NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ), dated as
of August 13, 2009 ( “Effective Date” ), is
entered into by and between American Petro-Hunter, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company” ), and John E.
Friesen, an individual (the “Purchaser”
).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, the Purchaser is willing to acquire from the
Company, and the Company is willing to issue to the Purchaser, on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, a (i)
Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the aggregate principal
amount of $500,000 (the “Note” ) on the terms
and conditions as set forth in the Note in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A , and (ii) warrant to purchase 1,428,571 shares
of common stock of the Company (the “ Warrant ”)
on the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D .
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the
representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth
below, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Issuance and Receipt of the Note and Warrant. The Company
agrees to issue and deliver the Note and Warrant to the Purchaser
upon receipt of funds from the Purchaser. The issue date
of the Note and Warrant shall be such date the Company first
receives such funds.
2.
Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents, and warrants to, the Purchaser
as follows:
(a) Organization and Good Standing:
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its organization and has all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as
now conducted and proposed to be conducted. The Company
is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions
where the properties owned, leased or operated by it are located or
where its business is conducted, except where the failure to so
qualify or be in good standing is not reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial
condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities or prospects
(a “Material Adverse Effect” ).
(b) Corporate Power. The
Company has all requisite legal and corporate power to enter into,
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement,
the Note and Warrant. This Agreement is and, upon each
of their issuance, the Note and Warrant will be, valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
(i) Corporate
Action. All corporate and legal action on the part of
the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note, and the
performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder and
thereunder, has been taken.
(ii) No
Preemptive Rights. No person has any right of first
refusal or any preemptive or similar rights in connection with the
issuance of the Note, or the issuance of common stock of the
Company upon conversion of the Note (the “ Conversion
Stock ”).
(d) Noncontravention. The
execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this
Agreement, the Note, the issuance of the Conversion Stock will not
result in nor constitute any breach, default or violation of
(i) any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or
commitment (oral or written) to which the Company is a party or is
bound or (ii) any law, rule, regulation, statute or order
applicable to the Company or its properties, nor result in the
creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon
any of the properties or assets of the Company, any of which
breach, default or violation under clause (i) or (ii), preceding,
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Consents. No consent, approval,
order or authorization of, or designation, registration,
declaration or filing with, any federal, state, local or provincial
or other governmental authority or other person on the part of the
Company is required in connection with the valid execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Note, or the offer, or issuance
of the Note or the Conversion Stock other than, if required,
filings or qualifications under applicable state securities laws,
which filings or qualifications, if required, will be timely filed
or obtained by the Company.
(f) Offering. In reliance,
in part, on the representations and warranties of the Purchaser in
Section 3 hereof, the offer and issuance of the Note in conformity
with the terms of this Agreement and the issuance of the Conversion
Stock will not result in a violation of the requirements of Section
5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the
“Securities Act” ) or the qualification or
registration requirements of any applicable state securities
laws.
(g) Compliance with Laws.
The Company is not (i) subject to the terms or
provisions of any material judgment, decree, order, writ or
injunction or (ii) in violation of any terms or provisions of any
laws, rules, or regulations, except where such violations do not
and are not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Compliance with Corporate Instruments
and Laws. The Company is not in violation of any
provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws as currently
in effect. The Company is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable laws, statutes, rules, and regulations
of all governmental and regulatory authorities which are applicable
and the compliance with which is material to the Company or its
assets or business. All licenses, franchises, permits
and other governmental authorizations held by the Company and which
are material to its business are valid and sufficient in all
respects for the business presently carried on by the
Company.
(i) Use of Proceeds
. The Company expects to use the net proceeds received
under this Agreement for general working capital purposes and
possibly the acquisition of assets and companies. The Company has
not reserved or allocated specific amounts for these purposes.
Accordingly, the Company’s management will have broad
discretion as to the application of such funds.
(i) The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during
the past twelve months (the “ Company SEC Reports
”). The Company SEC Reports, each as amended prior to the
date hereof, (i) have been prepared in all material respects
in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”), as the case may be, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not, when
filed as amended prior to the date hereof, 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) Each
of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case,
any notes thereto) contained in or incorporated by reference into
the Company SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated
in the notes thereto), complied in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC
”) and each fairly presented, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of the Company of the dates thereof and for the respective
periods indicated therein except as otherwise noted therein
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and
recurring year end adjustments).
3.
Representations and Warranties by the Purchaser. The
Purchaser represents, and warrants to, and covenants with, the
Company as follows:
(a) Investment. The Purchaser is
acquiring the Note, Warrant and Conversion Stock for the
Purchaser’s own account, and not directly or indirectly for
the account of any other person. The Purchaser is
acquiring the Note and Conversion Stock for investment and not with
a view to distribution or resale thereof except in compliance with
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities
Act ”) and any applicable state law regulating
securities.
(b) Registration of Note and Conversion
Stock. The Purchaser must bear the economic risk of
investment for an indefinite period of time because the Note,
Warrant and Conversion Stock have not been registered under the
Securities Act and therefore cannot and will not be sold unless
they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an
exemption from such registration is available. The
Company has made no representations, warranties or covenants
whatsoever as to whether any exemption from the Securities Act,
including, without limitation, any exemption for limited sales in
routine brokers’ transactions pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act will become available. Transfer of the Note, Warrant
and Conversion Stock have not been registered or qualified under
any applicable state law regulating securities and therefore the
Note, Warrant and Conversion Stock cannot and will not be sold
unless they are subsequently registered or qualified under any such
act or an exemption therefrom is available. The Company
has made no representations, warranties or covenants whatsoever as
to whether any exemption from any such act will become
available.
(c) Accredited Investor. The Purchaser
represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company that:
(i) the Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and
the Purchaser is also knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced
in making, and is qualified to make decisions with respect to
investments in securities presenting an investment decision like
that involved in the purchase of the Note, including investments in
securities issued by the Company and investments in comparable
companies, and has requested, received, reviewed and considered all
information it deemed relevant in making an informed decision to
purchase the Note; and (ii) the Purchaser has had the opportunity
to review the risks identified on Annex I , attached
hereto.
(d) Access to Information
. The Purchaser acknowledges that he has had access to
the Company SEC Reports. The Purchaser further
acknowledges that the Company has made available to him the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Company's officers and directors concerning the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the business and financial
condition of the Company, and the Purchaser has received such
information about the business and financial condition of the
Company and the terms and conditions of the Agreement as he has
requested. The Purchaser understands that the Note,
Warrant and Conversion Stock are speculative investments, which
involve a high degree of risk of loss of the Purchaser’s
entire investment. Among others, the undersigned has had
the opportunity to review of the risks identified under the caption
“Risk Factors” in the Company SEC Reports and Annex
I .
(e) Foreign Matters . The
Purchaser acknowledges that no action has been or will be taken in
any jurisdiction outside the United States by the Company that
would permit an offering of the Note, or possession or distribution
of offering materials in connection with the issuance of the Note,
in any jurisdiction outside the United States where legal action by
the Company for that purpose is required. Each Purchaser
outside the United States will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in purchasing this Note,
Warrant and the Conversion Stock.
(f) Compliance with Laws
. Purchaser will not use any of the Conversion Stock to
cover any short position in the Common Stock of the Company if
doing so would be in violation of applicable securities
laws.
(g) Legal and Tax Advice
. The Purchaser understands that nothing in the Company
SEC Reports, this Agreement or any other materials presented to the
Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Note, Warrant and
Conversion Stock constitutes legal, tax or investment
advice. The Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and
investment advisors, as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed
necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the
Note, Warrant and Conversion Stock.
4.
Redemption Right. Upon the Repayment Date (as defined in the
Note), the Company shall have the right to automatically convert
any remaining outstanding principal balance and accrued interest
under the Note into Conversion Stock at the rate of the Conversion
Price (as defined in the Note).
5. Security
Interest and Collateral Assignment.
(a) Security Interest . As
security interest for the full, prompt, complete, and final payment
when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or
otherwise) of the amounts owed under the Note, the Company shall
grant to the Purchaser a security interest in all of the
Company’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under all of
the Company’s assets on the terms and conditions set forth in
the form of Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B
.
(b) Collateral Assignment
. The Company agrees to pay and assign up to $7,500 of
any royalty fees payable to the Company from the Company’s
investment in the Poston Prospect #1 Lutters oil well located in
Trego County, Kansas on the terms and conditions set forth in the
form of Collateral Assignment of Royalties attached hereto as
Exhibit C . Each payment shall be credited first to accrued
but unpaid interest and the balance to principal.
(a) Company’s Indemnification of
Purchaser . To the extent permitted by law, the
Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser
from and against any and all losses, claims, judgments,
liabilities, demands, charges, suits, penalties, costs or expenses,
including court costs and attorneys’ fees resulting from any
claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding brought by any third
party (“ Claims and Liabilities ”) with respect
to or arising from (i) the breach of any warranty or any
inaccuracy of any representation made by the Company in this
Agreement, or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement
made by the Company in this Agreement.
(b) Purchaser’s Indemnification of
Company . To the extent permitted by law, the
Purchaser shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company
from and against any and all Claims and Liabilities with respect to
or arising from (i) the breach of any warranty or any
inaccuracy of any representation made by the Purchaser in this
Agreement, or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement
made by the Purchaser in this Agreement.
(c) Claims Procedure
. Promptly after the receipt by any indemnified party
(the “ Indemnitee ”) of notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding against such Indemnitee,
such Indemnitee shall, if a claim with respect thereto is or may be
made against any indemnifying party (the “ Indemnifying
Party ”) pursuant to this Section 6, give such
Indemnifying Party written notice of the commencement of such
action or proceeding and give such Indemnifying Party a copy of
such claim and/or process and all legal pleadings in connection
therewith. The failure to give such notice shall not
relieve any Indemnifying Party of any of its indemnification
obligations contained in this Section 6, except where, and solely
to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices
the rights of such Indemnifying Party. Such Indemnifying
Party shall have, upon request within thirty (30) days after
receipt of such notice, but not in any event after the settlement
or compromise of such claim, the right to defend, at its own
expense and by its own counsel reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnitee, any such matter involving the asserted liability of the
Indemnitee; provided, however, that if the Indemnitee determines
that there is a reasonable probability that a claim may materially
and adversely affect it, other than solely as a result of money
payments required to be reimbursed in full by such Indemnifying
Party under this Section 6 or if a conflict of interest exists
between Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnitee shall
have the right to defend, compromise or settle such claim or suit;
and, provided, further, that such settlement or compromise shall
not, unless consented to in writing by such Indemnifying Party,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld, be conclusive as to the
liability of such Indemnifying Party to the
Indemnitee. In any event, the Indemnitee, such
Indemnifying Party and its counsel shall cooperate in the defense
against, or compromise of, any such asserted liability, and in
cases where the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense,
the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense
of such asserted liability at the Indemnitee’s own
expense. In the event that such Indemnifying Party shall
decline to participate in or assume the defense of such action,
prior to paying or settling any claim against which such
Indemnifying Party is, or may be, obligated under this Section 6 to
indemnify an Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall first supply such
Indemnifying Party with a copy of a final court judgment or decree
holding the Indemnitee liable on such claim or, failing such
judgment or decree, the terms and conditions of the settlement or
compromise of such claim. An Indemnitee’s failure
to supply such final court judgment or decree or the terms and
conditions of a settlement or compromise to such Indemnifying Party
shall not relieve such Indemnifying Party of any of its
indemnification obligations contained in this Section 6, except
where, and solely to the extent that, such failure actually and
materially prejudices the rights of such Indemnifying
Party. If the Indemnifying Party is defending the claim
as set forth above, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to
settle the claim only with the consent of the
Indemnitee.
(d) Exclusive Remedy . Each
of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that, from and after
the Effective Date, its sole and exclusive monetary remedy with
respect to any and all claims relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions
set forth in this Section 6, except that nothing in this Agreement
shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any injunctive or other
equitable remedies or any tort claims of, or causes of action
arising from, intentionally fraudulent misrepresentation, willful
breach or deceit.
7.
Confidentiality. The Purchaser represents to the
Company that, at all times during the Company’s offering of
the Note, the Purchaser has maintained in confidence all non-public
information regarding the Company received by the Purchaser from
the Company or its agents, and covenants that it will continue to
maintain in confidence such information and shall not use such
information for any purpose other than to evaluate the purchase of
the Note until such information (a) becomes generally publicly
available other than through a violation of this provision by the
Purchaser or his agents or (b) is required to be disclosed in legal
proceedings (such as by deposition, interrogatory, request for
documents, subpoena, civil investigation demand, filing with any
governmental authority or similar process), provided, however, that
before making any use or disclosure in reliance on this
subparagraph (b) the Purchaser shall give the Company at least
fifteen (15) days prior written notice (or such shorter period as
required by law) specifying the circumstances giving rise thereto
and will furnish only that portion of the non-public information
which is legally required and will exercise his best efforts to
obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded any non-public information so furnished.
(a) Waivers and Amendments.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived
or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the
Purchaser.
(b) Governing Law. This
Agreement and all actions arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the conflict of laws
provisions of the State of Nevada or of any other state.
(c) Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, together with the Exhibits hereto,
constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between
the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and
thereof.
(d) Notices. All notices,
requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given at the time of receipt if
delivered by hand or by facsimile transmission or three (3) days
after being mailed, registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, with postage prepaid to the applicable parties hereto at
the address stated on the signature page hereto or if any party
shall have designated a different address or facsimile number by
notice to the other party given as provided above, then to the last
address or facsimile number so designated.
(e) Validity. If any
provision of this Agreement shall be judicially determined to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby.
(f) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and a
party’s delivery of a signed counterpart by facsimile
transmission shall constitute that party’s due execution of
this Agreement.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF , the parties
have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year
first written above.
AMERICAN
PETRO-HUNTER, INC.
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
Address: 17470
North Pacesetter Way
Scottsdale, AZ
85255
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SECURED CONVERTIBLE
PROMISSORY NOTE
THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE
CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,
PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE BORROWER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR
UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT.
American Petro-Hunter, Inc.
SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY
NOTE
American Petro-Hunter, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), for value
received, promises to pay to the order of John E. Friesen (the
“ Holder ”), the sum of $500,000, or the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of all amounts outstanding
hereunder, whichever is less (the " Principal "), plus
simple interest thereon from the date first set forth above until
paid at an annual interest rate equal to eighteen percent (18%) and
in accordance with the provisions of Section 2
below. Any remaining principal and interest hereof will
be payable at the principal office of the Company or by mail to the
registered address of the Holder on or before August 13, 2010 (the
“ Repayment Date ”) except that no payment will
be required to the extent that such principal and interest are or
have been paid or converted pursuant to the terms hereof or under
the Agreement.
This Note is issued by the Company
in connection with that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of
even date herewith (the “ Agreement
”). This Note incorporates by reference all the
terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. The following is a
statement of the rights of the Holder and the conditions to which
this Note is subject, and to which the Holder, by the acceptance of
this Note, agrees:
1.
Definitions
. As used in this Note,
the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have
the following meanings:
1.1 “
Company ” will mean American Petro-Hunter, Inc. and
will include any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity that will succeed to or assume the
obligations of the Company under this Note.
1.2 “
Holder ” will mean any person who will at the time be
the registered holder of this Note.
2.
Conversion and Payment of
Interest
2.1 Any monthly
royalty fee payable to the Company from the Company’s twenty
five (25%) ownership of working interest in the Poston Prospect #1
Lutters oil well located in Trego County, Kansas will be payable by
mail to the registered address of the Holder in an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) such royalty fee payable to the Company, or (ii)
$7,500. Such payment shall continue until and including the
Repayment Date. Any remaining accrued interest shall be payable in
arrears on the 1st day after the end of each month, commencing
August 1, 2009, and continuing thereafter until and including the
Repayment Date, when all accrued but unpaid interest and the unpaid
principal balance shall be paid in full. Each payment shall be
credited first to accrued but unpaid interest and the balance to
principal, and interest shall cease to accrue on the amount of
principal so paid. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a
year of 365 days for the actual number of days elapsed.
2.2 At any time prior
to the Repayment Date, Holder at its option and upon prior written
notice to the Company, may convert in whole or in part, the
outstanding Principal and accrued but unpaid interest thereon (the
“ Debt ”) into shares of common stock of the
Company based on a per share conversion price of the lower of (i)
$0.35, or (ii) a twenty five percent (25%) discount to the average
closing trading price (as reported by Bloomberg) of a share of
Company common stock during the five (5) trading days prior to the
conversion date (the “ Conversion Price
”); provided , however, the number of shares of
Company common stock that may be acquired by Holder upon any
conversion of the Debt shall be limited to the extent necessary to
ensure that, following such exercise, the total number of shares of
Company common stock then beneficially owned by Holder and his
affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of
Company common stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s
for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed
4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of
Company common stock (including for such purpose the shares of
Company common stock issuable upon such conversion). For
such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Holder may waive such limitation on conversion contained in this
Section 2.2 or increase or decrease such limitation
percentage to any other percentage as specified in a written notice
to the Company.
2.3 In the event of
conversion, the Holder will surrender the original copy of this
Note for conversion at the principal office of the Company at the
time of such closing. Holder agrees to execute all
necessary documents in connection with the conversion of this Note,
including a definitive stock purchase agreement. If upon
such conversion of this Note a fraction of a share would result,
then the Company will round up to the nearest whole
share.
2.4 All rights with
respect to such portion of this Note converted pursuant to
Section 2.2 shall terminate upon issuance of the
corresponding shares of common stock to the
Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holder agrees to
surrender this Note to the Company for cancellation as to that
portion of the Note that the Holder elects to convert under
Section 2.2 as soon as possible following the
conversion of this Note, and the Company shall execute and deliver
a new Note upon the same terms and conditions set forth herein,
dated the date hereof, evidencing the right of the Holder to the
balance of the principal that was not converted (and accrued but
unpaid interest thereon, as applicable).
3.
Issuance of Consideration on
Conversion . As soon as practicable after
conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 2 and receipt of
the original Note and related documents, but in not event later
than five (5) business days, the Company at its expense will cause
to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, a
certificate or certificates for the number of shares of securities
to which the Holder will be entitled on such conversion (bearing
such legends as may be required by applicable state and federal
securities laws in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company),
together with any other securities and property, if any, to which
the Holder is entitled on such conversion under the terms of this
Note.
4.
Adjustment Provisions
. The number and
character of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
this Note and the Conversion Price therefor, are subject to
adjustment upon occurrence of the following events:
4.1
Adjustment for Stock Splits,
Stock Dividends, Recapitalizations, etc . The Conversion Price of this Note
and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion
of this Note shall each be proportionally adjusted to reflect any
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification,
recapitalization or other similar event affecting the number of
outstanding shares of common stock.
4.2
Adjustment for Reorganization,
Consolidation, Merger . In the event (a) of any
reorganization of the Company, (b) the Company consolidates
with or merges into another entity, (c) the Company sells all
or substantially all of its assets to another entity and then
distributes the proceeds to its shareholders, or (d) the
Company issues or otherwise sells securities representing more than
50% of the voting power of the Company in a single or series of
related transactions immediately after giving effect to such
transaction or series of related transaction (each of such events
shall be referred to herein as a “Liquidation
Event” ), then, and in each such case, the Holder, upon
the conversion of this Note at any time after the consummation of
any Liquidation Event shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the
stock or other securities and property receivable upon the
conversion of this Note prior to such consummation, the stock or
other securities or property to which the Holder would have been
entitled upon the consummation of such Liquidation Event if the
Holder had converted this Note immediately prior thereto, all
subject to further adjustment as provided in this Note, and the
successor or purchasing entity in a Liquidation Event (if other
than the Company) shall duly execute and deliver to the Holder a
supplement hereto acknowledging such entity’s obligations
under this Note.
4.3
No Change Necessary . The form of this Note need
not be changed because of any adjustment in the Conversion Price or
in the number of shares of common stock issuable upon its
conversion.
5.
Defaults . Holder may declare the entire
unpaid principal and accrued interest on this Note due and payable
within five (5) business days, by a notice in writing sent by
certified mail to the Company if the Company defaults in the
payment of principal of the Note or accrued interest thereon when
due and not cured by the Company within thirty (30)
days.
6.
Prepayment
. At any time prior to
the Repayment Date and upon seven (7) days prior written notice,
the Company may prepay, in whole or in part, the Debt in full
satisfaction and accord of the Company’s obligations under
this Note.
7.
Secured Note
. The full amount of this
Note is secured by the Collateral identified and described as
security therefor in the Security Agreement attached as Exhibit
B to the Agreement.
8.
Representations and
Acknowledgments of the Holder . The Holder hereby represents,
warrants, acknowledges and agrees that:
8.1
Investment
. The Holder is acquiring
this Note and the securities issuable upon conversion of this Note
(together, the “ Securities ”) for the
Holder’s own account, and not directly or indirectly for the
account of any other person. The Holder is acquiring the
Securities for investment and not with a view to distribution or
resale thereof except in compliance with Securities Act of 1933
(the “ Act ”) and any applicable state law
regulating securities.
8.2
Access to Information
. The Holder has had the
opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from,
appropriate executive officers of the Company with respect to the
terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and
with respect to the business, affairs, financial condition and
results of operations of the Company. The Holder has had
access to such financial and other information as is necessary in
order for the Holder to make a fully informed decision as to
investment in the Company, and has had the opportunity to obtain
any additional information necessary to verify any of such
information to which the Holder has had access.
8.3
Pre-Existing
Relationship . The Holder further represents and
warrants that the Holder has such business or financial expertise
as to be able to protect the Holder’s own interests in
connection with the purchase of the Securities.
8.4
Speculative Investment
. The Holder’s
investment in the Company represented by the Securities is highly
speculative in nature and is subject to a high degree of risk of
loss in whole or in part; the amount of such investment is within
the Holder’s risk capital means and is not so great in
relation to the Holder’s total financial resources as would
jeopardize the personal financial needs of the Holder and the
Holder’s family in the event such investment were lost in
whole or in part.
8.5
Unregistered
Securities .
(a) The Holder must
bear the economic risk of investment for an indefinite period of
time because the Securities have not been registered under the Act
and therefore cannot and will not be sold unless they are
subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. The Company has made no
representations, warranties or covenants whatsoever as to whether
any exemption from the Act, including, without limitation, any
exemption for limited sales in routine brokers’ transactions
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act will become
available.
(b) Transfer of the
Securities has not been registered or qualified under any
applicable state law regulating securities and therefore the
Securities cannot and will not be sold unless they are subsequently
registered or qualified under any such act or an exemption
therefrom is available. The Company has made no
representations, warranties or covenants whatsoever as to whether
any exemption from any such act will become available.
8.6
Accredited Investor
. The Holder presently
qualifies as an “accredited investor” within the
meaning of Regulation D of the rules and regulations promulgated
under the Act.
9.
Miscellaneous
.
9.1
Waiver and Amendment
. Any provision of this
Note may be amended, waived or modified only upon the written
consent of the Company and the Holder.
9.2
Restrictions on
Transfer . This Note may only be transferred
in compliance with applicable state and federal
laws. All rights and obligations of the Company and the
Holder will be binding upon and benefit the successors, assigns,
heirs, and administrators of the parties.
9.3
Company Representation
. The Company represents
to the Holder that the Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing, authorized to exercise all its corporate powers,
rights and privileges, and in good standing in the State of Nevada
and has the corporate power and corporate authority to own and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now
conducted; all corporate action on the part of the Company, its
officers, directors, and shareholders necessary for the
authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of all
obligations under this Note have been taken; this Note constitutes
a legally binding and valid obligation of the Company enforceable
in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such
enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, arrangement, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
other laws or court decisions relating to or affecting the rights
of creditors generally, and such enforcement may be limited by
equitable principles of general applicability.
9.4
No Assignment
. Holder may not transfer
or assign all or any part of this Note except upon prior written
notice to the Company and with the Company’s prior written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; except
that Holder may transfer this Note or part thereof either during
his lifetime or on death by will or intestacy to his immediate
family or to a trust, the beneficiaries of which are exclusively
Holder and/or a member or members of his immediate family, or to a
family-owned corporation.
9.5
Governing Law
. This Note will be
governed by the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts
between Nevada residents wholly to be performed in
Nevada.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be issued as of the
date first above written.
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American Petro-Hunter,
Inc.
a Nevada
corporation
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By:
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/s/ Robert
McIntosh
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Robert
McIntosh
Chief Executive
Officer
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Agreed and
Accepted by the Holder:
/s/ John E.
Friesen
John E.
Friesen
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SECURITY
AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
” ) is made as of August 13, 2009 (
“ Effective Date ” )
by and between
John E.
Friesen (the “ Secured Party ”) and American
Petro-Hunter, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ” ).
RECITAL
A. Pursuant
to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of the Effective
Date (“ Purchase Agreement ”), Company and
Secured Party entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note
dated as of the Effective Date (the “
Note ” ) evidencing the Company’s
obligation to repay the Secured Party certain funds on the terms
and conditions set forth in the Note.
B. The
parties have agreed that the Company’s obligations under such
Note will be secured by the Company’s grant to the Secured
Party of a security interest in and to certain Collateral (as
defined below), pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in considerat
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