EXHIBIT 4.9
ESCROW AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
CENTRASIA MINING COMPANY
AND
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
AND
STARGATE SOLUTIONS LTD.
AGA MANAGEMENT LTD.
DBM CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED
DATED JUNE 28, 2007
ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 28th day of June, 2007
AMONG:
CENTRASIA MINING CORP.
300 - 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0 XXXXXX
(the "ISSUER")
AND:
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 XXXXXX
(the "ESCROW AGENT")
AND:
EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED SECURITYHOLDERS OF THE ISSUER
(a "SECURITYHOLDER" or "YOU")
(collectively, the "PARTIES")
WHEREAS 13,125,000 shares of the Issuer will be issued to the Securityholders
directly or indirectly in relation to the closing of a Share Purchase Agreement
between the Issuer, Stargate Solutions Ltd. and Magellan Holdings (BVI) Corp.
dated May 11, 2007 as amended (the "Share Purchase Agreement");
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the Parties agree as follows:
PART 1 ESCROW
1.1 APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW AGENT
The Issuer and the Securityholders appoint the Escrow Agent to act as escrow
agent under this Agreement. The Escrow Agent accepts the appointment.
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1.2 DEPOSIT OF ESCROW SECURITIES IN ESCROW
(1) You are depositing the securities (ESCROW SECURITIES) listed opposite
your name in Schedule "A" with the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow
under this Agreement. You will immediately deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent any share certificates or other evidence
of these securities which you have or which you may later receive.
(2) If you receive any other securities (ADDITIONAL ESCROW SECURITIES):
(a) as a dividend or other distribution on escrow securities;
(b) on the exercise of a right of purchase, conversion or exchange
attaching to escrow securities, including securities received
on conversion of special warrants;
(c) on a subdivision, or compulsory or automatic conversion or
exchange of escrow securities; or
(d) from a successor issuer in a business combination, if Part 5
of this Agreement applies,
you will deposit them in escrow with the Escrow Agent. You will deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent any share certificates or
other evidence of those additional escrow securities. When this
Agreement refers to ESCROW SECURITIES, it includes additional escrow
securities.
(3) You will immediately deliver to the Escrow Agent any replacement share
certificates or other evidence of additional escrow securities issued
to you.
1.3 DIRECTION TO ESCROW AGENT
The Issuer and the Securityholders direct the Escrow Agent to hold the escrow
securities in escrow until they are released from escrow under this Agreement.
PART 2 RELEASE OF ESCROW SECURITIES
2.1 RELEASE PROVISIONS
The escrow securities will be released in accordance with the release schedule
set out in Schedule "B", which is incorporated into and form part of this
Agreement.
2.2 ADDITIONAL ESCROW SECURITIES
If you acquire additional escrow securities in connection with the transaction
to which this agreement relates, those securities will be added to the
securities already in escrow, to increase
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the number of remaining escrow securities. After that, all of the escrow
securities will be released in accordance with the applicable release schedule.
2.3 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ESCROW SECURITIES
The following additional conditions apply:
(1) The escrow securities will be cancelled if the asset, property,
business or interest acquired by the Issuer pursuant to the Share
Purchase Agreement, in consideration of which the securities were
issued, is lost, or abandoned, or the operations or development of such
asset, property or business is discontinued.
(2) The Escrow Agent will not release escrow securities from escrow under
Schedule "B" unless the Escrow Agent has received, within the 15 days
prior to the release date, a certificate from the Issuer that:
(a) is signed by two directors or officers of the Issuer;
(b) is dated not more than 30 days prior to the release date;
(c) states that the assets for which the escrow securities were
issued (the "Assets") were included as assets on the balance
sheet of the Issuer in the most recent financial statements
filed by the Issuer with the Exchange; and
(d) states that the Issuer has no reasonable knowledge that the
Assets will not be included as assets on the balance sheet of
the Issuer in the next financial statements to be filed by the
Issuer with the Exchange.
(3) If, at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent is
prohibited from releasing escrow securities on a release date specified
in Schedule "B" as a result of section 2.3(2) above, then the Escrow
Agent will not release any further escrow securities from escrow
without the written consent of the Exchange.
(4) If as a result of this section 2.3, the Escrow Agent does not release
escrow securities from escrow for a period of five years, or, if section
2.3(1) applies, then, without prejudice to the Issuer's rights under the
Share Purchase Agreement including its entitlement to the "Purchased
Shares" therein referred:
(a) the Escrow Agent will deliver a notice to the Issuer, and will
include with the notice any certificates that the Escrow Agent
holds which evidence the escrow securities; and
(b) the Issuer and the Escrow Agent will take such action as is
necessary to cancel the escrow securities.
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(5) For the purposes of cancellation of escrow securities under this
section, each Securityholder irrevocably appoints the Escrow Agent as
his or her attorney, with authority to appoint substitute attorneys, as
necessary.
2.4 DELIVERY OF SHARE CERTIFICATES FOR ESCROW SECURITIES
The Escrow Agent will send to each Securityholder any share certificates or
other evidence of that Securityholder's escrow securities in the possession of
the Escrow Agent released from escrow as soon as reasonably practicable after
the release.
2.5 REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES
If, on the date a Securityholder's escrow securities are to be released, the
Escrow Agent holds a share certificate or other evidence representing more
escrow securities than are to be released, the Escrow Agent will deliver the
share certificate or other evidence to the Issuer or its transfer agent and
request replacement share certificates or other evidence. The Issuer will cause
replacement share certificates or other evidence to be prepared and delivered to
the Escrow Agent. After the Escrow Agent receives the replacement share
certificates or other evidence, the Escrow Agent will send to the Securityholder
or at the Securityholder's direction, the replacement share certificate or other
evidence of the escrow securities released. The Escrow Agent and Issuer will act
as soon as reasonably practicable.
2.6 RELEASE UPON DEATH
(1) If a Securityholder dies, the Securityholder's escrow securities will
be released from escrow. The Escrow Agent will deliver any share
certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities in the
possession of the Escrow Agent to the Securityholder's legal
representative provided that:
(a) the legal representative of the deceased Securityholder
provides written notice to the Exchange of the intent to
release the escrow securities as at a specified date which is
at least 10 business days and not more than 30 business days
prior to the proposed release; and
(b) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date.
(2) Prior to delivery the Escrow Agent must receive:
(a) a certified copy of the death certificate; and
(b) any evidence of the legal representative's status that the
Escrow Agent may reasonably require.
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2.7 EXCHANGE DISCRETION TO TERMINATE
If the Escrow Agent receives a request from the Exchange to halt or terminate
the release of escrow securities from escrow, then the Escrow Agent will comply
with that request, and will not release any escrow securities from escrow until
it receives the written consent of the Exchange.
2.8 DISCRETIONARY APPLICATIONS
The Exchange may consent to the release from escrow of escrow securities in
other circumstances and on terms and on conditions it deems appropriate.
Securities may be released from escrow provided that the Escrow Agent receives
written notice from the Exchange.
PART 3 DEALING WITH ESCROW SECURITIES
3.1 RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER, ETC.
Unless it is expressly permitted in this Agreement, you will not sell, transfer,
assign, mortgage, enter into a derivative transaction concerning, or otherwise
deal in any way with your escrow securities or any related share certificates or
other evidence of the escrow securities. If a Securityholder is a private
company controlled by one or more Principals of the Issuer, the Securityholder
may not participate in a transaction that results in a change of its control or
a change in the economic exposure of the Principals to the risks of holding
escrow securities.
3.2 PLEDGE, MORTGAGE OR CHARGE AS COLLATERAL FOR A LOAN
Subject to Exchange acceptance, you may pledge, mortgage or charge your escrow
securities to a financial institution as collateral for a loan, provided that no
escrow securities or any share certificates or other evidence of escrow
securities will be transferred or delivered by the Escrow Agent to the financial
institution for this purpose. The loan agreement must provide that the escrow
securities will remain in escrow if the lender realizes on the escrow securities
to satisfy the loan.
3.3 VOTING OF ESCROW SECURITIES
Although you may exercise voting rights attached to your escrow securities, you
may not, while your securities are held in escrow, exercise voting rights
attached to any securities (whether in escrow or not) in support of one or more
arrangements that would result in the repayment of capital being made on the
escrow securities prior to a winding up of the Issuer.
3.4 DIVIDENDS ON ESCROW SECURITIES
You may receive a dividend or other distribution on your escrow securities, and
elect the manner of payment from the standard options offered by the Issuer. If
the Escrow Agent receives a dividend or other distribution on your escrow
securities, other than additional escrow securities, the Escrow Agent will pay
the dividend or other distribution to you on receipt.
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3.5 EXERCISE OF OTHER RIGHTS ATTACHING TO ESCROW SECURITIES
You may exercise your rights to exchange or convert your escrow securities in
accordance with this agreement.
PART 4 PERMITTED TRANSFERS WITHIN ESCROW
4.1 TRANSFER TO DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICERS
(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow to existing or, upon
their appointment, incoming directors or senior officers of the Issuer
or any of its material operating subsidiaries, if the Issuer's board of
directors has approved the transfer and provided that:
(a) you make application to transfer under the Policy at least 10
business days and not more than 30 business days prior to the
date of the proposed transfer; and
(b) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date.
(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive:
(a) a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors
of the Issuer approving the transfer;
(b) a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Issuer
authorized to sign, stating that the transfer is to a director
or senior officer of the Issuer or a material operating
subsidiary and that any required acceptance from the Exchange
the Issuer is listed on has been received;
(c) an acknowledgment in the form of Form 5E signed by the
transferee; and
(d) a transfer power of attorney, completed and executed by the
transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer's
transfer agent.
4.2 TRANSFER TO OTHER PRINCIPALS
(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow:
(a) to a person or company that before the proposed transfer holds
more than 20% of the voting rights attached to the Issuer's
outstanding securities; or
(b) to a person or company that after the proposed transfer
(i) will hold more than 10% of the voting rights attached
to the Issuer's outstanding securities, and
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(ii) has the right to elect or appoint one or more
directors or senior officers of the Issuer or any of
its material operating subsidiaries,
provided that:
(c) you make an application to transfer under the Policy at least
10 business days and not more than 30 business days prior to
the date of the proposed transfer; and
(d) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date.
(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive:
(a) a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Issuer
authorized to sign, stating that:
(i) the transfer is to a person or company that the
officer believes, after reasonable investigation,
holds more than 20% of the voting rights attached to
the Issuer's outstanding securities before the
proposed transfer; or
(ii) the transfer is to a person or company that:
(A) the officer believes, after reasonable
investigation, will hold more than 10% of
the voting rights attached to the Issuer's
outstanding securities; and
(B) has the right to elect or appoint one or
more directors or senior officers of the
Issuer or any of its material operating
subsidiaries
after the proposed transfer; and
(iii) any required approval from the Exchange or any other
exchange on which the Issuer is listed has been
received;
(b) an acknowledgment in the form of Form 5E signed by the
transferee; and
(c) a transfer power of attorney, completed and executed by the
transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer's
transfer agent.
4.3 TRANSFER UPON BANKRUPTCY
(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow to a trustee in
bankruptcy or another person or company entitled to escrow securities
on bankruptcy provided that:
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(a) you make application to transfer under the Policy at least 10
business days and not more than 30 business days prior to the
date of the proposed transfer; and
(b) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date.
(2) Prior to the transfer, the Escrow Agent must receive:
(a) a certified copy of either
(i) the assignment in bankruptcy filed with the
Superintendent of Bankruptcy, or
(ii) the receiving order adjudging the Securityholder
bankrupt;
(b) a certified copy of a certificate of appointment of the
trustee in bankruptcy;
(c) a transfer power of attorney, duly completed and executed by
the transferor in accordance with the requirements of the
Issuer's transfer agent; and
(d) an acknowledgment in the form of Form 5E signed by
(i) the trustee in bankruptcy or
(ii) on direction from the trustee, with evidence of that
direction attached to the acknowledgement form,
another person or company legally entitled to the
escrow securities.
4.4 TRANSFER UPON REALIZATION OF PLEDGED, MORTGAGED OR CHARGED ESCROW
SECURITIES
(1) You may transfer escrow securities you have pledged, mortgaged or
charged under section 3.2 to a financial institution as collateral for
a loan within escrow to the lender on realization provided that:
(a) you make application to transfer under the Policy at least 10
business days and not more than 30 business days prior to the
date of the proposed transfer; and
(b) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date.
(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive:
(a) a statutory declaration of an officer of the financial
institution that the financial institution is legally entitled
to the escrow securities;
(b) evidence that the Exchange has accepted the pledge, mortgage
or charge of escrow securities to the financial institution;
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(c) a transfer power of attorney, executed by the transferor in
accordance with the requirements of the Issuer's transfer
agent; and
(d) an acknowledgement in the form of Form 5E signed by the
financial institution.
4.5 TRANSFER TO CERTAIN PLANS AND FUNDS
(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow to or between a
registered retirement savings plan (RRSP), registered retirement income
fund (RRIF) or other similar registered plan or fund with a trustee,
where the beneficiaries of the plan or fund are limited to you and your
spouse, children and parents provided that:
(a) you make application to transfer under the Policy at least 10
business days and not more than 30 business days prior to the
date of the proposed transfer; and
(b) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date.
(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive:
(a) evidence from the trustee of the transferee plan or fund, or
the trustee's agent, stating that, to the best of the
trustee's knowledge, the annuitant of the RRSP or RRIF or the
beneficiaries of the other registered plan or fund do not
include any person or company other than you and your spouse,
children and parents;
(b) a transfer power of attorney, executed by the transferor in
accordance with the requirements of the Issuer's transfer
agent; and
(c) an acknowledgement in the form of Form 5E signed by the
trustee of the plan or fund.
4.6 EFFECT OF TRANSFER WITHIN ESCROW
After the transfer of escrow securities within escrow, the escrow securities
will remain in escrow and released from escrow under this Agreement as if no
transfer has occurred, on the same terms that applied before the transfer. The
Escrow Agent will not deliver any share certificates or other evidence of the
escrow securities to transferees under this Part 4.
4.7 DISCRETIONARY APPLICATIONS
The Exchange may consent to the transfer within escrow of escrow securities in
other circumstances and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate.
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PART 5 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
5.1 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
This Part applies to the following (BUSINESS COMBINATIONS):
(a) a formal take-over bid for all outstanding securities of the Issuer or
which, if successful, would result in a change of control of the Issuer
(b) a formal issuer bid for all outstanding equity securities of the Issuer
(c) a statutory arrangement
(d) an amalgamation
(e) a merger
(f) a reorganization that has an effect similar to an amalgamation or
merger
5.2 DELIVERY TO ESCROW AGENT
(1) You may tender your escrow securities to a person or company in a
business combination. At least five business days prior to the date the
escrow securities must be tendered under the business combination, you
must deliver to the Escrow Agent:
(a) a written direction signed by you that directs the Escrow
Agent to deliver to the depositary under the business
combination any share certificates or other evidence of the
escrow securities and a completed and executed cover letter or
similar document and, where required, transfer power of
attorney completed and executed for transfer in accordance
with the requirements of the Issuer's depository, and any
other documentation specified or provided by you and required
to be delivered to the depositary under the business
combination;
(b) written consent of the Exchange; and
(c) any other information concerning the business combination as
the Escrow Agent may reasonably require.
5.3 DELIVERY TO DEPOSITARY
(1) As soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event no later than three
business days after the Escrow Agent receives the documents and
information required under section 5.2, the Escrow Agent will deliver
to the depositary, in accordance with the direction, any share
certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities, and a letter
addressed to the depositary that
(a) identifies the escrow securities that are being tendered;
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(b) states that the escrow securities are held in escrow;
(c) states that the escrow securities are delivered only for the
purposes of the business combination and that they will be
released from escrow only after the Escrow Agent receives the
information described in section 5.4;
(d) if any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow
securities have been delivered to the depositary, requires the
depositary to return to the Escrow Agent, as soon as
practicable, the share certificates or other evidence of
escrow securities that are not released from escrow into the
business combination; and
(e) where applicable, requires the depositary to deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Escrow Agent, as soon as practicable,
share certificates or other evidence of additional escrow
securities that you acquire under the business combination.
5.4 RELEASE OF ESCROW SECURITIES TO DEPOSITARY
(1) The Escrow Agent will release from escrow the tendered escrow
securities provided that:
(a) you or the Issuer make application to release the tendered
securities under the Policy on a date at least 10 business
days and not more than 30 business days prior to the date of
the proposed release date; and
(b) the Exchange does not provide notice of its objection to the
Escrow Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) or 11:00
a.m. (Calgary time) on such specified date;
(c) the Escrow Agent receives a declaration signed by the
depositary or, if the direction identifies the depositary as
acting on behalf of another person or company in respect of
the business combination, by that other person or company,
that
(i) the terms and conditions of the business combination
have been met or waived; and
(ii) the escrow securities have either been taken up and
paid for or are subject to an unconditional
obligation to be taken up and paid for under the
business combination.
5.5 ESCROW OF NEW SECURITIES
(1) If you receive securities (NEW SECURITIES) of another issuer (SUCCESSOR
ISSUER) in exchange for your escrow securities, the new securities will
be subject to escrow in substitution for the tendered escrow
securities, unless, immediately after completion of the business
combination,
(a) the successor issuer is an exempt issuer as defined in the
National Policy;
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(b) the escrow holder was subject to a Value Security Escrow
Agreement and is not a Principal of the successor issuer; and
(c) the escrow holder holds less than 1% of the voting rights
attached to the successor issuer's outstanding securities. (In
calculating this percentage, include securities that may be
issued to the escrow holder under outstanding convertible
securities in both the escrow holders securities and the total
securities outstanding.)
5.6 RELEASE FROM ESCROW OF NEW SECURITIES
(1) The Escrow Agent will send to a Securityholder share certificates or
other evidence of the Securityholder's new securities as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Escrow Agent receives
(a) a certificate from the successor issuer signed by a director
or officer of the successor issuer authorized to sign
(i) stating that it is a successor issuer to the Issuer
as a result of a business combination;
(ii) containing a list of the securityholders whose new
securities are subject to escrow under section 5.5;
(iii) containing a list of the securityholders whose new
securities are not subject to escrow under section
5.5;
(b) written confirmation from the Exchange that it has accepted
the list of Securityholders whose new securities are not
subject to escrow under section 5.5; and
(2) The escrow securities of the Securityholders whose securities are not
subject to escrow under section 5.5, will be released, and the Escrow
Agent will send any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow
securities in the possession of the Escrow Agent in accordance with
section 2.4.
(3) If your new securities are subject to escrow, the Escrow Agent will
hold your new securities in escrow on the same terms and conditions,
including release dates, as applied to the escrow securities that you
exchanged.
PART 6 RESIGNATION OF ESCROW AGENT
6.1 RESIGNATION OF ESCROW AGENT
(1) If the Escrow Agent wishes to resign as escrow agent, the Escrow Agent
will give written notice to the Issuer and the Exchange.
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(2) If the Issuer wishes to terminate the Escrow Agent as escrow agent, the
Issuer will give written notice to the Escrow Agent and the Exchange.
(3) If the Escrow Agent resigns or is terminated, the Issuer will be
responsible for ensuring that the Escrow Agent is replaced not later
than the resignation or termination date by another escrow agent that
is acceptable to the Exchange and that has accepted such appointment,
which appointment will be binding on the Issuer and the
Securityholders.
(4) The resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent will be effective,
and the Escrow Agent will cease to be bound by this Agreement, on the
date that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the notices referred
to above by the Escrow Agent or Issuer, as applicable, or on such other
date as the Escrow Agent and the Issuer may agree upon (the
"resignation or termination date"), provided that the resignation or
termination date will not be less than 10 business days before a
release date.
(5) If the Issuer has not appointed a successor escrow agent within 60 days
of the resignation or termination date, the Escrow Agent will apply, at
the Issuer's expense, to a court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor escrow agent, and the duties and
responsibilities of the Escrow Agent will cease immediately upon such
appointment.
(6) On any new appointment under this section, the successor Escrow Agent
will be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and obligations as
if it had been originally named herein as Escrow Agent, without any
further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. The predecessor Escrow
Agent, upon receipt of payment for any outstanding account for its
services and expenses then unpaid, will transfer, deliver and pay over
to the successor Escrow Agent, who will be entitled to receive, all
securities, records or other property on deposit with the predecessor
Escrow Agent in relation to this Agreement and the predecessor Escrow
Agent will thereupon be discharged as Escrow Agent.
(7) If any changes are made to Part 7 of this Agreement as a result of the
appointment of the successor Escrow Agent, those changes must not be
inconsistent with the Policy and the terms of this Agreement and the
Issuer to this Agreement will file a copy of the new Agreement with the
Exchange.
PART 7 OTHER CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS
7.1 ESCROW AGENT NOT A TRUSTEE
The Escrow Agent accepts duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, and
the escrow securities and any share certificates or other evidence of these
securities, solely as a custodian, bailee and agent. No trust is intended to be,
or is or will be, created hereby and the Escrow Agent shall owe no duties
hereunder as a trustee.
7.2 ESCROW AGENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GENUINENESS
The Escrow Agent will not be responsible or liable in any manner whatever for
the sufficiency,
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correctness, genuineness or validity of any escrow security deposited with it.
7.3 ESCROW AGENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FURNISHED INFORMATION
The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility for seeking, obtaining, compiling,
preparing or determining the accuracy of any information or document, including
the representative capacity in which a party purports to act, that the Escrow
Agent receives as a condition to a release from escrow or a transfer of escrow
securities within escrow under this Agreement.
7.4 ESCROW AGENT NOT RESPONSIBLE AFTER RELEASE
The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility for escrow securities that it has
released to a Securityholder or at a Securityholder's direction according to
this Agreement.
7.5 INDEMNIFICATION OF ESCROW AGENT
The Issuer and each Securityholder hereby jointly and severally agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent, its affiliates, and their current
and former directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and
all claims, demands, losses, penalties, costs, expenses, fees and liabilities,
including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, directly or indirectly
arising out of, in connection with, or in respect of, this Agreement, except
where same result directly and principally from gross negligence, wilful
misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Escrow Agent. This indemnity survives
the release of the escrow securities, the resignation or termination of the
Escrow Agreement and the termination of this Agreement.
7.6 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
(1) The Escrow Agent will be protected in acting and relying reasonably
upon any notice, direction, instruction, order, certificate,
confirmation, request, waiver, consent, receipt, statutory declaration
or other paper or document (collectively referred to as "Documents")
furnished to it and purportedly signed by any officer or person
required to or entitled to execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent any
such Document in connection with this Agreement, not only as to its due
execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but
also as to the truth or accuracy of any information therein contained,
which it in good faith believes to be genuine.
(2) The Escrow Agent will not be bound by any notice of a claim or demand
with respect thereto, or any waiver, modification, amendment,
termination or rescission of this Agreement unless received by it in
writing, and signed by the other Parties and approved by the Exchange,
and, if the duties or indemnification of the Escrow Agent in this
Agreement are affected, unless it has given its prior written consent.
(3) The Escrow Agent may consult with or retain such legal counsel and
advisors as it may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging
its duties or determining its rights under this Agreement and may rely
and act upon the advice of such counsel or advisor. The Escrow Agent
will give written notice to the Issuer as soon as practicable that it
has retained legal counsel or other advisors. The Issuer will pay or
reimburse the Escrow Agent for any reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of such counsel or advisors.
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(4) In the event of any disagreement arising under the terms of this
Agreement, the Escrow Agent will be entitled, at its option, to refuse
to comply with any and all demands whatsoever until the dispute is
settled either by a written agreement among the Parties or by a court
of competent jurisdiction.
(5) The Escrow Agent will have no duties or responsibilities except as
expressly provided in this Agreement and will have no duty or
responsibility under the Software Purchase Agreement or arising under
any other agreement, including any agreement referred to in this
Agreement, to which the Escrow Agent is not a party.
(6) The Escrow Agent will have the right not to act and will not be liable
for refusing to act unless it has received clear and reasonable
documentation that complies with the terms of this Agreement. Such
documentation must not require the exercise of any discretion or
independent judgment.
(7) The Escrow Agent is authorized to cancel any share certificate
delivered to it and hold such Securityholder's escrow securities in
electronic, or uncertificated form only, pending release of such
securities from escrow.
(8) The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility with respect to any escrow
securities in respect of which no share certificate or other evidence
or electronic or uncertificated form of these securities has been
delivered to it, or otherwise received by it.
7.7 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF ESCROW AGENT
The Escrow Agent will not be liable to any of the Parties hereunder for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this
Agreement, except for losses directly, principally and immediately caused by its
bad faith, wilful misconduct or gross negligence. Under no circumstances will
the Escrow Agent be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential,
exemplary, aggravated or punitive losses or damages hereunder, including any
loss of profits, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will the
collective liability of the Escrow Agent under or in connection with this
Agreement to any one or more Parties, except for losses directly caused by its
bad faith or willful misconduct, exceed the amount of its annual fees under this
Agreement or the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), whichever amount
shall be greater.
7.8 REMUNERATION OF ESCROW AGENT
The Issuer will pay the Escrow Agent reasonable remuneration for its services
under this Agreement, which fees are subject to revision from time to time on 30
days' written notice. The Issuer will reimburse the Escrow Agent for its
expenses and disbursements. Any amount due under this section and unpaid 30 days
after request for such payment, will bear interest from the expiration of such
period at a rate per annum equal to the then current rate charged by the Escrow
Agent, payable on demand.
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7.9 COMPLIANCE WITH MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION
The Escrow Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be liable for
refusing to act if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason
whatsoever, the Escrow Agent reasonably determines that such an act might cause
it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or
anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Escrow
Agent reasonably determine at any time that its acting under this Agreement has
resulted in it being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering
or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the
right to resign on 10 days written notice to the Issuer, provided: (i) that the
Escrow Agent's written notice shall describe the circumstances of such
non-compliance; and (ii) that if such circumstances are rectified to the Escrow
Agent's satisfaction within such 10 day period, then such resignation shall not
be effective.
7.10 PRIVACY LEGISLATION
The Parties acknowledge that federal and/or provincial legislation that
addresses the protection of individual's personal information (collectively,
"Privacy Laws") may apply to certain obligations and activities under this
Agreement. Despite any other provision of this Agreement, neither Party will
take or direct any action hereunder that would contravene, or cause the other to
contravene, applicable Privacy Laws. The Issuer will, prior to transferring or
causing to be transferred personal information to the Escrow Agent, obtain and
retain required consents of the relevant individuals to the collection, use and
disclosure of their personal information, or will have determined that such
consents either have previously been given upon which the Parties can rely or
are not required under the Privacy Laws. The Escrow Agent will use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that its services hereunder comply with Privacy
Laws.
PART 8 INDEMNIFICATION OF THE EXCHANGE
8.1 INDEMNIFICATION
(1) The Issuer and each Securityholder jointly and severally:
(a) release, indemnify and save harmless the Exchange from all
costs (including legal cost, expenses and disbursements),
charges, claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses and
expenses incurred by the Exchange;
(b) agree not to make or bring a claim or demand, or commence any
action, against the Exchange; and
(c) agree to indemnify and save harmless the Exchange from all
costs (including legal costs) and damages that the Exchange
incurs or is required by law to pay as a result of any
person's claim, demand or action,
arising from any and every act or omission committed or omitted by the
Exchange, in connection with this Agreement, even if said act or
omission was negligent, or constituted a breach of the terms of this
Agreement.
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(2) This indemnity survives the release of the escrow securities and the
termination of this Agreement.
PART 9 NOTICES
9.1 NOTICE TO ESCROW AGENT
Documents will be considered to have been delivered to the Escrow Agent on the
next business day following the date of transmission, if delivered by fax, the
date of delivery, if delivered by hand during normal business hours or by
prepaid courier, or 5 business days after the date of mailing, if delivered by
mail, to the following:
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 XXXXXX
Contact: Manager, Client Services
Fax No.: 000-000-0000
9.2 NOTICE TO ISSUER
Documents will be considered to have been delivered to the Issuer on the next
business day following the date of transmission, if delivered by fax, the date
of delivery, if delivered by hand or by prepaid courier, or 5 business days
after the date of mailing, if delivered by mail, to the following:
CENTRASIA MINING CORP.
300 - 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0 XXXXXX
Contact: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax No.: 000-000-0000
9.3 DELIVERIES TO SECURITYHOLDERS
Documents will be considered to have been delivered to a Securityholder on the
date of delivery, if delivered by hand or by prepaid courier, or 5 business days
after the date of mailing, if delivered by mail, to the address on the Issuer's
share register.
Any share certificates or other evidence of a Securityholder's escrow securities
will be sent to the Securityholder's address on the Issuer's share register
unless the Securityholder has advised the Escrow Agent in writing otherwise at
least ten business days before the escrow securities are released from escrow.
The Issuer will provide the Escrow Agent with each Securityholder's address as
listed on the Issuer's share register.
9.4 CHANGE OF ADDRESS
(1) The Escrow Agent may change its address for delivery by delivering
notice of the change of address to the Issuer and to each
Securityholder.
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(2) The Issuer may change its address for delivery by delivering notice of
the change of address to the Escrow Agent and to each Securityholder.
(3) A Securityholder may change that Securityholder's address for delivery
by delivering notice of the change of address to the Issuer and to the
Escrow Agent.
9.5 POSTAL INTERRUPTION
A party to this Agreement will not mail a Document if the party is aware of an
actual or impending disruption of postal service.
PART 10 GENERAL
10.1 INTERPRETATION - "HOLDING SECURITIES"
Unless the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms that are not
otherwise defined in this Agreement, shall have the meanings as defined in
Policy 1.1 - Interpretation or in Policy 5.4 - Escrow, Vendor Consideration and
Resale Restrictions.
When this Agreement refers to securities that a Securityholder "holds", it means
that the Securityholder has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of or
control or direction over the securities.
10.2 ENFORCEMENT BY THIRD PARTIES
The Issuer enters this Agreement both on its own behalf and as trustee for the
Exchange and the Securityholders of the Issuer, and this Agreement may be
enforced by either the Exchange, or the Securityholders of the Issuer, or both.
10.3 TERMINATION, AMENDMENT, AND WAIVER OF AGREEMENT
(1) Subject to subsection 10.3(3), this Agreement shall only terminate:
(a) with respect to all the Parties:
(i) as specifically provided in this Agreement;
(ii) subject to subsection 10.3(2), upon the agreement of
all Parties; or
(iii) when the Securities of all Securityholders have been
released from escrow pursuant to this Agreement; and
(b) with respect to a Party:
(i) as specifically provided in this Agreement; or
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(ii) if the Party is a Securityholder, when all of the
Securityholder's Securities have been released from
escrow pursuant to this Agreement.
(2) An agreement to terminate this Agreement pursuant to section
10.3(1)(a)(ii) shall not be effective unless and until the agreement to
terminate
(a) is evidenced by a memorandum in writing signed by all Parties;
(b) has been consented to in writing by the Exchange; and
(c) has been approved by a majority of securityholders of the
Issuer who are not Securityholders.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the obligations
set forth in section 8.1 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.
(4) No amendment or waiver of this Agreement or any part of this Agreement
shall be effective unless the amendment or waiver:
(a) is evidenced by a memorandum in writing signed by all Parties;
(b) has been approved in writing by the Exchange; and
(c) has been approved by a majority of securityholders of the
Issuer who are not Securityholders.
(5) No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
shall constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether similar or
not), nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver, unless
expressly provided.
10.4 SEVERANCE OF ILLEGAL PROVISION
Any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall be deemed
stricken to the extent necessary to eliminate any invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability, and the rest of the Agreement and all other provisions and
parts thereof shall remain in full force and effect and be binding upon the
parties hereto as though the said illegal and/or unenforceable provision or part
thereof had never been included in this Agreement.
10.5 FURTHER ASSURANCES
The Parties will execute and deliver any further documents and perform any
further acts reasonably requested by any of the Parties to this agreement which
are necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
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10.6 TIME
Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
10.7 CONSENT OF EXCHANGE TO AMENDMENT
The Exchange must approve any amendment to this Agreement.
10.8 ADDITIONAL ESCROW REQUIREMENTS
A Canadian exchange may impose escrow terms or conditions in addition to those
set out in this Agreement.
10.9 GOVERNING LAWS
The laws of British Columbia and the applicable laws of Canada will govern this
Agreement.
10.10 COUNTERPARTS
The Parties may execute this Agreement by fax and in counterparts, each of which
will be considered an original and all of which will be one agreement.
10.11 SINGULAR AND PLURAL
Wherever a singular expression is used in this Agreement, that expression is
considered as including the plural or the body corporate where required by the
context.
10.12 LANGUAGE
This Agreement has been drawn up in the English language at the request of all
parties.
10.13 BENEFIT AND BINDING EFFECT
This Agreement will benefit and bind the Parties and their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and permitted assigns and all persons claiming
through them as if they had been a Party to this Agreement.
10.14 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This is the entire agreement among the Parties concerning the subject matter set
out in this Agreement and supersedes any and all prior understandings and
agreements.
10.15 SUCCESSOR TO ESCROW AGENT
Any corporation with which the Escrow Agent may be amalgamated, merged or
consolidated, or any corporation succeeding to the business of the Escrow Agent
will be the successor of the
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Escrow Agent under this Agreement without any further act on its part or on the
part or any of the Parties, provided that the successor is recognized by the
Exchange.
The Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date set out
above.
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
/s/ Can't Read Signature
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
/s/ Can't Read Signature
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
CENTRASIA MINING CORP.
/s/ Xxxx XxXxxx
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
STARGATE SOLUTIONS LTD.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
AGA MANAGEMENT LTD.
/s/ Can't Read Signature
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
DBM CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED
/s/ Can't Read Signature
_________________________________________
Authorized signatory
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SCHEDULE "A"
SECURITYHOLDER
NAME: STARGATE SOLUTIONS LTD.
SIGNATURE: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Address for Notice: X.X. Xxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx Highway, Road Town, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands
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SECURITIES:
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CLASS AND TYPE NUMBER CERTIFICATE(S) (IF APPLICABLE)
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COMMON SHARES 12,125,000
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SECURITYHOLDER
NAME: AGA MANAGEMENT LTD.
SIGNATURE:/s/ Can't Read Signature
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE: 00, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Commercial Center,
4th Floor, Xxxx/Xxxxxx 000,
X.X. 0000 Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxx
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SECURITIES:
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CLASS AND TYPE NUMBER CERTIFICATE(S) (IF APPLICABLE)
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COMMON SHARES 375,000
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SECURITYHOLDER
NAME: DBM CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED
SIGNATURE:/s/ Can't Read Signature
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX0 0XX,
Channel Islands
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SECURITIES:
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CLASS AND TYPE NUMBER CERTIFICATE(S) (IF APPLICABLE)
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COMMON SHARES 625,000
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SCHEDULE B
RELEASE OF SECURITIES
TIMED RELEASE
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PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ESCROWED TOTAL NUMBER OF ESCROWED SECURITIES TO
RELEASE DATES SECURITIES TO BE RELEASED BE RELEASED
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[INSERT DATE OF THE BULLETIN OF THE 1/4 OF YOUR ESCROW SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ANNOUNCING THAT THE
EXCHANGE HAS ACCEPTED THE SHARE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR FILING (THE
"EXCHANGE BULLETIN")]
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[INSERT DATE 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING 1/3 OF YOUR REMAINING ESCROW
EXCHANGE BULLETIN] SECURITIES
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[INSERT DATE 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING 1/2 OF YOUR REMAINING ESCROW
EXCHANGE BULLETIN] SECURITIES
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[INSERT DATE 18 MONTHS FOLLOWING ALL OF YOUR REMAINING ESCROW
EXCHANGE BULLETIN] SECURITIES
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TOTAL 100%
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