PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
BRADLEY ENERGY U.S.A., INC.,
AND
QUEST OIL & GAS, LLC
Dated as of June 4, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ( continued )
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ( continued )
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Index of Defined Terms
Defined Term
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Access Rights
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Section 2.1
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Acquisition Costs
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Section 11.2(b)
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Assignment
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Section 9.2(c)
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Assumed Liabilities
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Section 10.1(b)
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Bradley Indemnified Persons
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Section 10.1(a)
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Business Day
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Section 2.2(b)
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Claim Notice
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Section 10.3(b)
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Contract Operating Agreement
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Section 2.2(c)
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Deep Rights
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Section 2.2(d)
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Defensible Title
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Section 4.2
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Environmental Claim
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Section 2.2(f)
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Environmental Law
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Section 2.2(g)
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Environmental Permit
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Section 2.2(h)
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Farmout Agreement
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Section 1.1
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Farmout Consideration
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Section 1.2
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First Closing
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Section 1.6
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First Closing Date
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Section 1.1
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Governmental Authority
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Section 2.2(i)
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Hazardous Material
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Section 2.2(j)
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Hydrocarbons
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Section 2.2(k)
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Indemnified Party
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Section 10.3(a)
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Indemnified Persons
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Section 10.1(c)
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Indemnifying Party
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Section 10.3(a)
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Material Adverse Change
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Section 7.2
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Material Adverse Effect
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Section 2.2(n)
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Material Contracts
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Section 2.2(o)
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Option Period
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Section 1.4
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Permitted Encumbrances
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Section 4.3
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Purchase Option
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Section 1.3
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Index of Defined Terms - 1
Index of Defined Terms
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Purchase Option Notice
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Section 1.4
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Purchase Price
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Section 3.1
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Quest Indemnified Persons
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Section 10.1(c)
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Remedial Action
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Section 2.2(t)
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Schedule of Material Contracts
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Section 2.2(u)
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Second Closing
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Section 1.6
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Second Closing Date
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Section 1.5
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Shallow Rights
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Section 2.2(v)
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Third Party Claim
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Section 10.3(b)
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Title Defect Notice
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Section 4.4
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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This Purchase and Sale Agreement (this
“Agreement” or “PSA”), dated as of June 4,
2008, is by and between BRADLEY ENERGY
U.S.A., INC. (“Bradley”), a
Delaware corporation, and QUEST OIL &
GAS, LLC (“Quest”), a Kansas
limited liability company . Bradley and Quest are sometimes
referred to together as the “Parties” and individually
as a “Party.”
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Bradley desires to sell and Quest desires
to purchase certain interests in oil and gas properties owned by
Bradley.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants,
conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
FARMOUT AND PURCHASE OPTION
Section 1.1
Farmout Agreemen t . Concurrently with the First
Closing on this PSA (the “First Closing Date”) Bradley
and Quest will enter into a Farmout Agreement (the “Farmout
Agreement”) pursuant to which Bradley will grant to Quest
certain drilling and other rights in and to the oil and gas leases
owned by Bradley in Potter County, Pennsylvania, including, but not
limited to those set out on the Schedule
of Oil and Gas Leases attached as Exhibit
A (the “Leases”).
Section 1.2
Consideration for Farmout
Agreement . As consideration for
Bradley’s execution of the Farmout Agreement and granting of
the Purchase Option provided for in Section 1.3, Quest shall
deliver to Bradley by wire transfer of immediately available funds
at the First Closing the sum of $4,000,000 (“the
“Farmout Consideration”).
Section 1.3
Purchase Option . Bradley hereby grants to Quest an option (the “Purchase
Option”) to purchase the Leases, on such terms and subject to
such conditions as are herein set forth.
Section 1.4
Exercise of Purchase Option
. Quest may exercise the Purchase Option at any time
during the one year period following the First Closing Date (the
“Option Period”) by providing to Bradley written notice
(the “Purchase Option Notice”) of Quest’s desire
to so exercise.
Section 1.5
Closing of Purchase Option
. If Quest notifies Bradley of Quest’s desire
to exercise the Purchase Option, the purchase and sale of the Deep
Rights to the Leases contemplated thereby shall be closed within 10
Business Days thereafter (the “Second Closing Date”).
If Quest elects not to exercise the Purchase Option or if it does
not deliver a Purchase Option Notice to Bradley prior to the
expiration of the Option Period, then this Agreement
shall
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automatically terminate and neither Quest nor
Bradley shall thereafter have any further obligation
hereunder.
Section 1.6
Closings .
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Quest and Bradley, the
closing of the transactions contemplated to take place on the First
Closing Date (the “First Closing”) shall take place at
a location and at a time mutually agreeable to the Parties, or by
facsimile transmission and courier delivery, or by such other means
as Quest and Bradley may mutually agree, on the First Closing Date
and the closing of the transactions contemplated to take place on
the Second Closing Date (the “Second Closing”) shall
take place at a location and at a time mutually agreeable to the
Parties, or by facsimile transmission and courier delivery, or by
such other means as Quest and Bradley may mutually agree, on the
Second Closing Date.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1
Purchase and Sale . At the Second Closing, Bradley agrees to sell to Quest and
Quest agrees to purchase, accept and pay for (i) all rights,
title and interest in and to the Deep Rights to the Leases, and
(ii) such rights, title and interest in and to the Easements
as are necessary for the exploitation of the Deep Rights to the
Leases (the “Access Rights”) excluding any Deep Rights
and Access Rights that have been transferred to Quest prior to the
Second Closing Date under the Farmout Agreement.
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Section 2.2
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Certain Definitions
. As used
herein:
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(a) “Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, a Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with such Person, with control in such context meaning the ability
to direct the management or policies of a Person through ownership
of voting shares or other securities, pursuant to a written
agreement, or otherwise.
(b) “Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day
on which banks are closed for business in New York, New York,
United States of America.
(c) “Contract
Operating Agreement” means that certain Contract Operating
Agreement provided for in Section 12.5.
(d) “Deep
Rights” means all depths from and below the shallower
of (i) 300 feet above the top of the Devonian
Tully Limestone Formation at a depth of 4677
feet, or (ii) the top of the Geneseo Shale
Formation at a depth of 4576 feet ;
both as seen in the gamma ray log dated
August 26, 2004 for the Ohio Kentucky Oil Company,
Crispell #2 well, API # 31-105-21111, Ulysses
Township, Potter County Pennsylvania.
(e) “Easements”
means all easements, permits, licenses, servitudes, rights of way,
surface leases and other surface rights appurtenant to, and used or
held for use in connection with, the Deep Rights to the
Leases.
(f) “Environmental
Claim” means any notice by a Governmental Authority or any
Person for personal injury, damage to tangible property, damage to
the environment, or for fines, penalties or restrictions resulting
from or based upon:
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(i) the
existence or the continuation of the existence of a Release
(whether sudden or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental) of or
exposure to any Hazardous Material, into or onto the environment
(including, without limitation, the air, ground, ground water,
surface water or any surface) at, in, by, from or related to the
Lands;
(ii) the
transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous
substances or Hazardous Materials in connection with the operation
of the Leases; or
(iii) the
violation or alleged violation of any statute, ordinance, order,
rule, regulation, Environmental Permit or license of or from any
governmental authority, agency or court relating to environmental
matters connected with the Lands.
(g) “Environmental
Law” means any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations or orders of any Governmental Authority in effect as of
the date of this Agreement pertaining to health or the environment
and applicable to the Lands.
(h) “Environmental
Permit” means any permit, approval, authorization, license,
variance or permission required or received from a Governmental
Authority under any Environmental Law.
(i) “Governmental
Authority” means any nation and any political subdivision
thereof, and any governmental agency, department, court,
commission, board, bureau, ministry, agency, or other
instrumentality of such a nation or political subdivision
exercising or entitled to exercise administrative, executive,
judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority over
the Leases.
(j) “Hazardous
Material” means any means any substances or materials defined
as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law as of the date of
this Agreement.
(k) “Hydrocarbons”
means oil, gas, coalbed methane gas, other liquid or gaseous
hydrocarbons, and/or other minerals, or any of them or any
combination thereof, and any refined or unrefined fractions
thereof.
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(l)
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“Lands” means the lands covered by the
Leases.
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(m) “Laws” means
all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders,
decrees, requirements, judgments, and codes of Governmental
Authorities other than Environmental Laws.
(n) “Material
Adverse Effect” means any event, change, fact, circumstance
or condition that has a material adverse effect on (i) the value,
prospects, operation or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Leases taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of Bradley to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(o) “Material
Contracts” means all presently existing and material written
contracts, agreements and instruments applicable to the
Leases.
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(p) “Permit”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9 (Compliance with Laws) and
excludes Environmental Permits.
(q) “Person”
means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, limited
liability company, trust, estate, Governmental Authority, or any
other entity.
(r) “Records”
means all of the following, to the extent related to the Deep
Rights to the Leases and Access Rights and in the possession of
Bradley: all geological, geochemical and geophysical information,
geographic and structural geological maps, well logs,
paleontological data, stratigraphic studies and data pertaining to
permeability or porosity, seismic and gravitational data and
production records, engineering (other than reserve engineering)
and geological data, bonds, books, records, files, documents
(including accounts payable and receivable, accounting records,
Leases, deeds, and contracts); all title information (including,
but not limited to, lease files, land files, well files, division
order files, agreement files, title opinions, abstracts, evidence
that rentals and other payments due under the Leases and Material
Contracts have been paid, evidence that Taxes have been paid, maps
and surveys, lease records and data sheets), applications,
inspection reports, environmental impact statements, permits,
licenses, orders, consents, notices, correspondence and other
statements and instruments pertaining to environmental matters and
requirements that have been filed with or supplied to or by any
Governmental Authority.
(s) “Release”
means any spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injecting, depositing,
disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the
indoor/outdoor environment or onto or out of any Lands including,
without limitation, the movement of any Hazardous Material through
or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property and
including, without limitation, the meanings of such words as set
forth in the Environmental Laws.
(t) “Remedial
Action” means any action whether required or voluntarily
undertaken to: (a) clean up, remove, treat or in any other way
address any Hazardous Material in the indoor/outdoor environment;
(b) contain, mitigate or otherwise prevent the release or the
threat of Release or minimize the further Release of any Hazardous
Material so that it does not migrate or endanger or threaten to
endanger public health or welfare of the indoor or outdoor
environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations
and post-remedial monitoring and care required under the
Environmental Laws; or (d) recover response or remedial costs or to
secure the involvement or cooperation of other Persons potentially
responsible for any cost of remediation including, without
limitation, prosecuting any legal action.
(u) “Schedule of
Material Contracts” means the schedule prepared by Bradley
related to the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE
5 and attached as Exhibit B.
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(v)
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“Shallow Rights” means all depths above
the Deep Rights.
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(w) “Tax” means
all taxes, including income tax, surtax, margin tax, remittance
tax, presumptive tax, net worth tax, special contribution tax,
production tax, pipeline transportation tax, value added tax,
withholding tax, gross receipts tax, windfall profits tax, profits
tax, severance tax, personal property tax, ad valorem tax, real
property tax, sales tax,
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service tax, transfer tax, use tax, excise tax,
premium tax, customs duties, stamp tax, motor vehicle tax,
entertainment tax, insurance tax, capital stock tax, franchise tax,
occupation tax, payroll tax, employment tax, social security,
unemployment tax, disability tax, alternative or add-on minimum
tax, estimated tax, and any other assessments, duties, fees, levies
or other charges imposed by a Governmental Authority, together with
any interest, fine or penalty thereon, or addition
thereto.
Section 2.3
Information About the Leases
. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, BRADLEY MAKES NO WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AS TO (i) THE
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR MATERIALITY OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR
RECORDS FURNISHED TO QUEST IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSETS; (ii) THE
QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF HYDROCARBON RESERVES (IF ANY) ATTRIBUTABLE
TO THE ASSETS; (iii) THE ABILITY OF THE ASSETS TO PRODUCE
HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PRODUCTION RATES,
DECLINE RATES AND RECOMPLETION OPPORTUNITIES; OR (iv) THE PRESENT
OR FUTURE VALUE OF THE ANTICIPATED INCOME, COSTS OR PROFITS, IF
ANY, TO BE DERIVED FROM THE ASSETS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT BRADLEY
DOES MAKE THE CONVEYANCE OF THE ASSETS WITH FULL SUBSTITUTION AND
SUBROGATION OF QUEST, TO THE EXTENT ASSIGNABLE, IN AND TO ALL
COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES BY PREDECESSORS IN TITLE TO QUEST AND WITH
FULL SUBROGATION OF ALL RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER THE STATUTES OF
LIMITATION OR PRESCRIPTION UNDER THE LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ALL
RIGHTS OF ACTION OF WARRANTY AGAINST SUCH FORMER OWNERS OF THE
ASSETS. ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR OTHER RECORDS FURNISHED BY BRADLEY
ARE PROVIDED TO QUEST AS A CONVENIENCE AND QUEST’S RELIANCE
ON OR USE OF THE SAME IS AT QUEST’S SOLE RISK. QUEST
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) THE EXPRESS WAIVERS IN THIS SECTION 2.3 ARE A
MATERIAL AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE CONSIDERATION THEREOF; AND (II) THESE WAIVERS
HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF QUEST AND EXPLAINED IN DETAIL
AND THAT QUEST HAS VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY CONSENTED TO THESE
WAIVERS. THE ASSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED BY BRADLEY AT CLOSING SHALL
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THE DISCLAIMERS OF REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 2.3.
ARTICLE 3
PURCHASE PRICE
Section 3.1
Purchase Price .
The purchase price for the Deep Rights under the Leases (the
“Purchase Price”) shall be $6,500,000, subject to
adjustment as follows:
(a) If, as
of the Second Closing Date, the number of net mineral acres of land
covered by the Leases is greater than the number of net mineral
acres of land specified on the Schedule of
Leases as of the date of this Agreement,
then the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by an amount equal
to the number of net mineral acres so increased multiplied by
$350.
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(b) If, as
of the Second Closing Date, the number of net mineral acres of land
covered by the Leases is less than the number of net mineral acres
of land specified on the Schedule of Leases as of the date of this
Agreement, then the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by an
amount equal to the number of net mineral acres so decreased
multiplied by $350.
(c) By any
amount necessary to account for Title Defects in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.4 (Title Defects).
ARTICLE 4
TITLE MATTERS
(a) Bradley
represents and warrants to Quest that Bradley has
(i) Defensible Title in and to all the Leases as to the
working interests and net revenue interests described in the
Schedule of Leases (Exhibit A), free and clear of any Encumbrances except
Permitted Encumbrances and Encumbrances that are to be released at
Second Closing. Provided however, Quest takes title to the Leases
subject to all items of record, and all items that can be learned
through an inspection of the Leases. Bradley makes no
representation or warranty of the quality or quantity of the
lessor’s or landowner’s title to the oil and gas
estate.
(b) The
assignment of the Leases, in substantially the form of the
Form of Assignment attached as Exhibit C
, to be delivered by Bradley to Quest at the Second
Closing will contain a special warranty of title by, through and
under Bradley, but not otherwise, subject to Permitted Encumbrances
(as defined in Section 4.3) and will transfer to Quest all of
Bradley’s rights or actions on title warranties given or made
by Bradley’s predecessors.
Section 4.2
Definition of Defensible Title
. As used in this
Agreement, the term “Defensible Title” means that title
of Bradley in and to the Leases which, subject to Permitted
Encumbrances:
(a) entitles Bradley
to receive not less than an 81.25% net revenue interest with
respect to any of the Leases without reduction during the life of
the Leases;
(b) obligates Bradley
to pay costs and expenses relating to each of the Leases in an
amount not greater than the working interest set forth under the
caption “Working Interest” or “WI” as set
forth in Schedule of Leases
( Exhibit A
) with respect to the Leases, without increase over
the life of the Leases;
(c) is free
and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances;
(d) as used
in this Agreement, “Encumbrance” means any pledges,
restrictions, charges, leases, liens, mortgages, security
interests, contract obligations, options, area of mutual interest
agreements, claims and encumbrances of any kind or character,
obligation, irregularity or other defect (including a discrepancy
or error in net revenue interest or working interest as set forth
in the Schedule of Leases
).
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Section 4.3 Definition of Permitted Encumbrances . As used herein, the term “Permitted Encumbrances”
means any or all of the following:
(a) Lessors’
royalties, reversionary interests and other burdens (and any liens
or security interests created by law or reserved in instruments
creating such interests to secure payment of same) to the extent
that they do not, individually or in the aggregate, reduce
Bradley’s net revenue interests with respect to any of the
Leases below 81.25% or increase Bradley’s working interest
above that shown in the Schedule of
Leases (Exhibit A) without a
corresponding increase in the net revenue interest;
(b) All
leases, unit agreements, pooling agreements, operating agreements,
production sales contracts, division orders and other contracts,
agreements and instruments applicable to the Leases, to the extent
that they do not, individually or in the aggregate, reduce
Bradley’s net revenue interests in any of the Leases below
81.25% or increase Bradley’s working interest in any of the
Leases above that shown in the Schedule of
Leases (Exhibit A) without a
corresponding increase in the net revenue interest;
(c) Third-party
consent requirements, preferential rights and similar restrictions
with respect to which waivers or consents are obtained by Bradley
from the appropriate parties prior to the Second Closing or the
appropriate time period for asserting the right has expired;
provided, however, that Bradley cannot guarantee that any lessor
under a Lease will grant a required consent to assign and the
failure to secure such a consent to assign will not constitute a
material default or material Title Defect under this
Agreement;
(d) Liens
for current Taxes or assessments not yet due or delinquent on the
Second Closing Date;
(e) Materialmen’s,
mechanic’s, repairman’s, employee’s,
contractor’s, operator’s and other similar liens or
charges arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts not
yet delinquent as of the Second Closing;
(f) All rights
to consent by, required notices to, filings with, or other actions
by Governmental Authorities in connection with the sale or
conveyance of oil and gas leases or interests therein or sale of
production therefrom if the same are customarily obtained
subsequent to such sale or conveyance;
(g) Easements, rights
of way, servitudes, permits, surface leases, and other rights in
respect of surface operations on or over any of the Leases that do
not interfere with the current or proposed operations on the
Leases; or
(h) Any
Encumbrances that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract
from the value of or materially interfere with the use, ownership
or operation of the Leases subject thereto or affected thereby (as
currently used, owned or operated) and which would be accepted by a
reasonably prudent buyer engaged in the business of owning and
operating oil and gas properties in Pennsylvania.
Section 4.4
Title Defects .
Bradley shall deliver the Leases to Quest, as provided in this
Agreement and the Assignment, with an 81.25% net revenue interest.
If, prior to the Second
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Closing, Quest discovers that (a) Bradley’s
title to the Deep Rights to one or more of the Leases is subject to
an outstanding mortgage, deed of trust, lien, security interest, or
other burden or encumbrance; (b) Bradley does not have Defensible
Title to one or more of the Leases; or (c) Bradley is in default
under some provision of a Lease or other contract affecting the
Deep Rights to any of the Leases, and the defect will materially
affect Quest’s rights to conduct operations in and on the
Deep Rights to the defective Lease (each of clauses (a) through (c)
referred to either individually or collectively as a “Title
Defect”), then Quest shall promptly notify Bradley of such
Title Defect in writing (a “Title Defect Notice”). Any
such Title Defect Notice delivered by Quest shall include
appropriate evidence and documentation to substantiate
Quest’s position. Upon delivery of a Title Defect Notice by
Quest, Bradley, at Bradley’s option, may attempt to cure the
applicable Title Defect at Bradley’s sole risk, cost and
expense within 30 days after its receipt of a Title Defect Notice.
If, within the 30-day period, Bradley is unable or unwilling to
cure the applicable Title Defect to Quest’s satisfaction,
then Quest shall have the option to exclude the subject Lease from
this Agreement and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by
an amount equal to $350 per net leased mineral acre for any and all
Leases that were subject to or affected by the Title
Defect.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BRADLEY
Bradley represents and warrants to Quest the
following:
Section 5.1
Existence .
Bradley is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Bradley is
qualified to do business and is in good standing under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section 5.2
Power . Bradley
has all requisite company power and authority to carry on its
business as presently conducted, to own, lease and operate the
Leases and to enter into and perform this Agreement and consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.3
Authorization and
Enforceability .
The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, and the performance of the transactions contemplated
hereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate and shareholder action on the part of Bradley. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Bradley and all
documents required hereunder to be executed and delivered by
Bradley at either the First Closing or the Second Closing will be
duly executed and delivered by Bradley, and this Agreement and such
other documents constitute, and at both the First Closing and the
Second Closing such documents will constitute, the valid and
binding obligations of Bradley, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms except as such enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors
generally.
Section 5.4
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by Bradley, and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) violate any
provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Bradley,
(ii) result in a default (with due notice or lapse of time or
both) or the creation of any lien or encumbrance (other than
Permitted Encumbrances) or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration under any of
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the terms, conditions or provisions of any note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, license or agreement to which Bradley is
a party or which affect the Leases, (iii) violate any
judgment, order, ruling, or decree applicable to Bradley as a party
in interest or the Leases, (iv) violate any Laws applicable to
Bradley or any of the Leases, or (v) require any filing with,
notification of or consent, approval, authorization or waiver of
any Governmental Authority or other Person.
Section 5.5
Liability for Brokers’
Fees . Quest shall not directly or indirectly have any responsibility,
liability or expense, as a result of actions, undertakings or
agreements of Bradley for brokerage fees or other similar forms of
compensation in connection with this Agreement.
Section 5.6
Litigation . There is no claim, action, suit,
litigation, proceeding, arbitration, governmental inquiry, or, to
the knowledge of Bradley, other investigation or inquiry of any
kind, at law or in equity (including actions or proceedings seeking
injunctive relief), pending with respect to or, to the knowledge of
Bradley, threatened against Bradley or the Leases, and neither
Bradley nor the Leases is subject to any continuing order of,
consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written
agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Bradley, continuing
investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any judgment,
order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any Government
Authority or arbitrator, including, without limitation,
cease-and-desist or other orders.
Section 5.7
Taxes and Assessments
. Bradley has caused to
be timely filed all Tax returns. Bradley has timely and properly
paid or caused to be paid all Taxes, including all ad valorem,
property, production, severance, transportation and similar Taxes
based upon or measured by the ownership of or the production of
Hydrocarbons from the Leases, except those being contested in good
faith. Bradley has not received written notice of any pending claim
against Bradley from any applicable taxing authority for assessment
of Taxes. There are no audits of Bradley by any applicable taxing
authority with respect to Taxes. Except for statutory liens for
property taxes and ad valorem taxes, which are not yet due and
payable, there are no tax liens on or with respect to the
Leases.
Section 5.8
Outstanding Capital Commitments
. There are no
outstanding commitments to make capital expenditures on the Lands
that will be binding on Quest and which Bradley reasonably
anticipates will require expenditures in excess of $50,000 in the
aggregate.
Section 5.9
Compliance with Laws
. Bradley is in
possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses,
permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates,
approvals and orders necessary to own and/or lease the Lands and to
carry on its business with respect to the Leases as it is now being
conducted (collectively, the “Permits”), and there is
no action, proceeding or, to the knowledge of Bradley,
investigation pending or threatened regarding suspension or
cancellation of any of the Permits. Bradley is not in conflict
with, or in default or violation of, (a) any Law to which Bradley
is subject or any of the Leases are bound or subject or (b) any of
the Permits, and which violation would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 5.10
Payments for Production . Bradley is not obligated by virtue
of a take or pay payment, call, advance payment, production payment
or other similar payment or obligation (other than Royalties to
deliver Hydrocarbons, or proceeds from the sale thereof,
attributable to
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PURCHASE AND
SALE AGREEMENT
the Leases at some future time without receiving
payment therefore at or after the time of delivery
Section 5.11
Material Contracts . Neither
Bradley nor, to the knowledge of Bradley, any other party is in
default under any Material Contract. Ther