CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION US $13,000,000 Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due September 1, 2009 NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 3, 2006
Exhibit 4.1
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
US $13,000,000
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due September 1, 2009
DATED MARCH 3, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Not a part of the Agreement)
SECTION | HEADING | PAGE | ||||
SECTION 1. |
AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES AND WARRANTS | 1 | ||||
SECTION 2. |
SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS | 1 | ||||
SECTION 3. |
SECURITY | 2 | ||||
Section 3.1. |
Guaranty | 2 | ||||
SECTION 4. |
SUBORDINATION | 2 | ||||
Section 4.1. |
Payment Subordinated | 2 | ||||
Section 4.2. |
Distributions in Reorganization | 2 | ||||
Section 4.3. |
Effect of Provisions | 3 | ||||
Section 4.4. |
Limit on Right of Action | 3 | ||||
Section 4.5. |
Right to Amend, etc., | 4 | ||||
SECTION 5. |
CLOSING | 5 | ||||
SECTION 6. |
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 5 | ||||
Section 6.1 |
Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligation to Purchase Notes | 5 | ||||
Section 6.1.1. |
Representations and Warranties | 5 | ||||
Section 6.1.2. |
Performance; No Default | 6 | ||||
Section 6.1.3. |
Compliance Certificates | 6 | ||||
Section 6.1.4. |
Opinions of Counsel | 6 | ||||
Section 6.1.5. |
Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, etc. | 6 | ||||
Section 6.1.6. |
Loan Documents and Warrants | 7 | ||||
Section 6.1.7. |
Proceedings and Documents | 7 | ||||
Section 6.1.8. |
Subsidiary Guaranties | 7 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Company | 7 | ||||
Section 6.2.1 |
Representations and Warranties | 7 | ||||
Section 6.2.2. |
Performance | 7 | ||||
Section 6.2.3. |
Proceedings and Litigation | 7 | ||||
Section 6.2.4. |
Proceedings and Documents | 7 | ||||
Section 6.2.5. |
Consents | 8 | ||||
SECTION 7. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 8 | ||||
Section 7.1. |
Organization; Power and Authority | 8 | ||||
Section 7.2. |
Authorization, etc. | 8 | ||||
Section 7.3. |
Disclosure | 8 |
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Section 7.4. |
Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates | 9 | ||||
Section 7.5. |
Financial Statements | 9 | ||||
Section 7.6. |
Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, etc. | 9 | ||||
Section 7.7. |
Governmental Authorizations, etc. | 10 | ||||
Section 7.8. |
Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders | 10 | ||||
Section 7.9. |
Taxes | 10 | ||||
Section 6.10. |
Title to Assets of the Company | 11 | ||||
Section 6.11. |
Licenses, Permits, etc. | 11 | ||||
Section 7.12. |
Benefit Plan Compliance | 11 | ||||
Section 7.13. |
Private Offering by the Company | 11 | ||||
Section 7.14. |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations | 12 | ||||
Section 7.15. |
Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens | 12 | ||||
Section 7.16. |
Foreign Assets Control Regulations, etc. | 13 | ||||
Section 7.17. |
Status under Certain Statutes | 13 | ||||
Section 7.18. |
Environmental Matters | 13 | ||||
Section 7.19. |
Basic Documents | 13 | ||||
Section 7.20. |
Solvency | 14 | ||||
SECTION 8. |
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASER | 14 | ||||
Section 7.1 |
Due Authorization; Absence of Conflicts; Enforceability; Purchase for Investment, etc. | 14 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Access to Information | 16 | ||||
Section 8.3. |
Source of Funds | 16 | ||||
SECTION 9. |
INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY | 16 | ||||
Section 9.1. |
Financial and Business Information | 16 | ||||
Section 9.2. |
Tethys Information | 19 | ||||
Section 9.3. |
Officer’s Certificate | 20 | ||||
Section 9.4. |
Inspection | 20 | ||||
SECTION 10. |
PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES; CHANGE IN CONTROL | 20 | ||||
Section 10.1. |
Optional Prepayments | 20 | ||||
Section 10.2. |
Allocation of Partial Prepayments | 21 | ||||
Section 10.3. |
Maturity; Surrender, etc. | 21 | ||||
Section 10.4. |
Purchase of Notes | 21 | ||||
Section 10.5. |
Redemption Price | 21 | ||||
Section 10.6. |
Change in Control | 22 | ||||
SECTION 11. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 24 | ||||
Section 11.1. |
Compliance with Law | 24 | ||||
Section 11.2. |
Insurance | 24 | ||||
Section 11.3. |
Maintenance of Properties | 24 | ||||
Section 11.4. |
Payment of Taxes and Claims | 24 |
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Section 11.5. |
Corporate Existence, etc. | 25 | ||||
Section 11.6. |
Additional Subsidiaries | 25 | ||||
Section 11.7. |
Conversion of Note | 25 | ||||
Section 11.8. |
Payment of Special Counsel and Other Fees | 27 | ||||
SECTION 12. |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 27 | ||||
Section 12.1. |
Transactions with Affiliates | 27 | ||||
Section 12.2. |
Merger, Consolidation, etc. | 28 | ||||
Section 12.3. |
Liens | 28 | ||||
Section 12.4. |
Priority | 30 | ||||
Section 12.5. |
Line of Business | 30 | ||||
Section 12.6. |
Restricted Payments | 30 | ||||
Section 12.7. |
Sale-and-Leasebacks | 31 | ||||
Section 12.8. |
Sale of Assets, etc. | 31 | ||||
Section 12.9. |
Future Indebtedness | 32 | ||||
Section 12.10. |
Basic Documents | 32 | ||||
Section 12.11. |
Anti-takeover Defense | 33 | ||||
Section 12.12. |
Tethys Advances | 33 | ||||
SECTION 13. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 34 | ||||
SECTION 14. |
REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC. | 37 | ||||
Section 14.1. |
Acceleration | 37 | ||||
Section 14.2. |
Other Remedies | 37 | ||||
Section 14.3. |
Costs and Expenses | 37 | ||||
Section 14.4. |
Rescission | 38 | ||||
Section 14.6. |
No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, etc. | 38 | ||||
SECTION 15. |
REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES AND WARRANTS | 38 | ||||
Section 15.1. |
Registration of Notes and Warrants | 38 | ||||
Section 15.2. |
Transfer and Exchange of Notes | 38 | ||||
Section 15.3. |
Replacement of Notes | 39 | ||||
SECTION 16. |
PAYMENTS ON NOTES | 40 | ||||
Section 16.1. |
Place of Payment | 40 | ||||
Section 16.2. |
Home Office Payment | 40 | ||||
SECTION 17. |
EXPENSES, ETC. | 40 | ||||
Section 17.1. |
Transaction Expenses | 40 | ||||
Section 17.2. |
Survival | 41 |
SECTION | HEADING | PAGE | ||||
SECTION 18. |
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT | 41 | ||||
SECTION 19. |
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER | 41 | ||||
Section 19.1. |
Requirements | 41 | ||||
Section 19.2. |
Solicitation of Holders of Notes | 42 | ||||
Section 19.3. |
Binding Effect, etc. | 42 | ||||
Section 19.4. |
Notes Held by Company, etc. | 42 | ||||
SECTION 20. |
NOTICES | 43 | ||||
SECTION 21. |
REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS | 43 | ||||
SECTION 22. |
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION | 44 | ||||
SECTION 23. |
SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER | 45 | ||||
SECTION 24. |
MISCELLANEOUS | 45 | ||||
Section 24.1. |
Successors and Assigns | 45 | ||||
Section 24.2. |
Payments Due on Non-Business Days | 45 | ||||
Section 24.3. |
Severability | 45 | ||||
Section 24.4. |
Construction and Interpretation | 46 | ||||
Section 24.5. |
Counterparts | 46 | ||||
Section 24.6. |
Governing Law | 46 | ||||
Section 24.7. |
Submission to Jurisdiction | 46 | ||||
Section 24.8 |
Appointment of Agent for Service of Process | 47 | ||||
Section 24.9. |
Company Indemnification | 47 | ||||
Signatures |
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SCHEDULE A
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— | Information Relating To Purchasers | ||
SCHEDULE B
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— | Defined Terms | ||
SCHEDULE 6.11
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— | Subsidiary Guarantors | ||
SCHEDULE 7.3
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— | Disclosure Materials | ||
SCHEDULE 7.4
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— | Subsidiaries of CanArgo | ||
SCHEDULE 7.5
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— | Financial Statements | ||
SCHEDULE 7.8
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— | Certain Litigation | ||
SCHEDULE 7.11
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— | Licenses, Permits, etc. | ||
SCHEDULE 7.14
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— | Use of Proceeds | ||
SCHEDULE 7.15
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— | Existing Indebtedness | ||
SCHEDULE 7.18
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— | Environmental Matters | ||
SCHEDULE 7.19
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— | Basic Agreements | ||
SCHEDULE 12.1
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— | Transactions with Affiliates | ||
SCHEDULE
12.8
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— | Permitted Farmout Counterparties | ||
SCHEDULE
12.12
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— | CanArgo Funding of Tethys September 2003 to 19 January 2006 |
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due September 1, 2009
March 3, 2006
TO EACH OF THE PURCHASERS LISTED IN
THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE A:
THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE A:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
CanArgo
Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), agrees with you (the
“Purchaser” and together with the other Purchasers listed in the attached Schedule A
collectively referred to herein as the “Purchasers”) as follows:
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES AND WARRANTS.
The Company will authorize the issue and sale of: (i) US$13,000,000 aggregate principal
amount, of its Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due September 1, 2009 (the
“Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution therefore pursuant to
Section 15 of this Agreement) and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 13 million shares at an
exercise price of $1.37 per share, subject to adjustment, of the Company’s common stock, par value
$.10 per share, expiring on the second anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to acceleration
under certain circumstances (the “Warrants”). The Notes shall be substantially in the form set out
in Exhibit 1, with such changes thereto, if any, as may be approved by you, the Required
Holders and the Company. The Warrants shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit
2, with such changes thereto, if any, as may be approved by you and the Company. Certain
capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule B; references to a
“Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached to
this Agreement.
SECTION 2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to you
and you will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Notes and
Warrants in the principal and share amounts specified opposite your name in Schedule A at
the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes (the “Purchase Price”).
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SECTION 3. SECURITY.
Section 3.1 Guaranty. As security for all its obligations to the Purchasers under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Subsidiary Guarantors shall each absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally guarantee to each holder of the Notes and
its successors and assigns, the full and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of the principal at the applicable Redemption Price
and interest on (including, without limitation, interest, whether or not an allowable claim,
accruing after the date of filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding relating to the Company) the Notes and all other
amounts under the Note Purchase Agreement and all other obligations, agreements and covenants of
the Company now or hereafter existing under the Notes, the Note Purchase Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents, subject to the prior right of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to the
full and punctual payment and performance when due of the Company’s indebtedness and obligations
evidenced thereby as provided in Section 4 hereof.
SECTION 4. SUBORDINATION
Section 4.1 Payment Subordinated. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes notwithstanding, the
payment of the Subordinated Indebtedness is and shall be expressly subordinate and junior in right
of payment and, as provided in Section 4.4 hereof, any exercise of remedies, to the prior
payment or conversion in full of the Senior Indebtedness to the extent and in the manner provided
herein, and the Subordinated Indebtedness is hereby subordinated as a claim against the Company or
any of the assets of the Company whether such claim be (i) in the event of any distribution of the
assets of the Company, upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up, total or partial
liquidation or reorganization, or bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other statutory or common
law proceedings or arrangements involving the Company or the readjustment of any of its liabilities
or any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of its assets or liabilities
(collectively called a “Reorganization”), or (ii) other than in connection with a Reorganization,
to the prior payment or conversion in full of the Senior Indebtedness. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Company agrees that it will not make, and the holder of Subordinated Indebtedness
agrees that it will not accept or receive, any payment of Subordinated Indebtedness, including,
without limitation, any payment received through the exercise of any right of setoff, counterclaim
or cross claim, until all of the Senior Indebtedness has been paid or satisfied in full or
provision made for the full payment thereof in cash or the satisfaction thereof in full, except to
the extent such payment is permitted by Section 12.6 hereof.
Section 4.2 Distributions in Reorganization.
(a) In the event of any Reorganization relative to the Company or any of its
properties, then all of the Senior Indebtedness shall first be paid in full in cash before
any payment is made in respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness, and in any such
proceedings any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the
Subordinated Indebtedness shall be paid or delivered directly to the Agent for
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application in payment of the Senior Indebtedness, unless and until all such Senior Indebtedness shall
have been paid or satisfied in full, and each holder of Subordinated Indebtedness does
hereby authorize the Agent to accept and receive for any payment or distribution and to
apply such payment or distribution to the payment of the then unpaid Senior Indebtedness,
and to do any and all things and to execute all instruments necessary to effectuate the
foregoing. In the event that, upon any such Reorganization, any payment or distribution of
assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities,
shall be received by any holder of Subordinated Indebtedness before all Senior Indebtedness
is paid or satisfied in full, such payment or distribution shall be immediately paid over
to the Agent for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid
until all such Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid or satisfied in full, after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2, in the
event that a plan is proposed in the course of a bankruptcy proceeding in a United States
Bankruptcy Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction (a “Bankruptcy Plan”) and the
Agent consents thereto in writing, any holder of Subordinated Indebtedness shall be
entitled to retain any cash, securities or other property payable to it in accordance with
the terms of such Bankruptcy Plan.
(b) If the Purchasers fail to file a claim in any Reorganization at least 45 calendar
days prior to the date established by the rule of law or order of court for such filing,
the Purchasers do hereby authorize the Agent to prove such claim in such proceedings on the
Subordinated Indebtedness.
Section 4.3 Effect of Provisions. The provisions hereof are solely for the purpose of
defining the relative rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness on the one hand, and the holders
of Subordinated Indebtedness on the other hand, and none of such provisions shall impair, as
between the Company and any holder of the Subordinated Indebtedness, the obligations of the Company
which are unconditional and absolute, to pay to such holder all of the Subordinated Indebtedness in
accordance with the terms thereof nor, except as provided in Section 4.4 below, shall any
such provisions prevent any holder of Subordinated Indebtedness from exercising all remedies
otherwise permitted by applicable law or under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness upon a
default thereunder, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of Senior Indebtedness under the
provisions of this Agreement.
Section 4.4 Limit on Right of Action.
(a) Each Purchaser, for itself and its successors and assigns, agrees for the
benefit of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness that so long as any part of the Senior
Indebtedness remains outstanding, the Purchaser will not take any action to accelerate or
demand the payment of the Subordinated Indebtedness or to foreclose or otherwise realize
on any security or guaranty given by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their Affiliates to secure or guarantee the Subordinated Indebtedness
prior to the earlier of (i) a Reorganization or (ii) the acceleration of the Senior
Indebtedness by the holders thereof; provided, that, the prohibition contained in this
sentence shall not be applicable during any period which does not constitute a Blockage
Period (as
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hereinafter defined); provided, further, that the Purchaser, for itself and
its successors and assigns shall be permitted to take any such action only following the
passage of 30 days after the Agent has received written notice of the intention of the
Purchaser, for itself and its successors and assigns to take any such action and setting
forth a description of the action proposed to be taken, which notice may be delivered
only at such time as a default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the
Subordinated Indebtedness. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4 are
solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the holders of Senior
Indebtedness on the one hand and the holders of the Subordinated Indebtedness on the
other hand and shall not limit or otherwise affect any rights which the holders of the
Subordinated Indebtedness may have against the Company under the terms of this Agreement
or the Notes. Each Purchaser, for itself and its successors and assigns agrees that it
will not take any action that will impede, interfere with or restrict or restrain the
exercise by the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of their rights and remedies under the
Senior Secured Notes (including, without limitation, the right to apply for and have a
receiver appointed thereunder for the assets or stock of any CanArgo Group Member) and,
upon commencement of any Reorganization, will take such actions as may be reasonably
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the obligations of the Purchasers pursuant to this
Agreement.
(b) If an Event of Default other than a Payment Default shall have occurred, no
payment on the Subordinated Indebtedness shall be made for a period (a “Blockage Period”)
of time commencing upon delivery by the Agent to the Company and by the Company to the
Purchasers of written notice specifying the Event of Default (the “Blockage Notice”) and
continuing until the earlier of (A) 270 days from the date of delivery of the Blockage
Notice or (B) the date on which all such Events of Default described in such Blockage
Notice have been cured or waived; provided, that, if such Event of Default is waived by
the Agent or is cured and any other Event of Default occurs or shall have occurred then
no payments shall be permitted under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (ii)
until the expiration of 270 days after receipt by the Purchasers of written notice from
the Company of such other Event of Default (or until the cure or waiver thereof by the
Agent if such cure or waiver thereof occurs during such 270 day period)
Section 4.5 Right to Amend, etc. The holders of the Subordinated Indebtedness acknowledge and
agree that the holders of the Senior Indebtedness may, in their sole discretion (and without in any
way diminishing or altering their rights hereunder or the subordination provisions contained
herein), modify, amend, waive or release any of the terms of the Senior Indebtedness or of any
other document relative thereto and to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights
which they may have thereunder; including, without limitation, the right to increase the amount,
extend the maturity, change the payment terms, and to refinance all or any portion of the Senior
Indebtedness. The Required Holders may modify, amend, waive or release any of the terms of this Agreement, the Notes, the
Subsidiary Guaranty, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Subordinated
Indebtedness or any document relative thereto, including, without limitation, to increase the
amount, extend the maturity, change any payment terms and to refinance all or any portion of the
Subordinated Indebtedness and, subject
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to the provisions of this Agreement, to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which they may have thereunder; provided, that, any such
modification, amendment, waiver or release shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
Section 4 or otherwise adversely affect the rights and remedies of the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness hereunder. The Required Holders shall promptly notify the Agent of any such
modification, amendment, waiver or release. This Agreement, together with the Notes, the Subsidiary
Guaranty, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents and agreements
related thereto, sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and may not be amended except by an instrument in writing executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
SECTION 5. CLOSING.
The sale and purchase of the Notes to be purchased by you shall occur at the offices of
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, at
10:00 a.m., local time, at a closing (the “Closing”), or at such other place and time as may be
agreed upon by the Company and the Required Holders, on March 3, 2006 or on such other Business Day
thereafter on or prior to March 31, 2006 as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Required
Holders (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each of you or your
nominee or other duly authorized Person acting on your behalf the Notes to be purchased by you in
the form of a single Note (or such greater number of Notes in denominations of at least US$100,000
as you may request) and a Warrant each dated the Closing Date and registered in your name (or in
the name of your nominee), against delivery by you to the Company or its order of immediately
available funds in the amount specified opposite your name in Schedule A by wire transfer
of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to HSBC USA, 500 Xxxxxxx, Delaware
19713-2107, ABA: 000000000, Account Name: CanArgo Energy Corporation, Account Number: # 001828509,
(for further credit to:- HSBC Bank plc, XX Xxx 00, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX0
0XX, Account Name: CanArgo Energy Corporation, Swift Code: XXXXXXXX, Sort Code: 40-49-20, Account
Number: # 011-660859-360). If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Notes and
Warrants to you as provided above in this Section 5, or any of the conditions specified in
Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled to your reasonable satisfaction, you shall, at your
election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any
rights you may have by reason of such failure or such nonfulfillment.
SECTION 6.CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.
Section 6.1. Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligation to Purchase Notes.
Your obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to you at the Closing is subject
to the fulfillment to your reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the following
conditions, one or more of which may be waived in accordance with the provisions of Section
19:
Section 6.1.1. Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 7 of this Agreement that are not qualified by materiality shall be
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true and correct in all Material respects as of the Closing Date and each of the representations
and warranties contained in Section 7 of this Agreement that are qualified by materiality
shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made as of
the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties as are made as of another date,
which shall have been true and correct as of such other date and such representations and
warranties not qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all Material respects as of
such other date and except as permitted by this Agreement to change between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing Date).
Section 6.1.2. Performance; No Default. The Company shall have performed and complied in all
Material respects with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be
performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing; and after giving effect to the issue
and sale of the Notes and Warrants (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by
Schedule 7.14), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. No
CanArgo Group Member shall have entered into any transaction since the date of the most recent
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.5 that would have been prohibited by
Sections 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 12.7 or 12.9 (except with
respect to transactions disclosed in Schedule 7.15) hereof had such Sections applied since
such date. Without limiting your rights with respect to a breach of any representations,
warranties or covenants herein, your purchase of the Notes and Warrants shall be deemed to
constitute conclusive evidence of your agreement that all such agreements and conditions contained
in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to or at the
Closing have been performed or waived to your satisfaction.
Section 6.1.3. Compliance Certificates.
(a) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to you an Officer’s
Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in
Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 have been fulfilled.
(b) Secretary’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to you a certificate
certifying as to the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings
relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes and Warrants and this
Agreement.
Section 6.1.4. Opinions of Counsel. You shall have received an opinion in form and substance
satisfactory to you, dated the date of the Closing from Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP,
special New York counsel, in such form and covering such matters incident to such transactions as you may reasonably
request.
Section 6.1.5. Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, etc. On the Closing Date your purchase
of the Notes and Warrants shall (i) be permitted by the applicable laws and regulations of each
jurisdiction to which you are subject, without recourse to provisions (such as Section 1405(a)(8)
of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without
restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (ii) not violate any applicable law
or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System) and (iii) not subject you to any tax, penalty or liability
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under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date
hereof. Your purchase of the Notes and Warrants at Closing shall be deemed conclusive evidence of
your compliance with clauses (i) through (iii) above.
Section 6.1.6. Loan Documents and Warrants. Company will execute and deliver or cause to be
executed and delivered to Purchaser each of the Loan Documents and Warrants executed by the Company
and the other CanArgo Group Members party thereto on the Closing Date.
Section 6.1.7. Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and all documents and instruments incident
to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and special counsel
for the Purchasers, and the Required Holders and such special counsel shall have received all such
counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably
request.
Section 6.1.8. Subsidiary Guaranties. All Subsidiary Guarantors shall have validly executed
and delivered the Guaranty Agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to you, and such
agreements shall be in full force and effect.
Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company
The Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Notes and Warrants at Closing is subject to the
fulfillment to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at Closing, of the following
conditions, one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:
Section 6.2.1 Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
the Purchasers contained in Section 8 of this Agreement that are not qualified by
materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and each of
the representations and warranties contained in Section 8 of this Agreement that are
qualified by materiality shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date, with the same force and
effect as if made as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties as are
made as of another date, which shall have been true and correct as of such other date and such representations and warranties not qualified by
materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such other date and except or
permitted by this Agreement to change between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date).
Section 6.2.2. Performance. The Purchasers shall each have performed and complied in all
material respects with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be
performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Closing
Section 6.2.3 Proceedings and Litigation. No action shall have been taken by any Governmental
Authority against any party hereto seeking to delay the purchase and sale of the Notes and Warrants
or other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
Section 6.2.4 Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to
such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and
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special counsel for the Company, and such special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified
or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.
Section 6.2.5 Consents The Company shall have received the prior written approval of the
holders of the Company’s Senior Indebtedness to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the CanArgo
Group Members, to you on the Closing Date that:
Section 7.1. Organization; Power and Authority. Each CanArgo Group Member is a corporation
(or other legal entity) validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation (or other legal entity) and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those
jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each
CanArgo Group Member has the legal power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it
purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts, to execute and deliver
the Loan Documents and Warrants to which it is a party and to perform the provisions hereof and
thereof.
Section 7.2. Authorization, etc. Each of the Loan Documents and Warrants have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each CanArgo Group Member party
thereto, and each such Loan Document and Warrant constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each such Loan Document and
Warrant will constitute (assuming due execution and delivery by the Purchasers to the extent
provided for therein), a legal, valid and binding obligation of the CanArgo Group Member a party
thereto enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
Section 7.3. Disclosure. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.3, this Agreement, the
Loan Documents, the Warrants, the certificates or schedules delivered to you by or on behalf of the
CanArgo Group Members in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the financial
statements listed in Schedule 7.5, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of
a Material fact or omit to state any Material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Except as expressly described
in Schedule 7.3, or in one of the certificates or schedules identified therein, or in the
financial statements listed in Schedule 7.5, since December 31, 2004, there has been no
change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the CanArgo Group Members
taken as a whole except changes that are reflected in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005, or that individually or in the aggregate could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 7.4. Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates.
(a) Schedule 7.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct
lists (i) of each direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Company, showing, as to each,
the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, and the percentage of
shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned
by any CanArgo Group Member, (ii) of the Company’s Affiliates, other than the direct and
indirect Subsidiaries, (iii) of the Company’s directors and senior officers; and (iv) of
each direct and indirect Material Subsidiary of the Company.
(b) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interest of each
Subsidiary shown in Schedule 7.4 have been validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned as indicated by the Company or another Subsidiary free and
clear of any Lien (except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 7.4).
(c) No CanArgo Group Member is a party to, or otherwise subject to any legal
restriction or any agreement (other than the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the
agreements listed on Schedule 7.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate
or fiscal law statutes) restricting the ability of such CanArgo Group Member to pay
dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to any other
CanArgo Group Member that owns outstanding shares of capital stock of such CanArgo Group
Member.
Section 7.5. Financial Statements. The Company has delivered or has provided access to each
Purchaser copies of the consolidated financial statements listed on Schedule 7.5 of the
Company and its Subsidiaries. All of said financial statements (including in each case the related
schedules and notes) fairly present in all Material respects the consolidated financial position of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the
consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and
have been prepared in accordance with United States GAAP consistently applied throughout the
periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim
financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
Section 7.6. Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, etc. The execution, delivery and
performance by each of the CanArgo Group Members of the Loan Documents and Warrants to which they
are a party will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or
result in the creation of any Lien, except as contemplated in the Loan Documents, in respect of any
property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, Charter Document, or any other agreement or instrument
to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound or by which the Company or any Subsidiary
Guarantor or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (ii) conflict with or
result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree, or
ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor or (iii) violate any provision of any current statute or other rule or
regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any CanArgo Group Member, in
each case the effect of which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 7.7. Governmental Authorizations, etc.. No consent, approval or authorization of, or
registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with
the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Notes or the Warrants,
and by the other CanArgo Group Members of the Loan Documents to which they are a party that will
not have been obtained prior to the Closing, other than such approvals, authorizations and filings
which may be filed after the Closing with the SEC or other Governmental Authorities in accordance
with the provisions of applicable Securities Laws and the provisions of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
Section 7.8. Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.
(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.8, there are no actions, suits or
proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company or any other CanArgo Group
Member, threatened against or affecting the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member or
any property of the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member in any court or before any
arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected, if adversely determined, to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any other CanArgo Group Member is in default under any
term of any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or
any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority
or is in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation (including
without limitation Environmental Laws) of any Governmental Authority, which default or
violation, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.9. Taxes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.3, the Company and each other
CanArgo Group Member have filed all tax returns that are required to have been filed in any
jurisdiction in the seven prior fiscal years (including the current fiscal period), and have paid
all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied
upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, or otherwise payable by them, to the
extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become
delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (i) the amount of which is not individually or in
the aggregate Material or (ii) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Company or any
other CanArgo Group Member, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance
with applicable GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company and each
other CanArgo Group Member in respect of federal, provincial, state or other taxes for all fiscal
periods are adequate in all Material respects. The federal income tax liabilities of the Company
and each other CanArgo Group Member have been paid for the seven prior fiscal years (including the
current fiscal period) up to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. No CanArgo
Group Member has Knowledge of the imposition of any other tax or assessment that, individually or
in the aggregate (considering all other taxes), could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “tax” or “taxes” means any taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed
by any taxing or other
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Governmental Authority (together with any interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto).
Section 7.10. Title to Assets of the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.3,
the assets owned by the Company or the other CanArgo Group Members as described in the relevant
Loan Document, are owned free and clear of any security interest, Lien, encumbrance, mortgages,
security agreement or other charge other than Permitted Encumbrances and those arising under the
Loan Documents.
Section 7.11. Licenses, Permits, etc. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.11,
(a) the Company and each other CanArgo Group Member own or possess all licenses,
permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks and
trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material to
the conduct of their respective businesses as currently being conducted, without, to the
Knowledge of the CanArgo Group Members, conflict with the rights of others;
(b) to the Knowledge of the CanArgo Group Members, no product of any CanArgo Group
Member infringes in any Material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization,
patent, copyright, service xxxx, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other
Person; and
(c) to the Knowledge of the CanArgo Group Members, there is no Material violation
by any Person of any right of any CanArgo Group Member with respect to any patent,
copyright, service xxxx, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the
Company or any other CanArgo Group Member.
Section 7.12. Benefit Plan Compliance.
(a) The Company is in compliance in all Material respects with all presently
applicable provisions of the ERISA; no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has
occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company
would have any liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur
liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal
from, any “pension plan” or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code , including the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder; and each “pension plan” for which
the Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all Material respects and nothing has occurred,
whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such
qualification.
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company maintains any
Foreign Pension Plan.
Section 7.13. Private Offering by the Company. Neither the Company nor to the Knowledge of
the Company anyone authorized to act on its behalf has offered the Notes or the Warrants or any
similar securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy any of the same from,
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or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than you and not more than 35
other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Notes and Warrants at a private
sale for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof or any interest therein.
Neither the Company nor to the Knowledge of the Company anyone authorized to act on its behalf has
taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes to the
registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act; provided, however, the availability
of an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 is based upon the accuracy and
completeness of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser (and each other Person
acquiring Notes and Warrants from such Purchaser) set forth in Section 8 on which the
Company will rely.
Section 7.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply the proceeds of the
sale of the Notes and Warrants as set forth in Schedule 7.14, except that to the extent
that the Company makes advances to Tethys or any of its subsidiaries after January 19, 2006, the
Company shall be entitled to retain an equal amount (with interest computed from the date of any
such advance at the rate of 10% per annum) for its own purposes from the proceeds of sale of the Notes and
Warrants. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes and Warrants hereunder will be used,
directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning
of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 207), or for the
purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve
the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or
dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute
more than 5% of the value of the Consolidated Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the
Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the
value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or
carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.
Section 7.15. Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.
(a) Schedule 7.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding
Indebtedness of the Company. Since September 30, 2005, except as set forth on
Schedule 7.15, there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates,
sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company.
Neither the Company nor any other CanArgo Group Member is in default and no waiver of
default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any
Indebtedness of the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member and no event or condition
exists with respect to any Material Indebtedness of the Company or any other CanArgo
Group Member that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would
permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before
its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.15, neither the Company nor any other
CanArgo Group Member has agreed or consented to cause or permit in the future (upon the
happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property,
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whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien not permitted by
Section 12.3.
Section 7.16. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, etc.. Neither the sale of the Notes and
Warrants by the Company hereunder nor its use of the proceeds thereof will violate the Trading with
the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States
Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or
executive order relating thereto.
Section 7.17. Status under Certain Statutes. Neither the Company nor any other CanArgo Group
Member is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the ICC
Termination Act of 1995, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as amended.
Section 7.18. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.18, neither
the Company nor any other CanArgo Group Member has received any notice of any claim, and to the
Knowledge of the CanArgo Group Members, no proceeding has been instituted raising any claim against
the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member or any of their respective real properties now or
formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or other assets, alleging any damage to the
environment or violation of any applicable Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 7.18:
(a) neither the Company nor any other CanArgo Group Member has been notified of any
claim, public or private, regarding a violation of applicable Environmental Laws or
damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real
properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets
or their use, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) neither the Company nor any other CanArgo Group Member has stored any Hazardous
Materials, except Hydrocarbons and Hazardous Materials used by the Company in the
ordinary course of business outside of the United States, on real properties now or
formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or has disposed of any Hazardous
Materials in a manner contrary to any applicable Environmental Laws in each case in any
manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) all buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the
Company or any other CanArgo Group Member are in compliance with applicable
Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.19. Basic Documents. Save as disclosed in Schedule 7.3, with respect to the
Basic Agreements:
(a) no Basic Agreement has been Impaired and is not in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms and each Basic Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of each CanArgo Group Member party thereto;
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(b) to the Knowledge of the Company no other party to any Basic Agreement (or any
successor in interest to that party) is in breach or default with respect to any of its
obligations under the Basic Agreements which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect;
(c) no party to any Basic Agreement has given or to the Knowledge of the Company
has threatened to give notice of any action to terminate, cancel, rescind or procure a
judicial reformation of any Basic Agreement or any of their provisions;
(d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in a breach of, a default
under, or other violation of the provisions of any Basic Agreement;
(e) the Basic Documents constitute all Material contracts and agreements to which
the CanArgo Group Members are a party and the Purchasers have received a certified copy
of each Basic Agreement to which the CanArgo Group Members are a party, in each case as
in effect on the date of delivery, and each amendment, modification or supplement
thereto;
(f) no event of force majeure (as defined in any Basic Agreement) has occurred and
is continuing under any Basic Agreement, which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and
(g) all Material conditions precedent to the obligations of the CanArgo Group
Members under the Basic Agreements have been satisfied and, to the Knowledge of the
CanArgo Group Members, all Material conditions precedent to the obligations of the
counter-parties to the Basic Agreements have been satisfied.
Section 7.20. Solvency. The Company is, and on giving effect to the issuance of the Notes and
the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will be, a “solvent institution” as such term
is used in Section 1405(c) of the New York Insurance Law, whose “obligations...are not in default
as to principal or interest” as such terms are used in said Section 1405(c).
SECTION 8. | REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASER. |
Section 8.1. Due Authorization; Absence of Conflicts; Enforceability; Purchase for Investment,
etc.
(a) You represent and warrant to Company that you have the full legal capacity,
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents and Warrants to
which you are a party; the execution, delivery and performance by you of each Loan
Document and Warrant to which you are a party has been duly authorized by all necessary
legal action on your part; your execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
Documents and Warrants to which you are a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not (a) conflict with (i) any provision of any
governing instrument applicable to you, or (ii)
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any Material permit, franchise, judgment, decree, law, rule or regulation
applicable to you or your assets, or (b) result in any Material breach of any terms or
provisions of, or constitute a Material default under, any Material contract, agreement
or instrument to which you are a party or by which you are bound; and such Loan Document
and Warrant constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against you in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
(b) You represent and warrant to the Company that you are purchasing the Notes and
Warrants and upon their respective conversion and exercise, the shares of Common Stock
of the Company or, under certain circumstances, the common stock of Tethys Petroleum
Investments Limited (“Tethys”), nominal value of £0.10 per share (the “Tethys Common
Stock”), for your own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by you or
for the account of one or more pension or trust funds for investment and not with a view
to the distribution thereof or any interest therein, provided that the disposition of
your or their property shall at all times be within your or their control and in
compliance with applicable Securities Laws. You understand that the Notes and Warrants
and except as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, upon their respective
conversion and exercise, the Common Stock and the Tethys Common Stock, have not been and
will not be registered under any Securities Laws and may be resold only if registered
pursuant to the provisions of applicable Securities Laws or if an exemption from such
registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration
nor such an exemption is required by law. You represent and warrant to the Company that
you are an “accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act.
(c) You understand that you must bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Notes, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock and Tethys Common Stock issuable
upon their respective conversion and exercise because, among other reasons, the offering
and sale of Notes and Warrants and except to the extent contemplated by the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Common Stock have not been and will not be registered under
applicable Securities Laws; the Notes and Warrants and the shares of Common Stock and
Tethys Common Stock issuable upon their respective conversion and exercise are
“restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and,
therefore, the Notes and Warrants and such shares cannot be sold unless such sales are
subsequently registered under applicable Securities Laws or an exemption from such
registration is available. A legend to this effect shall be set forth on the face of
each Note and Warrant and absent an effective registration under the Securities Act each
certificate evidencing any shares of Common Stock and Tethys Common Stock issued upon
their respective conversion or exercise.
(d) You have sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of your
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investment in the Notes and the shares of Common Stock and Tethys Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants and you are capable of
bearing the economic risks of such investment, including a complete loss of your
investment.
Section 8.2. Access to Information. Without affecting your right to rely on the Company’s
representations and warranties set forth herein, you have been given the opportunity to examine all
documents and to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, the Company and its representatives
and to obtain any additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without
unreasonable effort or expense concerning the Company, its business affairs, financial condition
and terms and conditions of the purchase of Notes and Warrants and their respective conversion and
exercise as you have requested in order to enable you to evaluate the merits and risks of an
investment in the Notes and upon their conversion the Common Stock and, under certain
circumstances, the Tethys Common Stock.
Section 8.3. Source of Funds. You represent and warrant to the Company that the source of
funds to be used by you to pay the purchase price of the Notes and Warrants to be purchased by you
hereunder is from your own personal assets and is not: an “insurance company general account”
within the meaning of Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60 (issued
July 12, 1995); an employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or
employee organization or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit
plans; an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 (issued January
29, 1990); a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 (issued July 12,
1991); an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part V of the QPAM Exemption) managed by a
“qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part V of the QPAM
Exemption); or a governmental plan.
As
used in this Section 8.3, the terms “employee
benefit plan”, “governmental plan”,
“party in interest” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such
terms in Section 3 of ERISA.
SECTION 9. | INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY. |
Section 9.1. Financial and Business Information. The Company shall deliver to each of the
Purchasers:
(a) Quarterly Statements — within 60 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal
period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period
of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of:
(i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
at the end of such quarter, and
(ii) consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity
and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and (in
the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal
year ending with such quarter,
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setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding interim
periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance
with United States GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally and
certified by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company as fairly presenting, in all
Material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their
results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end
adjustments and the absence of footnotes, provided that delivery within the time period
specified above of copies of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations prepared in compliance with the requirements
therefor and filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this
Section 9.1(a);
(b) Annual Statements — within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company duplicate copies of,
(i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
as at the end of such year, and
(ii) consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity
and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year,
all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with United States GAAP and accompanied
by an opinion thereon of X X Xxxxxxxxx Associates LLC or other independent certified
public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such
financial statements present fairly, in all Material respects, the financial position of
the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and
have been prepared in conformity with United States GAAP, and that the examination of
such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a
reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances, provided that the delivery
within the time period specified above of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K,
including audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for such fiscal year (together
with the Company’s annual report to shareholders, if any) prepared in accordance with
the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC, shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of this Section 9.1(b);
(c) Public Reports — promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i) each
financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Company to public
securities holders generally, and (ii) each regular or periodic report, each
registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such holder),
and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company with the SEC and of
all press releases and other statements made available generally by the
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Company to the public concerning developments that are Material, except in each
case for those that are promptly made available on XXXXX. Documents required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(a), (b) and this Section
9.1(c) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed
with the SEC) shall be considered delivered timely if delivered to the SEC in a timely
manner and may be delivered electronically. If so delivered, they shall be deemed to
have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or
provides a link thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such
documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website (such as
XXXXX), if any, to which each Purchaser has access; provided, that: (A) the Company
shall deliver paper copies of such documents to any holder of a Note that requests the
Company to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper
copies is given by such holder and (B) the Company shall notify the holders of the Notes
(by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to
such holder by electronic mail electronic versions in portable document format (i.e.,
pdf copies) of such documents.
(d) Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five
Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming actually aware of the existence of
any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any
action with respect to a claimed Default hereunder or that any Person has given any
notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed Default of the type referred to in
Section 13(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence
thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(e) ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after the
Company receives notice of any of the following, a written notice setting forth the
nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company, an ERISA Affiliate or another
Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto:
(i) with respect to any Plan subject to ERISA, any reportable event, as
defined in section 4043(b) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder for which
notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect
on the date hereof; or
(ii) the taking by the PBGC of steps to institute, or the threatening
by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under section 4042 of ERISA,
for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Plan subject to ERISA, or the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
or other Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action
has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan; or
(iii) any event, transaction or condition that could result in the
incurrence of any liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or other
Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise
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tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, or in
the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate or other Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV
of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or
Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(iv) any contribution required to be made with respect to a Foreign
Pension Plan which is not made within the time limit applicable thereto
where such failure could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(v) either the Company or an ERISA Affiliate incurring a Material
liability pursuant to any Foreign Pension Plan which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30
days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to any CanArgo Group Member from any
federal, provincial, territorial or state Governmental Authority relating to any order,
ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and
(g) Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and
information in the possession or control of the Company or any other existing or future
CanArgo Group Member or which the Company may obtain without unreasonable effort or
expense relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or
properties of the existing and future CanArgo Group Members or relating to the ability
of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes as from time to
time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of Notes.
Section 9.2. Tethys Information
In the event that the Purchasers exercise their right pursuant to Section 11.7 and convert all
or a portion of their Notes into Tethys Common Stock, the Company shall, provided Tethys continues
to be a Subsidiary of the Company, deliver to such holders of Tethys Common Stock within 105 days
after the end of each fiscal year of Tethys duplicate copies of,
(i) | the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Tethys and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such year, and | ||
(ii) | the unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Tethys and its Subsidiaries for such year, |
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figure for the previous fiscal year, all in
reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with United States GAAP, provided that the delivery
within the time period specified of Tethys’ annual audited accounts to any applicable regulatory
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authority or the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, including audited Consolidated
Financial Statements, for such fiscal year with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements
of this Section 9.2;
Section 9.3. Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of
Notes pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or Section 9.1(b) hereof shall be accompanied by a
certificate of a Senior Financial Officer setting forth:
(a) Covenant Compliance — the information (including detailed calculations)
required in order to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the
requirements of Section 11.1 through Section 12.12 hereof, inclusive,
during the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished
(including with respect to each such Section, where applicable, the calculations of the
maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the case may be, permissible under
the terms of such Sections, and the calculation of the amount, ratio or percentage then
in existence); and
(b) Event of Default — a statement that such officer has reviewed the relevant
terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her supervision, a review
of the transactions and conditions of the CanArgo Group Members from the beginning of
the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the
date of the certificate and that to the actual and not constructive Knowledge of such
officer such review shall not have disclosed the existence during such period of any
condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such
condition or event existed or exists (including, without limitation, any such event or
condition resulting from the failure of any CanArgo Group Member to comply with any
applicable Environmental Law), specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and
what action the Company or its Affiliates has taken or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
Section 9.4. Inspection. Subject to the provisions of Section 22, the Company shall
permit the representatives of each holder of Notes that is an Institutional Investor, at the
expense of such holder and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to visit the principal
executive office of the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the CanArgo Group
Members with the Company’s officers, and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not
be unreasonably withheld) its independent public accountants (and by this provision the Company
authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the CanArgo Group
Members), and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to
visit the other offices and properties of the CanArgo Group Members all at such reasonable times
and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing.
SECTION 10. | PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES; CHANGE IN CONTROL. |
Section 10.1. Optional Prepayments. Provided that the Note holders have been able to exercise
their conversion rights under Section 11.7 to convert their Notes into Tethys Common Stock
for a minimum of 30 days, the Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at
any time after March 1, 2007, all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in
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a principal amount not less than $100,000 in the case of a partial prepayment, at the
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount so prepaid), set forth in
Section 10.5. The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional
prepayment under this Section 10.1 not less than 60 days and not more than 120 days prior
to the date fixed for such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify such date, the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by
such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 10.2), and the interest to
be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, at the
Redemption Price pursuant to Section 10.5. Each holder of the Notes will have the option
to receive such prepayment in cash pursuant to this Section 10 or to convert such Notes
pursuant to Section 11.7. Each Holder that elects to convert such Notes pursuant to
Section 11.7 will give the Company written notice of each election under this Section
10.1 not less than 30 days and not more than 45 days prior to the date fixed for such
prepayment.
Section 10.2. Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment of
the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the
Notes at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid
principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.
Section 10.3. Maturity; Surrender, etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to
this Section 10, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become
due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest on such principal
amount accrued to such date, at the applicable Redemption Price. From and after such date, unless
the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the
interest, at the applicable Redemption Price, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall
cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and
cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal
amount of any Note. In the case of any conversion of Notes pursuant to Section 11.7, the
interest on the principal amount of the converted Notes through the date of conversion shall be due
and payable on the date of conversion.
Section 10.4. Purchase of Notes. Save with the consent of the Required Holders, the Company
will not and will not permit any CanArgo Group Member to directly or indirectly purchase, redeem,
prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except upon the
payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes or
pursuant to an offer to purchase made to all holders on the same terms and conditions. The Company
will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any CanArgo Group Member pursuant to any payment,
prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and no Notes may be
issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.
Section 10.5. Redemption Price. The term “Redemption Price” means, with respect to any Note,
an amount determined in accordance with the following table:
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After: | Redemption Price | |||
March 1, 2007 |
105 | % | ||
September 1, 2007 |
104 | % | ||
March 1, 2008 |
103 | % | ||
September 1, 2008 |
102 | % | ||
March 1, 2009 |
101 | % | ||
September 1, 2009 |
100 | % |
Section 10.6. Change in Control.
(a) Notice of Change in Control or Control Event. The Company will, within five
Business Days after any Responsible Officer has actual and not constructive knowledge of
the occurrence of any Change in Control or Control Event, give written notice of such
Change in Control or Control Event to each holder of Notes (“Prepayment Notice”) unless
notice in respect of such Change in Control (or the Change in Control contemplated by
such Control Event) shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this
Section 10.6. If a Change in Control has occurred, such notice shall contain
and constitute an offer to prepay Notes as described in Section 10.6(c) and
shall be accompanied by the certificate described in Section 10.6(f).
(b) Condition to Company Action. The Company will not take any action that
consummates or finalizes a Change in Control unless (i) at least 15 Business Days prior
to such action it shall have given to each holder of Notes written notice containing and
constituting an offer to prepay Notes as described in Section 10.6(c),
accompanied by the certificate described in Section 10.6(f), and (ii)
contemporaneously with the action taken to consummate or finalize any such Change in
Control, it prepays all Notes required to be prepaid in accordance with this Section
10.6.
(c) Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraphs
(a) and (b) of this Section 10.6 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with
and subject to this Section 10.6, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by
each holder (in this case only, “holder” in respect of any Note registered in the name
of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a
date specified in such offer (the “Proposed Prepayment Date”). If such Proposed
Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph (a) of this
Section 10.6, such date shall be not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days
after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in
such offer, the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the 30th day after the date of such
offer). The Company and the Purchasers’ obligations pursuant to a Prepayment Notice
will lapse if for any reason such Change in Control or the occurrence of a Control Event
is not consummated or finalized in accordance with this Section 10.6 within 180 days of
the Proposed Prepayment Date, or such other
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period as the Company and the Required Holders may agree in writing, and the
Company shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Section 10.6.
(d) Acceptance. A Purchaser may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant to this
Section 10.6 by causing notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company
at least 15 days prior to the Proposed Payment Date. A failure by a Purchaser to
respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 10.6 shall be deemed
to constitute an acceptance of such offer by such Purchaser.
(e) Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section
10.6 shall be in an amount equal to 101% of the outstanding principal amount of such
Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment. The
prepayment shall be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date.
(f) Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this
Section 10.6 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior
Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the
Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section
10.6; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the
interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed
Prepayment Date; (v) that the conditions of this Section 10.6 have been
fulfilled; and (vi) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the
Change in Control.
(g) “Change in Control” Defined. “Change in Control” means (a) the Company shall
at any time cease to be a publicly held company or cease to have its capital stock
traded on an exchange or (b) a transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to
which (i) at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Company or, on a fully diluted basis, shall subsequent to the date of this Agreement
be owned by any Person (as hereinafter defined) which is not related to or Affiliated
with the Company, (ii) the Company merges into or with, consolidates with or effects any
plan of share exchange or other combination with any Person which is not related to or
Affiliated with the Company, or (iii) the Company disposes of all or substantially all
of its assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
(h) “Control Event” Defined. “Control Event” means:
(i) the execution by any CanArgo Group Member of any agreement or
letter of intent with respect to any proposed transaction or event or series
of transactions or events which, individually or in the aggregate, may
reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control, or
(ii) the execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed
by the parties thereto, would result in a Change in Control.
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SECTION 11. | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. |
The Company covenants, on its behalf and on behalf of all the other CanArgo Group Members,
that so long as at least $1 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes is outstanding:
Section 11.1. Compliance with Law. The Company will and will cause each of the other CanArgo
Group Members to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations
to which each of them is subject, including, without limitation, applicable Environmental Laws, in
all respects, and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits,
franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective
properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case except to the extent that
non-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or failures to
obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other
governmental authorizations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 11.2. Insurance. Except for or as a result of the failure by a counterparty to comply
with its obligations under a Basic Document, the Company will and will cause each of the other
CanArgo Group Members to maintain with insurers which on the date the policy commences are
financially sound and reputable, insurance with respect to their respective Material properties and
businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such
amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves are
maintained with respect thereto) as is customary in the case of entities of established reputations
engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated. To the extent a counterparty to
a Basic Document fails to comply with its obligations under a Basic Document, the Company shall, or
shall cause any Material Subsidiary that is a party to such Basic Document, to use commercially
reasonable efforts to enforce the terms of the Basic Document.
Section 11.3. Maintenance of Properties. Except for or as a result of the failure by a
counterparty to comply with its obligations under a Basic Document, the Company will and will cause
each of the other CanArgo Group Members to maintain and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept,
their interests in the respective Properties constituting Material tangible personal property in
good repair, working order and condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), so that the business
carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in the ordinary course at all times, provided
that this Section shall not prevent the Company or any of the other CanArgo Group Members from
discontinuing the operation and the maintenance of any of its Properties if such discontinuance is
desirable in the conduct of its business and the Company has concluded that such discontinuance
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 11.4. Payment of Taxes and Claims. The Company will and will cause each of the other
CanArgo Group Members to file all tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay
and discharge all taxes shown to be properly due and payable on such returns and all other taxes,
assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets,
income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become
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properly due and payable and before they have become delinquent, and all claims for which sums
have become due and payable that have become a Lien on properties or assets of the Company or any
other CanArgo Group Member, provided that neither the Company nor any other CanArgo Group Member
need pay any such tax or assessment or claims if (i) the amount, applicability or validity thereof
is contested by the Company or such other CanArgo Group Member on a timely basis in good faith and
in appropriate proceedings, and the Company or such other CanArgo Group Member has established
adequate reserves therefor in accordance with appropriate GAAP on the books of the Company or such
other CanArgo Group Member or (ii) the nonpayment of all such taxes and assessments and claims in
the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 11.5. Corporate Existence, etc. The Company will at all times preserve and keep in
full force and effect its corporate existence. Subject to Sections 12.2 and 12.8,
the Company will at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence of
each of the other CanArgo Group Members (unless merged into the Company or a Material Subsidiary)
and all rights and franchises of the Company and the other CanArgo Group Members unless, in the
good faith judgment of the Company, the termination of or failure to preserve and keep in full
force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise could not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any
merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 12.2.
Section 11.6. Additional Subsidiaries. All Material Subsidiaries of the Company formed or
acquired after the date of the Closing shall execute a Subsidiary Guaranty substantially in the
form required by the terms of the Subsidiary Guaranty and shall thereafter be deemed to constitute
a CanArgo Group Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that the following
Persons shall not be obliged, pursuant to the requirements of this Section 11.6, to execute
and deliver a Subsidiary Guaranty: (i) a Material Subsidiary of the Company in which an equity
holder in such Material Subsidiary owns 20% or greater of all Equity Interest in such a Material
Subsidiary, (ii) BN Munai LLP, (iii) a Subsidiary of BN Munai LLP, or (iv) a Material Subsidiary
that is a Material Subsidiary solely because such Material Subsidiary has Indebtedness outstanding
of greater than $2,500,000 to a CanArgo Group Member and the Company, directly or indirectly, owns
less than 75% of all of the Equity Interest of such Material Subsidiary.
Section 11.7. Conversion of Note Purchasers shall have the right to convert each of their
Notes as follows:
(a) At any time a Purchaser may (i) convert all or, subject to the limitations
hereinafter set forth, a portion of the outstanding principal into shares of Common
Stock of the Company at a price per share equal to US$1.37 per share, as such price may
be adjusted pursuant to Section 11.7(d) and 11.7(e) (“Conversion
Price”); or (ii), until the first anniversary of the Closing Date, as adjusted pursuant
to Section 12.12 (the “Tethys Option Period”), at the option of the Note holders
convert all, or subject to limitations hereinafter set forth, a portion of the
outstanding principal into Tethys Common Stock at the Tethys Conversion Price per share,
as such price may be adjusted pursuant to Section 11.7(f); provided, however, in
the event that holders of the Notes elect to convert their Notes into Tethys Common
Stock, if Note
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holders are prevented from exercising their conversion rights hereunder due to the
collateral constraints imposed by the security agreements securing the Company’s Senior
Secured Notes, then such Tethys Option Period shall be extended to a date which is 30
days after Note holders have received notice that such constraints have expired, have
been waived or eliminated or that they are otherwise no longer applicable. The Company
shall promptly notify Note holders of the existence of, and expiration, waiver or
elimination, or inapplicability of any such constraints. Any such conversions of a
portion of the Notes shall be in minimum aggregate amounts of $100,000, or multiples
thereof.
(b) To elect any conversion, a Purchaser shall provide to the Company written
notice of said election. The parties shall thereafter proceed with diligence to
close said conversion not more than 30 days following the Company’s receipt of the
election notice. The effective date of any conversion shall be the date on which the
election notice is delivered to the Company notwithstanding that closing may be delayed
beyond 30 days after a Purchaser’s election notice is delivered to the Company. Any
Purchaser electing to convert its Notes shall realize all economic and equitable
benefits of conversion from and after said effective date.
(c) Upon the closing of a conversion, the Company shall authorize and issue to such
Purchaser a certificate representing the applicable number of shares of Common Stock or
Tethys Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with this Section
11.7.
(d) So long as any Notes or Warrants are outstanding, in the event the Company
issues equity securities after the date of this Agreement (other than pursuant to the
granting of stock options pursuant to employee stock option plans approved by the
Company’s stockholders; or the exercise or conversion of outstanding warrants, stock
options or convertible securities, including without limitation the conversion of the
Senior Secured Notes) with a price of less than US$1.37 per share, as adjusted, such
price per share determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred in
connection with such issuance, then the Conversion Price in Section 11.7(a)(i)
and the exercise price of the Warrants shall be automatically reset to the lowest net
effective price per share, without any further action of the Purchasers.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable to the Purchasers pursuant to this Section 11.7(d) cause the Purchasers
to own in excess of 19.9% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company as at the date
of this Agreement unless the Company has obtained the prior approval of its stockholders
as required by Section 713 of the AMEX Company Guide; provided, however, that the
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to diligently seek to obtain such
approval of its stockholders.
(e) In the event the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into
a different number or class of shares by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, merger,
consolidation or any similar transaction, then the Conversion Price in Section
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11.7(a)(i) and the exercise price of the Warrants and the number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants will
be appropriately adjusted to reflect any such event, such that the holders will receive
upon conversion the identical number of shares of Common Stock or other consideration or
property to be received by the holders of the Common Stock as if the holders had
converted their Notes immediately prior to any such event as such amount would then be
adjusted by reason of such stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split,
reclassification, recapitalization, combination, merger, consolidation or other similar
transaction. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon any conversion
or exercise; instead the Conversion Price and the exercise price of the Warrants shall
be appropriately adjusted so that holders shall receive the nearest whole number of
shares upon any such conversion or exercise.
(f) In the event the number of outstanding shares of Tethys Common Stock are
changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any stock split, stock
dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, merger,
consolidation or any similar transaction of Tethys, then the Tethys Conversion Price and
the number of shares of Tethys Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes will
be appropriately adjusted to reflect any such event, such that the holders will receive
upon conversion the identical number of shares of Tethys Common Stock or other
consideration or property to be received by the holders of the Tethys Common Stock as if
the holders had converted their Notes immediately prior to any such event as such amount
would then be adjusted by reason of such stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock
split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, merger, consolidation or other
similar transaction. No fractional shares of Tethys Common Stock shall be issued upon
any conversion; instead the Tethys Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted so
that holders shall receive the nearest whole number of shares upon any such conversion.
Section 11.8. Payment of Special Counsel and other Fees. The Company shall pay or cause to be
paid within ten Business Days after receipt of an invoice therefor the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of your special counsel and the fees of other professionals engaged to represent the
Purchasers in connection with this Agreement. The Company’s obligation to pay all such fees shall
not to exceed in the aggregate US$75,000.00 for services rendered by all such counsel and other
professionals in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any
amendments thereof.
SECTION 12. | NEGATIVE COVENANTS. |
Subject to the provisions of Section 12.12, without the prior written consent of the
Required Holders, the Company covenants, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its other
CanArgo Group Members that so long as at least $1 million in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes is outstanding:
Section 12.1. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as provided in Schedule 12.1 and
Section 12.12, the Company will not and will not permit any other CanArgo Group Member to
enter into directly or indirectly any transaction or group of related transactions (including,
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without limitation, the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of Material properties of any kind
or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (other than the Company or another Material
Subsidiary), except in the ordinary course and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the
Company’s or such CanArgo Group Member’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less
favorable to the Company or such CanArgo Group Member than would be obtainable in a comparable
arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.
Section 12.2. Merger, Consolidation, etc. The Company will not, and will not permit any other
CanArgo Group Member to, consolidate with or merge with any other corporation or convey, transfer
or lease substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any
Person (except that a Material Subsidiary of the Company may (x) consolidate with or merge with, or
convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of
transactions to, another Material Subsidiary or the Company and (y) convey, transfer or lease all
of its assets in compliance with the provisions of Section 12.8, provided immediately after
giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing).
Section 12.3. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any other CanArgo Group Member
to, directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or permit to exist (upon the happening of a
contingency or otherwise) any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset (including, without
limitation, any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of the Company
or any such other CanArgo Group Member, whether now owned or held or hereafter acquired, or any
income or profits therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits,
except:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies the
payment of which is not at the time required by Section 11.4;
(b) statutory Liens of landlords, Governmental Authorities and Liens of carriers,
operators, vendors, equipment lessors, warehousemen, mechanics, repairmen, suppliers,
workers, construction materialmen and other similar Liens and other like Liens incident
of the exploration, development, operation and maintenance of oil and gas properties, in
each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due or the
payment of which is not at the time required by Section 11.4;
(c) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the
ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance and other types of social security or retirement benefits, or (ii) to secure
(or to obtain letters of credit that secure) the performance of tenders, statutory
obligations, surety bonds, appeal bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases (other than
Capital Leases), government contracts, performance bonds, purchase, construction or
sales contracts, regulatory obligations and other similar obligations, in each case not
incurred or made in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or
credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property;
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(d) any attachment or judgment Lien, not giving rise to an Event of Default;
(e) leases or subleases granted to others, easements, reservations, servitudes,
permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions, rights-of-way, restrictions and other
similar charges or encumbrances, in each case incidental to, and not interfering with,
the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided
that such Liens do not, in the aggregate, materially detract from value of such
property;
(f) any Lien created to secure all or any part of the purchase price, or to secure
Indebtedness incurred or assumed to pay all or any part of the purchase price or cost of
construction, of property (or any improvement thereon) acquired or constructed by the
Company or any other CanArgo Group Member after the date of the Closing, provided that
(i) any such Lien shall extend solely to the item or items of such
property (or improvement thereon) so acquired, leased or constructed and, if
required by the terms of the instrument originally creating such Lien, other
property (or improvement thereon) which is an improvement to or is acquired
for specific use in connection with such acquired, leased or constructed
property (or improvement thereon) or which is real property being improved
by such acquired, leased or constructed property (or improvement thereon),
(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien
shall at no time exceed an amount equal to 80% (but 100% in the case of
property (or improvement thereon) the acquisition of which is financed
through a Capital Lease Obligation) of the lesser of (A) the cost to the
Company or such other CanArgo Group Member of the property (or improvement
thereon) so acquired or constructed and (B) the Fair Market Value (as
determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company) of such
property (or improvement thereon) at the time of such acquisition or
construction,
(iii) any such Lien shall be created contemporaneously with, or within
180 days after, the acquisition, lease or construction of such property;
(g) Liens securing Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents;
(h) contractual Liens which arise in the ordinary course of business under and
pursuant to the terms of the Basic Documents or other concession agreements, production
sharing agreements and contracts; joint venture, exploration, limited or general
partnership, dry hole, bottom hole, acreage contribution, purchase and acquisition
agreements; exploration, production and development licenses; operating agreements;
drilling agreements; oil and gas leases; farm-out and farm-in agreements;
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division orders; contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and
natural gas; unitization and pooling declarations and agreements; area of mutual
interest agreements; overriding and net profits royalty agreements; marketing
agreements; processing agreements; development agreements; gas balancing or deferred
production agreements; injection, repressuring and recycling agreements; salt water or
other disposal agreements; seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other
agreements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and are for claims
which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with
applicable GAAP, provided that any such Lien referred to in this clause does not
materially impair the use of the property covered by such Lien for the purposes for
which such property is held by the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member or
materially impair the value of such property subject thereto;
(i) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision
relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and
burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository
institution, provided that no such deposit account is a dedicated cash collateral
account or is subject to restrictions against access by the depositor in excess of those
set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System of the United States of America (or any successor Governmental Authority) or
other Governmental Authority and no such deposit account is intended by the Company or
any other CanArgo Group Member to provide collateral to the depository institution,
except in each such case in connection with letter of credit obligations issued pursuant
to or in connection with any Basic Documents or other agreements referred to in clause
(h);
(j) Other Liens not described in clauses (a) to (i) of this Section on the property
of the Company or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount at any time not exceeding
US$100,000; and
(k) Permitted Encumbrances.
Section 12.4. Priority. Company shall not, without the consent of the Required Holders, issue
any Indebtedness with priority over the Notes other than the Senior Indebtedness and Permitted
Indebtedness.
Section 12.5. Line of Business. The Company will not, and will not permit any other CanArgo
Group Member to, engage to any substantial extent in any business other than the businesses in
which the Company and the other CanArgo Group Members are engaged on the date of this Agreement and
businesses reasonably related thereto or in furtherance thereof.
Section 12.6. Restricted Payments. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.12, the
Company will not make any Restricted Payments, except (a) the Company may declare and pay (i)
dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its Equity
Interests or Indebtedness and (ii) interest and principal on Indebtedness owed by the Company to
another CanArgo Group Member in either case which does not contravene the provisions of this
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Agreement, and (b) the Company may make distributions pursuant to and in accordance with stock
incentive plans or other Plans for management or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 12.7. Sale-and-Leasebacks. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale-and-Leaseback Transaction.
Section 12.8. Sale of Assets, etc.
(1) Sale of Assets, etc. The Company will not, and will not permit any other CanArgo Group
Members to, make any Transfer, provided that the foregoing restriction does not apply to a Transfer
if:
(a) the property that is the subject of such Transfer constitutes either (i)
inventory held for sale (including the sale of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of
business, including, without limitation, pursuant to advance sales contracts, forward
contracts and production payments), (ii) abandonments, assignments, leases, subleases or
farm-outs of oil and gas properties or dispositions of properties pursuant to operating
agreements or other forms of exploration and development agreements or option agreements
or (iii) property, equipment, fixtures, supplies or materials no longer required in the
operation of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary or that is redundant,
condemned, obsolete, and, in the case of any Transfer described in clauses (i) through
(iii), such Transfer is in the ordinary course of business (an “Ordinary Course
Transfer”); or
(b) either
(i) such Transfer is from a CanArgo Group Member to the Company, or
(ii) such Transfer is from the Company to a CanArgo Group Member or
from a CanArgo Group Member to another CanArgo Group Member and in either
case is for Fair Market Value,
so long as immediately before and immediately after the consummation of such
transaction, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default exists or
would exist (each such Transfer, an “Intergroup Transfer”); or
(c) such Transfer involves oil and gas properties or interests therein that are
exchanged for other oil and gas properties or interests therein in arms length
transactions or such Transfer is pursuant to a Permitted Farmout Arrangement.
(2) Disposal of Ownership of a CanArgo Group Member. The Company will not, and will not
permit any CanArgo Group Members to, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Subsidiary Stock
(other than upon conversion of the Notes into Tethys Common Stock), nor will the Company permit any
such CanArgo Group Member to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of its own Subsidiary
Stock (other than upon conversion of the Notes into Tethys Common Stock), provided that the
foregoing restrictions do not apply to:
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(a) the issue of directors’ qualifying shares by any such Material Subsidiary;
(b) any such Transfer of Material Subsidiary Stock constituting an Intergroup
Transfer;
(c) any issuance of shares of Subsidiary Stock by a Material Subsidiary that
qualifies as a Permitted Farmout Arrangement; and
(d) the disposition or dissolution of any Subsidiary that is not a Material
Subsidiary; provided that the proceeds of such disposition or assets of the Subsidiary
are transferred to another CanArgo Group Member and immediately before and immediately
after the consummation of such transaction, and after giving effect thereto, no Default
or Event of Default exists or would exist.
Section 12.9. Future Indebtedness. The Company will not incur any Indebtedness after the date
of this Agreement other than (a) Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Secured Notes, the
aggregate amount outstanding thereunder at any time shall not exceed $27,000,000, (b) Indebtedness
outstanding under the Notes, (c) any additional unsecured Indebtedness, the aggregate amount
outstanding thereunder at any time shall not exceed US$2,500,000, (d) unsecured Indebtedness of the
Company to another CanArgo Group Member, or (e) unsecured Indebtedness of a CanArgo Group Member or
direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company to another CanArgo Group Member except as provided in
Section 12.12, (f) Indebtedness of a CanArgo Group Member to a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Company that is not a Material Subsidiary provided that the aggregate amount outstanding thereunder
at any time shall not exceed US$1,500,000, and (g) Indebtedness of the Company or a CanArgo Group
Member to BN Munai LLP or a Subsidiary of BN Munai LLP. In considering whether to give its consent
to any future Indebtedness, the Required Holders shall be entitled to take into consideration,
inter alia, the potential effects of any such proposed Indebtedness upon the financial condition
and wherewithal of the Company and/or upon their rights under the Loan Documents, and any decision
by the Required Holders to withhold their consent to any such proposed future Indebtedness shall be
final and binding absent a showing of manifest bad faith.
Section 12.10. Basic Documents. The Company shall not and shall not permit any other CanArgo
Group Member, to (i) cancel or terminate any Basic Agreement to which the Company or other CanArgo
Group Members are a party or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination thereof prior to
the scheduled expiration thereof, (ii) sell, assign (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents or a
Permitted Farmout Arrangement) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) any part
of its interest in any Basic Agreements, (iii) waive any default under or breach of any provision
of any Basic Agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are a party, or waive, fail
to enforce, forgive, compromise, settle, adjust or release any Material right, interest or
entitlement, howsoever arising, under, or in respect thereof, or (iv) amend, supplement, modify or
in any way vary in any respect or agree to any variation of any provision of any Basic Agreement to
which the Company or any other CanArgo Group Members are a party, or of the performance of any
Material covenant or obligation by any other Person under any Basic Agreement, except any
amendment, supplement, modification or variation of the Basic Agreements (a) as a result of the
transfer by (x) NOC (Cyprus)’s interest in
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the Ninotsminda PSC (as defined in Schedule 7.19) to NOC (Jersey) and (y) CNL (Cyprus)’s
interest in the Norio PSC and Tbilisi PSC (both as defined in Schedule 7.19) to CNL (Jersey); or
(b) as a result of the clarification with the Georgian State that CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited has
fulfilled its obligations in relation to the minimum work programme in respect of the Nazvrevi PSC.
Section 12.11. Anti-takeover Defense.
(a) Except as hereinafter specifically provided, so long as any Purchasers hold
shares of the Common Stock issued to them following conversion of the Notes pursuant to
Section 11.7, the Purchasers shall be exempt from any “poison pill” or
shareholder rights plan adopted by the Company with a view to impairing or impeding any
hostile take-over or other Change of Control transaction which has not been approved by
the Company’s incumbent Board of Directors.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.11(a) to the contrary
provided, the Company may enter into or adopt an anti-takeover defense, “poison pill”,
shareholder rights plan or any other device designed to prevent Purchasers or other Note
holders from acquiring such Equity Interests by means of or in connection with the
direct or indirect forbearance, cancellation or exchange of all or any part of the
Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.11(a) to the contrary
provided, the Purchasers hereby agree that so long as any Notes are outstanding and no
Event of Default exists and is continuing and until the expiration of the second
anniversary after the indefeasible satisfaction of all Indebtedness under the Notes,
whether by payment, conversion, exchange or otherwise (other than in connection with any
proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code), the Purchasers shall not, without
the express written consent or approval of the incumbent Board of Directors of the
Company, solicit or otherwise seek to effect or participate in a Change of Control of
the Company or a change in the composition of the incumbent Board of Directors by means
of the purchase or offer to purchase of any Equity Interests of the Company, the
solicitation of proxies or written consents, or by voting any Equity Interests acquired
by the Purchasers upon the conversion of Notes pursuant to Section 11.7, in
connection with any solicitation of proxies or written consents or at any regular or
special meeting of shareholders or otherwise.
Section 12.12. Tethys Advances. Schedule 12.12 details advances and equity investments
in Tethys made as of January 19, 2006. All Tethys cash flow will be retained by Tethys during the
Tethys Option Period except for permitted distributions including (i) payments to the Company or
another CanArgo Group Member for management and overhead which shall not exceed $100,000 per month
and (ii) payments made to the Company to reimburse it for insurance payments and other direct
project related costs incurred and payments made by the Company on behalf of Tethys to further the
oilfield activities of Tethys or any of its Subsidiaries. If the Company shall advance funds to
Tethys to fund Tethys’ growth after January 19, 2006 in addition to the net proceeds of the sale of
the Notes and Warrants advanced to Tethys pursuant to
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Section 7.14, then as of the effective date if the Note holders convert their Notes into
Tethys Common Stock, in the Company’s sole and arbitrary discretion, either:
1) | The excess advances will be repaid in cash by Tethys to the Company in full with interest computed from the date of each such advance at the rate of 10% per annum or, | ||
2) | The excess advances will be converted into equity in Tethys based on a valuation (after conversion in full of the Notes) of $52 million plus the excess advances in which case either (i) the Note holders will be allowed to purchase the Relevant Percentage of the advances at cost from the Company to retain their proportional interest in Tethys; or (ii) the percentage interest which the Note holders will receive in Tethys Common Stock upon conversion will be adjusted downwards on a pro rata basis. |
The foregoing will be subject to review at the request of either the Company or the Required
Holders on March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008. At such review the parties shall use their best and
good faith efforts to agree on any required adjustments to the foregoing in order to reflect
accurately the intent of the foregoing based upon the facts and circumstances in effect as at such
dates.
SECTION 13. | EVENTS OF DEFAULT. |
An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and
be continuing:
(a) the Company defaults in the payment of any principal at the applicable
Redemption Price, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at
maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or
(b) the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note or in the
payment of any expenses due hereunder or under any Security Document for more than five
Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(c) the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term
contained in Sections 10.6, 11.11, 12.2, 12.3,
12.4, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 12.10, or
12.11; or
(d) the Company defaults in the performance or compliance with any other term
herein (other than those referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and
(c) of this Section 13) and such default is not remedied within 30 days
after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual and not constructive
knowledge of such default and (ii) the Company receiving written notice of such default
from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of
default” and to refer specifically to this paragraph (d) of Section 13); or
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(e) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company
or any other CanArgo Group Member or by any officer of the Company or any other CanArgo
Group Member in this Agreement, in any Loan Document or in any writing furnished in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby proves to have been false or
incorrect in any Material respect on the date as of which made; or
(f) the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member (i) is generally not paying, or
admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii) files, or
consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or
reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to
take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, (iv) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other
officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part
of its property, (v) is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, or (vi) takes
corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or
(g) a court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order
appointing, a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with
respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, or constituting
an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other
petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or
insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or
liquidation of the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member, or any such petition shall
be filed against the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member and such petition shall
not be dismissed or stayed pending appeal within 90 days, or are not discharged within
60 days after the expiration of such stay; or
(h) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of
US$2,500,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance) are rendered against the Company
or any other CanArgo Group Member and which judgments are not, within 90 days after
entry thereof, bonded, discharged, finally settled or stayed pending appeal, or are not
discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay; or
(i) if (i) any Plan subject to ERISA shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding
standards of ERISA or the Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such
standards or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under section 412
of the Code, (ii) a notice of intent to terminate any Plan subject to ERISA shall have
been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the PBGC or the PBGC shall have
instituted proceedings under ERISA section 4042 to terminate or appoint a trustee to
administer any such Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate or other Affiliate that a Plan subject to ERISA may become a subject of any
such proceedings, (iii) the aggregate “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (within
the meaning of section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under all Plans subject to ERISA,
determined in accordance with Title IV of ERISA shall exceed
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US$500,000, (iv) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or other Affiliate shall have
incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of
ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit
plans subject to ERISA in excess of $500,000, (v) the present value of the accrued
benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension Plan maintained
by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate, determined as of the end of its most recently
ended fiscal year on the basis of actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable,
exceeds the current value of the assets of such Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such
benefit liabilities by US$500,000 or more, (vi) either the Company or an any other
CanArgo Group Member incurs a Material liability pursuant to any Foreign Pension Plan
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (vii) the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate or other Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan, or
(viii) the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member establishes or amends any employee
welfare benefit plan that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that
would increase the liability of the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member thereunder
in any Material respect; and any such event or events described in clauses (i) through
(viii) above, either individually or together with any other such event or events, has a
Material Adverse Effect; or
(j) (i) this Agreement, the Notes, any Subsidiary Guaranty, or any other Loan
Document ceases to be in full force and effect (except in accordance with its terms) or
is declared null and void or the validity or enforceability is contested or challenged
by Company, any Affiliate of Company or any of their respective partners or
shareholders; (ii) Company denies that it has any further liability or obligation under
any of the Loan Documents prior to the indefeasible satisfaction in full of all
Obligations under the Loan Documents; or (iii) any of the Liens and security interest
granted to Purchasers under the Loan Documents cease to be valid or perfected or cease
to have the priority required hereby or under the Loan Documents prior to the
indefeasible satisfaction in full of all Obligations under the Loan Documents, other
than as a result of the action or omission by any Purchaser or holder; or
(k) the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member modifies or amends any of its
Charter Documents in any Material manner without the Required Holders’ prior written
consent, unless any such amendment will not result in a Default or Event of Default
(without regard to this Section 13(k)) and will not adversely affect the rights
of the holders under the Loan Documents; provided, however, an amendment to the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase its authorized capital stock to 380
million shares of which 375 million shall constitute Common Stock and 5 million shall
constitute preferred stock shall not be deemed to constitute an Event of Default
hereunder; or
(l) a change occurs in the consolidated financial condition of the Company or in
the physical, operational or financial status of the Properties, which change is not
otherwise described in this Article 13 and has a Material Adverse Effect and
which has not been remedied pursuant to Section 13(d).
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SECTION 14. | REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC. |
Section 14.1. Acceleration.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 4, if an Event of Default with
respect to the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member described in paragraph (f) or
(g) of Section 13 (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of
paragraph (f) or described in clause (vi) of paragraph (f) by virtue of the fact that
such clause encompasses clause (i) of paragraph (f)) has occurred, all the Notes then
outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 4, if any other Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time at its or their
option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to
be immediately due and payable.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 4, if any Event of Default
described in paragraph (a) or (b) of Section 13 has occurred and is continuing,
any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default
may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare
all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.
Subject to the provisions of Section 4, upon any Notes becoming due and payable
under this Section 14.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will
forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes at the applicable
Redemption Price, if any, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (to the full extent
permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every
case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived.
The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the
right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as
herein specifically provided for), and that the provision for payment at the Redemption
Price by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result
of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such
right under such circumstances.
Section 14.2. Other Remedies. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, if any Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have
become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 14.1, the holder of
any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an
action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance
of any agreement contained herein or in any Note, or for an injunction against a violation of any
of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or
by law or otherwise.
Section 14.3. Costs and Expenses. Company shall pay all costs and expenses of amending,
administering, implementing, collecting, defending, declaring and enforcing holder rights under
this Agreement, the Notes, any Subsidiary Guaranty or other instrument or
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agreement delivered in connection with any of the Loan Documents, including searches and
filings at all times, and holder’s reasonable attorneys’ fees (actually incurred, regardless of
whether any litigation is commenced or default is declared and regardless of tribunal or
jurisdiction) .
Section 14.4. Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 14.1, the Required Holders, by written notice to
the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has
paid all overdue interest on the Notes and all principal at the applicable Redemption Price, if
any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration,
and all interest on such overdue principal at the applicable Redemption Price, if any, and (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default
Rate, (b) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become
due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to
Section 19, and (c) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies
due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 14.4
will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
Section 14.6. No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, etc. No course of dealing and no
delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate
as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right,
power or remedy conferred by this Agreement or by any Note upon any holder thereof shall be
exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter
available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the
Company under Section 17, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such
further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all costs and expenses of such holder incurred in
any enforcement or collection under this Section 14, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements actually incurred.
SECTION 15. | REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES AND WARRANTS. |
Section 15.1. Registration of Notes and Warrants. The Company shall keep at its principal
executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes and
Warrants. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes and Warrants, each transfer
thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes and Warrants shall be
registered in such register. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person in
whose name any Note or Warrant shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and
holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or
Knowledge to the contrary.
Section 15.2. Transfer and Exchange of Notes and Warrants. Upon surrender of any Note or
Warrant at the principal executive office of the Company for registration of transfer or exchange
(and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such
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Note or Warrant or its attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the address for
notices of each transferee of such Note or Warrant or part thereof), the Company shall execute and
deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes or Warrants (as
requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note or the unexercised portion of the Warrant.
Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit 1. Each such new Warrant shall be transferred to such
Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.
Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been
paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have
been paid thereon. Each such new Warrant shall be dated the Closing Date. The Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any
such transfer of Notes and Warrants and may request that such transferee, at the Company’s
reasonable cost and expense, provide the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable
to the Company and in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and its counsel to
the effect that such transfer is not subject to registration under applicable Securities Laws.
Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than US $100,000, provided that if
necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one
Note may be in a denomination of less than US $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a
Note or Warrant registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have agreed
to become bound by the provisions of the Loan Documents applicable to Purchasers and holders and to
have made the representations set forth in Section 8.
Section 15.3. Replacement of Notes and Warrants. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
any Note or Warrant (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from
such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and
(a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of a bond or other indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Note or Warrant is,
or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note or Warrant with a
minimum net worth of at least the greater of (i) with respect to a loss, theft or
destruction of a Note, the principal amount of such Note or (ii) US$5,000,000, and the
Company receives a certification from any senior financial officer or other individual
with the responsibility for the administration of such Person’s investment in the Notes
or Warrants to such effect, such Person’s own duly authorized unsecured agreement of
indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or
(b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,
the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant
dated the Closing Date or a new Note, dated and bearing interest from the date to which
interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated
the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have
been paid thereon, as the case may be.
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SECTION 16. | PAYMENTS ON NOTES. |
Section 16.1. Place of Payment. Subject to Section 16.2, payments of principal at the
applicable Redemption Price, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be
made in New York, New York at the principal office of the holder of such Note in such jurisdiction.
The holder of such Note may at any time, by notice to the Company and each other holder of a Note,
change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the
principal office of the holder of such Note in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank
or trust company in such jurisdiction.
Section 16.2. Home Office Payment. So long as you or your nominee shall be the holder of any
Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 16.1 or in such Note to the
contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal at the applicable
Redemption Price, if any, and interest by the method and at the address specified for such purpose
below your name in Schedule A, or by such other method or at such other address as you
shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the
presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon
written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or
prepayment in full of any Note, you shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly
after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment
most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 16.1. Prior to any sale or
other disposition of any Note held by you or your nominee you will, at your election, either
endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been
paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to
Section 16.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 16.2 to any
Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by you under
this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as you have made in
Section 15.2 and in this Section 16.2.
SECTION 17. | EXPENSES, ETC. |
Section 17.1. Transaction Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated (unless such transactions fail to close as a result of any discretionary action or
inaction by any Purchaser) and subject to the provisions of Section 11.8, the Company will
pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if
reasonably required, local or other counsel) incurred by you in connection with such transactions
and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of any of the Loan
Documents and Warrants (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective),
including, without limitation: (a) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or
defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under any of the Loan
Documents or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand
issued in connection with any of the Loan Documents, or by reason of being a holder of any Note,
and (b) the reasonable costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in
connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or in
connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Notes; provided, however, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provided to the contrary, the
Company shall not be required to pay: (i) the fees, costs
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and expenses of more than one special counsel, and, if reasonably required, local or other
counsel, for all the Purchasers; (ii) any legal or other professional fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with or attributable to your or any holder’s breach (as determined by a
final, binding and non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction) of any provision of
the Loan Documents or the Warrants applicable to such Person and (iii) legal or other professional
fees, costs and expenses incurred prior to (assuming consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby) and in connection with the Loan Documents and any amendments thereof, which exceed $75,000
in the aggregate. The Company will pay, and will save you and each other holder harmless from, all
claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those
retained by you or such holder).
Section 17.2. Survival. The obligations of the Company under this Section 17 will
survive the execution and delivery or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranties or the Notes or the Warrants, and the
termination of this Agreement; provided, however, the obligations of the Company under this
Section 17 shall expire on the later to occur of either (i) the payment in full of all the
Obligations of the Company under the Loan Documents or the Warrants or (ii) the expiration of any
applicable statutes of limitations.
SECTION 18. | SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. |
All representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents shall survive the execution
and delivery of the Loan Documents and the Notes and Warrants, the purchase or transfer by you of
any Note or Warrant or portion thereof or interest therein and any partial payment on any Note, and
may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any
time by or on behalf of you or any other holder of a Note and shall expire and be of no further
force and effect when all principal, interest and other amounts payable on the Notes shall have
been indefeasibly paid in full in accordance with the provisions thereof. The Loan Documents and
Warrants embody the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
SECTION 19. | AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. |
Section 19.1. Requirements. This Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranties and the Notes may be
amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Subsidiary Guaranties or of the Notes may
be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and only with) the written consent of the
Company and the Required Holders, except that (a) no amendment or waiver of any of the provisions
of Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or
23 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to you unless
consented to by you in writing, and (b) no such amendment or waiver may, without the written
consent of the holder of each Note at the time outstanding affected thereby, (i) subject to the
provisions of Section 14 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time
of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or
method of computation of interest on, the Notes, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount
of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or waiver, or (iii)
amend any of Sections 10, 13(a), 13(b), 14,
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19 or 22. The Warrants may be amended, and the observance of any term thereof
may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively) as provided in the Warrants.
Section 19.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes
(a) Solicitation. The Company will provide each holder of the Notes (irrespective
of the amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far
in advance of the date a decision is required (but in no event less than five (5)
Business Days), to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with
respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions
hereof or of the Notes. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of
each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 19 to each holder of outstanding Notes promptly following the date on
which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the
requisite holders of Notes.
(b) Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid
any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or
otherwise, or grant any security, to any holder of Notes as consideration for or as an
inducement to the entering into by any holder of Notes or any waiver or amendment of any
of the terms and provisions hereof unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or
security is concurrently granted, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of Notes
then outstanding even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.
(c) Manner of Solicitation. Any such solicitation may be made and written consents
received by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 20.
Section 19.3. Binding Effect, etcAny amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this
Section 19 applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each
future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked
to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any
obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or
impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and the holder of
any Note or any delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a
waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note. As used herein, the term “this Agreement” and
references thereto shall mean this Agreement as it may from time to time be amended or
supplemented.
Section 19.4. Notes Held by Company, etc Solely for the purpose of determining whether the
holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding
approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement, the
Subsidiary Guaranties or the Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in
the Notes to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified
percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or
indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.
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SECTION 20. NOTICES
All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent
(a) by telefacsimile if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such
notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or
(b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage
prepaid), or
(c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such
notice must be sent:
(i) if to you or your nominee, to you or it at the address specified
for such communications in Schedule A, or at such other address as
you or it shall have specified to the Company in writing,
(ii) if to any other holder of any Note or Warrant, to such holder at
such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in
writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 20, or
(iii) if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the
beginning hereof to the attention of Chief Executive Officer, or at such
other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note
in writing.
Notices under this Section 20 will be deemed given only when actually received.
SECTION 21. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a)
consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by you
at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) subject to the provisions of Section
22, financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished
to you, may be reproduced by you by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature
photographic or other similar process and you may destroy any original document so reproduced. The
Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such
reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or
administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such
reproduction was made by you in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or
further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This
Section 21 shall not prohibit the Company or any other holder of Notes from contesting any
such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing
evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.
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SECTION 22. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
For the purposes of this Section 22, “Confidential Information” means information
delivered to you or any holder by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with
the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Loan Documents and Warrants that is
proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified
when received by you or such holder as being confidential information of the Company or such
Subsidiary, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or
otherwise known to you or such holder prior to the time of such disclosure through no act or
omission by you or any Person authorized to act on your behalf in breach of any duty of
confidentiality, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by you or any
Person acting on your behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to you other than through disclosure by
the Company or any Subsidiary from any Person who has not breached any duty of confidentiality owed
to the Company or any Subsidiary, (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to you under
Section 9.1 that are otherwise publicly available or (e) concerns or relates to the U.S.
federal income tax treatment or U.S. federal income tax structure of the transactions contemplated
hereby (and you may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, any such
information with respect to such U.S. federal income tax treatment and U.S. federal income tax
structure). You will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance
with procedures adopted by you in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties
delivered to you and you may only use the Confidential Information in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the administration,
preservation, or enforcement of your rights relating to your investment represented by your Notes,
provided that you may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) your directors, officers,
employees, agents, attorneys and Affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to
the administration of the investment represented by your Notes) who are subject to a duty of
confidentiality or otherwise agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially
in accordance with the terms of this Section 22, (ii) your financial advisors and other
professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in
accordance with the terms of this Section 22, (iii) any other holder of any Note who agrees
to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of
this Section 22, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which you sell or offer to sell such
Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior
to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by the provisions of this Section
22), (v) any Person from which you offer to purchase any security of the Company (if such
Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by
the provisions of this Section 22), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having
jurisdiction over you, (vii) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar
organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about
your investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be
necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order
applicable to you, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with
any litigation to which you are a party or (z) if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent you may reasonably determine such
delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of
the rights and remedies under your Notes and this Agreement; provided, however, prior to disclosing
any Confidential Information pursuant to clauses (vi), (vii) or (viii) (other than in
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connection with clause (z) of clause (viii)) you shall (if reasonably practicable under the circumstances and
provided that you are not legally prohibited from doing so) notify the Company of the proposed
disclosure and afford it a reasonable opportunity to seek an injunction or other protective order
against the public release of all or any portion of such Confidential Information. Each holder of
a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be
entitled to the benefits of this Section 22 as though it were a party to this Agreement.
On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note or
Warrant of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by
such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder
will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying the provisions of this Section 22.
SECTION 23. SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER.
You shall have the right to substitute any one of your Affiliates as the purchaser of the
Notes that you have agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice
shall be signed by both you and such Affiliate, shall contain such Affiliate’s agreement to be
bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Affiliate repeating and
reaffirming the accuracy with respect to it of all of the representations set forth in Section
8 with the same effect as of such acquisition as when you initially acquired your Notes. Upon
receipt of such notice, wherever the word “you” is used in this Agreement (other than in this
Section 23), such word shall be deemed to refer to such Affiliate in lieu of you. In the
event that such Affiliate is so substituted as a purchaser hereunder and such Affiliate thereafter
transfers to you all of the Notes then held by such Affiliate, upon receipt by the Company of
notice of such transfer, wherever the word “you” is used in this Agreement (other than in this
Section 23), such word shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Affiliate, but shall
refer to you, and you shall have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes and Warrants
under this Agreement. Any substitute, by its acceptance of a Note and Warrant registered in its
name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have agreed to become bound by the provisions
of the Loan Documents and Warrants applicable to Purchasers and holders and to have made the
representations set forth in Section 8.
SECTION 24. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 24.1. Successors and Assigns All covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their
respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note)
whether so expressed or not.
Section 24.2. Payments Due on Non-Business Days Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to
the contrary notwithstanding, any payment of principal at the applicable Redemption Price, if any,
or interest on any Note that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the
computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.
Section 24.3. Severability Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
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prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 24.4. Construction and Interpretation Each covenant contained herein shall be
construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant
contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express
contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision
herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking,
such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such
Person. All references to immediately available funds or dollar amounts contained in this
Agreement shall mean United States dollars. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each party and its counsel have reviewed the
terms and provisions of this Agreement and have contributed to its revision, (ii) the normal rule
of construction, to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party, shall
not be employed in the interpretation of it, and (iii) the terms and provisions of this Agreement
shall be constructed fairly as to all parties hereto and not in favor or against any party,
regardless of which party was generally responsible for the preparation of this Agreement. The
terms “herein”, “hereof” or “hereunder” shall refer to the entire Agreement; all references to
Sections shall refer to sections of this Agreement; “including” means “and including without
limitation.” Words importing the singular also include the plural and vice versa.
Section 24.5. Counterparts This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each
counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together
signed by all, of the parties hereto.
Section 24.6. Governing Law This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York
excluding choice of law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of
the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
Section 24.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. For the purposes of any action or proceeding
involving this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants or any other agreement or document referred to
herein or therein, the Company hereby, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, expressly submit to the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of all federal and state courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, City
and State of New York and consents that any order, process, notice of motion or other application
to or by any of said courts or a judge thereof may be served within or without such court’s
jurisdiction by registered mail or by personal service, provided that a reasonable time for
appearance is allowed. The Company hereby waives, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to irrevocably
waive any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Notes or any
other agreement or document referred to herein or therein brought in any federal or state court
sitting in the City and State of New York, and hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
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Section 24.8 Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
(a) The Company hereby irrevocably designates and appoints, and shall cause the
other CanArgo Group Members to irrevocably designate and appoint Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, at its office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, N.Y. 10169,
Attention: Xxxxx X Xxxxxxxxxx Esq., as its and their authorized agent, to accept and
acknowledge on its behalf service of any and all legal process which may be served in
any suit, action or proceeding referred to in Section 24.7 above in any federal
or New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City. The Company
represents and warrants that such agent has agreed to accept such appointment. Said
designation and appointment shall not be revocable by the Company or any other CanArgo
Group Member until all principal, interest and other amounts payable on the Notes shall
have been paid in full in accordance with the provisions thereof. If such agent shall
cease to act as agent, the Company shall, and shall cause the other CanArgo Group
Members to, designate irrevocably and appoint without delay another such agent.
(b) The Company hereby consents, and shall cause the other CanArgo Group Members to
consent to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding referred to in
Section 24.7 in any federal or New York State court sitting in the Borough of
Manhattan, New York City by service of process upon its agent appointed as provided in
subsection (a) above; provided that, to the extent lawful and possible, notice of said
service upon such agent shall be mailed by registered or certified air mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, to such Person at its address. The Company hereby
irrevocably waives, and shall cause the other CanArgo Group Members to irrevocably
waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claim of error by reason of service
in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective
service of process upon such Person in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, constitute valid and personal service upon and
personal delivery to such Person.
(c) Nothing in this Section 24.8 shall affect the right of the Purchasers
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or limit the right of the
Purchasers to bring proceedings against the Company or any Material Subsidiary in the
courts of any jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
(d) In the event process is served pursuant to Section 24.8(a), the
Purchasers shall endeavor to provide the Company with a copy of such process promptly
after delivering service of process in accordance with Section 24.8(a). The
Parties agree that any delay or failure to comply with this Section 24.8(d)
shall in no way constitute a defense of the Company or any other CanArgo Group Member and the
Company covenants not to use any such failure as a defense of any kind.
Section 24.9 Company Indemnification. The Company covenants with the Purchaser and each of
its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, successors, assigns and agents, as applicable
(each, an “indemnified party”) that it will indemnify and hold harmless such indemnified party
against any liability of any kind which may be actually incurred or suffered in
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connection with the conduct of the CanArgo Member Group’s businesses or use of their property except in circumstances
where the liability arises from the act or omission of such indemnified party; provided, however,
the Company shall not be liable for any punitive, consequential or special damages or liability
incurred by such indemnified party, unless such punitives, consequential or special damages arise
in connection with a third party claim against you, in which case, the Company’s indemnity
obligation shall not be limited.
If any action is brought against an indemnified party in respect of which indemnity may be
sought against the Company pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, such indemnified party shall
promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action (but the failure so to
notify shall not relieve the Company from any liability it may have other than pursuant to this
Section 24.9 unless the Company’s defense of any such action is actually prejudiced) and
the Company shall promptly assume the defense of such action including the appointment of counsel
and payment of expenses. Such indemnified party shall have the right to employ its or their own
counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such indemnified party unless (i) the
employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Company, (ii) the Company
shall not have promptly employed counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party to have charge of
the defense of such action or (iii) such indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to
those available to the Company and the representation of the indemnified party by counsel chosen by
the parties represented by such counsel, in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be
borne by the Company and the Company shall have the right to direct such the defense of such action
on behalf of the indemnified party. Anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Company shall not be liable for settlement for any such claim or action effected without its
written consent. The Company agrees promptly to notify the holders of the commencement of any
litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers or directors in connection
with the sale of the Notes or any application.
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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on the
accompanying counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon the foregoing
shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company.
Very truly yours,
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
Its
Its
The foregoing is hereby agreed
to as of the date thereof.
to as of the date thereof.
PURCHASERS:
By:
Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE A
INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF | ||||
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASERS |
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED | |||
US $4,000,000.00 |
(1) |
All payments by wire transfer of | |
immediately available funds to: | ||
with sufficient information to identify the source and | ||
application of such funds. | ||
(2) |
All communications and notices of payments | |
and written confirmations of such wire transfers to: | ||
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLC | ||
00 Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
(3) |
Details of Nominee (if applicable): |
INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF | ||||
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASERS |
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED | |||
US $4,000,000.00 |
(1) |
All payments by wire transfer of | |
immediately available funds to: | ||
with sufficient information to identify the source and | ||
application of such funds. | ||
(2) |
All communications and notices of payments | |
and written confirmations of such wire transfers to: | ||
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLC | ||
00 Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
(3) |
Details of Nominee (if applicable): |
INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF | ||||
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASERS |
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED | |||
US $5,000,000.00 |
(1) |
All payments by wire transfer of | |
immediately available funds to: | ||
with sufficient information to identify the | ||
source and application of such funds. | ||
(2) |
All communications and notices of payments | |
and written confirmations of such wire transfers to: | ||
(3) |
Details of Nominee (if applicable): |
SCHEDULE B
DEFINED TERMS
DEFINED TERMS
As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth
in the Section hereof following such term:
“Affiliate” means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, (a) any other Person that at
such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by,
or is under common Control with, such first Person, and (b) any Person beneficially owning or
holding, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the
Company or any Subsidiary or any corporation of which the Company and its Subsidiaries beneficially
own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity
interests. As used in this definition, “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Unless the context otherwise
clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.
“Agent” means Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLC, as nominee for the holders of the Senior Secured Notes,
and/or any other individual or entity designated to act in such capacity for the holders of the
Senior Indebtedness.
“ Agreement” means this Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement.
“AMEX” means The American Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Bankruptcy Plan” is defined in Section 4.
“Basic Agreements” means the agreements listed on Schedule 7.19.
“Basic Documents” means production sharing contracts and production sharing agreements, the
Basic Agreements, and any other Hydrocarbon purchase, sales, exchange, processing, gathering,
treatment, compression and transportation agreements; farmout or farm-in agreements; drilling
contracts; seismic or other geologic or geographical agreements; unitization agreements; joint
venture, exploration, limited or general partnership, dry hole, bottom hole, acreage contribution,
purchase and acquisition agreements; area of mutual interest agreements; salt water disposal
agreements, servicing contracts; easement and/or pooling agreements; surface leases, permits,
licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes or other interests appertaining to the Properties and all other
contracts and agreements relating to the Properties.
“Blockage Notice” is defined in Section 4.
“Blockage Period” is defined in Section 4.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial
banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed.
“CanArgo Group Member” means the Company and each Material Subsidiary of the Company
identified in Schedule 7.4, and all of them collectively. Each newly formed or acquired
Material Subsidiary shall become and be deemed to constitute a CanArgo Group Member upon execution
of a Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Capital Lease” means, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required
concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in
accordance with GAAP applicable to such lessee.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person and a Capital Lease, the amount
of the obligation of such Person as the lessee under such Capital Lease, which would, in accordance
with GAAP applicable to such lessee, appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person.
“Change in Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(g).
“Charter Documents” means, as applicable for any Person that is not an individual, the
articles or certificate of incorporation or formation, certificate of limited partnership,
regulations, bylaws, partnership or limited partnership agreement, and all similar documents
related to the formation and governance of that Person, together with all amendments to any of
them.
“Closing” is defined in Section 5.
"Closing Date” is defined in Section 5.
“CNL (Cyprus)” means CanArgo Norio Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Republic
of Cyprus.
“CNL (Jersey)” means CanArgo Norio Limited, a company organized under the laws of Jersey.
“Code” means the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Company.
“Company” means CanArgo Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 22.
“Consolidated Assets” means the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries which would
be shown as assets on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in
accordance with applicable GAAP, after eliminating all amounts properly attributable to minority
interests, if any, in the stock and surplus of Subsidiaries.
“Control Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(h).
“Conversion Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(a)(i).
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means 3% per annum above the rate of interest stated in Table 1 of the Note.
“Distribution” means, in respect of any corporation, association or other business entity:
(a) dividends or other distributions or payments on capital stock or other Equity
Interests of such corporation, association or other business entity (except
distributions in such stock or other Equity Interests or Indebtedness as permitted by
the Agreement); and
(b) the redemption or acquisition of such stock or other Equity Interests or of
warrants, rights or other options to purchase such stock or other Equity Interests
(except when solely in exchange for such stock or other Equity Interests or Indebtedness
as permitted by the Agreement) unless made, contemporaneously, from the net proceeds of
a sale of such stock or other Equity Interests.
“Disposition Value” means, at any time, with respect to any property, the book value thereof,
valued at the time of such disposition in good faith by the Company.
“Dollar” or “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, provincial, local, and foreign
statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions,
grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the
protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including but
not limited to those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to
waste or public systems.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests
in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests
in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or
acquire any such Equity Interest.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as
a single employer together with the Company under section 414 of the Code.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 13.
“Exchange Act” means the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fair Market Value” means, at any time and with respect to any property, the sale value of
such property that would be realized in an arm’s-length sale at such time between an informed and
willing buyer and an informed and willing seller (neither being under a compulsion to buy or sell).
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation
fund but excluding any governmental plan or program requiring the mandatory payment of social
insurance taxes or similar contributions to a governmental fund with respect to the wages of an
employee) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States of America
by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of employees of the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program
provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or
payments to be made upon termination of employment excluding contractual notice payments, and which
plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the
stated jurisdiction.
“Governmental Authority” means
(a) the governments of
(i) the United States of America, the Republic of Georgia, the Republic
of Kazakhstan or the United Kingdom or any State, province or other
political subdivision thereof, or
(ii) any jurisdiction in which the Company or any other CanArgo Group
Member conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts
jurisdiction over any properties of the Company or any other CanArgo Group
Member, or
(b) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government, including any stock
exchange.
“Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the
ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person
guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other
Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including (without limitation) obligations
incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:
(a) to purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting
security therefor;
(b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness
or obligation, or (ii) to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition
or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to
advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or
obligation;
(c) to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the
purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of any
other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; or
(d) otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss
in respect thereof.
In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guaranty, the
indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be
direct obligations of such obligor.
“Hazardous Material” means any and all pollutants, toxic or hazardous wastes or any other
substances that might pose a hazard to health or safety, the removal of which may be required or
the generation, manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage, handling,
transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release, discharge, spillage, seepage, or filtration of
which is or shall be restricted, prohibited or penalized by any applicable law (including, without
limitation, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls).
“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in
the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 15.1.
“Hydrocarbons” means oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate,
distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all products refined or separated
therefrom.
“Impairment” means, with respect to any Basic Agreement, the rescission, termination,
cancellation, repeal, invalidity, suspension (other than by reason of an event of “force majeure”
(as defined in such Basic Agreement) to the extent suspension by reason of an event of “force
majeure” (as defined in such Basic Agreement) is expressly permitted by such Basic Agreement or
approval of any Governmental Authority or results from applicable law), injunction, inability to
satisfy stated conditions to effectiveness or amendment, modification or supplementation. The verb
“Impair” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Indebtedness” with respect to any Person means, at any time, without duplication,
(a) its liabilities for borrowed money and its redemption obligations in respect of
mandatory redeemable Preferred Stock;
(b) its liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such
Person (excluding (i) accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business but
including all liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to any such property and (ii) where such deferred
purchase price is in the form of equity);
(c) all liabilities appearing on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP in
respect of Capital Leases;
(d) all liabilities for borrowed money secured by any Lien with respect to any
property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed or otherwise become liable
for such liabilities);
(e) all its liabilities in respect of letters of credit or instruments serving a
similar function issued or accepted for its account by banks and other financial
institutions (whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money) other than
with respect to letters of credit which are 100% cash collateralized;
(f) interest rate, currency or commodity (including crude oil and natural gas)
swaps, caps, collars, forwards, futures or derivatives transactions or similar
obligations obligating such Person to make payments, whether periodically or upon the
happening of a contingency of such Person; and
(g) any Guaranty of such Person with respect to liabilities of a type described in
any of clauses (a) through (f) hereof, other than parent company guarantees provided by
the Company in respect of the Indebtedness or obligations of any of its Subsidiaries
under the Basic Documents.
Indebtedness of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described
in clauses (a) through (g) to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof
notwithstanding that any such obligation is deemed to be extinguished under GAAP.
“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser (including beneficial owners of the Notes),
or (b) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any
pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other
similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form.
“Knowledge” means, either:
(i) in respect of the Company, the actual and not constructive knowledge of Dr
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and any officers of the Company or any
Material Subsidiary or any employees of the Company or any Material Subsidiary in each
case that report directly to any officers of the Company or any Material Subsidiary; or
(ii) in respect of the Purchaser, the actual and not constructive knowledge of the
officer of the Purchaser with responsibility for making or administering of the
investment in the Notes.
“Lien” means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance, or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other
secured party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or
Capital Lease, upon or with respect to any property or asset of such Person.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Registration
Rights Agreement, and all other agreements, certificates, documents, instruments and writings at
any time delivered in connection herewith or therewith, all as amended, modified, restated or
reassigned from time to time.
“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, financial condition, assets
or properties of the CanArgo Group Members taken as a whole.
“Material
Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (a) listed in
Schedule 6.11, or (b) (i) having either net assets, annual revenues or Indebtedness to any
CanArgo Group Member in excess of US$2,500,000, as stated in such Subsidiary’s most recent annual
audited financial statements; or (ii) that is a party to a Basic Agreement.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations,
financial condition, assets or properties of the CanArgo Group Members taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of any CanArgo Group Member to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it
is a party or (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in
section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“NOC (Cyprus)” means Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, a company organized under the laws of
the Republic of Cyprus.
“NOC (Jersey)” means Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, a company organized under the laws of
Jersey.
“Notes” is defined in Section 1.
“Obligations” means and include all Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties
and amounts owing or to be owing by Company to Purchasers of any kind or nature, present or future,
whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, arising directly or indirectly,
under any Loan Documents, and all renewals, extensions and/or rearrangements of any of the
foregoing. The term includes, but is not limited to, all interest, reasonable charges, expenses,
consultants’ and attorneys’ fees and any other sum chargeable to Company under any of the Loan
Documents.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other
officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.
“Payment
Default” means an event of default which occurs and is continuing pursuant to
Sections 13(a) or 13(b).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any
successor thereto.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
association, trust, unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean (i) royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary
interests, production payments and similar burdens which are in existence on the date hereof; (ii)
sales contracts or other arrangements for the sale of production Hydrocarbons which would not (when
considered cumulatively with the matters discussed in clause (i) above) deprive Company of any
Material right in respect of Company’s assets or properties (except for rights customarily granted
with respect to such contracts and arrangements); (iii) statutory Liens for taxes or other
assessments that are not yet delinquent (or that, if delinquent, are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, levy and execution thereon having been stayed and continue to be stayed
and for which Company has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP); (iv)
easements, rights of way, servitudes, permits, surface leases and other rights in respect to
surface operations, pipelines, grazing, logging, canals, ditches, reservoirs or the like,
conditions, covenants and other restrictions, and easements of streets, alleys, highways,
pipelines, telephone lines, power lines, railways and other easements and rights of way on, over or
in respect of Company’s assets or properties and that do not individually or in the aggregate,
cause a Material Adverse Effect; (v) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to
control or regulate Company’s assets and properties in any manner, and all applicable laws, rules
and orders from any Governmental Authority; (vi) additional Liens created in respect of the Senior
Secured Notes pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated July 25, 2005 by and among the
Company and Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx Value Partners LP together with the other purchasers listed therein;
and (vii) those liens issued pursuant to Section 12.3.
“Permitted
Farmout Arrangement” means a farmout agreement with a counterparty (a) with (i)
equity securities listed on a major North American or European exchange and (ii) a market
capitalization on the date of such agreement of greater than US$100,000,000; (b) that is a Person
listed in Schedule 12.8; or (c) that has estimated quantities of proved developed oil
reserves in excess of 20 million barrels which geological and engineering data from an
internationally known engineering firm or another engineering firm acceptable to the Required
Holders demonstrates with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known
reservoirs.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 12.9.
“Personal Property” means all personal property of every kind including all goods (including
equipment), documents, accounts, chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), money, deposit
accounts, letters of credit and letter-of-credit rights (without regard to whether the letter of
credit is evidenced by a writing), documents, securities and all other investment property,
supporting obligations, any other contract rights (including all rights in transportation
agreements, processing agreements, delivery agreements and seismic agreements related to the
Properties) or rights to the payment of money, insurance claims and proceeds, all general
intangibles (including all payment intangibles and rights to seismic and other geophysical data)
and all permits, licenses, books and records related to the Properties or the businesses of
Company, whether now owned or later acquired by Company.
“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is or,
within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are
or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Preferred Stock” means any class of capital stock of a corporation that is preferred over any
other class of capital stock of such corporation as to the payment of dividends or the payment of
any amount upon liquidation or dissolution of such corporation.
“Property” or “Properties” means, collectively, all real and personal property of Company,
including but not limited to goods, accounts, contract rights, money, deposits, receivables,
inventory, licenses, permits, leases, insurance proceeds, intangibles, all books and records with
respect to all of the foregoing and the interests of Company in any oil and gas transportation
agreements, processing agreements, delivery agreements, seismic and other geophysical data and
agreements, and other similar agreements, including, without limitation, the Properties described
on Schedule 7.19 attached hereto as the same may be amended from time to time. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Company will be deemed to be the owner of any Property which it has
acquired or holds subject to a conditional sale agreement, or leases under a financing lease or
other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some
other Person in a transaction intended to create a financing.
“Proposed Prepayment Date” is defined in Section 10.6(c).
“QPAM Exemption” means Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 issued by the United
States Department of Labor.
“Redemption Price” is defined in Section 10.5.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Company and the Purchasers.
“Relevant Percentage” means the percentage determined in accordance with the following
formula:
Relevant Percentage = | TS | x 100 | ||||||
100,000 |
Where:
TS = Total Tethys Stock issued to the Note holders following the conversion of all or a
portion of their Notes into Tethys Common Stock pursuant to Section 11.7 (a)(ii).
“Reorganization” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Required Holders” means, at any time, the holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the
Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates).
“Responsible Officer” means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company
with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.
“Restricted Payments” means any Distribution in respect of the Company or any other CanArgo
Group Member (other than on account of capital stock or other Equity Interests or Indebtedness
authorized by this Agreement of a CanArgo Group Member owned legally and beneficially by the
Company or another CanArgo Group Member), including, without limitation, any Distribution resulting
in the acquisition by the Company of securities which would constitute treasury stock.
“Sale-and-Leaseback Transaction” means a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to
which the Company or any Subsidiary shall sell or transfer to any Person (other than the Company or
a Subsidiary) any property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and, as part of the same
transaction or series of transactions, the Company or any Subsidiary shall rent or lease as lessee
(other than pursuant to a Capital Lease), or similarly acquire the right to possession or use of,
such property or one or more properties which it intends to use for the same purpose or purposes as
such property.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other successor
Governmental Authority.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act and all other federal, provincial or state
securities or “blue sky” laws or foreign securities laws and all rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder by any Governmental Authority, each as amended from time to time.
“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,
treasurer or comptroller of the Company.
"Senior Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Company
to the holders of: (i) the Senior Secured Notes and their respective successors and assigns, now
existing or hereafter arising, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, secured or unsecured,
arising out of or in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement dated July 25, 2005 or any of the
other Loan Documents (as defined therein), any and all interest payable pursuant to such Agreement
and/or under any promissory notes which may be issued by the Company to the purchasers pursuant to
such Agreement at the interest rates provided therein (including interest which accrues after the
commencement of any proceeding in respect of any Reorganization), all premium and termination fees
if any payable in accordance with the terms of such Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all
other fees and expenses and other amounts due from time to time under such Loan Documents, (ii) all
Permitted Indebtedness now existing or hereafter arising, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, secured or unsecured, and (iii) all renewals, refinancings, extensions, modifications
and replacements of any and all of the foregoing. The term “Senior Indebtedness” shall include all
amounts payable under such Loan Documents in accordance with their terms, irrespective of whether
the Company may be excused from payment of any interest, fees or other amounts payable thereunder
as a result of any Reorganization. All
Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to the benefit of this Agreement without notice thereof
being given to the holders of Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Senior Secured Notes” shall mean the Senior Secured Notes due July 25, 2009 issued pursuant
to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 25, 2005 among the Company and Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
Value Partners, L.P. together with the other purchasers listed therein.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” shall mean:
(a) All Indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company to the Purchasers and their
successors and assigns, now existing or hereafter incurred, however made or incurred, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, secured or unsecured and however evidenced under this Agreement
and under the Notes issued to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement, including, without
limitation;
(b) All obligations (contingent or otherwise) under all agreements and instruments heretofore,
or hereafter securing the obligations of the Company in respect of this Agreement or the Notes,
including any and all Guaranties thereof by any and all Affiliates of the Company; and
(c) Any and all other Indebtedness of the Company which by its terms is stated to be
Subordinated Indebtedness subject to this Agreement.
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity in
which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group)
ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons
performing similar functions) of such entity, and any partnership of which the Company or a
Subsidiary is the general partner.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” means the Guaranty Agreement executed and delivered by each Subsidiary
Guarantor in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers and the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Material Subsidiary of the Company identified on
Schedule 6.11 and each newly formed or acquired Material Subsidiary required to execute and
deliver a Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents.
“Subsidiary Stock” means, with respect to any Person, the stock (or any options or warrants to
purchase stock or other securities exchangeable for or convertible into stock) of any Subsidiary of
such Person.
“Tethys Common Stock” is defined in Section 8.1.
“Tethys Conversion Price” means the price determined in accordance with the following formula:
Tethys Conversion Price = | 52,000,000+A | |||
100,000 |
Where:
A = any sums advanced by the Company to Tethys pursuant to Section 12.12 which have not been
repaid in cash in accordance with Section 12.12 (1).
“Transfer” means, with respect to any Person, any transaction in which such Person sells,
conveys, transfers or leases (as lessor) any of its property having a Fair Market Value of greater
than US $2 million, including, without limitation, Subsidiary Stock.
“Warrants” is defined in Section 1.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary one hundred percent (100%) of all
of the Equity Interests (except directors’ and nominee’s qualifying shares) and voting interests of
which are owned by any one or more of the Company and the Company’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
at such time.
EXHIBIT 1
[FORM OF NOTE]
THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“THE SECURITIES ACT”), OR
ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS OR
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION (“THE COMPANY”) SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ACCEPTABLE COUNSEL IN
A FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
SENIOR SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE GUARANTEED NOTE DUE SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
No. [*] US $[*] |
March 3, 2006 |
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, CanArgo Energy Corporation (herein called the “Company”,
which includes any successor corporation), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Delaware, hereby promises to pay to [*], or registered
assigns (“holder”), the principal sum of
US$[*] DOLLARS on September 1, 2009, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance thereof at the per annum rates of interest set out
in Table 1 hereto, payable semiannually, on the Thirtieth day of June and December in each year,
commencing June 30, 2006, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to
the extent permitted by law on any overdue payment (including any overdue prepayment) of principal
at the applicable Redemption Price (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below)
and any overdue payment of interest, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the
registered holder hereof, on demand), at a rate per annum from time to time equal to 3% above the
applicable rate of interest set out in Table 1 attached hereto.
Payments of principal of at the applicable Redemption Price (if any) and interest on with
respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at New York,
New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the
holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.
This Note is issued pursuant to a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 3,
2006 (as from time to time amended, the “Note Purchase
Agreement”), between the Company and the
Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be
deemed, by its acceptance hereof, (i) to have agreed to the confidentiality
provisions set forth in Section 22 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) to have
made the representations set forth in Section 8 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender
of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized
in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name
of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat
the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving
payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the
times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.
This Note is convertible by the holder into shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share,
of the Company at the Conversion Price, as adjusted, or, under certain circumstances into shares of
common stock of £0.10 nominal value per share of Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited, in the
manner and as otherwise provided in Section 11.7 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, occurs and is continuing,
the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at
the price (including any applicable Redemption Price) and with the effect provided in the Note
Purchase Agreement and subject to the subordination provisions of Section 4 of the Note Purchase
Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties
shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the
law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such
State.
The Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
TABLE 1 – PER ANNUM INTEREST RATE
PER ANNUM | ||||
FROM | TO | RATE | ||
Date of Issuance |
December 31, 2006 | 3% | ||
January 1, 2007 |
Final Payment of Notes | 10% |
EXHIBIT 2
FORM OF WARRANT
THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANTS
(COLLECTIVELY, THE “WARRANT SECURITIES”), HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AFFORDED UNDER THE ACT AND
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE WARRANT SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY
NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR AN
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT IS APPLICABLE (IN WHICH CASE THE ISSUER
SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
ISSUER TO SUCH EFFECT) AND THE PROVISIONS OF ALL OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS ARE OBSERVED.
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware
No. | Common Stock |
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Purchase Warrants |
CERTIFICATE FOR COMMON STOCK
PURCHASE WARRANTS
PURCHASE WARRANTS
1. Warrant, This Warrant Certificate certifies that , or registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is the registered owner of the above
indicated number of Warrants expiring on the Expiration Date, as hereinafter defined. One (1)
Warrant entitles the Registered Holder to purchase one (1) share of the common stock, $.10 par
value (a “Share”), of CanArgo Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), from the
Company at a purchase price of ONE DOLLAR THIRTY SEVEN CENTS ($1.37) (the “Exercise Price”) at any
time during the Exercise Period, as hereinafter defined, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate
with the exercise form hereon duly completed and executed and accompanied by payment of the
Exercise Price at the principal office of the Company.
Upon due presentment for transfer or exchange of this Warrant Certificate at the principal
office of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and
evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued in exchange for this Warrant
Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein, upon payment of any tax or governmental
charge imposed in connection with such transfer. Subject to the terms hereof the
Company shall deliver Warrant Certificates in required whole number denominations to Registered
Holders in connection with any transfer or exchange permitted hereunder.
This Warrant is one of several warrants in substantially identical form issued pursuant to the
provisions of that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated March 3, 2006 by and among the
Company and the Purchasers party thereto (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), and the holders of the
Warrant are subject to and entitled to benefits of the provisions thereof and in the event of any
conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the
provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement shall govern. Any capitalized terms not otherwise
expressly defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Note Purchase Agreement.
2. Restrictive Legends. Each Warrant Certificate shall bear legends substantially in the
form of the legends that appear at the beginning of this Warrant Certificate. Each certificate
representing Shares issued upon exercise of a Warrant, unless such Shares are then registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE“ACT”) OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AFFORDED UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH
APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT IS APPLICABLE (IN WHICH CASE THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO SUCH EFFECT)
AND THE PROVISIONS OF ALL OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS ARE OBSERVED.”
Each such certificate representing Shares may also bear such legend relating to the issuance of
such Shares pursuant to any applicable securities laws as counsel for the Company shall reasonably
deem appropriate.
3. Exercise. Subject to the terms hereof: the Warrants, evidenced by this Warrant
Certificate, may be exercised at the Exercise Price in whole or in part at any time during the
period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing on the next Business Day after the date of issuance
hereof and terminating at the close of business on March 3, 2008 or such sooner date at the
election of the Company and upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Registered
Holder in the event that the Xxxxxx M12 well indicates, by way of an independent engineering
report, sustainable production, if developed, in excess of 7,500 barrels of oil per day (the
“Expiration Date”). The Exercise Period may also be extended by the Company’s Board of Directors.
A Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised in immediately prior to the close of business
on the date (the “Exercise Date”) of the surrender to the Company at its principal offices of this
Warrant Certificate with the exercise form attached hereto executed by the Registered Holder and
accompanied by payment to the Company, in cash or by official bank or certified check, of an amount
equal to the aggregate Exercise Price, in lawful money of the United States of America.
The person entitled to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant or Warrants
(“Warrant Shares”) shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of such Warrant Shares as of the
close of business on the Exercise Date. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any fractional
share interests in Warrant Shares issuable or deliverable on the exercise of any Warrant or script
or cash with respect thereto, but, if Company elects not to issue a fractional share, the Company
will pay a cash adjustment in respect of any fraction of a Warrant Share which would otherwise be
issuable in an amount equal to the same fraction of the amount by which the market price of a Share
on the date of exercise exceeds the Exercise Price, such market price to be determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. If more than one Warrant shall be exercised at one
time by the same Registered Holder, the number of full Shares which shall be issuable on exercise
thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of full shares issuable on such
exercise.
Promptly, and in any event within ten business days after the Exercise Date, the Company shall
cause to be issued and delivered to the person or persons entitled to receive the same, a
certificate or certificates for the number of Warrant Shares deliverable on such exercise.
The Company may deem and treat the Registered Holder of the Warrants at any time as the
absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary. The Warrants shall not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of
shareholders or to any dividend declared on the Shares unless the Registered Holder shall have
exercised the Warrants and thereby purchased the Warrant Shares prior to the record date for the
determination of holders of Shares entitled to such dividend or other right.
4. Reservation of Shares and Payment of Taxes. The Company covenants that it will at
all times reserve and have available from its authorized Common Stock such number of shares as
shall then be issuable on the exercise of outstanding Warrants. The Company covenants that all
Warrant Shares which shall be so issuable shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
The Registered Holder shall pay all documentary, stamp or similar taxes and other government
charges that may be imposed with respect to the issuance, transfer or delivery of any Warrants and
Warrant Shares on exercise of the Warrants. In the event the Warrants or Warrant Shares are to be
delivered in a name other than the name of the Registered Holder of the Warrant Certificate, no
such delivery shall be made unless the person requesting the same has paid the amount of any such
taxes or charges incident thereto.
5. Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Certificates may be transferred in whole or
in part, provided any such transfer complies with all applicable foreign and United States federal
and
state securities laws and, if requested by the Company, the Registered Holder delivers to the
Company an opinion of counsel to that effect, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Company. Warrant Certificates to be transferred shall be surrendered to the Company at its
principal office. The Company shall execute, issue and deliver in exchange therefore the Warrant
Certificate or Certificates which the Registered Holder making the transfer shall be entitled to
receive.
The Company shall keep transfer books at its principal office which shall register Warrant
Certificates and the transfer thereof. On due presentment of any Warrant Certificate for
registration of transfer at such office, the Company shall execute, issue and deliver to the
transferee or transferees a new Warrant Certificate or Certificates representing an equal aggregate
number of Warrants. All Warrant Certificates presented for registration of transfer or exercise
shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other government charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.
All Warrant Certificates so surrendered, or surrendered for exercise, or for exchange in case of
mutilated Warrant Certificates, shall be promptly canceled by the Company and thereafter retained
by the Company until the Expiration Date. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer
thereof the Company may treat the Registered Holder of any Warrant Certificate as the absolute
owner thereof (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other
than the Company), and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
6. Loss or Mutilation. On receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory as to the
ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, the
Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof a new Warrant Certificate representing an equal
aggregate number of Warrants. In the case of loss, theft or destruction of any Warrant Certificate,
the individual requesting issuance of a new Warrant Certificate shall be required to indemnify the
Company in an amount satisfactory to the Company. In the event a Warrant Certificate is mutilated,
such Certificate shall be surrendered and canceled by the Company prior to delivery of a new
Warrant Certificate. Applicants for a new Warrant Certificate shall also comply with such other
reasonable regulations as the Company may prescribe.
7. Adjustment of Shares. The number and kind of securities issuable upon exercise of a
Warrant or to be delivered upon the redemption of Warrants hereunder shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time upon the happening of certain events (“Adjustment Event”), as follows:
(a) If the Company shall, at any time prior to the complete exercise of the Warrants evidenced
hereby, declare or pay to the holders of its outstanding Shares, a dividend payable in any kind of
shares of stock or other securities of the Company, or in property, or otherwise than in cash, the
Registered Holder upon thereafter exercising the Warrants evidenced hereby as herein provided shall
be entitled to receive for the Exercise Price, in addition to one Warrant Share, such additional
share or shares of stock or scrip representing fractions of a share or other
securities or property as the Registered Holder would have received in the form of such dividend if
he had been the holder of record of such Warrant Share on the record date for the determination of
common stockholders entitled to receive such dividend.
(b) If the Company shall, while any Warrants evidenced hereby remain in force, effect a
recapitalization of such character that the Shares covered hereby shall be changed into or become
exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares, then thereafter, the number of Shares which
the Registered Holder shall be entitled to purchase hereunder, shall be increased or decreased, as
the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or decrease in the number of Shares of the
Company by reason of such recapitalization, and the Exercise Price (per Share) shall in the case of
an increase in the number of Shares be proportionately reduced, and in the case of a decrease in
the number of shares be proportionately increased.
(c) In case of any reorganization of the Company (or any other corporation the stock or other
securities of which are at the time receivable upon exercise of a Warrant) or in case the Company
(or any such other corporation) shall merge into or with or consolidate with another corporation or
convey all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or enter into a business
combination of any form as a result of which the Shares or other securities receivable upon
exercise of a Warrant are converted into other stock or securities of the same or another
corporation, then and in each such case, the Registered Holder of a Warrant, upon exercise of the
purchase right at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, merger,
conveyance or combination, shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the Shares or other securities
to which such Registered Holder would have been entitled had he exercised the purchase right
immediately prior thereto, such stock and securities which such Registered Holder would have owned
immediately after such event with respect to the Shares and other securities for which a Warrant
may have been exercised immediately before such event had the Registered Holder exercised the
Warrant immediately prior to such event.
(d) In case the Company shall at any time prior to the exercise of a Warrant evidenced
hereby make any distribution of its assets to holders of its Shares by way of a liquidating or
partial liquidating dividend or by way of a return of capital, or other than as a dividend payable
out of earnings or any surplus legally available for dividends under the laws of the state of its
incorporation, then the Registered Holder upon thereafter exercising such Warrant as herein
provided after the date of record for the determination of those holders of Shares entitled to such
distribution of assets, shall be entitled to receive for the Exercise Price, in addition to a
Warrant Share, the amount of such assets (or at the option of the Company, a sum equal to the value
thereof at the time of such distribution to holders of Shares as such value is determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company in good faith) which would have been payable to the Registered
Holder had he been the holder of record of such Warrant Share receivable upon exercise of such
Warrant on the record date for the determination of those entitled to such distribution.
The Company shall mail to the holder of this Certificate at least twenty (20) days prior to any
Adjustment Event a notice specifying the date on which any such Adjustment Event is to occur
together with a description thereof.
In each case of an adjustment in the Shares or other securities receivable upon the exercise of a
Warrant, the Company shall promptly notify the Registered Holder of such adjustment. Such notice
shall set forth the facts upon which such adjustment is based.
8. Reduction in Exercise Price .
(a) The Company’s Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, reduce the Exercise Price of
the Warrants in effect at any time either for the life of the Warrants or any shorter period of
time determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company shall promptly notify the
Registered Holders of any such reduction in the Exercise Price.
(b) In the event the Company issues equity securities during the life of the Warrant (other
than pursuant to the granting of stock options pursuant to employee stock option plans approved by
the Company’s stockholders; or the exercise or conversion of outstanding warrants, stock options or
convertible securities, including without limitation the conversion of the Senior Secured Notes due
July 25, 2009) at a price less than the Exercise Price then in effect, such price per share
determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such
issuance, then the Exercise Price shall be automatically reset to the lowest net effective price
per share, without any further action of the holder of the Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no event shall the number of Shares issuable to the holders of the Warrants pursuant to this
Section 8 cause the holders of the Warrants collectively to own in excess of 19.9% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company as at the date of the Note Purchase Agreement unless the
Company has obtained the prior approval of its stockholders as required by Section 713 of the AMEX
Company Guide, provided, however, that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
diligently seek to obtain such approval of its stockholders.
9. Notices. All notices, demands, elections, or requests (however characterized or
described) required or authorized hereunder shall be deemed given sufficiently if in writing and
sent by the Company, at its principal executive office, and to the Registered Holder, at the
address of such holder as set forth on the books maintained by the Company.
10. General Provisions. This Warrant Certificate shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, where the Company maintains
its registered offices. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, time is of the essence in
performing hereunder. The headings of this Warrant Certificate are for convenience in reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed as of
the ___day of March, 2006.
CanArgo Energy Corporation
By:
Title:
CanArgo Energy Corporation
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument,
shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:
TEN COM – as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- | |||
TEN ENT – as tenants by the entireties
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Custodian . | |||
JR TEN – as joint tenants with right
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(Cust) (Minor) | |||
of survivorship and not as
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under Uniform Gifts | |||
tenants in common
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to Minor Act . | |||
(State) |
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder if He
Desires to Assign Warrants Evidenced by the
Within Warrant Certificate)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED hereby sells,
assigns and transfers ( ) Warrants, evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate, and does
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said
Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificates on the books of the Company, with full power
of substitution.
Dated:
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Signature |
Notice: The above signature must correspond with the name as written upon the Face of the
Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
Signature Guaranteed:
SIGNATURE MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR MEMBER FIRM OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STOCK
EXCHANGES: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC COAST STOCK EXCHANGE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, OR
MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE.
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be Executed by the Holder if he Desires to Exercise
the Warrants Evidenced by the Warrant Certificate)
To CanArgo Energy Corporation:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise
( ) Warrants, evidenced by the within
Warrant Certificate for, and to purchase thereunder,
( ) full shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of said
Warrants and delivery of $ and payment of any applicable taxes.
The undersigned hereby warrants and represents that he/it is an “accredited investor” as
defined under Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and accordingly the Warrants
being exercised and the securities deliverable upon exercise thereof have been registered under the
Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.
Please register the certificates for such share as follows:
Please insert taxpayer identification
Or social security number (if any) .
Or social security number (if any) .
(Please print name) |
(Please print address) |
If said number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant
Certificate, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants not so
exercised be registered in the name of the undersigned at the following address and deliver the
Certificate to that address:
(Please print address) |
(SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
Dated:
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Signature: | |||||||||
NOTICE: The above signature must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the
within Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever. If the certificate representing the shares is to be registered in a name other than
that in which the within Warrant Certificate is registered, the signature of the holder hereof must
be guaranteed.
Signature Guaranteed:
SIGNATURE MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR MEMBER FIRM OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STOCK
EXCHANGES: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC COAST STOCK EXCHANGE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, OR
MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE.
SCHEDULE 6.11
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
NINOTSMINDA OIL COMPANY LIMITED, organized under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
CANARGO LIMITED, organized under the laws of the Island of Guernsey
TETHYS PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS LIMITED, organized under the laws of the Island of Guernsey
CANARGO (NAZVREVI) LIMITED, organized under the laws of the Island of Guernsey
CANARGO NORIO LIMITED, organized under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
CANARGO LIMITED, organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada
TETHYS KAZAKHSTAN L IMITED , organized under the laws of the Island of Guernsey
SCHEDULE 7.3
DISCLOSURE MATERIALS
DISCLOSURE MATERIALS
SECTIONS 7.3 AND 7.5
As reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004 and subsequently in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as amended, for
the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005, the Company
identified a number of deficiencies that were symptomatic of and contributed to the overall
material weakness relating to the financial statement close process identified in the Company’s
evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2004. The Company also identified a material weakness relating to sufficient controls being in
place to ensure adequate review of the application of generally accepted accounting principles
relating to non-routine transactions, estimates and financial statement disclosures. As indicated
in the June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005 Quarterly Reports, the Company has remediated several
of such deficiencies and has undertaken a process to remediate the remaining deficiencies; however,
its failure to complete this remediation process may adversely affect its ability to accurately
report its financial results in a timely manner.
As a result of recent publications and guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“Commission”) and the Company’s ongoing internal control assessment process for 2005, the Company
now believes the identified material weaknesses discussed above mean that its disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) were ineffective as of December 31, 2004 and for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2005,
June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005. Accordingly, it now believes that the material weaknesses
discussed above mean that it cannot fully ensure that the information required to be disclosed by
it in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Commission (1) is recorded,
processed, summarized and processed within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and
forms and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the management, including principal executives and
principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
SECTIONS 7.10 AND 7.15
Under the terms of the service agreement dated January 27, 2005 between Ninotsminda Oil Company
Limited (“NOC”) and Saipem S.p.A (“Saipem”), NOC had an obligation to provide irrevocable standby
letters of credit to Saipem to guarantee payment by NOC under the agreement. Three standby letters
of credit in the aggregate amount of $3,900,000 were issued by HSBC International Limited (“HSBC”)
on the basis that they were 100% cash collateralized pursuant to the security interest agreement
between the Company and HSBC dated February 2, 2005. One of the letters of credit in the sum of
$1,100,000 expired on July 15, 2005. The second letter of credit in the sum of $2,250,000 was to
expire on October 30, 2005 and the final letter of credit for $550,000 was to expire on December
30, 2005. The parties agreed to an extension of both letters of credit to June 30, 2006 and August
29, 2006 respectively.
The Senior Secured Notes are secured by a security interest in all the Company’s assets, including
its principal Guernsey bank account, as well as senior ranking guarantees from each other CanArgo
Group Member and pledges of all of the outstanding capital stock of Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited
(a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus), CanArgo
Limited (a company incorporated under the laws of the Bailiwick of Guernsey) and Tethys Petroleum
Investments Limited (a company incorporated under the laws of the Bailiwick of Guernsey).
SECTION 7.9 – TAXES
The Company was delinquent in filing income tax and information returns required by tax authorities
in Canada and the United States during the fiscal years 2002 and 2003. These returns have now been
filed and any payments shown to be due thereunder have now been made.
The Company’s two Cypriot Subsidiaries, CanArgo Norio Limited and Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited,
are up to date with their tax assessments as estimates have been filed with the Cypriot tax
authorities. However, neither company has filed its official tax return pending finalization of
each entities audited accounts.
SECTION 7.19 – BASIC DOCUMENTS
CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited has previously received confirmation from the relevant licensing
authority that its minimum work programme obligations had been met under the Nazvrevi PSC.
Nevertheless, it has since been verbally suggested by the Georgian State that there may be a case
that CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited should be required to drill a well as part of this commitment.
Whilst CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited would contest this view, a well is planned subject to suitable
commercial terms being agreed with respect to the proposed gas offtake agreement.
SCHEDULE 7.4
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
Subsection (a)
(a) CanArgo Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries
February 28, 2006
[ ] Material subsidiaries
(a) CanArgo Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries
February 28, 2006
[ ] Material subsidiaries
CanArgo | ||||||||||
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LEGAL NAME | INCORPORATION | Ownership | Notes | Status | ||||||
1
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CanArgo Energy Corporation | Delaware | Parent | Active | ||||||
0
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XxxXxxx Xxx & Xxx Xxx | Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | Active | ||||||
0
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XxxXxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | A | Active | |||||
0
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Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | Inactive | ||||||
0
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XX-XXX Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 90 % | B | Inactive | |||||
0
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Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | Inactive | ||||||
0
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | Inactive | ||||||
0
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XXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | C | Inactive | |||||
0
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XxxXxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | 100 % | Inactive | ||||||
10
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Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited | Cyprus | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
11
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CanArgo Oil Boryslaw Limited | Cyprus | 100 % | E | Inactive | |||||
12
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CaspArgo Limited | Cyprus | 10 % | F | Inactive | |||||
13
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CanArgo Norio Limited | Cyprus | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
14
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Groundline Limited | Cyprus | 100 % | D | Inactive | |||||
15
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E.P.S. European Petroleum Services Limited | Cyprus | 100 % | D | Inactive | |||||
16
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Lateral Vector Resources Limited (formerly Longtex Limited) | Cyprus | 100 % | G | Inactive | |||||
17
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Xxxxxxxx Limited | Cyprus | 100 % | D | Inactive | |||||
18
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CanArgo Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | H | Active | |||||
19
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CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
20
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CanArgo Power Corporation Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
21
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CanArgo (Kaspi) Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
22
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Argonaut Well Services Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
23
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Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
24
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Tethys Kazakhstan Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | K | Active | |||||
25
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CanArgo Samgori Limited | Guernsey | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
26
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CanArgo Services (UK) Limited | England | 100 % | D | Active | |||||
27
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Sagarejo Power Corporation Limited | Republic of Georgia | 85 % | L | Inactive | |||||
28
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Georgian British Oil Company Ninotsminda | Republic of Georgia | 50 % | M & J | Inactive | |||||
29
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Georgian British Oil Company Xxxxxxxx | Xxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxx | 00 % | N & J | Inactive | |||||
30
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Georgian British Oil Company Norio | Republic of Georgia | 50 % | P & J | Inactive | |||||
31
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Ninotsminda Services Limited | Republic of Georgia | 100 % | Q | Active | |||||
32
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CanArgo Georgia Limited | Republic of Georgia | 100 % | D & S | Active | |||||
33
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Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited | Jersey | 100 % | D | Inactive | |||||
34
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CanArgo Norio Limited | Jersey | 100 % | D | Inactive | |||||
35
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KaspOil JSC | Russia | Less than 1% | S | Active | |||||
36
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BN Munai LLP | Kazakhstan | 70% held by TKL | T | Active | |||||
37
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Tethys MunaiGaz LLP | Kazakhstan | 100 % | U | Active | |||||
38
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Kul-Bas LLP | Kazakhstan | 70 % | V | Active |
Notes
A
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100% owned by CanArgo Oil and Gas Inc. | |
B
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90% owned by Fountain Oil Ukraine Limited. Balance owned by UK-Ran Energy Corp | |
C
|
100% owned by Focan Ltd. which in turn is 100% owned by CanArgo Energy Corporation | |
D
|
100% owned by CanArgo Limited, Guernsey | |
E
|
Formerly Fountain Oil Boryslaw Cyprus. Hold loans from Boryslaw Oil Company | |
F
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10% owned by CanArgo (Kaspi) Limited. Balance owned by Allied Petroleum Technologies Corporation. | |
G
|
100% owned by Groundline Limited. Established to own interest in JIPA. Legal interest never tranferred. | |
H
|
100% owned by CanArgo Ltd. (Ontario) | |
J
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In process of dissolution | |
K
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100% owned by Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited | |
L
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85% owned by CanArgo Energy Corporation. Balance owned by Sagarejo Electric Service. | |
M
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50% controlling interest owned by Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited. Balance owned by Georgian Oil. | |
N
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50% controlling interest owned by CanArgo Nazvrevi Limited. Balance owned by Georgian Oil. | |
P
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50% controlling interest owned by CanArgo Norio Limited. Balance owned by Georgian Oil. | |
Q
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100% owned by Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited. Holds ownership of apartments in payment of Rusatvi Cement Factory debt. | |
R
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Non profit making PSC operator of Ninotsminda, Nazvrevi, Norio and Tbilisi PSCs | |
S
|
Ownership uncertain but between less than 1% and 10% | |
T
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70% owned by Tethys Kazakhstan Limited. 20% by BN Invest. 10% by B Nazabayev. | |
U
|
100% owned by Tethys Kazakhstan Limited | |
V
|
70% ownership held through BN Munai |
DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
NAME | POSITION | |
Dr Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President | |
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
|
Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxx (1)
|
Director | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (1) (2)
|
Director | |
Nils Trulsvik (1) (2)
|
Director | |
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Chief Financial Officer |
(1) | Member of Audit Committee | |
(2) | Member of Compensation Committee |
Subsection (b)
On July 25, 2006, the Company issued the Senior Secured Notes to a group of accredited
Investors. The Senior Secured Notes are secured by a security interest in all the Company’s
assets, including its principal Guernsey bank account, as well as senior ranking guarantees
from each other CanArgo Group Member and pledges of all of the outstanding capital stock of
Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of
the Republic of Cyprus), CanArgo Limited (a company incorporated under the laws of the
Bailiwick of Guernsey) and Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited (a company incorporated
under the laws of the Bailiwick of Guernsey).
Subsection (c)
Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 25, 2005 among the Company and Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
Value Partners L.P. together with the other purchasers listed therein.
Security Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2005, among the Company and Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx Value
Partners, L.P. together with other purchasers.
Security Interest Agreement (Securities), dated as of July 25, 2005, among CanArgo Ltd
(Ontario), CanArgo Limited (Guernsey), Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLC as Security Agent for the
Secured Parties and the Secured Parties, as defined therein.
Security Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2005, among Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited,
CanArgo Limited (Guernsey), Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLC, as Security Agent for the Secured Parties
as defined therein.
Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2005, among CanArgo Limited (Guernsey) and Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
Value Partners, L.P. together with other Purchasers.
Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of July 25, 2005, by and among Ninotsminda Oil Company
Limited, CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited, CanArgo Norio Limited, CanArgo Limited (Guernsey),
Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited, CanArgo Samgori Limited and CanArgo Ltd for the
benefit of the holders of the Senior Secured Notes.
SCHEDULE 7.5
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on
March 15, 2005, as amended.
Quarterly Report for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005 on Form 10-Q, as filed with the
SEC on November 9, 2005, as amended.
SCHEDULE 7.8
CERTAIN LITIGATION
CERTAIN LITIGATION
1. | On September 12, 2005, WEUS Holding Inc. (“WEUS”) a subsidiary of Xxxxxxxxxxx International Ltd lodged a formal Request for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against the Company in respect of unpaid monies for work performed under the Master Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between the Company and WEUS for the supply of under-balanced coil tubing drilling equipment and services during the first and second quarter of 2005. Pursuant to the Request for Arbitration, WEUS’ demand for relief is $4,931,332.55. The Company is contesting the claim and intends to file a counter claim. | ||
2. | One of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, UK-Ran Oil Corporation (“UK-Ran”) is named as one of the defendants in an action commenced in Alberta, Canada by Xxxxxxxxxx Developments Limited, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Ruscan International Inc. The dispute relates to the Kashtan project in the Ukraine. The Company transferred its entire interest in the Kashtan project to a co-defendant Zhoda Corporation (“Zhoda”) in 1999. The plaintiff’s principal claims are (i) that by entering into this transfer both Zhoda and UK-Ran are in breach of their obligations under the unanimous shareholder agreement (“USA”) for UK-Ran which provided that Zhoda would conduct all of its oil and gas activities in the Republic of the Ukraine through UK-Ran; and (ii) that the plaintiffs are due to be paid dividends under the Overriding Royalty Agreements between the plaintiffs and UK-Ran. | ||
3. | On July 27, 0000, XXXX Ninotsminda, an indirect subsidiary of the Company received a claim raised by certain of the Ninotsminda villagers (listed on pages 1 to 76 of the claim) in the Tbilisi Regional Court in respect of damage caused by the blowout of the N100 well on the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia on September 11, 2004. The relief sought pursuant to the claim is payment of the sum of 28,925 million GEL (approx. $16.3million). |
SCHEDULE 7.11
LICENSES, PERMITS, ETC.
LICENSES, PERMITS, ETC.
1. | The License for the contract area covered by the Production Sharing Contract among (1) State Agency of Georgia, (2) Georgian Oil and (3) National Petroleum Limited dated May 2001 is held in the name of the operating company under the contract, Ioris Valley Oil and Gas. |
2. | The Company’s interests in Kazakhstan are held through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries Tethys Kazakhstan Limited’s 70% interest in BN-Munai LLP, a Kazakh limited liability partnership. |
SCHEDULE 7.14
USE OF PROCEEDS
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, the proceeds from the sale of the US
$13,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes due September 01, 2009 shall be used for the
following:
• | Payment of fees specified in Section 11.8 | ||
• | Working capital for existing projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan |
SCHEDULE 7.15
EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
Senior Secured Notes in the aggregate sum of $25 million advanced to the Company pursuant to the
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2005, among the Company and Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx Value
Partners L.P. together with the other purchasers listed therein.
Pursuant to the terms of the consultancy agreement between the Company and Europa Oil Services
Limited dated January 8, 2004, the Company has an obligation to issue up to a further restricted 12
million shares of Common Stock in the event that certain production targets are met from future
developments under the Samgori Production Sharing Contract.
Pursuant to the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement between Fountain Oil Incorporated and Xxxxxxx
Management Services PTY, Ltd (“Xxxxxxx”) dated May 16, 1995, the Company has an obligation upon
satisfaction of certain conditions relating to the achievement of specified Stynawske Field project
performance targets to issue to Xxxxxxx up to 187,500 shares of Common Stock.
Under the terms of the service agreement dated January 27, 2005 between Ninotsminda Oil Company
Limited (“NOC”) and Saipem S.p.A (“Saipem”), NOC had an obligation to provide irrevocable standby
letters of credit to guarantee payment by NOC under the agreement. Three standby letters of credit
in the aggregate amount of $3,900,000 were issued by HSBC International Limited (“HSBC”) on the
basis that they were 100% cash collateralized pursuant to the security interest agreement between
the Company and HSBC dated February 2, 2005. One of the letters of credit in the sum of $1,100,000
expired on July 15, 2005. The second letter of credit in the sum of $2,250,000 was to expire on
October 30, 2005 and the final letter of credit for $550,000 was to expire on December 30, 2005.
The parties have agreed to extensions to both letters of credit to June 30, 2006 and August 29,
2006 respectively.
SCHEDULE 7.18
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
In September 2004, the Company had a blow-out of its N100 well on the Ninotsminda Field which was
successfully capped three days later. The Company has incurred and continues to incur costs in
relation to the blow-out principally for clearing the environment and compensation. The Company’s
insurance covers 80% of these costs up to a cap of $2,500,000.
On July 27, 0000, XXXX Ninotsminda, an indirect subsidiary of the Company received a claim raised
by certain of the Ninotsminda villagers (listed on pages 1 to 76 of the claim) in the Tbilisi
Regional Court in respect of damage caused by the blowout of the N100 well on the Ninotsminda
Field. The relief sought pursuant to the claim is payment of the sum of 28,925 million GEL (approx
$16.3million).
SCHEDULE 7.19
BASIC AGREEMENTS
BASIC AGREEMENTS
1. | Production Sharing Contract among (1) Georgia, (2) Georgian Oil and (3) JKX Ninotsminda Limited dated February 15, 1996 (“Ninotsminda PSC”). |
2. | Production Sharing Contract among (1) State Agency in Georgia, (2) Georgian Oil and (3) CanArgo Norio Limited dated December 12, 2000 (“Norio PSC”). |
3. | Production Sharing Contract among (1) the State Agency for Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources of Georgia, (2) National Oil Company- Saknavtobi and (3) CanArgo Norio Limited for Blocks XI (G) and XI(H) dated June 28, 2003 (“Tbilisi PSC”). |
4. | Production Sharing Contract among (1) Georgia, (2) Georgian Oil and (3) CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited dated February 20, 1998 (“Nazvrevi PSC”). |
SCHEDULE 12.1
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The transactions provided for in:-
(i) Management Services Contract dated June 29, 2000 between the Company and Vazon Energy
Limited, as amended by Deed of Variation of Management Services Agreement dated May 2, 2003
between the parties; and
(ii) Agreement for Provision of Management Services dated February 18, 2004 between the
Company and Vazon Energy Limited.
SCHEDULE 12.8
PERMITTED FARMOUT COUNTERPARTIES
PERMITTED FARMOUT COUNTERPARTIES
Exceptions when no consent to farm-out is required by the Company would include:
1. | Any company, or the wholly owned subsidiary of any company quoted on a Recognised Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of US$100 million or above. The following are Recognised Stock Exchanges: |
American Stock Exchange Amsterdam Exchanges N.V. |
||
Athens Stock Exchange | ||
Australian Stock Exchange Ltd | ||
Barcelona Stock Exchange | ||
Bolsa de Madrid | ||
Bolsa de Comercio xx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Bolsa de Valores de Bilboa | ||
Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa | ||
Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro | ||
Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo | ||
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | ||
Bourse de Montréal | ||
Brussels Exchanges Ltd | ||
Canadian Venture Exchange | ||
Copenhagen Stock Exchange | ||
Deutsche Börse AG | ||
Helsinki Exchanges Group Ltd | ||
Irish Stock Exchange | ||
Italian Stock Exchange | ||
London Stock Exchange | ||
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc National Market System | ||
New York Stock Exchange Inc | ||
New Zealand Stock Exchange | ||
Osaka Stock Exchange | ||
Oslo Xxxx | ||
Xxxxx Bourse SBF SA | ||
Singapore Exchange | ||
Société de la Bourse de Luxembourg SA | ||
Swiss Exchange | ||
Taiwan Stock Exchange | ||
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd | ||
The Toronto Stock Exchange | ||
Tokyo Stock Exchange | ||
Warsaw Stock Exchange | ||
Wiener Börse AG |
2. | Any company which is 10% or more owned (directly or indirectly) by the government of a member of the United Nations. |
3. | In addition, the following specific companies so long as the aggregate equity ownership of the CanArgo Group Members, the Officers and the Directors in such company is less than 5% of the outstanding equity capital of the named company: |
Nations Energy Company Limited Central Asian Oil |
||
Caspian Gas | ||
Kaz Trans Oil Company | ||
KazMunayGas | ||
KazTransGas | ||
KazRosGas | ||
Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) | ||
Victory Oil Company | ||
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Union – N | ||
Sandvik – Tamrok | ||
Proussag Energy | ||
Nimir Petroleum Bars | ||
MMG – AM Nova | ||
Kazoilproduct | ||
Oman Gas Company | ||
Kazakhstan Pipeline Company SA | ||
Offshore Kazakhstan International Operating Company (OKIOC) | ||
KazakhstanCaspiShelf | ||
Roustabout International Energy | ||
Alcor | ||
Boccard | ||
Borkit Ltd | ||
Caspian Energy | ||
Caspian Resources | ||
Caspian Holdings | ||
Xxxxxx Resources | ||
Petrokazakhstan | ||
Imperial Energy | ||
Kazneftekhim | ||
Kaztrubprom | ||
Kazneftegasmash JSC | ||
Kazgiproneftetrans JSC | ||
OGO Interoil | ||
Petrom S.A. | ||
Polish Oil and Gas Group | ||
Roxar Services AS | ||
Xxxxxx XX |
Somex | ||
Stroitrans Gas | ||
Wika Kazakhstan | ||
Karakudukmunai | ||
Zarubejhneft | ||
Embamunaigas | ||
Transmeridian | ||
BMB Munai | ||
Georgian State Oil Company (Saknaftobi) | ||
PetroChina | ||
Questerre Energy Corporation | ||
China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) | ||
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) | ||
China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) | ||
China Oilfield Service, Ltd. (COSL) | ||
China National Star Petroleum | ||
Bright Ocean (BOCO) | ||
Japan National Oil Company (JNOC). | ||
Japan Petroleum Exploration Corporation (Japex), | ||
Inpex | ||
Nippon Oil | ||
Teikoku Oil | ||
Japex | ||
Itochu Corporation | ||
Tokyo Gas | ||
Osaka Gas | ||
Toho Gas | ||
Gazprom | ||
Itera | ||
Tatneft | ||
Transneft | ||
Lukoil | ||
OAO Yukos | ||
Sibneft | ||
XXX UES | ||
OMV | ||
PA Resources | ||
Questerre | ||
Xxxxxx Petroleum | ||
Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd. | ||
Valkyries Petroleum Corp | ||
Northern Petroleum | ||
North Oil | ||
DNO | ||
Centurion Energy International | ||
Kuwait Petroleum |
Iraq National Oil Company | ||
Nigerian National Oil Company | ||
Saudi Arabian Oil Company | ||
Statoil | ||
Repsol | ||
Norsk Hydro | ||
Sonatrach | ||
Chinese Petroleum (Taiwan) | ||
Pemex | ||
Petrobras | ||
Petronas | ||
Dragon Oil | ||
Qatar Petroleum | ||
Saudi Aramco | ||
PDVSA, Venezuela | ||
Sonangol, Angola | ||
ONGC, India | ||
MOL | ||
Indonesia Petroleum (Inpex) | ||
ATH Resources | ||
BlackRock | ||
Caledonia Resources | ||
Caspian Energy | ||
Caspian Holdings | ||
Desire Petroleum | ||
Egdon Resources | ||
Equator Exploration | ||
Circle Oil | ||
Falkland Oil and Gas | ||
First Calgary | ||
Frontera Resources | ||
GTL Resources | ||
Global Energy | ||
Granby Oil and Gas | ||
Gulf Keystone | ||
Xxxxxxx Resources | ||
Imperial Energy | ||
Island Oil and Gas | ||
MCC Energy | ||
Xxxxxx Resources | ||
Oriel Resources | ||
Petrel Resources | ||
Ramco | ||
Regal Petroleum | ||
Sibir Energy | ||
Star Energy |
Sterling Energy | ||
Victoria Oil and Gas | ||
Westmount Energy | ||
Arawak Energy Corporation | ||
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. | ||
Canoro Resources Ltd | ||
Centurion Energy International | ||
Petrofalcon Corporation | ||
TransGobe Energy Corporation | ||
Altinex | ||
Discover Petroleum | ||
Dong | ||
Endeavour International Corp | ||
Ener Petroleum | ||
Northern Oil | ||
Northern Petroleum | ||
Norwegian Energy Company | ||
Norwegian Petroleum Group | ||
Paladin Resources | ||
RockSource | ||
Seraphim Energy LLC |
SCHEDULE 12.12
CanArgo Energy Corporation funding to Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited
(and subsidiaries)
September 2003 to 19 January 2006
(and subsidiaries)
September 2003 to 19 January 2006
US$ | ||||
Management Fees
|
687,500 | |||
Direct costs |
||||
Cash transfers to BN Munai LLP |
5,957,546 | |||
Direct travel costs funded by CanArgo |
285,060 | |||
Tethys salaries funded by CanArgo |
139,500 | |||
Consultant & related costs funded by CanArgo |
135,896 | |||
Total |
7,205,501 | |||