REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
4.3
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
August ● by and among Apollo Gold Corporation, a Yukon Territory corporation
(the “Company”), as evidenced by the signatures of the Company and the
Subscribers pursuant to the Subscription Agreements for Flow-Through Shares
(the
“Subscription Agreements”), dated ●. In order to induce the Subscribers under
the Subscription Agreements to enter into the Subscription Agreements, the
Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this
Agreement.
The
Company agrees with the Subscribers (each of the foregoing a “Holder” and
together the “Holders”), as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions.
Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set
forth in the Subscription Agreements. In addition to the terms that are defined
elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Affiliate,”
with respect to any specified person, has the meaning specified in Rule
144.
“Common
Shares” means the Company’s common shares, no par value.
“Company”
has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Deferral
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3(d) hereof. “Deferral Period” has
the meaning specified in Section 3(d) hereof.
“Effectiveness
Deadline Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2(a) hereof.
“Effectiveness
Period” means the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the date
that all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable
Securities.
“Exchange
Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Filing
Deadline Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2(a) hereof.
“Holder”
has the meaning specified in the second paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Income
Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), together with any and all
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“Initial
Resale Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 2(a)
hereof.
“Issue
Date” means August [__], 2008.
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“Material
Event” has the meaning specified in Section 3(d) hereof.
“Notice
and Questionnaire” means a written notice delivered to the Company containing
substantially the information called for by the Selling Securityholder Notice
and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to this Agreement.
“Notice
Holder” means on any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and
Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.
“Offering”
means the offering and sale of Flow-Through Shares to the
Subscribers.
“Prospectus”
means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective amendments,
and
all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable
Securities” means the Common Shares issued to Subscribers in the Offering and
any security issued with respect thereto upon any stock dividend, split, merger
or similar event until, in the case of any such security, the earlier of (i)
the
sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or a registration statement
of such Registrable Securities or (ii) the expiration of the holding period
applicable thereto under Rule 144(d) for such Registrable Securities, assuming
such securities are not held by an Affiliate of the Company.
“Registration
Statement” means any registration statement of the Company that covers any of
the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement,
including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration
statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all materials
incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by reference
in such registration statement.
“Resale
Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 2(a)
hereof.
“Rule
144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time, or any similar or successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor
agency.
“Securities
Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“Subscribers”
means the subscribers to the Subscription Agreements.
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“Subsequent
Resale Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 2(b)
hereof.
“Flow-Through
Common Shares” means a Common Share that qualifies as a “Flow-Through Share” as
defined in the Income Tax Act.
SECTION
2. Resale
Registration.
(a)
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The
Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed
with the
SEC no later than a date which is forty-five (45) days after the
Issue
Date (the “Filing Deadline Date”) a Registration Statement (the “Initial
Resale Registration Statement”) registering the resale from time to time
by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities (a “Resale Registration
Statement”). The Initial Resale Registration Statement shall be on Form
S-3 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such
Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance with
the
methods of distribution set forth in the Initial Resale Registration
Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
cause the Initial Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective
under the Securities Act no later than the date (the “Effectiveness
Deadline Date”) that is one hundred and twenty (120) days (or, in the case
of a full review by the SEC, one hundred and eighty (180) days) after
the
Issue Date, and to keep, subject to Section 3(d)(A) hereof, the Initial
Resale Registration Statement (or any Subsequent Resale Registration
Statement) continuously effective under the Securities Act until
the
expiration of the Effectiveness Period; provided, however, that if
the SEC
determines that the Company is ineligible to use Form S-3 to register
the
resale by any Holder of the Registrable Securities because such Holder
is
deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company, then the Filing Deadline
Date
with respect to any such Affiliate shall be 90 days after the Issue
Date
and the Effectiveness Deadline Date shall be 180 days after the Issue
Date. Each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the
date ten
(10) Business Days prior to the time that the Initial Resale Registration
Statement became effective shall be named as a selling security holder
in
the Initial Resale Registration Statement and the related Prospectus
in
such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus
to
purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable
law
(other than laws not generally applicable to all such Holders).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be entitled to have
the
Registrable Securities held by it covered by such Resale Registration
Statement unless such Holder has provided a Notice and Questionnaire
in
accordance with and in compliance with Section 4. The Company may
permit
any of its security holders to include any of the Company’s securities in
the Initial Resale Registration Statement or any Subsequent Resale
Registration Statement.
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(b)
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If
the Initial Resale Registration Statement or any Subsequent Resale
Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any
time
during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending
the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30)
days
of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Resale Registration
Statement
in a manner reasonably expected by the Company to obtain the withdrawal
of
the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional
Resale Registration Statement covering all of the securities that
as of
the date of such filing are Registrable Securities (a “Subsequent Resale
Registration Statement”). If a Subsequent Resale Registration Statement is
filed, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the
Subsequent Resale Registration Statement to become effective as promptly
as is reasonably practicable after such filing or, if filed during
a
Deferral Period, after the expiration of such Deferral Period, and
to keep
such Registration Statement (or Subsequent Resale Registration Statement),
subject to Section 3(d)(A) hereof, continuously effective until the
end of
the Effectiveness Period.
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(c)
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The
Company shall supplement and amend the Initial or any Subsequent
Resale
Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company
for
such Resale Registration Statement, if required by the Securities
Act.
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(d)
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Each
Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that if such Holder wishes
to sell
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Resale Registration Statement
and
related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this Section
2(d), Section 3(d) and Section 4. Each Holder of Registrable Securities
wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Initial or
any
Subsequent Resale Registration Statement and related Prospectus agrees
to
deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company promptly following
the
date hereof and notify the Company of any change in such information
at
least five (5) business days prior to the filing of the Initial Resale
Registration Statement or subsequent Resale Registration Statement.
From
and after the date the Initial Resale Registration Statement is declared
effective, the Company shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable
after the date a fully completed and legible Notice and Questionnaire
is
received by the Company, (i) if required by applicable law, file
with the
SEC a post-effective amendment to the Resale Registration Statement
or
prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to
the
related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other document required
by
the SEC so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire
is
named as a selling security holder in the Resale Registration Statement
and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder
to
deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities
in
accordance with applicable law (other than laws not generally applicable
to all Holders of Registrable Securities wishing to sell Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement and related
Prospectus) and using the manner of sale specified in the Notice
and
Questionnaire, and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment
to the Resale Registration Statement, use commercially reasonable
efforts
to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under
the
Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable; (ii) provide
such
Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i);
and
(iii) notify such Holder as promptly as is reasonably practicable
after
the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective
amendment
filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i); provided, that if such Notice
and
Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company
shall so
inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall
take
the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above upon expiration
of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(d), provided,
further,
that if under applicable law the Company has more than one option
as to
the type or manner of making any such filing, the Company will make
the
required filing or filings in the manner or of a type that is reasonably
expected to result in the earliest availability of the Prospectus
for
effecting resales of Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation
to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling security
holder in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus; provided,
however, that any Holder that becomes a Notice Holder pursuant to
the
provisions of this Section 2(d) of this Agreement (whether or not
such
Holder was a Notice Holder at the time the Registration Statement
was
initially declared effective) shall be named as a selling security
holder
in the Registration Statement or related Prospectus subject to and
in
accordance with the requirements of this Section
2(d).
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SECTION
3. Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the registration obligations of the Company under Section 2
hereof, the Company shall:
(a)
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Prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments
to
each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective for the applicable period specified
in
Section 2(a); cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by
any
required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under
the
Securities Act; and use commercially reasonable efforts to comply
with the
provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to
the
disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement
during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the intended methods
of
disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration
Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so
supplemented.
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(b)
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Submit
to the SEC, within two (2) Business Days after the Company learns
that no
review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the
staff of
the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular
Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration
of
effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not
later
than 48 hours after the submission of such
request.
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(c)
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the lifting
of
any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification)
of
any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in
which
they have been qualified for sale, in either case at the earliest
possible
moment or, if any such order or suspension is made effective during
any
Deferral Period, at the earliest possible moment after the expiration
of
such Deferral Period.
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(d)
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Upon
(A) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Resale Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings
with
respect to the Resale Registration Statement under Section 8(d) or
8(e) of
the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence of any event or the existence
of
any fact (a “Material Event”) as a result of which any Registration
Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make
the statements therein not misleading, or any Prospectus shall contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading (including, in any such
case,
as a result of the non-availability of financial statements), or
(C) the
occurrence or existence of any development, event, fact, situation
or
circumstance relating to the Company that, in the discretion of the
Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the
Resale
Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, (i) in the case
of
clause (B) above, subject to the next sentence, as promptly as is
reasonably practicable prepare and file a post-effective amendment
to such
Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus
or any
document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required
document that would be incorporated by reference into such Registration
Statement and Prospectus so that such Registration Statement does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as thereafter
delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold
thereunder, and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement, subject to the next sentence, use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly
as is
reasonably practicable, and (ii) give notice (via facsimile, telephone
or
electronic mail followed by a written notice by first-class mail)
to the
Notice Holders that the availability of the Resale Registration Statement
is suspended (a “Deferral Notice”) and, upon receipt of any Deferral
Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement until such Notice Holder’s receipt
of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for
in clause
(i) above, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that
the
Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional
or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated
by
reference in such Prospectus. The Company will use commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (x)
in the
case of clause (A) above, as promptly as is reasonably practicable,
(y) in
the case of clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole reasonable
judgment
of the Company, public disclosure of such Material Event would not
be
prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if
necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as reasonably
practicable thereafter and (z) in the case of clause (C) above, as
soon
as, in the reasonable discretion of the Company, such suspension
is no
longer appropriate. The period during which the availability of the
Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended (the “Deferral
Period”) is not to exceed (i) 20 consecutive days at any one time; (ii)
30
days in the aggregate in any three-month period; or (iii) 60 days
in the
aggregate during any 12-month period, or as otherwise required by
applicable regulatory authority; provided that, the number of days
the
Company is required to keep the Registration Statement effective
shall be
extended by the number of days equal to the aggregate Deferral Period(s).
The first day of any Deferral Period must be at least two (2) trading
days
after the last day of any prior Deferral
Period.
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During
the Effectiveness Period (except during such periods that a Deferral
Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked), deliver to each
Notice
Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant
to a
Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus
or Prospectuses relating to such Registrable Securities and any amendment
or supplement thereto as such Notice Holder may reasonably request;
and
the Company hereby consents (except during such periods that a Deferral
Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the use of such
Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each Notice
Holder
in connection with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
in the
manner set forth therein.
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(f)
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Subject
to Section 3(d), prior to any public offering of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, use commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Notice
Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption
from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Notice Holder reasonably
requests in writing (which request may be included in the Notice
and
Questionnaire), it being agreed that no such registration or qualification
will be made unless so requested; prior to any public offering of
the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement,
use
commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or
qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness
Period in connection with such Notice Holder’s offer and sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration or qualification
(or
exemption therefrom) and do any and all other acts or things necessary
to
enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable
Securities in the manner set forth in the relevant Registration Statement
and the related Prospectus; provided, that the Company will not be
required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in
securities in any jurisdiction where it is not otherwise qualified
or (ii)
take any action that would subject it to general service of process
in
suits or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then
so
subject.
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SECTION
4.
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Holder’s
Obligations.
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Each
Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable Securities, that no Holder
of
Registrable Securities shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus
relating thereto, unless such Holder has furnished the Company with a properly
completed Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to this Section 4
(including the information required to be included in such Notice and
Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Holder
of Registrable Securities wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to
the
Initial or any Subsequent Resale Registration Statement and related Prospectus
agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company promptly following
the date hereof and notify the Company of any change in such information at
least five (5) business days prior to the filing of the Initial Resale
Registration Statement or Subsequent Resale Registration Statement. Each Notice
Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company in writing all information
required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished
to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading, any other information
regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities
as may be required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement under
applicable law or pursuant to SEC comments and any information otherwise
required by the Company to comply with applicable law or regulations. Each
Holder further agrees, following termination of the Effectiveness Period, to
notify the Company, within ten (10) Business Days of a request, of the amount
of
Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement and, in
the
absence of a response, the Company may assume that all of the Holder’s
Registrable Securities were so sold.
SECTION
5.
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Registration
Expenses.
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The
Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
performance by the Company of its obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this
Agreement whether or not any of the Registration Statements are declared
effective. Such fees and expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all
registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses
(x) with respect to filings required to be made with the American Stock Exchange
and (y) of compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws to
the
extent such filings or compliance are required pursuant to this Agreement
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the counsel
specified in the next sentence in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of
the
Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Notice
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to
a
Registration Statement may designate)), (ii) printing expenses, (iii)
duplication expenses relating to copies of any Registration Statement or
Prospectus delivered to any Holders hereunder, and (iv) fees and disbursements
of counsel for the Company in connection with the Resale Registration Statement,
provided, however, that the Company shall not be responsible for any brokers'
fees, commissions or discounts in connection with the sale of Registrable
Securities or the fees and expenses of legal counsel for the Holders. In
addition, the Company shall pay its internal expenses (including, without
limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing
legal
or accounting duties), and its expenses for any annual audit, the fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities
on any securities exchange on which the same securities of the Company are
then
listed and the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts,
retained by the Company.
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SECTION
6.
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Information
Requirements.
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The
Company covenants that, if at any time before the end of the Effectiveness
Period the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, it will cooperate with any Holder of Registrable Securities and take such
further reasonable action as any Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably
request in writing (including, without limitation, making such reasonable
representations as any such Holder may reasonably request), all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of Rule
144
under the Securities Act and customarily taken in connection with sales pursuant
to such exemptions. Upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable
Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as
to
whether it has complied with the filing requirements of Rule 144.
SECTION
7.
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Indemnification
and Contribution.
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(a)
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The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable
Securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement, the directors,
officers, employees, Affiliates and agents of each such Holder and
each
person who controls any such Holder within the meaning of either
the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of
them may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other
federal
or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Resale Registration
Statement or in any amendment thereof, in each case at the time such
became effective under the Securities Act, or in any preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each
such
indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any
such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that
the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any
such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the party
claiming
indemnification specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity
agreement shall be in addition to any liability that the Company
may
otherwise have.
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(b)
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Each
Holder of securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement
severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the
Resale
Registration Statement and each person who controls the Company within
the
meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to the
same
extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each such Holder,
but only with reference to information relating to such Holder furnished
to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion
in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity
agreement shall be acknowledged by each Notice Holder that is not
a
Subscriber in such Notice Holder's Notice and Questionnaire and shall
be
in addition to any liability that any such Notice Holder may otherwise
have.
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(c)
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Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice
of
the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this
Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i)
will not
relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless
such
failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial
rights and defenses or otherwise materially prejudices the indemnifying
party; and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying
party
from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the
indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above.
The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel (including
local
counsel) of the indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's
expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall
not
thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate
counsel, other than local counsel if not appointed by the indemnifying
party, retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set
forth
below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying
party's election to appoint counsel (including one local counsel)
to
represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party
shall
have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel),
and
the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and
expenses
of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present
such
counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential
defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to
it
and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional
to
those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying
party
shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time
after
notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying
party
shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel
at the
expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not,
without
the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise
or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending
or
threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether
or not
the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim
or
action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability
arising
out of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding.
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(d)
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If
the indemnification to which an indemnified party is entitled under
this
Section 7 is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient although
applicable in accordance with its terms to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute
to the
aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and
expenses
incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, in such proportion
as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party
or
parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other
hand in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations.
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The
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders of the Registrable
Securities or the Subscribers on the other hand shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Company or by the Holder of the Registrable
Securities or the Subscribers and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement
or
omission.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to above in this Section 7(d). The aggregate amount
of
losses, liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses incurred by an indemnified
party and referred to above in this Section 7(d) shall be deemed to include
any
out-of-pocket legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 7, neither the Holder of any Registrable
Securities nor the Subscribers shall be required to indemnify or contribute
any
amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds received from the sale
of
the Registrable Securities by such Holder of Registrable Securities exceeds
the
amount of any damages that such Holder of Registrable Securities or the
Subscribers has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
No
person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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For
purposes of this Section 7(d), each person, if any, who controls the Subscribers
or any Holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning of Section 15 of
the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights
to
contribution as the Subscribers or such Holder, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
the
Company.
(e)
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The
provisions of this Section 7 shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder
or the
Company or any of the indemnified persons referred to in this Section
7,
and shall survive the sale by a Holder of Registrable Securities
covered
by the Resale Registration
Statement.
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SECTION
8.
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Miscellaneous
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(a)
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No
Conflicting Agreements.
The Company is not, as of the date hereof, a party to, nor shall
it, on or
after the date of this Agreement, enter into, any agreement with
respect
to the Company’s securities that conflicts with the rights granted to the
Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement. The Company
represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holders of
Registrable Securities hereunder do not in any way conflict with
the
rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any other
agreements.
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(b)
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Amendments
and Waivers.
The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this
sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers
or
consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given,
unless
the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority
of
the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof
with
respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders
of
Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to
a
Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect
the
rights of other Holders of Registrable Securities may be given by
Holders
of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by
such
Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided, that the
provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented
except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence. Each Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the
time of
any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent or
thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification, supplement,
waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(b), whether
or not
any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent appears on the Registrable Securities
or is
delivered to such Holder.
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(c)
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Notices.
All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder
shall be made in writing by hand delivery, by telecopier, by courier
guaranteeing overnight delivery or by first-class mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if made by hand
delivery, (ii) upon confirmation, if made by telecopier, (iii) one
(1)
Business Day after being deposited with such courier, if made by
overnight
courier, or (iv) on the date indicated on the notice of receipt,
if made
by first-class mail, to the parties as
follows:
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if
to a
Notice Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company
in a Notice and Questionnaire or any amendment thereto;
if
to the
Company, to:
Apollo
Gold Corporation
0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No. (000) 000-0000
or
to
such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons
identified in this Section 8(c) in writing in accordance herewith.
(d)
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Approval
of Holders.
Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage
of
Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities
held
by the Company or its Affiliates (other than the Subscribers or subsequent
Holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent Holders are
deemed to
be such Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable
Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent
or
approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.
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(e)
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Successors
and Assigns.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto and, without
requiring any express assignment, shall inure to the benefit of and
be
binding upon transferees of each Holder of any Registrable Securities;
provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment,
transfer of other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation
of
the terms of the Subscription Agreements. If any transferee of any
Holder
shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation
of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be subject
to all
of the terms of this Agreement and by taking and holding such Registrable
Securities such person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed
to be
bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Each transferee of the Registrable Securities is not entitled to
resell
its Registrable Securities on the Resale Registration Statement unless
and
until it has complied with the provisions of Section 2(d)
hereof.
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(f)
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Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and
by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same
agreement.
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(g)
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Headings.
The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
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(h)
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Governing
Law. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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(i)
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Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement
is held
to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain
in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable
best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the
same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term,
provision, covenant or restriction, it being intended that all of
the
rights and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable
to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
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(j)
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Entire
Agreement.
This Agreement is intended by the parties hereto as a final expression
of
their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement
of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect
of the
subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted
by the
Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as provided
in
the Subscription Agreements, there are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred
to
herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company
with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes
all
prior agreements and undertakings among the parties hereto with respect
to
such registration rights.
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(k)
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Termination.
This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall
terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period or (ii) such time as there shall be no Registrable
Securities.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement
as
of the date first written above.
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Name
of Subscriber]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ANNEX
A
FORM
OF SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE.
The
undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Securityholder”) of Registrable
Securities hereby gives notice to the Company of its intention to sell or
otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it and listed
below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item 3) pursuant to
the
Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned, by signing and returning this
Notice and Questionnaire, understands that it will be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement, the undersigned has agreed to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company's directors and officers and each person, if
any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), from and against certain losses arising in connection with
statements concerning the undersigned made in the Company's Resale Registration
Statement or the related prospectus in reliance upon the information provided
in
this Notice and Questionnaire.
If
the
Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the Registrable
Securities listed in Item 3 below after the date on which such information
is
provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to notify the
transferee(s) at the time of the transfer of its rights and obligations under
the registration Rights Agreement and that the transferee must complete this
Notice and Questionnaire in order to avail itself of the rights under the
Registration Rights Agreement.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
Please
respond to every item, even if your response is “none.” If you need more space
for any response, please attach additional sheets of paper. Please be sure
to
indicate your name and the number of the item being responded to on each such
additional sheet of paper, and to sign each such additional sheet of paper
before attaching it to this Questionnaire. Please note that you may be asked
to
answer additional questions depending on your responses to the following
questions.
COMPLETED
QUESTIONNAIRES SHOULD BE RETURNED TO
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION AS FOLLOWS:
ONE
(1) COPY BY FACSIMILE TO FAX: (000) 000-0000
WITH
THE
ORIGINAL COPY TO FOLLOW TO:
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
0000
X. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXX 000, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XX
00000-0000
ATTENTION:
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate and
complete:
1.
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Your
Identity and Background as the Beneficial Owner of The Registrable
Securities.
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(a)
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Your
full legal name:
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(b)
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Your
business address (including street address) (or residence if no business
address), telephone number and facsimile
number:
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Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Telephone No.: ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
Fax No.: ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
(c)
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Are
you a broker-dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange
Act?
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(d)
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If
your response to Item 1(c) above is no, are you an “affiliate” of a
broker-dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange
Act?
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Yes.
o No.
For
the
purposes of this Item 1(d), an “affiliate” of a registered broker-dealer shall
include any company that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such broker-dealer, and does not include any individuals employed by such
broker-dealer or its affiliates.
(e)
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Full
legal name of person or entity in whose name you hold the Registrable
Securities—(i.e. name of your broker, if applicable, through which your
Registered Securities are held):
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Record
Stockholder:
______________________________________________________________
Name
of
broker:
_______________________________________________________________________
Contact
person:_______________________________________________________________________
Telephone
No.:
_______________________________________________________________________
2.
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Your
Relationship With Apollo Gold
Corporation
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(a)
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Have
you or any of your affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity
holders (owners of 5% or more of the equity securities of the undersigned)
held any position or office or have you had any other material
relationship with Apollo Gold Corporation (or its predecessors or
affiliates) within the past three
years?
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o Yes.
o
No.
(b)
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If
your response to Item 2(a) above is yes, please state the nature
and
duration of your relationship with Apollo Gold
Corporation:
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3.
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Your
Interest in the Registrable
Securities.
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(a)
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State
the number of such Registrable Securities beneficially owned by
you.
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(b)
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Other
than as set forth in your response to Item 3(a) above, do you beneficially
own any other securities of Apollo Gold
Corporation?
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Yes.
o
No.
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(c)
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If
your answer to Item 3(b) above is yes, state the type, the aggregate
amount and CUSIP No. (if applicable) of such other securities of
Apollo
Gold Corporation beneficially owned by
you:
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Type:
____________________________________________________________________________
Aggregate
amount:
___________________________________________________________________
CUSIP
No.:
____________________________________________________________________________
(d)
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Did
you acquire the securities listed in Item 3(a) above in the ordinary
course of business?
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o
Yes.
o
No.
(e)
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At
the time of your purchase of the securities listed in Item 3(a) above,
did
you have any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly,
with
any person to distribute the
securities?
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o
Yes.
o
No.
(f)
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If
your response to Item 3(e) above is yes, please describe such agreements
or understandings:
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4.
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Nature
of Your Beneficial Ownership.
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(a)
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If
the name of the beneficial owner of the Registrable Securities set
forth
in your response to Item 1(a) above is that of a limited partnership
or
corporation, state the names of the general partners of such limited
partnership or the officers and directors of such
corporation:
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(b)
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With
respect to each general partner listed in Item 4(a) above who is
not a
natural person, and is not publicly held, name each shareholder (or
holder
of partnership interests, if applicable) of such general partner.
If any
of these named shareholders are not natural persons or publicly held
entities, please provide the same information. This process should
be
repeated until you reach natural persons or a publicly held
entity.
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(c)
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Name
your controlling shareholder(s) or other person or entity who has
the
ability to exercise control over you (the “Controlling Entity”). If the
Controlling Entity is not a natural person and is not a publicly
held
entity, name each shareholder of such Controlling Entity. If any
of these
named shareholders are not natural persons or publicly held entities,
please provide the same information. This process should be repeated
until
you reach natural persons or a publicly held
entity.
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(A)(i)
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Full
legal name of Controlling Entity(ies) or natural person(s) with who
have
sole or shared voting or dispositive power over the Registrable
Securities:
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Business
address (including street address) (or residence if no business address),
telephone number and facsimile number of such
person(s):
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Address:
____________________________________________________________________
Telephone:
____________________________________________________________________
Fax:
____________________________________________________________________
Name
of
Shareholder: ______________________________________________________
(B)(i)
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Full
legal name of Controlling Entity(ies):
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Business
address (including street address) (or residence if no business address),
telephone number and facsimile number of such person(s):
Address:
____________________________________________________________________
Telephone:
____________________________________________________________________
Fax:
____________________________________________________________________
Name
of
Shareholders: _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
If
you
need more space for this response, please attach additional sheets of paper.
Please be sure to indicate your name and the number of the item being responded
to on each such additional sheet of paper, and to sign each such additional
sheet of paper before attaching it to this Questionnaire. Please note that
you
may be asked to answer additional questions depending on your responses to
the
following questions.
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5.
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Plan
of Distribution.
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The
undersigned (including its donees or pledgees) intends to distribute the
Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3 pursuant to the Resale
Registration Statement only as follows (if at all): Such Registrable Securities
may be sold from time to time directly by the undersigned or, alternatively,
through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Registrable Securities
are sold through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, the Selling
Securityholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions
or
agents' commissions. Such Registrable Securities may be sold in one or more
transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale,
at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. Such
sales may be effected in transactions (which may involve block transactions)
(i)
on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the
Registrable Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (ii) in
the
over-the-counter market, or (iii) in transactions otherwise than on such
exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market.
Signature
of Subscriber
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(Print
name)
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