PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT by and between KELLY K. BUSTER, JAMES I. STALEY, II, ENEXCO, INC., CLASS B LIMITED PARTNERS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, and EBS OIL AND GAS PARTNERS PRODUCTION GP, LLC as Sellers and WESTSIDE ENERGY CORPORATION as Buyer November 20,...
by
and between
XXXXX
X.
XXXXXX,
XXXXX X. XXXXXX, XX, ENEXCO, INC., CLASS B LIMITED
PARTNERS
IDENTIFIED HEREIN, and EBS OIL AND GAS
PARTNERS
PRODUCTION
GP, LLC
as
Sellers
and
WESTSIDE
ENERGY CORPORATION
as
Buyer
November
20, 2005
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Article
I
DEFINITIONS2
Article
II PURCHASE AND SALE10
Article
III PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT 10
Article
IV REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLERS 15
Article
V
REPRESENTATIONS OF BUYER 18
Article
VI TITLE MATTERS 19
Article
VII COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
21
Article
VIII CLOSING 23
Article
IX INDEMNIFICATION
26
Article
X
ARBITRATION
27
Article
XI MISCELLANEOUS
28
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Exhibit E Exhibit F Exhibit G Exhibit H Exhibit
I
Exhibit J Exhibit K Exhibit L Exhibit
M
-
Partnership
Debt
- Allocation
of Consideration Among Sellers
- CVR
Xxxxx
- Properties
- Excluded
Assets
- Form
of
Xxxx of Sale and Assignment
- Form
of
Non-Foreign Affidavit
- Form
of
Employment Agreement
- Form
of
Lock-Up Agreement
- Form
of
Registration Rights Agreement
- Form
of
EBS Operating Purchase Agreement
- Form
of
Settlement Statement
- Approved
Seller Reserve Engineers
SCHEDULES
Schedule
4.9 -
Litigation
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This
Purchase and Sale Agreement is entered into on November 20, 2005, to be
effective as
of
October 1, 2005 (the "Effective
Time") by
and
among XXXXX X. XXXXXX, an individual whose
address is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 ("Buster"),
XXXXX X.
XXXXXX, XX, an individual whose address is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
00000 ("Xxxxxx"), ENEXCO, INC., a Texas corporation (individually, "Enexco",
and
together
with Buster and Xxxxxx, the "Class
A Limited Partners"), the
parties identified on the attached
Appendix, (the "Class
B Limited Partners", and
together with Buster, Xxxxxx and Enexco,
the "Limited
Partners"), EBS
OIL
AND GAS PARTNERS PRODUCTION GP, LLC, a Texas
limited liability company (individually, the "General
Partner", and
together with the Limited
Partners and the Class B Limited Partners, the "Sellers"),
and
WESTSIDE ENERGY CORPORATION,
a Nevada corporation ("Westside"
or
"Buyer").
Sellers
and Buyer may be referred to herein individually as a "Party"
or
collectively as the "Parties".
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
the Limited Partners are limited partners in EBS Oil and Gas Partners Production
Company, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("EBS"), and own, in the aggregate,
100 percent
of the outstanding Class A limited partnership interests (the "Class
A Interests") and
Class
B
limited partnership interests (the "Class
B Interests") in
EBS,
together with all voting and
other
rights and obligations incident thereto.
WHEREAS,
Westside desires to purchase from the Limited Partners, and the Limited Partners
desire to sell and transfer to Westside, all of the Limited Partners' rights,
title, and interests in and to the Class A Interests and the Class B
Interests;
WHEREAS,
the General Partner is the general partner of EBS, and owns 100 percent of
the
outstanding general partner interest, together with all voting and other rights
and obligations incident thereto (the "GP
Interest", and,
together with the Class A Interests and the Class B Interests, the "Interests");
WHEREAS,
an entity to be formed by Westside as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westside
prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder ("Westside
GP") desires
to
purchase from the General Partner, and the General Partner desires to sell
and
transfer to Westside
GP, all of the General Partner's rights, title, and interests in and to the
GP
Interest; and
WHEREAS,
Westside, the Class A Limited Partners and the General Partner have signed
this
Agreement as of the date hereof, and the Class B Limited Partners have signed
this Agreement
on a subsequent date, but all Parties shall be treated as if this Agreement
had
been signed and executed by all Parties on the date hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and of the agreements set forth below,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1The
following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Additional
Consideration" means
the
consideration to be paid to Seller pursuant to Section
3.2.
"Additional
Consideration Offsets" shall
mean the cumulative sum, without duplication,
of (a) the value of any Title Defects discovered after Closing as determined
in
accordance
with Article VI, (b) the value of any Seller Indemnified Losses under this
Agreement,
(c) the value of any Seller Indemnified Losses under the EBS Operating Purchase
Agreement, as such term is defined therein (d) any post-closing Purchase Price
adjustments described
in Section
3.3(d); and
(e)
the amount of any Loss incurred by EBS after the Closing in connection
with any of the matters set forth on Schedule
4.9.
"Additional
Consideration Payment Date" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(b).
"Adjusted
PDP Price" shall
mean $3.00, increased by the percentage by which the Market
Price exceeds the Base Price at the time of determination, or decreased by
the
percentage by
which
the Base Price exceeds the Market Price at the time of determination;
provided,
however,
that any difference between Base Price and Market Price of $2.00 or less shall
be disregarded.
"Adjusted
PDP Price" shall
mean $1.00, increased by the percentage by which the Market
Price exceeds the Base Price at the time of determination, or decreased by
the
percentage by
which
the Base Price exceeds the Market Price at the time of determination;
provided,
however,
that any difference between Base Price and Market Price of $2.00 or less shall
be disregarded.
"Agreement"
has
the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph and includes any amendments
or
modifications.
"Aggregate
Title Defect Value" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(d).
"Allocated
Value" shall
mean the dollar amount allocated to each Property as set forth in a schedule
to
be prepared by Buyer in its sole discretion prior to the Closing.
"Base
Price" shall
mean $11.30 per MCF.
"Bridge
Credit Agreement" means
the
Credit Agreement, dated May 20, 2005, by and among
EBS, as borrower, EBS Operating and the General Partner, as guarantors, Petro
Capital II,
LP,
as administrative agent and a lender, and other lenders identified therein,
as
amended.
"Buyer
Group" means
Buyer and its officers, directors, contractors, agents and employees.
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"Buyer's
Credits" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(b). "Casualty
Loss" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.4(d). "Closing
Date" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
8.1. "XXXXX"
means
the
Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies.
"Credit
Agreement" means
the
Credit Agreement, dated February 1, 2005, by and among
EBS, as borrower, EBS Operating and the General Partner, as guarantors, and
Petro Capital
II, LP, as lender, as amended.
"CVR
Costs" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(g).
"CVR
Deficiency" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(g).
"CVR
Promote Proceeds" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(g). "CVR
Surplus" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(g).
"CVR
Xxxxx" means
the
Xxxxx identified on Exhibit
C, provided, however,
the Parties may
amend
such exhibit by mutual consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, in order to
remove one
CVR
Well and replace such well with a new CVR Well.
"Data
and Records" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.2.
"Defect
Value" shall
mean with respect to each Title Defect, the reduction in the Allocated
Value of the affected Properties as a result of such Title Defect.
"EBS
Credit Documents"
means
the
Credit Agreement, the Bridge Credit Agreement, all
Loan
Documents, as such terms are defined in the Bridge Credit Agreement and the
Credit Agreement,
and the Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated May 20, 2005,
between
EBS and Petro Capital II, LP.
"EBS
Operating" shall
mean EBS Oil and Gas Partners Operating Company, LP, a Texas
limited partnership.
"EBS
Operating
Purchase Agreement" shall
mean that certain purchase and sale agreement
between Buyer and the limited and general partners of EBS Operating for the
purchase
of all of the partnership interests of EBS Operating, substantially in the
form
set forth on
Exhibit K.
"EBS
Partnership Agreement" means
the
Second Amended And Restated Agreement Of
Limited Partnership of EBS Oil And Gas Partners Production Company, L.P., dated
May 20, 2005,
as
amended.
"Effective
Time" shall
mean 12:01 a.m. Central Time on October 1, 2005.
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"Employment
Agreements" shall
mean those certain employment agreements between Westside
and each of the Principals substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit
F.
"Environmental
Claims" shall
mean all liabilities, obligations, expenses, (including, without
limitation, all attorneys' fees), fines, penalties, costs, claims, suits or
damages (including natural resource damages) of any nature, including personal
injury, diminution in property value, illness,
disease, or wrongful death, associated with the Properties, whether arising
before or after the
Effective Time, and attributable or resulting from: (i) pollution or
contamination of soil, surface water, groundwater or air, on the Properties
and
any other contamination of or adverse effect
upon the environment, (ii) underground injection activities and waste disposal,
(iii) clean-up
responses, remedial, control or compliance costs, including the required cleanup
or remediation
of spills, pits, ponds or lagoons, including any subsurface or surface pollution
caused
by
such spills, pits, ponds, or lagoons, (iv) noncompliance with applicable land
use, permitting,
surface disturbance, licensing or notification requirements, and (v) violation
of any Environmental
Law and/or any federal, state or local environmental land use law.
"Environmental
Laws" shall
mean any and all laws, statutes, regulations, rules, orders, ordinances,
permits, or determinations of any governmental authority pertaining to health
or
conservation or protection of the environment, wildlife, or natural resources
in
effect in any and all jurisdictions in which the Property is located otherwise
having jurisdiction over the matter, including,
without limitation, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Federal Water Pollution
Control
Act, as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA),
as
amended, the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("XXXX"), as amended, the Resource
Conservation
and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), as amended, the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments
Acts of 1984, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, and
the
Occupational
Safety and Health Act ("OSHA"), as amended. The terms "hazardous substance,"
release," and "threatened release" shall have the meanings specified in CERCLA;
provided,
however, that
to
the extent the laws of the State of Texas have established a meaning for
"hazardous
substance," "release," "threatened release," "solid waste," "hazardous waste,"
and "disposal"
that is broader than that specified in CERCLA or RCRA and XXXX or OSHA, such
broader meaning shall apply with respect to the matters covered by such
laws.
"Examination
Period" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.4(a). "Excluded
Assets" shall
mean the assets described on Exhibit
E. "Financial
Statements" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
8.3(i).
"Hazardous
Material" shall
mean any chemical, pollutant, contaminant, waste, toxic or hazardous
substance or material, petroleum and petroleum products or by-products,
polychlorinated
biphenyls, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, lead or lead-based paints
or materials,
or radon.
"Hydrocarbons"
shall
mean crude oil, natural gas, casinghead gas, condensate, sulphur, natural
gas liquids, drip liquids and other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons (including
CO2), and
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shall
also refer to all other minerals of every kind and character which may be
covered by or included
in the Properties.
"Indemnified
Party" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
9.3. "Indemnifying
Party" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
9.3. "Indemnity
Claim Notice" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
9.3. "Indemnity
Notice Period" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
9.3.
"Inventory
Hydrocarbons" shall
mean all merchantable oil and condensate (for oil and liquids in storage tanks,
being only that oil or liquids physically above the top of the inlet connection
into such tanks) produced from or attributable to the Properties prior to the
Effective Time which have not been sold by EBS and are in storage at the
Effective Time.
"Knowledge"
or
other
similar language which qualifies a statement as to the knowledge of
the
Principal Parties, will mean that within the actual present knowledge of the
Principals, after
due
inquiry of appropriate managerial level personnel, the specific statement so
qualified is accurate
for purposes of this definition.
"Lease
Bank Agreement" means
the
agreement entitled "Xxxxxxx Shale Project" (more commonly
known as the "EBS-Westside Lease Bank Agreement"), dated April 13, 2005, as
amended by letter agreement dated April 22, 2005.
"Liens"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
"Lock-Up
Agreement" means
the
Lock-Up Agreement substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit
I.
"Losses"
means
any
liabilities, losses, claims, demands, causes of action, costs and expenses
(including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees
and
other costs and
expenses incident to proceedings or investigations respecting, or the
prosecution or defense of a claim) of every kind and character.
"Market
Price" shall
mean the NYMEX price per MCF for the 12-month natural gas futures
strip on the applicable Reserve Determination Date.
"Marketable
Title" means,
such title held by EBS that (a) entitles EBS to own, receive and retain, without
suspension, reduction or termination, payment of revenues for not less than
the
net
revenue interest shown on Exhibit
D of
all
Hydrocarbons produced, saved and marketed from
or
attributable to the Properties or unit indicated through the plugging,
abandonment and salvage of such Properties; (b) obligates EBS to bear the costs
and expenses relating to the maintenance, development and operation of such
Properties or unit(s) through the plugging. abandonment
and salvage of such Properties in an amount not greater than the working
interest of
EBS
set forth in Exhibit
D (unless
EBS's net revenue interest therein is proportionately increased); and (c) the
Properties are free and clear of any liens, burdens or encumbrances of any
kind
or character except Permitted Encumbrances.
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"MCF"
shall mean one thousand cubic feet.
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"MCFE"
shall mean MCF natural gas equivalent. When determining MCFE, crude oil
shall
be
converted to natural gas on the basis of 1:6 (1 barrel of crude oil = 6 MCF
of
natural gas).
"Net
CVR
Deficiency"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(g). "NSAI"
means Netherland Xxxxxx & Associates, Inc.
"Partnership
Debt" means
the
debt described on Exhibit
A.
"Permitted
Encumbrances" shall
mean any of the following matters:
(i) Materialman'
s, mechanic's, repairman's, employee's, contractor's, operator's,
tax, and other similar liens or charges arising in the ordinary course of
business
for obligations that are not delinquent and that will be paid and discharged
in
the ordinary
course of business or, if delinquent, that are being contested in good faith
by
appropriate action;
(ii) any
liens
or security interests created by law or reserved with respect
to the Properties for royalty, bonus, rental, or other payment
obligations;
(iii) to
the
extent any of the following do not materially diminish the value of, or impair
the conduct of operations on, any of the Properties and do not impair
EBS's
right to receive revenues attributable thereto: (a) any valid, subsisting and
applicable
laws, rules and orders of any governmental authority; (b) easements,
rights-of-way,
servitudes, permits, surface leases and other rights in respect of surface
operations, pipelines,
grazing, hunting, fishing, logging, canals, ditches, reservoirs or the like,
and
(c) easements
for streets, alleys, highways, pipelines, telephone lines, power lines, railways
and
other
similar rights-of-way, on, over or in respect to property owned or leased by
EBS
or
over which EBS owns rights-of-way, easements, permits or licenses;
(iv) all
lessors' royalties, overriding royalties, net profits interests, carried
interests, production payments, reversionary interests and other burdens on
or
deductions
from the proceeds of production if the net cumulative effect of such burdens
or
deductions does not reduce the net revenue interest of EBS in any Property
affected thereby
as reflected in Exhibit
D or
impair
the right to receive revenues attributable thereto;
(v)
to
the extent the same do not operate to reduce the net revenue interest,
nor increase the expense interest (unless EBS's net revenue interest therein
is
proportionately
increased), of EBS as reflected in Exhibit
D, nor
impair the right of EBS to
receive the revenues attributable thereto: unitization and pooling designations,
declarations,
orders and agreements; operating agreements; agreements of development;
area
of
mutual interest agreements; gas balancing or deferred production agreements;
processing
agreements; plant agreements; pipeline, gathering and transportation
agreements;
injection, repressuring and recycling agreements; carbon dioxide purchase
or
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sale
agreements; salt water or other disposal agreements; seismic or geophysical
permits or
agreements; and any and all other agreements which are ordinary and customary
in
the oil,
gas,
sulphur and other mineral exploration, development or extraction business,
or in
the
business of processing of gas and gas condensate production for the extraction
of products
therefrom;
(vi) conventional
rights of assignment normally actuated by an intent to abandon
or release a lease and requiring notice to the holder of such
rights;
(vii) division
orders and Hydrocarbon sales contracts and contracts for purchase,
exchange, refining or processing of Hydrocarbons terminable without penalty
upon
no more than sixty (60) days notice to the purchaser;
(viii) calls
on
or preferential rights to purchase production at prices not less
than
market prices, held by parties other than EBS, Sellers or their
affiliates;
(ix) preferential
rights to purchase and required third party consents to assignments
and similar agreements with respect to which waivers or consents are obtained
from the appropriate parties, or the appropriate time period for asserting
the
rights
has expired without an exercise of the rights prior to the Closing
Date;
(x) all
rights to consent by, required notices to, filings with, or other actions by
governmental entities and tribal authorities in connection with the sale or
conveyance
of oil and gas leases or interests if they are customarily obtained subsequent
to
the
sale or conveyance;
(xi) defects
or irregularities of title arising out of events or transactions which
have been barred by limitations;
(xii) all
other
defects, and irregularities of title affecting the Properties, which
individually or in the aggregate: (a) are not such as to interfere with the
operation, value or use of the Properties (or portion thereof) affected thereby;
(b) do not presently delay the receipt or prevent EBS from receiving its share
of the proceeds of production from
any
of the Properties; (c) do not presently reduce the interest of EBS with respect
to all
oil
and gas produced from any Property below the NRI set forth in Exhibit
D for
such
Property;
and (d) do not presently increase EBS's portion of the costs and expenses
relating to the operations on and the maintenance and development of the lands
and depths
included in any Property above the working interest set forth in Exhibit
D for
such
Property;
(xiii) liens
and
encumbrances securing the Partnership Debt;
(xiv) encumbrances
created by or under any operating agreements
governing
any of the Properties; and
(xv) any
encumbrance or other matter (whether or not constituting a Title
Defect) waived in writing by Buyer or deemed to be waived in writing by Buyer
under Article
VI.
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"Person"
means
an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust or unincorporated organization, joint stock company or other similar
organization, government
or any political subdivision thereof, a court, or any other legal entity,
whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
"Post
Closing Settlement Statement" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(d). "Principal
Parties" shall
mean the General Partner and the Class A Limited Partners. "Principals"
shall
mean Buster, Staley, C. Noe11 Rather and Xxxxx X. Rather. "Properties"
means
the
properties described on Exhibit
D.
"Proved
Reserves" has
the
meaning given that term in the definitions promulgated by the
Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers and the World Petroleum Congress
as in
effect at the
time
in question; "Proved
Developed Producing Reserves" or
"PDP
Reserves" means
Proved Reserves
which are categorized as both "Developed" and "Producing" in such definitions;
"Proved
Developed Non-Producing Reserves" or
"PDNP
Reserves" means
Proved Reserves which
are
categorized as both "Developed" and "Non-Producing" in such definitions; and
"Proved
Undeveloped Reserves" or
"PUD
Reserves" means
Proved Reserves which are categorized
as "Undeveloped" in such definitions; provided,
however, that
all
such terms shall be applied
in a manner that is consistent with all SEC rules and regulations governing
the
use of such
terms.
"Purchase
Price" shall
have the meaning set forth in Article
3.1.
"Registration
Rights Agreement" means
the
Registration Rights Agreement substantially
in the form attached as Exhibit
J.
"Release"
shall
mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, migration or disposing into the indoor
or outdoor
environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface
or
subsurface
strata) or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous
Materials through
or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.
"Reserve
Determination Date" shall
mean respectively, (a) December 31, 2005, (b) March 31, 2006 and (c) June 30,
2006.
"Reserve
Report" shall
mean an engineering reserve report relating to the CVR Xxxxx prepared by Sellers
and Buyer pursuant to Section
3.2(c).
"Reserve
Report Delivery Date" shall
mean the date on which Westside receives a Reserve
Report from Sellers relating to a Reserve Determination Date, provided, however,
that such
date
shall be no later than sixty (60) days after such Reserve Determination
Date.
"SEC"
shall
mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. "Seller
Indemnified Loss" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
9.2.
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"Sellers'
Credits" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(a). "Settlement
Statement" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(c).
"Taxes"
shall mean all taxes, duties, fees, assessments, and other charges of any kind
whatsoever imposed by any governmental authority, together with all interest,
penalties, fines, additions
to tax or other additional amounts imposed in respect thereof, including those
levied on,
or
measured by, or referred to as income, gross receipts, profits, ad
valorem, production,
severance, capital, transfer, recordation, real estate conveyance, documentary,
filing, sales, use, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business,
franchise, property, employer health, payroll and social security
taxes.
"Tax
Returns" shall
mean all returns, reports, declarations, elections, notices, filings,
information returns, claims for refund and statements filed or required to
be
filed in respect of Taxes, including any amendments or attachments
thereto
"Title
Defect" shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1. "Westside
GP" shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"WHT
Stock" shall
mean shares of fully paid and non-assessable common stock of
Buyer.
1.2Other
Capitalized Terms. Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in Section
1.1
shall
have the meanings assigned to them elsewhere in this Agreement.
1.3
Amendment
of Defined Instruments. Unless
the context otherwise requires or unless
otherwise provided herein, the terms defined in this Agreement which refer
to a
particular agreement,
instrument or document also refer to and include all renewals, extensions,
modifications, amendments and restatements of such agreement, instrument or
document.
1.4
References
and Titles. All
references in this Agreement to exhibits, schedules, articles,
sections, subsections and other subdivisions refer to the exhibits, schedules,
articles, sections,
subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided
otherwise. Titles appearing at the beginning of any subdivisions are for
convenience only, do not
constitute any part of those subdivisions and will be disregarded in construing
the language contained
in those subdivisions. The words "this Agreement," "this instrument," "herein,"
"hereof,"
"hereby," "hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as
a
whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The
phrases "this section" and "this
subsection" and similar phrases refer only to the sections or subsections of
this Agreement in
which
those phrases occur. The word "or" is not exclusive; the word "including" (in
its various
forms) means "including without limitation." Pronouns in masculine, feminine
and
neuter
genders shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the
singular form shall
be
construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise
requires. The word "will" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect
as the word "shall." Unless
the context requires otherwise (a) any reference herein to any law shall be
construed as referring to such law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted,
in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, (b) any reference herein
to any Person shall be construed to include
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such
Person's successors and assigns (subject to the restrictions contained herein),
(c) with respect
to the determination of any time period, the word "from" means "from and
including" and
the
word "to" means "to and including." No provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted or construed against any Person solely because such Person or its
legal representative drafted such
provision.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Purchase
and Sale of Class A Interests. The
Class
A Limited Partners agree to sell,
convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Westside, and Westside agrees to
purchase from the Class
A
Limited Partners, the Class A Interests, free and clear of any lien, charge,
encumbrance, right
of
first refusal, security interests, mortgages, pledges, proxies, voting trusts
and agreements, obligations,
understandings or arrangements, restrictions on title or transfer, option or
other claim
(collectively, "Liens"),
in
exchange for the consideration paid in the manner described in Article
III of
this
Agreement.
2.2
Purchase
and Sale of Class B Interests. The
Class
B Limited Partners agree to sell,
convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Westside, and Westside agrees to
purchase from the Class
B
Limited Partners, the Class B Interests, free and clear of all Liens, in
exchange for the consideration
paid in the manner described in Article
III of
this
Agreement.
2.3
Purchase
and Sale of GP Interests. The
General Partner agrees to sell, convey, assign,
transfer and deliver to Westside GP, and Westside GP agrees to purchase from
the
General
Partner, the GP Interest, free and clear of all Liens, in exchange for the
consideration paid
in
the manner described in Article
III of
this
Agreement.
2.4Excluded
Assets. The
properties described on Exhibit E shall be retained by
Sellers
and shall not be transferred to Buyer as property of EBS.
ARTICLE
III
PURCHASE
PRICE AND PAYMENT
3.1
Purchase
Price. Subject
to adjustment as set forth below, the aggregate purchase price
paid by the Buyer to the Sellers for the Interests shall be Nine Million Eight
Hundred Four Thousand
Eight Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars ($9,804,839) less the sum of (a) Partnership
Debt and
(b)
adjustments in accordance with Section
3.3 (the
"Purchase
Price"). The
Buyer
shall pay the Purchase Price at Closing in cash, by wire transfer as directed
by
the Sellers, and such Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Sellers in
the
manner set forth on Exhibit
B.
3.2Additional
Consideration.
(a)
Following each Reserve Determination Date, Buyer shall have prepared
and
delivered to Sellers and Sellers shall have prepared and delivered to Buyer
a
Reserve Report setting
forth the PDP Reserves and Proved Reserves in each CVR Well that is producing
as
of the
Reserve Determination Date. In addition to the Purchase Price, Buyer shall
pay
to Sellers additional consideration for the CVR Xxxxx ("Additional
Consideration"), which
additional
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consideration
shall be calculated, with respect to any Reserve Determination Date, in the
following
manner:
(i) First,
a
value
shall be determined for each CVR Well based upon
the
following formula:
((AxB)+(CxD))xB
where
A
= the
sum of (i) the MCFE of PDP Reserves for the CVR Well in the Reserve
Report, and (ii) the MCFE of all production from the CVR Well since the
Effective Time.
B $3.00
or,
if Section
3.2(d) applies,
the Adjusted PDP Price.
C
= the
MCFE
of all Proved Reserves, other than PDP Reserves, for the CVR
Well
in
the Reserve Report.
D
= $3.00
or,
if Section
3.2(d) applies,
the Adjusted Proved Price.
E= The
lesser of (i) .35 or (ii) the working interest, expressed as a
percentage,
retained
by EBS in the CVR Well.
(ii)
Second,
the
aggregate value of all CVR Xxxxx shall be determined by
adding
together all of the individual values for each CVR Well determined in
Section
3
.2(a)(i).
(iii) Third,
the
cumulative Additional Consideration Offsets shall be subtracted from the value
obtained in Section
3.2(a)(ii); provided, however,
that the calculations set forth in this Section
3.2(a) shall
be
made in a manner such that the entire amount
of
deductions for Additional Consideration Offsets shall be applied solely against
the
Additional Consideration payments allocable to the Class A Limited Partners,
in
accordance
with their relative percentage ownership percentages as set forth in
Exhibit
B, and
payments of Additional Consideration to the Class B Limited Partners shall
not
be affected by Additional Consideration Offsets.
(iv) Fourth,
the
cumulative value of Additional Consideration previously
paid to Sellers shall be subtracted from the value obtained in Section
3
.2
(a)(iii).
(b)
In
determining the volumes of MCFE to be used in calculating the Additional
Consideration, the average of the Proved Reserves and PDP Reserves in the
Reserve Report
prepared by the reserve engineer of each Party shall be utilized, provided
that
in no event shall
the
average ever exceed 125% of the Proved Reserves or PDP Reserves stated in the
Reserve
Report prepared by Buyer's reserve engineer. Unless otherwise approved by the
other Party,
Buyer shall use NSAI as their reserve engineer and Sellers shall utilize one
of
the reserve
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engineering
firms set forth on Exhibit
M. All
Reserve Reports shall be prepared in good faith utilizing reporting standards
mandated by the SEC and each Party shall be responsible for the costs and
expenses associated with the preparation of the Reserve Reports by their
respective reserve
engineers. In the event a Party fails to deliver a Reserve Report in a timely
manner, such Reserve
Report shall be disregarded, and the MCFE volumes in the other Party's Reserve
Report shall
be
applied for purposes of this Section
3.2.
(c) The
Additional Consideration, if any, shall be allocated among Sellers in
the
manner set forth on Exhibit
B (subject
to necessary adjustments among the Sellers pursuant to Section 3.2(a)(iii)),
and
shall be paid to Sellers (i) within thirty (30) days following the applicable
Reserve Report Delivery Date for any Additional Consideration paid in the form
of WHT
Stock
and (ii) within ten (10) days following the applicable Reserve Report Delivery
Date for
any
Additional Consideration paid in cash (in each case, referred to as an
"Additional
Consideration Payment Date"). In
no
event will Buyer be required to make any payments of Additional Consideration
prior to the Closing.
(d) In
the
event EBS has commenced drilling of CVR Xxxxx on or before the final
Reserve Determination Date but it is not reasonably possible to complete a
Reserve Report prior
to
the applicable Reserve Report Delivery Date, an additional Reserve Determination
Date of
not
later than August 31, 2006, shall be permitted upon written request of the
Sellers, provided,
however,
(i) such additional Reserve Determination Date shall be permitted only with
respect
to CVR Xxxxx for which EBS has commenced drilling on or before June 30, 2006,
and for
which
no Reserve Report has been delivered on or before the final Reserve Report
Delivery Date,
and
(ii) any payments of Additional Consideration relating to such Reserve
Determination Date
shall be computed using the Adjusted PDP Price or the Adjusted Proved Price,
as
the case may
be.
(e)
The
Additional Consideration following the first two Reserve Determination
Dates shall be comprised of sixty percent (60%) WHT Stock and forty percent
(40%)
cash; and after the final Reserve Determination Date, the Additional
Consideration shall be
comprised of a combination of WHT Stock and cash such that the total
consideration paid to Sellers
under this Agreement, including the Purchase Price and all Additional
Consideration payments, shall be comprised of fifty percent (50%) WHT Stock
and
fifty percent (50%) cash; provided,
however,
Buyer may, in its sole discretion and based upon its own forecasts, adjust
the
ratio of WHT Stock to cash paid as Additional Consideration after any Reserve
Determination Date as necessary to achieve a final composition of fifty percent
(50%) WHT Stock and fifty percent (50%) cash for the total consideration paid
to
Seller under this Agreement.
The
number of shares of WHT Stock to be issued as Additional Consideration shall
be
calculated as follows:
S=
VIP
where
S
=
number of shares of WHT Stock
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value
of
Additional Consideration to be comprised of WHT Stock
P
= the
average of the Closing Price of WHT Stock for the twenty (20)
trading
days following the applicable Reserve Determination Date
(f) After
the
Closing, neither EBS nor Buyer shall have any obligation whatsoever to finance
or otherwise contribute to the development of CVR Xxxxx other than through
the
sale by EBS, through the Principals' marketing efforts, of interests in CVR
Xxxxx. Buyer
shall have the option, but shall have no obligation, to fund CVR Xxxxx subject
to the Lease
Bank Agreement in the manner set forth in the Lease Bank Agreement. In addition,
Buyer shall
have the option, but shall have no obligation, to fund twenty-five percent
(25%)
of CVR Xxxxx
not
subject to the Lease Bank Agreement on standard partnership terms. Neither
EBS
nor Buyer
shall be subject to any liability to Sellers on the basis of EBS's or Buyer's
refusal to provide
financing or any other support relating to the development of CVR
Xxxxx.
(g) The
Sellers acknowledge that from and after the Effective Time, the Principals
shall bear sole responsibility, subject to Buyer's participation options set
forth above, for
securing financing for and developing, on behalf of EBS, all of the CVR Xxxxx
through the sale
of
interests in the CVR Xxxxx to third parties. It is the Parties' intention that
the proceeds of EBS's
sales, through the Principals' sales efforts, of interests in CVR Xxxxx will
be
sufficient to cover EBS's share of all drilling and completion costs in the
CVR
Xxxxx. For each CVR Well, Westside
will maintain a ledger comparing (i) the proceeds EBS has received, from and
after the Effective
Date, from the sale of interests in such CVR Well (the "CVR
Promote Proceeds") with
(ii)
the
drilling and completion costs actually paid by EBS from and after the Effective
Date in respect of EBS's retained interest in such CVR Well (the "CVR
Costs"), which,
for each CVR Well,
shall result in either an excess of CVR Promote Proceeds over CVR Costs (a
"CVR
Surplus")
or
an
excess of CVR Costs over CVR Promote Proceeds (a "CVR
Deficiency"). In
the
event
of
a CVR Deficiency for any CVR Well, the Class A Limited Partners shall pay to
EBS
an amount
equal to such CVR Deficiency, reduced by the cumulative amount of any CVR
Surpluses,
to the extent not previously taken into account for purposes of this sentence,
on CVR Xxxxx
previously completed (the "Net
CVR Deficiency"). If
the
Class A Limited Partners should
fail to pay EBS the full amount of any Net CVR Deficiency, the CVR Well in
question will no longer constitute a CVR Well for all purposes of this
Section
3.2.
33Purchase
Price Adiustments/Post-Closing Settlement. The
Purchase Price
shall
be
adjusted as follows:
(a)The
Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the following ("Sellers'
Credits"):
(1)
the
value of (i) all Inventory Hydrocarbons, such value to be based upon
the
prevailing market value for crude oil in effect as of the Effective Time
adjusted for grade
and
gravity, less taxes and transportation fees deducted by the purchaser of such
oil, such oil
to be
measured at the Effective Time by the operators of the Properties; and (ii)
the
value of all
of
EBS's unsold inventory of gas plant products, if any, attributable to the Leases
at the Effective
Time valued in the same manner as if such products had been sold;
and
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(2)
the
amount of any ad valorem, property, production, severance and similar
taxes and assessments on the Properties paid by EBS after the Effective Time
(but prior to
the
Closing) and attributable to the ownership of the Properties during the period
after the Effective Time or attributable to production that occurs after the
Effective Time.
(b) The
Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the following
("Buyer's
Credits"):
(1) the
total
sales value of all Hydrocarbons sold by EBS after the Effective
Time, all of which are attributable to the Properties, and any other monies
collected by EBS
with
respect to the ownership or operation of the Properties after the Effective
Time, to the extent such monies are distributed or otherwise transferred by
EBS
to the Sellers prior to the Closing;
(2) the
amount of any ad valorem, property, production, severance and similar
taxes and assessments on the Properties paid by EBS after the Effective Time
and
attributable to the ownership of the Properties during the period prior to
the
Effective Time or attributable to production that occurs prior to the Effective
Time;
(3)
the
amount of any net working capital deficit, as shown on the Financial
Statements, excluding (A) all amounts with related parties, and (B) purchase
price adjustment amounts taken into account in other paragraphs of this
Section
3.2(b); and
(4) the
Allocated Value of any Casualty Loss affecting any of the
Properties
or any portion thereof.
(c)
Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer, at least fifteen (15) days prior
to
Closing, Sellers' estimate of the adjusted Purchase Price to be paid at Closing,
together with a preliminary statement setting forth Sellers' estimate of the
amount of each adjustment to the Purchase Price to be made pursuant to this
Section
3.3. On
or
before Closing, Sellers and Buyer shall
mutually prepare and agree to a closing statement substantially in the form
set
forth on Exhibit
L
evidencing the amount actually wire transferred and all adjustments to the
Purchase Price
taken into account at Closing, including all of the Buyer's and Sellers' Credits
set forth in this
Section
3.3 (the
"Settlement
Statement"). The
Settlement Statement shall be applied in determining the Purchase Price to
be
paid to Sellers at Closing.
(d)
Within 120 days after Closing, Buyer shall provide to Sellers, for Sellers'
concurrence, an accounting (the "Post
Closing Settlement Statement") of
the
actual amounts of Sellers'
and Buyer's Credits for the adjustments set out in this Section 3.3. Within
thirty (30) days
after receipt of such statement from Buyer, Sellers shall deliver to Buyer
a
written report containing all of Sellers' proposed changes to such statement
with explanations therefor, it being agreed
that Sellers' failure to deliver such report to Buyer within such time period
shall constitute
acceptance by Sellers of Buyer's statement (unless failure is a result of
Buyer's failure to
provide necessary information or data to Sellers in a timely manner). Except
for
the changes raised by Sellers in their written report, no additional changes
to
the statement provided by Buyer shall
be
considered by the Parties. If Sellers have timely delivered such written report,
the Parties shall
then undertake to agree on the items in dispute and the adjusted Purchase Price
no later than
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thirty
(30) days after the receipt by Buyer of the Post Closing Settlement Statement.
The Parties shall
attempt to resolve any disagreements on
a
best
efforts basis. In
the
event
such disagreements
cannot be resolved, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration by either
Party
pursuant to the arbitration provisions of this Agreement. The difference between
the final determination
of the Purchase Price set forth on the final Post Closing Settlement Statement
and that
set
forth on the Settlement Statement shall be added to or subtracted from, as
the
case may be,
Additional Consideration payments following the date of such final
determination. Buyer will
prepare any information reasonably requested by Sellers in order for Sellers
to
prepare such statement
or verify Buyer's written report. Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, any Party may, at its own cost and expense, engage
third party consultants for the purpose of preparing and reviewing the Post
Closing Settlement Statement and determining the final Purchase Price
adjustments under this Article
III.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
OF SELLERS
The
Principal Parties hereby make to Buyer the representations and warranties set
forth in Section
4.1 to
Section
4.21, inclusive.
4.1Interest
Ownership.
(a) The
Class
A Limited Partners are the record and beneficial owners of all of
the
authorized, issued and outstanding Class A Interests. The Class A Limited
Partners do not own
any
other interests in
or
issued
by, or other obligations of EBS.
(b) The
General Partner is the record and beneficial owner of all of the authorized,
issued and outstanding GP
Interests.
The General Partner does not own any other interests in or issued by, or other
obligations of, EBS.
4.2Existence.
(a) Enexco
is
a Texas corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the state of its formation. Enexco has all requisite power and authority
to
execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereunder, and has taken
all
necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance
of this Agreement.
(b) The
Class
A Limited Partners have all requisite power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereunder, and
have
taken all necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance
of this Agreement.
(c)
The
General Partner is a Texas limited liability company, validly existing
and
in
good standing under the laws of the state of its formation. The General Partner
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder, and has taken all
necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement.
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4.3
Binding
Effect. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on the Principal Parties' behalf,
and at the Closing all documents and instruments required hereunder will
have
been duly executed and delivered. This Agreement, and all such documents and
instruments related thereto shall constitute legal, valid, and binding
obligations enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to
the
extent enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally.
4.4
Capitalization.
As
of the
date hereof, (i) EBS has no equity interests issued and outstanding
other than the Interests, (ii) no equity interests in EBS are owned by any
Person other
than Sellers, and (iii) there are no existing options, warrants, calls,
pre-emptive rights, subscriptions
or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character,
relating
to any issued or unissued interests in EBS, obligating EBS to issue, transfer
or
sell or cause
to
be issued, transferred or sold any interests in EBS or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable
for such interests.
4.5
Brokers.
No
Principal Party has incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise,
for
broker's or finder's fees in respect of this transaction, for which Buyer shall
have any responsibility
whatsoever.
4.6Foreign
Person. No
Principal Party is a "foreign person" within the meaning of
the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), Section 1445 and
7701.
4.7
Conflicts.
Execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement by the Principal
Parties does not and will not conflict with or violate any agreement governing
EBS's or any Principal Party's business or affairs, or any agreements or
instruments to which any of them may
be a
party or by which any of them are bound, or any law, administrative regulation
or rule or
court
order, judgment, or decree applicable to EBS or any Principal
Party.
4.8Bankruptcy.There
are
no bankruptcy, reorganization, or arrangement
proceedings
pending, being contemplated by, or threatened against EBS or any Principal
Party.
4.9
Litigation.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.9, there
is
no claim, dispute, suit, action,
investigation or other proceeding pending before any court or governmental
agency or threatened
against EBS which might diminish the value of or impede the business of EBS,
or
which
challenges or pertains to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.10
Preferential
Rights. There
are
no preferential rights of purchase or consents to assign
in
favor of third parties with respect to any of the Properties and no consents
to
transfers thereof are required as a result of the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement.
4.11
Marketable
Title. EBS
has
Marketable Title to the Properties and the Principal Parties warrant Marketable
Title to the Properties by, through, and under EBS. Any discrepancy in
EBS's
title in the Properties from that described on Exhibit
D shall
be
subject to the provisions of
Article
VI.
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4.12
Environmental
(a) EBS
is in
compliance with all Environmental Laws, which compliance includes (i) the
possession of all permits required under applicable Environmental Laws and
compliance
with the terms and conditions thereof and (ii) public or employee health and
safety requirements
or notifications under any Environmental Laws. EBS has not received any
communication,
whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise,
that
alleges that EBS or the Properties are not in such compliance with Environmental
Laws, and there
are
no circumstances that could reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere
with
compliance in the future.
(b) There
is
no (i) Environmental Claim pending or, to the Principal Parties' Knowledge,
threatened against EBS or relating to the Properties, or (ii) investigation,
inspection or citation pending against EBS under any Environmental
Law.
(c)
There
neither is nor has been any Release of any Hazardous Materials that,
to
the
Principal Parties' Knowledge, could reasonably be expected to form the basis
of
any Environmental Claim against EBS or relating to the Properties.
4.13
Compliance
with Laws and Agreements. To
Sellers' Knowledge, EBS is in compliance
with all permits, contracts and agreements relating to the Properties, and
with
all laws, rules and regulations of all federal, state and local governmental
authorities having jurisdiction
over EBS or the Properties.
4.14
Taxes. All
Tax
Returns required to be filed by EBS on or prior to the Closing have
been
filed and are true, correct and complete, and all Taxes due or claimed to be
due
pursuant thereto have been or will be paid prior to the Closing.
4.15
Contracts,
Commitments. Other
than in connection with the EBS Credit Documents,
EBS is not required to pay or incur costs in excess of $5,000 pursuant to any
contracts
or commitments.
4.16
Financial
Statements. The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with EBS's applicable policies and procedures, which are in accordance with
applicable
statutory requirements and GAAP; and the Financial Statements are true, correct
and complete
in all material respects.
4.17
No
Undisclosed Liabilities. Other
than any liabilities associated with the Bridge Credit
Agreement and the Credit Agreement, and except as otherwise disclosed in the
Schedules, EBS
has
no liabilities or obligations of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown,
matured
or unmatured, fixed or contingent, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute,
determined, determinable
or otherwise.
4.18
No
Liability for Employees. As
of the
Closing, EBS will have no liability whatsoever
for any employee benefits, pension, severance or similar plans, workers'
compensation,
or similar liabilities.
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4.19
Organization
of EBS. EBS
(a)
is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of Texas; (b) has full corporate power
and
authority to
carry
on its business as it is now being conducted and to own the properties and
assets it now owns;
and
(c) is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in
good standing
in every jurisdiction in which such qualification is required. The Sellers
have
heretofore
delivered to Buyer complete and correct copies of the organizational documents
of EBS as presently in effect.
4.20
Properties.
Exhibit
D contains
a true, correct and complete list of all of EBS's ownership
interests in oil and gas leases, xxxxx, gathering systems and related assets.
As
of the Closing, none of the Principal Parties or Principals hold title or direct
ownership in any of the Properties, and none of the Principals have title or
direct ownership in any oil and gas leases or xxxxx in the Xxxxxxx Shale area
which were purchased with funds from EBS.
4.21
Cash
Distributions/Salaries, Since
the
Effective Date, (i) no Principal Party has received any distribution of cash
or
property from EBS, and (ii) no Principal Party has received any payment of
salary, wages or other form of compensation from EBS.
4.22
Limited
Representations and Warranties of the Class B Limited Partners.
Notwithstanding
any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, no Class B Limited Partner
shall
be
considered to have made any representation or warranty to Buyer on any subject,
except as
provided in this Section
4.22. The
Class
B Limited Partners represent and warrant to Buyer as follows:
(a) The
Class
B Limited Partners are the record and beneficial owners of all of
the
authorized, issued and outstanding Class B Interests. The Class B Limited
Partners do not own
any
other partnership interests in EBS.
(b) The
Class
B Limited Partners are individuals or entities validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the their states of formation. The Class B Limited
Partners
have all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder, and have taken all
necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement.
(c)
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on the Class B Limited
Partners' behalf, and at the Closing all documents and instruments required
hereunder will have been duly executed and delivered. This Agreement, and all
such documents and instruments related thereto shall constitute legal, valid,
and binding obligations of the Class B Limited Partners, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent enforceability
may
be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
OF BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:
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5.1Existence.
Westside
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in
good
standing under the laws of the state of its formation.
5.2
Authorization.
Buyer
has
all authority necessary to enter into this Agreement and
to
perform all obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered on
Buyer's behalf, and at the Closing all documents and instruments required
hereunder will have
been
duly executed and delivered. This Agreement, and all such documents and
instruments related
thereto shall constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations enforceable
in
accordance with
their respective terms, except to the extent enforceability may be affected
by
bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally.
5.3
Power. Subject
to rights to consents by, required notices to, and filings with or actions
by other governmental entities, Buyer's execution, delivery, and performance
of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not: (i) violate
or
conflict with any provision
of their documents of formation or other governing documents; (ii) result in
the
breach of any term or condition of, or constitute a default or cause the
acceleration of any obligation under any agreement or instrument to which either
of them is a party or by which either is bound; or
(iii)
violate or conflict with any applicable judgment, decree, order, permit, law,
rule or regulation.
5.4
Brokers.
Buyer
has
incurred no liability, contingent or otherwise, for broker's or finder's fees
in
respect of this transaction, for which Sellers shall have any responsibility
whatsoever.
5.5
Bankruptcy.
There
are
no bankruptcy, reorganization or receivership proceedings
pending, being contemplated by, or to the actual knowledge of Buyer, threatened
against Buyer.
5.6
Litigation.
There
is
neither any claim, dispute, suit, action, investigation or other proceeding
pending before any court or governmental agency, nor to Buyer's knowledge,
threatened,
against either Buyer which challenges or pertains to the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
ARTICLE
VI
TITLE
MATTERS
6.1
Notice
of Title Defect. Westside
shall notify Sellers in writing as soon as reasonably
practicable after Westside has knowledge thereof, and in any event on or before
the final
Reserve Determination Date, of any matter that would cause EBS's title to any
or
all of the Properties
not to be Marketable Title ("Title
Defect"), in
each
case together with an explanation of
(a)
the nature of such Title Defect, (b) the Properties (or portions thereof)
affected thereby, and
(c)
Westside's proposed Defect Value (as hereinafter defined) for such Title Defect.
Any matters that would otherwise constitute Title Defects but which are not
specifically raised in writing
(with the explanation as contemplated in the immediately preceding sentence)
by
Westside
prior to the final Additional Consideration Payment Date shall conclusively
be
deemed waived
by
Westside.
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6.2Remedies
for Title Defects.
(a) Buyer
shall be entitled to an Additional Consideration Offset for any Title
Defects
at any time on or before the final Additional Consideration Payment Date. A
notice requesting
an Additional Consideration Offset for Title Defects must be timely and in
writing and include appropriate documentation to substantiate the adjustment,
or
Buyer will be deemed to
have
waived its claim to such offset.
(b) If
Buyer
gives notice under the previous section, the Parties will meet and use
their
best efforts to agree on the validity of the claim and, if applicable, the
amount of the adjustment (the "Defect
Value"), using
the
following criteria:
(1)
If
the claim is based on EBS owning a different net revenue interest in
a
Property than that shown on Exhibit
D with
respect to such Property, then the
adjustment will be the absolute value of the number determined by the following
formula:
Adjustment
= A x (1-[B/C])
A
=
Allocated Value for the affected interest
B
=
Correct net revenue interest for the affected interest
C
= Net
revenue interest for the affected interest as shown on Exhibit
D
(2)
If
the claim is based on any other obligation or burden, the adjustment
will
be
the sum necessary to compensate Buyer for the adverse economic effect
on
the affected Property.
(c) If
the
Defect Value cannot be determined based on the above criteria, and if
the
Parties cannot otherwise agree on the Defect Value or the Parties are unable
to
agree upon whether
a
Title Defect exists, subject to the provisions of Article
6.2(d) below,
the Parties may elect to resolve the dispute under the arbitration provisions
in
this Agreement.
(d) No
Additional Consideration Offset for Title Defects shall be made unless
and
until
the aggregate value of all Title Defects (herein called the "Aggregate
Title Defect Value") exceeds
a
threshold of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and once the threshold
is exceeded, all Defect Values shall be considered in applying this Article
VI. Defect
Values
with an agreed individual value of less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)
shall not be
included in the calculation of the Aggregate Title Defect Value. For purposes
of
this section, the
cost
to cure a Title Defect shall not be considered in determining Aggregate Title
Defect Value.
(e)
Sellers may, at their sole option, notify Westside at any time within ten
(10)
business days after receiving notice from Buyer of a Title Defect that they
elect to cure some
or
all of such Title Defects. No Additional Consideration Offset will be applied
for Title Defects
that Sellers cure. If any Title Defect is not cured within thirty (30) days
after Sellers so
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notify
Westside of their intention to cure, an Additional Consideration Offset will
be
applied as described in Section
3.2.
ARTICLE
VII
COVENANTS
AND AGREEMENTS
7.1
Receipts
and Credits. Subject
to the terms hereof and except to the extent same have
already been taken into account as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, all
monies, proceeds,
receipts, credits, and income accruing to EBS (a) for the period subsequent
to
the Effective
Time, shall be the sole property and entitlement of Buyer, and, to the extent
received by
Sellers, Sellers shall fully disclose, account for, and transmit same to Buyer
promptly, and (b) for
the
period prior to the Effective Time, shall be the sole property and entitlement
of Sellers and,
to
the extent received by Buyer, Buyer shall fully disclose, account for, and
transmit same to Sellers
promptly.
7.2
Data
and Records. All
files, permits, records, documentation, and data of EBS relating
to (or evidencing) EBS's ownership or rights in or operation of the Properties
or other rights and interests described herein, including, but not limited
to,
geophysical, geological and seismic
data, surveys, analyses and any rights attributable thereto, lease files, land
files, well files,
contract files, production sales agreements files, division order files, title
opinions and abstracts,
governmental filings, production reports, production logs, core sample reports,
and land
maps, as such data is assembled and maintained in the normal course of business
(the "Data
and
Records"), will
be,
as soon as is reasonably possible after, but not later than fifteen (15) days
after
Closing, delivered to Buyer at EBS's offices. To the extent not obtained or
satisfied as of Closing, the Principal Parties agree to continue to use all
reasonable efforts to cooperate with Buyer's
efforts to obtain for Buyer access to Data and Records in the possession of
third parties.
7.3
Taxes.
Sellers
shall be responsible for and shall pay all Taxes attributable to or arising
from the ownership of EBS prior to the Effective Time. Buyer shall be
responsible for and
shall
pay all Taxes attributable to or arising from the ownership of EBS after the
Effective Time. Any Party which pays such Taxes for the other Party shall be
entitled to prompt reimbursement
upon evidence of such payment. Each Party shall be responsible for its own
Taxes,
if
any, as may result from this transaction.
7.4Covenants
of the Parties Pending Closing.
(a) From
and
after the date of execution of this Agreement and until the Closing
(the "Examination
Period"), the
Principal Parties shall grant Westside access to the Data and
Records and all accounting and tax files relating to the Properties during
EBS's
normal business hours upon reasonable prior notification, subject to the
confidentiality agreement previously
signed by Westside. The Data and Records and all accounting and tax files
relating to the
Properties shall be made available at their present location together with
suitable office facilities for review purposes.
(b) During
the Examination Period, (i) the Principal Parties shall, and shall cause EBS
to
operate, manage, and administer the Properties in a good and workmanlike manner
and
shall
cause EBS to carry on its business with respect to the Properties in a manner
consistent
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with
industry norms and standard practices; (ii) the Principal Parties shall, and
shall cause EBS to
use
all reasonable efforts to preserve in full force and effect all leases,
operating agreements, easements,
rights-of-way, permits, licenses, and agreements which relate to the Properties,
and shall
cause EBS to perform all of its obligations in or under all such agreements
relating to the Properties;
(iii) the Principal Parties shall, except for emergency action taken in the
face
of serious
risk of life, property, or the environment (A) submit to Westside, for prior
written approval, all requests for operating or capital expenditures and all
proposed contracts and agreements
relating to the Properties which involve individual commitments from EBS of
more
than
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), (B) consult with, inform, and advise
Westside regarding
all material matters concerning the operation, management, and administration
of
the Properties;
(C) obtain Westside's written approval prior to causing EBS to vote under any
operating,
unit, joint venture, partnership or similar agreement, and (D) not, and shall
cause EBS not
to
approve or elect to go non-consent as to any proposed well or plug-and-abandon
or agree to
plug
and abandon any well without Westside's prior written approval; (iv) the
Principal Parties
shall not and shall cause EBS not to transfer, sell, hypothecate, encumber,
or
otherwise dispose
of any of the Properties, other than the sale of production in the ordinary
course of business;
(v) the Principal Parties shall not and shall cause EBS not to abandon any
xxxxx
or surrender any leases (other than as required by law or governmental order
or
regulation or in connection with an emergency); and (vi) the Pr.incipal Parties
shall not, and shall cause EBS not to
enter
into any production sale, processing, or treating agreements affecting the
Properties unless
it
is terminable on no more than thirty (30) days notice.
(c) During
the Examination Period, (i) no Seller shall receive, and no Seller shall cause
EBS to make, any distribution of cash or property from EBS; and (ii) no Seller
shall receive any salary, wages or other form of compensation, and no Seller
shall cause EBS to pay any salary, wages or other form of compensation to any
Seller.
(d) The
Principal Parties shall promptly notify Westside of any suit, lessor
demand
action, or other proceeding before any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency
and any cause
of
action which relates to the Properties or which might result in impairment
of
loss of EBS's
interest in any portion of the Properties or which might hinder or impede the
operation of the
Properties.
(e) If,
prior
to the Closing, all or any portion of the Properties is destroyed by
fire
or
other casualty or if any portion of the Properties shall be taken by
condemnation or under the
right
of eminent domain (a "Casualty
Loss"), the
Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated
Value of the Property or portion thereof affected by the Casualty Loss. If
the
Allocated
Value of all the Properties or portions thereof affected by Casualty Losses
exceeds ten percent
(10%) of the Purchase Price, either Buyer or Sellers may terminate this
Agreement upon written
notification to the other, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall not
be
consummated
and thereafter neither Buyer nor Sellers shall have any liability or further
obligations to the other hereunder. Prior to Closing, the Principal Parties
shall not, and shall cause
EBS
not to, voluntarily compromise, settle or adjust any amounts payable by reason
of any Casualty
Loss without first obtaining the written consent of Westside.
(f) On
any
matter requiring Westside's approval under this Section
7.4,
Westside
shall respond within (5) business days to the Principal Parties' request for
approval and
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failure
of Westside to respond to the Principal Parties' request for approval within
such time shall
release the Principal Parties from the obligation to obtain Westside's approval
before proceeding on such matter.
7.5
Consent
and Waiver. Each
Seller hereby consents to all transaction contemplated
under this Agreement and waives application of any provision in any of the
EBS
Credit
Documents or the EBS Partnership Agreement in effect as of the date of this
Agreement or
the
Closing Date that would prohibit or restrict the consummation by any Party
of
any transaction contemplated hereunder or the execution by any Party of this
Agreement.
7.6
Binding
Effect Pending Signing by Class B Limited Partners. The
Principal Parties
agree and acknowledge that, upon signing of this Agreement by Westside and
the
Principal
Parties, such Parties' obligations hereunder are binding upon them
notwithstanding the fact
that
the Class B Limited Partners have not yet signed this Agreement. In the event
any Class B
Limited
Partner has not signed this agreement on or before November 30, 2005, this
Agreement
shall become null and void, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall not
close and
neither Buyer nor the Principal Parties shall have any further obligations,
remedies, liabilities,
rights or duties to the other hereunder.
7.7
Statements
Made by Principals. Neither
EBS nor Buyer shall have any liability whatsoever for statements made or
information given by the Principals to any Seller prior to the Closing relating
to the operations of EBS or the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
ARTICLE
VIII
CLOSING
8.1
Closing.
The
Closing of this transaction (the "Closing")
shall
be
held at the offices
of Xxxxxxxxx Traurig, LLP in Houston, Texas, on or before January 31, 2006
(the
"Closing
Date"). Time
is
of the essence and the Closing Date shall not be extended unless by written
agreement of the Parties. On or before five (5) business days prior to Closing,
Buyer and Sellers
shall use their best efforts to provide each other copies of all closing
documents. All events
occurring at the Closing shall each be deemed to have occurred simultaneously
with the other,
regardless of when actually occurring, and each shall be a condition precedent
to the other.
8.2
Sellers'
Closing Conditions. The
obligations of Sellers under this Agreement are subject, at the option of
Sellers, to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the following
conditions:
(a) all
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be
true in all material respects at and as of the Closing as if such
representations and warranties
were made at and as of the Closing, and Buyer shall have performed and satisfied
all agreements
required by this Agreement to be performed and satisfied by Buyer at or prior
to
the Closing;
(b) the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
action, corporate,
partnership or otherwise, on the part of Buyer;
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(c) as
of the
Closing Date, no suit, action or other proceeding (excluding any such
matter initiated by Sellers) shall be pending or threatened before any court
or
governmental agency seeking to restrain Sellers from consummating the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement
or prohibit the Closing or seeking damages against Sellers as a result of the
consummation of this Agreement;
(d) the
EBS
Operating Purchase Agreement has been executed, and the
transactions
contemplated thereunder have been consummated;
(e) the
Employment Agreements have been fully executed; and
(f) the
Registration Rights Agreements have been fully executed.
8.3
Buyer's
Closing Conditions. The
obligations of Buyer under this Agreement are subject,
at the option of Buyer, to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of
the
following conditions:
(a) all
representations and warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement
shall
be
true in all material respects at and as of the Closing as if such
representations and warranties
were made at and as of the Closing, and Sellers shall have performed and
satisfied all agreements required by this Agreement to be performed and
satisfied by Sellers at or prior to the Closing;
(b) The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
action, corporate,
partnership or otherwise, on the part of the Sellers;
(c) all
necessary consents of and filings with any state or federal governmental
authority or agency relating to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by
this
Agreement shall have been obtained, accomplished or waived, except to the extent
that such consents and filings are normally obtained, accomplished or waived
after closing;
(d) as
of the
Closing Date, no suit, action or other proceeding (excluding any such
matter initiated by Buyer) shall be pending or threatened before any court
or
governmental agency seeking to restrain Buyer from consummating the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement
or prohibit the Closing or seeking damages against Buyer as a result of the
consummation of this Agreement;
(e) the
EBS
Operating Purchase Agreement has been executed, and the transactions
contemplated thereunder have been consummated;
(f) the
Employment Agreements have been fully executed;
(g) a
Lock-Up
Agreement between Westside and each Seller has been
executed;
(h) Westside
has secured acquisition financing satisfactory to Westside in its sole
discretion;
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(i) Sellers
have caused to be prepared and delivered to Westside audited financial
statements for EBS for the period ending September 30, 2005 (the "Financial
Statements");
(j) The
Principals have conveyed to EBS any interests in leases or xxxxx in the
Xxxxxxx Shale area, other than interests relating to leases or xxxxx owned
by
Enexco, for which
any
of them individually held title in their names prior to Closing;
(k) All
Class
B Limited Partners have signed this Agreement on or before
November
30, 2005;
(1)
Class
B Limited Partners have assigned to Westside all of the promissory notes issued
by EBS to the Class B Limited Partners pursuant to the Bridge Credit Agreement
and
all
liens and security interests held by the Class B Limited Partners in connection
therewith; and
(m) The
Parties have completed to Buyer's reasonable satisfaction a revised
description
of the Properties on Exhibit
D.
8.4Sellers'
Closing Deliveries. At
Closing, each Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered
to Buyer the following:
(a) A
Xxxx of
Sale and Assignment substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F and
such
other documents as may be reasonably necessary to convey all of the Interests
to
Buyer
and Westside GP in accordance with the provisions hereof; and
(b) A
non-foreign affidavit executed by each Seller substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit
G.
8.5
Buyer's
Closing Deliveries. At
Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to Sellers, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account
designated by Sellers,
the Purchase Price as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement, and allocated among
the Sellers
in the manner set forth on Exhibit
B.
8.6Joint
Closing Obligations. At
Closing, all Parties shall execute or cause to be
executed
the following:
(a) The
Settlement Statement;
(b) a
Lock-Up
Agreement between Westside and each Seller;
(c) A
Registration Rights Agreement between Westside and Each Seller.
8.7Closing
Obligations of Westside and the Principals. At
Closing, the Principal
Parties
and Westside shall execute or cause to be executed the following:
(a)The
Employment Agreements, and
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(b)The
EBS
Operating Purchase Agreement.
8.8Remedies
for Default.
(a) Upon
failure of Buyer to comply herewith by the Closing Date, as it may be extended
in accordance herewith, Sellers, at their sole option, may (i) enforce specific
performance, or (ii) terminate this Agreement, as Sellers' sole and exclusive
remedies for such default, all other remedies being expressly waived by
Sellers.
(b) Upon
failure of Sellers to comply herewith by the Closing Date, as it may
be
extended in accordance herewith, Buyer, at its sole option, may (i) enforce
specific performance, or (ii) terminate this Agreement, as Buyer's sole and
exclusive remedies for such default, all other remedies being expressly waived
by Buyer.
(c)
In
the event of termination of this Agreement under this Section
8.8, the
transactions
contemplated hereunder shall not close and neither Buyer nor Sellers shall
have
any further
obligations, remedies, liabilities, rights or duties to the other hereunder,
except as expressly
provided herein.
ARTICLE
IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1
Buyer's
Indemnity. Buyer
shall indemnify and hold Sellers harmless from and against
any and all Losses arising out of or otherwise relating to (1) the breach by
Buyer of any representation,
warranty or covenant herein set forth, or (2) the ownership of EBS after the
Closing.
9.2
The
Principal Parties' Indemnity. The
Principal Parties shall indemnify and hold
EBS
and the Buyer Group harmless from and against any and all Losses arising out
of
or otherwise
relating to (1) the breach by Sellers of any representation, warranty or
covenant herein set
forth
or (2) the ownership of EBS prior to the Closing (a "Seller
Indemnified Loss").
9.3
Indemnification
Procedures. In
the
event that any claim for which a Party providing
indemnification (the "Indemnifying
Party") would
be
liable to the other Party (the "Indemnified
Party") is
asserted against or sought to be collected by any third person, the Indemnified
Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party of such claim, specifying
the
nature of such claim and the amount of the estimated amount thereof to the
extent then feasible (which
estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such claim) (the
"Indemnity
Claim Notice").
The
Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days from its receipt of the Indemnity
Claim
Notice (the "Indemnity
Notice Period") to
notify
the Indemnified Party (i) whether or not it disputes its liability to the
Indemnified Party hereunder with respect to such claim, and (ii) if it
does
not
dispute such liability, whether or not it desires, at its sole cost and expense,
to defend the
Indemnified Party against such claim; provided however, that the Indemnified
Party is hereby authorized
prior to and during the Indemnity Notice Period to file any motion, answer
or
other pleading, submission or document which it shall deem necessary or
appropriate to protect its interests. In the event that the Indemnifying Party
notifies the Indemnified Party within the Indemnity
Notice Period that it does not dispute such liability and desires to defend
against such claim,
then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend such claim by
appropriate
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proceedings,
which proceedings shall be promptly settled or prosecuted to a final conclusion,
in such
a
manner as to avoid any risk of the Indemnified Party becoming subject to
liability. If the Indemnified
Party desires to participate in, but not control, any such defense or
settlement, it may do
so at
its own cost and expense. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend against
such claim
for
which it is liable, whether by not giving timely notice as provided above or
otherwise, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right but not the obligation to defend against
such claim, and
the
amount of any resulting Losses (including, without limitation, court costs
and
attorneys' fees)
incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such defense, shall be
conclusively deemed to be the liability of the Indemnifying Party
hereunder.
9.4
Buyer's
Sole Remedy. Buyer's
sole remedy in the event of a Seller Indemnified Loss
shall be recovery of any such Losses by way of an Additional Consideration
Offset, except where
such Seller Indemnified Loss is the result of gross negligence, fraud, or
willful neglect on the
part
of any Seller.
9.5
Survival
of Indemnity. Each
Party's indemnity obligations under this Agreement shall
survive the Closing and shall terminate upon the Final Additional Consideration
Payment Date.
ARTICLE
X
ARBITRATION
10.1
Selection
of Arbitrators. Except
as
to any matter requiring the agreement of the Parties,
as provided in this Agreement, and except for the right of either Party to
apply
to a court of
competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, a preliminary
injunction, or other equitable
relief to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable harm, any controversy
or failure to
agree
between the Parties hereto arising under this Agreement and not resolved by
agreement shall
be
determined by a board of arbitration upon notice of submission given by either
Party to the other, which notice shall name a qualified, impartial, and
independent arbitrator. Within ten (10)
days
after the receipt of such notice, the other Party shall name a qualified,
impartial and independent
arbitrator, or failing to do so, the Party giving notice shall name the second.
Within twenty-five
(25) days after sending the original notice of submission the two arbitrators
so
appointed shall name the third qualified, independent arbitrator, or failing
to
do so, the third arbitrator may be appointed by the Senior Judge (in service)
of
the United States District Court serving Houston, Texas.
10.2
Determination.
The
arbitrators selected to act hereunder shall be qualified by a minimum of twenty
(20) years experience in the oil and gas industry to pass on the particular
question
in dispute. The arbitrators shall promptly hear and determine (after due notice
of hearing
and giving the Parties a reasonable opportunity to be heard) the questions
submitted, and shall
render their decision within sixty (60) days after appointment of the third
arbitrator. If within
said period a decision is not rendered by the board, or majority thereof, new
arbitrators may
be
named and shall act hereunder at the election of the Parties in like manner
as
if none has been
previously named.
10.3 Decision
Binding. The
decision of the arbitrators, or the majority thereof, made
in
writing shall be final, binding and non-appealable upon the Parties hereto
as to
the questions
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submitted,
and Buyer and Sellers will abide by and comply with such decision. The expenses
of arbitration,
including reasonable compensation of the arbitrators, shall be borne equally
by
the Parties
hereto, except that each Party shall bear the compensation and expenses of
its
own counsel,
witnesses, and employees.
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1
Amendment.
The
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing
signed by the Party to be charged with such amendment and delivered by such
Party to the
Party
claiming the benefit of such amendment.
11.2
Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the entire understanding among the
Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations,
prior discussions,
and prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject
matter.
11.3
Severability.
If
a
court of competent jurisdiction determines that any clause or provision
of this Agreement is void, illegal, or unenforceable, the other clauses and
provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the clauses and provisions
which are determined
to be void, illegal, or unenforceable shall be limited so that they shall remain
in effect to
the
extent permissible by law.
11.4
Public
Announcements. The
Parties hereto agree that prior to making any public announcement
or statement with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
the
Party desiring to make such public announcement or statement shall consult
with
the other Party hereto and exercise its best efforts to (i) agree upon the
text
of a joint public announcement or statement to be made by both of such Parties;
or (ii) obtain written approval of the other Party hereto
to
the text of a public announcement or statement to be made solely by Sellers
or
Buyer, as
the
case may be. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to require
either Party to
obtain
approval of the other Party hereto to disclose information with respect to
the
transaction contemplated
by this Agreement to any state or federal governmental authority or agency
to
the extent (i) required by applicable law or by any applicable rules,
regulations or orders of any governmental
authority or agency having jurisdiction: or (ii) necessary to comply with
disclosure
requirements of the American Stock Exchange or other recognized exchange or
over
the counter, and applicable securities laws.
11.5
Further
Assurances and Records.
(a) After
the
Closing each of the Parties will execute, acknowledge and deliver
to the other such further instruments, and take such other action, as may be
reasonably requested
in order to more effectively assure to said Party all of the respective
properties, rights, titles,
interests, estates, and privileges intended to be assigned, delivered or inuring
to the benefit of
such
Party in consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Buyer
shall comply with all current and subsequently amended applicable laws,
ordinances, rules, and regulations applicable to the Properties and shall
promptly obtain and
maintain all permits required by governmental authorities in connection with
the
Properties.
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11.6
Notices.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all communications required
or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and any communication
or
delivery hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given and received when
actually delivered
to the address of the Parties to be notified as set forth below and addressed
as
follows:
If
to any
Class A Limited Partners, as follows:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If
to any
Class B Limited Partner, as shown on the attached Appendix.
If
to the
General Partner, as follows:
EBS
Oil
and Gas Partners Production GP, LLC
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000 Phone: (000) 000-0000 Fax:
(000) 000-0000 Attn:
Xxx
Xxxxxx
If
to
Buyer:
Westside
Energy Corporation
0000
Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Phone:
(000) 000-0000, Ext. 203
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
provided,
however, that
any
notice required or permitted under this Agreement will be effective if
given
verbally within the time provided, so long as such verbal notice is followed
by
written notice
thereof in the manner provided herein within twenty-four (24) hours following
the end of such
time
period. Any Party may, by written notice so delivered to the other, change
the
address to which delivery shall thereafter be made.
11.7
Incidental
Expenses. Each
Party shall bear its own respective expenses incurred in
connection with the negotiation and Closing of this transaction, including
its
own consultants' fees,
attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, and other similar costs and
expenses.
11.8
Waiver.
Any
of
the terms, provisions, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions
hereof may be waived only by a written instrument executed by the Party waiving
compliance.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the failure of any
Party at
any
time or times to require performance of and provision hereof shall in no manner
affect such
Party's right to enforce the same. No waiver by any Party or any condition,
or
of the breach of
any
term, provision, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement, whether
by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be
or
construed
as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver
of
any other
condition or of the breach of any other term, provision, covenant,
representation or warranty.
11.9
Binding
Effect; Assignment. All
the
terms, provisions, covenants, obligations indemnities, representations,
warranties and conditions of this Agreement shall be enforceable by the
Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. The rights of each
Party under this Agreement are personal to that Party and may not be assigned
or
transferred to any other Person without
the prior, express and written consent of the other Party and such consent
may
be withheld
for any reason, including convenience. Any attempt to assign this Agreement
over
the objection or without the express written consent of the other Party shall
be
absolutely void. Seller may
condition its consent to assign this Agreement on Buyer providing Seller with
an
appropriate
guarantee of its assignee's performance. In the event Buyer sells or assigns
all
or a portion
of the Properties, this Agreement shall remain in effect between Buyer and
Seller as to all
the
Properties regardless of such assignment.
11.10
Governing
Law. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED, CONSTRUED
AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS,
WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHERWISE
APPLICABLE TO SUCH DETERMINATIONS.
11.11
Time
is of Essence. Time
is
of the essence with respect to performance of this Agreement.
11.12
Exhibits
and Schedules. All
Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement, and
the
terms of those Exhibits and Schedules which are referred to in this Agreement,
are made a part hereof and incorporated herein by reference.
11.13
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and
each
and every counterpart shall be deemed for all purposes to be one and the same
agreement.
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