RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
AGREEMENT
THIS RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered
into effective as of May 18, 2009, by and between FIRECREEK
PETROLEUM, INC., a Delaware corporation (“FPI”), and
EGPI Firecreek, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“EGPI”).
R E C I T A L S :
A. EGPI
has this day assigned and transferred to Firecreek Global, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, all of the issued and outstanding shares of
the capital stock in FPI.
B. As
a wholly owned subsidiary of EGPI, FPI previously was involved in
seeking international oil and gas opportunities in certain overseas
countries. In connection with the assignment and transfer of the
issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock in FPI, it was
agreed that FPI would grant a right of first refusal to EGPI in the
event that the prior activities of FPI during the time it was a
subsidiary of EGPI should lead to obtaining and closing on any such
oil and gas opportunities.
C. This
Agreement is entered into to evidence the terms and conditions
governing the right of first refusal granted by FPI to
EGPI.
A G R E E M E N T :
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, FPI and
EGPI agree as follows:
(a) “Covered
Country” means Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Libya, Turkey, Romania or
Russia.
(b) “Covered
Project” means an oil or gas exploration or development
project which is or will be situated in a Covered Country, and
which is an exploration and development project created, developed
or promoted by FPI for its own account. Service Projects are
expressly excluded from the definition of Covered
Projects.
(c) “Person”
means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture,
a limited liability company, a trust, an estate or another form of
entity or organization.
(d) “Service
Project” means an oil or gas exploration or development or
rehabilitation project with respect to which FPI (i)
will act as contracted operator or contracted technical advisor, or
perform services (including, without limitation, technical
services, advisory services and broker services) and receive cash
or other compensation for such services, and (ii) will not be
required to make an investment of funds to acquire or earn an
ownership interest in the project (other than the expenditure of
funds to cover pre-closing travel-related expenses during the
process of negotiating the terms of participation in the
project).
2.
Grant of Right of First Refusal . Subject to the terms,
conditions, provisions and definitions of this Agreement, FPI
grants to EGPI the right of first refusal to participate in Covered
Projects, the opportunity for which arises after the date hereof
and during the period of time ending on the date which is two (2)
years after the date hereof, on the following basis:
(a) If
FPI is offered the opportunity to participate in a Covered Project,
then FPI shall offer to EGPI, in the manner stated herein, the
right of first refusal to participate in such Covered Project to
the extent of one-half (1/2) of the interest offered to FPI;
provided that all services to be performed in connection with any
Covered Project, whether as contract operator or otherwise, and all
compensation to be paid in respect of such services, shall remain
solely with FPI, and EGPI’s right of first refusal shall
extend only to the righ