JOINT VENTURE
AGREEMENT
OF
INFORM WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS,
INC.
AND
SOAM ENERGY,
L.L.C.
THIS JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
is made and entered into this 7th
day of November, 2006 by and between INFORM WORLDWIDE
HOLDINGS, INC. (OTCBB:IWWI), a Florida corporation, having
its principal place of business in Henderson, Nevada
(“IWWI”), and SOAM ENERGY, L.L.C. , a
Texas limited liability company, having its principal place of
business in Clark County, Nevada (“Soam”). IWWI and
Soam are hereinafter referred to collectively as the
“Parties” and individually as a
“Party.”
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Soam is a
business entity engaged in the business of processing and selling
coal, and holds leasehold ownership interests in surface and
subsurface coal in excess of 3 million tons of recoverable coal
fines, located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (the "Banning 1
Lease”); and
WHEREAS, IWWI desires to provide Soam with
financing to fund the development, processing and sale of coal
located at the Banning 1 Lease site, the legal desciption of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A ; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to form the Joint
Venture for the purpose of conducting the Joint Venture Business
(as defined below), in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing, the mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
- NAME, DURATION AND
PLACE OF BUSINESS
1.1
- Name of Joint
Venture . The
name of the Joint Venture shall be Banning 1 Partnership
.
1.2
-
Duration .
The Joint Venture shall be deemed to have commenced on the date
IWWI deposits its initial contribution under this Agreement into
the Joint Venture (the “effective date”), and shall
continue until the first of the following to occur:
(a) dissolution of the Joint Venture by agreement of
the Parties; or
(b) termination of the Joint Venture under the
provisions of this Agreement; or
(c) 30 years from the effective date of this
Agreement.
1.3
- Place of
Business . The
Joint Venture’s principal place of business shall be 2501 N.
Green Valley Parkway, Suite 110, Henderson, NV 89014, or at such
other place as may from time to time be mutually agreed upon by the
Parties.
- PURPOSE OF JOINT
VENTURE
The limited purpose of the Joint Venture is to
develop, process and sell all surface and subsurface coal located
on the property subject to the Banning 1 Lease, and to engage in
other activities as may be agreed upon from time to time by the
Parties (collectively, the “Joint Venture
Business”).
- CAPITALIZATION OF JOINT
VENTURE
3.1
- Initial Capital
Contributions .
The parties have agreed that IWWI will make an initial cash
contribution of $10,000.00. The parties have also agreed that Soam
will make an initial contribution of leasehold rights to the
Banning 1 Lease, which the parties have valued at $50,000.00 as of
the date of this Agreement. Thus, the initial capital contributions
of the Parties and their initial corresponding interests in the
Joint Venture shall be as follows:
3.2
- Additional Capital
Contributions .
In addition to the initial capital contributions
specified in Section 3.1, the Parties agree to make additional
capital contributions to the Joint Venture as follows:
(a) As and when expenses are incurred with respect
to the Joint Venture Business, and neither the revenues from Joint
Venture operations nor the initial capital contribution are
sufficient to pay such expenses, the “Manager” (as
defined herein) may notify IWWI of such expenses, and IWWI will
contribute the entire amount required to cover such expenses. At
the option of the Manager, a reasonable estimate may be made in
advance of incurring expenses. IWWI shall remit to the Manager the
full amount of the expenses (or the estimated expenses) within ten
(10) business days after receipt of such notice. The total of the
$10,000.00 initial capital contributed by IWWI plus all other
amounts contributed by IWWI pursuant hereto shall be deemed
“Total Project Capital”. In the event that IWWI fails
to pay such expenses within said ten (10) day period, then Soam
shall have all the following options:
(i) To advance the expenses of IWWI, which shall be
considered a loan to IWWI due on demand and shall bear interest at
the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum (or the highest rate
allowable by law, if lower than ten percent (10%) per annum) until
paid, and/or
(ii) To institute legal action against IWWI, in which
event IWWI shall be responsible for all costs of said action,
including the actual attorneys’ fees incurred,
and/or
(iii) To foreclose on the lien of IWWI in accordance
with then applicable provisions of Pennsylvania law,
and/or
(iv) To invest, upon thirty (30) days written notice,
the funds required, and increase its percentage of ownership in an
amount relative to the increase in the amount of capital
contributed, and/or
(v) To dissolve this Joint Venture.
(b) It is agreed that the revenues generated by the
Joint Venture Business shall be used to pay expenses of the Joint
Venture Business before the Manager calls upon IWWI for the payment
of such expenses. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
as long as IWWI is in default in the payment of expenses to the
Joint Venture, any distributions of cash relating to its interest
in the Joint Venture shall be withheld and offset against the
amount in default or shall be applied to any loan made by Soam
pursuant to Section 3.2(a)(i) above.
(c) In the event that this Joint Venture is
dissolved pursuant to Section 3.2(a), once distributions are made
pursuant to Section 6.2 and Section 4.2, if IWWI has not received
repayment of its Total Project Capital in full, it will retain a
lien on the Banning 1 Lease, and will continue to receive 50% of
the net profits generated from the lease until their contributions
are returned in full.
(d) Each of the Parties shall be required to
contribute to the Joint Venture its pro rata share of any capital
necessary to reimburse any other Party for expenses which are
reimbursable under Section 4.4, based on each Party’s
interest in the Joint Venture. Each Party has and is hereby granted
a lien on the interest of each of the other Parties in the Joint
Venture to secure the payment by each Party of its proportionate
share of such expenses. Notwithstanding such lien, each Party shall
be personally liable for its proportionate share of
expenses.
3.3
- No Interest on Capital
Contributions .
No Party shall be entitled to receive interest on any amount
contributed to the capital of the Joint Venture.
3.4
- Withdrawal of
Capital . Except
as provided in this Agreement, no Party may withdraw all or any
part of its capital from the Joint Venture.
3.5
- Right to Receive Assets
Other Than Cash . Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, no Party shall have the right to demand or receive
assets other than cash as distributions under Section 4.2, upon
dissolution of the Joint Venture, or otherwise.
3.6
- Loans to or From the
Joint Venture .
Except for as provided in Section 3.2(a)(i), no Party may loan or
advance any money to, or borrow any money from, the Joint Venture
without the mutual agreement of all of the Parties.
- ALLOCATION OF PROFITS
AND LOSSES; CASH DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1
- Allocation of Profits
and Losses .
(a) The parties shall shares losses as follows:
First, one hundred percent (100%) should be allocated to IWWI, to
the extent of the Total Project Capital IWWI contributes to the
Joint Venture, and, thereafter, the net losses of the Joint Venture
shall be split evenly between the Parties in accordance with their
respective interests in the Joint Venture, pursuant to Section
704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) The parties shall share profits as follows:
First, one hundred percent (100%) should be allocated to IWWI, to
the extent of the Total Project Capital IWWI contributes to the
Joint Venture, and, thereafter, the net profits of the Joint
Venture shall be split evenly between the Parties in accordance
with their respective interests in the Joint Venture, pursuant to
Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and the Regulations promulgated thereunder.
4.2
- Cash
Distributions .
The Joint Venture shall promptly distribute to the Parties all
“Cash Available for Distribution.” “Cash
Available for Distribution” shall mean all cash received by
the Joint Venture from its regular business operations and from all
other sources (other than capital contributions), including, but
not limited to, sale of the coal, proceeds of the sale or
refinancing of the Banning 1 Lease, after deducting therefrom all
current Joint Venture expenses and a reasonable reserve (to be
determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Manager) for
future and contingent obligations and liabilities. Distributions of
Cash Available for Distribution shall be made to the Parties in
accordance with their allocation of profits and losses in the Joint
Venture, pursuant to Section 4.1.
4.3
Joint Venture
Expenses . The
Joint Venture shall reimburse each of the Parties for all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the operations of the Joint Venture Business, provided that
such costs and reimbursements shall be adequately accounted for to
the Joint Venture. These expenses shall include and not be limited
to reimbursement for any legal or other professional fees incurred
prior to the date of this Agreement or in connection with the
negotiation of this Agreement.
4.4
Tax
Status. The
Parties intend for the Joint Venture to be treated as a partnership
for federal income tax purposes under Section 301.7701-3 of the
Regulations. Neither the Joint Venture nor any Party may make an
election under Treas. Reg. §301.7701-3(c) to treat the Joint
Venture as an association taxable as a corporation. To the extent
Treas. Reg. §301.7701-3 does not govern the state and local
tax classification of the Joint Venture, the Partners shall take
such action as may be permitted or required under any state and/or
local law applicable to the Joint Venture to cause the Joint
Venture to be taxable as, and in a manner consistent with, a
partnership (or the functional equivalent thereof under applicable
law) for the state and/or local income tax purposes. In addition,
neither the Joint Venture nor any Party may make an election for
the Joint Venture to be excluded from the application of the
provisions of subchapter K of c