RANDGOLD LETTERHEAD]
Level 0, 00 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 0000
Xxxxxxxxx
Attention: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx President & Chief Operating Officer |
1. | the arrangement agreement dated June 1, 2009 as amended June 26, 2009 among Moto Goldmines Limited (“Moto”), Red Back Mining Inc. (“Red Back”) and 0853143 B.C. Ltd. (the “Red Back Agreement”); |
2. | the draft arrangement agreement between Moto, Randgold Resources Limited (“Randgold”) and a subsidiary of Randgold yet to be incorporated in British Columbia (“Subco”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Proposed Randgold Agreement”); and |
3. | the draft voting agreement proposed to be entered into between Xxxxxxxx and the directors and officers of Moto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Voting Agreement”). |
(a) | complete all bulleted items in the Definitive Agreement required to be completed by Xxxxxxxx with information as of the close of business of the last business day immediately preceding the date of the Acceptance Notice; |
(b) | execute, and deliver to Moto the Definitive Agreement and cause Subco to execute and deliver to Moto the Definitive Agreement; and | ||
(c) | execute and deliver to Moto a voting agreement substantially in the form of the Voting Agreement with each of the directors and officers of Moto. |
(a) | the termination of the Red Back Agreement in accordance with its terms; | ||
(b) | the expiry of the Response Period, if prior to the expiry of the Response Period Red Back either (i) fails to offer to amend the Red Back Agreement; or (ii) notifies Moto that it has determined not to offer to amend the Red Back Agreement; and | ||
(c) | if Red Back offers, in accordance with the Red Back Agreement and prior to the expiry of the Response Period, to amend the Red Back Agreement, the determination by the Moto Board that, upon consideration of such proposed amendment, the Proposed Randgold Agreement continues to be a Superior Proposal when assessed against such proposed amendment. |
/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxx |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Xxxxxx to and accepted , 2009 | ||||
MOTO GOLDMINES LIMITED | ||||
President and Chief Operating Officer |
PROPOSED RANDGOLD AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION |
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1.1 Definitions |
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1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings |
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1.3 Number and Gender |
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1.4 Date for Any Action |
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1.5 Currency |
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1.6 Accounting Matters |
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1.7 Knowledge |
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1.8 Schedules |
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ARTICLE 2 THE ARRANGEMENT |
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2.1 Arrangement |
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2.2 Court Orders |
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2.3 Moto Meeting |
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2.4 Moto Circular |
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2.5 Final Order |
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2.6 Court Proceedings |
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2.7 Effect on the Arrangement and Effective Date |
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2.8 Payment of Consideration |
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2.9 Preparation of Filings |
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2.10 Announcement and Shareholder Communications |
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2.11 Withholding Taxes |
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ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MOTO |
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3.1 Representations and Warranties |
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3.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RANDGOLD |
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4.1 Representations and Warranties |
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4.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS OF MOTO AND RANDGOLD |
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5.1 Covenants of Moto Regarding the Conduct of Business |
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5.2 Covenants of Moto Relating to the Arrangement |
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5.3 Covenants of Randgold Regarding the Performance of Obligations |
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5.4 Mutual Covenants |
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5.5 Employment Agreements |
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5.6 Randgold Guarantee |
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ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS |
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6.1 Mutual Conditions Precedent |
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6.2 Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Randgold |
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6.3 Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Moto |
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6.4 Satisfaction of Conditions |
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ARTICLE 7 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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7.1 Notice and Cure Provisions |
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7.2 Non-Solicitation |
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7.3 Right to Match |
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7.4 Expenses and Termination Fees |
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7.5 Access to Information; Confidentiality |
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7.6 Insurance and Indemnification |
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ARTICLE 8 TERM, TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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8.1 Term |
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8.2 Termination |
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8.3 Amendment |
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8.4 Waiver |
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ARTICLE 9 GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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9.1 Privacy |
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9.2 Notices |
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9.3 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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9.4 Injunctive Relief |
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9.5 Time of Essence |
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9.6 Entire Agreement, Binding Effect and Assignment |
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9.7 Severability |
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9.8 Counterparts, Execution |
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SCHEDULE A TO THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT |
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SCHEDULE B TO THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT |
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SCHEDULE C TO THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT |
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SCHEDULE D TO THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT |
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INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions |
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1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings |
1.3 Number and Gender |
1.4 Date for Any Action |
1.5 Currency |
1.6 Accounting Matters |
1.7 Knowledge |
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1.8 Schedules |
Schedule B - Arrangement Resolution
Schedule C - Key Regulatory Approvals
Schedule D - Key Third Party Consents
THE ARRANGEMENT
2.1 Arrangement |
2.2 Court Orders |
(a) | Moto shall apply to the Court, in a manner acceptable to Xxxxxxxx, acting reasonably, pursuant to section 291 of the BCBCA for the Interim Order and the Final Order as follows: |
(i) | As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of execution of this Agreement, Moto shall file, proceed with and diligently prosecute an application to the Court for the Interim Order which shall provide, among other things: |
(A) | the class of persons to whom notice is to be provided in respect of the Arrangement and the Moto Meeting and the manner in which such notice is to be provided; | ||
(B) | that the requisite approval for the Arrangement Resolution shall be as set forth in the definition of “Moto Securityholder Approval” herein; | ||
(C) | that in all other respects, the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Moto constating documents, including quorum requirements and other matters, shall apply in respect of the Moto Meeting; | ||
(D) | for the grant of Dissent Rights to registered holders of Moto Shares; | ||
(E) | for notice requirements with respect to the presentation of the application to the Court for the Final Order; |
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(F) | that the Moto Meeting may be adjourned from time to time by management of Moto in accordance with the terms of the Agreement without the need for additional approval of the Court; | ||
(G) | that the record date for Moto Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Moto Meeting will not change in respect of any adjournment(s) of the Moto Meeting; and | ||
(H) | that it is Xxxxxxxx’s intention to rely upon Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act to implement the transactions contemplated hereby in respect of the Moto Securityholders who are resident in the United States. |
(ii) | subject to obtaining the approvals contemplated by the Interim Order, and as may be directed by the Court in the Interim Order, take all steps necessary or desirable to submit the Arrangement to the Court and to apply for the Final Order. |
2.3 Moto Meeting |
(a) | Moto agrees to convene and conduct the Moto Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order, Xxxx’s constating documents and applicable Laws on the date that is 21 days after the filing of the Moto Circular on SEDAR, or such other date as the Parties may agree upon, each acting reasonably, provided, however, that (x) the Randgold Technical Reports are filed as required by NI 43-101 prior to or concurrently with the filing by Moto of the Moto Circular on SEDAR; and (y) if the date of the Moto Meeting falls within the Response Period, Moto shall be permitted to postpone the meeting until the business day following the expiry of the Response Period. | ||
(b) | Moto will use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit proxies in favour of the approval of the Arrangement Resolution, including, if so requested by Xxxxxxxx, using proxy solicitation services. | ||
(c) | Moto will advise Randgold as Randgold may reasonably request, and at least on a daily basis on each of the last 10 business days prior to the date of the Moto Meeting, as to the tally of the proxies received by Moto in respect of the Arrangement Resolution. | ||
(d) | Moto will promptly advise Xxxxxxxx of any written notice of dissent or purported exercise by any Moto Shareholder of Dissent Rights received by Moto in relation to the Arrangement Resolution and any withdrawal of Dissent Rights received by Moto and, subject to applicable Law, any written communications sent by or on behalf of Moto to any Moto Shareholder |
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exercising or purporting to exercise Dissent Rights in relation to the Arrangement Resolution. | |||
(e) | Within 5 days of the date of execution of this Agreement, Moto will use its best efforts to prepare or cause to be prepared and provide to Randgold a list of the holders of Moto Options and will deliver to Randgold thereafter on demand supplemental lists setting out any changes thereto, all such deliveries to be in printed form and, if available, in computer-readable format. | ||
(f) | As soon as reasonably practicable and in any event not later than September [4], 2009, [NTD: 30 days after date of agreement] Moto will convene a meeting of the Moto Board to approve the Moto Circular, provided that Xxxxxxxx has provided Moto with all information referred to in Section 2.4(c) to be provided by Xxxxxxxx as is required, as determined by Xxxxxxxx, acting reasonably, to be included in the Moto Circular pursuant to Securities Laws, including the Randgold Technical Reports in a form, as determined by Xxxxxxxx, acting reasonably, that can be filed in accordance with NI 43-101 not later than August [31], 2009, failing which Moto will convene such meeting of the Moto Board no later than 4 days following delivery of such information by Xxxxxxxx to Moto. |
2.4 Moto Circular |
(a) | Moto shall prepare the Moto Circular in compliance with applicable Securities Laws and file on SEDAR the Moto Circular on a timely basis, and in any event on or before the date that is five business days after the meeting of the Moto Board referred to in Section 2.3(f), or such other date as the Parties may agree upon, each acting reasonably, in all jurisdictions where the same is required to be filed and mail the same as required by the Interim Order and in accordance with all applicable Laws, in all jurisdictions where the same is required, complying in all material respects with all applicable Laws on the date of mailing thereof; provided in any event that the Randgold Technical Reports are filed as required by NI 43-101 concurrently with the filing by Moto of the Moto Circular on SEDAR. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Moto shall, in consultation with Xxxxxxxx, use all commercially reasonable efforts to abridge the timing contemplated by National Instrument 54-101 — Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer, as provided in section 2.20 thereof. | ||
(b) | Moto shall ensure that the Moto Circular complies in all material respects with all applicable Laws, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the Moto Circular will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made (other than in each case with respect to any information relating to Randgold and its affiliates, including the Randgold Shares and Randgold ADSs, and AngloGold and the arrangements between Xxxxxxxx and |
AngloGold with respect to the Moto Gold Project) and shall provide Moto Securityholders with information in sufficient detail to permit them to form a reasoned judgment concerning the matters to be placed before them at the Moto Meeting and to allow Xxxxxxxx to rely upon the exemption from registration provided under Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act with respect to the issuance of Randgold Shares and Randgold ADSs in exchange for Moto Shares pursuant to the transactions described herein. Subject to Section 7.2, the Moto Circular will include the unanimous recommendation of the Moto Board that Moto Securityholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, and a statement that each director of Moto intends to vote all of such director’s Moto Shares (including any Moto Shares issued upon the exercise of any Moto Options) and Moto Options in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, subject to the other terms of this Agreement and the Voting Agreements. | |||
(c) | Randgold will furnish to Moto all such information regarding Randgold, its affiliates, the Randgold Shares, the Randgold ADSs, AngloGold and the arrangements between Randgold and AngloGold with respect to the Moto Gold Project as may be reasonably required by Moto (including, as required by Section 14.2 of Form 51-102 F5) in the preparation of the Moto Circular and other documents related thereto. Xxxxxxxx shall also use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file all technical reports required by NI 43-101 in respect of Xxxxxxxx’s mineral projects on properties material to Randgold (the “Randgold Technical Reports”) by August [31], 2009 [NTD: same date as section 2.3(f)] and in any event on or prior to the filing of the Moto Circular on SEDAR, (ii) ensure that the estimated proven and probable mineral reserves and estimated indicated, measured and inferred mineral resources disclosed in the Randgold Technical Reports have been prepared and disclosed in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, including NI 43-101; (iii) ensure that the information provided by Xxxxxxxx to the Qualified Persons (as defined in NI 43-101) in connection with the preparation of such estimates is complete and accurate at the time such information is furnished, and (iv) obtain and file any necessary consents from Qualified Persons and its auditors to the use of any financial or technical information required to be included in the Moto Circular. Xxxxxxxx shall ensure that no such information will include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in the Moto Circular in order to make any information so furnished or any information concerning Randgold, AngloGold and the arrangements between Xxxxxxxx and AngloGold with respect to the Moto Gold Project not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is disclosed and shall constitute full, true and plain disclosure of such information concerning Randgold and Subco. | ||
(d) | Xxxxxxxx and its legal counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Moto Circular, prior to the Moto Circular being printed and mailed to Moto Shareholders and filed with the Securities Authorities, and reasonable consideration shall be given to any comments made by Xxxxxxxx |
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and its counsel, provided that all information relating solely to Randgold, AngloGold and the arrangements between Randgold and AngloGold with respect to the Moto Gold Project included in the Moto Circular shall be in form and content satisfactory to Randgold, acting reasonably. Moto shall provide Randgold with a final copy of the Moto Circular prior to mailing to the Moto Securityholders. | |||
(e) | Moto and Randgold shall each promptly notify each other if at any time before the Effective Date it becomes aware (in the case of Moto only with respect to Moto and in the case of Xxxxxxxx only with respect to Xxxxxxxx) that the Moto Circular contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made, or that otherwise requires an amendment or supplement to the Moto Circular, and the Parties shall co-operate in the preparation of any amendment or supplement to the Moto Circular, as required or appropriate, and Moto shall promptly mail or otherwise publicly disseminate any amendment or supplement to the Moto Circular to Moto Securityholders and, if required by the Court or applicable Laws, file the same with the Securities Authorities and as otherwise required. | ||
(f) | Moto shall cause to be sent with the Moto Circular to each Moto Shareholder entitled to receive such notice of the Moto Meeting pursuant to the Interim Order at each such Moto Shareholder’s address shown on Moto’s register of shareholders, a Letter of Transmittal and Election Form. The Letter of Transmittal and Election Form shall, among other things, allow the Moto Shareholders to make the Election. | ||
(g) | Moto shall cause to be sent with the Moto Circular to each holder of Moto Options at each such holder’s address shown on Moto’s register of optionholders, an Option Letter of Transmittal and Election Form. The Option Letter of Transmittal and Election Form shall, among other things, allow the Moto Shareholders to make the Option Election. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MOTO
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(a) | Board Approval. As of the date hereof, the Moto Board, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has determined that the Plan of Arrangement is fair to the Moto Securityholders and is in the best interests of Moto and has resolved unanimously to recommend to the Moto Securityholders that they vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution. The Moto Board has approved the Arrangement pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement and the execution and performance of this Agreement. | ||
(b) | Fairness Opinion. The Moto Board has received the opinion of BMO Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Inc., its financial advisor, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, subject to the assumptions and limitations set out therein, the consideration to be received by the Moto Shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such Moto Shareholders. | ||
(c) | Organization and Qualification. Moto and each of its material subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated or an entity duly created and validly existing under the applicable Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, continuance or creation and has all necessary corporate or other power and capacity to own its property and assets as now owned and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Moto and each of its material subsidiaries: (a) except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Letter, has all material Permits necessary to conduct its business substantially as now conducted, as disclosed in the Moto Public Disclosure Record; and (b) is duly registered or otherwise authorized and qualified to do business and each is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties, owned, leased, licensed or otherwise held, or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so registered or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Moto. | ||
(d) | Authority Relative to this Agreement. Moto has the requisite corporate power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Moto and the performance by Moto of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Moto Board and except for Moto Securityholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Arrangement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Moto and, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Moto, enforceable against Moto in accordance with its terms, subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting rights |
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of creditors and that equitable remedies, including specific performance, are discretionary and may not be ordered. | |||
(e) | No Violation. Neither the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Moto nor the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Arrangement, nor the performance of its obligations thereunder, nor compliance by Moto with any of the provisions hereof will: |
(1) | violate, conflict with, or result (with or without notice or the passage of time) in a violation or breach of any provision of, or require, other than the Key Third Party Consents, any consent, approval or notice under, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) or result in a right of termination or except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(e) of the Disclosure Letter, acceleration of indebtedness under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon, any of the properties or assets of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries, or cause any indebtedness to come due before its stated maturity or cause any credit commitment to cease to be available or cause any payment or other obligation to be imposed on Moto or any of its material subsidiaries, under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of: |
(A) | their respective articles, charters or by-laws or other comparable organizational documents; or | ||
(B) | any Permit or Material Contract to which Moto or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of them, or any of their respective properties or assets, may be subject or by which Moto or any of its subsidiaries is bound; or |
(2) | subject to obtaining the Key Regulatory Approvals, |
(A) | result (with or without notice or the passage of time) in a violation or breach of or constitute a default under any provisions of any Laws applicable to Moto or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; or | ||
(B) | cause the suspension or revocation of any Permit currently in effect in regard of Moto or any of its subsidiaries |
(except, in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2) above, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of Liens which, or any consents (expressly excluding the Key Third Party Consents and Key Regulatory Approvals), approvals or notices which if not given or received, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have any Material Adverse Effect); or |
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(3) | give rise to any rights of first refusal or, except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(e) of the Disclosure Letter, trigger any change in control provisions, rights of first offer or first refusal or any similar provisions or any restrictions or limitation under any such note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, license, franchise or Permit. |
The Key Third Party Consents listed in Schedule D are the only consents, approvals and notices required from any third party under any Contracts of Moto or any of its subsidiaries in order for Moto and its subsidiaries to proceed with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement. | |||
(f) | Capitalization. The authorized share capital of Moto consists of an unlimited number of Moto Shares. As of the close of business on August [4], 2009, there are issued and outstanding only [110,456,027] Moto Shares. As of the close of business on August [4], 2009, an aggregate of up to [11,689,050] Moto Shares are issuable upon the exercise of Moto Options. 500,000 Moto Shares are issuable pursuant to the Moto Warrant and, except pursuant to the GICC Agreement and the OKIMO Assignment and as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(f) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no other options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights, shareholder rights plans (other than the Moto Shareholder Rights Plan), agreements, arrangements or commitments (pre-emptive, contingent or otherwise) of any character whatsoever requiring or which may require the issuance, sale or transfer by Moto of any securities of Moto (including Moto Shares), or any securities or obligations convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, or otherwise evidencing a right or obligation to acquire, any securities of Moto (including Moto Shares) or subsidiaries of Moto. All outstanding Moto Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and all Moto Shares issuable upon the exercise of Moto Options in accordance with their respective terms have been duly authorized and, upon issuance, will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable, and are not and will not be subject to, or issued in violation of, any pre-emptive rights. All securities of Moto (including the Moto Shares and the Moto Options) have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws and Securities Laws. Other than the Moto Options, there are no securities of Moto or of any of its subsidiaries outstanding which have the right to vote generally (or are convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote generally) with the Moto Shareholders on any matter. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(f) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding contractual or other obligations of Moto or any subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its securities or with respect to the voting or disposition of any outstanding securities of any of its subsidiaries, other than the Moto Options. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness |
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of Moto or any of its subsidiaries having the right to vote with the holders of the outstanding Moto Shares on any matters. | |||
(g) | Moto Shareholder Rights Plan. Moto has taken all corporate action required for it to perform its obligations under Section 5.2(a) hereof. | ||
(h) | Reporting Status and Securities Laws Matters. Moto is a “reporting issuer” and not on the list of reporting issuers in default under applicable Canadian provincial Securities Laws in each of the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. No delisting, suspension of trading in or cease trading order with respect to any securities of Moto and, to the knowledge of Moto, no inquiry or investigation (formal or informal) of any Securities Authority or Exchange is in effect or ongoing or, to the knowledge of Moto, expected to be implemented or undertaken. | ||
(i) | Ownership of Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter includes complete and accurate lists of all subsidiaries owned, directly or indirectly, by Moto, each of which is wholly-owned other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock and other ownership interests in the subsidiaries of Moto are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and, where the concept exists, non-assessable, and all such shares and other ownership interests held directly or indirectly by Moto are legally and beneficially owned free and clear of all Liens, and there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights, entitlements, understandings or commitments (contingent or otherwise) regarding the right to purchase or acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any such shares of capital stock or other ownership interests in or material assets or properties of any of the subsidiaries of Moto, except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter. There are no contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings, arrangements or restrictions which require any subsidiaries of Moto to issue, sell or deliver any shares in its share capital or other ownership interests, or any securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of its share capital or other ownership interests. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 3.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter there are no outstanding options, rights, entitlements, understandings or commitments (contingent or otherwise) providing to any third party the right to acquire any shares or other ownership interests in any subsidiaries of Moto. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 3.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter, all ownership interests of Moto and its subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens of any kind or nature whatsoever held by third parties. | ||
(j) | Public Filings. Moto has filed all documents required to be filed by it in accordance with applicable Securities Laws with the Securities Authorities or the Exchanges. All such documents and information comprising the Moto Public Disclosure Record, as of their respective dates (and the dates of any |
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amendments thereto), (1) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and (2) complied in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Securities Laws, and any amendments to the Moto Public Disclosure Record required to be made have been filed on a timely basis with the Securities Authorities or the Exchanges. Moto has not filed any confidential material change report with any Securities Authorities that at the date of this Agreement remains confidential. | |||
(k) | Moto Financial Statements. Xxxx’s audited financial statements as at and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 (including the notes thereto) and related management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) and Xxxx’s unaudited financial statements as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2009 (collectively, the “Moto Financial Statements”) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except (A) as otherwise indicated in such financial statements and the notes thereto or, in the case of audited statements, in the related report of Moto’s independent auditors, or (B) in the case of unaudited interim statements, are subject to normal period-end adjustments and may omit notes which are not required by applicable Laws in the unaudited statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Moto and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and for the periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal period-end adjustments) and reflect reserves required by GAAP in respect of all material contingent liabilities, if any, of Moto and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. There has been no material change in Moto’s accounting policies, except as described in the notes to the Moto Financial Statements, since December 31, 2008. | ||
(l) | Internal Controls and Financial Reporting. Moto (i) has designed disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Moto, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Moto by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which filings are being prepared; (ii) has designed internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP; and (iii) has disclosed in its MD&A for its most recently completed financial year, for each material weakness relating to design existing at the financial year end (a) a description of the material weakness, (b) the impact of the material weakness on Moto’s financial reporting and internal controls over financial reporting; and (c) Moto’s further plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness. |
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(m) | Books and Records. The financial books, records and accounts of Moto and its material subsidiaries, have in all material respects, been maintained in accordance with applicable Law, in accordance with GAAP and, in each case, are stated in reasonable detail and accurately and fairly reflect the material transactions and dispositions of the assets of Moto and its material subsidiaries and accurately and fairly reflect the basis for Moto Financial Statements. | ||
(n) | Minute Books. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(n) of the Disclosure Letter, the minute books of each of Moto and its material subsidiaries are true and correct in all material respects; they contain the duly signed minutes of all meetings of the boards of directors and shareholders and all resolutions passed by the boards of directors and the shareholders thereof. | ||
(o) | No Undisclosed Liabilities. Moto and its subsidiaries have no outstanding indebtedness or liabilities and are not party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar commitment with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any person, other than those specifically identified in the Moto Financial Statements, or as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(o) of the Disclosure Letter, or incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the most recent financial statements of Moto filed on SEDAR. | ||
(p) | No Material Change. Since December 31, 2008, except as disclosed in the Moto Public Disclosure Record, there has been no material change in respect of Moto and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and the debt, business and material property of Moto and its subsidiaries conform in all respects to the description thereof contained in the Moto Public Disclosure Record; and there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by Moto on any Moto Shares. | ||
(q) | Litigation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(q) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no material claims, actions, suits, grievances, complaints or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Moto, threatened affecting Moto or any of its subsidiaries or affecting any of their respective property or assets at law or in equity before or by any Governmental Entity, including matters arising under Environmental Laws. Neither Moto nor any of its subsidiaries nor their respective assets or properties is subject to any outstanding material judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree. | ||
(r) | Taxes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(r) of the Disclosure Letter, Moto and each of its material subsidiaries has duly and timely filed all Returns required to be filed by it prior to the date hereof, other than those which have been administratively waived, and all such Returns are complete and correct in all material respects: |
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(i) | Moto and each of its material subsidiaries has paid on a timely basis all Taxes which are due and payable, all assessments and reassessments, other than those which are being or have been contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been provided in the most recently published Moto Financial Statements. | ||
(ii) | Except as provided for in the Moto Financial Statements, no material deficiencies, litigation, proposed adjustments or matters in controversy exist or have been asserted with respect to Taxes of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries, and neither Moto nor any of its material subsidiaries is a party to any action or proceeding for assessment or collection of Taxes and no such event has been asserted or, to the knowledge of Moto, threatened against Moto or any of its material subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. | ||
(iii) | No claim has been made by any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where Moto and any of its material subsidiaries does not file Returns that Moto or any of its material subsidiaries is or may be subject to Tax by that jurisdiction. | ||
(iv) | Other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(r)(iv) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no Liens for unpaid Taxes (other than in respect of Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries. | ||
(v) | Moto and each of its material subsidiaries has withheld or collected all amounts required to be withheld or collected by it on account of Taxes and has remitted all such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Entity when required by Law to do so, except where the failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. | ||
(vi) | There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes due from Moto or any of its material subsidiaries for any taxable period and no request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending. | ||
(vii) | To the extent available, Moto will provide Randgold with true, correct and complete copies of all the income and capital Tax returns, examination reports and statements of deficiencies for taxable periods, or transactions consummated, for which the applicable statutory periods of limitations have not expired, in respect of Moto and each of its material subsidiaries. | ||
(viii) | The Moto Shares are listed on a “recognised stock exchange” as defined by the Tax Act. |
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(s) | Property. |
(i) | Other than as disclosed in Section 3.1(s) of the Disclosure Letter, Moto does not own or have an option or right to acquire any interests in real or immoveable property, including licenses, leases, rights of way, surface rights, easements, permits for the use of land or other real property. | ||
(ii) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(s) of the Disclosure Letter, the Concessions are the only mining concessions, claims, leases, licenses, permits or other rights that are required to conduct the activities of Moto or its subsidiaries as currently conducted in respect of the Moto Gold Project. | ||
(iii) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(s) of the Disclosure Letter, and subject to the Joint Venture Agreement, each Concession is in good standing. The interests of Moto or its material subsidiaries in each Concession is held free and clear of all Liens, except as set out in Schedule 3.1(s) of the Disclosure Letter. The Disclosure Letter sets out an up to date, true and accurate list in all material respects of (i) the interests of Moto and its material subsidiaries in each of the Concessions; (ii) the agreement or document pursuant to which Moto or its material subsidiaries holds its interest in such Concessions; and (iii) Moto or its material subsidiaries are lawfully authorized to hold its interest in the Concessions, as set out in the Disclosure Letter. | ||
(iv) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(s) of the Disclosure Letter, and subject to the Joint Venture Agreement and applying customary standards in the mining industry: |
(A) | each Concession has been properly located and recorded in compliance with applicable Laws and comprises a valid and subsisting mineral claim in each case in all material respects; | ||
(B) | any and all assessment work required to be performed and filed under the Concessions has been performed and filed; | ||
(C) | any and all Taxes and other payments required to be paid in respect of the Concessions and all rental payments required to be paid in respect of the Concessions have been paid; | ||
(D) | any and all filings required to be filed in respect of the Concessions have been filed; | ||
(E) | Moto or its material subsidiaries have the exclusive right to deal with the Concessions; |
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(F) | no other Person has any material interest in the Concessions or any right to acquire any such interest; | ||
(G) | there are no back-in rights, earn-in rights, rights of first refusal, royalty rights or similar provisions which would materially affect Moto’s or any of its material subsidiaries’ interests in the Concessions; and | ||
(H) | neither Moto nor any of its material subsidiaries have received any notice, whether written or oral from any Governmental Entity or any Person with jurisdiction or applicable authority of any revocation or intention to revoke Moto’s or any of its material subsidiaries’ interests in the Concessions. |
(v) | Moto will provide Randgold with access to full and complete copies of all exploration information and data within the possession or control of Moto and its material subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all geological, geophysical and geochemical information and data (including all drill, sample and assay results and all maps) and all technical reports, feasibility studies and other similar reports and studies concerning the Concessions and Moto or its subsidiaries has the sole right, title, ownership and right to use all such information, data reports and studies, all of which information will be confidential information for the purposes of the Confidentiality Agreement. | ||
(vi) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(s) of the Disclosure Letter, all work and activities carried out on the Concessions by Moto or its material subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Moto, by any other person appointed by Moto or any of its material subsidiaries have been carried out in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Laws, and neither Moto nor any of its material subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Moto, any other person, has received any notice of any material breach of any such applicable Laws. | ||
(vii) | Moto and its material subsidiaries have made or will make available to Randgold all material information in its possession or under its control relating to the Concessions and the Moto Gold Project. |
(t) | Contracts. Schedule 3.1(t) of the Disclosure Letter includes a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts to which Moto or any of its material subsidiaries is a party and that are currently in force. All Material Contracts are in full force and effect, and Moto or its material subsidiaries are entitled to all rights and benefits thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof. Moto will make available to Randgold for inspection true and complete copies of all Material Contracts, and all such Material Contracts will be contained in the Data Room Information or will be provided to Randgold pursuant to its due diligence |
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requests. All of the Material Contracts are valid and binding obligations of Moto or a material subsidiary as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies may only be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction. Moto and its material subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all terms of such Material Contracts, have paid all amounts due thereunder of, as and when due, have not waived any rights thereunder and no material default or breach exists in respect thereof on the part of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Moto, on the part of any other party thereto, and no event has occurred which, after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach or trigger a right of termination of any of the Material Contracts. As at the date hereof, neither Moto nor any of its material subsidiaries has received written notice that any party to a Material Contract intends to cancel, terminate or otherwise modify or not renew such Material Contract, and to the knowledge of Moto, no such action has been threatened. Except as specifically noted in Schedule 3.1(t) of the Disclosure Letter, neither Moto nor any of its material subsidiaries is a party to any Material Contract that contains any non-competition obligation or otherwise restricts in any material way the business of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries. | |||
(u) | Permits. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(u) of the Disclosure Letter, Moto and each of its material subsidiaries has obtained and is in compliance with all material Permits required by applicable Laws, necessary to conduct its current business as now being conducted. To the knowledge of Moto, there are no facts, events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a failure to obtain or be in compliance with such material Permits as are necessary to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted as set forth in the Moto Public Disclosure Documents. | ||
(v) | Intellectual Property. There is no action, suit, proceeding or claim pending or to the knowledge of Moto, threatened by others challenging Moto’s or any of its material subsidiaries’ rights in or to any Intellectual Property which is used for the conduct of Moto’s and its material subsidiaries’ business as currently carried on as set forth in the Moto Public Disclosure Documents. | ||
(w) | HSR Act. As determined in accordance with the HSR Act and regulations thereunder Moto and all entities controlled by Moto: (i) do not hold U.S. assets located in the United States having an aggregate fair market value in excess of US $65.2 million; and (ii) did not have aggregate sales in or into the United States in excess of US $65.2 million in Moto’s most recent fiscal year. | ||
(x) | Environmental Matters. To the knowledge of Moto, each of Moto and its material subsidiaries and their respective businesses and operations: |
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(i) | is in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and all terms and conditions of all Environmental Permits; | ||
(ii) | has not received any order, request or notice from any person alleging a material violation of any Environmental Law; | ||
(iii) | (i) is not a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding, nor is any litigation or administrative proceeding threatened against it or its property or assets, which in either case (1) asserts or alleges that it violated any Environmental Laws, (2) asserts or alleges that it is required to clean up, remove or take remedial or other response action due to the Release of any Hazardous Substances, or (3) asserts or alleges that it is required to pay all or a portion of the cost of any past, present or future cleanup, removal or remedial or other response action which arises out of or is related to the Release of any Hazardous Substances, and (ii) is not subject to any judgment, decree, order or citation related to or arising out of applicable Environmental Law and has not been named or listed as a potentially responsible party by any Governmental Entity in a matter arising under any Environmental Laws; and | ||
(iv) | except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(x) of the Disclosure Letter, is not involved in remediation operations and does not know of any facts, circumstances or conditions, including any Release of Hazardous Substance, that would reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liabilities other than remediation operations contemplated by the Feasibility Study. |
(y) | Mineral Reserves and Resources. The estimated proven and probable mineral reserves and estimated indicated, measured and inferred mineral resources disclosed in the Moto Public Disclosure Record have been prepared and disclosed in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws. The information provided by Moto to the Qualified Persons (as defined in NI 43-101) in connection with the preparation of such estimates was complete and accurate at the time such information was furnished. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(y) of the Disclosure Letter, to the knowledge of Moto, no material mineral deposits of the Moto Gold Project are subject to illegal occupation. There has been no material reduction in the aggregate amount of estimated mineral reserves or estimated mineral resources of Moto and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from the amounts disclosed in the Moto Public Disclosure Record. | ||
(z) | Regulatory. |
(i) | Moto and its material subsidiaries have operated and are currently operating in material compliance with all applicable Laws, including all applicable published rules, regulations, guidelines and policies of any |
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regulatory or governmental agency having jurisdiction over Moto or its material subsidiaries or their respective activities (collectively, the “Regulatory Authorities”); and | |||
(ii) | Moto and its material subsidiaries have operated and are currently operating their respective businesses in compliance with all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals registrations and consents of the Regulatory Authorities (the “Regulatory Authorizations”) in all material respects and have made all requisite material declarations and filings with the Regulatory Authorities. Moto and its material subsidiaries have not received any written notices or other correspondence from the Regulatory Authorities regarding any circumstances that have existed or currently exist which would lead to a loss, suspension, or modification of, or a refusal to issue, any material Regulatory Authorization relating to its activities which would reasonably be expected to restrict, curtail, limit or adversely affect the ability of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries to operate their respective businesses in a manner which would have a Material Adverse effect on Moto. |
(aa) | Employee Benefits. |
(i) | Moto and each of its material subsidiaries has complied, in all material respects, with the terms of all agreements, health, welfare, supplemental unemployment benefit, bonus, incentive, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock purchase, stock compensation, stock option, disability, pension or retirement plans and other employee compensation or benefit plans, policies, arrangements, practices or undertakings, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured which are maintained by or binding upon Moto or such material subsidiary or in respect of which Moto or any of its material subsidiaries has any actual or potential liability (collectively, the “Moto Benefit Plans”) and with all applicable Laws and collective bargaining agreements relating thereto. | ||
(ii) | Schedule 3.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list and description of the terms of the Moto Benefit Plans. | ||
(iii) | Each Moto Benefit Plan is and has been established, registered (if required), qualified, invested and administered, in all material respects, in compliance with the terms of such Moto Benefit Plan (including the terms of any documents in respect of such Moto Benefit Plan), all applicable Laws and any collective bargaining agreement relating thereto. | ||
(iv) | All obligations of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries regarding the Moto Benefit Plans have been satisfied in all material respects and no Taxes are owing or exigible under any of the Moto Benefit Plans by Moto |
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or any of its material subsidiaries except as specifically noted in Schedule 3.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter. All employer and employee payments, contributions and premiums required to be remitted, paid to or in respect of each Moto Benefit Plan have been paid or remitted in a timely fashion in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws except as specifically noted in Schedule 3.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter. | |||
(v) | Each Moto Benefit Plan is insured or funded in compliance with the terms of such Moto Benefit Plan, all applicable Laws and any collective bargaining agreement relating thereto and is in good standing with such Governmental Entities as may be applicable and, as of the date hereof, no currently outstanding notice of under-funding, non-compliance, failure to be in good standing or otherwise has been received by Moto or any of its material subsidiaries from any such Governmental Entities. | ||
(vi) | To the knowledge of Moto, (i) no Moto Benefit Plan is subject to any pending investigation, examination or other proceeding, action or claim initiated by any Governmental Entity, or by any other party (other than routine claims for benefits), and (ii) there exists no state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such investigation, examination or other proceeding, action or claim or to affect the registration or qualification of any Moto Benefit Plan required to be registered or qualified. | ||
(vii) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter, Moto and its material subsidiaries have no formal plan and have made no promise or commitment, whether legally binding or not, to create any additional Moto Benefit Plan or to improve or change the benefits provided under any Moto Benefit Plan. | ||
(viii) | There is no entity other than Moto and any of its material subsidiaries participating in any Moto Benefit Plan. | ||
(ix) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(aa) of the Disclosure Letter, none of the Moto Benefit Plans provide benefits beyond retirement or other termination of service to employees or former employees or to the beneficiaries or dependants of such employees and where there are such Moto Benefit Plans disclosed in Schedule 3.1(aa), each such Moto Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated at any time without incurring any liability thereunder other than in respect of claims incurred prior to such amendment or termination. | ||
(x) | Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1 (aa) or Section 5.5 of the Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Moto nor completion of the Arrangement pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement nor compliance by Moto with any of the provisions hereof shall, subject to |
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Section 5.5, result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, bonuses or otherwise) becoming due to any director or employee of Moto or any of its subsidiaries or result in any increase or acceleration of contributions, liabilities or benefits or acceleration of vesting, under any Moto Benefit Plan or restriction held in connection with a Moto Benefit Plan. | |||
(xi) | All data necessary to administer each Moto Benefit Plan is in the possession of Moto or one of its material subsidiaries or their respective agents and is in a form which is sufficient for the proper administration of the Moto Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws and such data is complete and correct. |
(bb) | Labour and Employment. |
(i) | Schedule 3.1(bb)(i) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list of all expatriate and Perth-based employees of Moto and its material subsidiaries, together with their titles, service dates and material terms of employment, including current wages, salaries or hourly rate of pay, and bonus (whether monetary or otherwise). Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(bb)(i) of the Disclosure Letter, no such employee is on long-term disability leave, extended absence or worker’s compensation leave. As at August [4], 2009, none of the material employees of Moto or its material subsidiaries has indicated an intention to resign their employment. All current assessments under applicable workers compensation legislation in relation to the employees listed in Schedule 3.1(bb)(i) of the Disclosure Letter have been paid or accrued by Moto and its material subsidiaries, as applicable, and Moto and its material subsidiaries are not subject to any special or penalty assessment under such legislation which has not been paid. | ||
(ii) | Except for those written employment contracts with salaried employees of Moto and any of its material subsidiaries identified in Schedule 3.1(bb)(ii) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no written contracts of employment entered into with any such employees or any oral contracts of employment. Except for those agreements or provisions described in Schedule 5.5 of the Disclosure Letter, no employee of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries is party to a change of control, severance, termination, golden parachute or similar agreement or provision or would receive payments under such agreement or provision as a result of the Arrangement. | ||
(iii) | Moto will provide to Randgold a complete list of the collective agreements, either directly or by operation of law, between Moto or any of its material subsidiaries with any trade union or association which may qualify as a trade union (collectively the “Collective Agreements”). |
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Other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(bb)(iii) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding or, to the knowledge of Moto, threatened labour tribunal proceedings of any kind, including unfair labour practice proceedings or any proceedings which could result in certification of a trade union as bargaining agent for any employees of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries not already covered by a collective agreement. Other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(bb)(iii) of the Disclosure Letter there are no threatened or apparent union organizing activities involving employees of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries nor is Moto or any of its material subsidiaries currently negotiating any of the Collective Agreements. To the knowledge of Moto, there is no default or violation under any of the Collective Agreements. There is no strike or lockout involving the employees covered by the collective agreements listed in Schedule 3.1(bb)(iii) of the Disclosure Letter. |
(cc) | Compliance with Laws. Moto and its material subsidiaries have complied with and are not in violation of any applicable Laws, other than non-compliance or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. | ||
(dd) | Absence of Cease Trade Orders. No order ceasing or suspending trading in the Moto Shares (or any of them) or any other securities of Moto is outstanding and no proceedings for this purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of Moto, are pending, contemplated or threatened. | ||
(ee) | Related Party Transactions. Except as contemplated hereby or as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(ee) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no Contracts or other transactions currently in place between Moto or any of its material subsidiaries, on the one hand, and: (i) to the knowledge of Moto, any officer or director of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries; (ii) to the knowledge of Moto, any holder of record or, to the knowledge of Moto, beneficial owner of 10% or more of the Moto Shares; and (iii) to the knowledge of Moto, any affiliate or associate of any such, officer, director, holder of record or beneficial owner, on the other hand. | ||
(ff) | Expropriation. No part of the property or assets of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries has been taken, condemned or expropriated by any Governmental Entity nor has any written notice or proceeding in respect thereof been given or commenced nor does Moto or any of its material subsidiaries know of any intent or proposal to give such notice or commence any such proceedings. | ||
(gg) | Registration Rights. No Moto Shareholder has any right to compel Moto to register or otherwise qualify the Moto Shares (or any of them) for public sale or distribution. |
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(hh) | Rights of Other Persons. Other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(hh) of the Disclosure Letter, no person has any right of first refusal or option to purchase or any other right of participation in any of the material properties or assets owned by Moto or any of its material subsidiaries, or any part thereof. | ||
(ii) | Restrictions on Business Activities. There is no arbitral award, judgment, injunction, constitutional ruling, order or decree binding upon Moto or any of its material subsidiaries that has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting, restricting, or impairing any business practice of any of them, any acquisition or disposition of property by any of them, or the conduct of the business by any of them as currently conducted, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Moto. | ||
(jj) | Brokers. Except as disclosed by Moto to Randgold, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Moto, and the aggregate amount of such fees that may become payable in respect of all such arrangements is set out in Schedule 3.1(jj) to the Disclosure Letter. | ||
(kk) | Insurance. As of the date hereof, Moto and its material subsidiaries have such policies of insurance as are listed in Schedule 3.1(kk) of the Disclosure Letter. All insurance maintained by Moto or any of its material subsidiaries is in full force and effect and in good standing and neither Moto nor any of its subsidiaries is in default, whether as to payment of premium or otherwise, under the terms of any such insurance nor has Moto or any of its material subsidiaries failed to give any notice or present any material claim under any such insurance in a due and timely fashion or received notice or otherwise become aware of any intent of an insurer to either claim any default on the part of Moto or any of its material subsidiaries or not to renew any policy of insurance on its expiry or to increase any deductible or cost, except where such failure or default or other event would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. | ||
(ll) | Data Room Information. All Data Room Information is accurate in all material respects as at its respective date as stated therein, or, if any Data Room Information is undated, as of the date of its delivery to the Data Site for purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Additionally, all information provided to Randgold in relation to Xxxxxxxx’s due diligence requests, including information not provided in the Data Room Information, will be accurate in all material respects as at its respective date as stated therein. To the extent that there is a material change to any of the Data Room Information or any other information provided to Randgold since the date posted to the Data Site or provided to Randgold, as the case may be, such information will be accurate in all material respects or is no longer relevant or |
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material to Moto or additional information has been provided to the Data Site or to Randgold which supercedes or replaces such information. | |||
(mm) | United States Securities Laws. |
(i) | Moto is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the U.S. Exchange Act; | ||
(ii) | no securities of Moto are registered or required to be registered under Section 12 of the U.S. Exchange Act, and Moto is not required to file reports under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act; and | ||
(iii) | Moto is not an “investment company” as defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(nn) | Report Regarding Operations. Moto engaged each of “ ” (together the “Authors”) to prepare a report relating to the viability of conducting exploration and mining activities at the Moto Gold Project in light of the security and political risks associated with the conduct of such activities in that area of the DRC (together the “Security Reports”). Moto represents and warrants as follows with respect to the Security Reports: |
(i) | Moto has provided or will provide a complete copy of the Security Reports to Xxxxxxxx, including copies of any and all correspondence (written or verbal) relating to the Security Reports between Moto and the Authors; | ||
(ii) | The conclusions expressed in the Security Reports are reasonable; | ||
(iii) | Moto is not aware of any facts or information which would make the conclusions or analysis set forth in the Security Reports incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any respect; and | ||
(iv) | The consultants who prepared the Security Reports were provided with all information in the possession or within the control of Moto that was requested by such consultants or which would be relevant to a full and accurate assessment of the matters dealt with in the Security Reports. |
(oo) | Viability of Mining Operations. As of the date of this Agreement, Moto has no information that would cause it to conclude, acting reasonably, that the development of the Moto Gold Project in accordance with the Feasibility Study is not possible given existing security or political factors. | ||
(pp) | Change of Control. The completion of the Arrangement will constitute a “Change of Control” within the meaning of the OKIMO Assignment and the GICC Agreement. |
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(qq) | Competition Act. As determined in accordance with the Competition Act and regulations thereunder, Moto and all entities controlled by Moto: (i) does not have assets in Canada having an aggregate book value exceeding $70 million; and (ii) does not have gross revenues from sales in or from Canada generated by its assets in Canada that exceed $70 million, based on the audited financial statements for Moto’s most recently completed fiscal year. | ||
(rr) | Sanctions and Similar Laws. Neither Moto nor its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Moto, any of its officers, directors, employees or agents (nor any person acting on behalf of the foregoing) directly or indirectly has given, offered or agreed to give or offer a loan, reward, advantage or benefit of any kind to any (1) person who holds a legislative, administrative or judicial position of a foreign state, (2) person who performs public duties or functions for a foreign state, including a person employed by a board, commission, corporation or other body or authority that is established to perform a duty of function on behalf of the foreign state, or is performing such duty or function, or (3) agent of a public international organization that is formed by two or more states or governments, or by two or more such public international organizations, as consideration for an act or omission by the official in connection with the performance of the official’s duties or functions, or to induce the official to use his or her position to influence any acts or decisions of the foreign state or public international organization for which the official performs duties or functions, except as permitted by the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada). |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RANDGOLD
(a) | Authority Relative to this Agreement. Xxxxxxxx has the requisite corporate power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Xxxxxxxx and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by its board of directors and no other corporate proceedings on its part are necessary |
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to authorize this Agreement or the Arrangement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Xxxxxxxx and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Randgold enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting rights of creditors and that equitable remedies, including specific performance, are discretionary and may not be ordered. | |||
(b) | Organization and Qualification. Randgold and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated or an entity duly created and validly existing under all the applicable Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, continuance or creation and has all necessary corporate or other power and capacity to own its property and assets as now owned and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Randgold and each of its subsidiaries (a) has all Permits necessary to conduct its business substantially as now conducted, and (b) is duly registered or otherwise authorized and qualified to do business and each is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties, owned, leased, licensed or otherwise held, or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so registered or in good standing or to have such Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Randgold. | ||
(c) | No Material Change. Since December 31, 2008 except as disclosed in the Randgold Public Disclosure Record, there has been no material change in respect of Randgold and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the debt, business and material property of Randgold and its subsidiaries conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Randgold Public Disclosure Record; and there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by Randgold on any Randgold Shares. | ||
(d) | No Violations. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Xxxxxxxx nor the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or the Arrangement nor the performance of its obligations thereunder nor compliance by Randgold with any of the provisions thereof will violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any material provision of, require any consent, approval or notice under, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under: (A) the articles of incorporation or other constating documents of Randgold or any of its subsidiaries; or (B) any material contract or other instrument or obligation to which Randgold or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which it, or any of its properties or assets, may be subject or by which Randgold or any of its subsidiaries is bound and, in each case, individually or in the aggregate would materially adversely affect Randgold’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (C) violate, breach or constitute a default under any Law |
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applicable to Randgold or any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties or assets. | |||
(e) | Capitalization. The authorized share capital of Randgold consists of 100,000,000 Randgold Shares. As of the close of business on August [4], 2009, [76,782,302] Randgold Shares were issued and outstanding and an aggregate of up to [2,393,770] Randgold Shares were issuable upon the exercise of Randgold Options and other than restricted Randgold Shares issuable under Randgold’s Restricted Share Scheme or as disclosed to Moto, there are no options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights, shareholder rights plans, agreements, arrangements or commitments (pre-emptive, contingent or otherwise) of any character whatsoever requiring or which may require the issuance, sale or transfer by Randgold of any securities of Randgold (including Randgold Shares), or any securities or obligations convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, or otherwise evidencing a right or obligation to acquire, any securities of Randgold (including Randgold Shares) or subsidiaries of Randgold. Other than Randgold Options and Randgold Shares, there are no securities of Randgold or of any of its subsidiaries outstanding which have the right to vote generally (or are convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote generally) with the Randgold Shareholders on any matter. There are no outstanding contractual or other obligations of Randgold or any subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its securities or with respect to the voting or disposition of any outstanding securities of any of its subsidiaries, other than the Randgold Options and restricted Randgold Shares issuable under Xxxxxxxx’s Restricted Share Scheme. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness of Randgold or any in its subsidiaries having the right to vote with the holders of the outstanding Randgold Shares on any matters. | ||
(f) | Reporting Status and Securities Laws Matters. Randgold Shares and Randgold ADSs are registered under the U.S. Exchange Act. No delisting, suspension of trading in or cease trading order with respect to any securities of Randgold and, to the knowledge of Randgold, no inquiry or investigation (formal or informal) of the SEC, the NASDAQ or the London Stock Exchange, is in effect or ongoing or, to the knowledge of Randgold, expected to be implemented or undertaken. | ||
(g) | Public Filings. Xxxxxxxx has filed all documents in the Randgold Public Disclosure Record required to be filed by it in accordance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws. All such documents and information comprising the Randgold Public Disclosure Record, as of their respective filing dates (and the dates of any amendments thereto), (1) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and (2) complied in all material respects with |
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the requirements of applicable U.S. federal securities laws, and any amendments to the Randgold Public Disclosure Record required to be made have been filed on a timely basis with the SEC. | |||
(h) | Randgold Financial Statements. Xxxxxxxx’s audited financial statements as at and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 (including the notes thereto and related Operating and Financial Review and Prospects section of Randgold’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 ) and Xxxxxxxx’s unaudited financial statements as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2009 (collectively, the “Randgold Financial Statements”) were prepared in accordance with IFRS consistently applied (except as otherwise indicated in such financial statements and the notes thereto or in the related report of Xxxxxxxx’s independent auditors) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position of its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and for the periods indicated therein and reflect reserves required by IFRS in respect of all material contingent liabilities, if any, of Randgold and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. There has been no material change in Xxxxxxxx’s accounting policies, except as described in the notes to the Randgold Financial Statements, since December 31, 2008. | ||
(i) | No Undisclosed Liabilities. Randgold and its subsidiaries have no outstanding indebtedness or liabilities and are not party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar commitment with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any person, other than those specifically identified in the Randgold Financial Statements or incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the most recent financial statements of Randgold filed on the SEC’s XXXXX database. | ||
(j) | Litigation. There are no material claims, actions, suits, grievances, complaints or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Randgold, threatened affecting Randgold or any of its subsidiaries or affecting any of their respective property or assets at law or in equity before or by any Governmental Entity, including matters arising under Environmental Laws. Neither Randgold nor any of its subsidiaries nor their respective assets or properties is subject to any outstanding material judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree. | ||
(k) | Reserve Information. The reserve information contained in Randgold’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 is in accordance with the SEC’s Industry Guide 7. None of the mineral deposits that are material to Randgold and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are, to the knowledge of Randgold, subject to illegal occupation. There has been no material reduction in the aggregate amount of estimated mineral reserves of Randgold and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from the amounts disclosed in Randgold’s Public Disclosure Record, subject to depletion in the ordinary course of business. |
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(l) | Issuance of Randgold Shares and Randgold ADSs. The Randgold Shares to be issued as part of the Randgold Share Consideration, and the Randgold Shares represented by the Randgold ADS Consideration, will, when issued pursuant to the Arrangement, be duly and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable ordinary shares in the capital of Randgold. | ||
(m) | Absence of Cease Trade Orders. No order ceasing or suspending trading in Randgold Shares or Randgold ADSs (or any of them) or any other securities of Randgold is outstanding and no proceedings for this purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of Randgold, are pending, contemplated or threatened. | ||
(n) | Investment Canada. Subco will be, a “WTO Investor” for purposes of the Investment Canada Act, as that term is defined in the Investment Canada Act and the regulations thereunder. | ||
(o) | Compliance with Laws. Randgold and its subsidiaries have complied with and are not in violation of any applicable Laws, other than non-compliance or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition of Randgold and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. | ||
(p) | Due Diligence Material. All information provided to Moto in relation to Moto’s due diligence requests will be accurate in all material respects as at its respective date as stated therein. To the extent that there is a material change to any of the information provided to Moto since the date provided to Moto, such information will be accurate in all material respects or is no longer relevant or material to Moto or additional information has been provided to Moto which supercedes or replaces such information. | ||
(q) | United States Securities Laws. |
(i) | Randgold is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the U.S. Exchange Act; and | ||
(ii) | Randgold is not an “investment company” as defined in the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
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COVENANTS OF MOTO AND RANDGOLD
(a) | take any action except in the ordinary course of business of Moto and its material subsidiaries, it being acknowledged and agreed that, for the purposes of this Article 5.1, the performance by Moto and its subsidiaries of their respective obligations under the Joint Venture Agreement, the Tripartite Agreement and the ATF, and the entering into by Moto, and the performance by Moto of those obligations under, the July 2009 Protocol are within the ordinary course of business of Moto and its subsidiaries and Moto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve its and its material subsidiaries’ business organization, assets, employees, goodwill and business relationships; | ||
(b) | (i) amend its articles, charter or by-laws or other comparable organizational documents; (ii) split, combine or reclassify any shares in the capital of Moto or any of its subsidiaries, or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or payment (whether in cash, securities or property or any combination thereof) in respect of the Moto Shares owned by any person or the securities of any subsidiary owned by a person other than Moto other than, in the case of any subsidiary wholly-owned by Moto, any dividends payable to Moto or any other wholly-owned subsidiary of Moto; (iii) issue, grant, deliver, sell or pledge, or agree to issue, grant, deliver, sell or pledge, any shares of Moto or its subsidiaries, or any rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or otherwise evidencing a right to acquire, shares or other securities of Moto or its subsidiaries, other than: (A) the issuance of Moto Shares pursuant to the terms of the outstanding Moto Options and the Moto Warrant; (B) the issue of Moto Shares in accordance with the OKIMO Assignment if Moto elects to satisfy up to 50% of any amount due and not paid thereunder as of the date of this Agreement by the issue of Moto Shares; the number of Moto Shares to be issued in that regard to be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2 of the OKIMO Assignment; (C) the issue of Moto Shares under the GICC Agreement in full discharge of Moto’s obligation to issue shares pursuant to that agreement; (D) transactions in the |
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ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices between two or more Moto wholly-owned subsidiaries or between Moto and a Moto wholly-owned subsidiary, and (E) as required under applicable Law or existing Material Contracts set forth in Schedule 3.1(t) of the Disclosure Letter; (iv) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any outstanding securities of Moto or any of its subsidiaries, (v) amend the terms of any of its securities; (vi) adopt a plan of liquidation or resolution providing for the liquidation or dissolution of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; (vii) amend its accounting policies or adopt new accounting policies, in each case except as required in accordance with GAAP; or (viii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing; | |||
(c) | except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and except as set forth in Schedule 5.1(c) of the Disclosure Letter, (i) sell, pledge, hypothecate, lease, license, sell and lease back, mortgage, dispose of or encumber or otherwise transfer, any assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) acquire (by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or acquisition of shares or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any assets, securities, properties, interests, businesses, corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof, or make any investment either by the purchase of securities, contribution of capital, property transfer, or purchase of any other property or assets of any other person, for an amount greater than $200,000; (iii) incur, create, assume or otherwise become liable for, any indebtedness for borrowed money or any other liability or obligation or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations of any other person, or make any loans, capital contributions, investments or advances; (iv) pay, discharge or satisfy any material liabilities or obligations other than: (A) the payment of any amounts that become due and payable under the OKIMO Assignment prior to the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the OKIMO Assignment (other than by an acceleration of the obligations thereunder due to a breach thereof by Moto); (B) the incurrence of obligations in respect of the construction of the hydro electric infrastructure described in the Feasibility Study or ATF, subject to prior consultation with Randgold; (C) payment of the Red Back Termination Fee pursuant to the Red Back Agreement; and (D) payment of those amounts payable or that may become payable prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the July 2009 Protocol; (v) waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of material value; or (vi) authorize or propose any of the foregoing, or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing; | ||
(d) | other than as is necessary to comply with applicable Laws or Contracts, or in accordance with the Moto Benefit Plans: (i) grant to any officer, employee or director of Moto or any of its subsidiaries an increase in compensation in any form, or grant any general salary increase; (ii) make any loan to any officer, |
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employee, or director of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) take any action with respect to the grant of any severance, change of control, bonus or termination pay to, or enter into any employment agreement, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with, or hire or terminate employment (except for just cause) of, any officer, employee or director of Moto or any of its subsidiaries, provided, however, that bonuses in an aggregate amount of not more than $800,000 may be awarded to the senior officers, senior managers and non-executive directors of Moto; (iv) increase any benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements, or adopt or materially amend or make any contribution to any Moto Benefit Plan or other bonus, profit sharing, option, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, insurance, incentive compensation, compensation or other similar plan, agreement, trust, fund or arrangement for the benefit of directors, officers or employees or former directors, officers, employees of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; (v) increase bonus levels or other benefits payable to any director, executive officer or employee of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; (vi) provide for accelerated vesting, removal of restrictions or an exercise of any stock based or stock related awards (including stock options, stock appreciation rights, deferred share units, performance units and restricted share awards) upon a change of control (other than in connection with the Arrangement) occurring on or prior to the Effective Time; or (vii) establish, adopt or amend (except as required by applicable Law) any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement; | |||
(e) | settle, pay, discharge, satisfy, compromise, waive, assign or release (i) any material action, claim or proceeding brought against Moto and/or any of its subsidiaries; or (ii) any action, claim or proceeding brought by any present, former or purported holder of its securities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement; | ||
(f) | enter into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts in any material respect Moto or any of its subsidiaries or any successor thereto, or that would, after the Effective Time, limit or restrict in any material respect Moto or any of its subsidiaries from competing in any manner; | ||
(g) | waive, release or assign any material rights, claims or benefits of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; | ||
(h) | other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (i) enter into any agreement that if entered into prior to the date hereof would be a Material Contract other than agreements contemplated by the ATF and the July 2009 Protocol (if not entered into prior to the date hereof); (ii) modify, amend in any material respect, transfer or terminate any Material Contract, or waive, release or assign any material rights or claims thereto or thereunder; |
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(i) | change any method of Tax accounting, make or change any Tax election, file any materially amended Return, settle or compromise any Tax liability, agree to an extension or waiver of the limitation period with respect to the assessment, reassessment or determination of Taxes, enter into any closing agreement with respect to any Tax or surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund; | ||
(j) | take any action or fail to take any action which action or failure to act would result in the material loss, expiration or surrender of, or the loss of any material benefit under, or reasonably be expected to cause any Governmental Entity to institute proceedings for the suspension, revocation or limitation of rights under, any material Permits or any Approvals listed in Schedule 5.1(j) of the Disclosure Letter of or from any Governmental Entity necessary to conduct its businesses as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted; or fail to prosecute with commercially reasonable due diligence any pending applications to any Governmental Entities for Approvals; | ||
(k) | take any action or fail to take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of Moto to consummate the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than in connection with a Pre-Acquisition Reorganization; or | ||
(l) | agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing. |
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(a) | immediately defer the separation time of the SRP Rights and continue to defer the separation time unless otherwise requested by Xxxxxxxx; | ||
(b) | promptly, and in any event within five business days following the date of this Agreement, provide to Randgold (if such agreement remains in effect and if providing a copy of such agreement is not prohibited by the terms of such agreement) a copy of each confidentiality and/or standstill agreement which has been entered into by Moto and any third party pursuant to which confidential information of Moto has been provided; | ||
(c) | on or immediately prior to the Effective Date or on such earlier date as Randgold may request and as may be permitted, waive, suspend the operation of or otherwise render the Shareholder Rights Plan inoperative or ineffective as regards the Plan of Arrangement, it being understood that Moto will have no obligation to take any such action until all other conditions to the Plan of Arrangement have been satisfied or waived; | ||
(d) | subject to obtaining confirmation that insurance coverage is maintained as contemplated in Section 7.6.1, and provided that the Effective Date has occurred, it shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause such members of the Moto Board to resign as Xxxxxxxx may require, at the time and in the manner requested by Xxxxxxxx, as of the Effective Date, with a nominee of Xxxxxxxx to be appointed to the Moto Board immediately after each such resignation; | ||
(e) | apply for and use its best efforts to obtain all Key Regulatory Approvals relating to Moto or any of its subsidiaries which are typically applied for by an offeree and, in doing so, keep Randgold reasonably informed as to the status of the proceedings related to obtaining the Key Regulatory Approvals, including providing Randgold with copies of all related applications and notifications, in draft form (except where such material is confidential in which case it will be provided (subject to applicable Laws) to Randgold’s outside counsel on an |
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“external counsel” basis), in order for Randgold to provide its comments thereon, which shall be given due and reasonable consideration; | |||
(f) | use its best efforts to obtain as soon as practicable following execution of this Agreement all third party consents, approvals and notices required under any of the Material Contracts, and all Key Third Party Consents; | ||
(g) | defend all lawsuits or other legal, regulatory or other proceedings against Moto challenging or affecting this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and | ||
(h) | allow representatives of Xxxxxxxx (including legal and financial advisors) to attend the Moto Meeting and allow officers of Xxxxxxxx to speak to any motion relating to the Arrangement Resolution. |
(a) | apply for and use its best efforts to obtain all Key Regulatory Approvals relating to Randgold or any of Randgold’s subsidiaries which are typically applied for by an offeror and, in doing so, keep Moto reasonably informed as to the status of the proceedings related to obtaining the Key Regulatory Approvals, including providing Moto with copies of all related applications and notifications in draft form (except where such material is confidential in which case it will be provided (subject to applicable Laws) to Moto’s outside counsel on an “external counsel” basis), in order for Moto to provide its reasonable comments thereon; | ||
(b) | subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Plan of Arrangement and applicable Laws, pay the aggregate Randgold Share Consideration, Randgold ADS Consideration and Cash Consideration to be paid pursuant to the Arrangement at the time provided herein and pay any amounts payable in respect of Moto Options pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, either in cash or in Converted Randgold Options, upon the transfer of such Moto Options to Moto for cancellation or the conversion of such Moto Options into Converted Randgold Options, as the case may be, pursuant to and in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement; | ||
(c) | not take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or materially impede |
the ability of Xxxxxxxx to consummate the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; | |||
(d) | based upon the representation of Moto that the completion of the Arrangement will constitute a “Change of Control” within the meaning of the OKIMO Assignment, Randgold acknowledges that the amounts owing under the OKIMO Assignment shall become payable in full within seven business days of the Effective Date. Xxxxxxxx agrees that it will make arrangements to provide Moto with sufficient funds prior to the Effective Date to ensure that, following the Effective Date and conditional upon the Effective Date occurring, the full amount of the Loan Consideration outstanding under the OKIMO Assignment can be paid in accordance with the OKIMO Assignment. |
(a) | it shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy (or cause the satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder as set forth in Article 6 to the extent the same is within its control and to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under all applicable Laws to complete the Plan of Arrangement, including using its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) obtain all Key Regulatory Approvals required to be obtained by it: (ii) effect all necessary registrations, filings and submissions of information requested by Governmental Entities required to be effected by it in connection with the Plan of Arrangement; (iii) oppose, lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order against it or other order or action against it seeking to stop, or otherwise adversely affecting its ability to make and complete, the Plan of Arrangement; and (iv) co-operate with the other Party in connection with the performance by it and its subsidiaries of their obligations hereunder; in addition, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, none of the Parties shall knowingly take or cause to be taken any action which would reasonably be |
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expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; | |||
(b) | it shall not take any action, refrain from taking any commercially reasonable action, or permit any action to be taken or not taken, which is inconsistent with this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to significantly impede the making or completion of the Plan of Arrangement except as permitted by this Agreement; | ||
(c) | Moto shall effect such reorganization of its business, operations, subsidiaries and assets or such other transactions (each, a “Pre-Acquisition Reorganization”) as Randgold may reasonably request prior to the Effective Date, and the Plan of Arrangement, if required, shall be modified accordingly; provided, however, that Moto need not effect a Pre-Acquisition Reorganization which in the opinion of Moto, acting reasonably: (i) would require Moto to obtain the prior approval of the shareholders of Moto in respect of such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization other than at the Moto Meeting; or (ii) would impede or materially delay the consummation of the Arrangement. Without limiting the foregoing and other than as set forth in clause (i) above, Moto shall use its best efforts to obtain all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from any persons to effect each Pre- Acquisition Reorganization, and Moto shall cooperate with Randgold in structuring, planning and implementing any such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization. Randgold shall provide written notice to Moto of any proposed Pre-Acquisition Reorganization at least 10 business days prior to the date of the Moto Meeting. In addition: |
(A) | Xxxxxxxx shall indemnify and save harmless Moto and its subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with or as a result of any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization; | ||
(B) | any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not become effective unless Xxxxxxxx shall have waived or confirmed in writing the satisfaction of all conditions in its favour in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 and shall have confirmed in writing that it is prepared to promptly without condition (other than the satisfaction of the condition contemplated by Section 6.2(a) as it relates to the Pre- Acquisition Reorganization) proceed to effect the Arrangement; | ||
(C) | any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not unreasonably interfere in material operations prior to the Effective Time of Moto or any of its subsidiaries; |
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(D) | unless the Parties otherwise agree, any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not require any filings with, notifications to or approvals of any Governmental Entity or third party (other than such Tax rulings, and filing such Tax elections or notifications and prefilings or pre-clearances with corporations branches or similar Governmental Entities, as are necessary or advisable in the circumstances); | ||
(E) | any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not require Moto or any subsidiary to contravene any applicable Laws, their respective organizational documents or any Material Contract; and | ||
(F) | Moto and its subsidiaries shall not be obligated to take any action that could result in any Taxes being imposed on, or any adverse Tax or other consequences to, any securityholder of Moto incrementally greater than the Taxes or other consequences to such party in connection with the consummation of the Arrangement in the absence of any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization. |
(d) | Xxxxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that the planning for and implementation of any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not be considered a breach of any covenant under this Agreement and shall not be considered in determining whether a representation or warranty of Moto hereunder has been breached. Randgold and Moto shall work cooperatively and use reasonable commercial efforts to prepare prior to the Effective Time all documentation necessary and do such other acts and things as are necessary to give effect to such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization. For greater certainty, Moto shall not be liable for the failure of Randgold to benefit from any anticipated tax efficiency as a result of a Pre- Acquisition Reorganization. |
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CONDITIONS
(a) | the Arrangement Resolution shall have been approved and adopted by the Moto Securityholders at the Moto Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order; | ||
(b) | the Interim Order and the Final Order shall each have been obtained on terms consistent with this Agreement, and shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to Moto and Randgold, acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise; | ||
(c) | there shall not exist any prohibition at Law, including a cease trade order, injunction or other prohibition or order at Law or under applicable legislation, against Randgold or Moto which shall prevent the consummation of the Arrangement; | ||
(d) | Randgold Shares and Randgold ADSs to be issued in the United States pursuant to the Arrangement shall be exempt from registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act; provided, however, that Moto shall not be entitled to rely on the provisions of this Section 6.1(d) in failing to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the event that Moto fails to advise the Court prior to the hearing in respect of the Final Order, as required by the terms of the foregoing exemptions, that Xxxxxxxx will rely on the foregoing exemptions based on the Court’s approval of the transaction; | ||
(e) | the Key Regulatory Approvals shall have been obtained; | ||
(f) | the Key Third Party Consents shall have been obtained; | ||
(g) | this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and | ||
(h) | the distribution of the securities pursuant to the Arrangement shall be exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws either by virtue of exemptive relief from the securities regulatory authorities of each of the provinces of Canada or by virtue of applicable exemptions under Canadian securities laws and shall not be subject to resale restrictions under applicable Canadian securities laws (other than as applicable to control persons or pursuant to section 2.6 of National Instrument 45-102). |
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(a) | all covenants of Moto under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective Time which have not been waived by Xxxxxxxx shall have been duly performed by Moto in all material respects, and Xxxxxxxx shall have received a certificate of Moto addressed to Xxxxxxxx and dated the Effective Time, signed on behalf of Moto by two senior executive officers of Moto (on Moto’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date; | ||
(b) | all representations and warranties of Moto set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects, without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained in them as of the Effective Time, as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except where any failure or failures of any such representations and warranties (other than those contained in Sections 3.1(c), 3.1(d), 3.1(f) and 3.1(s)) to be so true and correct in all respects would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Moto (it being a separate condition that the representations and warranties of Moto made in Sections 3.1(c), 3.1(d), 3.1(f) and 3.1(s)) must be accurate in all respects when made and, except as contemplated by this Agreement, on and as of the Effective Time, as though made on and as of the Effective Time); and Xxxxxxxx shall have received a certificate of Moto addressed to Xxxxxxxx and dated the Effective Time, signed on behalf of Moto by two senior executive officers of Moto (on Moto’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date; | ||
(c) | since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, occurrence, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Moto; and | ||
(d) | holders of no more than 5% of the Moto Shares shall have exercised Dissent Rights. |
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(a) | all covenants of Randgold under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective Time shall have been duly performed by Xxxxxxxx in all material respects, and Moto shall have received a certificate of Randgold, addressed to Moto and dated the Effective Time, signed on behalf of Randgold by two of its senior executive officers (on Xxxxxxxx’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as of the Effective Date; | ||
(b) | all representations and warranties of Randgold set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects, without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained in them as of the Effective Time, as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except where the failure or failures of all such representations and warranties (other than those contained in Section 4.1(a), 4.1(b) and 4.1(d)) to be so true and correct in all respects would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Subco or Randgold (it being a separate condition that the representations and warranties of Randgold made in Section 4.1(a), 4.1(b) and 4.1(d) must be accurate in all respects when made and, except as contemplated by this Agreement, on and as of the Effective Time, as though made on and as of the Effective Time); and Moto shall have received a certificate of Xxxxxxxx, addressed to Moto and dated the Effective Time, signed on behalf of each of Randgold by two senior executive officers of each of Xxxxxxxx (on Xxxxxxxx’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date; | ||
(c) | since the date of Moto Securityholder Approval, there shall not have occurred any event, occurrence, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxxxxx; | ||
(d) | admission of the Randgold Shares comprising the Randgold Share Consideration to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority becoming effective in accordance with the listing rules made by the UK Listing Authority (pursuant to Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) and admission of the Randgold Shares comprising the Randgold Share Consideration to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s market for listed securities becoming effective in accordance with the Admission and Disclosure Standards of the London Stock Exchange; and |
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(e) | Randgold shall have delivered evidence satisfactory to Moto of the approval of the listing and posting for trading on the NASDAQ of the Randgold ADSs comprising the Randgold ADS Consideration. |
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
(a) | cause any of the representations or warranties of any Party contained herein to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect on the date hereof or at the Effective Time (provided that this paragraph (a) shall not apply in the case of any event or state of facts resulting from actions or omissions of Moto which are permitted or required by this Agreement); or | ||
(b) | result in the failure to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by any Party hereunder prior to the Effective Time. |
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(a) | furnish information with respect to Moto and its subsidiaries to the person making such Acquisition Proposal; | ||
(b) | enter into, participate, facilitate and maintain discussions or negotiations with, and otherwise cooperate with or assist, the person making such Acquisition Proposal; and/or | ||
(c) | waive any standstill provision or agreement that would otherwise prohibit such person from making such Acquisition Proposal; |
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(a) | Moto has complied with its obligations under Section 7.2 and has provided Randgold with a copy of the Superior Proposal; and | ||
(b) | a period (the “Response Period”) of five business days has elapsed from the date that is the later of (x) the date on which Xxxxxxxx receives written notice from the Moto Board that the Moto Board has determined, subject only to compliance with this Section 7.3, to accept, approve, endorse, recommend or enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, and (y) the date Xxxxxxxx receives a copy of the Superior Proposal. |
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(a) | in the event this Agreement is terminated by Randgold pursuant to Section 8.2.1(e), then Xxxxxxxx shall promptly, but in no event later than five business days following the request by Xxxx, pay the reasonable charges and expenses actually incurred by Moto in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement (upon being provided with supporting invoices), and the transactions contemplated hereby, subject to a maximum of $2,000,000, as reimbursement to Moto payable by wire transfer of same day funds; or | ||
(b) | in the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.2.1(b)(i) solely due to any failure: |
(1) | by Xxxxxxxx to file, or provide to Moto for filing, on SEDAR the Randgold Technical Reports in a form, determined by Xxxxxxxx, acting reasonably, that can be filed in accordance with NI 43-101; | ||
(2) | by Xxxxxxxx to provide Moto with all information referred to in Section 2.4(c) to be provided by Xxxxxxxx as is required to be included in the Moto Circular pursuant to Securities Laws; | ||
(3) | of the Randgold Shares or the Randgold ADSs to be issued by Randgold pursuant to the Arrangement to be admitted to listing on the official list of the UK Listing Authority or to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc, or NASDAQ, as applicable, provided that Moto has promptly provided upon request all such financial and other information regarding Moto as may be required in order to achieve such admission, or | ||
(4) | by Xxxxxxxx to perform any of its obligations under Section 5.3.1(b), |
then Xxxxxxxx shall promptly, but in no event later than five business days following the request by Xxxx, pay the Red Back Termination Fee, as reimbursement to Moto payable by wire transfer of same day funds; or | |||
(c) | in the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.2.1(e), then Randgold shall promptly, but in no event later than five business days following the request by Moto, pay the Red Back Termination Fee, as reimbursement to Moto payable by wire transfer of same day funds. |
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(a) | by Xxxxxxxx pursuant to Section 8.2.1(c)(i), (except where the Change in Recommendation which has led to the termination pursuant to Section 8.2.1(c)(i) was made solely because the Board of Directors of Moto, acting in good faith, determined that a change, effect, event or occurrence had taken place that constituted a Material Adverse Effect on Randgold and that, as a consequence, it would be inconsistent with the Board’s fiduciary obligations to continue to recommend that Moto Securityholders vote in favour of the Arrangement), Section 8.2.1(c)(iv) or Section 8.2.1(c)(vi); | ||
(b) | by Moto pursuant to Section 8.2.1(d)(i); or | ||
(c) | by Xxxxxxxx pursuant to Section 8.2.1(b)(i), or Section 8.2.1 (c)(v) or by either Party pursuant to 8.2.1(b)(iii), but only if, in the case of this paragraph (c), prior to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the holding of the Moto Meeting, following the date of this Agreement, a bona fide Acquisition Proposal, or the intention to make an Acquisition Proposal, with respect to Moto shall have been made to Moto or publicly announced by any person (other than Randgold or any of its affiliates) and within six months following the date of such termination: |
(i) | an Acquisition Proposal is consummated by Moto; or | ||
(ii) | Moto and/or one or more of its subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement in respect of, or the Moto Board approves or recommends, an Acquisition Proposal which is subsequently consummated at any time thereafter; |
provided that, for the purposes of this Section 7.4.4(c), all references to “20%” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to be references to “50%”. |
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TERM, TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
(a) | by mutual written agreement of Moto and Xxxxxxxx ; or | ||
(b) | by either Moto or Randgold, if: |
(i) | the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Date, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this 8.2.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill any of its |
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obligations or breach of any of its representations and warranties under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur by such Outside Date; or | |||
(ii) | after the date hereof, there shall be enacted or made any applicable Law that makes consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise prohibited or enjoins Moto or Randgold from consummating the Arrangement and such applicable Law (if applicable) or enjoinment shall have become final and non-appealable; or | ||
(iii) | the Arrangement Resolution shall have failed to obtain the Moto Securityholder Approval at the Moto Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) in accordance with the Interim Order; or |
(c) | by Xxxxxxxx, if: |
(i) | prior to obtaining the Moto Securityholder Approval, the Moto Board fails to recommend or withdraws, amends, modifies or qualifies, in a manner adverse to Randgold or fails to reaffirm its recommendation of the Arrangement within five business days (and in any case prior to the Moto Meeting) after having been requested in writing by Xxxxxxxx to do so, in a manner adverse to Xxxxxxxx, (it being understood that the taking of a neutral position or no position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal beyond a period of five business days (or beyond the date which is one day prior to the Moto Meeting, if sooner) shall be considered an adverse modification) (a “Change in Recommendation”); or | ||
(ii) | any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 is not satisfied, and such condition is incapable of being satisfied by the Outside Date; or | ||
(iii) | subject to Section 7.1, a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Moto set forth in this Agreement (other than as set forth in Section 7.2) shall have occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 not to be satisfied, and such conditions are incapable of being satisfied by the Outside Date; provided that Randgold is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 not to be satisfied; or | ||
(iv) | Moto is in breach or in default of any of its obligations or covenants set forth in Section 7.2 other than an immaterial breach of Moto’s obligation under Section 7.2 to provide notice of an Acquisition Proposal to Randgold within a prescribed period; or | ||
(v) | the Moto Meeting has not occurred on or before the later of (A) October [5], 2009 [NTD: the date that is 60 days after the signing of this |
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Agreement] and (B) the date that is 35 days after the date on which Randgold provides Moto with all information referred to in section 2.4(c) to be provided by Randgold as is required, as determined by Xxxxxxxx, acting reasonably, to be included in the Moto Circular pursuant to Securities Laws, or such other date as the Parties may agree upon, each acting reasonably, provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.2.1(c)(v) shall not be available to Randgold if the failure by Xxxxxxxx to fulfill any obligation hereunder is the cause of, or results in, the failure of the Moto Meeting to occur on or before such date; or | |||
(vi) | the Moto Board authorizes Moto to enter into a binding written agreement relating to a Superior Proposal; or |
(d) | by Moto, if: |
(i) | the Moto Board authorizes Moto, subject to complying with the terms of this Agreement, to enter into a legally binding agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal; provided that concurrently with such termination, Moto pays the Termination Fee payable pursuant to Section 7.4; or | ||
(ii) | any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 is not satisfied, and such condition is incapable of being satisfied by the Outside Date; or | ||
(iii) | subject to Section 7.1, a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Randgold set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 not to be satisfied, and such conditions are incapable of being satisfied by the Outside Date; provided that Moto is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 not to be satisfied; or |
(e) | by either Randgold or Moto in the event that Randgold is required by any Governmental Authority, Securities Authority or Exchange to call and hold a meeting of its shareholders to obtain their approval for the issuance of Randgold Shares or Randgold ADSs pursuant to the Arrangement or any other aspect of the Arrangement and such approval is not obtained at that meeting. |
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(a) | change the time for performance of any of the obligations or acts of the Parties; | ||
(b) | waive any inaccuracies or modify any representation or warranty contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; | ||
(c) | waive compliance with or modify any of the covenants herein contained and waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the Parties; and/or | ||
(d) | waive compliance with or modify any mutual conditions precedent herein contained. |
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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(a) | for purposes other than those for which such Transaction Personal Information was collected by Moto prior to the Effective Date; and | ||
(b) | which does not relate directly to the carrying on of Moto’s business or to the carrying out of the purposes for which the transactions contemplated by this Agreement were implemented. |
(a) | if to Randgold or Subco: | ||
La Motte Xxxxxxxx La Motte Street St. Helier, Jersey JE1 1BJ Channel Islands |
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Attention: Dr. Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx: x00 00 000 0000 Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | |||
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX0X 0XX Xxxxxxx |
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Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx: x00-000 000-0000 Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx |
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if to Moto: | |||
Level 1, 00 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 0000 |
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Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx: 461 8 9381 4840 Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0 |
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Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Facsimile: x0 (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED |
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MOTO GOLDMINES LIMITED |
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Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
INTERPRETATION
1.1 | Definitions | |
In this Agreement: | ||
“Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement dated the date hereof between Randgold and Moto, a true copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule A, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms; |
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“Depositary Interests” means the depositary interests of Moto issued by the United Kingdom Registrar with each depositary interest representing one Share; | ||
“Option” means an option to purchase Shares granted under the Stock Option Plan; | ||
“owned” means owned, directly or indirectly; | ||
“Representative” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(a); | ||
“Shareholder Shares” means all Shares and all other securities in the capital of Moto including, but not limited to, Depositary Interests, Options, owned by the Shareholder, including (i) all Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options owned by the Shareholder; (ii) all Shares underlying the Depositary Interests owned by the Shareholder; and (iii) all securities of Moto or of any holding body corporate for securities issued by Moto, issued or acquired in lieu of or in replacement for or in consideration of all or any of such Shares, Depositary Interests, Options or any interest in the Shareholder, all of which is set forth in Schedule B hereto; | ||
“Shares” means common shares in the capital of Moto; | ||
“Stock Option Plan” means the restated stock option plan of Moto with effect from October 5, 2005; and | ||
“United Kingdom Registrar” means Computershare Investor Services PLC. | ||
1.2 | Definitions in Arrangement Agreement | |
All capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Arrangement Agreement. | ||
1.3 | Schedules | |
Schedule A and Schedule B constitutes an integral part of this Agreement. |
COVENANTS OF RANDGOLD
2.1 | Obligations under Arrangement Agreement | |
Randgold hereby covenants and irrevocably agrees in favour of the Shareholder that Xxxxxxxx will not materially amend or waive any provision under the Arrangement Agreement to decrease the consideration per Share received by the Shareholder under the Arrangement, without the prior written consent of the Shareholder; provided that, for greater certainty, Randgold may, without such consent, amend the terms of the Arrangement to increase the consideration (or the value of the consideration) under the Arrangement. |
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COVENANTS OF THE SHAREHOLDER
3.1 | General | |
The Shareholder hereby covenants and irrevocably agrees in favour of Xxxxxxxx that, from the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Effective Date; and (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 5, except as permitted by this Agreement, the Shareholder will: |
(a) | not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative (including any financial or other advisor) or agent of the Shareholder or, if applicable, any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Representatives”), (i) solicit, initiate, facilitate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) an Acquisition Proposal or the initiation of any inquiries or proposals regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) participate in any substantive discussions or negotiations with any person (other than Randgold or any of its affiliates) regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (iii) approve, accept, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to accept, approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) accept or enter into or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any agreement, understanding or arrangement or other contract in respect of an Acquisition Proposal; | ||
(b) | immediately cease and cause its Representatives to cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, encouragement, discussion or negotiation with any persons with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, other than Randgold; | ||
(c) | immediately notify Xxxxxxxx, at first orally forthwith and then in writing (within 24 hours after it has received any proposal, inquiry, offer or request), in the event the Shareholder or its Representatives receives an Acquisition Proposal, including the material terms and conditions thereof, and the identity of the Person or Persons making the Acquisition Proposal. The Shareholder will also provide such other details of such proposal, inquiry, offer or request, or any amendment to any of the foregoing, as Xxxxxxxx may reasonably request; | ||
(d) | subject to Section 3.3, not option, sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, hypothecate or otherwise convey any Shareholder Shares, or any right or interest therein (legal or equitable), to any person or group or agree to do any of the foregoing; | ||
(e) | not grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to vote any Shareholder Shares, or enter into any voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of shareholders or give consents or approval of any kind as to the Shareholder Shares that in each case might reasonably be regarded as likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement; |
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(f) | not vote or cause to be voted any Shareholder Shares in respect of any proposed action by Moto or its shareholders or affiliates or any other person in a manner which might reasonably be regarded as likely to prevent or delay the successful completion of the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and this Agreement; | ||
(g) | not take any action of any kind which might reasonably be regarded as likely to reduce the success of, or challenge, or delay or interfere with the completion of, the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement; | ||
(h) | irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all rights and remedies of the Shareholder to dissent with respect to the Arrangement Resolution or any other resolution relating to the approval of the Arrangement and not exercise any such right or remedies with respect to any such resolution; | ||
(i) | in the event that any transaction other than the Arrangement is presented for approval of or acceptance by the securityholders of Moto, not, directly or indirectly, vote in favour of, accept, assist or otherwise further the successful completion of such transaction or purport to tender or deposit into any such transaction any of the Shareholder Shares; and | ||
(j) | take all such reasonable steps as are necessary or advisable to ensure that at the Effective Time, its Shareholder Shares will be held by such Shareholder with good title thereto, free and clear of any and all Liens, and will not be subject to any shareholders’ agreements, voting trust or similar agreements or any option, right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming a shareholders’ agreement, voting trust or other agreement affecting such Shareholder Shares or the ability of any holder thereof to exercise all ownership rights thereto, including the voting of any such Shareholder Shares. |
The Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any securities in the capital of Moto purchased by the Shareholder through the exercise of any Options or in the market, by private agreement or otherwise, shall be deemed to be subject to the terms hereof as Shareholder Shares. | ||
3.2 | Voting of the Shareholder Shares in Favour of the Arrangement Resolution | |
The Shareholder hereby agrees with Xxxxxxxx that it will, on or before the fifth Business Day prior to the Moto Meeting, duly complete or cause to be completed and cause forms of proxy in respect of all of the Shareholder Shares or in respect of any Shareholder Shares represented by Depositary Interests direct the United Kingdom Registrar to duly complete or cause to be completed forms of proxy, and any other documents required in accordance with the Arrangement, to be validly delivered in support of the Arrangement Resolution, and will not withdraw or permit the forms of proxy to be withdrawn except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement. |
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3.3 | Reorganization of the Shareholder | |
The Shareholder shall have the right, directly or indirectly, to take such actions as are necessary or desirable to reorganize its capital, assets and structure as the Shareholder may reasonably determine including, without limitation, transferring some or all of the Shareholder Shares to one or more of its partners or any other person and winding up or otherwise ceasing to exist; provided, however, that no such reorganization will be undertaken unless each person who receives any Shareholder Shares currently owned by the Shareholder enters into a counterpart of this Agreement in relation to such shares and agrees to be bound hereby in place of the Shareholder in relation to such shares to the same extent as the Shareholder is bound hereby. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1 | Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder | |
The Shareholder, hereby represents and warrants to Randgold as follows, and acknowledges that Randgold is relying upon such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement |
(a) | Incorporation; Authorization. If the Shareholder is a corporation or other legal entity, the Shareholder is a subsisting corporation or other entity under the laws of its incorporating jurisdiction. The Shareholder has all necessary power, authority, capacity and right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out each of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable by Xxxxxxxx against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms, subject, however, to limitations with respect to enforcement imposed by law in connection with bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the equitable power of the courts to stay proceedings before them and the execution of judgments and to the extent that equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of the court from which they are sought. | ||
(b) | Ownership of Shares and Other Securities. The Shareholder is, and, subject to Section 3.3, will be immediately prior to the Effective Date, the direct or indirect beneficial owner of the Shareholder Shares, with good title thereto, free and clear of any and all Liens. The Shareholder is not a party to, bound or affected by or subject to, any charter or by-law, contract, provision, statute, regulation, judgment, order, decree or law which would in any material respect be violated, contravened, breached by, or under which any material default would occur as a result of, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions provided for in this Agreement. | ||
(c) | No Agreements. No person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement |
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or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Shareholder Shares, or any interest therein or right thereto, except pursuant to this Agreement. |
(d) | Voting. Other than pursuant to this Agreement, none of the Shareholder Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of shareholders or give consents or approvals of any kind. | ||
(e) | Consents. No consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exemption, registration, licence or declaration of or by, or filing with, or notification to any Governmental Entity which has not been made or obtained is required to be made or obtained by the Shareholder in connection with (i) the execution and delivery by the Shareholder and enforcement against the Shareholder of this Agreement; or (ii) the consummation of any transactions by the Shareholder provided for herein, except for, in either case, any required filings under applicable securities legislation. | ||
(f) | Legal Proceedings. There are no legal proceedings in progress or pending before any Governmental Entity or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against the Shareholder or any of its affiliates that would adversely affect in any manner the ability of the Shareholder to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder or the title of the Shareholder to any of its Shareholder Shares and there is no judgment, decree or order against the Shareholder that would adversely affect the ability of the Shareholder to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder or the title of such Shareholder to any of its Shareholder Shares. | ||
(g) | No Other Securities. The only securities in the capital of Moto beneficially owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Shareholder are his, her or its Shareholder Shares and the Shareholder has no other agreement or option, or right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase or acquisition by the Shareholder or transfer to the Shareholder of additional securities in the capital of Moto. |
4.2 | Representations and Warranties of Randgold | |
Randgold hereby represents and warrants to the Shareholder as follows, and acknowledges that the Shareholder is relying upon such representations, warranties and covenants in entering into this Agreement |
(a) | it has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; | ||
(b) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Xxxxxxxx and the consummation by Xxxxxxxx of the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by the board of directors of Randgold. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Xxxxxxxx and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable by the Shareholder against Randgold in accordance with |
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its terms, subject, however, to limitations with respect to enforcement imposed by law in connection with bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the equitable power of the courts to stay proceedings before them and the execution of judgments and to the extent that equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of the court from which they are sought. Randgold is not a party to, bound or affected by or subject to, any charter or by-law, contract, provision, statute, regulation, judgment, order, decree or law which would in any material respect be violated, contravened, breached by, or under which any material default would occur as a result of, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions provided for in this Agreement; | |||
(c) | no consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity which has not been received or made is required by Randgold in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Xxxxxxxx, except as provided in the Arrangement Agreement; and | ||
(d) | the Randgold Shares to be issued in connection with the Arrangement will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable and listed for trading on the Exchange. |
TERMINATION
5.1 | Termination by Xxxxxxxx | |
Randgold may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Shareholder if: |
(a) | any of the representations and warranties of the Shareholder under this Agreement are not true and correct in all material respects as at the date of this Agreement; or | ||
(b) | the Shareholder has not complied in all material respects with any of his, her or its covenants to Randgold contained in this Agreement; |
provided, however, that such termination shall be without prejudice to any rights which Xxxxxxxx may have as a result of any default by the Shareholder prior to such termination. | ||
5.2 | Automatic Termination | |
Unless extended by mutual agreement of the Shareholder and Randgold, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the first to occur of: (i) the Outside Date; (ii) the Effective Date; and (iii) the date that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. |
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5.3 | Agreement to Terminate | |
This Agreement may be terminated by a written instrument executed by each of Xxxxxxxx and the Shareholder. |
5.4 | Effect of Termination | |
If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with this Article 5, the provisions of this Agreement will become void and no party shall have liability to any other party, except in respect of a breach of the representations, warranties, obligations, terms or conditions of this Agreement which occurred prior to such termination in which case any party to this Agreement shall be entitled to pursue any and all remedies at law or equity which may be available to it. |
GENERAL
6.1 | Director, Officer or Employee | |
Xxxxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that the Shareholder is bound hereunder solely in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder of Moto and that the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or interpreted to bind the Shareholder in his, her or its capacity as a director and/or officer of Moto, as applicable. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit any person from fulfilling his fiduciary duties as a director and/or officer of Moto provided that the board of directors has first obtained the written advice of legal counsel that such action is required by applicable law. | ||
6.2 | Further Assurances | |
The Shareholder will, from time to time, execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments and do all such acts and things as Randgold may reasonably require to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement. | ||
6.3 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | |
No investigations made by or on behalf of Randgold or any of their respective authorized agents at any time shall have the effect of waiving, diminishing the scope of or otherwise affecting any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Shareholder herein or pursuant hereto. | ||
No investigations made by or on behalf of the Shareholder or any of its authorized agents at any time shall have the effect of waiving, diminishing the scope of or otherwise affecting any representation, warranty or covenant made by Randgold herein or pursuant hereto. | ||
The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall not survive the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 or 5.3. |
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6.4 | Disclosure | |
Except as required by applicable laws or regulations or by any Governmental Entity or in accordance with the requirements of any stock exchange, no party shall make any public announcement or statement with respect to this Agreement without the approval of the other which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Moreover, the parties agree to consult with each other prior to issuing each public announcement or statement with respect to this Agreement, subject to the overriding obligations of applicable laws or regulations. The Parties acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement will be publicly disclosed. | ||
6.5 | Assignment | |
Subject to prior written notice to the Shareholder, Xxxxxxxx may assign all or part of its rights under this Agreement to a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Randgold, but, if such assignment takes place, Xxxxxxxx shall continue to be liable jointly and severally with the assignee for any obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. | ||
6.6 | Time | |
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. | ||
6.7 | Governing Law | |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (without regard to conflict of laws principles). | ||
6.8 | Entire Agreement | |
This Agreement, including the schedules hereto and the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between and among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreement, representation or understanding with respect thereto. | ||
6.9 | Amendments | |
This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by all of the parties hereto. | ||
6.10 | Notices | |
Any notice, request, consent, agreement or approval which may or is required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given or made if delivered, or sent by telecopier, in the case of: |
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(a) | Xxxxxxxx, addressed as follows: | ||
Randgold Resources Limited La Motte Xxxxxxxx St Helier, Jersey, JE1 1BJ Channel Islands |
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Attention: Chief Executive Officer Telecopier: x00 0000 000 000 Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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(b) | the Shareholder, addressed as follows: | ||
Attention: |
Facsimile.: |
Email: |
or to such other address as the relevant person may from time to time advise by notice in writing given pursuant to this Section. The date of receipt of any such notice, request, consent, agreement or approval shall be deemed to be the date of delivery or sending thereof if sent or delivered during normal business hours on a Business Day at the place of receipt and, otherwise, on the next following Business Day. | ||
6.11 | Specific Performance and other Equitable Rights | |
It is recognized and acknowledged that a breach by any party of any material obligations contained in this Agreement will cause the other party to sustain injury for which it would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages. Accordingly, in the event of any such breach, any aggrieved party shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of such obligations and interlocutory, preliminary and permanent injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity. | ||
6.12 | Expenses | |
Each of the parties shall pay its respective legal, financial advisory and accounting costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and all documents and instruments executed or prepared pursuant hereto and any other costs and expenses whatsoever and howsoever incurred. |
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6.13 | Counterparts | |
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts which together shall be deemed to constitute one valid and binding agreement, and delivery of the counterparts may be effected by means of fax or other electronic means. |
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