Exhibit 10.2
LEASE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is made to be EFFECTIVE as of the 21
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of March, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), by and between
HEMUS, Ltd., a Texas limited liability company, with its principal
place of business located at 6565 West Loop South, Suite 555,
Bellaire, Texas, 77401 (“Seller”) and Great Plains
Exploration, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, with its
principal place of business at 8500 Station Street, Suite 345,
Mentor, Ohio 44077, or its nominee (“Purchaser”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller owns the oil, gas and
mineral leasehold estates in a prospect known as the
“Missouri Breaks” (the “Prospect”), which
covers that certain tract of real property located in Fergus
County, State of Montana and consisting of the approximately
150,000 acres of land that generally shown on Exhibit
“A” attached hereto (the “Lease Block
Area”);
WHEREAS, the Seller’s interest
in the aforementioned leasehold estates is evidenced by certain
lease agreements and other related documents (collectively, the
“Leases”);
WHEREAS, subject to the terms,
conditions and other contingencies contained herein, Seller desires
to sell to Purchaser and Purchaser desires to purchase a
seventy-five percent (75%) interest in some or all of the Leases
from Seller on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration and for the mutual covenants herein contained, Seller
and Purchaser agree as follows:
I. PURCHASE AND SALE
Subject to the terms, conditions and
other contingencies specified in this Agreement, Seller shall sell
and Purchaser shall purchase as of the Closing Date a seventy-five
percent (75%) interest in the Defensible Title Leases (as defined
in Section VI(A)), and all of Seller’s related interests
in all contracts, easements, rights of way and all other agreements
concerning the Defensible Title Leases (collectively, the
“Transferred Lease Interest”), subject to an overriding
royalty interest in favor of Seller in a percentage equal to the
difference between the Lease burdens and 81.5%.
II. PURCHASE PRICE
A. Amount of
Purchase Price . As more fully set forth in
Section VI(B) hereof, the purchase price for Purchaser’s
seventy-five percent (75%) interest in the Leases shall be equal to
the number of Defensible Title Acres (as defined in
Section VI(B)), multiplied by Twenty-Two Dollars and 22/100
($22.22), which amount shall then be multiplied by seventy-five
percent (75%) (the “Purchase Price”).
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B. Manner of
Payment . The Purchase Price shall be paid by Purchaser as
follows:
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Within three (3) business days after the Effective Date of
this Agreement, a deposit in the Amount of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) shall be paid to Seller as an earnest money
deposit (“Initial Deposit”), to be credited against the
Purchase Price at Closing. |
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The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid in immediately
available funds to Seller on the Closing Date. |
III. CLOSING
A. Time and
Place . The sale and purchase of the Transferred
Lease Interest shall take place on a date and time mutually
agreeable to the parties, which date shall be no later than ten
(10) days after the expiration of the Due Diligence Period
(the “Closing Date”). On the Closing Date Purchaser
shall pay or cause to be paid to Seller the Purchase Price and
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered instruments
sufficient to convey the Transferred Lease Interest to Purchaser.
The Closing shall occur at the office of the Purchaser. The
following shall occur on the Closing Date:
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Seller shall deliver an executed and acknowledged Assignment of
Leasehold Interest Agreement in a form mutually acceptable to
Purchaser and Seller. The assignment shall be provided with
warranty of title by, through, and under Seller, and subject only
to the Permitted Encumbrances, as defined in Article VI. |
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Purchaser shall wire the balance of the Purchase Price to an
account to be specified by Seller. |
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Seller shall deliver to Purchaser exclusive physical possession
of the Defensible Title Leases and all related documents. |
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Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of all files
relating to the Defensible Title Leases and to the Defensible Title
Acres. This will include all property files, including all
environmental, engineering, geophysical land, accounting and other
technical files, to the extent that they exist. |
B.
Notification . Immediately after the Closing Date,
Purchaser and Seller shall notify all vendors, government agencies
and lessors (only as those leases that require notification of
assignment of oil and gas lease) under the Leases that Purchaser
has purchased
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the
Transferred Lease Interest and execute any and all necessary
documentation (such as transfer orders) to reflect the same.
IV. PURCHASER’S DUE DILIGENCE
A. Due Diligence
Period . During the period beginning upon the
Effective Date and ending at 5:00 p.m. MT on the 60 th day thereafter
(hereinafter referred to as the “Initial Due Diligence
Period”), Purchaser and its representatives, at their sole
costs and expense, shall have the right to investigate the
feasibility of the Prospect (the “Due Diligence
Investigation”) which investigation may include, but is not
limited to:
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Reviewing the Leases and all documentation relating to the
Leases and the Lease Block Area; |
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Obtaining title examinations and opinions on a random sample of
the larger parcels that make up the Lease Block Area; |
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Investigating the accessibility of transmission pipelines to
determine distance, pressures, capacities and transport costs; |
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Meeting with the Montana Oil and Gas Commission to ascertain
permitting and bonding requirements, costs and time; |
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Ascertaining the tax structures on oil and gas production; |
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Reviewing the general terrain of the Lease Block Area; and |
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Meeting with Seller’s major vendors, including drilling
companies, logging companies, cement companies, frac companies and
pipeline companies to determine cost and availability. |
B. Due Diligence
Extension . Purchaser shall have the right to extend
the Due Diligence Period (the “Extended Due Diligence
Period”) and to continue its Due Diligence Investigation for
an additional sixty (60) after the expiration of the Initial
Due Diligence Period by: (i) giving Seller written notice of
said extension prior to the expiration of the Initial Due Diligence
Period, and (ii) delivering an additional One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) deposit (the “Second Deposit”) to
Seller which amount shall be credited against the Purchase Price at
closing. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial Due Diligence
Period and the Extended Due Diligence Period shall be collectively
referred to as the “Due Diligence Period”.
C. Access to
Seller’s Non-Proprietary Information . During the Due
Diligence Period, Seller shall make available to Purchaser during
normal business hours at Seller’s offices, or other locations
designated by Seller, the Leases and all files, records, documents
and other data in Seller’s possession or control relating to
the Leases or the Lease Block Area, including but not limited to
all title documents relating to the Leases (including any abstracts
of title, title opinions, title commitments, title insurance
policies, and title curative documents), regulatory and
environmental files, contracts, correspondence, permitting files,
engineering,
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production and well files (to the extent that they exist).
D. Access to
Seller’s Vendors . Within five (5) days after
the Effective Date, Seller shall provide Purchaser a list of
Seller’s primary vendors, including but not limited to the
types of vendors listed in Section IV(A)(7) above. Seller
shall use reasonable efforts in assisting Purchaser in scheduling
meetings with Seller’s vendors.
E. Right to
Terminate . In the event that Purchaser is not satisfied
with the results of its Due Diligence Investigation for any reason
whatsoever, Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement by giving written notice thereof to Seller within seven
(7) business days following the expiration of the Due
Diligence Period, in which case both parties shall be released from
any duties or obligations, each to the other, with respect to the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .
A. Mutual
Representations . Each party to this Agreement represents
that:
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if the party is not an individual then it is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of its organization or incorporation; |
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the party has all authority necessary to enter into this
Agreement and to perform all of the party’s obligations
hereunder; |
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the party’s execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not:
(a) violate or conflict with any provision of its Certificate
of Organization or Incorporation, By-Laws or other governing
documents; (b) result in the breach of any term or condition
of or constitute a default or cause the acceleration of any
obligation under any agreement or instrument to which the party is
a party or by which the party is bound; or (c) violate or
conflict with any applicable judgment, decree, order, permit, law,
rule or regulation; |
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this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on the
party’s behalf, and on the Closing Date all documents and
instruments required hereunder will have been duly executed and
delivered. This Agreement, and all documents and instruments
required hereunder, shall constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms; |
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the party has been represented by legal counsel of its own
selection who has reviewed this Agreement; and |
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neither Seller nor Purchaser has incurred any obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or
finders’ fees in connection with |
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this Agreement in respect of which the other party may have any
responsibility; and any such obligation or liability that might
exist shall be the sole obligation of the party whose action gave
rise thereto. |
B. Seller’s
Representations . Seller represents and warrants the
following as of the Effective Date hereof and as of the Closing
Date:
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Seller is the owner of the leasehold interests conveyed
pursuant to the Leases and related documents, and Seller has the
authority and capacity to sell and convey the leasehold interest
that is being conveyed hereunder; |
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Seller has not breached, defaulted or otherwise violated any
agreement to which it is a party in any material respect or any
material obligation to which Seller is bound affecting or
pertaining to the Leases or the Lease Block Area; |
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There are no threatened or pending suits, actions, claims,
investigations or any legal, administrative or arbitration
proceedings affecting or pertaining to the Leases; |
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The Leases are in full force and effect, enforceable on their
terms, and comply with all regulatory requirements and laws,
ordinances, statutes and regulations and convey good and marketable
title to the mineral rights described therein, and are free and
clear of all Title Defects except for the Permitted
Encumbrances; |
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Seller is not in breach of any laws, ordinances, statues,
regulations, bylaws or decrees to which it is subject or which
applies to it which would adversely effect the Leases. |
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All material royalties, rentals and other payments due under
the Leases have been properly and timely paid, and all conditions
necessary to keep such Leases in force have been fully performed.
No notices have been received by Seller of any claim to the
contrary; |
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No person, company or entity has the right, agreement or option
to purchase any interest in, or portion of, the Leases; |
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Any assignment from Seller to Purchaser shall conform to the
regulations of the State of Montana and the United States Bureau of
Land Management, and any other governmental authority or other
entity or third party whose consent may be required; |
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Seller holds all permits, licenses, consents and authorities
issued and/or required by any governmental authority having
jurisdiction over the Leases and/or the Transferred Lease Interest
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including without limitation, any governmental department,
commission, bureau, board or administrative agency which are
necessary in relation to Seller’s interest in the Leases and
its ability to sell and transfer the Transferred Lease Interest to
Purchaser; |
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Seller has no knowledge of or reason to suspect the existence
of any environmental hazards that will materially adversely effect
the drilling of wells or transmission of oil and gas within the
Lease Block Area. Seller has complied with all environmental laws,
ordinances and regulations pertaining to the Lease Block Area and
the Leases; |
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The Transferred Lease Interest will be conveyed to Purchaser on
the Closing Date free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
unsatisfied judgments that negatively impact the Transferred Lease
Interest or prevent Seller from having Defensible Title therein;
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From the Effective Date until the Closing Date, there has not
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Any material adverse change which will adversely effect
Purchaser’s ability to drill wells or transport oil and gas
within the Lease Block Area; |
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Any sale, assignment, lease or other disposition of the mineral
rights subject to the Leases; |
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Any mortgage, pledge or grant of a lien or security interest in
any of the Leases; or |
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No suit, action or other proceeding by a third party or a
governmental authority shall be pending or threatened which seeks
damage, fines or other penalties from either party in connection
with the Leases or the Lease Block Area, or seeks to restrain,
enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement. |
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Any contract or commitment to do any of the foregoing. |
C. Seller understands
that Purchaser has entered into this Agreement in reliance on the
representations and warranties contained in this
Section V.
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VI. DEFENSIBLE TITLE .
A. Defensible
Title and Title Defects . For the purpose of this
Agreement, “Defensible Title” shall mean title to the
Leases reflected in the real property records of the county and, if
applicable, in the records of the appropriate governmental agency,
that (i) entitles Purchaser to receive operating rights to the
net mineral acres to be conveyed at Closing as set forth in the
Title Letter and (ii) is free and clear of encumbrances,
liens, unsatisfied judgments and defects which negatively impact
Purchaser’s ability to enter upon the real property subject
to the Leases for purposes of drilling any wells and/or
transporting oil and gas within any portion of the Lease Block
Area, or which negatively effects Purchaser’s entitlement set
forth in (i) of this Section. Any Leases which do not meet the
standards of “Defensible Title” shall be deemed to have
a “Title Defect”.
B. Purchase Price
Calculation.
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Title Notice . Purchaser shall give Seller a
written “Title Letter” as soon as reasonably possible
but no later than three (3) days prior to the Closing Date at
5:00 p.m., MT. The Title Letter shall state the number of net
mineral acres for which Purchaser has confirmed that Seller has
Defensible Title (the “Defensible Title Acres”), and
shall also list the Leases covering said acres (collectively, the
“Defensible Title Leases”). At the Closing, Purchaser
shall purchase a seventy-five percent (75%) interest in the
Defensible Title Leases. The Title Letter shall also contain a
calculation of the Purchase Price to be paid by Purchaser which
shall be equal to the number of Defensible Title Acres, multiplied
by Twenty-Two Dollars and 22/100 ($2 |
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