ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT dated for
reference the __3_ day of April, 2009.
AMONG:
CHEETAH OIL & GAS
LTD. , a corporation
existing under the laws of the State of Nevada with its executive
office at Box 172 Station A, Nanaimo, British Columbia,
Canada
(herein called
“Cheetah”)
AND:
LEXARIA CORP.
, a corporation existing under the
laws of the State of Nevada with its executive office at 604-700
West Pender Street, Vancouver, , British Columbia,
Canada
(herein called
“Lexaria”)
(Cheetah and Lexaria collectively
the “Purchasers”)
AND:
DELTA OIL & GAS,
INC. , a corporation
existing under the laws of the State of Colorado with its executive
office at 2600 144 4 th Ave S.W., Alberta,
Canada
(herein called
“Delta”)
AND:
THE STALLION GROUP
, a corporation existing under the
laws of the State of Nevada with its executive office at 604-700
West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(herein called
“Stallion”)
(Delta and Stallion collectively
the “Vendors”)
WHEREAS:
A.
Delta owns certain oil and gas interests located in Missippi, USA
as set out in Schedule 1A which it proposes to sell (the
“Delta Assets”);
B.
Stallion owns certain oil and gas interests located in Missippi,
USA as set out in Schedule 1B which it proposes to sell (the
“Stallion Assets”, collectively with the Delta Assets,
the “Purchased Assets”) ;
C.
Cheetah wishes to acquire an 80% interest in the Purchased Assets
and Lexaria wishes to acquire a 20% interest in the Purchased
Assets;
D.
The Vendors have agreed to sell and the Purchasers have agreed to
purchase their respective interests in the Purchased
Assets.
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NOW THEREFORE in consideration of
the premises and the respective covenants, agreements
representations, warranties and indemnities of the parties herein
contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged) the
parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
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1.
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DEFINED
TERMS
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1.1
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For the purposes of this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
terms will have the respective meanings set out below and
grammatical variations of such terms will have corresponding
meanings:
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“Affiliate” has the
meaning given to that term in the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder;
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“Associate” has the
meaning given to that term in the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder;
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“Purchased Assets”
means the business assets as described in Schedule 1A and Schedule
1B of this Agreement;
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“Business Day” means
any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in the
United States and Canada;
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“Closing” means the
completion of the transactions contemplated in this Asset Purchase
Agreement;
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“Closing Date” means
April 3, 2009, or such other date as the Vendors and the Purchasers
may mutually determine;
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“Effective Closing
Date” means January 31, 2009 at 11:59 P.M. PDT, at which time
the commercial terms contemplated in this Asset and Purchase
Agreement shall take full force and effect:
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“Contract” means any
agreement, indenture, contract, lease, deed of trust, license,
option, instrument or other commitment, whether written or
oral;
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“Encumbrance” means
any encumbrance, lien, charge, hypothec, pledge, mortgage, title
retention agreement, security interest of any nature, adverse
claim, exception, reservation, easement, right of occupation, any
matter capable of registration against title, option, right of
pre-emption, privilege or any Contract to create any of the
foregoing;
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“Licenses” means all
licenses, permits, approvals, consents, certificates, registrations
and authorizations (whether governmental, regulatory, or otherwise)
required for the conduct in the ordinary course of the uses to
which the Purchased Assets have been put;
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“Losses” means, in
respect of any matter, all claims, demands, proceedings, losses,
damages, liabilities, deficiencies, costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, all legal and other professional fees and
disbursements, interest, penalties and amounts paid in settlement)
arising directly or indirectly as a consequence of such matter and
actually incurred by a party entitled to be indemnified hereunder,
net of (i) any tax adjustments, benefits, savings or reductions to
which such indemnified party is entitled resulting from such
matter, and (ii) any insurance proceeds, in either case to which
such indemnified party is entitled by virtue of such claims,
demands, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies,
costs and expenses;
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“Purchase Price”
means the aggregate sum payable by the Purchasers to the Vendors
for the Purchased Assets.
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1.2
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Currency
. Unless otherwise indicated, all
dollar amounts in this Agreement are expressed in United States
funds.
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1.3
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Sections and
Headings . The division
of this Agreement into Articles, sections and subsections and the
insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and
will not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Unless
otherwise indicated, any reference in this Agreement to an Article,
section, subsection or Schedule refers to the specified Article,
section or subsection of or Schedule to this Agreement.
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1.4
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Number, Gender and
Persons . In this
Agreement, words importing the singular number only will include
the plural and vice versa, words importing gender will include all
genders and words importing persons will include individuals,
corporations, partnerships, associations, trusts, unincorporated
organizations, governmental bodies and other legal or business
entities of any kind whatsoever.
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1.5
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Accounting
Principles . Except as
otherwise stated, any reference in this Agreement to generally
accepted accounting principles refers to generally accepted
accounting principles that have been established in the United
States of America, including those approved from time to time by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any
successor body thereto.
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Entire Agreement
. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings,
negotiations and discussions, whether written or oral. There are no
conditions, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties or
other provisions, express or implied, collateral, statutory or
otherwise, relating to the subject matter hereof except as herein
provided.
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1.7
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Time of Essence
. Time will be of the essence of
this Agreement.
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Applicable Law
. This Agreement will be construed,
interpreted and enforced in accordance with, and the respective
rights and obligations of the parties will be governed by, the laws
of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein, and each party irrevocably and unconditionally
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of such
state and all courts competent to hear appeals there from and
waives, so far as is legally possible, its right to have any legal
action relating to this Agreement tried by a jury.
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1.9
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Amendments and
Waivers . No amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be binding on either
party unless consented to in writing by such party. No waiver of
any provision of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any
other provision, nor will any waiver constitute a continuing waiver
unless otherwise provided.
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1.10
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Adjustments for Stock Splits,
Etc. . Wherever in this
Agreement there is a reference to a specific number of shares of
stock of the Company, then, upon the occurrence of any subdivision,
combination or stock dividend of such stock, the specific number of
shares so referenced in this Agreement shall automatically be
proportionally adjusted to reflect the effect on the outstanding
shares of such class or series of stock by such subdivision,
combination or stock dividend.
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Schedules
. The following Schedules are
attached to and form part of this Agreement: All terms defined in
the body of this Agreement will have the same meaning in the
Schedule attached hereto
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Schedule
1A
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Description of
Delta Assets
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Schedule
1B
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Description of
Stallion Assets
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Schedule
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Legal and
Regulatory Proceedings
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Schedule
3
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Consents
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2.
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PURCHASE AND
SALE
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2.1
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Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, effective as at the Closing Date the
Vendors will sell, transfer, and assign to the Purchasers and the
Purchasers agrees to purchase from the Vendors, free and clear of
all Encumbrances the Purchased Assets.
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3.
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PURCHASE PRICE AND
ALLOCATION
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3.1
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The Purchase Price payable by the
Purchasers to the Vendors for the Purchased Assets are as
follows:
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(a)
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The Purchasers shall pay a total
of US $170,000, as to 80% Cheetah and 20% Lexaria, comprised of,
$100,333.98 to Delta and $56,299.04 to Stallion, on the Closing
Date; and $13,366.97 to be held in trust with MacDonald Tuskey to
be released in full within 5 days of closing to Griffin &
Griffin Exploration, L.L.C to settle the outstanding liabilities
shown below in section 3.1(c);
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The Purchasers shall pay, as to
80% Cheetah and 20% Lexaria, to the Vendors, as to 100 % Stallion,
US $500.00 US per month for a period of four (4) years from the
Closing Date unless production at the Belmont Lake project declines
to less than 65 Barrels of Oil per Day for a period of thirty (30)
days or longer in which case these monthly payments are suspended
until such time as production once again produces at an average of
greater than 65 BOPD over a 1 month period. Then the payment ahall
resume retroactively to the beginning of said month. All months
that do not produce at this level shall be added to the time period
of 4 years and shall continue until 48 months of production
payments have been made;
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The Purchasers will assume and
pay within 5 days of the Closing Date, as to 80% Cheetah and 20%
Lexaria, specified existing liabilities only of $30,366.97
((($43,733.94 - $17,000)/2) +17,000) owing by the Vendors to
Griffin & Griffin Exploration, L.L.C.;
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The Purchasers shall be entitled
to receive any and all oil and gas revenue due to the Vendors from
the Purchased Assets but not yet remitted from Griffin &
Griffin Exploration, L.L.C. as of the Closing Date.
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4.
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CLOSING, POSSESSION, AND NO
ADJUSTMENTS
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EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE 11:59 P.M. PDT, JANUARY 31, 2009 WITHOUT FURTHER
ADJUSTMENTS.
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4.1
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The physical Closing will take
place on or before April 3, 2009 at 11:00AM (PST), on the Closing
Date at the offices of Macdonald Tuskey, or at such other place,
date, and time as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties
hereto.
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4.2
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The Vendors will deliver
possession of the Purchased Assets, free of any other claim to
possession and any tenancies, to the Purchasers on the Closing
Date.
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4.3
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Provided that there has been no
material misrepresentation on the part of the parties to this
agreement and all of their respective obligations under this
Agreement have been fulfilled, there will be no adjustment of the
Purchase Price for any reason whatsoever.
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5.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF DELTA
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5.1
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Delta represents and warrants to
each of the Purchasers, with the intent that each of the Purchasers
will rely thereon in entering into this Agreement and in concluding
the transactions contemplated hereby, as follows:
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the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the completion of the transaction contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
limited liability company action on the part of Delta, and this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Delta
enforceable against Delta in accordance with its terms; except as
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally and except that
equitable remedies may be granted only in the discretion of a court
of competent jurisdiction;
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except as will be remedied by the
consents, approvals, releases, and discharges described in Schedule
3 - Consents attached hereto, neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement nor the performance of Delta’s obligations
hereunder will:
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violate or constitute default
under any order, decree, judgment, statute, by-law, rule,
regulation, or restriction applicable to Delta, the Delta Assets,
or any contract, agreement, instrument, covenant, mortgage, or
security, to which Delta is a party or which is binding upon
Delta,
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(ii)
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to the knowledge of Delta, result
in any fees, duties, taxes, assessments, penalties or other amounts
becoming due or payable by the Purchasers under any sales tax
legislation. .
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(iii)
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give rise to the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance on the Delta Assets,
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violate or constitute default
under any license, permit, approval, consent or authorization held
by Delta, or
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violate or trigger any liability
on behalf of the Purchasers pursuant to any legislation governing
the sale of the Delta Assets by Delta.
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(c)
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Delta owns and possesses and has
good and marketable title to the Delta Assets free and clear of all
Encumbrances of every kind and nature whatsoever;
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Delta does not have any
indebtedness in excess of $10,000.00 which might by operation of
law or otherwise now or hereafter constitute an Encumbrance upon
the Delta Assets;
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no person other than the
Purchasers have any written or oral agreement or option or any
right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual)
capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase or
acquisition from Delta of the Delta Assets;
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except as otherwise provided
herein, this Agreement discloses all contracts, engagements, and
commitments, whether oral or written, relating to the Delta Assets
including in particular contracts, engagements, and
commitments:
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(i)
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out of the ordinary course of
business,
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(ii)
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which entail the payment of in
excess of $10,000.00 during any one year period
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respecting ownership of or title
to any interest or claim in or to any real or personal property
making up the Delta Assets,
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respecting any agreement of
guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement of,
or any similar commitment with respect to, the obligations,
liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) or
indebtedness of any other person except for cheques endorsed for
collection in the ordinary course of the business;
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any confidentiality, secrecy or
non-disclosure contract, (whether Delta is a beneficiary or
obligant thereunder) relating to any proprietary or confidential
information or any non- competition or similar contract;
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there has not been any default in
any obligation or liability in respect of said contracts,
engagements, or commitments by Delta and Delta has performed all of
the material obligations required to be performed by it and is
entitled to all benefits under any contracts;
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there has not been any amendment,
modification, variation, surrender, or release of said contracts,
engagements, and commitments; and
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each of said contracts,
engagements, and commitments is in good standing and in full force
and effect and Delta has performed all of the material obligations
required to be performed by it and is entitled to all benefits
thereunder, and is not in default or alleged to be in default in
respect of any material contract or any other contracts,
engagements or commitments provided for in this Agreement, to which
Delta is a party or by which it is bound;
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neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the completion of the purchase and
sale hereby contemplated will give any party to this Agreement the
right to terminate, dispute or cancel any licenses or permits,
rules, regulations, and ordinances applicable to the Delta Assets
or affect such compliance;
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except as disclosed in Schedule 2
- Legal and Regulatory Proceedings, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, investigations, complaints, orders, directives, or
notices of defect or noncompliance by or before any court,
governmental or domestic commission, department, board, tribunal,
or authority, or administrative, licensing, or regulatory agency,
body, or officer issued, pending, or to the best of Delta’s
knowledge threatened against or affecting Delta or in respect of
the Delta Assets;
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there is no requirement
applicable to Delta to make any filing with, give any notice to or
to obtain any license, permit, certificate, registration,
authorization, consent or approval of, any governmental or
regulatory authority as a condition to the lawful consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the
filings, notifications, licenses, permits, certificates,
registrations, consents and approvals described in Schedule 3 -
Consents, or that relate solely to the identity of the Purchasers
or the nature of any business carried on by the Purchasers except
for the notifications, consents and approvals described in Schedule
3 - Consents;
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Delta has filed or caused to be
filed all material tax returns of Delta which have become due
(taking into account valid extensions of time to file) prior to the
date hereof, such returns are accurate and complete in all material
respects and Delta has paid or caused to be paid all taxes due, in
each case to the extent Purchasers would incur liability for
Delta’s failure to file such returns or pay such taxes. There
are no outstanding tax liens that have been filed by any tax
authority against the Delta Assets. No claims are being asserted in
writing with respect to any taxes relating to Delta’s
business for which the Purchasers reasonably could be held liable
and Delta knows of no basis for the assertion of any such
claim;
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Delta has never received any
notice of or been prosecuted for non-compliance with any
environmental laws, nor has Delta settled any allegation of
non-compliance short of prosecution. There are no orders or
directions relating to environmental matters requiring any work,
repairs or construction or capital expenditures to be made with
respect to the Delta Assets, nor has Delta received notice of any
of the same; and
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there are no known liabilities of
Delta or its associates or Affiliates, whether or not accrued and
whether or not determined or determinable, in respect of which the
Purchasers may become liable
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on or after the Closing Date, and
Delta is specifically excluded from any responsibility of future
potential environmental liabilities; and
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Delta agrees that upon the
closing of this agreement, any previous agreements with Stallion
dated May 20, 2008, with respect to an option to purchase any
portion of Delta’s Mississippi Assets as stated in Schedule
1A, is hereby null and void and specifically does not grant Delta
any right to sell any portion of the Mississippi assets in the
future.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF STALLION
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6.1
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Stallion represents and warrants
to each of the Purchasers, with the intent that each of the
Purchasers will rely thereon in entering into this Agreement and in
concluding the transactions contemplated hereby, as
follows:
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the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the completion of the transaction contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
limited liability company action on the part of Stallion, and this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Stallion
enforceable against Stallion in accordance with its terms; except
as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other
laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except that
equitable remedies may be granted only in the discretion of a court
of competent jurisdiction;
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except as will be remedied by the
consents, approvals, releases, and discharges described in Schedule
3 - Consents attached hereto, neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement nor the performance of Stallion’s obligations
hereunder will:
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violate or constitute default
under any order, decree, judgment, statute, by-law, rule,
regulation, or restriction applicable to Stallion, the Stallion
Assets, or any contract, agreement, instrument, covenant, mortgage,
or security, to which Stallion is a party or which is binding upon
Stallion,
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(ii)
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to the knowledge of Stallion,
result in any fees, duties, taxes, assessments, penalties or other
amounts becoming due or payable by the Purchasers under any sales
tax legislation.
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give rise to the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance on the Stallion Assets,
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violate or constitute default
under any license, permit, approval, consent or authorization held
by Stallion, or
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violate or trigger any liability
on behalf of the Purchasers pursuant to any legislation governing
the sale of the Stallion Assets by Stallion.
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(c)
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Stallion owns and possesses and
has good and marketable title to the Stallion Assets free and clear
of all Encumbrances of every kind and nature whatsoever;
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Stallion does not have any
indebtedness in excess of $10,000.00 which might by operation of
law or otherwise now or hereafter constitute an Encumbrance upon
the Stallion Assets; no person other than the Purchasers have any
written or oral agreement or option or any right or privilege
(whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an
agreement or option for the purchase or acquisition from Stallion
of the Stallion Assets;
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except as otherwise provided
herein, this Agreement discloses all contracts, engagements, and
commitments, whether oral or written,
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