\nSchedule 5.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
\n –
\nSchedule 4.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
\n –
\nSchedule 4.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
\n —
\nSchedule 4.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
\n —
\nSchedule 4.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
\n —
\nSchedule 4.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
\n —
\nSchedule 4.26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
\n —
\nSchedule 5.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
\n —
\nSchedule 5.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
\n —
\nSchedule 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
\n —
\nSchedule 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
\n —
\nSchedule 5.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
\n —
\nSchedule 5.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
\n —
\nSchedule 5.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
\n —
\nSchedule 5.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
\n —
\nSchedule 5.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
\n —
\nSchedule 5.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
\n —
\nSchedule 5.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
\n —
\nSchedule 5.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
\n —
\nSchedule 5.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
\n —
\nSchedule 5.15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
\n —
\nSchedule 5.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
\n —
\nSchedule 5.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
\n —
\nSchedule 5.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
\n —
\nSchedule 5.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
\n —
\nSchedule 5.21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
\n —
\nSchedule 5.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
\n —
\nSchedule 5.23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
\n —
\nSchedule 5.24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
\n —
\nSchedule 5.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
\n —
\nSchedule 5.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
\n —
\nSchedule 5.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
\n —
\nSchedule 5.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
\n —
\nSchedule 5.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
\n —
\nSchedule 6.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
\n —
\nSchedule 6.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
\n —
\nSchedule 6.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
\n —
\nSchedule 6.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
\n —
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\n EXCHANGE AGREEMENT<\/p>\n
This Exchange Agreement dated August 5, 1996, is entered into by and
\namong Presidio Oil Company, a Delaware corporation, Presidio Exploration, Inc.,
\na Colorado corporation, Presidio West Virginia, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
\nPalisade Oil, Inc., a Colorado corporation, and Tom Brown, Inc., a Delaware
\ncorporation.<\/p>\n
RECITALS:<\/p>\n
A. The boards of directors of Presidio and Tom Brown have each
\ndetermined that it is in the best interests of their respective constituencies
\nfor Tom Brown to acquire Presidio upon the terms and subject to the conditions
\nset forth in this Agreement.<\/p>\n
B. Presidio and Tom Brown desire to make certain representations,
\nwarranties, covenants, and agreements in connection with such acquisition and
\nalso to prescribe various conditions to such acquisition.<\/p>\n
Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
\nagreements set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable
\nconsideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
\nthe parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:<\/p>\n
ARTICLE I<\/p>\n
DEFINITIONS<\/p>\n
1.1 Defined Terms. The following terms, as used herein, have the
\nfollowing meanings:<\/p>\n
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
\nand regulations thereunder.<\/p>\n
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
\nthe rules and regulations thereunder.<\/p>\n
“Acreage” means the Leases set forth on Appendix A-1 to Exhibit A
\nattached hereto.<\/p>\n
“Affiliate” of a person means any person which, directly or
\nindirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
\nperson. The term “control” including, with correlative meaning, the terms
\n“controlled by” and “under common control with” as used with respect to any
\nperson, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
\ncause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether
\nthrough the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.<\/p>\n
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\n “Aggregate Common Share Value” means a dollar amount equal to the
\ndifference between the Aggregate Consideration and the Cash Consideration, as
\nadjusted pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“Aggregate Consideration” means $183,000,000 except as such may be
\nadjusted pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“Agreement” means this Exchange Agreement and all Schedules and
\nExhibits attached hereto.<\/p>\n
“Allocated Value” means (a) the net present value allocated to the
\ninterest of the Presidio Parties in and to each Oil and Gas Asset that is
\nseparately valued on the Reserve Report or (b) the amounts set forth on
\nAppendix A-1 to Exhibit A in respect of the Leases comprising the Acreage.<\/p>\n
“Alternative Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section
\n4.20(a).<\/p>\n
“Bank Obligations” means the obligations of Presidio and its
\nAffiliates pursuant to the Amendment and Restatement of Amendment, Restatement
\nand Consolidation of Credit Agreement dated August 6, 1993, as amended, between
\nPresidio, Presidio Exploration, each bank which is a signatory thereto or
\nsuccessor or assign thereof and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as agent.<\/p>\n
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended
\nfrom time to time.<\/p>\n
“Bankruptcy Court” means the Bankruptcy Court presiding over the
\nPresidio Parties’ Chapter 11 cases.<\/p>\n
“Bankruptcy Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).<\/p>\n
“Bar Date Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(d).<\/p>\n
“Cash Consideration” means a cash payment in an amount equal to the
\nsum of (a) the Presidio Common Stock Cash Consideration, plus (b) the excess of
\n(i) the sum of (x) $100,193,267, plus (y) the amount of accrued and unpaid
\ninterest on the Bank Obligations allowed by an order of the Bankruptcy Court,
\nover (ii) all amounts, if any, paid by a Presidio Party in respect of the Bank
\nObligations (other than interest paid in respect thereof) or the Senior Secured
\nNotes from the date of this Agreement through and including the Closing.<\/p>\n
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
\nand Liability Act of 1980, as amended.<\/p>\n
“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
\nand Liability Information System List.<\/p>\n
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).<\/p>\n
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\n “Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).<\/p>\n
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
\nto time.<\/p>\n
“Common Share Value” means a value per share of Tom Brown Common Stock
\nequal to $16.50, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.2.<\/p>\n
“Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain letter agreement dated
\nAugust 15, 1995 between Tom Brown and Presidio, as amended by letters dated
\nOctober 30, 1995 and November 10, 1995 and as such may be hereafter amended.<\/p>\n
“Confirmation Date” means the date upon which the Confirmation Order
\nis entered.<\/p>\n
“Confirmation Order” means the order of the Bankruptcy Court
\nconfirming the Plan of Reorganization pursuant to Sections 1129 and 1141 of the
\nBankruptcy Code.<\/p>\n
“Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.<\/p>\n
“Debt Obligations” means the obligations of Presidio pursuant to the
\nfollowing:<\/p>\n
(a) Indenture dated as of August 6, 1993 among Presidio,
\n various of its subsidiaries and U.S. Trust Company of New York (“US
\n Trust”) relating to $75,000,000 original aggregate principal amount of
\n 11.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2000 (the “Senior Secured Notes”);<\/p>\n
(b) Indenture dated as of August 6, 1993 among Presidio,
\n various of its subsidiaries and US Trust relating to $100,000,000
\n original aggregate principal amount of Senior Gas Indexed Notes due
\n 2002 (the “Senior Gas Indexed Notes”);<\/p>\n
(c) Indenture dated as of February 16, 1989 among
\n Presidio, various of its subsidiaries and US Trust, as amended,
\n relating to $100,000,000 original aggregate principal amount of Senior
\n Subordinated Gas Indexed Notes due 1999 (the “Subordinated Gas Indexed
\n Notes”); and<\/p>\n
(d) Indenture dated as of February 14, 1990 among
\n Presidio and Bank of Montreal Trust Company relating to $50,000,000
\n original aggregate principal amount of 9% Convertible Subordinated
\n Debentures Due 2015.<\/p>\n
“Defensible Title” with respect to the Major Assets means that title
\nof a Presidio Party which, subject to Permitted Encumbrances:<\/p>\n
(a) is deducible of record (either from the records of
\n the applicable county clerk and recorder or, in the case of federal
\n leases, from the records of the applicable office of the Bureau of
\n Land Management, or in the case of Indian leases, from the applicable
\n offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or in the case of state
\n leases, from<\/p>\n
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\n the records of the applicable state land office, or from some
\n combination of the foregoing official records), and is free from
\n reasonable doubt such that a prudent person with knowledge of all the
\n facts and their legal bearing would be willing to accept the same;<\/p>\n
(b) entitles a Presidio Party to receive not less than
\n the net revenue interest (indicated by the letters “NRI”) set forth in
\n Exhibit B attached hereto of all oil, gas and associated liquid and
\n gaseous hydrocarbons produced, saved and marketed from each of the
\n Major Assets throughout the life of such Major Asset, provided, that
\n the provisions of this clause (b) shall not be applicable to the
\n Leases comprising the Acreage;<\/p>\n
(c) obligates a Presidio Party to bear costs and expenses
\n relating to the maintenance, development, and operation of each of the
\n Major Assets in an amount not greater than the working interest
\n (indicated by the letters “WI”) set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto
\n throughout the life of such Major Asset except to the extent such
\n increase in working interest is accompanied by a proportionate
\n increase in the net revenue interest attributable to such Major Asset,
\n provided, that the provisions of this clause (c) shall not be
\n applicable to the Leases comprising the Acreage; and<\/p>\n
(d) is free and clear of Liens.<\/p>\n
“Designated Contracts” shall mean each of the operating agreements set
\nforth on Schedule 5.25.<\/p>\n
“Directors and Officers”shall have the meaning given such terms in the
\nNew D&O Insurance.<\/p>\n
“Disclosure Statement” means the disclosure statement in the form
\nattached hereto as Exhibit D as such may be amended or supplemented after the
\ndate of this Agreement, together with such other solicitation materials that
\nmay be jointly prepared by the Plan Proponents and filed by Presidio pursuant
\nto Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code in connection with the Plan of
\nReorganization.<\/p>\n
“Distributee” means a person who is a holder of Bank Obligations, Debt
\nObligations or Presidio Common Stock.<\/p>\n
“Employee Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).<\/p>\n
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable laws (including, but
\nnot limited to, CERCLA and corresponding state or local acts), statutes,
\nordinances, rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, consents, approvals,
\nlicenses, judgments, memoranda of understanding, orders, judicial decrees, or
\nadministrative decrees, treaties, permit conditions, or injunctions of any
\nGovernmental Authority or court of competent jurisdiction pertaining to the
\nprotection of the environment.<\/p>\n
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\n “Environmental Material” means (a) any hazardous substance, as defined
\nby CERCLA, (b) any “hazardous waste,” as defined by the Resource Conservation
\nand Recovery Act, as amended through the date of this Agreement, (c) any
\nhazardous, dangerous, or toxic chemical, material, waste, or substance, within
\nthe meaning of and regulated by any Environmental Law, (d) any material
\nemitting radiation in excess of ordinary background conditions, including any
\nnaturally occurring radioactive material, and any source, special, or byproduct
\nmaterial as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 2011 et seq. and any amendments or
\nauthorizations thereof, (e) any asbestos-containing materials in any form or
\ncondition, or (f) any polychlorinated biphenyls in any form or condition.<\/p>\n
“Environmental Response Action” means any remedial action, removal
\naction, remedial investigation and feasibility study, site characterization,
\nNatural Resource Damage Matters, Brownfield Agreements, or other investigations
\nwhatsoever relating to the presence or suspected presence of Environmental
\nMaterials on or originating from operations of Presidio. The term
\nEnvironmental Response Action shall not include customary well plugging,
\nabandonment, and drill site restoration requirements.<\/p>\n
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
\namended from time to time.<\/p>\n
“ESOP” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23.<\/p>\n
“Exchange” means the transactions contemplated in Section 2.1.<\/p>\n
“Exchange Agent” means a person appointed by Tom Brown and Presidio to
\nserve as Exchange Agent hereunder or absent such appointment a person appointed
\npursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“Exchange Common Stock” means a number of shares of Tom Brown Common
\nStock (or other securities as may be required under Section 3.2) obtained by
\ndividing (a) the Aggregate Common Share Value by (b) the Common Share Value,
\nless the number of shares of Tom Brown Common Stock to which Tom Brown
\notherwise would have been entitled pursuant to Section 2.1 in respect of its
\nownership of Senior Gas Indexed Notes or any other Presidio Securities it may
\nacquire hereafter. As of the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Common Stock
\nis initially established hereunder at 5,003,438 shares of Tom Brown Common
\nStock (with such number of shares being calculated without any reduction
\nthereof in respect of the shares of Tom Brown Common Stock to which Tom Brown
\notherwise would be entitled to receive in respect of its ownership of Senior
\nGas Indexed Notes).<\/p>\n
“Exchange Consideration” means the Cash Consideration and the Exchange
\nCommon Stock and shall also include the net proceeds received from the sale of
\nfractional shares of Exchange Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.7.<\/p>\n
“Existing Plans” means the Employee Benefit Plans and the Severance
\nPlan and Agreements.<\/p>\n
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\n “Final Order” means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court which
\nshall not have been reversed, stayed, modified, or amended and as to which (a)
\nthe time to appeal from or to seek review, rehearing or certiorari shall have
\nexpired and (b) no appeal or petition for review, rehearing, or certiorari is
\npending or if appealed shall have been affirmed, or the appeal dismissed by the
\nhighest court to which such order was appealed, or if review, rehearing or
\ncertiorari was sought, such review, rehearing, or certiorari has been denied
\nand no further hearing, appeal or petition for review, rehearing, or certiorari
\ncan be taken or granted or as to which any right to appeal or to seek a review,
\nrehearing, or certiorari has been waived.<\/p>\n
“401k Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24.<\/p>\n
“GAAP” means those generally accepted accounting principles and
\npractices that are recognized as such by the Financial Accounting Standards
\nBoard (or any generally recognized successor).<\/p>\n
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign
\ngovernment, or political subdivision thereof, exercising competent
\njurisdiction.<\/p>\n
“Hart Scott Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.<\/p>\n
“Initial Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(c).<\/p>\n
“Knowledge” means actual knowledge as of the date of this Agreement of
\neach of the officers and employees named in Schedule 4.22 and for the purposes
\nof Section 5.21, the term Knowledge shall also include the actual knowledge as
\nof the date of this Agreement of Brant Gimmeson.<\/p>\n
“Leases” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Oil and Gas
\nAssets.<\/p>\n
“Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12.<\/p>\n
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, security interest,
\nencumbrance, charge or lien (statutory or otherwise) or assignment, deposit
\narrangement or other preferential arrangement in respect of an interest in
\nproperty intended to secure, support or otherwise assure payment of an
\nobligation (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
\nand any lease having substantially the same economic effects as any of the
\nforegoing).<\/p>\n
“Major Assets” means (a) each Oil and Gas Asset that is separately
\nvalued on the Reserve Report as having an Allocated Value individually in
\nexcess of $50,000 and (b) the Acreage.<\/p>\n
“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.25.<\/p>\n
“Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.<\/p>\n
“NASDAQ” means the Nasdaq National Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market.<\/p>\n
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\n “New D&O Insurance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(a).<\/p>\n
“Oil and Gas Assets” means the following:<\/p>\n
(a) All right, title, and interest of the Presidio
\n Parties in and to (i) all oil and gas leases, all oil, gas and mineral
\n leases or other similar leases, mineral interests, fee estates,
\n production payments, net profits interests, carried interests,
\n royalties, and overriding royalties and all lands subject thereto,
\n whether producing or non-producing (the “Leases”), including the
\n leases, mineral interests, overriding royalties and royalties set
\n forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, and any other oil, gas or other
\n mineral interests of any type of a Presidio Party wherever situated
\n and including any and all right, title and interest of a Presidio
\n Party in and to the oil, gas and other hydrocarbons in, on or under
\n any of the foregoing, and (ii) all oil and gas wells and injection and
\n disposal wells located on any of the foregoing, or used or useful in
\n connection therewith, or on lands pooled or unitized therewith (the
\n “Wells”), including the wells set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto;<\/p>\n
(b) All right, title, and interest of the Presidio
\n Parties in, to and under or derived from all presently existing or
\n proposed unitization, pooling and communitization agreements,
\n declarations and orders, and the properties covered and the units
\n created or to be created thereby (including all units formed or to be
\n formed under orders, regulations, rules or other official actions of
\n any federal, state or other governmental agency having jurisdiction)
\n to the extent that they relate to or affect the Leases or the Wells;<\/p>\n
(c) All right, title, and interest of the Presidio
\n Parties in, to and under or derived from all presently existing and
\n effective oil, gas liquids, condensate, casinghead gas and gas sales,
\n purchase, marketing, exchange, gathering, transportation and
\n processing contracts, operating agreements, farmout agreements,
\n exploration agreements, option agreements, joint venture agreements,
\n partnership agreements, settlement agreements and all other agreements
\n and instruments to the extent that they relate to the Leases or the
\n Wells;<\/p>\n
(d) All right, title, and interest of the Presidio
\n Parties in or to all personal property, fixtures, equipment,
\n improvements and other personal property, whether real, personal or
\n mixed (including well equipment, casing, tubing, tanks, pumping units,
\n rods, tank batteries, natural gas, crude oil, condensate or products
\n placed into storage or into pipelines, buildings, pumps, motors,
\n machinery, injection facilities, disposal facilities, field separators
\n and liquid extractors, compressors, pipelines, gathering and flow
\n lines, roads, field treating facilities, field offices and office
\n furnishings related thereto, field office leases, storage yards and
\n off-site inventories, equipment leases, vehicles, trailers, operating
\n supplies, inventories and all other appurtenances thereunto
\n belonging), and in and to all easements, permits, licenses,
\n servitudes, rights-of-way, surface leases and other surface rights to
\n the extent any of the foregoing is now being used or proposed to be
\n used in connection with the exploration, development, operation or
\n maintenance of the Leases or Wells or now being used or proposed to be
\n used in connection with the producing, treating, processing, storing,
\n gathering, transporting or marketing of oil and gas attributable to
\n such properties or interests<\/p>\n
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\n and other hydrocarbons and products in association therewith, and all
\n contract rights (including rights under leases to third parties)
\n related to any of the foregoing; and<\/p>\n
(e) All right, title, and interest of the Presidio
\n Parties in and to all oil, gas, and other minerals owned by a Presidio
\n Party or any interests credited to the account of a Presidio Party
\n pursuant to any production imbalances or balancing agreements relating
\n to any interests owned by a Presidio Party in the Leases or the Wells
\n or otherwise arising by virtue of the fact that a Presidio Party may
\n not have taken or marketed its full share of oil, gas or other
\n minerals attributable to its ownership in the Leases or the Wells
\n prior to the Closing Date.<\/p>\n
“Palisade Oil” means Palisade Oil, Inc., a Colorado corporation.<\/p>\n
“Permitted Claims” means any Liens, Liabilities, claims, or causes of
\naction arising from any defect adversely affecting a Presidio Party’s title to
\nany Oil and Gas Asset, which defect arises from or is attributable to any
\nfacts, events, or circumstances in existence on or before June 19, 1996. The
\nterm Permitted Claims shall also include all Title Defects in existence on or
\nbefore June 19, 1996.<\/p>\n
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:<\/p>\n
(a) Lessors’ royalties, overriding royalties,
\n reversionary interests and similar burdens as of the date of this
\n Agreement to the extent that (i) they burden the Leases comprising the
\n Acreage, or (ii) they do not prevent the Presidio Parties from
\n receiving the proceeds of production from each of the Major Assets
\n attributable to the net revenue interests reflected in Exhibit B;<\/p>\n
(b) preferential rights to purchase;<\/p>\n
(c) Third Party Consents with respect to which on or
\n before the Closing a waiver, consent or a judicial order or
\n determination is obtained as contemplated in Section 4.11;<\/p>\n
(d) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or, if delinquent,
\n that are being contested in good faith in the normal course of
\n business;<\/p>\n
(e) Materialman’s, mechanic’s, repairman’s, employee’s,
\n contractor’s, operator’s, and other similar Liens or charges arising
\n in the ordinary course of business (i) if they have not been filed
\n pursuant to law, (ii) if so filed, they have not yet become due and
\n payable or payment is being withheld as provided by law, or (iii) if
\n their validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate action;<\/p>\n
(f) All rights to consent by, required notices to,
\n filings with, or other actions by Governmental Authorities in
\n connection with the sale or conveyance of oil and<\/p>\n
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\n gas leases or interests therein if they are customarily obtained
\n subsequent to the sale or conveyance;<\/p>\n
(g) Conventional rights of reassignment upon the
\n surrender or expiration of any Lease;<\/p>\n
(h) Easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, permits,
\n surface leases, and other rights in respect of surface operations;<\/p>\n
(i) All other Liens, charges, contracts, agreements,
\n instruments, obligations, defects, and irregularities affecting
\n the Leases or Wells which taken individually or together (i) do not
\n interfere materially with the operation, value or use of any of the Oil
\n and Gas Assets, (ii) do not prevent a Presidio Party from receiving the
\n proceeds of production from any of the Major Assets attributable to the
\n net revenue interests reflected in Exhibit B or the ownership interests
\n of the Presidio Parties in the Acreage, as may be applicable, (iii) do
\n not adversely affect the net revenue interest of a Presidio Party as
\n reflected in Exhibit B or the ownership interests of the Presidio
\n Parties in the Acreage, as may be applicable, with respect to its share
\n of the oil and gas produced from any such Major Asset, or (iv) do not
\n increase the portion of the costs and expenses that a Presidio Party is
\n obligated to pay above the working interests reflected in Exhibit B or
\n the ownership interests of the Presidio Parties in the Acreage, as may
\n be applicable; such Liens, charges, contracts, agreements, instruments,
\n obligations, defects, and irregularities include the following:<\/p>\n
(A) those created by the terms and conditions of
\n division orders, sales contracts, and other existing contracts
\n burdening the Oil and Gas Assets, including any and all terms
\n and conditions affecting or relating to production imbalances;<\/p>\n
(B) those which have not prevented the receipt of
\n production proceeds by a Presidio Party or its predecessors in
\n title without suspense by a production purchaser and as to
\n which no challenge to title has been raised on the basis of
\n such defect, so long as it can reasonably be concluded either
\n that such challenge is highly unlikely or that such challenge
\n would be unsuccessful by reason of statutes of limitation,
\n waiver, estoppel, or other defenses;<\/p>\n
(C) those described by an attorney’s title
\n opinion as advisory or waivable as a matter of business
\n judgment; or<\/p>\n
(D) those in the nature of customary defects
\n expected to be encountered in the area involved and
\n customarily acceptable to prudent operators and interest
\n owners in that area, including defects that have been cured by
\n possession under applicable statutes of limitation, defects in
\n the early chain of title such as failure to recite marital
\n status in documents, omission of heirship or succession
\n proceedings, lack of survey and failure to record releases of
\n liens, production payments, or mortgages that have expired of
\n their own terms or which through the<\/p>\n
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\n passage of time or statute are no longer enforceable or other
\n defects that either as a practical matter have not resulted or
\n are not likely to result in a material claim or are considered
\n waivable under local bar association-approved title standards
\n or customary title practices in the area;<\/p>\n
(j) All rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental
\n Authority to control or regulate any of the Leases or Wells in any
\n manner, and all applicable laws, rules, and orders of governmental
\n authorities;<\/p>\n
(k) Any Title Defects, Liens or other defects affecting
\n the Oil and Gas Assets which are to be discharged at or prior to
\n Closing pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization;<\/p>\n
(l) Permitted Claims; and<\/p>\n
(m) The Liens securing the Bank Obligations and certain
\n Debt Obligations which are discharged at or prior to Closing pursuant
\n to the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
\nassociation, a trust, an estate or other entity or organization, including a
\ngovernment or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.<\/p>\n
“Plan Documents” means all documents and exhibits that aid in
\neffecting the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“Plan of Reorganization” means the plan of reorganization in the form
\nattached hereto as Exhibit C as such may be amended after the date of this
\nAgreement, which is to be proposed by the Plan Proponents and filed by the
\nPresidio Parties in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code as a part of the
\nReorganization Cases of the Presidio Parties and which upon confirmation
\nimplements the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.<\/p>\n
“Plan Proponents” means the Presidio Parties and Tom Brown as the
\njoint plan proponents of the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“Presidio” means Presidio Oil Company, a Delaware corporation.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of
\nPresidio, par value $.10 per share.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock of
\nPresidio, par value $.10 per share.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Common Stock” means the Presidio Class A Common Stock and
\nthe Presidio Class B Common Stock.<\/p>\n
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\n “Presidio Common Stock Cash Consideration” means a cash payment to be
\nmade pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization in an amount of $250,000 to the
\nholders of the Presidio Common Stock, as adjusted pursuant to Section 5.09 of
\nthe Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Exploration” means Presidio Exploration, Inc., a Colorado
\ncorporation.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Financial Statements” means the audited and unaudited
\nconsolidated financial statements of Presidio and its consolidated subsidiaries
\n(including the related notes) included (or incorporated by reference) in
\nPresidio’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Options or Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section
\n5.11(b).<\/p>\n
“Presidio Parties” means Presidio, Presidio Exploration, Presidio West
\nVirginia, and Palisade Oil.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Representative” means any director, officer, employee,
\nagent, advisor (including legal, accounting, and financial advisors), or other
\nrepresentative of a Presidio Party.<\/p>\n
“Presidio SEC Documents” means each report, schedule, registration
\nstatement and definitive proxy statement filed by Presidio with the SEC since
\nJanuary 1, 1995 and prior to the date of this Agreement.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Security” means the Presidio Common Stock, the promissory
\nnotes evidencing the Bank Obligations, the Debt Obligations and the Presidio
\nOptions or Warrants.<\/p>\n
“Presidio Securityholders” has the meaning set forth in Section
\n4.6(a).<\/p>\n
“Presidio Tax Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).<\/p>\n
“Presidio West Virginia” means Presidio West Virginia, Inc., a
\nDelaware corporation.<\/p>\n
“Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(i).<\/p>\n
“Releasing Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(i).<\/p>\n
“Reorganization Cases” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).<\/p>\n
“Reserve Report” means the engineering report prepared by Presidio
\nbased on an SEC Case as of December 31, 1995 and reviewed by Huddleston & Co.,
\nInc. on behalf of Presidio concerning certain of the Oil and Gas Assets.<\/p>\n
“Schedule and Exhibit Volume” means the volume containing the
\nSchedules and Exhibits A and B to this Agreement to which has been attached a
\ncover page executed by the parties hereto for identification with this
\nAgreement.<\/p>\n
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\n “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n
“SEC Case” means the present value of estimated future net revenues
\nfrom oil and gas properties discounted at ten percent (10%) before taxes and
\ndetermined in all material respects in accordance with the rules and
\nregulations of the SEC using prices and costs in effect on the valuation date.<\/p>\n
“Senior Gas Indexed Notes” has the meaning set forth in the definition
\nof Debt Obligations.<\/p>\n
“Senior Secured Notes” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
\nDebt Obligations.<\/p>\n
“Severance Plan and Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section
\n4.22.<\/p>\n
“Subordinated Gas Indexed Notes” has the meaning set forth in the
\ndefinition of Debt Obligations.<\/p>\n
“Tax Returns” means all federal and all material state, local, and
\nforeign returns, claims for refund, declarations, reports, estimates,
\ninformation returns and statements required to be filed with respect to any
\nTaxes.<\/p>\n
“Taxes” means taxes of any kind, levies, or other like assessments,
\ncustoms, duties, imposts, charges, or fees, including income, gross receipts,
\nad valorem, value added, excise, stamp, environmental (including taxes under
\nCode Section 59A), alternative or add-on minimum, real or personal property,
\nasset, sales, use, license, payroll, transaction, capital, net worth and
\nfranchise taxes, estimated taxes, withholding, employment, social security,
\nworkers compensation, utility, severance, production, unemployment
\ncompensation, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes,
\nor other governmental taxes imposed or payable to the United States or any
\nstate, local, or foreign governmental subdivision or agency thereof, and in
\neach instance such term shall include any interest, penalties, or additions to
\ntax attributable to any such Tax, including penalties for the failure to file
\nany Tax Return or report.<\/p>\n
“Termination Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).<\/p>\n
“Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).<\/p>\n
“Third Party Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.<\/p>\n
“Title Defects” means any defect adversely affecting any Major Asset
\nwhich causes a Presidio Party not to have Defensible Title to such Major Asset.<\/p>\n
“Tom Brown” means Tom Brown, Inc., a Delaware corporation.<\/p>\n
“Tom Brown Common Stock” means the common stock of Tom Brown, par
\nvalue $.10 per share.<\/p>\n
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\n “Tom Brown Financial Statements” means the audited and unaudited
\nconsolidated financial statements of Tom Brown and its consolidated
\nsubsidiaries (including the related notes) included (or incorporated by
\nreference) in Tom Brown’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
\nDecember 31, 1995.<\/p>\n
“Tom Brown SEC Documents” means each report, schedule, registration
\nstatement, and definitive proxy statement filed by Tom Brown with the SEC since
\nJanuary 1, 1995 and prior to the date of this Agreement.<\/p>\n
“Tom Brown Trading Value” means the average of the closing sales
\nprices of the Tom Brown Common Stock on the NASDAQ (as reported by The Wall
\nStreet Journal or, if not reported thereby, by another authoritative source)
\nover the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding the date that is five
\ntrading days prior to the Confirmation Date.<\/p>\n
“Wells” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Oil and Gas
\nAssets.<\/p>\n
1.2 References and Titles. All references in this Agreement to
\nExhibits, Schedules, Articles, Sections, subsections, and other subdivisions
\nrefer to the corresponding Exhibits, Schedules, Articles, Sections,
\nsubsections, and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided
\notherwise. Each of the Schedules referenced in this Agreement together with
\nExhibits A and B are contained in the Schedule Volume. Titles appearing at the
\nbeginning of any Articles, Sections, subsections, or other subdivisions of this
\nAgreement are for convenience only, do not constitute any part of such
\nArticles, Sections, subsections, or other subdivisions, and shall be
\ndisregarded in construing the language contained therein. The words “this
\nAgreement,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and “hereof,” and words of similar
\nimport, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
\nsubdivision unless expressly so limited. The words “this Section” and “this
\nsubsection,” and words of similar import, refer only to the Sections or
\nsubsections hereof in which such words occur. The word “or” is not exclusive,
\nand the word “including” (in its various forms) means “including without
\nlimitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, or neuter genders shall be
\nconstrued to state and include any other gender, and words, terms, and titles
\n(including terms defined herein) in the singular form shall be construed to
\ninclude the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise expressly
\nrequires.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE II<\/p>\n
THE EXCHANGE<\/p>\n
2.1 Exchange. Pursuant to this Agreement and the Plan of
\nReorganization as confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, on the Closing Date,
\nexcept to the extent already owned by Tom Brown or cancelled pursuant to the
\nPlan of Reorganization, all of (a) the Bank Obligations, (b) the Debt
\nObligations and (c) the Presidio Common Stock shall be transferred absolutely
\nand unconditionally to Tom Brown in exchange for that portion and amount of the
\nExchange Consideration (if any) allocated to the existing holders of such
\nclaims and interests pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. No Exchange
\nConsideration shall be issued or paid to Tom Brown in respect of its ownership
\nof (i) Senior Gas Indexed Notes or (ii) any other Presidio Securities which it
\nmay acquire hereafter to<\/p>\n
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\nthe extent it would be entitled to receive Exchange Common Stock in exchange
\ntherefor. Upon delivery of the Exchange Consideration to the Exchange Agent as
\nprovided in Section 2.4 hereof, Tom Brown shall be deemed the sole equity
\nholder, and the sole holder of the Bank Obligations and Debt Obligations of
\nPresidio, and Presidio’s obligations to the holders of the (a) Bank
\nObligations, (b) the Debt Obligations and (c) the Presidio Common Stock under
\nthe Plan of Reorganization shall be deemed to be satisfied in full and
\ndischarged. As of the Closing Date, the Presidio Options and Warrants shall be
\ncancelled pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. Tom Brown, as the sole
\nequity owner of Presidio, shall, immediately following the Exchange described
\nin this Section 2.1, contribute to Presidio all of the Bank Obligations and
\nDebt Obligations. No additional shares of Presidio capital stock shall be
\nissued to Tom Brown in exchange therefor. The Bank Obligations and Debt
\nObligations shall thereupon be cancelled, terminated, and discharged.<\/p>\n
2.2 Directors and Officers of the Presidio Parties. The directors
\nand officers of each of the Presidio Parties shall resign as of the Closing.<\/p>\n
2.3 Exchange Consideration. At the Closing, Tom Brown shall pay
\nor issue (in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof) the Exchange Consideration.<\/p>\n
2.4 Exchange Fund. At the Closing, Tom Brown shall deposit with
\nthe Exchange Agent, for the benefit of each of the Distributees, the Exchange
\nConsideration including certificates representing the Exchange Common Stock.
\nThe Cash Consideration shall be tendered and paid to the Exchange Agent in
\nimmediately available funds. The Exchange Agent will distribute to the
\nDistributees the Exchange Consideration (together with any interest earned
\nthereon) in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization. The Exchange Agent
\nshall receive and hold all dividends or other distributions paid or distributed
\nwith respect to the Exchange Common Stock held by it for the account of the
\nDistributees entitled thereto.<\/p>\n
2.5 Tom Brown Distributions. A Distributee shall be entitled to
\nreceive dividends and other distributions with respect to the Exchange Common
\nStock to which such Distributee is entitled pursuant to the Plan of
\nReorganization.<\/p>\n
2.6 No Further Ownership Rights in Presidio Securities. Except
\nfor the contribution to be made by Tom Brown pursuant to Section 2.1, if, after
\nthe Closing, a certificate representing a Presidio Security registered in the
\nname of a Distributee (other than Tom Brown) is presented to Presidio or the
\nExchange Agent for any reason, it shall be cancelled and exchanged for that
\nportion and amount, if any, of the Exchange Consideration allocated thereto
\npursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
2.7 No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of the Exchange
\nCommon Stock shall be issued to a Distributee. The Exchange Agent shall, on
\nbehalf of all Distributees otherwise entitled to receive fractional shares of
\nExchange Common Stock, promptly following the Closing, aggregate such
\nfractional shares of Exchange Common Stock and sell the resulting whole shares
\nof Exchange Common Stock for the account of such Distributees, and such
\nDistributees shall be entitled to receive their allocable portion of the net
\nproceeds of the sale thereof.<\/p>\n
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\n 2.8 Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange
\nConsideration held by the Exchange Agent that is not distributed pursuant to
\nthe Plan of Reorganization within ninety (90) days after the Closing shall,
\nupon Presidio’s request, be delivered to Tom Brown. Thereafter, a Distributee
\nshall look only to Presidio for distribution of that portion and amount of the
\nExchange Consideration (including any dividends or distributions made in
\nrespect of Exchange Common Stock) that such Distributee is entitled to receive
\npursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. Such amounts shall bear no interest.<\/p>\n
2.9 No Liability. None of Presidio, Tom Brown, the Exchange
\nAgent, or any other person shall be liable to any Distributee for any amount
\nproperly delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
\nproperty, escheat, or similar law. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by a
\nDistributee for a period of two years following the Closing (or such earlier
\ndate immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise
\nescheat to or become the property of any governmental entity) shall, to the
\nextent permitted by applicable law, become the property of Tom Brown free and
\nclear of any claims or interest of any such Distributee or his successors,
\nassigns, or personal representative previously entitled thereto.<\/p>\n
2.10 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificates. If any certificate
\nrepresenting a Presidio Security shall have been lost, stolen, or destroyed,
\nupon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Distributee claiming such
\ncertificate to be lost, stolen, or destroyed and, if required by Tom Brown, the
\nissuance by such Distributee of such reasonable indemnity as Tom Brown may
\nrequire against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
\ncertificate, the Exchange Agent or Tom Brown, as applicable, shall issue in
\nexchange for such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate that portion and
\namount of the Exchange Consideration allocated to such Presidio Security in
\naccordance with the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
2.11 Merger Alternative. If Tom Brown shall determine that the
\ntransaction described in this Article II will not have the legal effects
\ndescribed in the third sentence of Section 2.1, then the Exchange shall be
\nrecast as a merger to be effected under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
\n“Merger”), pursuant to which a subsidiary of Tom Brown shall be merged with and
\ninto Presidio, with Presidio to be the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned
\nsubsidiary of Tom Brown. In such event, this Agreement shall constitute an
\nAgreement and Plan of Merger and the parties shall prepare and file all such
\ndocuments (including any Certificate of Merger) necessary to effect the Merger.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE III<\/p>\n
CLOSING AND PRE-CLOSING ACTIONS<\/p>\n
3.1 Time and Place of Closing.<\/p>\n
(a) Consummation of the Exchange as contemplated by this
\n Agreement (the “Closing”), shall, unless otherwise agreed to in
\n writing by Tom Brown and Presidio, take place at the offices of
\n Andrews & Kurth L.L.P., located at 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New
\n York 10017 at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fifth business
\n day<\/p>\n
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\n following the date that the conditions specified in Article VIII have
\n been satisfied, unless another time, date and place is agreed to by
\n the parties.<\/p>\n
(b) The date on which the Closing occurs is herein
\n referred to as the “Closing Date”.<\/p>\n
3.2 Adjustment to Common Share Value. If at any time or from time
\nto time after the date of this Agreement and on or before the Closing Date, Tom
\nBrown shall (a) pay a dividend in Tom Brown Common Stock or make a distribution
\nin Tom Brown Common Stock (or in securities convertible into Tom Brown Common
\nStock), (b) subdivide the outstanding Tom Brown Common Stock, (c) combine the
\noutstanding Tom Brown Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Tom Brown
\nCommon Stock, or (d) issue any shares of its capital stock or other securities
\nby reclassification of the Tom Brown Common Stock, then the Common Share Value
\n(or if necessary the securities comprising the Exchange Common Stock) in effect
\nat the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or as of the
\neffective date of such subdivision, combination, or reclassification shall be
\nproportionately adjusted so that the aggregate number and kind of shares of
\nExchange Common Stock shall be the aggregate number and kind of shares of Tom
\nBrown Common Stock or other securities of Tom Brown which, if the Exchange
\nCommon Stock had been outstanding immediately prior to such time, the Exchange
\nCommon Stock would represent by virtue of such dividend, distribution,
\nsubdivision, combination or reclassification.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE IV<\/p>\n
COVENANTS<\/p>\n
4.1 Access to Assets, Personnel, and Information. From the date
\nof this Agreement until the Closing, Presidio shall afford to Tom Brown and its
\nrepresentatives, at Tom Brown’s sole risk and expense, full access to any of
\nthe assets, books, records (including files, Tax Returns, and accountants’
\nworkpapers), contracts, employees, representatives, and agents (including
\nattorneys, accountants, and independent engineers) and facilities (including
\noffice facilities) of the Presidio Parties, during normal business hours and
\nprovided that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing
\nbusiness or operations of any of the Presidio Parties. Presidio shall upon
\nrequest furnish promptly to Tom Brown (at Tom Brown’s expense) a copy of any
\nfile, book, record, contract, or other written information concerning a
\nPresidio Party (or any of their respective assets) that is within the
\npossession or control of a Presidio Party. During such period, Presidio will
\nmake available to a reasonable number of Tom Brown representatives adequate
\noffice space and facilities at the principal office facility of Presidio in
\nDenver, Colorado.<\/p>\n
4.2 Confidentiality Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this
\nArticle IV to the contrary, Presidio shall not be obligated under the terms of
\nthis Article IV to disclose to Tom Brown or its representatives, or grant Tom
\nBrown or its representatives access to, information that is within Presidio’s
\npossession or control but subject to a valid and binding confidentiality
\nagreement with a third party without first obtaining the consent of such third
\nparty, and Presidio, to the extent reasonably requested by Tom Brown, will use
\nits reasonable efforts to obtain any such consent.<\/p>\n
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\n 4.3 Indemnity Regarding Access. Tom Brown agrees to indemnify,
\ndefend, and hold harmless each Presidio Party, their respective directors,
\nofficers, employees, agents, and representatives from and against any and all
\nclaims, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including court costs,
\nexpenses of litigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with
\npersonal injuries to personnel of Tom Brown or its representatives, including
\ndeath or property damage arising out of or relating to the access to the
\nbusiness, property, and records afforded to Tom Brown.<\/p>\n
4.4 Tom Brown to Vote for Plan of Reorganization. Tom Brown shall
\nvote, or shall cause to be voted, all Presidio Securities beneficially owned by
\nTom Brown or any Affiliate thereof in favor of the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
4.5 Petition Under the Bankruptcy Code.<\/p>\n
(a) Each of the Presidio Parties (other than Presidio
\nWest Virginia) shall, on or before August 1, 1996, commence their respective
\nChapter 11 cases (together with Presidio West Virginia’s pending Chapter 11
\ncase, collectively, the “Reorganization Cases”). If prior to the voluntary
\ncommencement of the Reorganization Cases by the Presidio Parties (other than
\nPresidio West Virginia) there should be commenced an involuntary case against
\nPresidio or Presidio Exploration, and such Presidio Party consents to the entry
\nof an order for relief in such involuntary case, then each of the Presidio
\nParties that are not subject to the involuntary case shall promptly commence a
\nReorganization Case. Each of the foregoing voluntary filings or consents by
\nthe Presidio Parties (other than Presidio West Virginia) is hereinafter
\nreferred to as a “Bankruptcy Event”.<\/p>\n
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event, the
\nPresidio Parties will file, or will cause to be filed, all pleadings, requests,
\nand other items and information required to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court
\nin a form reasonably acceptable to Tom Brown. The Presidio Parties will use
\ntheir reasonable efforts to file the Plan of Reorganization and a Disclosure
\nStatement by no later than thirty (30) days following the occurrence of a
\nBankruptcy Event. The Presidio Parties hereto shall use their reasonable
\nefforts to cause the Bankruptcy Court to confirm the Plan of Reorganization and
\napprove the Disclosure Statement and approve, authorize, and order assumption
\nof this Agreement and all other agreements contemplated by, or related to, this
\nAgreement.<\/p>\n
(c) Not later than three (3) business days after the
\noccurrence of a Bankruptcy Event, Presidio shall file a motion in form and
\nsubstance reasonably acceptable to Tom Brown and seek a prompt hearing thereon
\nbefore the Bankruptcy Court for an order reasonably satisfactory in form and
\nsubstance to Tom Brown approving the provisions of Section 9.2 of this
\nAgreement (the “Initial Order”).<\/p>\n
(d) Not later than three (3) business days after the
\noccurrence of a Bankruptcy Event, Presidio shall file a motion in form and
\nsubstance reasonably acceptable to Tom Brown and seek a prompt hearing thereon
\nbefore the Bankruptcy Court for an order establishing a claims bar date setting
\nthe last date for filing prepetition claims and administration claims (in each
\ncase, other than claims in respect of trade obligations for services,
\nmaterials, or goods incurred or arising in the ordinary course of business, the
\nBank Obligations, the Debt Obligations, or the Presidio Securities),<\/p>\n
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\nincluding claims described in Section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, which date
\nshall not be less than twenty (20) days prior to the Confirmation Date (the
\n“Bar Date Order”).<\/p>\n
(e) The parties acknowledge that Presidio West Virginia
\ncurrently has its Reorganization Case pending and that notwithstanding the
\nexecution and delivery of this Agreement by Presidio West Virginia or any
\nprovision contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall not be
\neffective as to Presidio West Virginia until such time as the Bankruptcy Court
\nshall have entered an order authorizing Presidio West Virginia to execute and
\ndeliver this Agreement. After the date of this Agreement, Presidio shall cause
\nPresidio West Virginia to promptly seek entry of an order of the Bankruptcy
\nCourt in Presidio West Virginia’s Reorganization Case approving Presidio West
\nVirginia’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.<\/p>\n
4.6 Preparation of Disclosure Statement.<\/p>\n
(a) Prior to the date of this Agreement, the parties
\n hereto have prepared the Disclosure Statement in a form necessary to
\n obtain lawful and enforceable acceptances or rejections of the Plan of
\n Reorganization from the appropriate impaired classes of creditors and
\n equity securityholders (the “Presidio Securityholders”) and to
\n implement and to obtain a Final Order confirming the Plan of
\n Reorganization and to cause the issuance and distribution of the
\n Exchange Common Stock in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization to
\n be effected in compliance with all applicable provisions of the
\n Bankruptcy Code, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and any other federal or
\n state law relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.<\/p>\n
(b) The solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the
\n Plan of Reorganization shall be conducted in accordance with the
\n requirements of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (including Sections
\n 1125 and 1145 thereof), the attendant bankruptcy rules of practice,
\n and those federal or state securities laws which are not preempted or
\n rendered moot by the applicability of the Bankruptcy Code and
\n attendant bankruptcy rules of practice.<\/p>\n
(c) The parties heretofore have furnished and will
\n continue to furnish to each other such information with respect to
\n themselves, their respective associates and Affiliates and their
\n respective assets and businesses (including such separate financial
\n information of or relating to each party hereto) as shall be required
\n for the Disclosure Statement and all additional filings as required by
\n the Bankruptcy Code, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, state securities
\n laws, the rules and regulations under such laws, and the rules and
\n regulations of any applicable securities exchanges. All information
\n that may be hereafter included in the Disclosure Statement and such
\n additional filings, as applicable, relating to Tom Brown shall be
\n approved by Tom Brown and all information that may be hereafter
\n included in the Disclosure Statement and such additional filings, as
\n applicable, relating to the Presidio Parties shall be approved by
\n Presidio.<\/p>\n
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\n 4.7 Disclosure Statement.<\/p>\n
(a) Presidio hereby covenants and agrees with Tom Brown
\n that the Disclosure Statement (at the time it is first mailed to the
\n Presidio Securityholders and at the Closing) will not contain an
\n untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
\n required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
\n statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they are
\n made, not misleading (provided, however, that this clause shall only
\n apply to information contained in the Disclosure Statement that was
\n supplied by Presidio specifically for inclusion therein). If, at any
\n time prior to the Closing, any event with respect to Presidio, or with
\n respect to other information supplied by Presidio specifically for
\n inclusion in the Disclosure Statement occurs and such event is
\n required by the Bankruptcy Code to be described in an amendment or
\n supplement to the Disclosure Statement, then Presidio shall promptly
\n notify Tom Brown of such occurrence and the parties shall cooperate
\n with each other in the preparation and filing and obtaining Bankruptcy
\n Court approval of such amendment or supplement, and, after obtaining
\n Bankruptcy Court approval thereof, its dissemination.<\/p>\n
(b) Tom Brown hereby covenants and agrees with Presidio
\n that the Disclosure Statement (at the time it is first mailed to the
\n Presidio Securityholders, and at the Closing) will not contain an
\n untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
\n required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
\n statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are
\n made, not misleading (provided, however, that this clause shall only
\n apply to information contained in the Disclosure Statement that was
\n supplied by Tom Brown specifically for inclusion therein). If, at any
\n time prior to the Closing, any event with respect to Tom Brown, or
\n with respect to other information supplied by Tom Brown specifically
\n for inclusion in the Disclosure Statement occurs and such event is
\n required by the Bankruptcy Code to be described in an amendment or
\n supplement to the Disclosure Statement, then Tom Brown shall promptly
\n notify Presidio of such occurrence and the parties shall cooperate
\n with each other in the preparation and filing and obtaining Bankruptcy
\n Court approval of such amendment or supplement, and, after obtaining
\n Bankruptcy Court approval thereof, its dissemination.<\/p>\n
(c) No amendment or supplement to the Disclosure
\n Statement will be filed or otherwise disseminated to the Presidio
\n Securityholders without the approval of both Tom Brown and Presidio.<\/p>\n
4.8 Solicitation of Presidio Securityholders. Presidio will use
\nits good faith efforts to cause to be solicited from the Presidio
\nSecurityholders their acceptance of the Plan of Reorganization, and except as
\nthe board of directors of Presidio may otherwise determine appropriate in order
\nto properly discharge its fiduciary duties, Presidio will recommend acceptance
\nof the Plan of Reorganization to the Presidio Securityholders; provided,
\nhowever, that no solicitation of the Presidio Securityholders with respect to
\nthe Plan of Reorganization shall be made until:<\/p>\n
(a) The Bankruptcy Court has entered an order determining
\n and finding that (i) the Disclosure Statement complies with the
\n provisions of Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy<\/p>\n
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\n Code, (ii) the solicitation of the Presidio Securityholders with
\n respect to their approval of the Plan of Reorganization may be made by
\n means of the Disclosure Statement pursuant to Section 1125 of the
\n Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each of Tom Brown and Presidio will be
\n afforded the protection granted by Section 1125(e) of the Bankruptcy
\n Code with respect to such solicitation; and<\/p>\n
(b) The written opinion of Presidio’s investment bankers
\n or financial advisors referred to in Section 5.18 shall have been
\n reconfirmed and shall not have been withdrawn or revised in any
\n material respect.<\/p>\n
4.9 Cooperation; Notification of Certain Changes. The parties
\nhereto will cooperate and use their reasonable efforts to (a) obtain (and will
\nprepare all registrations, filings, applications, requests, and notices
\nrequired to obtain) all permits, approvals, and consents of governmental bodies
\nor third parties which may be necessary to consummate the transactions
\ncontemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to all filings
\nrequired under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
\namended from time to time (the “Hart Scott Act”), and the rules and regulations
\npromulgated thereunder and (b) to cure existing title defects. The parties
\nhereto will otherwise cooperate and provide each other with such assistance as
\nmay reasonably be required to perform or satisfy all covenants and conditions
\nrequired to be performed or satisfied hereunder. Each party will promptly
\nnotify the other parties hereto of any event of which they obtain knowledge
\nwhich has or might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
\ntheir respective businesses or which, if known on the date of this Agreement,
\nwould have been required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement.<\/p>\n
4.10 Listing Application. On or before the date of filing of the
\nDisclosure Statement, Tom Brown will file a listing application with NASDAQ for
\nthe approval of the listing thereon of the Exchange Common Stock.<\/p>\n
4.11 Third Party Consents. Promptly after the commencement of a
\ncase under the Bankruptcy Code as contemplated herein, Presidio will use its
\nreasonable efforts to obtain each Third Party Consent, or if not otherwise
\nobtained, to file, or cause to be filed, all pleadings, requests, and other
\nitems and information required to be filed with, the Bankruptcy Court (to the
\nextent applicable), seeking to obtain a Final Order or determination from the
\nBankruptcy Court establishing that such Third Party Consent is not applicable
\nto or necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
\nAgreement. As used in this Agreement, “Third Party Consent” means any
\nthird-party consents relating to the Oil and Gas Assets that would be required
\nin respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.<\/p>\n
4.12 Agreements of Affiliates. At least thirty (30) days prior to
\nthe Closing Date, Presidio shall cause to be prepared (and updated from time to
\ntime as may be necessary) and delivered to Tom Brown a list identifying all
\npersons who, at that time, may be deemed to be “affiliates” of Presidio as that
\nterm is used in paragraph (a) of Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code and
\nparagraphs (c) and (d) of Rule 145 under the 1933 Act. Presidio shall use its
\nreasonable efforts to cause each person who is identified as an affiliate of
\nPresidio in such list to execute and deliver to Tom Brown, on or prior to the
\nClosing Date, a written agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
\nTom Brown<\/p>\n
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\nshall be entitled to place legends as specified in such agreements on the
\ncertificates representing any Exchange Common Stock to be distributed to such
\npersons in the Exchange.<\/p>\n
4.13 Amendment to Plan. Without the prior consent of Tom Brown,
\nwhich shall not be unreasonably withheld, no Presidio Party shall amend the
\nterms and provisions of the Plan of Reorganization.<\/p>\n
4.14 Costs and Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 9.2(b),
\neach party to this Agreement will be responsible for and will pay all costs,
\nfees, and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the preparation,
\nnegotiation, and execution of this Agreement, the Plan of Reorganization, the
\nDisclosure Statement and all other documents and instruments contemplated
\nherein, including:<\/p>\n
(a) all fees, costs, and expenses of its counsel,
\n engineers, accountants, financial advisors, and others engaged by such
\n party; and<\/p>\n
(b) all fees, costs and expenses incurred by such party
\n in connection with filings made by it relating to the transactions
\n contemplated by this Agreement under the Hart Scott Act, the 1933 Act,
\n the 1934 Act, the Bankruptcy Code, or any other federal or state laws,
\n rules, and regulations.<\/p>\n
4.15 New D&O Insurance.<\/p>\n
(a) At the Closing, Tom Brown shall take all reasonable
\n actions necessary to acquire or to cause (which shall include the
\n payment of the required premium in the amount described in the policy
\n attached to the letter identified below to the extent not previously
\n paid) Presidio to acquire for the benefit of each of the Directors and
\n Officers the policy of directors and officers liability insurance in
\n the form attached to that certain letter of even date herewith from
\n Presidio to Tom Brown and identified therein as being provided
\n pursuant to this Section 4.15 (the “New D&O Insurance”). For the time
\n period commencing as of the Closing Date and ending as of the sixth
\n anniversary of the Closing Date, Tom Brown shall take all reasonable
\n actions required by the terms of the New D&O Insurance policy
\n necessary to keep in full force and effect the New D&O Insurance.<\/p>\n
(b) From and after the Closing neither Tom Brown nor any
\n Presidio Party shall take any action to modify any provision contained
\n in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of any Presidio Party or
\n any contract or agreement which exculpates, limits, or restricts the
\n liability of any of the Directors and Officers to any Presidio Party;
\n any Presidio Securityholder or any other person arising out of or
\n pertaining to acts or omissions, by such person in his capacity as a
\n director, officer, employee or agent of a Presidio Party.<\/p>\n
(c) On or before the Closing, Presidio shall (i) use its
\n reasonable efforts to obtain waivers and releases effective as of the
\n Closing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Tom Brown,
\n of all rights to indemnity which may exist in favor of any officers or
\n directors of any of the Presidio Parties (and from any other persons
\n who may be<\/p>\n
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\n entitled to indemnity from any of the Presidio Parties) under the
\n respective charters, by-laws or agreements of any of the Presidio
\n Parties or under applicable law or (ii) obtain a Final Order of the
\n Bankruptcy Court which discharges all such obligations of indemnity.<\/p>\n
(d) From and after the Closing, Tom Brown shall use its
\n best efforts or shall take all actions necessary to cause Presidio to
\n use its best efforts to give each Director and Officer notice (within
\n five (5) business days) of the assertion or threatened (in writing)
\n assertion of any claims, actions, suits, or proceedings that name or
\n threaten (in writing) to name any Director or Officer as a party or
\n which relates to acts or omissions by any such person in his capacity
\n as a director, officer, employee or agent of a Presidio Party.<\/p>\n
(e) The provisions of this Section 4.15 are intended to
\n be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the parties hereto
\n and each of the Directors and Officers and their respective heirs and
\n representatives.<\/p>\n
4.16 Information Kept Confidential. Except as otherwise
\ncontemplated in this Agreement, Tom Brown shall hold in strict confidence all
\naspects of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all information
\nand data concerning the Oil and Gas Assets which has been obtained from
\nPresidio in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
\naccordance with the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement,
\nwhich Confidentiality Agreement is hereby ratified and adopted by the parties
\nhereto and incorporated by reference herein.<\/p>\n
4.17 Pre-Closing Action. Presidio and Tom Brown shall use all
\nreasonable efforts to cause all of the conditions precedent to the consummation
\nof the transactions contemplated by this Agreement applicable to each of them
\nto be met as promptly as possible and to take all such other actions as may be
\nreasonably necessary to effect the consummation of the transactions
\ncontemplated by this Agreement.<\/p>\n
4.18 Public Announcements. Each party hereto shall consult with
\nthe other party hereto prior to any public announcement by such party regarding
\nthe existence of this Agreement, the contents hereof or the transactions
\ncontemplated hereby; provided, however, the foregoing shall not restrict
\ndisclosures by Tom Brown or Presidio made in order to comply with applicable
\nsecurities or other laws or made in order to comply with judicial decrees or
\norders or existing loan or other agreements binding such party (or its
\nAffiliates), as determined in such party’s discretion.<\/p>\n
4.19 Conduct of Presidio’s Business Pending Closing. Except as
\notherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Presidio covenants and agrees with
\nTom Brown that, from the date of this Agreement until the Closing, each
\nPresidio Party will conduct its business only in the ordinary and usual course
\nconsistent with past practices. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
\nPresidio covenants and agrees with Tom Brown that, except as otherwise
\ncontemplated in this Agreement or the Plan of Reorganization, from the date of
\nthis Agreement until the Closing, without the prior written consent of Tom
\nBrown:<\/p>\n
(a) No Presidio Party will engage in any type of business
\n in which it is not engaged as of the date of this Agreement;<\/p>\n
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\n (b) No Presidio Party will (i) amend its certificate or
\n articles of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) split, combine, or
\n reclassify any of its outstanding capital stock or other securities or
\n make any other changes in its capital structure, (iii) except for
\n dividends or distributions made to another Presidio Party, declare,
\n set aside, or pay any dividends or other distributions (whether
\n payable in cash, property, or securities) with respect to its capital
\n stock, (iv) issue, sell, or agree to issue or sell any securities,
\n including its capital stock, any rights, options, or warrants to
\n acquire its capital stock, or securities convertible into or
\n exchangeable or exercisable for its capital stock (other than shares
\n of Presidio Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of any
\n Presidio Options or Warrants), (v) purchase, cancel, retire, redeem,
\n or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding capital stock or other
\n securities, (vi) merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or
\n substantially all of its assets to, another corporation or other
\n business entity, (vii) liquidate, wind-up, or dissolve (or suffer any
\n liquidation or dissolution), or (viii) enter into any contract,
\n agreement, commitment, or arrangement with respect to any of the
\n foregoing;<\/p>\n
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19, no Presidio
\n Party will (i) acquire any corporation, partnership, or other business
\n entity or any interest therein (other than interests in joint
\n ventures, joint operation or ownership arrangements, or tax
\n partnerships acquired in the ordinary course of business), (ii) sell,
\n lease or sublease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or mortgage,
\n pledge, or otherwise encumber or grant any rights or interests with
\n respect to any Oil and Gas Assets that, individually or in the
\n aggregate, were assigned a value in the Reserve Report of $100,000 or
\n more or any other assets that, individually or in the aggregate, have
\n a value at the time of such sale, lease, sublease, transfer, or
\n disposition of $100,000 or more (except that this clause shall not
\n apply to the sale of severed oil, gas and other minerals produced and
\n sold in the ordinary course of business or the expenditure of the
\n Presidio Parties’ cash and cash items in the ordinary course of
\n business), (iii) farm-out any Oil and Gas Assets or interest therein,
\n (iv) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or mortgage, pledge, or
\n otherwise encumber any securities of any other person, (v) enter into
\n any agreement requiring a payment or expenditure thereunder by a
\n Presidio Party in excess of $100,000 and not terminable by a Presidio
\n Party upon notice of thirty (30) days or less and without penalty or
\n other obligation, (vi) enter into any transaction (x) pursuant to
\n which a Presidio Party will make a payment or incur an expenditure in
\n excess of $100,000 or (y) not in the ordinary course of business and
\n not contemplated by this Agreement, (vii) agree with any person to
\n limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the ability of a Presidio
\n Party to compete or otherwise conduct its business, or (viii) enter
\n into any contract, agreement, commitment, or arrangement with respect
\n to any of the foregoing;<\/p>\n
(d) No Presidio Party shall make any payments in respect
\n of the Debt Obligations; provided, however, that the Presidio Parties
\n may make interest payments accruing on the Subordinated Gas Indexed
\n Notes not to exceed $8,000 per quarter;<\/p>\n
(e) No Presidio Party will (i) except for loans extended
\n by another Presidio Party, incur any additional indebtedness for
\n borrowed money or any other obligation or liability (other than
\n interest accruing on existing indebtedness and liabilities incurred in
\n the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices),
\n (ii) assume, endorse (other than<\/p>\n
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\n endorsements of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of
\n business), guarantee, or otherwise become liable or responsible
\n (whether directly, contingently, or otherwise) for the liabilities or
\n obligations of any person not a Presidio Party, (iii) make any
\n material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments
\n in any person (other than loans or advances in the ordinary course of
\n business and consistent with past practices, advances for business
\n expenses made to officers and employees of such Presidio Party,
\n short-term investments made pursuant to customary cash management
\n systems of such Presidio Party in the ordinary course and consistent
\n with past practices and loans, advances, capital contributions to, or
\n investments in, another Presidio Party) or (iv) enter into any
\n contract, agreement, commitment, or arrangement with respect to any of
\n the foregoing;<\/p>\n
(f) Each Presidio Party will operate, maintain, and
\n otherwise deal with the Oil and Gas Assets in accordance with good and
\n prudent oil and gas field practices (including the making of all
\n appropriate repairs, renewals, and replacements of equipment
\n associated therewith) and in material compliance with all applicable
\n oil and gas leases and other contracts or agreements and all
\n applicable laws, rules, and regulations;<\/p>\n
(g) No Presidio Party will pay or incur drilling or other
\n capital expenditures in excess of $100,000 with respect to any well
\n (other than in accordance with the expenditures listed in Schedule
\n 4.19 or, under emergency circumstances, expenditures necessary for the
\n preservation or protection of a Presidio Party’s assets or the
\n preservation or protection of the public safety or health);<\/p>\n
(h) No Presidio Party shall voluntarily resign, transfer
\n or otherwise relinquish any right it has as of the date of this
\n Agreement, as operator of any of the Oil and Gas Assets;<\/p>\n
(i) No Presidio Party will (i) enter into, or otherwise
\n become liable or obligated under or pursuant to (x) any employee
\n benefit, pension, or other plan (whether or nor subject to ERISA), (y)
\n any stock option, stock purchase, incentive, or deferred compensation
\n plans or arrangements or fringe benefit plan, or (z) any consulting,
\n employment, severance, termination, or similar agreement with any
\n person, except for the Existing Plans, (ii) hire any key employee,
\n (iii) grant, or otherwise become liable for or obligated to pay, any
\n severance or termination payments, bonuses, or increases in
\n compensation or benefits to, or forgive any indebtedness of, any
\n director, officer, employee, or consultant (other than payments,
\n bonuses or increases in compensation or benefits or forgiveness of
\n indebtedness that are required by the terms of the Existing Plans as
\n in effect as of the date of this Agreement), or (iv) enter into any
\n contract, agreement, commitment, or arrangement to do any of the
\n foregoing;<\/p>\n
(j) Presidio will keep and maintain accurate consolidated
\n books, records, and accounts in accordance with GAAP;<\/p>\n
(k) Each Presidio Party, as appropriate, will (i) pay all
\n Taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges imposed upon any of
\n its assets or with respect to its franchises, business, income, or
\n assets before any penalty or interest accrues thereon, (ii) pay all
\n claims (including claims for labor, services, materials, and supplies)
\n that have become due and<\/p>\n
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\n payable and which by law have or may become a Lien upon any of its
\n assets prior to the time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred
\n with respect thereto or any such Lien shall be imposed thereon, and
\n (iii) comply in all material respects with the requirements of all
\n applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental
\n Authority (provided, however, that a Presidio Party may contest the
\n imposition of any Taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges,
\n any such claim, or the requirements of any applicable law, rule,
\n regulation, or order if done so in good faith by appropriate
\n proceedings and if adequate reserves are established in accordance
\n with GAAP or as may be determined as sufficient by Presidio’s board of
\n directors);<\/p>\n
(l) Each Presidio Party will use its reasonable efforts
\n to maintain in full force and effect the policies or binders of
\n insurance currently maintained by it and shall promptly notify Tom
\n Brown if any are not so maintained;<\/p>\n
(m) Each Presidio Party will use its reasonable efforts
\n to preserve intact its assets and business organization and to
\n preserve the goodwill of those having business relationships with it;
\n provided, however, that a Presidio Party shall not be required to make
\n any payments (other than as may be contractually committed and due) or
\n enter into or amend any contractual arrangements to satisfy the
\n foregoing obligation; and<\/p>\n
(n) Each Presidio Party will at all times preserve and
\n keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights and
\n franchises material to its performance under this Agreement.<\/p>\n
4.20 No Solicitation.<\/p>\n
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement, no
\n Presidio Party will (and each Presidio Party will use its reasonable
\n efforts to cause the Presidio Representatives not to), directly or
\n indirectly, make, solicit, initiate, engage or participate in
\n discussions or negotiations with or provide information to, any person
\n (other than Tom Brown or any of its representatives) or enter into any
\n agreement or agreement in principle, or announce any intention to do
\n any of the foregoing, with respect to any offer or proposal to acquire
\n all or any part of the outstanding capital securities of any Presidio
\n Party or all or any material portion of the assets or business of a
\n Presidio Party, whether by merger, purchase of assets, tender offer,
\n exchange offer, business combination, sale of substantial assets, sale
\n of securities, liquidation, dissolution, or otherwise (an “Alternative
\n Transaction”), other than the transactions contemplated by this
\n Agreement.<\/p>\n
(b) Promptly following the execution of this Agreement,
\n each Presidio Party will (and will cause the Presidio Representatives
\n to) terminate any existing activities, discussions, or negotiations
\n with third parties (other than Tom Brown) with respect to any possible
\n Alternative Transaction.<\/p>\n
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.20(a) and
\n Section 4.20(b), (i) a Presidio Party and the Presidio Representatives
\n may furnish information to and negotiate and<\/p>\n
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\n have discussions with any person who has made an unsolicited bona fide
\n proposal in regard to an Alternative Transaction if the board of
\n directors of Presidio determines, after consultation with its outside
\n legal counsel, that the failure to furnish such information to or
\n negotiate or have discussions with such person conflicts with the
\n proper discharge of their fiduciary duties and (ii) the board of
\n directors of Presidio shall not be prohibited from taking and publicly
\n disclosing a position with respect to an Alternative Transaction if
\n required to do so pursuant to Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 under the 1934
\n Act or from making such disclosure which, in the judgment of the board
\n of directors of Presidio, may be required under applicable law.
\n Presidio will promptly notify Tom Brown in the event of any
\n discussion, negotiation, proposal or offer of the type referred to
\n above or any decision to furnish information or take any other action
\n referred to in this Section 4.20(c).<\/p>\n
4.21 Employees. Within sixty (60) days of the date of this
\nAgreement, Tom Brown shall provide Presidio with a list of the employees of the
\nPresidio Parties who as of that date, Tom Brown intends not to be employed
\nafter the Closing by either Tom Brown, Presidio, or an Affiliate thereof,
\ntogether with the proposed date that each such employee’s employment will be
\nterminated. From and after such date, Tom Brown shall use its reasonable
\nefforts to provide Presidio with one or more supplements to such list and, at
\nleast thirty (30) days prior to the Closing, Tom Brown shall use its reasonable
\nefforts to provide Presidio with a final supplement to such list. The
\nprovisions of this Section 4.21 are not intended to create and shall not be
\nconstrued as creating any right in favor of any such employee of the Presidio
\nParties, including any continuing right of employment on the part of any
\nemployee who is not named on such list or supplement thereto.<\/p>\n
4.22 Severance Plan and Agreements. Tom Brown shall take all
\nactions necessary to cause (which, if necessary, shall include making
\nadditional capital contributions to Presidio consisting of cash or shares of
\nTom Brown Common Stock, as appropriate) Presidio to pay at the Closing to all
\nemployees who are either named in the list or any supplement thereto to be
\nprovided pursuant to Section 4.21 or whose employment is otherwise terminated
\nat Closing, all amounts which such employees would be due (at or within thirty
\n(30) days of the time of their termination of employment) under the Severance
\nPlan and Key Employee Severance Agreements set forth in Schedule 4.22,
\nincluding all amendments and modifications thereto (collectively, the
\n“Severance Plan and Agreements”). From and after the Closing, Tom Brown shall
\ntake all actions necessary to cause (which, if necessary, shall include making
\nadditional capital contributions to Presidio consisting of cash or shares of
\nTom Brown Common Stock, as appropriate) Presidio to assume and make all other
\npayments, and to assume and provide all benefits, required to be paid or
\nprovided to the employees and officers of the Presidio Parties in accordance
\nwith the provisions of the Severance Plan and Agreements. Tom Brown hereby
\nacknowledges that the obligations under the Key Employee Severance Agreements
\nset forth in Schedule 4.22 include the obligation arising under Section 2
\nthereof to provide the rights and benefits described in Section 3 thereof to
\nany such employee whose employment is terminated at any time within two years
\nfollowing the Closing Date. Tom Brown shall take all actions necessary to
\ncause Presidio to not amend or modify the terms and provisions of the Severance
\nPlan and Agreements without the prior consent of the beneficiaries or
\nbeneficiary, as applicable, of such Severance Plan and Agreements. Tom Brown
\nshall take all actions necessary to cause (which, if necessary, shall include
\nmaking additional cash capital contributions to Presidio) Presidio to provide
\ninsurance coverage for the time period required under<\/p>\n
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\nthe Severance Plan and Agreements, under one or more insurance plans providing
\nsubstantially comparable benefits to those provided under Presidio’s current
\ninsurance plans and at no employee cost, to all employees of Presidio who are
\nentitled to such benefits under the Severance Plan and Agreements. Nothing in
\nthis Section 4.22 shall be construed to limit the right of any employee to any
\nbenefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
\namended.<\/p>\n
4.23 Presidio ESOP. Prior to the Closing, Presidio shall terminate
\nthe Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Presidio Oil Company (the “ESOP”), cause
\nall current participants in the ESOP to become 100% vested in their accounts
\nunder the ESOP, and file an application for a favorable determination letter
\nwith the Internal Revenue Service that the termination of the ESOP does not
\nadversely affect the qualification of the ESOP. At the Closing, Presidio shall
\ncause the ESOP accounts (then consisting of Exchange Common Stock) to be
\ndistributed to the participants and beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the
\nESOP.<\/p>\n
4.24 Presidio 401K. Subsequent to the Closing, Tom Brown may cause
\nPresidio to terminate the Presidio Oil Company 401k Plan (the “401k Plan”) or
\nmerge the 401k Plan into another qualified plan of Tom Brown. From and after
\nthe Closing, Tom Brown shall take all actions necessary to cause Presidio to
\ncause each employee of a Presidio Party who is not employed by Tom Brown or an
\nAffiliate thereof after the Closing or any such employee who is employed by Tom
\nBrown or an Affiliate thereof after the Closing but whose employment is
\nsubsequently terminated to receive a distribution of all benefits under the
\n401k Plan of such person as soon after such termination of employment as is
\nadministratively possible.<\/p>\n
4.25 Other Plans. Except to the extent already provided in Section
\n4.22, at the Closing, Tom Brown shall take all actions necessary to cause
\n(which, if necessary, shall include making additional cash contributions to
\nPresidio) Presidio to pay at the Closing to the employees and officers of the
\nPresidio Parties all amounts which such employees and officers would be due (at
\nor within thirty (30) days of the time of their termination of employment) in
\naccordance with the provisions of the Employee Benefit Plans. Except to the
\nextent already provided in Sections 4.22, 4.23 and 4.24, from and after the
\nClosing, Tom Brown shall take all actions necessary to cause (which, if
\nnecessary, shall include making additional cash capital contributions to
\nPresidio) Presidio to assume and make all vested payments, and provide all
\nbenefits, required to be paid or provided to the employees and officers of the
\nPresidio Parties in accordance with the provisions of the Employee Benefit
\nPlans.<\/p>\n
4.26 Letters of Credit. At the Closing, Tom Brown shall or shall
\ncause Presidio to have issued by a commercial bank or banks a substitute letter
\nof credit for each of the letters of credit set forth in Schedule 4.26 in form
\nand substance acceptable to each of the beneficiaries of each such letter of
\ncredit.<\/p>\n
4.27 Certain Tom Brown Transactions. Except as otherwise
\ncontemplated by this Agreement, Tom Brown covenants and agrees with Presidio
\nthat, from the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Tom Brown and its
\nAffiliates who are controlled by it will, taken as a whole, remain primarily
\nengaged in the businesses relating to the exploration and production of oil,
\ngas and other minerals and the treatment, processing, storage, transportation
\nand marketing of oil, gas and<\/p>\n
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\nother minerals. Prior to the Exchange and until the Closing or termination of
\nthis Agreement, Tom Brown shall not and it shall not allow any Affiliate
\nthereof to directly or indirectly sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of
\n(except to an Affiliate) any Presidio Securities beneficially owned as of the
\ndate of this Agreement by Tom Brown or any Affiliate thereof or any Presidio
\nSecurities hereafter acquired by Tom Brown or any Affiliate thereof.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE V<\/p>\n
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRESIDIO<\/p>\n
5.1 Disclaimers.<\/p>\n
(a) Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Tom Brown
\n has been afforded the opportunity to inspect the Oil and Gas Assets
\n and to examine the records of Presidio at Presidio’s offices with
\n respect to the Oil and Gas Assets, and has been afforded access to all
\n information in Presidio’s possession with respect to the Oil and Gas
\n Assets. TOM BROWN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN
\n THIS ARTICLE V, PRESIDIO, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
\n REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS HAVE MADE NO, AND PRESIDIO HEREBY EXPRESSLY
\n DISCLAIMS ANY, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE ACCURACY OR
\n COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION, AS TO A PRESIDIO PARTY’S TITLE TO
\n THE OIL AND GAS ASSETS, OR AS TO ANY OTHER INFORMATION, DATA OR OTHER
\n MATERIALS (WRITTEN OR ORAL) FURNISHED TO TOM BROWN BY OR ON BEHALF OF
\n PRESIDIO (INCLUDING THE EXISTENCE OR EXTENT OF OIL, GAS OR OTHER
\n MINERAL RESERVES, THE RECOVERABILITY OF OR THE COST OF RECOVERING ANY
\n SUCH RESERVES, THE VALUE OF SUCH RESERVES, ANY PRODUCTION PRICING
\n ASSUMPTIONS, PRESENT OR PAST PRODUCTION RATES, COMPLIANCE WITH LEASE
\n TERMS, THE CONDITION OF ANY WELL, AND THE ABILITY TO SELL OIL OR GAS
\n PRODUCTION AFTER CLOSING).<\/p>\n
(b) PRESIDIO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE
\n CONDITION OF ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY, FIXTURES AND ITEMS OF MOVABLE
\n PROPERTY COMPRISING ANY PART OF THE OIL AND GAS ASSETS INCLUDING (i)
\n ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, (ii) ANY IMPLIED
\n OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, (iii) ANY
\n IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF
\n MATERIALS, (iv) ANY RIGHTS OF TOM BROWN UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTES TO
\n CLAIM DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION, AND (v) ANY CLAIM BY TOM BROWN FOR
\n DAMAGES BECAUSE OF DEFECTS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, IT BEING
\n EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD BY TOM BROWN THAT THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, FIXTURES
\n AND ITEMS ARE TO BE ACCEPTED AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS, AND IN
\n THEIR PRESENT CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR AND THAT TOM BROWN HAS
\n MADE OR CAUSED TO BE MADE SUCH INSPECTIONS AS TOM BROWN DEEMS
\n APPROPRIATE.<\/p>\n
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\n (c) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN TO
\n THE CONTRARY, NO REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE
\n V MAY BE BREACHED BY REASON OF ANY PERMITTED CLAIM.<\/p>\n
(d) All information and data set forth in each of the
\n separately numbered Schedules hereto shall be deemed by this reference
\n to be set forth in all such other Schedules delivered pursuant to this
\n Agreement; provided, that the information and data set forth in
\n Schedule 5.25 shall not be deemed pursuant to this Section 5.1(d) to
\n be set forth in Schedule 5.12. Except as otherwise provided in this
\n Section 5.1(d), it is the intent of the parties that once particular
\n information and data is disclosed in a Schedule hereto, that the same
\n information and data need not be contained in another Schedule hereto.<\/p>\n
(e) Subject to this Section 5.1, and the information and
\n data disclosed on any Schedule hereto, Presidio hereby makes the
\n representations and warranties contained in the remaining Sections of
\n this Article V.<\/p>\n
5.2 Existence. Each of Presidio Exploration and Palisade Oil is a
\ncorporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
\nlaws of the State of Colorado and each of Presidio and Presidio West Virginia
\nis a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
\nthe laws of the State of Delaware. Each Presidio Party is duly qualified to do
\nbusiness as a foreign corporation in the state(s) where the character of the
\nproperties owned or leased by such Presidio Party or the nature of its
\nactivities make such qualification necessary. Each of the Presidio Parties has
\nfull corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to
\ncarry on its business as now being conducted.<\/p>\n
5.3 Authorization and Enforceability. Each Presidio Party has the
\ncorporate power and authority to enter into and, subject to the requisite
\napproval of the Bankruptcy Court and the Presidio Securityholders and the
\nissuance of the Confirmation Order, perform this Agreement and the transactions
\ncontemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery, and performance of
\nthis Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and
\nvalidly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each
\nPresidio Party except for the requisite approval of the Presidio
\nSecurityholders. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation
\nof Presidio enforceable in accordance with its terms.<\/p>\n
5.4 No Violations. Subject to the requisite approval of the
\nPresidio Securityholders and the issuance of the Confirmation Order, the
\nexecution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Presidio Party
\nand the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will
\nnot (a) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the
\ncertificates of incorporation or bylaws of any Presidio Party, (b) violate,
\nconflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of, or constitute a
\ndefault (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
\nconstitute a default) under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of
\nthe assets of any Presidio Party under, any contract, agreement, note, bond,
\nmortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit, lease, plan,
\ninstrument or other document (“Contract”) binding on any Presidio Party, (c)
\nviolate any judgment, injunction, order, ruling, or decree applicable to any
\nPresidio Party<\/p>\n
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\nas a party in interest, or the assets of any Presidio Party, or (d) violate any
\nlaw, rule, or regulation applicable to any Presidio Party or relating to its
\nassets.<\/p>\n
5.5 Claims and Litigation. Except for the claims, actions, suits,
\nor proceedings expressly set forth in the Presidio SEC Documents or in Schedule
\n5.5, there are no claims, actions, suits, or proceedings pending (including
\nclaims described in Section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and new claims
\nasserted or new actions arising after the date of this Agreement that form a
\npart of suits or proceedings set forth in Schedule 5.5), or to the Knowledge of
\nPresidio, threatened against a Presidio Party.<\/p>\n
5.6 Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, order, or
\nauthorization of, registration, declaration, or filing with, or permit (other
\nthan filings required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the Hart Scott Act and
\nfilings required by and the approval of the Bankruptcy Court) from any
\nGovernmental Authority is required by or with respect to the Presidio Parties
\nin connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Presidio
\nParties or the consummation by the Presidio Parties of the transactions
\ncontemplated hereby, except for the approval of the Presidio Securityholders
\nand those otherwise expressly contemplated herein.<\/p>\n
5.7 Presidio SEC Documents. Presidio has made available to Tom
\nBrown a true and complete copy of the Presidio SEC Documents, which are all the
\ndocuments (other than preliminary material) that Presidio was required to file
\nwith the SEC since January 1, 1995. As of their respective dates, the Presidio
\nSEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
\n1933 Act or the 1934 Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of
\nthe SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Presidio SEC Documents, and
\nnone of the Presidio SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material
\nfact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
\nnecessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
\nwhich they were made, not misleading.<\/p>\n
5.8 Taxes.<\/p>\n
(a) Each Presidio Party and any affiliated, combined, or
\n unitary group of which any such corporation is or was a member
\n (“Presidio Tax Affiliates”) has timely filed all Tax Returns that are
\n required to be filed by it. All such Tax Returns were correct and
\n complete in all material respects.<\/p>\n
(b) Each Presidio Party and each Presidio Tax Affiliate
\n has timely paid all Taxes that are due and payable (except for Taxes
\n that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings as
\n of the date of this Agreement and for which reserves, which are
\n adequate under GAAP, have been established in the Presidio Financial
\n Statements).<\/p>\n
(c) Each Presidio Party and each Presidio Tax Affiliate
\n has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules,
\n and regulations relating to the withholding and payment of Taxes and
\n has in all material respects timely withheld and paid to the proper
\n governmental authorities all amounts required to have been withheld
\n and paid in connection<\/p>\n
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\n with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
\n creditor, or stockholder.<\/p>\n
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.8, (i) no audits or
\n other administrative or court proceedings are currently pending
\n against a Presidio Party with regard to any Taxes for which a Presidio
\n Party could be liable, (ii) no dispute or claim concerning any Taxes
\n for which a Presidio Party could be liable either (A) has been claimed
\n or raised by any taxing authority in writing or (B) is known by the
\n directors and officers (and employees responsible for Tax matters) of
\n a Presidio Party, (iii) with respect to each Presidio Party, there are
\n no pending requests for rulings from any taxing authority with respect
\n to any Taxes, (iv) with respect to each Presidio Party, there are no
\n proposed reassessments by any taxing authority of any of the assets of
\n a Presidio Party, (v) with respect to each Presidio Party, there are
\n no agreements in effect to extend the time to file any material Tax
\n Return or to extend or waive the period of limitations for the
\n assessment or collection of any Taxes for which a Presidio Party may
\n be liable, and (vi) to the Knowledge of each Presidio Party, no claim
\n has been made by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where a
\n Presidio Party does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject
\n to taxation by that jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.8, none of the
\n Presidio Parties has made any payments, is obligated to make any
\n payments or is a party to any agreement that under certain
\n circumstances could obligate it to make any payments that will not be
\n deductible under Code Section 280G.<\/p>\n
(f) Each of the Presidio Parties has disclosed on its
\n federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give
\n rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the
\n meaning of Code Section 6662.<\/p>\n
(g) No Presidio Party (i) is a party to any Tax
\n allocation or sharing agreement with any member of an Affiliated Group
\n filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return with such Presidio
\n Party, (ii) has been a member of an Affiliated Group filing a
\n consolidated federal income Tax Return other than the group of which
\n Presidio is the parent or (iii) has liability for the federal income
\n taxes of any Person under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6, as a
\n transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.<\/p>\n
(h) Prior to the Closing, no material election with
\n respect to future Taxes will be made after the date of this Agreement
\n without the written consent of Tom Brown.<\/p>\n
(i) The Presidio Parties have not filed a consent
\n pursuant to the collapsible corporation provisions of Section 341(f)
\n of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state, local, or
\n foreign income tax law) or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the
\n Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local, or foreign
\n income tax law) apply to any disposition of any asset owned by it.<\/p>\n
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\n (j) None of the Major Assets is property that the
\n Presidio Parties are required to treat as being owned by any other
\n person pursuant to the “safe harbor lease” provisions of former
\n Section 168(f)(8) of the Code.<\/p>\n
(k) None of the Major Assets directly or indirectly
\n secures any debt the interest on which is tax- exempt under Section
\n 103(a) of the Code.<\/p>\n
(l) None of the Major Assets is “tax-exempt use property”
\n within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.<\/p>\n
(m) No Presidio Party has agreed to make nor to the
\n Knowledge of any of the Presidio Parties is it required to make any
\n adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in
\n accounting method or otherwise.<\/p>\n
(n) The Presidio Parties have not participated in and
\n will not participate in any international boycott within the meaning
\n of Section 999 of the Code.<\/p>\n
(o) The Presidio Parties are not and have not been a
\n United States real property holding corporation as defined in Section
\n 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in
\n Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.<\/p>\n
(p) The Presidio Parties do not have and have not had a
\n permanent establishment in any foreign country, as defined in any
\n applicable tax treaty or convention between the United States and such
\n foreign country.<\/p>\n
(q) The Presidio Parties have not made or will not make a
\n consent dividend election under Section 565 of the Code.<\/p>\n
5.9 Employee Benefit Plans.<\/p>\n
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement
\n to the contrary, this Section 5.9 contains the exclusive
\n representations and warranties of Presidio with respect to matters
\n governed by ERISA. Except for the Severance Plan and Agreements,
\n Schedule 5.9 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all “employee
\n benefit plans,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other
\n material employee compensation or benefit arrangement, including
\n severance pay, sick leave, vacation pay, salary continuation for
\n disability, consulting, or other compensation agreements, retirement,
\n supplemental executive retirement agreements, deferred compensation,
\n bonus, long-term incentive, stock option, stock purchase,
\n hospitalization, medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance,
\n and educational assistance programs maintained by a Presidio Party or
\n to which a Presidio Party is obligated to contribute, or with respect
\n to which any Presidio Party has any liability, and each employment
\n related agreement under which a Presidio Party is obligated (the
\n “Employee Benefit Plans”). Except for the Employee Benefit Plans and
\n the Severance Plan and Agreements, no Presidio Party maintains or has
\n any obligation under any other compensation<\/p>\n
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\n based or related arrangement. Copies of each Employee Benefit Plan
\n have been furnished to Tom Brown.<\/p>\n
(b) There is no material violation of ERISA with respect
\n to any of the Employee Benefit Plans.<\/p>\n
(c) The Employee Benefit Plans have been maintained, in
\n all material respects, in accordance with their terms and with all
\n applicable federal and state law, each Employee Benefit Plan intended
\n to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and
\n no Presidio Party nor any “party in interest” or “disqualified person”
\n with respect to the Employee Benefit Plans has engaged in any
\n “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the
\n Code or Section 406 of ERISA for which there is no exemption.<\/p>\n
(d) No Employee Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of
\n ERISA and no Presidio Party has any obligation, including any
\n contingent liability, to contribute to a “multiemployer plan” within
\n the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.<\/p>\n
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9, no Presidio
\n Party has any liability under any group health plan with respect to
\n any current or former employees beyond their termination of
\n employment, other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code or
\n pursuant to the Severance Plan and Agreements.<\/p>\n
5.10 Financial Statements. The Presidio Financial Statements were
\nprepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the
\nperiods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the
\ncase of unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of
\nthe SEC) and fairly present in accordance with applicable requirements of GAAP
\n(subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal, recurring
\nadjustments, none or which will be material) the consolidated financial
\nposition of Presidio and its consolidated subsidiaries as of their respective
\ndates and the consolidated results of operations and the consolidated cash
\nflows of Presidio and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods presented
\ntherein.<\/p>\n
5.11 Capital Structure.<\/p>\n
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized
\n capital stock of each Presidio Party is as set forth in Schedule 5.11.<\/p>\n
(b) As of the close of business on June 30, 1996, there
\n were issued and outstanding (i) 25,318,085 shares of Presidio Class A
\n Common Stock and 3,216,585 shares of Presidio Class B Common Stock and
\n (ii) options and warrants relating to 1,268,000 shares of Presidio
\n Class A Common Stock and 1,025,981 shares of Presidio Class B Common
\n Stock as set forth in Schedule 5.11 (the “Presidio Options or
\n Warrants”). Except as set forth in this Section 5.11(b) or as
\n otherwise disclosed in the Presidio SEC Documents, there are
\n outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (i) no shares of capital
\n stock or other equity securities of Presidio, (ii) no securities of
\n Presidio or any other person convertible into or exchangeable or
\n exercisable for shares of capital stock or other equity securities of
\n Presidio,<\/p>\n
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\n and (iii) no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights
\n (including preemptive rights), commitments, understandings, or
\n agreements to which Presidio is a party or by which it is bound
\n obligating Presidio to issue, deliver, sell, purchase, redeem, or
\n acquire shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Presidio
\n (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
\n shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Presidio) or
\n obligating Presidio to grant, extend, or enter into any such
\n subscription, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, understanding,
\n or agreement.<\/p>\n
(c) All outstanding shares of Presidio Common Stock are
\n validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and not subject to any
\n preemptive right.<\/p>\n
(d) Presidio directly or indirectly owns all outstanding
\n shares of capital stock and other equity securities of each of the
\n other Presidio Parties, free and clear of all liens, claims, and
\n options of any nature (except for Permitted Encumbrances set forth in
\n clause (m) of the definition thereof). Except as set forth in
\n Schedule 5.11, there are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement
\n (i) no securities of a Presidio Party, or any other person convertible
\n into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock or
\n other equity securities of a Presidio Party and (ii) no subscriptions,
\n options, warrants, calls, rights (including preemptive rights),
\n commitments, understandings, or agreements to which either a Presidio
\n Party is a party or by which it is bound obligating a Presidio Party
\n to issue, deliver, sell, purchase, redeem, or acquire shares of
\n capital stock or other equity securities of a Presidio Party or
\n securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares
\n of capital stock or other equity securities of a Presidio Party or
\n obligating a Presidio Party to grant, extend, or enter into any such
\n subscription, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, understanding,
\n or agreement.<\/p>\n
5.12 No Undisclosed Liabilities. No Presidio Party has any direct
\nor indirect liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, expenses, claims (including
\nclaims as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, and disputed
\nclaims, obligations or liens as defined in Section 101(37) of the Bankruptcy
\nCode), deficiencies, guarantees or endorsements of or by any person (other than
\nendorsements of notes, bills and checks presented to banks for collection or
\ndeposit in the ordinary course of business) of any kind whatsoever, whether
\naccrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable, or otherwise
\n(“Liabilities”), other than (a) Liabilities reflected in the Presidio Financial
\nStatements in accordance with GAAP or disclosed in the Presidio SEC Documents,
\n(b) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to
\nDecember 31, 1995, (c) Liabilities arising under or otherwise disclosed in this
\nAgreement (except for disclosures made pursuant to Section 5.25), (d)
\nLiabilities set forth in Schedule 5.12, (e) Liabilities that have been
\nreimbursed or paid under insurance coverage maintained by the Presidio Parties
\nor any other person or as to which an insurance company or other insuring
\nentity has acknowledged its obligation to reimburse or pay such Liabilities,
\nand (f) Liabilities arising from any agreement, fact, event, or action that is
\nthe subject matter of any other representation and warranty contained in this
\nArticle V (other than Section 5.25).<\/p>\n
5.13 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as otherwise set
\nforth in either Schedule 5.13, or the Presidio SEC Documents, or as
\ncontemplated by this Agreement, since<\/p>\n
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\nDecember 31, 1995, the Presidio Parties have used all reasonable efforts to
\npreserve and retain the business, employees, properties, suppliers, and
\ngoodwill of the Presidio Parties and have operated their respective operations
\nand conducted business generally only in the ordinary and usual course
\nconsistent with past practice, and no Presidio Party has done any of the
\nfollowing:<\/p>\n
(a) Discharged or satisfied any Lien or paid any
\n obligation or liability, absolute or contingent, other than current
\n liabilities incurred and paid in the ordinary course of business and
\n consistent with past practices;<\/p>\n
(b) Except for transactions between the Presidio Parties,
\n paid or declared any dividends or distributions, purchased, redeemed,
\n acquired, or retired any indebtedness, stock, or other securities from
\n its stockholders or other securityholders, made any loans or advances
\n or guaranteed any loans or advances to any person, or otherwise
\n incurred any liabilities (other than current liabilities incurred in
\n the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices);<\/p>\n
(c) Except for Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted
\n Claims, suffered or permitted any Lien to arise or be granted or
\n created against or upon any of its assets;<\/p>\n
(d) Cancelled, waived, or released any rights or claims
\n against, or indebtedness owed by, third parties;<\/p>\n
(e) Amended its certificate or articles of incorporation
\n or by-laws;<\/p>\n
(f) Made or permitted any amendment, supplement,
\n modification, or termination of any material agreement;<\/p>\n
(g) Paid or made any agreement to pay any bonuses,
\n severance or termination payment to any employee or consultant;<\/p>\n
(h) (i) Sold, leased or subleased, transferred, or
\n otherwise disposed of or mortgaged, pledged, or otherwise encumbered
\n or granted any rights or interests with respect to any Oil and Gas
\n Assets that, individually or in the aggregate, were assigned a value
\n in the Reserve Report of $100,000 or more or any other assets that,
\n individually or in the aggregate, have a value at the time of such
\n sale, lease, sublease, transfer, or disposition of $100,000 or more
\n (except that this clause shall not apply to the sale of severed oil,
\n gas and other minerals produced and sold in the ordinary course of
\n business or the expenditure of the Presidio Parties’ cash and cash
\n items in the ordinary course of business), (ii) farmed-out any Oil and
\n Gas Assets or interest therein, (iii) sold, transferred, or otherwise
\n disposed of or mortgaged, pledged, or otherwise encumbered any
\n securities of any other person, (iv) made any material loans,
\n advances, or capital contributions to, or investments in, any person
\n (other than loans or advances in the ordinary course of business and
\n consistent with past practices or loans, advances or capital
\n contributions to, or investments in, another Presidio Party), (v)
\n entered into any agreement requiring a payment or expenditure
\n thereunder by a Presidio Party in excess of $100,000 and not
\n terminable upon notice of thirty (30) days or less and without<\/p>\n
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\n penalty or other obligation (other than agreements entered into in the
\n ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices), (vi)
\n entered into any transaction (x) pursuant to which a Presidio Party
\n will make a payment or incur an expenditure in excess of $100,000 or
\n (y) which is not in the ordinary course of business and not
\n contemplated by this Agreement, (vii) other than areas of mutual
\n interest commonly set forth in operating agreements, agreed with any
\n person to limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the ability of a
\n Presidio Party to compete or otherwise conduct its business, or (viii)
\n entered into any contract, agreement, commitment, or arrangement with
\n respect to any of the foregoing;<\/p>\n
(i) Made any investment in or contribution, payment, or
\n advance to any person (other than investments, contributions,
\n payments, or advances made in the ordinary course of business and
\n consistent with past practices);<\/p>\n
(j) (i) entered into or amended any material employment,
\n compensation or severance agreements, (ii) changed or established any
\n new bonuses, (iii) increased the level of compensation or benefits,
\n including under any Employee Benefit Plans, of any officer, director,
\n or other executive personnel or any consultant, (iv) established,
\n entered into or amended in any material respect any pension, employee
\n benefit or health plans or any other plans, policies, programs,
\n practices, or arrangements relating to employee benefits or
\n compensation other than to maintain compliance with any applicable law
\n or regulation or (v) paid any bonuses to any officer, director, or
\n other executive personnel or any consultant; provided, however,
\n Presidio shall terminate its Employee Stock Ownership Plan as provided
\n in Section 4.23; or<\/p>\n
(k) Made any change in any of the accounting principles
\n followed by it or the method of applying such principles other than in
\n accordance with GAAP.<\/p>\n
5.14 Governmental Regulation. No Presidio Party is subject to
\nregulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or the
\nInvestment Company Act of 1940.<\/p>\n
5.15 Labor Matters.<\/p>\n
(a) No employees of a Presidio Party are represented by
\n any labor organization. To the Knowledge of Presidio, there are no
\n organizing activities involving a Presidio Party pending with any
\n labor organization or group of employees of a Presidio Party.<\/p>\n
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.15, each Presidio
\n Party is in material compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and
\n orders relating to the employment of labor, including all such laws,
\n rules, regulations, and orders relating to wages, hours, collective
\n bargaining, discrimination, civil rights, safety and health, workers’
\n compensation, and the collection and payment of withholding or Social
\n Security Taxes and similar Taxes.<\/p>\n
5.16 Accounts Receivable. Except as otherwise set forth in
\nSchedule 5.16, all of the accounts, notes, and loans receivable that have been
\nrecorded on the Presidio Financial Statements are bona fide and represent
\naccounts, notes, and loans receivable validly due for goods sold or<\/p>\n
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\nservices rendered and are reasonably expected to be collected in full within
\nninety (90) days after the applicable invoice or note maturity date (other than
\nto the extent of the allowance or reserve for uncollectible accounts, notes,
\nand loan receivables contained in the Presidio Financial Statements). Except
\nfor Permitted Encumbrances set forth in clause (m) of the definition thereof,
\nall of such accounts, notes, and loans receivable are free and clear of any and
\nall Liens. None of the obligors on such accounts, notes, or loans receivable
\nhas given notice to a Presidio Party that it will or may refuse to pay the full
\namount or any portion thereof.<\/p>\n
5.17 Intangible Property. There are no material trademarks, trade
\nnames, patents, service marks, brand marks, brand names, computer programs,
\ndatabases, industrial designs, copyrights, or other intangible property that
\nare necessary for the operation, or continued operation, of the business of a
\nPresidio Party or the ownership and operation, or continued ownership and
\noperation, of any of their assets, for which such Presidio Party does not hold
\nvalid and continuing authority and consent in connection with the use thereof.<\/p>\n
5.18 Presidio’s Title. The Presidio Parties have Defensible Title
\nto the Major Assets.<\/p>\n
5.19 Reserve Report. The historical production and operating cost
\ndata in respect of the Wells provided in the lease operating statements and
\nhistorical oil and gas price information provided in the data room were true
\nand correct in all material respects. To the Knowledge of Presidio, the
\nReserve Report was prepared in accordance with generally accepted engineering
\nand evaluation principles and is true and correct as of such date in all
\nrespects to the extent applicable to the business of the Presidio Parties.
\nExcept as set forth in Schedule 5.19, to the Knowledge of Presidio, no fact or
\ncircumstance has occurred since the date of the Reserve Report that results in
\nany material adverse change, determined in the aggregate and after
\nconsideration of all favorable changes, in the reserves of Presidio as set
\nforth in the Reserve Report, other than changes attributable to normal
\ndepletion by subsequent production, general economic conditions in the oil and
\ngas industry or subsequent drilling, reworking or recompletion activities.
\nExcept as set forth in Schedule 5.19, in all respects, the net revenue
\ninterests and the working interests of the Presidio Parties shown on Exhibit B
\nhereto are the same net revenue interests and working interests used in the
\npreparation of the Reserve Report, and the information contained in Exhibit B
\nregarding payout and similar events that cause adjustments to said net revenue
\ninterests and working interests is the information used in the preparation of
\nthe Reserve Report. OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS SECTION
\n5.19, PRESIDIO MAKES NO WARRANTY AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE
\nRESERVE ESTIMATES, CASH FLOW ESTIMATES, PRICE ESTIMATES, OR PRODUCTION OR FLOW
\nRATE ESTIMATES CONTAINED IN THE RESERVE REPORT OR IN ANY SUPPLEMENT THERETO OR
\nUPDATE THEREOF ARE IN ANY WAY COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR NOT MISLEADING, THE SAME
\nBEING PREDICTIONS AS TO FUTURE EVENTS WHICH ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO
\nINCOMPLETENESS AND INACCURACY.<\/p>\n
5.20 Oil and Gas Operations. Except as otherwise set forth in
\nSchedule 5.20:<\/p>\n
(a) None of the Wells has been overproduced such that it
\n is subject or liable to being shut-in or to any other overproduction
\n penalty;<\/p>\n
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\n (b) There have been no changes proposed in the production
\n allowables for any Wells;<\/p>\n
(c) All Wells have been drilled and (if completed)
\n completed, operated, and produced in accordance with good oil and gas
\n field practices and in compliance in all material respects with
\n applicable oil and gas leases and applicable laws, rules, and
\n regulations except where permit applications or requests for
\n exceptions are pending;<\/p>\n
(d) Proceeds from the sale of oil, gas and other minerals
\n produced from the Oil and Gas Assets are being received by the
\n applicable Presidio Party in a timely manner and are not being held in
\n suspense for any reason, except for (i) amounts held in suspense as of
\n the date of this Agreement that individually or in the aggregate are
\n not in excess of $100,000, (ii) amounts held in suspense in the
\n ordinary course of business after the date of this Agreement, and
\n (iii) amounts held in suspense after the date of this Agreement
\n because of the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event or because of concerns
\n regarding the financial condition of a Presidio Party;<\/p>\n
(e) Except as may be required under any “non-consent”
\n penalty, none of the Leases or Wells is subject to any production
\n payment or prepayment arrangement arising under any contract for the
\n purchase or sale of oil, gas or other minerals to deliver, or to
\n suffer the delivery of, any oil, gas or other minerals at some future
\n time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor;<\/p>\n
(f) No person has any call upon, option to purchase or
\n similar right to obtain oil, gas or other hydrocarbons production from
\n the Oil and Gas Assets other than rights contained in existing
\n production sales contracts, call contracts, farmouts, assignments or
\n similar contracts;<\/p>\n
(g) None of the Presidio Parties are obligated to deliver
\n a material quantity of gas to any pipeline or other party as make-up
\n for any net under-deliveries of gas from the Oil and Gas Assets for
\n transportation, nor is any Presidio Party liable for any material
\n scheduling or imbalance penalties or charges imposed by any pipeline
\n or other party for transportation of gas produced from any of the Oil
\n and Gas Assets;<\/p>\n
(h) Subject to Permitted Encumbrances, each of the
\n Presidio Parties has the necessary easements and rights-of-way to
\n install, maintain, and operate the gathering systems that are owned by
\n such Presidio Party as of the date of this Agreement;<\/p>\n
(i) As of June 30, 1996, none of the Presidio Parties is
\n obligated to deliver any quantity of gas or make any payment by virtue
\n of any common law, statutory or contractual balancing arrangement with
\n respect to the Oil and Gas Assets; and<\/p>\n
(j) Except for monies properly held in suspense, paid
\n into escrow, or paid to a Governmental Authority in accordance with
\n applicable laws, all royalties, shut-in royalties and similar payments
\n payable in connection with the Oil and Gas Assets have been timely<\/p>\n
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\n paid and in the correct amount. All delay rental payments payable in
\n connection with the Leases have been timely paid and in the correct
\n amount, except to the extent that a Presidio Party has determined, in
\n the ordinary course of business, not to make such payment.<\/p>\n
5.21 Environmental Matters. Notwithstanding any other provision of
\nthis Agreement to the contrary, this Section 5.21 contains the exclusive
\nrepresentations and warranties of Presidio with respect to “Environmental
\nMatters.” Except as set forth in Schedule 5.21:<\/p>\n
(a) Each Presidio Party has conducted its business and
\n operated its assets, and is conducting its business and operating its
\n assets, in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;<\/p>\n
(b) To the Knowledge of Presidio, no Presidio Party and
\n none of the operations or assets of any Presidio Party are the subject
\n of any pending investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority
\n evaluating whether any material Environmental Response Action is
\n needed to respond to a release of any Environmental Material or to the
\n improper storage, generation, transportation, treatment, or disposal
\n of any Environmental Material;<\/p>\n
(c) No Presidio Party has filed any notice under federal,
\n state, or local law indicating that a Presidio Party is responsible
\n for the improper release into the environment or the improper storage,
\n generation, transportation, treatment, or disposal of any
\n Environmental Material;<\/p>\n
(d) No Presidio Party has received any claim, complaint,
\n notice, inquiry, or request for information, which remains unresolved,
\n with respect to any alleged violation of any applicable Environmental
\n Law or regarding potential liability under any applicable
\n Environmental Law or under any common law theories relating to
\n operations or conditions of any facilities or property owned, leased,
\n or operated by a Presidio Party;<\/p>\n
(e) To the Knowledge of Presidio, no property now or
\n previously owned, leased, or operated by a Presidio Party is listed on
\n the National Priorities List pursuant to CERCLA or on the CERCLIS or
\n on any other similar federal or state list as a site requiring an
\n Environmental Response Action;<\/p>\n
(f) To the Knowledge of Presidio, there are no sites,
\n locations, or operations at which a Presidio Party is now required to
\n undertake any material Environmental Response Action under any
\n applicable Environmental Law;<\/p>\n
(g) To the Knowledge of Presidio, all underground and
\n aboveground storage tanks and solid waste disposal facilities owned or
\n operated by a Presidio Party are used and operated in material
\n compliance with applicable Environmental Laws;<\/p>\n
(h) To the Knowledge of Presidio, there are no existing
\n financial assurances given by any Presidio Party under any
\n Environmental Law that would require monetary funding by a Presidio
\n Party after the date of Closing; and<\/p>\n
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\n (i) To the Knowledge of Presidio, there are no claims,
\n complaints, notices, inquiries, requests for information, or
\n Environmental Response Actions for which the Presidio Parties may be
\n responsible that relate to properties, assets, or entities previously
\n owned by the Presidio Parties.<\/p>\n
5.22 Brokers. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.22, no broker,
\nfinder, investment banker, or other similar person is or will be, in connection
\nwith the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, entitled to any
\nbrokerage, finder’s, or other similar fee or compensation based on any
\narrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of a Presidio Party.<\/p>\n
5.23 Compliance with Law; Governmental Authorizations. Except as
\nset forth in Schedule 5.23, the Presidio Parties are not in violation of any
\norder, injunction, judgment, ruling, law, or regulation of any Governmental
\nAuthority applicable to the property or business of the Presidio Parties. The
\nlicenses, permits, and other governmental authorizations held by the Presidio
\nParties are valid and sufficient for the conduct of the Presidio Parties’
\nbusinesses as currently conducted.<\/p>\n
5.24 Insurance. Schedule 5.24 lists all material insurance
\npolicies covering the Oil and Gas Assets, employees and operations of the
\nPresidio Parties as of the date of this Agreement. Such policies are in full
\nforce and effect and except for the bankruptcy proceeding contemplated herein,
\nto the Knowledge of Presidio, as of the date of this Agreement, there does not
\nexist any event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both,
\nwould constitute a default by a Presidio Party under any such policies.<\/p>\n
5.25 Contracts, Agreements, Commitments and Other Matters.<\/p>\n
(a) Schedule 5.25 is a true, correct, and complete list
\n of all of the following described items (whether written or oral),
\n including all amendments thereto, existing as of the date of this
\n Agreement to which any Presidio Party is a party (“Material
\n Contracts”):<\/p>\n
(i) any note, agreement, mortgage, indenture,
\n security agreement, and other instruments relating to the
\n borrowing of money or evidence of credit for the deferred
\n purchase price of property, or the direct or indirect
\n guarantee by a Presidio Party of any such indebtedness or
\n deferred purchase price in excess of $50,000, in each case
\n other than the Bank Obligations and the Debt Obligations;<\/p>\n
(ii) any lease of real property and material
\n personal property providing for annual payments by a Presidio
\n Party under any such lease or group of related leases in
\n excess of $25,000, other than the Oil and Gas Assets;<\/p>\n
(iii) any partnership agreement requiring a
\n Presidio Party to make capital contributions or expenditures
\n at an annual rate in excess of $100,000;<\/p>\n
(iv) any management, employment, and consulting
\n agreement or other contract for personal services that is not
\n terminable on not more than one month’s notice without
\n penalty, in each case other than the Severance Plan and
\n Agreements;<\/p>\n
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\n (v) any agreement providing for severance pay,
\n collective bargaining agreements, labor contracts, or labor or
\n personnel policies, in each case other than the Employee
\n Benefit Plans and the Severance Plan and Agreements;<\/p>\n
(vi) any surety, performance and maintenance bond
\n in excess of $50,000;<\/p>\n
(vii) any agreement or commitment requiring a
\n Presidio Party to make capital expenditures in excess of
\n $100,000 for any single project, other than customary
\n operating agreements;<\/p>\n
(viii) any plan, contract, or arrangement providing
\n for bonuses, pensions, deferred compensation, retirement plan
\n payments, profit sharing, incentive pay, or for any other
\n employee benefit plan, in each case other than the Employee
\n Benefit Plans and the Severance Plan and Agreements;<\/p>\n
(ix) other than as set forth in Schedule 5.22, any
\n brokerage or finder’s agreement obligating a Presidio Party to
\n make a payment thereunder in excess of $50,000;<\/p>\n
(x) any noncompetition agreement (other than
\n areas of mutual interest commonly set forth in operating
\n agreements) that restricts the right of any Presidio Party to
\n engage in any place in any line of business;<\/p>\n
(xi) any contract, commitment, or agreement
\n between any of the Presidio Parties or between any Presidio
\n Party and any Affiliate thereof involving a payment thereunder
\n in excess of $100,000, in each case other than the Bank
\n Obligations, the Debt Obligations, the Employee Benefit Plans
\n and Severance Plan and Agreements;<\/p>\n
(xii) any contract (x) for the sale of oil or other
\n liquid hydrocarbons produced or to be produced from the Oil
\n and Gas Assets that is not terminable by a Presidio Party
\n thereto or its respective successor without penalty on no more
\n than ninety (90) days’ notice or (y) for the sale of gas
\n produced or to be produced from the Oil and Gas Assets that
\n has a term exceeding six (6) months;<\/p>\n
(xiii) any advance payment agreement or any oil and
\n gas balancing agreement, or any other similar agreements,
\n under which a Presidio Party has a net obligation, as of the
\n most recent date available, which shall be no more than ninety
\n (90) days prior to the date of this Agreement, in excess of
\n $50,000 in cash or market value in oil or gas;<\/p>\n
(xiv) other than the Bank Obligations and the Debt
\n Obligations, any contract or agreement relating to the Oil and
\n Gas Assets under which a Presidio Party has outstanding
\n indebtedness, obligations or liability for borrowed money, or
\n liability for the deferred purchase price of property,
\n excluding normal trade payables due in<\/p>\n
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\n less than ninety (90) days, or has the obligation to incur any
\n such indebtedness, obligation or liability;<\/p>\n
(xv) any contract, commitment, or agreement that
\n involves commodity or interest rate swaps, floors, caps,
\n collars, futures, options, or other similar transactions; and<\/p>\n
(xvi) any contract, commitment or agreement that
\n involves the disposition of any assets of any Presidio Party
\n having a value of $50,000 or more not entered into in the
\n ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.<\/p>\n
(b) Presidio has provided Tom Brown with access to true,
\n correct and complete copies of all written Material Contracts and has
\n provided Tom Brown with accurate descriptions of all oral Material
\n Contracts.<\/p>\n
(c) Except with respect to past due accounts payable or
\n outstanding indebtedness to the suppliers disclosed in Schedule 5.25
\n and as such may be affected by the Reorganization Cases, to the
\n Knowledge of Presidio, as of the date of this Agreement, the Presidio
\n Parties’ relationships are generally satisfactory with their
\n respective suppliers who are material to the conducting of their
\n respective businesses.<\/p>\n
(d) Other than as set forth in Schedule 5.25, as of the
\n date of this Agreement, the Presidio Parties do not have outstanding
\n any powers of attorney with any person who is not as of the date of
\n this Agreement an employee of a Presidio Party, including powers of
\n attorney with respect to representation before Governmental Agencies,
\n customers, agents, and brokers or given in connection with
\n qualification to conduct business in any jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.25 and as such may
\n be affected by the Reorganization Cases, each of the Material
\n Contracts to which a Presidio Party is a signatory thereto has been
\n duly executed by the applicable Presidio Party thereto and is in full
\n force and effect and to the Knowledge of Presidio, as of the date of
\n this Agreement, except in respect of the Bank Obligations and the Debt
\n Obligations, no Presidio Party is in breach of any such Material
\n Contract.<\/p>\n
5.26 Fairness Opinion. Presidio has received a written opinion
\nfrom Jefferies & Company, Inc., a financial advisor to Presidio, to the effect
\nthat the Exchange Consideration to be received pursuant to the Plan of
\nReorganization is fair to the Presidio Securityholders, in the aggregate, from
\na financial point of view and as of the date of this Agreement such opinion has
\nnot been withdrawn, revoked, or modified.<\/p>\n
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\n ARTICLE VI<\/p>\n
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TOM BROWN<\/p>\n
Tom Brown represents and warrants to Presidio the following:<\/p>\n
6.1 Existence. Tom Brown is a corporation duly organized, validly
\nexisting and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is
\nduly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in the states where the
\nproperties owned or leased by it or the nature of its activities make such
\nqualification necessary.<\/p>\n
6.2 Authorization and Enforceability. Tom Brown has the
\ncorporate power to enter into and perform this Agreement and the transactions
\ncontemplated by this Agreement, including the necessary corporate power
\nregarding the issuance and payment of the Exchange Consideration as
\ncontemplated herein. The execution, delivery and performance of this
\nAgreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly
\nauthorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Tom Brown. This
\nAgreement constitutes the valid and binding obligations of Tom Brown,
\nenforceable in accordance with its terms.<\/p>\n
6.3 No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of
\nthis Agreement by Tom Brown, and the transactions contemplated by this
\nAgreement, will not violate (a) any provision of the certificate of
\nincorporation or bylaws of Tom Brown, (b) any material agreement or instrument
\nto which Tom Brown is a party or by which Tom Brown or any of its properties
\nare bound, (c) any judgment, order, ruling, or decree applicable to Tom Brown
\nas a party in interest, or (d) any law, rule, or regulation applicable to Tom
\nBrown.<\/p>\n
6.4 Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, order, or
\nauthorization of, registration, declaration, or filing with, or permit (other
\nthan any filings required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or the Hart Scott
\nAct) from any Governmental Authority is required other than Bankruptcy Court
\napproval by or with respect to Tom Brown in connection with the execution and
\ndelivery of this Agreement by Tom Brown or the consummation by Tom Brown of the
\ntransactions contemplated hereby, except for those expressly contemplated
\nherein.<\/p>\n
6.5 Tom Brown SEC Documents. Tom Brown has made available to
\nPresidio a true and complete copy of the Tom Brown SEC Documents, which are all
\nthe documents (other than preliminary material) that Tom Brown was required to
\nfile with the SEC since January 1, 1995. As of their respective dates, the Tom
\nBrown SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of
\nthe 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations
\nof the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Tom Brown SEC Documents,
\nand none of the Tom Brown SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a
\nmaterial fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
\nor necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
\nunder which they were made, not misleading.<\/p>\n
6.6 Financial Statements. The Tom Brown Financial Statements were
\nprepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the
\nperiods involved (except as may be<\/p>\n
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\nindicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as
\npermitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the SEC) and fairly present in
\naccordance with applicable requirements of GAAP (subject, in the case of the
\nunaudited statements, to normal, recurring adjustments, none of which will be
\nmaterial) the consolidated financial position of Tom Brown and its consolidated
\nsubsidiaries as of their respective dates and the consolidated results of
\noperations and the consolidated cash flows of Tom Brown and its consolidated
\nsubsidiaries for the periods presented therein.<\/p>\n
6.7 Capital Structure.<\/p>\n
(a) The authorized capital stock of Tom Brown is as set
\n forth in Schedule 6.7.<\/p>\n
(b) At the close of business on June 30, 1996, (i) there
\n were issued and outstanding 21,124,694 shares of Tom Brown Common
\n Stock and (ii) no shares of Tom Brown Common Stock were held by Tom
\n Brown as treasury stock. Except as set forth in this Section 6.7(b)
\n or as otherwise disclosed in the Tom Brown SEC Documents or set forth
\n in Schedule 6.7, and except for 1,000,000 issued and outstanding
\n shares of preferred stock of Tom Brown and options to acquire shares
\n of common stock of Tom Brown issued to officers, directors and
\n employees of Tom Brown or its subsidiaries (covering not more than
\n 1,924,800 shares of Tom Brown Common Stock), there are outstanding as
\n of the date of this Agreement (i) no shares of capital stock or other
\n equity securities of Tom Brown, (ii) no securities of Tom Brown or any
\n other person convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
\n shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Tom Brown, and
\n (iii) no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, or rights (including
\n preemptive rights, commitments, understandings, or agreements) to
\n which Tom Brown is a party or by which it is bound obligating Tom
\n Brown to issue, deliver, sell, purchase, redeem, or acquire shares of
\n capital stock or other equity securities of Tom Brown (or securities
\n convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital
\n stock or other equity securities of Tom Brown) or obligating Tom Brown
\n to grant, extend, or enter into any such subscription, option,
\n warrant, call, right, commitment, understanding, or agreement.<\/p>\n
(c) All outstanding shares of Tom Brown capital stock
\n are, and (when issued) the Exchange Common Stock will be, validly
\n issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and not subject to any
\n preemptive right.<\/p>\n
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, there is no
\n stockholder agreement, voting trust, or other agreement or
\n understanding to which Tom Brown is a party or by which it is bound
\n relating to the voting of any shares of the capital stock of Tom Brown
\n except as set forth in Schedule 6.7.<\/p>\n
6.8 Claims and Litigation. Except as set forth in the Tom Brown
\nSEC Documents or in Schedule 6.8, there is no suit, action, claim, or inquiry
\nby any person or entity or by any administrative agency or governmental body
\nand no legal, administrative or arbitration proceeding pending or, to Tom
\nBrown’s knowledge, threatened against Tom Brown or any affiliate of Tom Brown
\nwhich has or will materially affect Tom Brown’s ability to consummate the
\ntransactions contemplated by this Agreement.<\/p>\n
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\n 6.9 Financing. Tom Brown has, or has obtained commitments to
\nobtain, funds or other consideration, as required, sufficient to pay the Cash
\nConsideration in accordance with this Agreement. True and complete copies of
\nsuch commitments have been furnished to Presidio.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE VII<\/p>\n
NATURE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES<\/p>\n
7.1 Limited Recourse. If prior to the Closing, there is
\ndiscovered a breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in
\nArticles V and VI of this Agreement, then the only recourse that a party shall
\nhave for such breach is an exercise of the rights provided in Article X.<\/p>\n
7.2 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants, and
\nAgreements. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements
\ncontained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
\nAgreement shall survive the Closing, except for the agreements contained in
\nSections 4.15, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, and 4.25 and the agreements delivered pursuant
\nto Section 4.12.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE VIII<\/p>\n
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING<\/p>\n
8.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Presidio. The
\nobligations of Presidio to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
\nAgreement are subject to satisfaction at or prior to Closing of each of the
\nfollowing conditions (any one or more of which may be waived in writing by
\nPresidio):<\/p>\n
(a) The Confirmation Order, in form and substance
\n reasonably acceptable to Presidio, confirming the Plan of
\n Reorganization shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and the
\n Confirmation Order shall have become a Final Order.<\/p>\n
(b) The Confirmation Order shall recognize and declare
\n Tom Brown as a “successor” to Presidio pursuant to Sections 1125(e)
\n and 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.<\/p>\n
(c) All Plan Documents and other applicable corporate
\n documents necessary or appropriate to the implementation of the Plan
\n of Reorganization shall have been executed, delivered, and where
\n applicable, filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities.<\/p>\n
(d) On the Closing Date, each of the representations and
\n warranties of Tom Brown contained in this Agreement shall be true and
\n correct in all material respects at and as of such time; and on the
\n Closing Date Tom Brown shall deliver to Presidio a certificate to such
\n effect signed by an authorized officer of Tom Brown, except that such
\n certificate may<\/p>\n
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\n state that the information provided therein is given to the best
\n information, knowledge, and belief of the authorized representative
\n signing the same.<\/p>\n
(e) Each of the obligations of Tom Brown to be performed
\n on or before the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
\n shall have been duly performed in all material respects on the Closing
\n Date; and on the Closing Date Tom Brown shall have delivered to
\n Presidio a certificate to such effect signed by an authorized officer
\n of Tom Brown, except that such certificate may state that the
\n information provided therein is given to the best information,
\n knowledge, and belief of the authorized representative signing the
\n same.<\/p>\n
(f) The necessary and material consents and approvals of
\n all Governmental Authorities and others shall have been obtained and
\n remain in effect, and all required waiting periods under the Hart
\n Scott Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
\n relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
\n shall have expired.<\/p>\n
(g) No Governmental Authority shall have issued an
\n injunction, order, decree, or ruling or taken any other action
\n restraining or preventing the consummation of the transactions
\n contemplated hereby that shall not have been vacated, withdrawn,
\n cancelled, or otherwise voided.<\/p>\n
(h) The Exchange Common Stock shall have been authorized
\n for listing on NASDAQ, subject only to official notice of issuance.<\/p>\n
(i) The written opinion of Presidio’s financial advisors
\n referred to in Section 5.26 shall have been reconfirmed in writing as
\n of the Closing Date as if given as of such date and shall not have
\n been withdrawn or revoked or modified in any material respect.<\/p>\n
(j) The New D&O Insurance shall be in full force and
\n effect.<\/p>\n
8.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Tom Brown. The
\nobligations of Tom Brown to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
\nAgreement are subject to satisfaction at or prior to Closing of the following
\nconditions (any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Tom Brown):<\/p>\n
(a) The Confirmation Order, in form and substance
\n reasonably acceptable to Tom Brown, confirming the Plan of
\n Reorganization shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and the
\n Confirmation Order shall have become a Final Order.<\/p>\n
(b) The Confirmation Order shall recognize and declare
\n Tom Brown as a “successor” to Presidio pursuant to Sections 1125(e)
\n and 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.<\/p>\n
(c) All Plan Documents and other applicable corporate
\n documents necessary or appropriate to the implementation of the Plan
\n of Reorganization shall have been executed, delivered, and where
\n applicable, filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities.<\/p>\n
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\n (d) On the Closing Date, each of the representations and
\n warranties of Presidio contained in this Agreement shall be true and
\n correct in all material respects at and as of such time and each of
\n the obligations of Presidio to be performed on or before the Closing
\n Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have been duly
\n performed in all material respects on the Closing Date, except to the
\n extent that any such breach or failure to perform does not give rise
\n to the right of Tom Brown to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
\n clause (iii) of Section 9.1(c). On the Closing Date Presidio shall
\n have delivered to Tom Brown a certificate regarding such
\n representations, warranties and obligations signed by an authorized
\n representative of Presidio, except that such certificate may state
\n that the information provided therein is given to the best
\n information, knowledge, and belief of the authorized representative
\n signing the same.<\/p>\n
(e) The necessary and material consents and approvals of
\n all Governmental Authorities, the Presidio Securityholders (to the
\n extent required under the Plan of Reorganization or applicable law)
\n and others shall have been obtained and remain in effect, and all
\n required waiting periods under the Hart Scott Act and the rules and
\n regulations promulgated thereunder relating to this Agreement and the
\n transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired.<\/p>\n
(f) No Governmental Authority shall have issued an
\n injunction, order, decree, or ruling or taken any other action
\n restraining or preventing the consummation of the transactions
\n contemplated hereby, that shall not have been vacated, withdrawn,
\n cancelled, or otherwise voided.<\/p>\n
(g) This Agreement and all other agreements and letter
\n agreements contemplated under this Agreement or otherwise entered into
\n between Tom Brown or any Affiliate of Tom Brown and Presidio or any
\n Affiliate of Presidio in connection with the transactions contemplated
\n by this Agreement shall have been assumed in their entirety and
\n without modification thereto (except to the extent such modification
\n shall have been consented to in writing by Tom Brown) pursuant to
\n Section 365 or Section 1123(b)(2), as applicable, of the Bankruptcy
\n Code on or before the Confirmation Date.<\/p>\n
(h) On the Closing Date, none of the Major Assets shall
\n be subject to any Liens other than (i) Permitted Encumbrances and (ii)
\n Liens arising through Tom Brown or as a result of Tom Brown’s actions.<\/p>\n
(i) The Plan of Reorganization and the Confirmation Order
\n shall provide that as of the Closing Date each of the Presidio Parties
\n and their respective creditors and holders of equity interests (the
\n “Releasing Parties”) will be deemed to forever release, waive and
\n discharge, and to be enjoined from asserting, to the fullest extent
\n permitted under applicable law, all claims (as defined in Section
\n 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code), demands, debts, rights, causes of
\n action, and liabilities (collectively, the “Released Claims”) in
\n connection with or related to this Agreement, the Reorganization
\n Cases, the Presidio Parties, or the Plan of Reorganization whether
\n such Released Claims are liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or
\n contingent, matured or unmatured, known or unknown, foreseen or
\n unforeseen, then existing<\/p>\n
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\n or thereafter arising, that are based in whole or in part on any act,
\n omission, or other occurrence taking place on or prior to the Closing
\n Date and that may be asserted by or on behalf of the Releasing Parties
\n against Tom Brown or its respective agents, advisors, attorneys and
\n representatives (including current and former directors, officers,
\n employees, members and professionals) acting in such capacity.<\/p>\n
(j) Presidio shall, upon application or motion therefor
\n filed with the Bankruptcy Court, have obtained a Final Order (which
\n may be a part of the Confirmation Order) authorizing the assumption by
\n the applicable Presidio Party under Section 365 or Section 1123(b)(2)
\n of the Bankruptcy Code of the Designated Contracts and such Final
\n Order shall provide (as contemplated in the Plan of Reorganization)
\n that (i) the mere occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event (which for purposes
\n of this Section 8.2(j) shall include Presidio West Virginia) and (ii)
\n the insolvency or financial condition of a Presidio Party prior to the
\n Closing, shall not constitute a basis for the removal of a Presidio
\n Party as operator under any of the Designated Contracts.<\/p>\n
(k) The Bar Date Order, in a form and substance
\n reasonably acceptable to Tom Brown, shall have been entered by the
\n Bankruptcy Court and shall have become a Final Order.<\/p>\n
ARTICLE IX<\/p>\n
TERMINATION<\/p>\n
9.1 Termination Rights. This Agreement may be terminated and the
\nExchange may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing (provided that the
\nright of Tom Brown to terminate pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 9.1(c)
\nshall not be exercisable by Tom Brown subsequent to the fifth day following the
\ndate on which the Confirmation Order becomes a Final Order), whether before or
\nafter the approval of the Exchange or Plan of Reorganization by the Presidio
\nSecurityholders as follows:<\/p>\n
(a) By mutual written consent of Tom Brown and Presidio;<\/p>\n
(b) By either Tom Brown or Presidio if:<\/p>\n
(i) the Closing has not occurred on or before the
\n first anniversary of the commencement of Presidio’s
\n Reorganization Case (provided, however, that the right to
\n terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (i) shall not
\n be available to any party whose breach of this Agreement has
\n been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to
\n occur on or before such date); or<\/p>\n
(ii) any Governmental Authority shall have issued
\n an injunction, order, decree, or ruling or taken any other
\n action restraining or preventing the<\/p>\n
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\n consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
\n Agreement and such order, decree, ruling, or other action
\n shall have become final and non-appealable;<\/p>\n
(c) By Tom Brown if:<\/p>\n
(i) the board of directors of Presidio shall fail
\n to recommend approval of the Exchange at the time the
\n Disclosure Statement is first mailed to the Presidio
\n Securityholders or if such recommendation of approval, if
\n made, is amended in a manner adverse to Tom Brown or withdrawn
\n thereafter or if Presidio elects not to consummate the
\n Exchange as a result of the condition set forth in Section
\n 8.1(i) not having been satisfied;<\/p>\n
(ii) Presidio has notified Tom Brown that it is
\n prepared to enter into a binding agreement to effect an
\n Alternative Transaction described in Section 4.20(c);<\/p>\n
(iii) (x) there has been one or more breaches of
\n the representations and warranties made by Presidio in Article
\n V of this Agreement or a failure of Presidio to perform or
\n comply with one or more covenants or agreements contained in
\n this Agreement, (y) Tom Brown has given Presidio written
\n notice of the existence of each such breach or failure at
\n least ten (10) business days prior to the then scheduled
\n Confirmation Date and such breach or failure is not resolved
\n or cured on or before the Confirmation Date and (z) if the
\n Exchange were to be consummated without such breaches or
\n failures (individually or together with any other breaches or
\n failures) being so resolved or cured and, as a result thereof,
\n such breach or failure would cause Tom Brown to suffer or
\n sustain damages in an amount greater than $3,000,000, (for
\n purposes of this clause (iii), the amount of damages that
\n would be suffered or sustained by Tom Brown shall be
\n calculated (1) after taking into consideration and reducing
\n (to the extent that such have not previously been considered
\n in determining the existence of such breach or failure) such
\n damages for (A) amounts that have been reimbursed or paid
\n under insurance coverage maintained by the Presidio Parties or
\n any other person or amounts as to which an insurance company
\n or other insuring entity has acknowledged its obligation to
\n reimburse or pay and (B) the amount of any reserves
\n established in the Presidio Financial Statements for the
\n Liability or event giving rise to damages and (2) by netting
\n against the aggregate of all such damages (A) the amount by
\n which (I) the actual recovery (through the date of any such
\n determination of aggregate damages) of accounts receivable
\n reflected on the balance sheet forming a part of the Presidio
\n Financial Statements exceeds (II) the stated value of such
\n accounts receivable on such balance sheet, and (B) the amount
\n by which (I) any Liability reflected on such balance sheet
\n exceeds (II) the amount for which such Liability is liquidated
\n prior to the date of any such determination of aggregate
\n damages);<\/p>\n
(iv) INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK;<\/p>\n
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\n (v) the Tom Brown Trading Value is more than 120%
\n of the Common Share Value; provided, however, Tom Brown shall
\n not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
\n this clause (v) if prior to the Closing Date Presidio elects
\n to reduce the number of shares of Exchange Common Stock to a
\n number of shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
\n (A) the Aggregate Common Share Value by (B) 120% of the Common
\n Share Value;<\/p>\n
(vi) the Initial Order (A) shall not have been
\n entered within fifteen (15) business days after the occurrence
\n of a Bankruptcy Event and (B) shall not have become a Final
\n Order within twenty-five (25) business days after a Bankruptcy
\n Event; or<\/p>\n
(vii) the Confirmation Order, in form and substance
\n reasonably acceptable to Tom Brown and confirming the Plan of
\n Reorganization, shall not have been entered by the Bankruptcy
\n Court on or before November 15, 1996 or the Confirmation Order
\n shall not have become a Final Order on or before December 13,
\n 1996 (as either of such dates shall be extended by the number
\n of days, if any, that Presidio’s solicitation of the
\n acceptance by the Presidio Securityholders of the Plan of
\n Reorganization may be delayed or extended by reason of (x) any
\n material change in or material events regarding Tom Brown and
\n which occur after the date of this Agreement and which are
\n required to be disclosed in the Disclosure Statement or in any
\n amendment or supplement to the Disclosure Statement or (y) the
\n providing of any additional disclosure concerning Tom Brown or
\n concerning the post-Closing business or financial condition of
\n any Presidio Party); provided, that Tom Brown shall not be
\n entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause
\n (vii) unless Tom Brown has given Presidio prior written notice
\n of its intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
\n clause (vii) within thirty (30) days after the above
\n applicable described date; or<\/p>\n
(viii) the Reorganization Cases shall not have been
\n commenced on or before August 6, 1996.<\/p>\n
(d) By Presidio if:<\/p>\n
(i) there has been a breach of the
\n representations and warranties made by Tom Brown in Article VI
\n of this Agreement which is material to the financial condition
\n of Tom Brown or its ability to perform its obligations under
\n this Agreement or which adversely affects the benefits to be
\n received by Presidio under this Agreement at Closing or a
\n failure to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement
\n contained in this Agreement which adversely affects Presidio
\n or its ability to obtain the benefits contemplated by this
\n Agreement or which adversely affects the benefits to be
\n received by Presidio under this Agreement at Closing; provided
\n that Presidio shall not be entitled to terminate this
\n Agreement pursuant to this clause (i) unless (A) Presidio has
\n given Tom Brown written notice of the existence of such<\/p>\n
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\n breach or failure and (B) Tom Brown has not resolved or cured
\n such breach or failure within ten (10) days of such notice;<\/p>\n
(ii) Presidio has notified Tom Brown that Presidio
\n is prepared to enter into a binding definitive agreement to
\n effect an Alternative Transaction described in Section
\n 4.20(c);<\/p>\n
(iii) the Tom Brown Trading Value is less than 80%
\n of the Common Share Value; provided, however, Presidio shall
\n not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
\n this clause (iii) if prior to the Closing Date Tom Brown
\n elects to increase the number of shares of Exchange Common
\n Stock to a number of shares equal to the quotient obtained by
\n dividing (A) the Aggregate Common Share Value by (B) 80% of
\n the Common Share Value; or<\/p>\n
(iv) Presidio has notified Tom Brown that the
\n board of directors of Presidio, in the exercise of their
\n fiduciary duties, has determined not to recommend or to
\n withdraw their prior recommendation of the Exchange to the
\n Presidio Securityholders or if Presidio elects not to
\n consummate the Exchange as a result of the condition set forth
\n in Section 8.1(i) not having been satisfied.<\/p>\n
9.2 Payment of Termination Expenses and Fee.<\/p>\n
(a) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to either
\n clause (i) or (ii) of Section 9.1(c) or clauses (ii) or (iv) of
\n Section 9.1(d), then Presidio shall pay Tom Brown an amount equal to
\n $6,000,000 (the “Termination Fee”).<\/p>\n
(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to either
\n clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (vi) of Section 9.1(c) or clauses (ii) or
\n (iv) of Section 9.1(d), then Presidio shall pay Tom Brown an amount
\n equal to the documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including
\n attorneys’, financial advisors’, accountants’, engineers’ and other
\n consultants’ fees) incurred by Tom Brown from and after November 15,
\n 1995 (the “Termination Expenses”) in connection with (x) the
\n preparation, negotiation of the Plan of Reorganization, the Disclosure
\n Statement and this Agreement, (y) the due diligence efforts of Tom
\n Brown and their professionals and advisors in connection with the
\n contemplated transactions and (z) the pursuit of the transactions
\n contemplated hereby and thereby; provided, however, that the
\n aggregated amount of Termination Expenses that Tom Brown shall be
\n entitled to recoup herein shall not exceed $3,000,000.<\/p>\n
(c) Subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the
\n Termination Expenses and Termination Fee shall constitute first
\n priority administrative expenses of Presidio pursuant to section
\n 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code and shall be secured by a lien on
\n property of the Presidio estate pursuant to section 364(c)(2) of the
\n Bankruptcy Code and shall be paid upon the earlier of (i) the closing
\n of the transactions contemplated by an accepted Alternative
\n Transaction and (ii) entry of any order of the Bankruptcy Court
\n directing payment by Presidio of such amounts. From and after a
\n termination by Presidio<\/p>\n
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\n pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(ii) until payment in full of the
\n Termination Fee and the Termination Expenses, interest shall accrue on
\n any unpaid portion of the Termination Fee and the Termination Expenses
\n at a rate per annum equal to the prime commercial lending rate
\n announced from time to time by the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.<\/p>\n
(d) If the Initial Order has not been entered by the
\n Bankruptcy Court as contemplated in Section 4.5(c), then Tom Brown
\n shall be entitled to assert as liquidated damages the Termination Fee
\n and the Termination Expenses as a claim under section 502 and\/or
\n 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.<\/p>\n
9.3 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated
\npursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no further
\nforce or effect (except for the provisions of Sections 4.14 and 9.2 which shall
\ncontinue in full force and effect).<\/p>\n
ARTICLE X<\/p>\n
MISCELLANEOUS<\/p>\n
10.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
\ncounterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all
\nsuch counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.<\/p>\n
10.2 Notice. All notices which are required or may be given
\npursuant to this Agreement shall be sufficient in all respects if given in
\nwriting and delivered personally, by telecopy or by registered or certified
\nmail, postage prepaid, as follows:<\/p>\n
IF TO PRESIDIO PARTIES:<\/p>\n
Presidio Oil Company
\n 5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 750
\n P.O. Box 6525
\n Englewood, Colorado 80155-6525
\n Attention: Robert L. Smith
\n Telephone: (303) 773-0100
\n Fax: (303) 850-1111<\/p>\n
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\n IF TO TOM BROWN:<\/p>\n
Tom Brown, Inc.
\n 508 West Wall, Suite 500
\n Midland, Texas 79702
\n Attention: Donald L. Evans
\n Telephone: (915) 682-9715
\n Fax: (915) 683-9327<\/p>\n
All notices shall be deemed to have been duly given at the time of receipt by
\nthe party to which such notice is addressed.<\/p>\n
10.3 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LEGAL RELATIONS
\nBETWEEN THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
\nLAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS
\nOTHERWISE APPLICABLE TO SUCH DETERMINATIONS.<\/p>\n
10.4 Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience
\nonly and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or
\ninterpretation of any provision of this Agreement.<\/p>\n
10.5 Assignment. No party shall assign all or any part of this
\nAgreement, nor shall any party assign or delegate any of its rights or duties
\nhereunder, without the prior written consent of the other party and any
\nassignment made without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding
\nsentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
\nparties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.<\/p>\n
10.6 Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
\n(together with the Confidentiality Agreement and the documents and instruments
\ndelivered by the parties in connection with this Agreement) (a) constitutes the
\nentire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings,
\nboth written or oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
\nhereof and (b) except for Sections 4.15, 4.22, 4.24 and 4.25, is solely for the
\nbenefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, legal
\nrepresentatives, and assigns and does not confer on any other person any rights
\nor remedies hereunder. The provisions of Sections 4.15, 4.22, 4.24 and 4.25
\nare intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the parties
\nhereto and each of the other parties who are beneficiaries of the rights and
\nobligations arising thereunder and their respective heirs and representatives.<\/p>\n
10.7 Amendment.<\/p>\n
(a) At any time prior to the Closing Date this Agreement
\n may be amended or modified in any respect by the parties by an
\n agreement in writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement.<\/p>\n
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\n (b) No supplement, modification, waiver or termination of
\n this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the
\n party to be bound thereby.<\/p>\n
10.8 Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules attached
\nto or referred to in this Agreement are incorporated into and made a part of
\nthis Agreement.<\/p>\n
10.9 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is
\ninvalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
\nineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without
\nrendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this
\nAgreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or
\nprovisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of
\nthis Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be
\ninterpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.<\/p>\n
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\n IN WITNESS WHEREO, this Agreement has been signed by each of the
\nparties hereto, all as of the date above written.<\/p>\n
\n
\n PRESIDIO OIL COMPANY<\/p>\n By:
\n ————————————————-
\n Name:
\n ———————————————–
\n Title:
\n ———————————————-<\/p>\n
PRESIDIO EXPLORATION, INC.<\/p>\n
By:
\n ————————————————-
\n Name:
\n ———————————————–
\n Title:
\n ———————————————-<\/p>\n
PRESIDIO WEST VIRGINIA, INC.<\/p>\n
By:
\n ————————————————-
\n Name:
\n ———————————————–
\n Title:
\n ———————————————-<\/p>\n
PALISADE OIL, INC.<\/p>\n
By:
\n ————————————————-
\n Name:
\n ———————————————–
\n Title:
\n ———————————————-<\/p>\n
TOM BROWN, INC.<\/p>\n
By:
\n ————————————————-
\n Name:
\n ———————————————–
\n Title:
\n ———————————————-
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