and when issued, sold and delivered
by the Company in accordance with this Agreement, shall be validly issued,
fully
paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set
forth
in this Section 2.2
or the
SEC Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, conversion rights,
subscription rights, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights
or agreements of any nature outstanding to subscribe for or to purchase any
shares of Common Stock of the Company or any other securities of the Company
of
any kind binding on the Company. The issuance by the Company of the Offered
Shares is not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or
other
similar limitation or any other claim, lien, charge, encumbrance or security
interest applicable to the assets of the Company. There are no restrictions
upon
the voting or transfer of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s
certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Except as provided herein or the SEC
Reports, there are no agreements or other obligations (contingent or otherwise)
that may require the Company to repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares
of
its Common Stock.
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SECTION
2.3 Authorization;
Enforceability.
The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by it of, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement. No other corporate proceeding
on
the part of the Company is necessary, and no consent of any shareholder of
the
Company is required, for the valid execution and delivery by the Company of
this
Agreement, and the performance and consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by the Company.
The
Company has duly executed and delivered this Agreement. Assuming the due
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser, this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
a
proceeding in equity or at law).
SECTION
2.4 No
Violation; Consents.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby to be performed by the
Company do not and will not (i) assuming that all consents, approvals,
authorizations and other actions described in subsection (b) have been obtained
and all filings and obligations described in subsection (b) have been made,
conflict with, violate or contravene the applicable provisions of any law,
statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any
court or any federal or state government or political subdivision thereof and
any agency or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government (a
“Governmental
Authority”)
to or
by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their
respective properties or assets is bound, (ii) violate, result in a breach
of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default or give
rise to an event of acceleration under, or give to others any right of
termination, amendment, or cancellation of, or give to others a right to require
any payment to be made under, any contract, lease, license, permit, loan or
credit agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any
of
its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of their respective properties or
assets is subject, nor result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind upon any of the properties,
assets or capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
(iii) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational and
other governing documents of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
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(b) Subject
to the accuracy of Purchaser’s representations and warranties herein, no
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with,
any court or Governmental Authority or other person is required to be obtained
or made by the Company for the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby
except for (i) the pre-merger notification requirements of the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR
Act”),
and
(ii) any filings required to be made under the rules and regulations of the
American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”).
SECTION
2.5 SEC
Reports; Financial Condition; No Adverse Changes.
(a) The
audited and unaudited financial statements of the Company and the related notes
thereto contained in the SEC Reports (the “Financial
Statements”)
present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows
of
the Company and its subsidiaries at such date and for the periods set forth
therein. The Financial Statements, including the related schedules and notes
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States as in effect on the date of filing of such
documents with the SEC, applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise expressly
stated therein except for changes concurred in by the Company’s independent
public auditors. Except as disclosed in (i) the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006, as amended (the
“10-KSB”),
and
(ii) the other reports on Form 10-QSB, as amended, and Form 8-K filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
since
December 31, 2006 (collectively, the documents in (i) and (ii) above are
referred to as the “SEC
Reports”),
during the period from December 31, 2006 to and including the date hereof,
there
has been no sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company of any material
part of the business, property or securities of the Company (other than the
grant of options and warrants and shares of Common Stock issued upon the
exercise of outstanding options and warrants) and no purchase or other
acquisition of any business, property or securities by the Company material
in
relation to the financial condition of the Company.
(b) Except
and to the extent set forth on the balance sheet of the Company and its
subsidiaries as at September 30, 2007 included in the Company Form 10-QSB for
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, neither the Company nor any
of
its subsidiaries has any liability or obligation of any nature, except for
liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since September 30, 2007 that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(c) Since
December 31, 2006, there has not been any development or event, or any action
of
any Governmental Authority, that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
2.6 Securities
Laws.
All
notices, filings, registrations, or qualifications under state securities or
“blue sky” laws, which are required in connection with the offer, issuance, sale
and delivery of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, have been, or
will be, completed by the Company.
SECTION
2.7 No
Default.
The
Company is not, and, immediately after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby to be performed by the Company, the Company will not be,
in
default of (whether upon the passage of time, the giving of notice or both),
any
term of its charter document or its bylaws or any provision of any security
issued by the Company, or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking
to
which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets
is bound, or the applicable provisions of any law, statute, rule, regulation,
order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or Governmental
Authority to or by which the Company or any of its properties or assets is
bound, which default, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
2.8 Intellectual
Property.
The
Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses, copyrights and trademarks that
are needed to conduct the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as it
is
now being conducted (the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
To
the Company’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property Rights that the Company
(and/or its subsidiaries) owns are valid and enforceable. To the Company’s
knowledge, the use of such Intellectual Property Rights by the Company (and/or
its subsidiaries) does not infringe upon or conflict with any right of any
third
party, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice,
written or otherwise, of any such infringement or conflict other than with
respect to alleged infringements or conflicts that, individually or in the
aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any infringement of its
Intellectual Property Rights by any third party.
SECTION
2.9 No
Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no litigation, proceeding, other action or
claim (including those for unpaid taxes), or environmental proceeding against
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is pending, or, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened or contemplated, that, if determined adversely, could,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
SECTION
2.10 Permits.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company and each of its subsidiaries is
in
possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits,
easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company
Permits”),
and
all such Company Permits are valid, and in full force and effect, and there
is
no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, regarding
suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits except for such Company
Permits the failure to possess which, or the cancellation or suspension of
which, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in material conflict with, or in material default or material
violation of, any of the Company Permits.
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SECTION
2.11 Subsidiaries.
As of
the date hereof, the Company has no subsidiaries other than those set forth
in
the SEC Reports.
SECTION
2.12 Related
Party Transactions.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports and for such transactions for which disclosure
pursuant to Regulation S-B would not be required in an SEC Report, none of
the
officers, directors, employees or 5% or greater shareholders of the Company
is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its subsidiaries
(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 the advances of money or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such
officer, director, employee or shareholder or, to the knowledge of the Company,
any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer,
director, employee or shareholder has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
SECTION
2.13 Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement and the
statements contained in the SEC Reports, except as modified by subsequent
reports filed by the Company with the SEC prior to the date hereof, and the
schedules, certificates and exhibits furnished to Purchaser by or on behalf
of
the Company in connection herewith did not and do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact and do not omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading in light
of
the circumstances under which such statements were made. The SEC Reports contain
all material information concerning the Company required to be set forth
therein, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists since December
31,
2006, that would require the Company to disclose such event or circumstance
in
order to make the statements in the SEC Reports not materially misleading as
of
the date of the Closing that has not been so disclosed except for disclosure
of
the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company hereby acknowledges that
Purchaser is and will be relying on the SEC Reports and the Company’s
representations, warranties and covenants contained herein in making an
investment decision with respect to the Offered Shares.
SECTION
2.14 Securities
Compliance.
The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
and
listed on AMEX. The Company is in material compliance with all AMEX
requirements, and the Company has not been contacted by AMEX, either orally
or
in writing, concerning any violations or any potential removal of the Common
Stock from AMEX.
SECTION
2.15 Environmental
Matters.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable state and federal environmental laws, and the Company is
not
aware of any event or condition that exists or has occurred that is reasonably
likely to interfere in any material respect with the compliance by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries with any environmental law or that may give rise
to
any liability under any environmental law that, individually or in the
aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION
2.16 Tax
Returns.
The
Company and its subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal
tax returns and all material state and local tax returns required to have been
filed by it, each of such returns are true, correct and complete in all material
respects and all taxes required to be paid with respect to such returns or
otherwise have been paid, except any such tax, the validity or amount of which
is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which
the
Company has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries has received any tax assessment, notice of audit,
notice of proposed adjustment or deficiency notice from any taxing authority,
and to the knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries, no basis exists for
any such tax assessment, adjustment or deficiency notice.
SECTION
2.17 Section
203 of the DGCL.
The
Board
of Directors of the Company has taken all actions necessary or advisable to
ensure that Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
does not apply to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the purchase of the Offered Shares hereunder) and the Letter of
Intent.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees as follows:
SECTION
3.1 Authorization;
Enforceability; No Violations.
(a) Purchaser
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its
jurisdiction, has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby to be performed
by it.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and the
consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby to be
performed by it do not and will not violate any provision of
(i) Purchaser’s organizational documents, or (ii) any law, statute,
rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Purchaser
is subject. Purchaser has duly executed and delivered this Agreement. Assuming
the due execution and delivery hereof by the Company, this Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against
Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
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SECTION
3.2 Securities
Act Representations; Legends.
(a) Purchaser
understands and agrees that: (i) the offering and sale of the Offered
Shares to be issued and sold hereunder is intended to be exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities
Act”);
(ii) the initial offer and sale of the Offered Shares issuable hereunder
have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable
securities laws and such securities may be transferred or otherwise resold
in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S under the Securities Act (as
applicable), pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws or if an exemption
from
such registration requirements is available; and (iii) the Company is
required to register any resale of the Offered Shares under the Securities
Act
and any other applicable securities laws only to the extent provided in this
Agreement.
(b) Purchaser
represents that the Offered Shares to be acquired by Purchaser pursuant to
this
Agreement are being acquired for its own account and not with a view to, or
for
sale in connection with, any distribution thereof or in violation of the
Securities Act or any other securities laws that may be applicable.
(c) Purchaser
represents that, prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, it is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) of the Company.
(d) Purchaser
acknowledges that no oral or written statements or representations have been
made to Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the offering
and sale of the Offered Shares hereunder other than those set forth in the
SEC
Reports or as set forth herein, and Purchaser represents that it is not
subscribing for the Offered Shares as a result of, or in response to, any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio,
or
presented at any seminar or meeting.
(e) Purchaser
has been furnished with such materials relating to the business, finances and
operations of the Company and the offer and sale of the Offered Shares which
have been requested by Purchaser. Purchaser has had the opportunity to read
the
SEC Reports and has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company and has received satisfactory answers to all questions asked. Purchaser
understands that its investment in the Offered Shares is speculative and
involves a high degree of risk. Purchaser acknowledges that it has carefully
evaluated the merits and risks of such an investment, including the risk factors
set forth in the SEC Reports.
(f) Purchaser
hereby covenants with the Company not to make any sale or other transfer of
the
Offered Shares without complying with the provisions of this Agreement, and
Purchaser acknowledges that the certificates evidencing the Offered Shares
will
be imprinted with substantially the following legend that prohibits their
transfer except in accordance therewith: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY
HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “1933 ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE
OF
(I) SUCH REGISTRATION OR (II) AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM AND, IF REQUESTED BY THE
COMPANY,
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
OR (III)
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT. Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that the Offered Shares are only transferable on the
books of the Company in accordance with, and that the Company will refuse to
register any transfer of the Offered Shares not made in accordance with, the
restrictions set forth in the foregoing legend. Purchaser further covenants
to
notify the Company promptly of the sale of all of the Offered Shares. The
foregoing legend will be removed from the certificates representing any Offered
Shares, at the request of the holder thereof, at such time as they become the
subject of an effective resale registration statement or of sales pursuant
to
Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act; provided, that Purchaser consents to the
entry by the Company of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer
agent during any period under which a Suspension Notice (as defined in
Section
4.4)
shall
be in effect.
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(g) Purchaser
is (i) an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2),
(a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified
institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
(h) Purchaser,
either alone or with the assistance of its professional advisors, is a
sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Offered Shares and of making an informed investment decision
and understands and has fully considered for purposes of this investment the
risk of loss of all monies invested herein.
(i) Purchaser
(i) understands that there is presently no active public market for the Offered
Shares and that an active and liquid trading market may not develop, which
may
have a material adverse impact on the price of the Offered Shares and
Purchaser’s ability to dispose of the Offered Shares in a timely manner or at
all, and (ii) is able (A) to bear the economic risk of its investment, (B)
to
hold the Offered Shares for an indefinite period of time and (C) to afford
a
complete loss of this investment.
SECTION
3.3 Investment
Decision by Purchaser.
Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials
presented to Purchaser in connection with the purchase and sale of the Offered
Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Purchaser has consulted
such
legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed
necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Offered
Shares.
ARTICLE
IV
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
SECTION
4.1 Demand
Registration Rights.
In the
event the Company receives from Purchaser on one or more occasions a written
request that the Company file a registration statement with the SEC to
effect
the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) under the
Securities Act, (such registration statement and the prospectus included therein
being referred to as the “Registration
Statement”)
for
a
public offering of shares of Common Stock of the Company then beneficially
owned
(as such term is defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) by Purchaser
or
issuable to Purchaser or any of its affiliates upon exercise of any option,
warrant or other security convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
of
the Company (the “Registrable
Securities”)
the
aggregate price of which would exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), the
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable
Securities to be registered on a Registration Statement and to cause such
Registrable Securities to be qualified in such jurisdictions as Purchaser may
reasonably request, in each case within thirty (30) days after receipt by the
Company of any such written request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant to this Section 4.1:
(a)
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During
the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s
estimated date of filing of, and ending on the date ninety (90) days
immediately following the first effective date of, any registration
statement pertaining to an offering by the Company of securities
for cash
(other than a registration of securities in a Rule 145 transaction or
with respect to an employee benefit plan), provided that the Company
is
actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts
to cause
such registration statement to become effective; and provided further
that
nothing in this paragraph (a) shall affect or hinder Purchaser’s
right to cause the Company to include Registrable Securities as part
of
the registration of any such Company offering, as provided in Section 4.3(b);
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For
the first twelve months after the Closing Date, provided that nothing
in
this paragraph (b) shall affect or hinder Purchaser’s right to cause the
Company to include Registrable Securities as part of the registration
of
any Company offering, as provided in Section
4.3(b);
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(c)
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If,
during the previous twelve (12) months, the Company has effected
two (2)
Registration Statements pursuant to this Section 4.1;
provided that amendments or supplements to, and documents or reports
incorporated by reference in, a Registration Statement are deemed
to be
part of the same Registration Statement;
or
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If
the Company shall furnish to Purchaser a certificate signed by the
President of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment
of the
Board of Directors and after consultation with counsel, it would
be
seriously detrimental to the Company or its stockholders for a
Registration Statement to be filed in the near future, in which case
the
Company’s obligation to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a
Registration Statement shall be deferred for a period not to exceed
ninety
(90) days from the receipt of the request to file such registration
by
such Purchaser or Purchaser, provided that the Company may not exercise
this deferral right more than once per twelve (12) month
period.
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If
the
Registration Statement relates to an underwritten public offering and the
underwriter of such proposed offering advises the Company and Purchaser that,
in
its opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in the
Registration Statement (including securities to by sold by the Company or any
other security holder) exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering
within an acceptable price range, then the Company shall include in such
Registration Statement first the Registrable Securities the Purchaser proposes
to register, and second any securities the Company or any other security holder
proposes to register.
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SECTION
4.2 Company
Obligations.
In
connection with the Registration Statement, the Company shall:
(a)
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prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the Registration
Statement, and such documents and reports to be incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement, as may be necessary to comply with
the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition
of the
Registrable Securities;
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(b)
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furnish
such number of Registration Statements and prospectuses and other
documents incident thereto, including any amendment of or supplement
to
the prospectus, as Purchaser may from time to time reasonably
request;
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(c)
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furnish
to Purchaser copies of any comments that the SEC provides in writing
to
the Company pertaining to a Registration Statement, and any responses
thereto from the Company to the
SEC;
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(d)
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promptly
provide notice to Purchaser when a Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto the same has become effective;
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(e)
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use
its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify the Registrable Securities
for offer and sale under such other securities or blue sky laws of
such
jurisdictions in the United States as Purchaser reasonably requests;
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(f)
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use
its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on The American Stock Exchange or any other
applicable securities exchange or quoted on each inter-dealer quotation
system on which the Company’s common stock is then listed or
quoted;
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(g)
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pay
all expenses incurred in connection with such registration, including
but
not limited to, registration and filing fees with the SEC, fees and
expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws and fees
and
expenses incurred in connection with the listing or quotation of
the
Registrable Securities; and
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(h)
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enter
into customary agreements (including without limitation underwriting
agreements in customary form) if requested by Purchaser, including
such
representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms
and
provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements
generally with respect to secondary distributions, including without
limitation customary lock up provisions, indemnification and contribution
provisions in favor of the underwriters and customary agreements
as to the
provision of opinions of counsel and accountants’
letters.
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SECTION
4.3 Registration
Statement Effectiveness.
(a) The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration
Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable
after filing thereof with the SEC (the date the SEC declares the Registration
Statement effective, the “Effective
Date”).
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to continue to be effective until the earlier to occur of (A) six
(6)
months after the Effective Date and (B) the date that Purchaser has either
disposed of or has had the ability to dispose of all Registrable Securities
within a single three month period pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act
(“Effective
Period”),
and,
during such period, to cause the Registration Statement and the prospectus
contained therein to be updated as reasonably deemed necessary by the Company
or
required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to enable Purchaser to resell
the Registrable Securities.
(b) If
at any
time during the period commencing twelve months after the Closing Date and
ending on the termination of the Company’s obligations under this Article IV
there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable
Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC
a
registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities,
other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities
Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely
in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity
securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to Purchaser a written notice of
such
determination and, if within five (5) business days after the date of such
notice, Purchaser shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in
such
registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities Purchaser
requests to be registered; provided,
however,
that,
the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Section
4.3
that are
then eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration
Statement; provided further, that it shall be a condition to the inclusion
of
such Registrable Securities on such registration statement that Purchaser agrees
to the same terms and conditions regarding method of sale applicable to the
securities otherwise being sold through such registration.
(c) Promptly
upon any registration statement filed pursuant to this Section
4.3
being
declared effective by the SEC, the Company will file a related form of final
prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities
Act.
(d) Purchaser
agrees to indemnify (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) the
Company, its officers and directors, each underwriter and selling broker, if
any, and each person, if any, who controls the Company (within the meaning
of
the Securities Act), against liability, losses, claims, damages, actions or
expenses (including, in each case, under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act)
arising by reason of any statement contained in a registration statement
(including, without limitation, any Registration Statement), or any amendment
or
supplement thereto, that Purchaser provided to the Company in writing explicitly
for use in such registration statement, being actually or allegedly false or
misleading or actually or allegedly omitting to state a material fact necessary
to be stated in order that the statements made in such registration statement,
in the circumstances in which they are made, not be misleading; provided that
in
no event will the aggregate amount Purchaser is required to pay pursuant to
such
indemnification obligations exceed the greater of the aggregate purchase price
paid by Purchaser hereunder and the amount of the net proceeds received by
Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such
indemnification obligation. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify (to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law) Purchaser, its officers and
directors, each underwriter and selling broker, if any, and each person, if
any,
who controls Purchaser (within the meaning of Securities Act) against liability,
losses, claims, damages, actions or expenses (including, in each case, under
the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act) arising by reason of (i) any statement
(other than a statement provided by Purchaser as described above) in or
incorporated by reference in a registration statement (including, without
limitation, any Registration Statement), or any amendment or supplement thereto,
being actually or allegedly false or misleading or actually or allegedly
omitting to state a material fact necessary to be stated in order that the
statements made in or incorporated by reference in such registration statement,
in the circumstances in which they are made, not be misleading, (ii)
any
actual or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities
Act, the
Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated
under the Securities
Act,
the
Exchange Act or any state securities laws in connection with a registration
statement, or
(iii)
any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Company
in
this Agreement.
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(e) To
the
extent a claim for indemnification under this Section
4.3
is
unavailable (by reason of public policy or otherwise) or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses
referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the
indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified party as a result of such losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and
indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, was taken or made by, or relates to
information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and
the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth herein, any reasonable attorneys’ or other
reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any
proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees
or
expenses if the indemnification provided for herein was available to such party
in accordance with its terms.
(f) The
parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge that they are sophisticated
business persons who were represented by counsel during the negotiations
regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the provisions
of this Section 4.3,
and are
fully informed regarding said provisions.
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SECTION
4.4 Suspension.
Upon
receipt of a notice (a “Suspension
Notice”)
from
the Company, after consultation with counsel, of the happening of any event
that
makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related prospectus
untrue or which requires the making of any changes in such Registration
Statement or prospectus so that they will not contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under
which they were made not misleading, Purchaser agrees that it shall forthwith
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement until Purchaser’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectus (which the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
prepare and distribute promptly) or until it is advised in writing by the
Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies
of any additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated by reference
in
the prospectus. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
upon
the delivery of a Suspension Notice the Company may delay the filing of any
required amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement if: (a) in the
good faith and reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company,
after consultation with counsel, disclosure of such amended information could
be
seriously detrimental to the Company, and the Board of Directors of the Company
concludes, as a result, that it is in the best interest of the Company to defer
the filing of such amendment or supplement at such time, and (b) the Company
furnishes to Purchaser a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer
of
the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors
of
the Company, it could be seriously detrimental to the Company for such amendment
or supplement to be filed at such time and that it is, therefore, in the best
interest of the Company to defer the filing of such amendment or supplement
to
the Registration Statement; provided,
however,
that
(i) the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not
more than 30 days, (ii) the Company shall not defer its obligation in this
manner more than two times and (iii) the Effective Period shall be extended
for
the amount of time that the Registration Statement is unavailable due to such
a
deferral. The Company shall be permitted to enter stop transfer instructions
with the Company’s transfer agent with respect to the Registrable Securities
during any period under which a Suspension Notice shall be in
effect.
SECTION
4.5 Termination
of Obligations.
The
obligations of the Company under this Article IV
shall
terminate the later of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date or (ii) when
Purchaser is no longer an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule
144 of the Securities Act.
SECTION
4.6 Current
Public Information.
As long
as Purchaser owns any Registrable Securities that are not otherwise eligible
for
sale as contemplated by Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, the Company shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to file all required reports with the SEC,
or otherwise make available “adequate current public information” about itself,
within the meaning of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act, to potentially
make
available to Purchaser the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the
SEC
which may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities without registration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a holder of Registrable
Securities may dispose of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement, the Company shall not be liable to any such holder for any breach
of
the provisions of this Section
4.6.
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ARTICLE
V
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING THE CLOSING
SECTION
5.1 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Closing.
The
Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, except
as contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, except as provided
below, the business of the Company and its subsidiaries shall be conducted
in,
and the Company and its subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall, between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any
of
the following without the prior written consent of Purchaser:
(a) amend
or
otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws;
(b) issue,
sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale,
pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital
stock or other equity interests in or of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind
to
acquire any shares of such capital stock or other equity interests, or any
other
ownership interest (including any phantom interest or other interest represented
by contract), of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (except for the issuance
of the CCM Warrant and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to the terms of the Plans, as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, or
the
exercise of outstanding Warrants);
(c) reclassify,
combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or indirectly, any of its capital stock or other equity interests;
(d) announce
an intention, enter into any agreement or otherwise make a commitment, to do
any
of the foregoing.
ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
SECTION
6.1 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company covenants and agrees that all of the proceeds from the issuance of
the
Offered Shares hereunder shall be used to finance the development of the
Company’s projects in relation to molybdenum extraction.
SECTION
6.2 Rights
to Maintain Percentage Interest.
(a) In
the
event that the Company issues any shares of capital stock of the Company,
whether now authorized or not (“New
Securities”),
Purchaser shall have the right to purchase, in accordance with paragraph (c)
below, such number of additional New Securities as necessary to ensure that
Purchaser maintains the same percentage ownership of shares of capital stock
of
the Company outstanding both immediately before and immediately after the
completion of the issuance of New Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in
no event shall Purchaser be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 6.2(a)
additional New Securities that would result in Purchaser owning more than 10%
of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (on a fully diluted
basis) immediately after the completion of the issuance of New Securities.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the term “New Securities” does not include (i) securities of
the Company issued to its employees, consultants, officers or directors of
the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or which have been reserved for issuance,
pursuant to any employee stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus plan, or
other similar stock agreement or arrangement approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors, (ii) securities of the Company issued in connection with any stock
split, stock dividend or recapitalization of the Company, (iii) securities
of
the Company issued upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or
exchangeable securities of the Company that are outstanding as of the date
hereof or (iv) securities of the Company issued in connection with a transaction
of the type described in Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
(c) In
the
event that the Company issues or proposes to issue New Securities, it shall
give
written notice (a “Notice
of Issuance”)
to
Purchaser within ten days of such issuance, describing all material terms of
the
New Securities, the price and all material terms upon which the Company has
issued or proposes to issue such New Securities. Purchaser shall have 20 days
from the date of receipt of the Notice of Issuance to agree to purchase all
or a
portion of its pro rata share of New Securities (as determined pursuant to
paragraph (a) above) for the same consideration, if such consideration shall
consist solely of cash, or for cash, cash equivalents or marketable securities
having an equivalent value to the consideration payable by the person to whom
the Company proposes to issue such New Securities at the time of payment, and
otherwise upon the terms specified in the Notice of Issuance by giving written
notice to the Company, and stating therein the quantity of New Securities that
Purchaser is electing to purchase.
(d) The
Company shall select a date not later than 20 days (or longer if required by
law) after the expiration of the 20-day notice period referenced in Section
6.2(c)
for the
closing of the purchase and sale of the New Securities.
SECTION
6.3 Additional
Rights.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the company issues
shares of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company
(“Convertible Securities”)) representing a minority investment position
(beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the Company’s capital stock) to any
strategic investor (being any entity that is engaged in the mining, steel or
oil
and gas industry) such that the number of shares of capital stock of the Company
beneficially owned by such investor after such issuance will exceed the number
of shares of capital stock then beneficially owned by Purchaser, Purchaser
will
have the right to purchase, in accordance with Section 6.2(c) above (mutatis
mutandis), such number of additional shares of capital stock of the Company
(or
Convertible Securities) as necessary to ensure that Purchaser maintains at
least
the same level of beneficial ownership of shares of capital stock of the Company
as such investor.
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(b) The
Company agrees that the written approval of Purchaser shall be required prior
to
the issuance of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) at a price
less than the market value of such stock or securities (in the case of
securities of the Company) or book value of such stock or securities (in the
case of any subsidiary of the Company), other than in the case of an
underwritten public offering or brokered placement of such stock or securities
to more than 5 unaffiliated institutional investors.
SECTION
6.4 Notice
of Certain Events.
The
Company shall promptly notify Purchaser if the Company determines to seek
investment by a third party in the mining assets of the Company or if the
Company receives any credible and significant proposal that the Company intends
to pursue relating to the investment by a third party in the mining assets
of
the Company (such notice in each case to specify the material terms and
conditions of such proposed investment and the identity of such third party).
Purchaser agrees to treat such information as Confidential Information under
the
Investor Nondisclosure Agreement dated October 31, 2007 between Purchaser and
the Company.
SECTION
6.5 Termination
of Rights and Obligations. The
rights of Purchaser and obligations of the Company under this Article VI
shall
terminate when Purchaser no longer holds at least 5.0% of the outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
SECTION
7.1 Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party.
The
obligations of each party to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the
Closing, of the following conditions:
(a) No
Order.
No
Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then
in
effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement illegal or otherwise restricting, preventing or prohibiting
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(b) HSR
Act.
Any
waiting period (or any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired
or been terminated.
SECTION
7.2 Conditions
to the Obligations of Purchaser.
The
obligations of Purchaser to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following
additional conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement
that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true
and
correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as though made on and as
of
the Closing (except that those representations and warranties which address
matters only as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such
date), and all representations and warranties which are not so qualified shall
be true and correct in all material respects (except that those representations
and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date need only
remain true and correct in all material respects as of such date);
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(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
Each of
the Company and each of its subsidiaries shall have performed, in all material
respects, all obligations and complied with, in all material respects, its
agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it under this
Agreement on or prior to the Closing; and
(c) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate, dated the date of
the
Closing, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction
of the conditions specified in Sections
7.2(a)
and
(b).
SECTION
7.3 Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company.
The
obligations of the Company to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following
additional conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement
that
are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct as of the date hereof
and
as of the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing (except that those
representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular
date need only be true and correct as of such date), and all representations
and
warranties which are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects (except that those representations and warranties which address matters
only as of a particular date need only remain true and correct in all material
respects as of such date);
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
Purchaser shall have performed, in all material respects, all obligations and
complied with, in all material respects, its agreements and covenants to be
performed or complied with by it under this Agreement on or prior to the
Closing; and
(c) Officer’s
Certificate.
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the date
of
the Closing, signed by an officer of Purchaser, certifying as to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections
7.3(a)
and
(b).
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
AND SURVIVAL
SECTION
8.1 Survival.
Notwithstanding any examination made by or on behalf of any party hereto, the
knowledge of any party or the acceptance by any party of any certificate or
opinion, each representation and warranty contained herein shall survive the
Closing and shall be fully effective and enforceable for three (3) years after
the Closing Date, and each covenant contained herein shall survive the Closing
and shall be fully effective and enforceable for the periods set forth therein.
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SECTION
8.2 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing (the date of any such
termination, the “Termination
Date”):
(a) By
mutual
written consent of Purchaser and the Company; or
(b) By
either
Purchaser or the Company if (i) the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
March 31, 2008; provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section
8.2(b)
shall
not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under
this
Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing
to
occur on or before such date or (ii) any Governmental Authority shall have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any order, decree, judgment,
injunction or ruling which is then in effect and is final and nonappealable
and
has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
8.3 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2,
this
Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no liability or
obligation on the part of any party hereto, except (i) with respect to this
Article
VIII,
which
shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect and
(ii) with respect to any liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by a
party as a result of the material breach by the other party of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
9.1 Notices.
All
notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing, shall be addressed to the receiving party’s address set forth below or
to such other address as a party may designate by notice hereunder, and shall
be
either (a) delivered by hand, (b) made by telecopy or facsimile
transmission, (c) sent by overnight courier, or (d) sent by registered
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.
If
to a Purchaser:
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S.A.
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Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx House
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Berkeley
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United
Kingdom
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Facsimile:
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a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
XX0X 0XX
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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to the Company:
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Xxxx Xxxx.
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Xxxxxxxx,
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Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
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(000) 000-0000
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a copy to:
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Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
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Attention:
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All
notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be deemed
to have been given (i) if by hand, at the time of the delivery thereof to
the receiving party at the address of such party set forth above; (ii) if
by telecopy or facsimile transmission, on the day that receipt thereof has
been
acknowledged by electronic confirmation or otherwise; (iii) if sent by
overnight courier for next-business day delivery, on the next business day
following the day such notice is delivered to the courier service; or
(iv) if sent by registered mail, on the 5th business day following the day
of mailing.
SECTION
9.2 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including exhibits or other documents referred to herein or that
specifically indicate that they were delivered to Purchaser in connection with
this Agreement, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
of
any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect, or be used
to
interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this
Agreement.
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9.3 Amendments.
The
terms and provisions of the Agreement may be modified, amended or waived, or
consent for the departure from such terms and provisions may be granted, only
by
written consent of the Company and Purchaser. Each such waiver or consent shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it
was
given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.
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SECTION
9.4 Assignment.
Purchaser may not assign its rights under this agreement without the express
prior written consent of the Company; provided,
however,
that
Purchaser may assign its right, title and interest under this Agreement to
one
or more of its affiliates without the consent of the Company, but no such
assignment shall relieve the assignor of its obligations hereunder.
SECTION
9.5 Benefit.
All
statements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this
Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit
of the respective successors and permitted assigns of each party hereto. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to create any rights or obligations except
among the parties hereto, and no person or entity shall be regarded as a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.6 Specific
Performance.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any
provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms
hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the
terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.
SECTION
9.7 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the partied hereunder shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York
applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within the State
of
New York, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
SECTION
9.8 Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each of
the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation
directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION
9.9 Severability.
In the
event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any
provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement shall be
unreasonable or unenforceable in any respect, then such provision shall be
deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it reasonable and
enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the
event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION
9.10 Headings
and Captions.
The
headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning
or constructions of any of the terms or provisions hereof.
SECTION
9.11 No
Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies.
No
failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy
under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto,
shall
operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of the party. No single
or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by a
party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any
such
right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The
election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the
right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand
on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party
receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in
similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the
party
giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances
without such notice or demand.
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SECTION
9.12 Fees
and Expenses.
Each of
the parties shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any
attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
SECTION
9.13 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which together shall constitute one agreement.
SECTION
9.14 Further
Assurances.
In case
at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary or desirable
to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Company and Purchaser will take
such further action as the other party may reasonably request, all at the sole
cost and expense of the requesting party.
[Signature
page follows]
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SIGNATURE
PAGE - SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Purchaser have executed this Securities
Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
GENERAL MOLY, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
ARCELORMITTAL S.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Executive
Vice President Finance and
Mergers
& Acquisitions
Member
of the Group Executive Committee
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