BAYSWATER URANIUM
CORPORATION
Suite 510-510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3A8
August 20, 2009
American Uranium
Corporation 600 17th
Street, Suite 2800 South
Denver, CO, 80202-5428 USA
Attention: Robert Rich,
President
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Re:
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Sale of AUC
LLC (“AUC”) and Related Matters
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We write further to our recent
discussions regarding a transaction involving:
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(a)
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the sale of AUC (the “
Sale Transaction ”), a Delaware company and
a wholly owned subsidiary of Strathmore Resources (U.S.) Ltd.
(“ Strathmore ”), holding the mineral
rights and claims and, including but not limited to, data, permits,
permit applications and information representing the mineral
property known as the Reno Creek Property (the “
Property ”) by Strathmore to NCA Nuclear
Inc. (“ NCA ”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bayswater Uranium Corporation (“
Bayswater ”);
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and the assignment of all of
Strathmore’s rights and obligations pursuant to an option and
joint venture agreement dated August 20, 2007 (the “
Option Agreement ”) and pursuant to the
limited liability company operating agreement of AUC dated January
3, 2008 (the “ Operating Agreement ”
and collectively with the Option Agreement, the “ AUC
Agreements ”) between Strathmore and American
Uranium Corporation (“ American Uranium
”) (collectively with Bayswater, the “
Parties ”) to NCA;
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(c)
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the subsequent termination of the
AUC Agreements by NCA and American Uranium; and
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(d)
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the sale to Bayswater of all
associated claims, leases, option agreements, licenses, permits,
permit applications and other documents evidencing title or
licenses in respect to the Property; all documents and information
concerning exploration, development and mining activities,
including but not limited to, electronic and hard copy files,
reports, data and all information relating to feasibility,
engineering, metallurgical and economic studies, environmental
permits and environmental permit applications, including but not
limited to the deep well injection permit, geological, geochemical,
geophysical, drilling and sampling data, including but not limited
to any drill hole or other data base acquired by American Uranium;
and equipment in respect to the Property in American
Uranium’s possession and control, as set forth in Schedule
“A” hereto (the “ AU Assets
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The purpose of this binding
letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”)
is to set forth the terms of a transaction under which American
Uranium shall consent to the assignment of the AUC Agreements to
NCA, agree to the termination of the AUC Agreements and shall sell
the AU Assets to Bayswater (the " Transaction
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1.
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Purchase
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1.1
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Consent to Assignment and
Agreement to Terminate – American Uranium hereby agrees and
consents to the assignment to NCA or its nominee of all of
Strathmore’s rights, title and interests in and to the AUC
Agreements and to the termination of the AUC Agreements immediately
thereafter and to sell to Bayswater or its nominee the AU Assets,
all in exchange of the Purchase Price (as hereinafter
defined).
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1.2
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Purchase Price
– The purchase price shall be
US$2,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”),
of which US$1,000,000 shall be paid in cash and of which
US$1,000,000 may be paid in cash or through the issuance of common
shares of Bayswater, as constituted on the Closing Date (as
hereinafter defined), at a deemed price representing the price of
any securities of Bayswater to be issued pursuant to the Financing
(as hereinafter defined) (the “Shares”) at the
discretion of Bayswater at Closing (as hereinafter defined).
Bayswater covenants that in the event that the Financing exceeds
US$36,000,000, it shall pay the Purchase Price to American Uranium
entirely in cash.
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1.3
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Resale Restrictions
- The Parties acknowledge that the
Shares in the capital of Bayswater to be issued and delivered
pursuant to this agreement will be subject to a hold period under
the applicable policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSX
-V”) and the applicable Canadian securities laws.
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1.4
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Consolidation or
Reorganization –
The Parties acknowledge and agree that in order to complete the
Financing necessary for the completion of the Transaction and the
Sale Transaction, Bayswater may be required to complete a
reorganization of its share capital, as currently constituted,
including a consolidation of its share capital, which
reorganization will complete on or before the Closing
Date.
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1.5
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Issuance of Shares
- In the event any Shares are issued
to American Uranium as part of the Purchase Price as provided in
Section 1.2, Bayswater acknowledges and agrees that American
Uranium will be required to sell any such Shares into the public
market within one year of Closing pursuant to regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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1.6
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Right of First
Refusal - Bayswater shall
have the first right to repurchase or arrange for the purchase of
the Shares in the event that American Uranium wishes to dispose of
any such Shares. In the event that American Uranium wishes to
dispose of all of any portion of the Shares, it must notify
Bayswater in writing, which shall have five business days from
receipt of such notice to repurchase or arrange for the purchase of
such Shares on terms satisfactory to American Uranium, as set forth
in the written notice, failing which American Uranium shall be
permitted to dispose of such Shares at its discretion.
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Due Diligence
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2.1
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Due Diligence
- This Agreement and the Transaction
is subject to Bayswater having a period from the date of this
Agreement until the Closing Date to conduct a due diligence review
of the Property and AU Assets (the “ Due Diligence
Review ”). At the end of the Due Diligence Review,
Bayswater may in its sole discretion decide:
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not to proceed with the
Transaction and Sale Transaction, and in such case Bayswater will
provide American Uranium with written notice of such decision and
this Agreement will then terminate and the parties will have no
further obligations to each other; or
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(b)
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to proceed with the
Transaction;
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provided however that Bayswater may not proceed
with the Sale Transaction unless this Transaction is
completed.
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2.2
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American Uranium Bound to
Agreement During Due Diligence Review – Notwithstanding that Section 2.1 leaves
discretion in Bayswater to complete the Transaction or not,
American Uranium agrees that upon the acceptance of this Agreement
by Bayswater, American Uranium will be bound by this Agreement
during the Due Diligence Review (and afterwards in accordance with
section 2.1 (b)), and will not be able to revoke or withdraw its
acceptance of the terms of this Agreement during such time, and for
certainty American Uranium agrees that upon the satisfaction of
Bayswater’s Due Diligence Review within the time herein set
out, American Uranium will continue to be bound by the Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof.
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2.3
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Confidentiality
Agreements - Each of the
Parties agree that all information and documents obtained from the
other Party will be kept confidential and the contents thereof will
not be disclosed to any person, except as provided in that
Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement entered into between
American Uranium and NCA Nuclear Inc. of May 26, 2009 (the “
Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement
”), without the prior written consent of the Parties and that
the rights and obligations of the Parties pursuant to the Non-
Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement shall continue to remain
in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement until
terminated pursuant to its terms. Bayswater further covenants and
agrees that in consideration of American Uranium’s promises
as set out in this Agreement, Bayswater agrees to be bound by the
terms of the Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement as though
it were another party to same, during the term of this Agreement
until terminated pursuant to its terms.
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3.
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Closing
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3.1
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Closing
- The completion of the Transaction
(the “ Closing ”) will be at the
offices of Armstrong Simpson 2080 – 777 Hornby Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia, or such other place or date as may be
mutually agreed by the Parties, at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on
the earlier of the 2nd business day after receipt of all necessary,
shareholder and regulatory approvals and satisfaction and waiver of
all applicable conditions precedent or the date which is 120 days
from the date of this Agreement or such later date as the Parties
may agree upon in writing (the “ Closing
Date ”).
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4.
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Conditions
Precedent
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4.1
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Conditions
Precedent - In addition
to any other conditions precedent contained in this Agreement, the
completion of the Transaction shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent which conditions precedent being waived or
satisfied by Bayswater prior to the Closing Date:
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(a)
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the representations and
warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then
be true and correct as of that date;
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(b)
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Bayswater shall have completed a
financing to raise gross proceeds of a minimum of US$36,000,000
(the “ Financing ”);
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(c)
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Bayswater, through NCA, shall
have completed the purchase of AUC from Strathmore on or before the
Closing Date pursuant to a formal share purchase agreement (the
“ Share Purchase Agreement
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(d)
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satisfactory completion of the
Due Diligence Review by Bayswater per Section 2.1(b);
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as at the Closing Date, there
being no legal proceeding or regulatory actions, investigation or
proceedings against or threatened against either of AUC or the
Property, except as disclosed in this Agreement, the agreement
concerning the Sale Transaction and any applicable schedules
thereto;
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(f)
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there being no prohibition at law
against the consummation of the Transaction;
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material compliance by American
Uranium with the terms of this Agreement;
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there shall be no material breach
of the covenants of American Uranium contained herein;
and
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(i)
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receipt of all necessary
governmental and regulatory approvals in respect of the
Transaction, including but not limited to, the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange (the “ TSX-V ”) and
any required shareholder approvals.
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The above conditions are for the
sole benefit of Bayswater and if they are not fulfilled and/or
performed on or before the Closing Date, then Bayswater may waive
any such condition without prejudice to the fulfillment and/or
performance of any other condition or conditions or in the
alternative, Bayswater may withdraw from this Agreement without
further liability or obligations on the part of Bayswater, without
any prejudice to any of the remedies which Bayswater may have
hereunder or at law.
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4.2
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Conditions Precedent American
Uranium - The completion
of American Uranium’s agreement and obligations pursuant to
this Agreement shall be conditional upon receipt of all necessary
government and regulatory approvals in respect of this Transaction
and the Sale Transaction, as well as approval of American
Uranium’s shareholders. .
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5.
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Representations and
Warranties
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5.1
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Mutual
Representations : Each of
the Parties to this Agreement hereby represent and warrant to the
other that:
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(a)
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it has been duly incorporated and
is a valid and subsisting body corporate under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation;
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(b)
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it has duly obtained all
necessary governmental, corporate and other authorizations for its
execution and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein will not, with the giving
of notice or the passage of time, or both, result in a breach of,
constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any
encumbrances on its assets under the terms or provisions of any law
applicable to it, its constating documents, any resolution of its
directors or shareholders or any indenture, agreement or other
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may
be bound;
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no proceedings are pending for,
and it is unaware of any basis for the institution of any
proceedings leading to, its dissolution or winding up or the
placing of it in bankruptcy or its subjection to any other law
governing the affairs of bankrupt or insolvent persons;
and
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it has full right, power and
authority to enter into and accept the terms of this Agreement and
to carry out the transactions contemplated herein.
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5.2
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Representations and Warranties
of American Uranium – American Uranium hereby represents and
warrants as follows:
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(a)
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the AUC Agreements are in good
standing, with the exception that Strathmore has not yet completed
the transfer of title to certain portions of the Property or STM
Assets to AUC as required pursuant to the AUC
Agreements;
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the AU Assets represent all of
the data, permits, information and equipment concerning the
Property and held in the name of American Uranium or within its
control and relating to the Property; and
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to American Uranium’s
knowledge, information and belief, there are no actual, alleged or
potential adverse claims, challenges, suits, actions, prosecutions,
investigations or proceedings against or to the ownership of or
title to the Property or any portion thereof, nor to the best of
American Uranium’s knowledge is there any basis
therefor.
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5.3
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Representations and Warranties
of Bayswater –
Bayswater hereby represents and warrants as follows:
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(a)
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Bayswater is authorized to issue
an unlimited number of common shares;
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(b)
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all necessary corporate action
(including any necessary action by its directors or shareholders)
has been taken by Bayswater to duly authorize the issue of the
Shares as fully paid and non-assessable shares; and
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its common shares are listed on
the TSX -V and Bayswater is in substantial compliance with its
listing agreement with the TSX -V.
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6.
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Covenants
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6.1
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Covenants of American
Uranium -- American
Uranium hereby covenants with and to Bayswater that:
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until earlier of the Termination
Date (as hereinafter defined) and the Closing Date, it will provide
Bayswater with all of the technical data, if any, in American
Uranium’s possession or over which American Uranium has
control relating to exploration activities on the Property and
pursuant to the Area of Common Interest as provided in the
Operating Agreement; and
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on or before the Closing,
American Uranium will ensure that the AU Assets shall be
transferred into the name of Bayswater or its designated nominee
and shall bear the costs of same.
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6.2
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Covenants of
Bayswater –
Bayswater hereby covenants with and to American Uranium as
follows:
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Bayswater agrees to enter into a
consulting agreement with American, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Schedule “B”, whereby, American
Uranium will provide services as requested by Bayswater at a rate
of US$30,000 per month plus expenses commencing upon signing of
this Agreement and until closing of the Transaction. Bayswater and
American Uranium agree that any extension of such agreement beyond
the Closing Date shall be at the discretion of Bayswater on terms
satisfactory to both Parties. In the event the Sale Transaction is
terminated, then this Transaction shall be automatically terminated
and such consulting agreement and all obligations thereunder shall
cease and terminate at the same time the Transaction is terminated;
and
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Bayswater further agrees to enter
into a consultancy agreement with American Uranium, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule “C”,
whereby, American Uranium will provide services to assist Bayswater
in its sales and marketing of uranium product produced from the
Property subject to completion of the Transaction, Sale
Transaction, and further due diligence of Bayswater in its
discretion, any such agreement to be entered into on mutually
agreed terms and at such time as Bayswater elects pursuant to its
development plans on the Property.
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7.
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Confidentiality and Public
Disclosure
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7.1
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Confidentiality
- No disclosure or announcement,
public or otherwise, in respect of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated herein will be made by any of the Parties
without the prior approval of each of the other Parties as to
timing, content and method, hereto, provided that the provisions of
this section will not prevent any Party from making, after
consultation with each other Parties, such disclosure as its
counsel advises is required by applicable law or the rules and
policies of the TSX -V and SEC.
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7.2
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Press Releases
- Following the execution of this
Agreement and until the earlier of the Termination Date or the
Closing Date, no public press release in relation to any matter
shall be issued by the Parties concerning the Transaction without
reasonable notice to, and the prior consent of the other Parties
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided
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that the provisions of this
section will not prevent any Party from making, after consultation
with the other Party, such disclosure as its counsel advises is
required by applicable law or the rules and policies of the TSX-V
and SEC and any press release so issued shall conform in all
respects with applicable securities laws.
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Disclosure
- Unless and until the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement have been completed, or the
Termination Date, except with the prior written consent of each of
the other Parties, each of the Parties hereto and their respective
employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, advisors and
other representatives will hold all information received from each
other Party in strictest confidence, except such information and
documents available to the public or as are required to be
disclosed by applicable law. All such information in written form
and documents will be returned to the Party originally delivering
them in the event that the transactions provided for in this
Agreement are not consummated.
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Termination
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8.1
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Termination
- This Agreement shall terminate on
the date ("Termination Date") any of the following
occurs:
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(a)
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by mutual written agreement of
the Parties;
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by written notice of Bayswater to
American Uranium pursuant to Section 2.1(a) that it has determined
as a result of its Due Diligence Review it is not prepared to
complete the Transaction; or
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automatically if the Transaction
is not closed on or before 5:00 pm (Vancouver Time) on the date
which is 120 days from the date of this Agreement or such later
date as the Parties may agree upon in writing.
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Upon termination of this
Agreement, the Parties shall have no further obligations hereunder,
except as stated in Article 7 of this Agreement and the
Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive
any such termination.
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Arbitration
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9.1
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All questions or matters in
dispute under this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration
pursuant to the terms hereof.
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9.2
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It shall be a condition precedent
to the right of any party to submit any matter to arbitration
pursuant to the provisions hereof, that any party intending to
refer any matter to arbitration shall have given not less than 10
days' prior notice of its intention to do so to the other party,
together with particulars of the matter in dispute. On the
expiration of such 10 days, the party who gave such notice may
proceed to refer the dispute to arbitration as provided in section
9.3.
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9.3
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The party desiring arbitration
shall appoint one arbitrator, and shall notify the other party of
such appointment, and the other party shall, within 15 days after
receiving such notice, either consent to the appointment of such
arbitrator which shall then carry out the arbitration or appoint an
arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so named, before proceeding
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act, shall, within 30 days of the
appointment of the last appointed arbitrator, unanimously agree on
the appointment of a third arbitrator to act with them and be
chairman of the arbitration herein provided for. If the other party
shall fail to appoint an arbitrator within 15 days after receiving
notice of the appointment of the first arbitrator, the first
arbitrator shall be the only arbitrator. If the two arbitrators
appointed by the parties shall be unable to agree on the
appointment of the chairman, the chairman shall be appointed under
the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Act of
British Columbia. Except as specifically otherwise provided in this
section, the arbitration herein provided for shall be conducted in
accordance with such Act. The chairman, or in the case where only
one arbitrator is appointed, the single arbitrator, shall fix a
time and place in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the purpose of
hearing the evidence and representations of the parties, and he
shall preside over the arbitration and determine all questions of
procedure not provided for under such Act or this section. After
hearing any evidence and representations that the parties may
submit, the single arbitrator, or the arbitrators, as the case may
be, shall make an award and reduce the same to writing, and deliver
one copy thereof to each of the parties. The expense of the
arbitration shall be paid as specified in the award.
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9.4
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The parties agree that the award
of a majority of the arbitrators, or in the case of a single
arbitrator, of such arbitrator, shall be final and binding upon
each of them.
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10.
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Miscellaneous
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10.1
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The Parties agree to perform or
cause to be performed all such acts and deeds as may be required to
give full force and effect to the terms and provisions set out
herein and to cooperate with each other and each other’s
counsel and other professional advisors in the preparation,
execution and delivery of any and all documents or instruments
necessary to give full force and effect to the terms and provisions
set out herein and any other documents required to give effect
hereto.
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10.2
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No waiver by any of the Parties
hereto shall be effective unless in writing, and a waiver shall
affect only the matter, and the occurrence thereof, specifically
identified in the writing granting such waiver, and shall not
extend to any other matter or occurrence.
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10.3
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This Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal
laws of Canada applicable therein, and the Parties hereby attorn to
the jurisdiction of the Court of British Columbia.
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10.4
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This Agreement may not be
assigned by any of the Parties hereto without the prior written
consent of the other Parties.
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10.5
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Time shall be of the
essence.
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10.6
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This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts and delivered by facsimile, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
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