Contract
THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT RELATES TO AN OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”).
NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (THE “SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT”) RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.
CONFIDENTIAL
PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
(Subscribers Resident Outside of the United States)
| TO: | Western Standard Energy Corp. (the “Company”) |
| 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Xxxxxx X0X 0XX Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Purchase of Units
1. Subscription
1.1 The undersigned (the “Subscriber”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, on the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, 500,000 units (the “Units”) at the price of US $0.40 per Unit (such subscription and agreement to purchase being the “Subscription”) for the total purchase price of US$200,000 (the “Subscription Proceeds”).
1.2 Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a “Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”) subject to adjustment. One Warrant shall be non-transferable and shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock in the capital of the Company (each, a “Warrant Share”), as presently constituted, for a period of two (2) years commencing from the Closing (as defined hereafter), at a price per Warrant Share of US $0.60 per Warrant Share. The Shares, Warrants and the Warrant Shares are referred to as the “Securities”.
1.3 Subject to the terms hereof, the Subscription will be effective upon its acceptance by the Company. The Subscriber acknowledges that the offering of the Units (the “Offering”) contemplated hereby is part a private placement of approximately 500,000 units having no maximum subscription level and no minimum aggregate subscription level.
2. Payment
2.1 The Subscription Proceeds must accompany this Subscription and shall be paid by certified cheque or bank draft drawn on a chartered bank reasonably acceptable to the Company, and made payable and delivered to the Company’s attorneys, Xxxxx Xxxxxx LLP of Vancouver, Canada. Alternatively, the Subscription Proceeds may be wired Xxxxx Xxxxxx LLP pursuant to wiring instructions attached hereto as Appendix A. If the funds are delivered to the Company’s lawyers, those lawyers are authorized to immediately deliver the funds to the Company or to deliver them to a third party as instructed by the Company.
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2.2 The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that this Subscription Agreement, the Subscription Proceeds and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be held on behalf of the Company. In the event that this Subscription Agreement is not accepted by the Company for whatever reason, which the Company expressly reserves the right to do, within 30 days of the delivery of an executed Subscription Agreement by the Subscriber, this Subscription Agreement, the Subscription Proceeds (without interest thereon) and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be returned to the Subscriber at the address of the Subscriber as set forth in this Subscription Agreement.
2.3 Where the Subscription Proceeds are paid to the Company, the Company is entitled to treat such Subscription Proceeds as an interest free loan to the Company until such time as the Subscription is accepted and the certificates representing the Securities have been issued to the Subscriber.
3. Documents Required from Subscriber
3.1 The Subscriber must complete, sign and return to the Company an executed copy of this Subscription Agreement.
3.2 The Subscriber shall complete, sign and return to the Company as soon as possible, on request by the Company, any documents, questionnaires, notices and undertakings as may be required by regulatory authorities, and applicable law.
4. Closing
4.1 Closing of the offering of the Units (the “Closing”) shall occur on or before November 5, 2007, or on such other date as may be determined by the Company (the “Closing Date”).
4.2 The Company may, at its discretion, elect to close the Offering in one or more closings, in which event the Company may agree with one or more subscribers (including the Subscriber hereunder) to complete delivery of the Securities to such subscriber(s) against payment therefor at any time on or prior to the Closing Date.
5. Acknowledgements of Subscriber
5.1 The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that:
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none of the Securities have been registered under the 1933 Act, or under any state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or, directly or indirectly, to U.S. Persons, as that term is defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act (“Regulation S”), except in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws; | |
| (b) |
except as provided in this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber acknowledges that the Company has not undertaken, and will have no obligation, to register any of the Securities under the 1933 Act; | |
| (c) |
the decision to execute this Subscription Agreement and acquire the Securities hereunder has not been based upon any oral or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Company, and such decision is based entirely upon a review of information (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) which has been filed by the Company (the “Public Record”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); | |
| (d) |
neither the SEC nor any other securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Units; |
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| (e) |
there is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities; | ||
| (f) |
there are risks associated with an investment in the Securities; | ||
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the Subscriber has not acquired the Units as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S under the 0000 Xxx) in the United States in respect of the Units which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of any of the Securities; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares and/or Warrant Shares pursuant to registration thereof under the 1933 Act and any applicable state and federal securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements; | ||
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the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder, and to obtain additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information about the Company; | ||
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the Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders, from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber contained herein or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber to the Company in connection therewith; | ||
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none of the Securities are listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system and no representation has been made to the Subscriber that any of the Securities will become listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system, except that currently market makers make a market for the Company’s common shares on the NASD’s OTC Bulletin Board; | ||
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the Company will refuse to register any transfer of the Shares and/or Warrant Shares not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws; | ||
| (l) |
the statutory and regulatory basis for the exemption claimed for the offer of the Units, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, would not be available if the offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or any applicable state and federal securities laws; | ||
| (m) |
the Subscriber has been advised to consult the Subscriber’s own legal, tax and other advisors with respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Units and with respect to applicable resale restrictions, and it is solely responsible (and the Company is not in any way responsible) for compliance with: | ||
| (i) |
any applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident in connection with the distribution of the Units hereunder, and | ||
| (ii) |
applicable resale restrictions; and | ||
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| (n) |
this Subscription Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject any subscription for any reason. |
6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Subscriber
6.1 The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company (which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the Closing) that:
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the Subscriber has the legal capacity and competence to enter into and execute this Subscription Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto and, if the Subscriber is a corporation, it is duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and all necessary approvals by its directors, shareholders and others have been obtained to authorize execution and performance of this Subscription Agreement on behalf of the Subscriber; | |
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the entering into of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not result in the violation of any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to the Subscriber or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Subscriber may be a party or by which the Subscriber is or may be bound; | |
| (c) |
the Subscriber has duly executed and delivered this Subscription Agreement and it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber enforceable against the Subscriber in accordance with its terms; | |
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the Subscriber is acquiring the Securities pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus requirements of applicable securities legislation in all jurisdictions relevant to this Subscription, and, as a consequence, the Subscriber will not be entitled to use most of the civil remedies available under applicable securities legislation and the Subscriber will not receive information that would otherwise be required to be provided to the Subscriber pursuant to applicable securities legislation; | |
| (e) |
the Subscriber is not acquiring the Units for the account or benefit of, directly or indirectly, any U.S. Person; | |
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the Subscriber is not a U.S. Person; | |
| (g) |
the Subscriber is resident in the jurisdiction set out under the heading “Name and Address of Subscriber” on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement; | |
| (h) |
the sale of the Units to the Subscriber as contemplated in this Subscription Agreement complies with or is exempt from the applicable securities legislation of the jurisdiction of residence of the Subscriber; | |
| (i) |
the Subscriber is outside the United States when receiving and executing this Subscription Agreement and is acquiring the Units as principal for the Subscriber’s own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale, distribution or fractionalisation thereof, in whole or in part, and no other person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in such Units; | |
| (j) |
the Subscriber is not an underwriter of, or dealer in, the common shares of the Company, nor is the Subscriber participating, pursuant to a contractual agreement or otherwise, in the distribution of the Units; | |
| (k) |
the Subscriber (i) is able to fend for him/her/itself in the Subscription; (ii) has such knowledge and experience in business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective |
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investment in the Units; and (iii) has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment; | |||
| (l) |
the Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has not acquired the Units as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S under the 0000 Xxx) in the United States in respect of the Units which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of the Shares or Warrant Shares; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to registration of the Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to the 1933 Act and any applicable state and federal securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements and as otherwise provided herein; | ||
| (m) |
the Subscriber is not aware of any advertisement of any of the Securities and is not acquiring the Units as a result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising including advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general solicitation or general advertising; and | ||
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no person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral representations: | ||
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that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities; | ||
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that any person will refund the purchase price of any of the Securities; | ||
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as to the future price or value of any of the Securities; or | ||
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that any of the Securities will be listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system or that application has been made to list and post any of the Securities of the Company on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system. | ||
7. Representations and Warranties of the Company
7.1 The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber is entitled to rely upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and further acknowledges that the Subscriber will be relying upon such representations and warranties in purchasing the Shares.
7.2 The Company warrants that the Public Record fairly represents the status of the Company as at the dates indicated in the Public Record.
8. Representations and Warranties will be Relied Upon by the Company
8.1 The Subscriber acknowledges that the representations and warranties contained herein are made by it with the intention that they may be relied upon by the Company and its legal counsel in determining the Subscriber’s eligibility to purchase the Units under applicable securities legislation, or (if applicable) the eligibility of others on whose behalf it is contracting hereunder to purchase the Units under applicable securities legislation. The Subscriber further agrees that by accepting delivery of the certificates representing the Securities on the Closing Date, it will be representing and warranting that the representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as at the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Subscriber at the Closing Date and that they will survive the purchase by the Subscriber of Units and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Subscriber of such Units.
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9. Legending of Subject Securities
9.1 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that that upon the issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable securities laws and regulations, the certificates representing any of the Securities will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THESE SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.”
9.2 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees to the Company making a notation on its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of the Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and described in this Subscription Agreement.
9.3 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees to the Company making a notation on its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of the Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and described in this Subscription Agreement.
10. Costs
10.1 The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all costs and expenses incurred by the Subscriber (including any fees and disbursements of any special counsel retained by the Subscriber) relating to the purchase of the Units shall be borne by the Subscriber.
11. Governing Law
11.1 This Subscription Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Nevada. The Subscriber, in its personal or corporate capacity and, if applicable, on behalf of each beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting, irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada.
12. Survival
12.1 This Subscription Agreement, including without limitation the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, shall survive and continue in full force and effect and be binding upon the parties hereto notwithstanding the completion of the purchase of the Units by the Subscriber pursuant hereto.
13. Assignment
13.1 This Subscription Agreement is not transferable or assignable.
14. Severability
14.1 The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Subscription Agreement shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement.
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15. Entire Agreement
15.1 Except as expressly provided in this Subscription Agreement and in the agreements, instruments and other documents contemplated or provided for herein, this Subscription Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the sale of the Units and there are no other terms, conditions, representations or warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, by statute or common law, by the Company or by anyone else.
16. Notices
16.1 All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Subscriber shall be directed to the address on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement and notices to the Company shall be directed to it at Western Standard Energy Corp. 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0XX Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Attention: President.
17. Counterparts and Electronic Means
17.1 This Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed copy of this Subscription Agreement by electronic facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy will be deemed to be execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement as of the date hereinafter set forth.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Subscriber has duly executed this Subscription Agreement as of the date of acceptance by the Company.
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A C C E P T A N C E
The above-mentioned Subscription Agreement in respect of the Units is hereby accepted by Western Standard Energy Corp.
DATED the 5TH day of NOVEMBER, 2007.
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