AMENDED AND RESTATED GOLD PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (Tranche 2/3) TWANGIZA GFSA HOLDINGS – and – BANRO CORPORATION – and – TWANGIZA MINING S.A. Dated as of September 17, 2015

Definitions

impair the quality of the Environment for any use that can be made of it;

injure or damage property or plant or animal life;

adversely affect the health of any individual;

impair the safety of any individual;

render any plant or animal life unfit for use by man; or

create a liability under any Environmental Law;

matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of Banro or the Banro Group Entities (it being understood that upon such conversion or exchange it shall be an incurrence of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock)); or

is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock in whole or in part.

dividend in cash or other property or assets or return of any capital to any of its Affiliates;

management fee paid or comparable payment to any Affiliate of such PSA Entity or to any director or officer of such PSA Entity or Affiliate of such PSA Entity, or to any person not dealing at arm’s length with such PSA Entity or Affiliate, director or officer; or

indebtedness owing by such PSA Entity to a creditor that is an Affiliate by way of intercompany debt or otherwise.

the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such person for borrowed money;

the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

the principal component of all obligations of such person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto except to the extent such reimbursement obligation relates to a trade payable and such obligation is satisfied within 30 days of incurrence);

the principal component of all obligations of such person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (including earn-out obligations) that are recorded as liabilities and which purchase price is due after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, except (A) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business and (B) any earn-out obligation until the amount of such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person;

an obligation that would have been required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes;

Deferred Revenue Financing Arrangements;

the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or any preferred shares in the capital of such person (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

the principal component of all Indebtedness of other persons secured by an Encumbrance on any asset of such person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other persons;

the principal component of Indebtedness of other persons to the extent guaranteed by such person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of the guarantor or obligor);

to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such person under hedging obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such hedging obligation that would be payable by such person at such time); and

to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of a securitization transaction or series of securitization transactions that would be characterized as principal if such transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase relating to a securitization transaction or series of securitization transactions.

such Indebtedness is the obligation of a partnership or joint venture that is not a subsidiary of Banro (a “Joint Venture”);

Banro or a Banro Group Entity is a general partner of the Joint Venture (a “General Partner”); and

there is recourse, by contract or operation of law, with respect to the payment of such Indebtedness to property or assets of the Banro Group Entities;

the lesser of (i) the net assets of the General Partner and (ii) the amount of such obligations to the extent that there is recourse, by contract or operation of law, to the property or assets of any of the Banro Group Entities; or

if less than the amount determined pursuant to clause (A) immediately above, the actual amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to the Banro Group Entities, if the Indebtedness is evidenced by a writing and is for a determinable amount.

proceedings are commenced for the winding-up, liquidation or dissolution of it, unless it in good faith actively and diligently contests such proceedings resulting in a dismissal or stay thereof within 60 days of the commencement of such proceedings;

a decree or order of a court of competent jurisdiction is entered adjudging it to be bankrupt or insolvent (unless vacated within 60 days), or a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement or adjustment of or in respect of it is approved under Applicable Laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or relief of debtors unless such petition is dismissed within 60 days of first being sought;

it makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or petitions or applies to any court or tribunal for the appointment of a receiver or trustee for itself or any substantial part of its assets or property, or commences for itself or acquiesces in or approves or has filed or commenced against it any proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of debt law or statute or any proceeding for the appointment of a receiver or trustee for itself or any substantial part of its assets or property, or has a liquidator, administrator, receiver, trustee, conservator or similar person appointed with respect to it or any substantial portion of its property or assets unless such assignment or appointment is dismissed within 60 days of commencement of such proceeding;

a resolution of its board of directors is passed for the receivership or similar insolvent winding-up or liquidation of it; or

anything analogous or having a similar effect to an event listed in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above occurs in respect of that person.

materially limit, restrict or impair the ability of any PSA Entity to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

limit, restrict or impair the ability of the Seller to operate the Twangiza Project in all material respects in accordance with the Operating Plan for the Twangiza Project in effect at the time of the event, occurrence, change or effect;

affect the validity, perfection or priority of the security under the Security Agreements; or

result in a Banro Event of Default.

prior to the termination of the Note Indenture, Encumbrances permitted under the Note Indenture;

following the termination of the Note Indenture:

inchoate or statutory liens for taxes, assessments, royalties payable to a Governmental Authority, rents or charges not at the time due or payable, or being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings;

statutory liens incurred, or pledges or deposits made, under worker’s compensation, employment insurance and other social security legislation other than in the context of a breach of laws or Permits;

any reservations, or exceptions contained in the original grants of land or by applicable statute or the terms of any lease in respect of any Properties or comprising the Properties;

minor discrepancies in the legal description or acreage of or associated with the Properties or any adjoining properties which would be disclosed in an up to date survey, and any registered easements and registered restrictions or covenants that run with the land which do not materially detract from the value of, or materially impair the use of the Properties for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon;

rights of way for or reservations or rights of others for, sewers, water lines, gas lines, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, and other similar utilities, or zoning by-laws, ordinances, surface access rights or other restrictions as to the use of the Properties, which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the use of the Properties for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon;

liens or other rights granted by a PSA Entity to secure performance of statutory obligations or regulatory requirements (including reclamation obligations) other than in the context of a breach of laws or Permits;

security deposits with any Governmental Authority and utilities in the ordinary course of business of a Banro Group Entity (including, to the extent applicable, any reclamation obligations); and

liens in respect of the following:

liens securing Permitted Indebtedness listed in clause (ii)(1), (4), (5), (7) and (9) of such definition.

prior to the termination of the Note Indenture, Indebtedness permitted in accordance with the terms thereof and Deferred Revenue Financing Arrangements as set out in clause (ii)(5) below; and

following the termination of the Note Indenture:

indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and the Security Agreements, together with the gold purchase and sale agreements of the Banro Group Entities with the Purchaser and Namoya GSA Holdings;

any security deposits with any Governmental Authority and utilities in the ordinary course of business of a Banro Group Entity (including, to the extent applicable, any reclamation obligations);

any unsecured liability under any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business for the acquisition of any asset or service where payment for the asset or service is deferred for a period of not more than 90 days;

indebtedness incurred in connection with any mobile equipment financing facility or other accounts receivable financing facility secured solely by such mobile equipment or accounts receivable;

Deferred Revenue Financing Arrangements, provided that at any time, in respect of all Deferred Revenue Financing Arrangements in the aggregate, no more than 75% of the forecast gold production of the Twangiza Project for the current month is the subject thereof;

indebtedness incurred by a Banro Group Entity in favour of another Banro Group Entity that is subject to an Assignment, Subordination and Postponement of Claims, or is the subject of a plan for intercompany Indebtedness that has been approved by the Purchaser;

Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $175,000,000 provided that (A) any security granted therefor shall have been granted in favour of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent on its behalf; and (B) the ranking of the PSA Obligations vis-à-vis such secured Indebtedness shall correspond to the ranking of the PSA Obligations vis-à-vis the notes issued under the Note Indenture;

Preferred shares in the capital of Banro, Banro Group (Barbados) Limited, Twangiza (Barbados) Limited and Namoya (Barbados) Limited; and

Indebtedness (including in respect of any discretionary derivative or hedging arrangements) of one or more Banro Group Entities not permitted by the preceding paragraphs, the outstanding principal amount (which shall include capitalized interest characterized as “principal”) (or net liability of the PSA Entities with respect to any discretionary derivative or hedging arrangements) of which does not exceed in the aggregate at any time 7% of the total consolidated assets of Banro and the Banro Group Entities.

prior to the termination of the Note Indenture, those Encumbrances that constitute Priority Liens (as defined in the Note Indenture) ranking pari passu with the Aggregate Secured Amount;

following the termination of the Note Indenture, those Encumbrances listed in (ii) (A) to (H) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”.

is named, identified, described on or included on any of:

the lists maintained by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada with respect to terrorism financing;

the Denied Persons List, the Entity List or the Unverified List, compiled by the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce;

the List of Statutorily Debarred Parties compiled by the U.S. Department of State;

the Specially Designated Nationals Blocked Persons List compiled by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; or

the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, U.S. Executive Order No. 13324;

is subject to trade restrictions under United States law, including, but not limited to:

the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.; or

the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.; or any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, including the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56; or

is a person or entity who is an Affiliate of a person or entity listed above.

Certain Rules of Interpretation

The terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “the Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof.

References to an “Article”, “Section” or “Schedule” followed by a number or letter refer to the specified Article or Section of or Schedule to this Agreement.

Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

Where the word “including” or “includes” is used in this Agreement, it means “including without limitation” or “includes without limitation”.

A person (first person) is considered to control another person (second person) if:

the first person beneficially owns or directly or indirectly exercises control or direction over securities of the second person carrying votes which, if exercised, would entitle the first person to elect a majority of the directors of the second person, unless that first person holds the voting securities only to secure an obligation;

the first person directly or indirectly exercises control or direction over the majority of the directors or has the ability to control the management and policies of the second person;

the second person is a partnership, other than a limited partnership, and the first person holds more than 50% of the interests of the partnership; or

the second person is a limited partnership and the general partner of the limited partnership is the first person or the control person or the general partner,

The language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.

Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders.

Unless otherwise stated, all accounting terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings attributable thereto under generally accepted accounting principles applicable to such entity at the relevant time, in effect from time to time (which may be International Financial Reporting Standards), consistently applied, and all determinations of an accounting nature required to be made shall be made in a manner consistent with such applicable generally accepted accounting principles.

A reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to and rules promulgated under such statute and, unless otherwise specified, any reference to a statute or regulation includes the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation from time to time.

Time is of the essence in the performance of the Parties’ respective obligations under this Agreement.

In this Agreement a period of days shall be deemed to begin on the first day after the event which began the period and to end at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the last day of the period. If, however, the last day of the period does not fall on a Business Day, the period shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the next Business Day.

Unless specified otherwise in this Agreement, all statements or references to dollar amounts in this Agreement are to United States of America dollars.

The following schedules are attached to and form part of this Agreement:

Original Agreement

Purchase and Sale of Payable Gold

Subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Seller hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Seller, the Payable Gold, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in exchange for the Prepayment Amount.

As further provided in Section 4.3(b) Payable Gold shall not be reduced for, and the Purchaser shall not be responsible for, any refining charges, treatment charges, penalties, insurance charges, transportation charges, settlement charges, financing charges or price participation charges, or other similar charges or deductions, regardless of whether such charges or deductions are expressed as a specific metal deduction, separate and apart from the recovery rate pursuant to the terms of any applicable processor agreement.

Delivery Obligations

During the Delivery Period, the Payable Gold shall be sold and delivered to the Purchaser on each Monthly Delivery Date in the Scheduled Monthly Quantities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser all Payable Gold to be delivered under this Agreement by way of credit or allocation to the metal account or accounts designated by the Purchaser from time to time, or physical delivery to such other location specified by the Purchaser from time to time on 15 Business Days’ prior written notice or as otherwise consented to by the Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Delivery of the Payable Gold to the Purchaser shall be deemed to have been made at the time on the date the Payable Gold is credited or allocated or physically delivered, as applicable, to the designated metal account of the Purchaser (the “Time of Delivery”). Title to, and risk of loss of, the Payable Gold shall pass from the Seller to the Purchaser at the Time of Delivery. The Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser intends to engage a selling agent that will take delivery of the Payable Gold on behalf of the Purchaser for purposes of monetizing the Payable Gold. All costs and expenses pertaining to each delivery of the Payable Gold to the Purchaser, including such selling arrangements, shall be borne by the Seller so long as the Purchaser’s accounts are in customary locations in United Kingdom, Switzerland or South Africa.

The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, at each Time of Delivery (i) the Seller will be the legal and beneficial owner of the Payable Gold credited or physically allocated to the designated metal account of the Purchaser, (ii) the Seller will have good, valid and marketable title to such Payable Gold, and (iii) such Payable Gold will be free and clear of all Encumbrances.

The Seller shall not sell or deliver to the Purchaser, (for purposes of this Agreement and at any time during the term of this Agreement) any Refined Gold that has been directly or indirectly purchased on a commodity exchange, a commodity futures exchange or from another similar source. The Seller shall have the option to fulfill a gold delivery obligation hereunder by obtaining gold from other sources from time to time including from mining operations of Affiliates or physical gold purchases from a refiner for delivery to the Purchaser, at its sole discretion. The Parties acknowledge that the Seller shall not be obliged to sell or deliver to the Purchaser the Refined Gold physically resulting from Produced Gold.

Prepayment

In connection with the respective promises and covenants contained herein, including the sale and delivery by the Seller to the Purchaser of the Payable Gold, the Purchaser paid the Tranche 2 Prepayment Amount and hereby agrees to pay the Tranche 3 Prepayment Amount in cash against, and as a prepayment of the purchase price for the Payable Gold, subject to the conditions set out in Sections 3.2 and 3.3.

No interest will be payable by the Seller on or in respect of the Prepayment Amount except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Purchaser will not be entitled to demand repayment of the Prepayment Amount except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement.

Use of Prepayment Amount

Conditions Precedent in Favour of the Purchaser

Banro and the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of status, good standing or compliance (or equivalent) for each PSA Entity and the Twangiza Holdcos, issued by the relevant Governmental Authority dated no earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

Each of Banro and the Seller shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a senior officer of each in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, dated as of the Closing Date, as to the constating documents of each; the resolutions of the board of directors of each authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; the names, positions and true signatures of the persons authorized to sign this Agreement; and such other matters pertaining to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Purchaser may reasonably require, similar certificates in respect of which each PSA Entity previously delivered on April 30, 2015;

Banro and the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser a favourable opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, dated as of the Closing Date, from external legal counsel to Banro, the Seller, the Twangiza Holdcos and the PSA Entities as to (i) the legal status of each, (ii) the corporate power and authority of each to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the Security Agreements to which it is a party, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Security Agreements to which it is a party and the enforceability of this Agreement and the Security Agreements against each, (iv) that this Agreement and the Security Agreements, and the performance by Banro and the Seller of the obligations hereunder or thereunder, do not conflict with, violate, result in a breach of, or constitute a default or an event creating rights of acceleration, termination, modification or cancellation or a loss of rights under (with or without the giving notice or lapse of time or both), the Note Indenture, the Collateral Trust Agreement, or any of the Collateral Documents (as defined in the Note Indenture) governed by Ontario law, (v) the outstanding share capital of the Seller and the Twangiza Holdcos, (vi) the Seller being qualified and licensed to conduct operations as contemplated by the Operating Plan; and (vii) there being no Encumbrances registered against the Seller since April 30, 2015;

each PSA Entity shall have certified that, as of the Closing Date (i) all of the representations and warranties made by each pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct on and as of such date, and (ii) no Banro Event of Default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Banro Event of Default) has occurred and is continuing under this Agreement or any Security Agreement to which it is a party;

Banro and the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser a legal opinion addressed to the Purchaser from external counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, with respect to title to the Properties dated as of the Closing Date, which opinion was previously delivered on April 30, 2015;

Banro and the Seller shall have certified that, as of the Closing Date, no Approvals of any Governmental Authority are required to operate the Project Assets substantially in accordance with the Operation Plan, except

as have already been obtained and received by the Seller and continue to be in place without challenge or appeal, to the extent reasonably considered necessary or appropriate, or

as are reasonably expected to be obtained by the time they are necessary,

each PSA Entity shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a senior officer confirming:

compliance with Applicable Laws in respect of the Project Assets (including that each PSA Entity is in compliance with all terms of, and has made all necessary expenditures and investments required to maintain in good standing, its mineral claims, mineral leases, mineral and exploration licenses and other mining rights) dated no earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date; and

that no event, occurrence, change or effect shall have occurred that has or may have Material Adverse Effect;

Banro shall have amended the Note Indenture and the Collateral Trust Agreement and security agreements as required by the Purchaser to, among other things, characterize the Aggregate Secured Amount as a Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Note Indenture), require the trustee under such Collateral Trust Agreement and security agreements to transfer the Project Collateral only in accordance with the terms of the gold purchase and sale agreement among Banro, Namoya Mining S.A. and Namoya GSA Holdings, and to preserve the collateral trust following termination of the Note Indenture, which amendments were previously completed prior to April 30, 2015;

each Banro Group Entity shall have executed and delivered, as security for the performance of their obligations to the Purchaser under this Agreement, the Security Agreements set out in Schedule C and such executed Security Agreements shall have been registered, filed or recorded in all offices, and all actions shall have been taken, that may be prudent or necessary to preserve, protect or perfect the security interest of the Purchaser, under such Security Agreements, which Security Agreements were previously delivered on or prior to April 30, 2015;

Banro and the Seller shall execute and deliver an agreement or amended agreement with the Purchaser and Auramet International LLC ("Auramet"), creating an account in favour of the Purchaser and setting out the terms by which Auramet will assist the Purchaser in monetizing deliveries of Payable Gold;

in accordance with Applicable law, Banro shall cause each of [names of individuals redacted] and each other equity holder of any Banro Group Entity that is an individual, but is not either an employee of Banro’s counsel in Democratic Republic of Congo or an employee of Banro to transfer for no or nominal consideration their ownership of any such equity securities to one or more current employees of Banro’s counsel in Democratic Republic of Congo or current employees of Banro, which transfers were previously completed prior to April 30, 2015;

the Seller paid all Reimbursable Expenses of the Purchaser payable as at the Closing Date; and

Banro and the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date a certificate of insurance coverage or other evidence of acceptable insurance coverage.

Conditions Precedent in Favour of the Seller

the Purchaser shall have delivered to the Seller a certificate of status, good standing or compliance (or equivalent) for the Purchaser, issued by the relevant Governmental Authority;

the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to Banro and the Seller a certificate of a senior officer of the Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to Banro and the Seller, acting reasonably, as to the constating documents of the Purchaser; the resolutions of the sole director of the Purchaser, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; the names, positions and true signatures of the persons authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser; and such other matters pertaining to the transactions contemplated hereby as Banro and the Seller may reasonably require;

the Purchaser shall have delivered to Banro and the Seller a favourable opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to Banro and the Seller, acting reasonably, from external legal counsel to the Purchaser as to (i) the legal status of the Purchaser, (ii) the corporate power and authority of the Purchaser to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and

the Purchaser shall have certified to Banro and the Seller that, as of the Closing Date (i) all of the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date, and (ii) no Purchaser Event of Default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Purchaser Event of Default) has occurred and is continuing.

Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent

Each Party shall use all reasonable commercial efforts and take all reasonable action as may be necessary or advisable, to satisfy and fulfil all the conditions set forth in this Article 3 by the date provided or, if no date is provided, as promptly as reasonably practicable. The Parties shall co-operate in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as may be reasonably required in connection with the foregoing.

Each of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3 is for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser, and may be waived by the Purchaser in its sole discretion in whole or in part in writing. Each of the conditions set forth in Section 3.4 is for the exclusive benefit of Banro and the Seller, and may be waived by Banro and the Seller in their sole discretion in whole or in part in writing.

Payments

Additional Gold Deliveries

zero; and

the product of:

the Scheduled Monthly Quantity delivered on the Monthly Delivery Date corresponding to such Additional Gold Delivery Date, and

an amount equal to:

the Minimum Gold Price

the Gold Price on the Business Day following the Monthly Delivery Date,

Taxes

All deliveries of Refined Gold and all payments and transfers of property of any kind made under this Agreement and related Security Agreements by the Seller or any of its Affiliates to the Purchaser shall be made without any deduction, withholding, charge or levy on account of any Taxes, all of which shall be for the sole account of the Seller. All Taxes, if any, as are required to be so deducted, withheld, charged or levied by the Seller or any of its Affiliates on any such delivery or payment, shall be paid by the Seller delivering or paying to the Purchaser or on their behalf, in addition to such delivery or payment, such additional delivery or payment as is necessary to ensure that the net amount received by the Purchaser (net of any such Taxes, including any Taxes required to be deducted, withheld, charged or levied on any such additional amount) equals the full amount that the Purchaser would have received had no such deduction, withholding, charge or levy been required.

If the Purchaser receives a refund of any Taxes with respect to which the Seller has paid additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.3(a) hereof, the Purchaser shall pay such amount to the Seller (but only to the extent of additional amounts paid by the Seller under Section 4.3(a) with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Purchaser and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Seller, upon the request of the Purchaser, shall repay the amount paid to the Seller (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Purchaser if the Purchaser is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.

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Annual Reporting

a forecast, substantially in the form of the Operating Plan, of the number of payable ounces of gold expected to be produced over the next calendar year on a month by month basis and over the remaining life of the mine on a year by year basis, including:

types, tonnes and gold grade of ore to be mined; and

types, tonnes and gold grade of ore to be stockpiled;

listing of the Operating Plan assumptions, including operating and capital expenditure assumptions, exchange rates and metal prices used for short term and long term planning purposes in developing the forecast referred to in Section 5.2(a);

a schedule of all indebtedness and Encumbrances of the Banro Group Entities at the preceding year end;

a statement setting out the actual tonnes and gold grade of ore stockpiled as of the start of the period covered by the Operating Plan; and

a statement setting out the gold reserves and resources (by category) for the Properties, all calculated in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and NI 43-101, and the assumptions used, including cut-off grade, metal prices and metal recoveries.

Notice of Amendments to Plans, Schedules, Project Costs and Other Matters

Audit

Inspections

Upon no less than ten (10) Business Days’ notice to Banro and the Seller and not more frequently than semi-annually and subject at all times to the workplace rules and supervision of the Seller, and provided any rights of access do not interfere with any exploration, development, mining or processing work conducted on the Properties, the Seller shall grant, or cause to be granted, to the Purchaser and its representatives and agents, at reasonable times and at the Purchaser’s sole risk and expense, the right to access the Properties and the facilities of the Twangiza Project, in each case to monitor the mining and processing operations on the Twangiza Project. Provided there has been no Banro Event of Default that is continuing, the Purchaser may avail itself of such right of access a maximum of twice per calendar year (including the mill in respect thereof), and for this purpose, invitations from Banro will not reduce the number of visits the Purchaser may request.

Upon no less than 15 Business Days’ notice to Banro and the Seller and not more frequently than annually (which limit will not include tours at the invitation of Banro), the Purchaser shall have the right to conduct an investors tour on the Twangiza Project; provided that such tours shall not unreasonably interfere with the Seller’s activities and operations at the Twangiza Project and provided that such tours shall not include any gold producer reasonably considered to be a competitor of Banro and the Seller. Such investor tours shall be at the sole risk and expense of the Purchaser and its invitees, and the Purchaser shall (a) comply and request that its invitees comply with the policies and procedures that the Seller applies to its own invitees; (b) give Banro and the Seller prompt notice of any injuries, property damage or environmental harm that may occur during such visit; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold Banro and the Seller harmless from any loss, liability, damage, claim or demand by reason of injury to the Purchaser or Banro and the Seller or any of their respective invitees, employees, officers, directors, agents, or representatives caused by the Purchaser’s exercise of its rights under this Section.

Conduct of Operations

Banro and the Seller will, and will cause all PSA Entities to, operate the Twangiza Project Assets on a commercial basis as though the Seller has a full economic interest in all the gold produced from the Properties. Banro and the Seller shall ensure that (i) all cut-off grade, short term mine planning and production decisions concerning the Twangiza Project shall be based on gold prices typical of normal industry practice and consistent with the practices of Banro and its Affiliates as at the date of this Agreement in connection with such decisions, and (ii) all longer term planning and resource and reserve calculations concerning the Twangiza Project shall use gold prices based on normal industry practice and consistent with the historical practices of Banro and its Affiliates in connection with such planning and calculations.

Subject to Section 6.1(a), all decisions regarding the Twangiza Project, including all decisions concerning the methods, extent, times, procedures and techniques of any (i) exploration, development and mining related to the Twangiza Project, including spending on capital expenditures, (ii) leaching, milling, processing or extraction, (iii) materials to be introduced on or to the Twangiza Project, and (iv) except as provided herein, the sale of gold and terms thereof, shall be made by the Seller, in its sole discretion.

Notwithstanding Section 6.1(b), Banro and the Seller agree that all mining operations and activities pertaining to or in respect of the Twangiza Project shall be performed in accordance with Applicable Laws, all applicable licences, permits and other authorizations and accepted mining, processing, engineering and environmental practices prevailing in the mining industry.

Preservation of Corporate Existence

Except as permitted in Section 6.2(b), each of Banro and the Seller shall, and Banro shall cause each of the PSA Entities to, at all times from and after the date hereof do and cause to be done all things necessary or advisable to maintain its corporate existence.

Subject to Section 7.3, each of Banro and the Seller shall not, and Banro shall cause each of the PSA Entities not to consolidate, amalgamate with, or merge with or into, or Transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, or reorganize, reincorporate or reconstitute into or as, another entity, or continue to any other jurisdiction unless at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, reorganization, reincorporation, reconstitution, Transfer, or continuance, the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes in favour of the Purchaser all the obligations of such Party under this Agreement and any Security Agreement to which it is a party.

Insurance

The Seller shall ensure that each shipment of gold is adequately insured in such amounts and with such coverage as is customary in the mining industry, until the time that risk of loss and damage for such gold is transferred to the processor.

Banro and the Seller shall insure the Twangiza Project in such amounts and with such coverage as is customary in the mining industry for the operation of the Twangiza Project. Banro and the Seller covenant and agree that in the event of any loss or damage that is insured prior to the end of the Delivery Period, the Seller shall at its option either (i) use all Net Proceeds of any insurance payment received by a Banro Group Entity to rebuild or repair all damaged facilities forming part of the Twangiza Project, or (ii) use the Purchaser’s share of the Net Proceeds of such insurance payment received by any Banro Group Entity within 30 days after receipt of such proceeds by such Banro Group Entity, to acquire Refined Gold in accordance with Section 2.2(d) and shall deliver to the Purchaser such amount of Refined Gold, the Purchaser’s share being calculated as the ratio of the net present value of Payable Gold not delivered to the Purchaser to the value of the Twangiza Project when measured by the same criterion which establishes the value of such Purchaser’s interest. A failure to agree on the foregoing proportion is arbitrable under Section 13.1.

Banro and the Seller shall, on or prior to the Closing Date and upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser at reasonable intervals no more than once per year, furnish to the Purchaser a certificate setting forth the nature and extent of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the PSA Entities in accordance with Section6.3(a). Banro and the Seller shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, provide the Purchaser with copies of all insurance policies as in effect from time to time relating to the Project Assets.

Banro and the Seller, acting reasonably, shall not at any time do or omit to do anything, or cause anything to be done or omitted to be done, whereby any insurance required to be effected hereunder would, or would be likely to, be rendered void or voidable or suspended, impaired or defeated in whole or in part.

Confidentiality

Each Party (a “Receiving Party”) agrees that it shall maintain as confidential and shall not disclose, and shall cause its Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, advisors, agents and representatives to maintain as confidential and not to disclose, the terms contained in this Agreement and all information (whether written, oral or in electronic format) received or reviewed by it as a result of or in connection with this Agreement, including any draft or final technical reports provided under Article 4 and the information received by it pursuant to the confidentiality agreement dated January 5, 2014 (“Confidential Information”), provided that a Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information in the following circumstances:

to its auditor, legal counsel, lenders, brokers, underwriters and investment bankers and to persons with which it is considering or intends to enter into a transaction for which such Confidential Information would be relevant (and to the legal counsel and advisors of any such entity), provided that such persons are advised of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information, undertake to maintain the confidentiality of it and are strictly limited in their use of the Confidential Information to those purposes necessary for such persons to perform the services for which they were, or are proposed to be, retained by the Receiving Party or to consider or effect the applicable transaction, as applicable;

subject to Sections 6.4(c) and 13.9, where that disclosure is necessary to comply with Applicable Laws or court order, provided that such disclosure is limited to only that Confidential Information so required to be disclosed and that the Receiving Party will have availed itself of the full benefits of any laws, rules, regulations or contractual rights as to disclosure on a confidential basis to which it may be entitled;

for the purposes of the preparation of any arbitration proceeding commenced under Section 13.1;

where such information is already widely known by the public other than by a breach of the confidentiality terms of this Agreement or is known by the Receiving Party prior to the entry into of this Agreement or obtained independently of this Agreement and the disclosure of such information would not breach any other confidentiality obligations;

with the consent of the disclosing Party; and

to those of its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents who need to have knowledge of the Confidential Information for purposes of the rights and obligations contemplated by this Agreement.

Each Party shall ensure that its and its Affiliates’ employees, directors, officers, representatives and agents and those persons listed in Section 6.4(a)(i) are made aware of this Section 6.4 and comply with the provisions of this Section 6.4. Each Party shall be liable to the other Party for any improper use or disclosure of such terms or information by such persons.

If in compliance with Applicable Laws, either Party is required to file this Agreement on SEDAR or ▇▇▇▇▇, such Party shall notify the other Party of such requirement within two Business Days of the date of this Agreement, and the Parties shall consult with each other with respect to any proposed redactions to the Agreement in compliance with Applicable Laws before it is filed on SEDAR or ▇▇▇▇▇. Neither Party shall file this Agreement on SEDAR or ▇▇▇▇▇ without reasonable prior consultation with the other Party, provided that such reasonable prior consultation shall not prohibit either Party from filing this Agreement on SEDAR or ▇▇▇▇▇ redacted only to the extent such Party considers it permitted pursuant to Applicable Laws.

The PSA Entities and the Purchaser will consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public disclosure in respect of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public disclosure before receiving the consent of the other Party. Nothing in this Section 6.4(d) prohibits any party from making a press release or other disclosure required by Applicable Laws or by the policies or rules of any stock exchange.

Adverse Impact to Payable Gold

Proper Practices

Expropriation

Banro Covenants

During the Delivery Period, Banro shall not (i) declare or pay any dividend on the common shares in the capital of Banro, or (ii) make any payments to directors or management of Banro not in the ordinary course of business, and shall not, and will cause the Banro Group Entities to not, pursue any construction of projects other than the Twangiza Project and the projects known as the Namoya Project, the Kamituga Project and the Lugushwa Project and will not pursue any exploration activities other than in connection with such projects and with respect to properties held by Banro Congo Mining S.A.

Banro shall guarantee that the Seller and all Banro Group Entities shall observe, satisfy, perform and pay all actions, covenants, indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of each to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any breach by Banro of its obligations under this Section would cause the Purchaser irreparable harm for which monetary damages alone would not be a sufficient remedy and that therefore the Purchaser may seek and obtain orders of specific performance, injunctions and other equitable remedies and remedies available under civil laws against Banro with respect thereto as a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator under Section 13.1 may see fit to grant with respect to any such breach and neither Banro, the Seller or any Banro Group Entity shall oppose or seek to deny any such remedies.

Owner of Project Assets

Prohibited Transfers and Changes of Control

Transfer, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the Project Assets or any right, title or interest therein; or

agree to, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or other transaction with any person that would cause, or otherwise allow or permit to exist, a Change of Control of any Banro Group Entity, including any subsidiary of the Seller or Banro to which the Project Assets have been Transferred in accordance with Section 7.3(c), holding Project Assets.

Permitted Transfers and Changes of Control

in the case of a direct or indirect Transfer of the Project Assets to a person that is not a PSA Entity:

the Seller or Banro shall have provided the Purchaser with at least 30 days prior written notice of the proposed Transfer;

all, but not less than all, of the Project Assets (other than leased personal property that is not material to the Project Assets that, by the terms of the lease, may not be transferred) are transferred to the same transferee;

the Seller and any other applicable Banro Group Entity transfers and assigns all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to the same transferee concurrently with any such Transfer, and such transferee assumes in favour of the Purchaser all of the Seller’s and, if applicable, the other Banro Group Entities’ obligations under this Agreement pursuant to an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably;

the transferee complies with the conditions set forth in Sections 3.3(a), (c), (e), (g) and (h) as such sections pertain to such transferee, including an opinion as to the title to the Properties;

the transferee, and its Affiliates in the case of Section 8.2(c), grant the same charges and security interests in, to and over the PSA Collateral, and enter into the same Security Agreements as those entered into pursuant to Section 8.2

there is no Banro Event of Default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Banro Event of Default) that has occurred and is continuing; and

the Purchaser confirms in writing that it does not reasonably expect such Transfer or Change of Control to have a Material Adverse Effect (where, in the definition of “Material Adverse Effect”, the reference to “PSA Entity” shall instead refer to “transferee entity” for the purposes of this Section 7.3(a)(vii));

in the case of a Change of Control of Banro, the Seller, the Twangiza Holdcos or any subsidiary of the Seller or Banro to which the Project Assets have been transferred in accordance with Section 7.3(c):

the Seller or Banro shall have provided the Purchaser with at least 30 days prior written notice of the proposed Change of Control;

(1) the transferee, if not itself controlled by another person; or (2) the Affiliate of the transferee that is not itself controlled by any other person:

assumes in favour of the Purchaser all of the obligations of Banro under this Agreement, such assumption to occur by an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably; and

complies with the conditions set forth in Sections 3.3(a), (c), (e), (g) and (h) as such sections pertain to such Affiliate or transferee;

in respect of such Change of Control:

there is a similar Change of Control of all of the subsidiaries of the Seller and such subsidiaries of Banro and the Seller to the same person; and

the person acquiring control of the Seller, its subsidiaries and such subsidiaries of Banro, and the Affiliates of such person, grants the same charges and security interests in and to the PSA Collateral contemplated by Section 8.2;

there is no Banro Event of Default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Banro Event of Default) that has occurred and is continuing; and

the Purchaser confirms in writing that it does not reasonably expect such Transfer or Change of Control to have a Material Adverse Effect (where, in the definition of “Material Adverse Effect”, the reference to “PSA Entity” shall instead refer to “transferee entity” for the purposes of this Section 7.3(b)(v));

in the case of a direct or indirect Transfer of the Project Assets to Banro or a subsidiary of Banro:

Banro provides a confirmation in favour of the Purchaser that its obligations under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect despite any such Transfer; and

if all, but not less than all, of the Project Assets (other than leased personal property that is not material to the Project Assets that, by the terms of the lease, may not be transferred) are Transferred to the same transferee, then the provisions of Sections 7.3(a)(i) through 7.3(a)(vii) are complied with mutatis mutandis; or

if less than all of the Project Assets are Transferred to one or more Banro Group Entities and/or one or more other directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries of Banro (provided that the maximum number of entities to which such Transfers will occur shall not exceed five (5)), then:

the provisions of Sections 7.3(a)(i), 7.3(a)(iv), 7.3(a)(v) and 7.3(a)(vi) are complied with mutatis mutandis; and

the Seller provides a confirmation in favour of the Purchaser that its obligations under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect despite any such Transfer;

in the case of a PSA Entity entering into a minority interest disposition, joint venture or other similar commercial arrangement with another person that is not a Banro Group Entity with respect to the Properties:

the Seller or Banro shall have provided the Purchaser with at least 30 days prior written notice of the proposed disposition, joint venture or other similar commercial arrangement;

Banro retains at least an indirect 50% undivided interest in the Properties;

a PSA Entity is at all times the operator of the Properties;

such other person agrees in a document, or documents, acceptable to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, with the PSA Entity, the Purchaser and any other such person to acknowledge the obligations of the Seller under this Agreement and the Security Agreements, including the granting to the Purchaser of all the security interests contemplated thereunder; provided that, if such other person acquires any legal right, title or interest in and to any of the Project Assets (including any registered or recorded title in and to the Properties), such person assumes on a joint and several basis with the Seller all of the obligations and duties under this Agreement and grants the same charges and security interests in, to and over the Project Assets to which it acquires any legal right, title or interest, and enters into the same Security Agreements entered into by the Seller and its subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.2;

all filings have been made and all other actions have been taken that are required in order for the Purchaser to continue at all times following such transaction to have the valid and perfected security interest contemplated by Section 8.2;

such other person complies with the conditions set forth in Sections 3.3(a), (c), (e), (g) and (h) as it pertains to such other person, including an opinion as to the title to the Properties if such other person acquires any registered or recorded and legal right, title or interest in and to any of the Properties;

there is no Banro Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Banro Event of Default); and

the Purchaser confirms in writing that it does not reasonably expect such minority interest disposition, joint venture or other similar commercial arrangement to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

the Purchaser provides its prior written consent.

Financings and Encumbrances

During the Delivery Period, except for Permitted Indebtedness, no PSA Entity shall incur or enter into any Indebtedness.

Except as provided in this Article 8, no PSA Entity shall grant or allow to exist an Encumbrance, other than the Permitted Encumbrances, in respect of, all or any of the PSA Collateral, in favour of any other person.

Security

The Seller shall: (i) execute and deliver a guarantee in favour of the Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, guaranteeing the performance, when due, of all PSA Obligations; and (ii) grant, as security for the payment and performance, when due, of all PSA Obligations, to and in favour of the Purchaser first ranking charges and security interests (subject only to the Prior Ranking Permitted Encumbrances) in, to and over Project Collateral (other than the Properties and Processing Plant), pursuant to one or more agreements (the “Seller Security Agreements”) executed by each to and in favour of the Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, the charged amount of such charges and security interests being (i) with respect to the Tranche 2 Payable Gold, initially the Tranche 2 Prepayment Amount, such amount to reduce rateably upon delivery of the applicable Scheduled Monthly Quantity (the “Secured Amount”), and (ii) with respect to the Tranche 3 Payable Gold, initially the Tranche 3 Prepayment Amount, such amount to reduce rateably upon delivery of the applicable Scheduled Monthly Quantity (the “Additional Tranche 3 Secured Amount”).

Banro shall cause the Guarantors and each Banro Group Entity (other than the Seller) having a direct or indirect interest in and to, now or in the future, the Project Assets: (i) to execute and deliver a guarantee in favour of the Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, guaranteeing the payment and performance, when due, of all PSA Obligations; and (ii) grant, as security for its obligations under such guarantee to and in favour of the Purchaser, first ranking charges and security interests up to the Aggregate Secured Amount (subject only to the Prior Ranking Permitted Encumbrances) in, to and over all present and after acquired property, and in each case including all proceeds thereof (the “Group Collateral”), all pursuant to one or more agreements (collectively, the “Group Security Agreements”), in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably.

Banro and the Seller shall cause the Banro Group Entities to execute and deliver a written assignment, subordination and postponement of claims (the “Assignment, Subordination and Postponement of Claims”), in favour of and in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, that subordinates and postpones the enforcement of any such debts, liabilities and obligations and the realization of any charges or security interests to secure such claims to the Security Agreements and, from and after a Banro Event of Default, or any event or circumstance which, with notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a Banro Event of Default, and until such Banro Event of Default is remedied, subordinates and postpones the payment of all such debt, liabilities and obligations (other than Permitted Distributions) to the payment in full of all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Banro Group Entities to the Purchaser.

If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, the Banro Group Entities shall not, for so long as a Banro Event of Default, or any event or circumstance which, with notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a Banro Event of Default, continues, make any Distribution other than a Permitted Distribution.

At the Purchaser’s request, Banro shall, and shall cause the Seller (and any other Banro Group Entity from which Produced Gold is sold) to provide in any Processing Agreement or selling agreement that the account with any third party in respect of any Refined Gold related to the Produced Gold will form part of the Project Collateral. For certainty, and at all times, the Seller shall not, and Banro shall ensure that the Seller does not, make any Distributions other than a Permitted Distribution from such account if a Banro Event of Default, or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a Banro Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, or if a Banro Event of Default would occur or arise immediately after, or as a result of, making a Distribution.

The PSA Entities shall cause all such further agreements, instruments and documents to be executed and delivered and all such further acts and things to be done as the Purchaser may from time to time reasonably require to obtain, perfect and maintain first ranking prior perfected charges and security interests in, to and over all of the PSA Collateral, subject only to Prior Ranking Permitted Encumbrances.

Banro and the Seller shall not, and shall cause each Banro Group Entity to not, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the PSA Security.

In addition to the foregoing, Banro, the Seller and each applicable Banro Group Entity that has provided security to one or more Lenders where such security also secures the PSA Obligations shall not seek any discharge of any such security except where the Purchaser has provided its prior written consent, in its sole discretion, with a view to ensuring that such security or any replacement security in favour of the Purchaser continues to secure the PSA Obligations and with no change in the priority thereof. The Seller shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the foregoing including in connection with the preparation and registration of all documentation in connection therewith that is required by the Purchaser.

Stockpiling

Representations and Warranties of Banro and the Seller

Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

Survival of Representations and Warranties

Knowledge

Banro Events of Default

the Seller fails to sell and deliver the Payable Gold to the Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement within three (3) Business Days after receipt of notice from the Purchaser notifying the Seller of such default;

other than as provided in Section 10.1(a), any PSA Entity is in breach or default of any terms or conditions, or any of its covenants or obligations, set forth in this Agreement or any Security Agreement in any material respect, which breach or default is not remedied within a period of 30 days following delivery by the Purchaser to the PSA Entities of written notice of such breach or default, or such longer period of time as the Purchaser may determine in its sole discretion;

any of the representations or warranties given by Banro and the Seller is inaccurate in any material respect as of the date given, and such inaccuracy is not remedied within a period of 30 days following delivery by the Purchaser to Banro and the Seller of written notice of such inaccuracy, or such longer period of time as the Purchaser may determine in its sole discretion;

in respect of Indebtedness, any (i) failure by any Banro Group Entity to pay such Indebtedness at the stated maturity thereof or as a result of which, the holder of such Indebtedness has declared the principal thereof to be due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof, or any event shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period (if any) specified in any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness of any Banro Group Entity, the effect of which is to permit the holder of such Indebtedness to declare the principal amount thereof to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity and in respect of which such holder has so declared the principal amount to be payable; or (ii) failure by any Banro Group Entity to perform or observe any covenant or agreement to be performed or observed by it contained in any other agreement or in any instrument evidencing any of such Indebtedness, the effect of which is to permit the holder of such Indebtedness to declare the principal amount thereof to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity and in respect of which the holder has so declared the principal amount to be payable or has sought to enforce a guarantee in respect thereof;

upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event affecting either Banro or the Seller; or

except as otherwise contemplated herein, the PSA Security does not constitute a first ranking Encumbrance over the PSA Collateral, subject only to the Prior Ranking Permitted Encumbrances, and does not become a first ranking charge within 20 days of receipt of notice from the Purchaser notifying the PSA Entities of such default.

Remedies

If a Banro Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Purchaser shall have the right, upon written notice to Banro and the Seller at its option and in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedies available at law or equity, to take any or all of the following actions:

demand all amounts and deliveries owing by the Seller to the Purchaser;

terminate this Agreement by written notice to Banro and the Seller and, without limiting Section 10.2(a)(i), demand all losses suffered or incurred as a result of the occurrence of such Banro Event of Default and termination, including a net present value calculation of the Payable Gold that would have been delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder, but for the occurrence of such Banro Event of Default. Upon demand from the Purchaser, the Seller shall promptly pay all such amounts to the Purchaser; and

enforce the PSA Security.

The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that: (i) the Purchaser will be damaged by a Banro Event of Default; (ii) it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix the actual damages resulting from a Banro Event of Default; (iii) any sums payable in accordance with Section 10.2(a) with respect to a Banro Event of Default are in the nature of liquidated damages, not a penalty, and are fair and reasonable; and (iv) the amount payable in accordance with Section 10.2(a) or with respect to a Banro Event of Default represents a reasonable estimate of fair compensation for the losses that may reasonably be anticipated from such Banro Event of Default in full and final satisfaction of all amounts owed in respect of such Banro Event of Default.

For greater certainty, if the Purchaser does not exercise its right under Section 10.2(a)(ii), the obligations of Banro and the Seller or any successors shall continue in full force and effect.

Purchaser Events of Default

the Purchaser is in breach or default of any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement in any material respect, and such breach or default is not remedied within a period of 30 days following delivery by the Seller to the Purchaser of written notice of such breach or default, or such longer period of time as the Seller may determine in its sole discretion; or

any of the representations or warranties given by the Purchaser is inaccurate in any material respect as of the date given, and such inaccuracy is not remedied within a period of 30 days following delivery by the Seller to the Purchaser of written notice of such inaccuracy, or such longer period of time as the Seller may determine in its sole discretion.

Remedies

Termination Entitlement

Disputes and Arbitration

Further Assurances

Reimbursement of Expenses

The Seller and Banro shall pay to the Purchaser all reasonable costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement and the other related transactions, including:

the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and delivery, both prior and subsequent to the Closing Date, of this Agreement and the Security Agreements;

the fees and expenses of engineering, environmental, insurance consulting and other expert or professional services retained by the Purchaser and any on-site inspections by the Purchaser or its representatives;

the commissions, fees and expenses of any selling agent engaged to monetize the Payable Gold;

advice of counsel with respect to the this Agreement, the Security Agreements or any transaction contemplated thereunder;

the enforcement of this Agreement or any Security Agreement or the enforcement or preservation of rights thereunder or the bringing of any action, suit or proceeding with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any Security Agreement or any such right or seeking any remedy which may be available to the Purchaser at law or in equity;

the maintenance of the registration, filing and the perfection of the Security Agreements and the Encumbrances thereof;

any amendments, waivers or consents requested by the Seller pursuant to the provisions hereof or any other Security Agreement;

the incorporation and organization of the Purchaser, as well as the initial issuances of notes or other investment instruments required to capitalize the Purchaser with the Prepayment Amount; and

the ongoing fees and expenses in connection with the administration of the Purchaser, including fees and expenses related to fiscal and collateral agents, valuation tax reporting and audit.

The obligations of the Seller under this Section 13.3 shall survive the payment and performance of the Seller’s obligations hereunder and the termination of this Agreement.

Termination; Survival

No Joint Venture

No Royalty

Governing Law

Notices

If to either Banro or the Seller, to:

If to the Purchaser, to:

Press Releases

Amendments

Beneficiaries

Entire Agreement

Priority Debt Sharing Confirmation

Waivers

Severability

Assignment

This Agreement shall enure for the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

The Purchaser shall be entitled at any time and from time to time to Transfer any, or all, of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the Seller or Banro and, in connection therewith may transfer a participating or other interest in this Agreement.

Except as provided in Section 7.3, none of the PSA Entities shall assign, in whole or in part, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or the Security Agreements without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. In no event shall any rights or obligations under this Agreement or the Security Agreements be assigned by the PSA Entities other than together with a transfer of the Project to the same assignee.

This Agreement may not be assigned in whole or in part to any Restricted Person.

Counterparts

it is a company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is up to date in respect of all filings required by law to maintain its existence, and it is qualified or licensed to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the nature and location of its assets requires such qualification or licensing except where such failure to be qualified or licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

all requisite corporate acts and proceedings have been done and taken by it, including obtaining all requisite board of directors’ approvals, with respect to entering into this Agreement and the Security Agreements to which it is a party and performing its obligations hereunder and thereunder;

it has the requisite corporate power, capacity and authority to own and lease its assets and carry on its business and to enter into this Agreement and the Security Agreements to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder;

this Agreement and the Security Agreements to which it is a party and the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not and will not, (i) conflict with, violate, result in a breach of, or constitute a default or an event creating rights of acceleration, termination, modification or cancellation or a loss of rights under (with or without the giving notice or lapse of time or both), any written or oral contract, agreement, license, concession, indenture, mortgage, debenture, bond, note or other instrument to which it is a party, subject or otherwise bound (including with respect to its assets), in each case other than such a conflict, violation, breach, default or event that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) conflict with or violate its constating or constitutive documents, (iii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Laws, or (iv) except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Security Agreements, result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its assets or properties;

the issued capital of the Seller consists of 1,000,000 shares, all of which are outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Seller and are beneficially owned as to 100% by Twangiza (Barbados) Limited;

the authorized share capital of Twangiza (Barbados) Limited consists of an unlimited number of common shares and 25,000 preferred shares, of which, as of the date hereof, (i) only 1,200,000 common shares are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of Twangiza (Barbados) Limited and are legally and beneficially owned by Banro Group (Barbados) Limited (as to 1,000,100 common shares) and Banro (as to 199,900 common shares), and (ii) only 21,533.48 preferred shares are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of Twangiza (Barbados) Limited and are legally and beneficially owned as to 100% by investment funds managed by Gramercy Funds Management LLC;

the authorized share capital of Banro Group (Barbados) Limited consists of an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, of which, as of the date hereof, (i) only 5,000,100 common shares are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of Banro Group (Barbados) Limited and are legally and beneficially owned as to 100% by Banro, and (ii) only 1,200,000 preferred shares are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of Banro Group (Barbados) Limited and are legally and beneficially owned as to 100% by BlackRock World Mining Trust plc;

other than the consents listed in Section 3.3 and the subordination provisions of the Security Agreements being satisfactory to the Purchaser, no notices, filings or Approvals are required to be made or obtained by it in connection with the execution and delivery or the performance by it of this Agreement or the Security Agreements to which it is a party or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby other than those Approvals that are not necessary on the date this representation and warranty is given and are expected to be obtained in the ordinary course of business by the time they are necessary and such Approvals the failure of which to have or obtain, will not have a Material Adverse Effect;

each of this Agreement and the Security Agreements to which it is a party has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforcement may be affected by Applicable Laws relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and creditors’ rights and by the availability of injunctive relief, specific performance and other equitable remedies;

it has not suffered an Insolvency Event and it is not now aware of any circumstance which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event with respect to it, and it will not suffer any Insolvency Event in connection with the execution and delivery or the performance by it of this Agreement or the Security Agreements to which it is a party or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

except for Auramet International LLC (and its Affiliates), Resourcing for Africa Limited, Rawbank S.A. and the security interests permitted under the Note Indenture, no person has any agreement, option or right of first refusal to acquire, or right, title or interest in or to, or right capable of becoming an agreement, option or right of first refusal to acquire, or right, title or interest in or to, the Twangiza Project, the Properties, the Project Assets or the gold produced from the Properties;

it has paid when due and payable all mining patents, fees, Taxes or other amounts required to maintain in good standing and renew, as applicable, all mining claims, rights, concessions and interests necessary for the operation of the Twangiza Project, the Properties and all other properties of the Banro Group Entities (and will deliver to the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date a schedule of renewal dates related thereto), and all other actions and all other obligations as are required to maintain the Twangiza Project, the Properties and all other properties of the Banro Group Entities have been taken and complied with in all material respects;

it has obtained or been issued all material Approvals (including environmental approvals and surface and access rights) necessary for the operation of the Twangiza Project, the Properties and all other properties of the Banro Group Entities, other than those that are not necessary on the date this representation and warranty is given and are expected to be obtained in the ordinary course of business by the time they are necessary, where the failure to have or obtain such Approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there are no facts or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to adversely affect the issuance or obtaining of any such material Approvals;

the mineral claims referred to in Schedule A and the mining convention with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo constitute all of the rights that comprise its interest in the Properties as of the date of this Agreement and it is the registered, recorded and/or beneficial owner, as applicable, of the interest in and to the Properties set forth in Schedule A, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Prior Ranking Permitted Encumbrances or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the security interest of the Purchaser under any Security Agreement or other security document, and the Properties constitute all of the real property, mining rights, tenement, concessions and other interests, whether created privately or through the actions of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction that comprise the interest of Banro and the Seller in the Twangiza Project, the Properties and the Project Assets;

to its knowledge, its right, title and interest in and to the Properties is not subject to any adverse claim, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the security interest of the Purchaser under any Security Agreement or other security document;

the map included in Schedule A depicts the location of the Twangiza Project with reasonable accuracy;

subject only to the rights of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, no person is entitled to or has been granted any royalty or other payment in the nature of rent or royalty on any Produced Gold;

it has not received any notice of any expropriation proceeding or decision to expropriate all or any part of the Twangiza Project, and to its knowledge there is no expropriation proceeding pending or threatened against or affecting all or any part of the Twangiza Project or of any discussions or negotiations which could reasonably be expected to lead to any such expropriation proceeding;

it and each other Banro Group Entity and the conditions on and relating to the Twangiza Project, the Properties and the Project Assets and all other properties of the Banro Group Entities respecting all past and current operations conducted thereon by it are and have been in material compliance with Applicable Laws (including, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) and the

Bribery Act (United Kingdom)). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Banro Group Entity is in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there are no actions, suits, claims, notices of violation, hearings, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against or affecting any Banro Group Entity with respect to the ownership, use, maintenance and operation of any of the Twangiza Project, the Properties and the Project Assets relating to any applicable Environmental Laws, where any adverse determination with respect thereto or liability imposed therein could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and such adverse determination is reasonably anticipated;

there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or claim affecting or pertaining to the Twangiza Project or any part thereof and, to its knowledge, no such action, suit, proceeding, investigation or claim is threatened or outstanding;

neither it nor the Twangiza Project is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree that has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

it enters into and performs this Agreement on its own account and not as trustee or a nominee of any other person;

except for Encumbrances permitted under the Note Indenture, it has not granted, nor agreed to grant, an Encumbrance (secured or unsecured) affecting the PSA Collateral, or any part thereof, to any person other than to the Purchaser;

as of the date of execution of this Agreement, Banro has duly filed all material documents and information required to be filed by it under applicable securities legislation of the provinces and territories of Canada, or any rules, regulations or published policies promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Laws”) or with the Toronto Stock Exchange (all such documents filed prior to the date of execution of this Agreement, the “Public Disclosure Documents”) since January 1, 2013. As of the effective date of such Public Disclosure Documents, to its knowledge, none of the Public Disclosure Documents contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, it being acknowledged that if there is any inconsistency between two or more documents comprising the Public Disclosure Documents regard shall be had to the last filed document. All of the Public Disclosure Documents, as of their respective effective dates (and as of the effective dates of any amendments thereto), complied as to both form and content in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Securities Laws or were amended on a timely basis to correct deficiencies identified by securities commissions or similar securities regulatory authorities. Banro has not filed any confidential material change report with any securities regulatory authority that at the date of execution of this Agreement remains confidential. There is no material adverse change concerning Banro which has not been disclosed in the Public Disclosure Documents filed on or before the date of execution of this Agreement;

all annual and interim consolidated financial statements of Banro filed on SEDAR since January 1, 2013 are complete and correct and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Banro Group Entities as at the times and for the periods covered by such statements, in each case in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and any absence of notes. All financial projections and forecasts delivered to the Purchaser represent Banro’s reasonable estimates and assumptions as to future performance, which Banro believes to be fair and reasonable as of the time made in the light of current and reasonably foreseeable business conditions;

no event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) has contravened, conflicted with or resulted in, or may contravene, conflict with or result in, a violation or breach of, or give any it or any other person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any contract, lease, license, concession, Approval, agreement, indenture, mortgage, debenture, note, instrument, or Order to which it is a party or by which it or its properties and assets may be bound, and, to its knowledge, each other person that is party thereto is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and requirements thereof, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

the corporate structure of Banro included in Banro’s annual filing dated April 6, 2015 sets forth, in all material respects, the relationship between Banro and its material subsidiaries and the percentage of voting securities of such subsidiaries beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by Banro. The Seller has no subsidiaries or any other equity interest in any person. No Banro Group Entity is engaged in any joint purchasing arrangement, joint venture, partnership or other joint enterprise with any other person with respect to the Properties or the Twangiza Project;

no Banro Group Entity has any material liabilities or obligations of any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, known or unknown, fixed, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, that are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements referred to in the first sentence of paragraph (y) above or in the notes thereto, other than (i) liabilities or obligations arising in the ordinary course of business since June 30, 2015 or publicly announced by Banro, or obligations to Auramet International LLC pursuant to the gold sale arrangements with Auramet International LLC;

(i) each Banro Group Entity has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all national, federal, state, provincial, other applicable jurisdictional and material local tax returns that were required to be filed by or with respect to it pursuant to Applicable Laws, (ii) all tax returns filed by such Banro Group Entity are complete and correct and comply with Applicable Laws in all material respects, (iii) each Banro Group Entity has paid, or made provisions for the payment of, all material Taxes that have been or could have become due for all periods covered by any tax return or otherwise, (iv) each Banro Group Entity has withheld or collected and paid to the proper Governmental Authority or other person all material Taxes required to be withheld, collected or paid by it, (v) no claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where any Banro Group Entity does not file tax returns that such Banro Group Entity is or could be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, (vi) to its knowledge, no tax return of any Banro Group Entity is under audit by any Governmental Body, and (vii) no proceedings are pending or, to its knowledge and the knowledge of each Banro Group Entity, threatened by or before any Governmental Body with respect to material Taxes of any Banro Group Entity;

its properties, assets and operations are insured with reputable insurance companies (not Affiliates of any Banro Group Entity), in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as is customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the localities where the applicable Banro Group Entity operates;

the chief executive office and principal place of business of it is as disclosed in writing by Banro to the Purchaser, and the material books and records of it are located at its chief executive office, and the only other offices and/or locations where it keeps the collateral as may be set forth in the Security Agreements (except for inventory which is in transit) or conducts any of its business is as disclosed in writing by Banro to the Purchaser;

there is no strike, lock-out or other work stoppage or labour dispute occurring or, to its knowledge, threatened that would have a Material Adverse Effect;

except as disclosed in writing by Banro to the Purchaser, no Banro Group Entity or any of its Affiliates sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or at any time during the last six years has sponsored, maintained or contributed to (or been obligated to sponsor, maintain or contribute to) any Employee Benefit Plan (as defined below) that is (or was) subject to the laws of the United States of America. Each Employee Benefit Plan mandated by a Governmental Authority (other than the United States of America or a constituent state thereof) or subject to the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America (“Foreign Company Plan”) that is intended to qualify for special tax treatment meets all of the requirements for such treatment and has obtained all necessary approvals of all relevant Governmental Authorities. No Foreign Company Plan has any unfunded liabilities, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, that have not been fully accrued on Banro’s financial statements or that will not be fully offset by insurance. All Foreign Company Plans are registered where required by, and are in good standing under, all Applicable Laws. For purposes of this paragraph, “Employee Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement sponsored, maintained or contributed to by a Banro Group Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or with respect to which the Seller, any Banro Group Entity or any of their respective Affiliates has any liability or obligation;

it and each other Banro Group Entity owns, licenses or otherwise has the right to use all material licenses, Approvals, patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, copyright applications, franchises, authorizations and other intellectual property rights that are necessary for the operation of its business, without infringement upon or conflict with the rights of any other person with respect thereto. No slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Banro Group Entity infringes upon or conflicts with any rights owned by any other person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to its knowledge, threatened;

the most recent estimated measured, indicated and inferred mineral resources and proven and probable mineral reserves, if any, and technical reports disclosed in the Public Disclosure Documents pertaining to the Twangiza Project, the Properties, the Project Assets and all other properties of the Banro Group Entities have been prepared and disclosed in accordance with accepted mining industry practices and in accordance with the requirements prescribed by NI 43-101 and the companion policy thereto (as in effect on the date of publication of the relevant report or information); it has no knowledge that the mineral resources or mineral reserves (or any other material aspect of any technical reports) as disclosed in the Public Disclosure Documents are inaccurate in any material respect; there are no outstanding unresolved comments of any securities commission or other securities regulatory authority in each province and territory of Canada in which Banro is a reporting issuer in respect of the NI 43-101 technical disclosure made in Public Disclosure Documents; and, to its knowledge, there has been no material reduction in the aggregate amount of estimated mineral resources and reserves, if any, of the Banro Group Entities, from the amounts last disclosed in the Public Disclosure Documents;

neither it nor any other Banro Group Entity has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fee, commission, finders’ fee or any other similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that could give rise to any claim against the Purchaser for brokerage fees, commissions, finders’ fees or any other similar payments; and

all materials and information made available to the Purchaser prior to the date of this Agreement have been prepared in good faith and are true and correct in all material respects as at the date of such material and such materials do not omit any material information reasonably necessary to make all such material not misleading.

it is an exempted company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Cayman Islands and is up to date in respect of all filings required by law;

all requisite corporate acts and proceedings have been done and taken by it, including obtaining all requisite board of directors’ approvals, with respect to entering into this Agreement and performing its obligations hereunder thereunder;

it has the requisite corporate power, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

this Agreement and the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations hereunder do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a default under any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument to which it is a party or which is binding on its assets, (ii) conflict with its constating or constitutive documents, or (iii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Laws, in each case other than a conflict, default or violation that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;

no Approvals are required to be obtained by it in connection with the execution and delivery or the performance by it of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby;

this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;

it has not suffered an Insolvency Event and it is not now aware of any circumstance which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event with respect to it; and

it enters into and performs this Agreement on its own account and not as trustee or a nominee of any other person.

Initiation of Arbitration Proceedings

If either Party wishes to have any matter under this Agreement arbitrated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, it shall give notice to the other Party specifying particulars of the matter or matters in dispute and proposing the name of the person it wishes to be the single arbitrator. Within five days after receipt of such notice, the other Party shall give notice to the first Party advising whether such Party accepts the arbitrator proposed by the first Party. If such notice is not given within such five day period, the other Party shall be deemed to have accepted the arbitrator proposed by the first Party. If the Parties do not agree upon a single arbitrator within such five day period such arbitrator shall be chosen by ADR ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc., Toronto, Ontario at the written request of either Party.

The individual selected as Arbitrator shall be qualified by education and experience to decide the matter in dispute. The Arbitrator shall be at arm’s length from both Parties and shall not be a member of the audit or legal firm or firms who advise either Party or a person who is otherwise regularly retained by either of the Parties.

The costs charged by the Arbitrator selected shall be shared equally by the parties to the Arbitration on an interim basis subject to a final allocation of the costs of the Arbitration by the Arbitrator.

Submission of Written Statements

Within 15 days of the receipt of the statement of claim, the Respondent shall send the Claimant a statement of defence stating in sufficient detail which of the facts and contentions of law in the statement of claim it admits or denies, on what grounds, and on what other facts and contentions of law it relies.

Within ten days of receipt of the statement of defence, the Claimant may send the Respondent a statement of reply.

All statements of claim, defence and reply shall be accompanied by copies (or, if they are especially voluminous, lists) of all essential documents on which the Party concerned relies and which have not previously been submitted by any Party, and (where practicable) by any relevant samples.

After submission of all the statements, the Arbitrator will give directions for the further conduct of the arbitration including, but not limited to, the scope of production of documents, the number of fact and expert witnesses to participate in the arbitration, the manner in which written or oral evidence and argument will be presented at the hearing and the length of the arbitration hearing.

Meetings and Hearings

The arbitration shall take place in Toronto, Ontario or in such other place as the Claimant and the Respondent shall agree upon in writing. The arbitration shall be conducted in English unless otherwise agreed by such Parties and the Arbitrator. Subject to any adjournments which the Arbitrator allows, the final hearing will be continued on successive working days until it is concluded.

All meetings and hearings will be in private unless the Parties otherwise agree.

Any Party may be represented at any meetings or hearings by legal counsel.

The Decision

The Arbitrator will make a decision in writing and, unless the Parties otherwise agree, will set out reasons for decision in the decision.

The Arbitrator will send the decision to the Parties as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the final hearing, but in any event no later than 60 days thereafter, unless that time period is extended for a fixed period by the Arbitrator on written notice to each Party because of illness or other cause beyond the Arbitrator’s control.

The Arbitrator shall determine liability for costs and may apportion costs between the Parties. Costs include the fees of the Arbitrator, legal costs and other expenses reasonably incurred in relation to the Arbitration.

Jurisdiction and Powers of the Arbitrator

By submitting to arbitration under these Rules, the Parties shall be taken to have conferred on the Arbitrator the following jurisdiction and powers, to be exercised at the Arbitrator’s discretion subject only to these Rules and the relevant law with the object of ensuring the just, expeditious, economical and final determination of the dispute referred to arbitration.

Without limiting the jurisdiction of the Arbitrator at law, the Parties agree that the Arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to:

determine any question of law arising in the arbitration;

determine any question as to the Arbitrator’s jurisdiction;

determine any question of good faith, dishonesty or fraud arising in the dispute;

order any Party to furnish further details of that Party’s case, in fact or in law;

proceed in the arbitration notwithstanding the failure or refusal of any Party to comply with these Rules or with the Arbitrator’s orders or directions, or to attend any meeting or hearing, but only after giving that Party written notice that the Arbitrator intends to do so;

receive and take into account such written or oral evidence tendered by the Parties as the Arbitrator determines is relevant, whether or not strictly admissible in law;

make one or more interim awards including any directions as to procedure to be followed on the arbitration;

hold meetings and hearings, and make a decision (including a final decision) in Toronto, Ontario or elsewhere with the concurrence of the Parties thereto;

order the Parties to produce to the Arbitrator, and to each other for inspection, and to supply copies of, any documents or other evidence or classes of documents in their possession or power which the Arbitrator determines to be relevant; and

make interim orders to secure all or part of any amount in dispute in the arbitration.

Confidentiality

The arbitration, including any settlement discussions between the parties related to the subject matter of the arbitration shall be conducted on a private and confidential basis and any and all information exchanged and disclosed during the course of the arbitration shall be used only for the purposes of the arbitration and any appeal therefrom pursuant to 4(d) above. Neither party shall communicate any information obtained or disclosed during the course of the arbitration to any third party except to those experts or consultants employed or retained by, or consulted about retention on behalf of, such party in connection with the arbitration and solely to the extent necessary for assisting in the arbitration, and only after such persons have agreed to be bound by these confidentiality conditions. In the event that disclosure of any information related to the arbitration is required to comply with Applicable Law or court order, the disclosing party shall promptly notify the other party of such disclosure, shall limit such disclosure limited to only that information so required to be disclosed and shall have availed itself of the full benefits of any laws, rules, regulations or contractual rights as to disclosure on a confidential basis to which it may be entitled.

The award of the Arbitrator and any reasons for the decision of the Arbitrator shall also be kept confidential except (i) as may reasonably be necessary to obtain enforcement thereof; (ii) for either party to comply with its disclosure obligations under Applicable Law; (iii) to permit the parties to exercise properly their rights under the Arbitration Rules; and (iv) to the extent that disclosure is required to allow the parties to consult with their professional advisors.