LOAN NOTE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 14, 2006
EXHIBIT
10.2
Dated
14
June 2006
(1)
METAL
SANDS LIMITED
AND
(2)
RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED
AND
(3)
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST HOLDINGS, INC.
AND
(4)
XXXX XXXXXX
AND
(5)
XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
AND
(6)
XXXXXX XXXXX
AND
(7)
XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Telephone x00
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Fax x00
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SYDDMS-400990-v1-FC2
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Clause
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Heading
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Page
No.
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1
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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2
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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5
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3
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INVESTMENT
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5
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4
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WARRANTIES
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6
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5
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MATTERS
REQUIRING CONSENT
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7
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6
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PROVISION
OF INFORMATION
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9
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7
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RAB
DIRECTOR
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9
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8
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UNDERTAKINGS
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10
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9
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PROTECTION
AGAINST DILUTION
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12
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10
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ISSUES
OF SECURITIES AT LOWER PRICE
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12
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11
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PRE-EMPTION
RIGHTS
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12
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12
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REALISATION
POLICY
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13
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13
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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13
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14
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TAXES
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13
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15
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COSTS
CHARGES AND EXPENSES
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14
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16
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AGREEMENT
TO PREVAIL
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14
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17
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RIGHTS
OF THIRD PARTIES
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14
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18
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DURATION
OF OBLIGATION
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14
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19
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ASSIGNMENT
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14
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20
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AMENDMENTS,
WAIVERS AND REMEDIES
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15
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21
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SEVERANCE
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15
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22
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NOTICES
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15
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23
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ENFORCEMENT
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16
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24
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FURTHER
ASSURANCE
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16
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25
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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16
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(i)
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Clause
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Heading
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Page
No.
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26
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COUNTERPARTS
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16
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27
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GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
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16
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1
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POWERS
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18
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2
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SHARES
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18
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3
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SHARE
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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18
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4
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CONSTITUTIONAL
AND CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
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19
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5
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INFORMATION
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19
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6
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INSURANCE
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19
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7
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LITIGATION
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19
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8
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DEFAULT
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20
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9
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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20
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10
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RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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20
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11
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AUTHORITY
TO CARRY ON BUSINESS
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21
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12
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FINANCE
AND GUARANTEES
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21
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13
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FINANCIAL
AND OTHER RECORDS
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21
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14
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INSOLVENCY
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21
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15
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
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22
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16
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CONTRACTS
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22
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
1
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RAB’S
Subscription
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18
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Schedule
2
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Warranties
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18
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Schedule
3
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The
Company
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23
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(ii)
THIS
AGREEMENT
is made
on 14 June 2006 between:-
(1)
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METAL
SANDS LIMITED a
company registered in England and Wales with company number 5528584
whose
registered office at Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0
0XX (the
“Company”);
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(2)
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RAB
SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED a
company incorporated in the Cayman Islands whose head office is at
Xxxxxx
SPV Limited, Xxxxxx House, Xxxx Street, PO Box 908GT, Grand Cayman,
Cayman
Islands c/o RAB Capital Plc of 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX0X 0XX
(“RAB”);
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(3) |
AMERICAN
SOUTHWEST HOLDINGS, INC. of c/- Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx,
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, X000000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America.
(“ASWI”)
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(4) |
XXXX
XXXXXX of 0/ 00-00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XXX, 0000 Australia
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(5) |
XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX of 0 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx
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(6) |
XXXXXX
XXXXX of 00x Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx XXX, 0000,
Xxxxxxxxx
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(7) |
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX of 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx XX 0000,
Xxxxxxxxx
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WHEREAS
(A)
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The
Company is a private company limited by shares, short particulars
of which
are set out in Schedule 3, and at the date of this Agreement has
an
authorised share capital of £1,000,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 ordinary
shares of £0.001 each, of which 1,000 of such shares are in issue and are
fully paid. The Company has entered into an agreement with ASWI whereby
the Company will issue 30,000,000 shares to ASWI as consideration
for the
purchase of the entire share capital of Metal Sands Pty Ltd (A.C.N
094 423
551)
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(B)
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RAB
is proposing to invest in the Company by advancing funds amounting
to
£2,000,000 in return for the issue by the Company to RAB of the Loan
Notes
and the Warrants (each as defined
below).
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(C) |
The
Parties wish to enter into this Agreement to provide for the issue
of the
Loan Notes and the Warrants by the Company to RAB and to provide
for
certain other matters (the “Agreement”).
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IT
IS AGREED:-
1
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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In
this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:-
“Act”
means
the Companies Xxx 0000 (as amended);
1
“Admission”
or
“Admitted”
means
admission of the entire issued share capital of the Company to AIM or another
stock market approved by RAB;
“Agreed
Form”
means
in relation to any document, such document in the form agreed between and
initialled by or on behalf of RAB and the Company for the purpose of
identification;
“AIM” means
the
AIM market of the London Stock Exchange;
“Articles”
means
the proposed new articles of association of the Company in the Agreed Form;
“Board”
means
the board of directors of the Company from time to time;
“Budget”
means
the budget attached as Schedule 5 as may be amended with the consent of RAB
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld);
“Business”
means
any business carried on by the Group Companies or any of them from time to
time;
“Business
Plan”
means
the business plan of the Company in the Agreed Form;
“Change
of Control”
means
a
person or group of persons acting in concert (the “Bidder”)
making
an offer for 50% or more of the issued ordinary shares of the Company and such
offer being declared unconditional or the Bidder otherwise acquiring more than
or controlling the voting rights attached to 50% or more of the issued ordinary
shares of the Issuer;
“Completion”
means
the completion of the issue of the Loan Notes as set out in clause
3;
“Completion
Date”
means
the date which is 2 Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
“Confidential
Information”
means
all information which is identified or treated by the Company or any Group
Company or any of the Group’s clients or customers as confidential or which by
reason of its character or the circumstances or manner of its disclosure is
evidently confidential including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality)
business plans, proposals relating to the acquisition or disposal of a company
or business or proposed expansion or contraction of activities, research and
development projects, designs, secret processes, trade secrets, product or
services development and formulae, know-how, inventions, sales statistics and
forecasts, marketing strategies and plans and costs, profit and loss and other
financial information (save to the extent published in audited accounts);
“Conversion
Price”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Loan Note Instrument;
“Debenture”
means
the debenture granted by the Company to RAB on the date of this Agreement in
relation to securing the principal amounts of the Loan Notes;
“Directors”
means
the directors of the Company from time to time;
“Disclosure
Letter”
means
the disclosure letter in the Agreed Form provided by the Company to RAB prior
to
the date of this Agreement setting out disclosures against the
Warranties;
“Exit
Event”
means
by the Exit Date either:
2
(a)
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admission
accompanied by a simultaneous institutional placing or public offering
of
an amount of no less than £5,000,000; or
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(b)
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a
Sale.
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“Exit
Date”
means
31 December 2006 unless extended by the mutual agreement of RAB and the
Company;
“Founders”
means
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
“Funds”
means
the total investment by RAB of £2,000,000 in the Company pursuant to the
Investment Documents together with any other amount invested in the Company
on
the same terms as this Agreement;
“Governor
Broome Tenements”
means
those tenements listed in Schedule 4;
“Group”
means
the Company and any subsidiary or subsidiary undertaking of the Company from
time to time including, with effect from Completion and unless the contrary
is
expressed, “member
of the Group”
or
“Group
Company”
shall
have a corresponding meaning;
“Intellectual
Property”
means
copyrights, trade and service marks, trade names, rights in logos and get-up,
inventions, confidential information, trade secrets and know-how including
Confidential Information, registered designs, design rights, patents, utility
models, all rights of whatsoever nature in software and data, all rights of
privacy and all intangible rights and privileges of a nature similar or allied
to any of the foregoing, in every case in any part of the world and whether
or
not registered and including all granted registrations and all applications
for
registration in respect of any of the same, and used or enjoyed by the Company
or any Group Company;
“Investment
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Loan Note Instrument, the Debenture and the Warrant
Instrument;
“Loan
Notes”
means
the secured convertible loan notes granted by the Company to RAB on the date
of
this Agreement pursuant to the Loan Note Instrument;
“Loan
Note Instrument”
means
the loan note instrument in the Agreed Form relating to the issue of £2,000,000
secured convertible loan notes granted by the Company to RAB on the date of
this
Agreement;
“Lower
Price Securities”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Clause 10;
“Lower Subscription
Price”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Clause 10;
“Ordinary
Shares”
means
the Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company;
“Permitted
Security”
has
the
meaning in the Loan Note Instrument;
“RAB
Directors”
means
the person or persons appointed as non-executive director(s) of the Company
(or
a Group Company) at the election of RAB pursuant to Clause 7;
“Sale”
means
the sale of the entire assets or issued share capital of the
Company;
“Share
Capital”
means
the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company;
“subsidiary”
and
“subsidiary
undertaking”
have
the meanings set out in the Act;
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“Warrant
Instrument”
means
the instrument in the Agreed Form executed by the Company on the date of this
Agreement in relation to the grant of the Warrants upon the redemption or
conversion of the Loan Notes;
“Warrants”
means
the warrants to be granted by the Company to RAB pursuant to the Warrant
Instrument;
“Warranties”
means
the warranties contained in Clause 4.1 and Schedule 2 each being a “Warranty”;
and
“Warrantor”
means
the Company and American Southwest Holdings, Inc.
1.2
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Interpretation
and Construction
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1.2.1
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Unless
otherwise defined in this Agreement or the context requires otherwise,
words and phrases defined in the Articles have the same meanings
where
used in this Agreement.
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1.2.2
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In
this Agreement, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise
requires:-
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(a)
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words
importing the singular shall include the plural and vice
versa;
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(b)
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words
importing any gender shall include all other
genders;
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(c)
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words
importing the whole shall be treated as including reference to any
part of
the whole;
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(d)
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reference
to a Recital or Clause is to the relevant recital or clause of this
Agreement;
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(e)
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reference
to a Schedule is to the relevant schedule to this Agreement and reference
to a paragraph is to a paragraph in a
Schedule;
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(f)
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reference
to this Agreement or to any other document is a reference to this
Agreement or to that other document as modified, amended, varied,
supplemented, assigned, novated or replaced from time to time;
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(g)
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reference
to a provision of law is a reference to that provision as extended,
applied, amended, consolidated or re-enacted or as its application
is
modified from time to time and shall be construed as including reference
to any order, instrument, regulation or other subordinate legislation
from
time to time made under it except to the extent that any extension,
application, amendment, consolidation, re-enactment modification
or
construction takes effect after the date of this Agreement and has
the
effect of increasing or extending any obligation or liability or
otherwise
adversely affects the rights of, any party;
and
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(h)
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reference
to a “person” includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, body
corporate, government, state or agency of state, trust or foundation
or
any association, partnership or unincorporated body (whether a not
having
separate legal personality) or two or more of the
foregoing.
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1.2.3
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Headings
used in this Agreement shall not affect its construction or
interpretation.
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1.2.4
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The
Schedules and Recitals form part of this Agreement and have the same
force
and effect as if expressly set out in full in the operative part
of this
Agreement.
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4
1.2.5
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Obligations
and liabilities assumed by more than one person in this Agreement
are
assumed jointly and severally unless otherwise expressly
specified.
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1.2.6
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Where
any of the Warranties are qualified by the expression “so
far as the Warrantors are
aware”
or any similar expression the relevant Warranty shall be given on
the
basis that it is given after the Warrantors have made all reasonable
enquiries into the subject matter of the Warranty so qualified.
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1.3
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Other
references
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1.3.1
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In
this Agreement save where otherwise provided a reference
to:-
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(a) |
“writing”
or “written”
includes faxes and any non-transitory form of visible reproduction
or
words and includes electronic mail;
and
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(b) |
a
“business
day”
means a day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, on which clearing
banks
are open for commercial business in
London.
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2
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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2.1
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Conditions
Precedent
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[Not
used]
3
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INVESTMENT
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3.1
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Completion
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On
the
Completion Date, to the extent any of the same have not already been
completed:-
3.1.1
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The
Company shall execute the Loan Note Instrument and the
Debenture;
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3.1.2
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RAB
shall subscribe in cash, by direct deposit into that bank account
of the
Company specified in Clause 3.3, for that number of Loan Notes shown
against its name in Column (2) of Schedule 1 at the price shown in
Column
(3) of Schedule 1 and the Company shall allot and issue to RAB (or
such
person as RAB may nominate) such Loan Notes fully paid and shall
deliver
to RAB (or such person as RAB may nominate) a duly executed loan
note
certificate therefor and ensure that RAB or its nominee is registered
as
the holder of such Loan Notes in the register of Loan Note holders
which
the Company is obliged to create and maintain under the terms of
the Loan
Note Instrument;
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5
3.1.3
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the
Company shall provide RAB with a certified copy of the minutes of
a
meeting of the Board in the Agreed Form approving, inter alia, each
of the
matters referred to above.
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3.2
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RAB
Loan Note and
Share Warrants
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Immediately
following RAB’s subscription for Loan Notes pursuant to Clause 3.1, (assuming no
Loan Notes have been converted) the Loan Note holdings in the Company shall
be
as shown in Column (2) of Schedule 1.
3.3
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Company
Bank Account
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RAB
shall
arrange for the deposit of subscription sums pursuant to Clauses 3.1 and 3.2
into the following bank account of the Company:-
Intermediary Bank: |
[Name
of RAB’s Intermediary Bank and
Swift
BIC Code]
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For Credit of: |
National
Australia Bank
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Swift: |
XXXXXX00000
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For Credit of Account number: |
METLD
GPB 01
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3.4
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Use
of Funds
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The
Company shall use the Funds to upgrade the existing mineral sands resources
to a
reserve category and to complete a pre-feasibility study on such resource.
The
Funds will be used in accordance and consistent with the Budget which is in
the
Agreed Form.
4
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WARRANTIES
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4.1
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Warranties
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In
consideration of RAB agreeing to invest in the Company and enter into and become
party to this Agreement, the
Warrantors represent and warrant that each of the Warranties are true and
accurate as the date of this Agreement and the date of issue of the Loan
Notes.
4.2
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Reliance
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The
Warrantors acknowledge that RAB has entered into this Agreement in reliance
upon
the truth and accuracy of the Warranties.
4.3
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Claims
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The
Warrantors hereby waive any and all claims which it might have against any
other
member of the Group or any officer, employee, agent or adviser of any of them
in
connection with any claim made by RAB under this Agreement.
4.4
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Limitations
on Warranties
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4.4.1
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The
Warrantors shall not be liable in respect of any and all claims for
any
breach of Warranties (a “Relevant
Claim”)
unless written notice, setting forth in reasonable detail the Relevant
Claim and delivered pursuant to clause 22.2
to
the party or parties against whom liability for the claimed breach
is
charged, shall have been given on or before an Exit Event (provided
that
RAB is given 14 business days notice of the Exit Event and at the
same
time receives the Admission Document, Information Memorandum or other
relevant information in relation to the Exit Event).
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4.4.2
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The
limitations on the Warrantors’ liability in this clause 4.4
shall not apply to the extent that a Relevant Claim arises out of
a
Warrantor’s fraud, wilful non-disclosure or knowing
omission.
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4.4.3
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No
liability of any warrantor in respect of any claim for breach of
any
Warranty shall arise to the extent
that:
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(a)
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it
arises or is increased as a result of the passing of any legislation
(or
the making of any subordinate legislation) with retrospective effect,
or
by reason of any change to taxation authority practice, occurring
after
the date the Warranty is given; or
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(b)
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the
claim arises wholly or partly out of or is increased by a contingent
liability unless and until such contingent liability becomes an actual
liability; or
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(c)
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the
claim arises out of or is increased by any change in the law or its
interpretation or administration or any change in the practice of
any
authority arising after the date the Warranty is given;
or
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(d)
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the
matter giving rise to the claim is remediable unless within 60 days
of RAB
having become aware of such matter, RAB has given written notice
to the
Vendor and such matter has not been fully remedied by the Warrantor
without cost to RAB within 30 days of the service of such notice;
or
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(e)
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any
matter giving rise to the claim is fairly disclosed in the Disclosure
Letter this Agreement or the Agreed Form documents set out in Schedule
6.
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4.4.4
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Save
in the case of fraud, wilful non-disclosure or any knowing omission
the
aggregate amount that RAB shall be entitled to recover from the Warrantors
under the Warranties shall be limited to the amount subscribed by
the
subscribers for the Loan Notes and the subscribers shall not be entitled
to recover any indirect or consequential
loss.
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5
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MATTERS
REQUIRING CONSENT
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5.1
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RAB
Consent
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Until
Admission each of the Company and RAB agree that the following acts, unless
required by the Investment Documents, shall not be carried out without the
prior
written consent of RAB (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and they
shall each use their respective rights and powers whether as a Director,
shareholder or otherwise to procure, so far as he or it is able, that no such
act is carried out unless such consent has been given:
5.1.1
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the
variation of the issued or authorised share capital of the Company
including the issue of any option, loan notes or Ordinary Shares
save as
permitted under clause 9;
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5.1.2
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the
variation of the rights attaching to shares in the capital of the
Company;
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5.1.3
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the
alteration of the Articles;
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5.1.4
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the
declaration or distribution of any dividend or other payment out
of the
distributable profits of the Company (other than as required by the
Articles) or of any other Group Company (other than a wholly-owned
subsidiary to its parent company);
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5.1.5
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the
reduction of the Company’s share capital, share premium account, capital
redemption reserve or any other reserve (other than as required by
the
Articles);
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5.1.6
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the
reduction of any uncalled liability in respect of partly paid shares
of
the Company or any other Group Company;
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5.1.7
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the
taking of steps to wind up or dissolve the Company or any other Group
Company;
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5.1.8
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the
disposal (including the lease to a third party), (other than a Sale
where
the consideration for the Sale is equal to or greater than £40,000,000 to
be paid in cash upon completion and where arrangements are established
for
the distribution of such consideration to the Company’s shareholders), or
acquisition by the Company or any other Group Company in any financial
year of:
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(i)
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any
asset;
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(ii)
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the
whole or a significant part of an undertaking;
or
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(iii)
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a
subsidiary undertaking
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with
value in excess of £250,000, and for the purpose of this clause 5.1.8 all
disposals or acquisitions in any one financial year shall be aggregated;
5.1.9
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any
material change in the nature of the business of the Company or any
other
Group Company;
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5.1.10
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the
appointment or termination of employment of any employee of the Company
or
any other Group Company whose total remuneration is to be or is in
excess
of AUD175,000 a year or the variation of the remuneration or other
benefits of any such employee;
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5.1.11
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the
entry into, termination or variation of any contract or arrangement
between (1) the Company or any other Group Company and (2) a Director
or a
person who in relation to a Director is a connected person, including
the
variation of the remuneration or other benefits under any such a
contract
or arrangement and the waiver of any breach of any such a contract
or
arrangement;
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5.1.12
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the
incurring by the Company or any other Group Company of any borrowing
or
any other indebtedness or liability in the nature of borrowing (other
than
trade credit arising in the ordinary course of trading) in excess
of
AUD200,000;
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5.1.13
|
the
creation of any mortgage, charge or other encumbrance over any asset
of
the Company or any other Group Company (other than a Permitted Security)
and the giving of any guarantee by the Company or any other Group
Company,
or the making of any loan or granting of any credit to any person
save for
trade credit arising in the ordinary course of
trading;
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5.1.14
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the
entering into by the Company or any other Group Company of any contract
or
arrangement outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise
than at
arm’s length or the entering into of any joint venture, partnership,
consortium or other investor arrangement;
or
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5.1.15
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the
incorporation of a new subsidiary undertaking of the Company or the
acquisition by the Company or any other Group Company of an interest
in
any shares in the capital of any body corporate;
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5.2
|
Pre-Approved
Matters
|
No
consents for any matters set out in Clause 5.1 will be required to the extent
that the matter in question is specifically envisaged and provided for in the
Business Plan, the Budget or the Investment Documents, or any subsequent
business plan of the Company approved by RAB.
6
|
PROVISION
OF INFORMATION
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6.1
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Financial
and Business Information
|
6.1.1
|
The
Company will provide to RAB
any information about the financial position and/or business capital
and
debt structure and general affairs of the Company which RAB reasonably
requests from time to time (including any information that a director
of
the Company is entitled to
receive).
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6.1.2
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If
there is a Change of Control, the Company will immediately notify
RAB in
writing (the “Notification”)
and shall provide RAB with all reasonably requested details of such
Change
of Control. Within 60 days of receipt by RAB of the Notification
RAB shall
be entitled to demand the immediate repayment of all outstanding
loans
under the Loan Note Instrument or the immediate conversion of all
outstanding Loan Notes.
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6.1.3
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In
the event that RAB requires the repayment or conversion of the Loan
Notes
pursuant to Clause 6.1.2 above, any accrued interest on the amount
of the
Loan Notes shall be immediately repayable by the Company and RAB
may
require such interest to be repaid or converted into Ordinary Shares
.
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6.2
|
Information
sharing
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6.2.1
|
The
RAB Director, if appointed, shall be entitled to report to RAB on
the
affairs of the Group and to disclose such information concerning
the Group
to RAB’s professional advisors and managers or advisors as he/she
reasonably considers appropriate.
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6.2.2
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RAB
may provide on a confidential basis any information they are entitled
to
receive under this Agreement to the unitholders or the partners or
prospective unitholders in RAB or any other investor or prospective
investor in RAB, to clients on whose behalf they have purchased and/or
subscribed for shares in the capital of the Company, to any person
who
manages
the affairs of RAB, to prospective investors in any new fund being
promoted by RAB Capital plc, or to other professional investors and/or
third parties for fundraising related and/or marketing purposes where
RAB
Capital plc reasonably requires to provide such information to such
parties for such purpose.
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7
|
RAB
DIRECTOR
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7.1
|
Whilst
and so long as RAB holds shares or Loan Notes in the Company prior
to
Admission, RAB shall be entitled to appoint by written notice to
the
Company from time to time such number of persons to be the RAB Directors
that is equal to the greater of one and the number of directors which
represents the percentage of the Board that is equal to the percentage
of
Ordinary Shares into which the Loan Notes may convert pursuant to
the Loan
Note Instrument. RAB shall also be entitled to have included in the
Articles (and the articles of association of every member of the
Group) a
provision to this effect.
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7.2
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In
addition to the appointment of the RAB Director(s) pursuant to Clause
7.1,
RAB shall have the right to appoint a person to attend meetings of
the
board of directors of the Company and/or any Group Company as an
observer (the
“RAB
Observer”).
The RAB Observer shall be entitled to see all documents considered
at such
meetings, to receive copies thereof, and to speak at but not to vote
at
such meetings. The RAB Observer shall have the same rights and
restrictions as the RAB Director(s) in relation to the passing of
information to RAB, its advisers as set out in Clause 7.1
above.
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8
|
UNDERTAKINGS
|
8.1
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Restrictions
after termination
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8.1.1
|
Definitions
|
The
Founder(s) hereby agree(s) with the Company and RAB that in addition to the
other terms of this Agreement and without prejudice to the other restrictions
imposed upon them by law, they will be bound by the covenants and undertakings
contained in Clauses 8.1.2 to 8.1.5. In this Clause 8, unless the context
otherwise requires:
“Critical
Employee”
means
any person who was a director, employee or consultant of the Company and/or
any
other member of the Group at any time within the Relevant Period who by reason
of that position and in particular his seniority and expertise or knowledge
of
Confidential Information or knowledge of or influence over the clients,
customers or contacts of the Company and/or any other member of the Group is
likely to cause damage to the Company if he were to leave the employment of
the
Company and/or any other member of the Group and become employed by a
competitor;
“Customer”
means
any person to which the Company and/or any other member of the Group
distributed, sold or supplied Restricted Goods or Restricted Services during
the
Relevant Period and with which, during that period either the Founder or any
employee under the direct or indirect supervision of the Founder(s) had material
dealings in the course of the Employment;
“Employment”
means
the employment of the Founder(s) with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries;
“Prospective
Customer”
means
any person with which the Company and/or any other member of the Group had
discussions during the Relevant Period regarding the possible distribution,
sale
or supply of Restricted Goods or Restricted Services and with which during
such
period the Founder(s) or any employee who was under the direct or indirect
supervision of the Founder(s) had material dealings in the course of the
Employment;
“Relevant
Period”
means
the period of 12 months immediately preceding the Termination Date;
“Restricted
Area”
means
any other country in the world where, on the Termination Date, the Company
dealt
in Restricted Goods or Restricted Services;
“Restricted
Goods”
means
any products, equipment or machinery, researched into, developed, manufactured,
distributed or sold by the Company and/or any other member of the Group and
with
which the duties of the Founder(s) were materially concerned or for which he
was/they were responsible during the Relevant Period, or any products, equipment
or machinery of the same type or materially similar to those products, equipment
or machinery;
“Restricted
Period”
means
the period commencing on the Termination Date and continuing for 12
months;
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“Restricted
Services”
means
any services supplied by the Company and/or any other member of the Group and
with which the duties of the Founder(s) were materially concerned or for which
he was/they were responsible during the Relevant Period, or any services of
the
same type or materially similar to those services;
“Supplier”
means
any supplier, agent, distributor or other person who, during the Relevant Period
was in the habit of dealing with the Company and/or any other member of the
Group and with which, during that period, the Founder(s) or any employee under
the direct or indirect supervision of the Founder(s) had material dealings
in
the course of the Employment; and
“Termination
Date”
means
the date on which the Employment terminates;
8.1.2
|
Restrictive
covenants
|
Each
Founder confirms that, neither during the Employment nor during the Restricted
Period, without the prior written consent of the Company and RAB, whether by
himself, through his employees or agents or otherwise and whether on his own
behalf or on behalf of any person, directly or indirectly, he will
not:
(a)
|
so
as to compete with the Company and/or any other member of the Group
solicit business from or canvas any Customer or Prospective Customer
in
respect of Restricted Goods or Restricted
Services;
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(b)
|
so
as to compete with the Company and/or any other member of the Group
accept
orders from, act for or have any business dealings with, any Customer
or
Prospective Customer in respect of Restricted Goods or Restricted
Services;
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(c)
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so
as to compete with the Company and/or any other member of the Group
within
the Restricted Area, be employed or engaged or at all interested
in
(except as a minority holder) a business or person which is involved
in
the business of researching into, developing, manufacturing, distributing,
selling, supplying or otherwise dealing with Restricted Goods or
Restricted Services, if the business is or seeks to be in competition
with
the Company and/or any other member of the Group. For the purposes
of this
Clause 8.1.2(c), acts done by the Founder outside the Restricted
Area
shall nonetheless be deemed to be done within the Restricted Area
where
their primary purpose is to engage in such acts within the Restricted
Area;
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(d)
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solicit
or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce any person who, on the
Termination Date, was a Critical Employee (and with whom the Founder
had
dealings during the Relevant Period) to cease working for or providing
services to the Company and/or any other member of the Group, whether
or
not any such person would thereby commit a breach of
contract;
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(e)
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employ
or otherwise engage any Critical Employee in the business of researching
into, developing, manufacturing, distributing, selling, supplying
or
otherwise dealing with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services if
that
business is, or seeks to be, in competition with the Company and/or
any
other member of the Group; or
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(f)
|
solicit
or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce any Supplier to cease
to deal
with the Company and/or any other member of the Group and shall not
interfere in any way with any relationship between a Supplier and
the
Company and/or any other member of the
Group.
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8.2
|
Severance
|
8.2.1
|
The
restrictions in this Clause 8 (on which each Founder has had the
opportunity to take independent advice, as each hereby acknowledges)
are
separate and severable restrictions and are considered by the parties
to
be reasonable in all the circumstances. It is agreed that if any
such
restrictions, by themselves, or taken together, shall be adjudged
to go
beyond what is reasonable in all the circumstances for the protection
of
the legitimate interests of the Company or a Group Company but would
be
adjudged reasonable if some part of it were deleted, the relevant
restriction or restrictions shall apply with such deletion(s) as
may be
necessary to make it or them valid and enforceable.
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8.3
|
Each
Founder undertakes to RAB to use best endeavours to satisfy the business
objectives of the Group including the agreed financial projections,
milestones, goals and conditions as set out in the Business
Plan.
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9
|
PROTECTION
AGAINST DILUTION
|
9.1
|
Prior
to an Exit Event the Company shall not without the prior written
consent
of RAB issue shares or other securities including but not limited
to
warrants or loan notes on terms that are in whole or in part more
preferential than those contained in the Loan Notes including in
respect
of voting, dividends and entitlements on winding up.
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9.2
|
Prior
to an Exit Event the Company shall not issue warrants or options
to its
directors, officers or other employees except where such options
or
warrants:
|
(a)
|
carry
an exercise price of not less than the price per Share at where a
placing
or public offering takes place;
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(b)
|
are
exercisable for a period of no greater than two years from the date
of
issue; and
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(c)
|
are
in respect of no more than 10% of the fully diluted issued share
capital
of the Company.
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10
|
ISSUES
OF SECURITIES AT LOWER PRICE
|
Prior
to
an Exit Event if the Company undertakes an issue of shares or convertible
securities with substantially the same or more beneficial rights in respect
of
voting, dividends and entitlements on winding up (the “Lower
Price Securities”)
at a
subscription price (the “Lower
Subscription Price”)
(whether for cash or non cash consideration) of less than the Conversion Price
of the Loan Notes at any time on or before the conversion or redemption of
the
Loan Notes, RAB shall have the right to convert the Loan Notes at such Lower
Subscription Price.
11
|
PRE-EMPTION
RIGHTS
|
11.1
|
Except
in conjunction with an Exit Event, if prior
to an Exit Event the Company proposes to issue shares or other securities
including warrants or loan notes to a third party for cash consideration
(excluding bona fide issues of shares or options to directors or
employees
under an approved incentive plan), the Company shall notify RAB in
writing
and shall offer a pro rata amount of such securities on a pre-emptive
basis to RAB on the same terms based on the percentage of the fully
diluted issued capital held (or that could be held by RAB upon conversion
of all Loan Notes).
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11.2
|
RAB
shall have a period of five business days from the receipt of a notice
from the Company pursuant to Clause 11.1 above during which to give
written acceptance of such offer to the
Company.
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12
|
REALISATION
POLICY
|
12.1
|
Exit
|
12.1.1
|
The
Parties confirm their intention by the Exit Date to work towards
an
Admission to
be accompanied by a placing with institutional investors or public
offering at least equal to
£5,000,000.
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12.1.2
|
Aim
Advisers
|
For
the
purposes of Admission, RAB shall be consulted on the terms of the Admission
(including placing price) and the identity of all advisers including the Nomad
and broker.
13
|
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
|
13.1
|
Except
as permitted under Clause 6 or:-
|
(a)
|
as
required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority;
or
|
(b)
|
as
regards information which is publicly available (other than by reason
of
any wrongful disclosure of the same by the party concerned);
or
|
(c)
|
with
prior consent of RAB;
|
no
party
hereto shall make any announcement concerning or otherwise disclose or divulge
RAB’s or RAB Capital plc’s involvement with or interest in the Group including
(without limitation) any of the terms of this Agreement.
13.2
|
Non-disclosure
|
The
Parties hereto agree to treat as confidential and not to disclose or communicate
to any person other than their officers, employees or professional persons
subject to a similar duty of confidentiality any documents or other information
of a confidential nature (“Information”) which they may obtain and which in any
way relates to the Business or affairs of the Company, unless disclosure of
such
Information is expressly permitted by the Agreement or is required by law or
regulation.
13.3
|
Survival
of confidentiality
obligations
|
The
obligations of confidentiality imposes by this clause shall survive the
termination of this agreement but shall not apply to information which is or
properly becomes a matter of public knowledge other than through default on
the
part of any party hereto.
14
|
TAXES
|
14.1
|
All
payments made by the Company to RAB pursuant to this Agreement or
the Loan
Note Instrument shall be made gross, free of any rights of counterclaim
or
set-off and without any deductions or withholdings of any nature
save for
such deductions or withholdings as are required by
law.
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14.2
|
If
the Company is required by law to make any deduction or withholding
from
any payment made to RAB pursuant to this Agreement or the Loan Note
Instrument it shall do so and the sum due in respect of such payment
shall
be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that after the making
of
such deduction or withholding RAB receives and retains (free of any
liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net
sum equal
to the sum which it would have received and retained had no such
deduction
or withholding been required to be
made.
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14.3
|
Provided
that the Company has fully complied with its obligations under Clause
14.2, if it is subsequently found that there arises a corresponding
credit
or right to repayment of tax for RAB in connection with any deduction
or
withholding made pursuant to Clause 14.2 and such credit or repayment
is
received by RAB, RAB shall promptly pay to the Company an amount
equal to
such credit or repayment (after deduction of any reasonable costs
incurred
in obtaining it) and without interest, save to the extent that interest
or
repayment supplement is included (or allowed) in such credit or repayment.
For this purpose, no credit shall be taken to have been received
by the
RAB unless it shall have relieved the RAB of a present obligation
to pay
tax.
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15
|
COSTS
CHARGES AND EXPENSES
|
Professional
Advisers
Except
as
provided in this Agreement the Company shall pay its own and RAB’s costs,
charges and expenses relating to the negotiation, execution and implementation
of the Investment Documents.
16
|
AGREEMENT
TO PREVAIL
|
If
any
provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with the Articles, this Agreement
shall prevail and the Company shall take all reasonable action to procure any
changes to the Articles requested by RAB to deal with any such
inconsistency.
17
|
RIGHTS
OF THIRD PARTIES
|
The
terms
of this Agreement may be enforced only by a party to it and the operation of
the
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 is excluded.
18
|
DURATION
OF OBLIGATIONS
|
Notwithstanding
Completion each and every right and obligation of the parties under this
Agreement shall, except in so far as fully performed at Completion, continue
in
full
force
and effect until the earlier of the date that either RAB ceases to own any
Ordinary Shares, Loan Notes or Warrants issued by the Company or an Exit Event
occurs, whereupon the obligations of the parties shall cease and determine.
19
|
ASSIGNMENT
|
19.1
|
Assignment
of Interest(s)
|
19.1.1
|
Except
as provided in this Clause 19, no Party shall be entitled to assign,
transfer or otherwise delegate (in whole or in part) his or its rights
or
sub-contract any of his or its obligations under this Agreement or
transfer any shares in the Company except as provided in the
Articles.
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19.1.2
|
RAB
shall be entitled to assign the benefit of this Agreement to any
person to
whom it shall have transferred any shares in accordance with the
provisions of the Articles and this
Agreement.
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20
|
AMENDMENTS,
WAIVERS AND REMEDIES
|
20.1
|
Amendments
|
No
amendment or variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in
writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties.
20.2
|
Waivers
and remedies
|
20.2.1
|
The
rights of each Party under this
Agreement:-
|
(a)
|
may
be exercised as often as necessary;
|
(b)
|
are
cumulative and not exclusive of its rights under the general law;
and
|
(c)
|
may
be waived only in writing and
specifically.
|
20.2.2
|
Delay
in exercising or non-exercise of any right under this Agreement is
not a
waiver of that right.
|
20.2.3
|
Partial
exercise of any right under this Agreement shall not preclude any
further
or other exercise of that right or any other right under this
Agreement.
|
21
|
SEVERANCE
|
If
any
provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable
in
any jurisdiction, that shall not affect:-
(a)
|
the
legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any
other
provision of this Agreement; or
|
(b)
|
the
legality, validity or enforceability in any other jurisdiction of
that or
any other provision of this
Agreement.
|
22
|
NOTICES
|
22.1
|
Writing
|
Any
notice or communication to be given under or in connection with the matters
contemplated by this Agreement shall be in writing (not including, for the
purposes of this Clause 22, electronic mail).
22.2
|
Service
|
Any
notice or communication referred to in Clause 22.1 shall be served by delivering
it personally or sending it by pre-paid recorded delivery or registered post
(air mail if sent overseas) to the address of the relevant Party set out in
this
Agreement (or as otherwise notified by that Party under this Agreement).
22.3
|
Deemed
receipt
|
Any
notice or communication referred to in Clause 22.1 shall be deemed to have
been
received:-
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(a)
|
if
delivered personally, at the time of delivery;
|
(b)
|
in
the case of pre-paid recorded delivery or registered post, 24 hours
from
the date of posting (72 hours if sent by air mail);
and
|
(c)
|
if
sent by facsimile on receipt by the sender of a successful transmission
report.
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23
|
ENFORCEMENT
|
Nothing
in this Agreement shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law, nor affect the right to bring proceedings in any other
jurisdiction whether in connection with this Agreement or for the purpose of
the
enforcement or execution of any judgment or other award obtained against any
party in the courts of England and Wales or as a result of arbitration
proceedings conducted in England and Wales.
24
|
FURTHER
ASSURANCE
|
Each
Party shall procure the passing of such resolutions, and shall execute such
documents and waivers and generally do everything further required by RAB to
give effect to this Agreement.
25
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties
hereto.
26
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties
on
separate parts, all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one
and the same document.
27
|
GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
|
27.1
|
Governing
law
|
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
England and Wales.
27.2
|
Jurisdiction
|
Each
Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts
of
England and Wales as regards any claim, dispute or matter arising out of or
in
connection with this Agreement or its implementation or effect.
EXECUTED
and DELIVERED
as a
deed on the date first above written.
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1
RAB’s
subscription schedule
(1)
Name
|
(2)
No.
of Loan Notes to be
subscribed
|
(3)
Loan
Note Subscription
Price
(£)
|
(4)
Total
Investment (£)
|
RAB
Special
Situations
(Master)
Fund Limited
|
2,000,000
|
1
|
2,000,000
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Schedule
2
Warranties
1
|
Powers
|
1.1
|
The
Company is duly incorporated and registered in England. Each subsidiary
of
the Company is duly incorporated and registered in its relevant
jurisdiction.
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1.2
|
The
Company has power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement
and any other documents referred to in it, in particular, to issue
the
Loan Notes and Warrants in the manner proposed without any sanction
or
consent by members of the Company or any class of them and there
are no
other consents, authorizations or approvals required by the Company
in
connection with the entering into and the performance of this Agreement
and issue of the Loan Notes and Warrants which have not been irrevocably
and unconditionally obtained.
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1.3
|
This
Agreement and the other documents referred to in it constitute (or
will
constitute when executed) valid, legal and binding obligations on
the
Company in the terms of this Agreement and the
documents.
|
1.4
|
Compliance
with the terms of this Agreement and the documents referred to in
it will
not breach or constitute a default under any of the
following:
|
(a)
|
any
provision of the memorandum or articles of association or equivalent
constitutional documents of the
Company;
|
(b)
|
any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
it is
bound;
|
(c)
|
any
order, judgment, decree or other restriction applicable to the Company;
or
|
(d)
|
any
limits, powers or restrictions binding upon the
Company.
|
2
|
Shares
|
2.1
|
The
Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to terms of this Agreement,
Loan
Note Instrument and the Warrant Instrument shall be issued to RAB
fully
paid and free from all liens, charges, equitable interests, encumbrances,
rights of pre-emption and other third party rights or interests of
any
nature whatsoever, with full title guarantee and other interests,
together
with all rights now or subsequently attaching to them, including,
without
limitation, the rights to receive all dividends and other distributions
declared, made or paid hereafter.
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2.2
|
The
Company does not:
|
(a)
|
hold
or beneficially own, or has agreed to acquire, any securities of
any
corporation other than Metal Sands Pty Ltd;
or
|
(b)
|
have
membership in any partnership or other unincorporated association,
joint
venture or consortium (other than recognised trade
associations).
|
3
|
Share
capital structure
|
3.1
|
Immediately
following the issue of the Loan Notes and the Ordinary Shares, the
entire
issued share capital of the Company will
comprise:
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Total
number of ordinary shares on issue: 31,000,000
Total
number of options to acquire ordinary shares on issue: 0
Total
number of warrants to acquire ordinary shares on issue: 0
3.2
|
Set
out below is all securities which it is currently intended or contemplated
to be issued by the Company within the period of 12 months following
the
date of this Agreement:
|
4
|
Constitutional
and corporate documents
|
4.1
|
The
copies of the constitutional and corporate documents of Group Companies
disclosed to RAB or its advisers are true, accurate and complete
in all
respects.
|
4.2
|
All
statutory books and registers of the Group have been properly kept
and no
notice or allegation that any of them is incorrect or should be rectified
has been received.
|
4.3
|
So
far as the Company is aware, all returns, particulars, resolutions
and
other documents which the Group is required by law to file with or
deliver
to any authority in any jurisdiction (including, in particular, one
responsible for maintaining a register of companies) have been correctly
made up and filed or, as the case may be,
delivered.
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5
|
Information
|
5.1
|
There
is not, so far as the Company is aware, material information that
has not
been disclosed which, if disclosed, might reasonably affect the
willingness of RAB to subscribe for the Ordinary Shares on the terms
of
this Agreement.
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5.2
|
So
far as the Warrantors are aware, all information disclosed in writing
to
RAB which is set out in Schedule 6 is accurate and correct in all
material
respects.
|
6
|
Insurance
|
6.1
|
The
insurance polices maintained by or on behalf of the Group give adequate
cover against the risks that are normally insured against by a person
carrying on the same type of business as the
Group.
|
6.2
|
So
far as the Company is aware there are no material outstanding claims
under, or in respect of the validity of, any of those
policies.
|
7
|
Litigation
|
7.1
|
The
Group nor, so far as the Company is aware, any person for whom the
Group
is or may be vicariously liable is or has been involved in any civil,
criminal, arbitration or other proceedings (including, for this purpose,
any governmental, regulatory or similar investigation or enquiry)
and no
such proceedings are pending or threatened and, so far as the Warrantors
are aware, there are no circumstances which are likely to give rise
to any
such proceedings.
|
7.2
|
No
director of the Group is, to the extent that it relates to the business
of
the Group, engaged in or subject to anything mentioned in paragraph
7.1.
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8
|
Default
|
8.1
|
No
event or circumstance has occurred or arisen or, so far as the Company
is
aware, is about to occur or arise by reason of which any person is,
or
would be, or could with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time
and/or a
relevant determination become entitled to require repayment prior
to its
stated maturity, or to take any step to enforce security for, any
borrowings or indebtedness in the nature of borrowing of the Group
and the
Group has not received notice from any person to whom any indebtedness
which is repayable on demand is owed demanding repayment of the same
and
the Company is not otherwise aware that any such person proposes
to demand
repayment of, or to take any step to enforce any security for, the
same.
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8.2
|
No
event or circumstance has occurred or arisen or, so far as the Company
is
aware, is about to occur which constitutes or results in, or would
with
the giving of notice and/or lapse of time and/or the making of a
relevant
determination, constitute, or result in, a default or the acceleration
or
breach of any obligation under any agreement, instrument or arrangement
to
which the Group is a party or by which any such company or any of
its
properties, revenues or assets are bound, and which would in any
such case
have a material adverse effect on the businesses, assets or prospects
of
the Group taken as a whole.
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Environmental
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9.1
|
The
Company and each subsidiary has not received prior written notification
of
any material breach of Environmental Law. For the purposes of this
paragraph “Environmental
Law”
shall mean all laws, regulations, directives, statutes, subordinate
legislation, common law and other national and local laws, all judgements,
orders, instructions or awards of any court or competent authority
and all
codes of practice and guidance notes to the extent enforce and legally
binding on the Group which have as a purpose or effect the protection
of
the Environment but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any of the
above
which regulate land use under the town and planning regime. For the
purposes of this paragraph “Environment”
shall mean any and all living organisms (including man) and the ecosystems
of which they form part and the media of air, water and
land.
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10
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Related
party transactions
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10.1
|
All
transactions which would be treated as a transaction with a “related
party“ (including a director, a shareholder or a company or entity in
which a director or shareholder has an interest) under the AIM Rules
(if
the Company were an AIM Company (as defined in the AIM Rules)) in
respect
of the Company or any subsidiary have been fully disclosed in writing
to
RAB.
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10.2
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None
of the directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting
on
behalf of the Group has been party
to:
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(a)
|
the
use of any assets of the Group for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to the making of
any
direct or indirect unlawful payment to employees or directors from
such
asset; or
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(b)
|
the
establishment or maintenance of any unlawful or unrecorded fund of
monies
or other assets; or
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(c)
|
the
making of any false or fictitious entries in the books or records
of the
Group; or
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(d)
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the
making of any unlawful payment.
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10.3
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For
the purposes of this paragraph 10, “AIM
Rules” means
the rules contained in the booklet “AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES” published by
London Stock Exchange plc and those other rules of London Stock Exchange
plc which govern the admission of securities to trading on, and the
regulation of, AIM
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Authority
to carry on business
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11.1
|
So
far as the Warrantors are aware, the Group has at all times conducted
its
business in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations.
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11.2
|
All
material licenses, permissions, authorizations and consents required
for
carrying on the businesses of the Group have been obtained and are
in full
force and effect as at the date of this letter and, so far as the
Company
is aware, there are no circumstances which might lead to any of such
licenses, permissions, authorizations and consents being revoked,
suspended or refused renewal. So far as the Company is aware the
Group has
complied with the terms of any such licenses and with the rules of
any
regulatory body by which the Group is bound (“Regulatory
Body”)
and it is not subject to any order of or investigation by any such
Regulatory Body, nor, so far as the Company is aware, has it received
or
is it likely to receive any process notice or communication on behalf
of
such Regulatory Body.
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Finance
and guarantees
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12.1
|
The
total amount borrowed by each Group Company does not exceed any
limitations on the borrowing powers
contained:
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(a)
|
in
the memorandum and articles of association (or equivalent documents)
of
the relevant Group Company; or
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(b)
|
in
any debenture or other deed or document binding on the relevant Group
Company.
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13
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Financial
and other records
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13.1
|
All
financial and other records of the
Group:
|
(a)
|
have
been properly prepared and
maintained;
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(b)
|
constitute
an accurate record of all matters that ought to appear in them;
and
|
(c)
|
do
not contain any material inaccuracies or
discrepancies.
|
13.2
|
No
notice has been received or allegation made that any of those records
are
incorrect or should be rectified.
|
13.3
|
All
statutory records required to be kept or filed by the Group have
been
properly kept or filed.
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|
Insolvency
|
14.1
|
No
Group Company is insolvent or unable to pay its debts within the
meaning
of the insolvency legislation applicable and has not stopped paying
its
debts as they fall due.
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14.2
|
No
Group Company has taken any action, nor have any other steps been
taken or
legal proceedings started or threatened against any member of a Group
Company, for its winding-up or dissolution or for it to enter into
any
arrangement or composition for the benefit of creditors or for the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, administrator or similar officer
of it
or any of its properties, revenues or assets.
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15
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Intellectual
Property
|
15.1
|
The
Company is the sole legal and beneficial owners of the Intellectual
Property.
|
15.2
|
The
Company is the sole registered proprietors of all of the Intellectual
Property capable of registration on a public register, anywhere in
the
world.
|
15.3
|
The
Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting, is not the subject
of any
current, pending or threatened challenge, claim or proceeding, including
for opposition, cancellation, revocation or rectification, and has
not
been the subject of any such challenge, claim or proceeding, and
there are
no facts or matters which might give rise to any such challenge,
claim or
proceeding.
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15.4
|
All
registration and/or renewal fees regarding the Intellectual Property
due
on or before Completion have been paid in full and there are no
registration and/or renewal fees regarding the Intellectual Property
that
shall be due for payment during the period of 120 days from the Completion
Date.
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Contracts
|
All
contracts and agreements of the Company are valid and enforceable in accordance
with their terms.
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Schedule
3
The
Company
METAL
SANDS LIMITED
Registered number: |
5589527
|
Registered ffice: |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0
0XX
|
Date
of
incorporation:
Directors: |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Chairperson)
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Secretary: |
Xxxx
Xxxxx Corporate Services
|
Authorised
share capital:
|
£1,000,000
divided into 1,000,000.000 ordinary shares of £0.001
each
|
Issued
share capital
|
1,000,000
Ordinary Shares
|
Shareholders |
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Schedule
4
Governor
Broome Tenements
Tenement
no.
|
Date
of application
|
Date
of grant
|
Expiry
|
Current
area (Ha)
|
Granted
tenements
|
||||
E70/2372
|
22/09/00
|
09/01/02
|
08/01/07
|
8926.70
|
E70/2415
|
05/01/01
|
09/11/01
|
08/11/06
|
3407.43
|
E70/2655
|
27/01/04
|
28/11/05
|
27/11/10
|
4440.35
|
Tenement
applications
|
||||
ELA
70/2464
|
01/08/01
|
|
|
19849.62
|
ELA
70/2534
|
15/08/02
|
|
|
4532.04
|
ELA70/2559
|
25/11/02
|
|
|
4542.71
|
ELA
70/2708
|
17/08/04
|
|
|
6813.46
|
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Schedule
6 - List of Written Disclosures
Loan
Investment Agreement
1)
|
Disclosures
contained within the Due Diligence File (April 2006) summaries as
follows:
|
a. |
Structure
|
i.
|
Shareholders
of the Company, its Parent (American Southwest Inc, and the Parents
subsidiaries and proposed
subsidiaries.
|
b.
|
Corporate
|
i.
|
Metal
Sands Limited - Company Profile
|
ii.
|
Metal
Sands Limited ACN: 094 423 551 - Constitution
|
iii.
|
Metal
Sands Limited - Certificate of
Incorporation
|
iv.
|
Metal
Sands PTY LTD - Certificate of Registration and conversion to a
proprietary company
|
v.
|
Metal
Sands Limited - Memorandum and articles of
Association
|
vi.
|
Africa
Pacific Capital - Mandate for Seed Capital Raising 23 December
2005
|
c.
|
Business
|
i. |
Business
Plan and Budget
|
ii.
|
Current
Presentation
|
iii.
|
List
of professional advisors
|
d.
|
Documents
for Title of Assets
|
i.
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Report
|
ii.
|
Metal
Sands Pty Ltd / Metal Sands Australia Pty Ltd Agency
agreement
|
iii.
|
Governor
Broome Acquisition by the Company dated 8 December
2005
|
e.
|
Contracts
|
i.
|
Disclosures
on Related Party Trading
|
ii.
|
Memorandum
of Understanding between Xxxxx Capital and
CNMC
|
iii.
|
Africa
Pacific Capital Limited Mandate dated 23 December
2005
|
iv.
|
Banking
Details
|
f.
|
Employment
|
i.
|
Directors
remuneration & Options
|
g.
|
Property
|
i.
|
Lease
of Premises
|
h.
|
Legal
compliance and Litigation
|
i.
|
Proposed
Transactions
|
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EXECUTED
as a DEED by
METAL
SANDS LIMITED
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Director
|
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|||
Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Name
|
Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Name
|
EXECUTED
as a DEED by
RAB
SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED
acting
by:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx |
Authorised
Signatory
|
/s/ Fraser
XxXxx
|
Authorised
Signatory
|
|
|
|
|||
Xxxxxxxx Hill |
Name
|
Fraser XxXxx |
Name
|
EXECUTED
as a DEED by
AMERICAN
SOUTHWEST HOLDINGS, INC
acting
by:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
Authorised
Signatory
|
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Authorised
Signatory
|
|
|
|
|||
Xxxx Xxxxx (President) |
Name
|
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (Director) |
Name
|
EXECUTED
as a DEED by
XXXX
XXXXXX
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
In the presence of: |
/s/ Ging Tsouboures |
Signature
of Witness
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Ging Tsouboures |
Name
|
|||
|
||||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxx |
Address
|
|||
|
||||
Accountant |
Occupation
|
|||
|
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EXECUTED
as a DEED by
XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
In the presence of: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Signature
of Witness
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name
|
|||
|
||||
000
Xxxxxxx XXX, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
XX
0000
|
Address
|
|||
|
||||
Administrator |
Occupation
|
|||
|
EXECUTED
as a DEED by
XXXXXX
XXXXX
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
In the presence of: |
/s/ Ging Tsouboures |
Signature
of Witness
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Ging Tsouboures |
Name
|
|||
|
||||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxx |
Address
|
|||
|
||||
Accountant |
Occupation
|
|||
|
EXECUTED
as a DEED by
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
In the presence of: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Signature
of Witness
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Name
|
|||
|
||||
000
Xxxxxxx XXX, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
XX
0000
|
Address
|
|||
|
||||
Administrator |
Occupation
|
|||
|
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