UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 31, 2010

ENERJEX RESOURCES, INC.  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-30234
88-0422242
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

27 Corporate Woods, Suite 350
10975 Grandview Drive
Overland Park, KS
66210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (913) 754-7754

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

SP&AA

On December 31, 2010, the Registrant entered into a Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement (the “ SP&AA ”) among West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC (“ WCOF ”); Montecito Venture Partners, LLC (“ MVP ”); RGW Energy, LLC (“ RGW ”), J&J Operating Company, LLC (“ J&J ”); Working Interest Holding, LLC (“ WIH ”); and Frey Living Trust (“ FREY ”) (collectively WCOF, MVP, RGW, J&J, WIH and FREY are referred to as the “Acquisition Parties”) under which the Registrant acquired certain assets owned by the Acquisition Parties for 49,118,625 shares of the Registrant’s restricted common stock, 4,779,460 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and $1,500,000 in cash. The foregoing description of the SP&AA is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the SP&AA, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Stock Repurchase Agreement

On December 31, 2010, as partial consideration for the assets acquired from WIH, the Registrant entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement with WIH, whereby WIH has the right, under certain conditions, to require the Registrant to purchase from WIH up to 3,750,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.40 per share. The foregoing description of the Stock Repurchase Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Repurchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

SPA

On December 31, 2010, the Registrant entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ SPA ”) among 24 accredited investors for the sale of 12,500,000 shares of the Registrant’s restricted common stock for $5,000,000. The foregoing description of the SPA is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the SPA, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

In accordance with the terms of the SP&AA described in Item 1.01 above, the Registrant acquired certain assets from the Acquisition Parties as follows:

Assets Acquired from WCOF

In exchange for 10,550,049 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, WCOF (i) assigned all rights, effectively cancelling, to the secured debentures in the original principal amount of $1,960,000, on which the Registrant was indebted to WCOF as of September 30, 2010, in the aggregate amount of $2,498,007.71, (ii) assigned title to 617,317 shares of common stock in Oakridge Energy, Inc. valued at $1,676,016, and (iii) assigned title to 700,000 shares of common stock in Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. valued at $1,295,000.
 
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Assets Acquired from MVP

In exchange for 15,595,540 shares of the Registrant’s common stock and 4,779,460 shares of the Registrant’s newly authorized Series A Preferred Stock, MVP contributed its 88% membership interest in Black Sable Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Assets Acquired from RGW

In exchange for 4,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, RGW contributed its 12% membership interest in Black Sable Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Assets Acquired from WIH

In exchange for 18,750,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $1,500,000 in cash and the right to cause the Registrant to repurchase up to $1,500,000 of the common stock issued to WIH pursuant to the terms of the Stock Repurchase Agreement described in Item 1.01 above, WIH contributed its 100% membership interest in Working Interest, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company.

Assets Acquired from Frey

In exchange for 223,036 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, Frey assigned all rights, effectively cancelling, to the secured debentures in the original principal amount of $140,000, on which the Company was indebted to WCOF as of September 30, 2010, in the aggregate amount of $178,429.

About Black Sable Energy, LLC

Black Sable Energy LLC ("BSE") is a San Antonio based company focused on the development of large known oil deposits in South Texas utilizing modern fracture stimulation technology.  BSE is currently focused on two project areas, the El Toro Project and the Lonesome Dove Project, with approximately 9,000 gross acres under lease. A brief overview of each project is as follows:

El Toro Project

 
·
Potential for 1,250 wells and more than 20 million barrels of recoverable oil net to BSE.
 
·
Proof of concept achieved with 9 wells drilled in 2009-2010 spanning 8 miles across current acreage position.
 
·
23 re-entry candidates in target area from abandoned Austin Chalk wells drilled in the 1990’s.
 
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·
2 out of 2 successful re-entries completed to date (1 producing and 1 awaiting fracture stimulation).
 
·
Mineral rights covering 440 contiguous acres net to BSE in the oil window of the Eagleford Shale play.
 
·
Adjacent well control with hydrocarbon shows and positive log indicators in the Eagleford Shale.

Lonesome Dove Project

 
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Potential for more than 1 million barrels of recoverable oil net to BSE from 12 Austin Chalk wells and 50 Taylor Sand wells.
 
·
Nearby Austin Chalk wells drilled by BSE’s partner have IP’d at 200-500 barrels of oil per day.
 
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BSE will be carried to the tanks for a 15% interest in the first Austin Chalk well drilled on its acreage and receive a free look at the shallower Taylor Sand should its joint venture partner drill a well on its acreage.

About Working Interest, LLC

Working Interest, LLC is a Kansas based limited liability company that holds working interests in ten (10) producing leases located in Eastern Kansas.  Nine of the ten (10) producing leases are located in Johnson and Douglas Counties, Kansas, and are located within close proximity to the Company’s existing producing assets in these two Counties.  Working Interest, LLC owns an operated working interest in these leases ranging from 64% to 80%.

The Squirrel Sandstone and the Bartlesville Sandstone are the two producing intervals under the Douglas and Johnson County leases in which Working Interest, LLC has its working interests. These reservoirs respond positively to secondary recovery operations with estimated ultimate recovery from water flood operations resulting in approximately 25% recovery of original oil in place.  A majority of the Douglas and Johnson County leases consist of relatively new wells with recent establishment of water flood operations, resulting in very long lived reserves with stable production declines.  Each lease contains multiple proven development locations, providing the Company with significant opportunities to grow production in proven areas where the Company has existing infrastructure.  The Douglas and Johnson County leases are currently producing approximately 45 gross BOPD.

Working Interest, LLC owns a 72% working interest in a producing lease in Linn County, Kansas, covering 160 gross acres.  This lease is currently producing approximately 25 gross BOPD from the Burgess sandstone.  The Burgess Sandstone is also a strong secondary recovery candidate, and waterflood operations were recently implemented on the property.  The lease contains multiple development locations that provide the Company with numerous opportunities to grow production.

Working Interest, LLC owns a significant number of non-producing leases in Johnson and Douglas Counties, Kansas, totaling approximately 1,700 gross acres.  These leases are highly prospective for oil production in the Squirrel and Bartlesville reservoirs.  The Company intends to analyze exploration opportunities on this acreage position as part of its growth plan in Eastern Kansas.
 
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

In accordance with the terms of the SP&AA described in Item 1.01 above, the Registrant issued shares of its restricted common stock to the following Acquisition Parties for the purchase of assets as described above:

Name
 
Number of Shares
 
West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC
    10,550,049  
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC
    15,595,540  
RGW Energy, LLC
    4,000,000  
Working Interest Holding, LLC
    18,750,000  
Frey Living Trust
    223,036  
         
TOTAL
    49,118,625  

The Registrant believes that the issuance of the shares described above was exempt from registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(2) and Regulation D, Rule 506. The shares were issued directly by the Registrant and did not involve a public offering or general solicitation. The recipients of the shares were afforded an opportunity for effective access to files and records of the Registrant that contained the relevant information needed to make their investment decision, including the Registrant’s financial statements and reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the " Exchange Act "). The Registrant reasonably believed that the recipients, immediately prior to issuing the shares, were accredited investors and had such knowledge and experience in the Registrant’s financial and business matters that they were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of their investment. The recipients had the opportunity to speak with the Registrant’s management on several occasions prior to making their investment decision.

In accordance with the terms of the SPA described in Item 1.01 above, the Registrant sold 12,500,000 shares of its restricted common stock to 24 accredited investors for $5,000,000. The Registrant believes that the issuance of the shares described above was exempt from registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Regulation D, Rule 506. The shares were issued directly by the Registrant and did not involve a public offering or general solicitation. The recipients of the shares were afforded an opportunity for effective access to files and records of the Registrant that contained the relevant information needed to make their investment decision, including the Registrant’s financial statements and the Exchange Act reports. The Registrant reasonably believed that the recipients, immediately prior to issuing the shares, were accredited investors and had such knowledge and experience in the Registrant’s financial and business matters that they were capable of evaluating the merits and risks of their investment. The recipients had the opportunity to speak with the Registrant’s management on several occasions prior to making their investment decision.
 
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Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement dated December 31, 2010, with Robert G. Watson, Jr., the Registrant granted to Mr. Watson an option to purchase up to 900,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock at $0.40 per share. The option was granted pursuant to the EnerJex Resources Stock Incentive Plan and registered on the Form S-8 filed on October 20, 2008.    Mr. Watson will vest in the option in equal monthly increments over a period of forty-eight (48) months, and will vest in full upon any change of control of the Registrant or any sale of all or substantially all of its assets.   The option has a term of five (5) years.

Pursuant to the terms of the SP&AA described in Item 1.01 above, the Registrant issued MVP 4,779,460 shares of newly authorized Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.  The Registrant believes that the sale of the shares was exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of Section 4(2) and Regulation D, Rule 506. The shares were issued directly by the Registrant and did not involve a public offering or general solicitation. The recipient of the shares was afforded an opportunity for effective access to files and records of the Registrant that contained the relevant information needed to make their investment decision, including the Registrant’s financial statements and Exchange Act reports. The Registrant reasonably believed that the recipient, immediately prior to issuing the shares, was an accredited investor and had such knowledge and experience in the Registrant’s financial and business matters that it was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment. The recipient had the opportunity to speak with the Registrant’s management on several occasions prior to making their investment decision.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

Pursuant to the terms of the SP&AA and SPA described in Item 1.01 above, the Registrant issued 61,618,625 shares of its common stock. The shares of common stock issued to the Acquisition Parties and the 24 investors under the SPA represents approximately 92% of the post-reorganization company. As a result of the SP&AA and SPA there was a change of Control of the Registrant.
 
The following table presents information, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, about the beneficial ownership of its common stock following completion of the SP&AA and SPA, held by those persons known to beneficially own more than 5% of its capital stock and by its directors and executive officers. The percentage of beneficial ownership for the following table is based on 66,752,887 shares of common stock outstanding after completion of the transactions.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes those shares of common stock over which the stockholder has sole or shared voting or investment power. It also includes (unless footnoted) shares of common stock that the stockholder has a right to acquire within 60 days after December 31, 2010 through the exercise of any option, warrant, conversion of preferred stock or other right. The percentage ownership of the outstanding common stock, however, is based on the assumption, expressly required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, that only the person or entity whose ownership is being reported has converted options or warrants into shares of our common stock.

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   (1)
 
Number
of Shares
   
Percent of
Outstanding Shares
of  Common Stock   (2)
 
Robert G. Watson, Jr., CEO/President and Director
    4,037,500
(3)
    5.93 %
Atticus Lowe, Director (4)(7)
    1,389,872       2.04 %
Lance Helfert, Director (4)(8)
    7,936,608       11.67 %
James G. Miller, Director (6)
    2,073,781       3.05 %
West Coast Opportunity Fund LLC (4)
1205 Coast Village Road
Montecito, CA  93108
    11,812,103       17.7 %
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC (5)
1205 Coast Village Road
Montecito, California 93108
    25,400,000       35.5 %
Working Interest Holding, LLC
10380 W 179th St.
Bucyrus, KS 66013
    18,750,000       28.1 %
Directors, Officers and Beneficial Owners as a Group
    62,073,782       91.21 %

* Indicates less than one percent.

(1)
As used in this table, “beneficial ownership” means the sole or shared power to vote, or to direct the voting of, security, or the sole or shared investment power with respect to a security (i.e., the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, a security).  The address of each person is care of the Registrant, 27 Corporate Woods, Suite 350, 10975 Grandview Drive, Overland Park, KS  66210.
(2)
Figures are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
(3)
Includes 37,500 shares under an option granted to Mr. Watson to purchase 900,000 shares of common stock at $0.40 per share.   Mr. Watson vests in that option in equal monthly increments over 48 months commencing January 1, 2011.
(4)
West Coast Asset Management, Inc. (the “ Investment Manager ”) is the Investment Manager to separately managed accounts, some of which are affiliated with the Reporting Persons (the “ Accounts ”). The Accounts directly own all of the shares reported herein. Atticus Lowe, Paul Orfalea and Lance Helfert serve on the investment committee of the Investment Manager. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities reported herein, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purposes.
(5)
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC is a controlled affiliate of West Coast Asset Management, Inc. Includes 4,779,460 shares of Series A Preferred Stock that is convertible into 4,779,460 shares of the Registrant’s common stock.
(6)
Includes (i) 22,929 shares that Mr. Miller owns directly, and (ii) beneficial ownership of 2,050,942 shares that are held by Working Interest Holding, LLC.
 
(7)
Includes 11,872 of the shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lowe by reason of his ownership interest in West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, and 7,867,250 of the shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lowe by reason by his ownership interest in Montecito Venture Partners, LLC.
 
(8)
Includes 69,358 of the shares beneficially owned by Mr. Helfert by reason of his ownership interest in West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, and 7,867,250 of the shares beneficially owned by Mr. Helfert by reason by his ownership interest in Montecito Venture Partners, LLC.
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointments of Principal Officers.

(a)  Resignation of Directors

Effective December 31, 2010, C. Stephen Cochennet, Loren Moll, Thomas Kmak and Darrel Palmer resigned as members of the Registrant’s board of directors. The Registrant is not aware of any disagreement any of the above persons may have with it on any matter relating to the Registrant’s operations, policies or practices.

(b)   Resignation of Officers

Effective December 31, 2010, C. Stephen Cochennet, the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Principal Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer resigned pursuant to the terms of Mr. Cochennet’s Separation and Settlement Agreement dated December 20, 2010.

(c)   Election of a New Officer

Concurrent with closing of the SP&AA discussed in Item 1.01 above, the Registrant’s board of directors, appointed Mr. Robert G. Watson, Jr., as the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Robert Watson, Jr. Mr. Watson co-founded Black Sable Energy, LLC approximately three (3) years ago and served as its Chief Executive Officer.  During his tenure at Black Sable, Mr. Watson was responsible for the company’s acquisition and development of two grassroots oil projects in South Texas, both of which have been partnered with larger oil and gas companies on a promoted basis. Prior to founding Black Sable, he was a Senior Associate at American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS), a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager with $18 billion in capital resources under management. Mr. Watson began his career in the Energy Investment Banking Group at CIBC World Markets and subsequently founded and served as the Managing Partner of Centerra Energy Partners.

Employment Agreement

On December 31, 2010, the Registrant and Robert Watson, Jr., entered into an Employment Agreement pursuant to which (i) the Registrant will employ Mr. Watson as its chief executive officer for a term ending on December 31, 2012, (ii) the Registrant will pay to Mr. Watson base compensation of $150,000 plus such discretionary cash bonus as the Registrant's board of directors determines to be appropriate, (iii) the Registrant has granted to Mr. Watson an option for the purchase of 900,000 shares of common stock at $0.40 per share, (A) in which option he will vest in equal monthly increments over a period of 48 months, and in full upon a change of control of the company or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets, and (B) which option will have a term of five (5) years, and (iv) if the Registrant terminates Watson's employment without "Cause" (as defined in the Employment Agreement), then the Registrant will pay to Mr. Watson as severance pay (A) the Base Compensation that would have accrued during the remainder of the term of that Employment Agreement, and (B) if that termination occurs after 16 months of employment, the Registrant also will pay to Mr. Watson additional severance pay in the amount of $100,000. The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
 
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(d)   Appointment of Directors

Concurrent with closing of the SP&AA, the Registrant’s board of directors appointed Robert Watson, Jr., Atticus Lowe, James Miller and Lance Helfert to serve as the members of the board of directors for the Registrant.  The terms for Watson, Lowe, Miller and Helfert’s terms will continue until the next annual stockholder’s meeting or until their respective successors are duly appointed. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of Messrs. Watson, Lowe, Miller or Helfert and any other persons pursuant to which they were elected to serve on the Registrant’s board. There are no compensatory arrangements with Messrs. Watson, Lowe, Miller or Helfert at this time; other than Mr. Watson’s employment agreement described above.

Robert Watson, Jr. See resume above.

Atticus Lowe.    Mr. Lowe is the Chief Investment Officer of West Coast Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor that has invested more than $200 million in the oil and gas industry on behalf of its principals and clients during the past 10 years. Mr. Lowe serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for a privately held oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, CO with leases covering approximately 180,000 net acres in the DJ Basin. He is a CFA charterholder and a co-author of The Entrepreneurial Investor , a book   Published by John Wiley & Sons. Mr. Lowe has also been profiled in Oil and Gas Investor magazine and Value Investor Insight, and he has been a featured speaker at the Value Investing Congress in New York and California.

James Miller. Mr. Miller retired in 2002 after serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Utilicorp United, Inc.’s business unit responsible for the company’s electricity generation and electric and natural gas transmission and distribution businesses which served 1.3 million customers in seven mid-continent states. Utilicorp traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the company was renamed Aquila in 2002. In 2007 its electricity assets in northwest Missouri were acquired by Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) for $1.7 billion and its natural gas properties and other assets were acquired by Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) for $940 million. Mr. Miller joined Utilicorp in 1989 through its acquisition of Michigan Gas Utilities, for which he served as the president from 1983 to 1991. Mr. Miller currently serves as Vice Chairman of The Nature Conservancy, Missouri Chapter, for which he has been a Board member for the past 10 years.

Lance Helfert.    Mr. Helfert is the President and a co-founder of West Coast Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor with approximately $200 million in assets under management. Prior to founding West Coast Asset Management, he oversaw a $1 billion portfolio at Wilshire Associates and was involved in a full range of financial strategies at M.L. Stern & Co. Mr. Helfert is a co-author of The Entrepreneurial Investor , a book published by John Wiley & Sons, and he has been a featured speaker at the Value Investing Congress in New York and California. Mr. Helfert has also served on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Southern California and the Tri-Counties Make-A-Wish Foundation.
 
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Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective December 31, 2010, the Registrant filed a Certificate of Designation to authorize 4,779,460 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. A copy of the Certificate of Designation is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.

The rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:

1.            Dividends .   The holders of record of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available therefore, as set forth in this Section 1 .

  1.1              Payment of Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock .   The Registrant shall pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock on a quarterly basis as set forth below in an amount per share equal to the quotient determined by dividing (x) the Cash Available for Distribution with respect to such quarter, by (y) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding on the record date for such quarter.

(a)             Cash Available for Distribution .  For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term "Cash Available for Distribution" shall mean, with respect to each calendar quarter in which there are any shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, an amount equal to one-third of the Registrant’s net cash provided from operating activities (adjusted for changes in accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory), reduced by any principal amount of debt repayment in such calendar quarter to the Registrant's institutional bank lenders and other secured creditors.  For purposes of the foregoing, the Registrant's "net cash provided from operating activities" shall be determined in a manner consistent with the Registrant's historical accounting practices consistently applied.

(b)             Payment and Record Dates .  The dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to:

(i)            The calendar quarter ending March 31 shall be paid on or before June 30 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on May 31;

(ii)          The calendar quarter ending June 30 shall be paid on or before August 15 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on July 31;

(iii)         The calendar quarter ending September 30 shall be paid on or before November 15 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on October 31; and

(iv)          The calendar quarter ending December 31 shall be paid on February 15 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on January 31.
 
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(c)               Limit on Cumulative Amount of Dividends.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, in no event shall dividends be payable on any share of Series A Preferred Stock in a cumulative amount per share exceeding the Series A Maximum Cumulative Dividend Payment (as defined below).

1.2                Restrictions on Payment of Dividends on other Classes and Series of Capital Stock .  For so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, the Registrant shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Registrant (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) other than the Series A Preferred Stock, unless the Registrant concurrently pays to the holder of each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock a dividend in a like amount per as-converted share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock into which such Series A Preferred Stock is convertible as of the record date for such dividend.

2.          Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales

2.1                Payments

(a)               Priority Payment to Holders of Series A Preferred Stock .  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Registrant, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Registrant available for distribution to its stockholders, prior and in preference to any payment to the holders of the Common Stock, by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the "Series A Liquidation Amount" (as defined below), and in each case subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Preferred Stock.  As used herein, the " Series A Liquidation Amount " shall equal the excess of (a) the Series A Original Issue Price plus all declared and unpaid dividends payable with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock, reduced by (b) the cumulative amount of dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock.  If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Registrant, the assets of the Registrant available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this Section 2.1 , then holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.

(b)               Remainder .  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Registrant, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.1 , above, the remaining assets of the Registrant available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (on an "as-converted" basis, as if all such shares were converted into the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of each such Series are then convertible), and holders of the Common Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of as-converted shares of Common Stock held by each.
 
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2.2             Deemed Liquidation Events .  For purposes of this Section 2 , the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a " Deemed Liquidation Event ") shall be treated as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Registrant and shall entitle the holders of shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock to receive the amounts specified in this Section 2 in cash, securities or other forms of consideration: (a) any acquisition of the Registrant by means of merger or other form of corporate reorganization in which outstanding shares of the Registrant are exchanged for securities or other consideration issued, or caused to be issued, by the acquiring corporation or its subsidiary (other than a mere reincorporation transaction) and pursuant to which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Registrant immediately prior to such merger or other form of corporate reorganization fail to hold equity securities representing a majority of the voting power of the Registrant or surviving entity immediately following such merger or other form of corporate reorganization; and (b) a sale, lease, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Registrant.

2.3             Valuation of Consideration .  In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event, if the consideration received by the Registrant is other than cash, its value will be deemed its fair market value.  Any securities shall be valued as follows:

(a)            Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability:

(i)            If traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be based on a formula approved by the Board of Directors and derived from the closing prices of the securities on such exchange over a specified time period;

(ii)          If actively traded over-the-counter or on another quotation medium, the value shall be based on a formula approved by the Board of Directors and derived from the closing bid or sales prices (whichever is applicable) of such securities over a specified time period; and

(iii)         If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(b)            The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a shareholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as specified above in Section 2.3(a) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
 
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2.4             Notice of Liquidation Transaction .  The Registrant shall give each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock written notice of any impending Deemed Liquidation Event not later than 10 days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such Deemed Liquidation Event, or 10 days prior to the closing of such Deemed Liquidation Event, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such Deemed Liquidation Event.  The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending Deemed Liquidation Event and the provisions of this Section 2 , and the Registrant shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes.  Unless such notice requirements are waived, the Deemed Liquidation Event shall not take place sooner than 10 days after the Registrant has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than 10 days after the Registrant has given notice of any material changes provided for herein.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of Certificate of Designation, all notice periods or requirements in this Certificate of Designation may be shortened or waived, either before or after the action for which notice is required, upon the written consent of the holders of at least a majority   of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

2.5             Effect of Noncompliance .  In the event the requirements of this Section 2 are not complied with, the Registrant shall forthwith either cause the closing of the Liquidation Transaction to be postponed until the requirements of this Section 2 have been complied with, or cancel such Deemed Liquidation Event, in which event the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall revert to and be the same as such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions existing immediately prior to the date of the first notice referred to in Section 2.4 .

3.             Conversion of Shares .   As of any date, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible under this Section 3 into a number of shares of Common Stock as would be determined by dividing the Series A Original Issue Price by the "Series A Conversion Price" (as defined below) then in effect at the time of conversion.  The Series A Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as set forth below.

3.1             Right to Convert .  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Registrant or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock.

(a)             Surrender of Certificate .  Before any share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock under this Section 3.1 , the holder thereof shall surrender the certificate therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Registrant or of any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to the Registrant at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same, and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued.  As soon as practicable thereafter, the Registrant shall issue and deliver at such office to such holder of  Series A Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled.

(b)             Timing of Conversion .  Any conversion under this Section 3.1 shall be deemed to occur immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the share certificates for the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date.  If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten offer of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or a merger or sale of assets or other pending reorganization of the Registrant, then the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering Series A Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, or of such other transaction, in which event the person entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed not to have converted such Series A Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities or other such transaction.
 
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3.2            Automatic Conversion .  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into the number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible at the Series A Conversion Price then in effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) the first date as of which the Registrant has paid to the holder of each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock a cumulative amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price, or (ii) the date on which such automatic conversion is approved by the holders of a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock representing a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  In the event of an automatic conversion in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 3.2 , the Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been so converted as of the date on which the Registrant pays to the holders of then issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock the final dividend payment that occasions satisfaction of the Maximum Cumulative Dividend Payment thereon.  

3.3            Series A Conversion Price Adjustments .  The Series A Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(a)           In the event the Registrant shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in Common Stock or in any right to acquire Common Stock or in the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided by stock split, reclassification or otherwise, into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, then the Series A Conversion Price shall, concurrently with the declaration or payment of such dividend or the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately decreased.  In the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then the Series A Conversion Price shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be proportionately increased.  In the event that the Registrant shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in any right to acquire Common Stock for no consideration, the Registrant shall be deemed to have made a dividend payable in Common Stock in an amount equal to the maximum number of shares issuable upon exercise of such rights to acquire Common Stock.

(b)           In the event the Registrant at any time or from time to time makes (or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive) a distribution (excluding any repurchases of securities by the Registrant not made on a pro rata basis from all holders of any class of the Registrant's securities (subject to obtaining any consents required elsewhere in this Certificate of Designation)) payable in property or in securities of the Registrant other than shares of Common Stock, then (except as otherwise provided in Section 2 , above, and subject to adjustment as otherwise required by this Section 3.3 ) in each such event the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive, at the time of such distribution, the amount of property or the number of securities of the Registrant that they would have received had their Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
 
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(c)        Except as provided in Section 2 , above, if the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), then each share of Series A Preferred Stock thereafter shall be convertible into the number of shares of stock or other securities or property to which holders of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Registrant deliverable upon conversion of such share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been entitled immediately prior to such reorganization or reclassification.

(d)        For purposes of the Certificate of Designation, the following definitions shall apply:

(i)           " Series A Maximum Cumulative Dividend Payment " shall mean a cumulative amount, paid from and after the Series A Original Issue Date, equal to the Series A Original Issue Price.

(ii)          " Series A Conversion Price " shall initially be equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share and shall be subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to Section 3.3 .

(iii)         " Series A Original Issue Date " shall mean the date on which the first share of Series A Preferred Stock was issued.

(iv)          " Series A Original Issue Price " shall be One Dollar ($1.00) per share.

3.4               No Impairment .  The Registrant (i) shall not, by amendment of this Certificate of Designation or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the terms of this Section 3 ; and (ii) at all times in good faith shall assist in the carrying out of all of the provisions of this Section 3 and shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect against impairment of the conversion rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

3.5             Certificate .  Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 3 , the Registrant, at its expense, promptly shall compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock a certificate executed by the Registrant’s President and Secretary, setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.  Upon the written request at any time of any holder of Series A Preferred Stock, the Registrant shall furnish to such holder a like certificate describing such adjustment and readjustment, the Series A Conversion Price at the time in effect and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.
 
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3.6              No Fractional Shares .  No fractional share shall be issued upon the conversion of any share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Series A Preferred Stock by a holder thereof shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share.  If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, then the Registrant shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, pay the holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the fair market value of such fraction on the date of conversion (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors).

3.7              Record Date .  If the Registrant endeavors to determine the record holders or any class of securities of capital stock for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, then the Registrant shall mail to each record holder of Series A Preferred Stock, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date specified as the record date in such action, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, or right.

3.8              Reservation of Stock .  The Registrant at all times shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall, from time to time, be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  If at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, then in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, the Registrant shall take such corporate action as, in the opinion of its counsel, may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to this Certificate of Designation.

3.9              Notices .  Any notice required by this Section 3 to be given to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at such holder's address appearing on the books of the Registrant.

3.10            No Adjustment of Series A Conversion Price .  No adjustment in the Series A Conversion Price shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
 
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3.11        Effect of Conversion .  All shares of Series A Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the time of such conversion, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon.  Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Registrant may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock accordingly.

3.12        No Further Adjustment .  Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price shall be made for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.

3.13        Taxes .  The Registrant shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3 .  The Registrant shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has paid to the Registrant the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Registrant, that such tax has been paid.

4.             Voting .  As of any date, each holder of shares of  Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock could be converted as of such date under Section 3 , and shall have voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the Common Stock (except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, voting together with the Common Stock as a single class), and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Registrant.  Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

5.             Protective Provisions

    5.1           Series A Preferred Stock .  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 , above, the Registrant shall not take any of the following actions without first obtaining the prior approval of  the holders of a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, representing a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock:

  (a)            Amend Certificate of Designation .  Amend, alter, or repeal any provision of this Certificate of Designation; or
 
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(b)            Reclassification; Other Securities .  Either (i) reclassify or otherwise change the rights, preferences, or privileges of any securities of the Registrant so as to cause such securities to have rights that are senior to or pari passu with the rights of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend payments or liquidation proceeds, or (ii) create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue, shares of any class or series of capital stock with rights that are senior to or pari passu with the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend payments or liquidation proceeds.

5.2           No Avoidance .  The Registrant will not, by amendment of this Certificate of Designation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein and will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate, subject to the terms hereof, in order to protect the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against dilution or other impairment, including without limitation the preservation of the voting rights in this Section 5 .

6.                  No Reissuance of Preferred Stock .  No share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by the Registrant by reason of purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and all such shares shall be cancelled, retired and eliminated from the shares that the Registrant shall be authorized to issue.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 6, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release disclosing the reorganization and transactions described in this Current Report. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Description
4.1
 
Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock
10.1
 
Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement dated December 31, 2010
10.2
 
Stock Repurchase Agreement dated December 31, 2010
10.3
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 31, 2010
10.4
 
Employment Agreement with Robert G. Watson, Jr., dated December 31, 2010
99.1
 
Press Release dated January 6, 2011

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SIGNATURES

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  ENERJEX RESOURCES, INC.
     
  By: 
/s/ Robert G. Watson, Jr.                              
   
       Robert G. Watson, Jr., Chief Executive
  Officer
     
Date: January 6, 2011
   
 
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ROSS MILLER
 
Document Number
Secretary of State
 
20110003879-21
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
 
Filing Date and Time:
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299
 
01/03/2011 4:31 PM
(775) 684 5708
 
Entity Number
Website: www.nvsos.gov
 
C7725-1999
   
In the Office of
Certificate of Designation
(PURSUANT TO NRS 78.1955)
  
Dean Heller
Secretary of State

Certificate of Designation For
Nevada Profit Corporations

(Pursuant to NRS 78.1955)
 
1. Name of corporation:
 
    EnerJex Resources, Inc.
 
2. By resolution of the board of directors pursuant to a provision in the articles of incorporation this certificate established the following regarding the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of the following class or series of stock.
 
Establishing and designating Four Million Seven Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty (4,779,460) shares, par value $0.001 per share, of Series A Preferred Stock.
 
Further rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the Series A Preferred Stock are attached hereto.
 
3. Effective date of filing (optional):
December 31, 2010

5.  Officer Signature (required)

  /s/ Steve Cochennet
 
Signature of Officer
 
 
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
 
 
 

 
 
ENERJEX RESOURCES, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

The rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the EnerJex Resources, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”) Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:

A.            Series A Preferred Stock.   The "Series A Preferred Stock" and shall consist of Four Million Seven Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty (4,779,460) shares, par value $0.001 per share (the " Series A Preferred Stock ").

B.             P referred Stock.   The rights, powers, preferences, privileges, and restrictions of each share of Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:

1.              Dividends .   The holders of record of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available therefore, as set forth in this Section 1 .

1.1             Payment of Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock .   The Corporation shall pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock on a quarterly basis as set forth below in an amount per share equal to the quotient determined by dividing (x) the Cash Available for Distribution with respect to such quarter, by (y) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding on the record date for such quarter.

(a)             Cash Available for Distribution .  For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term "Cash Available for Distribution" shall mean, with respect to each calendar quarter in which there are any shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, an amount equal to one-third of the Corporation’s net cash provided from operating activities (adjusted for changes in accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory), reduced by any principal amount of debt repayment in such calendar quarter to the Corporation's institutional bank lenders and other secured creditors.  For purposes of the foregoing, the Corporation's "net cash provided from operating activities" shall be determined in a manner consistent with the Corporation's historical accounting practices consistently applied.

(b)            Payment and Record Dates .  The dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to:

(i)            The calendar quarter ending March 31 shall be paid on or before June 30 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on May 31;

(ii)            The calendar quarter ending June 30 shall be paid on or before August 15 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on July 31;

(iii)            The calendar quarter ending September 30 shall be paid on or before November 15 to holders of Series A Preferred Stock of record on October 31; and
 
 
 

 
 
(iv)            The calendar quarter ending December 31 shall be paid on February 15 to holders of Series A Preferred Sock of record on January 31.

(c)            Limit on Cumulative Amount of Dividends.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, in no event shall dividends be payable on any share of Series A Preferred Stock in a cumulative amount per share exceeding the Series A Maximum Cumulative Dividend Payment (as defined below).

1.2            Restrictions on Payment of Dividends on other Classes and Series of Capital Stock .  For so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, the Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) other than the Series A Preferred Stock, unless the Corporation concurrently pays to the holder of each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock a dividend in a like amount per as-converted share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock into which such Series A Preferred Stock is convertible as of the record date for such dividend.

2.              Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales

2.1            Payments

(a)             Priority Payment to Holders of Series A Preferred Stock .  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, prior and in preference to any payment to the holders of the Common Stock, by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the "Series A Liquidation Amount" (as defined below), and in each case subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Preferred Stock.  As used herein, the " Series A Liquidation Amount " shall equal the excess of (a) the Series A Original Issue Price plus all declared and unpaid dividends payable with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock, reduced by (b) the cumulative amount of dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock.  If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this Section 2.1 , then holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.

(b)             Remainder .  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.1 , above, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (on an "as-converted" basis, as if all such shares were converted into the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of each such Series are then convertible), and holders of the Common Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of as-converted shares of Common Stock held by each.
 
 
 

 
 
2.2              Deemed Liquidation Events .  For purposes of this Section 2 , the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a " Deemed Liquidation Event ") shall be treated as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and shall entitle the holders of shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock to receive the amounts specified in this Section 2 in cash, securities or other forms of consideration: (a) any acquisition of the Corporation by means of merger or other form of corporate reorganization in which outstanding shares of the Corporation are exchanged for securities or other consideration issued, or caused to be issued, by the acquiring corporation or its subsidiary (other than a mere reincorporation transaction) and pursuant to which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or other form of corporate reorganization fail to hold equity securities representing a majority of the voting power of the Corporation or surviving entity immediately following such merger or other form of corporate reorganization; and (b) a sale, lease, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation.

2.3              Valuation of Consideration .  In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event, if the consideration received by the Corporation is other than cash, its value will be deemed its fair market value.  Any securities shall be valued as follows:

 (a)            Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability:

(i)            If traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be based on a formula approved by the Board of Directors and derived from the closing prices of the securities on such exchange over a specified time period;

(ii)           If actively traded over-the-counter or on another quotation medium, the value shall be based on a formula approved by the Board of Directors and derived from the closing bid or sales prices (whichever is applicable) of such securities over a specified time period; and

(iii)          If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

 (b)            The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a shareholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as specified above in Section 2.3(a) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

2.4             Notice of Liquidation Transaction .  The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock written notice of any impending Deemed Liquidation Event not later than 10 days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such Deemed Liquidation Event, or 10 days prior to the closing of such Deemed Liquidation Event, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such Deemed Liquidation Event.  The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending Deemed Liquidation Event and the provisions of this Section 2 , and the Corporation shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes.  Unless such notice requirements are waived, the Deemed Liquidation Event shall not take place sooner than 10 days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than 10 days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of Certificate of Designation, all notice periods or requirements in this Certificate of Designation may be shortened or waived, either before or after the action for which notice is required, upon the written consent of the holders of at least a majority   of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
 
 
 

 
 
2.5             Effect of Noncompliance .  In the event the requirements of this Section 2 are not complied with, the Corporation shall forthwith either cause the closing of the Liquidation Transaction to be postponed until the requirements of this Section 2 have been complied with, or cancel such Deemed Liquidation Event, in which event the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall revert to and be the same as such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions existing immediately prior to the date of the first notice referred to in Section 2.4 .

3.             Conversion of Shares .   As of any date, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible under this Section 3 into a number of shares of Common Stock as would be determined by dividing the Series A Original Issue Price by the "Series A Conversion Price" (as defined below) then in effect at the time of conversion.  The Series A Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as set forth below.

3.1             Right to Convert .  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock.

(a)             Surrender of Certificate .  Before any share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock under this Section 3.1 , the holder thereof shall surrender the certificate therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same, and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued.  As soon as practicable thereafter, the Corporation shall issue and deliver at such office to such holder of  Series A Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled.

(b)             Timing of Conversion .  Any conversion under this Section 3.1 shall be deemed to occur immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the share certificates for the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date.  If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten offer of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or a merger or sale of assets or other pending reorganization of the Corporation, then the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering Series A Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, or of such other transaction, in which event the person entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed not to have converted such Series A Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities or other such transaction.

3.2             Automatic Conversion .  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into the number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible at the Series A Conversion Price then in effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) the first date as of which the Corporation has paid to the holder of each issued and outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock a cumulative amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price, or (ii) the date on which such automatic conversion is approved by the holders of a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock representing a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  In the event of an automatic conversion in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 3.2 , the Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been so converted as of the date on which the Corporation pays to the holders of then issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock the final dividend payment that occasions satisfaction of the Maximum Cumulative Dividend Payment thereon.  
 
 
 

 
 
3.3             Series A Conversion Price Adjustments .  The Series A Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(a)            In the event the Corporation shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in Common Stock or in any right to acquire Common Stock or in the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided by stock split, reclassification or otherwise, into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, then the Series A Conversion Price shall, concurrently with the declaration or payment of such dividend or the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately decreased.  In the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then the Series A Conversion Price shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be proportionately increased.  In the event that the Corporation shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in any right to acquire Common Stock for no consideration, the Corporation shall be deemed to have made a dividend payable in Common Stock in an amount equal to the maximum number of shares issuable upon exercise of such rights to acquire Common Stock.

(b)            In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time makes (or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive) a distribution (excluding any repurchases of securities by the Corporation not made on a pro rata basis from all holders of any class of the Corporation's securities (subject to obtaining any consents required elsewhere in this Certificate of Designation)) payable in property or in securities of the Corporation other than shares of Common Stock, then (except as otherwise provided in Section 2 , above, and subject to adjustment as otherwise required by this Section 3.3 ) in each such event the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive, at the time of such distribution, the amount of property or the number of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.

(c)            Except as provided in Section 2 , above, if the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), then each share of Series A Preferred Stock thereafter shall be convertible into the number of shares of stock or other securities or property to which holders of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation deliverable upon conversion of such share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been entitled immediately prior to such reorganization or reclassification.

(d)            For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the following definitions shall apply:

(i)            " Series A Maximum Cumulative Dividend Payment " shall mean a cumulative amount, paid from and after the Series A Original Issue Date, equal to the Series A Original Issue Price.

(ii)            " Series A Conversion Price " shall initially be equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per share and shall be subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to Section 3.3 .

(iii)           " Series A Original Issue Date " shall mean the date on which the first share of Series A Preferred Stock was issued.
 
 
 

 
 
(iv)            " Series A Original Issue Price " shall be One Dollar ($1.00) per share.

3.4              No Impairment .  The Corporation (i) shall not, by amendment of this Certificate of Designation or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the terms of this Section 3 ; and (ii) at all times in good faith shall assist in the carrying out of all of the provisions of this Section 3 and shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect against impairment of the conversion rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

3.5              Certificate .  Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 3 , the Corporation, at its expense, promptly shall compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock a certificate executed by the Corporation’s President and Secretary, setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.  Upon the written request at any time of any holder of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall furnish to such holder a like certificate describing such adjustment and readjustment, the Series A Conversion Price at the time in effect and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.

3.6              No Fractional Shares .  No fractional share shall be issued upon the conversion of any share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Series A Preferred Stock by a holder thereof shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share.  If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, then the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, pay the holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the fair market value of such fraction on the date of conversion (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors).

3.7              Record Date .  If the Corporation endeavors to determine the record holders or any class of securities of capital stock for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, then the Corporation shall mail to each record holder of Series A Preferred Stock, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date specified as the record date in such action, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, or right.

3.8              Reservation of Stock .  The Corporation at all times shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall, from time to time, be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  If at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, then in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as, in the opinion of its counsel, may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to this Certificate of Designation.
 
 
 

 
 
3.9              Notices .  Any notice required by this Section 3 to be given to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at such holder's address appearing on the books of the Corporation.

3.10              No Adjustment of Series A Conversion Price .  No adjustment in the Series A Conversion Price shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock.

3.11              Effect of Conversion .  All shares of Series A Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the time of such conversion, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon.  Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock accordingly.

3.12              No Further Adjustment .  Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price shall be made for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.

3.13              Taxes .  The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3 .  The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.

4.             Voting .  As of any date, each holder of shares of  Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock could be converted as of such date under Section 3 , and shall have voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the Common Stock (except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, voting together with the Common Stock as a single class), and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation.  Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

5.             Protective Provisions

5.1              Series A Preferred Stock .  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 , above, the Corporation shall not take any of the following actions without first obtaining the prior approval of  the holders of a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, representing a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock:
 
 
 

 
 
(a)             Amend Certificate of Designation .  Amend, alter, or repeal any provision of this Certificate of Designation; or

(b)             Reclassification; Other Securities .  Either (i) reclassify or otherwise change the rights, preferences, or privileges of any securities of the Corporation so as to cause such securities to have rights that are senior to or pari passu with the rights of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend payments or liquidation proceeds, or (ii) create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue, shares of any class or series of capital stock with rights that are senior to or pari passu with the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend payments or liquidation proceeds.

5.2            No Avoidance .  The Corporation will not, by amendment of this Certificate of Designation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein and will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate, subject to the terms hereof, in order to protect the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against dilution or other impairment, including without limitation the preservation of the voting rights in this Section 5 .

6.             No Reissuance of Preferred Stock .  No share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by the Corporation by reason of purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and all such shares shall be cancelled, retired and eliminated from the shares that the Corporation shall be authorized to issue.
 
[ Signatures appear on the following page. ]
 
 
 

 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designation this 31 day of December, 2010.

/s/ Steve Cochennet
 
Steve Cochennet, CEO/President
 

 
 

 

 

Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement

by and among

EnerJex Resources, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation
("Company")

and

West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC
RGW Energy, LLC
J&J Operating Company, LLC
Working Interest Holding, LLC

and

Frey Living Trust
("Investors")
 

December 31, 2010
 

 
 

 

Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement

This Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement (the " Agreement ") is made as of December 31, 2010 (the " Effective Date ") by and among EnerJex Resources, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "); West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (" WCOF ");   Montecito Venture Partners, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (" MVP "); RGW Energy, LLC , a Texas limited liability company (" RGW "); J&J Operating Company, LLC , a Kansas limited liability company (" J&J "); Working Interest Holding, LLC , a Kansas limited liability company (" WIH LLC ");  and Frey Living Trust (" Frey Living Trust " and, together with WCOF, MVP, RGW, J&J, and WIH LLC, individually an " Investor " and collectively the " Investors "), with reference to the following facts:

Recitals :
 
A.            WCOF and Frey Living Trust are the holders of certain of the Company's Secured Debentures.
 
B.             MVP and RGW are the sole members of Black Sable, which owns certain oil and gas working interests in the State of Texas defined below as the "Black Sable Working Interests."
 
C.             The "WIH LLC Members" are the sole members of WIH LLC, which owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in WI LLC, and WI LLC owns the "WI LLC Working Interests," as such terms are defined below.
 
D.           The parties have agreed to execute this Agreement in order to memorialize the terms and conditions on which each Investor shall contribute its respective Contributed Assets to the Company in exchange for certain shares of the Company's capital stock and cash, as further described below.
 
Agreements :

Now, Therefore, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.             Definitions.   For purposes of this Agreement:

1.1             "Articles of Incorporation " means the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on March 31, 1999, as amended through the date of this Agreement and to be further amended by the Certificate of Designation required to be filed hereunder.

1.2             "Assignment of Membership Interest" means that certain Assignment of Membership Interest in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

1.3             "Black Sable" means Black Sable Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

1.4             "Black Sable Working Interests" means the working interests in the "El Toro Project" and the "Cobb Field Prospect" listed on Exhibit B hereto.

1.5             "Certificate of Designation" means that certain Certificate of Designation, setting forth the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the designation of Series A Preferred Stock, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , which is to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada concurrently with the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 
 

 

1.6             "Closing " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 , below.

1.7             " Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

1.8             " Common Stock " means the common capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

1.9             "Common Stock Offering"  means the Company's issuance of shares of its Common Stock to investors who invest, collectively, at least Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) of gross offering proceeds in the purchase of shares of Common Stock at a price of Forty Cents ($0.40) per share.

1.10           "Company Intellectual Property" means all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, mask works, information and proprietary rights and processes as are necessary to the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.

1.11           "Compliance Certificate" means that certain Certificate of Officer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

1.12           "Contributed Assets" means (a) all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in WI LLC, (b) all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Black Sable, (c) 617,317 shares of the common stock of Oakridge Energy, Inc., (d) 700,000 shares of the common stock of Spindletop Oil & Gas Co, (e) the Secured Debentures held by WCOF, and (f) the Secured Debentures held by Frey Living Trust.

1.13           "Debenture Assignment"  means that certain Debenture Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E , pursuant to which a holder of Secured Debentures assigns and contributes such Secured Debentures to the Company hereunder.

1.14          " Equity Incentive Plan " means that certain EnerJex Resources, Inc., Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, under which the Company has reserved One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (1,250,000) shares of Common Stock for the granting of options and the issuance of Common Stock as "restricted shares" to employees, officers, and directors of and consultants to the Company.

1.15           " Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

1.16           " Expired Leases " means those two mineral leases with Drehr and Jones as further described on Exhibit F   hereto.

1.17           " Financial Statements Date " means September 30, 2010.

1.18          " Key Employee " means any executive-level employee (including division director and vice president-level positions) as well as any employee or consultant who either alone or in concert with others develops, invents, programs or designs any Company Intellectual Property.

1.19           "Knowledge," as applied to a party that (a) is a corporation, shall mean the current actual Knowledge of such party's current Board of Directors and officers, (b) is a limited liability company, shall mean the current actual Knowledge of such party's managing member(s) or manager(s), as applicable, and (c) is either a corporation or a limited liability company, shall include the current actual Knowledge of those employees of the party who are responsible for the matter that is the subject of the pertinent Knowledge-qualified representation.

 
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1.20           "Lien" means, with respect to any asset (including any security), any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset; provided, however , that the term "Lien" shall not include (a) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable, (b) statutory or common law liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to the premises rented, (c)  statutory or common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens, and (d) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by applicable state and federal securities laws.

1.21           "Majority Investors" means Investors holding (or entitled to receive hereunder) a majority of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

1.22           " Material Adverse Effect " means an occurrence or circumstance having a consequence that, individually or in the aggregate, is materially adverse as to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, affairs, prospects, operations, operating results, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, individually or taken as a whole; provided , however, that such term shall not include any circumstance or change related to (a) general economic conditions, or (b) securities markets generally.

1.23           "Non-Producing Leases" means those certain Leases listed on Exhibit O hereto.

1.24           "Oakridge Shares" means 617,317 freely tradable shares of the common stock of Oakridge Energy, Inc.

1.25           "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, or other entity.

1.26           "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

1.27           "Secured Debentures" means those certain Senior Secured Debentures of EnerJex Kansas, Inc. , a Nevada corporation formerly known as " Midwest Energy, Inc. " (" Subsidiary "), in the aggregate original principal amount of $9,000,000, which were issued by the Subsidiary pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of April 11, 2007, by and among the Subsidiary and the purchasers of such Secured Debentures, as amended.

1.28           " Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

1.29           "Series A Preferred Stock" means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company having the rights, preferences, and privileges, and subject to the limitations and restrictions, set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

1.30           " Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issued and sold by the Company to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement.

1.31           "Spindletop Shares" means 700,000 freely tradable shares of the common stock of Spindletop Oil & Gas Co.

1.32           "Stock Assignment" means that certain Stock Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

 
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1.33           "Stock Repurchase Agreement" means that certain Stock Repurchase Agreement between the Company and WIH LLC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G , pursuant to which the Company has granted to WIH LLC the right to require the Company to purchase from WIH LLC up to 3,750,000 Shares at a price of $0.40 per Share and on the other terms and conditions set forth therein.

1.34           "Tax" or "Taxes" means (a) all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, levies, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to Tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, (b) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause (a) whether as a result of transferee liability, of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, or otherwise through operation of law, and (c) any liability for the payment of amounts described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify any other person.

1.35           "Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, statement, information statement and other document required to be filed with respect to Taxes.

1.36           "Termination Date" means December 31, 2010.

1.37           " Transaction Documents " means this Agreement, the Assignment of Membership Interest instruments, Debenture Assignments, and any other agreement, instrument, or document executed in connection herewith.

1.38           " WIH LLC Cash Payment " means an amount equal to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.3(d) , below.

1.39           " WIH LLC Members " means AINO, LLC; Clifford Johnson; Alva F. Johnson; CalioFog, LLC; James Miller; Samson, LLC; IRA Resources, Inc., f/b/o Richard A. Mathews IRA 15916; The Waters Group; Coal Creek Energy, LLC; Domco, LLC; Global Equity Funding, LLC; DV-8 Energy Series 6, LLC; Enutroff, LLC; and Mallard Management, Inc.

1.40           " WI LLC "   means Working Interest, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company.

1.41           " WI LLC Working Interests "   means (a) a twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) working interest in the lease identified as the "Thoren interest" described on Exhibit H hereto, and (b) an eighty percent (80%) working interest in each of the other leasehold interests listed on Exhibit H hereto.

2.            Contribution of Contributed Assets

2.1             Closing .  The closing of the issuance and delivery of the Shares shall take place on the date hereof at the offices of the Company's counsel, DeMint Law, PLLC, 3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Second Floor, Suite 314, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 (or by an exchange of executed counterpart copies of this Agreement and the other closing documents via facsimile and overnight courier between counsel for the Company and the Investors), or at such other time and place as the Company and Investors mutually agree upon orally or in writing (which time and place are designated as the " Closing ").

 
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2.2           Contribution.    At the Closing hereunder:

(a)           Contribution by WCOF.

(i)            WCOF shall execute and deliver to the Company a Debenture Assignment, assigning to the Company all rights in and to Secured Debentures in the original principal amount of One Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($1,960,000), on which the Company was indebted to WCOF as of September 30, 2010, in the aggregate amount of Two Million Four Hundred Ninety-eight Thousand Seven Dollars and Seventy-one Cents ($2,498,007.71);

(ii)           WCOF shall (A) execute and deliver to the Company a Stock Assignment, assigning to the Company title to the Oakridge Shares, which the parties agree have an aggregate value of One Million Six Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Sixteen Dollars ($1,676,016), or $2.715 per share; and (B) transfer such shares, of record, to an account at C.K. Cooper & Company and authorize such brokerage firm to transfer such Oakridge Shares, by book transfer, to an account maintained at such firm by the Company; and

(iii)          WCOF shall (A) execute and deliver to the Company a Stock Assignment, assigning to the Company title to the Spindletop Shares, which the parties agree have an aggregate value of One Million Two Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Dollars ($1,295,000), or $1.85 per share; and (B) transfer such shares, of record, to an account at C.K. Cooper & Company and authorize such brokerage firm to transfer such Spindletop Shares, by book transfer, to an account maintained at such firm by the Company.

(b)           Contribution by MVP.   MVP shall execute and deliver an Assignment of Membership Interest, assigning to the Company all right, title, and interest in and to MVP's membership interest in Black Sable.

(c)           Contribution by RGW.   RGW shall execute and deliver an Assignment of Membership Interest, assigning to the Company all right, title, and interest in and to RGW's membership interest in Black Sable.

(d)           Contribution by WIH LLC.   WIH LLC shall   execute and deliver an Assignment of Membership Interest, assigning to the Company all right, title, and interest in and to WIH LLC's membership interest in WI LLC.

(e)           Contribution by Frey Living Trust.   Frey Living Trust shall execute and deliver to the Company a Debenture Assignment, assigning to the Company all rights in and to Secured Debentures in the original principal amount of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000), on which the Company was indebted to Frey Living Trust as of September 30, 2010, in the aggregate amount of One Hundred Seventy-eight Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-nine Dollars ($178,429).

 
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2.3           Shares and Other Consideration Delivered By Company .

(a)            Transfer Agent Instructions and Shares .

(i)            Instructions .  The Company shall issue to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, irrevocable instructions to issue certificates or credit Shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (" DTC "), registered in the name of each Investor identified in Section 2.3(a)(ii) , below or its respective nominee(s), for the Shares of Common Stock issuable at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(ii) (the " Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions ").  The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 2.3(a)(i) , will be given by the Company to its transfer agent with respect to such Shares, and that the Shares shall be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  If an Investor effects a sale, assignment or transfer of such Shares, then the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment to be delivered within three (3) business days.  In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Shares to the Investor, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend.  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to an Investor.  Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 2.3(a)(i) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 2.3(a)(i) , that an Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

(ii)           Shares .  At the Closing, and in consideration of the contribution of the Contributed Assets by the Investors pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, the Company shall issue and deliver to:

(A)          WCOF Ten Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Forty-nine (10,550,049) shares of Common Stock;

(B)           MVP Fifteen Million Five Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Five Hundred Forty (15,595,540) shares of Common Stock;

(C)           MVP Four Million Seven Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty (4,779,460) shares of Series A Preferred Stock;

(D)           RGW Four Million (4,000,000) shares of Common Stock;

(E)           WIH LLC Eighteen Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand (18,750,000) shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.3(d) , below; and

(F)           Frey Living Trust 223,036 shares of Common Stock.

(b)           Cash to WIH LLC . Authorize the transfer to WIH LLC, by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Closing Date or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable, a sum equal to the WIH LLC Cash Payment, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.3(d) , below.

(c)           Put Agreement with WIH LLC .   Execute and deliver to WIH LLC that certain Stock Repurchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

(d)           Adjustment of WIH Cash and Stock .  If, as of the Closing, the WI LLC Working Interests represent less than an eighty percent (80%) working interest in each of the "WI LLC Leases" (as such term is defined in Section 4.5(d) , below), then the amount of the WIH Cash Payment and the shares issuable to WIH LLC pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(ii)(E) , above, shall be reduced proportionately to a percentage of such full WIH Cash Payment and such shares that corresponds to the ratio of (x) the actual percentage of the working interests in the WIH LLC Leases held by WI LLC as of the Closing Date, to (y) eighty percent (80%).

 
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3.             Representations and Warranties of Company.   Except as otherwise set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit I, specifically identifying the relevant subparagraphs hereof, which exceptions shall be deemed to be representations and warranties of the Company as if made hereunder (the " Company Disclosure Schedule "), which has been furnished to each Investor prior to the execution hereof, as a material inducement to the Investors to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Common Stock hereunder, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor that as of the Closing Date:

3.1            Corporate Organization and Authority .  The Company (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, authorized to exercise all its corporate powers, rights and privileges, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada; (b) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted or contemplated to be conducted; (c) has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents; and (d) is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in, and is in good standing under the laws of, each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.2            Capitalization.   Immediately prior to the Closing, the authorized capital of the Company shall consist of:

(a)           Common Stock .  One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of Common Stock, of which Five Million Eight Hundred Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-eight (5,809,628) shares are issued and outstanding.
 
(b)           Preferred Stock .  Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, of which (i) Four Million Seven Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty (4,779,460) have been designated Series A Preferred Stock for issuance hereunder, none of which shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, and (ii) the remainder of which, none of which shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, may be designated and issued by the Board of Directors from time to time pursuant to a certificate of designation hereafter approved by the Board of Directors.  The rights, restrictions, privileges and preferences of and restrictions upon the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
 
(c)           Other Securities .   Except for Nine Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty (929,250) shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding options granted to employees, consultants, officers or directors under the Equity Incentive Plan, of which options or shares have been respectively granted for the numbers of shares set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (which shall also show the vesting schedule and exercise price of such outstanding options and shares that remain subject to any vesting schedule), there are not outstanding any options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any shares of its capital stock.  Except for the Certificate of Designation, the Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Transaction Documents, the Company is not a party to or subject to any agreement or understanding, and to the Company's Knowledge there is no agreement or understanding between any individuals and/or entities, which affects or relates to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any Company security or the voting by a director of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company's stock purchase agreements or stock option documents or any other agreement, document or commitment (written or oral) of the Company provides for acceleration of vesting (or lapse of a repurchase right) upon the occurrence of any events.  All outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock and all shares of the Company’s Common Stock underlying outstanding options are subject to (i) a right of first refusal in favor of the Company upon any proposed transfer (other than transfers for estate planning purposes); and (ii) a lock-up or market standoff agreement of not less than 180 days following the Company’s initial public offering pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act. Except as set forth in the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act, the Company has never adjusted or amended the exercise price of any stock options previously awarded, whether through amendment, cancellation, replacement grant, repricing, or any other means.  Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or redeem any of its securities.
 
 
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(d)           Prior Shares .  The outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  To the Knowledge of the Company, all such shares were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities.
 
(e)           409A C ompliance .  No stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards issued or granted by the Company are subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  Each "nonqualified deferred compensation plan" (as such term is defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and the guidance thereunder) under which the Company makes, is obligated to make or promises to make, payments (each, a " 409A Plan ") complies in all material respects, in both form and operation, with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance thereunder.  No payment to be made under any 409A Plan is, or to the Knowledge of the Company will be, subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.
 
3.3           Subsidiaries .  Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not presently own, have any investment in, or control, directly or indirectly, or hold any rights to acquire any interest in any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other business entity, nor has the Company ever held such interest.  The Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.

3.4           Authorization .  All corporate action required to be taken by the Company’s board of directors (the " Board of Directors ") and stockholders in order to authorize the Company to enter into the Transaction Documents, and to issue the Shares at the Closing and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares, has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.  All action on the part of the officers of the Company necessary for the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the performance of all obligations of the Company under the Transaction Documents to be performed as of the Closing, and the issuance and delivery of the Shares has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.  The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

3.5           Valid Issuance of Shares.   The Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in   accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Documents, applicable state and federal securities laws and Liens created by or imposed by an Investor.  Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Investors in Section 4 of this Agreement and subject to the filings described in clause (ii) of Section 3.6 , below, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.  The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares has been duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Incorporation, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Documents, applicable federal and state securities laws and Liens created by or imposed by an Investor.  Based in part upon the representations of the Investors in Section 4 of this Agreement, and subject to Section 3.6 , below, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 
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3.6           Governmental Consents and Filings .

(a)          Assuming the accuracy of the representations made by the Investors in Section 4 of this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Designation, which will have been filed as of the Closing, and (ii) filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, which have been made or will be made in a timely manner.

(b)          Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the FINRA OTC Bulletin Board (the " Principal Market ") and has no Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the one (1) year period prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed on the Principal Market or quoted on the "gray sheets" (the " Gray Sheets  "), (ii) trading in the Common Stock or quotation on the Gray Sheets has not been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or the Gray Sheets and (iii) Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

3.7          Securities Matters .

(a)           SEC Filings.   The Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act for the three (3) years preceding the date of this Agreement (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed within the period of three (3) years preceding the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the " SEC Documents ") on timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension.  The Company has delivered to the Investors or their representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov , true and complete copies of the SEC Documents.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made and not misleading.

 
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(b)           Sarbanes-Oxley .  The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to small business issuers that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.

(c)           Investment Company.   Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

3.8           Litigation .  Except as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, complaint, charge, investigation, pending or, to the Company's Knowledge currently threatened (i) against the Company or any officer, director or Key Employee of the Company arising out of their employment or board relationship with the Company; (ii) that questions the validity of the Transaction Documents or the right of the Company to enter into them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.   Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of its officers, directors or Key Employees is a party or is named as subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality (in the case of officers, directors or Key Employees, such as would affect the Company).  There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company pending or which the Company intends to initiate.  The foregoing includes, without limitation, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing (or any basis therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of any of the Company’s employees, their services provided in connection with the Company’s business, or any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior employers.

3.9           Intellectual Property .  The Company owns or possesses or can acquire on commercially reasonable terms, sufficient legal rights to all Company Intellectual Property without any known conflict with, or infringement of, the rights of others.   To the Company’s Knowledge, no product or service marketed or sold (or proposed to be marketed or sold) by the Company violates or will violate any license or infringes or will infringe any intellectual property rights of any other party.  Other than with respect to commercially available software products under standard end-user object code license agreements, there are no outstanding options, licenses, agreements, claims, encumbrances or shared ownership interests of any kind relating to the Company Intellectual Property, nor is the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights and processes of any other Person.  The Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company has violated or, by conducting its business, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, mask works or other proprietary rights or processes of any other Person.  The Company has obtained and possesses valid licenses to use all of the software programs present on the computers and other software-enabled electronic devices that it owns or leases or that it has otherwise provided to its employees for their use in connection with the Company’s business.  To the Company’s Knowledge, it will not be necessary to use any inventions of any of its employees or consultants (or Persons it currently intends to hire) made prior to their employment by the Company.  Each employee and consultant has assigned to the Company all intellectual property rights he or she owns that are related to the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.   Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Company Intellectual Property.  The Company has not embedded any open source, copyleft or community source code in any of its products generally available or in development, including but not limited to any libraries or code licensed under any General Public License, Lesser General Public License or similar license arrangement.  For purposes of this Section 3.9 , the Company shall be deemed to have Knowledge of a patent right if the Company has actual Knowledge of the patent right or would be found to be on notice of such patent right as determined by reference to United States patent laws.
 
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3.10         Compliance with Law and Other Instruments .

(a)            No Violations .  The Company is not in violation or default (i) of any provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound that is required to be listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, the violation or default of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not result in any such violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either (i) a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree, contract or agreement or (ii) an event which results in the creation of any Lien upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to the Company.

(b)            Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
 
3.11         Agreements; Actions

(a)           Except for the Transaction Documents and as set forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound that involve (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company in excess of $50,000, (ii) the license of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right to or from the Company, (iii) the grant of rights to manufacture, produce, assemble, license, market, or sell its products to any other Person that limit the Company’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture, assemble, distribute, market or sell its products, or (iv) indemnification by the Company with respect to infringements of proprietary rights.

 
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(b)          Except as set forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock, (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or incurred any other liabilities individually in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any Person, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes of subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 3.11(b) , all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions involving the same Person (including Persons the Company has reason to believe are affiliated with each other) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsection.

(c)          Except as set forth in Section 3.11(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other Person.

3.12         Certain Transactions

(a)          Except as set forth in Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, other than (i) standard employee benefits generally made available to all employees, (ii) standard director and officer indemnification agreements approved by the Board of Directors, and (iii) the purchase of shares of the Company’s capital stock and the issuance of options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in each instance, approved in the written minutes of the Board of Directors (previously provided to the Investors or their counsel), there are no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the Company and any of its officers, directors, consultants or Key Employees, or any Affiliate thereof.

(b)          Except as set forth in Section 3.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not indebted, directly or indirectly, to any of its directors, officers or employees or to their respective spouses or children or to any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, other than in connection with expenses or advances of expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or employee relocation expenses and for other customary employee benefits made generally available to all employees.  None of the Company’s directors, officers or employees, or any members of their immediate families, or any Affiliate of the foregoing are, directly or indirectly, indebted to the Company or have any (i) material commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable or familial relationship with any of the Company’s customers, suppliers, service providers, joint venture partners, licensees and competitors, (ii) direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with the Company except that directors, officers or employees or stockholders of the Company may own stock in (but not exceeding two percent (2%) of the outstanding capital stock of) publicly traded companies that may compete with the Company or (iii) financial interest in any material contract with the Company.

3.13         R ights of Registration and Voting Rights . Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not under any obligation to register under the Securities Act any of its currently outstanding securities or any securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of its currently outstanding securities.

3.14         Absence of Liens.   Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the property and assets that the Company owns are free and clear of all mortgages, deeds of trust, Liens, and loans, except for statutory Liens for the payment of current Taxes that are not yet delinquent and Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets.  With respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company is in compliance with such leases and, to its Knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any Liens other than those of the lessors of such property or assets.

 
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3.15         Financial Matters .

(a)           Financial Statements .  The Company has delivered to each Investor its audited income statements for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2010, and its unaudited income statement for the six-month period ended September 30, 2010, and an audited balance sheet dated as of March 31, 2010, and an unaudited balance sheet dated as of September 30, 2010 (collectively, the " Financial Statements ").  The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, except that the unaudited Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles.  The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein, subject in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to Financial Statements Date, (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) liabilities and obligations of a type or nature not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the Financial Statements, which, in all such cases, individually and in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(b)           Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls . Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the twelve months prior to the date hereof, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any notice or correspondence from any accountant relating to any potential material weakness in any part of the system of internal accounting controls of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c)           Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 
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3.16         Changes .  Since the Financial Statements Date there has not been:

(a)          any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the Financial Statements, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(b)          any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)          any waiver or compromise by the Company of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;

(d)          any satisfaction or discharge of any Lien or payment of any obligation by the Company, except in the ordinary course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(e)          any material change to a material contract or agreement by which the Company or any of its assets is bound or subject;

(f)           any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or stockholder;

(g)          any resignation or termination of employment of any officer or Key Employee of the Company;

(h)          any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or Lien, created by the Company, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except Liens for Taxes not yet due or payable and Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets;

(i)           any loans or guarantees made by the Company to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business;

(j)           any declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any of the Company’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Company;

(k)          any sale, assignment or transfer of any Company Intellectual Property that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(l)           receipt of notice that there has been a loss of, or material order cancellation by, any major customer of the Company;

(m)         to the Company’s Knowledge, any other event or condition of any character, other than events affecting the economy or the Company’s industry generally,   that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(n)          any arrangement or commitment by the Company to do any of the things described in this Section 3.16 .

 
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3.17        Employee Matters

(a)           As of the date hereof, the Company employs such full-time employees, part-time employees and consultants or independent contractors as are listed in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which sets forth a detailed description of all compensation, including salary, bonus, severance obligations and deferred compensation paid or payable for each officer, employee, consultant and independent contractor of the Company who received compensation in excess of $75,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, or is anticipated to receive compensation in excess of $75,000 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

(b)           To the Company’s Knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would materially interfere with such employee’s ability to promote the interest of the Company or that would conflict with the Company’s business.  Neither the execution or delivery of the Transaction Documents, nor the carrying on of the Company’s business by the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, will, to the Company’s Knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any such employee is now obligated.

(c)           Except as set forth in Section 3.17(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not delinquent in payments to any of its employees, consultants, or independent contractors for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct compensation for any service performed for it to the date hereof or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, consultants, or independent contractors. The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and with other laws related to employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker classification, and collective bargaining.  The Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate governmental entity or is holding for payment not yet due to such governmental entity all amounts required to be withheld from employees of the Company and is not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties, or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

(d)           Except as set forth in Section 3.17(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Key Employee intends to terminate employment with the Company or is otherwise likely to become unavailable to continue as a Key Employee, nor does the Company have a present intention to terminate the employment of any of the foregoing.  The employment of each employee of the Company is terminable at the will of the Company.  Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as required by law, upon termination of the employment of any such employees, no severance or other payments will become due.  Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no policy, practice, plan, or program of paying severance pay or any form of severance compensation in connection with the termination of employment services.

(e)           The Company has not made any representations regarding equity incentives to any officer, employees, director or consultant that are inconsistent with the share amounts and terms set forth in the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors.

(f)           Each former Key Employee whose employment was terminated by the Company has entered into an agreement with the Company providing for the full release of any claims against the Company or any related party arising out of such employment.

 
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(g)            Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each employee benefit plan maintained, established or sponsored by the Company, or which the Company participates in or contributes to, which is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (" ERISA ").  The Company has made all required contributions and has no liability to any such employee benefit plan, other than liability for health plan continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA,  and has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws for any such employee benefit plan.

(h)           The Company is not bound by or subject to (and none of its assets or properties is bound by or subject to) any written or oral, express or implied, contract, commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and no labor union has requested or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has sought to represent any of the employees, representatives or agents of the Company.  There is no strike or other labor dispute involving the Company pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, which could have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is the Company aware of any labor organization activity involving its employees.

(i)            To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Key Employees or directors of the Company has been (i) subject to voluntary or involuntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law or the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer by a court for his business or property; (ii) convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (iii) subject to any order, judgment, or decree (not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated) of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging, or otherwise imposing limits or conditions on his engagement in any securities, investment advisory, banking, insurance, or other type of business or acting as an officer or director of a public company; or (iv) found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal or state securities, commodities, or unfair trade practices law, which such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.

3.18          Tax Returns and payments.   There are no federal, state county, local or foreign Taxes due and payable by the Company which have not been timely paid.  There are no accrued and unpaid federal, state, country, local or foreign Taxes of the Company which are due, whether or not assessed or disputed.  There have been no examinations or audits of any Tax Returns or reports by any applicable federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency.  The Company has duly and timely filed all federal, state, county, local and foreign Tax Returns required to have been filed by it and there are in effect no waivers of applicable statues of limitations with respect to Taxes for any year.

3.19         Insurance .  The Company has in full force and effect fire and casualty insurance policies with extended coverage, sufficient in amount (subject to reasonable deductions) to allow it to replace any of its properties that might be damaged or destroyed.

3.20         Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements .  Each current and former employee, consultant and officer of the Company has executed an agreement with the Company regarding confidentiality and proprietary information substantially in the form or forms delivered to the counsel for the Investors (the " Confidential Information Agreements ").  No current or former Key Employee has excluded works or inventions from his or her assignment of inventions pursuant to such Key Employee’s Confidential Information Agreement.  The Company is not aware that any of its Key Employees is in violation thereof.

3.21          Permits .  The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or other similar authority.

 
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3.22         Corporate Documents .  The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company are in the form provided to the Investors.  The copy of the minute book of the Company provided to the Investors contains minutes of meetings of directors and stockholders and actions by written consent without a meeting by the directors and accurately reflects in all material respects actions by the directors (and any committee of directors) and stockholders with respect to all transactions referred to in such minutes.

3.23          83( b ) Elections .  To the Company's Knowledge, all elections and notices under Section 83(b) of the Code have been or will be timely filed by all individuals who have acquired shares of the Company's Common Stock subject to substantial risk of forfeiture.

3.24         Environmental and Safety Laws .  Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and as set forth in Section 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (a) the Company is and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (b) there has been no release or threatened release of any pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste, or petroleum or any fraction thereof, (each a " Hazardous Substance ") on, upon, into or from any site currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company; (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by the Company that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site that has been included in any published U.S. federal, state or local "superfund" site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any governmental authority in the United States; and (d) there are no underground storage tanks located on, no polychlorinated biphenyls (" PCBs ") or PCB-containing equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, stored on, any site owned or operated by the Company, except for the storage of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws.  The Company has made available to the Investors true and complete copies of all material environmental records, reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies, and environmental studies or assessments.   For purposes of this Section 3.24 , "Environmental Laws" means any law, regulation, or other applicable requirement relating to (a) releases or threatened release of Hazardous Substance; (b) pollution or protection of employee health or safety, public health or the environment; or (c) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage, or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

3.25         Brokers and Finders .   Except as set forth in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not retained any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.26         Disclosure .  No representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement, as qualified by the Company Disclosure Schedule, and certificate furnished or to be furnished to Investors at the Closing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or, to the Company’s Knowledge, omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made.  It is understood that this representation is qualified by the fact that the Company has not delivered to the Investors, and has not been requested to deliver, a private placement or similar memorandum or any written disclosure of the types of information customarily furnished to purchasers of securities.

 
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4.            Representations and Warranties of Investors.

4.1            Investment Representations and Acknowledgments .  Each Investor, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and acknowledges to the Company (provided that such representations and warranties do not limit or obviate the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement) as follows:

(a)          Authorization .  Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and all corporate action on the part of Investor, its officers, directors, managers, members and stockholders necessary for the purchase of the Shares has been taken, and this Agreement constitutes the legally binding and valid obligation of Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

(b)           Brokers and Finders .   Investor has not retained any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c)            Purchase Entirely for Own Account.   This Agreement is made with Investor in reliance upon Investor's representation to the Company, which by Investor's execution of this Agreement Investor hereby confirms, that the Shares to be received by Investor will be acquired for investment for Investor's own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.  By executing this Agreement, Investor further represents that it has no contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Shares.

(d)            Restricted Securities .

(i)           Investor understands and acknowledges that the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act on the grounds that the offering and sale of securities contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D of the Securities Act, and that the Company's reliance upon such exemption is predicated, in part, upon Investor's representations set forth in this Agreement.

(ii)          The certificates for the Shares shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT").  SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT IS IN EFFECT AS TO SUCH TRANSFER OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS UNNECESSARY IN ORDER FOR SUCH TRANSFER TO COMPLY WITH THE ACT."

 
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(e)           Limitations on Disposition .

(i)            In no event will Investor dispose of any of its Shares (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") under the Securities Act (" Rule 144 ") or any similar or analogous rule), unless and until (i) Investor shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and (ii) if reasonably requested by the Company, Investor shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory in form and substance to the Company to the effect that such disposition will not require registration under the Securities Act.

(ii)          Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, no such registration statement or opinion of counsel shall be necessary for a transfer by an Investor that is (i) a partnership to an affiliate, a partner of such partnership or a retired partner of such partnership who retires after the date hereof, or to the estate of any such partner or retired partner or the transfer by gift, will or intestate succession of any partner to his or her spouse or to the siblings, lineal descendants or ancestors of such partner or his or her spouse; (ii) a corporation, to its stockholders in accordance with their interest in the corporation; (iii) a limited liability company, to its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company; or (iv) to the Investor's family member or trust for the benefit of the individual Investor, if the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms hereof to the same extent as if he or she were an original Investor hereunder.

(f)            Investment Experience and Disclosure of Information.   Investor (i) has such Knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Shares; (ii) has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment; and (iii) is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and to hold the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

(g)           Accredited Investor.   Investor is an "accredited investor," as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect, promulgated by the Commission.

(h)           Residence.   The State of the principal residence or principal executive office of the Investor is set forth below the Investor's signature on the signature pages hereto.

( i )            Non-Reliance on Company. Investor is not relying on the Company with respect to the tax and other economic considerations relating to this Agreement and the purchase of the Shares. In regard to such considerations, Investor has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, his, her or its own personal tax, investment or other advisors and has not relied on the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, attorneys, accountants or any affiliates of any thereof and each other person, if any, who controls any thereof, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, except to the extent such advisors shall be deemed to be as such.

( j )            Full Access to Company Records. Investor has been granted the opportunity to conduct a full and fair examination of the records, documents and files of the Company, to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company, its officers, directors, employees and agents concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the purchase of Shares, the Company and its business and prospects, and to obtain any additional information which Investor deems necessary to verify the accuracy of any information received.

( k )           No General Solicitation. The Shares were not offered to Investor through an advertisement in printed media of general and regular circulation, radio or television.

 
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( l )            Limited Market. There is currently a very limited market for the Company’s Common Stock on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. There can be no assurances that a liquid market will develop for the Company’s Common Stock or if developed, be sustained in the future. Consequently, Investor may never be able to liquidate its investment and Investor may bear the economic risk of its investment for an indefinite period of time.

4.2            Separate Representations of WCOF .   WCOF represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a)            Contributed Assets .  WCOF is the sole owner of the Secured Debentures, Oakridge Shares, and Spindletop Shares, that WCOF is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, free and clear of all Liens, and has the sole power and every right and lawful authority to transfer such Secured Debentures and shares to the Company without the consent of any other Person.  Upon execution and delivery of the instruments contemplated by Section 2.2 , above, the Company shall acquire title to such Contributed Assets free and clear of all Liens arising by or through any act of or claim against WCOF.

(b)            Waiver of Claims for Interest .  WCOF agrees to accept the Shares being issued to WCOF pursuant to Section 2.3 , above, in complete satisfaction of all claims against the Company with respect to the principal of and interest on the Secured Debentures that WCOF is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above.

4.3            Separate Representations of MVP .

(a)           Contributed Assets .  MVP is the sole owner of the membership interest in Black Sable that MVP is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, free and clear of all Liens, and has the sole power and every right and lawful authority to transfer such membership interest to the Company without the consent of any Person other than BSE and RGW, which consent has been obtained.  Upon execution and delivery of the instruments contemplated by Section 2.2 , above, to be executed by MVP, the Company shall acquire title to such Contributed Assets free and clear of all Liens arising by or through any act of or claim against MVP.

(b)           Operating Agreement .  MVP has delivered to the Company a copy of the articles of organization of Black Sable and the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Black Sable dated effective January 1, 2010, as amended (as so amended, the " BSE Operating Agreement ").  Such articles of organization and BSE Operating Agreement have not been further modified or amended, and remain in full force and effect.

(c)           Ownership of Interests in Black Sable .  Except for the membership interest in Black Sable that is held by RGW and is being contributed to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, no Person other than MVP and RGW holds any membership interest or economic interest in Black Sable, or any right, option, warrant or other security exercisable for, convertible into, or exhangeable into a membership interest or economic interest in Black Sable.

4.4            Separate Representations of RGW . RGW represents and warrants to the Company that:

 
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(a)           Contributed Assets .  RGW is the sole owner of the membership interest in Black Sable that RGW is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, free and clear of all Liens, and has the sole power and every right and lawful authority to transfer such membership interest to the Company without the consent of any other Person other than BSE and MVP, which consent has been obtained.  Upon execution and delivery of the instruments contemplated by Section 2.2 , above, the Company shall acquire title to such Contributed Asset free and clear of all Liens arising by or through any act of or claim against RGW.

(b)           Operating Agreement .  RGW has delivered to the Company a copy of the articles of organization of Black Sable and the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Black Sable dated effective January 1, 2009 (the " BSE Operating Agreement ").  Such articles of organization and BSE Operating Agreement have not been further modified or amended, and remain in full force and effect.

(c)           Ownership of Interests in Black Sable .  Except for the membership interest in Black Sable that is held by RGW and is being contributed to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, no Person other than MVP and RGW holds any membership interest or economic interest in Black Sable, or any right, option, warrant or other security exercisable for, convertible into, or exhangeable into a membership interest or economic interest in Black Sable.

(d)           Black Sable Working Interests .   The Black Sable Working Interests are held by Black Sable free and clear of all Liens whatsoever.   Except as expressly set forth on Exhibit B hereto, (i) all leases under which Black Sable holds such Black Sable Working Interests (the " Black Sable Leases ") are in full force and effect, and (ii) all taxes with respect to each Black Sable Working Interest for all periods prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement have been paid in full.  To the extent that it is hereafter determined that any such taxes have not been paid (including but not limited to all taxes attributable to all periods prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement that are not yet due and payable), Black Sable shall pay or reimburse the Company for such taxes upon written demand therefore.  Neither Black Sable nor, to the Knowledge of Black Sable, any of the lessors under any Black Sable Lease, is in default of its respective obligations under any such Black Sable Lease, and to the Knowledge of Black Sable there do not exist any circumstances that, with the delivery of notice or passage of time, would constitute a default by any such Person under any such Black Sable Lease.

(e)           Condition of Leaseholds .   Except as set forth on Exhibit B hereto, to the Knowledge of Black Sable, (i) none of the leasehold interests under any of the Black Sable Leases contains any waste materials (whether toxic, hazardous, or extremely hazardous and related to the oil and gas operations on such leasehold) or other adverse physical conditions, including, but not limited to, the presence of unknown abandoned oil and gas wells, water wells, sumps, pits, pipelines or other waste or spill sites, and (ii) all of the equipment appurtenant to the real property that is included within any of the Black Sable Leases is in good working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

(f)            "As is" and "Where is."    Except for the express representations and warranties of Black Sable set forth in this Agreement or any of the instruments delivered by Black Sable to the Company regarding the Black Sable Working Interests or the Black Sable Leases:

(i)            Neither Black Sable nor any of its respective members, officers, directors, members, agents, and attorneys, makes any warranties, express or implied, with respect to the quality, design, physical condition, fitness for a particular purpose, production volumes, profitability or capacity of any of the Black Sable Leases; and

 
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(ii)          All such Black Sable Leases, and the wells, equipment and fixtures associated therewith, are being delivered to the Company in their respective "AS IS, WHERE IS" condition existing on the Closing Date, with reasonable exception for normal wear and tear.  The Company assumes all risks that the properties that are subject to such Black Sable Leases may contain waste materials (whether toxic, hazardous, extremely hazardous or otherwise) or other adverse physical conditions, including, but not limited to, the presence of unknown abandoned oil and gas wells, water wells, sumps, pits, pipelines or other waste or spill sites which may or may not have been revealed by Company’s investigation.

4.5            Separate Representations of J&J and WIH LLC .   J&J and WIH LLC jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company that:

(a)           Contributed Assets .  WIH LLC (i) is the sole owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests in WI LLC, which membership interests WIH LLC is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, free and clear of all Liens, and (ii) has the sole power and every right and lawful authority to transfer such membership interests in WI LLC  to the Company without the consent of any other Person.  No Person has any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any membership or economic interest in WI LLC.  Upon execution and delivery of the instruments contemplated by Section 2.2 , above, the Company shall acquire title to such Contributed Asset free and clear of all Liens arising by or through any act of or claim against WIH LLC or any Person that assigned an interest in any of the WI LLC Working Interests to WIH LLC or WI LLC.

(b)           Articles and Operating Agreement .  WIH LLC has delivered to the Company a copy of (i) the articles of organization and the Operating Agreement of WIH LLC dated effective December 7, 2010 (the " WIH LLC Operating Agreement "), and (ii) the articles of organization and the Operating Agreement of WI LLC dated effective December 7, 2010 (the " WI LLC Operating Agreement ").  Such articles of organization, the WIH LLC Operating Agreement, and the WI LLC Operating Agreement have not been further modified or amended, and remain in full force and effect.

(c)           Ownership of Interests in WI LLC .  Except for the membership interest in WI LLC that is held by WIH LLC and is being contributed to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, no Person holds any membership interest or economic interest in WI LLC, or any right, option, warrant or other security exercisable for, convertible into, or exhangeable into a membership interest or economic interest in WI LLC.

(d)           WI LLC Working Interests .

(i)            The WI LLC Working Interests are comprised of (A) a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the "Thoren interest" described on Exhibit H hereto, (B) an eighty percent (80%) working interest in the remainder of the leasehold interests identified on Exhibit H , under which WI LLC holds such WI LLC Working Interests (collectively, the " WI LLC Leases "), and are held by WI LLC free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, and (C) the interests in the Non-Producing Leases identified on Exhibit O hereto.

(ii)          Except as expressly set forth on Exhibit H , (i) all WI LLC Leases are in full force and effect, and (ii) all taxes with respect to each WI LLC Working Interest for all periods prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement have been paid in full.  Each WI LLC Working Interest has the respective Net Revenue Interest (" NRI ") set forth for such WI LLC Working Interest on Exhibit H .  To the extent that it is hereafter determined that any such taxes have not been paid (including but not limited to all taxes attributable to all periods prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement that are not yet due and payable), J&J and WIH LLC shall pay or reimburse the Company for such taxes upon written demand therefore.   Neither WI LLC nor, to the Knowledge of J&J or WIH LLC, the lessor under any WI LLC Lease, is in default of its respective obligations under any such WI LLC Lease, and to the Knowledge of WIH LLC there do not exist any circumstances that, with the delivery of notice or passage of time, would constitute a default by any such Person under any such WI LLC Lease.

 
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(e)           Condition of Leaseholds .   Except as set forth on Exhibit H hereto, to the Knowledge of J&J and WIH LLC, (i) none of the leasehold interests under any of the WIH LLC Leases contains any waste materials (whether toxic, hazardous, or extremely hazardous and related to the oil and gas operations on such leasehold) or other adverse physical conditions, including, but not limited to, the presence of unknown abandoned oil and gas wells, water wells, sumps, pits, pipelines or other waste or spill sites, and (ii) all of the equipment appurtenant to the real property that is included within any of the WIH LLC Leases is in good working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

(f)            "As is" and "Where is."    Except for the express representations and warranties of WIH LLC set forth in this Agreement or any of the instruments delivered by WIH LLC to the Company regarding the WI LLC Working Interests or the WI LLC Leases under which such WI LLC Working Interests are held:

(i)            Neither WIH LLC nor any of its respective members, officers, directors, members, agents, and attorneys, makes any warranties, express or implied, with respect to the quality, design, physical condition, fitness for a particular purpose, production volumes, profitability or capacity of any of the WI LLC Leases; and

(ii)          All such WI LLC Leases, and the wells, equipment and fixtures associated therewith, are being delivered to the Company in their respective "AS IS, WHERE IS" condition existing on the Closing Date, with reasonable exception for normal wear and tear.  The Company assumes all risks that the properties that are subject to such WI LLC Leases may contain waste materials (whether toxic, hazardous, extremely hazardous or otherwise) or other adverse physical conditions, including, but not limited to, the presence of unknown abandoned oil and gas wells, water wells, sumps, pits, pipelines or other waste or spill sites which may or may not have been revealed by Company’s investigation.

4.6            Separate Representations of Frey Living Trust .   Frey Living Trust represents and warrants to the Company that:

(a)           Contributed Assets .  Frey Living Trust is the sole owner of the Secured Debentures that Frey Living Trust is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above, free and clear of all Liens, and has the sole power and every right and lawful authority to transfer such Secured Debentures and shares to the Company without the consent of any other Person.  Upon execution and delivery of the instruments contemplated by Section 2.2 , above, the Company shall acquire title to such Contributed Assets free and clear of all Liens arising by or through any act of or claim against Frey Living Trust.

(b)           Waiver of Claims for Interest .  Frey Living Trust agrees to accept the Shares being issued to Frey Living Trust pursuant to Section 2.3 , above, in complete satisfaction of all claims against the Company with respect to the principal of and interest on the Secured Debentures that Frey Living Trust is contributing to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 , above.

4.7            Separate Representations of J&J .  J&J represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that (a) within ten (10) days following the Effective Date of this Agreement, J&J shall convey or cause the conveyance to the Company of the Expired Leases, and (b) each such Expired Lease shall be on the respective terms set forth on Exhibit F hereto.

 
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4.8            State and Federal Securities Laws.    No federal or state agency has passed upon the Shares or made any finding or determination as to the fairness of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

5.            Covenants of Parties.

5.1            Operations of the Company .   Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as described in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date hereof to the Closing, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, conduct its operations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, with no less diligence and effort than would be applied in the absence of this Agreement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organizations, keep available the service of its current officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, lessors, creditors, employees, contractors and others having business dealings with it, with the intention that its goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Closing.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, and except as described in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, between the date hereof and the Closing, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders:

(a)           Amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other similar governing instruments), except to adopt and file the Certificate of Designation in order to designate and authorize the issuance of 4,779,460 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be issued hereunder;

(b)           Authorize for issuance or grant, issue, sell, grant, deliver or agree or commit to issue, sell, grant or deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any stock of any class or any other debt or equity securities or equity equivalents (including any stock options or stock appreciation rights) except for the issuance and sale of Company Shares upon (i) the exercise of Company Stock Options and other convertible securities of the Company granted, issued and outstanding prior to the date hereof, or (ii) the sale of shares of Company Stock to employees of the Company issued under the Company Equity Incentive  Plan prior to the date hereof; provided that for purposes of this Section 6.1(b) , Company Stock Options and other convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed granted, issued and outstanding prior to the date hereof, and shares of Company Stock shall not be deemed issued to employees under the Company Equity Incentive Plan prior to the date hereof under such options, convertible securities and Company Stock, unless the same are disclosed in Section 2.2 , above, or in Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(c)           Split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, make any other actual, constructive or deemed distribution in respect of its capital stock or otherwise make any payments to stockholders in their capacity as such, or redeem or otherwise acquire any of its securities or any securities of any of its subsidiaries;

(d)           Adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than the transactions contemplated hereunder and the Common Stock Offering);

(e)           Alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or any other fashion the corporate structure or ownership of any subsidiary;
 
 
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(f)           Either (i) incur or assume any long-term or short-term Indebtedness or issue any debt securities, in each case, except for borrowings under existing lines of credit in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, or modify or agree to any amendment of the terms of any of the foregoing; (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person except for obligations of subsidiaries of the Company incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any other person (other than customary loans or advances to employees in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate and to the extent permitted by applicable law); (iv) pledge or otherwise encumber shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (v) mortgage or pledge any of its material assets, tangible or intangible, or create or suffer to exist any material Lien thereupon;

(g)          Except as may be required by applicable law or as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into, adopt or amend or terminate any bonus, profit sharing, special remuneration, compensation, severance, termination, stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, performance unit, stock equivalent, stock purchase agreement, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, health, life, or disability insurance, dependent care, severance or other employee benefit plan agreement, trust, fund or other arrangement for the benefit or welfare of any director, officer, employee or consultant in any manner or increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any director, officer or employee or pay any benefit not required by any plan and arrangement as in effect as of the date hereof (including the granting of stock appreciation rights or performance units);

(h)          Grant any severance or termination pay to any director, officer, employee or consultant;

(i)           Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, enter into or amend any employment agreements, oral or written, increase the compensation payable or to become payable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any of its officers, stockholders, directors, employees or consultants, or adopt or amend any employee benefit plan or arrangement, oral or written (including any amendment to the Company Equity Incentive Plan or the agreements thereunder), or increase the salaries or wage rates of its officers, stockholders, directors, employees or consultants, in amounts not greater than and not with greater frequency than under prior Company practices;

(j)           Terminate the employment of any employee, manager or officer or grant any severance or termination pay to any member, manager, officer or any other employee, except such terminations or payments in amounts not greater than under prior Company practices or made pursuant to written agreements or other legally binding commitments disclosed to the Investors in writing and in effect on the date hereof;

(k)          Exercise its discretion or otherwise voluntarily accelerate the vesting of any Company Stock Option as a result of the transactions contemplated hereunder or the Common Stock Offering, any other change of control of the Company (as defined in the Company Equity Incentive Plan) or otherwise;

(l)           Other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, (i) acquire, sell, lease, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions having a fair market value in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate; (ii) enter into any exclusive license, distribution, marketing, sales or other agreement; (iii) enter into a "development services" or other similar agreement; or (iv) acquire, sell, lease, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Company Intellectual Property;

 
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(m)         Except as may be required as a result of a change in applicable law or in generally accepted accounting principles, change any material accounting principle, practice or method used by it;

(n)          Revalue in any material respect any of its assets, including writing down the value of inventory or writing-off notes or accounts receivable, other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;

(o)           Either (i) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or entity or division thereof or any equity interest therein; (ii) enter into any contract or agreement other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that would be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (iii) amend, modify or waive any material right under any Scheduled Contract or any other material contract of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) breach or otherwise violate the material terms of any Scheduled Contracts; (v) materially modify its standard warranty terms for its products or amend or modify any product warranties in effect as of the date hereof in any material manner that is adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (vi) authorize any new or additional capital expenditure or expenditures if any such expenditure or expenditures or (vii) authorize any new or additional manufacturing capacity expenditure or expenditures for any manufacturing capacity contracts or arrangements;

(p)           Make or revoke any Tax election or settle or compromise any income Tax liability, other than any such election or revocation that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

(q)           Allow any insurance policy relating to the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' assets, properties or business to be amended or terminated without replacing such policy with a policy providing at least equal coverage, insuring comparable risks and issued by an insurance company financially comparable to the prior insurance company;

(r)           Fail to file any Tax Returns when due (or, alternatively, fail to file for available extensions) or fail to cause such Tax Returns when filed to be complete and accurate in all material respects other than any such failure that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

(s)           Fail to pay any material Taxes or other material debts when due;

(t)           Except for those claims to be settled as set forth on Exhibit M hereto, commence any litigation or any binding dispute resolution process (other than in respect of any breach of or claim arising under this Agreement), or settle or compromise any pending or threatened suit, action, claim or other dispute that (i) relates to the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) the settlement or compromise of which would involve more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or that would otherwise be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or relates to any Company Intellectual Property matters;

(u)           Take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to (i) limit the utilization of any of the net operating losses, built-in losses, Tax credits or other similar items of the Company or its subsidiaries under Sections 382, 383, 384 or 1502 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, or (ii) cause any transaction in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was a party that was intended to be treated as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code to fail to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code;

 
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(v)           Except as set forth in Section 5.1(v) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, enter into any licensing, distribution, sponsorship, advertising or other similar contracts, agreements, or obligations which may not be canceled without penalty by the Company or its subsidiaries upon notice of 30 days or less or which provide for payments by or to the Company or its subsidiaries in an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) over the term of the agreement;

(w)          Engage in any willful action with the intent to directly or indirectly adversely impact any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than pursuant to rights expressly conferred upon the Company under this Agreement; or

(x)           Take or agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the actions described in Sections 5.1(a) through 5.2(w) that it is prohibited from taking (and it shall use all commercially reasonable efforts not to take any action that would make any of the representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto) untrue or incorrect).

5.2            No Shop .

(a)           Subject to the exception set forth in Sections 6.2(b) , 6.2(c) , and 6.2(d) , below, until the earliest of (i) the execution of the Definitive Agreements, (b) the Termination Date, or (c) the mutual termination of this Agreement (such period, the " Restricted Period "), neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company nor any of the Company's officers or directors (or any representative acting on their behalf) shall directly or indirectly solicit or provide any information to or enter into any agreement with any corporation, other entity, or person other than one or more of the Investors, or any of their respective affiliates, concerning any acquisition of any of the securities of, or all or substantially all of assets of, the Company or any merger of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any sale of any material assets or any sale of any shares of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than pursuant to outstanding compensatory stock options, warrants, convertible debentures, other contractual commitments made and approved by the Company's Board of Directors prior to October 27, 2010 or with entities that have executed non-disclosure or other agreements with the Company prior to October 27, 2010.  If, during the Restricted Period, the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any officer, director, employee, representative or other agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, receives any inquiry or offer from any other company or person with respect to the acquisition of the Company, its securities, or all or any material portion of its assets (whether by stock purchase, asset acquisition, merger, or otherwise), then the Company immediately shall advise WCOF of such inquiry in detail or offer (including all terms thereof) and provide to WCOF copies of all written documents memorializing or relating to such inquiry or offer.

(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2(a) , above, during the Restricted Period, the Company shall be entitled to negotiate with investors approved by the Majority Investors (the " Approved Investors ") regarding the terms and conditions on which the Approved Investors may purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Common Stock Offering.

 
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(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2(a) , above, if at any time during the Restricted Period, the Company receives a written proposal from a third party for the acquisition of a majority of the Company’s securities or assets, a merger of the Company with or into any other entity, or any other similar transaction with the Company (an " Acquisition Proposal "), and if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such action is required in order for the Board of Directors of the Company to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under Nevada law, and that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably expected to lead to a "Superior Proposal" (as defined below), then the Company may (x) furnish, pursuant to an acceptable confidentiality agreement, information with respect to the Company to the third party who has made such Acquisition Proposal; provided that the Company shall promptly (and in no event later than 24 hours) provide to the Investors any material information concerning the Company that is provided to any third party given such access which was not previously provided to the Parties; and (y) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the third party making such Acquisition Proposal; provided , further , that the Company shall promptly (and in no event later than 24 hours) provide to the Investors (i) a written summary of the material terms of such Acquisition Proposal (including the pricing, terms, conditions and other material provisions and the identity of the proposed party or parties to such proposed Acquisition Transaction) and (ii) if such Acquisition Proposal is in writing, a copy of such Acquisition Proposal.   For purposes of the foregoing, the term " Superior Proposal " means an unsolicited, bona fide written offer made by a third party to consummate an Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined in its good faith judgment is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financial aspects of the proposal and the third party making the proposal, and if consummated, would result in a transaction in which (i) the Company’s senior secured debentures are redeemed in full for cash at maturity without requiring the debenture holders to forfeit any Company shares of common stock, and (ii) the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously agree that the value of the Company’s common shares would exceed the value resulting from completion of the Transactions).

(d)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2(a) , above, the Board of Directors of the Company may enter into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, if and only if, prior to taking such action, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined in good faith, after consultation with independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, (x) that such action is required in order for the Board of Directors of the Company to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under Nevada law, and (y) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; provided , however , that (w) the Company has given the Parties at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which notice shall specify the material terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal (including the identity of the party making such Superior Proposal) and has contemporaneously provided a copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements with the party making such Acquisition Proposal to the Parties), (x) the Company has negotiated in good faith with the Parties during such notice period to the extent the Parties wish to negotiate, to enable the Parties to revise the terms of this Agreement such that it would cause the Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, (y) following the end of such notice period, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have considered in good faith any changes to this Agreement proposed in writing by the Parties, and shall have determined that the Superior Proposal would continue to constitute a Superior Proposal if such revisions were to be given effect, and (z) in the event of any material change to the material terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to the Parties an additional notice and the notice period shall have recommenced, except that the notice period shall be at least two (2) business days.

5.3            Access to Information .  From and after the date hereof, Purchaser may, directly or through its representatives, review the properties, books and records of the Company and its financial and legal condition to the extent it deems necessary or advisable to familiarize itself with such properties and other matters.  The Company hereby agrees to permit Investors and their representatives to have, from and after the date hereof, after reasonable notice, reasonable access to the premises and to all of the books and records of the Company and to cause the officers of the Company to furnish Investors with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the Business as Investors will from time to time reasonably request.
 
 
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5.4             Commercially Reasonable Efforts .  Each of the parties hereto will cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate actions, and to make, or cause to be made, all filings necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to satisfy all conditions to the Closing and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.5             Public Announcements .  Except as otherwise required by law, neither the Company, any of its respective subsidiaries and affiliates, or any of the Investors or any of their affiliates shall issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the details of this Agreement, or any proposed Third Party Acquisition (as defined in the Voting Agreements), without the prior written consent of the other; provided that , nothing in this Section 6.5 is intended or shall be construed as precluding the Investors from disclosing to their members the existence and terms of this Agreement to the reasonably required to obtain their approval of such transactions and all other transactions incident thereto.

5.6             Notification of Certain Matters .  The Company shall give prompt notice to the Investors, and the Investors shall give prompt notice to the Company, of (i) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event the occurrence or nonoccurrence of which has caused or would be likely to cause any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at or prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) any material failure of the Company, Company or Subsidiary, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided , however , that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall not cure such breach or non-compliance or limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

5.7             Additions to and Modification of Company Disclosure Schedule .  Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company has delivered to Investor a Company Disclosure Schedule that includes all of the material information required by the relevant provisions of this Agreement.  In addition, the Company shall deliver to Investors such additions to or modifications of any Sections of the Company Disclosure Schedule necessary to make the information set forth therein true, accurate and complete in all material respects as soon as practicable after such information is available to the Company after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not be deemed to constitute an exception to its representations and warranties under Section 3 , nor limit the rights and remedies of the Investors under this Agreement for any breach by the Company of such representation and warranties.

6.            Conditions to Closing

6.1             Conditions to Investors' Obligations .  The obligations of each Investor under Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by such Investor but which waiver shall not be effective against any Investor who does not consent in writing thereto.

(a)             Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 shall be true on and as of the Closing with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing.

(b)             P erformance .   The Company shall have performed or fulfilled all agreements, obligations and conditions contained herein required to be performed or fulfilled by the Company before the Closing.

 
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(c)             Blue Sky Compliance .  The Company shall have complied with and be effective under the securities laws of the State of California and any other state, as necessary to offer and sell the Shares to each Investor.

(d)             Secretary’s Certificate .  The Secretary of the Company shall deliver to each Investor at the Closing a certificate (i) stating that the copies attached thereto of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and the resolutions of its Board of Directors and stockholders relating to the sale of the Shares are true and complete copies of such documents and resolutions, and (ii) certifying the incumbent officers and their signatures.

(e)             Compliance Certificate .  The Company shall have delivered to Investors the Compliance Certificate, dated as of the Closing, signed by the Company's President, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) have been satisfied and stating that there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the Financial Statements Date.

(f)             Authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company.   The Board of Directors shall have duly adopted resolutions authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and each of the agreements contemplated hereby, the filing of the Certificate of Designation, the acquisition of the Contributed Assets in exchange for the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Stock Repurchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit G , and the WIH LLC Cash Payment, and the consummation of all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

(g)             Closing of Transactions Under Securities Purchase Agreement.   The transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement shall close concurrently with the closing of the issuance of Shares under this Agreement.

(h)             Board of Directors.   Immediately following the Closing, the Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of Atticus Lowe, Robert G. Watson, James Miller, and Lance Helfert.

(i)             Deliveries by Company .  The Company shall have delivered to the Investors the share certificates, Promissory Note, and J&J Cash Consideration in accordance with Section 2.3(b) , above.

(j)             Stock Repurchase Agreement .  The Company shall have executed and delivered to WIH LLC the Stock Repurchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

(k)             Fairness Opinion .  The Company's Board of Directors shall have received from C.K. Cooper & Company a written opinion that the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to the Company and its stockholders.

(l)             Employment Agreement with Watson .  The Company and Robert G. Watson shall have executed an Employment Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J .

(m)           J&J Contractor Agreements .  The Company shall have executed and delivered to J&J a Service Agreement and a Joint Operating Agreement in the respective forms attached hereto as Exhibit K .

 
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(n)             Resignations .  All Persons serving as officers or directors of the Company immediately prior to the Closing shall have tendered to the Company their written resignation from such respective position, effective immediately after the Closing.

(o)             Settlements with Vendors .   The Majority Investors shall have delivered to the Company a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L, confirming that the terms on which the Company shall have settled claims of its vendors listed on Exhibit M hereto are acceptable to the Investors.

(p)             Opinion of Counsel .  Counsel for the Company shall have delivered to each Investor an opinion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N .

(q)             Share Trading .   The Company's Common Stock (i) shall be designated for quotation on the Principal Market and (ii) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market, or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.

(r)             No Injunctions .  No provision of any applicable Law and no judgment, injunction, order or decree will be in effect, and no action shall have been commenced seeking any of the foregoing), which will prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

(s)             Good Standing Certificates.   The Company shall have delivered to Investors a certificate of good standing issued by the Secretary of State for the State of Nevada, the State of Kansas, and the applicable authority for each other jurisdiction in which the Company is qualified to do business, dated a recent date before the Closing.

(t)             Consents and Qualifications.   The Company shall have obtained (i) copies of all third party and governmental consents, approvals and filings required in connection with the consummation of the transactions hereunder (including, without limitation, all blue sky law filings and waivers of all preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), and (ii) all authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be duly obtained and effective as of the Closing.

6.2             Conditions to Company's Obligations .  The obligations of the Company under Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or before the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Company:

(a)             Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of each Investor contained in Section 4 shall be true on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though said representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing.

(b)             Contribution of Contributed Assets .  Each of the Investors shall have executed and delivered to the Company the documents and instruments required under Section 2.2(a) , above, to effect the contribution of the Contributed Assets to the Company.
 
 
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7.            Termination of Agreement

7.1           Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a)            by the mutual written consent of Company and the Majority Investors;

(b)            by Company, upon notice to the Investors, if an event occurs which, without any breach by Company of its obligations under this Agreement related to such event, render impossible the compliance with one or more of the conditions to the obligations of Company set forth in Section 7.2 (and such compliance is not waived by Company);

(c)            by the Investors, upon notice to Company, if an event occurs which, without any breach by the Investors of their respective obligations under this Agreement related to such event, render impossible the compliance with one or more of the conditions to the obligations of the Investors set forth in Section 7.1 (and such compliance is not waived by the Majority Investors);

(d)            either:

(i)            by the Investors, upon written notice to Purchaser, if (A) the Investors are not then in material default of their respective obligations under this Agreement, (B) the Company has materially breached any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, (C) the Majority Investors deliver to the Company a written notice describing the breach by Company, and (D) Company  fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days following delivery of that written notice describing the breach; or

(ii)            by Company, upon written notice to the Investors, if (A) the Company is not then in material default of its obligations under this Agreement, (B) any of the Investors has materially breached any of his, her, or its respective representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, (C) Company delivers to Investors a written notice describing the breach, and (D) Investors fail to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days following delivery of that written notice describing the breach.

(e)            by Company or the Investors, if the transactions contemplated hereby have not been consummated on or before the Termination Date.

7.2           Break-up Fee .  As the sole remedy of the Investors, if the Company either breaches its obligations under this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 6.2 , above), or exercises the "fiduciary out" described in Section 6.2(c) and (d) , above, and fails to close the Transactions contemplated herein, and within 120 days after the date of the last day of the Restricted Period, the Company signs a letter of intent or other agreement relating to the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any of the securities of the Company (except for outstanding compensatory stock options, warrants, convertible debentures, or other contractual commitments made and approved by the Company's Board of Directors prior to October 27, 2010), whether directly or indirectly and whether through purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, and such transaction is ultimately consummated, then immediately upon the closing of such transaction, the Company shall pay to the Investors a transaction break-up fee equal to Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) (which break-up fee shall be allocated to and shared by the Investors in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to each such Investor under this Agreement).
 
 
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8.            Additional Covenants of Parties

8.1             Indemnification . In consideration of each Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Shares thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall jointly and severally defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the " Indemnitees ") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the " Indemnified Liabilities "), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the status of such Investor or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(a)            To the extent that the foregoing undertakings by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

(b)            Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 9.2 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 9.2 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Majority Investors.  The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however , that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation.  Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this

 
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(c)            The indemnification required by this Section 9.2 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

(d)            The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

(e)             To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under this Section 9.2 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Shares which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Shares who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Shares shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Shares.

8.2             Reports Under Exchange Act .   With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of Company to the public without registration (" Rule 144 "), Company agrees to:

(a)            Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(b)            File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

(c)            Furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon written request by an Investor, (i) a written statement by Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Company and such other reports and documents so filed by Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 
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8.3             WCOF Counsel Fees .   At or promptly following the Closing, the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP, counsel to West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay under this Section 8.4 more than Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) in the aggregate for such fees and expenses.

8.4             Post-Closing Agreements Regarding WI LLC Leases . The Company shall pay to J&J, in its capacity as an operator of the WI LLC Working Interests (" Agent "), for distribution to the Persons entitled thereto, the following:

(a)             An adjustment amount for oil that is in the tanks located on each of the WI LLC Leases as of the Closing Date.  The adjustment amount for each Lease shall be calculated as follows:  The product of (i) the Net Revenue Interest on each WI, LLC lease, multiplied by (ii) the measured amount of oil in the tanks as of December 31, 2010, multiplied by (iii) the price per barrel at which oil is sold on the New York Mercantile Exchange on December 31, 2010, less $7.75 per barrel, which price the parties agree to represent the fair market value of such oil.  For the purposes of this calculation, the "Net Revenue Interest" of each WI LLC Lease shall equal (x) the Net Revenue Interest owned by WI LLC with respect to such respective WI LLC Lease, multiplied by (y) the 80% working interest to be delivered to the Company pursuant to this Agreement;

(b)            The amount of all invoices paid by or to be paid by Agent for operating expenses (including, without limitation, salaries, equipment costs, utilities, and vendors) on the WI LLC Leases through the Closing Date.  Agent shall provide Company with a statement of such operating expenses on or before January 15, 2011 (the " Statement "), and Company shall pay to Agent the amount thereof when due or, if later, within ten (10) days after receipt of the Statement; and

(c)            The Company shall be liable for, pay, and hold WIH LLC harmless from taxes attributable to the WI LLC Leases and accruing in any periods after the Closing Date.  All severance and other gross production, collection, or use taxes attributable to production from and after the Closing Date shall be paid by the Company.

8.5             Post-Closing Agreements Regarding Black Sable Leases . The Company shall pay 88.09% to MVP and 11.91% to RGW, in their respective capacities as former members of Black Sable, the owner of the Black Sable Working Interests, the following:

(a)            An adjustment amount for oil that is in the tanks located on each of the Black Sable Leases as of the Closing Date.  The adjustment amount for each Lease shall be calculated as follows:  The product of (i) the Net Revenue Interest for such Black Sable Lease, multiplied by (ii) the measured amount of oil in the tanks as of December 31, 2010, multiplied by (iii) the price per barrel at which oil is sold on the New York Mercantile Exchange on December 31, 2010, less $3.00 per barrel, which price the parties agree to represent the fair market value of such oil.  For the purposes of this calculation, the "Net Revenue Interest" of each Black Sable Lease shall equal the Net Revenue Interest owned by Black Sable on each respective Black Sable Lease that will be delivered to the Company pursuant to this Agreement;

(b)            The amount of all invoices paid by or to be paid by Agent for operating expenses (including, without limitation, salaries, equipment costs, utilities, and vendors) on the WI LLC Leases through the Closing Date.  MVP and RGW shall provide Company with a statement of such operating expenses on or before January 15, 2011 (the " Statement "), and Company shall pay to Agent the amount thereof when due or, if later, within ten (10) days after receipt of the Statement; and

 
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(c)            The Company shall be liable for, pay, and hold MVP and RGW harmless from taxes attributable to the Black Sable Leases and accruing in any periods after the Closing Date.  All severance and other gross production, collection, or use taxes attributable to production from and after the Closing Date shall be paid by the Company.

8.6             Title Reports on WI LLC Leases .   J&J and WIH LLC (a) acknowledge that the Company has not yet received written title reports with respect to the WI LLC Leases, and that such written title reports will not be available until after the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) covenant and agree that if such title reports reveal any material defects in title with respect to any of the WI LLC Leases or any of the WI LLC Working Interests (including but not limited to any evidence that WI LLC does not hold an 80% working interest in any of the WI LLC Leases), then J&J and WIH LLC, shall, in their sole discretion either:  (i) at their sole costs and expense, cure such defects, including but not limited to procuring from all third parties such quitclaims or other conveyances as may be necessary or convenient for confirming that WI LLC holds an 80% working interest in each of the WI LLC Leases; or (ii) return to the Company, upon demand, a number of Shares (valued at $0.40 per share) and an amount of cash (in the respective proportions in which the Company issued Shares and paid cash to WIH LLC pursuant to Sections 2.3(a)(ii)(E) and 2.3(b) , above) having an aggregate value equal to the product of (x) Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000), multiplied times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the proved developed PV-10 of the pertinent WIH LLC Lease, and the denominator of which is the aggregate proved developed PV-10 of all such WIH LLC Leases.   For purposes of the foregoing, the proved developed PV-10 of each WIH LLC Lease shall be the figure therefor set forth in that certain report dated December 1, 2010, entitled "J&J Operating, LLC, NYMEX Strip 11-19-10 Adjusted for Hedged Volumes," issued by Randy B. Miller, PE.

8.7             Registration of WIH LLC Shares .  The Company agrees that if the Shares issued to WIH LLC pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(ii)(E) do not become readily tradable under Rule 144 by the members of WIH LLC following the liquidation and distribution of those Shares to those members more than six (6) months following the date of issuance thereof, and if there is no reasonably available work-around to permit the sale and disposition of those shares in the public markets by or for the benefit of those members, then upon request of WIH LLC, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement for such shares and exercise its best efforts to cause that registration statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable.   The Company and WIH LLC each shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the costs and fees of preparing and filing such registration statement.   The members of WIH LLC shall provide to the Company such commercially reasonable and customary representations, warranties, and covenants as are customarily provided by investors on whose behalf an issuer of securities is seeking to register such shares.

9.            Miscellaneous

9.1             Notices .   All notices, elections, requests, demands, and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) when personally delivered, or (b) on the fifth (5th) business day after the date on which deposited in the national mail system of the country of the sender's residence and (for items transmitted under this clause "(b)" from a source in the United States to a destination also in the United States) as evidenced by a receipt for registered or certified mail signed by the recipient or an authorized agent of recipient, or (c) on the date on which transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means generating a receipt evidencing a successful transmission; or (d) on the next business day after the business day on which deposited with a nationally or internationally recognized overnight commercial delivery service (e.g., Federal Express or UPS) for the fastest commercially available overnight delivery, with a return receipt (or equivalent thereof administered by such regulated public carrier) requested, freight prepaid, addressed to the party for whom intended at the address, facsimile number, or email address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address, facsimile number, or email address, notice of which is given in a manner permitted by this Section   9.1 .

 
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9.2             Binding on Successors; Assignment .  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives of each of the parties.

9.3             Counterparts; Electronic Signatures .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be one and the same instrument, binding on each of the signatories hereto.  A copy of this Agreement that is executed by a party and transmitted by that party to the other party by facsimile or as an attachment ( e.g ., in ".tif" or ".pdf" format) to an email shall be binding upon the signatory to the same extent as a copy hereof containing that party's original signature.

9.4             Titles and Subtitles .  The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

9.5             Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Majority Investors.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended to create any obligation on behalf of an Investor to advance funds to the Company or purchase Shares beyond the amounts set forth in Section 2.3(a) without the consent or approval of such Investor.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9.5 shall be binding upon the Company, Investors, and any transferee of any Shares.

(a)             Rights Among Investors .  Each Investor (or transferee holder of Shares issued hereunder) shall have the absolute right to exercise or refrain from exercising any right or rights that such holder may have by reason of this Agreement, including without limitation the right to consent to the waiver of any obligation of the Company under this Agreement and to enter into an agreement with the Company for the purpose of modifying this Agreement or any agreement effecting any such modification, and such Investor or transferee holder shall not incur any liability to any other Investor or holder of Shares with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any such right or rights.

(b)             Exculpation Among Investors.   Each Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon any person, firm or corporation, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company.  Each Investor agrees that no Investor nor the respective controlling Persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any Investor shall be liable to any other Investor for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the issuance of the Shares hereunder and shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares.

(c)             Effect of Amendment or Waiver .  Each Investor acknowledges that by the operation of this Section 9.5 , less than all of the Investors may effect an amendment or waiver of provisions of this Agreement and therefore diminish or eliminate all rights of such Investor under this Agreement even though such Investor has not consented to the amendment or waiver.

9.6             Severability .  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 
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9.7             Aggregation of Stock .  All shares of the Common Stock or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof held or acquired by affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

9.8             Entire Agreement .  This Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement among the parties and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein.

9.9             Survival of Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of the parties contained in Sections 3 and 4 of this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Investors or the Company.

9.10             Attorneys' Fees .  If any action or proceeding is commenced to construe or enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the rights and duties created hereunder, then the party prevailing in such action shall be entitled to recover its attorneys' fees and the costs of enforcing any judgment entered therein.

9.11             Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Nevada law, without regard to the application of the conflict of law principles thereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

" Company:"

EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation
   
By
/s/ C. Stephen Cochennet
 
C. Stephen Cochennet, Chief Executive Officer
 
Address, Facsimile No., & Email for Notices :
 
EnerJex Resources, Inc.
ATTN:  Chief Executive Officer
27 Corporate Woods, Suite 350
10975 Grandview Drive
Overland Park, KS 66210
 
Telephone No.:  (913) 754-7754
Facsimile No.:  (913) 754-7755
Email:
 
with a copy to :
 
ANTHONY N. DEMINT
Attorney at Law
DeMint Law, PLLC
3753 Howard Hughes Parkway
Second Floor, Suite 314
Las Vegas, NV 89169
 
Telephone No.:  (702) 586-6436
Facsimile No.:  (702) 442-7995
Email:   anthony@demintlaw.com

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"Common Stock Investors:"

"WCOF:"
 
"MVP:"
     
West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company
 
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company
     
By
/s/ Atticus Lowe
 
By
/s/ Atticus Lowe
 
Atticus Lowe
   
Atticus Lowe, Manager
 
Chief Investment Officer of Managing Member
   
     
12/29/10
 
12/29/10
Date
 
Date
     
Address, Facsimile No., & Email for Notices :
 
Address, Facsimile No., & Email for Notices :
     
West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC
 
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC
c/o West Coast Asset Management, Inc.
 
c/o West Coast Asset Management, Inc.
1205 Coast Village Road
 
1205 Coast Village Road
Montecito, California 93108
 
Montecito, California 93108
Attention: R. Atticus Lowe
 
Attention: R. Atticus Lowe
     
Telephone: (805) 653-5333
 
Telephone: (805) 653-5333
Facsimile No.:   (805) 648-6466
 
Facsimile No.:   (805) 648-6466
Email:   alowe@wcam.com
 
Email:   alowe@wcam.com

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Signature Page for Common Stock Investors
EnerJex Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement
 
 

 
 
"J&J Operating Company, LLC:"
 
"WIH"
     
J&J Operating Company, LLC , a Kansas
limited liability company
 
Working Interest Holding, LLC , a Kansas
limited liability company
     
By
/s/ John Loeffelbein
 
By
/s/ Sam Boan
 
John Loeffelbein, Member
   
Sam Boan, Manager
     
By
/s/ James D. Loeffelbein
 
12/30/10
 
James D. Loeffelbein, Member
 
Date
     
   
Address, Facsimile & Email for Notices :
     
Date
 
Working Interest Holding, LLC
   
c/o J&J Operating Company, LLC
Address, Facsimile & Email for Notices :
 
ATTN:  Messrs. Sam Boan, James D. Loeffelbein and John Loeffelbein
   
10380 W 179th St.
J&J Operating Company, LLC
 
Bucyrus, KS 66013
ATTN:  Messrs. James Loeffelbein and John Loeffelbein
   
10380 W 179th St.
 
Telephone No.:  (913) 709-0219
Bucyrus, KS 66013
 
Facsimile No.:   (___) ________________________
   
Email:   jdlmailbox@yahoo.com
Telephone No.:  (913) 709-0219
   
Facsimile No.:   (___)   ________________________
   
Email:   jdlmailbox@yahoo.com
   

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Signature Page for Investors
EnerJex Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement
 
 

 
 
"RGW:"
 
"Frey Living Trust:"
     
RGW Energy, LLC , a Texas limited liability company
 
Frey Living Trust
     
By
/s/ Robert G. Watson
 
By
/s/ Philip Frey, Jr.
 
Robert G. Watson, Manager
   
Name & title:
     
12/29/10
 
12/29/10
Date
 
Date
     
Address, Facsimile & Email for Notices :
 
Address, Facsimile No., & Email for Notices :
     
RGW Energy, LLC
 
4105 NE Rigels Cove Way
ATTN:   Mr. Robert G. Watson
 
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
123 Evans Avenue
   
San Antonio, Texas 78209
 
Telephone No.:  (772) 334-0474
   
Facsimile No.:  (772) ________________________
Facsimile No.:  (123 Evans Avenue
 
Email:   pf4105@comcast.net
San Antonio, Texas 78209
   
     
Telephone No.:  (210) 451-5545
   
Facsimile No.:  (___) ________________________
   
Email:   robert.watson@blacksableenergy.com
   

Signature Page for Investors
EnerJex Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement
 
 

 
 
Exhibit A

Assignment of Membership Interest
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit B

List of Black Sable Working Interests
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit C

Certificate of Designation
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit D

Compliance Certificate
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit E

Debenture Assignment
 

 
Exhibit F

Stock Assignment
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit G

Stock Repurchase Agreement
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit H

WI LLC Working Interests
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit I

Company Disclosure Schedule
 
 
Exhibit I, Page 1

 
 
Exhibit J

Employment Agreement with Robert G. Watson

 
 

 

Exhibit K

Contract Operating Agreement
and
Joint Operating Agreement
with
J&J Operating Company, LLC
 

 
Exhibit L

Majority Investor Approval Certificate
 
 
 

 

Exhibit M

List of Company Vendors with which Settlements to be Reached
 
 
 

 

Exhibit N

Form of Opinion of Counsel to Company
 
 
Exhibit N, Page 1

 
 
Exhibit O

Non-Producing Leases
 
 
 

 
Stock Repurchase Agreement

This Stock Repurchase Agreement (this " Agreement ") is made and entered into, effective as of December 31, 2010 (the " Effective Date "), by and between EnerJex Resources, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), and Working Interest Holding, LLC , a Kansas limited liability company (" Holder "), with reference to the following facts:

R ecitals :

A.           As of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Company is issuing to Holder eighteen  million seven hundred fifty thousand (18,750,000) shares of Holder’s Common Stock, and the Company has agreed that if it hereafter raises equity capital through the issuance of additional shares of its Common Stock after the Effective Date of this Agreement, then Holder may elect to require the Company to repurchase up to three million seven hundred fifty thousand (3,750,000) shares of such Common Stock at the "Repurchase Price" (as such term is defined below).

B.           The parties have agreed to execute this Agreement to memorialize such Stock Repurchase obligation.

Agreements :

Now, Therefore, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.             Definitions .  For purposes of this Agreement, the term:

1.1            “Additional Issuance” means the offering, issuance and sale of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that is designed primarily to generate cash working capital for the Company.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term "Additional Issuance" shall not include (a) the grant or issuance of compensatory stock options or shares to employees or other Persons providing services to the Company, (b) the issuance or sale of preferred equity securities of the Company, or (c) the issuance or sale of any debt securities of the Company, regardless whether such debt securities are convertible into equity securities of the Company, or (d) any warrants, options, or other "equity kickers" or "equity sweeteners (or shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of any such instruments) incident to the offering, issuance or sale of any securities described in the foregoing clauses (c) or (d).

1.2            "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

1.3            "Person" means a natural individual and a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, general partnership, trust, fiduciary, governmental entity, and each other entity or status that is recognized as a separate legal person under applicable law.

1.4            “Property Contribution Transaction” means that certain transaction in which certain parties are contributing assets to the Company and the Company is issuing shares and paying cash therefor, as further described in the SPAA.

1.5            “Maximum Repurchase Amount” means, subject to reduction pursuant to Section 3.1(c) , below, the excess (if any) of:

(a)            One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), reduced by

 

 
 
(b)            The amount, if any, by which (x) the total amount of cash that the Company pays to Holder under the SPAA at the closing of the Property Contribution Transactions, exceeds (y) One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).

1.6            “Repurchase Period” means the period of one (1) year commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and expiring on the first annual anniversary thereof.

1.7            "Repurchase Price" shall mean Forty Cents ($0.40) per Share.

1.8            "Shares" shall mean shares of the Company's Common Stock.

1.9            "SPAA" shall mean that certain “Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement” dated concurrently herewith by and among the Company; Holder; West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Montecito Venture Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; RGW Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company; J&J Operating Company, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company; and Frey Living Trust.

2.             Notice of Additional Share Issuances

2.1            Initial Notice .  If, at any time during the Repurchase Period, the Company enters into any written agreement to conduct an Additional Issuance, then promptly following the execution of that written agreement, the Company shall deliver to Holder written notice of the such Additional Issuance, including (a) the contemplated closing date for that issuance, and (b) the gross amount of gross cash offering proceeds that the Company expects to receive in that Additional Issuance.

2.2            Closing Notice .  Within ten (10) days following the closing of any Additional Issuance during the Repurchase Period, the Company shall deliver to Holder written notice of such closing date and the amount of gross cash offering proceeds received by the Company in that Additional Issuance.

3.           Repurchase of Shares

3.1            Election to Require Repurchase .

(a)             Written Election .  At any time during the period of fifteen (15) days following the Company’s delivery of a written notice under Section 2 , above, Holder may deliver to the Company a written election requiring the Company to purchase from Holder a number of shares not exceeding the Maximum Repurchase Amount, reduced (i) by the cumulative Repurchase Price theretofore paid by the Company to Holder for the purchase of Shares under this Agreement, and (ii) to the extent provided in Section 3.1(c) , below, provided that (x) no such written election may be delivered after the expiration of the Repurchase Period and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, the rights and duties of the parties under this Agreement shall not apply to any Additional Issuance that closes after the expiration of the Repurchase Period.

(b)             Obligation to Purchase .  If Holder timely delivers its written election under Section 3.1(a) , then subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 , below, the Company shall be obligated to purchase from Holder, at the Repurchase Price per Share, a number of Shares equal to the lesser of (i) the number of Shares specified in Holder’s written election, or (ii) a number equal to the quotient determined by dividing (x) the unused portion of the Maximum Repurchase Amount by (y) the Repurchase Price.  For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay to Holder, cumulatively, for the purchase of Shares under this Agreement, more than the Maximum Repurchase Amount.

 
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(c)             Holder Waiver:  Reduction in Maximum Repurchase Amount .  If the Company delivers to Holder written notice of an Additional Issuance pursuant to Section 2 , above, and Holder fails to timely elect pursuant to Section 3.1(a) , above, to require the Company to purchase all of the Shares that Holder was entitled to have the Company purchase hereunder by reason of such Additional Issuance, then the Maximum Repurchase Amount shall be reduced by the Repurchase Price that would have been payable by the Company for the Shares that Holder failed to timely elect to have the Company purchase hereunder by reason of such Additional Issuance.

3.2            Conditions to Purchase .   The obligations of the Company to purchase Shares from Holder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)             Lawful .   The purchase of such Shares shall not be prohibited by any statutory limits imposed under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated, including but not limited to any solvency-type limitation measured by reference to the assets and liabilities of the Company.

(b)             Lender Consent .    The purchase of such shares (i) shall not be prohibited by the terms of the Company’s loan agreements with any institutional bank lender with which the Company then has any outstanding loans, or (ii) if such loan agreements prohibit such purchase, the Company’s institutional bank lender shall have consented to such purchase.

(c)             Limit on Cumulative Repurchase Price.   The Company shall not have paid to Holder, cumulatively under this Agreement, more than the amount of the Maximum Repurchase Amount, reduced to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c) , above.

3.3            Closing .  Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 , above, the closing of the Company’s purchase of Shares from Holder shall occur at the offices of the Company or its counsel, as designated by the Company, on a mutually acceptable date within fifteen (15) days following the date on which the Company receives Holder’s written election under Section 3.1(a) , above.  At the closing:

(a)            If the there is no certificate evidencing the Shares, then Holder shall execute and deliver in commercially reasonable form acceptable to the Company an assignment sufficient to vest in the Company or its assignee title to the Shares being repurchased under this Section 3.3 , free and clear of all liens, claims, and encumbrances whatsoever (other than any liens, claims, or encumbrances).  If there is one or more certificates evidencing such Shares, then Holder shall tender the Assignment Separate from Certificate endorsed for the number of Shares being repurchased by the Company hereunder, together with the certificates for the Shares being repurchased by the Company.

(b)            The Company shall pay the purchase price for the Shares being repurchased hereunder in cash or immediately available funds.

3.4            Assignment of Purchase Rights.   The Company may assign its rights under this Section 3 to such person(s), and for such consideration, as the Company deems appropriate, provided that such assignment shall not relieve the Company of the obligation to effect the purchase of Holder’s tendered Shares in accordance with Sections 3.1 , 3.2 , and 3.3 , above, except to the extent that such assignee actually purchases Holder’s Shares.

 
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4.           Additional Agreements

4.1            Acknowledgment Re Income Tax Matters .  Holder acknowledges that (a) this Agreement is being executed by the Company in connection with the Property Contribution Transaction in which Holder and certain other parties are seeking to apply Section 351 of the Code to the contribution of assets to the Company, and (b) the Company is not providing to Holder any assurances regarding whether the existence of Holder’s rights under this Agreement causes any portion of the Shares issued to Holder in that Property Contribution Transaction to be treated as taxable “boot” under Section 351 of the Code.

4.2            Assignment of Holder’s Rights .   The parties (a) acknowledge that Holder may elect to assign to one or more of its members a portion of the Shares received by Holder in the Property Contribution Transaction, and (b) agree that Holder may assign therewith all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, provided that (i) Holder provides written notice to the Company of such assignment, and (ii) Holder, the assignee, and the Company execute an “Acknowledgement” in the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 .

5.           Miscellaneous

5.1            Notices .  All notices permitted or required by this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) when personally delivered, or (b) on the third (3 rd ) business day after the date on which deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or (c) on the next business day following the date on which transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means generating a receipt confirming delivery of the notice ( provided that on that same date a copy of such notice is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested), to the mailing address appearing on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other mailing address, facsimile number, or email address, notice of which is given in a manner permitted by this Section 5.1 .

5.2            Further Assurances .  Each party agrees, upon the request of another party, to make, execute, and deliver, and to take such additional steps as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

5.3            Attorneys' Fees .  If any action is commenced to construe or enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the rights and duties created hereunder, then the party prevailing in such action shall be entitled to recover its attorneys' fees and the costs of enforcing any judgment entered therein.

5.4            Partial Invalidity.   If at any time any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, nor the legality, validity, or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction, will in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

5.5            Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the application of its conflict-of-law principles.

 
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5.6            Entire Agreement; Amendment .  This Agreement (a) represents the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, whether written or oral, regarding the subject matter hereof, and (b) may not be modified or amended, except by a written instrument, executed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment may be sought.

5.7            Binding Effect .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto, as well as their respective heirs, successors, and assigns.

5.8            Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.   This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, binding on each signatory thereto.   A copy of this Agreement that is executed by a party and transmitted by that party to the other party by facsimile or as an attachment ( e.g ., in ".tif" or ".pdf" format) to an email shall be binding upon the signatory to the same extent as a copy hereof containing that party's original signature.
 
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
 
 
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, effective as of the "Effective Date" set forth above.

“Company:”
 
"Holder:"
     
EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada
corporation
 
Working Interest Holding, LLC , a Kansas
limited liability company
     
   
By
/s/ Sam Boan
By
/s/ C. Stephen Cochennet
   
Sam Boan, Manager
 
C. Stephen Cochennet, Chief Executive Officer
   
   
12/31/10
Address, Facsimile No., & Email for Notices :
 
Date
     
EnerJex Resources, Inc.
 
Address, Facsimile & Email for Notices :
ATTN:  Chief Executive Officer
   
27 Corporate Woods, Suite 350
 
Working Interest Holding, LLC
10975 Grandview Drive
 
c/o J&J Operating Company, LLC
Overland Park, KS 66210
 
ATTN:  Messrs. Sam Boane, James D.
Loeffelbein and John Loeffelbein
   
10380 W 179th St.
Telephone No.:  (913)
   
 
Bucyrus, KS 66013
Facsimile No.:  (913) 754-7755
   
Email:
 
   
 
Telephone No.:  (913) 709-0219
   
Facsimile No.:   (___)
   
with a copy to :
 
Email:   jdlmailbox@yahoo.com
     
ANTHONY N. DEMINT
   
Attorney at Law
   
DeMint Law, PLLC
   
3753 Howard Hughes Parkway
   
Second Floor, Suite 314
   
Las Vegas, NV 89169
   
     
Telephone No.:  (702) 586-6436
   
Facsimile No.:  (702) 442-7995
   
Email:   anthony@demintlaw.com
  
 
 
 
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Appendix 1

Acknowledgement of Assignment

[See following page.]

 
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This Acknowledgement of Assignment (the “ Acknowledgement ”) is made and executed, effective as of ________________, 2011, by and among EnerJex Resources, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), and Working Interest Holding, LLC , a Kansas limited liability company (" Original Holder "), and ____________________ (“Assignee”), with reference to the following facts:
 
Recitals :
 
The Company and Original Holder previously executed that certain Stock Repurchase Agreement dated effective December [__], 2010 (the “ Repurchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company granted o Original Holder the right to require the Company to purchase from Holder up to 3,750,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) at a cash price of $0.40 per share (the “ Repurchase Price ”).  Concurrently with the execution of this Acknowledgement, Original Holder is assigning to Assignee certain Shares, and the parties have agreed to execute this Acknowledgment to confirm that Original Holder has assigned to Assignee the right to require the Company to purchase up to _____________ (______) Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement.

Agreements:

Now, Therefore , the parties acknowledge and agree as follows:

1.           Holder has assigned to Assignee the right to require the Company to purchase up to _____________ (______) Shares (such Shares, the “ Assigned Shares ”) pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement.

2.           On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Repurchase Agreement, the Company agrees to purchase the Assigned Shares from Assignee pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement.

3.           This Acknowledgement and the Repurchase Agreement (a) represent the entire understanding between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces all prior and contemporaneous understandings, whether oral or written, regarding such subject matter, and (b) may not be modified or amended, except by a written agreement executed after the effective date hereof by the party sought to be charged by such modification or amendment.   This Acknowledgement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, binding on each signatory thereto.   A copy of this Acknowledgement that is executed by a party and transmitted by that party to the other party by facsimile or as an attachment ( e.g ., in ".tif" or ".pdf" format) to an email shall be binding upon the signatory to the same extent as a copy hereof containing that party's original signature.

In Witness Whereof , the parties have executed this Acknowledgment on the date(s) set forth below.

Working Interest Holding, LLC , a Kansas limited liability company
 
EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation
     
By
J&J Operating Company, LLC, a Kansas
   
  limited liability company, its Class B Member and  
By
 
  Authorized Agent    
     
 
By
   
   
 
James D. Loeffelbein, Member
   
     
 
By
   
   
John Loeffelbein, Member
   
     
“Assignee:”
  
 
       
   
     
 
 
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Securities Purchase Agreement

by and among

EnerJex Resources, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation

and

The "Purchasers" named in Schedule 1   Hereto
 

December 31, 2010
 
 
 
 

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

This Securities Purchase Agreement (the " Agreement ") is made as of December 31, 2010 (the " Effective Date ") by and among EnerJex Resources, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), and the investors listed on Schedule 1 hereto (each, a " Purchaser " and collectively, the " Purchasers "), with reference to the following facts:

Recitals:
 
The parties have agreed to execute this Agreement in order to memorialize the terms and conditions on which each Purchaser shall purchase the respective number of shares of the Company's Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Schedule 1 hereto.
 
Agreements :

Now, Therefore, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.            Definitions.   For purposes of this Agreement:

1.1           " Articles of Incorporation " means the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on March 31, 1999, as amended by the Certificate of Designation.

1.2           "Certificate of Designation" means that certain Certificate of Designation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , which is to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada concurrently with the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

1.3           "Closing " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 , below.

1.4          " Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

1.5           " Common Stock " means the common capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

1.6           " Company Intellectual Property" means all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, mask works, information and proprietary rights and processes as are necessary to the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.

1.7           " Compliance Certificate " means that certain Certificate of Officer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

1.8           " Equity Incentive Plan " means that certain EnerJex Resources, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the " Stock Incentive Plan "), under which the Company has reserved 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock for the granting of options and the issuance of Common Stock as "restricted shares" to employees, officers, and directors of and consultants to the Company.

1.9            "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

1.10        " Financial Statements Date" means  September 30, 2010.

 

 

1.11        Key Employee ” means any executive-level employee (including division director and vice president-level positions) as well as any employee or consultant who either alone or in concert with others develops, invents, programs or designs any Company Intellectual Property.

1.12        "Lien" means, with respect to any asset (including any security), any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset; provided, however , that the term "Lien" shall not include (a) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or that are otherwise not material and are fully reserved against in the Financial Statements, (b) statutory or common law liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to the premises rented, (c) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension or other social security programs mandated under applicable laws, (d) statutory or common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens, and (e) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by applicable state and federal securities laws.

1.13        "Majority Investors" means Purchasers holding (or entitled to purchase hereunder) a majority of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

1.14        " Material Adverse Effect " means an occurrence or circumstance having a consequence that, individually or in the aggregate, is materially adverse as to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, affairs, prospects, operations, operating results, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, individually or taken as a whole; provided , however, that such term shall not include any circumstance or change related to (a) general economic conditions, or (b) securities markets generally.

1.15        "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, or other entity.

1.16        "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

1.17        "Secured Debentures" means those certain Senior Secured Debentures of EnerJex Kansas, Inc. , a Nevada corporation formerly known as " Midwest Energy, Inc. " (" Subsidiary "), in the aggregate original principal amount of $9,000,000, which were issued by the Subsidiary pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of April 11, 2007 (the " Original Purchase Agreement "), by and among the Subsidiary and the purchasers of such Secured Debentures, as amended.

1.18        " Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

1.19        " Shares " means the shares of Common Stock issued and sold by the Company to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.

1.20        "SP&AA Agreement" means that certain Securities Purchase and Asset Acquisition Agreement dated effective concurrently herewith, by and among the Company, West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC;  Montecito Venture Partners, LLC; RGW Energy, LLC; J&J Operating Company, LLC; Working Interest Holding, LLC; and Frey Living Trust, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue certain shares of Common Stock, cash, and a promissory note to the other parties thereto in exchange for the contribution of certain assets to and cancellation of certain secured debentures of the Company.

 
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1.21        "Tax" or "Taxes" means (a) all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, levies, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to Tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, (b) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause (a) whether as a result of transferee liability, of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, or otherwise through operation of law, and (c) any liability for the payment of amounts described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify any other person.

1.22        "Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, statement, information statement and other document required to be filed with respect to Taxes.

1.23        " Transaction Documents " means this Agreement and any other agreement or document executed in connection herewith.

2.           Purchase and Sale of Common Stock

2.1         Authorization and   Sale of Common Stock

(a)           Sale.   The Company shall authorize the issuance and sale of up to an aggregate Twenty-five Million (25,000,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock, having the rights, restrictions, preferences, and privileges as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, on or before the Closing.

(b)           Purchase.   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at the Closing and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser at the Closing, that number of shares of the Company's Common Stock set forth opposite each Purchaser's name on Schedule 1 hereto for a purchase price of Forty Cents ($0.40) per share.

2.2          Initial Closing .  The initial closing of the issuance and delivery of the Shares shall take place on the date hereof at the offices of the Company's counsel, DeMint Law, PLLC, 3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Second Floor, Suite 314, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 (or by an exchange of executed counterpart copies of this Agreement and the other closing documents via facsimile and overnight courier between counsel for the Company and the Purchasers), or at such other time and place as the Company and Purchasers mutually agree upon orally or in writing (which time and place are designated as the " Initial Closing ").  At the Initial Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a certificate representing the   Shares issued in the name of the Purchaser against payment of the purchase price therefor by check, wire transfer, cancellation of indebtedness or any combination thereof in accordance with Schedule 1 hereto.

2.3          Additional Closing(s) . The Company may sell, at one or more additional closings (each, an " Additional Closing " and collectively, the " Additional Closings "), a number of Shares not exceeding twenty-five million (25,000,000), reduced by the number of Shares issued at the Intial Closing and all prior Additional Closings, to such Investors as the Company shall select, provided the closing thereof occurs on or before March 31, 2011.  Each Additional Closing shall take place at such time and place as shall be mutually acceptable to the Company and the additional Investors subscribing for Shares at such Additional Closings.  The Initial Closing and any Additional Closing shall be referred to herein as the "Closing" or the "Closings."

2.4          Rounding of Shares .  The Company and each Purchaser agree that no fractional Shares shall be issued at the Closing, and that the number of Shares to be issued to such Purchaser shall be rounded up to the nearest whole integer for the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Holder at the Closing as set forth opposite such Purchaser's name on Schedule 1 .

 
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3.            Representations and Warranties of Company.   Except as otherwise set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C, specifically identifying the relevant subparagraphs hereof, which exceptions shall be deemed to be representations and warranties of the Company as if made hereunder (the " Company Disclosure Schedule "), which has been furnished to each Purchaser prior to the execution hereof, as a material inducement to the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Common Stock hereunder, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that as of the Closing Date:

3.1          Corporate Organization and Authority .  The Company (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, authorized to exercise all its corporate powers, rights and privileges, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada; (b) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted or contemplated to be conducted; (c) has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents; and (d) is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in, and is in good standing under the laws of, each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.2          Capitalization.   Immediately prior to the Closing, the authorized capital of the Company shall consist of:

(a)           Common Stock .  One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of Common Stock, of which Five Million Eight Hundred Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-eight (5,809,628) shares are issued and outstanding.
 
(b)           Preferred Stock .  Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, of which (i)  Four Million Seven Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty (4,779,460) have been designated Series A Preferred Stock for issuance under the SP&AA Agreement, none of which shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, and (ii) the remainder of which, none of which shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, may be designated and issued by the Board of Directors from time to time pursuant to a certificate of designation hereafter approved by the Board of Directors.  The rights, restrictions, privileges and preferences of and restrictions upon the Series  A Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
 
(c)           Other Securities .   Except for (i) Nine Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty (929,250) shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance or option grants to employees, consultants, officers or directors under the Equity Incentive Plan, and shares for which options or shares have been respectively granted for the numbers of shares set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (which shall also show the vesting schedule and exercise price of such outstanding options and shares that remain subject to any vesting schedule), there are not outstanding any options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any shares of its capital stock.  Except for the Certificate of Designation, the SP&AA Agreement, and the Transaction Documents, the Company is not a party to or subject to any agreement or understanding, and to the Company's knowledge there is no agreement or understanding between any individuals and/or entities, which affects or relates to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any Company security or the voting by a director of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company's stock purchase agreements or stock option documents or any other agreement, document or commitment (written or oral) of the Company provides for acceleration of vesting (or lapse of a repurchase right) upon the occurrence of any events.  All outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock and all shares of the Company’s Common Stock underlying outstanding options are subject to (i) a right of first refusal in favor of the Company upon any proposed transfer (other than transfers for estate planning purposes); and (ii) a lock-up or market standoff agreement of not less than 180 days following the Company’s initial public offering pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.  The Company has never adjusted or amended the exercise price of any stock options previously awarded, whether through amendment, cancellation, replacement grant, repricing, or any other means.  Except as set forth in the SP&AA Agreement, the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or redeem any of its securities.

 
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(d)           Prior Shares .  The outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.   All shares of the Company's capital stock issued on or after May 15, 2009, has been issued in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities, and to the knowledge of the Company, all shares issued by the Company and all predecessors-by-merger since the respective date on which each such entity was incorporated incorporation have been issued in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities.
 
(e)           409A C ompliance .   No stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards issued or granted by the Company are subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  Each "nonqualified deferred compensation plan" (as such term is defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and the guidance thereunder) under which the Company makes, is obligated to make or promises to make, payments (each, a " 409A Plan ") complies in all material respects, in both form and operation, with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance thereunder.  No payment to be made under any 409A Plan is, or to the knowledge of the Company will be, subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.
 
3.3          Subsidiaries .  Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not presently own, have any investment in, or control, directly or indirectly, or hold any rights to acquire any interest in any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other business entity, nor has the Company ever held such interest.  The Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.

3.4          Authorization .  All corporate action required to be taken by the Company’s board of directors (the " Board of Directors ") and stockholders in order to authorize the Company to enter into the Transaction Documents, and to issue the Shares at the Closing and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares, has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.  All action on the part of the officers of the Company necessary for the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the performance of all obligations of the Company under the Transaction Documents to be performed as of the Closing, and the issuance and delivery of the Shares has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.  The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

 
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3.5          Valid Issuance of Shares.   The Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in   accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Documents, applicable state and federal securities laws and Liens created by or imposed by a Purchaser.  Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in Section 4 of this Agreement and subject to the filings described in clause (ii) of Section 3.6 , below, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.  The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares has been duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Incorporation, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Documents, applicable federal and state securities laws and Liens created by or imposed by a Purchaser.  Based in part upon the representations of the Purchasers in Section 4 of this Agreement, and subject to Section 3.6 , below, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

3.6          Governmental Consents and Filings .

(a)           Assuming the accuracy of the representations made by the Purchasers in Section    4 of this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Designation, which will have been filed as of the Closing, and (ii) filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, which have been made or will be made in a timely manner.

(b)           Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the FINRA OTC Bulletin Board (the “ Principal Market ”) and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the one (1) year period prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed on the Principal Market or quoted on the “gray sheets” (the “ Gray Sheets ”), (ii) trading in the Common Stock or quotation on the Gray Sheets has not been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or the Gray Sheets and (iii) Parent has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. Parent and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither Parent nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

3.7          Securities Matters.

(a)           SEC Filings.   The Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act for the three (3) years preceding the date of this Agreement (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed within the period of three (3) years preceding the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the " SEC Documents ") on timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension.    The Company has delivered to the Purchasers or their representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov , true and complete copies of the SEC Documents.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made and not misleading.

 
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(b)           Sarbanes-Oxley .  The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to small business issuers that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.

(c)           Investment Company.   Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

3.8          Litigation .  Except as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, complaint, charge, investigation, pending or, to the Company's knowledge currently threatened (i) against the Company or any officer, director or Key Employee of the Company arising out of their employment or board relationship with the Company; (ii)  that questions the validity of the Transaction Documents or the right of the Company to enter into them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.   Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or Key Employees is a party or is named as subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality (in the case of officers, directors or Key Employees, such as would affect the Company).  There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company pending or which the Company intends to initiate.  The foregoing includes, without limitation, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing (or any basis therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of any of the Company’s employees, their services provided in connection with the Company’s business, or any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior employers.

 
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3.9          Intellectual Property .  The Company owns or possesses or can acquire on commercially reasonable terms, sufficient legal rights to all Company Intellectual Property without any known conflict with, or infringement of, the rights of others.   To the Company’s knowledge, no product or service marketed or sold (or proposed to be marketed or sold) by the Company violates or will violate any license or infringes or will infringe any intellectual property rights of any other party.  Other than with respect to commercially available software products under standard end-user object code license agreements, there are no outstanding options, licenses, agreements, claims, encumbrances or shared ownership interests of any kind relating to the Company Intellectual Property, nor is the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights and processes of any other Person.  The Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company has violated or, by conducting its business, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, mask works or other proprietary rights or processes of any other Person.  The Company has obtained and possesses valid licenses to use all of the software programs present on the computers and other software-enabled electronic devices that it owns or leases or that it has otherwise provided to its employees for their use in connection with the Company’s business.  To the Company’s knowledge, it will not be necessary to use any inventions of any of its employees or consultants (or Persons it currently intends to hire) made prior to their employment by the Company.  Each employee and consultant has assigned to the Company all intellectual property rights he or she owns that are related to the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.   Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Company Intellectual Property.  The Company has not embedded any open source, copyleft or community source code in any of its products generally available or in development, including but not limited to any libraries or code licensed under any General Public License, Lesser General Public License or similar license arrangement.  For purposes of this Section 3.9 , the Company shall be deemed to have knowledge of a patent right if the Company has actual knowledge of the patent right or would be found to be on notice of such patent right as determined by reference to United States patent laws.

3.10        Compliance with Law and Other Instruments .

(a)           No Violations .  The Company is not in violation or default (i) of any provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound that is required to be listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, the violation or default of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not result in any such violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either (i) a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree, contract or agreement or (ii) an event which results in the creation of any Lien upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to the Company.

(b)           Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

3.11        Agreements; Actions

(a)           Except for the Transaction Documents, there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound that involve (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company in excess of $50,000, (ii) the license of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right to or from the Company, (iii) the grant of rights to manufacture, produce, assemble, license, market, or sell its products to any other Person that limit the Company’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture, assemble, distribute, market or sell its products, or (iv) indemnification by the Company with respect to infringements of proprietary rights.
 
 
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(b)           The Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock, (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or incurred any other liabilities individually in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any Person, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes of subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 3.11(b) , all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions involving the same Person (including Persons the Company has reason to believe are affiliated with each other) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsection.

(c)           The Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other Person.

3.12        Certain Transactions

(a)           Except as set forth in Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, other than (i) standard employee benefits generally made available to all employees, (ii) standard director and officer indemnification agreements approved by the Board of Directors, and (iii) the purchase of shares of the Company’s capital stock and the issuance of options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in each instance, approved in the written minutes of the Board of Directors (previously provided to the Purchasers or their counsel), there are no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the Company and any of its officers, directors, consultants or Key Employees, or any Affiliate thereof.

(b)           Except as set forth in Section 3.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not indebted, directly or indirectly, to any of its directors, officers or employees or to their respective spouses or children or to any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, other than in connection with expenses or advances of expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or employee relocation expenses and for other customary employee benefits made generally available to all employees.  None of the Company’s directors, officers or employees, or any members of their immediate families, or any Affiliate of the foregoing are, directly or indirectly, indebted to the Company or have any (i) material commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable or familial relationship with any of the Company’s customers, suppliers, service providers, joint venture partners, licensees and competitors, (ii) direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with the Company except that directors, officers or employees or stockholders of the Company may own stock in (but not exceeding two percent (2%) of the outstanding capital stock of) publicly traded companies that may compete with the Company or (iii) financial interest in any material contract with the Company.

3.13        Rights of Registration and Voting Rights .  Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not under any obligation to register under the Securities Act any of its currently outstanding securities or any securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of its currently outstanding securities.  

3.14        Absence of Liens.   Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the property and assets that the Company owns are free and clear of all mortgages, deeds of trust, and Liens, except for statutory Liens for the payment of current Taxes that are not yet delinquent and encumbrances and Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the  Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets.  With respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company is in compliance with such leases and, to its knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any Liens other than those of the lessors of such property or assets.
 
 
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3.15       Financial Matters

(a)           Financial Statements .  The Company has delivered to each Investor its audited income statements for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2010, and its unaudited income statement for the six-month period ended September 30, 2010, and an audited balance sheet dated as of March 31, 2010, and an unaudited balance sheet dated as of September 30, 2010 (collectively, the " Financial Statements ").  The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, except that the unaudited Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles.  The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein, subject in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to Financial Statements Date, (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) liabilities and obligations of a type or nature not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the Financial Statements, which, in all such cases, individually and in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(b)            Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls . Parent maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv)  the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the twelve months prior to the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any notice or correspondence from any accountant relating to any potential material weakness in any part of the system of internal accounting controls of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c)           Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
 
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3.16        Changes .  Since the Financial Statements Date there has not been:

(a)           any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the Financial Statements, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(b)           any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)           any waiver or compromise by the Company of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;

(d)           any satisfaction or discharge of any Lien or payment of any obligation by the Company, except in the ordinary course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(e)           any material change to a material contract or agreement by which the Company or any of its assets is bound or subject;

(f)           any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or stockholder;

(g)          any resignation or termination of employment of any officer or Key Employee of the Company;

(h)          any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or Lien, created by the Company, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except Liens for Taxes not yet due or payable and Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets;

(i)           any loans or guarantees made by the Company to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business;

(j)          any declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any of the Company’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Company;

(k)          any sale, assignment or transfer of any Company Intellectual Property that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(l)           receipt of notice that there has been a loss of, or material order cancellation by, any major customer of the Company;

(m)         to the Company’s knowledge, any other event or condition of any character, other than events affecting the economy or the Company’s industry generally,   that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
(n)          any arrangement or commitment by the Company to do any of the things described in this Section 3.16 .
 
 
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3.17        Employee Matters

(a)           As of the date hereof, the Company employs such full-time employees, part-time employees and consultants or independent contractors as are listed in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which sets forth a detailed description of all compensation, including salary, bonus, severance obligations and deferred compensation paid or payable for each officer, employee, consultant and independent contractor of the Company who received compensation in excess of $75,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, or is anticipated to receive compensation in excess of $75,000 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

(b)           To the Company’s knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would materially interfere with such employee’s ability to promote the interest of the Company or that would conflict with the Company’s business.  Neither the execution or delivery of the Transaction Documents, nor the carrying on of the Company’s business by the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, will, to the Company’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any such employee is now obligated.

(c)           The Company is not delinquent in payments to any of its employees, consultants, or independent contractors for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct compensation for any service performed for it to the date hereof or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, consultants, or independent contractors. The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and with other laws related to employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker classification, and collective bargaining.  The Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate governmental entity or is holding for payment not yet due to such governmental entity all amounts required to be withheld from employees of the Company and is not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties, or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

(d)           To the Company’s knowledge, no Key Employee intends to terminate employment with the Company or is otherwise likely to become unavailable to continue as a Key Employee, nor does the Company have a present intention to terminate the employment of any of the foregoing.  The employment of each employee of the Company is terminable at the will of the Company.  Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as required by law, upon termination of the employment of any such employees, no severance or other payments will become due.  Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no policy, practice, plan, or program of paying severance pay or any form of severance compensation in connection with the termination of employment services.

(e)           The Company has not made any representations regarding equity incentives to any officer, employees, director or consultant that are inconsistent with the share amounts and terms set forth in the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors.

(f)           Each former Key Employee whose employment was terminated by the Company has entered into an agreement with the Company providing for the full release of any claims against the Company or any related party arising out of such employment.
 
 
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(g)           Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each employee benefit plan maintained, established or sponsored by the Company, or which the Company participates in or contributes to, which is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (" ERISA ").  The Company has made all required contributions and has no liability to any such employee benefit plan, other than liability for health plan continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA,  and has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws for any such employee benefit plan.

(h)           The Company is not bound by or subject to (and none of its assets or properties is bound by or subject to) any written or oral, express or implied, contract, commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and no labor union has requested or, to the knowledge of the Company, has sought to represent any of the employees, representatives or agents of the Company.  There is no strike or other labor dispute involving the Company pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, which could have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is the Company aware of any labor organization activity involving its employees.

(i)           To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Key Employees or directors of the Company has been (i) subject to voluntary or involuntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law or the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer by a court for his business or property; (ii) convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (iii) subject to any order, judgment, or decree (not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated) of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging, or otherwise imposing limits or conditions on his engagement in any securities, investment advisory, banking, insurance, or other type of business or acting as an officer or director of a public company; or (iv) found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal or state securities, commodities, or unfair trade practices law, which such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.

3.18       Tax Returns and payments.   There are no federal, state county, local or foreign Taxes due and payable by the Company which have not been timely paid.  There are no accrued and unpaid federal, state, country, local or foreign Taxes of the Company which are due, whether or not assessed or disputed.  There have been no examinations or audits of any Tax Returns or reports by any applicable federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency.  The Company has duly and timely filed all federal, state, county, local and foreign Tax Returns required to have been filed by it and there are in effect no waivers of applicable statues of limitations with respect to Taxes for any year.

3.19       Insurance .  The Company has in full force and effect fire and casualty insurance policies with extended coverage, sufficient in amount (subject to reasonable deductions) to allow it to replace any of its properties that might be damaged or destroyed.

3.20       Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements .  Each current and former employee, consultant and officer of the Company has executed an agreement with the Company regarding confidentiality and proprietary information substantially in the form or forms delivered to the counsel for the Purchasers (the " Confidential Information Agreements ").  No current or former Key Employee has excluded works or inventions from his or her assignment of inventions pursuant to such Key Employee’s Confidential Information Agreement.  The Company is not aware that any of its Key Employees is in violation thereof.

3.21       Permits .  The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or other similar authority.
 
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3.22       Corporate Documents .  The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company are in the form provided to the Purchasers.  The copy of the minute book of the Company provided to the Purchasers contains minutes of meetings of directors and stockholders and all actions by written consent without a meeting by the directors and accurately reflects in all material respects all actions by the directors (and any committee of directors) and stockholders with respect to all transactions referred to in such minutes.

3.23       83(b) Elections .  To the Company's knowledge, all elections and notices under Section 83(b) of the Code have been or will be timely filed by all individuals who have acquired shares of the Company's Common Stock subject to substantial risk of forfeiture.

3.24       Environmental and Safety Laws .  Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and as set forth in Section 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,   (a) the Company is and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (b) there has been no release or threatened release of any pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste, or petroleum or any fraction thereof, (each a " Hazardous Substance ") on, upon, into or from any site currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company; (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by the Company that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site that has been included in any published U.S. federal, state or local "superfund" site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any governmental authority in the United States; and (d) there are no underground storage tanks located on, no polychlorinated biphenyls (" PCBs ") or PCB-containing equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, stored on, any site owned or operated by the Company, except for the storage of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws.  The Company has made available to the Purchasers true and complete copies of all material environmental records, reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies, and environmental studies or assessments.   For purposes of this Section 3.24 , "Environmental Laws" means any law, regulation, or other applicable requirement relating to (a) releases or threatened release of Hazardous Substance; (b) pollution or protection of employee health or safety, public health or the environment; or (c) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage, or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

3.25       Brokers and Finders .   Except as set forth in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not retained any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.26       Disclosure .  No representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement, as qualified by the Company Disclosure Schedule, and     certificate furnished or to be furnished to Purchasers at the Closing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or, to the Company’s knowledge, omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made.  It is understood that this representation is qualified by the fact that the Company has not delivered to the Purchasers, and has not been requested to deliver, a private placement or similar memorandum or any written disclosure of the types of information customarily furnished to purchasers of securities.
 
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4.            Representations, Acknowledgments and Warranties of Purchasers.   Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, acknowledges and warrants to the Company (provided that such representations and warranties do not limit or obviate the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement) as follows:

4.1         Authorization .  Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and all corporate action on the part of Purchaser, its officers, directors, managers, members and stockholders necessary for the purchase of the Shares has been taken, and this Agreement constitutes the legally binding and valid obligation of Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

4.2         Brokers and Finders .   Purchaser has not retained any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.3         Purchase Entirely for Own Account.   This Agreement is made with Purchaser in reliance upon Purchaser's representation to the Company, which by Purchaser's execution of this Agreement Purchaser hereby confirms, that the Shares to be received by Purchaser will be acquired for investment for Purchaser's own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.  By executing this Agreement, Purchaser further represents that it has no contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Shares.

4.4          R estricted Securities.   Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act on the grounds that the offering and sale of securities contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and that the Company's reliance upon such exemption is predicated, in part, upon Purchaser's representations set forth in this Agreement.

4.5          Limitations on Disposition.

(a)           In no event will Purchaser dispose of any of its Shares (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") under the Securities Act (" Rule    144 ") or any similar or analogous rule), unless and until (i) Purchaser shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and (ii) if reasonably requested by the Company, Purchaser shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory in form and substance to the Company to the effect that such disposition will not require registration under the Securities Act.

(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, no such registration statement or opinion of counsel shall be necessary for a transfer by a Purchaser that is (i) a partnership to an affiliate, a partner of such partnership or a retired partner of such partnership who retires after the date hereof, or to the estate of any such partner or retired partner or the transfer by gift, will or intestate succession of any partner to his or her spouse or to the siblings, lineal descendants or ancestors of such partner or his or her spouse; (ii) a corporation, to its stockholders in accordance with their interest in the corporation; (iii) a limited liability company, to its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company; or (iv) to the Purchaser's family member or trust for the benefit of the individual Purchaser, if the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms hereof to the same extent as if he or she were an original Purchaser hereunder.
 
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4.6          Investment Experience and Disclosure of Information.   Purchaser (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Shares; (ii) has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment; and (iii) is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and to hold the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

4.7          Accredited Investor.   Purchaser is an "accredited investor," as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect, promulgated by the Commission.

4.8          Non-Reliance on Company. Investor is not relying on the Company with respect to the tax and other economic considerations relating to this Agreement and the purchase of the Shares. In regard to such considerations, Investor has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, his, her or its own personal tax, investment or other advisors and has not relied on the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, attorneys, accountants or any affiliates of any thereof and each other person, if any, who controls any thereof, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, except to the extent such advisors shall be deemed to be as such.
 
4.9          Full Access to Company Records. Investor has been granted the opportunity to conduct a full and fair examination of the records, documents and files of the Company, to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company, its officers, directors, employees and agents concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the purchase of Shares, the Company and its business and prospects, and to obtain any additional information which Investor deems necessary to verify the accuracy of any information received.

4.10       No General Solicitation. The Shares were not offered to Investor through an advertisement in printed media of general and regular circulation, radio or television.

4.11       Limited Market. There is currently a very limited market for the Company’s Common Stock on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. There can be no assurances that a liquid market will develop for the Company’s Common Stock or if developed, be sustained in the future. Consequently, Investor may never be able to liquidate its investment and Investor may bear the economic risk of its investment for an indefinite period of time.

5.           California and Federal Securities Laws

5.1         N o Qualification.   THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM THE QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE.  THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.

5.2          Legend .  The certificates for the Shares shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (and any other legend required by the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California).
 
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"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT").  SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT IS IN EFFECT AS TO SUCH TRANSFER OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS UNNECESSARY IN ORDER FOR SUCH TRANSFER TO COMPLY WITH THE ACT."

6.           Conditions to Closing

6.1         Conditions to Purchaser's Obligations .  The obligations of each Purchaser under Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by such Purchaser but which waiver shall not be effective against any Purchaser who does not consent in writing thereto.

(a)           Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 shall be true on and as of the Closing with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing.

(b)           P erformance .   The Company shall have performed or fulfilled all agreements, obligations and conditions contained herein required to be performed or fulfilled by the Company before the Closing.

(c)           Blue Sky Compliance .  The Company shall have complied with and be effective under the securities laws of the State of California and any other state, as necessary to offer and sell the Shares to each Purchaser.

(d)           Secretary’s Certificate .  The Secretary of the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser at the Closing a certificate stating that the copies attached thereto of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and the resolutions of its Board of Directors and stockholders relating to the sale of the Shares are true and complete copies of such documents and resolutions.

(e)           Compliance Certificate .  The Company shall have delivered to Purchasers the Compliance Certificate, dated as of the Closing, signed by the Company's President, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) have been satisfied and stating that there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the Financial Statements Date.

(f)           Authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company.   The Board of Directors shall have duly adopted resolutions authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and each of the agreements contemplated hereby, the filing of the Articles of Incorporation, the adoption of the Company's Bylaws, the issuance and sale of the Shares, and the consummation of all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

(g)           Closing of Transactions Under SP&AA Agreement.   The transactions contemplated by the SP&AA Agreement shall close concurrently with the closing of the issuance of Shares under this Agreement.
 
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(h)           Board of Directors.   As of the Closing, the Board of Directors shall consist of Atticus Lowe, Robert G. Watson, James Miller, and Lance Helfert.

(i)           Opinion of Counsel .  Counsel for the Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser an opinion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

(j)           Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement .  The Company shall have entered into a proprietary information and inventions agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, with each of its officers, key employees, and any consultants identified by the Majority Purchasers.

(k)           Delivery of Certificates .  The Company shall deliver certificates representing the number of Shares set forth opposite each Purchaser's name on Schedule 1 hereto.

(l)           Good Standing Certificates.   The Company shall have delivered to Purchasers a certificate of good standing (including Tax good standing) issued by the Secretary of State for the State of Nevada, the State of Kansas, and the applicable authority for each other jurisdiction in which the Company is qualified to do business, dated a recent date before the Closing.

(m)           Consents and Qualifications.   The Company shall have obtained (i) copies of all third party and governmental consents, approvals and filings required in connection with the consummation of the transactions hereunder (including, without limitation, all blue sky law filings and waivers of all preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), and (ii) all authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be duly obtained and effective as of the Closing.

6.2         Conditions to Company's Obligations .  The obligations of the Company under Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or before the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Company:

(a)           Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained in Section 4 shall be true on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though said representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing.

(b)           Payment of Purchase Price .  Each of the Purchasers shall have delivered the purchase price by wire transfer or other immediately available funds, the sum set forth opposite such Purchaser's name specified in Schedule 1 , in payment of the purchase price of the number of Shares being purchased by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
 
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7.           Additional Covenants of Parties

7.1          Indemnification . In consideration of each Purchaser’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Shares thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall jointly and severally defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the " Indemnitees ") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the " Indemnified Liabilities "), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the status of such Purchaser or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(a)           To the extent that the foregoing undertakings by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

(b)           Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 9.2 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Purchasers holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates.  The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however , that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation.  Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this

 
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(c)         The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

(d)         The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

(e)          To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under this Section 9.2 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

7.2         Reports Under Exchange Act .  With a view to making available to the Purchasers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Purchasers to sell securities of Company to the public without registration (“ Rule 144 ”), Company agrees to:

(a)         Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(b)         File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

(c)         Furnish to each Purchaser so long as such Purchaser owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon written request by an Purchaser, (i) a written statement by Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Company and such other reports and documents so filed by Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Purchasers to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

7.3         Purchasers' Counsel Fees . At or promptly following the Initial Closing, the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy LLP, counsel to West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay under this Section 7.4 more than Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) in the aggregate for such fees and expenses.

 
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8.           Miscellaneous

8.1         Notices .   All notices, elections, requests, demands, and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) when personally delivered, or (b) on the fifth (5th) business day after the date on which deposited in the national mail system of the country of the sender's residence and (for items transmitted under this clause "(b)" from a source in the United States to a destination also in the United States) as evidenced by a receipt for registered or certified mail signed by the recipient or an authorized agent of recipient, or (c) on the date on which transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means generating a receipt evidencing a successful transmission; or (d) on the next business day after the business day on which deposited with a nationally or internationally recognized overnight commercial delivery service (e.g., Federal Express or DHL) for the fastest commercially available overnight delivery, with a return receipt (or equivalent thereof administered by such regulated public carrier) requested, freight prepaid, addressed to the party for whom intended at the mailing address, facsimile number, or email address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other mailing address, facsimile number, or email address, notice of which is given in a manner permitted by this Section   8.1 .

8.2         Binding on Successors; Assignment .  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives of each of the parties.

8.3         Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be one and the same instrument, binding on each of the signatories hereto.

8.4         Titles and Subtitles .  The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

8.5         Amendments and Waivers .  Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Majority Purchasers.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended to create any obligation on behalf of a Purchaser to advance funds to the Company or purchase Shares beyond the amounts set forth on Schedule 1 without the consent or approval of such Purchaser.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 8.5 shall be binding upon the Company, Purchasers, and any transferee of any Shares.

(a)         Rights Among Purchasers .  Each Purchaser (or transferee holder of Shares issued hereunder) shall have the absolute right to exercise or refrain from exercising any right or rights that such holder may have by reason of this Agreement, including without limitation the right to consent to the waiver of any obligation of the Company under this Agreement and to enter into an agreement with the Company for the purpose of modifying this Agreement or any agreement effecting any such modification, and such Purchaser or transferee holder shall not incur any liability to any other Purchaser or holder of Shares with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any such right or rights.

(b)         Exculpation Among Purchasers.   Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is not relying upon any person, firm or corporation, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company.  Each Purchaser agrees that no Purchaser nor the respective controlling Persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any Purchaser shall be liable to any other Purchaser for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the issuance of the Shares hereunder and shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares.

 
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(c)         Effect of Amendment or Waiver .  Each Purchaser acknowledges that by the operation of this Section 8.5 , less than all of the Purchasers may effect an amendment or waiver of provisions of this Agreement and therefore diminish or eliminate all rights of such Purchaser under this Agreement even though such Purchaser has not consented to the amendment or waiver.

8.6         Severability .  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

8.7         Aggregation of Stock .  All shares of the Common Stock or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof held or acquired by affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

8.8         Entire Agreement .  This Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement among the parties and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein.

8.9         Survival of Representations and Warranties .  The representations and warranties of the parties contained in Sections 3 and 4 of this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Purchasers or the Company.

8.10       Attorneys' Fees .  If any action or proceeding is commenced to construe or enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the rights and duties created hereunder, then the party prevailing in such action shall be entitled to recover its attorneys' fees and the costs of enforcing any judgment entered therein.

8.11       Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Nevada law, without regard to the application of the conflict of law principles thereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

" Company :"
   
 
EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation
   
 
By
 
   
C. Stephen Cochennet, Chief Executive Officer
   
 
Address and Facsimile No. for Notices :
   
 
EnerJex Resources, Inc.
 
ATTN:  Chief Executive Officer
 
27 Corporate Woods, Suite 350
 
10975 Grandview Drive
 
Overland Park, KS 66210
   
 
Facsimile No.:  (913) 754-7755
 
Email:   scochennet@bizkc.rr.com
   
 
with a copy to :
   
 
ANTHONY N. DEMINT
 
Attorney at Law
 
DeMint Law, PLLC
 
3753 Howard Hughes Parkway
 
Second Floor, Suite 314
 
Las Vegas, NV 89169
   
 
Facsimile No.:  (702) 442.7995
 
anthony@demintlaw.com

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"Common Stock Purchasers:"
   
 
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC , a
California limited liability company
   
 
By
 
   
Atticus Lowe
   
Chief Investment Officer of Managing Member
   
   
 
Date
   
 
Address and Facsimile No. for Notices :
   
 
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC
 
c/o West Coast Asset Management, Inc.
 
1205 Coast Village Road
 
Montecito, CA  93108
 
Attention: Atticus Lowe
 
Telephone: (805) 653-5333
 
Fax:   (805) 648-6466
   
 
Amount Being Invested by
 
Purchaser:                            $ _____________
   

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Signature Page for Common Stock Purchasers
EnerJex Securities Purchase Agreement

 
 

 

Signatures of Common Stock Purchasers Continued

     
Signature
Date
 
Signature
Date
     
     
Printed Name of Purchaser
 
Printed Name of Purchaser
     
     
Printed Name and Title of Person Signing on behalf of Purchaser
 
Printed Name and Title of Person Signing on behalf of Purchaser
     
Address and Facsimile No. for Notices :
 
Address and Facsimile No. for Notices :
     
     
     
     
Facsimile No.:  (_____) _____________________
 
Facsimile No.:  (_____)  _____________________
Email: ____________________________
 
Email:  ___________________________
     
Amount Being Invested by
 
Amount Being Invested by
Purchaser:                            $ ____________________
 
Purchaser:                            $ ____________________

Signature Page for Common Stock Purchasers
EnerJex Securities Purchase Agreement

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 1
 
EnerJex Resources, Inc.
 
PURCHASERS OF COMMON STOCK

Purchaser
 
Cash 
Invested
   
No. of Shares of
Common Stock
 
                 
Montecito Venture Partners, LLC
  $ [_________ ]     [_________ ]
                 
[____________]
    [_________ ]     [_________ ]
                 
[____________]
    [_________ ]     [_________ ]
                 
[____________]
    [_________ ]     [_________ ]
                 
TOTAL:
  $ [_________ ]     [_________ ]
 
 
 

 

Exhibit A

Certificate of Designation

 
 

 

Exhibit B

Compliance Certificate

 
 

 

Exhibit C

Company Disclosure Schedule

 
Exhibit C, Page 1

 

Exhibit D

Form of Opinion of Counsel to Company

 
 

 

Employment Agreement

This Employment Agreement (the " Agreement ") is made and entered into, effective as of December 31, 2010 (the " Effective Date "), by and between EnerJex Resources, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), and Robert G. Watson, Jr. (" Employee "), with reference to the following facts:

Recitals :

The parties have agreed to execute this Agreement in order to memorialize the terms and conditions on which the Company shall employ Employee from and after the Effective Date of this Agreement.

Agreements :

Now, Therefore , the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.           Position and Duties

1.1          Position and Title .   The Company hereby hires Employee to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(a)         Limits on Authority .  Employee shall perform his duties as Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with applicable law, consistent with such direction as the Company's Board of Directors provides to Employee from time to time, and in accordance with Company's policies and procedures as published from time to time.

(b)         Annual Reviews .  Following each annual anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors may review Employee's performance of his duties pursuant to this Agreement and advise Employee of the results of that review.

(c)         Reporting and Authority .  Employee shall report to the Company's Board of Directors.  Subject to the power and authority of the Company's Board of Directors to govern the affairs of the Company, Employee shall have full authority and responsibility for supervising and managing the daily affairs of the Company, including (i) working with the Company's Board of Directors to develop and approve business objectives, policies and plans that improve profit and growth objectives, (ii) communicating business objectives and plans within the Company, (iii) ensuring that plans and policies are promulgated to and implemented by subordinate managers, (iv) directing operations to achieve planned performance goals and developing management systems to effectively control each Company unit, (v) ensuring that each operating unit provides those functions required for achieving its business objectives and that each unit is properly organized, staffed and directed to fulfill its responsibilities, (vi) developing the organization and personnel, products, facilities, technology, and appropriate financial resources to secure the position of the Company and to facilitate its planned development, (vii) directing periodic reviews of the Company's strategic market position and combining this information with corollary analysis of the Company's products and financial resources, (viii) providing periodic financial information concerning the operations of the business, human resources and sales growth plans to the Company's Board of Directors, and (ix) ensuring that the operation of the Company complies with applicable laws.

1.2          Acceptance .   Employee hereby accepts employment by the Company in the capacity set forth in Section 1.1 , above, and agrees to perform the duties of such position from and after the Effective Date of this Agreement in a diligent, efficient, trustworthy, and businesslike manner.  Employee agrees that, to the best of the Employee's ability and experience, Employee at all times shall loyally and conscientiously discharge all of the duties and responsibilities imposed upon Employee pursuant to this Agreement.

 
 

 

1.3         Business Time .  Employee shall devote his exclusive business time to the performance of his duties under this Agreement.  Except with the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, Employee may not be employed by or provide paid consulting services to any business enterprise other than the Company and its affiliates.

1.4         Location .  Employee shall perform his duties under this Agreement from the offices maintained by Employee in San Antonio, Texas, and from the Company's offices in Overland Park, Kansas.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that from time to time he shall be required to travel (at the cost and expense of the Company) to other locations outside of San Antonio, Texas, and Overland Park, Kansas, in order to discharge his duties under this Agreement.

1.5          Term .   The term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall expire on December 31, 2012, subject to sooner termination pursuant to Section 4 , below.

2.            Compensation.   The Company shall compensate Employee for his services pursuant to this Agreement as follows:

2.1         Salary .   The Company shall pay to Employee an annual salary in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) (" Base Compensation "), payable in periodic installments in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices as in effect from time to time.  Such annual salary shall be subject to periodic increases, in such amounts (if any) as the Board of Directors may determine to be appropriate, at the time of Employee's annual review pursuant to Section 1.1(b) , above, or at such other times (if any) as the Board of Directors may select.

2.2         Annual Bonus .  For each calendar year during the term of this Agreement, Employee shall be eligible to receive a cash bonus in such amount, and subject to achievement of such individual and Company-wide performance criteria, as the Board of Directors determines to be appropriate.

2.3         Company Stock.   Subject to approval of the Company's Board of Directors, which the Company shall seek at the first meeting of the Board held after the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Company shall grant to Employee an option to purchase nine hundred thousand (900,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock.  That option will be exercisable at a price per share equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date on which that option is approved by the Board, and will be subject to the terms of the Company's Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and as in effect from time to time. In no such case will the option exercise price be less than $0.40 per share.

2.4         Vacation .   Employee shall accrue four (4) weeks' paid vacation in each period of twelve (12) consecutive months of employment during the term of this Agreement.  If Employee accumulates four (4) weeks' accrued and unused vacation time, then further accruals shall cease until Employee's accrued and unused vacation time is less than four (4) weeks.

2.5         Other Fringe Benefits.   The Company shall either (a) provide health insurance coverage for Employee and his dependents under the Company's group health insurance plan, at the cost and expense of the Company, or (b) at the election of Employee, reimburse Employee up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per month for an individual health insurance plan procured by Employee.  In addition to the foregoing, Employee shall be eligible for coverage under such other fringe benefits as are provided to the Company's employees generally from time to time.

 
 

 

2.6          Reimbursement of Expenses .   The Company shall reimburse Employee for authorized expenses incurred by Employee in the performance of Employee's duties, provided that such expenses are reasonable in amount, incurred for the benefit of the Company, and are supported by itemized accountings and expense receipts submitted to the Company prior to any reimbursement.

3.            Board Position.   On or promptly following the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Company shall cause Employee to be nominated for election to the Company's Board of Directors.

4.           PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

4.1          No Improper Use of Third-Party Confidential Information .  Employee acknowledges that the Company does not desire to obtain improperly any proprietary or confidential information owned by any company or other person with whom Employee now has or heretofore has had a consulting engagement or employment relationship, and therefore agrees that (a) Employee shall not bring to the Company or share with any employee or other representative of the Company any written, electronic, or other materials containing any confidential information belonging to any such current or former employer or other person, and (b) Employee shall not provide any such information in any other form to the Company (or any representative of the Company) in violation of any agreements or any other obligations that Employee may owe to any other persons.

4.2          Assignment of Inventions and Works of Authorship and Improvements .

(a)         Assignment .  Employee shall keep the Company fully informed of inventions and works of authorship conceived by Employee (either alone or with others) during Employee's engagement with the Company and hereby assigns to the Company all rights in and to such inventions and works of authorship.  Employee covenants and agrees that, upon the request of the Company, Employee shall make, execute, and deliver such additional assignments and other instruments as may be necessary or convenient for effectuating or further memorializing such assignment.

(b)         Further Assurances .  Employee further agrees that (i) all such inventions and works of authorship (to the extent of Employee’s interest therein) shall be the property of the Company, (ii) Employee shall not assign to any person other than the Company any interest therein, and (iii) Employee shall, without charge to the Company, assign to the Company all of Employee's right, title and interest in any such inventions and works of authorship, and execute, acknowledge and deliver such instruments as are necessary to confirm the ownership thereof by the Company.

(c)         Patents, Etc.   Upon the request and at the expense of the Company, Employee shall (i) assist the Company or its nominees in obtaining patents, copyright, trademark, or other right of protection for any such inventions and works of authorship, in any country the Company determines to be appropriate, and (ii) provide the Company all facts and data concerning any such inventions and works of authorship for such applications and other documents as are necessary to apply for and to obtain patents or other appropriate protection therefor.

( d )         Depictions .  To deliver to the Company any and all sketches, drawings, models, figures and other information with respect to any such inventions and works of authorship immediately upon the request of the Company, and, at the cost and expense of the Company, to cooperate with the Company in prosecuting to completion any litigation or other proceedings necessary to protect and enforce the proprietary rights of the Company therein.

 
 

 

4.3         Nondisclosure, Non-Circumvention and Noncompetition .  Employee agrees, as a condition of Employee's engagement hereunder, to execute and deliver, concurrently herewith, that certain Nondisclosure and Non-Circumvention Agreement in the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 , and to perform Employee's obligations thereunder.

4.4         Injunctive Relief.   The parties agree that due to the nature of the position for which Employee is being employed engaged and the information that Employee will receive during the course of Employee's employment hereunder, the Company would be irreparably harmed by any violation, or threatened violation of this Section 4 of this Agreement, and that the Company shall be entitled to an injunction, without having to furnish any form of bond, prohibiting Employee from any actual or threatened violation of Section 4 of this Agreement.  Employee further agrees that the services to be performed by Employee under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character that gives them peculiar value to the Company, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law.  Employee agrees that the Company, in addition to any other rights or remedies it may have, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by Employee.

5.            Termination

5.1         Definitions .  For purposes of this Agreement, the term:

( a )         "Date of Termination " shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (as defined below).

( b )         "Disability" or "Disabled" shall mean that Employee either (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, with or without reasonable accommodation, due to physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical mental impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan sponsored by the Company.  Employee covenants and agrees to submit to a reasonable physical examination by such licensed medical doctor for the purpose of evaluating whether Employee is Disabled.

( c )         "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful and repeated failure by Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Employee's incapacity due to Disability), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Employee by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Employee has not substantially performed his duties and provides fourteen (14) days for Employee to cure, or (ii) Employee's willfully engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise.  For purposes hereof, no act, or failure to act, on Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Employee's action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.

( d )         "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which is delivered by the Company in connection with the Company's decision to terminate Employee's employment with the Company, setting forth in reasonable detail the reason for termination of Employee's employment.

 
 

 

5.2         Termination by Company .

( a )         For Cause .  The Company may terminate this Agreement as of the Date of Termination for Cause.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Employee and an opportunity for Employee, together with Employee's counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board that Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail, provided, however , that if at such time Employee is a member of the Board of Directors, he shall abstain from voting with respect to any matter relating to termination of his employment.  Upon termination for Cause, the Company shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation for the period ending on the Date of Termination (including payment for any accrued and unused vacation time and the Annual Bonus accrued through the Date of Termination), and shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts to Employee hereunder.

( b )         Other than Cause or Disability.   Employee's employment is at will and the Company may terminate this Agreement and Employee's employment for any reason deemed sufficient by the Company, including by reason of Employee's Disability, upon delivery of a Notice of Termination (or as of such date as is specified therein).  However, in the event that Employee's employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or by reason of his Disability, then in addition to paying to Employee all accrued and unpaid wages due to Employee for periods ended on or prior to the effective date of the termination (including payment for any accrued and unused vacation time and the Annual Bonus accrued through the Date of Termination), the Company shall pay to Employee (i) the Base Compensation that Employee would have earned during the remainder of Term of this Agreement, and (ii) if such termination occurs after the first date as of which Employee has been employed hereunder for at least sixteen (16) consecutive calendar months, then the Company also shall pay to Employee the additional sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).  Such amounts shall be paid in equal periodic installments at the time when, and in the periodic amounts in which, such Base Compensation would have been paid to Employee if he had remained employed during the remainder of the Term hereof.

( c )         Disability.   By reason of Employee's Disability.  If the Company elects to terminate Employee's employment hereunder by reason of Employee's Disability, and if Employee is then covered by a disability income policy sponsored by the Company, then in addition to all accrued and unpaid wages then due to Employee (including payment for any accrued and unused vacation time and the Annual Bonus accrued through the Date of Termination).

5.3          Termination by Employee. Employee may resign from employment and terminate this Agreement at any time.  If Employee terminates this Agreement:

( a )         Disability.   By reason of Employee's Disability, and if Employee is then covered by a disability income policy sponsored by the Company, then the Company shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid wages due to Employee with respect to all periods ended on or prior to the effective date of the termination of Employee's employment hereunder, and the Company shall not owe any additional amounts to Employee by reason of such termination.

( b )         Other.   Other than by reason of Employee's Disability, then the Company shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid wages due to Employee with respect to all periods ended on or prior to the effective date of the termination of Employee's employment hereunder, and the Company shall not owe any additional amounts to Employee by reason of such termination.

 
 

 

5.4         Conditional Nature of Severance Payments.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5 or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary:

( a )         Noncompete.   Employee acknowledges that the nature of the Company's business is such that if Employee were to become employed by, or substantially involved in, the business of a competitor of the Company during the period of one (1) year following the termination of Employee's employment with the Company, then it would be very difficult for Employee not to rely on or use the Company's trade secrets and confidential information in connection with that employment.

 
( i )         Thus, to avoid the inevitable disclosure of the Company's trade secrets and confidential information, Employee acknowledges and agrees that his right to receive the severance consideration described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 , above (to the extent Employee is otherwise entitled to such payments thereunder) shall be conditioned upon Employee not directly or indirectly engaging in (whether as an employee, consultant, agent, proprietor, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or otherwise), or having any ownership interest in or participating in the financing, operation, management or control of, any person, firm, corporation or business that directly competes with Company or is a customer of the Company and has operations located within a radius of five (5) miles from any lease owned or operated by the Company.  If Employee engages, invests, or otherwise participates in any competitive activity described in this Section 5.4(a) , then all severance payments consideration to which Employee otherwise may be entitled under Section 5.2 and 5.3 above, as applicable, thereupon shall cease.

( ii )         Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall not be deemed to be in violation of the foregoing restriction solely by reason of Employee's owning not more than one percent (1.0%) of the equity securities of any corporation or other business enterprise, the equity securities of which are listed for trading on a national securities exchange.

( b )         Non-Solicitation.   Until the date one (1) year after the termination of Employee's employment with the Company for any reason, Employee agrees and acknowledges that Employee's right to receive the severance consideration described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 (to the extent Employee is otherwise entitled to such payments thereunder) shall be conditioned upon Employee not either directly or indirectly soliciting, attempting to hire, recruiting, encouraging, taking away, hiring any employee of the Company or inducing or otherwise causing an employee to leave his or her employment with the Company (regardless whether to commence employment with Employee or with any other entity or person).  If Employee engages in any such activity, then all severance consideration to which Employee otherwise would be entitled under Sections 5.2 or 5.3 , above, as applicable, thereupon shall cease.

( c )         General Release .  Employee shall not be entitled to receive any of the severance consideration described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 above, unless Employee executes and delivers to the Company, within fifteen (15) days of the Date of Termination, a release in the form attached hereto as Appendix 2 .

( d )         Resignation from Board.   Employee shall not be entitled to receive any of the severance consideration described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 above, unless Employee resigns from the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 5.8 , below.  If the Company requests such resignation until after payment of severance consideration has commenced hereunder, then the Company shall be excused from any further obligation to pay such severance consideration if Employee thereafter fails to resign from the Board of Directors in accordance with such Section 5.8 .

5.5         Death.   This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the death of Employee.  If Employee's employment is terminated by reason of Employee's death, then the Company shall pay to Employee's beneficiaries or legal representatives (i) within 15 days, all accrued and unpaid Base Compensation and vacation pay for all periods ended on or before the date of Employee's death, and (ii) the Company shall not be obligated to make any further payments hereunder.
 
 
 

 

5.6         Mitigation .  Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 5 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by Employee as a result of employment by another employer, self employment earnings, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owing by Employee to the Company, or otherwise.  No amounts payable to Employee under any plan or program of the Company shall reduce or offset any amounts payable to Employee under this Agreement.

5.7         Deferral in Commencement Per IRC §409A.   The parties intend that any amounts payable hereunder that could constitute "deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (" Section 409A ") shall comply with Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner that does not result in the imposition of additional taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A.  The Company and Employee agree to negotiate in good faith to make amendments to the Agreement, as the parties mutually agree are necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not guarantee any particular tax effect, and Employee shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes, penalties and interest that may be imposed on or for the account of Employee in connection with the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, (including any taxes, penalties and interest under Section 409A), and none of the Company Group shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold Employee (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes, penalties or interest.

(a)         Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Employee is deemed to be a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code and Employee is not "disabled" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, no payments in this Agreement that are "deferred compensation" subject to Section 409A shall be made to Employee prior to the date that is six months after the date of Employee's "separation from service" (as defined in Section 409A) or, if earlier, Employee's date of death.  Following any applicable six month delay, all such delayed payments shall be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permissible under Section 409A that is also a business day.

(b)         For purposes of Section 409A, each of the payments that may be made under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.  Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deemed not to be a "deferral of compensation" subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4) ("short-term deferrals") and (b)(9) ("separation pay plans," including the exceptions under subparagraph (iii) and subparagraph (v)(D)) and other applicable provisions of Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1 through A-6.

(c)         With respect to the time of payments of any amounts under the Agreement that are "deferred compensation" subject to Section 409A, references in the Agreement to "termination of employment" (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A.

(d)         For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that any indemnification payment to Employee or expense reimbursement made hereunder shall be exempt from Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any indemnification payment or expense reimbursement made hereunder shall be determined to be "deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A, then (i) the amount of the indemnification payment or expense reimbursement during one taxable year shall not affect the amount of the indemnification payments or expense reimbursement during any other taxable year, (ii) the indemnification payments or expense reimbursement shall be made on or before the last day of Employee's taxable year following the year in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) the right to indemnification payments or expense reimbursement hereunder shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  In addition, any reimbursements for COBRA coverage premiums described in this Agreement shall be paid to Employee as promptly as practicable, and in all events on or before the last day of the third taxable year of Employee following the taxable year of the Company in which Employee's employment terminated.

 
 

 

5.8         Resignation from Board Following Termination .  Employee covenants and agrees that (a) at any time following the termination of Employee's employment with the Company for any reason, the Company may request that Employee resign from the Board of Directors, and (b) within two (2) business days following Employee's receipt of the Company's written request that Employee resign from the Board of Directors of the Company, Employee shall tender to the Company an immediately effective written resignation from the Company's Board of Directors.

6.            Miscellaneous

6.1         Notices .  All notices permitted or required by this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) when personally delivered, or (ii) on the third (3 rd ) business day after the date on which deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or (iii) on the date on which transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means generating a receipt confirming a successful transmission ( provided that on that same date a copy of such notice is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested), or (iv) on the next business day after the date on which deposited with a regulated public carrier ( e . g ., Federal Express) designating overnight delivery service with a return receipt requested or equivalent thereof administered by such regulated public carrier, freight prepaid, and addressed in a sealed envelope to the party for whom intended at the address appearing on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address or facsimile number, notice of which is given in a manner permitted by this Section 6.1 .

6.2         Effect on Other Remedies .  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to preclude, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to preclude, the exercise of any other right or remedy which the Company may have by reason of Employee's breach of his obligations under this Agreement.

6.3         Arbitration .  Except for any action seeking a temporary restraining order, injunctive order, or other equitable relief, all disputes, claims and controversies arising out of or relating to the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement, including but not limited to the determination of the scope or applicability of the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 6.3 , shall be determined by arbitration in San Antonio, Texas, or Los Angeles, California, as determined by the party initiating the arbitration, before one arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures.  Judgment on the arbitrator's award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.  This Section 6.3 shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.  The arbitrator may, in the award, allocate all or part of the costs of the arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrator and the reasonable attorneys’ fees of the prevailing party.

6.4         Binding on Successors; Assignment .  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, each of the parties hereto, as well as their respective heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives.

 
 

 

6.5         Governing Law; Venue .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Texas (without regard to application of its conflict-of-law principles), and each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas for purposes of all actions commenced to construe or enforce this Agreement.

6.6         Severability .  If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall otherwise contravene or be invalid under the laws of any state, country or other jurisdiction where this Agreement is applicable but for such contravention or invalidity, such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate all of the provisions of this Agreement but rather it shall be construed, insofar as the laws of that state or other jurisdiction are concerned, as not containing the provision or provisions contravening or invalid under the laws of that state or jurisdiction, and the rights and obligations created hereby shall be construed and enforced accordingly.

6.7         Further Assurances .  Each party agrees, upon the request of another party, to make, execute, and deliver, and to take such additional steps as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

6.8         Entire Agreement; Amendment .  This Agreement (a) represents the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, whether written or oral, regarding the subject matter hereof, except the Nondisclosure and Non-Circumvention Agreement by and between Employee and the Company, and (b) may not be modified or amended, except by a written instrument, executed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment may be sought.

6.9         Counterparts; Electronic Signatures .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, binding on each signatory thereto.  A copy of this Agreement that is executed by a party and transmitted by that party to the other party by facsimile or as an attachment ( e.g ., in ".tif" or ".pdf" format) to an email shall be binding upon the signatory to the same extent as a copy hereof containing that party's original signature.

[ Signatures appear on the following page. ]

 
 

 

In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement, effective as of the date set forth above.

"Company:"
 
"Employee:"
 
       
EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation
     
       
By
/s/ C. Stephen Cochennet
 
/s/ Robert G. Watson, Jr.
 
 
C. Stephen Cochennet, Chief Executive Officer
 
Robert G. Watson, Jr.
 
       
Address, Facsimile No. and Email for Notices :
 
Address, Facsimile No. and Email for Notices :
 
       
EnerJex Resources, Inc.
 
Mr. Robert G. Watson, Jr.
 
ATTN:  Chief Executive Officer
 
c/o RGW Energy, LLC
 
27 Corporate Woods, Suite 350
 
123 Evans Avenue
 
10975 Grandview Drive
 
San Antonio, TX  78209
 
Overland Park, KS  66210
     
   
Facsimile No.:  (___) ________________________
 
Facsimile No.:  (913) 754-7755
 
Email: ___________________________________
 
Email:  _____________________________________
     

 
 

 

Appendix 1

Nondisclosure and Non-Circumvention Agreement

 
 

 

Appendix 2

General Release

This General Release (the " Release ") is made and entered into, dated for reference purposes as of __________, 20__, and effective as of the date identified below, by and between Robert G. Watson, Jr.   (" Watson "), and EnerJex Resources, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the " Company ").

As a condition of and in order to induce the Company to pay to Watson the severance pay due to Watson under that certain Employment Agreement between the Company and Watson dated effective December ___, 2010, and as specifically described in that certain Notice of Termination dated _________, 20__(the " Notice of Termination "), the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.            Warranty .  Watson hereby warrants that he is the sole owner of the claims identified in Section 2 , below, and that he has not assigned to any other person any right, title, or interest in or to any such claims.

2.            Release .  Watson hereby releases the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of its agents, employees, directors, shareholders, officers and other agents (collectively, the " Company Released Parties ") of and from any and all costs, liabilities, losses, expenses, and compensation (the " Claims "), except Excluded Claims (as defined below), which Watson has or hereafter may have or be entitled to assert against any of the Company Released Parties arising from or relating in any way to Watson's employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, for any wrongful termination of employment, including termination based on age, sex, race, disability or other discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, or other federal, state, or local laws prohibiting such discrimination, or under federal, state, or local employment laws.  In connection with the foregoing, Watson further waives and releases all rights, if any, which Watson may have under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads in pertinent part as follows:  "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."

3.            Excluded Claims .  The parties agree that the term " Excluded Claims " means (i) claims for payment of the separation pay due under the Employment Agreement, (ii) claims under any written stock option agreement between Watson and the Company, (iii) claims for benefits under any qualified retirement plan sponsored by the Company and in which Watson may participate, (iv) any right that Watson may have to elect "COBRA" continuation coverage under any group health plan sponsored by the Company, and (v) any right that Watson may have to demand indemnification under the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any written Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Watson.

4.            Miscellaneous .  This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Texas law.  This Release (a) memorializes the entire understanding and agreement between the Company and Watson regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, whether oral or written, regarding such matters, and (ii) may not be modified or amended, except by a written instrument executed after the date hereof by Watson and the Company.  If any action is commenced to construe or enforce this Agreement or the rights and duties created herein, then the party prevailing in that action shall be entitled to recover its attorneys' fees and costs in that action, as well as all costs and fees of enforcing any judgment entered therein.
 
 
Appendix 2, Page  1  

 

5.            Effective Date .  This Release shall become effective only if (a) it is signed by the Company and Watson, and (b) Watson does not revoke this Release, in writing, within seven (7) days following the date on which Watson signs this Release (which date of Watson's signature is indicated below his signature, below).

EnerJex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation
   
     
By
     
 
Name & title:
 
Robert G. Watson, Jr.
     
     
Date
 
Date
 
 
Appendix 2, Page  2  

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ENERJEX RESOURCES ANNOUNCES CONVERSION OF 100% OF ITS SENIOR
SECURED DEBENTURES INTO COMMON STOCK AT $0.80 PER SHARE

COMPANY RECONSTITUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT

SAN ANTONIO, TX (January 6, 2011) – EnerJex Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: ENRJ) (“EnerJex”, or the “Company”), a pure-play domestic onshore oil company, announced today that 100% of its remaining Senior Secured Debentures, in the aggregate amount of $2,676,436, have been converted into EnerJex common stock based on a price of $0.80 per share.

EnerJex also announced today that its Chief Executive Officer and entire Board of Directors resigned from the Company effective December 31, 2010. EnerJex is pleased to announce that Robert Watson, Jr. has joined the Company as its Chief Executive Officer and that four new members have been appointed to its Board of Directors including Mr. Watson, James Miller, Lance Helfert and Atticus Lowe.

Mr. Watson co-founded Black Sable Energy, LLC approximately 3 years ago and served as its Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure at Black Sable, Mr. Watson was responsible for the company’s acquisition and development of two grassroots oil projects in South Texas, both of which have been partnered with larger oil and gas companies on a promoted basis. Prior to founding Black Sable, he was a Senior Associate at American Capital, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS), a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager with $18 billion in capital resources under management. Mr. Watson began his career in the Energy Investment Banking Group at CIBC World Markets and subsequently founded and served as the Managing Partner of Centerra Energy Partners.

Lance Helfert is the President and a co-founder of West Coast Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor with approximately $200 million in assets under management. Prior to founding West Coast Asset Management, he oversaw a $1 billion portfolio at Wilshire Associates and was involved in a full range of financial strategies at M.L. Stern & Co. Mr. Helfert is a co-author of The Entrepreneurial Investor , a book published by John Wiley & Sons, and he has been a featured speaker at the Value Investing Congress in New York and California. Mr. Helfert has also served on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Southern California and the Tri-Counties Make-A-Wish Foundation.
 
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James Miller retired in 2002 after serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Utilicorp United, Inc.’s business unit responsible for the company’s electricity generation and electric and natural gas transmission and distribution businesses which served 1.3 million customers in seven mid-continent states. Utilicorp traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the company was renamed Aquila in 2002. In 2007 its electricity assets in northwest Missouri were acquired by Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) for $1.7 billion and its natural gas properties and other assets were acquired by Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) for $940 million. Mr. Miller joined Utilicorp in 1989 through its acquisition of Michigan Gas Utilities, for which he served as the president from 1983 to 1991. Mr. Miller currently serves as Vice Chairman of The Nature Conservancy, Missouri Chapter, for which he has been a Board member for the past 10 years.

Atticus Lowe is the Chief Investment Officer of West Coast Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor that has invested more than $200 million in the oil and gas industry on behalf of its principals and clients during the past 10 years. Mr. Lowe serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for a privately held oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, CO with leases covering approximately 180,000 net acres in the DJ Basin. He is a CFA charterholder and a co-author of The Entrepreneurial Investor, a book Published by John Wiley & Sons. Mr. Lowe has also been profiled in Oil and Gas Investor magazine and Value Investor Insight, and he has been a featured speaker at the Value Investing Congress in New York and California.

Management Comments

Mr. Watson commented, “I am excited and eager to join EnerJex and believe the Company’s rich asset base provides an excellent platform from which to aggressively grow oil production and reserves. Going forward, the Company will execute its business plan with a keen focus on operational efficiency, prudent debt levels, and strict cost controls with the ultimate goal of significantly increasing value on a per-share basis.”

About EnerJex Resources, Inc.

EnerJex is a pure-play domestic onshore oil company with assets located in Eastern Kansas and South Texas. The Company’s primary business is to explore, develop, produce and acquire oil properties onshore in the United States. Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.enerjexresources.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements give EnerJex’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. The statements in this press release regarding the conversion of the senior secured debentures, reconstitution of the board of directors and management, actual and anticipated market conditions, any implied or perceived benefits from the new management, and any other effects resulting from any of the above are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: the continued production of oil at historical rates; costs of operations; delays, and any other difficulties related to producing oil; the ability of new board of directors and management to efficiently manage the company’s operations; price of oil; marketing and sales of produced minerals; risks and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and governmental regulation; future financial and operational results; competition; general economic conditions; and the ability to manage and continue growth.

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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements EnerJex makes in this news release include market conditions and those set forth in reports or documents EnerJex files from time to time with the SEC. EnerJex undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Contact

Robert Watson, Jr., CEO
EnerJex Resources, Inc.
(210) 451-5545
 
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