SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT August 10, 2001
EXHIBIT 2.1
MARKWEST ACQUISITIONS CORP.
XXXXXX ENERGY LTD.
XXXXXX ENERGY CANADA LTD.
August 10, 2001
THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of this 10th day of August, 2001.
BETWEEN:
XXXXXX ENERGY LTD., an Alberta Corporation(the "Vendor")
– and –
MARKWEST ACQUISITIONS CORP., an Alberta corporation (the "Purchaser")
WHEREAS:
A. the Xxxxxx Shares are currently owned by the Vendor;
B. the Vendor desires to sell and the Purchaser desires to purchase, all of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration (the sufficiency and receipt of which is acknowledged by each Party), the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND SCHEDULES
In this Agreement, including the recitals and the Schedules, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires:
"Abandonment and Reclamation Obligations" means all remediation and reclamation obligations of Xxxxxx Energy, including:
(a) the proper abandonment and reclamation of any Xxxxx; and
(b) the closure, decommissioning and dismantling of Tangibles, and the restoration of the surface in respect thereto, all in accordance with good oil and gas field practices, and in compliance with Applicable Law.
"Accounting Firm" means KPMG, Chartered Accountants, or such other firm of chartered accountants as may be selected by the Parties.
"Additional Indemnitees" has the meaning attributed to it in Section 10.1.
"Adjusted Working Capital" means the book value of the current assets of Xxxxxx Energy, as recorded on the Effective Date Balance Sheet, less the aggregate, without duplication, of (i) the book value of the current liabilities of Xxxxxx Energy, as recorded on the Effective Date Balance Sheet, plus (ii) the book value of the debt in the Effective Date Balance Sheet) of Xxxxxx Energy as recorded on the Effective Date Balance Sheet, plus (iii) any liability in respect of any Futures Transaction; PROVIDED HOWEVER that: (A) all revenues, expenses and costs prior to the Effective Date, will be accrued in accordance with Section 1.8 as if received or paid, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Date.
"Affiliate" means, in respect of a Person, any other Person or group of Persons acting in concert, directly or indirectly, that controls, is controlled by or under common control with the first mentioned Person, and for the purposes of this definition "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, by such Person or group of Persons acting in concert, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the first mentioned Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or otherwise.
"Agreement" means this document, together with the Schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof, all as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
"Applicable Law" means, in relation to any Person, transaction or event, all applicable provisions of laws, statutes, rules, regulations, official directives and orders of all federal, provincial, municipal and local governmental bodies (whether administrative, legislative, executive or otherwise) and judgments, orders and decrees of all courts, arbitrators, commissions or bodies exercising similar functions in actions or proceedings in which the Person in question is a party, by which it is bound or having application to the transaction or event in question.
"Arbitrator" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(e).
"Burdens" means, collectively, Royalty Interests and Security Interests.
"Business Day" means a day on which banks are generally open for the transaction of commercial business in both Calgary, Alberta and Denver, Colorado but does not in any event include a Saturday or a Sunday or a bank holiday under Applicable Law.
"Closing" means the completion of the purchase and sale of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares as contemplated by this Agreement.
"Closing Date" means the later of (i) August 10, 2001, (ii) the Business Day after the date on which all the conditions to Closing are satisfied or waived, and (iii) the Outside Date.
"Closing Funds" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.4.
"Closing Time" means the time that the documents or actions effecting the transactions comprising the Closing are delivered or taken and released from the terms of any escrow governing the Closing.
"Confidentiality Agreement" means the Confidentiality Agreement dated May 15, 2001, among Xxxxxx Energy, MarkWest Hydrocarbons Inc. and Waterous Securities Inc. a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule 1.2(m).
"Deposit" means an amount equal to 5% of the Purchase Price.
"Deposit Interest" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.4.
"Dollar" or "$" means, unless otherwise provided herein, a dollar in the lawful money of Canada.
"Effective Date" means 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2001.
"Effective Date Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet of Xxxxxx Energy dated March 31, 2001 prepared in accordance with Section 1.8.
"Environmental Damage" means any one or more of:
(i) ground water, surface water or aquifer contamination;
(ii) soil contamination;
(iii) substance or energy emissions which are either toxic or hazardous;
(iv) death or injury to plant, animals or human beings due in whole or in part to any of the foregoing items (i) through (iii),
but only to the extent the foregoing is or has been in breach of or exceeds limitations imposed by Environmental Law and shall not include Abandonment and Reclamation Obligations.
"Environmental Law" means Applicable Law respecting the protection of, or the control of contamination or pollution of soil, air or water (including ground water) and human health and safety.
"Escrow Agent" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.3.
"Escrow Agreement" means an agreement substantially in the same form as attached hereto as Schedule 1.2(l).
"Escrow Amount" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3.
"Financial Statements" means collectively, (i) the balance sheet of Xxxxxx Energy as at March 31, 2001 and related income statements and statements of changes in financial position for the fiscal year then ended, and (ii) the Effective Date Balance Sheet and related income statements and statements of cashflow of Xxxxxx Energy for the 9 months then ended, a copy of which is attached as Schedule 1.2(c).
"Futures Transaction" means any derivatives transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) which is commonly referred to as a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination of these transactions.
"GAAP" or "generally accepted accounting principles" means accounting principles generally accepted at the relevant time in Canada, and where the "CICA Handbook", as amended from time to time, or any successor publication published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, contains (i) a single recommendation as to treatment of a matter, such recommendation shall constitute GAAP and generally accepted accounting principles herein, or (ii) more than one recommendation as to treatment of a matter, any of such recommendations shall constitute GAAP and generally accepted accounting principles herein.
"Gulf Transactions" means the transactions consummated in accordance with the agreement titled "Purchase of Partnership Interest of Xxxxxx Energy Partnership by Gulf Canada Resources Limited" dated May 15, 2000 among Xxxxxx Energy Ltd., Xxxxxxx Resources Ltd., Grierson Resources Ltd., Wild River Resources Ltd. and Xxxxxx Resources Ltd. and Gulf Canada Resources Limited and 000000 Xxxxxxx Inc. and the agreement titled "Purchase of Shares of Xxxxxx Energy Resources Ltd. by Gulf Canada Resources Limited" dated June 12, 2000 among Xxxxxx Energy Ltd., Xxxxxxx Resources Ltd., Grierson Resources Ltd., Wild River Resources Ltd. and Xxxxxx Resources Ltd. and Gulf Canada Resources Limited.
"Hazardous Materials" means (i) pollutants, contaminants and hazardous or toxic chemicals, materials, substances or wastes, and (ii) any chemical, material, substance or waste that is regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
"include" and "including" mean "include, without limitation" and "including, without limitation", respectively.
"Indemnified Losses" has the meaning attributed to it in Section 10.1.
"Interim Period" means the period between the Signing Date and the Closing Date.
"Interest Rate" means an annual rate of interest of five (5%) percent.
"Land Schedule" means Schedule 1.2(a), as amended by the Parties at anytime prior to Closing.
"Lands" means the lands set forth and described in the Land Schedule including the Petroleum Substances within, upon or under the lands (subject to the restrictions and exclusions set forth in the Leases as to the Petroleum Substances and geological formations), but does not include Surface Rights.
"Leases" means the leases, licences, permits and other documents of title, by virtue of which the holder thereof is entitled to drill for, win, take, store, own or remove the Petroleum Substances or dispose of saltwater brine within, upon or under the Lands or by virtue of which the holder thereof is deemed to be entitled to a share of Petroleum Substances removed from the Lands or any lands with which the Lands are pooled or unitized and includes, if applicable, all renewals and extensions of such documents and all documents issued in substitution therefor.
"Xxxxxx Energy" means Xxxxxx Energy Canada Ltd., a corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws in force in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
"Xxxxxx Energy Shares" means all of the issued and outstanding Shares of Xxxxxx Energy.
"Miscellaneous Interests" means all of the right, title, interest and estate of Xxxxxx Energy in and to all property, rights and assets, whether contingent or absolute, legal or beneficial, present or future, vested or not, and not being Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles, which pertain to such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles, including the following property, rights and assets:
(i) contracts, agreements and documents (including Title and Operating Documents) relating to any of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles or any rights in relation thereto;
(ii) Surface Rights which are used or useful in connection with any of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles;
(iii) permits, licences, authorizations and deposits relating to any of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles, or the use thereof;
(iv) all well bores located on the Lands or lands pooled or unitized therewith which may be used to produce Petroleum Substances from the Lands or lands pooled or unitized therewith or otherwise serve such lands;
(v) books, maps, records, documents, seismic, geological, data processing, well, plant and other reports, files, data, information, tapes, disks, computer programs, papers or other records, which relate to or are necessary or useful in connection with any of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles or any of the property or assets referred to in (i) to (iv) of this definition;
(vi) all extensions, renewals, replacements or amendments of the foregoing items described in items (i) to (v) of this definition.
"Notice of Claim" has the meaning attributed to it in Section 10.1.
"Objection Date" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.5(d).
"Outside Date" means 5:00 p.m. on the 31st day of August, 2001, or such later date as the Parties may agree in writing or may be expressly provided for herein.
"Parties" means the Vendor and the Purchaser and "Party" the Vendor or the Purchaser, as applicable.
"Permitted Defects" means:
(i) Permitted Encumbrances;
(ii) Abandonment and Reclamation Obligations which under Applicable Law, as of the Closing Date, are not yet required to be undertaken; and
(iii) any defects which are deemed to be Permitted Defects under Section 4.5(e).
"Permitted Encumbrances" means:
(i) easements, rights of way, servitudes or other similar Surface Rights, including, without limitation, rights of way and servitudes for highways, railways, sewers, drains, gas and oil pipelines, gas and water mains, electric light, power, telephone or cable television conduits, poles, wires or cables;
(ii) the right reserved to or vested in any government, municipality or other public authority by the term of any Title and Operating Documents or by Applicable Law to terminate any Title and Operating Documents or to require annual or other periodic payments as a condition of the continuance thereof;
(iii) rights of general application reserved to or vested in any governmental authority to levy taxes or other levies on Petroleum Substances or the income or revenue therefrom and governmental requirements pertaining to production rates from xxxxx on the Lands or operations being conducted on the Lands or otherwise affecting the value of any property;
(iv) any rights reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental, statutory or public authority to control or regulate any of the PNG Assets in any manner;
(v) the terms and conditions of the Title and Operating Documents;
(vi) undetermined or inchoate liens incurred or created in the ordinary course of all business as security in favour of any Person for Xxxxxx Energy's proportionate share of the costs and expenses applicable to the development or operation of any of the PNG Assets which are not due or delinquent or are being contested in good faith;
(vii) the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions in any grants or transfers from the Crown of any of the Lands or interests therein, and statutory exceptions to title;
(viii) provisions for penalties and forfeitures under agreements as a consequence of non-participation in operations contained in the Title and Operating Documents or identified in Schedule 1.2(e);
(ix) liens granted in the ordinary course of business to a public utility, municipality or governmental authority with respect to operations pertaining to any of the PNG Assets;
(x) any preferential rights of purchase or any similar restriction applicable to any of the PNG Assets contained in the Title and Operating Documents or identified in Schedule 1.2(e);
(xi) agreements and plans relating to pooling or unitization contained in the Title and Operating Documents or identified in Schedule 1.2(e);
(xii) builder's, mechanic's, material men's and similar liens in respect of services rendered or goods supplied for which payment is not at the time due;
(xiii) the Burdens, reduction or conversion or alteration of interests and adverse claims, in each case, set forth in the Land Schedule and all ad valorem, property, production, severance and similar taxes and assessments based on or measured by the ownership of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or the production of Petroleum Substances in respect of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights, whether or not set forth on the Land Schedule;
(xiv) Burdens that have not been created by, through or under Xxxxxx Energy and of which the Vendor does not have any knowledge on the Signing Date; and
(xv) other Security Interests as set forth in Schedule 1.2(e).
"Person" includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a union, a government or any department or agency thereof and the heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual.
"Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights" means all of the right, title, estate and interest, whether absolute or contingent, legal or beneficial, present or future, vested or not, and whether or not an "interest in land", held by Xxxxxx Energy in or to the Lands and the Leases together with any of the following which relate thereto, by whatever name the same are known:
(i) rights to explore for, drill for, extract, win, produce, take, save or market Petroleum Substances;
(ii) rights to a share of the production of Petroleum Substances;
(iii) rights to a share of the proceeds of, or to receive payment calculated by reference to, the quantity or value of the production of Petroleum Substances, other than the rights under agreements for the sale of Petroleum Substances;
(iv) the interests set forth in the Land Schedule hereto in and to and in respect of the Leases and the Lands subject to the Permitted Encumbrances;
(v) rights to acquire any of the rights described in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of this definition; and
(vi) interests in any rights described in subparagraphs (i) to (v) of this definition,
including all interests and rights known as working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, gross overriding royalty interests, production payments, profits interests, net profits interests, revenue interests, net revenue interests, economic interests and other interest, fractional or undivided interests in any of the foregoing, and all freehold, leasehold or other interests in any Lands.
"Petroleum Substances" means petroleum, crude bitumen, natural gas, natural gas liquids, related hydrocarbons and any and all other substances, whether liquid, solid or gaseous (other than coal but including coalbed methane), whether hydrocarbon or not, produced or producible in association with any of the foregoing, including hydrogen sulphide, sulphur water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen.
"Place of Closing" means the offices of Blake, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP located at 3500, 000 - 0xx Xxxxxx X.X., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, or such other place as may be agreed upon in writing by the Parties.
"PNG Assets" the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights, the Tangibles and the Miscellaneous Interests.
"Proposal" has the meaning attributed to it in Section 4.5.
"Purchase Agreement Default" means any misrepresentation or breach of warranty made by a Party, or the failure of a Party to perform or observe in any respect any of the covenants or agreements to be performed by such Party under this Agreement or any agreement or other certificate or instrument delivered in connection herewith, and includes the obligations set forth in Section 7.3.
"Purchase Price" means the aggregate amount payable by the Purchaser to the Vendor as consideration for the Xxxxxx Energy Shares pursuant to Section 2.2 subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
"Purchaser's Counsel" means Fraser Xxxxxx Casgrain LLP, Calgary.
"Royalty Interests" means all carried profits, net profits, net revenue, royalty interests (including the obligation attributable thereto to pay all ad valorem, property, production, severance and similar taxes and assessments based on or measured by the ownership of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or the production of Petroleum Substances in respect of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights) and similar Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights reserved or payable (by way of a share in production of Petroleum Substances or by way of money) to any Person or entity.
"Security Interest" means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, hypothec, assignment by way of or in effect as security, or security interest whatsoever, whether arising by agreement or otherwise, but does not include a right of set–off.
"Share Rights" means any instruments or contractual rights capable of being converted into, exchanged for or exercised for Shares of any class of a Person or giving the holder the right on the occurrence of any events, including on the payment of money, whether such events have occurred or not, to require delivery by a Person of Shares of any class of a Person and includes options, warrants, conversion or exchange privileges and similar rights.
"Shareholder Debt" means any indebtedness owed by Xxxxxx Energy to the Vendor, or any Affiliate of the Vendor including, without limitation all inter-corporate debt referred to in Section 4.3(a).
"Shares" means any shares of any class of a corporation or body corporate.
"Signing Date" means the date of this Agreement.
"Subsidiary" when used in relation to any Person, means any Affiliate controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person.
"Surface Rights" means rights (whether fee simple or pursuant to orders, licences, leases, easements, rights–of–way or otherwise) to enter upon, use and occupy the surface of any Lands, any lands with which the same have been pooled or unitized or any lands upon which the Tangibles are located.
"Survival Period" means the period ending 6 months after Closing.
"Take or Pay Delivery Obligations" means the obligation of Xxxxxx Energy arising under or pursuant to any contract whereby Petroleum Substances attributable to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or any of them may be sold for or in respect of payments or credits previously received by Xxxxxx Energy, its predecessors or others in respect of Petroleum Substances, the delivery of which had not been taken by the buyer thereof at the time of the payment or crediting, whether or not:
(i) Xxxxxx Energy is a party to such contract;
(ii) the buyer of such Petroleum Substances recognizes Xxxxxx Energy, as a seller or has recourse to Xxxxxx Energy; or
(iii) the payment, credit or assumption was made to or by Xxxxxx Energy, or was remitted by Xxxxxx Energy, to any other Person.
"Take or Pay Payments" means, as at a particular time, the amounts received or receivable by and for the account of Xxxxxx Energy, prior to such time as a result of which Xxxxxx Energy, has Take or Pay Delivery Obligations which, as at such time, have not been satisfied and have not expired.
"Tangibles" means all right, title, estate and interest, whether absolute or contingent, legal or beneficial, present or future, vested or not, held by Xxxxxx Energy in and to any tangible property, apparatus, plant, equipment, machinery and facilities, fixed or non–fixed, real or personal, used or capable of use in exploiting any Petroleum Substances (whether the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or which such Petroleum Substances are attributable to or are owned by Xxxxxx Energy or by others or all of them), including:
(i) systems, plants and facilities used or useful in producing, gathering, compressing, dehydrating, scrubbing, processing, treating, separating, extracting, collecting, refrigerating, refining, measuring, storing, transporting or shipping Petroleum Substances;
(ii) tangible property and assets used or intended for use in exploring for, producing, storing, injecting or removing Petroleum Substances;
(iii) all extensions, additions and accretions to any item described in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this definition; and
(iv) the Xxxxx;
and including all producing, shut–in, injection, disposal, abandoned and other xxxxx, casing, tubing, wellheads, buildings, plants, erections, production equipment, improvements, flowlines, pipelines, pipeline connections, extraction facilities, meters, generators, motors, compressors, separators, gas treating and processing equipment, dehydrators, scrubbers, pumps, refineries, pump jacks, tanks, boilers, communications equipment, enhanced recovery systems and other machinery, apparatus and equipment.
"tax" includes all income, capital, gross receipts, sales, excise, petroleum and gas revenue, value added, goods and services, use, franchise, profits or property taxes, fees, assessments or charges imposed in accordance with Applicable Law and includes penalties, interest and fines with respect thereto.
"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada), including any amendments proposed hereto in any public pronouncement by the Department of Finance of the Government of Canada.
"Tax Pools" means the aggregate of undepreciated capital cost, cumulative Canadian exploration expenses, cumulative Canadian development expenses and Canadian oil and gas property expenses of Xxxxxx Energy, all as determined in accordance with the Tax Act and calculated immediately following the Effective Date as if Xxxxxx Energy had a taxation year end on the Effective Date and used such pools to the extent available to eliminate any income tax payable in respect of such year.
"Tax Pool Value Calculation Example" means the methodology used for calculating tax pool values as used in the example provided in Schedule 2.6.
"Tax Returns" means all returns, prescribed election forms, declarations and reports and information returns and statements required to be filed (taking into account any extension of time to file or send granted to or obtained by any such filing entity) by Xxxxxx Energy under Applicable Law related to tax or in respect of any tax, for any period including or ending on or before the Closing Date.
"Title and Operating Documents" means, in respect of any Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights, Tangibles, or Surface Rights, (i) all of the agreements, contracts, instruments and other documents (including the Leases and all other leases, reservations, permits, licences of all sorts, exploration agreements, operating agreements, unit agreements, pooling agreements, assignments, trust declarations or other agreements to recognize Xxxxxx Energy's interests, participation agreements, farmin or farmout agreements, royalty agreements, purchase agreements and transfers, (A) gas, oil, condensate and other production sale contracts, (B) gathering, common stream, extraction, transportation, refining and processing agreements, (C) agreements for the construction, ownership and/or operation of Tangibles) by virtue of which such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights or Tangibles were acquired or constructed or are held or pursuant to which the construction, ownership, operation, exploration, exploitation, extraction, development, production, transportation, refining or marketing of such Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights, Tangibles or Petroleum Substances are subject or which grant rights which are or may be used by the Person in connection therewith, and (ii) the rights (except for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights) granted under or created by such agreements, contracts, instruments and other documents; but only if the foregoing pertain in whole or part to Petroleum Substances within, upon or under the Lands.
"Vendor's Counsel" means Blake, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, Calgary.
"Vendor's Representative" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.5.
"Waterous Arrangement" means all arrangements between Xxxxxx Energy and Waterous Securities Inc., including the Agreement between the Vendor and Waterous Securities Inc. evidenced by the invoice attached hereto as Schedule 1.2(d).
“Watford Share Purchase Agreement” dated August 10, 2001 among Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxx X. xx Xxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx xx Xxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, as Vendors and the Purchaser, as Purchaser.
"Xxxxx" means all producing, suspended, shut-in, abandoned, water source disposal or injection xxxxx located on the Lands or any lands pooled or unitized therewith, including the xxxxx listed in the Land Schedule.
The following Schedules are attached hereto and made part of this Agreement:
| (a) | Schedule 1.2(a) | Land Schedule | |
| (b) | Schedule 1.2(b) | Effective Date Balance Sheet | |
| (c) | Schedule 1.2(c) | Financial Statements | |
| (d) | Schedule 1.2(d) | Waterous Arrangement | |
| (e) | Schedule 1.2(e) | Penalties and Forfeitures, Preferential Rights and Pooling and Unitization Agreements and Plans other than those Included in Title and Operating Documents | |
| (f) | Schedule 1.2(l) | Escrow Agreement | |
| (g) | Schedule 1.2(m) | Confidentiality Agreement | |
| (h) | Schedule 2.5 | Tax Pool Value Calculation Example | |
| (i) | Schedule 3.2(a)(ix) | Form of Opinion of Vendor's Counsel | |
| (j) | Schedule 3.2(c) | Form of Release | |
| (k) | Schedule 4.2(c) | Policies of Insurance | |
| (l) | Schedule 4.3(h) | Other Contracts or Commitments | |
| (m) | Schedule 4.6 | Existing Authorizations for Expenditure | |
| (n) | Schedule 4.7 | Certain Bonuses | |
| (o) | Schedule 5.1(gg) | Environmental Disclosure | |
| (p) | Schedule 5.1(m) | Current Employees | |
| (q) | Schedule 5.1(s) | Taxes | |
| (r) | Schedule 5.1(y) | Certain Contracts, Agreements, Plans and Commitments | |
| (s) | Schedule 5.1(bb) | AMIs | |
| (t) | Schedule 5.1(ff) | Production Sales Agreements | |
The references "hereunder", "herein" and "hereof" refer to the provisions of this Agreement, and references to Article, Sections and Schedules herein refer to articles, sections, or subsections or Schedules of this Agreement. Any reference to time shall refer to Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Saving Time during the respective intervals in which each is in force in the Province of Alberta. The headings of the Articles, Sections, Schedules and any other headings, captions or indices herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be used in any way in construing or interpreting any provision hereof.
1.4 Singular/Plural; Derivatives
Whenever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement or in the Schedules, it shall be interpreted as meaning the plural or feminine or body politic or corporate, and vice versa, as the context requires. Where a term is defined herein, a capitalized derivative of such term shall have a corresponding meaning unless the context otherwise requires.
Any specific reference to a statute shall include and shall be deemed to be a reference to such statute and to the regulations made pursuant thereto, and all amendments made thereto and enforced from time to time, and to any statute or regulation that may be passed which has the effect of supplementing the statute so referred to or the regulations made pursuant thereto.
If there is any conflict or inconsistency between a provision of the body of this Agreement and that of a Schedule, the provision of the body of this Agreement shall prevail.
Subject to Section 1.8, where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined, or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, the same shall be done in accordance with GAAP except where the application of such principles is inconsistent with, or limited by, the terms of this Agreement.
1.8 Preparation of Effective Date Balance Sheet and Financial Statements
The Parties acknowledge that the Effective Date Balance Sheet and the Financial Statements have not been prepared in accordance with GAAP and that they instead have been prepared for Canadian Income Tax purposes; provided that the assets shown include all assets required to be shown for a GAAP presentation except that the oil and gas assets and reserves are not recorded in accordance with GAAP and the liabilities shown thereon include all liabilities required to be shown for a GAAP presentation except any deferred taxes as that term is defined under GAAP.
Where in this Agreement, or in any certificate or document delivered in connection herewith or to effect any of the transactions contemplated hereby, any statement, representation or warranty is made as to, or as being based on, the awareness, knowledge, information or belief of the Vendor, such awareness, knowledge, information or belief, as applicable, is limited to the actual knowledge of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxx X. xx Xxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
Where in this Agreement, or in any certificate or document delivered in connection herewith or to effect any of the transactions contemplated hereby, any statement, representation or warranty is made as to, or as being based on, the awareness, knowledge, information or belief of the Purchaser, such awareness, knowledge, information or belief, as applicable, is limited to the actual knowledge of Xxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF XXXXXX ENERGY SHARES
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Xxxxxx Energy Shares
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Vendor agrees to sell all of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares to the Purchaser and the Purchaser agrees to purchase all of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares from the Vendor.
2.2 Purchase Price and Allocation of Purchase Price
Subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid by the Purchaser to the Vendor shall be THIRTY-THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR ($33,565,974.00) Dollars.
2.3 Incremental Adjustment to Purchase Price
The Purchaser shall pay, in addition to the Purchase Price, an incremental amount to the Vendor, calculated on a daily basis from and including June 1, 2001 to and including the earlier of the Closing Date and August 15, 2001, by multiplying the Interest Rate (expressed as a decimal number) by the amount of the Closing Funds and the number of days during such period and dividing the product obtained thereby by 365.
Concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall pay the Deposit to the Vendor's Counsel, who shall invest the Deposit in an interest bearing trust account until Closing. The Deposit and any interest ("Deposit Interest") earned thereon shall be paid to the Party ultimately entitled to the Deposit pursuant to Section 8.3. The Purchase Price, less the Deposit together with Deposit Interest earned on the Deposit to and including the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the "Closing Funds".
2.5 Adjustments to Purchase Price
(a) Calculation of Adjustment at Closing: The Purchase Price shall be increased or decreased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount by which the Adjusted Working Capital is greater or less than "nil". If the Adjusted Working Capital:
(i) exceeds "nil", then the Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount of such excess and the Purchaser shall pay the amount of such excess to the Vendor; or
(ii) is less than "nil", then the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of such shortfall and the Vendor shall pay the amount of such shortfall to the Purchaser.
(b) Calculation of Adjustment after Closing: The adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be calculated and paid on the Closing Date, as provided in Section 2.5(a) based on the Effective Date Balance Sheet, which is attached as Schedule 1.2(c). The adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be recalculated and paid based on the final Effective Date Balance Sheet as contemplated in Section 2.5(f). Any amounts payable by the Purchaser or the Vendor, as applicable, based on the final Effective Date Balance Sheet shall be adjusted to give credit for adjustments paid on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and any payment due to the Purchase by the Vendors pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be first paid from the Escrow Amount pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
(c) Effective Date Balance Sheet:
(i) The Effective Date Balance Sheet (which is unaudited) shall be used by the Vendor and Purchaser for the purposes of initially determining the Adjusted Working Capital as at the Closing Date, subject to the adjustments after the Closing Date in accordance with the remaining provisions of this Section 2.5.
(e) Settlement by Arbitrator: If the Vendor gives written notice of any proposed change on or before the Objection Date or in the event that the Accounting Firm cannot or will not prepare the final Effective Date Balance Sheet in the manner provided above, the Purchaser and the Vendor shall refer the matter of the proposed change requested by the Vendor or of preparing the final Effective Date Balance Sheet, as the case may be, to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (the "Arbitrator") to arbitrate the dispute as a single arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration Act (Alberta) within 60 days after the Objection Date. If Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx declines to serve as the Arbitrator and agreement cannot be reached between the Vendor and the Purchaser as to the Arbitrator, a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench (Calgary) shall select either the Purchaser's or Vendor's designate. The decision of the Arbitrator with respect to any matter in dispute (including as to all procedural matters) shall be final and binding on the Vendor and the Purchaser and shall not be subject to appeal by either Party. The fees and expenses of the Arbitrator shall be shared, one half to the Purchaser and one half to the Vendor.
(f) Final Effective Date Balance Sheet: Payment of any adjustment in the Purchase Price as a result of any change between the Effective Date Balance Sheet and the final Effective Date Balance Sheet shall be made to the Vendor or the Purchaser, as the case may be, together with interest at the rate specified in Section 2.6 calculated from the Closing Date to the date of payment, within 10 Business Days after the delivery of the final Effective Date Balance Sheet, pursuant to Section 2.5(c)(ii) or Section 2.5(e), as applicable.
(i) in favour of the Purchaser, if it is determined that the Tax Pools were less than $7,782,245 or if Tax Pools are re-assessed or re-determined by the relevant taxation authority to an amount less than $7,782,245;
(ii) in favour of the Vendor, if it is determined that the Tax Pools were in excess of $7,782,245 or if the Tax Pools of Xxxxxx Energy are re-assessed or re-determined by the relevant taxation authority to an amount in excess of $7,782,245;
PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
(iii) any such adjustment contemplated in this section 2.5(g) shall be calculated by using the method demonstrated in the Tax pool value calculation example; and
(iv) any such adjustment to the Purchase Price shall be effected pursuant to the following procedure:
(A) after Closing, any Party may deliver a notice to the other Party requesting an adjustment to the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.5(g) (a “Tax Pool Adjustment Notice”);
(B) a Tax Pool Adjustment Notice shall include, at a minimum:
(i) the amount of the Purchase Price adjustment being requested;
(ii) a summary of the reasons for the requested Purchase Price adjustment including whether the requested Purchase Price adjustment is a result of a miscalculation of the Tax Pools referenced in Section 2.5(g)(i) and 2.5(g)(ii) or if the requested Purchase Price adjustment is a result of a reassessment or re-determination of the Tax Pools by the relevant taxation authority along with details of such reassessment or re-determination; and
(iii) a calculation of the requested Purchase Price adjustment in accordance with the Tax Pool Value Calculation Example.
(C) in the event that the Party receiving a Tax Pool Adjustment Notice agrees with the requested Purchase Price adjustment as set forth in the Tax Pool Adjustment Notice, it shall pay the requested Purchase Price adjustment to the other Party within 60 days of the date it receives the Tax Pool Adjustment Notice;
(D) in the event that the Party receiving the Tax Pool Adjustment Notice disagrees with the requested Purchase Price adjustment it shall, on or before that date (the “Tax Pool Objection Date”), within 14 days after the delivery of the Tax Pool Adjustment Notice, give written notice of its objection to the requested Purchase Price adjustment to the other Party. In the event that the Party receiving the Tax Pool Adjustment Notice does not notify the other Party of its objections on or before the Tax Pool Objective Date, it shall be deemed to have accepted the requested Purchase Price adjustment; and
(E) if the party receiving the Tax Pool Adjustment Notice gives written notice of its objection to the requested Purchase Price adjustment on or before the Tax Pool Objection Date in the matter provided above, the Parties shall refer the matter of the requested Purchase Price change to the Arbitrator to arbitrate the dispute as a single Arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration Act (Alberta) within 60 days after the Tax Pool Objection Date. If Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx declines to serve as the Arbitrator for this purpose, and agreement cannot be reached between the Vendor and the Purchaser as to the Arbitrator, a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench (Calgary) shall select either the Purchaser’s or the Vendor’s designate. The decision of the Arbitrator with respect to any matter in dispute (including as to all procedural matters) shall be final and binding on the Parties and shall not be subject to appeal by either Party. The fees and expenses of the Arbitrator shall be shared, one half to the Purchaser and one half to the Vendor.
2.6 Interest Accrues on Amounts Owing
Any amount owing to a Party by another Party pursuant to any provision of this Agreement after Closing and remaining unpaid shall bear interest calculated daily and not compounded, from the day such amount was due to be paid until the day such amount was paid, at the Interest Rate regardless of whether such Party has given the other Party prior notice of the accrual of interest hereunder.
Unless otherwise specified, all payments made pursuant hereto shall be made by certified cheque, bank draft or wire transfer in immediately available funds. Payment of the Purchase Price (less any amount pursuant to Section 3.3) by the Purchaser to the Vendor shall be paid to the Vendor’s counsel in trust for the Vendor and any other payment required to be made by the Purchaser to the Vendor shall be made directly to the Vendor.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, Closing shall take place at the Closing Time at the Place of Closing on the Closing Date.
(a) Vendor's Deliveries to Purchaser:
At Closing, the Vendor shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered the following to the Purchaser:
(ii) original share books, share ledgers, minute books and corporate seals of Xxxxxx Energy;
(iii) all books, records, files, reports, data and documents pertaining to Xxxxxx Energy and in the possession or control of the Vendor, including any related to (A) the PNG Assets described in items (i), (iii), (v) and (vi) of the definitions of Miscellaneous Interests, and (B) the Title and Operating Documents.
(iv) a certified copy of resolutions of the board of directors of Xxxxxx Energy authorizing the transfer of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares from the Vendor to the Purchaser as contemplated by this Agreement;
(v) resignations or terminations of all directors and officers of Xxxxxx Energy;
(vi) a release from the Vendor of Xxxxxx Energy of and from any indebtedness, obligation or liability owed Xxxxxx Energy to the Vendor, including in respect of Shareholder Debt save and except for such indebtedness which may be or become payable to the Vendor pursuant to this Agreement.
(vii) the certificates and other documents required by Section 7.1;
(viii) a receipt for the Purchase Price;
(x) such other documents reasonably required to be delivered by the Vendor at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Purchaser Deliveries to the Vendor:
At Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the following to the Vendor:
(i) the Closing Funds (as defined in Section 2.6) by way of payment to the Vendor's Counsel in trust for the Vendor as set forth in Section 2.2;
(ii) the certificates and other documents required by Section 7.2; and
(iii) such other documents as may be reasonably required to be delivered by the Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Deliveries by Xxxxxx Energy to the Vendor
At Closing, the Purchaser, as shareholder of Xxxxxx Energy, shall deliver to the Vendor a release, in the form of Schedule 3.2(c) of the Vendor, its Affiliates and those Persons who are their nominees to the board of directors of Xxxxxx Energy of and from all indebtedness, liability and obligations owed by the Vendor, its Affiliates or those Persons who are its nominees to the board of directors of Xxxxxx Energy.
In order to secure funds required to cover the differences in the adjustments to the Purchase Price determined through the use of the Effective Date Balance Sheet and the adjustments determined after Closing pursuant to Section 2.5, and to pay the indemnity described in Article 10, after the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.3, after the Closing Date, Purchaser's Counsel (the "Escrow Agent") shall hold in trust the sum of One Million ($1,000,000) Dollars, plus any interest earned thereon (collectively the "Escrow Amount"), from the Closing Funds paid at Closing. The Escrow Amount shall be held and released by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement To the extent that the Escrow Amount is not sufficient to cover amounts owing to the Purchaser under the Agreement, the Purchaser shall be entitled to recover such amounts from the Vendor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Section 3.3 shall not in any way limit the rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement, and the Purchaser may proceed directly against the Vendor in accordance with this Agreement without first claiming against the Escrow Amount.
The Vendor, directly or indirectly through Xxxxxx Energy, will cause Xxxxxx Energy to furnish to the Purchaser and its authorized representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during the normal business hours, to the properties, books and records (including the PNG Assets) and will cause Xxxxxx Energy directly or indirectly, to furnish to the Purchaser and its authorized representatives such additional financial and operating data and other information as the Purchaser may reasonably request.
4.2 Maintenance of Business and PNG Assets
Except as contemplated herein or as otherwise consented to by the Purchaser in writing during the Interim Period (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and subject to Section 4.6, the Vendor directly, or indirectly through Xxxxxx Energy shall cause Xxxxxx Energy to use all reasonable efforts (having regard to the terms and provisions of the Title and Operating Documents and to the nature of the relevant interest in the PNG Assets) to:
(a) conduct its activities and operations in the ordinary and usual course of its business;
(b) operate and maintain the PNG Assets in a proper and prudent manner in accordance with generally accepted oil and gas industry practices, the Title and Operating Documents and Applicable Law; and
(c) maintain the insurance set forth in Schedule 4.2(c) in force with respect to the PNG Assets.
4.3 Certain Changes Restricted
Except as contemplated herein and subject to Sections 4.6 and 4.7, without first obtaining the written consent of the Purchaser (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), during the Interim Period, the Vendor, directly or indirectly through Xxxxxx Energy shall ensure that Xxxxxx Energy does not:
(c) incur any additional Shareholder Debt;
(d) incur, assume or otherwise become liable for any obligations, debts or charges to the Vendor, or any Affiliate of the Vendor, other than for bona fide advances or payments made to or for the benefit Xxxxxx Energy in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(e) amalgamate with, merge into or with or otherwise consolidate with any other corporation or acquire all or substantially all of the business or assets of any Person;
(f) make any change in its constating documents or by–laws;
(g) purchase any securities of any Person except short–term investments made in the ordinary course of business;
(i) other than in the ordinary course of business, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any interest in petroleum or natural gas, real property or real property interests; or
(j) grant a Security Interest, other than a Permitted Encumbrance.
(k) issue any Shares or Share Rights;
(l) incur any capital expenditures, except in accordance with Section 4.4; or
(m) except in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, enter into any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing items (a) to (m).
4.4 Dealings or Operations re PNG Assets
Except in an emergency in order to prevent loss of life, injury to persons or damage to or loss of property and subject to Section 4.6, during the Interim Period the Vendor, shall not permit Xxxxxx Energy, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), to:
(a) voluntarily assume any obligation or commitment with respect to the PNG Assets where Xxxxxx Energy's share of the expenditure associated with such obligation or commitment exceeds $25,000;
(b) surrender or abandon any of the PNG Assets other than in the ordinary course of business;
(c) amend or terminate any material contracts or agreements applicable to the PNG Assets except as disclosed to the Purchaser prior to Closing;
(d) propose or initiate the exercise of any right (including bidding rights at Crown sales, rights under area of mutual interest provisions and rights of first refusal) or option relative to, or arising as a result of the ownership of, any of the PNG Assets, or propose or initiate any operations on the Lands which have not commenced or have not been committed to by Xxxxxx Energy as of the Signing Date, if such exercise or option would result in either an obligation of Xxxxxx Energy after the Signing Date in aggregate in excess of $25,000 or a material adverse effect on the value of any of the PNG Assets; or
(e) resign, or take any action which would result in its resignation or replacement, as operator of any of the Lands or the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights.
If the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy reasonably determines that any such expenditures or actions are necessary to prevent loss of life or injury to persons, damage to or loss of property, the Vendor shall give prompt notice to the Purchaser of such expenditures or actions and the Vendor's or Xxxxxx Energy's, as applicable, estimate of the costs and expenses expended or to be expended in connection therewith.
4.5 Proposals for Dealings or Operations re PNG Assets
Subject to Section 4.6, if the Xxxxxx Energy receives notice of proposed operations, or the exercise of any right or option, respecting the PNG Assets from a third party during the Interim Period in circumstances in which such operation or the exercise of such right or option would require the consent of the Purchaser pursuant to Sections 4.3 or 4.4, the following paragraphs shall apply to such operation or the exercise of such right or option (each a "Proposal"):
(b) The Purchaser shall, not later than 4 Business Days prior to the time the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy as applicable, is required to make its election with respect to the Proposal (the "Election Time"), advise the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy, as applicable, by written notice, whether it wishes the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy, as applicable, to exercise its rights with respect to the Proposal, provided that failure of the Purchaser to provide such notice within such period shall be deemed to be an election by the Purchaser to have the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy, as applicable, proceed with its recommendation with respect to the Proposal as specified in the notice delivered pursuant to Section 4.5(a).
(c) If the Vendor agrees with the proposed response to the Proposal requested by the Purchaser, the Vendor shall cause Xxxxxx Energy, to make the election requested by the Purchaser with respect to the Proposal within the period during which Xxxxxx Energy may respond to the Proposal.
(d) If the Vendor disagrees with the proposed response to the Proposal requested by the Purchaser, the Vendor and the Purchaser shall meet at least 2 Business Days prior to the Election Time to discuss their differences. If consensus is not reached at that meeting, or if the Purchaser refuses to attend the meeting, the Vendor shall have the unilateral right to determine the response of Xxxxxx Energy to the Proposal and such response shall be binding on the Purchaser.
4.6 Existing Authorizations for Expenditure
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article 4, Xxxxxx Energy shall be entitled to conduct those activities and operations arising out of or incidental to the authorizations for expenditures listed in Schedule 4.6.
4.7 Certain Bonuses and Dividends
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article 4:
(a) Xxxxxx Energy shall be permitted to issue certain bonuses to the individuals listed in Schedule 4.7 in the amounts as set forth in Schedule 4.7 which bonuses have been accrued and noted in the Effective Date Balance Sheet and is therefore accounted for in Adjusted Working Capital. Such employment bonuses shall be issued by Xxxxxx Energy before Closing; and
Except in connection with the sale of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares to the Purchaser pursuant hereto or as otherwise consented to by the Purchaser in writing, until the earlier of the expiry of the Interim Period or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, the Vendor shall ensure that neither the Vendor nor any of their Affiliates, nor any of their respective agents and representatives, shall:
(b) provide information concerning Xxxxxx Energy's operations, finances, securities, assets or other business or affairs to any Person in furtherance of any matter pursuant to Section 4.7(a) or in furtherance of any contemplated corporate acquisition or merger.
Until the Closing Date, the Vendor shall maintain, or cause the Xxxxxx Energy to maintain, policies of insurance and surety bonds in effect at the Signing Date that provide coverage in favour of Xxxxxx Energy, as set forth in Schedule 4.2(c).
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARTIES
5.1 Vendor's Representations and Warranties
The Vendor represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the Signing Date and the Closing Date, or such other date as is specifically referred to in this Section 5.1, acknowledging that the Purchaser is relying upon the same in entering into this Agreement that:
(a) Standing of Xxxxxx Energy: Xxxxxx Energy:
(i) is duly organized or continued and validly existing under the laws of its respective governing jurisdiction;
(iii) is duly qualified to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business and is up to date with all of its filings required to be made in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such qualification necessary.
(c) Authorization and Enforceability:
(i) any term or provision of the constating documents of the Vendor;
(ii) any agreement, written or oral to which the Vendor is bound;
(iii) any permit or other governmental authorization to which the Vendor is bound; or
(iv) any Applicable Law or any judicial order, award, judgement or decree applicable to the Vendor.
which would be expected to have a material adverse effect on Xxxxxx Energy.
(i) any term or provision of the constating documents of Xxxxxx Energy;
(ii) any agreement, written or oral to which Xxxxxx Energy is bound;
(iii) other than the Title and Operating Documents, any permit or other governmental authorization to which Xxxxxx Energy is bound; or
(iv) any Applicable Law or any judicial order, award, judgement or decree applicable to Xxxxxx Energy.
which would be expected to have a material adverse effect on Xxxxxx Energy.
(h) Capital of Xxxxxx Energy: The Vendor is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of all of the issued and outstanding Shares Xxxxxx Energy and no Person other than the Purchaser under this Agreement has any agreement or option or any right capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase from the Vendor of any of the Shares of Xxxxxx Energy, and no Person has any agreement or option or any right capable of becoming an agreement or option, including convertible securities, warrants or convertible obligations of any nature, for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any unissued Shares of the Xxxxxx Energy or of any Share Rights of Xxxxxx Energy.
(k) Xxxxxx Energy Shares: No Person other than the Purchaser under this Agreement has any agreement or option or any right capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase from the Vendor of any of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares.
(n) Books: The books of account, minute books, share ledgers and other records of Xxxxxx Energy are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained and will be maintained until Closing in accordance with prudent business practices;
(o) Financial Condition: The Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition of the business of Xxxxxx Energy as at the date thereof, and where such statements have been audited, they have been prepared in accordance with Section 1.8. All of the liabilities (actual, contingent or otherwise) that are individually or in the aggregate, material to Xxxxxx Energy, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis are disclosed on, reflected in or provided for in the Financial Statements. Since the respective dates of the Financial Statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of the business of Xxxxxx Energy. There is no reason to believe that any restatement of the Financial Statements may be required based on any material or contingent claim arising subsequent to the respective dates thereof;
(p) Financial Statements: The Financial Statements fairly present the financial position of Xxxxxx Energy as at the date thereof, as well as the results of operations and changes in financial position of Xxxxxx Energy for the periods covered thereby, as applicable, in accordance with Section 1.8 and the accounting policies set out in the notes to such Financial Statements.
(q) Applicable Law: To the knowledge of the Vendor, Xxxxxx Energy is in compliance with Applicable Law and has not received or delivered any written notices of non-compliance or alleged non-compliance of any provisions of Applicable Law, non–compliance with which would reasonably be expected to affect materially and adversely the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Xxxxxx Energy.
(r) Lawsuits: Neither the Vendor nor Xxxxxx Energy is a party to any action, suit or other legal, administrative or arbitration proceeding or government investigation, or any claim, including without limitation claims on account of aboriginal title or treaty rights, which might reasonably be expected to result in a material liability or obligation of Xxxxxx Energy, or the impairment or loss of the Vendor's interest in the Shares or Xxxxxx Energy's interest in the PNG Assets or Xxxxxx Energy's interest in the shares of any other Corporation held by it, or any part thereof, and there are no circumstances, matters or things which could reasonably be anticipated to give rise to any such action, suit or other legal, administrative or arbitration proceeding or government investigation or claim;
(s) Taxes: Except as set forth in Schedule 5.1(s):
(ii) Xxxxxx Energy has made complete and accurate disclosure in all Tax Returns filed by Xxxxxx Energy and in all materials accompanying such Tax Returns;
(iii) Xxxxxx Energy has paid or accrued all taxes due and payable prior to Closing under Applicable Law;
(iv) Xxxxxx Energy has paid all tax assessments and re-assessments and any penalties, interest, fines, governmental charges and other amounts which the relevant authority is entitled to collect from Xxxxxx Energy;
(v) there are no actions, audits, assessments, reassessments, suits, proceedings, investigations or claims now subsisting against Xxxxxx Energy in respect of taxes paid or payable by Xxxxxx Energy:
(vi) there are no matters which are the subject of any agreement with any governmental authority relating to claims for additional taxes from Xxxxxx Energy and nor, to the knowledge of the Vendor, are any such matters under discussion with such authorities;
(vii) there are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for an extension of time with respect to the assessments or reassessment of any tax or the filing of any Tax Returns by, or the payment of any tax by, or levy of any governmental charge against Xxxxxx Energy; and
(viii) Xxxxxx Energy has withheld and/or collected from each payment made by it the amount of all taxes and other deductions required to be withheld therefrom and has paid all such amounts due and payable before the date hereof to the proper taxing or other authority within the time prescribed under Applicable Law.
(t) Title to PNG Assets: To the knowledge of the Vendor:
(i) neither the Vendor nor Xxxxxx Energy has done any act or thing whereby any of that corporation's interest in and to the PNG Assets may be cancelled or determined and the Vendor is not aware of any other act or thing whereby any interest of Xxxxxx Energy in and to the PNG Assets may be cancelled or determined;
(ii) Xxxxxx Energy has not encumbered, granted a Security Interest in or transferred, leased, licensed or otherwise disposed of the PNG Assets or any interest therein, and the Vendor is not aware of any other encumbrance, Security Interest, transfer, license or disposition of the PNG Assets or any interest therein; and
(iii) the PNG Assets are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, demands, Security Interests and Royalty Interests created by through or under Xxxxxx Energy and the Vendor is not aware of any liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, demands or royalties otherwise created;
except in each case for Permitted Encumbrances.
(u) Ownership and Condition of Tangibles: To the knowledge of the Vendor, the Xxxxxx Energy is the beneficial owner of the Tangibles and to the knowledge of the Vendor, the Tangibles have been constructed, installed, maintained and operated in accordance with generally accepted engineering practices and good oil and gas industry practices.
(v) All Necessary Permits: To the knowledge of the Vendor, Xxxxxx Energy, or the applicable operator, as the case may be, has obtained all necessary permits, licences and authorizations as may be required pursuant to any Applicable Law to own, construct, operate and maintain the PNG Assets.
(w) Interim Operations: Since the Xxxxxx Effective Date the PNG Assets have been operated only in the ordinary and normal course of business.
(x) No Reduction: To the knowledge of the Vendor and other than as disclosed on the Land Schedule, the interests of Xxxxxx Energy in the PNG Assets are not subject either to reduction on account of actions or omissions taken or omitted by them or conversion or subject to change to an interest of any other size, and the interests of Xxxxxx Energy are not subject to penalty or forfeiture as a result of non-participation in any joint operation.
(y) Certain Contracts, Agreements, Plans and Commitments: Except for Title and Operating Documents, there are no contracts or agreements (written or oral) to which Xxxxxx Energy is a party and which is material to Xxxxxx Energy, except for those contracts and agreements set forth in Schedule 5.1(y)and any other schedule attached to this Agreement.
(z) Title and Operating Documents: As of the Closing Date, there are no material Title and Operating Documents relating to PNG Assets operated by Xxxxxx Energy and to the knowledge of the Vendor there are no material Title and Operating Documents relating to PNG Assets not operated by Xxxxxx Energy affecting the Xxxxxx Energy's title to the PNG Assets which are in the possession of the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy, other than those which have been or will be made available for inspection by the Purchaser pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 6.1 prior to the Closing Date.
(bb) AMIs: There are no area of mutual interest provisions applicable to and binding upon Xxxxxx Energy in respect of the PNG Assets or not disclosed to the Purchaser on or before the Signing Date and as set forth on Schedule 5.1(bb).
(cc) No Hedging Contracts: Except for agreements respecting the firm transportation or the sale of Petroleum Substances which may be cancelled without penalty or liability on notice of not more than 30 days, Xxxxxx Energy is not party to, and to the knowledge of the Vendor, is not subject to any contracts or other arrangements in respect of any future transaction or otherwise providing for options, swaps, floors, caps, collars, forward sales, forward purchases or similar hedging or leveraging transactions of, respecting or otherwise affecting the PNG Assets.
(dd) No Balancing Agreements: Xxxxxx Energy is not party to and the knowledge of the Vendor, Xxxxxx Energy is not bound by any agreements or arrangements (commonly known as gas balancing, over production or underlift overlift agreements or arrangements) which are among two or more Persons owning interests in a portion of the Lands or lands pooled or unitized therewith under which Xxxxxx Energy is subject to any gas imbalance, nor has there been any circumstance or case whereby one of such persons has taken, or may hereafter take, a share of the production of Petroleum Substances from such lands greater than it would otherwise be entitled to by virtue of its interest in such lands and which excess taking entitles the other persons to a credit in respect of subsequent production from such lands by which Xxxxxx Energy is bound and which pertain to the PNG Assets.
(ee) Take or Pay Delivery Obligations and Payments: There are no Take or Pay Delivery Obligations or Take or Pay Payments.
(ff) Production Sales Agreements:
(i) Except as described in Schedule 5.1(ff), there are no production sale agreements or arrangements under which Xxxxxx Energy, or any third party acting on behalf of the Xxxxxx Energy, is obligated to sell or deliver Petroleum Substances allocable to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights, other than contracts which are terminable on not more than thirty (30) days notice.
(ii) Xxxxxx Energy has not received, and to the knowledge of the Vendor, none of Xxxxxx Energy's agents or any applicable operator of the PNG Assets has received written notice of any actual or alleged act or omission which does, or would with the passage of time, constitute a material default of the Xxxxxx Energy as seller under any of the production sales agreements referred to in Section 5.1(ff) in a manner that would have a material adverse effect upon the rights of Xxxxxx Energy thereunder.
(gg) Environmental Matters: To the knowledge of the Vendor, and except as disclosed in Schedule 5.1(gg);
(i) Xxxxxx Energy or the relevant operator has obtained all permits, licenses and other authorizations which are required under Environmental Law to own or operate the PNG Assets and the failure of which to obtain would have a material adverse effect upon the value or current use or operation of such PNG Assets;
(ii) Xxxxxx Energy is not in violation of and have not materially violated in connection with the ownership, use, maintenance or operation of the PNG Assets, any Environmental Laws;
(iii) there are no orders or directions relating to environmental matters requiring any remediation, work, repairs, construction or capital expenditures with respect to the PNG Assets of Xxxxxx Energy, and no Environmental Damage has occurred on or within the Lands which affects the PNG Assets;
(iv) no Hazardous Materials have been released into the Environment, or deposited, discharged, placed or disposed of at, on or near the PNG Assets which would be reasonably likely to lead to liability under any Environmental Law; and
(v) no notices of any violation of any of the matters referred to in this Section 5.1(gg) relating to the PNG Assets or their use have been received by the Xxxxxx Energy.
(hh) No Default Notices: Xxxxxx Energy has not received and, to the knowledge of the Vendor, none of its agents or any applicable operator of the PNG Assets has received any notice of default under the Title and Operating Documents or any notice alleging material default under any other agreement pertaining to any of the PNG Assets, which default has not been rectified as of the Signing Date.
(ii) Authorized Expenditures: Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 4.6 and Schedule 4.7, there are no outstanding authorizations for expenditure or outstanding financial commitments in excess of $50,000 respecting the PNG Assets pursuant to which expenditures are or may be required by the Purchaser as a result of the acquisition of Xxxxxx Energy Shares or in respect of which any amount is outstanding in excess of $50,000.
(ll) Rights of First Refusal: Except as disclosed on the Land Schedule or the Xxxxxx Land Schedule, there is no right of first refusal or other pre-emptive right applicable to the Xxxxxx Energy Shares or the PNG Assets, or any of them, whereby any Person (other than the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement), has, as a result of the entering into of this Agreement by the Parties, a right to purchase the Xxxxxx Energy Shares, the PNG Assets or the Xxxxxx PNG Assets, or any of them, at a value determined on the basis provided for in the applicable agreement giving that Person a right of first refusal or other pre-emptive rights.
(mm) Consulting Agreements: Each of the Consulting Agreements dated April 1, 1999 entered into between Xxxxxx Energy Limited Partnership, as amended, has been terminated.
(oo) Leakage: Except as contemplated herein and except as accounted for in the Effective Date Balance Sheet, since the date of the Effective date Balance Sheet, Xxxxxx Energy has not:
(i) declared, set aside or paid any dividends, or made any distributions in respect of any Shares or Share Rights, or repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any Shares or Share Rights other than as described in section 4.3(a);
(ii) made any payments to the Vendor, or any Affiliate of the Vendor or any other Person in which the Vendor or any of its respective Affiliates owned any equity securities or ownership interests (other than any repayment of Shareholder Debt and the bonuses shown on the Effective Date Balance Sheet);
(iii) incurred any additional Shareholder Debt;
(iv) incurred, assumed or otherwise became liable for any obligations, debts or charges to, or entered into any agreement or arrangement with or ranted any security interest to, the Vendor, or any Affiliate of the Vendor;
(v) issued any Shares or Share Rights;
(vi) amended the terms and conditions of any employment, consulting or similar agreements (written or oral) or arrangements; and
(vii) entered into any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing items (a) to (f).
5.2 Purchaser's Representations and Warranties
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Vendor that:
(a) Standing: The Purchaser is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and duly registered, authorized to carry on business in the Province of Alberta.
(b) Requisite Authority: The Purchaser has the requisite corporate capacity, power and authority to execute this Agreement and the other agreements and documents required to be delivered hereby and to perform the obligations to which it thereby becomes subject.
(c) Execution and Enforceability: The Purchaser has taken all necessary corporate actions to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, including the purchase of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and this Agreement constitutes, and all other documents executed and delivered on behalf of the Purchaser hereunder shall, when executed and delivered constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms and conditions, subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent preference, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at equity or law).
(d) No Conflict: The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the other agreements and documents required to be delivered by it pursuant hereto, and the completion of the purchase of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement are not and will not be in violation or breach of, or be in conflict with or require any consent, authorization or approval under:
(i) any term or provision of the constating documents of the Purchaser;
(ii) any permit or authority to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound; or
(iii) Applicable Law or any judicial order, award, judgement or decree applicable to the Purchaser.
(e) Litigation: There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser seeking relief which would prevent or materially hinder the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Investment Canada Act: The Purchaser is a non-Canadian within the meaning of the Investment Canada Act (Canada).
(g) Acting as Principal: The Purchaser is purchasing the Xxxxxx Energy Shares as principal.
(h) No Fees etc.: The Purchaser has not incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers' or finders' fees or commissions with respect to the transactions herein for which the Vendor shall have any obligation or liability.
(i) Representations and Warranties of the Vendor: The Purchaser has no knowledge of any fact, matter or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate would render any of the representations or warranties of the Vendor contained in Section 5.1 untrue or inaccuarate in any material respect.
5.3 Survival of Representations and Warranties
Each Party acknowledges that the other may, subject to Article 10, rely on the representations and warranties made by such Party pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2 as the case may be. The representations and warranties in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 shall be true on the Signing Date and on the Closing Date, and such representations and warranties shall continue in full force and effect and shall survive the Closing Date for the Survival Period applicable thereto for the benefit of the Party for which such representations and warranties were made.
5.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties re Tax
Notwithstanding Section 5.3, the Vendor acknowledges that the Purchaser may, subject to Article 10, rely on the representation and warranty made by the Vendor pursuant to Section 5.1(s). The representation and warranty in Section 5.1(s) shall be true on the Signing Date and on the Closing Date, and such representation and warranty shall continue in full force and effect and shall survive the Closing Date for the entire re-assessment period set forth in the Tax Act for the benefit of the Purchaser.
5.5 No Additional Representations Or Warranties By Vendor
Except as and to the extent set forth in Section 5.1, the Vendor make no representations or warranties whatsoever, and disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, statement or information made or communicated (orally or in writing) to the Purchaser (including any opinion, information or advice which may have been provided to the Purchaser by any officer, shareholder, director, employee, agent, consultant or representative of the Vendor, Affiliates of the Vendor, Waterous Securities Inc., the Vendor's Counsel or any other agent, consultant, representative or Person, collectively referred to as the "Vendor's Representatives"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as and to the extent, if any, set forth in Section 5.1, the Vendor makes no representations or warranties as to:
(a) title to Xxxxxx Energy's interests in any properties or assets, including the PNG Assets;
(b) the quantity, quality or recoverability of Petroleum Substances respecting the Lands;
(c) any estimates of the value of the PNG Assets, or the revenues applicable to future production from the Lands;
(d) any engineering, geological, environmental or other interpretations or economic evaluations respecting the PNG Assets;
(e) the rates of production of Petroleum Substances from the Lands;
(f) the quality, condition or serviceability of the PNG Assets;
(g) the suitability of any of the PNG Assets for use for any purpose; or
(h) any information provided or made available to the Purchaser by the Vendor, or the Vendor's Representatives including the Title and Operating Documents, the Financial Statements, any engineering report or update, books, accounts, records, minute books, Tax Returns and filings and other information and documents of Xxxxxx Energy and the Vendor.
The representations and warranties in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 shall be deemed to apply to all transfers, assignments and other documents conveying any of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares from the Vendor to the Purchaser. Until the end of the Survival Period applicable thereto, and in the case of the representation and warranty in Section 5.1(s), such period indicated in Section 5.4, there shall not be any merger of any of such representations or warranties in such assignments, transfers or other documents, notwithstanding any rule of law, equity or statute to the contrary, and all such rules are hereby waived.
ARTICLE 6
ACCESS TO PNG ASSETS
6.1 Vendor To Provide Access to PNG Assets
The access afforded to the Purchaser and its representatives pursuant to Section 4.1 shall include:
(a) access to records, files, reports, data and documents in Calgary, Alberta, directly or indirectly relating to the PNG Assets, during normal business hours, for the purpose of the Purchaser's review of the PNG Assets and the title of Xxxxxx Energy thereto and investigation of the business and condition (financial or otherwise) of Xxxxxx Energy, including:
(i) all operating, technical, financial and environmental data and information, including Xxxxxx Energy's minute book, books of account, tax records and technology; and
(ii) the PNG Assets as respectively described in items (i), (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi) of the definition of Miscellaneous Interests; and
(b) a reasonable opportunity to conduct a physical inspection of the PNG Assets (including the Xxxxx, Tangibles and surface areas included therein or associated therewith) at the Purchaser's sole cost, risk and expense, insofar as the Vendor can cause, pursuant to the Title and Operating Documents, any third party to reasonably provide such access to the PNG Assets;
provided that access to all such information and data described in this Section 6.1 shall be subject to the restrictions described in Section 4.1.
ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser
The obligation of the Purchaser to complete the purchase of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares from the Vendor, is subject to the fulfilment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties: All representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this Agreement shall be true at and as of the Signing Date and the Closing Date as if made then in each case, except for inaccuracies which are not in the aggregate material, and a certificate to that effect from the Vendor shall have been delivered to the Purchaser.
(b) Covenants and Agreements: The Vendor shall have complied with and performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be complied with and performed by the Vendor at or prior to the Closing Date and a certificate to that effect from the Vendor shall have been delivered to the Purchaser.
(c) Shareholder Debt: There shall be no Shareholder Debt.
(d) Kaiser Receivable: All amounts owing by Kaiser Energy Limited or any of its Affiliates to Xxxxxx Energy, the Watford Entities, Watford Energy or Amalco (as defined in the Watford Share Purchase Agreement), shall have been paid and collected.
(e) Merger Agreement: The Merger Agreement dated effective the 1st day of April, 1999, as amended, among Xxxxxx Energy Ltd., Xxxxxx Energy Ltd., 808715 Alberta Ltd., 000000 Xxxxxxx Ltd., 000000 Xxxxxxx Ltd., 000000 Xxxxxxx Ltd., Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx xx Xxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx shall have been terminated with no continuing liability or obligation of Xxxxxx Energy thereunder or in connection therewith, and an agreement effecting such termination, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, shall have been delivered to the Purchaser.
(f) Closing Deliveries: The Purchaser shall have received delivery of all documents required to be delivered by the Vendor pursuant to Sections 3.2(a).
(g) Outside Date: The Closing shall have occurred not later than the Outside Date.
(h) Watford Sale: The transaction contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement dated August 10, 2001 among Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxx X. xx Xxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx xx Xxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, as Vendors and the Purchaser, as Purchaser shall have been concluded.
(i) No Material Adverse Change: after having taken into account any material positive change to the PNG Assets and the business, liabilities and financial condition of Xxxxxx Energy since the Effective Date to the Closing Date, there shall have been no material adverse change since the Effective Date to the Closing Date to any of the PNG Assets (other than production of Petroleum Substances in the ordinary course) or to the business, liabilities, financial condition of Xxxxxx Energy, except for matters and risks which are generally applicable to the oil and gas industry in Canada (including, without limitation, fluctuations in commodity prices and fluctuations in currency or interest rates) and any matter, fact or circumstance disclosed in any schedule attached to this Agreement.
7.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Vendor to Close
The obligation of the Vendor to complete the sale of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares to the Purchaser, is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties: All representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true at and as of the Signing Date and the Closing Date as if made then in each case, except for inaccuracies which are not in the aggregate material, and a certificate to that effect from the Purchaser shall have been delivered to the Vendor.
(b) Covenants and Agreements: The Purchaser shall have complied with and performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be complied with and performed by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date and a certificate to that effect from the Purchaser shall have been delivered to the Vendor.
(c) Closing Deliveries: The Vendor shall have received delivery of all documents required to be delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.2(b).
(d) Outside Date: The Closing shall have occurred not later than the Outside Date.
7.3 Parties To Exercise Diligence With Respect To Conditions, etc.
Each Party shall proceed diligently, honestly and in good faith and use all reasonable efforts with respect to all matters within its control to satisfy the conditions referred to in Sections 7.1 and 7.2. In particular:
(a) The Vendor and the Purchaser shall each use all of their respective reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate with each other, to make and obtain all governmental and regulatory filings, approvals and consents as may be or become necessary for or in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Purchaser and the Vendor shall cooperate to make reasonable efforts to respond to any governmental request or inquiry with respect thereto, but none of the Purchaser or the Vendor, or any of their Affiliates, shall be required to make any payment (other than for reasonable legal fees) that it is not presently contractually required to make, divest any assets, make any change in the conduct of its business, accept any limitation on the future conduct of its business, enter into any other agreement or arrangement with any Person that it is not presently contractually required to enter into, accept any significant modification in any existing agreement or arrangement, or agree to any of the foregoing, or to litigate or participate in administrative actions regarding such filings.
(b) The Purchaser will, at the reasonable request of the Vendor, from time to time during the Interim Period, provide the Vendor and their representatives with copies of all applications, filings, notifications, submissions and other correspondence or documents (including drafts thereof) related to the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing together with such written advice and information with respect to the status of the Purchaser's efforts to obtain the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing as the Vendor may reasonably request.
The conditions in Section 7.1 are for the sole benefit of the Purchaser and the conditions in Section 7.2 are for the sole benefit of the Vendor. The Party for the benefit of which such conditions have been included may waive any of them, in whole or in part, by written notice to the other Party.
7.5 Failure To Satisfy Conditions
If any of the conditions in Sections 7.1 or 7.2 has not been satisfied at or before the Outside Date and such condition has not been waived by the Party for the benefit of which such condition has been included, such Party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 by written notice to the other Party prior to the Closing.
This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Outside Date:
(a) by the mutual written agreement of the Vendor and the Purchaser;
(b) in accordance with Section 7.5 by the Party and in the circumstances contemplated thereby; or
(c) by the Vendor or the Purchaser if the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement would violate any non-appealable final order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body having competent jurisdiction;
(d) by the Purchaser in the event that a material adverse change occurs in the PNG Assets or in assets, liabilities, or operations of Xxxxxx Energy after the Signing Date, as the case may be;
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary express or implied herein, a Party shall not be allowed to exercise any right of termination pursuant to this Section 8.1 if the event giving rise to such right is due to a Purchase Agreement Default by such Party.
If this Agreement is terminated by a Party as permitted under Section 8.1 hereof:
(a) except as contemplated by this Section 8.2 and Section 8.3, such termination shall be without liability of any Party to any other Party to this Agreement, or to any of their shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants or representatives, and the Parties shall be released from all of their obligations under this Agreement;
(d) the Purchaser shall promptly destroy or return to the Vendor all materials delivered to the Purchaser by the Vendor hereunder, together with all copies of them that may have been made by or for the Purchaser.
8.3 Entitlement to Deposit on Termination
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 and the event giving rise to the termination is not due to the Purchase Agreement Default of the Purchaser, then the Deposit provided for in Section 2.4 shall be returned to the Purchaser, together with Deposit Interest earned thereon. However, if the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.4 prior to Closing as a result of a Purchase Agreement Default by the Purchaser, then such Deposit, together with the Deposit Interest earned thereon, shall be retained by the Vendor and applied by the Vendor as its sole remedy on account of its damages contemplated by Section 8.2 as a genuine pre-estimate of the Vendor's minimum liquidated damages and not as a penalty.
ARTICLE 9
INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND CONTINUING REPORTS
After the Closing Date, the Vendor may upon reasonable notice to the Purchaser and subject to contractual restrictions relative to disclosure, have access during business hours to the Title and Operating Documents, any engineering report, the Financial Statements and the financial statements, books, accounts, records, minute books, Tax Returns, tax assessments, filings, maps, documents, files, information and materials of Xxxxxx Energy delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof and to obtain and copy information in respect of matters arising out of or relating to any period of time through the Closing if copies of such records or if the information derived from such access would be helpful and beneficial to the Vendor:
(i) in connection with audits;
(ii) in connection with the Vendor's dealings with taxing and other regulatory authorities;
(iii) to comply with Applicable Law;
(iv) in connection with any action, suit or proceeding commenced or threatened by Xxxxxx Energy, the Purchaser, or any third Person against the Vendor, its Affiliates or its or its directors, officers, employees, agents, solicitors, engineers, accountants and consultants for which the Vendor or its Affiliates may have any liability.
The Vendor shall, on a timely basis, prepare and file all Tax Returns and forms for taxes applicable to Xxxxxx Energy for periods ending on or before the Closing Date, subject to review and approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) by the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall provide the Vendor reasonable access to all information required to do so on a timely basis.
ARTICLE 10
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
In this Article 10:
"Additional Indemnitees" means, with respect to any Person to which an indemnity is granted pursuant to this Article 10, its Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, servants, agents, representatives, advisors and employees of that Person and its Affiliates.
"Indemnified Losses" means all losses, costs, damages, expenses, charges, fines, penalties, assessments or other liabilities whatsoever, but does not include consequential, incidental, economic or punitive losses, damages or claims.
"Notice of Claim" means a notice by the Vendor or the Purchaser, as applicable, on behalf of itself or one or more Additional Indemnities (if applicable) of a claim for Indemnified Losses pursuant to Section 10.2, or 10.3 as applicable, together with detailed particulars as to the nature and amount of the claim, the basis which it is sought and the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such claim.
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, the Vendor shall:
(a) be liable to the Purchaser and their Additional Indemnitees for all Indemnified Losses which any one or more of them may suffer, sustain, pay or incur; and
(b) indemnify and save harmless the Purchaser and their Additional Indemnitees from and against all Indemnified Losses which may be brought against or suffered by any one or more of them or which any one or more of them may sustain, pay or incur;
as a direct result of any act, omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of, resulting from, attributable to or connected with any Purchase Agreement Default made by the Vendor.
10.3 Responsibility of Purchaser
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, the Purchaser shall:
(a) be liable to the Vendor and their Additional Indemnitees for all Indemnified Losses which any one or more of them may suffer, sustain, pay or incur; and
(b) indemnify and save harmless the Vendor and their Additional Indemnitees from and against all Indemnified Losses which may be brought against or suffered by any one or more of them or which any one or more of them may sustain, pay or incur;
as a direct result of any act, omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of, resulting from, attributable to or connected with any Purchase Agreement Default made by the Purchaser.
10.4 Limit on Vendor's Responsibility
The Vendor's obligations and liability under this Agreement shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) The Vendor shall have no liability in connection with any Indemnified Losses until the aggregate of such claims exceeds Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($750,000.00) Dollars and, upon the aggregate of such claims exceeding Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($750,000.00) Dollars, the Vendor shall be required to indemnify in respect of only the amount of such Indemnified Losses to the extent they aggregate in excess of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars PROVIDED THAT any Indemnified Losses arising out of the Vendor's representation and warranty in Section 5.1(nn) or amounts owing under Section 2.5(g) shall not be subject to this Section 10.4(a).
(b) The maximum liability of the Vendor under this Agreement, including any claims for Indemnified Losses, shall be an amount equal to the Purchase Price (prior to adjustments) paid to the Vendor at Closing;
(d) The Vendor shall have no liability in connection with Indemnified Losses unless the Purchaser shall, prior to the expiry of the Survival Period, or in the case of the representation and warranty in Section 5.4, such period indicated in Section 5.4, have provided such Party with a Notice of Claim.
10.5 Responsibility Extends To Legal Costs and Settlements
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article 10 references to costs in the liability and indemnification obligations prescribed by Sections 10.2 and 10.3 shall be deemed to include legal (on a solicitor-client basis) and other professional fees and disbursements on a full indemnity basis, and shall extend to settlements, satisfactions or other compromises with respect to claims by third Persons for Indemnified Losses.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(a) The indemnities provided in Sections 10.2 and 10.3 shall not apply to the extent that claims for Indemnified Losses are reimbursed to the Person to be indemnified by insurance.
(b) If Indemnified Losses suffered, sustained, paid or incurred by Persons claiming indemnity at any time before or subsequent to the making of an indemnity payment are reduced by any tax benefit or recovery, the amount of such reduction, together with Interest thereon from the date of payment thereof, shall promptly be paid by the Person claiming indemnity to the indemnifying party.
10.7 Limitation on Rights or Remedies
(a) This Article 10, together with the matters set forth in Sections 2.6, 3.3, Article 7 and Article 8, sets forth the sole rights and remedies of each Party and its Additional Indemnitees in connection with (i) the transactions contemplated herein, and (ii) any act, omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of, resulting from, attributable to or connected with any Purchase Agreement Default made by the other Party, and such first mentioned Party and its Additional Indemnitees shall have no further right or remedy (whether legal, equitable, fiduciary or in tort) whatsoever, against the other Party, or its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, servants, agents, advisors or employees.
(b) The Purchaser acknowledges that it shall not be entitled to any rights or remedies as against the Vendor, its Affiliates or its directors, officers, servants, agents and employees under Applicable Law, including common law or in equity, pertaining to any Indemnified Losses, in respect of which it is required to indemnify the Vendor pursuant to Section 10.2 or 10.3, as applicable, and that it shall not be entitled to name the Vendor or their Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, servants, agents and employees under Section 10.2 or 10.3, as applicable, as third party to any action pertaining or related to any Indemnified Losses in respect of which it is required to indemnify the Vendor pursuant to Sections 10.2 or 10.3, commenced by any third Person against the Purchaser or Xxxxxx Energy, as the case may be.
In the event that an indemnified party (the "Indemnified Party") shall become aware of any claim, proceeding or other matter (a "Claim") in respect of which the Vendor or the Purchaser (the "Indemnifying Party") agreed to indemnify the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party. Such notice shall specify whether the Claim arises as a result of a claim by a person against the Indemnified Party (a "Third Party Claim") or whether the Claim does not so arise (a "Direct Claim"), and shall also specify with reasonable particularity (to the extent that the information is available) the factual basis for the Claim and the amount of the Claim, if known.
With respect to any Direct Claim, following receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of the Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have 60 days to make such investigation of the Claim as is considered necessary or desirable. For the purpose of such investigation, the Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party the information relied upon by the Indemnified Party to substantiate the Claim, together with all such other information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. If both parties agree at or prior to the expiration of such 60 day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall immediately pay to the Indemnified Party the full agreed upon amount of the Claim, failing which the matter shall be referred to binding arbitration in such manner as the parties may agree or shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent that there are funds in the possession of the Escrow Agent, the Purchaser shall be entitled to recover amounts owing to it by the Vendor from the Escrow Amount or otherwise.
With respect to any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its expense, to participate in or assume control of the negotiation, settlement or defence of the Claim and, in such event, the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for all the Indemnified Party's out-of-pocket expenses as a result of such participation or assumption. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume such control, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the negotiation, settlement or defence of such Third Party Claim and to retain counsel to act on its behalf, provided that the fees and disbursements of such counsel shall be paid by the Indemnified Party unless the Indemnifying Party consents to the retention of such counsel or unless the named parties to any action or proceedings include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and a representation of both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to the actual or potential differing interests between them (such as the availability of different defences). If the Indemnifying Party, having elected to assume such control, thereafter fails to defend the Third Party Claim within a reasonable time, the Indemnified Party shall be bound by the results obtained by the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim. If any Third Party Claim is of a nature such that the Indemnified Party is required by applicable law to make a payment to any person (a "Third Party") with respect to the Third Party Claim before the completion of settlement negotiations or related legal proceedings, the Indemnified Party may make such payment and the Indemnifying Party shall, forthwith after demand by the Indemnified Party, reimburse the Indemnified Party for such payment. If the amount of any liability of the Indemnified Party under the Third Party Claim in respect of which such payment was made, as finally determined, is less than the amount that was paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall forthwith after receipt of the difference from the Third Party, pay the amount of such difference to the Indemnifying Party.
10.11 Settlement of Third Party Claims
If the Indemnifying Party fails to assume control of the defence of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the exclusive right to contest, settle or pay the amount claimed. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes control of the negotiation, settlement or defence of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any Third Party Claim without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
10.12 No Merger of Legal Responsibilities
The liabilities and indemnities created in this Article 10 shall be deemed to apply to, and shall not merge in, all assignments, transfer and other documents conveying any of the Xxxxxx Energy Shares to the Purchaser, notwithstanding the terms of such assignments, transfers, conveyances, novations and other documents, Applicable Law or any rule of law or equity to the contrary, and all such rules are hereby waived.
(b) The Parties shall meet within 7 days of the receipt of a notice issued pursuant to Section 11.1(a) to attempt to agree on a single arbitrator qualified by experience, education and training, to determine such matter. If the Parties are unable to agree on the selection of the arbitrator, the Party which issued such notice shall forthwith make application to a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of the Province of Alberta pursuant to the Arbitration Act (Alberta) for the appointment of a single arbitrator, and failing such action on the part of the Party which issued such notice, the other Party may make such application.
(a) The arbitrator selected pursuant to Section 11.1 shall proceed as soon as is practicable to hear and determine the matter in dispute, and shall be directed to provide a written decision respecting such matter within 45 days of appointment. The Parties shall provide such assistance and information as may be reasonably necessary to enable the arbitrator to determine such matter.
(b) Except to the extent modified in this Article, the arbitrator shall conduct any arbitration hereunder pursuant to the provisions of the Arbitration Act (Alberta).
(c) The liability between the Parties for the payment of the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator shall be determined by the arbitrator.
ARTICLE 12
CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE PURCHASER AND PRESS RELEASE
If Closing does not occur and this Agreement is terminated, then all documents, working papers and other written material obtained from the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy in connection with this Agreement shall be returned to the Vendor or Xxxxxx Energy as the case may be, forthwith. No copies of such information are to be retained by the Purchaser.
The parties agree that, notwithstanding the Confidentiality Agreements, the Purchaser may issue press releases and make such filings as are necessary or desirable under the securities laws or the applicable stock exchange regulations with respect to the Closing, and the parties hereby waive any rights they may have under the Confidentiality Agreements to the extent necessary to permit such press releases and securities law filings.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1 Waiver Must Be In Writing
No waiver by any Party of any breach (whether actual or anticipated) of any of the terms, conditions, representations or warranties contained herein shall take effect or be binding upon that Party unless the waiver is expressed in writing under the authority of that Party. Any waiver so given shall extend only to the particular breach so waived and shall not limit or affect any rights with respect to any other or future breach.
13.2 No Amendment Except In Writing
This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument executed by the Vendor and the Purchaser.
13.3 Assignments Before Closing
Prior to Closing, no Party may assign its interest in or under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties, provided however that the Purchaser may assign its interest in or under this Agreement to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Vendor providing however that the Purchaser shall continue to be liable to the Vendor in the event of a Purchase Agreement Default by such assignee.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice to be given hereunder shall be deemed to be served properly if served in any of the following modes:
(a) personally, by delivering the notice to the Party on which it is to be served at that Party's address for service. Personally served notices shall be deemed to be received by the addressee when actually delivered as aforesaid, provided that such delivery shall be during normal business hours on any Business Day. If a notice is not delivered on a Business Day or is delivered after the addressee's normal business hours, such notice shall be deemed to have been received by such Party at the commencement of the addressee's first Business Day next following the time of the delivery; or
(b) by facsimile (or by any other like method by which a written message may be sent) directed to the Party on which it is to be served at that Party's address for service. A notice so served shall be deemed to be received by the addressee when actually received by it, if received within normal business hours on any Business Day or at the commencement of the next ensuing Business Day following transmission if such notice is not received during business hours.
The address for service of notices hereunder of each of the Parties shall be as follows:
to the Vendor:
Xxxxxx Energy Ltd.
Xxxxx 0000, 000 – 0xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Fax: (000)000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx
to the Purchaser:
MarkWest Acquisitions Corp.
c/o MarkWest Resources Canada
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx XXX
00000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chairman of the Board
A Party may change its address for service by notice to the other Party, and such changed address for service thereafter shall be effective for all purposes of this Agreement.
The parties agree that the Purchaser will not and the Purchaser hereby covenants not to make an election under section 338(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended with respect to its purchase of the Xxxxxx Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
Except as specifically provided herein, all legal and other costs and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party which incurred the same. For greater certainty the Vendor shall be responsible for all costs, fees and disbursements chargeable by the Vendor's Counsel, Xxxxxx & Young and Waterous Securities Inc. relating directly to the transactions contemplated by or consummated as a result of this Agreement and (for clarity) the Vendor shall have no obligation to pay any costs of engineering reports prepared before the Closing Date.
At the Closing Date and thereafter as may be necessary, the Parties shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such instruments and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to fulfil their respective obligations under this Agreement.
13.9 Governing Law; Attornment; Etc.
(b) The Parties irrevocably
(i) submit and attorn to the non–exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Alberta for all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby except that the Parties irrevocably submit and attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Alberta for such matters arising out of or relating to documentation specifically made to be governed by the terms of the applicable laws of the Province of Alberta pursuant to Section 13.9(a);
(ii) waive all right to object to jurisdiction of such Courts in any legal action or proceeding relative to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or execution of any judgment, order or decree issued in or as a result of any such action, suit or proceeding which they may now or hereafter have by reason of domicile or otherwise;
(iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue in such Courts of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(iv) waive and agree not to plead or claim that any action, suit or proceeding in such Courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum; and
(v) waive any right they may have to, or to apply for, trial by jury in connection with any matter, action, proceeding, claim or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
13.10 Invalidity of Provisions
If any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement.
13.12 Supersedes Earlier Agreements
This Agreement along with the Confidentiality Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the subject–matter hereof; and there are no collateral or other statements, understandings, covenants, agreements, representations or warranties, written or oral, relating to the subject–matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, between the Parties or their predecessors relating to the subject–matter of this Agreement provided that the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
This Agreement and any document or instrument to be executed and delivered by the Parties hereunder or in connection herewith may be executed and delivered in separate counterparts and delivered by one Party to the other by facsimile, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all such executed counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. If this Agreement or any such document or instrument is delivered by facsimile, the Party so delivering this Agreement or such document or instrument shall within a reasonable time after such delivery deliver an original executed copy to the other.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have duly executed this Agreement.
| XXXXXX ENERGY LTD. | ||
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| MARKWEST ACQUISITIONS CORP. | ||
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