NCA NUCLEAR INC.
Suite 201, 15710 West Colfax Avenue
Golden, CO 80401 USA
August 20, 2009
Strathmore Resources (US)
Ltd.
2420 Watt Court
Riverton, WY USA 82501
Attention: David Miller, Chief
Executive Officer & Steven Khan, President
American Uranium
Corporation 600 17th
Street Suite 2800 South
Denver, CO, 80202-5428 USA
Attention: Robert Rich,
President
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Re:
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Purchase and
Sale of AUC LLC (“AUC”) and Related
Assets
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We write further to our recent
discussions regarding a transaction involving:
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the sale of AUC, a Delaware
company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Strathmore Resources (US)
Ltd., holding together with certain cash assets, the mineral rights
and claims representing the mineral property known as the Reno
Creek Property, as more particularly described in Schedule
“A” hereto (the “ Property
”) by Strathmore Resources (US) Ltd. (“
Strathmore ”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Strathmore Minerals Corp., to NCA Nuclear Inc. (“
NCA ”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bayswater Uranium Corporation (“ Bayswater
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(b)
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the sale of all associated
claims, leases, option agreements, licenses, permits, permit
applications and other documents evidencing title or licenses in
respect to the Property; all documents and information concerning
exploration, development and mining activities, including but not
limited to, electronic and hard copy files, reports, data and all
information relating to feasibility, engineering, metallurgical and
economic studies, environmental permits and environmental permit
applications, geological, geochemical, geophysical, drilling and
sampling data, and equipment in respect to the Property as set
forth in Schedule “B” hereto (collectively the “
STM Assets ”) by Strathmore to NCA;
and
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the assignment of all of
Strathmore’s rights and obligations pursuant to an option and
joint venture agreement dated August 20, 2007 (the “
Option Agreement ”) and pursuant to the
limited liability company operating agreement of AUC, dated January
3, 2008 (the “ Operating Agreement ”,
and collectively with the Option Agreement, the “ AUC
Agreements ”) between Strathmore and American
Uranium Corporation (“ American Uranium
”) (collectively with NCA and Strathmore, the “
Parties ”) to NCA; and
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the subsequent termination of the
AUC Agreements by NCA and American Uranium and the acquisition of
certain assets and rights to the Property of American Uranium by
Bayswater
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pursuant to a letter agreement between American
Uranium and Bayswater (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”).
The purpose of this binding
letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”)
is to set forth the terms of a transaction under which NCA will
acquire all of the outstanding membership interest of AUC and the
STM Assets from Strathmore (the " Transaction "),
with the consent and cooperation of American Uranium.
The Parties intend that a formal
LLC purchase agreement (the “ LLC Purchase
Agreement ”) will be completed and executed within
60 days of the date of execution of this Agreement and the Parties
hereto agree to work together in good faith toward completion of
the LLC Purchase Agreement. Pending completion and execution of the
LLC Purchase Agreement, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall
be binding upon all the Parties.
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1.
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Purchase
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1.1
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Purchase
– Strathmore hereby agrees to
sell all of its right, title and interest in all of the issued and
outstanding membership interest of AUC (the “LLC
Interest”) and the STM Assets to NCA on the terms set out
herein.
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1.2
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Assignment
– Strathmore shall grant,
assign and set over unto NCA as of the Closing Date (the
“Assignment”), all of its right, title, benefit and
interest in, under and to the AUC Agreements, to have and to hold
with full power to NCA to take all such measures for the enjoyment
of the rights under the AUC Agreements as Strathmore might take.
The AUC Agreements shall be accepted by NCA subject to all of the
obligations and liabilities of Strathmore under the AUC Agreements,
and NCA hereby expressly assumes and undertakes to pay, satisfy,
discharge, perform and fulfil all of the obligations and
liabilities of Strathmore under the AUC Agreements as fully and to
the same extent as if Strathmore had been an original party to the
AUC Agreements, subject to the consent of American Uranium to the
Assignment and the completion of the Transaction.
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Purchase Price
– The purchase price for the
LLC Interest, the STM Assets and the Assignment shall be
US$30,000,000, of which US$250,000 shall be paid by NCA to
Strathmore upon execution of this Agreement as a non-refundable
deposit (the “Deposit”) and the balance of which, being
US$29,750,000 shall be paid to Strathmore at Closing (as
hereinafter defined) or held in trust or escrow and payable to
Strathmore in accordance with the LLC Purchase
Agreement.
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1.4
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Cooperation of American
Uranium – In
consideration of entering into the Purchase Agreement and in
exchange for Strathmore’s agreement to suspend all
obligations of American Uranium under the AUC Agreements pending
closing of the Transaction, including any advances of capital
contributions or transfer of data or permits, as may be required to
maintain the AUC Agreements in good standing prior to the Closing,
pursuant to Article 8 herein, American Uranium agrees to cooperate
and covenant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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Due Diligence
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2.1
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Due Diligence
- This Agreement and the Acquisition
are subject to NCA having a period from the date of this Agreement
until the Closing Date to conduct a due diligence review of
AUC,
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the Property and the STM Assets
(the “ Due Diligence Review ”). During
such review, Strathmore and American Uranium will make all
information, including, but not limited to, such technical data,
studies and title documents it holds on AUC, the Property and the
STM Assets available to NCA for review at Strathmore’s office
in Riverton, Wyoming, and will provide NCA with access to the
Property for the purposes of such review. NCA shall review all data
held by or under the control of Strathmore at Strathmore’s
Riverton, Wyoming office. The Parties agree to work together to
ensure NCA reasonable access for its Due Diligence Review. NCA may
request copies of any data made available from Strathmore. However,
it shall be in Strathmore’s sole discretion whether or not to
provide such copies. At the end of the Due Diligence Review, NCA
may in its sole discretion decide:
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not to proceed with the
Transaction, and in such case NCA will provide to Strathmore and
American Uranium written notice of such decision and this Agreement
will then terminate and the parties will have no further
obligations to each other and Strathmore shall retain the Deposit;
or
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(b)
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to proceed with the Transaction
and in such case, the Deposit shall be credited toward the Purchase
Price.
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Strathmore Bound to Letter
During Due Diligence Review – Notwithstanding that the Due Diligence
Review leaves discretion in NCA to be bound to the Agreement or not
and to complete the Transaction or not, Strathmore agrees that in
consideration of the Deposit paid to Strathmore by NCA upon the
acceptance of this Agreement by NCA (the receipt and sufficiency
whereof is hereby acknowledged by the parties, and is acknowledged
not to be a deposit and will not be refundable), Strathmore will be
bound by this Agreement during the Due Diligence Review (and
afterwards in accordance with section 2.1 (b)), and will not be
able to revoke or withdraw its acceptance of the terms of this
Agreement during such time, and for certainty Strathmore agrees
that upon the satisfaction of NCA’s Due Diligence Review
within the time herein set out, Strathmore will continue to be
bound by the Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof.
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2.3
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Preliminary Due
Diligence - As soon as
reasonably practicable following the execution of this Agreement,
Strathmore agrees to allow NCA to visit Strathmore’s
Riverton, Wyoming office, at mutually agreeable times and dates, to
view the following:
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(a)
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All financial information
pertaining to AUC LLC;
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(b)
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Current National Instrument
43-101 Technical Reports concerning the Property;
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(c)
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Minute books and corporate
records of AUC;
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(d)
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All material agreements of AUC or
pertaining to the Property;
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(e)
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All technical and geological
information concerning the Property, including, without limitation,
copies of all permits, licenses or claims pertaining to land title
status of the Property;
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All environmental permits and
permit applications relating to the Property; and
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(g)
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Such other materials and
information as NCA may reasonably request in connection with the
Transaction .
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Access to
Information - Upon
acceptance of this Agreement and until the earlier of the Closing
Date or the Termination Date (as defined herein), Strathmore and
American Uranium will allow NCA and their authorized
representatives, including legal counsel and consultants, access to
review all information, books or records relevant to AUC, the
Property and the STM Assets at Strathmore’s Riverton, Wyoming
office for the purpose of completing due diligence investigations
and for the completion of the Transaction. Each of the Parties
agree that all information and documents so obtained will be kept
confidential in accordance with and subject to that Confidentiality
Agreement entered into between AUC and NCA of May 27, 2009 (the
“ Confidentiality Agreement ”) and the
contents thereof will not be disclosed to any person, except as
provided in that Confidentiality Agreement and in that
Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement entered into between
American Uranium and NCA of May 26, 2009 (the “
Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement”), without the
prior written consent of each of the other Parties.
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3.
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Closing
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3.1
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Closing
- The completion of the Transaction
(the “ Closing ”) will be at the
offices of Armstrong Simpson 2080 – 777 Hornby Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia, or such other place or date as may be
mutually agreed by the Parties, at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on
the earlier of the 2nd business day after receipt of all necessary,
shareholder and regulatory approvals and satisfaction and waiver of
all applicable conditions precedent or the date which is 120 days
from the date of this Agreement or such later date as the Parties
may agree upon in writing (the “ Closing
Date ”).
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4.
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Conditions
Precedent
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4.1
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Conditions Precedent
NCA - In addition to any
other conditions precedent contained in this Agreement, the
completion of the Transaction shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent which conditions precedent being waived or
satisfied by NCA prior to the Closing Date:
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(a)
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the representations and
warranties of the Parties contained in the LLC Purchase Agreement
shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and
shall then be true and correct as of that date;
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(b)
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other than activities in the
regular course of business, no material adverse change shall have
occurred in the business, assets, liabilities, results, financial
condition, affairs or prospects of either AUC or the Property from
the date hereof to the Closing Date;
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(c)
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as of the Closing Date and except
as disclosed to the Parties or as set forth in the AUC Agreements,
no person shall have any right, agreement, warrant, option or
commitment, present or future, contingent or absolute, or anything
capable of becoming a right, agreement or option with the passage
of time or the occurrence of any event or otherwise:
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(i)
for any interest in and to the Property;
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(ii)
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to require AUC to issue any
further or other membership interest or any other security or other
instrument convertible or exchangeable into a membership interest
or to convert or exchange any security or other instrument into or
for a membership interest in AUC; or
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to require AUC to purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any of the membership interests of
AUC.
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NCA’s parent company,
Bayswater Uranium Corporation (“ Bayswater
”), shall have completed a financing to raise gross proceeds
of a minimum of US$36,000,000 (the “
Financing ”), of which US$30,000,000 shall
be designated for the Purchase Price, as set forth in Section 1.3
of this Agreement, and US$6,000,000 shall be designated for working
capital;
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(e)
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NCA shall have obtained audited
financial statements for AUC, as required by and acceptable to
applicable regulatory authorities;
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(f)
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Bayswater and American Uranium
shall have entered into and completed the Purchase Agreement on or
before the Closing Date;
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(g)
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satisfactory completion of the
Due Diligence Review by NCA per Section 2.1(b);
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receipt by NCA of a legal opinion
respecting the Property, AUC and such other matters as NCA may
require, in form and substance satisfactory to NCA, acting
reasonably;
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(i)
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as at the Closing Date, there
being no legal proceeding or regulatory actions, investigation or
proceedings against or threatened against either of AUC or the
Property, except as disclosed in the LLC Purchase Agreement and any
applicable schedules thereto;
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(j)
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there being no prohibition at law
against the consummation of the Transaction;
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(k)
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material compliance by each of
Strathmore and American Uranium with the terms of this Agreement
and the LLC Purchase Agreement;
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there shall be no material breach
of the covenants of either of Strathmore or American Uranium
contained herein or in the LLC Purchase Agreement; and
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receipt of all necessary
governmental and regulatory approvals in respect of the
Transaction, including but not limited to, the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange (the “ TSX-V ”) and
any required shareholder approvals.
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The
above conditions are for the sole benefit of NCA and if they are
not fulfilled and/or performed on or before the Closing Date, then
NCA may waive any such condition without prejudice to the
fulfillment and/or performance of any other condition or conditions
or in the alternative, NCA may withdraw from this Agreement without
further liability or obligations on the part of NCA, without any
prejudice to any of the remedies which NCA may have hereunder or at
law, provided however that Strathmore shall retain the
Deposit.
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4.2
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Conditions Precedent American
Uranium - The completion
of American Uranium’s agreement and obligations pursuant to
this Agreement shall be conditional upon the execution and
completion of the Purchase Agreement, which shall be entered into
on the same day as the date of the execution of this Agreement, and
upon receipt of all necessary government and regulatory approvals
in respect of the Transaction, as well as approval of American
Uranium’s shareholders.
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5.
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Release of Liability to
Strathmore
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5.1
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NCA agree to release Strathmore
and American Uranium from any and all liability associated with the
actions of American Uranium pertaining to the data obtained from
Power Resources Inc. (“PRI”). The Parties acknowledge
and agree that in accordance with American Uranium's October 9,
2007 purchase Agreement and November 21, 2007 bill of sale with
PRI, American Uranium picked up the data package at PRI's Casper,
WY office on Wednesday November 21, 2007. At this time the entire
data package conveyed by PRI to American Uranium is being stored at
Strathmore's Riverton, Wyoming office..
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6.
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Representations and
Warranties
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6.1
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Mutual
Representations : Each of
the Parties to this Agreement and AUC hereby represent and warrant
to the other that:
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it has been duly incorporated and
is a valid and subsisting body corporate under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation;
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it has duly obtained all
necessary governmental, corporate and other authorizations for its
execution and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein will not, with the giving
of notice or the passage of time, or both, result in a breach of,
constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any
encumbrances on its assets under the terms or provisions of any law
applicable to it, its constating documents, any resolution of its
directors or shareholders or any indenture, agreement or other
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may
be bound;
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no proceedings are pending for,
and it is unaware of any basis for the institution of any
proceedings leading to, its dissolution or winding up or the
placing of it in bankruptcy or its subjection to any other law
governing the affairs of bankrupt or insolvent persons;
and
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(d)
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it has full right, power and
authority to enter into and accept the terms of this Agreement and
to carry out the transactions contemplated herein.
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Representations and Warranties
of Strathmore –
Strathmore hereby represents and warrants as follows:
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To the best of Strathmore’s
knowledge, the STM Assets, amongst other things, represent all of
the data, environmental permits or permit applications, information
and equipment concerning the Property and AUC Agreements and held
in the name of Strathmore or within its control and ownership
relating to the Property;
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(b)
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To the best of Strathmore’s
knowledge and except as otherwise disclosed by Strathmore to NCA in
writing prior to the date of this Agreement, the mineral claims
comprising the Property have been validly staked and are now duly
recorded pursuant to the laws of the State of Wyoming and the
United States of America and the maintenance fees are current and
the claims are shown as being active; and all lease and lease
option agreements and any other form of land tenure in respect to
the Property are in good standing, except as otherwise disclosed in
the Schedules;
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AUC is the recorded, or will be
on Closing, and beneficial owner of a 100% mineral interest in and
to the Property, free and clear of liens, charges or encumbrances,
including but not limited to environmental liabilities, with the
exception of the AUC Agreements;
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To the best of Strathmore’s
knowledge, Strathmore owns and possesses good marketable title to
the LLC Interest and is the registered and beneficial holder of the
LLC Interest, free and clear of all encumbrances, and AUC owns and
possesses good marketable title to the Property and is the
registered and beneficial holder of the Property, free and clear of
all encumbrances;
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Strathmore is the sole registered
and beneficial member of AUC, subject to American Uranium’s
rights pursuant to the AUC Agreements;
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on Closing there will be no
options, warrants or other convertible securities issued or
outstanding which entitle the holder to acquire any membership
interest or any other securities of AUC, with the exception of the
AUC Agreements;
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Strathmore has the exclusive
right to receive 100% of the proceeds from the sale of minerals,
metals, ores or concentrates removed from the Property and no
person, firm or corporation is entitled to any royalty or other
payment in the nature of rent or royalty on such materials removed
from the Property or is entitled to take such materials in kind,
subject to the AUC Agreements or as disclosed in writing by
Strathmore to NCA;
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to the best of Strathmore’s
knowledge, information and belief, there are no actual, alleged or
potential adverse claims, challenges, suits, actions, prosecutions,
investigations or proceedings against or to the ownership of or
title to the Property, nor to the best of Strathmore’s
knowledge is there any basis therefor;
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AUC is not a party to nor bound
by any outstanding material agreement, contract or commitment
relating to any of its assets which has not otherwise been
disclosed to NCA and AUC is in good standing with respect to its
obligations to each of the material agreements to which it is a
party; and
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(j)
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AUC has no outstanding
indebtedness or any liabilities or obligations, financial or
otherwise, (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise)
that have not been disclosed to NCA.
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6.3
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Representations and Warranties
of Strathmore, American Uranium regarding AUC and the
Property –
Strathmore, American Uranium and AUC hereby represent and warrant
that the AUC Agreements are in good standing, with the exception
that Strathmore has not yet
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completed the transfer of title
to certain portions of the Property or STM Assets to AUC as
required pursuant to the AUC Agreements..
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6.4
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No Other Representations or
Warranties –
Neither Strathmore nor American Uranium makes any representations
or warranties whatsoever concerning the existence, nature,
location, amount or value of any mineralization, mineral reserves
or resources or whether any necessary permits can be obtained in a
timely manner or whether any mining can be done economically or as
to the cost or time required to refurbish, restart or operate and
maintain a project. Neither Strathmore nor American Uranium makes
any representations or warranties as to any impact on unpatented
mining claims from any changes to the General Mining Act of 1872 or
other applicable laws.
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Representations and Warranties
in LLC Purchase Agreement – In the LLC Purchase
Agreement:
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(a)
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Strathmore and American Uranium
will make the representation and warranty as set out in section
6.3;
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Strathmore will make the
representations and warranties as set out in section 6.2, as well
as other reasonable representations and warranties dealing with the
title to the LLC Interest and the Property, environmental matters,
or otherwise, as requested by NCA;
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American Uranium will make such
reasonable representations concerning the Property and AUC
Agreements as it may make based on its limited involvement in the
operation of the Property, and
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NCA will make the representations
and warranties as set out in section 6.1, as well as other
reasonable representations and warranties dealing with the
Transaction or otherwise, as requested by Strathmore and American
Uranium.
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7.
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Covenants
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7.1
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Covenants during term of this
Agreement - Strathmore
and American Uranium hereby covenant with and to NCA that until
earlier of the Termination Date (as hereinafter defined) and the
Closing Date:
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they will provide NCA with access
to all information, including but not limited to land tenure,
environment permits and applications and technical data, relating
to the STM Assets in Strathmore’s, American Uranium’s
or AUC’s possession or over which Strathmore, American
Uranium or AUC has control relating to exploration and development
activities on and pursuant to the Area of Interest as provided in
paragraph 13.1 and AUC Agreements of the Property;
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they will allow NCA access to the
Property for the purpose of carrying out due diligence and
evaluation activities;
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Except as otherwise noted in this
Agreement, including work done in an effort to consolidate all
assets and Property in AUC, neither Strathmore, American Uranium
nor AUC will deal, or attempt to deal with its right, title and
interest in and to the
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Property in any
way that would or might affect the right of NCA to become
absolutely vested in a 100% interest in and to the Property, free
and clear of any liens, charges and encumbrances;
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Strathmore shall ensure that the
Property and STM Assets, not already held in the name of AUC, shall
be transferred into the name of AUC and shall bear the costs of
same, on or before the Closing Date; except that the Parties agree
that pursuant to Strathmore’s agreements in reference to the
Moore Option to Lease Agreement dated February 10, 2009 and
McCullough Option to Lease Agreement dated February 9, 2009 that
transfer of such shall occur upon exercise of the option in both
cases after February 10 th and 9 th
respectively of either 2010 or 2011 at the discretion of NCA as to
timing of exercise of the said options and that Strathmore agrees
to work in good faith with NCA to assist in the transfer of such
agreements into AUC and shall bear the costs of same;
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On or before the Closing Date,
Strathmore will ensure that any American Uranium shares held by AUC
on behalf of Strathmore will be transferred to Strathmore at no
cost and free and clear of any federal, state or other tax
liability to AUC and NCA; and
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Notwithstanding Section 8 of this
Agreement, until the earlier of the Closing Date and the
Termination Date, Strathmore and American Uranium shall ensure the
Property is kept in good standing.
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8.
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AUC Agreements
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8.1
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Suspension of AUC
Agreements - Strathmore
and American Uranium covenant and agree to suspend all obligations
of American Uranium under the AUC Agreements pending closing of the
Transaction, including any advances of capital contributions or
transfer of data or permits as may be required to maintain the AUC
Agreements in good standing prior to the Closing, and shall not
pursue any termination or other remedies in respect of same during
the term of this Agreement or the LLC Purchase
Agreement.
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8.2
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PRI Data
– Strathmore and American
Uranium covenant and agree that pending closing of the Transaction,
American Uranium shall not sell, deal, encumber, or attempt to deal
in any way that might affect Strathmore or AUC’s interests,
with its right, title, or interest in and to any data it controls
or owns regarding the Property, with the exception of any
transaction American Uranium may enter into with Bayswater or NCA,
provide however, that such a transaction shall be conditional upon
the completion of this Transaction.
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8.3
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Maintenance of the Property
and AUC - All ongoing
expenditures in order to maintain claims and land agreements
respecting the Property in good standing pursuant to the AUC
Agreements, and all work done by Strathmore on behalf of AUC, in
the general course of business (including but not limited to work
to advance any project permits), or regarding the Property shall be
paid with the cash currently on deposit in AUC as of the date of
this Agreement, which funds have been advanced as capital
contributions to AUC by American Uranium pursuant to the terms of
the AUC Agreements.
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8.4
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Recommencement of AUC
Agreements - In the event
the Closing does not occur, Strathmore and American Uranium agree
that American Uranium’s obligations under the AUC
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Agreements will be suspended for
a period of 30 days, commencing on the next business day following
the Termination Date (as hereinafter defined) .
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8.5
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Consulting Agreements with
Bayswater –
Strathmore acknowledges that American Uranium will, pursuant to the
terms of the Purchase Agreement, enter into a consulting agreement
(the “ Consulting Agreement ”) with
Bayswater to provide services to Bayswater in facilitation of the
completion of this Transaction. Strathmore confirms that it does
not object to the Consulting Agreement or American Uranium’s
participation or involvement in the Transaction as providing
services pursuant to the Consulting Agreement and further agrees
that the entering into by American Uranium of the Consulting
Agreement does not result in American Uranium breaching any
provision of the AUC Agreements, provided however that the
Consulting Agreement shall terminate in the event that this
Agreement is terminated.
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9.
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Formal
Agreement
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9.1
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LLC Purchase
Agreement - The Parties
agree that the Transaction will be the object of the formal LLC
Purchase Agreement under the same or reasonably similar terms as
set out above and further defining the above terms as may be
necessary to complete the LLC Purchase Agreement. For greater
certainty, the LLC Purchase Agreement will include customary
representations and warranties in respect of the Parties and their
respective businesses, certain indemnities regarding operations on
the Property prior to and following the completion of the
Transaction and other terms and conditions as would typically be
provided for in a transaction of this nature. Additionally, at
Strathmore’s request, acting reasonably, the LLC Purchase
Agreement may contain terminology meant to minimize
Strathmore’s tax consequences from the Transaction, including
but not limited to, terminology creating an installment sale,
provided however that such request shall not adversely effect
American Uranium and its rights and opportunities to the allocation
of taxable income and losses in accordance with Section 4.3 of the
Operating Agreement. The LLC Purchase Agreement shall also contain
such other terms, conditions and agreements to which the Parties
hereto may reasonably request and agree in order to complete the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
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10.
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Confidentiality and Public
Disclosure
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10.1
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Confidentiality
- No disclosure or announcement,
public or otherwise, in respect of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated herein will be made by any of the Parties
without the prior approval of each of the other Parties as to
timing, content and method, hereto, provided that the provisions of
this section will not prevent any Party from making, after
consultation with each other Parties, such disclosure as its
counsel advises is required by applicable law or the rules and
policies of the TSX -V and SEC.
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10.2
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Press Releases
- Following the execution of this
Agreement and until the earlier of the Termination Date or the
Closing Date, no public press release in relation to any matter
shall be issued by the Parties concerning the Transaction without
reasonable notice to, and the prior consent of the other Parties
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that the
provisions of this section will not prevent any Party from making,
after consultation with each of the other Parties, such disclosure
as its counsel advises is required by applicable law or the rules
and policies of the TSX -V and SEC and any press release so issued
shall conform in all respects with applicable securities
laws.
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10.3
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Disclosure
- Unless and until the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement have been completed, or the
Termination Date, except with the prior written consent of each of
the other Parties, each of the Parties hereto and their respective
employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, advisors and
other representatives will hold all information received from each
other Party in strictest confidence, except such information and
documents available to the public or as are required to be
disclosed by applicable law. All such information in written form
and documents will be returned to the Party originally delivering
them in the event that the transactions provided for in this
Agreement are not consummated.
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10.4
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Confidentiality
Agreements – The
rights and obligations of the Parties pursuant to the
Confidentiality Agreement and Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality
Agreement shall continue to remain in full force and effect during
the term of this Agreement until terminated pursuant to their
terms.
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11.
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Termination
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11.1
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Termination
- This Agreement shall terminate on
the date (" Termination Date ") any of the
following occurs:
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(a)
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by mutual written agreement of
the Parties;
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(b)
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by written notice of NCA to the
Parties pursuant to Section 2.1(a) that it has determined as a
result of its Due Diligence Review it is not prepared to complete
the Transaction;
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(c)
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by written notice of a Party to
the other Parties if the LLC Purchase Agreement is not executed on
or before 5:00 pm (Vancouver Time) on the date which is 60 days
from the date of execution of this Agreement or such later date as
the Parties may agree upon in writing; provided such Party
providing notice (the “ Terminating Party ”) was
proceeding with the Transaction in good faith and the inability to
complete the LLC Purchase Agreement within such period was not due
to any act or omission of the Terminating Party, but instead the
other Parties not acting in good faith; or
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(d)
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automatically if the Transaction
is not closed on or before 5:00 pm (Vancouver Time) on the date
which is 120 days
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