TRANS-ORIENT PETROLEUM LTD.
(herein "Trans-Orient" or the "Company")
UNIT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS AGREEMENT RELATES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT") OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR
TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND
ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS
AVAILABLE.
Instructions to Complete this Subscription for Units of Trans-Orient Petroleum
Ltd.
1. Enter number of Units, Name and Sign on page 10.
2. Registration or Delivery Instructions (if different from page 10)
(Complete page 11)
3. Canadian Accredited Investors only - Complete and Sign pages 12-13
4. Canadian Securities Commission Forms. Individual Subscribers
complete and sign pages 14-15; Corporate Subscribers complete and sign
pages 16-18.
5. U.S. subscribers only - Certificate of U.S. Person. Complete and
sign pages 19-22)
6. Send funds and completed forms to Trans- Orient Petroleum Ltd.
Make cheque payable to "Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd.".
TO: Dated for reference June 6th, 2002
Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd.
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Re: Purchase of US $0.20 Trans-Orient Units Exempt from Prospectus
Requirements
1. Subscription Commitment
1.1 The undersigned (the "Subscriber") hereby irrevocably subscribes for and
agrees to purchase from Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd. (the "Company"), subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, that number of units (the "Units")
of the Company set out above the Subscriber's name on the execution page (10)
of this agreement (the "Subscription") at the price per Unit of US$0.20 (the
"Subscription Price") (the "Offering"). It is understood that the Units are
part of a private placement of up to one million Units to be privately placed
by the Company. Subject to the terms hereof, this Subscription will be
effective upon its acceptance by the Company. By acceptance of and agreement
to this Subscription, the Company covenants, agrees and confirms that the
Subscriber will have the benefit of all representations, warranties, covenants
and conditions set forth herein.
2. Description of Securities - Share and Two Year Warrant
2.1 Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company and
one non-transferable common share purchase warrant (herein referred to as a
"Warrant").
2.2 Each Warrant will entitle the Subscriber to purchase one additional common
share (a "Warrant Share") of the Company, at a price of US$0.25 per Warrant
Share, at any time until 4:30 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the first business day
that is one year from the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and thereafter
at a price of US$0.30 per Warrant Share, at any time until 4:30 p.m. (Vancouver
time) on the first business day that is two years from the Closing Date.
2.3 The Warrants will be governed by the terms and conditions set out in
certificates representing the Warrants (the "Warrant Certificates").
2.4 The Shares and Warrants are herein the "Units" and together with the
Warrant Shares are herein collectively referred to as the "Securities".
3. Payment, Subscription Forms and Closing
3.1 The Subscriber shall complete, sign and return to the Company as soon as
possible:
(a) Signature page (10), including:
(i) if registration of the Units is different, a direction to
the Company with respect to registration and delivery
instructions (page 11); and
(ii) a confirmation of Subscriber's current shareholdings of
the Company (page 10); and
(b) Securities Regulatory Authority Forms
(i) if the Subscriber is an individual, a Form 45-903F1 in the
form attached (pages 14-15) or if the Subscriber is a
corporation, a 45-903F2 in the form attached (pages 16-18);
(ii) Accredited investor Form if your subscription is for less
than Cdn $97,000(page 12-13) and
(iii) if the Subscriber is a U.S. Person, a "Certificate of
U.S. Person" (pages 19-22).
3.2 On request by the Company, the Subscriber agrees to complete and deliver
any other documents, questionnaire, notices and undertakings as may possibly be
required by regulatory authorities, stock exchanges and applicable law to
complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Delivery and payment
for the Units will be completed by the Company at its offices located at ▇▇▇
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2002 or such other date or dates and at such time as the Company shall
determine (the "Closing Date") at which time certificates representing the
Shares and Warrants will be available against payment funds for delivery to the
Subscriber as the Subscriber shall instruct.
3.3 Funds may be advanced to the Company from time to time, however the twelve
month hold period and the warrant expiry date will run from the Closing Date
notwithstanding the earlier advance of funds.
4. Subscriber's Acknowledgements - Exemptions
4.1 The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the Securities have not been registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), or under any state securities
laws, and cannot be offered or resold in the United States without
registration under the 1933 Act and the securities laws of all
applicable states of the United States unless an exemption from
registration is available or registration is not required pursuant to
Regulation S under the 1933 Act and the Company has no obligation or
present intention of filing a registration statement under the 1933 Act
in respect of the Securities;
(b) its decision to execute this Subscription and purchase the
Securities agreed to be purchased hereunder has not been based upon any
oral or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on
behalf of the Company, and that its decision is based entirely upon its
review of information which has been filed by the Company with the
British Columbia Securities Commissions, or intended compliance, with
applicable securities legislation and the Company's website
(collectively the "Public Record") including the Company's audited
financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2001 and the unaudited
financial statements for the six months ended January 31, 2002
(collectively the "Financial Statements");
(c) no prospectus has been filed by the Company with any securities
commission or similar authority, in connection with the issuance of the
Securities, and the issuance and the sale of the Units is subject to
such sale being exempt from the prospectus requirements of the
Securities Act (British Columbia) (the "B.C. Act"), and accordingly:
(i) the Subscriber is restricted from using certain of the
civil remedies available under such legislation;
(ii) the Subscriber may not receive information that might
otherwise be required to be provided to it under such
legislation; and
(iii) the Company is relieved from certain obligations that
would otherwise apply under such legislation;
(d) the Subscriber (or others for whom the Subscriber is contracting
hereunder) has been advised to consult its own legal advisors with
respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and
with respect to applicable resale restrictions and it (or others for
whom it is contracting hereunder) is solely responsible (and the
Company is in no way responsible) for compliance with applicable resale
restrictions;
(e) to the knowledge of the Subscriber, the sale of the Securities was
not accompanied by any advertisement;
(f) the offer made by this Subscription is irrevocable (subject to the
right of the Company to terminate this Subscription) and requires
acceptance by the Company;
(g) this Subscription is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it
has been accepted by the Company and the Subscriber waives any
requirement on the Company's behalf to communicate its acceptance for
this Subscription to the Subscriber;
(h) the Securities are speculative investments which involve a
substantial degree of risk;
(i) the Subscriber has had access to and has received all such
information concerning the Company that the Subscriber has considered
necessary in connection with the Subscriber's investment decision;
(j) if the Subscriber is purchasing less than Cdn. $97,000 of Units it
is an Accredited Investor as defined on the accompanying form
(k) the subscription proceeds will be available to the Company on
closing in whole or in part of the Offering and will not be returned to
the Subscriber;
(l) no agency, governmental authority, regulatory body, stock exchange
or other entity has made any finding or determination as to the merit
for investment of, nor have any such agencies or governmental
authorities made any recommendation or endorsement with respect to, the
Securities; and
(m) the Company will rely on the representations and warranties made
herein or otherwise provided by the Subscriber to the Company in
completing the sale and issue of the Shares to the Subscriber.
5. Subscriber's Status - Beneficial Owner, Exempt Purchaser, Residency
5.1 The Subscriber hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company
(which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive closing of the
Offering) that:
(a) it is purchasing the Units as principal for its own account, it is
purchasing such Units not for the benefit of any other person, and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any of the
Securities; and
(i) it is purchasing as principal and as Accredited Investor
and is relying on the exemption which requires that pages
12-13 (if the Subscriber is an individual) or pages 16-18 (if
the Subscriber is a corporation) be signed and delivered to the
Company together with the Accredited Investor certificate;
(ii) it is a director or officer of the Company or of its
affiliates;
(iii) it is a spouse, parent, brother, sister, child or close
personal friend of a senior officer or director of the Company
or of an affiliate of the Company; or
(iv) it is not an individual but it is a corporation, all the
voting securities of which are owned by one or more of a senior
officer or director of the Company or of an affiliate of the
Company, or of the classes of persons referred to in
subparagraph 5.1(a)(iii) above; or
(v) it is an individual resident in British Columbia and it
will have an aggregate acquisition cost of purchasing the Units
of not less than Cdn.$97,000 in B.C; or
(vi) it is not an individual but is a corporation,
partnership, trust, fund, association or any other organization
of a group of persons resident in British Columbia, it was not
created solely, nor is it used primarily, to permit a group of
individuals to purchase securities without a prospectus and it
will have an aggregate acquisition cost of purchasing the Units
of not less than Cdn.$97,000 or, if it is such an entity
created or used primarily for such purpose, each of the
individuals who form part of the group has contributed at least
Cdn.$97,000 to such entity for the purpose of purchasing the
Units; or
(vii) it is resident in a jurisdiction outside of Canada and
it acknowledges that:
A. no securities commission or similar regulatory
authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the
Securities;
B. there is no government or other insurance covering
the Securities;
C. there are risks associated with the purchase of the
Securities;
D. there are restrictions on the Subscriber's ability
to resell the Securities and it is the responsibility
of the Subscriber to find out what those restrictions
are and to comply with them before selling the
Securities; and
E. the Company has advised the Subscriber that the
Company is relying on an exemption from the
requirements to provide the Subscriber with a
prospectus and to sell the Securities through a person
registered to sell the Securities under the Securities
Act and, as a consequence of acquiring securities
pursuant to this exemption, certain protections, rights
and remedies provided by the Securities Act, including
statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be
available to the Subscriber.
(b) if the Subscriber is not purchasing as principal for its own
account, it is duly authorized to enter into this Subscription and to
execute all documentation in connection with the purchase on behalf of
each beneficial purchaser and the aggregate acquisition cost for such
Units is not less than Cdn.$97,000, and:
(i) is resident in British Columbia and is a trust company or
an insurer which has received a business authorization under
the Financial Institutions Act (British Columbia) or is a trust
company or an insurer authorized under the laws of another
province or territory of Canada to carry on such business in
such province or territory, and the Subscriber is purchasing
the Units as an agent or trustee for accounts that are fully
managed by the Subscriber; or
(ii) is resident in British Columbia and is an advisor who
manages the investment portfolios of clients through
discretionary authority granted by one or more clients and the
Subscriber is registered as an advisor under the B.C. Act or
the Subscriber is exempt from such registration and the
Subscriber is purchasing the Units as an agent for accounts
that are fully managed by the Subscriber; or
(iii) it is acting as agent for one or more disclosed
principals, each of which principals is purchasing as principal
for its own account, not for the benefit of any other person
and not with a view to the resale or distribution of all or any
of the Units, and the purchase cost of Units of each of whose
principals complies with paragraphs a(ii) or (iv).; or
(iv) it carries on business as a portfolio manager outside of
Canada and has completed a Corporate Placee registration Form
and makes the acknowledgements set out in subparagraph
5.1(a)(iv) above.
(c) in the case of the purchase by the Subscriber of Units as agent
for a disclosed principal, each beneficial purchaser of the Units for
whom the Subscriber is acting is purchasing as principal for its own
account and not for the benefit of any other person, a sufficient
number of Units so that each such purchaser has an aggregate
acquisition cost for such Units of not less than Cdn.$97,000, or the
Subscriber is purchasing pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph
5.1(a)(i) above, then the Subscriber is an agent with due and proper
authority to execute all documentation in connection with the purchase
on behalf of the beneficial purchaser and this Subscription has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of, and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the disclosed
principal enforceable against it;
(d) if the Subscriber is not an individual or a corporation, each
member of the partnership, syndicate or other unincorporated
organization which is the beneficial purchaser, or each beneficiary of
the trust which is the beneficial purchaser, as the case may be, is an
individual who has an aggregate acquisition cost for the Units of at
least Cdn.$97,000 or is an Accredited Investor;
(e) the Subscriber has no knowledge of a "material fact" or "material
change", as those terms are defined in the B.C. Act, in respect of the
affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed to the
public;
(f) the Subscriber and any beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting
are resident in the jurisdiction set out under the heading "Name and
Address of Subscriber" on the execution page of this Subscription;
(g) the Subscriber has the legal capacity and competence to enter into
and execute this Subscription and to take all actions required pursuant
hereto and, if the Subscriber is a corporation, it is duly incorporated
and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation and all necessary approvals by its directors,
shareholders and others have been obtained to authorize execution of
this Subscription on behalf of the Subscriber;
(h) the entering into of this Subscription and the transactions
contemplated hereby do not result in the violation of any of the terms
and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents
of, the Subscriber or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the
Subscriber may be a party or by which the Subscriber is or may be
bound;
(i) the Subscriber has duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered this Subscription and except as specifically provided
otherwise herein, it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Subscriber enforceable against the Subscriber;
(j) in connection with the Subscriber's investment in the Securities,
the Subscriber has not relied upon the Company or the Company's legal
counsel or advisers for investment, legal or tax advice, and has, if
desired, in all cases sought the advice of the Subscriber's own
personal investment advisor, legal counsel and tax advisers and the
Subscriber is either experienced in or knowledgeable with regard to the
affairs of the Company, or either alone or with its professional
advisors is capable, by reason of knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters in general, and investments in particular, of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and is
able to bear the economic risk of the investment and it can otherwise
be reasonably assumed to have the capacity to protect its own interest
in connection with the investment in the Securities;
(k) no person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral
representations:
(i) that any person will resell or repurchase the Securities;
(ii) that any person will refund the purchase price for the
Securities;
(iii) as to the future price or value of the Securities; or
(iv) that the Securities will be listed and posted for trading
on any stock exchange or that application has been made to list
the common shares of the Company on any stock exchange other
than the OTCBB;
(l) unless the Subscriber completes the certificate of U.S. Person
included herein (in which case the Subscriber represents, warrants and
covenants to the Company as to the accuracy of all matters set out
therein), the Securities are not being acquired directly or indirectly,
for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person or a person in the United
States and the Subscriber does not have any agreement or understanding
(either written or oral) with any U.S. Person or a person in the United
States respecting:
(i) the transfer or assignment of any rights or interests in
any of the Securities;
(ii) the division of profits, losses, fees, commissions, or
any financial stake in connection with this Subscription; or
(iii) the voting of the Securities; and
(iv) the Subscriber has no intention to distribute either
directly or indirectly any of the Securities in the United
States or to U.S. Persons; and
(v) the Subscriber represents that the current structure of
this transaction and all transactions and activities
contemplated hereunder is not a scheme to avoid the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act;
(m) unless the Subscriber has executed and delivered to the Company
herewith the certifications set forth in the certificate of U.S Person
included herein (pages 19 -22):
(i) the Subscriber is not a "U.S. Person" (the definition of
which includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident
in the United States and an estate or trust of which any
executor or administrator or trustee, respectively, is a U.S.
Person and any partnership or corporation organized or
incorporated under the laws of the United States);
(ii) the Subscriber was outside the United States at the time
of execution and delivery of this subscription agreement;
(iii) no offers to sell the Securities were made by any person
to the Subscriber while the Subscriber was in the United
States;
(iv) the Subscriber acknowledges that the Securities have not
been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933
(the "1933 Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United
States or to a U.S. Person unless an exemption from such
registration requirements is available. The Subscriber
understands that the Company has no obligation or present
intention of filing a registration statement under the 1933 Act
in respect of the Securities;
(v) the Subscriber acknowledges that any person who exercises
a Warrant will be required to provide to the Company either.
(A) written certification that it is not a U.S. Person
and that such Warrant is not being exercised within the
United States or on behalf of, or for the account or
benefit of; a U.S. Person; or
(B) a written opinion of counsel or other evidence
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the
Warrants and the Warrant Shares have been registered
under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or are exempt from registration
thereunder.
(n) the Subscriber will comply with the applicable provisions of the
B.C. Act and any other relevant securities legislation concerning the
purchase and holding of the Securities and any resale of the
Securities. The Subscriber, on its own behalf and on behalf of others
for whom the Subscriber is contracting hereunder, acknowledges that the
decision to purchase the Securities and to acquire the Securities
issuable on exercise thereof was made solely on the basis of the Public
Record and other publicly available information;
(o) The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that except as may
otherwise by provided for in the Agency Agreement, all costs and
expenses incurred by the Subscriber (including any fees and
disbursements of any special counsel retained by the Subscriber)
relating to the purchase of the Units shall be borne by the Subscriber;
(p) if the Subscriber is resident of an International Jurisdiction
(defined in this Subscription to mean a country other than Canada or
the United States) then:
(i) the Subscriber is knowledgeable of, or has been
independently advised as to, the International Securities Laws
(which is defined in this Subscription to mean, in respect of
each and every offer or sale of Units, the securities
legislation having application and the rules, policies, notices
and orders issued by the securities regulatory authorities
having jurisdiction over the Subscriber and the Private
Placement (other than the laws of Canada and the U.S.) which
would apply to this subscription, if there are any;
(ii) the Subscriber is purchasing the Units pursuant to
exemptions from any prospectus, registration or similar
requirements under the International Securities Laws of that
International Jurisdiction and or, if such is not applicable,
the Subscriber is permitted to purchase the Subscriber's Units
under the International Securities Laws of the International
Jurisdiction without the need to rely on exemptions;
(iii) the International Securities Laws do not require the
Company to make any filings or seek any approvals of any kind
whatsoever from any regulatory authority of any kind whatsoever
in the International Jurisdiction; and
(iv) the Securities are being acquired for investment only and
not with a view to resale and distribution and the distribution
of the Securities to the Subscriber by the Company complies
with all International Securities Laws.
6. Trans-Orient's Representations
6.1 The Company represents and warrants to the Subscriber that, as of the date
of this Subscription and at each Closing hereunder:
(a) the Company and its subsidiaries are valid and subsisting
corporations duly incorporated and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdictions in which they are incorporated, continued or
amalgamated;
(b) the Company has complied, or will comply, with all applicable
corporate and securities laws and regulations in connection with the
offer, sale and issuance of the Securities;
(c) the Company and its subsidiaries are the beneficial owners of the
properties, business and assets or the interests in the properties,
business or assets referred to in its Public Record and except as
disclosed therein, all agreements by which the Company or its
subsidiaries holds an interest in a property, business or asset are in
good standing according to their terms, and the properties are in good
standing under the applicable laws of the jurisdictions in which they
are situated;
(d) the authorized and issued capital of the Company consists of an
unlimited number of common shares without par value, of which 1,416,823
common shares are issued and outstanding as at the date hereof ;
(e) the Public Record together with this subscription and any other
written representations made by the Company to an investor or potential
investor in connection with the offer and sale of the Units are
accurate in all material respects and omit no fact, the omission of
which would make such representation misleading in light of the
circumstances in which such representation was made;
(f) the Financial Statements accurately reflect the financial position
of the Company as at the date thereof, and no adverse material changes
in the financial position of the Company have taken place since January
31, 2002 except as has been disclosed in the Public Record;
(g) the creation, issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company
does not and will not conflict with and does not and will not result in
a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of its
constating documents or any agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party;
(h) the Securities will, at the time of issue, be duly allotted,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be free of all
liens, charges and encumbrances and the Company will reserve sufficient
shares in the treasury of the Company to enable it to issue the Shares
and Warrant Shares;
(i) this Subscription has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company and, subject to acceptance
by the Company, constitutes a valid obligation of the Company legally
binding upon it and enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(j) the Company and its subsidiaries are duly registered or licensed
to carry on business in the jurisdictions in which they carry on
business or own property or assets;
(k) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any
actions, suits or proceedings which could materially affect its
business or financial condition, and to the best of the Company's
knowledge no such actions, suits or proceedings have been threatened as
at the date hereof, except as disclosed in the Public Record;
(l) no order ceasing or suspending trading in the securities of the
Company nor prohibiting sale of such securities has been issued to the
Company or its directors, officers or promoters and to the best of the
Company's knowledge no investigations or proceedings for such purposes
are pending or threatened;
(m) at the Closing Date, every consent, approval, authorization or
order that is required for the transactions herein contemplated to
occur at Closing will have been obtained and will be in effect;
(n) except as set out in the the Public Record or herein, no person
has any right, agreement or option, present or future, contingent or
absolute, or any right capable of becoming a right, agreement or option
for the issue or allotment of any unissued common shares of the Company
or any other security convertible or exchangeable for any such shares
or to require the Company to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
of the issued or outstanding shares of the Company;
(o) the Company is under Canadian laws a "reporting issuer" in the
Province of British Columbia (the "Reporting Jurisdiction") within the
meaning of the Securities Act of that jurisdiction, and is not included
on the list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by the
Securities Commissions in that jurisdiction; and
(p) the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company are listed
and posted for trading on the OTCBB.
7. No Contractual Right of Action for Rescission
7.1 The Subscriber acknowledges that it will not receive a copy of the
Offering Memorandum in connection with this Subscription and is not entitled to
contractual rights of action.
8. Resale Restrictions and Legending of Securities
8.1 The Subscriber acknowledges that any resale of the Securities will be
subject to resale restrictions contained in the securities legislation
applicable to each Subscriber or any proposed transferee. The Company is a
reporting issuer in the Reporting Jurisdictions only. Accordingly, the
Subscriber, if resident in any other province or territory of Canada,
acknowledges and agrees that the applicable hold periods applicable in such
other jurisdictions may be of indefinite length. The Subscriber acknowledges
and agrees that it should consult its own counsel with respect to the
applicable hold period in the jurisdiction in which it is a resident.
8.2 Any shares of the Company issued pursuant to this Offering as part of a
Unit or acquired on exercise of a Warrant will be subject to restrictions on
resale for a period of twelve months from the closing of this Offering in
British Columbia. The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that a legend will be
placed on the certificates representing the Securities to the effect that the
securities represented thereby are subject to a twelve (12) month (from
Closing) hold period in the Reporting Jurisdiction The Subscriber further
acknowledges that in the event that any Warrant is exercised by the Subscriber
prior to the expiring of the hold period, a legend will be placed on the
certificates representing the Warrant Shares to the effect that the securities
represented by such certificates are subject to a twelve month hold period from
Closing Date.
8.3 The Subscriber acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered
under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any State of the United States and
that the Company does not intend to register same under the 1933 Act, or the
securities laws of any State of the United States and has no obligation to do
so. The Securities may not be offered or resold in the United States unless
registered in accordance with federal securities laws and all applicable State
securities laws or exemptions from such requirements are available.
8.4 The Subscriber will abide by any hold period imposed by a securities
regulatory authority or by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber
is residing.
8.5 In this Subscription, the term "U.S. Person" shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the 1933 Act and for the
purpose of this Subscription, includes any person in the United States.
9. General and Miscellaneous
(a) Governing Law: This Subscription is governed by the laws of the
Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein. The Subscriber, in his personal or corporate capacity and, if
applicable, on behalf of each beneficial purchaser for whom he is
acting, irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
Province of British Columbia;
(b) Survival: This Subscription, including, without limitation, the
representations, warranties, acknowledgments and covenants contained
herein, shall survive and continue in full force and effect and be
binding upon the Subscriber notwithstanding the completion of the
purchase of the Units by the Subscriber pursuant hereto, the completion
of the issue of Units of the Company and any subsequent disposition by
the Subscriber of the Shares or Warrants;
(c) Assignment: This Subscription is not transferable or assignable
by the Subscriber except pursuant to applicable law and the Company's
consent;
(d) Execution: The Company shall be entitled to rely on delivery by
facsimile machine of an executed copy of this Subscription and
acceptance by the Company of such facsimile copy shall be equally
effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the
Subscriber and the Company in accordance with the terms hereof;
(e) Severability: The invalidity or unenforceability of any
particular provision of this Subscription shall not affect or limit the
validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Subscription;
(f) Entire Agreement: Except as expressly provided in this
Subscription and in the agreements, instruments and other documents
contemplated or provided for herein, this Subscription contains the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the sale of the
Securities and there are no other terms, conditions, representations or
warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, by statute, by
common law, by the Company, by the Subscriber, or by anyone else;
(g) Language: The undersigned hereby acknowledges that it has
consented to and requested that the documents relating in any way to
the purchase and sale of the Securities be drawn up in the English
language only.; and
(h) Currency: All monetary amounts are in U.S.
Dollars.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Subscriber has duly executed this Subscription as of the
date first above mentioned.
Number of Units Subscribed: 125,000
Total Purchase Price: US$25,000
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If the Subscriber is signing as agent or other person, please provide the name
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A C C E P T A N C E
The above-mentioned Subscription is hereby accepted and the terms hereof agreed
to by Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd.
DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, the 10th day of June, 2002.
TRANS-ORIENT PETROLEUM LTD.
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Authorized Signing Officer
REGISTRATION AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Delivery - please deliver the Share and Warrant certificate(s) to the
following street address:
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2. Registration - registration of the single certificate which is to
be delivered at closing should be made as follows: (Registration must
reflect legal ownership in accordance with Subscriber's disclosure made
on page 10.)
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ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATE FORM
The Purchaser certifies that it/he/she is an "accredited investor" as defined
in Multilateral Instrument 45-103 Capital Raising Exemption (the "Instrument")
promulgated under the Securities Act (British Columbia) and the Securities Act
(Alberta) (each, an "Act") by virtue of qualifying as one of more of the
following. Please insert a checkmark in the bracketed area beside each
applicable paragraph:
Individual Purchasers
[ x] (a) An individual who beneficially owns, or together
with a spouse beneficially owns, financial assets having an
aggregate realizable value that, before taxes but net of any
related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000;
[ x] (b) An individual whose net income before taxes exceeded
$200,000 in each of the two most recent years or whose net
income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded
$300,000 in each of those years and who, in either case, has a
reasonable expectation of exceeding the same net income level
in the current year;
[ ] (c) An individual who has been granted registration
under an Act or securities legislation in another jurisdiction
as a representative or a person or company registered under the
Act or securities legislation in another jurisdiction as an
adviser or dealer under the Securities Act (Ontario), other
than a limited market dealer, whether or not the individual's
registration is still in effect;
[ ] (d) A person registered under an Act or securities
legislation in another jurisdiction as an adviser or dealer,
other than a limited market dealer;
Non-Individual Purchasers
[ ] (e) A company registered under the Act or securities
legislation in another jurisdiction as an adviser or dealer,
other than a limited market dealer;
[ ] (f) A registered charity under the Income Tax Act
(Canada);
[ ] (g) A corporation, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, trust or estate, other than a mutual
fund or non-redeemable investment fund, that had net assets of
at least $5,000,000 as shown in its most recently prepared
financial statements;
[ ] (h) A person or company in respect of which all of the
owners of interests, direct or indirect, legal or beneficial,
are persons or companies that are accredited investors;
Institutional Purchasers
[ ] (i) A Canadian financial institution, or an authorized
foreign bank listed in Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada) or
a wholly owned subsidiary of same;
[ ] (j) A loan corporation or trust corporation registered
under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act (Ontario) or under
the Trust and Loan Corporations Act (Canada), or under
comparable legislation in any other jurisdiction or a wholly
owned subsidiary of same;
[ ] (k) An association under the Cooperative Credit
Associations Act (Canada) or a wholly owned subsidiary of same
located in Canada;
[ ] (l) The Business Development Bank incorporated under the
Business Development Bank Act (Canada);
[ ] (m) A pension fund that is regulated by either the
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada)
or a provincial pension commission or similar regulatory
authority;
[ ] (n) A mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund
that, in the local jurisdiction, distributes its securities
only to persons or companies that are accredited investors;
[ ] (o) A mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund
that, in the local jurisdiction, distributes its securities
under a prospectus for which the regulator has issued a
receipt;
[ ] (p) An entity that is organized outside of Canada that
is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs
(e), (i), (l), (k) or (m);
Government Organizations
[ ] (q) The government of Canada or of a Province of Canada,
or any crown corporation or agency of a Canadian federal or
provincial government;
[ ] (r) Any municipality, public board or commission in
Canada;
[ ] (s) Any national, federal, state, provincial,
territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign
jurisdiction, or any agency of that government.
Dated, June 10, 2002.
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Address of Purchaser
This is the form required under section 135 of the Rules and, if applicable, by
an order issued under section 76 of the Securities Act.
BC FORM 45-903F1(previously Form 20A (IP))Securities Act
Acknowledgement of Individual Investor
1. I have agreed to purchase from Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd. (the
"Issuer") 125,000 units (the "Securities") of the Issuer.
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2. I am purchasing the Securities as principal and, on closing of the
agreement of purchase and sale, I will be the beneficial owner of the
Securities.
3. I [circle one] have/have not received an offering memorandum
describing the Issuer and the Securities.
4. I acknowledge that:
(a) no securities commission or similar regulatory authority
has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Securities, AND
(b) there is no government or other insurance covering the
Securities, AND
(c) I may lose all of my investment, AND
(d) there are restrictions on my ability to resell the
Securities and it is my responsibility to find out what those
restrictions are and to comply with them before selling the
Securities, AND
(e) I will not receive a prospectus that the British Columbia
Securities Act (the "Act") would otherwise require be given to
me because the Issuer has advised me that it is relying on a
prospectus exemption, AND
(f) because I am not purchasing the Securities under a
prospectus, I will not have the civil remedies that would
otherwise be available to me, AND
(g) the Issuer has advised me that it is using an exemption
from the requirement to sell through a dealer registered under
the Act, except purchases referred to in paragraph 5(g), and as
a result I do not have the benefit of any protection that might
have been available to me by having a dealer act on my behalf.
5. I also acknowledge that: [circle one]
(a) I am purchasing Securities that have an aggregate
acquisition cost of $97,000 or more, OR
(b) my net worth, or my net worth jointly with my spouse at
the date of the agreement of purchase and sale of the security,
is not less than $400,000, OR
(c) my annual net income before tax is not less than $75,000,
or my annual net income before tax jointly with my spouse is
not less than $125,000, in each of the two most recent calendar
years, and I reasonably expect to have annual net income before
tax of not less than $75,000 or annual net income before tax
jointly with my spouse of not less than $125,000 in the current
calendar year, OR
(d) I am registered under the Act, OR
(e) I am a spouse, parent, brother, sister or child of a
senior officer or director of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of
the Issuer, OR
(f) I am a close personal friend of a senior officer or
director of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the Issuer, OR
(g) I am purchasing securities under section 128(c) ($25,000 -
registrant required) of the Rules, and I have spoken to a
person [Name of registered person] of [Name of registered
individual's registered dealer] who has advised
me that they are registered to trade or advise in the
Securities and that the purchase of the Securities is a
suitable investment for me.
6. If I am an individual referred to in paragraph 5(b), 5(c), or 5(d),
I acknowledge that, on the basis of information about the Securities
furnished by the Issuer, I am able to evaluate the risks and merits of
the Securities because: [circle one]
(a) of my financial, business or investment experience, OR
(b) I have received advice from a person [Name of registered
person] of [Name of registered individual's registered dealer]
who has advised me that they are:
(i) registered to advise, or exempted from the
requirement to be registered to advise, in respect of
the Securities, and
(ii) not an insider of, or in a special relationship
with, the Issuer.
The statements made in this report are true.
DATED June 10, 2002.
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Address of Investor
This is the form required under section 135 of the Rules and, if applicable, by
an order issued under section 59 of the Securities Act.
BC FORM 45-903F2(formerly Form 20A (NIP))Securities Act
Acknowledgement of Investor that is not an Individual
1. _______________________(the "Investor") has agreed to purchase from
Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd. (the "Issuer") ___________ Units (the
"Securities") of the Issuer.
2. The Investor is purchasing the Securities as principal, or is a
trust company, insurer or portfolio manager acting on behalf of fully
managed accounts and is deemed to be purchasing as principal under
section 55(1) of the British Columbia Securities Act (the "Act").
3. On closing of the agreement of purchase and sale, the Investor will
be the beneficial owner of the Securities, except where the Investor is
a trust company, insurer or portfolio manager acting on behalf of fully
managed accounts under section 55(1) of the Act.
4. The Investor [circle one] has/has not received an offering
memorandum describing the Issuer and the Securities.
5. The Investor acknowledges that:
(a) no securities commission or similar regulatory authority
has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Securities, AND
(b) there is no government or other insurance covering the
Securities, AND
(c) the Investor may lose all of its investment, AND
(d) there are restrictions on the Investor's ability to resell
the Securities and it is the responsibility of the Investor to
find out what those restrictions are and to comply with them
before selling the Securities, AND
(e) the Investor will not receive a prospectus that the Act
would otherwise require be given to the Investor because the
Issuer has advised the Investor that the Issuer is relying on a
prospectus exemption, AND
(f) because the Investor is not purchasing the Securities
under a prospectus, the Investor will not have the civil
remedies that would otherwise be available to the Investor, AND
(g) the Issuer has advised the Investor that the Issuer is
using an exemption from the requirement to sell through a
dealer registered under the Act, except purchases referred to
in paragraph 6(b), and as a result the Investor does not have
the benefit of any protection that might have been available to
the Investor by having a dealer act on the Investor's behalf.
6. The Investor acknowledges that:
(a) it is a "sophisticated purchaser" as described in
paragraph 2 in the attached Appendix A [circle the applicable
subparagraph in paragraph 2 in Appendix A]; OR
(b) the Securities were purchased under section 128(c)
($25,000 - registrant required) of the Rules and an authorized
signatory of the Investor has spoken to [Name of registered
person ] of [Name of registered
individual's registered dealer
] (the "Registered Person") who advised the
authorized signatory that the Registered Person is registered
to trade or advise in the Securities and that the purchase of
the Securities is a suitable investment for the Investor; OR
(c) the Investor is a corporation, all the voting securities
of which are beneficially owned by one or more of:
(i) a close personal friend of a senior officer or
director of the Issuer, or of an affiliate of the
Issuer, OR
(ii) a senior officer or director of the Issuer, or of
an affiliate of the Issuer, OR
(iii) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of a
senior officer or director of the Issuer, or of an
affiliate of the Issuer.
7. If the Investor is referred to in paragraph 6(a), the Investor
acknowledges that, on the basis of information about the Securities
furnished by the Issuer, the Investor is able to evaluate the risks and
merits of the Securities because: [circle one]
(a) of the financial, business or investment experience of the
Investor, OR
(b) the Investor has received advice from a person [Name of
registered person] of [Name ofregistered individual's
registered dealer] (the "Adviser") who has
advised the Investor that the Adviser is:
(i) registered to advise, or exempted from the
requirement to be registered to advise, in respect of
the Securities, AND
(ii) not an insider of, or in a special relationship
with, the Issuer.
The statements made in this report are true.
DATED ______________________, 2002.
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APPENDIX A TO BC FORM 45-903F2
(previously Form 20A (NIP))
[Circle the applicable subparagraph in paragraph 2.]
"Sophisticated purchaser" means a purchaser that, in connection with a
distribution, gives an acknowledgement under section 135 of the Rules to the
Issuer, where the Issuer does not believe, and has no reasonable grounds to
believe, that the acknowledgement is false, acknowledging both that:
1. the purchaser is able, on the basis of information about the
investment furnished by the Issuer, to evaluate the risks and merits of
the prospective investment because of
(a) the purchaser's financial, business or investment
experience, OR
(b) advice the purchaser receives from a person who is
registered to advise, or is exempted from the requirement to be
registered to advise, in respect of the security that is the
subject of the trade (the "Security") and who is not an insider
of, or in a special relationship with, the Issuer of the
Security; AND
2. the purchaser is one of the following [circle one]:
(a) a person registered under the Securities Act, OR
(b) an individual who:
(i) has a net worth, or net worth jointly with the
individual's spouse, at the date of the agreement of
purchase and sale of the Security, of not less than
$400,000, OR
(ii) has had in each of the 2 most recent calendar
years, and reasonably expects to have in the current
calendar year:
[ ] annual net income before tax of not less than
$75,000, OR
[ ] annual net income before tax, jointly with the
individual's spouse, of not less than $125,000; OR
(c) a corporation, partnership or trust that:
(i) has net assets of not less than $400,000, OR
(ii) has had in each of the 2 most recent calendar
years, and reasonably expects to have in the current
calendar year, net income before tax of not less than
$125,000, OR
(d) a corporation in which all of the voting shares are
beneficially owned by sophisticated purchasers or of which the
majority of the directors are sophisticated purchasers, OR
(e) a general partnership in which all of the partners are
sophisticated purchasers, OR
(f) a limited partnership in which a majority of the general
partners are sophisticated purchasers, OR
(g) a trust in which all of the beneficiaries are sophisticated
purchasers or the majority of the trustees are sophisticated
purchasers.
CERTIFICATE OF U.S. PERSON
The Purchaser covenants, represents and warrants to TRANS-ORIENT PETROLUEM LTD.
(the "Company") that:
(a) it understands that the Securities have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act and that the sale contemplated
hereby is being made in reliance on an exemption from such registration
requirement;
(b) it acknowledges that it has not purchased the Securities as a
result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising,
including advertisements, articles, notices or other communications
published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over
radio, or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have
been invited by general solicitation or general advertising;
(c) it understands and agrees that there may be material tax
consequences to the Purchaser of an acquisition or disposition of the
Shares or exercise of Warrants. The Company gives no opinion and makes
no representation with respect to the tax consequences to the Purchaser
under United States, state, local or foreign tax law of the
undersigned's acquisition or disposition of such securities. In
particular, no determination has been made whether the Company will be
a "passive foreign investment company" ("PFIC") within the meaning of
Section 1291 of the United States Internal Revenue Code;
(d) it understands and agrees that the financial statements of the
Company have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles, which differ in some respects from
United States generally accepted accounting principles, and thus may
not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies;
(e) it understands and acknowledges that upon the issuance thereof,
and until such time as the same is no longer required under the
applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act or applicable state
securities laws and regulations, the certificates representing the
Securities will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT
BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "U.S. SECURITIES ACT"). THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY
PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT IF APPLICABLE. (C) INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES (1) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144
THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT
REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OFFER AND
SALE OF SECURITIES, AND THE HOLDER HAS PRIOR TO SUCH SALE
FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, OF RECOGNIZED
STANDING, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. DELIVERY OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE "GOOD DELIVERY" IN
SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA. IF THE
COMPANY IS A "FOREIGN ISSUER" AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED BY
REGULATION S AT THE TIME OF SALE, A NEW CERTIFICATE, BEARING NO
LEGEND, DELIVERY OF WHICH WILL CONSTITUTE "GOOD DELIVERY" MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGISTRAR UPON DELIVERY OF THIS
CERTIFICATE AND A DULY EXECUTED DECLARATION, IN A FORM
SATISFACTORY TO THE REGISTRAR AND THE COMPANY, TO THE EFFECT
THAT THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS BEING
MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT."
(f) it consents to the Company making a notation on its records or
giving instruction to the registrar and transfer agent of the Company
in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and
described herein;
(g) if an individual, it is a resident of the state or other
jurisdiction listed in its address on the signature page of the
Subscription Agreement, or if the Purchaser is not an individual, the
office of the Purchaser at which the Purchaser received and accepted
the offer to purchase the Units is the address listed on the signature
page of the Subscription Agreement.
(h) it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Securities and it is able to bear the economic risk
of loss of its entire investment;
(i) the Company has provided to it the opportunity to ask questions
and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the offering
and it has had access to such information concerning the Company as it
has considered necessary or appropriate in connection with its
investment decision to acquire the Securities;
(j) it is acquiring the Securities for its own account, for investment
purposes only and not with a view to any resale, distribution or other
disposition of the Securities in violation of the United States
securities laws;
(k) if it decides to offer, sell or otherwise transfer any of the
Securities, it will not offer, sell or otherwise transfer any of such
Securities directly or indirectly, unless
(i) the sale is to the Company;
(ii) the sale is made outside the United States in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation
S under the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable
local laws and regulations;
(iii) the sale is made pursuant to the exemption from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act provided by
Rule 144 thereunder and in accordance with any applicable state
securities or "Blue Sky" laws; or
(iv) the Securities are sold in a transaction that does not
require registration under the Securities Act or any applicable
state laws and regulations governing the offer and sale of
securities, and it has prior to such sale furnished to the
Company an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Company;
(l) it understands and agrees that the Warrants may not be exercised
in the United States or by or on behalf of a "U.S. Person" or a person
in the United States unless registered under the 1933 Act and any
applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such
registration requirements is available and that certificates
representing the Warrants will bear a legend to such effect;
(m) it satisfies one or more of the categories indicated below (please
place an "X" on the appropriate line(s)):
[ ] Category 1. A bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act, whether
acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; or
[ ] Category 2. A savings and loan association or other institution as
defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in
its individual or fiduciary capacity; or
[ ] Category 3. A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or
[ ] Category 4. An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; or
[ ] Category 5. An investment company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940; or
[ ] Category 6. A business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940; or
[ ] Category 7. A small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small
Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958; or
[ ] Category 8. A plan established and maintained by a state, its political
subdivision or any agency or instrumentality of a state or
its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees,
with assets in excess of US$5,000,000; or
[ ] Category 9. An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in which the investment
decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section
3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan
association, insurance company or registered investment advisor,
or an employee benefit plan with total assets in excess of
US$5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, the investment
decisions are made solely by persons who are accredited
investors; or
[ ] Category 10.A private business development company as defined in Section
202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940; or
[ ] Category 11.An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, a corporation, a Massachusetts or similar
business trust, or a partnership, not formed for the specific
purpose of acquiring the Shares, with total assets in excess of
US$5,000,000; or
[ ] Category 12.A director, executive officer or general partner of the
Company; or
[ ] Category 13.A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth
with that person's spouse, at the time of this purchase exceeds
US$1,000,000; or
[ ] Category 14.A natural person who had an individual income in excess of
US$200,000 in each year of the two most recent years or joint
income with that person's spouse in excess of US$300,000 in
each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of
reaching the same income level in the current year; or
[ ] Category 15.A trust, with total assets in excess of US$5,000,000, not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities
offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person
as described in SEC Rule 506(b)(2)(ii); or
[ ] Category 16.An entity in which each of the equity owners meets the
requirements of one of the above categories.
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Duly authorized signatory for Purchaser
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(Print name of Purchaser)