EXHIBIT 10(m)
TPG PARTNERS, L.P. STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of the 20th
day of January, 1998 by and between Denbury Resources, Inc. ("Company") and TPG
Partners, L.P. ("Buyer").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company is offering $100,000,000 of its Common Shares ("Common
Shares"), no par value, to the public in an offering ("Public Offering") through
a syndicate of underwriters ("Underwriters"); and
WHEREAS, concurrent with and conditioned upon the closing of the Public
Offering, the Company desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase
from Company, $5,000,000 of the Company's Common Shares (the "Shares") pursuant
to a registered offering on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares. Subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 1.3 hereof, the Company agrees to sell the Shares to Buyer and Buyer
agrees to purchase the Shares from the Company for a total purchase price of
$5,000,000, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the "TPG
Offering").
1.2 Purchase Price. The purchase price per Share for the Shares shall be
the price per share of the Common Shares to the public in the Public Offering
less underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth in the final
prospectus relating to the Public Offering; provided, however, that such
purchase price shall be subject to approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange
("TSE"). In the event that the TSE does not approve such purchase price, the
purchase price of the Shares shall be 100% of the price per share to the public
in the Public Offering.
1.3 Conditions Precedent. The Company's obligation to sell and Buyer's
obligation to buy the Shares is subject to and conditioned upon (i) the closing
of the Public Offering, (ii) the effectiveness of a Registration Statement
relating to the TPG Offering, and (iii) the delivery to Buyer of a final
prospectus relating to the TPG Offering.
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1.4 Closing. The purchase and sale of the Shares shall be consummated at a
closing to be held simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, or at
such other date as the parties shall agree. At the closing, the following
documents shall be exchanged:
A. In payment of the purchase price for the Shares, Buyer shall
deliver immediately available funds to the Company by wire transfer to
NationsBank of Texas, N.A., for the Account of Denbury Resources Inc.
B. The Company shall deliver the certificate(s) representing the
Shares to Buyer.
C. Buyer and the Company shall execute and deliver each to the other
at the closing a cross receipt for the certificate(s) representing the Shares
and the funds representing the purchase price of the Shares, respectively.
1.5 Assignment to Affiliates. Buyer may assign all or any portion of its
rights to purchase the Shares under this Agreement to any one of its affiliates
having TPG GenPar, L.P., as its general partner, including TPG Parallel I, L.P.
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
2.1 Informed Investor. Buyer holds the position of an affiliate of the
Company for the purpose of Rule 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Act"), and by reason of such position has access to substantial
information regarding the Company's finances, properties, assets and
liabilities, and business prospects. Such information is sufficient to permit
Buyer to make an informed investment in the Shares.
2.2 Sophisticated Investor. By reason of Buyer's business and financial
experience (and the business and financial experience of any persons retained by
Buyer to advise him with respect to his investment in the Shares), Buyer
(together with such advisers, if any) has such knowledge, sophistication and
experience in business and financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of the investment in the Shares.
2.3 No Distribution Intent. Buyer represents to the Company that it is not
acquiring the Shares with a view to, nor does it have any current intent to
engage in, a distribution of the Shares. Buyer acknowledges that as an affiliate
under Rule 144, Buyer may only resell the Shares in accordance with the
applicable terms and conditions of Rule 144 (other than Rule 144(d)), including
restrictions on the volume of Shares that may be resold and the manner of sale.
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2.4 Authority; No Consent. Upon execution and delivery by Buyer, this
Agreement will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms. Buyer has the absolute
and unrestricted right, power, and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Buyer is not and
will not be required to obtain any consent from any person in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance
of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
2.5 No Violation. Buyer represents and warrants that neither the execution
and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions and provisions of, or constitute a default under, its organizational
documents, any agreement, indenture or other instrument under which it is bound,
or (ii) violate or conflict with any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule,
regulation or administrative proceedings or lawsuits, pending or threatened, of
any court or any public, governmental or regulatory agency or body having
jurisdiction over him or his properties or assets.
2.6 The Toronto Stock Exchange. Buyer undertakes not to sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the Common Shares purchased pursuant to this Agreement, or any
securities derived therefrom, for a period of six (6) months from the date of
the closing of the Public Offering without the prior consent of The Toronto
Stock Exchange and any other regulatory body having jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
3.1 Shares. The Shares will be duly authorized and when issued in
accordance with this Agreement and upon the payment of the purchase price set
forth in Section 1.2 hereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and the Company will deliver an opinion of Jenkens & Xxxxxxxxx, a
Professional Corporation, to that effect at the closing.
3.2 Authority; No Consent. Upon the execution and delivery by the Company
of this Agreement, this Agreement will constitute the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
The Company has the absolute and unrestricted right, power, and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. The Company is not and will not be required to obtain any consent
from any person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
ARTICLE 4
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements, and understandings
relating to the subject matter hereof.
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4.2 Notices. All notices, payments and other required communications
("Notices") to the parties shall be in writing, and shall be addressed,
respectively, as follows:
If to Company: Denbury Resources Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
If to Buyer: TPG Partners, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. X'Xxxxx
All Notices shall be given (i) by personal delivery, or (ii) by electronic
communication, with a confirmation sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, or (iii) by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested. All Notices shall be deemed delivered (i) if by personal delivery, on
the date of delivery if delivered during normal business hours, and, if not
delivered during normal business hours, on the next business day following
delivery, (ii) if by electronic communication, on the date of receipt of the
electronic communication, and (iii) if solely by mail, on the date of deposit of
the mailing in an official U.S. post office mail depository. A party may change
its address by Notice to the other party.
4.3 Applicable Law and Venue. All questions concerning the construction,
validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal
laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Texas. Any legal action
relating to this Agreement shall be brought only in a court of competent
jurisdiction in Dallas County, Texas or in the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division.
4.4 Attorney's Fees. If any legal action is brought by any party hereto, it
is expressly agreed that the prevailing party in such legal action shall be
entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys' fees in addition
to any other relief that may be awarded. For the purposes of this Section, the
"prevailing party" shall be the party in whose favor final judgment is entered.
In the event that declaratory or injunctive relief alone is granted, the court
may determine which, if either, of the parties is the prevailing party. The
amount of reasonable attorneys' fees shall be determined by the court.
4.5 Waiver. The failure of a party to insist on the strict performance of
any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right, power or remedy upon a
breach hereof shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of this Agreement
or limit the party's right thereafter to enforce any provision or exercise any
right.
4.6 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or restriction of this
Agreement is held by the final, nonappealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants, and restrictions hereof shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated.
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4.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, or superseded only
by written instrument executed by all parties hereto.
4.8 Headings. The Article and Section headings appearing in this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and are not intended, to any extent or for
any purpose, to limit or define the text of any Article or Section.
4.9 Gender and Number. Whenever required by the context, as used in this
Agreement, the singular number shall include the plural and the neuter shall
include the masculine or feminine gender, and vice versa.
4.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute
one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the
parties have not signed the same counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
effective as of the date first above written.
Company: DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
By:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Buyer: TPG PARTNERS, INC.
By: TPG GenPar, L.P.
its General Partner
By:TPG Advisors, Inc.
its General Partner
By:
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Xxxxx X. X'Xxxxx
Vice-President
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AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHT AGREEMENT is dated as of January 20,
1998, and is by and among DENBURY RESOURCES INC., A Canadian corporation (the
"Company"), TPG PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TPG"), and TPG
PARALLEL I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parallel").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company, TPG and Parallel are parties to that certain
Registration Rights Agreement effective as of December 21, 1995 (the
"Registration Rights Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company and TPG are parties to that certain Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of January 20, 1998 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), whereby
TPG has agreed to purchase $5,000,000 of the Company's Common Shares (the
"Shares"); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend herein the Registration Rights
Agreement so that the benefits accruing to TPG and Parallel thereunder shall
likewise apply to the Shares to be purchased pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Section 1(i) of the Registration Rights Agreement hereby is amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
(i) "Subject Common Shares" means the Common Shares to be acquired
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Common Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants and upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares,
and, if necessary (only with respect to registration in the United States) to
register the underlying Common Shares, the Warrants and the Series A Preferred
Shares, any additional Common Shares distributed in respect of such Subject
Common Shares, any equity security into which the original Subject Common Shares
are converted, and the Common Shares to be acquired pursuant to those two
certain Stock Purchase Agreements dated as of October 2, 19967, and January 20,
1998, by and between the Company and TPG.
2. Except as amended hereby, the Registration Rights Agreement remains in
full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to
Registration Rights Agreement effective as of the date first above written.
DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
By:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
TPG PARTNERS, L.P.
By:TPG GenPar, L.P., its general partner
By:TPG Advisors, Inc., its general partner
By:
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Xxxxx X. X'Xxxxx, Vice President
TPG PARALLEL I, L.P.
By:TPG GenPar, L.P., its general partner
By:TPG Advisors, Inc., its general partner
By:
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Xxxxx X. X'Xxxxx, Vice President
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