MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 23, 2007, by and between
GOLDEN PHOENIX MINERALS, INC., a Minnesota corporation, (the “Company”), and FUSION CAPITAL FUND
II, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Company mutually desire to terminate the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of January 20, 2006, by and between the Company and the Buyer (the “Purchase
Agreement”) in connection with a $6 million capital raise by the Company in a private placement to
institutional and accredited investors (the “Private Placement”). Attached hereto as Exhibit “A”
is the Company’s written notice of termination pursuant to Section 11(k) of the Purchase Agreement.
All capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. TERMINATION OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
The Purchase Agreement, and the other Transaction Documents between the Buyer and the Company
related to the Purchase Agreement (other than this Agreement, that certain Registration Rights
Agreement between the Company and Buyer dated January 20, 2006, the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) are hereby terminated effective as of the date hereof and any and all rights, duties
and obligations arising thereunder or in connection with the Purchase Agreement, and the
Transaction Documents (other then the Registration Rights Agreement and this Agreement) are now and
hereafter fully and finally terminated, provided, however, that (i) the representations and
warranties of the Buyer and Company contained in Sections 2 and 3 of the Purchase Agreement, (ii)
the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8 of the Purchase Agreement, (iii) the
agreements and covenants set forth in Section 11 of the Purchase Agreement, including, but not
limited to, the Company’s and the Buyer’s obligations with respect to any pending purchases of
Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement, (iv) the Registration Rights Agreement, and (v) that
certain Termination Agreement between the Buyer and the Company dated as of January 19, 2006, and
the “Surviving Obligations” set forth therein, shall survive such termination and shall continue in
full force and effect (the “Surviving Obligations”).
2. MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE.
Except as may arise under or in connection with this Agreement and the Surviving Obligations,
the Company and the Buyer hereby release and forever discharge each party hereto and its
predecessors, successors and assigns, employees, shareholders, partners, managing members,
officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates from any and all claims, causes
of actions, suits, demands, debts, dues, accounts, bonds, covenants, contracts, agreements,
judgments whatsoever in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, including,
but not limited
to, any claim arising out of or relating to the transactions described in the Purchase Agreement
and Transaction Documents (other than the Registration Rights Agreement or the Surviving
Obligations) which any party hereto had, now has or which its heirs, executors, administrators,
successors or assigns, or any of them, hereafter can, shall or may have, against any party hereto
or such parties predecessors, successors and assigns, employees, shareholders, partners, managing
members, officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates, for or by reason of
any cause, matter or thing whatsoever, whether arising prior to, on or after the date hereof,
provided, however, that (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Surviving Obligations including, but not
limited to, the Registration Rights Agreement, shall continue in full force and effect as the
legal, valid and binding obligation of each party thereto enforceable against each such party in
accordance with its terms.
3. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each
party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting in the City of Chicago, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other
Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated
hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such
court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue
of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and
agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND
AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the
signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a
facsimile signature.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and
shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
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(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity
or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or
permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by
facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Trading Day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
| If to the Company: | ||||||
| Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. | ||||||
| 0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||||
| Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||||||
| Telephone: | 000-000-0000 | |||||
| Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 | |||||
| Attention: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
| If to the Buyer: | ||||||
| Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC | ||||||
| 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0-000 | ||||||
| Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
| Telephone: | 000-000-0000 | |||||
| Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 | |||||
| Attention: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Trading
Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or
electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, and recipient
facsimile number or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be
rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign
this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Buyer, including by merger or consolidation. The Buyer may not assign its rights or obligations
under this Agreement.
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(g) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit
of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(h) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in
order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.
(i) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement is the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be
applied against any party.
(j) Changes to the Terms of this Agreement. This Agreement and any provision hereof
may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Buyer. The term
“Agreement” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this
instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or
supplemented.
(k) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay in the exercise of any
power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof
or of any other right, power or privilege.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused this Mutual Termination Agreement to
be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| THE COMPANY: | ||||||||
| GOLDEN PHOENIX MINERALS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: | President | |||||||
| BUYER: | ||||||||
| FUSION CAPITAL FUND II, LLC | ||||||||
| BY: FUSION CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | ||||||||
| BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: | President | |||||||
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EXHIBIT “A”
WRITTEN NOTICE OF TERMINATION
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April 23, 2007
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0-000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0-000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Re: NOTICE OF TERMINATION
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Pursuant to that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement by and between Golden Phoenix
Minerals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC (“Fusion”) (the “Agreement”), the
Company is hereby providing notice that as of April 23, 2007, the Agreement is hereby
terminated in accordance with Section 11(k)(v) thereto. Hence, Fusion must refrain from making any
further purchases of the Company’s common stock under the Agreement and as registered on Form SB-2,
as amended (SEC File No. 333-131226).
Should you have any questions, please contact our attorney, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, at (000)
000-0000.
| Very truly yours, /s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President |
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