Exhibit 3.38
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated June 18, 2010, is among
OLYMPUS
PACIFIC MINERALS INC., a Canadian corporation (the
“Company”), each purchaser identified on
Schedule A hereto (each, including his, her or its successors and assigns, an
“Investor”
and, collectively, the
“Investors”) and, with respect to certain sections hereof, Collateral
Agents, LLC, a
New York limited liability company (the
“Collateral Agent”) and Euro Pacific
Capital, Inc., a California corporation (the
“Placement Agent”), individually and in its capacity
as the “Investor Representative” hereunder.
BACKGROUND
This Agreement has been entered into as contemplated by the Company’s Confidential
Private Placement Memorandum, dated June 7, 2010, as supplemented by a supplement dated June 14,
2010 (together with any and all other amendments and/or supplements thereto and all documents
incorporated therein by reference, the “Memorandum”).
The Placement Agent is acting in such capacity in connection with the Company’s offering of
Units (as defined below) as described in the Memorandum.
The Investors desire to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to sell and issue
to the Investors, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, a minimum of $12,000,000
(the “Minimum Amount”) of Units and up to a maximum of $21,960,000 (the “Maximum Amount”) of Units,
which Maximum Amount constitutes the aggregate maximum stated or deemed principal amount of all of
the Notes issuable hereunder.
Each unit (a “Unit” and, collectively, the “Units”) shall consist of: (i) an 8% Senior
Secured Redeemable Gold Delivery Promissory Note (each. a “Note” and, collectively, the “Notes”)
of the Company in the stated or deemed principal amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), which
Notes shall be substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) a
detachable common stock purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant” and, collectively, the “Warrants”) for
the purchase of 3,470 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”), at an
exercise price of CAD $0.60 per Warrant Share (as defined below) (subject to adjustment as set
forth in the certificate representing the Warrants). Each share issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants is referred to herein as a “Warrant Share” and, collectively, as the “Warrant Shares.”
The Warrants will be substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B.
The Company and the Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon
exemptions from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Commission (as hereinafter defined) and by the SEC (as hereinafter defined) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set
forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto hereby agree to the sale and purchase of the Units as set forth herein and to the
other agreements set forth herein.
1. DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings indicated in this Section 1.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person: (i) if such Person is an individual,
the spouse of such Person and, if deceased or disabled, his heirs, executors or legal
representatives, if applicable, or any trusts for the benefit of such individual or such
individual’s spouse and/or lineal descendants, or (ii) otherwise, another Person that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. As used in this definition, “control” shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or other
written instrument.
“ASIC” means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
“ASX” means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context permits, the Australian
Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited.
“Business Day” means any day on which banks located in
New York,
New York, United States;
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx; Da Nang, Vietnam; Perth, Australia; Mendrisio, Switzerland; or London,
England are not required or authorized by law or other governmental action to remain closed.
“BVI Pledge Agreement” means the BVI Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2010, by and
between the Company and the Collateral Agent substantially in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit G.
“CAD” or “CAD $” means Canadian Dollar.
“Closing Escrow Agreement” means the Closing Escrow Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2010, by
and among the Company, the Placement Agent and the Escrow Agent substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit C.
“Collateral” means all the Properties subject to the Liens created by the Security Documents.
“Commission” means the Ontario Securities Commission.
“Company’s knowledge” means the information and/or other items that the following executives
of the Company have actual knowledge of after due inquiry: the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of
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Commercial Development, the Corporate Secretary, the Chief Geologist, the Vice President of Finance
and the Vice President of Investor Relations.
“Deemed Principal Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Notes.
“Escrow Account” means the escrow account established by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the
Closing Escrow Agreement where funds representing the Investors’ aggregate Purchase Price (as
hereinafter defined) shall be held pending the Closing or any partial Closing.
“Escrow Agent” means Collateral Agents, LLC.
“Exchange” or “TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Formwell” means Formwell Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and direct
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
“Gold Agency Agreement” means the Gold Agency Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2010, by and
between the Trust Account Agent and the Investor Representative on behalf of the Investors,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K.
“Gold Deposits” means deposits of Gold (as defined in the Notes) made by the Company on the
Gold Delivery Dates (as defined in the Notes) into the Trust Account (as defined in the Notes).
“Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county,
municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign or other government; or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature
(including any governmental or administrative division, department, agency, commission,
instrumentality, official, organization, unit, body or entity) and any court or other tribunal.
“Guarantor” means each of Formwell and NVMC.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such
specified Person: (a) for borrowed money; (b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar
instruments; (c) for the deferred and unpaid purchase price of goods, services or other property
(other than trade payables or accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business); (d)
under capital lease obligations; and (e) in the nature of guarantees of the obligations described
in clauses (a) through (d) above of any other Person.
“Intellectual Property” means the Company’s patents, patent applications, provisional
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service xxxx
registrations, copyrights, licenses, formulae, mask works, customer lists, internet domain names,
know-how and other intellectual property, including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or
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unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems, procedures or registrations or
applications relating to the same.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, dated
as of June 18, 2010, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent
substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit H.
“Investor” means any person who purchases Units in the Offering pursuant to this Agreement.
“Legal Requirement” means any federal state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule,
regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise
put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body (or under the authority of any
national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed or traded). Reference to
any Legal Requirement means such Legal Requirement as amended, modified, codified, replaced or
re-enacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, and reference to any section or
other provision of any Legal Requirement means that provision of such Legal Requirement from time
to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification,
replacement or re-enactment of such section or other provision.
“Lien(s)” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to a Person whether such
interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and including but not limited to a
security interest arising from a mortgage, lien, title claim, assignment, encumbrance, adverse
claim, contract of sale, pledge, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or
bailment for security purposes. The term “Lien” includes, but is not limited to, mechanics’,
materialmen’s, warehousemen’s and carriers’ liens and other similar encumbrances. For the purposes
hereof, a Person shall be deemed to be the owner of Property that it has acquired or holds subject
to a conditional sale agreement or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has
been retained by or vested in some other Person for security purposes. For purposes of
clarification, “Lien(s)” shall not be deemed to include (a) any restrictions on Transfer pursuant
to the Securities Act, the Securities Laws or any other securities laws or pursuant to any of the
Transaction Documents or (b) any lien or security interest that, although reflected in a financing
statement or other filing or recording that is dated on or about August 14, 2006, relates to
obligations that were due to Macquarie Bank but have been fully paid or otherwise discharged.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on, and a “Material
Adverse Change” means a material adverse change in: (i) the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents or to pay any obligations under the Notes when due or
(ii) the validity or priority of the security interests created by the Security Documents, but, to
the extent applicable, shall exclude any circumstance, change, matter or effect to the extent
resulting or arising from: (a) any change in general economic conditions in the industries or
markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operates so long as the Company and its
Subsidiaries are not disproportionately (in a material manner) affected by such changes; (b)
national or international political conditions, including any engagement in hostilities, whether
or
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not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any military
or terrorist attack, so long as the Company and its Subsidiaries are not disproportionately (in a
material manner) affected by such conditions; (c) changes in United States or Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles or the interpretation thereof; (d) the entry into or announcement
of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, actions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby; or (e) temporary in nature.
“Note Pledge Agreement” means the Note Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2010, by and
between the Company and the Collateral Agent substantially in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit F.
“NVMC” means New Vietnam Mining Corp., a British Virgin Islands company and direct wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
“Obligations” means, collectively, the obligations of the Company to make Gold Deposits under
the Notes in order to satisfy the gold delivery obligations thereunder, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages, costs, expenses and other liabilities payable by the
Company under the Transaction Documents (other than the Warrants).
“Offering” means the offering and sale of the Units pursuant to this Agreement and the
Memorandum.
“OTCBB” means the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board system.
“Person” means an individual, entity, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, joint-stock company, trust or unincorporated organization.
“Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or
mixed, or tangible or intangible.
“Purchase Price” means an amount equal to $10,000 per Unit multiplied by the number of Units
being purchased.
“Regulatory Authorities” means collectively the Commission and the TSX;
“Required Holders” means, at any time, holders of Notes holding more than fifty percent (50%)
of the aggregate Deemed Principal Amount of all Notes outstanding at such time.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” means, collectively, the Units, the Notes, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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“Securities Laws” means the securities legislation and regulations of, and the instruments,
policies, rules, orders, decisions, notices and interpretation notes of the Commission,
“Security Documents” means, collectively, the BVI Pledge Agreement and the Note Pledge
Agreement.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity or organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any controlling equity or other
controlling ownership interest or otherwise controls through contract or otherwise, including,
without limitation, any variable interest entity of the Company. If and for so long as the Company
owns, directly or indirectly, any controlling equity or other controlling ownership interest or
otherwise controls through contract or otherwise Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Limited (a
Vietnamese company), Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited (a Vietnamese Company), Bau Mining Co Ltd (a
Samoan company), Xxxx Xxxx NZ Gold Co Ltd (a Vietnamese company) or North Borneo Gold Sdn Bhd (a
Malaysian company), such entity shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2010, by and among
the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
D.
“Trading Day” means: (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other
than the OTC Bulletin Board), (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other
than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over the counter
market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any
Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over the counter market as
reported by the Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as
set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the TSX, the
New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE AMEX, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or OTC Bulletin
Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Security Documents, the
Subsidiary Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants and the
Closing Escrow Agreement.
“Transfer” means any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, charge, pledge, mortgage,
encumbrance, hypothecation, security interest or other disposition, or to make or effect any of the
above.
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“Trust Account Agent” means Auramet Trading, LLC.
“Trust Account Agreement” means the Trust Account Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2005, by
and between the Trust Account Agent and XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank, N.A., London Branch, relating to the
establishment of the Trust Account (as defined in the Notes) in substantially the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit J.
“TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
“USD,” “USD $,” or “$” means United States Dollars.
2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF UNITS.
2.1. Subscription for Units by Investors. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, on the Closing
Date, each Investor shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall sell and
issue to each Investor, the number of Units specified by it on its signature page attached hereto
in exchange for the Purchase Price therefor. Units will be sold in minimum stated or deemed
principal amounts of $10,000.
2.2. Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on each
Closing Date, the Company shall issue and sell to each Investor listed on Schedule A
(exclusive, however, of any such Investor to which Units have already been issued and sold), and
each such Investor shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company such number of Units
as is set forth on the respective signature pages attached hereto, which will be reflected opposite
such Investor’s name on Schedule A (each such event, a “Closing”). The date of each
Closing is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date” for such Closing. Each Closing shall occur
within the time periods set forth in the Memorandum at the offices of Pillsbury Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP at 0000 X Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 or remotely via the exchange of documents
and signatures.
The Investors acknowledge that the Offering may be completed at one or more Closings in the
discretion of the Company and the Investor Representative and that multiple Closings may be
effected until the Maximum Amount is raised; provided, however, that Units equal to at least the
Minimum Amount are required to be sold at the first such Closing. Upon completion of each Closing,
the Company is irrevocably entitled to the Purchase Price for the Units issued and sold at such
Closing, subject to the rights of the Investors under this Agreement and any applicable laws.
2.3. Closing Deliveries. At each Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Investor
purchasing Units at such Closing, against delivery by such Investor of the Purchase Price therefor
as provided in the next sentence, certificates representing the Notes and the Warrants being
purchased by such Investor. At each Closing, each Investor purchasing Units at such Closing shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company: (i) the Purchase Price set forth in its
counterpart signature page annexed hereto by paying United States dollars in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to the Escrow Account pursuant to the Closing Escrow
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Agreement; and (ii) any further documentation required under the Securities Laws or the policies
of any Regulatory Authority.
2.4. The Notes. The Notes shall have the terms and conditions and be substantially in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
2.5. The Warrants. The Warrants shall have the terms and conditions and be substantially in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B.
2.6. Use of Proceeds. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the proceeds from the sale
of Units shall be used as provided for in the Memorandum.
2.7. Appointment of the Investor Representative.
(a) Each Investor, severally and not jointly, hereby appoints the Placement Agent (together
with its permitted successors, and in this context, the “Investor
Representative”), as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact to, without the need for any
further consent or further action on the part of any Investor: (i) enter into any agreement in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents; (ii) accept delivery of the certificates representing
the Notes and the Warrants comprised in the Units purchased hereunder; (iii) exercise all or any of
the powers, authority and discretion conferred on such Investor under this Agreement or any of the
Transaction Documents; (iv) without any action on the part of any Investor, waive or amend any
terms and conditions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, including, but not
limited to, waive any Event of Default (as defined in the certificate representing the Notes) and
any negative or affirmative covenants of the Company contained in any Transaction Document; and (v)
give and receive notices on such Investor’s behalf and to be such Investor’s exclusive
representative with respect to any matter, suit, claim, action or proceeding arising with respect
to any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document, and the Investor
Representative agrees to act as, and to undertake the duties and responsibilities of, such agent
and attorney-in-fact. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and irrevocable. The
Investor Representative shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in connection
with its obligations under this Agreement, except for losses directly and solely caused by the
Investor Representative’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct. If the Investor Representative
shall be unable or unwilling to serve in such capacity, its successor shall be named by the
Required Holders, which successor shall serve and exercise the powers of the Investor
Representative hereunder. Each Investor hereby agrees to be bound by all actions taken by the
Investor Representative even if such Investor has not otherwise consented to or agrees with such
action and even if neither the Required Holders nor such Investor nor any other Investor has
consented to or agrees with such action; and each Investor hereby ratifies and confirms all actions
taken by the Investor Representative.
(b) The duties of the Investor Representative shall be ministerial and administrative
in nature, and the Investor Representative shall not have a fiduciary relationship with any
Investor, or other Person, by reason of any Transaction Document or any transaction relating
thereto. The Investor Representative shall not have any duties except those expressly set
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forth in the Transaction Documents. The conferral upon the Investor Representative of any right
shall not imply a duty on the Investor Representative’s part to exercise such right, unless
instructed to do so by the Required Holders (or all Investors if the Transaction Documents
otherwise so provide) in accordance with this Agreement.
(c) The Investor Representative may perform its duties through agents and employees (“Investor
Representative Professionals”). The Investor Representative may consult with and employ
Investor Representative Professionals and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully
protected in any action taken in good faith reliance upon, any advice given by an Investor
Representative Professional. The Investor Representative shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agents, employees or Investor Representative Professionals selected
by it with reasonable care.
(d) This Section 2.7 is an agreement solely among the Investors and the Investor
Representative and shall survive full payment of the Obligations. This Section 2.7 does not confer
any rights or benefits or impose any duties, obligations or liabilities upon, and shall not
otherwise be binding upon, the Company, the Guarantors or any other Person.
(e) To the extent that the Investor Representative is not reimbursed and indemnified by the
Company and its Subsidiaries, the Investors will jointly and severally reimburse and indemnify the
Investor Representative, in proportion to their initially purchased respective deemed or stated
principal amounts of their Notes, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Investor
Representative in performing its duties hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in
any way relating to or arising out of the Transaction Documents, except for those determined by a
final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted solely from the Investor Representative’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Prior to taking any action hereunder as the Investor Representative, the Investor
Representative may require each Investor to deposit with it sufficient sums as it determines in
good faith are necessary to protect the Investor Representative for costs and expenses associated
with taking such action.
(f) The Investor Representative hereby acknowledges and agrees to perform those obligations
contained in the Notes that require performance by the Investor Representative even though the
Investor Representative is not a party to any of the Notes.
2.8. Appointment of Collateral Agent. The Investors hereby appoint Collateral Agents, LLC to
act as their Collateral Agent for purposes of exercising any and all rights and remedies of the
Investors under this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Security Documents to which
Collateral Agents, LLC is a party. Such appointment shall continue until revoked in writing by the
Investor Representative or the Required Holders, at which time the Investor Representative or the
Required Holders shall appoint a new Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall have the rights,
responsibilities and immunities set forth in Exhibit I annexed hereto.
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2.9. Acknowledgements by Company with respect to Investor Representative.
The Company agrees that (subject to the validity, binding effect and enforceability of Section
2.7) the Investor Representative has standing to, and may, enforce on behalf of the Investors any
provision of this Agreement, the Note or any other Transaction Document to which the Investor
Representative is a party, including any affirmative or negative covenant contained in this
Agreement, the Note or any other such Transaction Document as and to the same extent as an
Investor. As between the Company, the Guarantors and the Investor Representative, any action that
the Investor Representative may take under any Transaction Document to which it is a party or with
respect to any Obligations shall (subject to the validity, binding effect and enforceability of
Section 2.7) be conclusively presumed to have been authorized and directed by the Investors.
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE INVESTORS.
Each Investor, severally and not jointly, acknowledges that:
3.1. Resale Restrictions. None of the Securities have been registered under the Securities
Act or under any state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States, and, unless
so registered, none of the Securities may be offered or sold by such Investor except pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in each case
only in accordance with applicable state securities laws. Such Investor further acknowledges that
neither this Agreement nor any of the other Transaction Documents provides such Investor with any
registration rights and that the Company has no intention of registering any of the Securities.
3.2. Agreements. Such Investor has received, carefully read and acknowledges the terms of
the Transaction Documents and Memorandum, including the Risk Factors set forth in the Memorandum
and the documents incorporated by reference into the Memorandum.
3.3. Books and Records. The books and records of the Company were available upon reasonable
notice for inspection, subject to certain confidentiality restrictions, by such Investor during
reasonable business hours at the Company’s principal place of business, that all documents, records
and books in connection with the sale of the Securities hereunder have been made available for
inspection by such Investor and its attorney and/or advisor(s) and that such Investor and/or its
advisor has reviewed all such documents, records and books to its full satisfaction and all
questions it and/or its advisor(s) may have had been answered to their respective full
satisfaction.
3.4. Independent Advice. Such Investor has been advised to consult such Investor’s own legal,
tax and other advisors with respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and
with respect to applicable resale restrictions, and it is solely responsible (and neither the
Company nor the Placement Agent is in any way, directly and/or indirectly, responsible) for
compliance with:
(a) any applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such Investor is resident in
connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder, and
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(b) applicable resale restrictions.
3.5. No Governmental Review or Insurance. Neither the SEC, the Commission nor any other
securities commission, securities regulator or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed
on the merits of the Securities or on any of the documents reviewed or executed by such Investor in
connection with the sale of the Securities, and there is no government or other insurance covering
any of the Securities.
3.6. Personal Information. Such Investor acknowledges and consents to the fact that the
Company is collecting personal information (as that term is defined under applicable privacy
legislation, including, without limitation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (Canada) and any other applicable similar, replacement or supplemental
provincial or federal legislation or laws in effect from time to time) of such Investor for the
purpose of completing this Agreement. Such Investor acknowledges and consents to the Company
retaining such personal information for as long as permitted or required by law or business
practices; such Investor agrees and acknowledges that the Company may use and disclose such
personal information: (i) for internal use with respect to managing the relationships between and
contractual obligations of the Company and such Investor; (ii) for use and disclosure for income
tax related purposes, including, without limitation, where required by law, disclosure to Canadian
Revenue Agency; (iii) disclosure to professional advisers of the Company; (iv) disclosure to
securities regulatory authorities and other regulatory bodies with jurisdiction with respect to
reports of trade or similar regulatory filings; (v) disclosure to a governmental or other authority
to which the disclosure is required by court order or subpoena compelling such disclosure and where
there is no reasonable alternative to such disclosure; (vi) disclosure to any Person where such
disclosure is necessary for legitimate business reasons and is made with such Investor’s prior
written consent; (vii) disclosure to a court determining the rights of the parties under this
Agreement; and (viii) for use and disclosure as otherwise required or permitted by law; in
addition, such Investor further acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Company may be
required to provide any one or more of the Canadian securities regulators, stock exchanges, the
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, other regulatory agencies or the Company’s
registrar and transfer agent with any personal information provided by such Investor in this
Agreement, and may make any other filings of such personal information as the Company’s counsel
deems appropriate, and such Investor acknowledges receipt of notification of the disclosure of
Personal Information by the Company to the TSX and such Investor hereby consents to and authorizes
the foregoing use and disclosure of such Personal Information and agrees to provide, on request,
all particulars required by the Company in order to comply with the foregoing. Such Investor
further acknowledges and expressly consents to:
(a) the disclosure of Personal Information by the Company to the TSX, the ASIC, the ASX and
other applicable regulatory authorities, as required;
(b) the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information by the TSX, the ASIC or the ASX
for such purposes as may be identified by the TSX, the ASIC or the ASX respectively from time to
time; and
(c) that it has been notified by the Company (i) of the delivery to the
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Commission of the full name, residential address and telephone number of such Investor, the number
and type of securities purchased, the total purchase price, the exemption relied upon and the date
of distribution, (ii) that this information is being collected indirectly by the Commission under
the authority granted to it in securities legislation, (iii) that this information is being
collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the securities legislation of
Ontario, and (iv) that the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Corporate Finance can be
contacted at Xxxxx 0000, Xxx 00, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0 or at (000)
000-0000 regarding any questions about the Commission’s indirect collection of this information
(for the purposes of this Section 3.6, “Personal Information” means any information identifiable
about such Investor).
3.7. No Restriction. Except as otherwise expressly provided in any Transaction Document,
the issue of the Units will not restrict or prevent the Company from obtaining any other financing
or from issuing additional securities or rights.
3.8. Proceeds of Crime. The funds representing the aggregate Purchase Price in respect of
the Units that will be advanced by such Investor to the Company hereunder will not represent
proceeds of crime for the purpose of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist
Financing Act (Canada) (the “PCMLTF Act”), and such Investor acknowledges that the Company may in
the future be required by law to disclose the Investor’s name and other information relating to
this Agreement and such Investor’s subscription hereunder, on a confidential basis, pursuant to
the PCMLTF Act; to the best of such Investor’s knowledge, none of the subscription funds to be
provided hereunder (i) have been or will be obtained or derived, directly or indirectly, from or
related to any activity that is deemed illegal under the laws of Canada or the United States or any
other jurisdiction, or (ii) are being tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been
identified to such Investor. Such Investor shall promptly notify the Company if such Investor
discovers that any such representation ceases to be true and shall provide the Company with
appropriate information in connection therewith.
3.9. Investment Experience. Such Investor acknowledges that the purchase of the Securities
is a highly speculative investment and that it can, without impairing its financial condition, bear
the economic risk and complete loss of its entire investment in the Securities and has such
knowledge and experience in financial and/or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby, and such Investor can be assured to have
the capacity to protect its own interest in connection with its investment.
3.10. Company’s Right to Reject Subscriptions. Such Investor acknowledges that the Company,
in its sole discretion, reserves the unconditional right to accept or reject, in whole or in part,
this subscription, with or without cause, or to determine not to proceed with the Offering.
3.11. Canadian Acknowledgements. Such Investor acknowledges the following:
(a) no prospectus has been or is intended to be filed by the Company with any
securities commission in connection with the offering of Units or the issuance of the
Securities;
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(b) no securities commission, stock exchange or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or
passed on the merits of the Securities;
(c) there is no government or other insurance covering the Securities,, and there are risks
associated with the purchase of the Securities;
(d) there are restrictions on such Investor’s ability to resell the Securities imposed by
applicable securities legislation and the Exchange and it is the responsibility of such Investor to
find out what those restrictions are and to comply with them before selling the Securities; and
(e) the Company has advised such Investor that the Company is relying on an exemption from the
requirements to provide such Investor with a prospectus under applicable securities legislation,
and as a consequence of acquiring the Units pursuant to these exemptions:
(i) certain protections, rights and remedies provided by applicable securities
legislation, including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to
such Investor;
(ii) such Investor may not receive information that might otherwise be required to be
provided to such Investor under the applicable securities legislation if the exemption was
not being used; and
(iii) the Company is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under
the applicable securities legislation if an exemption was not being used;
(f) the Securities shall be subject to statutory resale restrictions under Securities
Laws;
(g) such Investor covenants that it will not resell any of the Securities except in compliance
with applicable laws, and such Investor acknowledges that it is solely responsible (and the Company
is not in any way responsible) for such compliance;
(h) such Investor’s ability to transfer the Securities is limited by, among other things,
applicable Securities Laws;
(i) the certificates or other instruments representing the Notes will bear, as of the Closing
Date, in addition to any other legends required by applicable law, legends substantially in the
following form and with the necessary information inserted:
“UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES SHALL NOT
TRADE THE SECURITIES BEFORE [the date that is 4 months and 1 day after the Closing
Date]. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE A LONGER HOLDING PERIOD.”
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(j) the certificates or other instruments representing the Warrants will bear, as of
the Closing Date (and in the event the Warrants are exercised prior to the date that is
four months and one day after the Closing Date, the Warrant Shares will bear), legends
substantially in the following form and with the necessary information inserted:
“UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES
SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITIES BEFORE [the date that is 4 months and 1 day
after the Closing Date] IN CANADA. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE A LONGER
HOLDING PERIOD.”
“THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (THE “TSX”); HOWEVER, THE
SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY
ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH
SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.”
3.12. Australian Acknowledgements. Such Investor agrees not to offer any Warrant Shares for
sale to any person in Australia (“Offer”), through an on-market sale on the ASX or otherwise,
within 12 months from the date of issue of the Warrant Shares to the Investor on exercise of a
Warrant unless:
(a) the Offer does not require disclosure as a result of section 708 or 708A of the
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 (excluding section 708 (1) of the Australian Corporations
Act 2001); or
(b) the Offer is made pursuant to a disclosure document in accordance with the
Australian Corporations Xxx 0000.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS.
Each Investor, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company, solely as
to such Investor, that as at the date given above and the Closing Date:
4.1. Capacity. Such Investor: (i) if a natural person, has reached the age of 21 and has full
authority, legal capacity and competence to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which such Investor is (directly or through the Investor
Representative) a party and all other related agreements or certificates and to take all actions
required pursuant hereto and thereto and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a
corporation, partnership or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, was not formed for the specific
purpose of acquiring the Units, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of its organization, has full power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which it is (directly or through the Investor
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Representative) a party and all other related agreements or certificates and to take all actions
required pursuant hereto and thereto and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to
purchase and hold the Units; (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents to which it is (directly or through the Investor Representative) a party
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Investor; (iv) if executing
this Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, has full power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is (directly or through
the Investor Representative) a party in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual,
xxxx, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, limited liability company or partnership or other
entity for whom such Investor is executing this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(v) such individual, partnership, xxxx, trust, estate, corporation, limited liability company or
partnership or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is (directly or through the Investor Representative) a
party and make an investment in the Company.
4.2. No Violation of Corporate Governance Documents. If such Investor is a corporation or
other entity, the entering into of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it
is (directly or through the Investor Representative) a party and the performance by such Investor
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not result in the violation of
any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to, or the charter or other organizational
documents, bylaws or other governing documents of, such Investor or of any agreement, written or
oral, to which such Investor may be a party or by which such Investor is or may be bound.
4.3. Binding Agreement. Such Investor has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents to which it is (or, in the case of any other Transaction Document
to which such Investor is contemplated to be a party or by which it is contemplated that such
Investor will be bound, has caused the Investor Representative to execute the same of behalf of
such Investor, with such Investor intending and hereby agreeing to be bound thereby as if it were a
signatory thereto) a party, and this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is
(directly or through the Investor Representative) a party constitute valid and binding agreements
of such Investor enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by general principals of equity or by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating
to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
4.4. Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Securities are being acquired by such Investor as
principal for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not for the benefit of any
other Person, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any
part thereof in violation of any United States federal and state securities laws or the Securities
Laws, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in or
otherwise distributing the same in violation of the Securities Act or the Securities Laws, without
prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or
any part of the Securities in compliance with United States federal and state securities laws and
the Securities Laws, as may be applicable.
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4.5. Not a Broker-Dealer. Such Investor is neither a registered representative under the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), a member of FINRA or associated or Affiliated
with any member of FINRA, nor a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act or
engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered, nor is it an Affiliate of such a
broker-dealer or any Person engaged in a business that would require it to be registered as a
broker-dealer. In the event such Investor is a member of FINRA or associated or Affiliated with a
member of FINRA, such Investor agrees, if requested by FINRA, to sign a lock-up, the form of which
shall be satisfactory to FINRA with respect to the Securities.
4.6. Not an Underwriter. Such Investor is not an underwriter of the Common Stock, nor is it an
Affiliate of an underwriter of the Common Stock.
4.7. Disclosure of Information. Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive, and fully and
carefully review, all information related to the Company and the Securities requested by it and to
ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company and its business and
the terms and conditions of the Offering of the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other
due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, amend or affect such
Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement. Such Investor acknowledges that it has received, and fully and carefully reviewed and
understands, all of the Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, the Memorandum
describing, among other items, the Company, its business and risks, the Securities and the offering
of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges that it has received, and fully and carefully
reviewed and understands, copies of the SEC Reports (as defined below), either in hard copy or
electronically through the SEC’s XXXXX system. Such Investor acknowledges that the Transaction
Documents and the Memorandum do not contain all the information that would be included in a
registration statement covering the offering and sale of the Securities under the Securities Act.
Such Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.
Such Investor’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been made based solely on the independent
evaluation of such Investor and its representatives. Such Investor has received such accounting,
tax and legal advice from Persons (other than the Company and its officers and other
representatives) as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect to the acquisition of the Securities.
4.8. Restricted Securities. Such Investor understands that the sale or re-sale of the
Securities has not been and is not being registered under the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities laws, and the Securities, as applicable, may not be transferred unless:
(a) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
(b) they are being sold pursuant to a valid exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act; or
(c) they are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144, promulgated under
the Securities Act (or a successor rule (“Rule 144”)) of such Investor who
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agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 4.8 and
who is an accredited investor, or
(d) they are validly sold pursuant to Rule 144.
Such Investor further understands that any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule
144 may be made only in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 144 and that neither the
Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the
Securities Act or any state securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else
contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a
bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.
4.9. Accredited Investor. Such Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined
in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, as amended, under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”). Such Investor is also
an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 entitled
“Prospectus and Registration Exemptions” under the Canadian Securities Laws.
4.10. No General Solicitation. Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the
Securities as a result of any public advertising or general solicitation and is not aware of any
public advertisement or general solicitation in respect of the Company or its securities.
4.11. Brokers and Finders. Such Investor will not have, as a result of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company, any Subsidiary or any other Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf
of such Investor.
4.12. Prohibited Transactions. Other than with respect to the transactions
contemplated herein, since the earlier to occur of: (i) the time that such Investor was first
contacted by the Placement Agent or any other Person regarding an investment in the Company and
(ii) the thirtieth (30th) day prior to the date hereof, neither such Investor nor any
Affiliate of such Investor that (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has
or shares discretion relating to such Investor’s investments or trading or information concerning
such Investor’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such
Investor’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading decisions
(collectively, “Trading Affiliates”) has, directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on
behalf of, or pursuant to, any understanding with such Investor or Trading Affiliate effected, or
agreed to effect, any transactions in the securities of the Company or involving the Company’s
securities.
4.13. Residency. Such Investor is a resident of, or if not an individual, has its head
office located in, the jurisdiction set forth in on such Investor’s signature page hereto, which
address is the Investor’s residence or principal place of business, and such address was not
obtained or used solely for the purpose of acquiring the Units.
4.14. Reliance on Exemptions. Such Investor understands that the Securities are being offered
and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of
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United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and
accuracy of, and such Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of such Investor set forth herein and in its questionnaire in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Investor to
acquire the Securities. All of the information that such Investor has provided to the Company is
true, correct and complete as of the date this Agreement is signed, and if there should be any
change in such information prior to the Closing, such Investor will immediately provide the Company
with such information. Such Investor will indemnify and hold the Company, its affiliates, and
representatives, harmless from and against any and all loss, liability, cost, damage, expense
(including attorney’s fees and expenses) and claims arising out of, in connection with or resulting
from (i) the sale or distribution of the Securities by such Investor in violation of any applicable
law, rule or regulation and/or (ii) any misrepresentation by such Investor or any breach of any
warranties herein or in such Investor’s questionnaire or any covenants or agreements set forth
herein. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, no Investor shall be required to
indemnify any Person pursuant to this paragraph in an amount in excess of the amount of the
aggregate Purchase Price paid by such Investor pursuant to the Offering.
4.15. Control Person. Such Investor is not a “control person” of the Company as defined in
the Securities Act (Ontario), will not become a “control person” by virtue of the purchase of any
of the Units and does not intend to act in concert with any other Person to form a control group of
the Company.
4.16. No Representation. Other than in connection with the redemption of the Notes, no person
has made to such Investor any written or oral representations: (i) that any Person will resell or
repurchase any of the Securities; (ii) that any Person will refund the Purchase Price; (iii) as to
the future price or value of any of the Securities; or (iv) that any of the Securities will be
listed and posted for trading on a stock exchange or that application has been made to list and
post any of the Securities for trading on a stock exchange.
4.17. International Investors. If such Investor is resident outside the United States, such
Investor: (a) is knowledgeable of, or has been independently advised as to, the applicable
securities laws of the securities regulatory authorities (the “Authorities”) having application in
the jurisdiction in which such Investor is resident (the “International Jurisdiction”) which would
apply to the acquisition of the Units; (b) is purchasing the Units pursuant to exemptions from the
prospectus and registration requirements under the applicable securities laws of the Authorities in
the International Jurisdiction or, if such is not applicable, such Investor is permitted to
purchase the Units under the applicable securities laws of the Authorities in the International
Jurisdiction without the need to rely on any exemption; (c) such Investor confirms that the
subscription by such Investor does not contravene any applicable securities laws of the Authorities
in the International Jurisdiction and does not require the Company to make any filings or seek any
approvals of any nature whatsoever from any Authority of any kind whatsoever in the International
Jurisdiction in connection with the issue and sale or resale of the Units; and (d) such Investor
confirms that the purchase of the Units by such Investor does not trigger: an obligation by the
Company or any other Person to prepare and file a registration statement, prospectus or similar
document, or any other report with respect to such purchase in the International Jurisdiction; or
continuous disclosure reporting obligations of the Company in
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the International Jurisdiction; and such Investor will, if requested by the Company comply with
such other requirements as the Company may reasonably require.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor as of the date hereof and as of
the Closing Date applicable to such Investor’s purchase of any Units hereunder that, except as set
forth or disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Memorandum or the corresponding Schedule of the
Disclosure Schedule that is delivered to the Investor Representative or is attached hereto and made
a part hereof:
5.1. Subsidiaries. A true and correct structure chart of the Company and its wholly owned
and consolidated Subsidiaries is included as Schedule 5.1 to the Disclosure Schedules.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.1 to the Disclosure Schedules or in the Memorandum, the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary free and clear of
any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are
validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of pre-emptive and similar rights. The
sole purpose of Bong Mieu Holdings Ltd. (“BM Thai HoldCo”), a Thai corporation, is to hold the
equity interests of Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Limited, a Vietnamese company, and BM Thai HoldCo
conducts no other business, holds no other assets or is not liable for any Indebtedness or other
liabilities.
5.2. Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is an entity
duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to
own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each
of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to
be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.3. Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby to be consummated by it and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder.
The execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents which it is a party
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby to be consummated by it have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, and no further action is
required by the Company in connection therewith. Each Transaction Document to which the Company is
a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered
in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except: (i) as limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting
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enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
5.4. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated thereby to be consummated by it do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or charter documents; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any
agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or
other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the
Company is bound or affected; or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which
the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which
any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses
(ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.5. Filings, Consents and Approvals. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is required to
obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental
authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of any of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party, other than (a) the
application(s) to each Trading Market for the listing of the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in
the time and manner required thereby and applicable Blue Sky filings, (b) such as have already been
obtained or such exemptive filings as are required to be made under applicable securities laws, and
(c) such other filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and
post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws that the Company
undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. Subject to the truth, completeness and
accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof and in its questionnaire, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt: (i) the
issuance and sale of the Securities; (ii) the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon due exercise of
the Warrants; and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which
the Company is a party from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill”
arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the
Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any
provision of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws that is or could reasonably be
expected to become applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or
voting of the Securities by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors
pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to the truth, completeness and accuracy
of the representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof and in
its questionnaire, the Units are being offered and sold without registration under the Securities
Act or applicable Canadian securities regulations in a private
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placement that is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and such Canadian
securities regulations.
5.6. Issuance of the Securities. The Notes are (or will be) duly authorized and, when issued
and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly created, free and clear of
all Liens. The Warrants have been duly and validly authorized. Upon the due exercise of the
Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and
clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved (or will reserve) from its duly authorized capital
stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Warrants.
5.7. Security Documents. The Security Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company in
connection with the sale of the Units, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of itself and the Investors, valid and enforceable security interests in and liens on the right,
title and interest of the Company in its Collateral described therein, and upon the taking of such
actions as are further described in the Security Documents, the security interests in and liens on
the rights, title and interest of the Company in its Collateral described therein will be perfected
to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the taking of such actions.
5.8. Capitalization and Ranking. Schedule 5.8 to the Disclosure Schedules sets
forth as of the date hereof: (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company; (b) the number of
shares of capital stock issued and outstanding; (c) the number of shares of capital stock issuable
pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d) the number of shares of capital stock issuable and
reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Warrants) exercisable for, or
convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full
compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No
Person has any right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right of participation or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Notes or the Warrants.
Except as described on Schedule 5.8 to the Disclosure Schedules, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for,
or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary
is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights
convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, other than in connection with the
Company’s stock option plan. The issue and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company
to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors and the
Placement Agent) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. Except as described on
Schedule 5.8 to the Disclosure Schedules, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell
agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind
among the Company and any of the securityholders of the Company relating to the securities of the
Company held by them. Except as described on Schedule 5.8 to the Disclosure Schedules, no
Person has the right to require the Company to register any
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securities of the Company under the Securities Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection
with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any
other Person.
5.9. SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports and registration
statements required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such
shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials,
including the exhibits thereto, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and,
together with the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement and the Memorandum, the “Disclosure
Materials”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective
dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as
in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in Canada applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (“Canadian 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 Canadian GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries 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, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
5.10. Material Changes. Except as disclosed in the Memorandum, the SEC Reports or Schedule
5.10 to the Disclosure Schedules, since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included in the SEC Reports, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not done any of the following
(other than with respect to the matters referred to in clause (a) or (j) below) that, if it had
occurred (and, if applicable, continued) prior to the date of the most recent SEC Report, would
have been required to be disclosed in such SEC Report and that has had or is reasonably anticipated
to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) suffered any Material Adverse Change;
(b) suffered any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, in an
amount in excess of CAD $200,000;
(c) granted or agreed to make any increase in the compensation payable or to become payable by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any officer or employee, except for normal raises for
non-executive personnel made in the ordinary course of business that are usual and normal in
amount;
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(d) declared, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect
of the shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or declared or agreed to
any direct or indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries of such shares;
(e) issued any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any warrants, rights or options thereof, or entered into any commitment relating to the shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to or as contemplated
by any of the Transaction Documents or any engagement or similar agreement with the Placement
Agent;
(f) adopted or proposed the adoption of any change in the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or similar constituent instruments;
(g) made any change in the accounting methods or practices they follow, whether for general
financial or tax purposes, or any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates adopted
therein, or any tax election;
(h) sold, leased, abandoned or otherwise disposed of any real property or any machinery,
equipment or other operating property other than in the ordinary course of their business;
(i) sold, assigned, transferred, licensed or otherwise disposed of any of the Company’s
Intellectual Property or interest thereunder or other intangible asset except in the ordinary
course of their business;
(j) been involved in any dispute involving any employee that would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change;
(k) entered into, terminated or modified any employment, severance, termination or similar
agreement or arrangement with, or granted any bonuses (or bonus opportunity) to, or otherwise
increased the compensation of any executive officer;
(l) entered into any material commitment or transaction (including, without limitation, any
borrowing or capital expenditure), other than pursuant to or as contemplated by any of the
Transaction Documents or any engagement or similar agreement with the Placement Agent;
(m) amended or modified, or waived any default under, any Material Contract (as defined
below);
(n) to the Company’s knowledge, incurred any material liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
either matured or unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in financial statements in
accordance with Canadian GAAP, and whether due or to become due), except for accounts payable or
accrued salaries that have been incurred by the Company since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included within the SEC Reports, in the ordinary course of its business and
consistent with the Company’s past practices;
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(o) permitted or allowed any of their material property or assets to be subjected to any
material Lien (other than Liens created pursuant to or as contemplated by any of the Transaction
Documents);
(p) settled any claim, litigation or action, whether now pending or hereafter made or
brought;
(q) made any capital expenditure or commitment for additions to property, plant or equipment
individually in excess of CAD $200,000 or in the aggregate, in excess of CAD $500,000;
(r) paid, loaned or advanced any amount to, or sold, transferred or leased any properties or
assets to, or entered into any agreement or arrangement with any of their Affiliates, officers,
directors or stockholders or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Affiliate or associate of any of the
foregoing;
(s) made any amendment to, or terminated any agreement that, if not so amended or terminated,
would be material to the business, assets, liabilities, operations or financial performance of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(t) compromised or settled any claims relating to taxes, any tax audit or other tax
proceeding, or filed any amended tax returns;
(u) merged or consolidated with any other Person, or acquired a material amount of assets of
any other Person;
(v) entered into any agreement in contemplation of the transactions specified herein other
than this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and an engagement or similar agreement with
the Placement Agent; or
(w) (other than pursuant to or as contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or any
engagement or similar agreement with the Placement Agent) agreed to take any action described in
this Section 5.10 or that would reasonably be expected to otherwise constitute a breach of any of
the representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement.
5.11. Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Memorandum, the SEC Reports or Schedule
5.11 to the Disclosure Schedules, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting
the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court,
arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county,
local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) that: (i) adversely affects or challenges the
legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities; or (ii)
would, if there were an unfavourable decision with respect thereto, have or are reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to
the Company’s knowledge, any director or officer thereof, is the subject of any Action involving a
claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of
fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Company’s knowledge, there is not pending or
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contemplated, any investigation by the Commission or SEC involving the Company or any current
or former director or officer of the Company. Neither the Commission nor the SEC has issued any
stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the
Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
5.12. Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or
any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation
of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation
has been waived); (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental
Body; or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental
authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to
its business, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) as would not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.13. Regulatory Permits. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or the
Memorandum, the Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and the Memorandum, except
where the failure to possess such permits would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material
Permit.
5.14. Title to Assets. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or the Memorandum, the Company
and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property owned by them that is
material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all
personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (a) Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to
be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, (b) Liens for the payment of federal,
state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties and (c)
Liens created pursuant to or as contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents. Any real property
and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance,
except where the failure to hold any such lease or to be in compliance therewith would not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.15. Contracts.
(a) Except for the Transaction Documents or any engagement or similar agreement with the
Placement Agent or as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Memorandum or Schedule 5.15(a) to
the Disclosure Schedules, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party or subject to,
or bound by, any of the following, except to the extent that (a) the same have been entered into
in the ordinary course of business as gold mining production and exploration company or as a
direct or indirect parent of a gold mining production and exploration company, including, without
limitation, as required for construction of the Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited processing plant,
or (b) the same would not be required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports:
(i) any agreements, contracts or commitments that call for prospective fixed and/or
contingent payments or expenditures by or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of more than
CAD $200,000 or that are otherwise material and not entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
(ii) any contract, lease or agreement that involves payments in excess of CAD $200,000 and
that is not cancellable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, without penalty
on not less than 60 days notice except for: Blasting Service Contract for Bong Mieu 18 August 2009
to 31 December 2014 for US $64,303 pa. Balance to go US $241,136; Ore Hauling Contract for Xxxxx
Son 1 November 2008 to 31 September 2010 for US $966,891 with 7 months to pay is US $294,271; and
Lease and operating costs commitments for Toronto office expires 31 December 2012 with net
commitment remaining of CAD $305,507;
(iii) any contract, including any distribution agreements, containing covenants directly or
explicitly limiting the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any line
of business or with any Person or to offer any of its products or services;
(iv) any indenture, mortgage, promissory note, loan agreement, guaranty or other agreement or
commitment for the borrowing of money or pledging or granting a security interest in any assets;
(v) any employment contracts, non-competition agreements, invention assignments, severance or
other agreements with officers, directors, employees, stockholders or consultants of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or Persons related to or affiliated with such Persons;
(vi) any stock redemption or purchase agreements or other agreements affecting or relating to
the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any
agreement with any stockholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that includes, without
limitation, antidilution rights, voting arrangements or operating covenants;
(vii) any pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock option or stock ownership plans;
(viii) any royalty, dividend or similar arrangement based on the revenues or profits of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or based on the revenues or profits derived
from any material contract;
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(ix) any acquisition, merger, asset purchase or other similar agreement;
(x) any sales agreement that entitles any customer to a right of set-off or right to a refund
after acceptance thereof;
(xi) any agreement with any supplier or licensor containing any provision permitting such
supplier or licensor to change the price or other terms upon a breach or failure by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to meet its obligations under such agreement; or
(xii) any agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted any Person
registration rights for securities.
(b) The contracts disclosed in Schedule 5.15(a) to the Disclosure Schedules and the
material contracts disclosed by the Company in its most recent SEC Reports are herein referred to
collectively as the “Material Contracts”. The Company has made available to the Investor
Representative copies of the Material Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has entered into any oral contract that, if written, would qualify as a Material Contract. To the
Company’s knowledge, each of the Material Contracts represents a valid and binding obligation of,
and is in full force and effect against, each party thereto (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries) and is enforceable against each party thereto (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries) in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and to general principles of equity) and will continue to be so immediately following the
Closing Date.
(c) Actions with Respect to Material Contracts.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated or breached, or committed
any default under, any Material Contract in any material respect, and, to the Company’s knowledge,
no other Person has violated or breached, or committed any default under any Material Contract,
except for violations, breaches of defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) To the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred and is continuing, and no circumstance
or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or would reasonably be
expected to: (A) result in a material violation or breach of any of the provisions of any Material
Contract; (B) give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under any
Material Contract; (C) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any
Material Contract; or (D) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material
Contract, except, in each case, as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.16. Taxes.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have timely and properly filed all tax returns
required to be filed by them for all years and periods (and portions thereof) for which any
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such tax returns were due, except where the failure to so file would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. All such filed tax returns are accurate in all material respects. The Company has timely
paid all taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on filed tax returns), except where the
failure to so pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending assessments,
asserted deficiencies or claims for additional taxes that have not been paid and that would have a
Material Adverse Effect. The reserves for taxes, if any, reflected in the SEC Reports or the in the
Memorandum were, as of the dates stated, adequate, and there are no Liens for taxes on any property
or assets of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens for taxes not yet due and
payable or that would not have a Material Adverse Effect). There have been no audits or
examinations of any tax returns by any Governmental Body, and the Company or its Subsidiaries have
not received any notice that such audit or examination is pending or contemplated. No claim has
been made by any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
does not file tax returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. To the
Company’s knowledge, no state of facts exists or has existed that would constitute grounds for the
assessment of any penalty or any further tax liability beyond that shown on the respective tax
returns. There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of
limitation for the assessment or collection of any tax.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any tax-sharing
agreement or similar arrangement with any other Person.
5.17. Employees and Labor Relations.
(a) Each individual who performs services for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been,
and is, properly classified by the Company or its Subsidiaries as an employee or an independent
contractor, except where the failure to so classify an individual has not had and is not reasonably
anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) To the Company’s knowledge, no employee or advisor of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or is alleged to be in violation of any term of any employment contract, disclosure
agreement, proprietary information and inventions agreement or any other contract or agreement or
any restrictive covenant or any other common law obligation to a former employer relating to the
right of any such employee to be employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries because of the
nature of the business conducted or to be conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to
the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others, exclusive of any such violation as
has not had and is not reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is neither
pending nor, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened any actions, suits, proceedings or claims or,
to the Company’s knowledge, any basis therefor or threat thereof with respect to any contract,
agreement, covenant or obligation referred to in the preceding sentence, exclusive of any of the
foregoing that has not had and is not reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No material labor dispute exists or, to the Company’s knowledge, is imminent with respect
to any of the employees of the Company that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
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5.18. Patents and Trademarks. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and the Subsidiaries
have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or
material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and
the Memorandum and that the failure to so have would have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the
Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person, exclusive of any
such violation or infringement as has not had and is not reasonably anticipated to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the Company’s
and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property Rights and confidential
information (the “Confidential Information”). Each employee, consultant and contractor
who has had access to Confidential Information that is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to
be conducted has executed an agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential
Information and has executed appropriate agreements that are substantially consistent with the
Company’s standard forms thereof, except where the failure of any employee, consultant and
contractor to execute such an agreement has not had and is not reasonably anticipated to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except under confidentiality obligations, to the Company’s knowledge
there has been no material disclosure of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Confidential
Information to any third party, exclusive of any such disclosure as has not had and is not
reasonably anticipated to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.19. Environmental Matters. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary of the Company is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of
any Governmental Body relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or
relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or
toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), owns or operates any real property
contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any
off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws or is subject to any claim
relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;
and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to
such a claim.
5.20. Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. To the Company’s
knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiary will be able to renew their existing insurance coverage
as and when such coverage expires or obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be
necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
5.21. Private Placement. Assuming the truth, accuracy and completeness of the
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Investors’ representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3 and 4 and in their respective
questionnaires, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the
Securities by the Company to the Investors as contemplated hereby.
5.22. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person
acting on its or their behalf, has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this
Offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the
Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without
limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which
any of the securities of the Company is listed or designated.
5.23. Brokers and Finders. Other than as described in the Memorandum or as provided in any
of the Transaction Documents or the engagement or similar agreement with the Placement Agent, no
Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any
valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any
Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.
5.24. No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person
acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms
are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities; provided,
however, that no representation or warranty shall be deemed made hereby with respect to action
taken by the Placement Agent or any agent or representative thereof.
5.25. Disclosures. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided the
Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute
material, non-public information, other than the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however, that no representation or warranty shall be deemed made hereby with respect to
any information that may have been provided by the Placement Agent or any agent or representative
thereof. The Memorandum does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as at the date of such statements.
5.26. Solvency.
(a) The Company has not: (i) made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii)
filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or suffered the filing of any involuntary petition by
its creditors; (iii) suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of all, or
substantially all, of its assets; (iv) suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or
substantially all, of its assets; (v) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they
come due; or (vi) made an offer of settlement, extension or composition to its creditors generally.
(b) The Company is, and immediately after the final Closing Date will be,
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Solvent. As used herein, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date,
that on such date: (i) the fair market value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total
amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person; (ii) the present fair
salable value of the assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay
the probable liabilities of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (iii)
such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including
contingent obligations, as they mature; and (iv) such Person does not have unreasonably small
capital. “Fair salable value” means the amount that could be obtained for assets within a
reasonable time, either through collection or through sale under ordinary selling conditions by a
capable and diligent seller to an interested buyer who is willing (but under no compulsion) to
purchase.
5.27. Related Party Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or the Memorandum:
(a) neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its Affiliates, officers,
directors, stockholders or employees (or any Affiliate of any of such Person), has any material
interest in any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including the Company’s
Intellectual Property used in or pertaining to the business of the Company, except for the normal
rights of a stockholder or, to the Company’s knowledge, any supplier, distributor or customer of
the Company, (b) there are no material agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between
the Company and any of its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or, to the Company’s
knowledge, any Affiliate thereof that are required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports, (c) to the
Company’s knowledge, no employee, officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation that is an Affiliate of the
Company or with which the Company has a material business relationship or any firm or corporation
that materially competes with the Company; (d) to the Company’s knowledge, no member of the
immediate family of any officer or director of the Company is directly or indirectly interested in
any Material Contract; or (e) there are no material amounts (whether salary, bonuses or other forms
of compensation and whether in cash or stock) owed by the Company to any of its officers, directors
and consultants that are required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports.
5.28. Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
Company’s knowledge, any of their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers,
employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company, has on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their respective
businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or
indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c)
established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d)
made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other
unlawful payment of any nature.
5.29. PFIC. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries is or intends to become a “passive
foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code of 1986.
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5.30. OFAC. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any
director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or
indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Units, or lend, contribute or otherwise make
available such proceeds to any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, joint venture partner or other Person
or entity, towards any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other
country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently
subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
5.31. Money Laundering Laws. To the Company’s knowledge, the operations of each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with the money
laundering Legal Requirements of all applicable Governmental Bodies and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Body
(collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any
court or Governmental Body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened.
6. CONDITIONS TO EACH CLOSING OF THE INVESTORS.
The obligation of the Investors to purchase the Units at any Closing is subject to the
fulfillment, to the satisfaction of the Placement Agent, acting reasonably, on or prior to such
applicable Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Placement
Agent:
6.1. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Company
in Section 5 hereof that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct when made and on
the applicable Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly
speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date, and the representations and warranties made by the Company in
Section 5 hereof that are not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material
respects when made and on the applicable Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation
or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
6.2. Performance of Agreements. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the applicable
Closing Date.
6.3. Approvals. The Company and the Guarantors shall have obtained any and all consents,
permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for
consummation of the purchase and sale of the Units and the consummation of the other transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be consummated by the Company or the Guarantors, as
may be applicable, all of which consents, permits, approvals, registrations and
waivers shall be in full force and effect.
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6.4. Judgments, etc. No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any
court, judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by
any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been
instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.
6.5. Stop Orders. No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by the SEC,
the TSX, the ASIC or the ASX or any other governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over
the Company or the market(s) where the Common Stock is listed or quoted, with respect to public
trading in the Common Stock.
6.6. Adverse Changes. Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of
events shall have occurred that would have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect or a Material Adverse Change.
6.7. Officer Certificate. The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf
of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer or such other senior
officer as may be acceptable to the Placement Agent, dated as of the applicable Closing Date,
certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in this Section 6.
6.8. Secretary Certificate. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall have delivered a
Certificate, executed on its behalf by its respective Secretary or such other officer as may be
acceptable to the Placement Agent, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, certifying the
resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors or other governing body (if any) approving its
execution, delivery and performance of Transaction Documents to which it is a party, certifying the
current versions of its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws (or other applicable organic
documents) and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing such Transaction
Documents and related documents on its behalf. The foregoing certificates shall only be required
to be delivered on the first Closing Date, unless any information contained in such certificates
has changed.
6.9. Opinions of Counsel.
(a) The Investors and the Placement Agent shall have received an opinion from Xxxx Xxxxx LLP,
the Company’s U.S. legal counsel, dated as of each Closing Date, in such form and substance as
agreed to by the Company and the Placement Agent (it being agreed that such counsel shall not be
required to deliver a “10b-5” or negative assurances letter or opinion).
(b) The Investors and the Placement Agent shall have received an opinion from Xxxxx & Co. LLP,
the Company’s Canadian legal counsel, dated as of each Closing Date, in such form and substance as
agreed to by the Company and the Placement Agent (it being agreed that such counsel shall not be
required to deliver a “10b-5” or negative assurances letter or opinion).
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(c) The Investors and the Placement Agent shall have received a local counsel opinion from
O’Xxxx Xxxxxxx, the Company’s British Virgin Islands legal counsel, dated as of each Closing Date,
in such form and substance as agreed to by the Company and the Placement Agent (it being agreed
that such counsel shall not be required to deliver a “10b-5” or negative assurances letter or
opinion).
6.10. Note, Warrants and Other Transaction Documents. The Company shall have delivered the
instruments or certificates representing the Notes and Warrants being sold at the applicable
Closing, and such of the Company and the Guarantors as is party to any Transaction Document and
each other party to such Transaction Document shall have executed and delivered such Transaction
Document.
6.11. TSX Approval. If required by applicable regulation, the TSX shall have approved the
Warrant Shares for listing and provided any other requisite approvals in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH CLOSING OF THE COMPANY.
The obligations of the Company to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to
be effected with any Investor are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the applicable
Closing Date of the conditions listed below.
7.1. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by such Investor
in Sections 3 and 4 above and in such Investor’s questionnaire shall be true and correct in all
material respects when made and at such Closing Date as if made again on and as of such Closing
Date.
7.2. Corporate Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings required to be undertaken by
such Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have occurred and all
documents and instruments incident to such proceedings shall be reasonably satisfactory in
substance and form to the Company.
7.3. Agreements. Such Investor shall have completed and executed this Agreement and his, her
or its questionnaire substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E and delivered
the same to the Company.
7.4. Purchase Price. Such Investor shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the
Escrow Account the Purchase Price for the Units being purchased by such Investor.
7.5. TSX Approval. If required by applicable regulation, the TSX shall have conditionally
approved the Warrant Shares for listing and provided any other requisite approvals in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.6. Minimum Amount. Subscriptions for the Minimum Amount shall have been provided to and
accepted by the Company.
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7.7. Documentation. The Trust Account Agent and the Investor Representative shall have
delivered the Trust Account Agreement and executed and delivered the Gold Agency Agreement.
8. OTHER AGREEMENTS
8.1. Furnishing of Information. As long as any Investor owns the Securities, the Company
covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable
grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the
Exchange Act. As long as any Investor owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file
reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Investors and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell
the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action
as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to
enable such holder to sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
8.2. Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no
Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration
under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investors, or that would be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of
any Trading Market in a manner that would require stockholder approval of the sale of the
Securities to the Investors.
8.3.
Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. By 9:00 a.m. (
New York time) on the Trading Day
following the initial Closing Date and each subsequent Closing Date, the Company shall issue a
press release disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby that closed on the initial Closing
Date or such subsequent Closing Date, as may be applicable. By no later than the fourth Trading Day
following the Closing Date the Company will file a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K
disclosing the Closing and the material terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
(and attach as exhibits thereto the Transaction Documents). In addition, the Company will make
such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the SEC and the Trading Market on
which the Common Stock is listed.
8.4. Limitation on Issuance of Future Priced Securities. So long as any Securities remain
outstanding, the Company shall not issue any “Future Priced Securities” as such term is described
by the rules and regulations of FINRA.
8.5. Listing of Securities. The Company agrees that: (i) if the Company applies to have the
Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Warrant
Shares and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to cause the Warrant Shares to
be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible; and (ii) it will take all action
reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market
and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations
under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
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8.6. Controls and Procedures. Following the Closing, the Company agrees that it will utilize
commercially reasonable efforts to establish and maintain, to the extent required by law, rule or
regulation, a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
8.7. Make Good.
(a) The Company projects that it will produce at least 60,000 ounces of gold (the “Production
Target”) in its fiscal years ending December 31, 2010 and 2011 combined. The Company acknowledges
that the Placement Agent and the Investors are making their investment decision and valuation of
the Company based in part based upon these projections.
(b) The Company will notify the Placement Agent in writing, including a certification signed
by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, within ninety (90) days
following the end of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 as to whether it has achieved the
Production Target. If the Company fails to achieve the Production Target, then (subject to
subsection (d) below) the annual interest rate of the Notes shall automatically increase by three
(3) additional percentage points, with such increase being applied retroactively beginning on
January 15, 2012. If the aforementioned notice or certification will contain any material
non-public information, then the delivery of such notice or certification to the Investor
Representative will be subject to the Investor Representative executing a non disclosure agreement
that is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Placement Agent
acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates will make any
decision regarding the purchase or sale, or any other dealings in or with, any securities of the
Company based in whole or in part on any information that is related to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and that is provided to the Placement Agent (whether as the placement agent for the
Offering or in any other capacity) that is not public information.
(c) If an Investor transfers such Investor’s Note, then the right of such Investor to receive
such increased interest rate under such Note shall transfer along with such Note to the transferee
of such Note.
(d) The increase in the annual interest rate of the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7
shall not apply if the Company fails to achieve the Production Target due to (i) a taking by
eminent domain, requisitions, laws or orders of the Governmental Bodies in which the Company’s
mining operations are conducted or (ii) the Company’s failure to obtain, timely or at all, the
requisite business licenses necessary to conduct the Company’s mining operations from such
Governmental Bodies (provided that the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to timely
obtain such business licenses).
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8.8. Right of First Refusal.
(a) From the date hereof until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the initial Closing
Date, the Company will not (except as provided in or contemplated by the Offering), directly or
indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any
offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its
Subsidiaries’ secured gold promissory notes having features similar to the Notes (any such offer,
sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”) unless the
Company shall have first complied with this Section 8.8.
(b) The Company shall deliver to each Investor hereunder a written notice (the “Offer Notice”)
of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the notes being offered
(the “Offered Notes”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (w) identify and describe
the Offered Notes, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or
exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Notes to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y)
identify the Persons (if known) to which or with which the Offered Notes are to be offered, issued,
sold or exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with the Investors all of the
Offered Notes, allocated among the Investors (a) based on each Investor’s pro rata portion of the
total aggregate stated or deemed principal amount of Notes sold hereunder (the “Basic Amount”), and
(b) with respect to each Investor that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion
of the Offered Notes attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Investors as such Investor shall
indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Investors subscribe for less than their Basic
Amounts (the “Undersubscription Amount”), which process shall be repeated until such Investor shall
have an opportunity to subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.
(c) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Investor must deliver a written notice to
the Company prior to the end of the fifth (5th) Business Day after such Investor’s receipt of the
Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of such Investor’s Basic Amount that
such Investor elects to purchase and, if such Investor shall elect to purchase all of its Basic
Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Investor elects to purchase (in either
case, the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Investors are less
than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each Investor who has set forth an
Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to
the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed for; provided,
however, that, if the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the
total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the “Available
Undersubscription Amount”), each Investor who has subscribed for any Undersubscription
Amount shall be entitled to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as
the Basic Amount of such Investor bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Investors that have
subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the Company to the extent its
deems reasonably necessary.
(d) The Company shall have twenty (20) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period
to (i) offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Notes as to which a Notice of
Acceptance has not been given by the Investors (the “Refused Notes”), but
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only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only upon terms
and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more
favorable to the acquiring Person or Persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth
in the Offer Notice and (ii) to publicly announce (a) the execution of such Subsequent Placement
Agreement (as defined below), and (b) either (x) the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by such Subsequent Placement Agreement or (y) the termination of such Subsequent Placement
Agreement, which shall be filed with the SEC on an appropriate form with such Subsequent Placement
Agreement and any documents contemplated therein filed as exhibits thereto. If no disclosure has
been made by the Company by the end of the twenty (20) Business Day period referred to in this
subsection (d), the Subsequent Placement shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Investors
shall no longer be deemed to be in possession of any non-public information with respect to the
Company and the proposed Subsequent Placement.
(e) In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Notes (any such
sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in this Section), then each Investor may, at
its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the number or amount of the Offered Notes
specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount
of the Offered Notes that such Investor elected to purchase pursuant to Section 8.8(c) above
multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Notes
the Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Notes to be issued or
sold to Investors pursuant to Section 8.8(c) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the
denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Notes. In the event that any
Investor so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Notes specified in its Notice of
Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of
the Offered Notes unless and until such Offered Notes have again been offered to the Investors in
accordance with Section 8.8(b) above.
(f) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused
Notes, the Investors shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Investors,
the number or amount of Offered Notes specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant
to Section 8.8(e) above if the Investors have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified
in the Offer. The purchase by the Investors of any Offered Notes is subject in all cases to the
preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Investors of a purchase agreement
relating to such Offered Notes reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Investors and
their respective counsel (such agreement, the “Subsequent Placement Agreement”).
(g) Any Offered Notes not acquired by the Investors or other Persons in accordance with
Section 8.8(f) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the
Investors under the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(h) In exchange for the Company’s willingness to agree to these procedures, each Investor
hereby irrevocably agrees that it will hold in strict confidence any and all Offer Notices, the
information contained therein, and the fact that the Company is contemplating a Subsequent
Placement, until such time as the Company is obligated to make the disclosures
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required by Section 8.8(d), or unless it notifies the Company in writing that it no longer desires
to receive Offer Notices.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8.8 shall not apply in respect of an issuance
of promissory notes pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such issuance
shall only be to a Person that is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a
business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in
addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is
issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary
business is investing in securities.
8.9. Further Assurances. The Company will, and will cause all of its Subsidiaries to, and
their management to, use their best efforts to satisfy all of the closing conditions under Section
7 and will not take any action that could frustrate or delay the satisfaction of such conditions.
In addition, either prior to or following the Closing, the Company will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, and its and their management to, perform, or cause to be done and performed, all
such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to
carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.10. Company’s Obligations with respect to Gold Deliveries. Each of the Investor
Representative, the Investors and the Collateral Agent hereby agrees that the Company’s only
obligations with respect to any semi-annual delivery of any Gold Deposits on any Gold Delivery Date
(as defined in the Notes) shall be to deliver (in the manner set forth in the definition of Gold
Deposits) such Gold Deposits on or before such Gold Delivery Date to the Trust Account at JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch held by the Trust Account Agent for the sole and exclusive benefit
of the Investor Representative on behalf of the Investors.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
9.1. Compensation of Placement Agent, Brokers, etc. Each Investor acknowledges that it is
fully aware that the Placement Agent will receive from the Company, in consideration of its
services as placement agent in respect of the offer and sale of the Units contemplated hereby:
(a) a commission of eight (8) percent of the aggregate Purchase Price of the Units sold at
each Closing, payable in cash; and
(b) a warrant to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock derived by dividing an amount
equal to 7% of the initial stated or deemed principal amount of the Notes sold at each Closing by
CAD $0.60, which warrant shall otherwise have terms and provisions that are identical to the
Warrants.
It is acknowledged that the Placement Agent may share such fees and compensation with other
placement agents or brokers participating in the transactions contemplated hereby. In
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addition, each Investor acknowledges that it is aware that the Placement Agent will receive from
the Company payment of all of its accountable fees and expenses, including, but not limited to,
all legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Offering, up to USD $120,000 in the
aggregate.
9.2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided in connection
with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given at the time
when hand delivered, delivered by express courier or sent by facsimile (with receipt confirmed by
the sender’s transmitting device) in accordance with the contact information provided below or such
other contact information as the parties may have duly provided by notice.
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc.
Xxxxx 000, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0 Xxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Fax Number: 000-000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxx Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
and
Xxxxx & Co. LLP
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Toronto, Ontario XXX 0X0
Xxxxxx
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
To the Investor Representative at its address as
specified in Section 9.2(c) below.
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The Placement Agent/Investor Representative: |
Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Mr. Xxxxxx Xxx
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Pillsbury Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 X Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
Collateral Agents, LLC
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax Number: (000) 000-0000
9.3. Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in
a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Investor
Representative or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such
waiver is sought (or, if such party is an Investor, then by the Investor Representative). No waiver
of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of
any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party
to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
9.4. Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of
this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
9.5. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement
or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor
Representative. Any Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person
to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any Units, provided such transferee agrees in writing to
be bound, with respect to the transferred Units, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
“Investors”.
9.6. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
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parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of,
nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
9.7. Governing Law, Consent to Jurisdiction, Appointment of Agent for Service of
Process, etc.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal
substantive laws of the State of
New York applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly
performed in such State without giving affect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof that
would call for the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, except as otherwise required
by mandatory provisions of law and except to the extent that remedies provided by the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of
New York are governed by the laws of such jurisdiction.
(b) Each of the parties hereto, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of
New York sitting in
New York County and of the
United States District Court of the Southern District of
New York, and any relevant appellate
court, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document to which
it is a party, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims
in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State
court or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto
agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any such
action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in any Transaction Document shall affect
any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any
Transaction Document to which it is a party against any other party or its properties in the
courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, 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 in any court
referred to in subsection (b) of this Section 9.7. Each party hereto irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any
such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.2 hereof. Nothing in
any Transaction Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law.
(e) EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH SUCH PARTY IS A
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PARTY OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
(f) The Company hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers as its agent
for service of process United Corporate Services, Inc., at its offices currently located at 00
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Process Agent”), to accept and
acknowledge for and on behalf of the Company service of any and all process, notices or other
documents that may be served in any suit, action or proceeding relating hereto in any New York
State or Federal court sitting in the State of New York. With respect to the Company, such
designation and appointment shall be irrevocable until all of the Transaction Documents have
terminated or the Obligations have been fully satisfied and discharged. The Company covenants and
agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any
and all documents, that may be necessary to continue the foregoing designations and appointments
in full force and effect and to cause the Process Agent to continue to act in such capacity. The
Company consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding by serving a copy
thereof upon the Process Agent and to its counsels as provided in Section 9.2. Without prejudice
to the foregoing, the Investors, the Investor Representative and the Collateral Agent agree that,
to the extent lawful and possible, written notice of said service upon the Process Agent and to
its counsels as provided in Section 9.2 shall also be mailed both by registered or certified
airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and by regular first class mail, to the
Company, at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 or to any other address of which
the Company shall have given written notice to the Person giving such notice. The Company agrees
that such service (i) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed in every
respect effective service of process upon itself in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii)
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal
service upon and personal delivery to itself. Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of
any party hereto to serve process in any manner permitted by law or limit any right that any party
hereto may have to bring proceedings against any other party hereto in the courts of any
jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any
other jurisdiction.
9.8. Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein
shall survive each Closing contemplated by this Agreement.
9.9. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (without duplication) each Investor,
the Investor Representative and each Investor’s and the Investor Representative’s Affiliates and
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without
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limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection
with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened,
and the costs of enforcement thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person may become
subject as a result of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by
or to be performed on the part of the Company under this Agreement, the Notes or the Warrants and
will reimburse any such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such Person.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any Person (the “Indemnified Person”) of notice of any demand,
claim or circumstances that would or might give rise to a claim or the commencement of any action,
proceeding or investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 9.9(a),
such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume
the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses; provided, however, that
the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its
obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by such
failure so to notify the Company. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the
right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually
agreed to the retention of such counsel; or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such
Indemnified Person representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between them. The Company shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the
plaintiff, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person from and against
any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, the Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity
could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
(c) The recitation of any rights or remedies under the foregoing provisions of this Section
9.9 shall not be deemed to limit any other rights or remedies that may otherwise be available, at
law or in equity, to any Indemnified Person.
9.10. Restricted Securities.
(a) All instruments and certificates representing any of the Securities shall bear the
restrictive legends specified or provided for in Sections 9.10(b) and 9.10(c) and/or in the Notes
and the Warrants only to the extent required by applicable law or by the Notes and the Warrants.
The Company warrants that no instruction other than such instructions as referred to in this
Section 9.10 or required under applicable law will be given by the Company to its transfer agent
and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the
Company as and to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided by this Agreement.
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Nothing in this Section 9.10 shall limit in any way any Investor’s obligations and agreement to
comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of any of the Securities, including the
Australia Corporations Xxx 0000. If, in connection with any proposed assignment or other transfer
of any of its Securities, an Investor (i) provides the Company with an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company that registration of such Securities is not required under
the Securities Act or any other applicable laws as a condition to the assignment or other transfer
thereof or (ii) transfers such Securities to an affiliate of such Investor that is an accredited
investor (in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) or in compliance with Rule 144,
then, in either instance, the Company shall permit the said assignment or other transfer, and if
applicable, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more instruments or certificates
in such name and in such denominations as is specified by such Investor.
(b) Certificates evidencing the Securities will contain a legend in substantially the
following form, so long as is required by this Section 9.10 or applicable law:
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY SECURITIES (IF ANY) ISSUABLE UPON THE
EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY
A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE
OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE
MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR REFINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE
SECURITIES.
(c) The certificates representing the Securities will also contain legends in substantially
the forms referred to in
Sections 3.11(i) and 3.11(j), to the extent applicable.
(d) Other than the legends specified in Sections 9.10(b)-(c), except as otherwise
required by applicable law, certificates evidencing any Warrant Shares shall not contain any
legend: (i) following a sale or transfer of such Warrant Shares pursuant to an effective
registration statement; (ii) following a sale or transfer of such Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule
144 (assuming the transferee is not an Affiliate of the Company); or (iii) while such Warrant
Shares are eligible for sale without volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144. If an Investor
shall make a sale or transfer of Warrant Shares either (x) pursuant to and in compliance with Rule
144 or (y) pursuant to a registration statement, and in each case shall have delivered to the
Company or the Company’s transfer agent the certificate representing such Warrant Shares
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that are the subject of such sale or transfer, a representation letter in customary form and an
opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company with respect to the proposed transfer (the
date of such sale or transfer and Warrant Shares delivery being the “Share Delivery Date”) and (1)
the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor a certificate
representing such Warrant Shares that is free from all restrictive or other legends, other than
the legends set forth in Sections 9.10(b)-(c) or are otherwise required by applicable law, by the
third Trading Day following the Share Delivery Date and (2) following such third Trading Day after
the Share Delivery Date and prior to the time certificates representing such Warrant Shares are
received free from restrictive legends, other than the legends set forth in Sections 9.10(b)-(c)
or are otherwise required by applicable law, the Investor or any third party on behalf of such
Investor is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares
of Common Stock (and purchases such shares) to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Investor
of such Warrant Shares (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor (for costs
incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the
total purchase price paid for such shares of Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including
brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds received by such Investor as a result of the
sale to which such Buy-In relates. Such Investor shall provide the Company written notice
indicating the amounts payable to such Investor in respect of the Buy-In. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the provisions related to the Buy-In shall only apply if the Investor has delivered the
duly completed and executed requisite documentation, satisfactory to the Company and its transfer
agent, to effect the removal of the legends specified in Sections 9.10(b)-(c) and/or in the
Warrants.
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be
obligated to transfer (or to cause or permit its transfer agent to transfer) any Securities in
violation of any applicable laws, including the Australian Corporations Xxx 0000, or to remove
any legend from any instrument or certificate evidencing or representing any Securities that is
required under any applicable law to placed on such instrument or certificate.
9.11. Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which
when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood
that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered
by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party
executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
9.12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt
to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon
so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
9.13. Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or
granted by law, including recovery of damages, each party hereto will be entitled to specific
performance under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The parties agree that
monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any
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breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action
for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
9.14. Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any
Investor pursuant to any Transaction Document or any Investor enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or
any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to
the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation,
any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then, to the
extent of any such restoration, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or
such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
9.15. Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Investor under any Transaction Document to which it is (directly or through the Investor
Representative) a party are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and
no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction
Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create
a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to
such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Transaction Document.
9.16. Irrevocable Offer. Each Investor agrees that this Agreement constitutes an
irrevocable offer by such Investor to purchase the Securities from the Company and that such
Investor cannot cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreement of such Investor made
hereunder. This Agreement shall survive the death or legal disability of such Investor and shall
be binding upon such Investor’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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COMPANY:
OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
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Vice President, Investor Relations |
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Solely with respect to those provisions of this
Agreement that expressly obligate the Placement Agent or
the Investor Representative and with respect to those
provisions of this Agreement that, by their terms, apply
to all parties to this Agreement:
EURO PACIFIC CAPITAL INC., individually, and as the
Investor Representative
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Solely with respect to those provisions of this
Agreement that expressly obligate the Collateral Agent
and with respect to those provisions of this Agreement
that, by their terms, apply to all parties to this
Agreement:
COLLATERAL AGENTS, LLC
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COMPANY:
OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
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Solely with respect to those provisions of this
Agreement that expressly obligate the Placement
Agent or the Investor Representative and with
respect to those provisions of this Agreement
that, by their terms, apply to all parties to
this Agreement:
EURO PACIFIC CAPITAL INC.,
individually, and as the Investor Representative
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/s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxx
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Xxxxxx XxXxxx |
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Head of Capital Markets |
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Solely with respect to those provisions of
this Agreement that expressly obligate the
Collateral Agent and with respect to those
provisions of this Agreement that, by their
terms, apply to all parties to this Agreement:
COLLATERAL AGENTS, LLC
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COMPANY:
OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
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Solely with respect to those provisions of this
Agreement that expressly obligate the Placement
Agent or the Investor Representative and with
respect to those provisions of this Agreement
that, by their terms, apply to all parties to
this Agreement:
EURO PACIFIC CAPITAL INC., individually,
and as the Investor Representative
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Solely with respect to those provisions of this
Agreement that expressly obligate the
Collateral Agent and with respect to those
provisions of this Agreement that, by their
terms, apply to all parties to this Agreement:
COLLATERAL AGENTS, LLC
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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CEO |
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[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
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INVESTORS:
The Investors executing the Counterpart Signature Page in the form attached
hereto as Annex A and delivering the same to the Company or its agents
shall be deemed to have executed this Agreement and agreed to the terms hereof.
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[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
Annex A
Securities Purchase Agreement
Investor Counterpart Signature Page
The undersigned, desiring to: (i) enter into this Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
June 18, 2010 (the “
Agreement”), between the undersigned,
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc., a Canadian
corporation (the “
Company”), and the other parties thereto, in form furnished to the undersigned;
and (ii) purchase the securities of the Company appearing below, hereby agrees to purchase such
securities from the Company as of the Closing and further agrees to join the Agreement as a party
thereto, with all the rights and privileges appertaining thereto, and to be bound in all respects
by the terms and conditions thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed the Agreement as of June 18, 2010. |
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Name and Residential or Head Office Address, Fax No. and
Social Security No./EIN of Investor:
Fax No.:
Soc. Sec. No./EIN:
If a partnership, corporation, trust or other business entity:
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If an individual:
Signature
Number of Units Purchased:
Purchase Price: US $
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[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
List of Investors
(all amounts in USD)
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Investor |
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Units |
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Investment |
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Warrant Shares |
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1992 XXXXXX FAMILY TRUST UAD 01/28/92 |
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9 |
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$ |
90,000 |
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31,230 |
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ABDOLHOSAYN XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX TEN |
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6 |
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$ |
60,000 |
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20,820 |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXXX |
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12 |
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$ |
120,000 |
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41,640 |
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XXXXX X XXXX |
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14 |
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$ |
140,000 |
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48,580 |
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XXXXX XXXXX CHEVROLET |
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15 |
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$ |
150,000 |
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52,050 |
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AM-PER ENTERPRISES INC. |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXXX |
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9 |
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$ |
90,000 |
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31,230 |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX |
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12 |
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$ |
120,000 |
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41,640 |
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ART XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX TEN |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXXXXXXXXXX LIVING TRUST UAD 01/27/83 |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXXXX XXXXXX |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXXXX X XXXX XXXXX X XXXX JT TEN |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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6 |
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$ |
60,000 |
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20,820 |
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XXXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 12/28/93 |
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40 |
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$ |
400,000 |
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138,800 |
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XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX JT TEN |
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12 |
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$ |
120,000 |
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41,640 |
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XXXXX X XXXXX |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXX XXXXXX RAVENEL III |
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100 |
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$ |
1,000,000 |
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347,000 |
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XXXXX XXXXX |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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BRUNZLICK MEDICAL SERVICES INC. |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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BUCKTHORN LLC |
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12 |
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$ |
120,000 |
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41,640 |
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BYPASS TRUST “B” OF RESTATEMENT TO NILSSON FAM TRST UAD 10/31/06 |
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29 |
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$ |
290,000 |
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100,630 |
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XXXXXX XXXX CINZIA XXXXXXX XX TEN |
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6 |
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$ |
60,000 |
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20,820 |
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XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX REV LIVING TRUST UAD 12/04/96 |
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12 |
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$ |
120,000 |
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41,640 |
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XXXXX IMBT XXXXXX |
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25 |
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$ |
250,000 |
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86,750 |
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XXXXXXX X XXXX |
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15 |
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$ |
150,000 |
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52,050 |
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CATHIS FAMILY REV LIVING TRUST UAD 5/8/1998 UAD 05/08/93 |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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CENTER FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX |
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7 |
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$ |
70,000 |
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24,290 |
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XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST UAD 11/05/99 |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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CLEARPATH LLC |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX FAMILY TRUST UAD 04/02/09 |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX |
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24 |
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$ |
240,000 |
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83,280 |
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XXXXX X XXXXXX |
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17 |
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$ |
170,000 |
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58,990 |
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XXXXX X XXXXXX XXXXXXXX X XXXXXX JT TEN |
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70 |
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$ |
700,000 |
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242,900 |
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XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX TRUST |
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20 |
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$ |
200,000 |
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69,400 |
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XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX MADARAZ COMM PROP WROS |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXX X XXXXXXX |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXXX AND XXXX XXXXX FAMILY TRUST UAD 09/20/06 |
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15 |
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$ |
150,000 |
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52,050 |
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XXXXXX X XXXXXX LIMITED |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXX XXXXXX |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXXXX WORTHINGTON FAMILY TRUST DTD 1/31/2008 UAD 01/31/08 |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXX XXXXX |
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8 |
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$ |
80,000 |
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27,760 |
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XXXXXX XXXXX |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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FORD C XXXXXX XXXXX B XXXXXX XX TEN |
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8 |
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$ |
80,000 |
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27,760 |
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FRIED FAMILY TRUST DTD 7/25/91 UAD 07/25/91 |
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8 |
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$ |
80,000 |
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27,760 |
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XXXXXX FAMILY TRUST A RESTATED UAD 01/18/07 |
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10 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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34,700 |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXX LIVING TRUST UAD 04/10/97 |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX JT TEN |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXX LIVING TRUST UAD 06/05/08 |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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H XXXXXXXX INVESTMENTS II PENSION PLAN & TRST |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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H WIMMERSBERGER EXEMPT EQUIV TRUST |
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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HCR INVESTMENTS INC. |
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30 |
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$ |
300,000 |
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104,100 |
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XXXXX X XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX JT TEN |
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15 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
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|
52,050 |
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XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX JT TEN |
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6 |
|
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$ |
60,000 |
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20,820 |
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List of Investors
(all amounts in USD)
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Investor |
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Units |
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Investment |
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Warrant Shares |
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XXXXX X. XXXXXXX TRUST UAD 03/02/04
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XX
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXXX FAMILY PARTNERS, LTD
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5 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXXXXXX XXXXXX TRUST UAD 11/30/88
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5 |
|
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$ |
50,000 |
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17,350 |
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XXXX LIVING TRUST UAD 04/19/02
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12 |
|
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$ |
120,000 |
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41,640 |
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XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX JT TEN
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13 |
|
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$ |
130,000 |
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45,110 |
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INNES XXXXXXX LIVING TRUST UAD 06/08/04
|
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11 |
|
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$ |
110,000 |
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38,170 |
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INTEGRITY FUNDS LP
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20 |
|
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$ |
200,000 |
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69,400 |
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INWOOD HOLDINSGS LP
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6 |
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|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
JAKBEK LTD
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
$ |
70,000 |
|
|
|
24,290 |
|
XXXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
$ |
850,000 |
|
|
|
294,950 |
|
XXXXX X XXXXXX XXXXXX X XXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXX X. XXXXX TRUST DTD 09/14/1995 UAD 03/26/09
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
|
|
86,750 |
|
XXXXX X XXXXXXXX XXXXXX X XXXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 10/03/07
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX XX AND XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX UAD 05/10/95
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXX X XXXXXXXXXX
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXX XXXXXX XXXX
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
JMC FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXX HUNDALE XXXXXXXX III
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX TEN COM
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
|
|
|
00 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
|
52,050 |
|
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX X XXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX COMM PROP WROS XXX DTD 12/09/2008
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXXXX IRREVOCABLE TRUS UAD 10/16/98
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
|
69,400 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXXXX XX IRREVOCABLE TRUST UAD 05/01/01
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
$ |
400,000 |
|
|
|
138,800 |
|
KADOWAKI FAMILY TRUST UAD 6/24/09
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX REVOCABLE INTERVIVOS TRUST UAD 04/29/85
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXX LIVING TRUSTR UAD 05/16/05
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
|
31,230 |
|
XXXXX XXXXX
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXX X X’XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XX TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XX XXXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
XXXXX-XXXXX FAMILY TRUST UAD 05/24/01
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX TRUST DATED 06/18/2002 UAD 06/18/02
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
|
69,400 |
|
XXXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXX XXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX TRUST UAD 08/01/08
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX X XXXXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX & XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX FAMILY TRUST UAD 11/07/90
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXX XXXXXX
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXX X XXXXX REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST UAD 11/17/95
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
700,000 |
|
|
|
242,900 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXXXX M.D. A MEDICAL CORPORATION
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
|
52,050 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXX
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXXX X XXXXXXX
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
|
104,100 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX X’XXXXXXXX XXX X’XXXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
$ |
140,000 |
|
|
|
48,580 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX COMM PROP WROS
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX XXXXXX X XXXXXXXX TEN ENT
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXX
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXX
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
2 of 4
List of Investors
(all amounts in USD)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor |
|
Units |
|
Investment |
|
Warrant Shares |
|
XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX TEN ENT
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX AND XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX UAD 07/22/96
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
NORTHERN STAR GROWTH TRUST DTD 10/20/1998 UAD 10/20/98
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX COMM PROP
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXXX & XXXXXXXX XXXXXX JTWROS
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXX XXXXXXX X XXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
$ |
70,000 |
|
|
|
24,290 |
|
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXX X XXXXXX
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
|
|
86,750 |
|
POINT AUXCHENES, LLC
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
POM INVESTMENTS LLC
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
PRASAD REALTY CORPORATION
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
QMI FERTILIZER & GRAIN INC
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXXXX DAY XXX DTD 05/29/2009
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX MILLENNIUM INVESTMENTS LLC
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST OF XXXXX X. XXXX AND LILY T UAD 06/29/95
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX XX TRUST UAD 04/02/92
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX III XXXXXXXX X XXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
|
|
86,750 |
|
XXXXX X XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX X XXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX X XXXXXX XXXXX X XXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
|
|
208,200 |
|
XXXXXX X XXXXXX TRUST
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXX BENZ XXXXXX XXXXX BENZ JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX X XXXXXX XXX DTD 11/13/2007
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XX TEN
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX AND XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX REV TRUST UAD 03/31/10
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX X. & XXXXXXXX XXXX REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 03/31/04
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXX XXXXXXXX TRUST U A DATED 5/1/01
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
RUHA XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX TEN
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
SCHEIN VENTURES LLC
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXX X. XXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST DTD 06/07/2005 UAD 06/07/05
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXX
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX JT TEN
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
|
104,100 |
|
SPONGBOB VENTURES II LLC
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXXXX XXXX JEDE XXXXXXXX JEDE JT TEN
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX F XXXXX XX TEN
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
T XXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 12/09/08
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
TAD E & XXXXX X XXXXXXX TRUST UAD 10/07/05
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
TAMBORELLO TRUST UAD 06/24/98
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
XXXXXXXX AND XXXXX XXXX 1979 LIVING TRUST UAD 05/14/79
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
|
52,050 |
|
THE XXXXXXXXX XXXXX AND YANA XXXXX XX LIVING TST UAD 08/24/05
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
THE XXXXX X XXXXXXX FAMILY TRUST REVOCABLE LIVING TR UAD 08/15/02
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
|
69,400 |
|
THE GOLDSCHLAGER FAMILY TRUST UAD 06/24/04
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
THE XXXX X XXXXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 10/31/07
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
THE XXXXXXX XXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 10/10/05
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
$ |
70,000 |
|
|
|
24,290 |
|
THE XXXXXXX NON-EXEMPT MARITAL TRUST UAD 11/17/83
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
THE XXXXX REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST XXXXX UAD 02/15/08
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
3 of 4
List of Investors
(all amounts in USD)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor |
|
Units |
|
Investment |
|
Warrant Shares |
|
THE PARAGON TRUST UAD 08/19/08 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
THE XXXXX FAMILY TRUST UAD 04/12/02 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
|
52,050 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX |
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXX III & XXXXX X XXXXX JT TEN |
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXX |
|
|
30 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
|
104,100 |
|
XXXXXXX X. XXXXX TRUST DATED 12/06/2004 UAD 12/06/04 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
|
|
86,750 |
|
XXXX X XXXXXXXX HENDRIKUS M XXXXXXXX XX TEN |
|
|
20 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
|
69,400 |
|
XXXXXX XXXXXXXX |
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
XXXX BIZ XXXXXX X XXX-BIZ COMM PROP WROS |
|
|
8 |
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
|
|
27,760 |
|
XXXX XXXXX & XXXX XXXXX JT WROS |
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
VDHF HOLDING CO |
|
|
50 |
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
|
|
173,500 |
|
XXXXX XXXX |
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXX BY PASS TRUST DATED 10/18/1990 UAD 10/18/90 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
|
20,820 |
|
XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX |
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXX |
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
17,350 |
|
XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX |
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
|
34,700 |
|
4 of 4
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
TO
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (THE “SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT”), DATED AS OF JUNE 18, 2010, BY AND AMONG OLYMPUS
PACIFIC MINERALS INC., COLLATERAL AGENTS, LLC, EURO PACIFIC
CAPITAL, INC. AND CERTAIN OTHER SIGNATORY THERETO AS “INVESTORS”
Capitalized terms that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement and that are used
in this Disclosure Schedule are (unless otherwise defined herein) used herein with the
respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Schedule 5.1 — Structure Chart of the Company and its Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.8 — Capitalization and Ranking
Schedule 5.10 — Material Changes
Schedule 5.11 — Litigation
Schedule 5.15(a) — Contracts
Schedule 5.1
Structure Chart of the Company and its Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.8
Capitalization and Ranking
Authorized capital of stock of the Company: Unlimited
Number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding: 323,764,453
Number of shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans:
34,501,9881
Number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other
than the Warrants) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital
stock of the Company: 82,466,226
Other than stock options, the following securities are convertible into common shares of the
Company: (a) convertible notes on issue: 30,357,118 and (b) warrants on issue: 17,607,130.
In March 2010, the Company obtained certain financing (the “March Financing”) through a private
placement of CAD $12,750,000 of its 9% Subordinated Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes pursuant
to and as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 2010, by and among
the Company, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. and the investors party thereto. The notes issued pursuant
to the March Financing are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to
adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar events). The Company
has loaned or advanced portions of the net proceeds from the March Financing to one or more of its
Subsidiaries (which, in turn, may have loans or advanced funds loaned to it by the Company or to
other Subsidiaries of the Company). Based upon such loans or advances, one or more of the
Subsidiaries have made capital expenditures or commitment for additions to property, plant or
equipment.
Further disclosure note:
Deferred Share Units — In the second quarter 2008, the Company set up a deferred share unit plan
for the non-executive members of the Board of Directors. Under this plan, fees are paid as deferred
share units (“DSUs”) whose value is based on the market value of the common shares. Under terms of
the plan, the DSU plan will be an unfunded and unsecured plan. The deferred share units are paid
out in cash upon retirement/resignation. The value of DSU cash payment changes with the
fluctuations in the market value of the common shares. Compensation expense for this plan is
recorded in the year the payment is earned and changes in the amount of the deferred share unit
payments as a result of share price movements are recorded in management fees and salaries in the
Consolidated Statements of Operation in the period of change. Total DSUs outstanding as at December
31, 2009 were 712,070 units. 482,760 DSUs were granted during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Liabilities related to this plan are recorded in accrued
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As of June 14, 2010, the Company has granted 34,501,988 stock options and the TSX
has reserved 8,054,328 common shares for listing upon exercise of stock options. The Company is
currently in the process of filing with the TSX to increase the reserve by 30,782,098 common shares
to 38,836,426 and is awaiting acceptance for the increase of the reserve. |
liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and totalled $203,260 as at December 31, 2009.
Compensation expense related to this plan for the year ended December 30, 2009 was $237,598.
Schedule 5.10
Material Changes
Effective from July 1, 2010, the gold sales royalty applying to Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited will
be a net smelter royalty of 15%. The Company is awaiting the publishing of the formal government
decree.
In March 2010, the Company obtained the March Financing (as defined in Schedule 5.8 hereto) through
a private placement of CAD $12,750,000 of its 9% Subordinated Unsecured Convertible Promissory
Notes pursuant to and as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 2010,
by and among the Company, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. and the investors party thereto. The notes
issued pursuant to the March Financing are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock
(subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar events).
The Company has loaned or advanced portions of the net proceeds from the March Financing to one or
more of its Subsidiaries (which, in turn, may have loans or advanced funds loaned to it by the
Company or to other Subsidiaries of the Company). Based upon such loans or advances, one or more of
the Subsidiaries have made capital expenditures or commitment for additions to property, plant or
equipment.
With respect to Sections 5.10(q) and (r), see attached disclosures.
See also Schedule 5.15(a).
Schedule 5.11
Litigation
None.
Schedule 5.15(a)
Contracts
as of June 14, 2010
Contracts in Excess of CAD $200,000 & not cancellable by Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc., Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Limited and Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited within
60 days without penalty:
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Standard Contract
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Blasting Service Contract
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Mining Company
Limited
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Standard Contract
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Company Limited
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November 1, 2008
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Lease
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Minerals Inc.
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Standard Contract
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Company Limited
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With respect to Sections 5.15(a)(i), (ii) and (iv), in March 2010, the Company
obtained the March Financing (as defined in Schedule 5.8 hereto) through a private
placement of CAD $12,750,000 of its 9% Subordinated Unsecured Convertible Promissory
Notes pursuant to and as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as
of March 2010, by and among the Company, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. and the investors
party thereto. The notes issued pursuant to the March Financing are convertible into
shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse
stock splits, stock dividends and similar events). The Company has loaned or advanced
portions of the net proceeds from the March Financing to one or more of its
Subsidiaries (which, in turn, may have loans or advanced funds loaned to it by the
Company or to other Subsidiaries of the Company). Based upon such loans or advances,
one or more of the Subsidiaries have made capital expenditures or commitment for
additions to property, plant or equipment.
Exhibit A
Form of Note
[attached hereto]
CANADIAN LEGENDS:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE
SECURITY BEFORE OCTOBER 19, 2010 IN CANADA. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE A LONGER HOLDING PERIOD.
U.S. LEGENDS:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT
TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR REFINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
8% SENIOR SECURED REDEEMABLE GOLD DELIVERY
PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC., a Canadian corporation (the
“Company”),
promises to
(the
“Holder”) to make the
Gold Deposits (as defined below) to the Trust Account (as defined below) that has been established
at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (the
“Trust Account”) for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Investor Representative (as defined below) on behalf of the Holder and the other
holders of Notes (as defined below) and to make the cash interest payments specified below.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated of even date herewith (the “SPA”), pursuant
to which the Holder is acquiring this Note.
The following is a statement of the rights of the Holder of this Note and the terms and
conditions to which this Note is subject, and to which the Holder, by acceptance of this Note,
agrees:
1. Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note or in the SPA, for
all purposes of this Note, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.
(a) “Assumed Value” for each $10,000 increment of Deemed Principal Amount of
this Note is determined by taking the product of (i) the number of Ounces of Gold scheduled to
be deposited by the Company into the Trust Account for the benefit of the Holder on each Gold
Delivery Date as set forth in the chart in Section 3(b) and (ii) $900 per Ounce.
(b) “Business Day” means any day on which banks located in Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx; Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx; Da Nang, Vietnam; Perth, Australia; Mendrisio, Switzerland; or
London, England are not required or authorized by law or other governmental action to remain
closed.
(c) “CAD” or “CAD $” means Canadian dollars.
(d) “Default Rate” means, with respect to any Obligation (including, to the extent
permitted by law, interest not paid when due), 4% plus the interest rate otherwise applicable
thereto.
(e) “Deemed Principal Amount” means on the date of the issuance of this Note the
USD stated principal amount set forth at the beginning of this Note, and thereafter, as of any
determination date, such stated principal amount minus the aggregate Assumed Value of Gold
deliveries theretofore made under this Note.
(f) “Gold” means “good delivery” gold bars as per the standards of The London
Bullion Market Association, which gold bars must have gold purity of not less than 0.9995.
(g) “Gold Delivery Dates” means the six semi-annual dates commencing on
November 30, 2010 and thereafter on the last Business Day of each May and December to and
including the Maturity Date, which is the final Gold Delivery Date.
(h) “Gold Price Participation Interest” means the lesser of (i) $300 per Ounce, and (ii) the
Reference Gold Price minus $900 per Ounce.
(i) “Investor Representative” means Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.
(j) “Maturity Date” means May 31, 2013.
(k) “Ounce” means a xxxx ounce, which is equal to 31.1034768 grams.
(l) “Reference Gold Price” means on any determination date the price established in United
States Dollars at the P.M., London time, fix through the London gold fixing procedure by which the
price of Gold is determined by the five members of The London Gold Market Fixing Ltd.
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(m) “Trust Account” means the trust account maintained at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London
Branch with the Trust Account Agent for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Investor
Representative on behalf of the Holder and the other holders of the Notes.
(n) “Trust Account Agent” means Auramet Trading, LLC.
(o) “USD,” “USD $,” or “$” means United States Dollars.
(p) “Vietnamese Project” means either the Bong Mieu Project or Xxxxx Son Gold Project in
Vietnam.
2. Series. This Note is one of a series of 8% Senior Secured Redeemable Gold
Delivery Promissory Notes of the Company up to a maximum of Twenty Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars ($21,960,000) (collectively, the “Notes”) as
described in the Memorandum.
3. Gold Deposits.
(a) Gold Deposits in Lieu of Principal Payments. In order to satisfy the obligations
of the Company under this Note, the Company shall make deposits of Gold (the “Gold
Deposits”) as specified in Section 3(b) on the Gold Delivery Dates into the Trust Account. The
Gold Deposits may be made, at the sole option of the Company, by physical delivery or physical
transfer (through a location swap of Gold) to the Trust Account held by the Trust Account
Agent
for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Investor Representative on behalf of the Holder and
the
other holders of the Notes.
(b) Semi-Annual Gold Deposits. The Company shall make Gold Deposits into the
Trust Account in the amounts specified in the table below, subject to adjustment as specified
in Section 3(c), on each of the six semi-annual Gold Delivery Dates. The delivery of Gold
Deposits
into the Trust Account fully satisfies the Company’s obligations under this Note to make Gold
Deposits on such Gold Delivery Date.
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May 31, 2011 |
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November 30, 2011 |
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May 31, 2012 |
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November 30, 2012 |
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May 31, 2013 |
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(c) Adjustment to Gold Deposits. If, but only if, the Reference Gold Price exceeds
$900 per Ounce based upon the Reference Gold Price on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Gold Delivery Date, then the Gold Deposit for each USD 10,000 increment of
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Deemed Principal Amount of this Note for such Gold Delivery Date shall be reduced in accordance
with the following formula:
Gold Deposit = NOZ - (GPPI * NOZ)/RGP
Where:
“NOZ” means the number of Ounces of Gold to be deposited into the Trust Account as set
forth in the chart in Section 3(b) (but not subject to adjustment under this Section);
“GPPI” means the Gold Price Participation Interest; and
“RGP” means the Reference Gold Price.
The prices of Gold are highly volatile and the Company makes no representation as to what Gold
prices will be on any Gold Delivery Date.
4. Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding Deemed Principal Amount of
this Note from the date hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, payable
semi-annually in cash in arrears by 5:00 p.m. New York time on each Gold Delivery Date to the
Investor Representative on behalf of the holders of the Notes at an account located in the
U.S. specified by the Investor Representative to the Company in writing at least five Business Days
prior to the first interest payment date, in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligations in
respect of interest for the applicable interest payment date. The amount of interest shall
be calculated as follows: the product of (i) the quotient of the number of days during the
interest period and 360, (ii) 8% and (iii) the Deemed Principal Amount as of the immediately preceding
Gold Delivery Date. For purposes of clarity, the initial interest payment shall consist of
accrued interest from the date of issuance of the Note through November 30, 2010 and the Note will
cease accruing interest on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date or (ii) if such Note is
redeemed in accordance with Section 9, the date specified in the notice of redemption. All computations
of the interest rate hereunder shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in
each semi-annual period between Gold Delivery Dates. During an Event of Default if the
Investor Representative or Required Holders in their discretion so elect, the Obligations
shall bear interest at the Default Rate (whether before or after any judgment). Interest accrued at
the Default Rate shall be due and payable on demand. The Company acknowledges that the cost
and expense to the Investor Representative and the Holders due to an Event of Default are
difficult to ascertain and that the Default Rate is a fair and reasonable estimate to
compensate the Investor Representative and the Holders for this. In the event that any interest rate provided
for herein shall be determined to be unlawful, such interest rate shall be computed at the highest
rate permitted by applicable law. Any payment by the Company of any interest amount in excess of
that permitted by law shall be considered a mistake, with the excess being applied to reduce
the Gold Delivery obligations of the Company hereunder.
5. Security. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the SPA. The Note and the
Obligations are secured by certain assets of the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to the
Security Documents and are entitled to the benefits therein.
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6. Events of Default. In the event that any of the following (each, an “Event of Default”)
shall occur:
(a) Failure to Make Gold Deposit; Non-Payment; Payment Obligations. The
Company shall default in depositing the required amount of Gold by physical delivery or
physical transfer (through a location swap of Gold) to the Trust Account on or before any Gold
Delivery Date as set forth in Section 3 hereof or in the payment in cash of accrued interest
on, or
the Company or any Guarantor shall fail to pay any Obligation when due (whether at stated
maturity, on demand, upon acceleration or otherwise); or
(b) Default in Covenants. The Company or any Guarantor shall default in any
material manner in the observance or performance of the affirmative or negative covenants or
agreements on its part to be observed or performed set forth in the SPA, this Note or any
other
Transaction Document; or
(c) Breach of Representations and Warranties. Either the Company or any Guarantor
breaches in any material respect any representation or warranty contained in any Transaction
Document to which it is a party; or
(d) Repudiation or Termination. A Guarantor in writing repudiates, revokes or
attempts to revoke the Subsidiary Guaranty; the Company or a Guarantor in writing denies or
contests the perfection or priority of any Lien granted under the Security Documents; or the
Company or any Guarantor in writing contests the validity or enforceability of any Transaction
Document; or
(e) Exchange Act or Exchange Requirements. Any termination of registration or
suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act or suspension from
trading on the TSX (it being agreed that the delisting of the Common Stock from any national
exchange in the United States shall not be an Event of Default if the Common Stock is, within
ten (10) Business Days of the effective date of such delisting, quoted on the OTCBB or the OTC
QX)), or the Company’s failure to file reports with the SEC on a timely basis as required by
the
Exchange Act; or
(f) Judgments. Any final, non-appealable judgment, decree or order for the payment
of money is entered against any of the Company or its Subsidiaries in an amount equal to CAD
$1,000,000 or more by a court having jurisdiction and the same remains unsatisfied or unbonded
for more than twenty (20) days; or
(g) Illegality. Any court of competent jurisdiction issues a final, non-appealable
judgment, decree or order declaring the Notes to be illegal or the Liens and security
interests
created on the Collateral (except with respect to any such judgment by a Vietnamese court with
respect to the Collateral pledged under the Note Pledge Agreement) to be invalid,
unenforceable
or illegal; or
(h) Cross Default. There occurs with respect to any agreement, indenture or
instrument under which the Company has Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries having a
value of CAD $1,000,000 or more in the aggregate: (i) a default with respect to any payment
obligation thereunder that then entitles the holder thereof to declare such Indebtedness
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to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity, or (ii) any other default thereunder that
entitles, and has caused, the holder thereof to declare such Indebtedness to be due and payable
prior to its stated maturity; and in both cases such default continues after the applicable grace
period, if any, specified in the agreement, indenture or instrument relating to such Indebtedness;
or
(i) Bankruptcy. The Company or any Guarantor thereof shall: (i) admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the
appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian or any of their respective
property, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iii) in the absence of such
application, consent or acquiesce in, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, sequestrator or other custodian or for any part of their respective property or assets;
or (iv) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt
arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any
dissolution, winding up or liquidation proceeding and, if such case or proceeding is not commenced
by any such Person or converted to a voluntary case, such case or proceeding shall be consented to
or acquiesced in by such Person or shall result in the entry of an order for relief;
then, and so long as such Event of Default is continuing for a period of two (2) Business Days in
the case of Section 6(a) or, a period of five (5) Business Days in the case of Sections 6(d), 6(f),
6(g) or 6(h), or for a period of thirty (30) calendar days in the case of events under Sections
6(b), 6(c), or 6(e) (and the event which would constitute such Event of Default, if curable, has
not been cured), after written notice of such Event of Default is received by the Company from the
Investor Representative, the Deemed Principal Amount under this Note and all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon shall be immediately due and payable in cash without presentment, demand, protest
or any other action of the Holder of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived. In
addition, the Required Holders may direct the Investor Representative or Collateral Agent, as
appropriate, to exercise any other remedies the Holders, Investor Representative, but solely as an
agent for the Investors, or the Collateral Agent, but solely as an agent for the Investors, may
have at law or in equity. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6(h) above occurs, the
aggregate outstanding Deemed Principal Amount of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes shall
automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Investor
Representative or the Required Holders, become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, interest shall accrue on the outstanding Deemed Principal Amount at
a rate equal to the Default Rate from the date of such Event of Default until the date the unpaid
Deemed Principal Amount hereof is paid in full.
7. Affirmative Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees that, so long as the Note
remains outstanding and unpaid, or any other amount is owing to the Holder hereunder, the Company
shall, and shall cause any Guarantor to:
(a) Corporate Existence and Qualification. Take the necessary steps to preserve their
existence and right to conduct business in all jurisdictions in which the nature of their business
requires qualification to do business, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; provided, however, BM Thai HoldCo may merge with or liquidate into Formwell
pursuant to an internal restructuring;
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(b) Books of Account. Keep their books of account in accordance with good
accounting practices;
(c) Insurance. Maintain insurance with responsible and reputable
insurance companies or associations, as determined by the Company in its sole but reasonable discretion,
in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar
businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company and
the Guarantors operate;
(d) Compliance with Law. Comply with their respective charter and bylaws or other
organizational or governing documents, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation, or
determination of an arbitrator or a court or other governmental authority, in each case applicable to or
binding upon the Company and the Guarantors or any of their respective Properties or to which each of
the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective Properties is subject, except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) Taxes. Duly pay and discharge all taxes or other claims, which might become a
lien upon any of their respective Properties, except to the extent that any thereof are being
in good faith appropriately contested with adequate reserves provided therefor;
(f) Reservation of Shares. At all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose
of issuance, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants issued under the SPA;
(g) Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the sale of the Notes and the Warrants
solely for the purposes described in the Memorandum;
(h) Notice of Known Events of Default. The Company shall furnish to the Investor
Representative a notice of any occurrence of an Event of Default, and what action the Company is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, promptly after such Event of Default becomes
known to the Company; and
(i) Further Assurances. The Company shall execute and deliver any and all such
further documents and take any and all such other actions as may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate to carry out the intent and purposes of this Note and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein.
8. Negative Covenants of the Company. So long as this Note remains outstanding and unpaid the
Company will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries, without the consent of the Investor
Representative to:
(a) Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. Except to the extent set forth on Schedule 8(a)
hereto or otherwise permitted pursuant to Sections 8(g), (m) or (n), incur, or permit to exist,
any Indebtedness for borrowed money during the period of twelve (12) months beginning on the
Closing date (except that this restriction shall not apply to Indebtedness in the form of deferred
price payments with respect to North Borneo Gold Sdn Bhd), or in excess of an aggregate amount of
CAD $75,000,000 at any time outstanding (including any amendments and restatements thereto or any
extensions, renewals or replacements thereof) during the period
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beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the Maturity Date, except in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business;
(b) Loans; Investments. Lend or advance money, credit or property to or invest in
(by capital contribution, loan, purchase or otherwise) any Person in excess of CAD $2,000,000
except: (i) investments in United States, Canadian, Australian or New Zealand Government
obligations, certificates of deposit of any banking institution with combined capital and
surplus of at least USD $200,000,000 or short-term banking deposits in Vietnam; (ii) accounts
receivable arising out of sales in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) intercompany loans, subject
in the case of intercompany loans made by the Company to the Guarantors or the Guarantors to the
Company to an Intercompany Subordination Agreement between and among the Company and
its Subsidiaries;
(c) Dividends and Distributions. Pay dividends or make any other distribution on
shares of the capital stock of the Company other than intercompany dividends, and
distributions between and among the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Vietnamese Projects;
(d) Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(d) hereto, shall not create, assume or
permit to exist, any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired except Liens (i)
under the Security Documents; (ii) granted to secure Indebtedness incurred within the limitations of
Sections 8(a), 8(g), 8(m) and 8(n) hereof; (iii) incidental to the conduct of its business or
the ownership of Property which were not incurred in connection with borrowing money or
obtaining advances of credit (other than as permitted in Section 8(d)(ii) and which do not
materially impair the use thereof in the operation of business); (iv) for taxes or other
governmental charges which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith; and
(v) that are purchase money liens granted to secure the unpaid purchase price of any assets
purchased within the limitations of Section 8(g) hereof;
(e) Contingent Liabilities. Assume, endorse, be or become liable for or guarantee the
obligations of any Person, contingently or otherwise, excluding however, the endorsement of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or
guarantees of the Company made within the limitations of Section 8(a) hereof;
(f) Sales of Receivables; Sale — Leasebacks. Sell, discount or otherwise dispose of
notes, accounts receivable or other obligations owing to the Company, with or without
recourse, except for the purpose of collection in the ordinary course of business; or sell any asset
pursuant to an arrangement to thereafter lease such asset from the purchaser thereof;
(g) Capital Expenditures; Capitalized Leases. Expend in the aggregate for the
Company and all its Subsidiaries in excess of CAD $100,000,000 in any fiscal year for Capital
Expenditures (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing, Capital Expenditures shall
include payments made on account of (i) Capitalized Leases (as defined below), (ii) purchase
money Indebtedness, (iii) Indebtedness payable to an equipment manufacturer or supplier or
affiliate thereof (including a finance company) incurred in connection with the acquisition of
equipment or (iv) any deferred purchase price or any Indebtedness incurred to finance any such
purchase price. “Capital Expenditures” shall mean for any period, the aggregate amount of all
payments made by any Person directly or indirectly for the purpose of acquiring, constructing
or
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maintaining fixed assets, real property or equipment which, in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, would be added as a debit to the fixed asset account of such Person,
including, without limitation, all amounts paid or payable with respect to Capitalized Lease
Obligations and interest which are required to be capitalized in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. “Capitalized Lease” shall mean any lease under which the obligations to pay
rent or other amounts constitute Capitalized Lease Obligations. “Capitalized Lease Obligations”
shall mean as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a
lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal property which
obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet
of such Person under generally accepted accounting principles and, for purposes of this Note, the
amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(h) Nature of Business. Materially alter the nature of the Company’s business or
otherwise engage in any business other than the business engaged in or proposed to be engaged in on
the date of this Note;
(i) Stock of Subsidiaries. Sell or otherwise dispose of any Subsidiary related to the
Company’s interests in the Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Limited or Xxxxx Son Gold Company
Limited;
(j) Accounting Changes. Make, or permit any Subsidiary to make any change in their
accounting treatment or financial reporting practices except as required or permitted by generally
accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time or by law;
(k) Merger or Sale.
(i) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into another Person, or sell, assign, transfer, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole in one or more related transactions, to any other Person, unless (A)
either the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving corporation, or (B) the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company or such Subsidiary) or the
Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been
made (1) assumes in writing all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other
Transaction Documents and (2) causes to be delivered to each Holder of any Notes an opinion of
nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Investor Representative, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such
assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, and (C)
immediately after such transaction, no default or Event of Default exists;
The foregoing paragraph in this Section 8(k)(i) shall not apply to (x) a merger of the
Company with an Affiliate with no material assets, liabilities or operations solely for the
purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction; or (y) any consolidation or
merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets
between or among
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the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such consolidation or merger shall
comply with subclauses (A) and (B) in the foregoing paragraph;
(ii) Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8(k)(i) hereof, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into or with which the Company or such Subsidiary is merged or to which such
sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and
be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Note referring to the “Company,” or to a
“Subsidiary” shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be), may exercise every right and power of the Company or such
Subsidiary under this Note with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the
Company or a Subsidiary herein and shall be bound by every obligation and liability of the Company
or such Subsidiary under this Note and the other Transaction Documents, however, that the
predecessor Person shall not be relieved from the obligations to make Gold deliveries, pay
interest or comply with the other obligations of the Company hereunder;
(l) Transactions with Affiliates. Except for transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents or as otherwise approved by the Board (including a majority of the
independent directors then on the Board) or as disclosed in the SEC Reports or the Memorandum, the
Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to enter into any transaction with any
director, officer, employee or holder of more than five percent of the outstanding capital stock
of any class or series of capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, member of the family of
any such person, or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such person
is a director, officer, trustee, partner or holder of more than five percent of the outstanding
capital stock thereof;
(m) Hedging Arrangements. Become a party to any agreement relating to any swap, cap,
floor, collar, option, forward, cross-right, or obligation or combination thereof or similar
transaction with respect to interest rate, foreign exchange, currency, commodity, credit or equity
risk, except to hedge risks in the ordinary course of business pursuant to risk management
policies approved by the Company’s board of directors, but not for any speculative purpose; and
(n) North Borneo Mining Development. Incur, or permit to exist, any Indebtedness with
respect to North Borneo Gold Sdn Bhd. not otherwise permitted pursuant to Sections 8(a), 8(g) or
8(m) hereof, except (i) Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business and (ii) with the consent
of the Investor Representative additional Indebtedness for the development and acquisition of
equity interests related to the North Borneo Gold Sdn Bhd, which Indebtedness may be secured (x) in
accordance with Section 8(d) hereof or (y) as otherwise consented to by the Investor
Representative, provided that in neither case shall the collateral for any such Indebtedness
include the assets of Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Limited or Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited.
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9. Redemption.
(a) Redemption or other prepayment of the Notes may only be effected in accordance with this
Section 9.
(b) In the event that the Investor Representative does not consent to the incurrence of
additional Indebtedness under Section 8(n) of this Note upon the request of the Company, the
Company may redeem or prepay the Notes by giving notice in writing (the “Section 8(n) Notice”) on
any Business Day to the Investor Representative of its desire to so redeem or prepay this Note.
On the date which is twenty (20) Business Days after receipt by the Investor Representative of the
8(n) Notice (the “Section 8(n) Redemption Date”), the Company shall pay to the Investor
Representative , for the benefit of the Holder, all accrued, but unpaid interest on the outstanding
Deemed Principal Amount as of the Section 8(n) Redemption Date. Redemption under this clause (b)
shall be without penalty or any additional amount of interest.
(c) In addition, the Company has the right to redeem this Note on November 30, 2011 (the
“Redemption Date”) by giving notice in writing (the “Redemption Notice”) to the Investor
Representative on or before October 31, 2011 of its desire to so redeem this Note. On the
Redemption Date, the Company shall pay to the Investor Representative, for the benefit of the
Holder, all accrued, but unpaid interest on the outstanding Deemed Principal Amount as of the
Redemption Date, and an additional amount, in one lump sum, that is equal to twelve percent (12%)
of the outstanding Deemed Principal Amount as of the Redemption Date.
(d) In the event that the Company elects to redeem or prepay the Notes as set forth in clause
(b) or (c) above and receives from the Investor Representative on behalf of the Holder, (i) within
ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Investor Representative of the Section 8(n) Notice (the
“Section 8(n) Notice Date”) in the case of clause (b) or (ii) by November 23, 2011 (the “Redemption
Notice Date”) in the case of clause (c), written notice of the Holder’s election in its sole
discretion to (1) receive all of the Holder’s Gold for the remaining Gold Delivery Dates based on a
price of USD 900 per Ounce of Gold, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof as if the
Redemption Date were a Gold Delivery Date (with minimum delivery units of one kilo (32.15 Ounces))
(subject to deduction of the applicable shipping location swap and account costs), (2) receive the
cash value in United States Dollars of all of the Holder’s Gold for the remaining Gold Delivery
Dates through a sale thereof at the Reference Gold Price five (5) Business Days prior to the
Section 8(n) Redemption Date or the Redemption Date, as applicable or (3) receive a cash payment
equal to the Deemed Principal Amount, the Company shall deliver to the Trust Account Agent, for the
benefit of such Holder, such Gold, in the case of clauses (1) and (2) above, or if an election to
receive cash under clause (3) above is made, then the Company shall deliver such cash to the
Investor Representative for the benefit of the Holder, as applicable, on the Section 8(n)
Redemption Date or the Redemption Date, as applicable. In the event that the Company does not
receive written notice from the Investor Representative of such Holder’s election on or before the
Section 8(n) Notice Date or the Redemption Notice Date, as applicable, then the Investor
Representative shall elect one of the three (3) delivery methods set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence, and the Company shall deliver to the Trust Account Agent, for the benefit of
the Holder, the Gold, or to the Investor Representative, for the benefit of the Holder, the cash,
as the Investor Representative so elects, on the Section 8(n) Redemption Date or the Redemption
Date, as applicable. In the event that the Company does not receive notice
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from the Investor Representative of such election by the applicable date, the Company shall
deliver the requisite amount of Gold to the Trust Account Agent, for the benefit of the Holder.
10. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case this Note shall become mutilated or
defaced, or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company shall execute and deliver a new note of like
principal amount in exchange and substitution for the mutilated or defaced Note, or in lieu of and
in substitution for the destroyed, lost or stolen Note. In the case of a mutilated or defaced Note,
the Holder shall surrender such Note to the Company. In the case of any destroyed, lost or stolen
Note, the Holder shall furnish to the Company: (i) evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of such Note and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be reasonably required by the
Company to hold the Company harmless.
11. Waiver of Demand, Presentment, etc. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and
presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor,
notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, bringing of suit and diligence in taking any action
to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment
of all sums owing and to be owing hereunder, regardless of and without any notice, diligence, act
or omission as or with respect to the collection of any amount called for hereunder. The Company
agrees that, in the event of an Event of Default, to reimburse the Holder for all reasonable costs
and expenses (including reasonable legal fees of one counsel) incurred in connection with the
enforcement and collection of this Note.
12. Cash Payments. All cash payments with respect to this Note shall be made in lawful money
of the United States, at the address of the registered Holder as of the date hereof or as
designated in writing by the Holder from time to time. The receipt by the Holder of immediately
available funds shall constitute a payment of any cash amounts due hereunder and shall satisfy and
discharge the liability for any such cash amounts to the extent of the sum represented by such
payment.
13. Assignment. The rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder of this Note shall
be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties
hereto. The Holder may not assign, pledge or otherwise transfer this Note or any interest therein
without the prior written consent of the Company. Interest is payable only to, and Gold Deposits
are made to the Trust Account only for the benefit of, the registered Holder of this Note on the
books and records of the Company.
14. Waiver and Amendment. Any provision of this Note, including, without limitation,
the due date hereof, and the observance of any term hereof, may be amended, waived or modified
(either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with
the written consent of the Company and the Investor Representative (and without any requirement of
any vote or the consent of the Investors who will be bound by any action taken by the Investor
Representative even if such Investor does not agree with such action and even if neither such
Investor nor Investors holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Deemed Principal Amount of the
Notes outstanding have consented to such action.)
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15. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if given in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9.2 of the SPA.
16. Governing Law, Consent to Jurisdiction, Appointment of Agent for Service of Process, etc.
(a) This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
New York (without reference to conflicts of laws principles that would call for the application of
the laws of any other jurisdiction), except as otherwise required by mandatory provisions of law
and except to the extent that remedies provided by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of New York are governed by the laws of such jurisdiction.
(b) The Company irrevocably and unconditionally submits, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, and any relevant appellate court, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document to which it is a party, or for recognition
or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by
law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may
be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in any Transaction Document shall affect any right that the Investor Representative may
otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Transaction Document against the
Company or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally
and effectively do so, 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 Note in any court referred to in
subsection (b) of this Section. The Company hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such suit, action
or proceeding in any such court.
(d) The Company irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to
service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 15 hereof. Nothing in any
Transaction Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law.
(e) THE COMPANY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). THE COMPANY CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT
OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
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OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER.
(f) The Company hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers as its agent
for service of process United Corporate Services, Inc., at its offices currently located at 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Process Agent”), to accept and acknowledge
for and on behalf of the Company service of any and all process, notices or other documents that
may be served in any suit, action or proceeding relating hereto in any New York State or Federal
court sitting in the State of New York. With respect to the Company, such designation and
appointment shall be irrevocable until all of the Transaction Documents have terminated or the
Obligations have been fully satisfied and discharged. The Company covenants and agrees that it
shall take any and all reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all
documents, that may be necessary to continue the foregoing designations and appointments in full
force and effect and to cause the Process Agent to continue to act in such capacity. The Company
consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding by serving a copy thereof upon
the Process Agent, and to its counsels as provided in Section 9.2 of the SPA. Without prejudice to
the foregoing, the Investors, the Investor Representative and the Collateral Agent agree that to
the extent lawful and possible, written notice of said service upon the Process Agent and its
counsels as provided in Section 9.2 of the SPA shall also be mailed both by registered or certified
airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and by regular first-class mail, to the
Company, at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 15 of this Note or to any other address
of which the Company shall have given written notice to the Person giving such notice. The Company
agrees that such service (i) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed in
every respect effective service of process upon itself in any such suit, action or proceeding and
(ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid
personal service upon and personal delivery to itself. Nothing in this Section shall affect the
right of the Investor Representative to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any
right that the Investor Representative may otherwise have to bring proceedings against the Company
in the courts of any jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one
jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
17. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Note shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Note shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in
good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable
substitute therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this
Note.
18. Headings. Section headings in this Note are for convenience only, and shall not be used
in the construction of this Note.
19. Cumulative Rights. All agreements, warranties, guaranties, indemnities and other
undertakings of the Company and the Guarantors under the Transaction Documents are cumulative and
not in derogation of each other. The rights and remedies of the Holder, the Investor
Representative and the Collateral Agent are cumulative, may be exercised at any time and from time
to time, concurrently or in any order, and are not exclusive of any other rights or
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remedies available by agreement, by law, at equity or otherwise. All such rights and remedies
shall continue in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment in full of all Obligations.
20. Rank and Priority. The Notes rank pari passu with one another, in accordance with their
terms without discrimination, preference or priority.
21. Binding Nature. By accepting the benefit of this Note, the Holder (and its agents, the
Investor Representative and Trust Account Agent) hereby agree to be bound by any terms of this Note
applicable to them.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be issued as of the date first above
written.
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SCHEDULE 8(a)
EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
as of June 14, 2010
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End Date |
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Balance |
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Currency |
Standard Contract |
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Blasting Service Contract |
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company Limited |
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August 18, 2009 |
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December 31, 2014 |
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64,303 |
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225,060 |
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Standard Contract |
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Ore Haulage Contract |
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited |
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November 1, 2008 |
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September 30, 2010 |
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966,891 |
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132,199 |
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Lease |
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Toronto Office Lease |
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Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. |
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December 31, 2012 |
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292,007 |
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Standard Contract |
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PEB Steel Buildings |
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited |
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June 2, 2010 |
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248,776 |
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In March 2010, the Company obtained certain financing (the “March Financing”)
through a private placement of CAD $12,750,000 of its 9% Subordinated Unsecured
Convertible Promissory Notes pursuant to and as contemplated by the Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 2010, by and among the Company, Euro Pacific
Capital, Inc. and the investors party thereto. The notes issued pursuant to the March
Financing are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to
adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar
events). The Company has loaned or advanced portions of the net proceeds from the
March Financing to one or more of its Subsidiaries (which, in turn, may have loans or
advanced funds loaned to it by the Company or to other Subsidiaries of the Company).
Based upon such loans or advances, one or more of the Subsidiaries have made capital
expenditures or commitment for additions to property, plant or equipment.
SCHEDULE 8(d)
PERMITTED LIENS
None.
Exhibit B
Form of Warrant
[attached hereto]
CANADIAN LEGENDS:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE
THE SECURITY BEFORE OCTOBER 19, 2010 IN CANADA. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE A LONGER
HOLDING PERIOD.
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE
LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (THE “TSX”); HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE
TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND
CONSEQUENTLY ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN
SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.
U.S. LEGENDS:
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF
ANY STATE AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”),
OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH
EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR
OTHER LOAN OR REFINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
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Original Issue Date: June 18, 2010 |
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Expiration Time: 5:00 p.m., Toronto time, on May 31, 2013 |
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc., a Canadian corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies
that, for value received, the Initial Holder shown above, or its permitted
registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to the number
of shares of its common stock with no par value (the “Common Stock”) shown above (each such share,
a “Warrant Share,” and all such shares, the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share
shown above (as may be adjusted from time to time as provided herein, the “Exercise Price”), at
any time and from time to time commencing on the original issue date indicated above (the
“Original Issue Date”) and continuing through and including the expiration time shown above (the
“Expiration Time”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
This Warrant is being issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 18, 2010
(the “SPA”), by and between the Company, the Initial Holder and the other parties thereto.
1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant,
capitalized terms that are defined in the SPA and are used herein are, unless otherwise defined
herein, used herein with the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the SPA.
2. List of Warrant Holders. The Company shall record this Warrant upon the register
to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the
record Holder (which shall include the Initial Holder or, as the case may be, any registered
assignee to which this Warrant has been permissibly assigned hereunder). The Company may deem and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any
exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder and for all other purposes, notwithstanding any
notice to the contrary.
3. List of Transfers; Restrictions on Transfer. The Company shall register any
transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this
Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at
its address specified herein or such address as my be notified in writing by the Company, subject,
however, to such transfer being made in compliance with applicable law. Upon any such registration
or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any
such new Warrant, a “New Warrant”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be
issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so
transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant
by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights
and obligations in respect of the New Warrant that the transferring Holder had in respect of this
Warrant (or the portion thereof so transferred).
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrant.
(a) All or any part of this Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in any manner
permitted by Section 4 hereof at any time and from time to time on or after the Original Issue
Date and through and including the Expiration Time. Subject to Section 11 hereof, at the
Expiration Time, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto
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shall be and become void and of no value and this Warrant shall be terminated and shall no
longer be outstanding.
(b) The registered Holder may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivering to the
Company: (i) an exercise notice, in the form attached hereto (the “Exercise Notice”),
completed and duly signed, and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise
provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment by certified cheque, bank draft, money order or
wire transfer of immediately available Canadian funds to an account designated by the Company,
of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being
exercised. The date such items are delivered to the Company (as determined in accordance
with the notice provisions hereof) is an “Exercise Date,” and to the extent permitted by law,
such exercise shall be deemed to have been effective as at the close of business on the
Exercise Date, and at such time the rights of the Holder with respect to the number of
Warrants that have been exercised as such shall cease, and the Person or Persons in whose name
or names any certificate or certificates for Warrant Shares shall then be issuable upon such
exercise shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Shares
represented thereby. The Holder shall be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to
effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice shall have the
same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing
the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.
(c) The registered Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in
part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company
upon such exercise in payment of the Exercise Price pursuant to subsection 4(b) above, elect
instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of Warrant Shares determined according
to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):
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Common Stock calculated by dividing the total value of shares traded by the
total volume of shares traded on all stock exchanges trading the shares of
Common Stock (as reported by the respective exchanges or obtained through
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For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof,
assuming the registered Holder is not an affiliate of the Company, it is intended that (subject to
any amendment or modification of, or change in the interpretation of, such Rule 144(d)) the
Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the
registered Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares issued pursuant to such Cashless
Exercise shall be deemed to have commenced, on the Original Issue Date.
(d) The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner that prevents the
timely exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(a) Upon a Cashless Exercise of this Warrant in which the holding period of the Warrants Shares has
satisfied the requirements of Rule 144(d), the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than
three (3) Trading Days after the Exercise Date) issue or cause to be issued and cause to be
delivered to or upon the written order of the registered Holder and in such name or names as the
registered Holder may designate, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise,
free of United States restrictive legends not required by applicable law. “Trading Day” shall mean
a date on which the Company’s Common Stock trades on its principal trading market. The
registered Holder shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of
the Exercise Date. The Company shall, upon the written request of the registered Holder, use its
commercially reasonable efforts to deliver, or cause to be delivered, Warrant Shares hereunder
electronically through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation or another established
clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available; provided, that, the Company may,
but will not be required to, change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver
Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation. In the event
this Warrant (i) is exercised in accordance with subsection 4(b) or (ii) is exercised by means of a
Cashless Exercise in accordance with subsection 4(c) and the holding period under Rule 144(d) shall
not have lapsed, the share certificate to be issued upon such exercise shall bear the restrictive
legend set forth in subsection 13(b) below. In addition, if as of the time of the exercise of this
Warrant the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise constitute restricted or control securities,
the Holder, by exercising this Warrant, agrees not to resell them except in compliance with all
applicable securities laws, including the Australian Corporations Xxx 0000.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, the Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares
in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of (i) any action
or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, (ii) the recovery of any judgment against any Person
or any action to enforce the same, (iii) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or
termination, (iv) any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation
to the Company, (v) any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person and
(vi) any other circumstance that might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder
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connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares, exclusive, however, of any waiver or consent of
the Holder to the contrary. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other
remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree
of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely
deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant as required
pursuant to the terms hereof.
(c) If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the registered Holder a
certificate or the certificates (either physical or electronic) representing the Warrant Shares
pursuant to the terms hereof by applicable delivery date, then the Holder will have the right to
rescind such exercise, provided such right is exercised prior to the delivery of such certificate
or the certificates to the Holder.
6. Charges and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of certificates for Warrant Shares upon
exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer agent
fee or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which expenses shall be paid
by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any expenses that
may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for
Warrant Shares or the Warrants in a name other than that of the registered Holder. The Holder
shall be responsible for all tax liabilities that may arise as a result of holding or transferring
this Warrant or receiving, holding or transferring Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, the Company shall issue or
cause to be issued in exchange herefor and upon cancellation hereof a New Warrant. If this Warrant
is lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in substitution for
this Warrant and upon cancellation hereof a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and
reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances
shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other
reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a
result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the
Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times
reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise
unreserved shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares
upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares that are then
issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or
any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the
adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so
issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in
accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and
non-assessable.
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9. Certain Adjustments to Exercise Price. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set
forth in this Section 9.
(a) Adjustments for Stock Splits and Consolidation and Stock Dividends. If the Company
shall, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to the Expiration Time,
effect a stock split or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or pay a stock
dividend in shares of on the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such stock split or consolidation shall be proportionately adjusted. Any
adjustments under this subsection 9(a) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the
stock split or combination becomes effective or the date of payment of the stock dividend, as
applicable. Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price as provided in this subsection 9(a), the
registered Holder shall thereafter be entitled to acquire, at the Exercise Price resulting from
such adjustment, the number of Warrant Shares (calculated to the nearest tenth of a Warrant Share)
obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the
number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired hereunder immediately prior to such adjustment and
dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
(b) Merger Sale, Reclassification, etc. In case of any: (i) combination, merger (including
a merger in which the Company is the surviving entity), (ii) sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets or distribution of property to shareholders (other than
distributions payable out of earnings or retained earnings), or reclassification, change or
conversion of the outstanding securities of the Company or of any reorganization of the
Company (or any other corporation the stock or securities of which are at the time receivable upon
the exercise of this Warrant) or any similar corporate reorganization on or after the date hereof
and prior to the Expiration Time, then and in each such case the registered Holder of this Warrant,
upon the exercise hereof at any time thereafter but prior to the Exercise Time shall be entitled to
receive, in lieu of the stock or other securities and property receivable upon the
exercise hereof prior to such combination, merger, sale or other disposition, reclassification,
change, conversion or reorganization, the stock or other securities or property to which such
Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation if such Holder had exercised this Warrant
immediately prior thereto.
(c) No Adjustment. No adjustment in the Exercise Price or in the number of Warrant Shares
shall be required unless such adjustment would result in a change of at least 1% in the Exercise
Price then in effect or unless the number of Warrant Shares to be issued would change by at least
1/100th of a Warrant Share; provided, however, that any adjustments, that, except for the
provisions of this subsection (c) would otherwise have been required to be made, shall be carried
forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.
10. No Fractional Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued in connection
with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional Warrant Shares
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that would otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such
fraction multiplied by the closing price of one Warrant Share as reported by the applicable Trading
Market on the Exercise Date.
11. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder
(including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be
delivered in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 9.2 of the SPA, with any
such notice, other communication or delivery to the Company to be so delivered to the
Company at the address for the Company provided for in such Section 9.2 and any such
notice, other communication or delivery to the Holder to be so delivered to the Holder at
its last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
12. Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant.
Upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the registered Holder, the Company may appoint
a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent
may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the
Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the
Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or
shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant
without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of
its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the
registered Holder at its last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
13. Legending.
(a) All certificates issued in exchange for or in substitution of this Warrant (and any
certificates issued in exchange or in substitution thereof) shall bear legends substantially in
the following form:
CANADIAN LEGENDS:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS
SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE OCTOBER 19, 2010 IN
CANADA. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE A LONGER HOLDING PERIOD.
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (THE “TSX”);
HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES
OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY
ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN
SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.
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U.S. LEGENDS:
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION
OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,
THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR REFINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE
SECURITIES.
(b) All certificates representing any Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant
(and any certificates issued in exchange or in substitution thereof) shall bear legends
substantially in the following form:
CANADIAN LEGENDS:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS
SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE OCTOBER 19, 2010 IN
CANADA. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE A LONGER HOLDING PERIOD.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (THE “TSX”); HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES
CANNOT BE TRADED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT
FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING
SUCH SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS
ON THE TSX.
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U.S. LEGENDS:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF
ANY STATE AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE
OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF
COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT,
THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR
REFINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
provided that, if at any time, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such legends are no longer
necessary or advisable under any such securities laws, or the holder of any such legended
certificate, at the holder’s expense, provides the Company with evidence satisfactory in form and
substance to the Company (which may include an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company) to
the effect that such legends are not required, such legended certificate may thereafter be
surrendered to the Company in exchange for a certificate that does not bear such legend.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this
Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the
registered Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this
Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the
registered Holder or their successors and assigns.
(b) Each party agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced
exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party
hereto, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby irrevocably submits to the
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exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, New York
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of this
Warrant) and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court or
that such suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company irrevocably consents, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, to service of process in the manner provided for notices in
Section 11 hereof. Nothing in any Transaction Document will affect the right of any party hereto
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HERETO
(INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
(c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant
and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and
provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the
parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that
shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor and, upon so agreeing, shall
incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the registered Holder hereof shall not, by reason of
by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant
Shares.
(f) No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the registered Holder
to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the
rights or privileges of the registered Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the
registered Holder for the purchase price of any shares of Common Stock or as a
stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
(g) All Warrants shall rank pari passu, whatever may be the actual date of issue of same.
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(h) For the purposes of this Section 14, the Holder of this Warrant and the successors and assigns
thereof shall be deemed parties to this Warrant; and by accepting this Warrant, the Holder of this
Warrant and the successors and assigns thereof agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section
14 as if the same were a signatories and parties to this Warrant and agree to be bound by Section 5
and the other provisions hereof providing for any agreement by, or obligation of, such Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized
officer as of the date first indicated above.
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EXERCISE NOTICE
TO: OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
(1) The undersigned represents that he, she or it is the registered owner of a certain
Common Stock Purchase Warrant that was issued on June 18, 2010 and that is
exercisable for _________________________________ ( ) shares of the Company’s
common stock with no par value (such Common Stock Purchase Warrant, the “Warrant”).
(2) The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the Warrant with respect
to ____________________________
( ) shares of Common Stock. Capitalized
terms that are used herein and are defined in the Warrant are, unless otherwise defined herein,
used herein with the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Warrant.
(3) The undersigned intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check
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(4) If the undersigned has elected a Cash Exercise, the, she or it shall pay the sum of
CAD$ ____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(5) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the undersigned the
number of Warrant Shares determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
In connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the undersigned represents as follows: (Please
check the ONE box applicable):
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The undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”)), (ii) at the time of
exercise it is not within the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the 0000 Xxx) and
did not execute or deliver the subscription form in the United States, and (iii) it is not
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The undersigned has delivered a written opinion of U.S. counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Company to the effect that the Warrant Shares to be delivered upon exercise hereof are exempt
from registration under the 1933 Act and the securities laws of all applicable states of the
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ADDRESS:
DATED this _______________ day of _________________________________, ____________.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
TO: OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
_________ (name), ________________________
address), __________________ Warrants of Olympus Pacific
Minerals Inc. (the
“Company”) registered in the name of the undersigned on the records of the Company represented
by the within certificate and irrevocably appoints _____________________ the attorney of the undersigned to transfer
the said securities on the books or register with full power of substitution.
DATED this ____________ day of, ________________________, 20___.
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Instructions:
1. Signature of Holder must be the signature of the person appearing on the face of the
Warrant certificate.
2. If the transfer of Warrants is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, curator,
guardian, attorney, officer of a corporation or any person acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, the certificate must be accompanied by evidence of authority to
sign satisfactory to the Company.
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change whatsoever. The signature of the person executing this transfer form must be guaranteed by a
Chartered Bank or an eligible guarantor institution with membership in an approved signature
guarantee medallion program.
Exhibit C
Form of Closing Escrow Agreement
[attached hereto]
CLOSING ESCROW AGREEMENT
This CLOSING ESCROW AGREEMENT is dated as of the ___ day of June, 2010, by and among Olympus
Pacific Minerals Inc. (the “Company”), a Canadian corporation, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. (the
“Placement Agent”), a California corporation, and Collateral Agents, LLC (the “Escrow Agent” and,
collectively with the Company and the Escrow Agent, the “Parties” and each a “Party”), a New York
limited liability company:
BACKGROUND
The Company and certain Investors have entered into that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), dated as of June ___, 2010, among the Company,
such Investors and, with respect to certain sections, the the Escrow Agent and the Placement
Agent, calling for the sale by the Company to the Investors of Units for an aggregate purchase
price of up to $21,960,000 in the respective amounts and for the respective Investors set forth on
Schedule A hereto (such amounts, collectively, the “Escrow Funds”).
In the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investors appointed the Placement Agent as their
true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact to, among other things, enter into any agreement in
connection with the transactions contemplated therein, including this Agreement.
The Company and the Placement Agent require the Escrowed Funds to be delivered to the Escrow
Agent, to be held in escrow and released by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
The Escrow Agent is willing to serve as escrow agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement and
are used herein are, unless otherwise defined herein, used herein with the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
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2. DELIVERIES TO THE ESCROW AGENT
2.1. Appointment of the Escrow Agent. The Company and the Placement Agent (acting for, on
behalf of, and as attorney-in-fact for, the Investors) hereby appoint the Escrow Agent as escrow
agent in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby
accepts such appointment.
2.2. Establishment of the Escrow Account. The Escrow Agent shall establish a
non-interest-bearing bank account at the branch of the bank selected by the Escrow Agent (such bank
account, the “Escrow Account”). The purpose of the Escrow Account is for (a) the deposit of the
Escrow Funds and (b) the disbursement of collected funds, all as described herein.
2.3. Delivery of Escrow Funds. On or before the Closing Date for each Closing, the Placement
Agent shall direct each Investor purchasing Units at such Closing to deliver the Purchase Price for
such Units to the Escrow Agent. Such Purchase Price will be delivered pursuant to the wire
transfer instructions set forth on Schedule B hereto.
3. RELEASE OF ESCROW FUNDS
3.1. Release of Escrow. The Escrow Agent shall release the Escrow Funds:
(a) Upon receipt by the Escrow Agent of joint written instructions (“Joint Instructions”)
signed by the Company and the Placement Agent, the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Funds in
accordance with the terms of the Joint Instructions. All funds to be delivered to the Company
shall be delivered pursuant to the wire instructions to be provided in writing by the Company to
the Escrow Agent.
(b) If the Escrow Agent does not receive Joint Instructions by September 30, 2010 or such
later date as may be agreed to by the Company and the Placement Agent, all Escrow Funds shall be
returned to the parties from which they were received, without any accrued interest thereon and
without any deduction therefrom.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, upon receipt by the Escrow Agent of a final and non-appealable
judgment, order, decree or award of a court of competent jurisdiction (a “Court Order”), the Escrow
Agent shall deliver the Escrow Funds in accordance with the Court Order. Any Court Order shall be
accompanied by an opinion of counsel for the party presenting the Court Order to the Escrow Agent
(which opinion shall be satisfactory to the Escrow Agent) to the effect that the court issuing the
Court Order has competent jurisdiction and that the Court Order is final and non-appealable.
(d) Interpleader. If any controversy arises among the Parties with respect to this Agreement
or with respect to the right to receive the Escrow Funds, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to
consult counsel and/or to institute an appropriate interpleader action to determine the rights of
the Parties. The Escrow Agent is also hereby authorized to institute an appropriate interpleader
action upon receipt of a written letter so directing the Escrow Agent and executed by the Placement
Agent and the Company. If the Escrow Agent is directed to institute an appropriate interpleader
action, it shall institute such action not prior to thirty (30) days after receipt of such letter
of direction and not later than sixty (60) days after such receipt. Any interpleader action
instituted in accordance with this Section 3(d) shall be filed in any court of
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competent jurisdiction in New York, New York and the Escrow Funds in dispute shall be
deposited with the court, and in such event the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of and discharged
from any and all obligations and liabilities under and pursuant to this Agreement with respect to
the Escrow Funds so deposited.
4. CONCERNING THE ESCROW AGENT
4.1. (a) The Escrow Agent is not a party to, and is not bound by or charged with notice of,
any agreement out of which this escrow may arise. The Escrow Agent acts under this Agreement as a
depositary only and is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency,
correctness, genuineness or validity of the subject matter of the escrow, or any part thereof, or
for the form or execution of any notice given by any other Party hereunder or for the identity or
authority of any Person executing any such notice. The Escrow Agent will have no duties or
responsibilities other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Escrow Agent will be
under no liability to anyone by reason of any failure on the part of any Party (other than the
Escrow Agent) or any maker, endorser or other signatory of any document to perform such Person’s
obligations hereunder or under any such document. Except for this Agreement and instructions to
the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent will not be obligated
to recognize any agreement between or among any or all of the Persons referred to herein,
notwithstanding its knowledge thereof. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to expend or risk
any of its own funds or otherwise incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance
of any of its duties hereunder.
(b) The Escrow Agent will not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action
suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own reasonable
best judgment, and may rely conclusively on, and will be protected in acting upon, any order,
notice, demand, certificate or opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen in good
faith by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as
to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the
truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) that is reasonably believed by the
Escrow Agent to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper Person or Persons. The
duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent hereunder shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Agreement, and no other or further duties or responsibilities shall be
implied, including, but not limited to, any obligation under or imposed by any laws of the State
of New York upon fiduciaries.
(c) The Escrow Agent will be indemnified and held harmless, jointly and severally, by the
Company and the Investors from and against any expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements, damages or losses suffered by the Escrow Agent in connection with any claim or
demand, that, in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Agreement or
the services of the Escrow Agent hereunder; except that, if the Escrow Agent is guilty of willful
misconduct, fraud or gross negligence under this Agreement, then the Escrow Agent will bear all
losses, damages and expenses arising as a result of such willful misconduct, fraud or gross
negligence. Promptly after the receipt by the Escrow Agent of notice of any such demand or claim
or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding relating to such demand or claim, the Escrow
Agent will notify the other Parties in writing. For the purposes hereof, the terms “expense” and
“loss” will include all amounts paid or payable to satisfy any such claim or demand, or in
settlement of any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding settled with the express written
consent of the other Parties, and all costs and
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expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, paid or
incurred in investigating or defending against any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding.
The provisions of this Section 4.1(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(d) If at any time the Escrow Agent is served with any judicial or administrative
order, judgment, decree, writ or other form of judicial or administrative process that in any way
affects the Escrow Funds (including, but not limited to, orders of attachment or garnishment or
other forms of levies or injunctions or stays relating to the transfer of the Escrow Funds), the
Escrow Agent is authorized to comply therewith in any manner it or legal counsel of its own
choosing deems appropriate; and if the Escrow Agent complies with any such judicial or
administrative order, judgment, decree, writ or other form of judicial or administrative process,
the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any of the other Parties or to any other Person even though
such order, judgment, decree, writ or process may be subsequently modified or vacated or otherwise
determined to have been without legal force or effect.
(e) The Escrow Agent may consult with legal counsel chosen in good faith by it, as to any
matter relating to this Agreement, and the Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability in acting in
good faith in accordance with any advice from such counsel.
(f) The Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling
any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of
the Escrow Agent (including, but not limited to, any act or provision of any present or future law
or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national
disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank
wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).
(g) The Escrow Agent shall not be called upon to advise any other Party as to the wisdom in
selling or retaining or taking or refraining from any action with respect to any securities or
other property deposited hereunder.
(h) The Escrow Agent shall not be under any duty to give the Escrow Account held by it
hereunder any greater degree of care than it gives its own similar property.
(i) When the Escrow Agent acts on any information, instructions, communications (including,
but not limited to, communications with respect to the wire transfer of funds) sent by telex,
facsimile, email or other form of electronic or data transmission, the Escrow Agent, absent gross
negligence, shall not be responsible or liable in the event such communication is not an
authorized or authentic communication (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise). In the
event of any ambiguity or uncertainty hereunder or in any notice, instruction or other
communication received by the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent may, in its sole
discretion, refrain from taking any action other than to retain possession of the Escrow Funds,
unless the Escrow Agent receives written instructions, signed by the Company and the Placement
Agent, that eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty.
(j) The Escrow Agent does not have any interest in the Escrow Funds deposited hereunder but
is serving as escrow holder only and having only possession thereof. The Company shall pay or
reimburse the Escrow Agent upon request for any transfer taxes or other taxes relating to the
Escrow Funds incurred in connection herewith and shall indemnify
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and hold harmless the Escrow Agent from any amounts that it is obligated to pay in the way of such
taxes. Any payments of income from this Escrow Account shall be subject to withholding regulations
then in force with respect to United States taxes. To the extent required by applicable law, the
Company and the Placement Agent will provide the Escrow Agent with appropriate W-9 forms for tax
identification number certifications or W-8 forms for non-resident alien certifications. It is
understood that the Escrow Agent shall only be responsible for income reporting with respect to
income earned on the Escrow Funds, if any, and will not be responsible for any other reporting.
This paragraph shall survive notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the resignation
or removal of the Escrow Agent.
(k) The Escrow Agent may generally engage in any kind of business with the Company, the
Investors, the Placement Agent or any participant in the Offering or any subsidiary or affiliate
thereof as if it had not entered into this Agreement or any other agreement with them. The Escrow
Agent and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees and agents (including legal
counsel) may now or hereafter be engaged in one or more transactions with the Company, the
Investors, the Placement Agent or any participant in the Offering or any subsidiary or affiliate
thereof or may act as trustee, agent or representative of any the foregoing parties or otherwise
be engaged in other transactions with such parties (collectively, the “Other Activities”). Without
limiting the forgoing, the Escrow Agent and its affiliates and their officers, directors,
employees and agents (including legal counsel) shall not be responsible to account to the Company,
the Investors or any participant in the Offering or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof for such
Other Activities.
(l) Fees and Expenses. In consideration of the services provided hereunder, the Company
agrees to pay the Escrow Agent the Escrow Agent Fees. The Company agrees to pay the Escrow Agent’s
reasonable costs and expenses (“Expenses”), including reasonable attorney’s fees, in the event of
any dispute or litigation threatened or commenced that requires the Escrow Agent in its good faith
opinion to refer such matter to its attorneys and all wire fees, packaging and postal fees and
expenses (including FedEx); provided, however, that no Expenses shall be payable to the Escrow
Agent with resepct to any such dispute or litigation resulting from or occasioned by any willful
misconduct, fraud or gross negligence of the Escrow Agent or any representative or agent thereof.
The Escrow Agent will incur no liability for any delay reasonably required to obtain such advice
of counsel. The Escrow Agent’s Fees and Expenses shall be paid out of the Escrowed Funds.
(m) Resignation of the Escrow Agent. At any time, upon at least five (5) Business Days’
written notice to the Company, the Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties as
escrow agent hereunder. As soon as practicable after its resignation, the Escrow Agent will
promptly turn over to a successor escrow agent appointed by the Company (with the consent of the
Placement Agent, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) the
Escrow Funds held hereunder upon presentation of a document appointing the new escrow agent and
evidencing its acceptance thereof. If, by the end of the 5-Business Day period following the
giving of notice of resignation by the Escrow Agent, the Company shall have failed to appoint a
successor escrow agent, the Escrow Agent may interplead the Escrow Funds into the registry of any
court having jurisdiction.
(n) Records. The Escrow Agent shall maintain accurate records of all transactions hereunder.
Promptly after the termination of this Agreement or as may reasonably be requested by either of
the other Parties from time to time before such termination, the Escrow
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Agent shall provide the requesting Party or Parties with a complete copy of such records,
certified by the Escrow Agent to be a complete and accurate account of all such transactions. The
authorized representatives of each of the other Parties shall have access to such books and
records at all reasonable times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to the Escrow
Agent.
4.2. Dispute Resolution: Judgments. Resolution of disputes arising under this Agreement
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions. If any dispute shall arise with respect
to the delivery, ownership, right of possession or disposition of the Escrow Funds or if the
Escrow Agent shall in good faith be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, the Escrow
Agent shall be authorized, without liability to anyone, to (i) refrain from taking any action
other than to continue to hold the Escrow Funds pending receipt of the Joint Instructions or (ii)
deposit the Escrow Funds with any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, in
which event the Escrow Agent shall give written notice thereof to the other Parties and shall
thereupon be relieved and discharged from all further obligations pursuant to this Agreement with
respect to the Escrow Funds so deposited. The Escrow Agent may, but shall be under no duty to,
institute or defend any legal proceedings that relate to the Escrow Funds.
5. GENERAL MATTERS
5.1. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement is legal, valid and binding for all
purposes.
5.2. Assignment and Modification. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder of
any of the Parties may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of
the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No other Person will acquire or
have any rights under, or by virtue of, this Agreement. No portion of the Escrow Funds shall be
subject to interference or control by any creditor of any Party or be subject to being taken or
reached by any legal or equitable process in satisfaction of any debt or other liability of any
such Party prior to the disbursement thereof to such Party in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement. This Agreement may be changed or modified only in writing signed by all of the
Parties. No waiver of any right or remedy hereunder shall be valid unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Party giving such waiver. No waiver by any Party with respect to any
condition, default or breach of covenant hereunder shall be deemed to extend to any prior or
subsequent condition, default or breach of covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights
arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
5.3. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
5.4. Attorneys’ Fees. If any action at law or in equity, including an action for
declaratory relief, is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the
prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees from the other Parties
(unless such other party is the Escrow Agent), which fees may be set by the court in the trial of
such action or may be enforced in a separate action brought for that purpose and which fees shall
be in addition to any other relief that may be awarded; provided, however, that the Escrow Agent
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shall not be obligated to pay any such fees other than with respect to any such action brought
against the Escrow Agent on account of the willful misconduct, fraud or gross negligence of the
Escrow Agent or any representative or agent thereof.
5.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements,
understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties with respect
to such subject matter. There are no warranties, representations and other agreements made by the
Parties in connection with the subject matter hereof except as specifically set forth in this
Agreement.
5.6. Extended Meanings. In this Agreement words importing the singular number include the
plural and vice versa; and words importing any gender include the other genders. The word “Person”
includes an individual, body corporate, partnership, trustee or trust or unincorporated
association, executor, administrator or legal representative.
5.7. Law Governing this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
executed and to be performed wholly within such State without regard to conflicts of laws
principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
Any action brought by any Party against any other Party concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the
federal courts situated in the City, County and State of New York. All Parties agree, to the
fullest extent permitted under applicable law, to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and
waive trial by jury.
5.8. Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement is not
performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed
that the Parties shall be entitled to an injuction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of
the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this
being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity. Each
of the parties hereto, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States
District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any relevant appellate court, in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document to which it is a
party, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court
or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto agrees, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any
other manner provided by law. Nothing in any Transaction Document shall affect any right that any
party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Transaction Document to
which it is a party against any other party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
Each party irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5.10 hereof.
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Nothing in this Section 5.8 will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law.
5.9. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the release of all of the Escrow
Funds as provided herein.
5.10. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other
communications (each of the foregoing, a “Notice”) required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in
the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by
reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery or
facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as the intended recipient shall
have specified most recently by written notice in accordance with this Section 5.10. Any Notice
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) if personally served as
above provided, upon such personal service, (b) if transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile as
above provided, upon such hand delivery or such delivery by facsimile, with accurate
confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, if delivered on a Business Day during
normal business hours where such Notice is to be received, on such Business Date, or otherwise on
the next following Business Day, (c) if delivered by reputable air courier service as above
provided, on the second Business Day following delivery to such reputable air courier service, or
(d) if mailed as above provided, upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.
The addresses for such communications shall (unless and until changed by Notice as contemplated
above) be:
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or to such other address as any of them shall give to the others by notice made pursuant to this
Section 5.10.
5.11. Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or
the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every
other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired
thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the Parties shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
5.12. Binding Effect on the Investors. The Placement Agent represents, warrants and confirms
to the other Parties that it has the authority to execute and deliver this Agreement for and on
behalf of each and all of the Investors and by executing and delivering this Agreement it is
binding each and all of the Investors hereto as if they executed and delivered this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Escrow Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized signatories as of the day and year first indicated above.
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COMPANY:
OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.
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[Signature Page to Closing Escrow Agreement]
Schedule B
Wire Instructions
Account Name: Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc
Account #:664687199
HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
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Contact: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: 000 000 0000
ABA or Routing #000000000
For International Wires
Swift Code: MRMDUS 33
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Exhibit D
Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
[attached hereto]
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
dated as of
June 18, 2010
among
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
and
Collateral Agents, LLC,
as Collateral Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of June 18, 2010 among the GUARANTORS (as defined below) party
hereto and Collateral Agents, LLC, as Collateral Agent on behalf of the holders of the Obligations.
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 1 have, as used
herein, the respective meanings provided for in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
WHEREAS, Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc., as the Company, is entering into the Securities
Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company intends to sell and issue Units, consisting of
Warrants and Notes, and to use the proceeds thereof for the purposes set forth therein;
WHEREAS, each of the Guarantors is willing to guarantee the Obligations of each other Note
Party (as defined below);
WHEREAS, in consideration of the financial and other support that the Company has provided,
and such financial and other support as the Company may in the future provide, to each Guarantor,
each Guarantor is willing to enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Guaranteed Parties are not willing to purchase Units and advance funds pursuant
to the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, unless (i) the
foregoing obligations of each Note Party are guaranteed as described above and (ii) each guarantee
thereof is secured by Liens on certain assets of the relevant Guarantor as provided in the Security
Documents;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
(a) The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
“Agreement” means this Guarantee Agreement.
“Company” means Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc., a Canadian corporation.
“Contingent Guaranteed Obligation” means, at any time, any Obligation (or portion thereof)
that is:
(i) contingent in nature (including any guarantee) at such time; or
(ii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure the foregoing type
of obligation.
“Guaranteed Parties” means the holders from time to time of the Obligations.
“Guarantors” means each Subsidiary listed on the signature pages hereof under the caption
“Guarantors.”
“Non-Contingent Guaranteed Obligation” means, at any time, any Guaranteed Obligation (as
defined below) (or portion thereof) that is not a Contingent Guaranteed Obligation at such time.
“Note Parties” means the Company and the Guarantors.
“Post-Petition Interest” means any interest that accrues after the commencement of any case,
proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of any one or
more of the Note Parties (or would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or
insolvency laws), whether or not such interest is allowed or allowable as a claim in any such
proceeding.
“Release Conditions” means the following conditions for releasing all the Transaction
Guarantees:
(i) all Non-Contingent Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full; and
(ii) no Contingent Guaranteed Obligation (other than contingent indemnification
and expense reimbursement obligations as to which no claim shall have been asserted) shall
remain outstanding.
“Transaction Guarantee” means, with respect to each Guarantor, its guarantee of the Guaranteed
Obligations under Section 2 hereof.
(b) Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein (including those incorporated by
reference to another document) apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and
neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect
as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to
any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such
agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in
any Transaction Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include
such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words
of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall
be construed to refer to Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (v) the
word “property” shall be construed to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and
properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
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Section 2. Guarantees by Guarantors.
(a) Transaction Guarantees. Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the full and punctual payment and performance of all
Obligations when due of each other Note Party now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the
Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, any extensions, modifications, substitutions,
amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing Obligations), whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, early
termination amounts, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such Obligations
being the “Guaranteed Obligations”). In addition, each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to
pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Investor Representative, Collateral Agent and any
Guaranteed Party (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in
connection with the enforcement of any rights under this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document, whether in any action, suit or litigation, or bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
proceeding affecting creditors’ rights generally. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed
Obligations and would be owed by any other Note Party under or in respect of the Transaction
Documents but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such other Note Party.
(b) Each Guarantor, and by acceptance of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent and each
Guaranteed Party hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Agreement
and the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or
conveyance for purposes of any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or any similar law applicable to
this Agreement and the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement. To effectuate
the foregoing limitation, the Collateral Agent and each Guaranteed Party hereby irrevocably agree
that the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement shall be limited to the
maximum amount as will result in the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor under this Agreement
not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
(c) Each Guarantor hereby agrees unconditionally and irrevocably that in the event that any
payment shall be required to be made to any Guaranteed Party under this Agreement, such Guarantor
will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to the other Guarantor so as
to maximize the aggregate amount paid to such Guaranteed Party under or in respect of the
Transaction Documents. If a Note Party fails to pay and perform any Guaranteed Obligation
punctually when due, each Guarantor agrees that it will forthwith promptly pay the amount not so
paid at the place and in the manner specified in the relevant Transaction Document.
(d) Transaction Guarantees Unconditional. The obligations of each Guarantor under its
Transaction Guarantee shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:
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(i) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect
of any obligation of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person under any
Transaction Document, by operation of law or otherwise;
(ii) any modification or amendment of or supplement to any Transaction
Document;
(iii) any release, impairment, non perfection or invalidity of any direct or
indirect security for any obligation of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person
under any Transaction Document;
(iv) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company
or any other Guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries, or any insolvency,
bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Company, any Guarantor
or any of their assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the
Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person under any Transaction Document;
(v) the existence of any claim, set off or other right that such Guarantor may
have at any time against the Company, any other Guarantor, any Guaranteed Party or any other
Person, whether in connection with the Transaction Documents or any unrelated transactions,
provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit
or compulsory counterclaim;
(vi) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Company, or any
other Guarantor for any reason of any Transaction Document, or any provision of applicable
law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment of any Guaranteed Obligation by the
Company; or
(vii) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Company, any
other Guarantor, any other party to any Transaction Document, any Guaranteed Party or any
other Person, or any other circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of
this clause (vii), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to any obligation
of any Guarantor hereunder.
(e) Release of Transaction Guarantees. (i) All the Transaction Guarantees will be released
without further action of any party when all the Release Conditions are satisfied. If at any time
any payment of a Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon
the insolvency or receivership of the Company or otherwise, the Transaction Guarantees shall be
reinstated with respect thereto as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.
(ii) The Collateral Agent may release any Transaction Guarantee with the
prior written consent of the Investor Representative or Required Holders.
(f) Waiver by Guarantors. Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment,
demand, protest and any notice provided for herein, as well as any requirement that
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at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Company, any other Guarantor or any other
Person.
(g) Subrogation. A Guarantor that makes a payment with respect to a Guaranteed
Obligation hereunder shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Company with
respect to such payment; provided that no Guarantor shall enforce any payment by way of subrogation
against the Company, or by reason of contribution against any other Guarantor of such Guaranteed
Obligation, until all the Release Conditions have been satisfied.
(h) Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any Guaranteed
Obligation by the Company is stayed by reason of the insolvency or receivership of the Company or
otherwise, all Guaranteed Obligations otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of any
Transaction Document shall nonetheless be payable by the Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand
by the Collateral Agent.
(i) Continuing Guarantee. Each Transaction Guarantee is a continuing guarantee, shall
be binding on the relevant Guarantor and its successors and assigns, and shall be enforceable by
the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Guaranteed Parties or the Guaranteed Parties. If all or part
of any Guaranteed Party’s interest in any Guaranteed Obligation is assigned or otherwise
transferred, the transferor’s rights under each Transaction Guarantee, to the extent applicable to
the obligation so transferred, shall automatically be transferred with such obligation.
Section 3. Further Assurances. Each Guarantor covenants that it will from time to time,
at its expense, execute, deliver, file and record any statement, instrument, document, agreement or
other paper and take any other action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral
Agent may request, in order to enable the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Guaranteed Parties to
obtain the benefits of this Agreement.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor represents and warrants that:
(a) Organization and Qualification. Each Guarantor is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. No Guarantor is in violation of any
of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents. Each Guarantor is duly qualified to conduct business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of
the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Authorization and Enforcement. Each Guarantor has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby to be consummated by it and otherwise to carry out its
obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by each Guarantor of each of
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the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated thereby to be consummated by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of such Guarantor, and no further action is required by such Guarantor in connection
therewith. Each Transaction Document to which each Guarantor is a party has been (or upon delivery
will have been) duly executed by each Guarantor and, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against
each Guarantor in accordance with its terms except: (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally; and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by each Guarantor of the transactions
contemplated thereby to be consummated by it do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of such Guarantor’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of
time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Guarantor
debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which such Guarantor is a party or by which any
property or asset of such Guarantor is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or
governmental authority to which such Guarantor is subject (including federal and state securities
laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of such Guarantor is bound or affected;
except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Filings, Consents and Approvals. No Guarantor is required to obtain any consent, waiver,
authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or other foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of any of the Transaction
Documents to which such Guarantor is a party other than such as have already been obtained.
(e) Capitalization and Ranking. The authorized capital stock of Formwell Holdings Limited
consists of 50,000 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock. The authorized capital
stock of New Vietnam Mining Corporation consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock and no
shares of preferred stock. An aggregate of 1 share of common stock of Formwell Holdings Limited is
issued and outstanding and an aggregate of 15,318 shares of common stock New Vietnam Mining
Corporation are issued and outstanding, all of which are held by the Company. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of each Guarantor’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full
compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No
Person has any right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right of participation or any similar
right to participate in any securities of the Guarantors. There are no outstanding options,
warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating
to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
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exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of common
stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which either Guarantor is or
may become bound to issue additional shares of common stock, or securities or rights convertible or
exchangeable into shares of common stock, other than in connection with a stock option plan of
either Guarantor.
(f) Solvency. Each Guarantor represents as to itself that it has not: (i) made a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or
suffered the filing of any involuntary petition by its creditors; (iii) suffered the appointment of
a receiver to take possession of all, or substantially all, of its assets; (iv) suffered the
attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or substantially all, of its assets; (v) admitted in
writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due; or (vi) made an offer of settlement,
extension or composition to its creditors generally. Each Guarantor represents as to itself that it
is, and immediately after the final Closing Date will be, Solvent. As used herein, the term
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (1) the fair
market value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities
(including contingent liabilities) of such Person, (2) the present fair salable value of the assets
of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of
such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (3) such Person is able to realize
upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including contingent obligations, as they
mature, and (4) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. “Fair salable value” means
the amount that could be obtained for assets within a reasonable time, either through collection or
through sale under ordinary selling conditions by a capable and diligent seller to an interested
buyer who is willing (but under no compulsion) to purchase.
(g) Independent Investigation. Each Guarantor has (i) without reliance on any Guaranteed Party
or any information received from any Guaranteed Party and based upon such documents and information
it deems appropriate, made an independent investigation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
the Company, the Company’s business, assets, operations, prospects and condition, financial or
otherwise, and any circumstances which may bear upon such transactions, the Company or the
obligations and risks undertaken herein with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) adequate
means to obtain from the Company on a continuing basis information concerning the Company; (iii)
full and complete access to the Transaction Documents and any other documents executed in
connection therewith; and (iv) not relied and will not rely upon any representations or warranties
of any Guaranteed Party not embodied herein or any acts heretofore or hereafter taken by any
Guaranteed Party (including but not limited to any review by any Guaranteed Party of the affairs of
the Company).
Section 5. Notices. Each notice, request or other communication given to any party
hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Section 6. No Implied Waivers; Remedies Not Exclusive. No failure by the Collateral
Agent or a Guaranteed Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course of dealing with
respect to, any right or remedy under any Transaction Document shall operate as a waiver thereof;
nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent or any Guaranteed Party of any
right or remedy under any Transaction Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies specified in the
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Transaction Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies
provided by law.
Section 7. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for the benefit of the Collateral
Agent on behalf of the Guaranteed Parties and the Guaranteed Parties. If all or any part of a
Guaranteed Party’s interest in any Guaranteed Obligation is assigned or otherwise transferred, the
transferor’s rights hereunder, to the extent applicable to the obligation so transferred, shall be
automatically transferred with such obligation. This Agreement shall be binding on the Guarantors
and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 8. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may
be waived, amended, modified or terminated except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Collateral Agent, with the consent of such Investor Representative as is
required to consent thereto under Section 9.3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Section 9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of New York without reference to conflicts of laws principles that would call for the application
of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
(b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York
County and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any
relevant appellate court, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction
Document to which it is a party, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party
hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by
law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in any Transaction Document shall affect any right
that any Guaranteed Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any
Transaction Document against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, 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 in any court
referred to in subsection (b) of this Section. Each party hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such suit,
action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for
notices in Section 15 of the Note. Nothing in any Transaction Document will affect the right of any
party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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Section 10. Waiver of Jury Trial EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A
PARTY OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES
HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS
AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 11. Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers as
its agent for service of process United Corporate Services, Inc., at its offices currently located
at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Process Agent”), to accept and
acknowledge for and on behalf of such Guarantor service of any and all process, notices or other
documents that may be served in any suit, action or proceeding relating hereto in any New York
State or Federal court sitting in the State of New York. Such designation and appointment shall be
irrevocable until all of the Release Conditions have been satisfied. Each of the Guarantors
covenants and agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable action, including the execution and
filing of any and all documents, that may be necessary to continue the foregoing designations and
appointments in full force and effect and to cause the Process Agent to continue to act in such
capacity.
(b) Each of the Guarantors consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding
of the nature referred to in Section 9 by serving a copy thereof upon the Process Agent. Without
prejudice to the foregoing, the Guaranteed Parties and the Collateral Agent agree that, to the
extent lawful and possible, written notice of said service upon the Process Agent shall also be
mailed by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to each
Guarantor, care of the Company, at the Company’s address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 of
the Securities Purchase Agreement or to any other address of which a Guarantor shall have given
written notice to the Collateral Agent. If said service upon the Process Agent shall not be
possible or shall otherwise be impractical after reasonable efforts to effect the same, each of the
Guarantors consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature
referred to in Section 10 by the mailing of a copy thereof by registered or certified airmail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to such Guarantor, at the address of the Company
specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement or to any other
address of which such Guarantor shall have given written notice to the Collateral Agent, which
service shall be effective 14 days after deposit in the United States Postal Service. Each of the
Guarantors agrees that such service (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon itself in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall to the fullest extent
permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to
itself.
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(c) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process
in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any party hereto may have to bring
proceedings against any other party hereto in the courts of any jurisdiction or to enforce in any
lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
Section 12. Judgment Currency.
(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum
due hereunder in United States Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the
fullest extent that they may legally and effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be
that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase
United States Dollars with such other currency in New York, New York, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligation of each Guarantor in respect of any sum due to any Guaranteed Party
hereunder in United States Dollars shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States Dollars, be discharged only to
the extent that on the Business Day following receipt of any sum adjudged to be so due in the
judgment currency such Guaranteed Party may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase
United States Dollars in the amount originally due to such Guaranteed Party with the judgment
currency. If the amount of United States Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due
to such Guaranteed Party, each Guarantor agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any
such judgment, to indemnify such Guaranteed Party against the resulting loss; and if the amount of
United States Dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Guaranteed Party,
such Guaranteed Party agrees to repay such excess.
Section 13. Use of English Language. Any translation of this Agreement into another
language shall have no interpretive effect. All documents or notices to be delivered pursuant to or
in connection with this Agreement shall be in the English language or, if any such document or
notice is not in the English language, accompanied by an English translation thereof, and the
English language version of any such document or notice shall control for purposes hereof.
Section 14. Headings. Section headings and the Table of Contents herein are for
convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 15. Severability. If any provision of any Transaction Document is invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) such
provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent (but only to the extent) of
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, (ii) the other provisions of the Transaction
Documents shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally
construed in favor of the Guaranteed Parties in order to carry out the intentions of the parties
thereto as nearly as may be possible and (iii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of
any such provision in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of
such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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Section 16. Counterparts; Integration, Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to
fees payable to the Collateral Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement (i) will become effective when the
Collateral Agent shall have signed this Agreement and received counterparts hereof that, when taken
together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto and (ii) thereafter will be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile
will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by
their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit E
Form of Investor Questionnaire
[attached hereto]
ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc.
INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:
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I am a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most
recent years or joint income with my spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and I
reasonably expect reaching the same income level in the current year. |
CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, BUSINESS TRUSTS OR OTHER ENTITIES:
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I am a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which all of the
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I am a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or a “Massachusetts” or similar
business
trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 and was not formed for the specific purpose of
acquiring Units, the executive officer, manager or trustee of which has such knowledge and
experience in oil and gas investing and/or financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Units. |
GRANTOR OR FAMILY TRUSTS (NOTE: Please enclose a copy of the trust agreement):
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the trust at any time and regain title to the trust assets; and (ii) meet(s) at least
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INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (to be initialed by participant, not the XXX custodian):
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the participant of which meets at least one of the suitability requirements for
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Subscriber Representation:
In order to further induce the Company to accept this subscription, I represent and
warrant the following to be true: I have a net worth of at least the amount indicated
above or otherwise qualify as an “Accredited Investor” under the Act. I further
represent that I satisfy any other minimum income and/or net worth standards imposed
by the jurisdiction in which I reside, if different from the standards set forth in
the Memorandum or any supplement thereto. If I am acting in a representative capacity
for a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, or as agent for any person or
entity, I hereby represent and warrant that I have full authority to subscribe for
Units in such capacity. If I am subscribing for Units in a fiduciary capacity, the
representations and warranties herein shall be deemed to have been made on behalf of
the person or persons for whom I am subscribing.
BY EXECUTING BELOW, I REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
QUESTIONNAIRE IS TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE.
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Exhibit F
Form of Note Pledge Agreement
[attached hereto]
NOTE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This NOTE PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Note Pledge Agreement”), dated as of June 18, 2010, is made
by the undersigned (the “Pledgor” or the “Company”) to Collateral Agents, LLC, a New York limited
liability company (the “Collateral Agent”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for in that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 18, 2010 by and among the Company, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., as
placement agent and investor representative, the investors party thereto, and the Collateral Agent.
WHEREAS, the Company is entering into the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which
the Company intends to sell and issue Units, consisting of Warrants and Notes, and to use the
proceeds thereof for the purposes set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Pledgor is willing to secure its obligations under the Transaction Documents
by entering this Note Pledge Agreement; and
WHEREAS, upon any foreclosure or other enforcement of the Security Documents, the net
proceeds of the collateral pledged herein are to be received by or paid over to the Collateral
Agent and applied as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Note Pledge Agreement is made by the Pledgor
for the benefit of the Collateral Agent:
(i) to secure the Obligations;
(ii) to secure any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent in order to
preserve the Pledged Notes (as hereinafter defined) or to preserve its security interest in
the Pledged Notes; and
(iii) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any
indebtedness, obligations, or liabilities of the Company or Pledgor referred to in clauses
(i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default (such term, as used in this Note Pledge
Agreement, shall mean any Event of Default under, and as defined in, the Note and shall in
any event include any payment default on any of the Pledged Obligations (as hereinafter
defined)) shall have occurred and be continuing, to secure the payment of the reasonable
expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing
of or realizing on the Pledged Notes, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its
rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs;
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all such obligations, liabilities, sums and expenses set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of
this Section 1 being herein collectively called the “Pledged Obligations.”
2. DEFINITION OF NOTES, ETC.
2.1 Notes. As used herein, the term “Pledged Notes” shall mean all agreements,
notes, or other instruments from time to time evidencing the intercompany debt of Bong Mieu
Gold Mining Company Limited and Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited (collectively, the
“Borrowers”) to the Pledgor at any time pledged or required to be pledged hereunder, together
with all proceeds thereof, but excluding payments to the Pledgor permitted by Section 6,
including any moneys received and at the time held by the Collateral Agent hereunder.
2.2 Principles of Interpretation. The definitions of terms herein (including those
incorporated by reference to the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) or to another document)
apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase
“without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect
as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference
to
any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such
agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or
modifications set forth in any Transaction Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Note
Pledge Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof and (iv) all
references
herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and
Exhibits
and Schedules to, this Note Pledge Agreement.
3. PLEDGE OF NOTES, ETC.
3.1 Pledge. To secure the Pledged Obligations and for the purposes set forth in
Section 1, the Pledgor (i) hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the holders
from time to time of the Obligations (the “Secured Parties”) a continuing security interest in all
of the Pledged Notes; (ii) hereby pledges and deposits with the Collateral Agent the Pledged Notes
owned by the Pledgor on the date hereof, and delivers to the Collateral Agent the agreements, notes
or other instruments representing the Pledged Notes, duly endorsed in blank by the Pledgor (and
accompanied by any transfer tax stamps required in connection with the pledge of such Pledged
Notes), or such other instruments of transfer as are reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent
and (iii) hereby assigns, transfers, hypothecates and sets over to the Collateral Agent all of the
Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to such Pledged Notes (and in and to the agreements,
notes or other instruments evidencing such Pledged Notes), to be held by the Collateral Agent, upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Note Pledge Agreement.
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3.2 Subsequently Acquired Notes. If the Pledgor shall acquire (by purchase or
otherwise) any additional Pledged Notes at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the
Pledgor will promptly pledge and deposit such Pledged Notes (or agreements, notes or other
instruments representing the Pledged Notes) as security with the Collateral Agent and deliver to
the Collateral Agent the agreements, notes or other instruments representing the Pledged Notes,
duly endorsed in blank by the Pledgor (and accompanied by any transfer tax stamps required in
connection with the pledge of such Pledged Notes) or such other instruments of transfer as are
acceptable to the Collateral Agent, and will promptly thereafter deliver to the Collateral Agent a
certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of the Pledgor describing such Pledged Notes and
certifying that the same has been duly pledged with the Collateral Agent hereunder for the benefit
of the Secured Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Pledgor chooses to register such
Pledged Notes with the State Bank of Vietnam then delivery of such Pledged Notes shall be made
promptly after such registration is effected by the State Bank of Vietnam.
4. APPOINTMENT OF SUB-AGENTS; ENDORSEMENTS, ETC. The Collateral
Agent shall have the right to appoint one or more sub-agents for the purpose of retaining
physical
possession of the Pledged Notes, which may be held, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent,
in
the name of the Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or
any
nominee or nominees of the Collateral Agent or a subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent.
The Collateral Agent agrees to promptly notify the Pledgor after the appointment of any sub-
agent; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity of such
appointment.
5. VOTING, ETC., WHILE NO SUBORDINATION TRIGGER PERIOD. Unless
and until there shall have occurred and be continuing a Subordination Trigger Period (as
defined
in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement), the Pledgor shall be entitled to vote any and
all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Notes owned by it, and to give
consents, waivers or ratifications in respect thereof, provided that no vote shall be
cast or any
consent, waiver or ratification given or any action taken which would violate or result in a
breach
of any covenant contained in this Note Pledge Agreement, the Securities Pledge Agreement, any
other Transaction Document, or which could have the effect of impairing the value of the
Pledged Notes or any part thereof or the position or interests of the Collateral Agent. All
such
rights of the Pledgor to vote and to give consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease in
case a
Subordination Trigger Period has occurred and is continuing, and upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, Section 7 hereof shall become applicable.
6. PAYMENTS UNDER PLEDGED NOTES. Unless and until there shall have
occurred and be continuing a Subordination Trigger Period, all payments in respect of the
Pledged Notes shall be paid to the Pledgor. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive
directly, and to retain as part of the Pledged Notes all other or additional property
(including
cash) which may be paid in respect of the Pledged Notes by reason of any consolidation,
merger,
exchange of stock, conveyance of assets, liquidation or similar corporate reorganization.
Nothing contained in this Section 6 shall limit or restrict in any way the Collateral Agent’s
right
to receive proceeds of the Pledged Notes in any form in accordance with Section 3 of this Note
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Pledge Agreement. All payments which are received by the Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this
Section 6 and of Section 7 shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent,
shall be segregated from other property or funds of the Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to
the Collateral Agent as Pledged Notes in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsement).
7. REMEDIES IN CASE OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
7.1 Remedies Under Security Documents. If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Collateral Agent may exercise any and all remedies available to it under the
Security Documents.
7.2 Specific Remedies Under Security Documents. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then and in every such
case,
the Collateral Agent may exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties all of the rights of a
secured
party under the UCC (whether in effect in the jurisdiction where such rights are exercised)
with
respect to the Pledged Notes and also shall be entitled, without limitation, to exercise the
following rights, which the Pledgor hereby agrees are commercially reasonable:
(a) to receive all amounts payable in respect of the Pledged Notes otherwise
payable under Section 6 to the Pledgor;
(b) to transfer all or any part of the Pledged Notes into the Collateral Agent’s
name or the name or names of its nominee or nominees;
(c) to accelerate any Pledged Note which may be accelerated in accordance
with its terms, and take any other lawful action to collect upon any Pledged Note
(including, to make any demand for payment thereon);
(d) to vote all or any part of the Pledged Notes (whether or not transferred into
the name of the Collateral Agent) and to give all consents, waivers and ratifications
in
respect of the Pledged Notes and otherwise to act with respect thereto as though it
were
the outright owner thereof (the Pledgor hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
the Collateral Agent the proxy and attorney-in-fact of such Pledgor, with full power of
substitution to do so); and
(e) at any time or from time to time to sell, assign and deliver, or grant
options to purchase, all or any part of the Pledged Notes, or any interest therein, at
any
public or private sale, without demand of performance, advertisement or notice of
intention to sell or of the time or place of sale or adjournment thereof or to redeem
or
otherwise (all of which are hereby waived by the Pledgor), for cash, on credit or for
other
property, for immediate or future delivery without any assumption of credit risk, and
for
such price or prices and on such terms as the Collateral Agent in its absolute
discretion
may determine, provided that at least 15 days’ notice of the time and place of
any such
sale shall be given to the Pledgor. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make
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any such sale of the Pledged Notes regardless of whether any such notice of sale
has theretofore been given.
The Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right
or equity of redemption with respect to the Pledged Notes, whether before or after sale hereunder,
and all rights, if any, of marshalling the Pledged Notes and any other security for the Pledged
Obligations or otherwise. At any such sale, unless prohibited by applicable law, the Collateral
Agent may bid for and purchase (by bidding in Pledged Obligations or otherwise) all or any part of
the Pledged Notes so sold free from any such right or equity of redemption. The Collateral Agent
shall not be liable for failure to collect or realize upon any or all of the Pledged Notes or for
any delay in so doing nor shall the Collateral Agent be under any obligation to take any action
whatsoever with regard thereto.
8. REMEDIES, ETC., CUMULATIVE. Each and every right, power and remedy of
the Collateral Agent provided for in this Note Pledge Agreement, any other Transaction
Document, or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute shall be cumulative
and
concurrent and shall be in addition to every other such right, power or remedy. The exercise
or
beginning of the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any one or more of the rights, powers or
remedies provided for in this Note Pledge Agreement or any other Transaction Document or now
or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the
simultaneous or later exercise by the Collateral Agent of all such other rights, powers or
remedies, and no failure or delay on the part of the Collateral Agent to exercise any such
right,
power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof. No notice to or demand on the Pledgor in
any
case shall entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances or
constitute a waiver of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent to any other or further
action in
any circumstances without notice or demand.
9. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. All moneys collected by the Collateral Agent
upon any sale or other disposition of the Pledged Notes, together with all other moneys
received
by the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in the following
order
of priorities: (i) to the Collateral Agent in any amount sufficient to pay in full the
reasonable
costs of the Collateral Agent in connection with such enforcement, including all fees, costs,
expenses, liabilities and advances incurred or made by the Collateral Agent in connection
therewith, including, reasonable attorneys’ fees; (ii) to the Collateral Agent in an amount
equal to
the then unpaid Pledged Obligations; and (iii) upon payment and performance in full of the
Pledged Obligations, any surplus then remaining from the proceeds of the Pledged Notes to the
Pledgor, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
10. PURCHASERS OF PLEDGED NOTES. Upon any sale of the Pledged Notes by
the Collateral Agent hereunder (whether by virtue of the power of sale herein granted,
pursuant
to judicial process or otherwise), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or the officer making
the sale
shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Pledged Notes so sold,
and
such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of
the
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purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for
the misapplication or nonapplication thereof.
11. COSTS. The Pledgor agrees to pay or reimburse the Collateral Agent for any and
all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature incurred in connection with
the creation, preservation or protection of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the
Pledged
Notes, including all fees and taxes in connection with the recording or filing of instruments
and
documents in public offices, payment or discharge of any taxes or Liens upon or in respect of
the
Pledged Notes and all other reasonable fees, costs and expenses in connection with protecting,
maintaining or preserving the Pledged Notes and the Collateral Agent’s interest therein,
whether
through judicial proceedings or otherwise, or in defending or prosecuting any actions, suits
or
proceedings arising out of or relating to the Pledged Notes.
12. FURTHER ASSURANCES; POWER-OF-ATTORNEY.
(a) The Pledgor agrees that it will join with the Collateral Agent in executing
and, at its own expense, will file and refile under the applicable UCC or other applicable law
such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents in such offices as the
Collateral Agent may deem necessary or appropriate and wherever required or permitted by law
in order to perfect and preserve the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Notes
and
hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file financing statements and amendments thereto
relative to all or any part of the Pledged Notes without the signature of the Pledgor where
permitted by law, and agrees to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to
the
Collateral Agent such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments as the
Collateral Agent may reasonably require or deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of
this Note Pledge Agreement or to further assure and confirm unto the Collateral Agent its
rights,
powers and remedies hereunder. The Pledgor shall not deny or contest the enforceability or
validity of this Note Pledge Agreement or the creation, priority or perfection of the Lien
granted
to the Collateral Agent hereunder.
(b) The Pledgor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the Pledgor’s
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the
Pledgor or
otherwise, from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, in the Collateral Agent’s discretion solely to take any action and to execute any
instrument which the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the
purposes of this Note Pledge Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions in this Section 12, the Collateral Agent
hereby agrees that it shall (i) consult with the Pledgor in writing prior to exercising the
rights
granted to it pursuant to this Section 12 and (ii) unless (x) an event or condition that
would, with
the giving of notice or the passage of time, constitute an Event of Default or (y) an Event of
Default, shall have in either case, occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall
obtain
the Pledgor’s written consent prior to exercising any rights under this Section 12, which
consent
not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and, subject to the foregoing, be granted
in
a prompt and timely manner.
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13. TRANSFER BY THE PLEDGOR. Pledgor will not sell or otherwise dispose of,
grant any option with respect to, or mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of, the
Pledged
Notes or any interest therein.
14. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
PLEDGOR. The Pledgor represents and warrants that (after giving effect to the
transaction
contemplated in the Securities Purchase Agreement consummated on the Closing Date) (a) it is,
or at the time when pledged hereunder will be, the legal, record and beneficial owner of, and
has
(or will have) good title to, all Pledged Notes pledged by it hereunder, subject to no Lien
(except
the Lien created by this Note Pledge Agreement); (b) it has the requisite power, authority and
legal right to pledge all the Notes pledged by it pursuant to this Note Pledge Agreement; (c)
this
Note Pledge Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Pledgor and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation the Pledgor enforceable in accordance with
its
terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws
generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in equity or at law); (d) no consent of any other party (including, any
stockholder or creditor of the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries) and no consent, license,
permit,
approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or
declaration with, any governmental authority is required to be obtained by the Pledgor in
connection with (i) the execution, delivery or performance of this Note Pledge Agreement,
(ii) the validity or enforceability of this Note Pledge Agreement or (iii) the perfection or
enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Notes; (e) the execution,
delivery and performance of this Note Pledge Agreement will not violate any provision of any
applicable law or regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court,
arbitrator or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, applicable to the Pledgor, or of the
organizational or other organic governing documents of the Pledgor or of any securities issued by
the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries, or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, loan agreement,
credit agreement or other contract, agreement or instrument or undertaking to which the Pledgor or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or which purports to be binding upon the Pledgor or any of its
Subsidiaries or upon any of their respective assets and will not result in the creation or
imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any lien or encumbrance on any of the assets
of the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries except as contemplated by this Note Pledge Agreement; (f)
each of the Notes to the extent issued by the Borrowers constitutes, or when executed by the
Borrowers will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of such obligor, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may by limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law); (g) the pledge, collateral assignment and
delivery to the Collateral Agent of the Notes pursuant to this Note Pledge Agreement creates a
valid and perfected first priority Lien in the Notes, and the proceeds thereof, subject to no other
Lien or to any agreement purporting to grant to any third party a Lien on the property or assets of
the Pledgor which would include the Notes; (h) on the date hereof the Pledged Notes consist of the
promissory notes described in Annex A hereto; (i) the Pledgor is the holder of record and
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sole beneficial owner of the Notes; (j) on the date hereof, the Pledgor owns no other Pledged
Notes; and (k) on the date hereof, no Subsidiary has made any advance, loan or other extension of
credit (contingent or otherwise) to either Borrower. The Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will
defend the Collateral Agent’s right, title and security interest in and to the Notes and such
proceeds thereof against the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever; and the Pledgor
covenants and agrees that it will have like title to and right to pledge any other property at any
time hereafter pledged to the Collateral Agent as Pledged Notes hereunder and will likewise defend
the right thereto and security interest therein of the Collateral Agent.
15. PLEDGOR’S OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE, ETC. The obligations of the
Pledgor under this Note Pledge Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain
in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged,
terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including,
without limitation: (a) any renewal, extension, amendment or modification of or addition or
supplement to or deletion from any Transaction Document or any other instrument or agreement
referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer of any thereof, except as expressly agreed
to in
writing between the Pledgor and the Collateral Agent; (b) any waiver, consent, extension,
indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of any such agreement or
instrument,
including this Note Pledge Agreement, except as expressly agreed to in writing between the
Pledgor and the Collateral Agent; (c) any furnishing of any additional security to the
Collateral
Agent or its assignee or any acceptance thereof or any release of any security by the
Collateral
Agent or its assignee; (d) any limitation on any party’s liability or obligations under any
such
instrument or agreement or any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any
such
instrument or agreement or any term thereof; or (e) any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization,
composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to the
Pledgor
or any Subsidiary of the Pledgor, or any action taken with respect to this Note Pledge
Agreement
by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not the
Pledgor
shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing.
16. TERMINATION; RELEASE.
16.1 After the Termination Date (as defined below), this Note Pledge Agreement shall
terminate, and the Collateral Agent, at the request and expense of the Pledgor, will execute
and
deliver to the Pledgor a proper instrument or instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and
termination of this Note Pledge Agreement, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to the
Pledgor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Pledged
Notes
as may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent as have not theretofore been sold or
otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Note Pledge Agreement. As used in this Note
Pledge Agreement, “Termination Date” shall mean the date upon which the Obligations have
been paid and performed in full.
16.2 In the event that any part of the Pledged Notes are sold in connection with a sale
upon exercise by the Collateral Agent of its remedies under the Transaction Documents and the
proceeds of such sale or sales or from such release are applied in accordance with the
provisions
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of Section 9 of this Note Pledge Agreement, to the extent required to be so applied, the
Collateral Agent, at the request and expense of the Pledgor, will duly assign, transfer and deliver
to the Pledgor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Pledged
Notes as are then being (or have been) so sold or released and have not theretofore been released
pursuant to this Note Pledge Agreement.
17. NOTICES. Each notice, request or other communication given to any party
hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
18. NO IMPLIED WAIVERS; REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. No failure by the
Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course of
dealing with respect to, any right or remedy under any Transaction Document shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent or any
Secured
Party of any right or remedy under any Transaction Document preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies
specified
in the Transaction Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or
remedies provided by law.
19. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Note Pledge Agreement is for the benefit
of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties. If all or any part of any Secured Party’s
interest
in any Obligation is assigned or otherwise transferred, the transferor’s rights hereunder, to
the
extent applicable to the obligation so transferred, shall be automatically transferred with
such
obligation. This Note Pledge Agreement shall be binding on the Pledgor and its successors and
assigns.
20. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Neither this Note Pledge Agreement nor any
provision hereof may be waived, amended, modified or terminated except pursuant to an
agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent, with the consent of
such Investor Representative as is required to consent thereto under Section 9.3 of the
Securities
Purchase Agreement. No such waiver, amendment or modification shall be binding upon the
Pledgor, except with its written consent.
21. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS.
21.1 This Note Pledge Agreement, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New
York (without reference to conflicts of laws principles that would call for the application of
the
laws of any other jurisdiction), except as otherwise required by mandatory provisions of law
and
except to the extent that remedies provided by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of
New York are governed by the laws of such jurisdiction.
21.2 Each party hereto, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocably
and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
the
Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any relevant appellate court, in any
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action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document to which it is a party,
or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of
any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the
extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Nothing in any Transaction Document shall affect any right that the
Investor Representative may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any
Transaction Document against the Pledgor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
21.3 Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it
may legally and effectively do so, 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 Note Pledge
Agreement in any court referred to in subsection 21.2. Each party hereto irrevocably waives,
to
the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance
of
any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
21.4 Each party hereto irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 17 hereof.
Nothing in any Transaction Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process
in
any other manner permitted by law.
22. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT
IS A PARTY OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS NOTE PLEDGE
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
23. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
23.1 The Pledgor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers as its
agent for service of process, United Corporate Services, Inc., at its offices currently located at
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Process Agent”), to accept and acknowledge for
and on behalf of the Pledgor service of any and all process, notices or other documents that may be
served in any suit, action or proceeding relating hereto in any New York State or Federal court
sitting in the State of New York. With respect to the Pledgor, such
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designation and appointment shall be irrevocable until all Liens hereunder have been released
pursuant to Section 16. The Pledgor covenants and agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable
action, including the execution and filing of any and all documents, that may be necessary to
continue the foregoing designations and appointments in full force and effect and to cause the
Process Agent to continue to act in such capacity.
23.2 The Pledgor consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of
the nature referred to in Section 22 by serving a copy thereof upon the Process Agent. Without
prejudice to the foregoing, the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent agree that to the
extent
lawful and possible, written notice of said service upon the Process Agent shall also be
mailed by
registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Pledgor, at
the
Pledgor’s address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement
or
to any other address of which the Pledgor shall have given written notice to the Collateral
Agent.
If said service upon the Process Agent shall not be possible or shall otherwise be impractical
after reasonable efforts to effect the same, the Pledgor consents to process being served in
any
suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 22 by the mailing of a copy
thereof
by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Pledgor
at its
address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement or to any
other address of which the Pledgor shall have given written notice to the Collateral Agent,
which
service shall be effective 14 days after deposit in the United States Postal Service. The
Pledgor
agrees that such service (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process
upon
itself in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall to the fullest extent permitted
by law, be
taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to itself.
23.3 Nothing in this Section 23 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve
process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any party hereto may have to
bring proceedings against any other party hereto in the courts of any jurisdiction or to
enforce in
any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
24. JUDGMENT CURRENCY.
24.1 If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a
sum due hereunder in United States Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to
the
fullest extent that they may legally and effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used
shall be
that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase
United States Dollars with such other currency in New York, New York, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
24.2 The obligation of the Pledgor in respect of any sum due to any Secured Party
hereunder in United States Dollars shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States Dollars, be discharged
only
to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt of any sum adjudged to be so due in
the
judgment currency such Secured Party may in accordance with normal banking procedures
purchase United States Dollars in the amount originally due to it with the judgment currency.
If
the amount of United States Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such
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Secured Party, the Pledgor agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment,
to indemnify such Secured Party against the resulting loss; and if the amount of United States
Dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Secured Party, such Secured
Party agrees to repay such excess.
25. USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Any translation of this Note Pledge
Agreement into another language shall have no interpretive effect. All documents or notices to
be delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Note Pledge Agreement shall be in the
English language or, if any such document or notice is not in the English language,
accompanied
by an English translation thereof, and the English language version of any such document or
notice shall control for purposes hereof.
26. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of any Transaction Document is invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i)
such
provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent (but only to the
extent) of such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, (ii) the other provisions of the Transaction
Documents
shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in
favor
of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties in order to carry out the intentions of the
parties
thereto as nearly as may be possible and (iii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
of any
such provision in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability
of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
27. COUNTERPARTS, INTEGRATION, EFFECTIVENESS. This Note Pledge
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
together
shall constitute a single contract. This Note Pledge Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Collateral
Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof
and
supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the
subject matter hereof. This Note Pledge Agreement (i) will become effective when the
Collateral Agent shall have signed this Note Pledge Agreement and received counterparts hereof
that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto and
(ii) thereafter will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Note Pledge Agreement by facsimile will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
of this Note Pledge Agreement.
28. VIETNAMESE LAW MATTERS. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained herein but subject to the proviso at the end of this sentence, the Pledgor
makes no representations, warranties or agreements regarding (a) the grant, perfection or
enforcement of the security interest granted hereby under Vietnamese law, (b) its, the
Collateral
Agent’s or any other Person’s ability to perform any of the covenants contained herein under
Vietnamese law or (c) any other matters under Vietnamese law concerning this Note Pledge
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Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing exceptions shall not apply to Section 12(a) and
Section 12(c) hereof.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor and the Collateral Agent have caused this Note Pledge
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
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Collateral Agents, LLC, as
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[Signature Page to Note Pledge Agreement]
Annex A to
Note Pledge Agreement
PLEDGED NOTES
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Date of Loan |
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Principal Amount |
Agreement |
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Pledgor |
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Borrower |
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November 1, 2006
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining
Company Limited
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5,000,000 |
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May 1, 2008
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining
Company Limited
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5,000,000 |
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May 1, 2004
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining
Company Limited
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10,000,000 |
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December 1, 2005
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining
Company Limited
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5,000,000 |
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May 17, 2005
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining
Company Limited
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2,208,443.46 |
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June 14, 2010*
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Bong Mieu Gold Mining
Company Limited
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10,000,000 |
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November 1, 2006
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company
Limited
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3,000,000 |
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July 1, 2007
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
Inc.
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company
Limited
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2,000,000 |
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March 15, 2004
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company
Limited
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7,000,000 |
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November 1, 2007
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company
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8,000,000 |
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June 14, 2010*
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Olympus Pacific Minerals
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Xxxxx Son Gold Company
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7,000,000 |
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This loan agreement is being registered with the State Bank of Vietnam and
will not be delivered on the Closing Date but will be delivered to the
Collateral Agent promptly after the Company receives the stamped copy from
the State Bank of Vietnam evidencing the registration thereof. |
Exhibit G
Form of BVI Pledge Agreement
[attached hereto]
BVI PLEDGE
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
dated as of
June 18, 2010
between
OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC.,
as the Company
and
Collateral Agents, LLC,
as Collateral Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.
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Definitions
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Section 2.
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Grant of Transaction Liens
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Section 3.
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General Representations and Warranties
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Further Assurances; General Covenants
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Specified Equity Interests
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Section 6.
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Transfer of Record Ownership
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Section 7.
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Right to Vote Securities
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Section 8.
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Right to Receive Distribution on Collateral
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Section 9.
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Remedies upon Event of Default
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Section 10.
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Application of Proceeds
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[Intentionally Omitted.]
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Section 12.
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Authority to Administer Collateral
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Section 13.
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Limitation on Duty in Respect of Collateral
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Section 14.
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General Provisions Concerning the Collateral Agent
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Termination of Transaction Liens; Release of Collateral
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Section 16.
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Notices
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No Implied Waivers; Remedies Not Exclusive
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Section 18.
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Successors and Assigns
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Section 19.
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Amendments and Waivers
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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Appointment of Agent for Service of Process
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Judgment Currency
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Section 24.
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Use of English Language
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Section 25.
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Severability
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Section 26.
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Counterparts, Integration, Effectiveness
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SCHEDULES:
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Schedule 1
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Specified Equity Interests Owned by the Company |
Schedule 2
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PPSA Information |
Schedule 3
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Other Governmental Registrations and Filings |
Schedule 4
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Disclosure Regarding Vietnamese Project Books and Records Owned by Formwell and NVMC |
Schedule 5
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Vietnamese Project Books and Records Business Locations |
Schedule 6
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Form of BVI Undertaking |
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BVI PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BVI PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of June 18, 2010 by
and between OLYMPUS PACIFIC MINERALS INC., a Canadian corporation (the “Company”) and
Collateral Agents, LLC, as Collateral Agent. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined
in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 1 herein have, as used herein, the respective
meanings provided for in the Securities Purchase Agreement (described in Section 1
hereto).
WHEREAS, the Company is entering into the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant
to which the Company intends to sell and issue Units, consisting of Warrants and Notes,
and to use the proceeds thereof for the purposes set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Company is willing to secure its obligations under the Transaction
Documents by granting Liens on certain of its assets to the Collateral Agent as provided
in the Security Documents;
WHEREAS, the Secured Parties are not willing to purchase Units and advance funds
pursuant to the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
unless the foregoing obligations of the Company are secured as described above; and
WHEREAS, upon any foreclosure or other enforcement of the Security Documents, the
net proceeds of the relevant Collateral are to be received by or paid over to the
Collateral Agent and applied as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
(a) Terms Defined in UCC. As used herein, each of the following terms
has the meaning specified in the UCC:
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Certificated Security |
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Control |
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Proceeds |
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Records |
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(b) Additional Definitions. The following additional terms, as used herein,
have the following meanings:
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph
hereto.
“Authorized Officer” shall mean any officer of the Company.
“BVI” means the British Virgin Islands.
“Cash Distributions” means dividends, interest and other distributions and payments (including
Proceeds thereof, whether by liquidation, sale or other disposition) made or received in cash upon
or with respect to any Collateral.
“Collateral” is defined in Section 2.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Contingent Obligation” means, at any time, any Obligation (or portion thereof) that is:
(i) contingent in nature (including any guarantee) at such time; or
(ii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure the foregoing type of
obligation.
“Deemed Principal Amount” means on the date of the issuance of a Note the USD stated
principal amount set forth at the beginning of such Note, and thereafter, as of any
determination date, such stated principal amount minus the aggregate Assumed Value (as defined
in the Note) of Gold (as defined in the Note) deliveries theretofore made under such Note.
“Default” means any event or condition that would, with the giving of notice or the
passage of time, constitute an Event of Default.
“Effective Date” means the date hereof.
“Equity Interest” means (i) in the case of a corporation, any shares of its capital stock,
(ii) in the case of a limited liability company, any membership interest therein, (iii) in the case
of a partnership, any partnership interest (whether general or limited) therein, (iv) in the case
of any other business entity, any participation or other interest in the equity or profits thereof,
or (v) any warrant, option or other right to acquire any Equity Interest described in this
definition.
“Event of Default” is defined in the Note.
“LLC Interest” means a membership interest or similar interest in a limited liability
company.
“Non-Contingent Obligation” means at any time any Obligation (or portion thereof) that is not
a Contingent Obligation at such time.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel (who may be counsel to the
Company or other counsel, in either case approved by the Investor Representative) addressed and
delivered to the Collateral Agent.
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“own” refers to the possession of sufficient rights in property to grant a security interest
therein as contemplated by UCC Section 9-203, and “acquire” refers to the acquisition of any such
rights.
“Partnership Interest” means a partnership interest, whether general or limited.
“Pledged”, when used in conjunction with any type of asset, means at any time an asset of such
type that is included (or that creates rights that are included) in the Collateral at such time.
“Post-Petition Interest” means any interest that accrues after the commencement of any case,
proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company
(or would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws), whether or not
such interest is allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding.
“Receiver” means a person appointed as receiver of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent
pursuant to Section 9(c).
“Registered Agent” means the entities recorded in the Registry of Corporate Affairs of the BVI
as the registered agent for each of Formwell and NVMC.
“Release Conditions” means the following conditions for terminating all the Transaction Liens:
(i) all Non-Contingent Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full; and
(ii) no Contingent Obligation (other than contingent indemnification and expense
reimbursement obligations as to which no claim shall have been asserted) shall remain outstanding.
“Required Holders” means, at any time, holders of Notes holding more than fifty percent (50%)
of the aggregate Deemed Principal Amount of the Notes outstanding at such time.
“Secured Parties” means the holders from time to time of the Obligations.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of June 18,
2010 by and among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., as
placement agent and investor representative, the investors party thereto, and the Collateral Agent.
“Specified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests in Formwell and NVMC.
“Transaction Lien(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) of this Agreement.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New
York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the
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priority of any Transaction Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such
perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
“Vietnamese Project Books and Records” means all books and Records relating to either the Bong
Mieu gold mining project or the Xxxxx Son gold mining project (including, without limitation, asset
ledgers, customer lists, files, correspondence, tapes, computer programs, print-outs, computer
records, operating, mining and reserve data and records, including engineering, reserve,
geological, mining, core hold, lithologic, smelting, refining and feasibility data and surveys,
maps, production reports and Records).
(c) Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein (including those incorporated
by reference to the UCC or to another document) apply equally to the singular and plural forms
of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the
corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the
context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or
other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other
document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in any Transaction
Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s
successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of
similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules
shall be
construed to refer to Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (v) the
word
“property” shall be construed to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and
properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(d) If the Notes or any portion thereof shall have been declared to be due and payable
(or shall automatically have become due and payable) as set forth in Section 6 of the Notes,
then
for all purposes hereof the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have notified the Company
concurrently with the occurrence of such event of its intention to exercise its rights under
the
Security Documents.
Section 2. Grant of Transaction Liens.
(a) The Company, in order to secure the Obligations under the Transaction Documents to
which the Company is a party, grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
a continuing security interest in all the following property of the Company whether now owned or
existing or hereafter acquired or arising and regardless of where located (the “Collateral”):
(i) all Specified Equity Interests;
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(ii) all Cash Distributions of the Specified Equity Interests;
and
(iii) all Vietnamese Project Books and Records.
(b) The Liens on the Collateral (the “Transaction Liens”) are granted as security only
to the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall not subject the
Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or transfer or in any way affect or modify, any
obligation or liability of the Company with respect to any of the Collateral or any transaction in
connection therewith.
Section 3. General Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants
that:
(a) Schedule 1 lists all Specified Equity Interests owned by the Company as of the
Effective Date. The Company holds all such Equity Interests directly (i.e., not through a
Subsidiary or any other Person).
(b) All Specified Equity Interests owned by the Company are owned by it free and
clear of any Lien other than (i) the Transaction Liens and (ii) any inchoate tax liens. All
shares
of capital stock included in such Specified Equity Interests have been duly authorized and
validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. None of such Specified Equity Interests is
subject
to any option to purchase or similar right of any Person. The Company is not and will not
become a party to or otherwise bound by any agreement (except the Transaction Documents)
which restricts in any manner the rights of any present or future holder of any Specified
Equity
Interest with respect thereto.
(c) No financing statement, security agreement, mortgage or similar or equivalent
document or instrument covering all or part of the Collateral owned by the Company is on file
or
of record in any jurisdiction in which such filing or recording would be effective to perfect
or
record a Transaction Lien, except financing statements, registrations or other similar or
equivalent documents with respect to the Transaction Liens.
(d) The Transaction Liens on all Specified Equity Interests (i) have been validly
created, (ii) will attach to each item of such Collateral on the Effective Date and (iii) when
so
attached, will secure all the Obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(e) When PPSA registration statements describing the Collateral as set forth in
Schedule 2 hereto have been filed in the offices specified therein, the Transaction Liens will
constitute perfected security interests in the Collateral owned by the Company, prior to all
Liens
and rights of others therein. Except for the filing of such PPSA registration statements and
the
filings referred to in Section 3(f) and Section 3(g), no registration, recordation or filing
with any
governmental body, agency or official is required in connection with the execution or delivery
of
the Security Documents or is necessary for the validity or enforceability thereof or for the
perfection or due recordation of the Transaction Liens or for the enforcement of the
Transaction
Liens.
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(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties a valid security interest in
the Collateral, securing the Obligations. The Company will promptly following the execution of
this Agreement cause the appropriate particulars of this Agreement in respect of the Specified
Equity Interests to be entered in the share registers for each of Formwell and NVMC and will,
promptly following the execution of this Agreement, also cause such registers to be filed with
the
Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the BVI pursuant to section 231 of the BVI Business
Companies Act, 2004 of the laws of the BVI. The Company will, from time to time at the
Collateral Agent’s request provide the Collateral Agent with a certified copy of the registers
containing such entries. Upon such entries being made the security interest in the Specified
Equity Interests will constitute a security interest in favor of the Secured Parties
enforceable
against third parties (including creditors of, and any liquidator or administrator appointed
with
respect to, the Company) prior to all Liens and rights of others therein, except for
statutorily
preferred claims under the laws of the BVI (“Statutory Claims”), including without limitation
claims in respect of taxes, assessments or impositions, certain wages or salaries. No
Statutory
Claims against the Company exist as of the date hereof.
(g) Other than the filings referred to in Section 3(e), Section 3(f) or as otherwise set
forth on Schedule 3, which will be made promptly following the execution of this Agreement
and which has been duly executed by the parties thereto, no authorization or approval or other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Body or regulatory body or any
other third party is required for (i) the grant by the Company of the security interest
granted
hereunder or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company or
(ii) the maintenance or effectiveness of the security interest created hereunder (including
the first
priority nature of the Secured Parties’ security interest or its enforceability against third
parties).
Except as provided in Section 3(e), Section 3(f) or as otherwise set forth on Schedule 3, no
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any
Governmental
Body or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the exercise by the Secured
Parties of their rights provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in respect of the
Collateral
pursuant to this Agreement.
(h) The pledge of Collateral made pursuant to this Agreement is not subject to any
restrictions of constitutional documents relating to the Company, and to the extent that any
consent or approval is required by the manager or board of directors of the Company or any other
party for the pledge of the Collateral, such consent or approval has been obtained prior to
execution of this Agreement. To the extent that any consent or approval is required by or from the
board of directors of the Company or any other party for the transfer of the Collateral, (i) with
respect to any transfer of the Collateral to the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties or any
affiliate of a Secured Party, such consent or approval has been obtained prior to the execution of
this Agreement and (ii) with respect to any transfer of the Collateral to any other person, such
consent or approval will be given at the time of such transfer.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 4, Formwell, Bong Mieu Holdings Limited, a
Thai corporation, and NVMC do not own any Vietnamese Project Books and Records.
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Section 4. Further Assurances; General Covenants. The Company covenants as
follows:
(a) The Company will, from time to time, at the Company’s expense, execute,
deliver, file and record any statement, assignment, instrument, document, agreement or other
paper and take any other action (including any filing of financing or continuation statements
under the PPSA) that from time to time may be necessary or reasonably desirable, or that the
Collateral Agent may request, in order to:
(i) create, preserve, perfect, confirm or validate the Transaction Liens on the
Collateral;
(ii) cause the Collateral Agent to have Control thereof;
(iii) enable the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties to obtain the full
benefits of the Security Documents; or
(iv) enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers
and remedies with respect to any of the Collateral.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute
and file such financing statements or continuation statements without the Company’s signature
appearing thereon. The Company agrees that a carbon, photographic, photostatic or other
reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement.
The Company constitutes the Collateral Agent its attorney-in-fact to execute and file all filings
required or so requested for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby
ratified and confirmed; and such power, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable until
all the Transaction Liens granted by the Company terminate pursuant to Section 15. The Company will
pay the costs of, or incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing or continuation
statements or other documents recorded or filed pursuant hereto.
(b) The Company will not (i) change its name or corporate structure, (ii) change its
location (determined as provided in UCC Section 9-307) or (iii) become bound, as provided in
UCC Section 9-203(d), by a security agreement entered into by another Person as lien grantor
with respect to the Collateral, unless it shall have given the Collateral Agent prior notice
thereof
and delivered a certificate of an Authorized Officer with respect thereto in accordance with
Section 4(c).
(c) At least 30 days before it takes any action contemplated by Section 4(b), the
Company will, at the Company’s expense, cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent a
certificate of an Authorized Officer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent, to the effect that (i) all financing statements and amendments or
supplements
thereto, continuation statements and other documents required to be filed or recorded in order
to
perfect and protect the Transaction Liens against all creditors of and purchasers from the
Company after it takes such action (except any continuation statements specified in such
certificate that are to be filed more than six months after the date thereof) have been filed
or
recorded in each office necessary for such purpose, (ii) all fees and taxes, if any, payable
in
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connection with such filings or recordations have been paid in full and (iii) except as otherwise
agreed by the Investor Representative or the Required Holders, such action will not adversely
affect the perfection or priority of the Transaction Liens after it takes such action or the
accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties herein relating to the Collateral.
(d) The Company will, promptly upon request, provide to the Collateral Agent all
information and evidence concerning the Collateral that the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request from time to time to enable it to enforce the provisions of the Security Documents.
(e) The Company shall at all times keep copies of the Vietnamese Project Books and
Records at the business locations set forth on Schedule 5 and at any other locations after
providing 30 days notice to the Collateral Agent. The Company will permit the Collateral Agent
and the Investor Representative (i) once in each twelve (12) month period and (ii) during
periods
of time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to (except
when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) reasonable notice and
during
normal business hours, to inspect the Vietnamese Project Books and Records of the Company or
any Subsidiary, and to audit and make extracts from any of the Vietnamese Project Books and
Records, and to discuss with its officers, employees, agents, advisors and independent
accountants the Company or such Subsidiaries’ business, financial condition, assets, prospects
and results of operations. Neither the Collateral Agent, the Investor Representative nor any
Secured Party shall have any duty to the Company to make any inspection, nor to share any
results of any inspection or report with the Company. The Company acknowledges that all
inspections and reports are prepared by the Collateral Agent, the Investor Representative and
the
Secured Parties are for their purposes, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall be
entitled to rely upon them. The Company shall reimburse the Collateral Agent and the Investor
Representative for fifty percent (50%) all reasonable charges, costs and expenses of the
Collateral Agent and the Investor Representative in connection with the rights granted to the
Collateral Agent and the Investor Representative pursuant to this Section 4(e); provided,
however, that if such rights are initiated during a Default or Event of Default, all
reasonable
charges, costs and expenses therefor shall be reimbursed by the Company without regard to such
limits.
Section 5. Specified Equity Interests. The Company represents, warrants and
covenants as follows:
(a) Certificated Securities. On the Effective Date, the Company will deliver to the
Collateral Agent as Collateral hereunder all certificates (the “Certificates”) representing
Pledged
Certificated Securities then owned by the Company.
(b) Perfection as to Certificated Securities. When the Company delivers the
certificates representing any Certificated Securities to the Collateral Agent and complies
with
Section 5(c) in connection with such delivery, (i) the Lien on such Certificated Securities
will be
perfected, subject to no prior Liens or rights of others, (ii) the Collateral Agent will have
Control
of such Pledged Certificated Securities and (iii) the Collateral Agent will be a protected
purchaser (within the meaning of UCC Section 8-303) thereof.
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(c) Delivery of Pledged Certificates. All Pledged Certificates, when delivered to the
Collateral Agent, will be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or accompanied by duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, with signatures appropriately
guaranteed, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
(d) Communications. The Company will promptly give to the Collateral Agent
copies of any material notices and other communications received by it with respect to Pledged
Securities registered in the name of the Company or its nominee.
(e) Compliance with Applicable Foreign Laws. If and so long as the Collateral
includes any Equity Interest in a legal entity organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
outside
the United States, the Company will take all such action as may be required under the laws of
such foreign jurisdiction to ensure that the Transaction Liens rank prior to all Liens and
rights of
others therein.
(f) BVI Undertaking. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
will promptly following the execution of this Agreement cause the Registered Agent for each of
Formwell and NVMC to provide an undertaking in form of the undertakings set out at Schedule
6 hereto to the Collateral Agent confirming that it will abide by any steps taken by the
Collateral
Agent during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, including without
limitation updating the register of shareholders or members in accordance with any steps taken
pursuant to an Event of Default.
Section 6. Transfer of Record Ownership. At any time when an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Company in writing
of its intent to enforce its security interest in the Collateral, the Collateral Agent may (and to
the extent that action by it is required, the Company, if directed to do so by the Collateral
Agent, will as promptly as practicable) cause each of the Pledged Securities (or any portion
thereof specified in such direction) to be transferred of record into the name of the Collateral
Agent or its nominee. The Company will take any and all actions reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent to facilitate compliance with this Section. The Collateral Agent will promptly
give to the Company copies of any notices and other communications received by the Collateral Agent
with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or its nominee.
Section 7. Right to Vote Securities.
(a) Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent
has notified the Company in writing of its intent to exercise its rights under the Security
Documents, the Company will have the right, to vote and to give consents, ratifications and waivers
with respect to any Pledged Securities owned by it, and the Collateral Agent will, upon receiving a
written request from the Company, deliver to the Company or as specified in such request, such
proxies, powers of attorney, consents, ratifications and waivers in respect of any such Pledged
Securities that are registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or its nominee, in each case as
shall be specified in such request and be in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent. Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Collateral
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Agent has notified the Company of its intent to exercise its rights under the Security Documents,
the Collateral Agent will have no right to take any action which the owner of Pledged Securities is
entitled to take with respect thereto, except the right to receive payments and other distributions
but only to the extent provided herein.
(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent has
notified the Company in writing of its intent to exercise its rights under the Security Documents,
the Collateral Agent will have the right to the extent permitted by law to vote, to give consents,
ratifications and waivers and to take any other action with respect to the Pledged Equity
Interests, with the same force and effect as if the Collateral Agent were the absolute and sole
owner thereof, and the Company will take all such action as the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request from time to time to give effect to such right.
Section 8. Right to Receive Distribution on Collateral. If an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent has notified the Company in writing of its
intent to exercise its rights under the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent shall have the
right to receive and to retain as Collateral hereunder all Cash Distributions and the Company shall
take all such action as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or appropriate to give effect to
such right. All such Cash Distributions which are received by the Company upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be received in trust for the benefit of the
Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and, if the Collateral Agent so directs upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, shall be segregated from other funds
of the Company and shall, forthwith upon demand by the Collateral Agent upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, be paid over to the Collateral Agent as Collateral
in the same form as received (with any necessary endorsement). After all Events of Default have
been cured, the Collateral Agent’s right to retain Cash Distributions under this Section 8 shall
cease and the Collateral Agent shall pay over to the Company any such Collateral retained by it
upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
Section 9. Remedies upon Event of Default.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may
exercise (or cause its sub-agents to exercise) any or all of the remedies available to it (or
to such
sub-agents) under the Security Documents.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties
all
the rights of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not in effect in the jurisdiction
where
such rights are exercised) with respect to any Collateral and, in addition, the Collateral
Agent
may, without being required to give any notice, except as herein provided or as may be
required
by mandatory provisions of law, withdraw all cash held by it pursuant to Section 8 and apply
such cash as provided in Section 10 and, if there shall be no such cash or if such cash shall
be
insufficient to pay all the Obligations in full, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral
or any
part thereof. Notice of any such sale or other disposition shall be given to the Company as
required by Section 12.
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(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing the Collateral Agent may appoint in writing any person or any two or
more persons either jointly, severally or jointly and severally to be a Receiver of all or any of
the Collateral; and
(i) the Collateral Agent may at any time thereafter appoint in writing any additional
Receiver of the Collateral and may remove a Receiver and in the case of removal, retirement or
death of any Receiver may appoint another Receiver in his place;
(ii) the Collateral Agent may fix or vary the remuneration of any Receiver;
(iii) any Receiver appointed by the Collateral Agent will be the agent of the Company for
the purpose of exercising any of the powers granted under this Agreement or by law. The Company
alone shall be responsible for his acts and defaults and remuneration;
(iv) in addition to any powers granted by law, and except to the extent specifically
excluded by the terms of his appointment, the Receiver shall, without the consent of the Company,
have full power to do all or any of the following provided the same is done in a commercially
reasonable fashion:
(A) to take possession of, demand, collect and get in the whole or any
part of the Collateral into his own name or that of the Collateral Agent and for such
purpose may complete and date the transfers of the Pledged Certificates referred to in
paragraph 5 (c) above and lodge them with the Company for registration or may take
proceedings of any sort in the name of the Company or otherwise;
(B) to settle, arrange, compromise or submit to arbitration any
accounts, claims questions or disputes which may arise in connection with the
Collateral
or in any way relating to this Agreement, and where required, execute releases or other
discharges;
(C) to sell or concur in selling, exchange, surrender, redeem or
otherwise dispose of absolutely or conditionally all or any part of the Collateral for
cash
or on credit and whether in one lot or in parcels whether to the Company or any other
person and either with or without special conditions or stipulations as to title or
time or
mode of payment of purchase money or otherwise and with power to allow the whole or
any part of the purchase money to remain on mortgage over the property sold or over any
other security or to remain owing without any security and upon other terms and
conditions as the Receiver considers expedient and with full power to buy in or sell
and
to compel specific performance of any contract by suit in equity or otherwise and to
execute assurances of the Collateral in the name and on behalf of the Company or
otherwise and to do all other acts and things for completing any such sale which the
Receiver deems necessary;
(D) to give effectual receipts for dividends, purchase or redemption
monies or other consideration howsoever obtained and all moneys and other assets which
may come to the hands of the Receiver in the exercise of any power conferred under this
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Agreement which receipts shall exonerate any person paying or handing over those moneys or
other assets from all liability and from all liability to see to the application of the same
and from all liability to inquire whether the Secured Amounts have become due or payable or
otherwise as to the propriety or regularity of the appointment of the Receiver;
(E) to do all things which the Receiver considers necessary for the
recovery or protection of the Collateral or for the security of the Collateral Agent or
the
Receiver;
(F) to take proceedings at law or otherwise for all or any of the
purposes in this clause; and
(G) to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of the Company in
relation to the Collateral including, without limitation, the right to convene and vote
at
meetings of the shareholders or to appoint proxies to vote at meetings, to vote by
written
consent, to accept rights issues, to prove in any liquidation or schemes of arrangement
or
any other compositions or arrangement with or for creditors, to approve mergers or
arrangements, to attend and vote at meetings of creditors, to compromise claims in
relation to or arising out of the Collateral or paid on any reduction of capital and to
execute any documents in the Receiver’s absolute discretion without any obligation to
consult with the Company or any of them in relation to any exercise of any such right,
power or privilege; and
(v) the Collateral Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any loss of any kind
whatsoever which may happen in or about the exercise or attempted exercise of any of the powers
contained under this Agreement by the Collateral Agent or the Receiver unless such loss is the
result of the gross negligence of the Collateral Agent or the Receiver.
Section 10. Application of Proceeds.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may
apply (i) any cash held by it and (ii) the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of all or any
part of the Collateral, in the following order of priorities:
first, to pay the expenses of such sale or other
disposition, including reasonable compensation to agents of and
counsel for the Collateral Agent, and all expenses, liabilities and
advances incurred or made by the Collateral Agent in connection with
the Security Documents, and any other amounts then due and payable to
the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Transaction Documents;
second, to pay the stated or deemed unpaid principal amount of
the Obligations ratably, until payment in full of the stated or
deemed unpaid principal amount of the Obligations shall have been
made (or so provided for);
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third, to pay ratably all interest (including Post-Petition
Interest) on unpaid stated or deemed principal amount of the
Obligations, until payment in full of all such interest and fees
shall have been made;
fourth, to pay all other Obligations ratably, until payment
in full of all such other Obligations shall have been made (or so
provided for); and
finally, to pay to the Company, or as a court of competent
jurisdiction may direct, any surplus then remaining from the proceeds
of the Collateral owned by it;
The Collateral Agent may make such distributions hereunder in cash or in kind or, on a ratable
basis, in any combination thereof.
(b) In making the payments and allocations required by this Section, the Collateral
Agent may rely upon information supplied to it pursuant to Section 14(c). All distributions made by
the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall be final (except in the event of manifest
error) and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire as to the application by any Secured
Party of any amount distributed to it.
Section 11. [Intentionally Omitted.]
Section 12. Authority to Administer Collateral. The Company irrevocably appoints the
Collateral Agent its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of the
Company, any Secured Party or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the Secured Parties, but
at the Company’s expense, to the extent permitted by law to exercise, at any time and from time to
time upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all or any of the following powers
with respect to all or any of the Collateral:
(a) to demand, xxx for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies
due or to become due upon or by virtue thereof,
(b) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding
with respect thereto,
(c) to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of the same or the proceeds or avails
thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof,
(d) to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance or
other adjustment with reference thereto;
(e) to collect, have access to and use the Vietnamese Project Books and Records
owned by the Company, including, without limitation, to the extent contained in any data
processing, electronic or other information systems and to take all other actions as the
Collateral
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Agent deems appropriate to fulfill the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents; and
provided that the Collateral Agent will give the Company at least fifteen days’ prior written
notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or the time after which any private sale or
other intended disposition thereof will be made. Any such notice shall (i) contain the information
specified in UCC Section 9-613, (ii) be Authenticated and (iii) be sent to the parties required to
be notified pursuant to UCC Section 9-611(c); provided that, if the Collateral Agent fails to
comply with this sentence in any respect, its liability for such failure shall be limited to the
liability (if any) imposed on it as a matter of law under the UCC.
Section 13. Limitation on Duty in Respect of Collateral. Beyond the exercise of
reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, the Collateral Agent will have no duty as
to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any sub-agent or
bailee or any income therefrom or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any
other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable
care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession or control if such
Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and
will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution
in the value thereof, by reason of any act or omission of any sub-agent or bailee selected by the
Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the extent that such liability arises from the Collateral
Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 14. General Provisions Concerning the Collateral Agent.
(a) The provisions set forth herein shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent,
and shall be binding upon the Company and all Secured Parties, in connection with this
Agreement and the other Security Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(i) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties,
regardless of
whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Collateral Agent shall
not
have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except
discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Security Documents that the
Collateral Agent is required in writing to exercise by the Required Holders or the Investor
Representative on behalf of the Required Holders and (iii) except as expressly set forth in
the
Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not
be
liable for any failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company that is
communicated
to or obtained by the bank serving as Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any
capacity.
The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any
Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of any Transaction
Lien,
whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part
under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of
any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent
by
the Company or a Secured Party.
(b) Sub-Agents and Related Parties. The Collateral Agent may perform any of its
duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents appointed by
it.
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The Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its
rights and powers through its Affiliates. The provisions of Section 13 and this Section shall apply
to any such sub-agent and to Affiliates of the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent as if such
entity was a party hereto.
(c) Information as to Obligations and Actions by Secured Parties. For all purposes of
the Security Documents, including determining the amounts of the Obligations and whether an
Obligation is a Contingent Obligation or not, or whether any action has been taken under any
Transaction Document, the Collateral Agent will be entitled to rely on information from (i)
its
own records for information as to the Secured Parties, their Obligations and actions taken by
them, (ii) any Secured Party (or any trustee, agent or similar representative) for information
as to
its Obligations and actions taken by it, to the extent that the Collateral Agent has not
obtained
such information from its own records and (iii) the Company, to the extent that the Collateral
Agent has not obtained information from the foregoing sources.
(d) Refusal to Act. The Collateral Agent may refuse to act on any notice, consent,
direction or instruction from any Secured Party or any agent, trustee or similar
representative
thereof that, in the Collateral Agent’s opinion, (i) is contrary to law or the provisions of
any
Security Document, (ii) may expose the Collateral Agent to liability (unless the Collateral
Agent
shall have been indemnified, to its reasonable satisfaction, for such liability by such
Secured
Party) or (iii) is unduly prejudicial to any Secured Party not joining in such notice,
consent,
direction or instruction.
(e) Copies of Certain Notices. Within two Business Days after it receives or sends
any notice referred to in this subsection, the Collateral Agent shall send to each Secured
Party
copies of any notice given by the Collateral Agent to the Company, or received by it from the
Company, pursuant to Section 9, 10, 12 or 15.
Section 15. Termination of Transaction Liens; Release of Collateral.
(a) The Transaction Liens granted by the Company shall terminate upon the
satisfaction of all of the Release Conditions.
(b) Upon any termination of a Transaction Lien or release of Collateral, the Collateral
Agent will, at the expense of the Company, execute and deliver to the Company such documents
as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence the termination of such Transaction Lien
or
the release of such Collateral, as the case may be.
Section 16. Notices. Each notice, request or other communication given to any party
hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Section 17. No Implied Waivers; Remedies Not Exclusive. No failure by the Collateral
Agent or any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course of dealing with
respect to, any right or remedy under any Transaction Document shall operate as a waiver thereof;
nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party of any right
or remedy under any Transaction Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies specified in the
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Transaction Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies
provided by law.
Section 18. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for the benefit of the Collateral
Agent and the Secured Parties. If all or any part of any Secured Party’s interest in any Obligation
is assigned or otherwise transferred, the transferor’s rights hereunder, to the extent applicable
to the obligation so transferred, shall be automatically transferred with such obligation. This
Agreement shall be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns.
Section 19. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may
be waived, amended, modified or terminated except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Collateral Agent, with the consent of such Investor Representative as are
required to consent thereto under Section 9.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. No such waiver,
amendment or modification shall be binding upon the Company, except with its written consent.
Section 20. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of New York (without reference to conflicts of laws principles that would call
for the
application of the laws of any other jurisdiction), except as otherwise required by mandatory
provisions of law and except to the extent that remedies provided by the laws of any
jurisdiction
other than the State of New York are governed by the laws of such jurisdiction.
(b) Each party hereto, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocably
and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
the
Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any relevant appellate court, in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document to which it is a
party,
or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto, to the fullest
extent
permitted by applicable law, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect
of
any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to
the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto agrees, to the fullest
extent
permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Nothing in any Transaction Document shall affect any right that any
Secured Party or the Investor Representative may otherwise have to bring any action or
proceeding relating to any Transaction Document against the Company or its properties in the
courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it
may legally and effectively do so, 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 in any
court referred to in subsection (b) of this Section. Each party hereto irrevocably waives, to
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of
any
such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
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(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 15 of the Note.
Nothing in any Transaction Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law.
Section 21. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A
PARTY OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES
HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 22. Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
(a) The Company hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers as its agent
for service of process United Corporate Services, Inc., at its offices currently located at 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Process Agent”), to accept and acknowledge
for and on behalf of the Company service of any and all process, notices or other documents that
may be served in any suit, action or proceeding relating hereto in any New York State or Federal
court sitting in the State of New York. With respect to the Company, such designation and
appointment shall be irrevocable until all of the Transaction Liens have been released pursuant to
Section 15. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable action,
including the execution and filing of any and all documents, that may be necessary to continue the
foregoing designations and appointments in full force and effect and to cause the Process Agent to
continue to act in such capacity.
(b) The Company consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the
nature referred to in Section 21 by serving a copy thereof upon the Process Agent. Without
prejudice to the foregoing, the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent agree that to the extent
lawful and possible, written notice of said service upon the Process Agent shall also be mailed by
registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested and by regular first
class mail, to the Company, at the Company’s address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 of the
Securities Purchase Agreement or to any other address of which the Company shall have given written
notice to the Collateral Agent. If said service upon the Process Agent shall not be possible or
shall otherwise be impractical after reasonable efforts to effect the same, the Company consents to
process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 21 by
the mailing of a copy thereof by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, to the Company at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Securities
Purchase Agreement or to any other address of which the
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Company shall have given written notice to the Collateral Agent, which service shall be effective
14 days after deposit in the United States Postal Service. The Company agrees that such service (i)
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed in every respect effective
service of process upon itself in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and
personal delivery to itself.
(c) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process
in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any party hereto may have to bring
proceedings against any other party hereto in the courts of any jurisdiction or to enforce in any
lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
Section 23. Judgment Currency.
(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum
due hereunder in United States Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the
fullest extent that they may legally and effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be
that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase
United States Dollars with such other currency in New York, New York, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligation of the Company in respect of any sum due to any Secured Party hereunder in
United States Dollars shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, notwithstanding any
judgment in a currency other than United States Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on
the Business Day following receipt of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency such
Secured Party may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States Dollars in
the amount originally due to it with the judgment currency. If the amount of United States Dollars
so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Secured Party, the Company agrees, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Secured Party against
the resulting loss; and if the amount of United States Dollars so purchased is greater than the sum
originally due to such Secured Party, such Secured Party agrees to repay such excess.
Section 24. Use of English Language. Any translation of this Agreement into another
language shall have no interpretive effect. All documents or notices to be delivered pursuant to or
in connection with this Agreement shall be in the English language or, if any such document or
notice is not in the English language, accompanied by an English translation thereof, and the
English language version of any such document or notice shall control for purposes hereof.
Section 25. Severability. If any provision of any Transaction Document is invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) such
provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent (but only to the extent) of
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, (ii) the other provisions of the Transaction
Documents shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally
construed in favor of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties in order to carry out the
intentions of the parties thereto as nearly as may be possible and (iii) the invalidity, illegality
or unenforceability of any
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such provision in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of
such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 26. Counterparts, Integration, Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to
fees payable to the Collateral Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement (i) will become effective when the
Collateral Agent shall have signed this Agreement and received counterparts hereof that, when taken
together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto and (ii) thereafter will be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile
will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
[Signatures on Next Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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[Signature Page To BVI Pledge and Security Agreement]
SCHEDULE 1
SPECIFIED EQUITY INTERESTS
OWNED BY THE COMPANY (as of the Effective Date)
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Formwell Holdings Limited |
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SCHEDULE 2
PPSA INFORMATION
In order to perfect the Transaction Liens granted by the Company, a
duly completed PPSA registration statement on Form 1C, with the
collateral described as set forth below, should be on file in the
office set forth below opposite the Company.
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Business Services Companies
and Personal Property Security
Branch 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
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DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL
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All shares of capital stock, membership
interests, partnership interests and other securities or equity
interests now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company in
Formwell Holdings, Limited and New Vietnam Mining Corp. and all
rights and privileges with respect thereto, and all dividends and
other payments and distributions with respect thereto, and all
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SCHEDULE 3
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL REGISTRATIONS AND FILINGS
None.
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SCHEDULE 4
DISCLOSURE REGARDING VIETNAMESE PROJECT BOOKS AND RECORDS OWNED BY FORMWELL AND NVMC
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Covictory Investment Agreement, dated December 9, 1988, between Covictory Investment Limited
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Covictory Investment Limited pursuant to which Covictory Investment Limited assigned all its
rights under the agreement referenced in item 1 above to Bong Mieu Holdings Limited, a
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Development Joint Stock Company, Xxxxx Xxx Mineral Industry Corporation and Bong Mieu Holdings
Limited |
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Charter of Xxxxx Son Gold Company Limited, dated April 30, 2008, among Xxxxx Xxx
Mineral Industry Corporation, New Vietnam Mining Corp. and Xxxxx Song Gold Company
Limited |
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SCHEDULE 5
VIETNAMESE PROJECT BOOKS AND RECORDS BUSINESS LOCATIONS
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SCHEDULE 6
FORM OF BVI UNDERTAKING
[To be inserted on the Registered Agent’s letterhead]
To: Collateral Agent’s LLC (the Collateral Agent”)
[To be dated the Closing Date]
Re: [New Vietnam Mining Corp.] [Formwell Holdings Limited] (the “Company”)
Dear Sirs,
We acknowledge the creation of a pledge over all of the shares legally and beneficially owned by
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. (“Olympus”) in the Company by way of a BVI Pledge and Security
Agreement dated June 18, 2010 and made by Olympus in favour of the Collateral Agent (the “Pledge”).
We hereby undertake:
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upon receiving notice from the Collateral Agent, we will promptly (and without
any further inquiry) do all things and execute any further documents or deeds as the
Collateral Agent may require for the purposes of giving effect to the Collateral
Agent’s rights under the Charge over Shares including, without limitation, updating the
register of members to reflect any transfer of shares pursuant to the Charge over
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This undertaking is governed and construed in accordance with [the laws of the British Virgin
Islands].
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Exhibit H
Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
[attached hereto]
INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
This INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 18, 2010, is
made by and among Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc., a Canadian corporation (“Olympus”), Formwell
Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, New Vietnam Mining Corporation, a British
Virgin Islands company (such corporation and companies collectively, the “Companies”), and
Collateral Agents, LLC, a New York limited liability company, in its capacity as collateral agent
(the “Collateral Agent”). Terms used but not defined herein have, as used herein, the respective
meanings provided for in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of June 18, 2010 by
and among Olympus, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., as placement agent and investor representative, the
investors party thereto, and the Collateral Agent (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Olympus intends to sell and issue
Units, consisting of Warrants and Notes, and to use the proceeds thereof for the purposes set forth
therein;
WHEREAS, each of the Companies has made or may make loans or advances from time to time to
another Company;
WHEREAS, the Companies will each benefit by the financial accommodations extended to Olympus
by the Investors under the Notes;
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Collateral Agent and the Investors to enter into the
Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, each Company has agreed to the
subordination of such indebtedness of each other Company to such Company, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, conditions,
representations, and warranties set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions; Interpretation.
(a) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
“Default” means any event or condition that would, with the giving of notice or the passage of
time, constitute an Event of Default.
“Event of Default” in defined in the Note.
“Senior Claimholders” means the holders from time to time of the Obligations.
“Subordinated Debt” means, with respect to each Company, all indebtedness, liabilities, and
other obligations of any other Company owing to such Company in respect of any
and all loans or advances made by such Company to such other Company whether now existing or
hereafter arising, and whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, determined or undetermined, including all fees and all other amounts payable by any
other Company to such Company under or in connection with any documents or instruments related
thereto.
“Subordinated Debt Payment” means any payment or distribution by or on behalf of the
Companies, directly or indirectly, of assets of the Companies of any kind or character, whether in
cash, property, or securities, including on account of the purchase, redemption, or other
acquisition of Subordinated Debt, as a result of a collection, sale, or other disposition of
collateral, or by setoff, exchange, or in any other manner, for or on account of the Subordinated
Debt.
“Subordination Trigger Period” means the period (a) commencing upon the (i) date on which the
Collateral Agent or the Investor Representative has notified Olympus in writing that a Default has
occurred and that a “Subordination Trigger Period” shall be in effect or (ii) occurrence of an
Event of Default; and (b) continuing until such Default or Event of Default is no longer
continuing.
(b) Interpretation. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise,
references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the
term “including” is not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the
inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,”
“hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to agreements and other
contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
modifications thereto. References to statutes or regulations are to be construed as including all
statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, or replacing the statute or regulation
referred to. The captions and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect
the construction of this Agreement.
SECTION 2. Subordination to Payment of Obligations. As to each Company, all payments
on account of the Subordinated Debt shall be subject, subordinate, and junior, in right of payment
and exercise of remedies, to the extent and in the manner set forth herein, to the prior payment
and performance in full of the Obligations.
SECTION 3. Subordination Upon Any Distribution of Assets of the Companies. As to each
Company, in the event of any payment or distribution of assets of any other Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property, or securities, upon the dissolution, winding up, or total or
partial liquidation or reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, or similar proceeding relating
to such other Company or its property, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, arrangement, or similar proceedings or upon an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or upon any other marshaling or composition of the assets and liabilities of
such other Company, or otherwise (any such event, an “Insolvency Event”): (i) all amounts owing on
account of the Obligations shall first be paid in full in cash before any Subordinated Debt
Payment is made; and (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, any
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Subordinated Debt Payment to which any such Company would be entitled except for the provisions
hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the
benefit of creditors, or other liquidating agent making such payment or distribution directly to
the Collateral Agent for application to the payment of the Obligations.
SECTION 4. Payments on Subordinated Debt.
(a) Permitted Payments. So long as no Subordination Trigger Period has occurred and
is continuing, each Company may make, and each other Company shall be entitled to accept and
receive, payments on account of the Subordinated Debt in the ordinary course of business.
(b) No Payment Upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Subordination Trigger Period, no Company shall make, and no other Company shall accept or
receive, any Subordinated Debt Payment unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Collateral
Agent.
SECTION 5. Subordination of Remedies. If any Subordination Trigger Period has
occurred and is continuing, no Company shall, without the prior written consent of the Collateral
Agent:
(a) accelerate, make demand, or otherwise make due and payable prior to the original due date
thereof any Subordinated Debt or bring suit or institute any other actions or proceedings to
enforce its rights or interests in respect of the obligations of any other Company owing to such
Company;
(b) exercise any rights under or with respect to guaranties of the Subordinated Debt, if any;
(c) exercise any rights to set-offs and counterclaims in respect of any indebtedness,
liabilities, or obligations of such Company to any other Company against any of the Subordinated
Debt; or
(d) commence, or cause to be commenced, or join with any creditor other than the Collateral
Agent in commencing, any bankruptcy, insolvency, or receivership proceeding against any other
Company.
SECTION 6. Payment Over to Collateral Agent. In the event that, notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 3, Section 4, and Section 5, any Subordinated Debt
Payments shall be received in contravention of Section 3, Section 4, or
Section 5 by any Company before all of the Obligations are paid and performed in full such
Subordinated Debt Payments shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the
other Senior Claimholders and shall be promptly paid over or delivered to the Collateral Agent for
application to the payment in full in cash of all Obligations remaining unpaid to the extent
necessary to give effect to Section 3, Section 4, and Section 5, after
giving effect to any concurrent deposits of Gold (as defined in the Note), payments, or
distributions to the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder in respect of the
Obligations.
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SECTION 7. Authorization of Collateral Agent. If, while any Subordinated Debt is
outstanding, any Insolvency Event shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Company or its
property: (i) the Collateral Agent hereby is irrevocably authorized and empowered (in the name of
each Company or otherwise), but shall have no obligation, to demand, xxx for, collect, and receive
every payment or distribution in respect of the Subordinated Debt and give acquittance therefor and
to file claims and proofs of claim and take such other action (including voting the Subordinated
Debt) as it may deem necessary or advisable for the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights or
interests of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder; and (ii) each Company shall
promptly take such action as the Collateral Agent reasonably may request (A) to collect the
Subordinated Debt for the account of the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Claimholders and to
file appropriate claims or proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Debt, (B) to execute and
deliver to the Collateral Agent such powers of attorney, assignments, and other instruments as it
may request to enable it to enforce any and all claims with respect to the Subordinated Debt, and
(C) to collect and receive any and all Subordinated Debt Payments.
SECTION 8. Certain Agreements of Each Company.
(a) No Benefits. Each Company understands that there may be various agreements
between the Collateral Agent, the other Senior Claimholders and any other Company evidencing and
governing the Obligations, and each Company acknowledges and agrees that such agreements are not
intended to confer any benefits on such Company and that neither the Collateral Agent nor any other
Senior Claimholder shall have any obligation to such Company or any other Person to exercise any
rights, enforce any remedies, or take any actions which may be available to them under such
agreements.
(b) No Interference. Each Company acknowledges that the other Companies have granted
or may from time to time grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Senior Claimholders,
security interests in any or all of their respective assets, and each Company agrees not to
interfere with or in any manner oppose a disposition of any such Collateral by the Collateral Agent
in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Reliance by the Collateral Agent and the Senior Claimholders. Each Company
acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Claimholders will have
relied upon and will continue to rely upon the subordination provisions provided for herein and the
other provisions hereof in entering into the Transaction Documents.
(d) Waivers. Except as provided under the Transaction Documents, each Company
hereby waives any and all notice of the incurrence of the Obligations or any part thereof and any
right to require marshaling of assets.
(e) Obligations of Each Company Not Affected. Each Company hereby agrees that at
any time and from time to time, without notice to or the consent of such Company, without incurring
responsibility to such Company, and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided for
herein or otherwise impairing the rights of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder
hereunder, (i) the time for any other Company’s performance of or compliance with any of its
agreements contained in the Transaction Documents to which such
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Company is a party may be extended or such performance or compliance may be waived by the
Collateral Agent (in accordance with the Transaction Documents); (ii) the agreements of any other
Company with respect to the Transaction Documents to which such Company is a party may from time to
time be modified by such Company, the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Claimholders (in
accordance with the Transaction Documents) for the purpose of adding any requirements thereto or
changing in any manner the rights and obligations of such Company, the Collateral Agent or the
other Senior Claimholders thereunder; (iii) the manner, place, or terms for payment of Obligations
or any portion thereof may be altered or the terms for payment extended, or the Obligations may be
renewed in whole or in part; (iv) the maturity of the Obligations may be accelerated in accordance
with the terms of any present or future agreement by any other Company, the Collateral Agent and
the other Senior Claimholders (in accordance with the Transaction Documents); (v) any Collateral
may be sold, exchanged, released, or substituted and any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or
any other Senior Claimholder may be terminated, subordinated or fail to be perfected or become
unperfected; (vi) any Person liable in any manner for the Obligations may be discharged, released,
or substituted; and (vii) all other rights against the other Companies, any other Person, or with
respect to any Collateral may be exercised (or the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder
may waive or refrain from exercising such rights in accordance with the Transaction Documents).
(f) Rights of the Collateral Agent and the Other Senior Claimholders Not to Be
Impaired. No right of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder to enforce the
subordination provided for herein or to exercise its other rights hereunder shall at any time in
any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act by any Company, the Collateral Agent
or any other Senior Claimholder hereunder or under or in connection with the other Transaction
Documents or by any noncompliance by the Companies with the terms and provisions and covenants
herein or in any other Transaction Document to which such Company is a party, regardless of any
knowledge thereof the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder may have or otherwise be
charged with.
(g) Acquisition of Liens or Guaranties. Except as permitted by the
Transaction Documents, no Company shall, without the prior consent of the Collateral Agent, acquire
any right or interest in or to any Collateral not owned by such Company or accept any guaranties
for the Subordinated Debt.
SECTION 9. Subrogation. Until the payment and performance in full of all Obligations,
no Company shall have, nor shall it directly or indirectly exercise, any rights that it may acquire
by way of subrogation under this Agreement, by any payment or distribution to the Collateral Agent
or any other Senior Claimholder hereunder or otherwise. Upon the payment and performance in full of
all Obligations, each Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Collateral Agent and the
other Senior Claimholders to receive payments or distributions applicable to the Obligations until
the Subordinated Debt shall be paid in full and and the Senior Claimholders shall have no further
rights hereunder. For the purposes of the foregoing subrogation, no payments or distributions to
the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder of any cash, property, or securities to which
any other Company would be entitled except for the provisions of Section 3, Section
4, or Section 5 shall, as among such Company, its creditors (other than the Collateral
Agent and the other Senior Claimholders), and the other
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Companies, be deemed to be a payment by the other Companies to or on account of the Obligations.
SECTION 10. Continuing Agreement; Reinstatement.
(a) Continuing Agreement. This Agreement is a continuing agreement of subordination
and shall continue in effect and be binding upon each Company until payment and performance in full
in cash of the Obligations. The subordinations, agreements, and priorities set forth herein shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of whether any party hereto in the future seeks to
rescind, amend, terminate, or reform, by litigation or otherwise, its respective agreements with
the other Companies.
(b) Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or shall be
reinstated, as the case may be, if, for any reason, any payment of the Obligations by or on behalf
of any other Company shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Collateral Agent or
any other Senior Claimholder, whether as a result of an Insolvency Event or otherwise.
SECTION 11. Transfer of Subordinated Debt. No Company may assign or transfer its
rights and obligations in respect of the Subordinated Debt without the prior written consent of
the Collateral Agent, and any such transferee or assignee, as a condition to acquiring an interest
in the Subordinated Debt shall agree to be bound hereby, in form satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent.
SECTION 12. Obligations of the Companies Not Affected. The provisions of this
Agreement are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of each Company
against the other Companies, on the one hand, and of the Collateral Agent and the other Senior
Claimholders against the Companies, on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
(i) impair, as between each Company and the other Companies, the obligation of the other Companies
to pay their respective obligations with respect to the Subordinated Debt as and when the same
shall become due and payable, or (ii) otherwise affect the relative rights of each Company against
the other Companies, on the one hand, and of the creditors (other than the Collateral Agent and
the other Senior Claimholders) of any Company against the other Companies, on the other hand.
SECTION 13. Endorsement of Company Documents; New Subsidiaries; Further Assurances and
Additional Acts.
(a) Endorsement of Company Documents. At the request of the Collateral Agent, all
documents and instruments evidencing any of the Subordinated Debt, if any, shall be endorsed with a
legend noting that such documents and instruments are subject to this Agreement, and each Company
shall promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent evidence of the same.
(b) Further Assurances and Additional Acts. Each Company shall execute, acknowledge,
deliver, file, notarize, and register at its own expense all such further agreements, instruments,
certificates, financing statements, documents, and assurances, and perform such acts as the
Collateral Agent reasonably shall deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes
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of this Agreement, and promptly provide the Collateral Agent with evidence of the foregoing
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent.
SECTION 14. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided
in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
at the time when hand delivered, delivered by express courier or sent by facsimile (with receipt
confirmed by the sender’s transmitting device) in accordance with the contact information provided
below or such other contact information as the parties may have duly provided by notice.
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SECTION 15. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure on the part of the Collateral
Agent or any other Senior Claimholder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy
specified hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right or remedy. The rights and remedies specified under this Agreement are cumulative and
not exclusive of any other rights or remedies that may otherwise be provided by law.
SECTION 16. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
in this Agreement shall, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any of the
Obligations have not been paid or performed in full.
SECTION 17. Benefits of Agreement. This Agreement is entered into for the sole
protection and benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns, and no other Person
shall be a direct or indirect beneficiary of, or shall have any direct or indirect cause of action
or claim in connection with, this Agreement.
SECTION 18. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns..
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SECTION 19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to conflicts of laws principles
that would call for the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction), except as otherwise
required by mandatory provisions of law and except to the extent that remedies provided by the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York are governed by the laws of such
jurisdiction.
SECTION 20. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL WAIVER; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR
SERVICE OF PROCESS.
(a) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York
County and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any
relevant appellate court, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction
Document to which it is a party, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party
hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by
law, in such Federal court. Each party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OF ANY CLAIM OR
CAUSE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS TO
WHICH IT IS A PARTY OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER.
(c) Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.
(i) Each Company hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers as its
agent for service of process United Corporate Services, Inc., at its offices currently located at
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Process Agent”), to accept and
acknowledge for and on behalf of such Company service of any and all process, notices or other
documents that may be served in any suit, action or proceeding relating hereto in any New York
State or Federal court sitting in the State of New York. With respect to each Company, such
designation and appointment shall be irrevocable until all Obligations have been paid in full in
cash. Each Company covenants and agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable action,
including the execution and filing of any and all documents, that may be necessary to continue the
foregoing designations and appointments in full force and effect and to cause the Process Agent to
continue to act in such capacity.
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(ii) Each Company consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the
nature referred to in Section 20(b) by serving a copy thereof upon the Process Agent.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Claimholders agree
that to the extent lawful and possible, written notice of said service upon the Process Agent
shall also be mailed by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, to the Companies, at the Companies respective addresses specified in or pursuant to
Section 14 hereof or to any other address of which any Company shall have given written
notice to the Collateral Agent. If said service upon the Process Agent shall not be possible or
shall otherwise be impractical after reasonable efforts to effect the same, each Company consents
to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section
20(b) by the mailing of a copy thereof by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, to such Company at its address specified in or pursuant to Section
14 hereof or to any other address of which such Company shall have given written notice to the
Collateral Agent, which service shall be effective 14 days after deposit in the United States
Postal Service. Each Company agrees that such service (i) shall be deemed in every respect
effective service of process upon itself in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall to
the fullest extent permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and
personal delivery to itself.
(iii) Nothing in this Section 20(c) shall affect the right of any party hereto to
serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any party hereto may have to
bring proceedings against any other party hereto in the courts of any jurisdiction or to enforce
in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 21. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment to any provision of this Agreement
shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the
Companies and the Collateral Agent; and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to
any departure by any Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Collateral Agent. Any such amendment, waiver, or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 22. Conflicts. In case of any conflict or inconsistency between any terms of
this Agreement, on the one hand, and any documents or instruments in respect of the Subordinated
Debt, on the other hand, then the terms of this Agreement shall control.
SECTION 23. Severability. If any provision of any Transaction Document is invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i)
such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent (but only to the
extent) of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, (ii) the other provisions of the
Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be
liberally construed in favor of the Collateral Agent and the Senior Claimholders in order to carry
out the intentions of the parties thereto as nearly as may be possible and (iii) the invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability of any such provision in any jurisdiction shall not affect the
validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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SECTION 24. Interpretation. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between, and
have been reviewed by the respective counsel to, the Companies, the Collateral Agent and each other
Senior Claimholder and is the product of all parties hereto. Accordingly, this Agreement shall not
be construed against the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Claimholder merely because of their
involvement in the preparation hereof.
SECTION 25. Counterparts; Telefacsimile Execution. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to
fees payable to the Collateral Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement (i) will become effective when the
Collateral Agent shall have signed this Agreement and received counterparts hereof that, when taken
together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto and (ii) thereafter will be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile
will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 26. Representations and Warranties of the Companies. Each of the Companies
hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent that: (a) each of the Companies has the
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder,
to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted
and as contemplated to be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents; (b) the
execution, delivery and performance by each of the Companies of this Agreement has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other equivalent action on the part of such Company; and
(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Companies.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
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[Signature Page to Intercompany Subordination Agreement]
Exhibit I
Matters Concerning the Collateral Agent
THE COLLATERAL AGENT
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms that are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement
to which this Exhibit I is attached (the “Agreement”), but not otherwise defined herein, when
used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to those terms in the Agreement.
2. Appointment. The Investors hereby designate the Collateral Agent as their agent to act
as specified in the Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Security
Documents
(collectively, the “Applicable Transaction Documents”). Each Investor shall be deemed
irrevocably to authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the
provisions of the Applicable Transaction Documents and to exercise such powers and to perform
such duties thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Collateral Agent by the
terms of the Applicable Transaction Documents and such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through
its agents or employees.
3. Nature of Duties. The Collateral Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except
those expressly set forth in the Applicable Transaction Documents. Neither the Collateral Agent
nor any of its partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees or agents shall be
liable for any action taken or omitted by it as such under the Applicable Transaction Documents
or in connection with therewith, be responsible for the consequence of any oversight or error of
judgment or answerable for any loss, unless caused solely by its or their gross negligence or
willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of
competent jurisdiction. The duties of the Collateral Agent shall be mechanical and
administrative in nature; the Collateral Agent shall not have by reason of the Applicable
Transaction Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Investor; and nothing in the
Applicable Transaction Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed
as to impose upon the Collateral Agent any obligations in respect of the Applicable Transaction
Documents, except as expressly set forth herein and therein.
4. Lack of Reliance on the Collateral Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the
Collateral Agent, each Investor, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue
to make (i) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the
Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with such Investor’s investment in the Company, the
creation and continuance of the Obligations, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, and the taking or not taking of any action in connection therewith, and (ii) its own
appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and of the value of the
Collateral from time to time, and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either
initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Investor with any credit, market or other
information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before any Obligations are
incurred or at any time or times thereafter. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to any
Investor for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any
document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith, for the execution,
effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or
sufficiency of the Applicable Transaction Documents or for the financial condition of the Company
and its Subsidiaries or the value of any of the Collateral, or be required to make any inquiry
concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of
the Applicable Transaction Documents, the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
the value of any of the Collateral or the existence or possible existence of any default or Event
of Default under the Applicable Transaction Documents.
5. Certain Rights of the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to
take any action with respect to the Collateral, on behalf of all of the Investors. To the extent
practical, the Collateral Agent shall request instructions from the Investors or the Investor
Representative with respect to any material act or action (including failure to act) in connection
with the Applicable Transaction Documents and shall be entitled to act or refrain from acting in
accordance with the instructions of the Required Holders or the Investor Representative; if such
instructions are not provided despite the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, the Collateral Agent
shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action, and if such action is taken,
shall
be entitled to appropriate indemnification from the Investors in respect of actions to be taken by
the Collateral Agent; and the Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any person or entity by
reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) no Investor shall have any right of
action whatsoever against the Collateral Agent as a result of the Collateral Agent acting or
refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Applicable Transaction
Documents and (b) the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action that the
Collateral Agent believes (i) could reasonably be expected to expose it to personal liability or
(ii)
is contrary to the Applicable Transaction Documents or applicable law.
6. Reliance. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in
relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or
telecopier
message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or
made by the proper person or entity, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to the
Applicable Transaction Documents and its duties thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by
it and upon all other matters pertaining to the Applicable Transaction Documents and its duties
thereunder, upon advice of other experts selected by it. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Investor to
assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries or is cared for,
protected or insured or that the liens granted pursuant to the Applicable Transaction Documents
have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected or enforced or are entitled to
any
particular priority.
7. Indemnification. To the extent that the Collateral Agent is not reimbursed and
indemnified by any of the Company and the Guarantors, the Investors will jointly and severally
reimburse and indemnify the Collateral Agent, in proportion to their initially purchased
respective stated or deemed principal amounts of Notes, from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses
or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against the Collateral Agent in performing its duties hereunder or under the Applicable
Transaction Documents, or in any way relating to or arising out of the Applicable Transaction
Documents except for those determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a
court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the Collateral Agent’s own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Prior to taking any action hereunder as Collateral Agent, the
Collateral Agent may require each Investor to deposit with it sufficient sums as it determines in
good faith is necessary to protect the Collateral Agent for costs and expenses associated with
taking such action.
8. Resignation by the Collateral Agent
(a) The Collateral Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and
duties under the Applicable Transaction Documents at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written
notice (as provided in the Applicable Transaction Documents) to the Company and its
Subsidiaries and the Investor Representative. Such resignation shall take effect upon the
appointment of a successor Collateral Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below.
(b) Upon any such notice of resignation, the Investor Representative or the Required
Holders shall (with the written approval of the Company, with such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) appoint a successor Collateral Agent hereunder.
(c) If a successor Collateral Agent shall not have been so appointed within said 30-day
period, the Collateral Agent shall then appoint a successor Collateral Agent who shall
serve
as Collateral Agent until such time, if any, as the Investor Representative or the Required
Holders appoint a successor Collateral Agent as provided above. If a successor Collateral
Agent
has not been appointed within such 30-day period, the Collateral Agent may petition any court
of
competent jurisdiction or may interplead the Investors in a proceeding for the appointment of
a successor Collateral Agent, and all fees, including, but not limited to, extraordinary fees
associated with the filing of interpleader and expenses associated therewith, shall be payable
by Investors, in proportion to their initially purchased respective stated or deemed principal
amounts of the Notes.
9. Rights with respect to Collateral. Each Investor agrees with all other Investors and the
Collateral Agent (i) that such Investor shall not, and shall not attempt to, exercise any rights
with
respect to its security interest in the Collateral, whether pursuant to any other agreement or
otherwise (other than pursuant to the Applicable Transaction Documents), or take or institute any
action against the Collateral Agent or any of the other Investors in respect of the Collateral or
its
rights hereunder (other than any such action arising from the breach of the Applicable
Transaction Documents) and (ii) that such Investor has no other rights with respect to the
Collateral other than as set forth in the Applicable Transaction Documents. Upon the acceptance
of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, such
successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights,
powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent
shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Applicable Transaction
Documents. After any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral
Agent, the provisions of the Applicable Transaction Documents including this Exhibit I
shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral
Agent.
10. Other Activities. The Collateral Agent may generally engage in any kind of business
with an Investor or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate thereof as if it had
not
entered into this Agreement. The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates and their officers, directors,
employees and agents (including legal counsel) may now or hereafter be engaged in one or more
transactions with either an Investor or the Company or its Subsidiaries or may act as trustee,
agent or representative of either an Investor or the Company and its Subsidiaries, or otherwise be
engaged in other transactions with such parties (collectively, the “Other Activities”). Without
limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Agent and its Affiliates and their officers, directors,
employees and agents (including legal counsel) shall not be responsible to account to any
Investor or the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Other Activities.
11. Company Not a Party Hereto. This Exhibit I does not confer any rights or benefits
(excepting only the right to approve any successor Collateral Agent as provided for in Section
8(b) above) or impose any duties, obligations or liabilities upon, and shall not otherwise (other
than with respect to its right to exercise such right of approval) be binding upon, the Company,
the Guarantors or any other Person other than the Investors and the Collateral Agent.
Exhibit J
Form of Trust Account Agreement
[attached hereto]
00/00/00
JPMorgan Chase Bank
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UNALLOCATED BULLION ACCOUNTS AGREEMENT
This agreement is based upon the UNALLOCATED BULLION ACCOUNTS AGREEMENT as published by the London
Bullion Market Association with such modifications as are required by JPMorgan to allow the use of
its eBTS Website.
THIS AGREEMENT is made on 00/00/00.
BETWEEN
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INTRODUCTION
We have agreed to open and maintain for you an Unallocated Account and to provide other services
to you in connection with the Unallocated Account. This agreement sets out the terms under which
we will provide those services to you and the arrangements which will apply in connection with
those services.
IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS
1. INTERPRETATION
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“Account Balance” means, in relation to an Unallocated Account, all your rights to
and interest in the balance from time to time on that Unallocated Account. |
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“Availability Date” means the Business Day on which you wish to transfer or deliver
Precious Metal to us for deposit into an Unallocated Account. |
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“Business Day” means a day (excluding Saturdays. Sundays and public holidays) on
which commercial banks generally are open for business in London and on which the
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“Precious Metal” means any and all of gold, silver and any other metal(s) as may
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“Rules” means the rules, regulations, practices and customs of the LBMA, the Bank
of England and such other regulatory authority or other body as shall affect the
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“Unallocated Account” means, in relation to a Precious Metal, the account(s)
maintained by us in your name recording the amount of that Precious Metal which
either we or you, as the case may be, have a right to call upon the other party to
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“VAT” means value added tax as provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (as
amended or re-enacted from lime to time) and legislation supplemental thereto and
any other tax (whether imposed in the United Kingdom in substitution thereof or in
addition thereto or elsewhere) of a similar fiscal nature. |