SERIES A SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT By and between NTR ACQUISITION CO. and OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO
SERIES
A SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
By
and between
and
OCCIDENTAL
PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO
SERIES
A SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF STOCK.
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1.1
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Sale
and Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock.
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1.2
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Closing.
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1.3
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Pre-Closing
Agreements.
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2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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2.1
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Organization;
Good Standing; Qualification.
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2.2
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Authorization.
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2.3
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Valid
Issuance of Preferred and Common Stock.
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2.4
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Governmental
Consents.
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2.5
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Capitalization
and Voting Rights.
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2.6
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Subsidiaries.
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2.7
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Contracts
and Other Commitments.
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2.8
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Related-Party
Transactions.
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2.9
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Registration
Rights.
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2.10
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Permits.
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2.11
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Compliance
With Other Instruments.
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2.12
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Litigation.
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2.13
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Disclosure.
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2.14
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Offering.
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2.15
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Title
to Property and Assets; Leases.
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2.16
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SEC
Reports.
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2.17
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Changes.
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2.18
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Tax
Returns, Payments, and Elections.
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2.19
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Insurance.
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2.20
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Minute
Books.
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2.21
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Investment
Company.
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2.22
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Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
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2.23
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Representations
and Warranties Regarding Xxxx.
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3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF OCCIDENTAL.
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3.1
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Organization;
Good Standing; Qualification.
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3.2
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Authorization.
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3.3
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Governmental
Consents.
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3.4
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Compliance
With Other Instruments.
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3.5
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Litigation.
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3.6
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Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
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3.7
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Restricted
Securities.
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3.8
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Legends.
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3.9
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Financing.
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3.10
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Blank
Check Company.
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4.
CONDITIONS OF OCCIDENTAL’S OBLIGATIONS AT
CLOSING.
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4.1
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Representations
and Warranties.
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4.2
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Performance.
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4.3
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Compliance
Certificate.
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4.4
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Qualifications.
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4.5
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No
Action or Injunction.
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4.6
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Proceedings
and Documents.
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4.7
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Transaction
Closing.
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4.8
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Certificate
of Designations.
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4.9
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Secretary’s
Certificate.
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4.10
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Opinion
of Company Counsel.
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4.11
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Note,
Shareholders Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.
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5.
CONDITIONS OF THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS AT
CLOSING.
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5.1
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Representations
and Warranties.
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5.2
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Performance.
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5.3
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Qualifications.
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5.4
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No
Action or Injunction.
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5.5
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Transaction
Closing.
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5.6
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Shareholder
Approval.
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6.
TERMINATION.
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6.1
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Termination
of this Agreement.
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6.2
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Effect
of Termination.
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7.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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7.1
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Entire
Agreement.
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7.2
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Survival
of Warranties.
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7.3
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Successors
and Assigns.
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7.4
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Governing
Law.
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7.5
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Specific
Performance
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7.6
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
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7.7
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Counterparts.
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7.8
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Titles
and Subtitles.
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7.9
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Notices.
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7.10
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Finder’s
Fees.
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7.11
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Expenses.
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7.12
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Attorneys’
Fees.
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7.13
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Amendments
and Waivers.
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7.14
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Severability.
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7.15
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Public
Announcements.
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7.16
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Trust
Account Waiver.
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7.17
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Schedule
of Exceptions.
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SERIES
A SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS
SERIES A SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”)
is
made as of the 2nd
day of
November, 2007, by and between NTR Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation
(the
“Company”),
and
Occidental Petroleum Investment Co., a California Corporation (“Occidental”).
THE
PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF STOCK.
1.1
Sale and Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock.
(a) The
Company shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on or before the Closing (as defined below) a Certificate of
Designations of Preferred Stock in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the“Certificate
of Designations”).
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Occidental agrees to purchase
at
the Closing and the Company agrees to sell and issue to Occidental, at the
Closing, shares of the Company’s Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series
A Preferred Stock”),
at a
purchase price of $1000 per share (the “Liquidation
Preference Amount”).
The
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the Company will sell and
Occidental will purchase at the Closing will equal the quotient of (A) the
sum
of (1) $35,000,000 and (2) the principal amount of the Note (as defined below)
and (3) the Accrued Interest Amount and (B) the Liquidation Preference Amount,
rounded up to the nearest whole share.
The
“Note”
means
that certain Promissory Note of even date herewith, in the aggregate principal
amount of up to $3,000,000, between the Company and Occidental, together with
any Additional Notes (as defined such Promissory Note) that may be delivered
or
deemed delivered by the Company thereunder. The “Accrued
Interest Amount”
is
the
amount of interest accrued (and not capitalized) on the Note through the Closing
date. The Series A Preferred Stock will have the rights, preferences, privileges
and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
1.2
Closing.
(a)
Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each party’s the conditions in
Section 4,
the
purchase and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock shall take place at the
offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP simultaneously with the
Closing of the acquisition
(the “Transaction”),
directly or indirectly, of all outstanding shares of each class of common stock
of Xxxx Oil & Refining Co., a California corporation (“Xxxx”)
from
Xxxxx Co., a California corporation (“Xxxxx”)
pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit
B
(“Xxxx
Acquisition Agreement”)
or any
replacement acquisition by the Company through a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business
combination of one or more businesses or assets in the energy business
acceptable to Occidental (“Replacement
Transaction”),
or at
such other time and place as the Company
and Occidental shall mutually agree, either orally
or in
writing (which time and place are designated as the “Closing”).
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(b)
At
the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Occidental a certificate representing
the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock and Occidental shall (i) pay an amount equal to $35,000,000 by wire
transfer of immediately available funds as directed in a written notice by
the
Company not less than two (2) Business Days in advance of the Closing and (ii)
cancel the Note. In the event that payment by Occidental is made, in whole
or in
part, by cancellation of the Note, then Occidental will surrender the Note
to
the Company for cancellation at the Closing or
shall
execute an instrument of cancellation in form
and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Company. In the event that a Replacement
Transaction is structured such that the Company is not the surviving corporation
or survives as a subsidiary of another entity, then Occidental will have the
right, prior to Closing, to elect to receive at Closing, in lieu of the shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and upon payment of the amount set forth above,
the
consideration that would be receivable by a holder of that number of shares
of
Common Stock as would be issuable upon conversion of the shares of the Series
A
Preferred Stock that otherwise would have been issued to Occidental at Closing
(the “Alternate
Consideration”).
1.3
Pre-Closing Agreements.
(a) Cash
Shortfall Funding.
Occidental agrees to advance up to $3,000,000 to the Company pursuant to the
Note prior to the Closing (the “Cash
Shortfall Amount”);
provided
that all
of such Cash Shortfall Amount is used for (i) the Company’s reasonable and
customary expenses associated with negotiating and consummating this Agreement,
the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction and, if applicable,
the Replacement Transaction (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees
and expenses of consultants hired to conduct diligence and reasonable legal
fees), (ii) the deposit required to be paid by the Company under the terms
of
the Xxxx Acquisition Agreement or, if applicable, the terms of the Replacement
Transaction and (iii) reasonable operating and other expenses of the Company
for
the period during which the Company seeks to consummate the Transaction or,
if
applicable, the Replacement Transaction. Occidental will advance portions of
the
Cash Shortfall Amount upon (A) the written request of the Company made from
time
to time and (B) submission of reasonably detailed invoices related to any amount
requested. The Company agrees to repay all such amounts advanced in accordance
with the terms of the Note. The Company will accept cancellation of the Note
as
payment for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock under Section
1.2.
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(b) Option
to Purchase.
If the
Transaction does not close, in consideration for making advances under the
Note,
Occidental will have the option, exercisable for ninety (90) days after the
closing of a Replacement Transaction by the Company, to purchase up to three
percent (3%) of the outstanding capital stock of the surviving entity in such
transaction (in addition to the right to purchase Series A Preferred Stock
or
the Alternate Consideration) at a price per share equivalent to the
lower
of (i) the quotient of (A) the closing price per share of the Common Stock
on
the day preceding the closing date of such transaction and (B) the number of
shares of capital stock of the surviving entity into which each share of Common
Stock was converted in such transaction (which number shall be deemed to be
one
if the Common Stock was not converted in such transaction) (the “Conversion
Ratio”)
and
(ii) the quotient of (A) the average of the closing price for each of the thirty
(30) trading days immediately preceding the date on which the Company announces
such transaction and (B) the Conversion Ratio, payable, in part, through
cancellation of the Note. The
“closing price” for each day shall be the last reported sales price or, in case
no such reported sales take place on such day, the average of the closing bid
and asked prices for such day, in each case as reported by the American Stock
Exchange, or if such last sale price is not so reported by the American Stock
Exchange, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the mean between the
closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock as reported by the American
Stock Exchange. If the shares of Common Stock are not reported by the American
Stock Exchange, the “closing
price”
for
each day shall be the last reported sales price or, in case no such reported
sales take place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
for such day, in each case as reported by the national exchange on which the
Common Stock is traded. For the purpose hereof, trading day shall mean a day
on
which the specified securities exchange shall be open for business or, if the
shares of Common Stock shall not be listed on such exchange for such period,
a
day with respect to which quotations of the character referred to in the next
preceding sentence shall be reported.
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Occidental that as of the
date of
this Agreement and as of the Closing, except as set forth on a Schedule of
Exceptions furnished to Occidental and its counsel, specifically identifying
the
relevant subparagraph(s) hereof, which exceptions are incorporated by reference
into this Agreement:
2.1
Organization; Good Standing; Qualification.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in
good
standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, has all requisite corporate power
and
authority to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its
business
as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, to
execute
and
deliver this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement to be entered into at Closing
between the Company and Occidental (“Shareholders
Agreement”),
the
Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into at Closing between the Company
and Occidental (“Registration
Rights Agreement”),
the
Note and any other agreement to which the Company is a party the execution
and
delivery of which is contemplated hereby (the “Ancillary
Agreements”),
to
file the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State
of
Delaware, to issue and sell the Series A Preferred Stock and the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion thereof, and to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Note, the Certificate of Designations and any Ancillary Agreement. The Company
is duly qualified and is authorized to transact business and is in good standing
as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would
have
a
material adverse effect on its business, properties, prospects, or financial
condition.
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2.2
Authorization.
All
corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Note and any Ancillary Agreement, the filing of the Certificate of Designations
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the performance of all
obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder at the Closing, the
borrowing under the Note and the authorization, issuance (or reservation for
issuance), sale, and delivery of the Series A Preferred Stock being sold
hereunder and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof has been taken
or will be taken prior to the Closing, and this Agreement, the Shareholders
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Note and any Ancillary
Agreement, when executed and delivered, and the Certificate of Designations
when
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, will constitute
valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws
of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii)
as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, and (iii) to the extent that
the
indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights Agreement may
be
limited by applicable laws. The sale of the Series
A
Preferred Stock is not and the subsequent conversion of the Series A
Preferred
Stock into Common Stock will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights
of first refusal.
2.3
Valid Issuance of Preferred and Common Stock.
The
Series A Preferred Stock that is being purchased by Occidental under
this Agreement, when issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement for the consideration expressed in this Agreement, will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and will be free of
restrictions on transfer other
than restrictions on transfer under the Shareholders
Agreement and under applicable state and federal securities laws. The Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock being purchased
under this Agreement has been duly and validly reserved for issuance and, upon
issuance
in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, will be duly
and
validly
issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and will be free of restrictions on
transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Shareholders Agreement
and under applicable state and federal securities laws.
2.4
Governmental Consents.
No
consent, approval, qualification, order or authorization of, or filing
with,
any
local, state, or federal governmental authority is required on the part
of the
Company in connection with the Company’s valid execution, delivery, or
performance
of this Agreement, the offer, sale or issuance of the Series A Preferred
Stock
by
the Company or the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series
A Preferred
Stock, except (i) the filing of the Certificate of Designations with
the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and (ii) such filings as will
have
or have been made
prior to the Closing.
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The
Company has not offered shares of its Series A Preferred Stock or any
substantially similar securities of the Company for sale to, or solicited any
offers to buy from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof
with, any person other than Occidental, and the Company will not take any action
that will cause the issuance and delivery of the shares of its Series A
Preferred Stock as contemplated hereby to constitute a violation of the
Securities Act.
2.5
Capitalization and Voting Rights.
The
authorized capital of the Company will consist immediately prior to the Closing
of (a) 1,000,000 shares
of
preferred stock, par value $0.0001, of which 40,000 shares will, as of the
Closing, have been designated Series
A
Preferred Stock, all of which may be sold pursuant to this Agreement and shall
have the
rights, privileges and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designations,
and
(b)
200,000,000
shares of Common Stock.
On the
date hereof, 30,557,205 shares of Common Stock are outstanding.
The
outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable, and were issued in accordance with the
registration or qualification provisions of the Securities Act and any relevant
state securities laws or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom.
Except
for (i) the conversion privileges of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock,
(ii) the rights provided in Section
2.3
and
2.4
of the
Shareholders Agreement, (iii) the rights provided in Section
1.3,
(iv)
30,427,205 warrants to purchase Common Stock pursuant to that certain Amended
and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2007 between the Company
and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the
“Warrants”),
and
(v) options or other rights to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock
pursuant to stock option or stock purchase plans or agreements that may be
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors prior to Closing, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights
and rights of first refusal), proxy or stockholder agreements or agreements
of
any kind for the purchase or acquisition from the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities. No
stock
plan, stock purchase, stock option or other agreement
or
understanding between the Company and any holder of any equity securities of
the
Company or rights to purchase equity securities of the Company provides
for acceleration or other changes in the vesting provisions or other
terms
of such
securities, as the result of any merger, sale of stock or assets, change in
control or other similar transaction by the Company. Neither the Company nor
any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to any agreement or understanding,
and, to the best of the Company’s
knowledge, there is no agreement or understanding between any persons
that
affects
or relates to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any
security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the voting by a director
of the Company.
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2.6
Subsidiaries.
The
Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any
other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or
other
business entity (“Subsidiaries”),
except that, prior to the Closing it may form a new wholly-owned Subsidiary
which, at the closing of the Transaction, would acquire all of the capital
stock
of Xxxx, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances. Such newly-formed
Subsidiary shall have no liabilities or assets other than, at the Closing,
the
capital stock of Xxxx and any liabilities or assets arising from assignment
to
such Subsidiary of the Xxxx Acquisition Agreement. The Company is not a
participant in any joint venture, partnership, or similar arrangement.
2.7
Contracts and Other Commitments.
The
Company does not have and is not bound by any contract, agreement, lease,
commitment, or proposed transaction, written or oral, absolute or contingent,
other than (i) the Xxxx
Acquisition Agreement,
(ii)
contracts for the purchase of supplies
and services that were entered into in the ordinary course of business
and
that do
not require commitments by the Company to pay more than $100,000, and do not
extend for more than one (1) year beyond the date of this Agreement, (iii)
sales
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) contracts
terminable at will by the Company on no more than thirty (30) days’ notice
without cost or liability to the Company and that do not involve any employment
or consulting arrangement and are not material to the conduct of the Company’s
business. For the purpose of this paragraph, employment and consulting contracts
and contracts with labor unions, and license agreements and any other agreements
relating to the Company’s acquisition or disposition of patent, copyright, trade
secret or other proprietary rights or technology (other than standard
intellectual property assignment and confidentiality agreements with employees
and consultants and standard end-user license agreements) shall not be
considered to be contracts entered into in the ordinary course of
business.
2.8
Related-Party Transactions.
(a)
No
employee, officer, stockholder or director of the Company or member of his
or
her immediate family is indebted to the Company, nor is the Company indebted
(or
committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other
than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for
reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other
standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees, (b)
to
the
best of the Company’s
knowledge, none of such persons has any direct or indirect ownership interest
in
any firm or corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which
the
Company has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation that competes
with the Company, except that employees, stockholders, officers, or directors
of
the Company and members of their immediate families may own stock in publicly
traded companies that may compete with the Company, and (c) to the best of
the
Company’s knowledge, no officer, director, or stockholder or any member of their
immediate families is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material
contract with the Company (other than such contracts as relate to any such
person’s ownership of capital stock or other securities of the
Company).
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2.9
Registration Rights.
Except
as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement and that certain Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of January 30, 2007 between the Company, NTR Partners
LLC and the other persons named therein (“Existing
Registration Rights Agreement”),
the
Company is presently not under any obligation and has not granted any rights
to
register under the Securities Act any of its presently outstanding securities
or
any of its securities that may subsequently be issued.
2.10
Permits.
The
Company has all
franchises,
permits, licenses, and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its
business as now being conducted by it, the lack of which could materially and
adversely affect the business, properties, prospects, or financial condition
of
the Company, and believes it can obtain, without undue burden or expense, any
similar authority for the conduct of its business as presently planned to be
conducted if failure to obtain them might result, either individually or in
the
aggregate, in any material adverse change in the assets, business, operations,
properties, prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company
(as
such business is presently conducted and as it is presently proposed to be
conducted) (“Material
Adverse Change”).
The
Company is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises,
permits, licenses or other sim-ilar authority.
2.11
Compliance With Other Instruments.
The
Company is not in violation or default in any material respect of any provision
of its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
“Certificate
of Incorporation”)
or
Bylaws or in any material respect of any provision of any mortgage, indenture,
agreement, (including the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) instrument,
or
contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound or, to the best of
its
knowledge, of any federal or state judgment, order, writ, decree, statute,
rule,
regulation or restriction applicable to the Company. The execution, delivery,
and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement, the borrowing under the Note and any
Ancillary Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, will not (i) result in any such material violation or be
in
material conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or
giving of notice, either a material default under any such provision or an
event
that results in the creation of any material lien, charge, or encumbrance upon
any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the suspension,
revocation, impairment, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit,
license, authorization, or approval applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, its or their respective business or operations, or any of its
or
their respective assets or properties or (ii) conflict with any binding
resolution or action of the Company’s Board of Directors or
stockholders.
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2.12
Litigation.
There
is
no action, suit, proceeding, or investigation pending or, to the Company’s
knowledge, currently threatened against the Company that questions the validity
of this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Note or any Ancillary Agreement or the Xxxx Purchase Agreement
or
the right of the Company to enter into such agreements, or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or that might result, either
individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change, or in any
material change in the current equity ownership of the Company. The foregoing
includes, without limitation, any action, suit, proceeding, or investigation
pending or currently threatened involving the prior employment of any of the
Company’s employees, their use in connection with the Company’s business of any
information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former
employers, their obligations under any agreements with prior employers, or
negotiations by the Company with potential backers of, or investors in, the
Company or its proposed business. The Company is not a party to or, to the
best
of its knowledge, named in or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment,
or decree of any court, government agency, or instrumentality. There is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending
or
that the Company currently intends to initiate.
2.13
Disclosure.
The
Company has provided Occidental with all the information reasonably available
to
it without undue expense that Occidental has requested for deciding whether
to
purchase the Series A Preferred Stock and all information that the Company
believes is reasonably necessary to enable Occidental to make such decision.
To
the best of the Company’s knowledge after reasonable investigation, neither this
Agreement nor any other agreements, written statements or certificates made
or
delivered in connection herewith contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements herein
or therein not misleading.
2.14
Offering.
Subject
in part to the truth and accuracy of Occidental’s representations set
forth
in this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Series A
Preferred
Stock as
contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from the registration requirements
of
the Securities Act, and neither the Company nor any authorized agent
acting on its behalf will take any action hereafter that would cause the
loss
of such
exemption.
2.15
Title to Property and Assets; Leases.
The
Company has good and marketable title to its property and assets free and clear
of all mortgages,
liens, claims, and encumbrances, other than mortgages, liens, claims, and
encumbrances that would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a
Material Adverse Change. With respect to the property and assets it
leases,
the Company is in material compliance with such leases and, to the best of
its
knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims, or
encumbrances,
other
than liens, claims, and encumbrances would not result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change.
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2.16
SEC Reports.
The
Company has complied in all material respects with requirements to file all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed
by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all
rules promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange
Act”),
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the year preceding
the
date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or
regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
on a
timely basis. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports (the
“Financial
Statements”)
comply
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”),
with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in
the
case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments.
2.17
Changes.
As
of the
Closing date, since June 30, 2007,
the only
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, or operating results
of
the Company from that reflected in the SEC Reports as of June 30, 2007, have
arisen only in the ordinary course of the Company’s business conducted in
connection with its efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, the Transaction and, if applicable, any Replacement Transaction
and
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change except
to the extent such Material Adverse Change was the result of changes affecting
the business of all refiners generally and not within the control of the
Company. Except as may be consented in writing by Occidental (such consent
not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), there has not been:
(a) any
waiver or compromise by the Company of a material right or of a material debt
owed to it;
(b) any
satisfaction or discharge of any material lien, claim, or encumbrance or
payment
of
any obligation by the Company;
(c) any
material change to a material contract or arrangement by which the Company
or
any of its assets is bound or subject;
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(d) any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee,
officer, director or stockholder;
(e) any
resignation or termination of employment of any key officer of the Company;
and
the Company, to the best of its knowledge, does not know of the impending
resignation or termination of employment of any such officer;
(f) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created by the
Company, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens
for taxes not yet due or payable or contested by the Company in good faith
and
liens created pursuant to the senior secured revolving credit facility and
term
loan facility contemplated by the proposal letter, dated October 5, 2007,
between Company and the proposed lender named therein;
(g) any
loans
or guarantees made by the Company to or for the benefit of its employees,
stockholders, officers, or directors, or any members of their immediate
families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary
course of its business;
(h)
except as may be required pursuant to the exercise of any conversion rights
pursuant to Article SIXTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, any
declaration, setting aside, or payment of any dividend or other distribution
of
the Company’s assets in respect of any of the Company’s capital stock, or any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any of such
stock by the Company;
(i) to
the
best of the Company’s knowledge, any other event or condition of any character
that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
or
(j) any
agreement or commitment by the Company to do any of the things described in
this
Section
2.17.
2.18
Tax Returns, Payments, and Elections.
The
Company has timely filed all tax returns and reports (federal, state and local)
as required by law. These returns and reports are true and correct in all
material
respects. The Company has paid all taxes and other assessments due,
except
those
contested by it in good faith. The provision for taxes of the Company as shown
in the Financial Statements is, adequate for taxes due or accrued as of the
date
thereof. The Company has not elected pursuant to the Internal Revenue
Code
of 1986,
as amended (“Code”), to be treated as an S corporation or a collapsible
corporation pursuant to Section 1362(a) or Section 341(f) of the Code, nor
has
it made any other elections pursuant to the Code (other than elections that
relate solely to methods of accounting, depreciation, or amortization) that
would have a material effect on the business, properties, prospects, or
financial condition of the Company. The Company has never had any tax deficiency
proposed or assessed against it and has not executed any waiver of any statute
of limitations on the assessment or collection of any tax or governmental
charge. None of the Company’s federal income tax returns and none of its state
income or franchise tax or sales or use tax returns has ever been audited by
governmental authorities. Since the date of the Financial Statements, the
Company has made adequate pro-visions on its books of account for all taxes,
assessments, and governmental charges with respect to its business, properties,
and operations for such period. The Company has withheld or collected from
each
payment made to each of its employees, the amount of all taxes, including,
but
not limited to, federal income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes
and Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes required to be withheld or collected
therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper tax receiving officers or
authorized depositaries.
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2.19
Insurance.
The
Company has in full force and effect directors’ and officers’ indemnity
insurance policies. With respect to Xxxx, the Company has, as of the Closing
date, insurance in place in type and coverage in all material respects no less
comprehensive than the insurance Xxxx had in place prior to the closing of
the
Xxxx Acquisition Agreement.
2.20
Minute Books.
The
copy
of the minute books of the Company provided to Occidental’s counsel contains
minutes of all meetings of directors and stockholders and all actions by written
consent without a meeting by the directors and stockholders since the date
of
incorporation and accurately reflects all actions by the directors (and any
committee of directors) and stockholders with respect to all transactions
referred to in such minutes in all material respects.
2.21
Investment Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the
Closing will not have become and “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2.22 Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge
is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification
that
the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company
has
not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement, received
notice from any trading market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed
or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or maintenance requirements of such market. The Company is, and has no reason
to
believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
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2.23 Representations
and Warranties Regarding Xxxx.
To
the
best of the Company’s knowledge after appropriate due diligence and
investigation, each of the representations and warranties made with respect
to
Xxxx in Sections
3.1(g) - (z) of
the
Xxxx Acquisition Agreement (i) if specifically qualified by materiality, is
true
and complete as so qualified and (ii) if not qualified by materiality, is
true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of the
Xxxx Acquisition Agreement and the Closing date, except where any such
representation or warranty is specific as of a specific earlier date, in which
event it shall remain true and correct (as qualified) as of such earlier
date.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF OCCIDENTAL.
Occidental
hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
3.1
Organization; Good Standing; Qualification.
Occidental
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing
under the laws of the State of California, has all requisite corporate power
and
authority to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its
business
as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, to
execute
and
deliver this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, and any Ancillary Agreement to which Occidental is a party, and
to
carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, and any such Ancillary Agreement.
3.2
Authorization.
All
corporate action on the part of Occidental, its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and
any
Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the performance of all
obligations of Occidental hereunder and thereunder at the Closing, has been
taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. Occidental has full power and
authority to enter into this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which Occidental
is
a party. This
Agreement, the
Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any Ancillary
Agreement to which Occidental is a party, when executed and delivered,
will
constitute a valid and
legally
binding obligation of Occidental.
3.3
Governmental Consents.
No
consent, approval, qualification, order or authorization of, or filing
with,
any
local, state, or federal governmental authority is required on the part
of
Occidental in
connection with Occidental’s valid execution, delivery, or performance
of this Agreement, except
such
filings as will have or have been made
prior to the Closing.
3.4
Compliance With Other Instruments.
The
execution, delivery, and performance by Occidental of this Agreement, the
Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any Ancillary
Agreement to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, will not result in any violation of
Occidental’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or be in material conflict
with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice,
either a material default under any such document.
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3.5
Litigation.
There
is
no action, suit, proceeding, or investigation pending or, to Occidental’s
knowledge, currently threatened against Occidental that questions the validity
of this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party or the right of
Occidental to enter into such agreements, or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.6
Purchase Entirely for Own Account.
This
Agreement is made in reliance upon Occidental’s representation to the Company,
which by Occidental execution of this Agreement Occidental’s hereby confirms,
that the Series A Preferred Stock to be purchased by Occidental and the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion thereof (collectively, the “Securities”)
will
be acquired for investment for Occidental’s own account, not as a nominee or
agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that Occidental has no
present
intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing
the same. By executing this Agreement, Occidental further represents that
Occidental does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement
with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or
to
any third person, with respect to any of the Securities.
3.7
Restricted Securities.
Occidental
understands that the Series A Preferred Stock (and any Common
Stock
issued on conversion thereof) may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise
disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption
therefrom,
and that in the absence of an effective registration statement
covering
the
Stock (or the Common Stock issued on conversion thereof) or an available
exemption from registration under the Securities Act, the Series A Preferred
Stock (and any Common Stock issued on conversion thereof) must be held
indefinitely.
3.8
Legends.
To
the
extent applicable, each certificate or other document evidencing any
of the
Series A Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof
shall be endorsed with a legend substantially in the form set forth
below:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT, OR UNLESS THE COMPANY
HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
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3.9
Financing.
Occidental
has, or will have at the Closing, sufficient cash available to pay amounts
required to be paid pursuant to Section
1.2(b),
and to
pay for any of the related fees and expenses Occidental incurs.
3.10
Blank Check Company.
Occidental
understands that the Company is a recently organized blank check company formed
for the purpose of acquiring (an “initial business combination”) one or more
businesses or assets in the energy industry (it being understood that the
Transaction or a Related Transaction constitutes an initial business
combination). Occidental further understands that (a) the Company’s assets
consist of the cash proceeds of its public offering (the “IPO”) and private
placements of its securities, and that substantially all of those proceeds
have
been deposited in a trust account with a third party (the “Trust Account”) for
the benefit of the Company, certain of its stockholders and the underwriters
of
its IPO and (b) the monies in the Trust Account may be disbursed only (i) to
the
Company in limited amounts from time to time (and in no event more than
$3,250,000 in total) in order to permit the Company to pay its operating
expenses; (ii) if the Company completes an initial business combination, to
certain dissenting public stockholders, to the underwriters for the IPO in
the
amount of underwriting discounts and commissions they earned in the IPO but
whose payment they have deferred, and then to the Company; and (iii) if the
Company fails to complete an initial business combination within the allotted
time period and liquidates, subject to the terms of the agreement governing
the
Trust Account, to the Company in limited amounts to permit the Company to pay
the costs and expenses of its liquidation and dissolution, and then to the
Company’s stockholders who purchased securities in the IPO.
4.
CONDITIONS OF OCCIDENTAL’S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING.
The
obligations of Occidental under Section
1.1(b)
of this
Agreement are subject to the fulfillment on or before the earlier of the
Closing, of each of the following
conditions, the waiver of which will not be effective unless in
writing thereto:
4.1
Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section
2
(i) if
specifically qualified by materiality, are true and (ii) if not qualified by
materiality, are true in all material respects, in each case on and as of the
Closing date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made on and as of the Closing date (unless any such representation
and
warranty is made only as of a specified date, in which case, such representation
and warranty shall be true in all material respects as of such specified
date).
4.2
Performance.
The
Company has performed and complied with all agreements, obligations, and
conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or
complied with by it on or before the Closing.
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4.3
Compliance Certificate.
The
President or a Vice President of the Company has delivered to Occidental at
the
Closing a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Sections
4.1,
4.2,
4.4,
and
4.7
have
been fulfilled.
4.4
Qualifications.
All
authorizations, approvals, or permits, if any, of any governmental authority
or
regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in
connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock
pur-suant to this Agreement have been duly obtained and are effective as of
the
Closing.
4.5
No Action or Injunction.
There
shall be law, statute, order, rule or regulation of, and no action, suit,
proceeding, or investigation pending by, any governmental authority or
regulatory body of the United States or of any state that seeks to restrain,
enjoin or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and there shall not be in effect any order, writ, injunction,
judgment, or decree of any court, government agency, or instrumentality of
competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits consummation of such
transactions.
4.6
Proceedings and Documents.
All
corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated
at the Closing have been completed, and all documents incident thereto are
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Occidental’s counsel, which has
received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such
documents as it may reasonably request.
4.7
Transaction Closing.
The
closing of (i) the Transaction pursuant to the Xxxx Acquisition Agreement has
occurred or shall occur concurrently with the Closing or (ii) any Replacement
Transaction under the terms of any merger or acquisition agreement satisfactory
to Occidental has occurred or shall occur concurrently with the Closing, in
each
case, without waiver of any of the material terms or conditions of the Xxxx
Acquisition Agreement or such other agreement unless, in each case, approved
in
writing by Occidental (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed).
4.8
Certificate of Designations.
The
Company has filed the Certificate of Designations with the Delaware Secretary
of
State and delivered evidence of such filing to Occidental.
4.9
Secretary’s Certificate.
The
Company has delivered to Occidental copies of its Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws each certified by the corporate secretary of the Company to be true,
correct and complete and in full force and affect and unmodified as of the
Closing date and a certificate of corporate good standing for the Company
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated not more
than
ten (10) days prior to the Closing.
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4.10
Opinion of Company Counsel.
Occidental
has received from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the
Company, an opinion, dated the date of the Closing, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Occidental’s counsel, covering the items specified in
Annex
A.
4.11
Note, Shareholders Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement.
The
Company has executed and delivered the Shareholders Agreement and Registration
Rights Agreement in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits
C
and
D,
respectively.
4.11
FIRPTA
Certification.
The
Company has executed and delivered a certificate in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
E.
5.
CONDITIONS OF THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING.
The
obligations of the Company to Occidental under this Agreement are subject to
the
fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following
conditions:
5.1
Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Occidental contained in Section
3
shall be
true on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the
Closing.
5.2
Performance.
Occidental
has performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements,
obligations, and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to
be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.
5.3
Qualifications.
All
authorizations, approvals, or permits, if any, of any governmental authority
or
regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required to be
obtained by Occidental in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the
Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Agreement shall be duly obtained
and
effective as of the Closing.
5.4
No Action or Injunction.
There
shall be law, statute, order, rule or regulation of, and no action, suit,
proceeding, or investigation pending by, any governmental authority or
regulatory body of the United States or of any state that seeks to restrain,
enjoin or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and there shall not be in effect any order, writ, injunction,
judgment, or decree of any court, government agency, or instrumentality of
competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits consummation of such
transactions.
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5.5
Transaction Closing.
The
closing of the Transaction or any Replacement Transaction shall have occurred
or
shall occur concurrently with the Closing.
5.6
Shareholder Approval.
If
required under Section 713(a)(ii) or Section 7.13(b) of the Amex Company Guide,
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been approved by
the
Company’s stockholders. The Company agrees that Occidental may, in its sole
discretion, agree to an increase in the Fixed Amount (as defined in the
Certificate of Designations) to the extent necessary to avoid shareholder
approval being required under Section 713(a)(ii) or Section 7.13(b) of the
Amex
Company Guide.
6.
TERMINATION.
6.1
Termination of this Agreement.
Subject
to Section
6.2,
this
Agreement may be terminated by notice in writing at any time prior to the
Closing (i) by either party if the Closing does not occur on or prior to
December 31, 2008; provided,
that
the failure by the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
clause (i) shall not have been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of
the
Closing to occur on or before such date; (ii)
by
Occidental, pursuant to Section
7.17;
or (iii)
by
the
parties, if so mutually agreed in writing.
6.2
Effect of Termination.
If
this
Agreement is terminated with respect to any party in accordance with this
Section
6
and the
transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, this Agreement, other
than
the provisions of this Section
6.2
and
Section
7,
shall
become null and void and of no further force and effect, without any liability
on the part of any party or its affiliates, directors, officers or
stockholders; provided
that
nothing in this Section 6.2
shall
relieve any party to this Agreement of any liability resulting from a knowing
and material breach of this Agreement on or prior to the date of
termination.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none
of
the parties hereto shall have any liability for speculative, indirect,
unforeseeable or consequential damages or lost profits resulting from any legal
action relating to this Agreement.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and
Occidental dated August 22, 2007 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
7.
MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1
Entire Agreement.
This
Agreement and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement
among the parties and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party
in
any manner by any warranties, representations, or covenants, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein.
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7.2
Survival of Warranties.
The
warranties, representations, and covenants of the Company and Occidental
contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and following the Closing.
7.3
Successors and Assigns.
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and
assigns of the parties (including permitted transferees of any shares of Series
A Preferred Stock sold hereunder or any Common Stock issued upon conversion
thereof). Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer
upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors
and
assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason
of
this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
7.4
Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
New
York as applied to agreements among New York residents entered into and to
be
performed entirely within New York. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, each party hereto (i) agrees that any claim, action or
proceeding by such party seeking any relief whatsoever arising out of, or in
connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be
brought only in the United States District Court for the Central District of
California and in any California State court located in Los Angeles County
and
not in any other State or Federal court in the United States of America or
any
court in any other country, (ii) agrees to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts located in the State of California for purposes
of
all legal proceedings arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) irrevocably waives any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of
any
such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding
brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
7.5
Specific Performance
The
parties hereto acknowledge that monetary damages are not an adequate remedy
for
violations of Section
1,
and
that any party hereto may, in its sole discretion, apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive or such other relief as
such
court may deem just and proper in order to enforce such Section and prevent
any
violation thereof and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and to the
extent the party seeking such relief would be entitled on the merits to obtain
such relief, each party hereto waives any objection to the imposition of such
relief.
7.6
No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is
intended or shall confer upon any other person any legal or equitable right,
benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement.
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7.7
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
7.8
Titles and Subtitles.
The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
7.9
Notices.
Unless
otherwise provided, all notices and other communications required
or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by
United
States first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or delivered
personally by hand or by a nationally recognized courier addressed to the party
to be
notified
at the address or facsimile number indicated for such person on the signature
page hereof, or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may
designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
All such notices and other written communications shall be effective on the
date
of mailing, confirmed facsimile transfer or delivery.
7.10
Finder’s Fees.
Each
party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any
finder’s
fee or
commission in connection with this transaction. Occidental
agrees
to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from
any
liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee
(and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability
or
asserted liability) for which Occidental or any of its officers, partners,
employees, or representatives is responsible. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Occidental from any liability
for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s
fee
(and the reasonable costs
and
expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for
which
the
Company or any of its officers, employees, or representatives is
responsible.
7.11
Expenses.
Irrespective
of whether the Closing is effected, each party will pay all costs and expenses
that it incurs with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement.
7.12
Attorneys’ Fees.
If
any
action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of
this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Note, any Ancillary Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
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7.13
Amendments and Waivers.
Any
term
of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term
of
this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular
instance
and
either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the
Company and Occidental. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with
this
Section will be binding upon Occidental, each future holder of all Securities
purchased under this Agreement (including Securities into which the purchased
securities are converted), and the Company.
7.14
Severability.
If
one or
more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable
law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of
the
Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall
be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
7.15
Public Announcements.
Subject
to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by law, rule or regulation, each
of the parties hereto will cooperate with each other in the development and
distribution of all news releases and other public information disclosures
with
respect to this Agreement and any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
and
no party hereto will make any such news release or public disclosure without
first consulting with the other party hereto.
7.16
Trust Account Waiver.
Unless
and until the Closing occurs, Occidental waives any right, title, interest
or
claim of any kind (any “Claim”)
it or
any of its affiliates have or may have in the future in or to any monies in
the
Trust Account and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account or
any
funds distributed therefrom (except amounts properly released to the Company
as
described in Section
3.9)
as a
result of, or arising out of, any Claims against the Company in connection
with
this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company.
7.17
Schedule of Exceptions.
From
time
to time prior to the Closing, the Company may supplement or amend the Schedule
of Exceptions with respect to any matter (i) which may arise hereafter and
which, if existing or occurring at or prior to the date hereof, would have
been
required to be set forth or described in the Schedule of Exceptions or (ii)
which makes it necessary to correct or update any information in the Schedule
of
Exceptions or in any representation and warranty of the Company which has been
rendered inaccurate thereby. To the extent the Company makes any such
supplements or amendments to the Disclosure Schedule after the date hereof
and
prior to the Closing, the Disclosure Schedule and the related representations
and warranties shall be deemed modified as of the Closing to the extent set
forth in such supplements or amendments; provided,
however,
that if
any matter disclosed pursuant to Section
7.17(ii)
would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Change, Occidental may terminate this Agreement by written notice to
the
Company.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Agreement as of
the date
first above written.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Address:
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OCCIDENTAL
PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
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Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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