SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
La Cortez
Energy, Inc.
1266 1st
Street, Suite 4
Sarasota, FL
34236
This Subscription Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) has been executed by the
subscriber set forth in the signature page attached hereto (the
“ Subscriber ”) in connection with the
private placement offering (the “ Offering
”) of a minimum of 5,000,000 and a maximum of 10,000,000
units of securities (the “ PPO Units ”)
issued by La Cortez Energy, Inc. (formerly known as La Cortez
Enterprises, Inc.), a Nevada Corporation (the “
Company ”), at a purchase price of $1.25 per
PPO Unit. Each PPO Unit consists of (i) one share of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“
Common Stock ”), and (ii) a warrant,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “
Warrant ”), representing the right to
purchase one-half share of Common Stock, exercisable for a period
of five years at an exercise price of $2.25 per whole share. This
subscription is being submitted to you in accordance with and
subject to the terms and conditions described in this Agreement and
the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of the Company dated
July 28, 2008, as amended and supplemented from time to time,
including all attachments, schedules and exhibits thereto (the
“ Memorandum ”), relating to the
Offering.
The PPO Units being subscribed for pursuant to
this Agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act
”). The Offering is being made on a “best
efforts” basis to “accredited investors,” as
defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, and
non-”U.S. persons,” as defined in Regulation S under
the Securities Act. The Company reserves the right, in its sole
discretion and for any reason, to reject any Subscriber’s
subscription in whole or in part, or to allot less than the number
of PPO Units subscribed for.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy
of the Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (the “ Registration Rights
Agreement ”).
The closing of the Offering (the “
Closing ;” and the date on which such Closing
occurs hereinafter referred to as the “ Closing
Date ”) shall be at the offices of Gottbetter
Capital Markets, LLC, as placement agent for the PPO (the
“Placement Agent”), at 488 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York 10022 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the
Company). The Company may conduct multiple closings for the sale of
the PPO Units until the termination of the Offering. The Offering
shall continue until August 8, 2008, which date may be extended
until August 30, 2008 by the Company.
1.
Subscription. The undersigned Subscriber hereby subscribes to
purchase the number of PPO Units set forth on the signature page
attached hereto, at an aggregate price as set forth on such
signature page (the “ Purchase Price
”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
on the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein.
2.
Subscription
Procedure. To
complete a subscription for the PPO Units, the Subscriber must
fully comply with the subscription procedure provided in this
Section on or before the Closing Date.
a. Transaction Documents . On or before the Closing Date, the Subscriber
shall review, complete and execute the Omnibus Signature Page to
this Agreement and the Investor Certification, attached hereto as
Appendix A (collectively, the “ Transaction
Documents ”), and deliver the Transaction Documents
to the Placement Agent. Executed documents may be delivered to the
Placement Agent by facsimile or electronic mail (e-mail), if the
Subscriber delivers the original copies of the documents to the
Placement Agent as soon as practicable thereafter.
b. Purchase Price . Simultaneously with the delivery of the
Transaction Documents to the Placement Agent as provided herein,
and in any event on or prior to the Closing Date, the Subscriber
shall deliver to CSC Trust Company of Delaware (the “Escrow
Agent”) the full Purchase Price by check or by wire transfer
of immediately available funds.
c. Company Discretion . The Subscriber understands and agrees that
the Company in its sole discretion reserves the right to accept or
reject this or any other subscription for PPO Units, in whole or in
part, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Subscriber of notice of
acceptance of this subscription. The Company shall have no
obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to
the Subscriber an executed copy of this Agreement. If this
subscription is rejected in whole, or the offering of PPO Units is
terminated, all funds received from the Subscriber will be returned
without interest or offset, and this Agreement shall thereafter be
of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected in
part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will
be returned without interest or offset, and this Agreement will
continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription
was accepted.
3.
Representations and
Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to
the Subscriber the following:
a. Organization and Qualification
. The Company is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Nevada. The Company has all requisite power and authority to carry
on its business as currently conducted, other than such failures
that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s business, properties or financial
condition (a “ Material Adverse Effect
”). The Company is duly qualified to transact business in
each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
b. Authorization . As of the Closing, all action on the part of
the Company, its board of directors, officers and existing
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Warrant and the performance of all obligations of the Company
hereunder and thereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant, assuming due
execution by the parties hereto and thereto, will constitute valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial
principles limiting the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and (ii)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws now or hereafter in effect generally relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights.
c. Valid Issuance of the Common Stock and the
Warrant . The shares of
Common Stock and the Warrant, when issued, sold and delivered in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the consideration
expressed herein, and the shares of Common Stock underlying the
Warrant, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of
the Warrant, shall be duly and validly issued and will be free of
restrictions on transfer directly or indirectly created by the
Company other than restrictions on transfer under this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement and the terms of the Warrant and
under applicable federal and state securities laws.
d. Governmental Consents . No consent, approval, order or authorization
of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or
filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on
the part of the Company is required in connection with the offer,
sale or issuance of the PPO Units, except for the following: (i)
the filing of such notices as may be required under the Securities
Act and (ii) the compliance with any applicable state securities
laws, which compliance will have occurred within the appropriate
time periods therefor.
e. Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the best of the Company’s
knowledge, threatened before any court, administrative agency or
other governmental body against the Company which question the
validity of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or
the Warrant, or the right of the Company to enter into any of them,
or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
or which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is not a party or subject to, and none of its
assets is bound by, the provisions of any order, writ, injunction,
judgment or decree of any court or government agency or
instrumentality which would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
f. Compliance with Other Instruments
. The Company is not in violation or
default of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation, each as
in effect immediately prior to the Closing, except for such
failures as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company is not in violation or default of any
provision of any material instrument, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan, contract, commitment, judgment, decree, order or obligation
to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or
assets are bound which would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. To the best of its knowledge, the Company
is not in violation or default of any provision of any federal,
state or local statute, rule or governmental regulation which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the issuance and
sale of the PPO Units, will not result in any such violation, be in
conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or
giving of notice, a default under any such provision, require any
consent or waiver under any such provision (other than any consents
or waivers that have been obtained), or result in the creation of
any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon any of the
properties or assets of the Company pursuant to any such
provision.
g. Certain Registration Matters. Assuming the
accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the
representations and warranties made by all other purchasers of PPO
Units in the Offering, no registration under the Securities Act is
required for the offer and sale of the PPO Units by the Company to
the Subscriber hereunder.
h. No General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any person acting on
behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the PPO Units by
any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the
meaning of Regulation D).
4.
Representations and
Warranties of the Subscriber . The Subscriber
represents and warrants to the Company the following:
a. The Subscriber, its advisers, if any, and
designated representatives, if any, have the knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters necessary to evaluate
the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Company,
and have carefully reviewed and understand the risks of, and other
considerations relating to, the purchase of PPO Units and the tax
consequences of the investment, and have the ability to bear the
economic risks of the investment.
b. The Subscriber is acquiring the PPO Units for
investment for its own account and not with the view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. The Subscriber
understands and acknowledges that the PPO Units, the shares of
Common Stock and the Warrant have not been registered under the
Securities Act or any state securities laws, by reason of a
specific exemption from the registration provisions of the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, which depends
upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment
intent as expressed herein. The Subscriber further represents that
it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or
arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant
participation to any third person with respect to any of the PPO
Units, the shares of Common Stock and the Warrant. The Subscriber
understands and acknowledges that the offering of the PPO Units
pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered under the
Securities Act nor under the state securities laws on the ground
that the sale provided for in this Agreement and the issuance of
securities hereunder is exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities
laws.
c. The Subscriber understands that no public
market now exists, and there never will be a public market for, the
PPO Units, that an active public market for the Company’s
Common Stock does not now exist and that there may never be an
active public market for the shares of Common Stock sold in the
Offering.
d. The Subscriber, its advisers, if any, and
designated representatives, if any, have received and reviewed
information about the Company and have had an opportunity to
discuss the Company’s business, management and financial
affairs with its management. The Subscriber understands that such
discussions, as well as any written information provided by the
Company, were intended to describe the aspects of the
Company’s business and prospects which the Company believes
to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive
description, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement,
the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the
completeness of such information and makes no representation or
warranty of any kind with respect to any information provided by
any entity other than the Company. Some of such information may
include projections as to the future performance of the Company,
which projections may not be realized, may be based on assumptions
which may not be correct and may be subject to numerous factors
beyond the Company’s control. Additionally, the Subscriber
understands and represents that he is purchasing the Units
notwithstanding the fact that the Company may disclose in the
future certain material information the Subscriber has not
received, including financial statements of the Company for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, which statements are
currently being prepared and are expected to be filed with the SEC
on or prior to August 14, 2008 and incorporated by reference into
the Memorandum, and any subsequent period financial statements that
will be filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference into the
Memorandum, that he is not relying on any such information in
connection with his purchase of the Units and that he waives any
right of action with respect to the nondisclosure to him prior to
his purchase of the Units of any such information.
e. As of the Closing, all action on the part of
Subscriber, and its officers, directors and partners, if
applicable, necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the
performance of all obligations of the Subscriber hereunder and
thereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, assuming due execution by the
parties hereto and thereto, constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other
equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
generally relating to or affecting creditors’
rights.
f. The Subscriber either (i) is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of
Regulation D as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act or (ii) is not a “U.S.
Person” as defined in Regulation S as promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, and,
in each case, shall submit to the Company such further assurances
of such status as may be reasonably requested by the
Company.
g. The Subscriber, if a non-U.S. Person, agrees
that it is acquiring the Shares in an offshore transaction pursuant
to Regulation S and hereby represents to the Company as
follows:
(i) Subscriber is outside the United States when
receiving and executing this Subscription Agreement;
(ii) Subscriber has not acquired the Shares as a
result of, and will not itself engage in, any “
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