SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT relating to BN MUNAI LLP between
Exhibit 10(35)
relating to
BN MUNAI LLP
between
(1) COIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
(2) TETHYS PETROLEUM LIMITED
and
(3) TETHYS KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED
THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made on 2007:-
BETWEEN
| (1) | COIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED, (registration number # 13441 IBC 2006 dated 05.04.2006) a company incorporated in St. Xxxxxxx & Grenadines, with the following registration address: X.X. Xxx 0000, Paul’s Avenue, Kingstown, St. Xxxxxxx & Grenadines, (“Coin”); |
and
| (2) | TETHYS PETROLEUM LIMITED, a company existing under the laws of Guernsey (company number 41075) and having its registered office at X.X. Xxx 000, Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX0 0XX (“Tethys”); |
and
| (3) | TETHYS KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED, a company existing under the laws of Guernsey (company number 41210) and having its registered office at X.X. Xxx 000, Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX0 0XX (“TKL”) and currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Tethys. |
INTRODUCTION
| (A) | BN MUNAI LLP is a Kazakh limited liability partnership with registered office at Xxxxxxxx Xxx. 00, Xxx. 00, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx of Kazakhstan (“BNM). BNM currently owns a 100% interest in the Kyzyloi Production Contract, Akkulka Exploration Contract and Greater Akkulka (aka Kul-Bas) Exploration and Production Contract, these being oil and gas contracts relating to areas to the north west of the Aral Sea in western Kazakhstan. BNM is currently seventy percent (70%) owned by TKL and thirty percent (30%) owned by Coin in accordance with the Charter and Foundation Agreement of BNM dated 29.08.06, and re-registration certificate dated 25.09.006. The 30% ownership of BNM by the Coin is hereinafter referred to as the “Interest”; | ||
| (B) | Tethys wishes to acquire the Interest from Coin in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “Acquisition”); | ||
| (C) | In consideration for the acquisition of the Interest, Coin (or its nominees) are to be issued with certain Ordinary Shares par value £0.01 each in Tethys (the “Swap Shares”), these Swap Shares ranking equally in all respects with other Ordinary Shares in Tethys; | ||
| (D) | Tethys currently has 104,674,390 Ordinary Shares of par value £0.01 issued and outstanding (“Current Issued Capital”). |
OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
Acquisition and Swap
Tethys shall acquire, on behalf of TKL, the Interest in full, with all rights and obligations
attaching thereto. Tethys shall register the Interest in the name of TKL.
In exchange for the Interest, Tethys shall issue to Coin (or its nominees) the Swap Shares
totalling thirty million (30,000,000) Ordinary Shares, of par value £0.01 in Tethys, credited as
fully paid. These will be new shares issued in Tethys and will result in the total number of
Ordinary Shares of par value £0.01 issued and outstanding (based on the Current Issued Capital)
being 134,674,390.
So far as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement Coin, Tethys
and TKL hereby waive any and all pre-emption rights in respect of the Interest or the Swap Shares
contained in the constituent documents of BNM or of Tethys or of TKL and in any agreement to which
any of them is a party.
Completion
Completion of the acquisition of the Interest in exchange for the Swap Shares shall take place
after the signing of this Agreement when:
Tethys receives confirmation from BNM or from Coin, in a form which is acceptable to Tethys,
acting reasonably and in good faith, that the Kazakhstan State do not wish to exercise any
pre-emptive rights it may have with respect to the Acquisition; and
TKL becomes registered as the legal owner of the Interest with the Charter and Foundation
Agreement of BNM being duly amended, and with these amended documents being duly registered in the
appropriate court in Kazakhstan with BNM being re-registered with TKL owning 100% of the BNM; and
Coin (or its nominees) adhere to the Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”)
between CanArgo Limited, the Investors and Tethys Petroleum Limited dated 24.01.07 by way of
execution of a deed of adherence substantially in the form to that outlined in the Shareholders
Agreement; and
the Swap Shares are issued to and registered in the name of Coin (or its nominees) in full and
marked as fully paid.
Tethys undertakes that it will issue the Swap Shares to Coin (or its nominee) immediately, and
certainly within two (2) business days of the events in Clauses 2.1 (a), (b) and (c) being
reasonably satisfied.
Coin undertakes to inform Tethys in writing of the names and details of any nominees to which
it may wish to allocate its Swap Shares, and Tethys undertakes to allocate, issue and register such
shares accordingly.
If the events detailed in Clauses 2.1 (a), (b) and (c) have not been reasonably satisfied by
31st December 2007, this Agreement shall terminate and all obligations on the parties
shall cease, save that if any portion of the Interest, or perceived title to the Interest has
transferred or may be deemed to have been transferred from Coin to Tethys or TKL, then this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect to ensure Completion takes place (for whatever
portion of the Interest is appropriate) or else, at Coin’s election, Tethys or TKL will take all
reasonable steps to re-register the Interest with Coin and return the status-quo.
WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
In consideration of Tethys agreeing to acquire the Interest on the terms of this Agreement,
Coin warrants, represents and undertakes to Tethys that:-
it is the beneficial owner of the Interest and there is not now, nor has there been, any
agreement or arrangement to create, any pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance or other third party
right on, over or affecting the Interest and no claim has been made by any person to be entitled to
any of the foregoing;
the Interest represents its entire interest in BNM and that it has no other interest, direct
or indirect, legal or beneficial, therein;
(i) it will not be in default, under its Memorandum and Articles of Association; (ii) it has
not previously transferred to any other party or encumbered, voluntarily or involuntarily, all or
any part of the Interest; (iii) subject to the matters set forth in this Agreement and applicable
law, it holds beneficial title to the Interest and will transfer the Interest to Tethys free and
clear of any mortgages, liens, charges, encumbrances or title defects of any nature whatsoever; and
(iv) subject to the matters set forth in this Agreement and applicable law, Tethys shall receive
good title to the Interest;
(i) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and the consummation by such
party of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate any statute or law or any
judgement, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority by which such
party is bound or the charter, bylaws or other instruments under which such party is formed and its
activities are governed; and (ii) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such
party and is enforceable against such party in accordance with the terms hereof (subject to
applicable bankruptcy laws and similar laws granting relief to debtors or affecting the rights of
creditors, and the equitable powers of court with proper jurisdiction);
In relation to the Swap Shares to be allotted to Coin (or its nominees), Coin warrants,
represents and undertakes to Tethys that:-
it is willing and able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Swap Shares and has
no immediate need for liquidity in such investment. In making this statement, Coin has taken into
account that (i) they may have to hold the Swap Shares for an indefinite period and (ii) they could
experience a complete loss of their investment in the Swap Shares. By reason of the business and
financial experience of Coin, they have such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business
and financial matters to enable them to evaluate the merits and risks of the investment in the Swap
Shares;
it has evaluated the risks of an investment in the Swap Shares and has relied on no
information supplied by or on behalf of Tethys.
In consideration of Coin agreeing to acquire the Swap Shares on the terms of this Agreement,
Tethys warrants, represents and undertakes to Coin that:-
the Swap Shares will be fully paid and there is not now, nor is there any agreement or
arrangement to create, any pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance or other third party right on over or
affecting any of the Swap Shares and no claim has been made by any person to be entitled to any of
the foregoing;
the Swap Shares will be new shares issued by Tethys and will rank equally, and have all
rights and privileges attaching to other Ordinary Shares ;
(i) it will not be in default, under its Memorandum or Articles of Association, or any other
existing agreements; (ii) it has not previously transferred to any other party or encumbered,
voluntarily or involuntarily, all or any part of the Swap Shares; (iii) it is able to issue the
Swap Shares and has, and will ensure that it maintains, during the term of this Agreement,
sufficient authorised share capital to issue the Swap Shares without any restrictions and to
register the Swap Shares in the name
of Coin (or its nominees), subject to any regulatory
requirements free and clear of any mortgages, liens, charges, encumbrances or title defects of any
nature whatsoever; and (iv) subject to the matters set forth in this Agreement and applicable law,
Coin (or its nominees) shall receive good and marketable title to the Swap Shares;
(i) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and the consummation by such
party of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate any statute or law or any
judgement, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority by which such
party is bound or the charter, bylaws or other instruments under which such
party is formed and its activities are governed; and (ii) this Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of such party and is enforceable against such party in accordance with the terms
hereof (subject to applicable bankruptcy laws and similar laws granting relief to debtors or
affecting the rights of creditors, and the equitable powers of court with proper jurisdiction);
In relation to the Interest to be allotted Tethys and TKL warrant, represent and undertake to
Coin that:-
they are willing and able to bear the economic risk of holding the Interest and have adequate
means of providing for their current needs and reasonably anticipated contingencies and have no
need for liquidity. In making these statements, Tethys and TKL have taken into account that (i)
they may have to hold the Interest for an indefinite period and (ii) they could experience a
complete loss of any value or investment in the Interest. By reason of the business and financial
experience they have such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial
matters to enable them to evaluate the merits and risks of acquiring the Interest;
they have has evaluated the risks of holding the Interest and have relied on no information
supplied by or on behalf of Coin.
General
This Agreement shall, to the extent that it remains to be performed, continue in full force
and effect after Completion.
This Agreement shall be binding on each party’s legal personal representatives.
This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with English law.
The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject
matter and may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.
No waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement,
whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed
as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach of any other term
or covenant contained in this Agreement.
The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original, and all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
agreement.
This Agreement is entered into by the parties on the date at the beginning of this Agreement.
Signed for and on behalf of Tethys Petroleum Limited :
Signature:
|
/s/: D Robson | |
Name:
|
Dr Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Position:
|
Chairman and Managing Director | |
Signature:
|
/s/: V XxXxxxxxx | |
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx | |
Position:
|
Director | |
| Signed for and on behalf of Tethys Kazakhstan Limited : | ||
Signature:
|
/s/: X X Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
|
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Position:
|
Director | |
Signature:
|
/s/: D Robson | |
Name:
|
Dr Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Position:
|
Chairman and Managing Director | |
| Signed for and on behalf of Coin Investments Limited : | ||
Signature:
|
/s/: Assel Terlikbayeva | |
Name:
|
Under power of attorney | |
