EXHIBIT 4.50
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
between
DAUN ET CIE A.G.
and
COURTHIEL HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED
and
KHUMO BATHONG HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED
and
CLAAS XXXXXX XXXX
and
XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
and
MOLTIN XXXXXX NCHOLO
and
MASECHABA PALESA MOLETSANE NCHOLO
and
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX
and
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XXXXX XXXX WEBBSTOCK
(hereinafter referred to collectively as "the Sellers)
on the one hand
and
CROWN GOLD RECOVERIES (PTY) LIMITED
(hereinafter referred to as "the Purchaser')
on the other hand
WHEREBY the Purchaser purchases from the Sellers the entire issued share capital
of East Rand Proprietary Mines Limited (the Company") as well as all
shareholders' claims of whatsoever nature against the Company.
DEFINITIONS
In this agreement, unless inconsistent with the context, the following terms
shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder:
"THE CLOSING DATE" means the day following that on which the suspensive
condition contained in clause 6 is fulfilled;
"THE COMPANY" means East Rand Proprietary Mines Limited (Reg No. 1893100773106);
"DATE OF SIGNATURE" means the date of signature of this agreement by the last
signing party hereto;
"THE EFFECTIVE DATE" means 8 October 2002, notwithstanding date of signature;
"THE SHARES" means the entire issued share capital of the Company, being
163 096 086 ordinary shares having a par nominal value of R1,00 each;
"SHAREHOLDERS' CLAIMS" means the aggregate of all claims in respect of any cause
of indebtedness whatsoever which the Sellers or any of them may have against the
Company as at the effective date, and without limiting the aforegoing, including
those in respect of monies
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advanced, contingent or conditional claims, loan accounts, claims whether
acquired by cession or otherwise, and interest on any of the aforegoing.
Words importing:
the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;
any one gender shall include the others;
persons shall, where the context admits, include firms or corporations;
this agreement, shall include all annexes thereto which shall be initialled by
the parties hereto, or signed, as the case may be.
Terms in this agreement in quotation marks are thereby defined by their context,
and shall throughout this agreement bear their meanings as so defined, unless
inconsistent with their context.
The headings to the paragraphs of this agreement are for reference purposes
only, and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any part
thereof.
RECORDALS
It is recorded that -
Daun Et Cie A.G. and Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Limited ("KBH"), acting on
behalf of the Sellers, concluded an agreement with the Purchaser on 5 September
2002 ("the Heads of Agreement") in terms of which the latter purchased the
Shares and Shareholders' Claims, which agreement expressed the intention that a
formal agreement would be entered into by 8 October 2002 to expand upon the
Heads of Agreement to the extent deemed prudent to do so.
Subject to the parties concluding this agreement on the terms and conditions
herein contained, the Purchaser is satisfied with the due diligence
investigation ('the due diligence") conducted by it pursuant to the Heads of
Agreement. The condition precedent therein pertaining to the due diligence
investigation is accordingly deemed to have been fulfilled.
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The Sellers are between them the owners of the Shares and Shareholders' Claims.
The parties now conclude this agreement, being the formal agreement contemplated
in the Heads of Agreement, and this Agreement shall supersede the Heads of
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
SALE OF SHARES AND CLAIMS
Subject to fulfilment of the suspensive condition contained in clause 6
below ("the condition"), the Sellers hereby sell the Shares and
Shareholders' Claims to the Purchaser, who hereby purchases same.
PURCHASE PRICE
The purchase price payable by the Purchaser to the Sellers for -
the Shares, is R2,00 (TWO RAND);
the Shareholders' Claims, is R100 000 000,00 (ONE HUNDRED MILLION RAND).
It is recorded that the purchase price herein stipulated is R30 000 000,00
(THIRTY MILLION RAND) less than that provided for in the Heads of Agreement, by
virtue of -
the due diligence having brought to the Purchaser's attention various aspects of
the Company's affairs, by virtue of which the Purchaser requires a diminution of
the purchase price in the amount of R40 000 000,00 (FORTY MILLION RAND);
the "Courthiel working capital loan" of R10 000 000 (TEN MILLION RAND) referred
to in paragraph 4 of the Heads of Agreement, which was therein excluded from the
Shareholders' Loans thereby sold, now being included and forming part of the
Shareholders' Loans hereby sold,
hence the parties have agreed to a net reduction in the purchase price
of R30 000 000 (THIRTY MILLION RAND).
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PAYMENT
Notwithstanding the condition, the Purchaser shall pay R60 000 00,00 (SIXTY
MILLION RAND) of the purchase price to Daun Et Cie A.G. on behalf of the Sellers
within 3 (THREE) days of date of signature of this agreement and against
delivery of the documents of title as provided in 7 below.
The said sum is deemed a loan to the Sellers, interest free pending or failing
fulfilment of the condition, secured by the pledge of the Shares and cession to
the Purchaser IN SERCURITAM DEBITI of the Shareholders' Claims as referred to in
5.3 below. Upon fulfilment of the condition the said sum shall be deemed to be
paid to the Sellers on account of the purchase price. Should the condition not
be fulfilled or should this agreement be terminated for any other reason
whatsoever, then the loan shall immediately become due and payable to the
Purchaser.
Each of the Sellers by their signatures hereto, hereby pledges its Shares in and
cedes its Shareholders' Claims against the Company to the Purchaser in SECUITAM
DEBITI (hereinafter referred to in this clause as "the Securities") for the
repayment to the Purchaser of the sum of R60 000 000 (SIXTY MILLION RAND) if and
when such sum becomes repayable for any reason whatsoever. Should the said sum
become repayable and the Sellers fail to repay same within 14 (FOURTEEN) days of
notice calling upon them to them to do so, the Purchaser shall be entitled,
without first obtaining an order of court, to cause all or any of the Securities
to be sold either by public auction or private treaty, as the Purchaser in its
sole and absolute discretion deems fit, and to convey valid title in the
securities to any purchaser thereof, and to apply the net proceeds of such sale
towards the Sellers' indebtedness, for which purpose it may use the share
transfer forms referred to in 7.2.2.
As to the balance of the purchase price of R40 000 000,00 (FORTY MILLION RAND)
KHUMO BATHONG HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED ("KBH") shall use its best endeavours to
procure a loan to it of R40 000 000,00 (FORTY MILLION RAND) from the Industrial
Development Corporation ("IDC") by not later than 30 November 2002, wherewith to
pay to the Sellers the balance of the purchase price. KBH shall not be obliged
to offer or provide security in any form for such loan, but will otherwise do
everything reasonably required to successfully apply for and prosecute such
application and to obtain such loan. The said sum shall be payable by the
Purchaser to the Sellers immediately it is advanced by IDC to KBH and upon
fulfilment of the condition, that is to say upon the later of these two events.
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Should KBH be unsuccessful in procuring the aforesaid loan, the said balance of
R40 000 000,00 (FORTY MILLION RAND) of the purchase price will be paid to DAUN
ET CIE A.G. on behalf of the Sellers, 12 (TWELVE) months after the date of
signature of this Agreement.
No interest shall accrue or be payable on the balance of the purchase price at
any time.
SUSPENSIVE CONDITION
The sale of the Shares and Shareholders' Claims is subject to the suspensive
condition that the Competition Commission established in accordance with
provisions of the Competition Act No. 89 of 1998 approves this transaction
insofar as is required by law.
The parties reciprocally warrant in favour of each other that they will in good
faith use their best endeavours to fulfil the condition as soon as reasonably
possible, and to this end they shall do all things, including to supply such
information and execute such documentation as may be reasonably required in
order to bring about the fulfilment of the condition.
Those aspects of this agreement whose operation is expressly or by necessary
implication not suspended pending fulfilment of the condition, shall be carried
out by the parties timeously and expeditiously.
Should the condition not be fulfilled, then and in such event the sale of the
Shares and Shareholders' claims shall ipso facto be and become null and void AB
INITIO and the parties shall be obliged to restore each other, as reciprocal
obligations, as near as possible to the status quo ante as at the date of
signature of this agreement, subject to the pledge of the Shares and cessions of
the Shareholders' claims in SECURITAM DEBITI and other surviving provisions of
this agreement.
All costs of and in connection with the application to the Competition
Commission for approval of this transaction, shall be borne and paid by the
Sellers and the Purchaser in equal shares.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
As soon after date of signature as is practical and against payment of the
sum referred to in 5.1, the Sellers shall deliver -
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to the Purchaser, a resolution passed by the Company acknowledging and agreeing
to the cessions referred to in 5.3 above;
to the Purchaser's auditors, ________who shall retain same in trust as the
Purchaser's agent in perfection of the pledge and pending the closing date
(whereupon they shall hand same to the Purchaser) -
the original share certificates in respect of all of the Shares;
appropriate share transfer forms in respect of each of the said certificates,
signed by the registered owners thereof, in negotiable form and undated, with
appropriate authority to insert the appropriate date therein;
written and signed resignations of each of the present directors of the Company,
with appropriate authority to date same on the closing date;
a resolution duly passed by the Company -
approving the sale and transfer of the Shares in terms of this agreement;
accepting the resignations of the existing directors and the appointment of the
Purchaser's nominees as directors; and
acknowledging and agreeing to the outright cession and assignment of the
Shareholders' Claims to the Purchaser as contemplated by this agreement,
all with effect from the closing date.
OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION AND DELIVERY
For avoidance of doubt, ownership of the Shares shall only pass to the Purchaser
on the closing date, but thereupon retrospectively to the effective date upon
which date all risks and benefits in and to the Shares shall be deemed to have
passed to the Purchaser.
The Purchaser assumed full management control of the operations of the Company
on 9 September 2002 pursuant to the Heads of Agreement, and in so doing took
possession of all the
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assets of the Company, and thereby perfected the Agreement of Pledge of assets
concluded between DRD as pledgee and the Company as pledgor dated 12 September
2002.
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MANAGEMENT DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD
Between the effective date and the closing date, DRD shall manage the operations
of the Company on the terms contained in the Management Agreement annexed hereto
marked "A". Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Management
Agreement, DRD shall be entitled but not obliged to fulfil any further
obligations or functions in terms of the Management Agreement in the event of
non fulfilment of the condition, until such time as the loan by DRD to the
Company together with interest thereon has been repaid in full, and full
restitution has been made to the Purchaser in terms of 6.4 above.
The Purchaser shall be entitled during the interim period to provide or procure
loans to the Company for its working capital requirements and necessary capital
expenditure, on such terms as the Purchaser is able, and subject to the
provision by the Company of such security as may be acceptable to the lender,
and the Sellers undertake to pass such Resolutions of the Company as may be
necessary to give effect hereto, including the waiver of notice of meetings
required to be convened for such purpose, forthwith upon being required to do so
by the Purchaser.
ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION
The Purchaser shall procure that the Company shall bear all responsibility of
whatsoever nature for the statutory environmental obligations relating to the
rehabilitation of the mining properties of the Company (whether as envisaged
under Chapter VI of the Minerals Act No 50 of 1991, as amended, or otherwise),
including all obligations to furnish guarantees and the like to the Department
of Minerals and Energy affairs, the Sellers to be free of all obligation in this
regard;
The Sellers shall procure that all funds held in the Enderbrooke Trust Fund,
being the Fund established for the purposes of rehabilitation aforesaid, shall
be transferred to The Crown Rehabilitation Trust Fund, and the Sellers shall
bear the obligation to obtain all approvals required for this purpose, be they
from South African Revenue Authorities, Department of Minerals and Energy, or
whomsoever.
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WARRANTIES
Each of the Sellers hereby warrants to the Purchaser that it is the beneficial
owner of the number of the Shares registered in the Company Register in its
name, that it is entitled and able to give to the Purchaser free and
unencumbered title to such Shares and to that portion of the Shareholders'
Claims as belongs to it, and that no person will have any right (including inter
alia, any option or right of first refusal) to acquire any of its Shares or its
Shareholders' Claims against the Company, present or future.
Save as is expressly or by necessary implication set out in this Agreement, no
express or implied warranties have been given to the Purchaser by the Sellers or
anyone on their behalf, and this Agreement is accordingly entered into on a
voetstoots basis and without any warranties or representations whatsoever in
regard thereto.
BREACH PROVISIONS
Should any of the parties commit any breach of any provisions of this agreement
which relate to it, then and in such event an aggrieved party shall be obliged
to afford the defaulting party a period of 14 (FOURTEEN) days written notice
(calculated from the date of receipt thereof) within which to remedy the breach,
failing which the aggrieved party shall then be entitled to cancel this
Agreement, alternatively to claim immediate payment and/or performance from the
defaulting party of all the defaulting party's obligations, in either event
without prejudice to the aggrieved party's rights to claim damages and without
prejudice to any other rights the aggrieved party may have in law.
ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES
Subject to the overriding provisions of the Companies Act as read with the
Insolvency Act and save as elsewhere provided in this agreement to the contrary.
Should a dispute arise between any of the parties in regard to :-
the interpretation of;
the effect of;
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the parties' respective rights or obligations under;
a breach of;
the termination of;
any matter arising out of the termination of;
this agreement, that dispute shall be decided by arbitration in
the manner set out in this clause 13.
The arbitrator shall be appointed by the parties hereto, and failing agreement,
shall be nominated by the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa ("AFSA").
Should AFSA not be in existence at the time, the nominations shall be made by
the Chairman for the time being of the Johannesburg Bar Council.
The arbitration shall be held at Sandton, Gauteng, and 'in camera' on the basis
that such proceedings will be strictly private and confidential.
The arbitration shall be held in accordance with the Rules of AFSA, or if AFSA
shall not be in existence, in accordance with the formalities and procedures
settled by the arbitrator, which shall be in an informal and summary manner,
that is, it shall not be necessary to observe or carry out either the usual
formalities or procedures or the strict rules of evidence, and otherwise subject
as aforesaid to the Arbitration Act of the Republic of South Africa and any
statutory modification or, re-enactment thereof.
The arbitrator shall be entitled to -
investigate or cause to be investigated any matter, fact or thing which he
considers necessary or desirable in connection with any matter referred to him
for decision;
decide the matters submitted to him according to what he considers just and
equitable in all the circumstances, having regard to the purpose of this
agreement; and
for any of the aforesaid purposes to appoint or engage, or co-opt to whatever
extent he deems appropriate, experts in any sphere, including mining or
accounting, to assist him whether as expert
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witnesses, adjudicators on any issue, or otherwise, as the arbitrator may in his
discretion deem fit and appropriate;
make such award, including an award for specific performance, an interdict,
damages or a penalty or the costs of arbitration or otherwise, as he in his
discretion may deem fit and appropriate.
The arbitration shall be held as expeditiously as possible after it is demanded
with a view to it being completed within 30 (THIRTY) days after it has been so
demanded.
This clause is severable from the remainder of this agreement and shall
therefore remain in effect even if this agreement is terminated.
Subject to the above provisions of this clause 13, the law governing this
agreement shall be South African law and the Court having jurisdiction to
enforce any award made under this clause shall be the Witwatersrand Local
Division of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa and all appeal courts
therefrom.
DOMICILIUM AND NOTICES
The parties choose DOMICILIUM CITANDI ET EXECUTANDI ("domicilium") for the
purposes of giving any notice, the payment of any sum, the serving of any
process and for any other purpose arising from this agreement, as follows-
DAUN ET CIE at Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.
COURTHIEL HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XxXXxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 0000,
Fax: 000 0000000
KHUMO BATHONG HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED at
CLAAS XXXXXX XXXX at Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx, 0000, Fax:
000 0000000
MOLTIN XXXXXX NCHOLO at
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MASECHABA PALESA MOLETSANE NCHOLO at
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX at
XXXXX XXXX WEBBSTOCK at
CROWN GOLD RECOVERIES at
Each of the parties shall be entitled from time to time by written notice to the
others, to vary its domicilium to any other address within the Republic of South
Africa.
Any notice given and any payment made by any party to any other ("the
addressee") which -
is delivered by hand during the normal business hours of the addressee at the
addressee's domicilium for the time being, shall be presumed, until the contrary
of proved by the addressee, to have been received by the addressee at the time
of delivery;
is posted by prepaid registered post to the addressee at the addressee's
domicilium for the time being shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved by
the addressee, to have been received by the addressee on the tenth day after the
date of posting;
is telefaxed, shall be presumed until the contrary is proved by the addressee,
to have been received by the addressee on the day after the date of telefaxing.
GOOD FAITH AND IMPLEMENTATION
The parties undertake to do all such things, perform all such acts and take all
steps to procure the doing of all such things and the performance of all such
acts, as may be necessary or incidental to give, or which are conducive to the
giving of effect to the terms, the condition and import of this agreement.
The parties shall at all times during the continuance of this agreement observe
the principles of good faith towards one another in the performance of their
obligations in terms of this agreement. This implies, without limiting the
generality of the aforegoing that:-
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they will at all times during the term of this agreement act reasonably,
honestly and in good faith;
they will perform their obligations arising from this agreement diligently and
with reasonable care; and
they will make full disclosure to each other of any matter that may affect the
execution of this agreement or its implementation from time to time.
NON-WAIVER
Any relaxation of any of the terms of this agreement or any indulgence
shown by any of the parties to any other, shall in no way prejudice the
rights of such party and shall not be construed as a waiver or novation
thereof, nor shall any party be estopped thereby from exercising any
right it may have on due date.
WHOLE AGREEMENT
This agreement constitutes the entire contract between the parties
hereto and no amendment or consensual cancellation of this agreement or
any provision or term thereof, and no extension of time, waiver,
relaxation or suspension of any of the provisions or terms of this
agreement, shall be of legal efficacy save insofar as the same is
reduced to writing and signed by the parties.
CONFIDENTIALITY
No public disclosures or announcements, media or otherwise, regarding
the conclusion or content of this Agreement will be made except with the
prior written consent of the Purchaser, Daun et Cie A.G., Courthiel
Holdings (Pty) Limited and Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Limited, which
Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, save that the Purchaser may
make such disclosures or announcements as may be required of it
according to law and the Regulations of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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COSTS
Save as otherwise provided for in clause 6.5, each of the parties shall
bear its own costs of and incidental to the negotiation, preparation and
execution of this Agreement. Any stamp duty payable in terms of this
Agreement, shall be paid by the Purchaser.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY DAUN ET CIE at Rastede, Germany on this the 8th day of
OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. F. Eilerf
2. D. Gisenhame X.X. Xxxx
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY COURTHIEL HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED at Johannesburg on
this the ? th day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. _________________________
X. Xxxxxx
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duly authorised hereto
THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY KHUMO BATHONG HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED at Boksburg on
this the 10th day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
M.P. Ncholo
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duly authorised hereto
THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY CLAAS XXXXXX XXXX at Xxxxxxx, Germany on this the 8th
day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. F. Eilerf
2. D. Gisenhame
X.X. Xxxx
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX at Johannesbury on this
the 10th day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
X. Xxxxxxxx
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY MOLTIN XXXXXX NCHOLO at Boksburg on this the
10th day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
M.P. Ncholo
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY MASECHABA PALESA MOLETSANE NCHOLO at Boksburg on this
the 10th day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
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AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
M. Ncholo
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX at Boksburg on this the
10th day of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
X. Xxxxx
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY XXXXX XXXX WEBBSTOCK at Boksburg on this the 10th day
of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
D. Webbstock
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED BY CROWN GOLD RECOVERIES at Boksburg on this the 10th day
of OCTOBER 2002 in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
AS WITNESSES
1. X. Xxxxxxxx
2. ___________________________
X.X. Xxxxxxx
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duly authorised hereto
[LAST SIGNED ON 10 OCTOBER 2002]
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ANNEXURE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
between
DURBAN ROODEPORT DEEP, LIMITED
(REGISTRATION NO 1895/000926/06)
("DRD")
and
EAST RAND PROPRIETARY MINES LIMITED
(REGISTRATION NO. 1893/00773/06)
("ERPM")
WHEREAS ERPM and DRD wish to enter into a management services agreement on the
terms and conditions recorded herein.
1. DURATION
This agreement shall commence on 8 October 2002 and endure for an initial fixed
period of 2 (two) years, until 2 October 2004, whereafter it will be
automatically renewed for further annual periods until terminated either:
1.1. by either party on 6 (six) months written notice given prior to 7
October 2004 or on the expiry of any annual period thereafter; or
1.2. upon the final cessation by ERPM of mining and related activities,
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provided that ERPM shall not be entitled to terminate this agreement foras long
as ERPM is indebted to DRD for any cause of indebtedness whatsoever; and
(a) as long as it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crown Gold Recoveries
(Pty) Ltd ("CROWN") and DRD has a 40% shareholding in the latter company
through Crown Consolidated Gold Recoveries Ltd; and
(b) for as long as DRD is financially committed to ERPM or on behalf of ERPM
or on behalf of ERPM to third parties.
In the event of the proposed sale agreement of shares in ERPM to CROWN not being
implemented, ERPM shall be entitled to cancel this agreement at any time on 3
(three) months written notice, provided that ERPM repays DRD all outstanding
amounts owed to DRD and, If required by CROWN, accepts cession and assignment
from CROWN of all hedging commitments put in place for gold production of ERPM.
2. NOW THEREFORE IT IS AGREED:
2.1. That DRD shall provide to ERPM the services set out in paragraph 3, for
which DRD will be remunerated on the basis of this agreement.
2.2. ERPM acknowledges that it is aware that DRD acts in the same or similar
capacity for other companies and agrees that DRD shall be entitled to
continue to do so and, accordingly, that the services will not be
available to ERPM on an exclusive full-time basis.
3. SPECIFIC SERVICES TO BE RENDERED
DRD shall provide ERPM with the following specific services:
3.1. Executive services;
3.2. Financial management;
3.3. Gold administration and hedging;
3.4. Treasury services;
3.5. Engineering services;
3.6. Metallurgical services;
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3.7. Public relations services;
3.8. Mineral resource services;
3.9. Critical equipment pool services;
3.10. Human resources strategic direction;
3.11. Legal services;
3.12. Environmental services;
3.13. Contracts and insurance services;
3.14. Company secretarial services.
4. REMUNERATION CHARGE
4.1. The monthly charge payable by ERPM to DRD for the specific services
rendered and to be rendered in terms of this agreement shall be R1 443
500,00 per month calculated in terms of Annexure A for the first two
years, escalating by the September CPI inflation rate (all indexes) per
annum compounded on 8 October 2004 and annually thereafter.
4.2. DRD shall be entitled to second certain employees to ERPM on a full time
basis from time to time and the costs of such employees shall be payable
by ERPM in addition to the fee in 4.1.
4.3. The charge far each month shall be payable monthly in arrears on the
last working day of each month. The amounts payable as per 4.1 are
exclusive of VAT.
4.4. Should ERPM request DRD to provide:
4.4.1. services other than those specifically set out in paragraph 3; or
4.4.2. services which may fall within the general categories set out in
paragraph 3 but which go beyond those required in the ordinary
and normal course of ERPM's business or are of an extraordinary
nature, then the fees payable by DRD shall be that amount as may
be agreed upon between DRD and ERPM when those services are
requested.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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Xxxxxxx XXX nor its directors or employer shall be responsible for any
liability, loss or damage suffered or incurred by ERPM, its employees,
agents, contractors, invitees, guests or any other persons whosoever, whether
or not such liability, loss or damage is caused or incurred through or as a
result of any act or omission or the negligence of DRD, its employees or
agents, or otherwise howsoever, and ERPM hereby indemnifies and holds
harmless DRD against any claim by any such employee, agent, contractor,
invitee guest or other person and all legal costs which may be incurred by or
awarded against DRD in respect of or arising out of such claim.
6. FORCE MAJEURE
6.1. If DRD is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by "force majeure" to
carry out any obligation under this agreement, DRD shall give prompt
notice to ERPM of such force majeure with full particulars thereof and
insofar as known the probable extent to which it will be unable to
perform or be delayed in performing such obligation, whereupon such
obligation of DRD shall be suspended so far as it is affected by such
force majeure during but not longer than the continuance thereof. In the
event of a substantial and material portion of DRD's obligations being
so suspended for a period exceeding 6 (six) months, either party shall
be entitled to terminate this agreement upon 30 (thirty) days written
notice.
6.2. For the purpose of 6.1, "force majeure" shall mean an act of God,
strike, lock-out, act of public enemy, war (declared or undeclared),
blockade, revolution, riot, insurrection, civil commotion, lightning,
fire, storm, flood, explosion, governmental act or restraint, embargo,
unavailability of equipment or transport and other cause whether of a
kind specifically set out above or otherwise, which is not reasonably
within the control of DRD and whether of a temporary or permanent
nature.
7. ARBITRATION
7.1. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement or the interpretation thereof,
both while in force and after its termination, shall be submitted to and
determined by arbitration. Any party may demand arbitration by notice in
writing to the other parties. Such arbitration shall be held in
Johannesburg unless otherwise agreed to in writing and shall be held in
a summary manner with a view to it being completed as soon as possible.
7.2. There shall be 1 (one) arbitrator who shall be, where the question and
issue is:
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7.2.1. primarily an accounting matter, an Independent chartered
accountant of 10 (ten) years standing;
7.2.2. primarily a legal matter, a practising Senior Counsel; or
7.2.3. primarily a technical matter, a suitably qualified person.
7.3. The appointment of the arbitrator shall be agreed upon between the
parties in writing but, failing agreement between them, within a period
of 14 (fourteen) days after the arbitration has been demanded in terms
of clause 7.1, any party shall be entitled to request the President for
the time being of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces to make the
appointment and, in making his appointment, to have regard to the nature
of the dispute.
7.4. The arbitrator shall have the powers conferred upon an arbitrator under
the Arbitration Xxx 0000 (as amended), but shall not be obliged to
follow the procedures prescribed in that Act and shall be entitled to
decide on such procedures as he may consider desirable for the speedy
determination of the dispute, and in particular he shall have the sole
and absolute discretion to determine whether and to what extent it shall
be necessary to file pleadings, make discovery of documents or hear oral
evidence.
7.5. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties
and may be made an order of any court of competent jurisdiction. The
parties hereby submit themselves to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the Witwatersrand Local Division of the High Court of South Africa, or
any successor thereto, should any Party wish to make the arbitrator's
decision an order of that Court.
8. DOMICILIA
The parties choose as their respective domicilia citandi et executandi for
all purposes connected with this agreement, the following addresses, namely:
DRD Physical Address: DRD Building
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Postal Address: P O Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, 0000
Fax No: 482-1022
ERPM: Physical Address: Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Postal Address: P O Box 2227
Xxxxxxxx, 0000
Fax No: 892-4650
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1. No party shall make any announcement or statement regarding this
agreement or its content without first having obtained the others'
approval and prior written consent to such announcement or statement and
its terms.
9.2. The provisions of 9.1 shall not apply in respect of any announcement or
statement which any of the parties is legally obliged to make by virtue
of its shares being listed on either the JSE Securities Exchange, South
Africa or any other exchange, provided that the party concerned shall
consult with the other parties prior to making any announcement or
statement contemplated in this clause 9.2
9.3. No party to this agreement shall disclose the contents of this agreement
to any person other than its bankers and to those of its employees who
need to have such knowledge for the proper performance of their duties.
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SIGNED at Boksburg on this 10th day of October 2002.
For: DURBAN ROODEPORT DEEP, LIMITED
Witness:
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DIRECTOR
SIGNED at Boksburg on this 10th day of October 2002.
For: EAST RAND PROPRIETARY MINES
LIMITED
Witness:
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DIRECTOR
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ANNEXURE A
MANAGEMENT FEE
TIME RATE BENCHMARK Allocation
SERVICE PERSON (HOURS) DRD RATE(*) DRD
------------------------------------ ------------------------ ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------
Executive services MWW 39 6,000 234,000
FC 155 3,000 468,000
ILM 39 3,000 117,000
BB 39 1,500 58,500
Financial management K Dissel 20 1,500 1,600 30,000
Gold admin and treasury A Xxxxxx 20 1,000 1,350 20,000
Engineering service G Xxxxxxx 146 1,500 1,800 219,000
Metallurgical services B Ebell 39 1,000 1,350 38,000
Public relations Russels 39 1,500 1,800 58,500
MRM D xx Xxxxx 20 1,500 1,800 30,000
HR training and IR J Xxxxxx 39 2,000 1,800 40,000
Environmental M Marais 39 1,000 1,350 39,000
Contracts and Insurance K Hall 39 1,000 1,350 39,000
Secretarial M Eloff 20 1,500 1,800 30,000
Legal B Xxxxxx 39 1,000 1,350 21,500
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1,443,500
*Benchmark rates based on one of the big five auditing firms
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RESOLUTION OF DIRECTORS OF EAST BAND PROPRIETARY MINES LIMITED ("THE
COMPANY") PASSED AT JOHANNESBURG ON 10 OCTOBER 2002
RESOLVED:
That the
Memorandum of Agreement between the present shareholders of the
company and Crown Gold Recoveries (Pty) Limited ("the Agreement'), whereby
such shareholders sell to Crown their shares in and shareholders' claims
against the company, be and is hereby noted and approved by the company;
that the company acknowledges, notes, and agrees as it hereby does, to the
cessions by those present shareholders of the company who have shareholders'
claims against the company, as defined in clause 1.1.6 of the Agreement, of
such claims to Crown Gold Recoveries (Pty) Limited, and the pledge by all the
shareholders of the company, of their shares to Crown, all IN SECURITUM
DEBITI in terms of clause 5.3 of the Agreement.
CERTIFIED A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
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SECRETARY 0F THE COMPANY
