PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This
Purchase and Sale Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as of the
3rd
day of March, 2006, is between SOURCE ROCK RESOURCES, INC. a
Delaware
corporation with an address at 1301 McKinney, Suite 3175, Houston,
Texas 77010
("Seller") and NEW ALBANY-INDIANA, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
with an address at 1965 Waddle Road, State College, Pennsylvania
16803
("Buyer"). Seller and Buyer are also referred to herein
individually as a
"Party" and collectively as the "Parties."
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the benefits
to
be derived by each Party hereunder and other good and valuable
consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Buyer
and Seller
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1
Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Seller agrees to sell and convey and Buyer agrees to
purchase and pay
for all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the
Interests (as
hereinafter defined).
1.2
Interests. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Interests"
shall
be defined as an undivided 45.00% working interest (37.125% net
revenue
interest) in and to all of the following interests (of whatever
kind or
character, whether legal or equitable and whether vested or
unvested or
contingent), less and except for the Reserved Interests (as
hereinafter
defined):
(a) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the oil,
gas
and mineral leases located in Sullivan and Knox Counties, Indiana,
as more
particularly described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto
(collectively, the
"Leases");
(b) Originals or copies of all computer tapes and discs, files,
records, information, instruments, documents, agreements or data
relating to the
Interests in the possession of Seller, including, without
limitation, title
records (including abstracts of title, title opinions, certificate
of title and
title curative documents), accounting records and files,
contracts,
correspondence, regulatory reports, seismic and geophysical data,
tapes and
records, and all related materials, INSOFAR AND ONLY INSOFAR as the
foregoing
items constitute materials that may be lawfully conveyed to Buyer
(i.e., the
materials are not subject to an agreement precluding their transfer
to Buyer),
and, to the extent transferable, all other contract rights,
intangible rights,
inchoate rights, choses in action, rights under warranties made by
prior owners,
manufacturers, vendors or other third parties, and rights accruing
under
applicable statutes of limitation or prescription, attributable to
the
Interests.
1.3
Reserved Interests. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to
the contrary, Seller shall retain following the Closing, a five
percent (5.0%)
overriding royalty interest attributable to, or associated with,
the Leases (the
"Reserved Interests"), thus delivering an 82.5% to the 8/8ths
revenue interest
to Buyer in and to the Leases, proportionately reduced. The
Reserved Interests
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shall bear its pro-rata share of the actual costs and expenses of
all
transportation fees, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Nitrogen and
any other
contaminate removal treatments required for the marketability of
production, and
production taxes. Buyer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the
Reserved
Interests shall be retained by Seller following the Closing and
shall not be
included in the Interests.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE PRICE
2.1
Purchase Price. In consideration for the purchase of the Interests
and
in payment of bonuses and leasing fees as of the date hereof, Buyer
shall pay to
Seller at Closing, to an account designated by Seller, in cash or
immediately
available funds, the sum of Seven Hundred Thirty Six Thousand Four
Hundred
Seventy Six Dollars ("$736,476.00") (the "Purchase Price"),
calculated in the
manner set forth and in the amounts shown on the attached Schedule
2.1.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller represents and
warrants to Buyer the following:
(a) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is
duly qualified
to carry on its business and is in good standing in the State of
Indiana and in
each other state where the Interests are located.
(b) Seller has all requisite power and authority to carry on
its
business as presently conducted, to enter into this Agreement, and
to perform
its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by
Seller does not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this
Agreement shall not: (i) violate, conflict with, or require the
consent of any
person or entity under any provision of Seller's Articles or
Certificate of
Incorporation, as the case may be, or Bylaws or other governing
documents, (ii)
conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default (or an
event that
with the lapse of time or notice or both would constitute a
default) or require
any consent, authorization or approval under any agreement or
instrument to
which Seller is a party, (iii) violate any provision of or require
any consent,
authorization, or approval under any judgment, decree, judicial
or
administrative order, award, writ, injunction, statute, rule, or
regulation
applicable to Seller, or (iv) result in the creation of any lien,
charge, or
encumbrances on any of the Interests.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been, and
the
performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement shall be at the time required to be performed, duly and
validly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Seller.
The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not constitute the
sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of Seller.
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf
of
Seller and constitutes the legal and binding obligation of Seller
enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by applicable
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bankruptcy, reorganization, or moratorium statutes, equitable
principles, or
other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally
("Equitable
Limitations"). At Closing, all documents and instruments required
to be executed
and delivered by Seller shall be duly executed and delivered and
shall
constitute legal, valid, enforceable, and binding obligations of
Seller, except
as enforceability may be limited by Equitable Limitations.
(e) Seller has incurred no liability, contingent or otherwise,
for
broker's or finder's fees or commissions relating to the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer shall have any
responsibility
whatsoever.
(f) During the period of Seller's ownership of the Interests,
Seller
has properly paid all ad valorem, property, production, severance,
excise and
similar taxes and assessments based on or measured by the ownership
of property
on the Interests that have become due and payable before the
Closing Date.
(g) No suit, action or other proceeding is pending or, to the
best
of Seller's Knowledge, threatened before any court, arbitration
panel or
governmental agency which relates to the Interests and which might
result in a
material loss of Seller's title to any portion of the Interests, or
a material
diminution of the value of any of the Interests, or that might
materially hinder
or impede the operation of the Interests. No written or oral notice
from any
governmental agency or any other person has been received by
Seller: (i)
claiming any violation or repudiation of all or any part of the
Interests or any
violation of any law or any environmental, conservation or other
ordinance,
code, rule or regulation or (ii) requiring or calling attention to
the need for
any work, repairs, construction, alterations, or installations on
or in
connection with the Interests, with which Seller has not
complied.
(h) There is no investigation, proceeding, action, suit or
other
legal proceeding pending, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened
to which
Seller or any affiliate of Seller is a party which seeks to prevent
the
consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or
which, individually or in the aggregate with other such actions, is
reasonably
likely to materially impair Seller's ability to perform its
obligations under
this Agreement.
(i) Seller has not provided any information to Buyer with respect
to
the Interests that Seller knows to be false or inaccurate. To the
best of
Seller's Knowledge, all information furnished to Buyer by Seller
with respect to
the Interests has been and will be true and accurate in all
material respects.
(j) The Interests are not subject to any agreement or
arrangement
regarding the sale of the production of hydrocarbons from the
Interests.
(k) To the Knowledge of Seller, the Interests are not subject to
(i)
any preferential right to purchase, (ii) any requirement that
consent to
assignment be obtained, or (iii) any farm-out agreement.
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(l) To the Knowledge of Seller, all royalties, overriding
royalties
and other leasehold burdens, if any, have been paid by Seller or
other parties
and will have been paid by Seller or other parties up to the
Closing Date and
Seller has no Knowledge of any claims, demands or causes of action
asserted by
any owners of royalty, overriding royalty or other leasehold
burdens affecting
the Interests.
(m) There are no bankruptcy, reorganization or receivership
proceedings pending against, contemplated by, or, to the Knowledge
of Seller,
threatened against Seller or any affiliate of Seller. Seller is not
now
insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by any of the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The term "insolvent" shall mean
that the sum of
the debts and other probable liabilities of Seller exceeds the
present saleable
value of the Seller's assets.
(n) No representation or warranty by Seller in this Agreement or
any
agreement or document delivered by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement contains an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary
to make the statements contained in any representation or warranty,
in light of
the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading.
(o) Seller has engaged the services of PLS, Inc. (the "Broker")
as
its broker in the contemplated transaction. Seller acknowledges and
agrees that
any commissions or compensations of any kind due to the broker, if
any, shall be
the sole expense and obligation of Seller.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer represents and
warrants
to Seller the following:
(a) Buyer is a limited liability company, duly organized,
validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Buyer is
duly qualified to carry on its business and in good standing in the
State of
Indiana.
(b) Buyer has all requisite power and authority to carry on its
business as presently conducted and has all requisite power and
authority to
enter into this Agreement, and to purchase the Interests on the
terms described
in this Agreement and perform its other obligations under this
Agreement. Except
as provided in Schedule 3.2, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by
Buyer does not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this
Agreement will not: (i) violate, conflict with, or require the
consent of any
person or entity under any provision of Buyer's Certificate of
Formation,
limited liability company agreement or other governing documents,
(ii) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute a default (or an event that
with the
lapse of time or notice or both would constitute a default) or
require any
consent, authorization or approval under any agreement or
instrument to which
Buyer is a party or (iii) violate any provision of or require any
consent,
authorization or approval under any agreement, judgment, judicial
or
administrative order, award, writ, injunction, statute, rule or
regulation
applicable to Buyer.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been, and
the
performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement shall be at the time required to be performed, duly and
validly
authorized by all requisite company action on the part of
Buyer.
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(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf
of
Buyer and constitutes the legal and binding obligation of Buyer
enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by Equitable
Limitations. At Closing, all documents and instruments required to
be executed
and delivered by Buyer shall be duly executed and delivered and
shall constitute
legal, valid, enforceable, and binding obligations of Buyer, except
as
enforceability may be limited by Equitable Limitations.
(e) Buyer has incurred no liability, contingent or otherwise,
for
broker's or finder's fees or commissions relating to the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which Seller shall have any
responsibility
whatsoever.
(f) Buyer has sufficient funds, available lines of credit or
other
sources of immediately available funds sufficient to enable the
payment to
Seller, by wire transfer, of the Purchase Price at Closing and to
otherwise
perform Buyer's obligations under this Agreement, the Exploration
Agreement and
the Joint Operating Agreement executed contemporaneously
herewith.
(g) There are no bankruptcy, reorganization or receivership
proceedings pending against, contemplated by, or, to the Knowledge
of Buyer,
threatened against Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer.
(h) There is no investigation, proceeding, action, suit or
other
legal proceeding pending, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened
to which
Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer is a party which seeks to prevent
the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or
which, individually or in the aggregate with other such actions, is
reasonably
likely to materially impair Buyer's ability to perform its
obligations under
this Agreement.
(i) No representation or warranty by Buyer in this Agreement or
any
agreement or document delivered by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement
contains an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary
to make the statements contained in any representation or warranty,
in light of
the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading.
ARTICLE 4
CLOSING
4.1 Date
of Closing. The purchase and sale of the Interests pursuant to
this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on the date of the due
execution of
this Agreement by all Parties hereto (the "Closing Date").
4.2
Closing Obligations. At the Closing, the following documents shall
be
delivered and the following events shall occur, each being deemed
to have
occurred simultaneously with the others:
(a) Seller shall execute and deliver: (1) an Assignment and Bill
of
Sale conveying the Interests to Buyer with covenants of special
warranty of
title, and free and clear of all liens, security interests and
other
encumbrances, other than the Permitted Encumbrances, in form and
substance
reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Buyer (the "Assignment"), a
copy of which
is attached hereto as Schedule 4.2(a); (2) such other instruments
as may be
required to fully convey the Interests to Buyer and otherwise
effectuate the
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in form and substance
reasonably
satisfactory to Seller and Buyer, (3) a certified copy of
resolutions of the
Board of Directors of Seller authorizing the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement and the delivery of all instruments or documents
contemplated herein,
(4) certified copies of good standing certificates of the Seller,
issued not
earlier than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, by the
Secretary of State
of Delaware and the Secretary of State of Indiana, (5) an
incumbency and
specimen signature certificate with respect to the officers of
Seller executing
this Agreement and any instruments or documents contemplated hereby
and (6) a
closing certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of
Seller pursuant to
which Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that Seller's
representations and
warranties to Buyer are true and correct in all material respects
as of the
Closing Date as if then originally made, that all covenants
required by the
terms of this Agreement to be performed by Seller on or before the
Closing Date,
to the extent not waived by Buyer in writing, have been so
performed, and that
all documents to be executed and delivered by Seller at Closing
have been
executed by duly authorized officers of Seller.
(b) Buyer shall execute and deliver: (1) a certified copy of
resolutions of the Manager of Buyer authorizing the execution and
delivery of
this Agreement and the delivery of all instruments or documents
contemplated
herein, (2) certified copies of good standing certificates of the
Buyer, issued
not earlier than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, by the
Secretary of
State of Delaware and by the Secretary of State of Indiana, (3) an
incumbency
and specimen signature certificate with respect to the officers of
Buyer
executing this Agreement and any instruments or documents
contemplated hereby
and (4) a closing certificate duly executed by an authorized
officer of Buyer
pursuant to which Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that
Buyer's
representations and warranties to Seller are true and correct in
all material
respects as of the Closing Date as if then originally made, that
all covenants
required by the terms of this Agreement to be performed by Buyer on
or before
the Closing Date, to the extent not waived by Seller in writing,
have been so
performed, and that all documents to be executed and delivered by
Buyer at
Closing have been executed by duly authorized officers of
Buyer.
(c) Buyer shall deliver to Seller or to Seller's account by
wire
transfer the Purchase Price.
(d) Buyer and Seller shall execute and deliver the Exploration
Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the
Joint
Operating Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
4.3
Records. In addition to the obligations set forth under Section
4.2
above, Seller shall deliver within 10 business days of Closing to
Buyer
originals of land files in its possession or to which it has access
with respect
to the Interests. Seller shall be entitled to retain copies of all
original
records affecting the Interests assigned to Buyer pursuant to the
terms of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
POST-CLOSING MATTERS
5.1
Further Assurances. After Closing, Seller and Buyer shall
execute,
acknowledge and deliver or cause to be executed, acknowledged and
delive