SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the " Agreement "), dated as of December 21, 2006, by and among Rancher Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located at 999-18 ^th Street, Suite 1740, Denver, Colorado 80202 (the " Company ") and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a " Buyer " and collectively, the " Buyers ").

WHEREAS :

A.    The Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " 1933 Act "), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (" Regulation D ") as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") under the 1933 Act.

B.    The Company has authorized a new series of convertible notes of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the " Notes "), which Notes shall be convertible into the Company's common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the " Common Stock ") (as converted, the " Conversion Shares "), in accordance with the terms of the Notes.

C.    Each Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (which aggregate number of shares for all Buyers shall not exceed 50,895,420) (the " Common Shares "), (ii) that aggregate principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (which aggregate amount for all Buyers shall be $0) and (iii) warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the " Warrants "), to acquire up to that number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers (as exercised, collectively, the " Warrant Shares ").

D.    Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the " Registration Rights Agreement "), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

E.    The Common Shares, the Notes, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred to herein as the " Securities ".

NOW, THEREFORE , the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:

1.    PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON SHARES, NOTES AND WARRANTS .

(a)    Purchase of Common Shares, Notes and Warrants .

(i)    Common Shares, Notes and Warrants .   Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below), (x) the number of Common Shares set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, (y) a principal amount of Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers and (z) Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (5) on the Schedule of Buyers, (the " Closing ").

(ii)    Closing . The date and time of the Closing (the " Closing Date ") shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer) after notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below at the offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 unless the Company and the Buyers (as defined below) agree otherwise.

(iii)    Purchase Price . (1) The aggregate purchase price for the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants to be purchased by each such Buyer at the Closing (the " Purchase Price ") shall be the amount set forth opposite each Buyer's name in column (6) of the Schedule of Buyers. Each Buyer shall pay $1.50 for each Common Share and related Warrants and $1,000 for each $1,000 of principal amount of Notes and related Warrants to be purchased by such Buyer at the Closing.

(2)    The Buyers and the Company agree that the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants constitute an "investment unit" for purposes of Section 1273(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the " Code "). Not later than two days before the Closing Date, the Buyers shall notify the Company of their determination of the allocation of the issue price of such investment unit among the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants in accordance with Section 1273(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1273-2(h), and neither the Buyers nor the Company shall take any position inconsistent with such allocation in any tax return or in any judicial or administrative proceeding in respect of taxes.

(b)    Form of Payment . On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer, shall pay its Purchase Price in accordance with wire transfer instructions provided by the Company and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer the Common Shares and the Notes (allocated in the principal amounts as such Buyer shall request) which such Buyer is then purchasing hereunder along with the Warrants (allocated in the amounts as such Buyer shall request) which such Buyer is purchasing, in each case duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee.

(c)    Subsequent Sales of Common Shares, Notes and Warrants . At any time on or before the 30 ^th day following the Closing, or such later time as the Company and the holders of at least 60% of the Registrable Securities purchased at the Closing may mutually agree, the Company may sell additional securities up to a maximum raised hereby (including the securities sold at the Closing) of $76,343,130 to such persons (the “Additional Buyers”) as may be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. All such sales made at any additional closings (each an “Additional Closing”), (i) shall be made on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 hereof (and the Schedules thereto) shall speak as of the Closing and the Company shall have no obligation to update any such disclosure, and (iii) the representations and warranties of the Additional Buyers in Section 2 hereof shall speak as of such Additional Closing. This Agreement, including without limitation, the Schedule of Buyers, may be amended by the Company without the consent of the Buyers to include any Additional Buyers and the Additional Buyer(s) shall be entitled to rely upon the legal opinion delivered to the Buyers at the Closing. Any Additional Buyers shall be deemed to be “Buyers” for all purposes under this Agreement.

2.    BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . Each Buyer, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:

(a)    No Sale or Distribution . Such Buyer is acquiring the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants, and upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants (other than pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in the Warrants)) will acquire the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, as principal for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act and pursuant to the applicable terms of the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 3(b)). Such Buyer is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

(b)    Accredited Investor Status . Such Buyer is (i) an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, or (ii) a resident of the Province of Ontario that is an "Accredited Investor" for the purpose of National Instrument 45-106 of the Canadian Securities Administration and, if such Buyer is relying on clause (ii) above, has delivered an executed representation letter concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement evidencing the manner in which such Buyer satisfies such definition of "Accredited Investor" and containing certain other representations, warranties and acknowledgements of the Buyer.

(c)    Reliance on Exemptions . Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.

(d)    Information . Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained herein. Such Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

(e)    No Governmental Review . Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

(f)    Transfer or Resale . Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act, as amended (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, " Rule 144 "), notwithstanding the forgoing, the requirement to deliver a legal opinion as set out in clause (B) above shall not apply to transfers to an affiliate of the Buyer; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (as defined in Section 3(s)) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in Section 3(b)), including, without limitation, this Section 2(f).

(g)    Legends . Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants and, until such time as the resale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the stock certificates representing the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear any legend as required by the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of a law firm reasonably acceptable to the Company (with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP being deemed acceptable), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, or (iii) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that the Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A.

(h)    Validity; Enforcement . This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to which such Buyer is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.

(i)    No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.

(j)    Residency . Such Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its address on the Schedule of Buyers.

(k)    Buyer's Broker Fees . Each Buyer shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers' commissions for placement agents, financial advisors and/or brokers engaged by such Buyer relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(l)    Certain Trading Activities . Other than the transactions contemplated herein, since the time that such Buyer was first contacted by the Company, the Agent or any other Person regarding this investment in the Company neither the Buyer nor any Affiliate of such Buyer which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Buyer's investments or trading or information concerning such Buyer's investments and (z) is subject to such Buyer's review or input concerning such Affiliate's investments or trading (collectively, " Trading Affiliates ") has directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Buyer or Trading Affiliate, effected or agreed to effect any transactions in the securities of the Company. Such Buyer hereby covenants and agrees not to, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in any transactions in the securities of the Company or involving the Company's securities during the period from the date hereof until (i) the later of (A) sixty (60) days after the Closing Date and (B) such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4(i) hereof or (ii) such time as this Agreement is terminated in full pursuant to Section 8 hereof. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement and those expressly acknowledged by the Company, such Buyer has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Such Buyer acknowledges the SEC's position set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, and such Buyer will adhere to such position.

3.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY . The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

(a)    Organization and Qualification . The Company and its " Subsidiaries " (which for purposes of this Agreement means any joint venture or any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns any of the capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest) are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and, is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, " Material Adverse Effect " means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below). The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth on Schedule 3(a).

(b)    Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5(b)), the Warrants and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the " Transaction Documents ") and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares   issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the reservation for issuance and issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and, subject to obtaining the Stockholder Approval (as defined below) and except as set forth in Section 3(e), no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents of even date herewith have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.

(c)    Issuance of Securities . The issuance of the Common Shares, the Notes and the Warrants are duly authorized and are free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. As of the Closing, 40,900,000 shares of Common Stock shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby. From and after the Stockholder Approval (as defined below), the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than the sum of (i) 100% of the Common Shares issued hereunder, and (ii) 130% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable (x) upon conversion of the Notes (without taking into account any limitations on the conversion of the Notes set forth in the Notes) and (y) upon exercise of the Warrants (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants set forth in the Warrants). Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the Notes or the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Assuming the accuracy of each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.

(d)    No Conflicts . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(d) , the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares, the Notes and Warrants and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of any articles of incorporation, articles of formation, any articles of designations or other constituent documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or bylaws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board (the " Principal Market ") applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected.

(e)    Consents . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except for the following consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations (none of which is required to be filed or obtained before the Closing): (i) the filing with the SEC of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of a listing application for the Common Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares with the Principal Market, which shall be done pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances that might prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

(f)    Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company, (ii) an "affiliate" of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 144 of the 1933 Act) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a "beneficial owner" of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " 1934 Act ")). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

(g)    No General Solicitation; Placement Agent's Fees . Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers' commissions (other than for persons engaged by any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged Knight Capital Markets, LLC as placement agent (the " Agent ") in connection with the sale of the Securities.

(h)    No Integrated Offering . None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.

(i)    Dilutive Effect . The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes   and its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants is, in each case, absolute and unconditional, following the Stockholder Approval (as defined in Section 4(p)) and the filing of the amended and restated Articles of Incorporation (which the Company shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada immediately following Stockholder Approval), regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.

(j)    Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(j) , the Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation (as defined in Section 3(r)) or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and any Buyer's ownership of the Securities. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.

(k)    SEC Documents; Financial Statements . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k) , during the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the " SEC Documents "). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective filing dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(d) of this Agreement or in any disclosure schedules, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made not misleading.

(l)    Absence of Certain Changes . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l)(i) , since March 31, 2006, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(l)(ii) , since March 31, 2006, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) had capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(l), " Insolvent " means, with respect to any Person (as defined in Section 3(s)), (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person's assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person's total Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(s)), (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

(m)    No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances . No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is contemplated to occur with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced.

(n)    Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation or its Bylaws or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Since December 16, 2005, (i) the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n) , the Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

(o)    Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

(p)    Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.

(q)    Transactions With Affiliates . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents filed at least ten (10) days prior to the date hereof and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(q) , none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

(r)    Equity Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof, 49,104,580 are issued and outstanding, 10,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's stock option plan (the " Plan ") (of which options to purchase 2,325,000 shares of Common Stock have been issued under the Plan) and 22,140,405 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the aforementioned options, the Notes and the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock. All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(r) : (i) none of the Company's capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement); (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) the Company and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished to the Buyers true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the " Articles of Incorporation "), and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the " Bylaws "), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

(s)    Indebtedness and Other Contracts . Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(s) , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3(s) provides a detailed description of the material terms of any such outstanding Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) " Indebtedness " of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including (without limitation) "capital leases" in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; (y) " Contingent Obligation " means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto; and (z) " Person " means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

(t)    Absence of Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule 3(t) , there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors.

(u)    Insurance . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(u) , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(v)    Employee Relations . (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

(ii)    The Company and its Subsidiaries, to their knowledge, are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(w)    Title . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(w) , the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(w) or such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(x)    Intellectual Property Rights . The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, service marks and all applications and registrations therefor, trade names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, original works of authorship, inventions, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (" Intellectual Property Rights ") necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. None of the Company's registered, or applied for, Intellectual Property Rights, to the extent the Company has such Intellectual Property Rights, have expired or terminated or have been abandoned, or are expected to expire or terminate or expected to be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company, being threatened, against the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.

(y)    Environmental Laws . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(y) , the Company and its Subsidiaries, to their knowledge, (i) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, (iv) do not own or operate any real property contaminated with any substance that is in violation of Environmental Laws, and (v) is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, investigation, inquiry or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by or before any court or governmental authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or arising from the Company's nor any Subsidiary's non-compliance with any Environmental Laws, nor has the Company received written notice of any alleged violations of Environmental Laws. The term " Environmental Laws " means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, " Hazardous Materials ")   into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

(z)    Subsidiary Rights . The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or such Subsidiary.

(aa)    Tax Status . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(aa) , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

(bb)    Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the twelve months prior to the date hereof neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any notice or correspondence from any accountant relating to any potential material weakness in any part of the system of internal accounting controls of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(cc)    Ranking of Notes . Except as set forth on Schedule 3(cc) , no Indebtedness of the Company is senior to or ranks pari passu with the Notes in right of payment, whether with respect of payment of redemptions, interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.

(dd)    Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ee)    Investment Company Status . The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not be, an "investment company," a company controlled by an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" of, or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for, an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(ff)    Transfer Taxes . On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

(gg)    Manipulation of Price . The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) other than the Agent, sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) other than the Agent, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

(hh)    Disclosure . All disclosure provided by the Company to the Buyers regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, their business and the transactions contemplated hereby in the Transaction Documents and the Schedules to this Agreement is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

(ii)    Material Acquisition Agreements . The agreements set forth on Schedule 3(jj) are all of the material agreements relating to the acquisition of the Big Muddy Field, Cole Creek South Field and South Glenrock Field and related interests therein (the " Acquisition Agreements "). Each Acquisition Agreement is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company and any Subsidiary which is a party thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their terms. The non-binding letter of intent set forth on Schedule 3(jj) is the only material agreement relating to the acquisition of the East Teapot Dome Field and related interests therein. None of the Company, any Subsidiary which is a party thereto, nor to the Company's knowledge, any third party, is in material breach or default under any Acquisition Agreement, and to the Company's knowledge, no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a material breach or default by the Company, any Subsidiary or any third party, or permit termination or modification by the other party under such Acquisition Agreement.

4.    COVENANTS.

(a)    Best Efforts . Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

(b)    Form D and Blue Sky . The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date.

(c)    Reporting Status . Until the date on which the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall have sold all the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares   and none of the Notes   or Warrants is outstanding, (the " Reporting Period "), the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.

(d)    Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes, and not for (A) the repayment of any outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) redemption or repurchase of any of its or its Subsidiaries' equity securities.

(e)    Financial Information . The Company agrees to send the following to each Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K, 10-KSB, 10-Q or 10-QSB, any interim reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholders' equity statements and/or cash flow statements for any period other than annual, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii) on the same day as the release thereof, facsimile or e-mailed copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, " Business Day " means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York or the city of Denver are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

(f)    Listing . The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, in accordance with the Notes and Warrants, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the Common Stocks' authorization for quotation on the Principal Market or an Approved Market (as defined below). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or an Approved Market. In addition, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause its shares of Common Stock, including all Registrable Securities, to be approved for listing or quotation (the " Listing ") on any Approved Market as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than one (1) year after the Closing Date (the " Required Listing Date "). If the Company meets the applicable listing requirements of an Approved Market and the Listing has not occurred on or prior to the Required Listing Date (a " Listing Failure "), then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder of Registrable Securities by reason of any such delay (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities an amount in cash equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the aggregate Purchase Price of such Investor's Registrable Securities on each of the following dates: the day of the Listing Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until such Listing Failure is cured; provided that in no event shall the aggregate payments for all Listing Failures exceed twenty-four percent (24%) of the Purchase Price paid by such holder of Registrable Securities. As used herein, " Approved Market " shall mean any of the following: The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f).

(g)    Fees . Subject to Section 8 below, at Closing, the Company shall pay to Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP or its designee(s) all reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which amount, in whole or in part, may be withheld by LP Rancher Ltd. (a Buyer) from its Purchase Price at the Closing. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or broker's commissions relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees payable to the Agent, Source Capital and/or Falcon Capital. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment.

(h)    Pledge of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) hereof; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.

(i)    Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . On or before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of the Notes, the form of Warrant and the form of the Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the " 8-K Filing "). The Company shall publicly disclose on Form 8-K the terms of the studies to be conducted by NITEC LLC as requested by the Company of tertiary oil recovery potential of the fields related to the Acquisition Agreements using continuous CO ₂ injection (the " Engineering Report 8-K ") and shall attach the same as exhibit thereto as promptly as practicable upon receipt of same, but in no event later than June 30, 2007 unless, at such time, the Company has filed a Registration Statement but such Registration Statement has not yet been declared effective by the SEC, in which case, the Company may delay the filing of the Engineering Report 8-K until after such Registration Statement is declared effective, but in no event shall such Engineering Report 8-K be filed after September 30, 2007. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC without the express written consent of such Buyer. From and after the deadlines specified above, if a Buyer has, or believes it has, received any such material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, it shall provide the Company with written notice thereof. The Company shall, within five (5) Trading Days (as defined in the Notes) of receipt of such notice, make public disclosure of such material, nonpublic information. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, a Buyer shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such material, nonpublic information without the prior approval by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Buyer shall have any liability to the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders or agents for any such disclosure. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations. Without the prior written consent of any applicable Buyer, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of such Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.

(j)    Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends . So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem, or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on, the Common Stock without the prior express written consent of the holders of Notes representing not less than a 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

(k)    Additional Notes; Variable Securities; Dilutive Issuances . So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the Company will not issue any Notes other than to the Buyers as contemplated hereby and the Company shall not issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes. For so long as any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any fixed price unless the conversion, exchange or exercise price of any such security cannot be less than the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined in the Notes) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Note is convertible or the then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Warrant is exercisable; provided that anti-dilution provisions similar to those contained in the Notes or Warrants shall not be deemed for the purposes of this provision to be securities convertible or exercisable at prices that vary with the market price of the Common Stock. The Company shall not enter into or affect any Dilutive Issuances (as defined in the Notes) unless or until Stockholder Approval is obtained. For so long as any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, enter into or affect any Dilutive Issuances (as defined in the Notes) if the effect of such Dilutive Issuance is to cause the Company to be required to issue upon conversion of any Note or exercise of any Warrant any shares of Common Stock in excess of that number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants without breaching the Company's obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market.

(l)    Corporate Existence . So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the Company shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Notes) unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Notes and the Warrants.

(m)    Reservation of Shares . The Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than (I) prior to the Stockholder Approval Date, 40,900,000 shares of Common Stock, and (II) from and after the Stockholder Approval Date, 130% of the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable (i) upon conversion of the Notes issued at the Closing and (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants issued at the Closing (without taking into account any limitations on the Conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants set forth in the Notes and Warrants, respectively).

(n)    Conduct of Business . The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

(o)    Additional Issuances of Securities .

(i)    For purposes of this Section 4(o), the following definitions shall apply.

(1)    " Convertible Securities " means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

(2)    " Options " means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(3)    " Common Stock Equivalents " means, collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.

(ii)    From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of (i) the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date sixty days after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement which caused the registration of the number Registrable Securities equal to clause (I)(A) of the definition of Initial Required Registration Amount in the Registration Rights Agreement (the " Trigger Date "), the Company will not, directly or indirectly, file any registration statement with the SEC other than the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). From the date hereof until the Trigger Date, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries' equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a " Subsequent Placement ").

(iii)    From the Trigger Date until the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, effect any Subsequent Placement unless the Company shall have first complied with this Section 4(o)(iii).

(1)    The Company shall deliver to each Buyer an irrevocable written notice (the " Offer Notice ") of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the " Offer ") of the securities being offered (the " Offered Securities ") in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (v) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (w) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (x) identify the persons or entities (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged, (y) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with such Buyers at least forty percent (40%) of the Offered Securities, allocated among such Buyers (a) based on such Buyer's pro rata portion of the aggregate principal amount of Notes purchased hereunder (the " Basic Amount "), and (b) with respect to each Buyer that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion of the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Buyers as such Buyer shall indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Buyers subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the " Undersubscription Amount "), which process shall be repeated until the Buyers shall have an opportunity to subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.

(2)    To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice to the Company prior to the end of the tenth (10 ^th ) Business Day after such Buyer's receipt of the Offer Notice (the " Offer Period "), setting forth the portion of such Buyer's Basic Amount that such Buyer elects to purchase and, if such Buyer shall elect to purchase all of its Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Buyer elects to purchase (in either case, the " Notice of Acceptance "). If the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Buyers are less than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each Buyer who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed for; provided , however , that if the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the " Available Undersubscription Amount "), each Buyer who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the Basic Amount of such Buyer bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Buyers that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the Company to the extent its deems reasonably necessary.

(3)    The Company shall have fifteen (15) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Buyers (the " Refused Securities "), but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice and (ii) to publicly announce (a) the execution of such Subsequent Placement Agreement (as defined below), and (b) either (x) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Subsequent Placement Agreement or (y) the termination of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, which shall be filed with the SEC on a Current Report on Form 8-K with such Subsequent Placement Agreement and any documents contemplated therein filed as exhibits thereto.

(4)    In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities (any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above), then each Buyer may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that such Buyer elected to purchase pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(2) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to Buyers pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities. In the event that any Buyer so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the Buyers in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(1) above.

(5)    Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities, the Buyers shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Buyers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(4) above if the Buyers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the Company does not consummate the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities within fifteen (15) Business Days of the expiration of the Offer Period, the Company shall issue to the Buyers the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(4) above if the Buyers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Buyers of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Buyers of a purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Buyers and their respective counsel.

(6)    Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Buyers or other persons in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Buyers under the procedures specified in this Agreement.

(7)    The Company and the Buyers agree that if any Buyer elects to participate in the Offer, (x) neither the operative agreement concerning the Subsequent Placement (the " Subsequent Placement Agreement " with respect to such Offer nor any other transaction documents related thereto (collectively, the " Subsequent Placement Documents ") shall include any term or provisions whereby any Buyer shall be required to agree to any restrictions in trading as to any securities of the Company owned by such Buyer prior to such Subsequent Placement, and (y) any registration rights set forth in such Subsequent Placement Documents shall be similar in all material respects to the registration rights contained in the Registration Rights Agreement.

(8)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(o) and unless otherwise agreed to by the Buyers, the Company shall either confirm in writing to the Buyers that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Placement has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the Offered Securities, in either case in such a manner such that the Buyers will not be in possession of material nonpublic information, by the fifteen (15 ^th ) Business Day following expiration of the Offer Period. If by the fifteen (15 ^th ) following expiration of the Offer Period no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Offered Securities has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by the Buyers, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the Buyers shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company. Should the Company decide to pursue such transaction with respect to the Offered Securities, the Company shall provide each Buyer with another Offer Notice and each Buyer will again have the right of participation set forth in this Section 4(o)(iii). The Company shall not be permitted to deliver more than one such Offer Notice to the Buyers in any 60 day period.

(iv)    The restrictions contained in subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4(o) shall not apply in connection with the issuance of any Excluded Securities (as defined in the Notes).

(p)    Stockholder Approval .

(i)    The Company shall provide each stockholder entitled to vote at a special or annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the " Stockholder Meeting "), which initially shall be promptly called and held not later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or one-hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date if the proxy statement relating to the calling of such Stockholder Meeting is subject to SEC review) (the " Stockholder Meeting Deadline "), a proxy statement, substantially in the form which has been previously reviewed by the Buyers and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (“ SRZ ”) at the expense of the Company, soliciting each such stockholder's affirmative vote at the Stockholder Meeting for approval of resolutions (the " Resolutions ") providing for the increase in the authorized Common Stock from 100,000,000 shares to no less than 225,000,000 shares (such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the " Stockholder Approval " and the date such approval is obtained, the " Stockholder Approval Date "), and the Company shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders' approval of the Resolutions and to cause the Board of Directors of the Company to recommend to the stockholders that they approve the Resolutions. The Company shall be obligated to seek to obtain the Stockholder Approval by the Stockholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the Company's best efforts the Stockholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Stockholder Meeting Deadline (the " Stockholder Approval Failure "), the Company shall cause an additional Stockholder Meeting to be held each three month period thereafter until such Stockholder Approval is obtained or the second anniversary of the Closing Date. In addition, if, despite the Company's best efforts there is a Stockholder Approval Failure, then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such Stockholder Approval Failure (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Purchase Price of such Investor's Registrable Securities on the day of such Stockholder Approval Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until such Stockholder Approval Failure is cured by obtaining the Stockholder Approval. The payments to which an Investor shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4(p) are referred to herein as the " Stockholder Approval Payments ." The date such Stockholder Approval Payments are due shall be referred to herein as the " Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date ."

(ii)    Stockholder Approval Payments shall be payable on each Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date to each holder of Registrable Securities, in shares of Common Stock (the " Stockholder Approval Payments Shares ") so long as there is no Equity Conditions Failure (as defined below); provided however, that the Company, at its option following notice to the holder of Registrable Securities, may pay Stockholder Approval Payments on any Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date in cash (the " Cash Stockholder Approval Payments ") or in a combination of Cash Stockholder Approval Payments and Stockholder Approval Payments Shares. The Company shall deliver a written notice (each, a " Stockholder Approval Payments Election Notice ") to each holder of Registrable Securities on or prior to the Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date (the date such notice is delivered to all of the holders, the " Stockholder Approval Payments Notice Date ") which notice (i) either (A) confirms that Stockholder Approval Payments to be paid on such Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date shall be paid entirely in Stockholder Approval Payments Shares or (B) elects to pay Stockholder Approval Payments as Cash Stockholder Approval Payments or a combination of Cash Stockholder Approval Payments and Stockholder Approval Payments Shares and specifies the amount of Stockholder Approval Payments that shall be paid as Cash Stockholder Approval Payments and the amount of Stockholder Approval Payments, if any, that shall be paid in Stockholder Approval Payments Shares and (ii) certifies that there is no Equity Conditions Failure. If the Equity Conditions (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) are not satisfied as of the Stockholder Approval Payments Notice Date, then unless the Company has elected to pay such Stockholder Approval Payments as Cash Stockholder Approval Payments, the Stockholder Approval Payments Election Notice shall indicate that unless the holder waives the Equity Conditions, the Stockholder Approval Payment shall be paid as Cash Stockholder Approval Payments. If the Equity Conditions were satisfied as of the Stockholder Approval Payments Notice Date but the Equity Conditions are no longer satisfied at any time prior to the Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date, the Company shall provide the holder a subsequent notice to that effect indicating that unless the holder waives the Equity Conditions, the Stockholder Approval Payments shall be paid as Cash Stockholder Approval Payments. Stockholder Approval Payments to be paid on an Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date in Stockholder Approval Payments Shares shall be paid in a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share) of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (1) the amount of Stockholder Approval Payments payable on such Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date less any Cash Stockholder Approval Payments paid and (2) the Stockholder Approval Payments Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company elects to pay any Stockholder Approval Payments in Stockholder Approval Payments Shares and the Stockholder Approval has not been obtained by the applicable Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date, the Company may not pay such Stockholder Approval Payments in Stockholder Approval Payments Shares but instead shall issue to each holder of Registrable Securities a convertible note with an original principal amount equal to the amount of such Stockholder Approval Payments in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ; provided however that the conversion price of such convertible note shall be equal to the applicable Stockholder Approval Payments Conversion Price. As used herein, " Stockholder Approval Payments Conversion Price " means, with respect to any Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date, that price which shall be the price computed as 90% of the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price (as defined in the Notes) of the Common Stock on each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date (each, a " Stockholder Approval Payments Measuring Period "). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination or other similar transaction during such Stockholder Approval Payments Measuring Period. As used herein, " Equity Conditions Failure " means that on any day during the period commencing ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date through the applicable Stockholder Approval Payments Payment Date the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the applicable holder of Registrable Securities).

(q)    Each Buyer shall vote in favor of the Resolutions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Buyer who fails vote in favor of the Resolutions shall not be entitled to any Stockholder Approval Payments.

5.    REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

(a)    Register . The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Notes and the Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Notes and   the Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the principal amount of Notes held by such Person, the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.

(b)    Transfer Agent Instructions . The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (" DTC "), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issued at the Closing or upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto (the " Transfer Agent Instructions "). The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

(c)    Additional Relief . If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to such holder unlegended certificates or to credit the holder's balance account with DTC within five (5) Trading Days of (x) receipt of documents necessary for the removal of legend set forth above or (y) the date of its obligation to deliver the shares of Common Stock as contemplated pursuant to clause (ii) below (the " Deadline Date ") and if on or after the Trading Day (as defined in the Warrants) immediately following such Deadline Date, the holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of shares of Common Stock that the holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a "Buy-In" ), then the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the holder's request and in the holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the "Buy-In Price" ), at which point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Deadline Date. " Closing Bid Price " means, for any security as of any date, the last closing price for such security on Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price then the last bid price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the holder. If the Company and the holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 of the Registration Rights Agreement. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

6.    CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Common Shares, the Notes and the related Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:

(i)    Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.

(ii)    Such Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price (less, in the case of LP Rancher, Ltd. (a Buyer), the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) for the Common Shares, the Notes and the related Warrants being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

(iii)    The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.

7.    CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Common Shares, the Notes   and the related Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:

(i)    The Company shall have duly executed and delivered (physically or by electronic copy) to such Buyer (i) each of the Transaction Documents and (ii) the stock certificates representing the Common Shares (allocated in such numbers as such Buyer shall request), (iii) the Notes (allocated in such principal amounts as such Buyer shall request), being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement, and (iv) the related Warrants (allocated in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall physically deliver the foregoing to such Buyer no later than the second (2 ^nd ) Business Day following the Closing.

(ii)    Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of Patton Boggs LLP, the Company's outside counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

(iii)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, which instructions shall have been delivered to the Company's transfer agent.

(iv)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in such entity's jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date within 10 days of the Closing Date.

(v)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the Company's qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business, as of a date within 10 days of the Closing Date.

(vi)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

(vii)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F .

(viii)    The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

(ix)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company's transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five days of the Closing Date.

(x)    The Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.

(xi)    The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities.

(xii)    The Company shall have delivered to each Buyer a lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H executed and delivered by each director and officer of the Company.

(xiii)    The Company shall have delivered to each Buyer a voting agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I with the stockholders listed on Appendix A thereto.

(xiv)    The Company shall have received waivers, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J (a " Piggy-Back Waiver "), from holders of not less than 50% of the securities set forth on Schedule 7(xiv) attached hereto.

(xv)    Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall have raised no less than $50 million pursuant the transaction contemplated hereby.

(xvi)    The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.

8.    TERMINATION . In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or before five (5) Business Days from the date hereof due to the Company's or such Buyer's failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching party's failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party;  provided , however , that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the non-breaching Buyers for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above.

9.    MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.  

(b)    Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.

(c)    Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

(d)    Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

(e)    Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holders of at least 60% of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder and under the Notes, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on all Buyers and holders of Securities as applicable. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the applicable Securities then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents, holders of Notes or holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company or otherwise.

(f)    Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

If to the Company:

Rancher Energy Corp.

999-18 ^th Street, Suite 1740

Denver, Colorado 80202

Telephone:   (303) 629-1122

Facsimile:   (720) 904-5698

Attention:   John Works, President and CEO

Copy to:

Patton Boggs LLP

1660 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 80264

Telephone:   (303) 830-1776

Facsimile:   (303) 894-9239

Attention:   Robert M. Bearman, Esq. and Mark R.   Goldschmidt, Esq.

If to the Transfer Agent:

Pacific Stock Transfer Company

500 E. Warm Springs Road, Suite 240

Las Vegas NV 89119

Telephone:   (702) 361-3033

Facsimile:   (702) 433-1979

Attention:  

If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,

with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone:   (212) 756-2000

Facsimile:   (212) 593-5955

Attention:   Eleazer N. Klein, Esq.

or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

(g)    Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Notes or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders of at least 60% of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder, including by way of a Fundamental Transaction (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Notes and the Warrants). A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights

(h)    No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

(i)    Survival . Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

(j)    Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(k)    Indemnification . In consideration of each Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the " Indemnitees ") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the " Indemnified Liabilities "), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (iii) any disclosure made by such Buyer pursuant to Section 4(i), or (iv) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company shall not be obligated to indemnify an Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 9(k) for Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are caused by acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnitee. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

(l)    No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

(m)    Remedies . Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security.

(n)    Rescission and Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

(o)    Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

(p)    Independent Nature of Buyers' Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as, and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group, and the Company will not assert any such claim with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges and each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

(q)    Sales to Buyers Resident in Canada . Solicitations of and sales to Buyers resident in or otherwise subject to the securities laws of Canada will be conducted by a Canadian affiliate of the Agent or other registered dealers in Canada selected by the Agent. Such Buyers will also need to qualify under a prospectus exemption in their jurisdiction of residence. The Company is not a "reporting issuer" in any province of Canada, and the Securities will be subject to resale restrictions in Canada.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.