PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4.16
THIS
AGREEMENT MADE EFFECTIVE AS OF July 29, 2008 (the “Effective Date”).
AMONG:
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CROSSHAIR EXPLORATION & MINING
CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of British
Columbia, having its head office at Xxxxx 00000000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X 0X0;
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(“Crosshair”)
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AND:
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UNIVERSAL URANIUM LTD. a
corporation existing under the laws of British Columbia, having its head
office at Xxxxx 000 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X
0X0;
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(“UUL”)
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WHEREAS:
A.
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UUL
owns a 60% interest in 4,741 claims in the Labrador Central Mineral Belt,
as is more particularly described in Schedule A (the “Claims”) and certain
assets and inventory, as are more particularly described in Schedule B
(the “Assets”).
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B.
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UUL
acquired the interest in the Claims and the Assets pursuant to a property
acquisition agreement dated January 26, 2006 between UUL and Silver Spruce
Resources Inc. (“Silver
Spruce”) (the “PAA”);
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C.
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On
May 23, 2008, UUL and the Crosshair (collectively the “Parties”) entered into a
letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”)
pursuant to which the UUL agreed to sell, and Crosshair agreed to
purchase, UUL’s 60% interest in the Claims and the Assets, other than a 2%
net smelter royalty to be reserved by UUL (the “Interest”) and all of
UUL’s rights and obligations under the PAA (the “Acquisition”);
and
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The
Parties wish to enter into a definitive agreement which is to supersede and
replace the Letter Agreement and set out the terms of the
Acquisition;
The
Parties therefore agree each with the other as follows:
1.
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DEFINITIONS AND
SCHEDULES
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1.1
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Definitions:
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In this
Agreement the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
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(a)
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“Acquisition” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in Recital
C;
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(b)
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“Agreement” means this
agreement, including the Schedules
hereto;
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(c)
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“Ancillary Documents” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in section
2.1(a);
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(d)
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“Assets” means the assets
and inventory described in Schedule
B;
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(e)
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“Assignment and Assumption
Agreement” means the agreement attached hereto as Schedule F
providing for the transfer of all of UUL’s rights and obligations under
the PAA to Crosshair;
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(f)
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“Bridge Loan” means the
$500,000 bridge loan advanced by the Purchaser to the Vendor pursuant to a
credit agreement between the Parties dated June,
2008;
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(g)
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“Claims” means the mining
claims described in Schedule A;
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(h)
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“Closing” means the
completion of the purchase and sale of the Interest in the Claims and the
Assets and UUL’s rights and obligations under the PAA in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement;
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(i)
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“Closing Date” means July
28, 2008 or such other date as may be agreed to between the
Parties;
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(j)
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“Confidential
Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section
11.2;
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(k)
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“Crosshair Financial
Statements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section
2.2(m);
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(l)
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“Crosshair Shares” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in section
3.2(b);
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(m)
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“Crosshair Warrants” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in section
3.2(b);
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(n)
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“Defaulting Party” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in section
16.1;
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(o)
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“Disclosure Documents”
means documents filed under securities laws including, but not limited to,
financial statements, prospectuses, memorandums, information; circulars,
material change reports, and shareholder
communications;
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(p)
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“Encumbrances” means all
interests, mortgages, charges, royalties, security interests, liens,
encumbrances, actions, claims, demands and equities of any nature
whatsoever or however arising and any rights or privileges capable of
becoming any of the foregoing
hereto;
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(q)
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“Environmental Laws”
means all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, by-laws, regulations,
orders, directives and decisions of any federal, provincial, state,
municipal or local government, ministry, department, court or
administrative or regulatory agency relating to the protection,
reclamation or
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remediation
of the environment, or to the import, manufacture, storage, release, sale, use,
handling, transport or existence of Hazardous Materials;
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(r)
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“Escrow Agent” means
Computershare Investor Services
Inc.;
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(s)
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“Escrow Agreement” means
the form of escrow agreement entered into between UUL and the Escrow Agent
and attached hereto as Schedule C;
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(t)
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“Hazardous Materials”
means any underground storage tanks, explosive, radioactive or corrosive
materials, pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, waste, deleterious
substances or industrial, toxic, dangerous or hazardous substances or
wastes, including petroleum products and acid rock
drainage;
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(u)
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“Interest” means UUL’s
60% interest in the Claims and the Assets, excluding UUL’s interest in the
Royalty;
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(v)
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“Interim Period” means
the period of time from the date of this Agreement until the
Closing;
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(w)
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“Intervening Event” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in section
15.1;
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(x)
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“Land Claims” means the
aboriginal land claims made by the Labrador Inuit Association and Innu
Nation referred to in the Notice and any other aboriginal land claims
which may affect any of the Claims;
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(y)
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“Laws” means all domestic
or foreign federal, national, provincial, state, regional, municipal,
local or other constitutions, treaties, laws, statutes, codes, ordinances,
decrees, rules, regulations, by-laws, policies, voluntary restraints,
guidelines, requirements, and any judgements, including general principles
of civil or common law, binding or affecting the person referred to in the
context of in which such word is
used;
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(z)
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“Legal Proceeding” means
any litigation, action, application, suit, investigation, hearing, claim,
deemed complaint, grievance, civil, administrative, regulatory or
criminal, arbitration proceeding or other similar proceeding, before or by
any court or other tribunal and includes any appeal or review thereof and
any application for leave for appeal or
review;
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(aa)
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“Material Adverse Change”
means a change that has a material adverse affect on the title of any of
the Claims, the rights and obligations under the PAA, or UUL, as
determined solely by Crosshair;
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(bb)
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“Notice” means the
“Notice to All Applicants and Holders of Government Leases, Licenses and
Permits” dated October 10, 2006 published by the Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador relating to land claim negotiations between the
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Labrador Inuit Association
and the Innu Nation;
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(cc)
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“Novation Agreement”
means the form of novation agreement to be entered into between UUL and
Crosshair and attached hereto as Schedule
“H”;
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(dd)
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“Order” means any order,
directive, judgment, decree, injunction, decision, ruling, award or writ
of any governmental authority;
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(ee)
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“Parties” means Crosshair
and UUL and a “Party” means either one
of them;
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(ff)
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“Purchase Price” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in section
3.2;
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(gg)
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“Royalty” has the meaning
ascribed thereto in section 5.1;
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“Security” means all of
the security granted by the Vendor to the Purchaser as security for the
Bridge Loan;
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(ii)
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“Settlement and Release
Agreement” means the form of settlement and release agreement to be
entered into among Crosshair, UUL and Silver Spruce and attached hereto as
Schedule “G”;
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(jj)
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“UUL Financial
Statements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section 2.1(u);
and
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(kk)
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“Voting Trust Agreement”
means the voting trust agreement entered into between Crosshair and UUL
and attached hereto as Schedule
“D”.
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1.2
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Schedules:
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The
following schedules are attached to and form part of this
Agreement:
ScheduleTitle
“A”Description of the
Claims
“B”Description of the Assets and
Inventory
“C”Escrow Agreement
“D”Voting Trust Agreement
“E”Definition, Calculation and Payment
of Net Smelter Returns(NSR) Royalty
“F”Assignment and Assumption
Agreement
“G”Settlement and Release
Agreement
“H”Novation Agreement
2.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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2.1
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UUL
represents and warrants to Crosshair that, as of the date of this
Agreement,
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(a)
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Recitals
A, B and C form part of this Agreement and, to the best of its knowledge,
are true and correct in all
respects;
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(b)
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it
is a valid and subsisting corporation duly incorporated under the laws of
its jurisdiction of incorporation and has full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other documents,
agreements, certificates and instruments contemplated herein (the “Ancillary Documents”) to
which UUL is a party and to observe and perform its covenants and
obligations hereunder and thereunder and subject as provided in section
2.4 has taken all necessary corporate proceedings and obtained all
necessary corporate approvals in respect thereof and, upon execution and
delivery of this Agreement by it, this Agreement will constitute a legal,
valid and binding obligation of UUL enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms except that:
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(i)
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enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally;
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(ii)
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equitable
remedies, including the remedies of specific performance and injunctive
relief, are available only in the discretion of the applicable
court;
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(iii)
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a
court is not required to treat as conclusive, final or binding those
certificates and determinations which this Agreement states are to be so
treated;
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(iv)
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a
court may stay proceedings before them by virtue of equitable or statutory
powers; and
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(v)
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rights
of indemnity and contribution hereunder may be limited under applicable
law;
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(c)
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the
PAA is not subject to a right of first refusal or any other restriction on
assignment and UUL’s ability to convey the Interest in the Claims and the
Assets is not restricted by the terms of the PAA
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(d)
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the
PAA is a duly executed agreement and is a valid and binding obligation of
UUL and Silver Spruce, subject to the same limitations expressed in
section 2.1(b)(i) to (v) inclusive with respect to this
Agreement;
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(e)
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neither
the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby conflict with, result in a breach of or accelerate the
performance required by the PAA, or any other agreement to which it is a
party;
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(f)
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neither
the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, result in a breach of the laws of any applicable
jurisdiction, its constating documents or resolutions of its directors or
shareholders;
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(g)
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Schedule
A attached hereto accurately sets out all of the
Claims;
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(h)
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all
of the mineral claims constituting the Claims have been duly and properly
staked and recorded and have been and are validly held in accordance with
the laws of Newfoundland and
Labrador;
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(i)
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Crosshair
has been provided with a true and complete copy of the PAA and there are
no existing material defaults by UUL, or to its knowledge, Silver Spruce,
which will not be settled under the Settlement and Release
Agreement;
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(j)
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except
as set out in the PAA, it is the legal and beneficial owner of a 60%
undivided interest in the Claims free and clear of all Encumbrances other
than the Land Claims;
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(k)
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subject
to the terms of the PAA and applicable laws, it has the exclusive right to
explore, develop and mine the
Claims;
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(l)
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there
has been no act or omission by it, or to its knowledge by anyone else,
that could result by notice or lapse of time, or both, in the breach,
termination, abandonment, forfeiture, relinquishment or other premature
termination of the Claims or any of its rights with respect thereto which
will not be settled under the Settlement and Release
Agreement;
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(m)
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the
Claims are in good standing under the laws of Newfoundland and Labrador up
to and including the date hereof and except for the Land Claims, no
proceedings have been instituted to invalidate or assert an adverse claim
or challenge against or to the ownership of or title to the Claims, nor is
there any basis therefore, and no other person is entitled to an agreement
or option to acquire or purchase the Claims or any portion thereof, and
except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents of UUL, no person has any
royalty or other interest whatsoever, in production from any part of the
Claims;
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(n)
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other
than the Land Claims, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending
or to its knowledge, threatened, against or adversely affecting or which
could adversely affect the Claims before any federal, provincial,
municipal or other governmental authority, court, department, commission,
board bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, whether or
not insured, and which might involve the possibility of any Encumbrance
against the Claims;
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(o)
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to
the best of UUL’s knowledge, information and belief, the Claims are freely
accessible by helicopter and there is no fact or condition that would
result in the interference with or termination of such
access;
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(p)
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to
the best of UUL’s knowledge, information and belief, all work carried out
on the Claims has been carried out in compliance with all applicable laws,
including Environmental Laws, and neither UUL, nor to its knowledge any
person, has received any notice of any breach of any such law and it has
no knowledge of any environmental liabilities associated with the Claims
and there are no environmental audits, evaluations, assessments or studies
relating to the Claims;
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(q)
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subject
as provided in section 2.4, no consent or approval, except as has been
obtained, is required to permit the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by UUL or the performance of its obligations
hereunder;
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(r)
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no
representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement or any statement,
schedule, certificate or other document delivered by it pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement or in connection with any transaction
contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated herein or therein or
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
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(s)
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other
than the Land Claims, there is no claim, complaint or other proceeding
initiated by or on behalf of any aboriginal group or to which any
aboriginal group is legally a necessary party pending or, to the knowledge
of UUL, threatened by any aboriginal group with respect to UUL’s
exploration of the Claims and UUL has not engaged in any negotiations with
any aboriginal group in respect of the Claims or entered into any impact
and benefits agreement with any aboriginal group in respect of the
Claims;
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(t)
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UUL
has made full disclosure to Crosshair of all material facts of which UUL
has knowledge relating to the Claims and all relevant information that UUL
possesses which relates to the Claims which could have any effect upon
Crosshair determining whether it shall enter into this Agreement and this
Agreement does not contain any untrue statement by UUL of a material fact
of which Crosshair has knowledge and Crosshair has not omitted to state in
this Agreement a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein not misleading;
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(u)
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UUL
is current with all material filings required to be made in all
jurisdictions in which UUL exists or carries on any material business and
UUL is not in default of any filings required to be made under applicable
securities laws;
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(v)
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all
Disclosure Documents of UUL contain no untrue statement of a material fact
as at the date thereof nor do they omit to state a material fact which, at
the date thereof, was required to have been stated or was necessary to
prevent a statement that was made from being false or misleading in the
circumstances in which it was made;
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(w)
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other
than the Land Claims, there are no material Legal Proceedings pending or,
to the knowledge of UUL, threatened against, or relating to UUL or
affecting the assets of UUL and, to the best of UUL’s knowledge, there is
no reasonable basis for any such proceeding, and there are no judgments
outstanding against UUL or affecting UUL’s
assets;
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(x)
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the
audited consolidated financial statements of UUL for the financial year
ended September 30, 2007 and the unaudited financial statements for the
interim period ended March 31, 2008 (the “UUL Financial
Statements”) are true and
correct
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in every
material respect and present fairly and accurately the financial position and
results of the operations of UUL for the periods ended and have been prepared in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis; and
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there
are no material liabilities of UUL, whether direct, indirect, absolute,
contingent which are not disclosed or reflected in the UUL Financial
Statements except those occurred in the ordinary course of business of the
Corporation since March 31, 2008.
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Crosshair
represents and warrants to UUL that, as of the date of this
Agreement:
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(a)
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Recitals
A, B and C form part of this Agreement and, to the best of its knowledge,
are true and correct in all
respects;
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(b)
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it
is a valid and subsisting corporation duly incorporated under the laws of
its jurisdiction of incorporation and has full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents to which Crosshair is a party and to observe and perform its
covenants and obligations hereunder and thereunder and has taken all
necessary corporate proceedings and obtained all necessary corporate
approvals in respect thereof and, upon execution and delivery of this
Agreement by it, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Crosshair enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms except that:
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(i)
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enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally;
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(ii)
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equitable
remedies, including the remedies of specific performance and injunctive
relief, are available only in the discretion of the applicable
court;
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(iii)
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a
court is not required to treat as conclusive, final or binding those
certificates and determinations which this Agreement states are to be so
treated;
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(iv)
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a
court may stay proceedings before it by virtue of equitable or statutory
powers; and
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(v)
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rights
of indemnity and contribution hereunder may be limited under applicable
law;
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(c)
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neither
the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby conflict with, result in a breach of or accelerate the
performance required by any agreement to which it is a
party;
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(d)
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neither
the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, result in a breach of the laws of any
applicable
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jurisdiction,
its constating documents or resolutions of its directors and
shareholders;
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(e)
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no
consent or approval, except as has been obtained, is required to permit
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Crosshair or the
performance of its obligations
hereunder;
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(f)
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no
representation or warranty made by Crosshair in this Agreement or any
statement, schedule, certificate or other document delivered by it
pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or in connection with any
transaction contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated
herein or therein or necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading;
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(g)
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there
are no material Legal Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of
Crosshair, threatened against, or relating to Crosshair or affecting the
assets of Crosshair and, to the best of Crosshair’s knowledge, there is no
reasonable basis for any such proceeding, and there are no judgments
outstanding against Crosshair or affecting Crosshair’s
assets;
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(h)
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Crosshair is a reporting issuer or the equivalent
thereof, under the securities laws of each of the Provinces of British
Columbia and Ontario;
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(i)
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Crosshair
is current with all material filings required to be made in all
jurisdictions in which Crosshair exists or carries on any material
business and Crosshair is not in default of any filings required to be
made under applicable securities
laws;
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(j)
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all
Disclosure Documents of Crosshair contain no untrue statement of a
material fact as at the date thereof nor do they omit to state a material
fact which, at the date thereof, was required to have been stated or was
necessary to prevent a statement that was made from being false or
misleading in the circumstances in which it was
made;
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(k)
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upon
their issuance, the Crosshair Warrants will be validly created, issued and
outstanding, registered in the names of the holders
thereof;
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(l)
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upon
their issuance, the Crosshair Shares and the common shares underlying the
Crosshair Warrants will be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid
and non-assessable shares of
Crosshair;
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the
audited consolidated financial statements of Crosshair for the financial
year ended April 30, 2007 and the unaudited financial statements for the
interim period ended January 31, 2008 (the “Crosshair Financial
Statements”) are true and correct in every material respect and
present fairly and accurately the financial position and results of the
operations of Crosshair for the periods ended and have been prepared in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a consistent basis; and
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(n)
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there
are no material liabilities of Crosshair, whether direct, indirect,
absolute or contingent which are not disclosed or reflected in the
Crosshair Financial Statements except those occurred in the ordinary
course of business of the Corporation since January 31,
2008.
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2.3
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The
representations, warranties and covenants hereinbefore set out are
conditions on which each of the Parties have relied in entering into this
Agreement and each of the Parties will indemnify and save the other
harmless from all loss, damage, costs, actions and suits arising out of or
in connection with any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant,
agreement or condition made by it and contained in this
Agreement.
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2.4
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For
the purposes of section 2.1(b) and section 2.1(q), UUL makes no
representation or warranty as to whether or not the Acquisition requires
the approval of UUL’s shareholders pursuant to section 301 of the Business Corporations Act
(British Columbia).
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3.
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PURCHASE AND
SALE
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3.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, UUL hereby agrees to sell
and transfer to Crosshair at the Closing, and Crosshair hereby agrees to
purchase from UUL at the Closing, 100% of UUL’s Interest in the Claims and
the Assets and all of UUL’s rights and obligations under the
PAA.
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3.2
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In
consideration of the sale to it of UUL’s Interest in the Claims and the
Assets and UUL’s rights and obligations under the PAA, Crosshair shall, at
Closing:
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(a)
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forgive
the Bridge Loan and release the Security to the Vendor;
and
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(b)
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issue
to UUL 10,000,000 common shares of Crosshair as presently constituted (the
“Crosshair
Shares”) and 7,500,000 common share purchase warrants, each to
purchase one common share of Crosshair as presently constituted (the
“Crosshair
Warrants”).
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((a) and
(b) are, together, the “Purchase Price”)
3.3
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UUL
and Crosshair will elect in the prescribed manner and within the
prescribed time, pursuant to subsection 85(1) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada), to effect the transfer
of:
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(a)
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UUL’s
Interest in the Claims and the Assets to Crosshair at an agreed amount of
$500,000; and
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(b)
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UUL’s
rights and obligations under the PAA at an agreed amount of
$1.00.
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3.4
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The
Crosshair Warrants will be exercisable for three (3) years from the
Closing Date of the Acquisition at an exercise price of $1.00 per
Crosshair Warrant. If over a period of 20 days following the Closing Date
and the expiry of the Crosshair Warrants, the daily volume weighted
average trading price of Crosshair common shares on the Toronto Stock
Exchange, or such other stock exchange where the majority of trading
occurs,
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exceeds
$2.00, Crosshair may give notice in writing to the holders of the
Crosshair Warrants within 30 days of such occurrence that the Crosshair
Warrants shall expire at 4:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the 30th
day following the giving of such notice unless exercised by the holders
prior to such date.
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3.5
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Crosshair
is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide UUL with a
prospectus and, as a consequence of acquiring securities pursuant to this
exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by the
Securities Act (British
Columbia) including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will
not be available to UUL.
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3.6
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The
Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants will be subject to resale
restrictions and the certificates representing the securities will bear
legends in substantially the following
form:
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UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE [INSERT THE DATE THAT
IS FOUR MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE CLOSING DATE]
3.7
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On
Closing, UUL and Crosshair shall enter into an assignment and assumption
agreement in the form of Schedule “F” in respect of the Interest (the
“Assignment and
Assumption
Agreement”).
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3.8
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On
Closing, UUL and Crosshair shall enter into a novation agreement with
Silver Spruce in accordance with section 37 of the PAA in substantially
the form of Schedule “H” or in such other form as may be acceptable to
UUL. Crosshair and Silver Spruce (the “Novation
Agreement”).
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4.
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VOTING TRUST AND
ESCROW PROVISIONS
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4.1
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On
Closing, the UUL shall enter into a voting trust agreement in the form of
Schedule “D”, in respect of the Crosshair Shares subject to the Escrow
Agreement (the “Voting
Trust Agreement”).
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4.2
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The
Voting Trust Agreement shall expire upon the first to occur
of:
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(a)
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completion
of a distribution of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants to UUL’s
shareholders; and
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(b)
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release
of all of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants from escrow in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, as more particularly
described in section 4.4.
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4.3
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On
Closing, UUL shall enter into an escrow agreement in the form of Schedule
“C” in respect of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants (the “Escrow
Agreement”).
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4.4
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Pursuant
to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair
Warrants will be released to UUL in equal tranches in three (3) month
intervals, with the
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initial
distribution occurring on the date which is three (3) months after the
Closing Date and the final distribution occurring on the date which is two
(2) years after the Closing Date.
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4.5
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The
Escrow Agreement shall expire upon the first to occur
of:
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(a)
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completion
of a distribution of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants to UUL’s
shareholders; and
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(b)
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release
of all of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants from escrow in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement.
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5.
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NET SMELTER RETURN
(NSR) ROYALTY
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5.1
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UUL will
prior to Closing reserve to itself from the transfer of the Claims
contemplated by this Agreement an interest in the Claims by way of a 2%
royalty in respect of 60% of production from the Claims calculated and
payable in accordance with the terms set out in Schedule E (the “Royalty”), which
Royalty shall comprise an interest in, run with, bind and touch the
mineral lands comprised in the transferred Claims, including any renewal
thereof and any other form of successor or substitute title therefore,
including for the sake of certainty any mineral lease or mineral grant
arising therefrom.
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5.2
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Crosshair may, at any time and at its sole
election, elect by delivery of a written notice to UUL, to purchase
25% of the Royalty in exchange for a lump sum
payment of $1,000,000, thereby
reducing the Royalty from a 2.0% royalty to a 1.5%
royalty.
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5.3
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Crosshair
acknowledges and agrees that the Royalty to be retained by UUL is a direct
interest in the Claims and in the ores mined from the Claims, provided
that such interest shall be satisfied and shall be terminated with respect
to any such ores by payment of the amount of the Royalty relating
thereto. Notwithstanding that the Royalty is an interest in the
Claims and the ores removed therefrom, the nature, extent and timing of
all work relating to the Claims and their exploration, development or
operation, including, without limitation, the timing for the commencement,
suspension or termination of any such work and the treatment and
disposition of any ore removed from the Claims, shall all be in the
discretion of Crosshair.
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5.4
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If the Claims are converted into mining leases or
some other form of mineral tenure, the provisions of this section
5 shall continue to apply to such mining leases or
other form of mineral tenure as though each reference in this section
5 to Claims was a reference to such mining leases
or other form of mineral
tenure.
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6.
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SETTLEMENT AND
RELEASE
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6.1
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On
Closing, UUL, Silver Spruce and Crosshair shall have entered into a
settlement and release agreement substantially in the form attached hereto
as Schedule G, wherein Silver Spruce will agree to pay UUL $250,000 in
return for UUL and Crosshair releasing Silver Spruce from all claims
arising under the PAA (the “Settlement and Release
Agreement”).
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RIGHT TO
REPRESENTATION ON CROSSHAIR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
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7.1
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The
Parties agree that they will use their best efforts, subject to any
required regulatory approvals, to cause Mr. Xxx Atlas to be appointed as a
director of Crosshair.
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8.
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CLOSING
ARRANGEMENTS
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8.1
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The
Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Closing
Date at the offices of Blake, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, Suite 2600, 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, B.C., or such other time on the Closing Date as
may be agreed by the Parties.
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8.2
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At
the Closing, UUL shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Crosshair:
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(a)
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a
certified true copy of the resolutions of UUL evidencing that the Board of
Directors of UUL has approved this Agreement and all of the transactions
of UUL contemplated hereunder;
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(b)
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a
form of document satisfactory to Crosshair, acting reasonably, duly
executed by UUL for the transfer of UUL’s Interest in the Claims to
Crosshair and where, applicable, UUL will file and record such instruments
of conveyance and transfer with the appropriate governmental authorities
(all filing fees to be paid by
UUL);
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(c)
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the
Escrow Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule “C”, duly executed by UUL,
for the escrow of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants issued to
UUL;
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(d)
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the
Voting Trust Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule “D”, duly executed by
UUL, for the voting by UUL of the Crosshair Shares subject to the Escrow
Agreement;
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(e)
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the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule “F”, duly
executed by UUL, for the transfer of UUL’s rights and obligations under
the PAA;
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(f)
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a
certificate of a senior officer of UUL (without personal liability) dated
as of the Closing Date certifying that the representations and warranties
of UUL contained herein are true and correct in all material respects as
of the date made and as of the Closing
Date;
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(g)
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originals
or copies of all documents, data, maps, books, records, results and other
material related to the Claims in the possession of
UUL;
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(h)
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favourable
legal opinions of legal counsel to UUL, addressed to Crosshair and dated
as of the Closing Date, in the form and content acceptable to Crosshair
acting reasonably; and
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(i)
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such
other documents as Crosshair may reasonably
request.
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8.3
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At
Closing, Crosshair shall deliver or cause to be
delivered:
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(a)
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certified
true copies of the resolutions of the directors of Crosshair evidencing
the approval of this Agreement and all of the transactions of Crosshair
contemplated hereunder;
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(b)
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a
certificate or certificates representing the Crosshair Shares registered
in the name of UUL;
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(c)
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a
certificate or certificates representing the Crosshair Warrants registered
in the name of UUL;
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(d)
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a
form of document satisfactory to UUL, acting reasonably, evidencing that
the Bridge Loan is forgiven and the Security is
released;
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(e)
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the
Escrow Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule “C”, duly executed by
Crosshair, for the escrow of the Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants
issued to UUL;
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(f)
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the
Voting Trust Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule “E”, duly executed by
Crosshair, for the voting by UUL of the Crosshair Shares subject to the
Escrow Agreement;
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(g)
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the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule “F”, duly
executed by Crosshair, for the transfer of UUL’s rights and obligations
under the PAA;
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(h)
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a
certificate signed by a senior officer of Crosshair (without personal
liability) dated as of the Closing Date certifying that the
representations and warranties of Crosshair contained herein are true and
correct in all material respects as of the date made and as of the Closing
Date;
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(i)
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such
favourable legal opinions of legal counsel to Crosshair, addressed to UUL
and dated as of the Closing Date, in the form and content acceptable to
UUL; and
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(j)
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such
other documents as UUL may reasonably
request.
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9.
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CONDITIONS OF
CLOSING
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9.1
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Crosshair
shall not be obligated to complete the Acquisition pursuant to this
Agreement unless, at or before the Closing, each of the conditions listed
below in this section 9.1 have been satisfied, it being understood that
the said conditions are for the exclusive benefit of
Crosshair:
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(a)
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the
representations of UUL in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects at the Closing;
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(b)
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UUL
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement on its part to be performed or complied
with at or before Closing and shall have executed or delivered to
Crosshair at the
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all of the documents contemplated in section 8.2 and elsewhere in this
agreement;
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(c)
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Crosshair’s
due diligence review of UUL and the Claims does not demonstrate the
existence of an material undisclosed fact regarding UUL or the Claims or
the material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty of UUL as set out
in section 2;
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(d)
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during
the Interim Period, there shall have been no Material Adverse Change with
respect to the Claims or UUL;
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(e)
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during
the Interim Period, there shall have been no Order made or any Legal
Proceedings commenced or threatened for the purpose, or which could have
the effect, of enjoining, preventing or restraining the completion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
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(f)
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all
regulatory approvals and consents to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect,
including the approval of any stock exchange that the securities of the
Parties are listed on.
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9.2
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If
any condition in section 9.1 has not been fulfilled at or before Closing
or if any such condition is or becomes impossible to satisfy, other than
as a result of the failure of Crosshair to comply with its obligations
under this Agreement, then Crosshair may in its sole discretion, without
limiting the rights or remedies available to Crosshair at law or in
equity, either:
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(a)
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terminate
this Agreement by notice to UUL; or
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(b)
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waive
compliance with any such condition without prejudice to its right of
termination in the event of non-fulfillment of any other
condition.
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9.3
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UUL
shall not be obligated to complete the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement unless, at or before Closing, each of the conditions listed
below in this section 9.3 has been satisfied, it being understood that the
said conditions are included for the exclusive benefit of
UUL:
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(a)
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the
representations of Crosshair in this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects at the
Closing;
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(b)
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Crosshair
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement on its part to be performed or complied
with at or before Closing and shall have executed or delivered to UUL at
the Closing all of the documents contemplated in section 8.3 and elsewhere
in this agreement;
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(c)
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UUL’s
due diligence review of Crosshair does not demonstrate the existence of a
material undisclosed fact regarding Crosshair or the material inaccuracy
of a representation and warranty of Crosshair as set out in section
2;
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(d)
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during
the Interim Period, there shall have been no Order made or any Legal
Proceedings commenced or threatened for the purpose, or which could have
the effect, of enjoining, preventing or restraining the completion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
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(e)
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all
regulatory approvals and consents to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect,
including the approval of any stock exchange that the securities of the
Parties are listed on.
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9.4
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If
any condition in section 9.3 has not been fulfilled at or before Closing
or if any such condition is or becomes impossible to satisfy, other than
as a result of the failure of UUL to comply with its obligations under
this Agreement, then UUL may in its sole discretion, without limiting the
rights or remedies available to UUL at law or in equity,
either:
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(a)
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terminate
this Agreement by notice to Crosshair;
or
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(b)
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waive
compliance with any such condition without prejudice to its right of
termination on the event of non-fulfillment of any other
condition.
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10.
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ACTION DURING INTERIM
PERIOD
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10.1
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During
the Interim Period, UUL shall operate all business related to the Claims
and the PAA in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with all
applicable Laws.
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10.2
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During
the Interim Period UUL shall
not:
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(a)
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dispose
of, grant any interest in or encumber any of the
Claims;
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(b)
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enter
into any contract or any other transaction that could affect any of the
Claims, except with the prior written consent of
Crosshair;
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(c)
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terminate,
cancel, modify or amend in any respect any contract related to the Claims
or take or fail to take any action that would entitle any party to a
contract related to the Claims to terminate, modify, cancel or amend such
contract; or
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(d)
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agree,
commit or enter into any understanding to take any action set out in
paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this section
10.2.
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11.
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SHARING OF AND
CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF
INFORMATION
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11.1
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Upon
execution of this Agreement, UUL will forthwith make available to
Crosshair all technical, engineering, environmental data and reports on
the Claims in its possession including, but not limited to: engineering
reports, geological, geochemical and geophysical survey data and reports,
environmental data and reports and all correspondence between UUL and the
Newfoundland government or other
agencies.
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11.2
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Pursuant
to the Crosshair’s due diligence investigation and UUL’s due diligence
investigation, Crosshair and UUL each will disclose and make available to
the other
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certain
Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information” as used
in this Agreement will mean all information, data and knowledge (whether in the
form of documents or other written material, electronic, magnetic or laser
recording or memory, know-how or otherwise) relating, directly or indirectly, to
the property, assets, books and records, or corporate records of either Party
that is delivered or disclosed to the other Party, and will include the
receiving Party’s analyses, interpretations and compilations of such
information, data, knowledge or know-how. The term “Confidential Information”
will not include information, data and knowledge that:
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(a)
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is
in possession or control of a Party prior to disclosure by the other
Party;
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(b)
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is
in the public domain prior to such disclosure;
or
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(c)
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lawfully
enters the public domain through no violation of this
Agreement.
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11.3
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For
the twelve month period commencing on the effective date of the this
Agreement, neither Party will directly or indirectly use any Confidential
Information for its benefit, the benefit of any third party or to the
detriment of the other Party or disclose Confidential Information to any
third party, except as provided in this section 11.3. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, either Party may disclose Confidential Information
to:
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(a)
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its
officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, attorneys,
accountants, consultants, contractors, subcontractors or advisors in
connection with the performance of the Parties under this
Agreement;
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(b)
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any
third party to or with which such Party contemplates its sale, merger or
amalgamation, provided that in any such case only such Confidential
Information as such third party shall have a legitimate business need to
know shall be disclosed and the Person to whom disclosure is made shall
first undertake in writing to protect the confidential nature of such
information at least to the same extent as the parties are obligated under
this section 11; or
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(c)
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the
extent required by law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange or
Government Authority, and then only after giving the other Party
reasonable advance notice of the intended disclosure so that such Party
can seek a protective order.
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11.4
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A
Party disclosing Confidential Information will be responsible and liable
for any use or disclosure of the Confidential Information in violation of
this Agreement by the persons to whom it makes such
disclosures.
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11.5
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In
addition to all of its other remedies at law or in equity for a breach of
the foregoing use and confidentiality obligations, each Party will have
the right to obtain an injunction to prevent the use or disclosure of
Confidential Information in violation of the terms of this
Agreement.
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11.6
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Effective
upon Closing, all Confidential Information relating to the Claims will be
deemed to be Confidential Information of
Crosshair.
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11.7
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Neither
Party shall make announcements regarding the Acquisition and other
transactions contemplated herein prior to Closing which has not been
previously reviewed and commented on by the other Party, except that a
Party may make press releases or filings with a regulatory authority if
counsel for such Party advises that such press release or filing is
necessary in order to comply with applicable Law or the rules and policies
of any securities regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such
Party, in which case such Party will first make a reasonable effort to
obtain the prior approval of the other Party, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
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12.
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REGISTRATIONS
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12.1
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The
Parties agree to have this Agreement registered against title to the
Claims with the Mineral Claims Recorder (Newfoundland and Labrador) as
soon as practicable after
Closing.
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12.2
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UUL
shall have the right to register against title to the Claims with the
Mineral Claims Recorder (Newfoundland and Labrador) against title to the
Claims and, if the Claims are converted into leases or some other form of
mineral tenure, to register against title to such leases or other forms of
mineral tenure, such forms of notice, caution or other documents that UUL
may consider necessary or desirable to give notice to third parties of
UUL’s reservation of the Royalty and to protect UUL’s right to receive the
Royalty. Crosshair consents to such registrations and shall
cooperate as may be reasonably required by UUL with respect to
accomplishing the same.
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13.
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NOTICES
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13.1
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Any
notice, direction or other instrument required or permitted to be given
under this Agreement will be in writing and may be given by the delivery
of the same or by mailing the same by prepaid registered or certified mail
or by sending the same by telegram, telex, telecommunication, facsimile or
other similar form of communication, in each case addressed as
follows:
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(a)
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If
to UUL at:
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Xxxxx
000-000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
X0X
0X0
Attention:
Xxx Atlas
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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(b)
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If
to Crosshair at:
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Suite
1240 - 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX
X0X
0X0
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Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: 000 000-0000
13.2
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Any
notice, direction or other instrument
will:
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(a)
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if
delivered, be deemed to have been given and received on the day it was
delivered; and
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(b)
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if
sent by telecommunication, facsimile or other similar form of
communication, be deemed to have been given and received on the business
day following the day it was so
sent.
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13.3
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A
Party may at any time give to the other Party notice in writing of any
change of address of the Party giving such notice and from and after the
giving of such notice the address or addresses therein specified will be
deemed to be the address of such Party for the purposes of giving notice
hereunder.
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14.
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TERMINATION
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14.1
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Other
than the provisions of this Agreement which explicitly survive
termination, and other than sections 2.3, 9.1 and 9.3, this Agreement will
terminate:
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(a)
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upon
the written agreement of the Parties to terminate;
or
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(b)
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if
the conditions in section 9 are not satisfied or waived by July 31, 2008,
or such later date as may be agreed to by the
Parties.
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15.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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15.1
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The
obligations of a Party shall be suspended to the extent and for the period
that performance is prevented by any cause, whether foreseeable or
unforeseeable, beyond its reasonable control, including without
limitation, labour disputes (however arising and whether or not employee
demands are reasonable or within the power of the Party to grant); acts of
God; laws, instructions or requests of any government or governmental
entity; judgments or orders of any court; inability to obtain on
reasonably acceptable terms any public or private licence, permit or other
authorisation; curtailment or suspension of activities to remedy or avoid
an actual or alleged, present or prospective violation of Environmental
Laws; action or inaction by any federal, provincial or local agency that
delays or prevents the issuance or granting of any approval or
authorisation required to conduct operations beyond the reasonable
expectations of the Party seeking the approval or authorisation; acts of
war or conditions arising out of or attributable to war, whether declared
or undeclared; riot; civil strife, terrorism, insurrection or rebellion;
fire, explosion, earthquake; delay or failure by suppliers or transporters
of materials, parts, supplies, services or equipment or by contractors’ or
subcontractors’ shortage of, or inability to obtain, labour,
transportation, materials, machinery, equipment, supplies, utilities or
services; accidents; breakdown of equipment, machinery or facilities;
actions by native rights groups, environmental groups, or other similar
special interest groups; or
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any
other cause whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing (an “Intervening Event”).
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, lack of funds or inability to raise
financing shall not be considered force majeure events for the purposes of
this section 15.1.
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15.2
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A
Party relying on the provisions of section 15.1 will promptly give
written notice to the other Parties of the particulars of the Intervening
Event and all time limits imposed by this Agreement will be extended from
the date of delivery of such notice by a period equivalent to the period
of delay resulting from an Intervening
Event.
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15.3
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A
Party relying on the provisions of section 15.1 will take all
reasonable steps to eliminate any Intervening Event and, if possible, will
perform its obligations under this Agreement as far as commercially
practical, but nothing herein will require such Party to settle or adjust
any labour dispute or to question or to test the validity of any law,
rule, regulation or order of any duly constituted governmental authority
or to complete its obligations under this Agreement if an Intervening
Event renders completion commercially impracticable. A Party
relying on the provisions of section 15.1 will give written notice to
the other Parties as soon as such Intervening Event ceases to
exist.
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16.
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DEFAULT
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16.1
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Party (a “Defaulting Party”) is in
default of any requirement herein set forth any other Party may give
written notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the default and the
Defaulting Party will not lose any rights under this Agreement, unless
within 10 days after the giving of the first notice of
default by the other Party the Defaulting Party has failed to take
reasonable steps to cure the default by the appropriate performance and if
the Defaulting Party fails within such period to take reasonable steps to
cure any such default, the other Party will be entitled to seek any remedy
it may have on account of such default, which remedies shall include
terminating this Agreement and/or seeking the remedies of specific
performance, injunction or damages.
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17.
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GENERAL
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17.1
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The
Parties will execute such further and other documents and do such further
and other things as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and give
effect to the intent of this
Agreement.
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17.2
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Time
will be of the essence in the performance of this
Agreement.
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17.3
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This
Agreement may not be assigned by either Party prior to the
Closing. Thereafter, this Agreement may be assigned by either
Party with the prior written consent of the other Party, which will not be
unreasonably withheld, and will enure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
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17.4
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Crosshair
shall not sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose
of the whole or any part of its right, title and interest in and to the
Interest unless the proposed transferee first agrees with and for the
benefit of UUL:
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(a)
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to
assume all of the obligations of Crosshair under this Agreement in respect
of the portion of the Interest disposed of to the transferee, including
without limitation the obligations of Crosshair in respect of payment of
the Royalty; and
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(b)
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not
to sell, assign, transfer, mortgage or otherwise dispose of the whole or
any part of its right, title and interest in and to the Interest unless
the proposed transferee first enters into a covenant with and for the
benefit of UUL on the terms of this section 17.4 with UUL or its
successors or assigns, as the case may
be.
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17.5
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This
agreement (including the Schedules thereto) constitutes the entire
agreement between the Parties and, except as hereafter set out, replaces
and supersedes the Letter Agreement and all prior agreements, memoranda,
correspondence, communications, negotiations and representations, whether
oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise between the
Parties with respect to the subject matter herein. There are no
implied covenants contained in this
Agreement.
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17.6
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In
the event of any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or
disposition of any legal or equitable interest of any nature or kind
whatsoever by Crosshair of any interest in the Claims to a party other
than Silver Spruce (a “Third Party Purchaser”),
Crosshair shall:
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(a)
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furnish
to the Third Party Purchaser a true copy of the
PAA;
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(b)
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procure
the Third Party Purchaser’s written novation agreement in favour of Silver
Spruce that the Third Party Purchaser shall be bound by the terms, rights,
obligations and burdens of the PAA as if it were a party thereto in the
place and stead of Crosshair; and
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(c)
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ensure
that in any agreement and deed of sale, assignment or disposition of any
nature to a Third Party Purchaser a covenant to the same obligation and
effect as this section 17.5 which would oblige the Third Party Purchaser
and its successors and assigns is contained therein and that any such
agreement, deed of sale, assignment or disposition is registered at the
public registries in which it is required or customary to register mining
agreements pertaining to land.
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17.7
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The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of UUL and Crosshair
contained in this Agreement shall not merge in but shall instead survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other deeds, bills of
sale, conveyances, transfers, assignments, instruments and other documents
delivered by the parties relating to the Acquisition, whether delivered on
or after the Closing.
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17.8
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This
agreement will be governed by and construed according to the laws of
British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein.
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17.9
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This
agreement may only be amended by the written agreement of the Parties
hereto and their permitted successors and permitted
assigns.
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17.10
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All
costs and expenses, including legal fees and disbursements, incurred in
connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the
consummation of transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by the
Party that incurred same.
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17.11
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This
agreement may be executed by facsimile and in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but each of which shall
constitute one and the same
instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the day and year
first above written.
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UNIVERSAL
URANIUM LTD.
By:
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“William
Galine”
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Name:
William Galine
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Title:
Executive Vice-President
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CROSSHAIR
EXPLORATION & MINING CORP.
By:
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“Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx”
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE
“A” TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION
OF THE CLAIMS
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SCHEDULE
“B” TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION
OF THE ASSETS AND INVENTORY
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SCHEDULE
“C” TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Attached to an forming part
of the agreement between Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. and Universal
Uranium Ltd. dated July [●], 2008.
ESCROW
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of
the ____ day of July 2008 (the “Effective Date”).
A
M O N G:
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UNIVERSAL
URANIUM LTD.
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(“UUL”)
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OF
THE FIRST PART
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-
and -
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COMPUTERSHARE
INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
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(the
“Escrow
Agent”)
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OF
THE SECOND PART
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-
and -
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CROSSHAIR
EXPLORATION & MINING CORP.
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(“Crosshair”)
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OF
THE THIRD PART
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WHEREAS UUL and Crosshair have
entered into a purchase and sale agreement dated the date hereof (the “Purchase
Agreement”);
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the
terms of the Purchase Agreement, Crosshair has agreed to issue 10,000,000 common
shares (the “Crosshair
Shares”) and 7,500,000 common share purchase warrants (the “Crosshair Warrants”) (the
Crosshair Shares and Crosshair Warrants are, together, the “Subject Securities”) to
UUL;
AND WHEREAS it is a condition
of the closing of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement that
UUL and Crosshair execute this Agreement with respect to the Subject
Securities;
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AND WHEREAS the Escrow Agent
has agreed to undertake and perform its duties according to the terms and
conditions hereof.
NOW THEREFORE this Agreement
witnesseth that in consideration of the aforesaid agreements, and of the sum of
one dollar ($1.00) now paid by the parties hereto, each to the other (the
receipt and sufficiency of which sum the parties do hereby respectively
acknowledge each to the other), UUL covenants and agrees with Crosshair and with
the Escrow Agent, and Crosshair and the Escrow Agent jointly and severally
covenant and agree with each other and with UUL, as follows:
1. UUL
hereby places and deposits in escrow with the Escrow Agent the Subject
Securities which are represented by the certificates referred to in Exhibit “A”
hereto and hereby undertakes and agrees to immediately deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent any share certificates or other evidence of these
Subject Securities which it has or may later receive. If UUL receives any other
securities (“Additional Subject
Securities”):
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(a)
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as
a dividend or other distribution on the Subject
Securities;
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(b)
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on
the exercise of a right of purchase, conversion or exchange attaching to
the Subject Securities;
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(c)
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on
a subdivision or compulsory or automatic conversion or exchange of the
Subject Securities; or
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(d)
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from
a successor issuer in a business
combination;
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UUL will
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent any share certificates or
other evidence of Additional Subject Securities. For greater certainty, where
this Agreement refers to Subject Securities, it includes the Additional Subject
Securities.
2. During
the period in which the Subject Securities are held in escrow pursuant to the
terms hereof, the certificates representing the Subject Securities (including
any replacement securities or certificates) shall remain registered in the name
of UUL or any successor to UUL.
3. The
parties hereby agree that the Subject Securities and the beneficial ownership of
or any interest in them and the certificates representing them (including any
replacement securities or certificates) shall not be sold, assigned,
hypothecated, alienated, redeemed or retracted, released from escrow,
transferred within escrow, or otherwise dealt with in any manner, except in
accordance with the Release Schedule contained in paragraph 4 and according to a
Written Direction received by the Escrow Agent pursuant to paragraph
5.
4. The
parties hereby agree that the Subject Securities shall be released to UUL by the
Escrow Agent in accordance with the following schedule (the “Release
Schedule”):
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Release Dates
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Total
Number of Crosshair Shares to be Released
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Total
Number of Crosshair Warrants to be Released
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3
months following the Effective Date
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1,428,000
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1,071,000
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6
months following the Effective Date
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1,428,000
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1,071,000
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9
months following the Effective Date
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1,428,000
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1,071,000
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12
months following the Effective Date
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1,429,000
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1,071,000
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15
months following the Effective Date
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1,429,000
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1,071,000
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18
months following the Effective Date
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1,429,000
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1,071,000
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24
months following the Effective Date
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1,429,000
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1,074,000
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TOTAL
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10,000,000
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7,500,000
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5. Notwithstanding
paragraph 2 and the Release Schedule contained in paragraph 3, the total number
of Subject Securities then subject to the escrow (the “Remaining Subject Securities”)
shall be released upon receipt by the Escrow Agent of a joint written direction
(a “Written Direction”)
signed by an authorized officer of Crosshair and an authorized officer of UUL
confirming that UUL has entered into a distribution arrangement with its
shareholders with respect to the Remaining Subject Securities and irrevocably
authorizing the Escrow Agent to release the Remaining Subject Securities in
accordance with the terms of the Written Direction.
6. The
Escrow Agent will send to each security holder any share certificates or other
evidence of that security holder’s Subject Securities in the possession of the
Escrow Agent released from escrow as soon as reasonably practicable after the
release.
7. The
Escrow Agent will not be responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the
sufficiency, correctness, genuineness or validity of any Subject Security
deposited with it.
8. The
Escrow Agent is authorized to cancel any share certificate delivered to it and
hold such security holder’s Subject Securities in electronic or uncertificated
form only, pending release of such securities from escrow.
9. The
Escrow Agent will have no responsibility with respect to any Subject Securities
in respect of which no share certificate or other evidence of electronic or
uncertificated form of these securities has been delivered to it or otherwise
received by it.
10. The
Escrow Agent hereby accepts the duties placed on it hereby and the Subject
Securities and any share certificates or other evidence of these securities,
solely as custodian, bailee and agent. No trust is intended to be, or is or will
be created hereby and the Escrow Agent shall owe no duties hereunder as
trustee.
11. UUL
and Crosshair hereby jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless
the Escrow Agent, its affiliates and their current and former directors,
officers, employees and agents from and against all claims, demands, losses,
penalties, costs, expenses, fees and liabilities, including, without limitation,
legal fees and expenses, directly or indirectly arising out of, or in connection
with, or in respect of, this Agreement, except where the same result
directly
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and
principally from gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part
of the Escrow Agent. This indemnity survives the release of the Subject
Securities, the resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent and the
termination of this Agreement.
12. The
Escrow Agent may consult or retain such legal counsel and advisors as it may
reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its duties or determining its
rights under this Agreement and may rely and act upon the advice of such counsel
or advisor. The Escrow Agent will give written notice to the parties as soon as
practicable that it has retained legal counsel or other advisors.
13. In
the event of any disagreement arising under the terms of this Agreement, the
Escrow Agent will be entitled, at its option, to refuse to comply with any and
all demands whatsoever until the dispute is settled either by a written
agreement among the parties or by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
14. If
the Escrow Agent should wish to resign, it shall give written notice to
Crosshair. Should Crosshair wish to terminate the Escrow Agent, it will give
written notice to the Escrow Agent. If the Escrow Agent resigns or is
terminated, Crosshair will be responsible for ensuring that the Escrow Agent is
replaced not later than the resignation or termination date by another escrow
agent that is acceptable to securities regulators having jurisdiction in the
matter and that has accepted such appointment, which appointment will be binding
on Crosshair and UUL. The resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent will be
effective, and the Escrow Agent will cease to be bound by this Agreement, on the
date that is 30 days after the date of receipt of the notices referred to above
by the Escrow Agent or Crosshair, as applicable, or such other
date which the Escrow Agent and Crosshair may agree upon, provided
that the resignation or termination date shall not be less than 10 business days
before a release date.
15.
If Crosshair has not appointed a successor escrow agent within 30 days of the
resignation or termination date, the Escrow Agent will apply, at Crosshair’s
expense, to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
escrow agent and the duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent will cease
immediately upon such appointment. The new escrow agent shall assume and be
bound by the obligations of the Escrow Agent hereunder.
16. The
Escrow Agent shall not be liable for having acted in good faith upon any written
direction, notice, request, waiver, consent, receipt or other paper or documents
furnished in writing to the Escrow Agent by UUL or Crosshair or any other
person, firm or corporation that shall be legally entitled to deal with or
become the registered owner of the Subject Securities and purportedly signed by
UUL or Crosshair or such other person, firm or corporation, as shall
respectively be the case.
17. The
Escrow Agent will not be liable to any of the parties hereunder for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement,
except for losses directly, principally and immediately caused by its bad faith,
willful misconduct or gross negligence. Under no circumstances will the Escrow
Agent be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary,
aggravated or punitive losses or damages hereunder, including any loss of
profits, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable. Notwithstanding the foregoing or
any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will the collective liability
of the
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Escrow
Agent under or in connection with this Agreement to any one or more parties,
except for losses directly caused by its bad faith, willful misconduct or gross
negligence, exceed the amount of its annual fees under this Agreement or the
amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), whichever amount shall be
greater.
18. The parties will pay the
Escrow Agent reasonable remuneration for its services under this Agreement,
which fees are subject to revision from time to time on 30 days' written
notice. The parties
will reimburse the Escrow Agent for its expenses and disbursements. Any
amount due under this section and unpaid 30 days after request for such payment,
will bear interest from the expiration of such period at a rate per annum equal
to the then current rate charged by the Escrow Agent, payable on
demand.
19. The
Escrow Agent shall have no duties except those which are expressly herein set
forth and shall not be bound by any notice, claim or demand with respect thereto
or waiver, modification, amendment, termination or rescission of this Agreement
unless received and agreed upon in writing by the Escrow Agent.
20. Any
notice, direction or other instrument required or permitted to be given under
this Agreement will be in writing and may be given by the delivery of the same
or by mailing the same by prepaid registered or certified mail or by sending the
same by telegram, telex, telecommunication, facsimile or other similar form of
communication, in each case addressed as follows:
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(a)
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If
to UUL at:
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Xxxxx
000-000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
X0X
0X0
Attention:
Xxx Atlas
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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(b)
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If
to Crosshair at:
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Suite
0000 - 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX
X0X
0X0
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: 000 000-0000
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(c)
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If
the Escrow Agent at:
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3rd Floor-
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX
X0X
0X0
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Attention: General
Manager, Client Services
Facsimile
No.: 000 000-0000
21. Wherever
the singular is used throughout this Agreement, the same shall be construed as
being the plural where the context so requires.
22. This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto
and each of their respective successors and assigns.
23. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable
therein.
24. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts in the same form and such
counterparts as so executed shall together form one original agreement, and such
counterparts, if more than one, shall be read together and construed as if all
the signing parties hereto had executed one copy of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
hereto have executed this agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
UNIVERSAL
URANIUM LTD.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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COMPUTERSHARE
INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
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By:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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Authorized Signatory
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CROSSHAIR
MINING & EXPLORATION CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
“A”
DESCRIPTION
OF SUBJECT SECURITIES
Crosshair
Shares
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Number
of
Crosshair
Shares
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Certificate
Number
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10,000,000
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[·]
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Crosshair
Warrants
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Number
of
Crosshair Warrants
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Certificate
Number
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1,071,000
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1
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1,071,000
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2
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1,071,000
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3
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1,071,000
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4
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1,071,000
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5
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1,071,000
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6
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1,074,000
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7
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SCHEDULE
“D” TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Attached
to and forming part of the agreement between Crosshair Exploration & Mining
Corp. and Universal Uranium Ltd. dated July [●], 2008
VOTING
TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT made effective as of July ___, 2008 (the “Effective Date”)
BETWEEN:
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CROSSHAIR EXPLORATION &
MINING CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of British
Columbia, having its head office at Xxxxx 0000- 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, X.X., X0X 0X0
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(“Crosshair”)
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AND:
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UNIVERSAL URANIUM LTD.,
a corporation existing under the laws of British Columbia, having its head
office at Xxxxx 000-000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X
0X0
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(“UUL”)
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WHEREAS Crosshair has entered
into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated for
reference July ____, 2008 with UUL, pursuant to which Crosshair will acquire all
UUL’s Interest in certain Claims as well as UUL’s rights and obligations under
the PAA, and in consideration Crosshair will issue common shares and common
share purchase warrants to UUL (the “Securities”);
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the
terms of the Purchase Agreement, UUL has agreed that the Securities shall be
subject to an escrow and released to UUL pursuant to the terms of an Escrow
Agreement entered into between the parties;
AND WHEREAS the parties have
agreed that all common shares subject to the Escrow Agreement and not yet
released to UUL pursuant to the terms thereof (the “Subject Securities”) shall
also be subject to a voting trust;
AND WHEREAS it is a condition
to the closing of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement that
UUL execute this voting trust agreement (the “Voting Trust”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby covenant and agree as
follows:
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1. Definitions. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Term of Voting
Trust. This Voting Trust will be effective as of the date
hereof and will terminate on the Termination Date. As used herein, the term
“Termination Date” shall
mean the date upon which none of the Subject Securities are subject to the
Escrow Agreement.
3. Agreement to Vote the
Subject Securities. Until the Termination Date, at every
meeting of the shareholders of Crosshair called with respect to any matter
brought before the shareholders of Crosshair by management for their
consideration and approval, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof,
and on every action or approval by written consent of the shareholders of
Crosshair with respect to any matter brought to the shareholders of Crosshair
for their consideration and approval, UUL shall either (a) abstain from voting
the Subject Securities; or (b) vote the Subject Securities, or sign a written
consent in lieu of a meeting, in accordance with the recommendation of the board
of directors of Crosshair.
Prior to
the Termination Date, UUL shall not enter into any agreement or understanding
with any person to vote or otherwise give instructions in any manner
inconsistent with this Section 3.
4. Irrevocable
Proxy. Subject to the terms hereof relating to the Termination
Date, at the request of Crosshair, UUL agrees to deliver to Crosshair an
irrevocable proxy addressing the matters in Section 3 hereof, which shall be
irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, covering the
total number of Subject Securities.
5. Concerning the Subject
Securities. In the event of the subdivision, consolidation,
change, exercise, classification or reclassification at any time of the Subject
Securities into a greater or lesser number of common shares or other voting
securities of Crosshair, or in the event of the conversion of the Subject
Securities or upon the amalgamation, merger, arrangement, or other corporate
combination of Crosshair with any other corporation or corporations, or the
division of Crosshair into two or more entities, any voting securities received
by UUL in respect of the Subject Securities resulting from such subdivision,
consolidation, change, exercise, classification, reclassification,
conversion, amalgamation, merger, arrangement or other corporate combination, or
division will be subject to this agreement and the Voting Trust hereby
constituted.
6. Additional
Documents. UUL hereby covenants and agrees to execute and
deliver any additional documents reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out
the purpose and intent of this Voting Trust.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Effective Date.
Notwithstanding the date of execution and delivery of this Voting Trust, this
Voting Trust shall be effective only from and after the Effective
Date.
(b) Severability. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Voting Trust is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, then
the
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remainder
of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Voting Trust shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, unpaired or
invalidated.
(c) Remedies. UUL
acknowledges that a breach by it of any of the covenants contained in this
Voting Trust would result in damages to Crosshair and that Crosshair may not be
adequately compensated for such damages by monetary award
alone. Accordingly, UUL agrees that in the event of any such breach,
in addition to any other remedies available at law or otherwise, Crosshair shall
be entitled as a matter of right to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction
for relief by way of injunction, restraining order, decree or otherwise as may
be appropriate to ensure compliance by UUL with the provisions of this Voting
Trust. Any remedy expressly set out in this Voting Trust shall be in
addition to and not inclusive of or dependent upon the exercise of any other
remedy available at law or otherwise.
(d) Amendments and
Modification. This Voting Trust may not be modified, amended,
altered or supplemented except by the execution and delivery of a written
agreement executed by the parties hereto. All such amendments or modifications
will be subject to all applicable regulatory requirements.
(e) Waiver. No waiver by
any party hereto of any condition or of any breach of any provision of this
Voting Trust shall be effective unless in writing.
(f) Governing Law. This
Voting Trust shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the British Columbia, without giving effect to principles governing conflicts of
laws.
(g) Permitted
Assigns. This agreement will enure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and upon their respective successors, permitted
assigns and other legal representatives.
(h) Counterparts. This
Voting Trust may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
(i) Effect of Headings.
The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Voting Trust.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Voting Trust on the date
first written above.
CROSSHAIR
EXPLORATION & MINING CORP.
By:
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_______________________
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Name:
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Title:
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UNIVERSAL
URANIUM LTD.
By:
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________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE “E” TO THE PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT
Attached
to and forming part of the agreement between Crosshair Mining & Exploration
Corp. and Universal Uranium Ltd. dated July [●], 2008
DEFINITION,
CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF NSR ROYALTY
1. Definitions
Unless
otherwise set forth below, all capitalized terms used in this Schedule shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the purchase and sale agreement between
Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. and Universal Uranium Ltd. dated July
___, 2008 (the “Purchase
Agreement”).
“Calendar Quarter” means each
three-month period ending March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December
31st of each calendar year.
“Interest” means the 60%
interest in the Claims acquired by the Payor pursuant to the terms of the
Purchase Agreement, excluding the Royalty.
“Mineral Price Quotation” for a
Product means the final sale price as quoted for the Product on the London
Metals Exchange, as published in Metals Week or a similar
publication. If publication of the final quotation on the London Metals Exchange
shall be discontinued, the parties shall select a comparable commodity quotation
for purposes of calculating the Net Smelter Returns. If such selection has not
been completed prior to the end of the calendar month following the month in
which the quotation is discontinued, the average quotation for the calendar
month in which the quotation is discontinued shall be used on an interim basis
pending such selection.
“Net Smelter Returns” for a
Calendar Quarter in respect of all of the Products means (i) the Smelter Returns
for each Calendar Quarter for all of the Products; less (ii) the deductions,
adjustments and credits set forth in Section 3.
“Net Smelter Returns Royalty”
means 2% of Net Smelter Returns.
“Net Smelter Returns Royalty
Interest” means the Net Smelter Return Royalty reserved by the Royalty
Holder with respect to ores mined from the Claims.
“Payor” means Crosshair
Exploration & Mining Corp. and its successors and permitted
assigns.
“Products” means ores mined
from the Claims and any concentrates or other materials or products derived
therefrom, including without limitation, uranium oxide, whether in solid form or
in solution.
“Royalty Holder” means
Universal Uranium Ltd. and its successors and permitted assigns.
“Smelter Returns” for a
Calendar Quarter in respect of all of the Products means, for each of the
Products, the average Mineral Price Quotation for the Product for a Calendar
Quarter multiplied by the total number of appropriate units of measurement of
the Product beneficiated
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by the
Payor or credited by the smelter, refiner or other bona fide purchaser to the
Payor during that Calendar Quarter.
“Subject Ore” means the ore
mined by the Payor from the Claims.
2. Reservation
Of Royalty
The Payor
acknowledges that the Royalty Holder has reserved to itself the Net Smelter
Returns Royalty Interest. The Payor shall pay and the Royalty Holder
shall be entitled to receive payments of the Net Smelter Returns
Royalty.
3. NSR
Deductions
In
calculating the Net Smelter Returns Royalty, the Payor shall be entitled to
deduct from Smelter Returns the following costs, to the extent incurred and
borne by the Payor:
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(a)
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any
smelter and/or refining charges;
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(b)
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government
imposed production and ad valorem taxes (excluding taxes on
income);
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(c)
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treatment
charges, penalties and any and all charges made by the purchaser of the
Products;
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(d)
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any
and all transportation and insurance costs which may be incurred in
connection with the transportation of the Products from the Claims or from
a concentrator, whether situated on or off the Claims, to a smelter,
refinery or other place of treatment;
and
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(e)
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all
umpire charges on the Products.
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4. General
Provisions
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(a)
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Arm’s
Length Provision
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If
smelting, refining and/or treatment are carried out in facilities owned or
controlled by the Payor, charges, costs and penalties for such operations,
including transportation to such facilities, shall mean the amount that the
Payor would have incurred if such operations were carried out at facilities not
owned or controlled by the Payor then offering similar custom services for
comparable products on prevailing terms.
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(b)
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Payment
of the Net Smelter Returns Royalty
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All
royalty or provisional royalty payments will be payable on or before the 30th
day following each Calendar Quarter. Each such quarterly payment to the Royalty
Holder shall be accompanied by a statement in reasonable detail showing the
calculation of the payment. Each such quarterly payment shall be
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subject
to adjustment as provided below in the next quarterly payment or when the final
report for the year is issued as specified below.
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(c)
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Provisional
Payments
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If any
payment becomes due and payable to the Royalty Holder prior to the Payor’s final
estimate of the total amount payable, then the Payor shall pay the Royalty
Holder a provisional royalty payment using the Payor’s then current estimate of
the amount payable for Products produced during the Calendar
Quarter.
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(d)
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Adjustments
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The
following adjustments shall be taken into account in determining the royalty
payments or provisional royalty payments and shall be specified in a statement
which will accompany each payment:
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(i)
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Any
adjustments to charges, costs, deductions or expenses imposed upon or
given to the Payor but not taken into account in determining previous
royalty payments;
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(ii)
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Any
adjustments in the number of appropriate units of measurement of Products,
beneficiated by the Payor, or previously credited to the Payor by a
smelter, refiner or bona fide purchaser of Products shipped or sold by the
Payor;
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Any
adjustments in mineral content and average percentage recovery;
and
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Any
payments that have not otherwise been credited against previous royalty
payments.
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Practices
and Procedures
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The Owner
shall ensure that reasonable practices and procedures are adopted and employed
for weighing, determining moisture content, sampling and assaying and for
determining recovery factors.
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Annual
Final Report
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Within 90
days after the end of each calendar year, the Payor shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Royalty Holder a final report for the year certified as being
accurate by a responsible officer of the Payor showing in reasonable detail the
calculation of the royalty due the Royalty Holder for the prior year and all
adjustments to the quarterly or other periodic reports and payments for the
year. With such final report, the Payor shall, if applicable, make such
additional royalty payment as is required by the report. If such report
indicates that the Royalty Holder has received more than it should have been
paid in respect of the royalty due to the Royalty Holder, then the excess shall
be deducted from the
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payment obligation owed pursuant to the provisions of this Schedule or, in the
event of a temporary or permanent cessation of production, the Royalty Holder
shall repay the excess within 15 days of the annual report.
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Audit
Right
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All
royalty payments shall be considered final and in full satisfaction
of all obligations of the Payor with respect thereto, unless the Royalty Holder
gives the Payor written notice describing and setting forth a specific objection
to the calculation thereof within twelve (12) months after receipt by the
Royalty Holder of the calculation herein provided for. If the Royalty
Holder objects to a calculation as herein provided, the Royalty Holder shall,
for a period of thirty (30) days after the Payor’s receipt of written notice of
such objection, have the right, upon reasonable notice and at a reasonable time,
to have the Payor’s accounts and records relating to the calculation of Net
Smelter Returns audited by a chartered accountant acceptable to the Royalty
Holder and to the Payor. If such audit determines that there has been
a deficiency or an excess in the payment made to the Royalty Holder such
deficiency or excess shall be resolved by adjusting the next quarterly Net
Smelter Returns Royalty payment due hereunder. The Royalty Holder
shall pay all costs of such audit unless a deficiency of more than ten percent
(10%) of the amount is determined to exist. The Payor shall pay the
cost of such audit if a deficiency of more than ten percent (10%) of the amount
due is determined to exist. Failure on the part of the Royalty Holder
to make claim on the Payor for adjustment in such twelve (12) month period shall
establish the correctness and preclude the filing of exceptions thereto or
making of claims for adjustments thereon.
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Assignment
by Payor
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Upon any
assignment, conveyance, termination or abandonment of the Interest or any
portion thereof, as the case may be, by the Payor, the Payor shall have no
further obligation to the Royalty Holder in respect of the Interest or such
portion, as the case may be; provided that, in the case of assignment or
conveyance, it shall be a condition of any assignment or conveyance that the
assignee or transferee shall have agreed to assume the Payor’s obligation to the
Royalty Holder to pay the Net Smelter Returns Royalty in respect of that portion
of the Interest acquired by such assignee or transferee.
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Assignment
by Royalty Holder
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein contained, if any part of the right to receive
the Net Smelter Returns Royalty is assigned by the Royalty Holder, it shall be a
condition of such assignment that the assignee agrees with the Payor and all
other parties entitled to receive any part of the Net Smelter Returns Royalty as
follows:
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the
amount of any Net Smelter Returns Royalty payable hereunder shall be
settled only with the Royalty Holder or an authorized nominee (herein
collectively called the “Nominee”) as designated by notice to the Payor
(such notice to be executed by all parties entitled to receive any part of
the Net Smelter Returns Royalty), and such settlement shall be final and
binding upon all interested parties and the Payor shall not be required to
make any accounting to any person save such
Nominee;
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payment
of the Net Smelter Returns Royalty shall be made only to or to the order
of the Nominee “In Trust” and such payment shall constitute a full and
complete discharge to the Payor and it shall have no obligation to see to
the distribution of any such
payment;
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the
Payor may settle disputes arising hereunder with the Nominee and such
settlement shall be final and binding upon all interested
parties;
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the
Payor may rely upon any direction, advice or authorization signed by the
Nominee and may act thereon as if the same was signed by all interested
parties; and
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the
Payor shall not be required to deal with any person except the Nominee.
Each interested party shall exercise all of their respective rights only
through the Nominee and shall require each of their respective assignees
to agree in writing to be bound by the provisions
hereof.
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Net
Smelter Returns Royalty an Interest in
Land
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The Net
Smelter Returns Royalty shall comprise an interest in, run with, bind and touch
the mineral lands comprised in the Claims, including any renewal thereof and any
other form of successor or substitute title therefor, including for the sake of
certainty any mineral lease or mineral grant arising therefrom.
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Nature
of Net Smelter Returns Royalty
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The Payor
acknowledges and agrees that the Net Smelter Returns Royalty retained by the
Royalty Holder is a direct interest in the Claims and in the ores mined from the
Claims, provided that such interest shall be satisfied and shall be terminated
with respect to any such ore by payment of the amount of the Net Smelter Returns
relating thereto. Notwithstanding that the Net Smelter Returns
Royalty is an interest in the Claims and the ores removed therefrom, the nature,
extent and timing of all work relating to the Claims and their exploration,
development or operation, including without limitation the timing for the
commencement, suspension or termination of any such work and the treatment and
disposition of any ore removed from the Claims, shall all be in the discretion
of the Payor.
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Purchase
of Net Smelter Returns Royalty
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The Payor
may at any time purchase 25% of the Net Smelter Returns Royalty pursuant to the
terms of the Purchase Agreement, thereby reducing the Net Smelter Returns
Royalty from a 2.0% royalty to a 1.5% royalty.
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SCHEDULE
“F” TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Attached to and forming part
of the agreement between Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. and Universal
Uranium Ltd. dated July [●], 2008
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This
Agreement dated for reference July ___, 2008 (the “Effective Date”)
BETWEEN:
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UNIVERSAL URANIUM LTD., a corporation existing under the laws of
British Columbia, having its head office at Xxxxx 000-000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
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(the
“Assignor”)
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OF THE FIRST
PART
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and -
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CROSSHAIR MINING &
EXPLORATION CORP., a corporation
existing under the laws of British Columbia, having its head office at
Xxxxx 0000-0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X
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(the
“Assignee”)
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WHEREAS the Assignor is a
party to a property acquisition agreement dated January 23, 2006 between
the Assignor and Silver Spruce Resources Inc. (“Silver Spruce”) (the “PAA”);
AND WHEREAS the Assignor and
the Assignee entered into an agreement dated the date hereof whereby the
Assignee agreed to assign and the Assignor agreed to assume all of the
Assignor’s rights and obligations under the PAA.
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT
WITNESSETH that in consideration of the covenants, agreements, warrants
and payments herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each of the parties
hereto, the parties hereto do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
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Assignment. The
Assignor hereby absolutely assigns, transfers and sets over to the
Assignee, its successors and assigns, the Assignor’s rights, interests,
benefits, duties and obligations in and relating to the PAA as of the
Effective Date.
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Assumption. The
Assignee hereby agrees to accept the assignment herein provided and to
assume as of the Effective Date, and thereupon and thereafter to be bound
by and
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observe,
carry out, perform and fulfil all of the covenants, conditions,
obligations and liabilities of the Assignor under the PAA, to the same
extent and with the same force and effect as though the Assignee had been
named an original party to the
PAA.
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Third
Parties. In the event of any sale, assignment, transfer,
pledge, hypothecation or disposition of any legal or equitable interest of
any nature or kind whatsoever by the Assignee of any interest in the
Property (as such term is defined in the PAA) to a party other than Silver
Spruce (a “Third Party
Purchaser”), the Assignee
shall:
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furnish
to the Third Party Purchaser a true copy of the
PAA;
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procure
the Third Party Purchaser’s written novation agreement in favour of Silver
Spruce that the Third Party Purchaser shall be bound by the terms, rights,
obligations and burdens of the PAA as if it were a party thereto in the
place and stead of the Assignee;
and
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ensure
that in any agreement and deed of sale, assignment or disposition of any
nature to a Third Party Purchaser a covenant to the same obligation and
effect as this section 3 which would oblige the Third Party Purchaser and
its successors and assigns is contained therein and that any such
agreement, deed of sale, assignment or disposition is registered at the
public registries in which it is required or customary to register mining
agreements pertaining to land.
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Further
Assurances. The
Assignor shall from time to time and at all times hereafter, promptly
execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further
documents, deeds, assurances and instruments and shall do or cause to be
done all such further acts and things as may be reasonably required by the
Assignee to give effect to this
Agreement.
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together
shall be but one and the same
instrument.
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Enurement. This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
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Headings
for Convenience Only. The
division of this Agreement into articles and sections is for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction
of this Agreement.
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Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein and each of the parties agrees irrevocably to attorn to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of British
Columbia.
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Gender. In this
Agreement, words importing the singular number shall include the plural
and vice versa, and words importing the use of any gender shall include
the masculine, feminine and neuter
genders.
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Transmission
by Facsimile. The parties
agree that this Agreement may be transmitted by facsimile or such similar
device and that the reproduction of signatures by facsimile or such
similar device will be treated as binding as if originals and each party
undertakes to provide the other party with a copy of the Agreement bearing
original signatures forthwith upon
demand.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
have duly executed this Assignment and Assumption Agreement on July ___,
2008.
UNIVERSAL URANIUM
LTD.
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Per:
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Name:
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Title:
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CROSSHAIR EXPLORATION &
MINING CORP.
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Per:
_______________________
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Name:
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Title:
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“G” TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Attached to and forming part
of the agreement between Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. and Universal
Uranium Ltd. dated July [●], 2008
[SETTLEMENT
AND RELEASE AGREEMENT]
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NOVATION
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