Exhibit 10.3
CONVERSION AGREEMENT
This CONVERSION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 5th day of June, 2007 by and among:
(1) | CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”); | |
(2) | PERSISTENCY, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Persistency”); and | |
(3) | CANARGO LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of Guernsey (“CanArgo Limited”). |
WHEREAS
(A) | On 28 June 2006 Persistency and the Subordinated Noteholders entered into an agreement pursuant to which the Subordinated Noteholders sold to Persistency US$5 million of the principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 1 September 2009 (the “Subordinated Notes”) issued under and pursuant to that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “NWPA”) dated as of 3 March 2006, as amended, by and among the Company and the Subordinated Noteholders. | |
(B) | The Subordinated Noteholders and Persistency have certain rights under the NWPA and the ancillary documents associated therewith, which include, without limitation the right pursuant to Section 11.7 of the NWPA to convert the principal amount of each Subordinated Note from time to time in whole or in part into Tethys Common Stock (as defined in the NWPA). | |
(C) | To the extent that they hold Subordinated Notes, Persistency are willing to agree to convert their Subordinated Notes into Tethys Common Stock in accordance with Section 11.7 of the NWPA at a price of US$2.50 per share of Tethys Common Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement. |
IT IS AGREEDas follows:
1 | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION | |
1.1 | In this Agreement the following words and expressions shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings: | |
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City, Toronto or London are required or authorized to be closed; | ||
“Conversion” has the meaning ascribed in Clause 3.1 of this Agreement; | ||
“Conversion Date” means the date five Business Days from the date of satisfaction of the conditions specified in Clause 2.1 of this Agreement; | ||
“Conversion Stock” has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 3.1 of this Agreement; |
“Note Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of 25 July 2005 by and among the Company, Ingalls & Snyder Value Partners L.P. and the Purchasers (as defined therein); | ||
“12% Note Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of 28 June 2006 by and between the Company and Persistency; | ||
“Senior Noteholders” means the holders of the Senior Secured Notes; | ||
“Senior Secured Notes” means the Senior Secured Notes due 25 July 2009; | ||
“Subordinated Noteholders” means the holders of the Subordinated Notes; | ||
“Tethys” means Tethys Petroleum Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and an indirect subsidiary of the Company; | ||
“Tethys Common Stock” means the ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.10 each in the capital of Tethys; and | ||
“Tethys Share Pledge” means the pledge over certain of the Tethys Common Stock granted to the Senior Noteholders pursuant to the Security Interest Agreement dated 9 February 2007 by and among CanArgo Limited, Tethys, Ingalls & Snyder LLC and others party thereto. | ||
1.2 | Words and expressions defined in the NWPA shall have the same meanings herein except in so far as expressly varied by or inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. | |
2 | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | |
2.1 | Persistency agrees that it shall convert the entire principal amount outstanding under its Subordinated Note into shares of Tethys Common Stock pursuant to Section 11.7 of the NWPA conditional upon the prior or contemporaneous satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions: |
(a) | The Senior Noteholders and the Company shall have entered into a letter agreement releasing certain rights and providing certain consents under the Note Purchase Agreement to permit the Conversion and the transactions contemplated thereby in compliance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement; and | ||
(b) | Ingalls & Snyder LLC, as the Security Agent, shall have provided the requisite consent to release the Conversion Stock from the Tethys Share Pledge. |
2.2 | Persistency agrees to provide a guaranty in substantially the form of Schedule 2 attached hereto (the “Senior Note Guaranty”) to the Senior Noteholders. | |
2.3 | Notwithstanding Clause 2.1 the Required Holders (as defined in the NWPA) shall be entitled by notice in writing given to the Company to waive (to such extent as they may think fit) compliance with the conditions stated in Clauses 2.1(a) and (b). | |
2.4 | If any of the conditions in Clause 2.1 has not been satisfied or waived by 8 June 2007 (or by such later date as may be agreed in writing between Persistency, and the Company), then, |
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without prejudice to any accrued rights of the parties arising in respect of any of the provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement shall, thereupon cease to have effect. | ||
3 | CONVERSION | |
3.1 | Subject to the terms of Clause 2, on and with effect from the Conversion Date, Persistency shall convert the entire outstanding principal amount of the Subordinated Notes held by them into 2 million shares of Tethys Common Stock (the “Conversion Stock”) pursuant to the NWPA (the “Conversion”). | |
3.2 | Accrued interest through the Conversion Date in respect of the Subordinated Notes held by Persistency shall be payable by the Company in cash to Persistency on the Conversion Date. | |
3.3 | The Conversion Stock to be issued to Persistency pursuant to this Clause 3 to affect the Conversion shall be satisfied by the transfer on the Conversion Date by CanArgo Limited of the requisite amount of the Conversion Stock due to Persistency with full title guarantee in consideration for the cancellation of the Subordinated Note held by Persistency. | |
4 | WARRANTS | |
4.1 | The consideration payable to Persistency for the conversion of their Subordinated Note into Tethys Common Stock pursuant to Clause 3 shall be the issue by the Company of warrants (the “Compensation Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 5 million shares, at an exercise price of $1.00 per share (subject to adjustment), of the Company’s common stock par value $0.10 per share (the “Compensation Warrants Shares”). The Compensation Warrants issuable to Persistency pursuant to this Clause 4.1 shall be issued to Persistency on the Conversion Date. | |
4.2 | The Compensation Warrants to be issued to Persistency shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1, with such changes thereto, if any, as may be approved by Persistency and the Company. | |
5 | GENERAL | |
5.1 | Representations and Warranties | |
Persistency hereby repeats its representations and warranties to the Company set forth in the 12% Note Purchase Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in full herein, and, in connection therewith, Persistency hereby further represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that neither the Conversion Stock, the Compensation Warrants nor the Compensation Warrant Shares (collectively the “Securities”) have been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any other state, provincial or foreign securities laws (such laws together with the Securities Act being collectively referred to herein as “Securities Laws”), the Securities are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and the Securities may not be sold, transferred or offered for sale except in compliance with all applicable Securities Laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The certificates evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted with suitable restrictive legends reflecting the foregoing. |
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5.2 | Further Assurance | |
The parties shall at their own cost do or procure the doing of all such acts and things and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents as are reasonably required to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement. | ||
5.3 | Assignment | |
No party shall be entitled to assign in whole or in part any rights and/or obligations arising under this Agreement to a third party without the prior written consent of the other parties. | ||
5.4 | Entire Agreement | |
This Agreement together with the NWPA constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the matters dealt with herein and supersedes any previous agreement among the parties in relation to such matters. | ||
5.5 | Variation | |
No variation of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. | ||
5.6 | Waiver | |
No waiver by either party of any of the requirements hereof or of any of its rights hereunder shall be effective unless given in writing and signed by or on behalf of that party and no forbearance, delay or indulgence by either party in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall prejudice or restrict the rights of that party nor shall any waiver by that party of any of the requirements hereof or any of its rights hereunder release the other from full performance of its remaining obligations stated herein. | ||
5.7 | Severability | |
Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed separately and (save as otherwise expressly provided herein) none of the provisions hereof shall limit or govern the extent, application or construction of any other of them and notwithstanding that any provision of this Agreement may prove to be illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. | ||
5.8 | Counterparts, Facsimile Execution and Delivery | |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each of the parties on separate counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopy shall be equally effective as the delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. | ||
5.9 | Law and Jurisdiction | |
5.9.1 | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. |
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5.9.2 | Each party hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of New York as regards any claim, dispute or matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and its implementation and effect. | |
5.10 | Binding Effect | |
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors in interest and assigns. | ||
5.11 | Notices | |
All notices, demands, elections, requests and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent: (a) by telefacsimile if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent: |
(i) | if to Persistency, to Persistency at their address as set forth on the books maintained by the Company, or at such other address as Persistency shall have specified to the Company in writing, | ||
(ii) | if to the Company, to the Company at its principal executive office to the attention of Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to Persistency in writing; | ||
(iii) | if to CanArgo Limited, to CanArgo Limited at its principal executive office for the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as CanArgo Limited shall have specified to the Company in writing. |
Notices under this Section 5.10 will be deemed given only when actually received.
[signature pages follows]
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IN WITNESSof which the parties have executed and delivered this document as a deed on the date first before written.
SIGNED by
For and on behalf ofCANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
For and on behalf ofPERSISTENCY | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
SIGNED by | ||||
For and on behalf ofCANARGO LIMITED | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED | ||||
INGALLS & SNYDER LLC | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
INGALLS & SNYDER VALUE PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
PENRITH LTD | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
THOMAS GIPSON | ||||
ROBERT GIPSON |
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Form of Warrant Certificate
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SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF WARRANT
THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “WARRANT SECURITIES”), HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AFFORDED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE WARRANT SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT IS APPLICABLE (IN WHICH CASE THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO SUCH EFFECT) AND THE PROVISIONS OF ALL OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS ARE OBSERVED.
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware
No. | 5,000,000 Common | |||||||
Stock Purchase Warrants |
CERTIFICATE FOR COMMON STOCK
PURCHASE WARRANTS
PURCHASE WARRANTS
1.Warrant, This Warrant Certificate certifies that Persistency, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Persistency”), or registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is the registered owner of the above indicated number of Warrants expiring on the Expiration Date, as hereinafter defined. One (1) Warrant entitles the Registered Holder to purchase one (1) share of the common stock, $.10 par value (a “Share”), of CanArgo Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), from the Company at a purchase price of One Dollar ($1.00) (the “Exercise Price”) at any time during the Exercise Period, as hereinafter defined, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate with the exercise form hereon duly completed and executed and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price at the principal office of the Company.
Upon due presentment for transfer or exchange of this Warrant Certificate at the principal office of the Company, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided herein, upon payment of any tax or governmental charge imposed in connection with such transfer. Subject to the terms hereof the Company shall deliver Warrant Certificates in required whole number denominations to Registered Holders in connection with any transfer or exchange permitted hereunder.
This Warrant is issued pursuant to the provisions of that certain Conversion Agreement dated June 4, 2007 by and among the Company, CanArgo Limited (a company incorporated under the laws of
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the Island of Guernsey), and Persistency (the “Conversion Agreement”). Any capitalized terms not otherwise expressly defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion Agreement.
2.Restrictive Legends. Each Warrant Certificate shall bear legends substantially in the form of the legends that appear at the beginning of this Warrant Certificate. Each certificate representing Shares issued upon exercise of a Warrant, unless such Shares are then registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE“ACT”) OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AFFORDED UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT IS APPLICABLE (IN WHICH CASE THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO SUCH EFFECT) AND THE PROVISIONS OF ALL OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS ARE OBSERVED.”
Each such certificate representing Shares may also bear such legend relating to the issuance of such Shares pursuant to any applicable securities laws as counsel for the Company shall reasonably deem appropriate.
3.Exercise. Subject to the terms hereof: the Warrants, evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, may be exercised at the Exercise Price in whole or in part at any time during the period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing on the next Business Day after the first anniversary of the Conversion Date as contemplated by Section 4 of the Conversion Agreement and terminating at the close of business on the earlier of: (i) September 1, 2009; or (ii) or shall be exercised on such sooner date at the election of the Company and upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Registered Holder in the event that: (a) the Manavi M12 well indicates, by way of an independent engineering report, sustainable production, if developed, in excess of 7,500 barrels of oil per day or (b) all the warrants originally issued under that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3, 2006 by and among the Company and the purchasers listed therein are exercised by the holders thereof and the average closing price for the Company’s Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) then the Oslo Stock Exchange, is above U.S. $2.00 (or its equivalent in NOK, and in any case adjusted for any stock dividends, stock split, its reverse split, recapitalization or reorganization) for a period of five consecutive trading days (the “Expiration Date”). The Exercise Period may also be extended by the Company’s Board of Directors.
A Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised in immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Exercise Date”) of the surrender to the Company at its principal offices of this Warrant Certificate with the exercise form attached hereto executed by the Registered Holder and accompanied by payment to the Company, in cash or by official bank or certified check, of an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price, in lawful money of the United States of America.
The person entitled to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant or Warrants (“Warrant Shares”) shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of such Warrant Shares as of the close of business on the Exercise Date. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any fractional share interests in Warrant Shares issuable or deliverable on the exercise of any Warrant or script or cash with respect thereto, but, if Company elects not to issue a fractional share, the Company will pay a cash
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adjustment in respect of any fraction of a Warrant Share which would otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to the same fraction of the amount by which the market price of a Share on the date of exercise exceeds the Exercise Price, such market price to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. If more than one Warrant shall be exercised at one time by the same Registered Holder, the number of full Shares which shall be issuable on exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of full shares issuable on such exercise.
Promptly, and in any event within ten business days after the Exercise Date, the Company shall cause to be issued and delivered to the person or persons entitled to receive the same, a certificate or certificates for the number of Warrant Shares deliverable on such exercise.
The Company may deem and treat the Registered Holder of the Warrants at any time as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. The Warrants shall not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of shareholders or to any dividend declared on the Shares unless the Registered Holder shall have exercised the Warrants and thereby purchased the Warrant Shares prior to the record date for the determination of holders of Shares entitled to such dividend or other right.
4.Net Issue Conversion. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, the Registered Holder hereof may, subject to the prior concurrence of the Company, in lieu of exercising this Warrant in the manner provided above in Section 3, elect to convert this Warrant into Warrant Shares equal in number to the value of the exercised Warrants by so indicating on the Form of Election to Purchase attached hereto, in which event the Registered Holder shall receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to following shall occur.
[(X multiplied by (Y minus Z)] divided by Y;
where:
X = Number of Warrants Converted
Y = Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock
Z = Exercise Price
For purposes of the above, “Fair Market Value” shall equal the closing price for the Company’s Common Stock on the Exercise Date, as reported on the AMEX or, if the Common Stock is not then listed for trading on the AMEX, then the dollar equivalent of such closing price as reported on the Oslo Stock Exchange on the Exercise Date.
5.Reservation of Shares and Payment of Taxes. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and have available from its authorized Common Stock such number of shares as shall then be issuable on the exercise of outstanding Warrants. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which shall be so issuable shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
The Registered Holder shall pay all documentary, stamp or similar taxes and other government charges that may be imposed with respect to the issuance, transfer or delivery of any Warrants and Warrant Shares on exercise of the Warrants. In the event the Warrants or Warrant Shares are to be delivered in a name other than the name of the Registered Holder of the Warrant Certificate, no such
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delivery shall be made unless the person requesting the same has paid the amount of any such taxes or charges incident thereto.
6. Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Certificates may be transferred in whole or in part, provided any such transfer complies with all applicable foreign and United States federal and state securities laws and, if requested by the Company, the Registered Holder delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel to that effect, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company. Warrant Certificates to be transferred shall be surrendered to the Company at its principal office. The Company shall execute, issue and deliver in exchange therefore the Warrant Certificate or Certificates which the Registered Holder making the transfer shall be entitled to receive.
The Company shall keep transfer books at its principal office which shall register Warrant Certificates and the transfer thereof. On due presentment of any Warrant Certificate for registration of transfer at such office, the Company shall execute, issue and deliver to the transferee or transferees a new Warrant Certificate or Certificates representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants. All Warrant Certificates presented for registration of transfer or exercise shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form and substance satisfactory to the Company. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other government charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.
All Warrant Certificates so surrendered, or surrendered for exercise, or for exchange in case of mutilated Warrant Certificates, shall be promptly cancelled by the Company and thereafter retained by the Company until the Expiration Date. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer thereof the Company may treat the Registered Holder of any Warrant Certificate as the absolute owner thereof (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than the Company), and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
7.Loss or Mutilation. On receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory as to the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, the Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof a new Warrant Certificate representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants. In the case of loss, theft or destruction of any Warrant Certificate, the individual requesting issuance of a new Warrant Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Company in an amount satisfactory to the Company. In the event a Warrant Certificate is mutilated, such Certificate shall be surrendered and canceled by the Company prior to delivery of a new Warrant Certificate. Applicants for a new Warrant Certificate shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations as the Company may prescribe.
8.Adjustment of Shares. The number and kind of securities issuable upon exercise of a Warrant or to be delivered upon the redemption of Warrants hereunder shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events (“Adjustment Event”), as follows:
(a) If the Company shall, at any time prior to the complete exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby, declare or pay to the holders of its outstanding Shares, a dividend payable in any kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company, or in property, or otherwise than in cash, the Registered Holder upon thereafter exercising the Warrants evidenced hereby as herein provided shall be entitled to receive for the Exercise Price, in addition to one Warrant Share, such additional share or shares of stock or scrip representing fractions of a share or other securities or property as the Registered Holder would have received in the form of such dividend if he had been the holder of record of such Warrant Share on the record date for the determination of common stockholders entitled to receive such dividend.
(b) If the Company shall, while any Warrants evidenced hereby remain in force, effect a recapitalization of such character that the Shares covered hereby shall be changed into or become
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exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares, then thereafter, the number of Shares which the Registered Holder shall be entitled to purchase hereunder, shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or decrease in the number of Shares of the Company by reason of such recapitalization, and the Exercise Price (per Share) shall in the case of an increase in the number of Shares be proportionately reduced, and in the case of a decrease in the number of shares be proportionately increased.
(c) In case of any reorganization of the Company (or any other corporation the stock or other securities of which are at the time receivable upon exercise of a Warrant) or in case the Company (or any such other corporation) shall merge into or with or consolidate with another corporation or convey all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or enter into a business combination of any form as a result of which the Shares or other securities receivable upon exercise of a Warrant are converted into other stock or securities of the same or another corporation, then and in each such case, the Registered Holder of a Warrant, upon exercise of the purchase right at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance or combination, shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the Shares or other securities to which such Registered Holder would have been entitled had he exercised the purchase right immediately prior thereto, such stock and securities which such Registered Holder would have owned immediately after such event with respect to the Shares and other securities for which a Warrant may have been exercised immediately before such event had the Registered Holder exercised the Warrant immediately prior to such event.
(d) In case the Company shall at any time prior to the exercise of a Warrant evidenced hereby make any distribution of its assets to holders of its Shares by way of a liquidating or partial liquidating dividend or by way of a return of capital, or other than as a dividend payable out of earnings or any surplus legally available for dividends under the laws of the state of its incorporation, then the Registered Holder upon thereafter exercising such Warrant as herein provided after the date of record for the determination of those holders of Shares entitled to such distribution of assets, shall be entitled to receive for the Exercise Price, in addition to a Warrant Share, the amount of such assets (or at the option of the Company, a sum equal to the value thereof at the time of such distribution to holders of Shares as such value is determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith) which would have been payable to the Registered Holder had he been the holder of record of such Warrant Share receivable upon exercise of such Warrant on the record date for the determination of those entitled to such distribution.
The Company shall mail to the holder of this Certificate at least twenty (20) days prior to any Adjustment Event a notice specifying the date on which any such Adjustment Event is to occur together with a description thereof.
In each case of an adjustment in the Shares or other securities receivable upon the exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall promptly notify the Registered Holder of such adjustment. Such notice shall set forth the facts upon which such adjustment is based.
9.Reduction in Exercise Price.
The Company’s Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, reduce the Exercise Price of the Warrants in effect at any time either for the life of the Warrants or any shorter period of time determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company shall promptly notify the Registered Holders of any such reduction in the Exercise Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Shares issuable to the holders of the Warrants pursuant to this Section 9 cause the holders of the Warrants collectively to own in excess of 19.9% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company as at the date of the Note Purchase Agreement unless the Company has obtained the prior approval of its stockholders as required by Section 713 of the AMEX Company Guide as in effect from time to time, provided,
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however, that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to diligently seek to obtain such approval of its stockholders.
10.Notices. All notices, demands, elections, requests and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent
(a) by telefacsimile if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or
(b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or
(c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:
(i) if to the Registered Holder or its nominee, to the Registered Holder or its nominee at the address of the Registered Holder as set forth on the books maintained by the Company, or at such other address as such Registered Holder or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,
(ii) if to the Company, to the Company at its principal executive office to the attention of Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Warrant in writing.
Notices under thisSection 10 will be deemed given only when actually received.
11.General Provisions. This Warrant Certificate shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, where the Company maintains its registered offices. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, time is of the essence in performing hereunder. The headings of this Warrant Certificate are for convenience in reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed as of the ___ day of ___, 2007.
CanArgo Energy Corporation | ||||||||
By: | ||||||||
Title: | ||||||||
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CanArgo Energy Corporation
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM — as tenants in common TEN ENT — as tenants by the entireties JR TEN — as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- Custodian under Uniform Gifts to Minor Act . (State) | ||
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder if He
Desires to Assign Warrants Evidenced by the
Within Warrant Certificate)
Desires to Assign Warrants Evidenced by the
Within Warrant Certificate)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED hereby sells, assigns and transfers ( ) Warrants, evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificates on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated: . . Signature |
Notice: The above signature must correspond with the name as written upon the Face of the Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Signature Guaranteed:
SIGNATURE MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR MEMBER FIRM OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STOCK EXCHANGES: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC COAST STOCK EXCHANGE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, OR MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE.
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FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be Executed by the Holder if he Desires to Exercise
the Warrants Evidenced by the Warrant Certificate)
the Warrants Evidenced by the Warrant Certificate)
To CanArgo Energy Corporation:
[The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise ( ) Warrants, evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate for, and to purchase thereunder, ( ) full shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of said Warrants and delivery of $ and payment of any applicable taxes.
OR
[The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert ( ) Warrants, evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate, and to acquire Warrant Shares pursuant to the “Net Issue Conversion” provision in Section 4 thereof, and, upon payment of any applicable taxes, to acquire Warrant Shares thereunder.]
The undersigned hereby warrants and represents that he/it is an “accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and accordingly the Warrants being exercised and the securities deliverable upon exercise thereof have been registered under the Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.
Please register the certificates for such share as follows:
Please insert taxpayer identification
Or social security number (if any) .
Or social security number (if any) .
(Please print name)
(Please print address)
If said number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants not so exercised be registered in the name of the undersigned at the following address and deliver the Certificate to that address:
(Please print address)
(SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
Dated: Signature: .
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NOTICE: The above signature must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. If the certificate representing the shares is to be registered in a name other than that in which the within Warrant Certificate is registered, the signature of the holder hereof must be guaranteed.
Signature Guaranteed: .
SIGNATURE MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR MEMBER FIRM OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STOCK EXCHANGES: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC COAST STOCK EXCHANGE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, OR MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE.
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SCHEDULE 2
Form of Senior Note Guaranty
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
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__, 2007
This Guaranty Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of ___, 2007 by and among Persistency, a Cayman Islands partnership (“Persistency”), each of the holders of Senior Indebtedness (as defined below) that are a signatory hereto, and Ingalls & Snyder LLC (“I&S”) as agent for the Senior Indebtedness holders. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated June 28, 2006 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation (“CanArgo”) and Persistency.
WHEREAS, holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes of CanArgo have been given an exchange offer in which such holders exchange such Senior Subordinated Notes for shares of capital stock of Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys”) and Persistency has agreed to exchange $5 million in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Subordinated Notes for 2,000,000 shares of Tethys (the “Tethys Shares”).
NOWWHEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. | Guaranty. In the event that (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect of the Senior Secured Notes (“Senior Indebtedness”) purchased pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 25, 2005, and (ii) as a result of such Event of Default any Senior Indebtedness is accelerated by the holders thereof (a “Trigger Event”), I&S may require that Persistency purchase from I&S, within thirty business days from delivery of notice by I&S to Persistency, an amount of Senior Secured Notes with an aggregate principal amount equal to the Note Amount, for an aggregate purchase price of $5 million in immediately available funds (the “Senior Note Purchase”). For the purpose of clarity, under no circumstances shall the Senior Note Purchase apply to Senior Subordinated Notes owned by any of the parties. The “Note Amount” shall be equal to $5 million minus all accrued but unpaid interest and other amounts owing on the date Senior Note Purchase takes place in respect of an aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes equal to the Note Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Persistency may choose to deliver to I&S the Tethys Shares in lieu of effecting the Senior Note Purchase. In addition, if the fair market value of Persistency’s assets fall below $50 million, Persistency shall notify I&S of such event and, regardless of whether (i) through (ii) above have occurred, I&S may require Persistency to effect the Senior Note Purchase or deliver the Tethys Shares within thirty business days. | ||
2. | Agreement to Subordinate Right of Payment. In the event that Persistency effects the Senior Note Purchase, Persistency agrees that amounts owing on the portion of the Senior Indebtedness purchased by Persistency pursuant to the Senior Note Purchase shall be junior in right of payment to the Senior Secured Notes owned by I&S (but shall remain senior to all other indebtedness of CanArgo). | ||
3. | Termination of Guaranty | ||
At any time after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, Persistency may give notice to I&S that the guaranty must be exercised or will terminate on the twentieth day after such notice. If such notice |
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is given, the Purchase Option granted in the Intercreditor Agreement will also terminate on the thirtieth day after the date of such notice. | |||
In addition, the Guaranty shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect if (i) the conversion of Persistency’s senior subordinated indebtedness into Tethys Shares is subject to a successful claim of fraudulent conveyance or (ii) Persistency exercises its Purchase Option (as that term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement of even date hereof) set forth in such Intercreditor Agreement. | |||
4. | Representations and Warranties. |
a. | Persistency. Persistency represents to each I&S that: |
i. | it has full legal capacity, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; | ||
ii. | the execution, delivery and performance by Persistency of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary legal action on the part of Persistency; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not (a) conflict with any provision of any governing instrument applicable to Persistency or (b) result in any Material breach of any terms or provisions of, or constitute a Material default under, any Material contract, agreement or instrument to which Persistency is a party or by which Persistency is bound; | ||
iii. | this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against Persistency in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and | ||
iv. | Persistency is an institutional accredited investor. |
b. | I&S. I&S represents to Persistency that: |
i. | it has full legal capacity, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; | ||
ii. | the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary legal action on its part; | ||
iii. | the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not (a) conflict with any provision of any governing instrument applicable to it or (b) result in any Material breach of any terms or provisions of, or constitute a Material default under, any Material contract, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound; | ||
iv. | this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); | ||
v. | it is an institutional accredited investor; and | ||
vi. | it owns the Senior Indebtedness set forth opposite such Senior Indebtedness Holder’s name onExhibit A hereto. |
5. | Indemnification. |
a. | Persistency indemnifies and agrees to hold I&S harmless from damages arising from any Material breach of any of Persistency’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. |
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b. | I&S indemnifies and agrees to hold Persistency harmless from damages arising from any Material breach of any of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. |
6. | Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. | ||
7. | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto. | ||
8. | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice of law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State. | ||
9. | Submission to Jurisdiction. For the purposes of any action or proceeding involving this Agreement, Persistency and each Senior Indebtedness Holder shall cause its Subsidiaries to, expressly submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of all federal and state courts sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York and consents that any order, process, notice of motion or other application to or by any of said courts or a judge thereof may be served within or without such court’s jurisdiction by registered mail or by personal service, provided that a reasonable time for appearance is allowed. Each party irrevocably waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Notes or any other agreement or document referred to herein or therein brought in any federal or state court sitting in the City and State of New York, and hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. |
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