SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 9, 1999
DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-16203 84-1060803
(State of Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) File No. Identification No.)
Suite 3310
555 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(303) 293-9133
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 9, 1999, Delta Petroleum Corporation ("Delta" or the
"Company") announced that it had entered into an agreement which gives it
the opportunity to acquire Whiting Petroleum Corporation's interest in
the Point Argeullo Unit, with its three platforms (Hidalgo, Harvest and
Hermosa), along with Whiting's interest in the adjacent undeveloped
Rocky Point Unit (the "Properties"). A copy of the agreement
("Agreement") dated June 8, 1999 is incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.1.
Whiting has a 6.07% interest in the Point Arguello Unit and an
approximately 75% interest in the Rocky Point Unit.
These properties are located in federal waters offshore
Santa Barbara, California, in the
area of Delta's other offshore properties.
In exchange for these properties, Delta has paid Whiting
$1,000,000 and has agreed to pay an additional $5,000,000 by December 1,
1999. Delta has also agreed to issue 300,000 shares of its restricted
common stock, including 50,000 shares under a January 12, 1999 option
agreement between the parties which was replaced by the Agreement.
The effective date of the purchase will be April 1, 1999. In addition,
Whiting will retain all of its proportionate share of future abandonment
liability associated with the Point Arguello project for both onshore
and offshore facilities. Currently, the Point Arguello Unit platforms
are producing a combined 24,000 barrels of oil per day. Although the
project is experiencing positive cash flow, Delta and Whiting have
agreed that if development and operating expenses are not covered by
production revenues then, at Delta's election, until December 21, 2000,
Whiting will invest up to $2,000,000 in Delta through the purchase of
Delta preferred stock to cover such costs.
$1,000,000 of the purchase price was paid June 1, 1999, as
required by the Agreement, an additional $2,000,000 is due August 1,
1999 and an additional $3,000,000 is due December 1, 1999. The Company's
officers have loaned the first $1,000,000 to the Company on terms for
interest and timing identical to those upon which the officers borrowed
the funds from a private source with the assets of the Company pledged
to secure the loan from the officers to the Company. A copy of the
promissory note is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. In connection with
this loan the Company's President, Roger A. Parker, was issued options
to purchase 89,868 shares at $.05 per share and the exercise prices of
the existing options of Mr. Parker and the Company's Chairman, Aleron H.
Larson, Jr. were reduced to $.05 per share. The Company is currently
negotiating with several sources for the financing and/or investments
required for the acquisition although there is no assurance that it will
be successful in securing these funds. Under certain circumstances the
Company may be able to purchase a lesser portion of Whiting's interest
in the properties for a proportionately lesser amount of the cash
portion of the acquisition cost. (See Exhibit 99.1)
The Company will also pay a fee to an unaffiliated third party
for arranging the transaction which fee will consist of a 3% overriding
royalty interest in the Properties, proportionately reduced to the
interest acquired, plus 200,000 shares of restricted Delta common stock.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
99.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 8, 1999 (without exhibits).
99.2 Promissory Note dated May 24, 1999.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: June 11, 1999 By: s/Aleron H. Larson, Jr.
Aleron H. Larson, Jr.
Chairman/C.E.O.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(1) Underwriting Agreement. Not applicable.
(2) Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or
Succession. Not applicable.
(3) (i) Articles of Incorporation. Not applicable.
(ii) Bylaws. Not applicable.
(4) Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, including
Indentures. Not applicable.
(5) Opinion: re: Legality. Not applicable.
(6) Opinion: Discount on Capital Shares. Not applicable.
(7) Opinion: re: Liquidation Preference. Not Applicable.
(8) Opinion: re: Tax Matters. Not Applicable.
(9) Voting Trust Agreement. Not Applicable.
(10) Material Contracts. Not Applicable.
(11) Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.
Not Applicable.
(12) Statement re: Computation of Ratios. Not Applicable.
(13) Annual Report to Security Holders, etc. Not Applicable.
(14) Material Foreign Patents. Not Applicable.
(15) Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
Not Applicable.
(16) Letter re: Change in Certifying Accountant.
Not applicable.
(17) Letter re: Director Resignation. Not applicable.
(18) Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles. Not Applicable.
(19) Report Furnished to Security Holders. Not Applicable.
(20) Other Documents or Statements to Security Holders.
Not applicable.
(21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant. Not Applicable.
(22) Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to Vote of Security
Holders. Not Applicable.
(23) Consents of Experts and Counsel. Not applicable.
(24) Power of Attorney. Not applicable.
(25) Statement of Eligibility of Trustee. Not Applicable.
(26) Invitations for Competitive Bids. Not Applicable.
(27) Financial Data Schedule. Not Applicable.
(99) Additional Exhibits.
99.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 8, 1999 (without exhibits).
99.2 Promissory Note dated May 24, 1999.
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This Purchase and Sale Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as
of the 8th day of June, 1999, is between WHITING PETROLEUM
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, and WHITING PROGRAMS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (collectively, "Seller"), whose address is
Mile High Center, 1700 Broadway, Suite 2300, Denver, Colorado
80290-2301, and DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Colorado
corporation ("Buyer"), whose address is 555 17th Street, Suite
3310, Denver, Colorado 8O2O2. Seller and Buyer are 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 Section 2.4 and the other 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.
1.2 Interests. All of the following shall be referred to in this
Agreement collectively as the "Interests" and individually as an
"Interest":
(a) The oil, gas and mineral leases described on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto (collectively, the "Leases"), including, without limitation
working interests, overriding royalty interests, royalty interests and
any other interests of a similar nature affecting the lands covered by
the Leases (collectively, the "Lands").
(b) The wells described on Exhibit "A" or which are located on the
Lands collectively, the "Wells").
(c) All unitization, communitization, pooling, agreements, working
interest units created by operating agreements, partnership agreements
and orders covering the Leases and Lands, or any portion thereof, and
the units and pooled or communitized areas created thereby, including
the Federal units created by the Unit Agreements described on Exhibit
"A" (collectively, the "Units") and the four partnerships created by
the Partnership Agreements described on Exhibit "A," i.e., PAPCO,
PANGL, GGP and PATC (collectively, the "Partnerships").
(d) The tangible personal property, tools, machinery,
materials, pipelines, plants, gathering systems, equipment,
fixtures and improvements, which are incident or attributable to
the Leases, Lands, Wells or Units with the production, treatment, sale
or disposal of hydrocarbons or water produced therefrom or
attributable thereto, on the Effective Time (collectively, the
"Equipment").
(e) The licenses, permits, contracts, agreements and other instruments
owned by Seller (other than bonds posted by Seller) which concern and
relate to any of the Leases, Lands, Wells, Units and/or Equipment,
INSOFAR AND ONLY INSOFAR as same concern or relate to the Leases,
Lands, Wells, Units and/or Equipment, or the operation thereof;
including, without limitation, oil, gas and condensate purchase and
sale contracts; permits,; rights-of-way; easements; licenses;
servitudes; estates; surface leases; farmin and farmout agreements;
division orders and transfer orders; bottomhole agreements; dry hole
agreements; area-of-mutual interest agreements; salt water disposal
agreements; acreage contribution agreements; operating agreements;
balancing agreements and unit agreements; pooling agreements; pooling
orders; communitization agreements; processing, gathering, compression
and transportation agreements; facilities or equipment leases relating
thereto or used or held for use in connection with the ownership or
operation thereof or with the production, treatment, sale or disposal
of hydrocarbons; and all other contracts and agreements related to the
Leases, Lands, Wells, Units and/or Equipment.
(f) Originals or copies of all computer tapes and discs, files,
records, information 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, production records, electric logs, core
data, pressure data, decline curves, graphical production curves,
drilling reports, well completion reports, drill stem test charts and
reports, engineering reports, regulatory reports, 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 a proprietary agreement precluding their transfer
to Buyer), and, to the extent transferable, all other contract rights,
intangible rights (excluding Seller's trademarks and service marks),
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,
(g) All payments, and all rights to receive payments, with respect to
the ownership of the production of hydrocarbons from or the conduct of
operations on the Interests accruing after the Effective Time.
1.3 Reserved Interests. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, Seller reserves and retains (i) Seller's
corporate, financial, tax and legal records and its other business
records; (ii) cash, bank accounts, travel letter accounts and prepaid
insurance; (iii) the management information systems and other
intellectual property rights of Seller used by Seller in the
management and administration of its business; (iv) all claims that
Seller may have under any policy of insurance, indemnity or bond
maintained by Seller other than claims relating to property damage or
casualty loss affecting the Interests occurring between the Effective
Time and Closing (which claims shall be included in the Interests);
(v) all accounts receivable, trade credits or notes receivable accrued
before the Effective Time; (vi) any files or records that Seller is
contractually or otherwise obligated not to disclose to Buyer; (vii)
all claims and causes of action arising from acts, omissions or
events, or damage or destruction of property occurring prior to the
Effective Time; and (viii) all interests and rights not specifically
included in the definition of Interests (the "Reserved Interests").
1.4 Effective Time. The purchase and sale of the Interests shall
be effective as of April 1, 1999, at 7:00 a.m., Pacific Standard Time
(herein called the "Effective Time").
1.5 Ownership of the Interests. Should Closing occur, Seller
shall be entitled to all of the rights of ownership (including, without
limitation, the right to all production, proceeds of production and
other proceeds), and shall be subject to the duties and obligations of
such ownership attributable to the Interests for the period of time
prior to the Effective Time and, subject to Section 2.4 and the other
provisions of this Agreement, Buyer shall be entitled to all of the
rights of ownership (including, without limitation, the right to all
production, proceeds of production and other proceeds) and shall be
subject to the duties and obligation of such ownership attributable to
the Interests for the period of time from and after the Effective
Time. All expenses and costs, including, without limitation, all ad
valorem, property, production, severance, and similar taxes and
assessments based upon or measured by the ownership of the Interests,
the production of hydrocarbons, or the receipt of proceeds therefrom)
attributable to the Interests, shall be paid by or allocated to Seller
if incurred or accruing with respect to operations conducted prior to
the Effective Time and, subject to Section 2.4 and the other
provisions of this Agreement, all such expenses and costs shall be
paid by or allocated to Buyer if incurred or accruing with respect to
operations conducted after the Effective Time. All hydrocarbons in
storage facilities above or upstream from the pipeline connection to
each storage facility, or downstream of delivery point sales meters on
gas pipelines, as of the Effective Time, shall belong to Seller.
Subject to Section 2.4 and the other provisions of this Agreement, all
of the hydrocarbons placed in such storage facilities or upstream of
the aforesaid meters on pipelines after the Effective Time shall
belong to Buyer and shall become a part of the Interests. In order to
accomplish the foregoing allocation of production, the parties shall
rely upon the records maintained by the operator of the relevant
Interest, unless such records are demonstrated to be inaccurate.
1.6 Risk of Loss. Seller shall assume all risk of loss with
respect to the Interests prior to Closing and, subject to Section 2.4 and
the other provisions of this Agreement, Buyer shall assume all risk of
loss from and after the Closing.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE PRICE
2.1 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Interests shall be
(i) 250,000 shares of the Buyer's common stock and (ii) SIX MILLION
DOLLARS ($6,000,000.00), herein called the "Purchase Price," payable
pursuant to Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 below. At Closing, the Purchase
Price shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 2.5 below.
2.2 Common Stock. Following the execution of this Agreement,
Buyer shall issue and deliver to Seller 250,000 shares of its
restricted common stock (the "Common Stock").
2.3 Earnest Money Deposit. Following its execution of this
Agreement, Buyer shall deposit with Seller, by wire transfer or other
immediately available funds, ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) as an
earnest money deposit (the "Earnest Money Deposit").
2.4 Promissory Note. Following the execution of this Agreement,
Buyer shall execute and deliver to Seller a non-interest bearing
promissory note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B" (the
"Promissory Note"), in the principal amount of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
($5,000,000), payable in two installments of TWO MILLION DOLLARS
($2,000,000) on August 2, 1999 (the "First Installment Payment") and
THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000) on December 1, 1999 (the "Second
Installment Payment"). The Promissory Note will be non-recourse to
Buyer.
The following procedures shall apply with respect to the Promissory
Note:
(a) If Buyer fails to make the First Installment Payment, this
Agreement shall terminate without further obligation by either Party
to the other Party and the Earnest Money Deposit shall be returned to
Buyer by Seller; provided, however, that Seller shall retain the
Common Stock delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 and shall have the
registration rights provided in Section 9.3.
(b) If Buyer makes the First Installment Payment, but fails to
make the Second Installment Payment, Seller shall retain the Earnest
Money Deposit, the First Installment Payment and the Common Stock and
shall convey to Buyer at Closing fifty percent (50%) of its right,
title and interest in the Interests pursuant to Section 8.3.
(c) If Buyer makes the First Installment Payment and the Second
Installment Payment, Seller shall convey to Buyer at Closing all of
Seller's right, title and interest in the Interests.
2.5 Adjustments to Purchase Price. At Closing, the Purchase
Price shall be adjusted, depending upon the ownership interest
conveyed at the Closing, as follows and the resulting amount shall be
referred to herein as the "Adjusted Purchase Price":
(a) The Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the following:
i. The amount of actual operating or capital expenditures or prepaid
expenses attributable to the Interests paid by or on behalf of
Seller in connection with the operation of the Interests and
which are, according to generally accepted accounting principles,
attributable to the period of time between the Effective Time and
the Closing Date. Such expenditures and expenses shall include,
without limitation, royalties, rentals and other charges; ad
valorem, property, excise, and any other taxes based upon or
measured by the ownership of the Interests, the production of
hydrocarbons or the receipt of proceeds therefrom; terminal fees
and tariffs and related charges; and expenses payable to a third
person under applicable joint operating agreements, including,
without limitation, overhead charges and royalty disbursement
fees payable to operator, or similar payments to third party
operators, or, in the absence of any joint operating agreement,
those items customarily billed under such an agreement.
ii. Any other amounts agreed upon by Seller and Buyer.
(b) The Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the following:
i. Reductions due to Title Failures and uncured Title Defects as
provided in Section 11.6.
ii. The gross proceeds actually received by Seller, net of
applicable severance and production taxes and compression
charges and royalty and overriding royalty payments, and
derived from the sale of hydrocarbons attributable to the
Interests to the extent owned by Buyer pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.5 above.
iii. An amount equal to unpaid ad valorem, property, production,
severance and similar taxes and assessments (but not
including income taxes) based upon or measured by the
ownership of the Interests, the production of hydrocarbons,
or the receipt of proceeds therefrom, which taxes or
assessments become due and payable or accrue (but have not
yet become due and payable) with respect to the Interests
prior to the Effective Time, which amount shall, where
possible, be computed based upon the tax rate and values
applicable to the tax period in question; otherwise, the
amount of the adjustment under this subsection shall be
computed based upon such taxes assessed against the
applicable portion of the Interests for the immediately
preceding tax period just ended.
iv. Any other amounts agreed upon by Seller and Buyer.
2.6 Purchase Price Allocation. The Purchase Price shall be
allocated among the Interests as set forth in Exhibit "C" attached
hereto.
2.7 Calculation of Estimated Adjusted Purchase Price; Payment at
Closing. Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer, at least five
(5) "Business Days" (which term shall mean any day except a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York,
or Dallas, Texas are required or authorized by law to be closed) prior
to the Closing Date, Seller's estimate of the Adjusted Purchase Price
to be paid at Closing, together with a statement setting forth
Seller's estimate of the amount of each adjustment to the Purchase
Price to be made pursuant to Section 2.5. The parties shall negotiate
in good faith and attempt to agree on such estimated adjustments prior
to Closing. In the event any estimated adjustment amounts are not
agreed upon prior to Closing, the estimate of the Adjusted Purchase
Price for purposes of Closing shall be calculated based on Seller's
and Buyer's agreed upon estimated adjustments and Seller's good faith
estimation of any disputed amounts.
If Buyer fails to make the Second Installment Payment at
Closing, the Parties shall calculate fifty percent (50%) of the
adjustment amounts determined pursuant to Sections 2.5 and, rather
than adjust the Purchase Price, the Party that owes the other Party as
a result shall pay such other Party the amount owed, and Seller shall
convey to Buyer fifty percent (50%) of Seller's right, title and
interest in the Interests pursuant to Section 8.3.
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 in the State of California and each
state where failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect
upon its business or the Interests.
(b) Seller has all requisite power and authority to arry on its
business as presently conducted and to enter into this Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated herein has been duly and validly
authorized.
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf
of Seller, and all documents and instruments required hereunder to be
executed and delivered by Seller at or prior to Closing shall have
been duly executed and delivered. This Agreement does, and such
documents and instruments shall, constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of Seller enforceable in accordance with their terms.
(e) Except as set forth on Exhibit "D" attached hereto, there are
no outstanding authorizations for expenditures ("AFEs") that (i)
require the drilling of wells or other material development operations
in order to earn or to continue to hold all or any portion of the
Interests, or (ii) obligate Seller to make payments of any amounts in
connection with drilling of wells or other material capital
expenditures affecting the Interests.
(f) Except as set forth on Exhibit "D", Seller is not obligated to
deliver hydrocarbons produced from the Interests at some future time
without then or thereafter receiving full payment for the production
attributable to Seller's ownership in and to the Interests by virtue
of: (i) a prepayment arrangement under any contract for the sale of
hydrocarbons and containing a "take or pay", or similar provisions,
(ii) a production payment, or (iii) any other arrangement.
(g) Except for those taxes and assessments for which a Purchase
Price adjustment is made under Section 2.5(b)(iii), 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 or
the production of hydrocarbons or the receipt of proceeds therefrom on
the Interests that have become due and payable before the Effective
Time.
(h) 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.
(i) Except as set forth in Exhibit "D", 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 Leases.
(j) As used in this Agreement, the term, "Existing
Documents" shall mean all of the oil, gas and other mineral
leases, assignments or other instruments or agreements that
comprise the Interests, and all contractually binding
arrangements to which the Interests may be subject and which will
be binding on the Interests or Buyer after Closing (including,
without limitation, oil, gas and other mineral leases, overriding
royalty assignments, farm-out and farm-in agreements, option
agreements, forced pooling orders, assignments of production
payments, partnership agreements, unit agreements, unit operating
agreements, joint operating agreements, balancing agreements,
unit operating agreements, production contracts, processing
contracts, gas sales contracts, marketing and transportation
contracts and division orders). To the best of Seller's
knowledge, (i) all Existing Documents are in full force and
effect and are the valid and legally binding obligations of the
parties thereto and are enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms (subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws); (ii)
Seller is not in material breach or default with respect to any
of its obligations pursuant to any such Existing Documents; and
(iii) all payments (including, without limitation, royalties,
delay rentals, shut-in royalties and valid calls under unit or
operating agreements) due thereunder have been timely paid and
Seller has received no notice of default under any of the
Existing Documents.
(k) To the best of Seller's knowledge, all information
furnished to Buyer by Seller with respect to the Interests will
be true and accurate in all material respects, including, but not
limited to, the following: (i) the historical lease operating
costs for the Interests; (ii) whether the Wells are producing;
and (iii) whether Seller is receiving payments for all production
of hydrocarbons from the Interests. There are no gas imbalances
affecting the Interests.
(l) None of the hydrocarbons (whether oil, gas or other liquids)
comprising a portion of the Interests are committed or subject to any
sales contract, dedication or servitude, either expressed or implied
by law, except as set forth on Exhibit "D".
(m) To the best knowledge of Seller, all of the Wells that
have been drilled and completed have been so drilled and
completed within the boundaries and limits permitted by contract,
pooling or unit agreement, and by law; and all drilling,
completion, and other operations on or affecting the Leases have
been conducted in compliance with all applicable laws,
ordinances, rules, regulations and permits, and judgments, orders
and decrees of any court or governmental body or agency. No Well
is subject to penalties or allowables after the date hereof
because of any over-production or any other violation of
applicable laws, rules, regulations or permits or judgments,
orders of decrees of any court or governmental body or agency.
(n) Except as set forth in Exhibit "D."
(i) Seller's operations and activities with respect to the Interests
comply in all respects with all applicable governmental laws,
including, without limitation, health and safety statutes and
regulations and all Environmental Laws.
(ii) There is no civil, criminal or administrative action, suit,
demand, claim, hearing, notice of violation, investigation,
proceeding, notice or demand letter ("Environmental
Proceeding") known to Seller pending or, to the best
knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or any of the
Interests relating in any way to the Environmental Laws.
(iii) Neither Seller nor to the best knowledge of Seller, any
other person has released, placed, stored, buried or
dumped any Hazardous Substances, Oil, Pollutants or
Contaminants or any other wastes on, beneath, or
adjacent to the Leases, except for inventories of such
substances to be used in the ordinary course of business
of Seller (which inventories and wastes, if any, were
and are stored or disposed of in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations).
(iv) Seller has not received any notice or order from any
governmental entity or private or public entity advising it
that Seller is responsible for or potentially responsible
for Cleanup or paying for the cost of Cleanup of any
Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants, or Contaminants or
any other waste or substance affecting the Interests.
Seller is not aware of any facts which might reasonably give
rise to any such notice, order or agreement.
(v) The term "Cleanup" shall mean all actions required to: (1)
cleanup, remove, treat or remediate Hazardous Substances,
Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants; (2) prevent the Release of
Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants so
that they do not migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger
public health or welfare or the environment; (3) perform
pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial
monitoring and care; or (4) respond to any government
requests for information or documents in any way relating to
cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation or potential
cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation of Hazardous
Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants in the indoor
or outdoor environmental.
(vi) The term "Environmental Laws" shall mean all foreign,
Federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules and
ordinances relating to polluting or protection of the
environment, including, without limitation, laws relating to
Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous Substances,
Oil, Pollutants or Contaminants into the indoor or outdoor
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land, surface and subsurface
strata) or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, Release,
transport or handling of Hazardous Substances, Oil,
Pollutants or Contaminants, and all laws and regulations
with regard to record keeping, notification, disclosure and
reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Substances,
Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants.
(vii) The term "Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or
Contaminants" shall mean all substances defined as such
in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan, or defined as such by, or regulated as
such under, any Environmental Law.
(viii) The term "Release" means any release, spill, emission,
discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit,
disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration
into the indoor or outdoor environmental (including,
without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, and surface or subsurface strata) or into
or out of any property, including the movement of
Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or
Contaminants through or in the air, soil, surface water,
groundwater or property.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer represents
and warrants to Seller the following:
(a) Buyer is a corporation, duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Colorado. Buyer is or will be prior to Closing duly qualified to
conduct business in the State of California.
(b) Buyer has all requisite power and authority to
carry on its business as presently conducted, 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.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
and validly authorized.
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by or on behalf of Buyer; all documents and instruments
required hereunder to be executed and delivered by Buyer at or
prior to Closing shall have been duly executed and delivered;
this Agreement does, and such documents and instruments shall,
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer
enforceable in accordance with their terms.
(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 is qualified, or shall be qualified by
Closing, to hold Federal offshore oil and gas leases.
ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF SELLER
4.1 Agreements Between Execution of Agreement and
Closing. During the period between the execution of this
Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller shall not, without the
prior written consent of Buyer, (i) sell, convey, assign,
transfer or encumber any of the Interests; (ii) make or agree to
make any expenditure in excess of $25,000.00, per well, per month
net to Seller's interest, except for obligations under existing
contracts, expenditures necessary to maintain the Interests, or
in the event of any emergency as to which Seller has notified
Buyer; (iii) sell oil, gas or other minerals from the Interests
except sales made in the ordinary course of business; (iv) enter
into any agreement amending, modifying or terminating any of the
Leases; or (v) take any other action with respect to any of the
Interests that would cause a material diminution the value
thereof or that would materially and adversely affect the use and
enjoyment thereof.
4.2 Notification of Additional Proceedings. Seller
shall promptly notify Buyer of any new suits, actions or other
proceedings threatened or pending before any court, arbitrator or
governmental agency which relate to the Interests.
ARTICLE 5
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF BUYER
5.1 Cooperation. Buyer shall cooperate with Seller
to assist Seller in carrying out the agreements of Seller
hereunder.
5.2 Confidentiality Agreement. All confidential and
proprietary information made available to Buyer by Seller in
connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation,
any information obtained by Buyer from Seller in connection with
its due diligence review, shall be maintained as confidential by
Buyer and by Buyer's representatives except to the extent
disclosure is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement, or as required by law.
5.3 Administrative Services. If Closing occurs, Buyer
shall pay Seller at Closing TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000) per
month from the Effective Date to Closing for the accounting and
other administrative services performed by Seller with respect to
the Interests from the Effective Date to the Closing Date.
ARTICLE 6
BUYER'S CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions
provided for herein are subject, at the option of Buyer, to the
fulfillment on or prior to Closing of each of the following
conditions:
6.1 Owner and Partner Approvals. The Units' owners and the
Partnerships' partners shall have approved the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement on or before July 1, 1999. If any
such approvals are not obtained by such date, either Party may
terminate this Agreement upon written notice of termination
delivered to the other Party, in which case the Earnest Money
Deposit shall be returned to Buyer and neither Party shall have
any further obligations hereunder to the other Party; provided,
however, that Seller shall retain the Common Stock delivered
pursuant to Section 2.2 and shall continue to have the
registration rights provided in Section 9.3.
6.2 Representations. The representations and warranties by
Seller set forth in Section 3.1 above shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing Date.
6.3 Changes. There shall have been no material adverse
change in the physical condition of the Interests, except
depletion through normal production within authorized allowable
and rates of production, depreciation of equipment through
ordinary wear and tear, and other transactions permitted under
this Agreement or approved in writing by Buyer.
6.4 Performance. Seller shall have timely performed and
complied with all agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement.
6.5 Oil and Gas Contracts. Buyer shall have reviewed and
verified and approved to its satisfaction the terms and
conditions of the Existing Documents and the gas contracts,
marketing agreements and accounting and land records relating to
the Interests.
6.6 No Legal Proceedings. No suit, action or other
proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court,
arbitration panel or governmental agency seeking to restrain,
prohibit or declare illegal, or seeking substantial damages in
connection with the purchase and sale contemplated by this
Agreement, or which might result in a material loss of any
portion of the Interests, a material diminution in the value of
any of the Interests, or materially interfere with the use or
enjoyment of the Interests, except (i) matters with respect to
which Buyer has been adequately indemnified by Seller or (ii) any
suit or proceeding affecting only a portion of the Interests,
which portion could be treated as subject to a Title Defect in
accordance with Article 11.
ARTICLE 7
SELLER'S CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions
provided for herein are subject, at the option of Seller, to the
fulfillment on or prior to Closing of each of the following
conditions:
7.1 Owner and Partner Approvals. The Units' owners and the
Partnerships' partners shall have approved the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement on or before July 1, 1999. If any such
approvals are not obtained by such date, either Party may terminate
this Agreement upon written notice of termination delivered to the
other Party, in which case the Earnest Money Deposit shall be returned
to Buyer and neither Party shall have any further obligations
hereunder to the other Party; provided, however, that Seller shall
retain the Common Stock delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 and shall
continue to have the registration rights provided in Section 9.3.
7.2 Representations. The representations and warranties by
Buyer set forth in Section 3.2 above shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date.
7.3 Performance. Buyer shall have timely performed and
complied with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement.
7.4 No Legal Proceedings. No suit or other proceeding
shall be pending before any court or governmental agency seeking
to restrain prohibit or declare illegal, or seeking substantial
damages in connection with, the sale contemplated by this
Agreement, except (i) matters with respect to which Seller has
been adequately indemnified by Buyer or (ii) any suit or other
proceeding affecting only a portion of the Warranted Interests,
which portion could be treated as subject to a Title Defect in
accordance with Article 11.
7.5 Guarantee. Buyer shall have provided the Units' owners
and the Partnerships' partners with its guarantee of Buyer's
share of all Unit and Partnership liabilities in the form of
guarantee attached hereto as Exhibit "E".
ARTICLE 8
CLOSING
8.1 Date of Closing. Subject to the conditions stated in
this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Interests pursuant
to this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on or before
December 1, 1999, at 10:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time, or on
such other date and time as Buyer and Seller may agree (the
"Closing Date").
8.2 Place of Closing. The Closing shall be held at the
offices of Seller as set forth hereinabove.
8.3 Closing Obligations. At the Closing, the following
documents shall be delivered and the following events shall
occur, each event being a condition precedent to the others and
each being deemed to have occurred simultaneously with the
others:
(i) Seller shall execute and deliver: (1) an Assignment, Bill of Sale
and Conveyances in the form attached as Exhibit "F" (the
"Assignment") (in sufficient counterparts to facilitate
recording) conveying the Interests, subject to the Permitted
Encumbrances; (2) such other instruments as may be required to
convey the Interests to Buyer and otherwise effectuate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Seller and Buyer shall execute and deliver a preliminary
settlement statement (the "Preliminary Settlement Statement")
prepared by Seller and confirmed by Buyer, which sets forth the
Adjusted Purchase Price reflecting each adjustment and the
calculation of such adjustments used to determine such amounts as
provided in Section 2.5.
(iii) Buyer shall deliver to Seller or to Seller's account (at such
place as may be designated by Seller in a written notice
delivered to Buyer not less than two (2) Business Days prior
to Closing) by direct bank or wire transfer the Adjusted
Purchase Price or the Adjustment Payment (if Buyer is the
Party that owes the Adjustment Payment).
(iv) Seller shall deliver on forms supplied by Buyer transfer orders
or letters in lieu thereof, directing the operator to make
payment of proceeds attributable to production from the Interests
after the Effective Time to Buyer.
8.4 Records. In addition to the obligations set forth under
Section 8.3 above, within thirty (30) days after Closing, if Buyer has
acquired all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the
Interests, Seller shall deliver to Buyer all original well and land
files in its possession or to which it has access. Buyer shall be
entitled to all original records affecting the Interests assigned to
Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Seller shall be
entitled to keep a copy of such records for its files.
ARTICLE 9
SELLER'S POST-CLOSING LIABILITIES
9.1 Abandonment Costs. Should Closing occur, Seller shall
retain liability for one hundred percent (100%) of abandonment
costs, net of salvage value, as such abandonment costs are
incurred, attributable to Seller's pre-Closing interest in the
Interests.
9.2 Preferred Stock. At Buyer's option, on December 31,
1999 and on December 31, 2000, Seller shall purchase from Buyer
newly designated non-voting Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
(the "Preferred Stock") for cash in an amount equal to the
aggregate amount of the excess of lease operating expenses and
capital costs over production revenues, if any (the "Deficit"),
net to Buyer's interest in the Interests, for the eight (8) and
twelve (12) months periods, respectively, preceding each such
date. In no event shall the aggregate amount of such Preferred
Stock purchased exceed TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000).
Seller's obligation to fund the Deficit through the purchase of
Preferred Stock shall be reduced to ONE MILLION DOLLARS
($ 1,000,000) on January 1, 2000, if less than $1,000,000 of
Deficit has occurred through December 31, 1999. (For example, if
only $800,000 of Deficit occurs and is paid through December 31,
1999, then $200,000 of Seller's obligation to pay such Deficit
will expire on December 31, 1999. Likewise, if less than
$1,000,000 of Deficit occurs in the second twelve months period,
the unused portion of Seller's obligation will expire on December
31, 2000.)
The amount of Seller's commitments under this Section 9.2
shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) if Closing occurs, but
Buyer fails to make the Second Installment Payment.
The Preferred Stock will provide for the following:
(i) A coupon interest of five percent per annum (5%) payable
in cash or Buyer's common stock (at Seller's option).
(ii) Certain preferences, including a liquidation
preference attached to the Interests.
(iii) Conversion into shares of Buyer's common stock,
based on the lowest of the average closing price for Buyer's
common stock on the NASDAQ during the months of March 1999, March
2000 or March 2001. Buyer must request such conversion and
Seller must consent to such request, or Seller must elect to make
such conversion, on or before March 31, 2004. In no event will
the conversion of the Preferred Stock into common stock result in
Seller's owning more than 19.9% of Buyer's outstanding common
stock without Buyer's written authorization.
9.3 Registration Rights. Seller shall have the right to
require that Buyer, at Seller's cost, register under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any shares of Buyer's common
stock held by Seller, including the shares of Buyer's common
stock held by Seller on the date hereof, the shares delivered
pursuant to Section 2.2 and/or the shares of common stock issued
pursuant to Section 9.2.
ARTICLE 10
POST-CLOSING MATTERS
10. Final Settlement Statement. As soon as practicable after the
Closing, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after Closing,
Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer, in accordance with this
Agreement and generally accepted accounting principles, a statement
("Final Settlement Statement") setting forth each adjustment, (other
than adjustments for Title Defects) finally determined as of Closing
and showing the calculation of such adjustments. Within thirty (30)
days after receipt of the Final Settlement Statement, Buyer shall
deliver to Seller a written report containing any changes that Buyer
proposes be made in good faith to resolve any questions with respect
to the amounts due pursuant to such Final Settlement Statement no
later than ninety (90) days after the Closing.
10.2 Unpaid Third Party Funds. At such time as Buyer and Seller agree
on a Final Settlement Statement, Seller will transfer to Buyer all
funds held by Seller which are owed to a third party owner of royalty,
overriding royalty, working interests, mineral interest or other
similar interests, attributable to the Interests, and will deliver all
records in Seller's possession which may be useful to determine proper
disbursement. Buyer shall thereafter be responsible for determining
the proper payment of such amounts and shall indemnify and hold
harmless Seller from and against any and all cost, loss or expense of
whatever kind, including attorney's fees, arising from or in
connection with the claim or any person with respect to the funds
transferred to Buyer pursuant to this Section 10.2.
10.3 Further Assurances. After Closing, Seller, and Buyer shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be executed, acknowledged
and delivered such instruments and take such other action as may be
necessary or advisable to carry out their obligations under this
Agreement and under any Exhibit, document, certificate or other
instrument delivered pursuant hereto.
10.4 Survival. All representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement and the indemnities provided in Section 12.1 and Section
12.2 shall survive the Closing.
ARTICLE 11
TITLE MATTERS
11.1 Access to Title and Other Documents.
(a) After the date hereof, Seller will make available to
Buyer and to its representatives (such representatives to include
employees, consultants, independent contractors, attorneys and other
advisors of Buyer) for Buyer's copying and/or inspection (at Buyer's
cost and expense), at Seller's offices during normal business hours
the following documents in Seller's possession or under its control:
(i) All abstracts of title, title opinions, title curative
materials, ownership reports, division orders, bills of sale, other
documents evidencing transfers of title, tax receipts, and licenses
and registrations pertaining to the Interests.
(ii) All of the lease records, lease files, leases, conveyances
and assignments of interest in the Leases; unitization, unit, pooling
and operating agreements; division orders; contracts; transfer orders;
orders of the applicable regulatory authorities or administrative
agencies; mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, and
financing statements; and all other contracts, agreements and
documents affecting the Interests.
(iii) Instruments and documents concerning proper payment of all
general and special assessments, ad valorem and property taxes, and
production, severance and similar taxes and assessments based on or
measured by the ownership of the Interests, the production of
hydrocarbons, or the receipt of proceeds therefrom for 1999 and years
prior for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired.
(iv) All geological maps, geophysical surveys and engineering
studies, ownership maps, reserve reports, seismic surveys, logs, core
studies, and surveys relating to the Interests.
(v) All production records; transportation agreements; contracts
concerning the purchase of gas, oil, casinghead gas, distillate, gas
condensate or other hydrocarbons; processing agreements; all
correspondence relating to the Interests; and data sheets relating to
the Interests and to bonuses, rentals and royalties payable with
respect thereto.
(vi) All agreements relating to the purchase, sale, processing,
and transportation of production from the Wells.
(vii) All bonds, leases, permits, easements, licenses, orders,
saltwater disposal agreements, agreements with pumpers and other
agreements in any way relating to the Interests or the operation
thereof.
(viii) All environmental reports, assessments and studies relating
to any of the Interests.
Reliance on such information shall be at the sole risk of the Buyer,
and Seller makes no guaranty or representation as to the accuracy or
completeness of such data, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement.
(b) To the extent such has not already been furnished, after the date
hereof Seller shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain and submit to
Buyer or its representatives, as promptly as practicable, such
abstracts, title reports, status reports, certificates of title,
certificates of fact and other evidence of title covering the
Interests as Buyer may reasonably request that are in the possession
of a third person to which Seller has access. In addition, Seller
shall authorize Buyer and its representatives to consult with
attorneys, abstract companies and other consultants or independent
contractors of Seller (whether utilized in the past or present)
concerning title related matters. Reliance on such information of
such third parties shall be at the sole risk of the Buyer, and Seller
makes no guaranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness
of such data.
11.2 No Warranty or Representation. At the Closing, Seller shall
convey to Buyer all the Interests. Such conveyance shall be subject
to the Permitted Encumbrances and WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF TITLE,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND WHETHER BY COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR
OTHERWISE, except for the warranty of title as to persons claiming by,
through and under Seller contained in the Assignment. Without
limiting Buyer's right to reduce the Purchase Price in the manner
provided in this Article 11, Seller makes no warranty or
representation, express or implied, with respect to the accuracy or
completeness of any information. Records or data now, heretofore, or
hereafter made available to Buyer in connection with this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any description of the Interests,
pricing assumptions, potential for production of hydrocarbons from the
Interests, or any other matters contained in any material furnished by
Seller to Buyer or its officers, directors, employees, agents,
advisors or representatives.
11.3 Disclaimer. ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY, MACHINERY, FIXTURES,
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS CONVEYED HEREBY ARE SOLD AND ASSIGNED AND
ACCEPTED BY BUYER IN THEIR "WHERE IS, AS IS" CONDITION, WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, OF MARKETABILITY,
QUALITY, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR USE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
11.4 Permitted Encumbrances. As used in this Agreement, the term
"Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean the following, provided that the
same shall not operate to reduce the net revenue interest or increase
the gross working interest of an Interest beyond that shown on Exhibit
"A":
(a) Lessors' royalties, non-participating royalties,
overriding royalties,
division orders, reversionary interests, and similar burdens.
(b) Preferential rights to purchase and required third party
consents to assignments and similar agreements, with respect to which,
prior to Closing (i) waivers or consents are obtained from the
appropriate parties, (ii) the appropriate time period for asserting
such rights has expired without an exercise of such rights, or (iii)
arrangements acceptable to Buyer can be made by Buyer and Seller to
allow Buyer to receive substantially the same economic benefits as if
all such waivers and consents to assign have been obtained.
(c) Liens for taxes or assessments not yet due or delinquent
or, if delinquent,that are being contested in good faith in the normal
course of business.
(d) All rights to consent by, required notices to, filing with,
or other actions by governmental entities in connection with the sale
or conveyance of oil and gas leases or interests therein, if the same
are customarily obtained subsequent to such sale or conveyance and
neither Seller nor Buyer has no reason to believe they cannot be
obtained.
(e) Such Title Defects as Buyer may have waived in writing.
(f) Rights reserved to or vested in any governmental authority.
(g) Rights of a common owner of any Interest in rights-of-way or
easements currently held by Seller and such common owner as tenants in
common or through common ownership.
(h) Easements, conditions, covenants, restrictions, servitudes,
permits, rights-of-way, surface leases and other rights in the
Interests for the purpose of surface operations, roads, alleys,
highways, railways, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation
lines, distribution lines, power lines, telephone lines, and removal
of timber, grazing, logging operations, canals, ditches, reservoirs
and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real
estate, rights-of-way, facilities and equipment which do not
materially impair the rights held by Buyer or the use and enjoyment of
the Interests.
(i) Defects, irregularities and deficiencies in title to any
rights-of-way, easements, surface lease or other rights which in the
aggregate do not materially impair the use of such right-of-way,
easements, surface leases or other rights for the purpose of which
such rights will be held by Buyer.
(j) Zoning, planning and environmental laws and ordinances
and municipal regulations.
(k) Vendors, carriers, warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics,
workmen, materialmen, construction or other like liens arising by
operation of law in the ordinary course of business or incident to the
construction or improvement of any property in respect of obligations
which are not yet due, or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings by or on behalf of Seller.
(l) Liens created under operating agreements in respect of
obligations that are not yet due or that are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings by or on behalf of Seller.
(m) The terms and provisions of the Existing Documents.
11.5 Good and Defensible Title. For the purposes of this Article 11,
the terms "Good and Defensible Title" shall mean, with respect to each
of the Interests, that title of Seller which, subject to and except
for Permitted Encumbrances:
(a) Entitles Seller, throughout the duration of the
relevant Interest, to receive from such Interest (free and clear of
all royalties, overriding royalties, non-participating royalties, net
profits interests, or other burdens on or measured by production of
hydrocarbons) not less than the interest shown as the net revenue
interest on Exhibit "A" in all hydrocarbons produced, saved and
marketed from the Interest and of all hydrocarbons produced, saved,
and marketed from any unit of which the Interest is a part and which
is allocated to such Interest; all without reduction, suspension, or
termination of the Interest.
(b) Obligates Seller to bear the percentage of the
costs and expenses relating to the maintenance and development
of, and operations relating to, the Interest not greater than the
gross working interest shown on Exhibit "A" without increase
throughout the duration of such Interest.
(c) Is free and clear of liens, encumbrances and
defects.
11.6 Notice of Title Defect. Except for Permitted Encumbrances,
any defect in title, lien, encumbrance, or defect that would
cause Seller's title to any Interest not to be Good and
Defensible Title shall be a title defect ("Title Defect"). Not
later than ten (10) days before the Closing Date (the "Warranty
Claim Date"), Buyer must notify Seller in writing of any matter
that Buyer considers to be a Title Defect ("Notice of Title
Defect"), which notice shall include, (i) a specific description
of the matter Buyer asserts as a Title Defect, (ii) a specific
description of the Interest or the portion of the Interest that
is affected by the Title Defect, (iii) Buyer's calculation of the
amount ("Title Defect Amount") that the value of the Interest
should be reduced because of the Title Defect based on the
Allocated Value shown on Exhibit "C," and (iv) appropriate
supporting documentation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
the Buyer shall be deemed to have waived any Title Defect which
the Buyer has not specifically asserted in its Notice of Title
Defect presented before the Warranty Claim Date.
11.7 Title Failure. Any item that Seller acknowledges is a Title
Defect but that Seller is unwilling to cure shall be deemed a Title
Failure and the Purchase Price shall be reduced for such Title Defect
pursuant to Section 2.5.
11.8 Defect Notice; Seller's Opportunity to Cure. To the extent
that Seller disputes that any item described in the Notice of Title
Defect actually constitutes a Title Defect or disputes the Title
Defect Amount assigned by Buyer to any such Title Defect ("Contested
Defect"), Seller shall deliver to Buyer a notice so stating ("Defect
Notice"). Subject to the provisions of 11.9 below, the portion of the
Purchase Price attributable to Title Defects which Seller is willing
to cure but which are uncured at Closing, or which are not waived by
Buyer at Closing (including Contested Defects), shall be deposited
into an escrow account pursuant to an escrow agreement agreed to by
the Parties and the Assignment will be revised to delete all of that
portion of the Interests affected by such Title Defects (including
Contested Defects). If Seller fails to cure a Title Defect within
ninety (90) days after Closing, it shall be deemed a Title Failure and
the funds attributable to such Title Defect shall be released from
escrow to Buyer.
11.9 Purchase Price Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision
hereof to the contrary, there shall be no reduction in the Purchase
Price and no escrow for Title Defects or Contested Defects unless the
cumulative amount of Title Defects (including Contested Defects)
exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
11.10 Exclusion of Defect Properties; Modification of
General Assignment. On or before the Closing Date, Seller may elect
to retain and exclude from the Interests any portion of the Interests
to the extent Buyer has asserted that Seller does not have Good and
Defensible Title to such portion. If a Title Defect is determined to
exist, and the affected Interest is not excluded, the Parties will
revise the Assignment so that no warranty of title will be given as to
such affected Interest.
11.11 Termination Amount. Notwithstanding any provision
hereof to the contrary, in the event the aggregate of the Title
Defect Amounts and the value of the properties and Interests
rejected as provided in Section 11.12 below amounts to 20% or
more of the Adjusted Purchase Price (the "Termination Amount"),
either Party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement,
without any liability, upon written notice to the other Party.
11.12 Preferential Rights and Consents to Assign. Some
Interests may be subject to existing preferential rights to purchase
the Interests or consents may be required in order to assign the
Interests. Seller shall use its best efforts to obtain waivers of any
preferential rights and necessary consents. If a preferential right
is exercised prior to Closing, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted
downward in an amount equal to the price paid to Seller for the
Interest with respect to which the preferential right has been
exercised and such Interest shall be deleted from this Agreement. In
such case Seller shall be entitled to all proceeds paid by the third
party exercising its preferential right to purchase. As to any
Interest with respect to which a required waiver of preferential
purchase right or consent to assignment has not been obtained prior to
Closing, except for the approvals referred to in Sections 6.1 and 6.2,
Buyer may waive such requirements and accept an assignment covering
such Interest. If Buyer does not waive the requirement, the Interest
so affected shall be deleted from this Agreement with a corresponding
adjustment made to the Purchase Price. If a third party preferential
purchase right burdening any Interest is exercised after Closing and
Buyer has received title to such interest at Closing, Buyer shall be
entitled to all proceeds paid for such interest by the third party
exercising such preferential purchase right. Buyer shall be
responsible for conveying title to the Interest affected by said
preferential right to the party exercising the same.
11.13 Inspection. Buyer and its authorized representatives,
at Buyer's expense, shall have the right to enter upon and inspect the
real and personal properties comprising the Interests, and to conduct
such well, environmental and other tests and assessments as Buyer
shall deem appropriate, subject to the approval of the operator in the
case of non-operated properties. The results of all such inspections,
tests and assessments must be acceptable to Buyer in its sole judgment
and discretion. No later than ten (10) days before the Closing Date,
Buyer must notify Seller in writing of any property or Interest that
Buyer rejects based on such inspections, tests or assessments, and of
Buyer's calculation of the amount that the Purchase Price should be
reduced because of such rejection. To the extent that Seller disputes
the reduction in value described in such notice, Seller shall deliver
a notice to Buyer so stating and the reasons therefor. The portion of
the Purchase Price in dispute shall be deposited into the escrow
account referred to in Section 11.7 and the property or Interest in
question shall be deleted from the Assignment.
ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION
12.1 Indemnity by Seller. Seller shall indemnify and hold
harmless Buyer and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and parents, and
its and their employees, representatives, officers, directors,
attorneys and agents from and against any claim, damage,
liability, loss, cost, expenses, attorney's fees, judgment or
deficiency that Buyer shall pay or become obligated to pay
arising out of, resulting from, related to or on account of the
Seller's ownership, management or control of the Interests prior
to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, matters
arising under the Environmental Laws and for the abandonment
obligations referred to in Section 9.1; provided, however,
Seller's indemnity shall not apply to claims, costs, obligations,
liabilities and losses related to (i) waived Title Defects; or
(ii) amounts for which Buyer has received a downward
adjustment of the Purchase Price.
12.2 Indemnity by Buyer. Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless
Seller, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and parents, and its and their
employees, representatives, officers, directors, attorneys and agents
from and against any claim, damage, liability, loss, cost, expense,
attorneys' fees, judgment or deficiency that Seller shall pay or
become obligated to pay arising out of, resulting from, related to or
on account of Buyer's ownership, operation, management or control of
the Interests from and after the Closing Date, except for the
abandonment obligations referred to in Section 9.1 and the Deficit
referred to in Section 9.2.
12.3 Notice of Claim, Assumption of Defense and Settlement of
Claim. Promptly upon the discovery thereof Seller or Buyer, as may be
the case, shall give written notice to the other of any claim with
respect to which the Party giving notice asserts it is entitled to
indemnity or payment pursuant to this Article 12. For the purpose of
this Article, the party giving notice of a claim shall be referred to
as the "Indemnified Party" and the Party receiving notice of a claim
shall be referred to as the "Indemnifying Party." In the event that
the Indemnified Party gives notice of a claim to the Indemnifying
Party, such notice shall set forth the facts known to the Indemnified
Party pertaining to the claim, and shall specify the manner in which
the Indemnified Party proposes to respond to the claim. Within ten
(10) days of receipt of such notice, the Indemnifying Party shall
state in writing: (i) whether the Indemnified Party may proceed to
respond to the claim in the manner set forth in its notice; or (ii)
whether the Indemnifying Party shall assume responsibility for and
conduct the negotiations, defense or settlement of the claim, and if
so, the specific manner in which the Indemnifying Party proposes to
proceed.
ARTICLE 13
TERMINATION, DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
13.1 Right of Termination. The Agreement and the transactions
contemplated herein may be terminated at any time at or prior to
Closing:
(i) By Seller, at Seller's option, in the event any of the conditions
set forth in Article 7 have not been satisfied as provided therein.
(ii) By Buyer, at Buyer's option, in the event any of the conditions
set forth in Article 6 have not been satisfied as provided therein.
(iii) By either Party if the approvals referred to in Sections 6.1
or Section 7.1 are not obtained.
(iv) By either Party in the event that the adjustments to the Purchase
Price exceed the Termination Amount, as provided for in Section 11.11.
(v) By Buyer's failure to make the First Installment Payment.
13.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1, the termination
shall be without penalty and the Parties shall have no further
obligations to, nor rights against, one another except for the
obligations set forth in Section 13.3 below and the registration
rights provided in Section 9.3.
13.3 Return of Documentation. Upon termination of this
Agreement, Buyer shall return to Seller all title, engineering,
geological data, reports, contracts, and maps and other information
furnished by Seller to Buyer and all copies thereof.
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Fees and Taxes. Except as otherwise specifically
provided, all fees, costs and expense incurred by Buyer or Seller
in negotiating this Agreement or in consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party
incurring the same, including, without limitation, legal and
accounting fees, costs and expenses. All required documentary,
filing and recording fees for the assignments, conveyance or
other instruments required to convey title to the Interests to
Buyer shall be borne by Buyer. In addition, the liability for
any sales, use, transfer or similar tax associated with the sale
and/or transfer of the Interests shall be the liability of, and
for the account of, the Buyer and such liability shall not be
subject to proration as provided in Section 2.5.
14.2 Notices. All notices and communications required or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly made when actually delivered, including
delivery by courier, facsimile, telecopy, or other electronic
medium, or if mailed by registered to certified mail, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:
SELLER:
WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
WHITING PROGRAMS, INC.
1700 Broadway, Suite 2300
Denver, Colorado 80290-2301
Attention: J. R. Hazlett, Vice President-Land
Telephone: 303-390-4230
Facsimile: 303-390-4245
BUYER:
DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
555 - 17th Street, Suite 3310
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attention: Roger A. Parker, President
Telephone: 303-293-9133
Facsimile: 303-298-8251
Either Party may, by written notice so delivered to the other, change
the address to which delivery shall thereafter be made.
14.3 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing signed by Buyer and Seller.
14.4 Preparation of Agreement. Both Seller and Buyer and their
respective counsel participated in the preparation of this Agreement.
In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption shall
arise based on the identity of the draftsman of this Agreement.
14.5 Headings. The headings of the articles and sections of this
Agreement are for guidance and convenience of reference only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement.
14.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by Buyer and
Seller in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original instrument, but all of which together shall constitute but
one and the same instrument.
14.7 References. References made in this Agreement, including use of
a pronoun, shall be deemed to include, where applicable, masculine,
feminine, singular or plural, individuals or corporations. As used in
this Agreement, "person" shall mean any natural person, corporation,
partnership, trust, estate or other entity.
14.8 Governing Law. This Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be construed in accordance with, and
governed by, the laws of the State of Colorado without giving
effect to the conflicts of law rules thereof. Any disputes
concerning this Agreement or the subject matter hereof shall be
brought in a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of
Colorado.
14.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits
hereto) constitutes the entire understanding between the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations,
prior discussions and prior agreements and understanding relating
to such subject matter.
14.10 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding
upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns.
14.11 Further Cooperation. After the Closing, Buyer and Seller
shall execute and deliver, or shall caused to be executed and
delivered from time to time, such further instruments of
conveyance and transfer and shall take such other action as any
Party may reasonably request to convey and deliver the Interests
to Buyer, to accomplish the orderly transfer of the Interests to
Buyer, or to otherwise effectuate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. If either Party hereto receives monies
belonging to the other, such amount shall immediately be paid
over to the proper Party. If an invoice or other evidence of an
obligation is received by a Party, which is partially an
obligation of both Seller and Buyer, then the Parties shall
consult with each other and each shall promptly pay its portion
of such obligation to the obligee.
EXECUTED as of the date first above stated, but made effective as of
the Effective Time.
SELLER:
WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By s/John R. Hazlett
John R. Hazlett
Vice President
WHITING PROGRAMS, INC.,
By s/John R. Hazlett
John R. Hazlett
Vice President
BUYER:
DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
s/Roger A. Parker
Roger A. Parker
President
PROMISSORY NOTE
$1,000,000 May 24, 1999
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Delta Petroleum Corporation ("Borrower")
promises to pay to the order of Roger A. Parker and Aleron H.
Larson, Jr. (together with any subsequent holder hereof,
"Holders"), the principal sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)
(the "Loan") on or prior to June 1, 2001 (the "Maturity Date"),
together with interest on the outstanding unpaid principal balance
of this Note outstanding from time to time at the rate of eighteen
percent (18%) per annum as provided herein.
The Borrower agrees to make monthly installments of interest
only, payable in advance, for a period of six (6) months from the
date hereof, on the first day of each month, commencing on the date
hereof and continuing through the payment due on November 1, 1999.
Commencing on December 1, 1999, and continuing until the Maturity
Date, the Borrower shall make monthly payments of principal and
interest in the amount of $29,375 on the first day of each month,
based upon a four (4) year amortization of the Loan.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
entire unpaid remaining principal amount of the Loan shall be due
and payable on the Maturity Date.
All payments of principal and interest hereof shall be made to
Holders at 555 17th Street, Suite 3310, Denver, Colorado 80202 or
at such other place as Holders shall designate to Borrower in
writing.
Borrower agrees to pay, in addition to the payments of
principal and interest as provided herein, a loan fee of one
percent (1%) of the Loan. Such fee and the first month's interest
shall be retained by Holders and deducted from the proceeds of the
Loan disbursed to Borrower on the date hereof. In the event the
entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan is not paid on or before
December 1, 1999, the Borrower agrees to pay an additional loan fee
of one percent (1%) of the outstanding amount of the Loan on the
first day of each December and June until the Loan is paid in full.
In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay the Holders' reasonable
counsel fees in connection with the preparation of this Promissory
Note, which amount will also be deducted from the proceeds of the
Loan disbursed to Borrower on the date hereof.
Payments received shall be applied first to expenses of
Holders, if any, then to default interest, if any, then to accrued
interest, then to principal.
The Borrower shall assign and pledge as collateral all of its
properties and assets as security for this Promissory Note,
including those properties and assets that will be acquired from
Whiting Petroleum Corporation in part with the proceeds from this
Promissory Note.
Upon the happening of any of the following events, at the
option of the Holders, the amounts then unpaid under this
Promissory Note, shall bear interest for the period beginning with
the date of the happening of any such event at a default rate of
twenty percent (20%) per annum (the "Default Interest"). Default
Interest shall be payable monthly on the first day of each and
every month. In addition, the Holders may, at its option,
accelerate the indebtedness evidenced by this Promissory Note and
declare due and payable the entire unpaid principal sum, together
with all interest thereon, including Default Interest, plus all
other sums payable at the time of such declaration pursuant to this
Promissory Note. Such events of default are as follows:
(a) The failure of the Borrower to make any payment required
hereunder within ten (10) days after the due date hereof; or
(b) If Borrower shall default in the performance or
observance of any other term, covenant, condition or
obligation contained in this Promissory Note, which default is
not cured within fifteen (15) days after Borrower's receipt
from Holders of written notice hereof; or
(c) Any representation or warranty contained herein or any
representation to the Holders proves to be false or misleading
concerning the financial condition or credit standing of the
Borrower; or
(d) The filing of any petition by the Borrower under any
provision of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any state law
relating to insolvency; or the filing of any such petition
against the Borrower, unless such petition and all proceeding
thereunder are dismissed within thirty (30) days from such
filing; or the appointment of a trustee or receiver for all or
any assets of the Borrower, unless such appointment is vacated
or dismissed within thirty (30) days from the date of such
appointment; or an adjudication that the Borrower is insolvent
or bankrupt.
The failure by the Holders to exercise any of the foregoing
options upon the happening of one or more of the foregoing events
of default shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise
the same or any other option at any subsequent time in respect of
the same event. The acceptance by the Holders of any payment
hereunder which is less than payment in full of all amounts due and
payable at the time of such payment shall not constitute a waiver
of the right to exercise any of the foregoing options at that time
or any subsequent time, or nullify any prior exercise of any such
option without the express consent of the Holders hereof.
The Borrower reserves the right to prepay all or a part of the
principal owing on the Promissory Note at any time or times prior
to maturity without notice and without payment of any premium or
penalty, provided that Borrower shall pay all accrued and unpaid
Interest thereon.
It is not intended hereby to charge interest at a rate in
excess of the maximum rate of interest that Holders may charge to
Borrower under applicable usury and other laws, but if,
notwithstanding, interest in excess of such rate shall be paid
hereunder, the excess shall be retained by Holders of this
Promissory Note as additional cash collateral for the payment
hereof, unless such retention is not permitted by law, in which
case the interest rate on this Promissory Note shall be adjusted to
the maximum permitted under applicable law during the period or
periods that the interest rate otherwise provided herein would
exceed such rate.
Time is of the essence hereof. In the event of any default in
any payment of the principal of or interest on this Promissory
Note, or any fees payable hereunder, when due and payable, then the
whole principal sum of this Promissory Note plus accrued interest
and all other obligations of Borrower to Holders, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, now existing or hereafter
arising, shall, at the option of the Holders, become immediately
due and payable without notice or demand, and Holders shall have
and may exercise any or all of the rights and remedies provided
herein.
If Borrower fails to pay any amount due under this Promissory
Note and Holders have to take any action to collect the amount due,
including without limitation retaining attorneys for collection of
this Promissory Note, or if any suit or proceedings is brought for
the recovery of all or any part of or for protection of the
indebtedness, then Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and
expenses of any such action to collect, suit or proceeding, or any
appeal of any such suit or proceeding, incurred by Holders,
including but not limited to the fees and disbursements of Holders'
attorneys and their staff.
Borrower waives presentation, notice of dishonor, notice of
acceleration and protest, and assents to any extension of time with
respect to any payment due under this Promissory Note, to any
substitution or release of collateral and to the addition or
release of any party. No waiver of any payment or other right
under this Promissory Note shall operate as a waiver of any other
payment or right.
Of any provision in this Promissory Note shall be held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the
validity, legality or enforceability of any defective provisions
shall not be in any way affected or impaired in any other
jurisdiction.
All notices to Borrower given hereunder shall be in writing,
shall be given either by hand delivery or by certified mail, return
receipt requested, and, if mailed, shall be deemed received one day
after having been deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:
Delta Petroleum Corporation
555 17th Street, Suite 3310
Denver, Colorado 80202
This Promissory Note is to be governed by and construed
according to the laws of the State of Colorado.
BORROWER:
DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
s/Roger A. Parker
By: Roger A. Parker, President
ATTEST:
s/Aleron H. Larson, Jr.
Aleron H. Larson, Jr., Secretary
