NON-RECOURSE COMMERCIAL NOTE
$2,200,000.00
Lexington, Kentucky
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, and in
consideration of the terms and conditions contained in that certain Agreement
of
Purchase and Sale of Assets dated effective as of January 1, 2008, among
Lender,
TGC, Inc., AT Gas Gathering Systems, Inc., and Borrower (the “Purchase
Agreement”), WILDCAT ENERGY
CORP., a Nevada corporation, with an address of X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of ENERGAS RESOURCES, INC., a
Delaware corporation, with an address of 000 XX 00xx
Xxxxxx,
0xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Lender"), the principal sum of
Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00), together with interest
thereon, on or before the "Maturity Date" as that term is defined
below. Principal of this Note and all accrued interest thereon shall
be due and payable as follows:
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Interest
Rate. This
Note
shall bear interest from the date hereof until the outstanding
principal
balance of this Note, all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and
all
other charges, fees or expenses hereunder have been repaid to Lender
in
full, at a fixed rate equal to seven and one-half percent (7.50%)
per
annum. All interest calculations under this Note will be made
based on a year of 360 days for the actual number of days in each
interest
period.
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2.
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Payments. The
principal of, and all interest on, this Note shall be due and payable
as
follows:
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a.
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Borrower
shall pay $100,000 on April 1, 2008, which shall be applied first
to all
accrued but unpaid interest and then to principal;
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b.
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Borrower
shall pay $100,000 on July 1, 2008, which shall be applied first
to all
accrued but unpaid interest and then to principal; and
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c.
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Thereafter,
Borrower shall make payments of interest only on this Note, beginning
on
October 1, 2008, and continuing on every January 1, April 1, July
1 and
October 1 of every calendar year thereafter, with a final payment
of the
outstanding principal balance of this Note, and all accrued interest
thereon, payable on the Maturity Date.
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3.
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Maturity
Date. The
outstanding principal of this Note, all accrued but unpaid interest
thereon and all other charges, fees or expenses hereunder shall
be due and
payable in full on or before January 1, 2010 (the "Maturity Date"),
or
such later date as may be designated by Lender by written notice
from
Lender to Borrower (it being understood that in no event will Lender
be
under any obligation to extend or renew this Note beyond the initial
or
any extended Maturity Date). If this blank is not completed,
the Note shall be deemed to be payable on demand.
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4.
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Advances. All
of the proceeds of this Note shall be advanced or disbursed in
full to
Borrower at the closing of this loan and no further advances shall
be
allowed.
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5.
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Late
Charge and Default Rate of Interest. If
Lender
does not receive any payment due under this Note within ten (10)
days of
the date it is due, then Lender may charge a late charge of five
percent
(5.00%) of the amount of the overdue payment (the "Late
Charge"). Upon maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise,
or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, in addition
to
any and all other remedies to which Lender may be entitled, the
applicable
rate of interest on this Note shall be increased to five percent
(5.00%)
per annum in excess of the rate set forth in Section
1,
above (the "Default Rate"), but not more than the highest rate
permitted
by law.
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Security. To
secure repayment of this Note, any extensions or renewals thereof
and all
other existing and future indebtedness of Borrower to Lender (whether
direct, indirect, absolute or contingent), Borrower shall grant,
and does
hereby grant, to Lender a security interest in the following described
property:
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a.
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first
mortgage lien on all tracts of real property located in Laurel
County and
Xxxxxxx County, Kentucky, and identified in the Purchase Agreement;
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b.
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first
lien and security interest in all xxxxx, fixtures, equipment and
other
items of personal property located in Laurel County and Xxxxxxx
County,
Kentucky, and identified in the Purchase Agreement; and
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c.
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collateral
assignment of production and proceeds relating to oil and gas produced
from the foregoing properties;
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All
of
the documents or instruments that provide a lien or security interest in
the
collateral described above (the “Collateral”), as well as any and all other
documents or instruments now or hereafter executed in connection with this
Note
and the loan evidenced hereby, including but not limited to the Purchase
Agreement and that certain Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security
Agreement executed by Borrower and Lender simultaneously herewith, are referred
to herein collectively as the "Security Documents." All of the terms
and conditions of the Security Documents are incorporated herein and made
a part
of this Note as if fully set forth at length herein. Any holder of
this Note shall be entitled to the rights, privileges, benefits and remedies
provided in the Security Documents and in the real and personal property
secured
thereby. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that the Security
Documents have been validly executed and delivered to Lender and that the
Security Documents are legally valid, binding and enforceable against Borrower
(or any other party which has executed any of the Security Documents) in
accordance with their respective terms. As used herein, “Loan
Documents” will mean all Security Documents and this Note.
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Proceeds. Each
Borrower represents that the proceeds of this Note will be used
exclusively for business or commercial purposes, and that no portion
of
the proceeds will be used for personal, family or household purposes.
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Events
of Default and Remedies. The
occurrence of any of the following shall be an "Event of Default"
hereunder: (a) failure of Borrower to make any payment when due
under this Note or under any other note or obligation of Borrower
to
Lender; (b) an Event of Default under the Security Documents, or
any
default under any of the following that does not have a defined
set of
"Events of Default" and the lapse of any notice or cure period
provided
therein: any other agreement, document or instrument between
Borrower and Lender; (c) if Borrower shall (i) make an assignment
for the
benefit of creditors, (ii) have a petition initiating any proceeding
under
the Bankruptcy Code filed by or against one or more of them, (iii)
have a
receiver, trustee, or custodian appointed for all or any material
part of
Borrower’s assets, or (iv) seek to make an adjustment, settlement or
extension of their respective debts with his, her or its (as the
case may
be) creditors generally; (d) a proceeding being filed by or commenced
against Borrower for dissolution or liquidation, or Borrower voluntarily
or involuntarily terminating or dissolving or being terminated
or
dissolved; (e) in the event a judgment or writ or order of attachment
or
garnishment is made and issued against Borrower or Borrower’s property;
(f) any representation or warranty made by Borrower to Lender in
any
document, including but not limited to the Security Documents,
or any
other documents now or in the future securing the obligations of
Borrower
to Lender, is false or erroneous in any material respect; (g) the
failure
of Borrower to observe or perform any covenant or other agreement
with
Lender contained in any document executed in connection with this
Note or
any of the Security Documents; (h) in the event Lender in good
xxxxx xxxxx
itself insecure with respect to payment of this Note, or in good
faith
believes the prospect of payment is impaired, or Lender determines
in the
exercise of its sole judgment that Lender’s perfection in any of the
Collateral is impaired; or (i) the failure of any Borrower to observe
or
perform any covenant or other agreement with Lender contained in
any
document, including but not limited to the Security Documents or
any
documents now or in the future securing the obligations of Borrower
to
Lender. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default: (i) the outstanding principal balance hereunder
together with any additional amounts secured by the Security Documents,
at
the option of the holder and without demand or notice of any kind
(which
are hereby expressly waived), may be accelerated and become immediately
due and payable, (ii) this Note, together with all arrearages of
interest
will from the date of the occurrence of the Event of Default bear
interest
at the Default Rate, (iii) Borrower will pay to Lender all reasonable
attorneys’ fees, court costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection
with Lender's efforts to collect the indebtedness evidenced by
the Note,
and (iv) the liability of Borrower hereunder shall be limited to
and
satisfied exclusively from the Collateral, and Lender’s sole remedy in the
event of a default under this Note is to foreclose its lien and
security
interest against the Collateral, it being understood that this
is a
non-recourse Note.
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Prepayment. The
indebtedness may be prepaid in whole or in part without
penalty. Payments received will be applied in the following
order: (i) to charges, fees and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees), (ii) to accrued interest, and (iii) to
principal. Any additional payments will be applied in the
foregoing order and, to the extent applied to principal, will be
applied
to installments of principal payable hereunder in the inverse order
of
maturity.
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Cumulative
Remedies. All rights
and
remedies of the holder of this Note shall be cumulative to the fullest extent
allowed by law. Time shall be of the essence for paying interest on
the principal of this Note.
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Waiver. All
parties to this Note, whether a borrower, endorsers, sureties,
guarantors
or otherwise connected herein, waive presentment, demand, notice
of
dishonor, protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment or
non-acceptance, any other notice and all due diligence or promptness
that
may otherwise be required by law, and all exemptions to which they
may now
or hereafter be entitled under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky,
the United States of America, or any state thereof. No delay or
failure on the part of Lender to exercise any right, remedy or
power
hereunder, under any of the Loan Documents or under applicable
law will
impair or waive any such right, remedy or power (or any other right,
remedy or power), be considered a waiver of or an acquiescence
in any
breach, default or Event of Default or affect any other or subsequent
breach, default or Event of Default of the same or a different
nature. No waiver of any breach, default or Event of Default,
nor any modification, waiver, discharge or termination of any provision
of
this Note, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom,
will be
established by conduct, custom or course of dealing; and no modification,
waiver, discharge, termination nor consent will in any event be
effective
unless the same is in writing, signed by Lender and specifically
refers to
this Note, and then such modification, waiver, discharge or termination
or
consent will be effective only in the specific instance and for
the
specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on
Borrower in any case will entitle Borrower to any other or further
notice
or demand in the same or any similar or other circumstance.
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Expenses
Incurred by Lender. If
Lender
expends sums in defending or otherwise protecting its collateral
under the
Loan Documents prior to an Event of Default, or if any Event of
Default
occurs under this Note, and this Note is placed in the hands of
an
attorney for collection, or is collected through any court, including,
without limitation, bankruptcy court, then Borrower promises to
pay the
holder of this Note the reasonable attorneys' fees and legal costs
incurred in collecting or attempting to collect or securing or
attempting
to secure this Note or enforcing the rights of such holder with
respect to
any collateral securing this Note, including, without limitation,
appraisal fees, costs of environmental audits, site assessments
and/or
remediation, to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky or any state in which any collateral for this Note
is
situated.
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Rights
of Lender. Lender
may,
with or without notice to any party and without affecting the obligations
of any Borrower, surety, Guarantor, endorser, accommodation party
or any
other party to this Note, (a) renew, extend or otherwise postpone
the time
for payment of either principal of this Note or interest thereon
from time
to time, (b) release or discharge any one or more parties liable
on this
Note, (c) suspend the right to enforce this Note with respect to
any
person(s), including any present or future Guarantor of this Note,
(d)
change, exchange or release any property in which Lender possesses
any
interest securing this Note, (e) justifiably or otherwise, impair
any
collateral securing this Note or suspend the right to enforce against
any
such collateral, and (f) at any time it deems it necessary or proper,
call
for and should it be made available, accept, as
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additional
security, the signature(s) of an additional party or a security
interest
in property of any kind or description or both.
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Late
Charge, Default
Rate, and Prepayment Premium.
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The
Late Charge, the Default Rate, and the Prepayment Premium, if any,
are
imposed as liquidated damages for the purpose of defraying Lender’s
expenses incident to the handling of delinquent payments, but are
in
addition to, and not in lieu of, Lender’s exercise of any rights and
remedies hereunder, under the other Security Documents or under
applicable
law, and any fees and expenses of any agents or any reasonable
fees and
expenses of any attorneys which Lender may employ. In addition,
the Default Rate reflects the increased credit risk to Lender of
carrying
a loan that is in default. Borrower agrees that the Late
Charge, Default Rate, and Prepayment Premium are reasonable forecasts
of
just compensation for anticipated and actual harm incurred by Lender,
and
that the actual harm incurred by Lender cannot be estimated with
certainty
and without difficulty.
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Nothing
contained in this Note regarding late charges or the Default Rate
will be
construed in any way to extend the due date of any payment or waive
any
payment default, and each such right is in addition to, and not
in lieu
of, the other and any other rights and remedies of Lender hereunder,
under
any of the Security Documents or under applicable law (including,
without
limitation, the right to interest, reasonable attorneys' fees and
other
expenses).
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Usury. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, if from any circumstances
whatsoever the fulfillment of any provision of this Note involves
transcending the limit of validity prescribed by any applicable
usury
statute or any other applicable law with regard to obligations
of like
character and amount, then the obligation to be fulfilled will
be reduced
to the limit of such validity as provided in such statute or law,
so that
in no event will any exaction of interest be possible under this
Note in
excess of the limit of such validity and the right to demand any
such
excess is hereby expressly waived by Lender. As used in this
Section, "applicable usury statute" and "applicable law" mean such
statute
and law in effect on the date hereof, subject to any change therein
that
result in a higher permissible rate of interest.
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Singular
and Plural Terms. Wherever
used herein, the singular number shall include the plural, the
plural the
singular, and the use of any gender shall include all genders.
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Binding
Effect. This
Note
will bind Borrower and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns of Borrower, and the benefits hereof will inure to
the benefit
of Lender and its successors and assigns. All references herein
to the "Borrower" and "Lender" will include the respective heirs,
administrators, successors and assigns thereof; provided, however,
that
Borrower may not assign this Note in whole or in part without the
prior
written consent of Lender and Lender at any time may assign this
Note in
whole or in part (but no assignment by Lender of less than all
of this
Note will operate to relieve Borrower from any duty to Lender with
respect
to the unassigned portion of this Note).
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Repayment
by Lender. If
at any
time all or any part of any payment or transfer of any kind received
by
Lender with respect to all or any part of this Note is repaid,
set aside
or invalidated by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any
court or
administrative body, or by reason of any agreement, settlement
or
compromise of any claim made at any time with respect to the repayment,
recovery, setting aside or invalidation of all or any part of such
payment
or transfer, Borrower's obligations under this Note will continue
(and/or
be reinstated) and Borrower will be and remain liable, and will
indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Lender for, the amount or amounts so repaid,
recovered, set aside or invalidated and all other claims, demands,
liabilities, judgments, losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred
in
connection therewith. The provisions of this Section will be
and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which
may have
been taken by Borrower in reliance upon such payment or transfer,
and any
such contrary action so taken will be without prejudice to Lender's
rights
hereunder and will be deemed to have been conditioned upon such
payment or
transfer having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of
this Section will survive any termination, cancellation or discharge
of
this Note.
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Notices. All
notices, demands, requests, consents or approvals and other communications
required or permitted hereunder will be in writing, and, to the
extent
required by applicable law, will comply with the requirements of
the
Uniform Commercial Code then in effect, and will be addressed to
such
party at the address set forth below or to such other address as
any party
may give to the other in writing for such purpose:
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To
Lender:
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Energas
Resources, Inc.
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000
XX 00xx
Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, President
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To
Borrower:
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Wildcat
Energy Corp.
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X.X.
Xxx 0000
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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All
such
communications, if personally delivered, will be conclusively deemed to have
been received by a party hereto and to be effective when so delivered, or
if
sent by telex, facsimile or telegraphic means, on the day on which transmitted,
or if sent by overnight courier service, on the day after deposit thereof
with
such service, or if sent by certified or registered mail, on the third business
day after the day on which deposited in the mail.
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Governing
Law. This Note has been delivered and accepted at and
will be deemed to have been made at Lexington, Kentucky and will
be
interpreted and the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto
determined in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
without regard to conflicts of law principles.
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Jurisdiction. Borrower
hereby irrevocably agrees and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of any
state or federal court located within Fayette County, Kentucky,
or,
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at
the option of Lender in its
sole discretion, of any state or federal court(s) located within
any other
county, state or jurisdiction in which Lender at any time or from
time to
time chooses in its sole discretion to bring an action or otherwise
exercise a right or remedy, and Borrower waives any objection based
on
forum
non conveniensand any
objection to venue of
any such action or proceeding.
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Waiver
of Jury Trial. The parties
hereto each waive any right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding
relating to this Note, or any actual or proposed transaction or
other
matter contemplated in or relating to any of the foregoing.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has
executed this Note effective as of January 1, 2008, but actually as of the
date
set forth below.
BORROWER:
WILDCAT
ENERGY CORP.
By: /s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its: V.
Pres.
Date:
1/17/2008