ADVISORY BOARD AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is dated for reference
_____________________, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”).
BETWEEN:
PANTERA PETROLEUM INC. , a body corporate with offices at 111 Congress Avenue, Suite
400, Austin, Texas 78701
(the “ Company ”)
AND:
________________________, an individual with an
address at ________________________________________
(the “ Advisor ”)
WHEREAS:
A.
The Company is engaged in exploration and
exploitation of oil and gas resources and properties (the
“ Business ”);
B.
The Advisor is knowledgable in, among other things,
the oil and gas industry;
C.
The Company seeks to receive advisory services from
the Advisor, and the Advisor seeks to provide such services to the
Company under the terms and conditions contained herein;
and
D.
As consideration for such services, the Company
wishes to issue shares of the Company’s common
stock.
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in
consideration of the mutual covenants and promises set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
APPOINTMENT
1.1
Appointment of Advisor . The Company hereby agrees to appoint the Advisor as a member
of the Company’s Advisory Board (the “
Advisory Board ”)
and the Advisor hereby agrees, upon appointment, to provide the
services set out in Article 2 hereof to the Company upon the
execution of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
2
ADVISOR SERVICES
2.1
Advisor Services . Upon
appointment, the Advisor shall be a member of the Advisory Board,
participate in meetings of the Advisory Board, and otherwise
provide the Company with advisory services in accordance with
instructions from the Company from time to time.
ARTICLE
3
EXPENSES
3.1
Expense Statements .
The Advisor may incur expenses in the name of the Company as agreed
in advance in writing by the Company, provided that such expenses
relate solely to the carrying out of the Advisor’s duties as
a member of the Advisory Board. The Advisor will immediately
forward all invoices for expenses incurred on behalf of and in the
name of the Company and the Company agrees to pay said invoices
directly on a timely basis.
ARTICLE
4
COMPENSATION
4.1
Restricted Shares . As
compensation for being a member of the Advisory Board pursuant to
this Agreement, the Company agrees to issue 100,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock (the “ Shares ”) to the Advisor upon
the appointment of the Advisor to the Advisory Board.
4.2
Advisor’s Acknowledgement
. The Advisor acknowledges that the Shares will not
be registered under the laws of any country, including the United
States Securities Act of 1933 (the “ 1933 Act ”), or under any state
securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the
United States, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or
sold in the United States or to U.S. Persons, except in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation S under the 1933 Act, pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant
to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act and only in accordance
with all applicable securities laws. “United States”
and “U.S. Person” are as defined by Regulation S under
the 1933 Act.
4.3
Other Acknowledgements . The Advisor must complete, sign and return to the
Company:
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an accredited investor questionnaire in the form
attached as Exhibit A ( the
“Questionnaire ”);
and
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(b)
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if the Advisor is resident in Canada, a National
Instrument 45-106 questionnaire in the form attached as Exhibit
B.
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ARTICLE
5
DURATION, TERMINATION AND DEFAULT
5.1
Termination . This
Agreement is deemed effective upon execution and will continue in
force and effect unless terminated by either party who shall be
entitled, at any time, to terminate this Agreement upon written
notice delivered to the other party in accordance with the terms
hereof.
5.2
Duties Upon Termination . Upon termination of this Agreement, the Advisor shall
promptly deliver the following in accordance with the directions of
the Company:
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a final accounting, reflecting the balance of
expenses incurred on behalf of the Company as of the date of
termination; and
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(b)
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all documents pertaining to the Company or this
Agreement, including but not limited to, all books of account,
correspondence and contracts.
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ARTICLE
6
CONFIDENTIALITY AND
NON-SOLICITATION
6.1
Maintenance of Confidential
Information . The Advisor acknowledges
that in the course of his appointment hereunder the Advisor will,
either directly or indirectly, have access to and be entrusted with
the Confidential Information. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Confidential Information” includes, without
limitation, any and all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined
herein), trade secrets, inventions, innovations, techniques,
processes, formulas, drawings, designs, products, systems,
creations, improvements, documentation, data, specifications,
technical reports, customer lists, supplier lists, distributor
lists, distribution channels and methods, retailer lists, reseller
lists, employee information, financial information, sales or
marketing plans, competitive analysis reports and any other thing
or information whatsoever, whether copyrightable or uncopyrightable
or patentable or unpatentable, related to the business of the
Company and not previously known by the Advisor in connection with
the Business. The Advisor acknowledges that the Confidential
Information constitutes a proprietary right, which the Company is
entitled to protect. Accordingly, the Advisor covenants and agrees
that during the term of this Agreement and thereafter until such
time as all the Confidential Information becomes publicly known and
made generally available through no action or inaction of the
Advisor, the Advisor will keep in strict confidence the
Confidential Information and shall not, without prior written
consent of the Company in each instance, disclose, use or otherwise
disseminate the Confidential Information, directly or indirectly,
to any third party.
6.2
Protection of Confidential Information
. The Advisor acknowledges that the Confidential
Information will be provided to the Advisor, or the Advisor will be
granted access to the Confidential Information, solely for the
Advisor’s information as a member of the Advisory Board, and
the Advisor agrees to receive the Confidential Information on the
following terms and conditions:
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that the Confidential Information is to be received
and maintained in confidence;
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(b)
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that no copies, summaries or reproductions of the
Confidential Information or any part thereof may be made without
the prior written consent of the Company;
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(c)
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the Advisor will not, directly or indirectly,
disclose, communicate or make known the Confidential Information or
any part thereof to any person, firm or corporation for any
purpose, other than as authorized in advance by the
Company;
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(d)
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the Advisor will take all reasonable precautions to
safeguard the Confidential Information against unauthorized
disclosure;
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(e)
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that upon request by the Company, the Advisor will
promptly return to the Company, all Confidential Information,
including all reproductions and copies thereof together with all
materials and documents created by the Advisor containing
Confidential Information or references thereto from which reference
to the substance of the Confidential Information can be implied or
understood;
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the Advisor will indemnify the Company from any and
all damages, costs and expenses, including legal expenses, suffered
or incurred by the Company directly or indirectly as a result of
the enforcement by the Company of this Agreement or a breach of the
covenants and obligations contained herein or both;
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should the Advisor, directly or indirectly, realize
any benefit, financial or otherwise, as a result of the use or
disclosure of the Confidential Information in contravention of this
Agreement, such benefit shall be deemed to have been earned by the
Company and shall constitute an asset of the Company and the
Advisor hereby declares itself to be a trustee thereof for the
Company with no beneficial interest in any benefit earned
thereby;
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(h)
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that the Confidential Information shall be disclosed
only to those professional advisers of the Advisor (collectively,
the “Permitted Persons”) as are reasonably necessary to
accomplish the purpose(s) of this Agreement and to
perfor
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