-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AG9oxs7FzjARUjCz8e5+semwcaP3fUEkql2bSclBaYoqkl3CTFjJx0ysU5UT+Gsj Ecg3gKqebALkQCksKVD0bQ== 0001144204-06-030551.txt : 20060801 0001144204-06-030551.hdr.sgml : 20060801 20060801162441 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-06-030551 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060727 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060801 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060801 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: True North Energy CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001292521 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL PRINTING [2750] IRS NUMBER: 980434820 FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51519 FILM NUMBER: 06994741 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 ALLEN CENTER STREET 2: 16TH FLOOR CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: (713) 353-3948 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 ALLEN CENTER STREET 2: 16TH FLOOR CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ameriprint International Ltd. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040602 8-K 1 v048593_8k.htm Unassociated Document


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 27, 2006

TRUE NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
 
000-51519
 
98-043482
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
     
Identification No.)
         
2 Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street
16th Floor, Houston, Texas
     
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
     
(Zip Code)
 
(713) 353-3948
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL AGREEMENT

On July 28, 2006 we entered into a participation agreement (the “Participation Agreement”) with Whitmar Exploration Company (“Whitmar”) respecting our participation in the drilling of a 13,000 foot test well to test the Yegua Sands on the Deweyville Prospect located in Newton County, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Thereunder, we are obligated to pay Whitmar, within 5 days of the date of the Participation Agreement, $42,500 representing our proportionate share of leasehold costs and an additional $57,500 representing a deposit on our share of drilling costs for the test well. Our participation will involve a 10% working interest and 72% net revenue interest whereby we will pay 12.5% of drilling costs to the casing point and 10% of all costs after the casing point. Our estimated share of such costs is $552,000 for drilling and $114,000 for completion. We are obligated to pay Whitmar, within 15 days of the date of the Participation Agreement, an additional $494,500 representing the balance of our share of estimated drilling costs. Under the agreement, we also have the right to participate in one additional well on the prospect on a proportionate basis.

Effective May 9, 2006 we entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby we acquired rights in State of Alaska Oil and Gas Leases ADL 390834, 390839, 390840 and 390841 (the “Un-Issued Leases”) covering an aggregate of 10,000 acres on the North Slope of Alaska. The Agreement provided for a closing to be held within three business days of the receipt by Seller of the High Bidder Notice from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources with respect to the Un-Issued Leases and for the closing to take place, in all events, on or prior to July 31, 2006. Effective July 31, 2006 the parties entered into an Amendment to Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”) to give the parties additional time to complete and close the transaction contemplated by the Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties are now required to close the transaction within three business days after receipt by Sellers of the Award Notice from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources with respect to the Un-Issued Leases and for the closing to take place, in all events, on or prior to December 31, 2006. All other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.


ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

On July 27, 2006 we sold 650,000 units at a price of $1.00 per unit or $650,000 on an aggregate basis to one person in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one common stock purchase warrant exercisable for the purchase of an additional share of common stock. Each warrant is exercisable for a period of 3 years at an exercise price of $1.70 per share.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibits filed as part of this Report are as follows:

Exhibit 10.1
Participation Agreement dated as of July 28, 2006 between Registrant and Whitmar Exploration Company regarding the Deweyville Prospect.
   
Exhibit 10.2 Amendment to Purchase Agreement dated July 31, 2006 between Registrant and Daniel K. Donkel and Samuel H. Cade.

 
2

 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly cause this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
  TRUE NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: July 31, 2006  By:   /s/ John I. Folnovic
 
Name: John I. Folnovic
 
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 
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EXHIBIT 10.1


PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into as of the 28th Day of July, 2006, by and between WHITMAR EXPLORATION COMPANY, (hereinafter called "WhitMar"), having its offices located at 555 17th Street, Suite 880, Denver, CO 80202, and True North Energy Corporation (hereinafter called “True North”), having a corporate office at 1200 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002.
 
WITNESSETH:
 
WHEREAS, WhitMar owns approximately 1,054 acres of oil and gas leasehold (the “Prospect Leasehold”) in Newton County, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, which leasehold makes up WhitMar’s Deweyville Prospect, hereinafter referred to as “the Prospect”. The Prospect covers the area outlined on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, which area is hereinafter referred to as the “Area of Mutual Interest” (“AMI”); and
 
WHEREAS, WhitMar intends to drill or cause to be drilled an approximate 13,300 foot well on the Prospect Leasehold to adequately test the Yegua Sands, hereinafter referred to as the Prospect Test Well; and
 
WHEREAS, True North hereby agrees to acquire from WhitMar a portion of the Prospect Leasehold sufficient to give True North an undivided 10% working interest in the said Prospect Test Well, and True North agrees to participate in the said well with a 10% working interest, and WhitMar hereby agrees to sell True North a 10% working interest in such well , subject to the conditions and mutual covenants set forth in this agreement; and
 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and the respective obligations, duties and responsibilities of WhitMar and True North to be kept and performed as hereinafter set forth, it is mutually agreed between WhitMar and True North as follows:
 
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
 
Whenever used or referred to in this Agreement, unless otherwise expressly provided, the terms defined below shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article. Such meanings shall apply equally to the singular and the plural.
 
1.1 “Additional Interest” shall mean any oil and gas leasehold interest and/or mineral interest acquired within the AMI after the Initial Prospect Test Well is drilled. It is understood that "Additional Interest" may include the acquisition of developed leasehold as well as undeveloped leasehold in the AMI.
 
1.2 "Area of Mutual Interest" shall mean the area as so marked on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
 
1.3  "Proposing Party" shall mean the party who has submitted a proposal to drill a development well in the Prospect.
 
1.4 "Non-Proposing Party" shall mean the party receiving a proposal for consideration from the Proposing Party.
 
1.5 " Prospect Test Well" shall mean the initial 13,000 foot well to be drilled on the Prospect Leasehold to test Yegua Sands, which will be drilled or caused to be drilled by WhitMar.
 
1.6 "Operator" shall mean WhitMar Exploration Company in regard to any well drilled pursuant to this Agreement where WhitMar is a Participating Party. Where WhitMar is a Non-Participating Party in a proposed well, the Participating Parties shall mutually agree upon the Operator therein.
 

ARTICLE II. TERM 
 
2.1 This Agreement shall continue in force as to the Prospect Area as long as any lease subject to this Agreement (including extensions or renewals of same) is in full force and effect, unless otherwise extended or is terminated earlier by mutual agreement of the Parties.
 
ARTICLE III. LEASEHOLD,GEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL AND WELL COSTS
 
3.1 Upon execution of this Agreement, True North agrees to pay WhitMar $100,000 as an initial payment for its participation in the Prospect; which shall consist of a $42,500 payment for geological, geophysical and land costs and a $57,500 payment as an earnest money deposit on its share of upcoming drilling costs for the Prospect Test Well.
 
3.2 WhitMar will drill or cause to be drilled the Prospect Test Well to test the Yegua Sands on the Prospect Leasehold. True North will participate in the said Prospect Test Well on a promoted basis, whereby True North will pay for 12.5% of the costs associated with drilling the said well to “casing point” for its 10% interest therein. “Casing point” as used herein means that point in time when a well has been drilled and logged to its objective depth, and the well has been plugged and abandoned with the surface restored, or a recommendation has been made to set production casing and attempt completion. Where a completion attempt is made and True North elects to participate in such completion, the completion costs for the said Initial Prospect Test well will be paid for on a “heads-up basis”; whereby True North will pay 10% of such costs for its 10% interest in the said well.
 

 
3.3 It is understood that WhitMar has negotiated a Turnkey Drilling Contract with Grey Wolf Drilling Company for the Drilling of the Prospect Test Well to casing point for a agreed upon costs not including insurance, well site preparation costs and title costs, and after Grey Wolf has provided WhitMar with electric logs of the well bore, WhitMar and its partners will pay all costs to plug and abandon or to run production casing and attempt completion. Attached hereto as Exhibit “B” is the Authority for Expenditure (“AFE”) setting forth the estimated costs to drill and complete the Prospect Test Well, which AFE is based on the said turnkey contract. Upon execution of this Agreement, True North shall execute the said AFE. It is understood that this is an estimate of costs only, and True North shall pay its agreed upon share of actual costs for the drilling and completion of the said well.
 
3.4 Inasmuch as Grey Wolf Drilling Company has required that WhitMar prepay into escrow the agreed upon turnkey drilling amount, True North hereby agrees to pay, within fifteen days of the date of this agreement, its agreed upon 12.5% share of estimated drilling costs to casing point as shown in the said AFE, less the contingency liner estimate and less the $57,500 earnest money deposit paid pursuant to Article 3.1 herein.
 
3.5 It is understood that by participating in the Prospect Test Well, pursuant to Article 3.2 above, True North will earn the right to participate in any development well proposed in the future in the Prospect on a “heads-up basis” for its 10% share of the Prospect Leasehold.
 
ARTICLE IV. INTERESTS EARNED AND ASSIGNMENTS
 
4.1 Upon the drilling and completion of the said Prospect Test Well, and upon WhitMar’s receipt of all payments due from True North pursuant to Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of this Agreement, WhitMar will assign to True North, by recordable assignment, 10% of the Prospect Leasehold, which leasehold interest will be subject to twenty eight percent (28%) royalty burdens, leaving True North with a seventy two percent (72%) net revenue interest (“NRI”) in the Prospect Leasehold.
 

4.2 If the Prospect Test Well is completed as a producer, True North will be entitled to production revenues from said well allocable to its 10% working interest at a 72% NRI, and True North will be responsible for 10% of the operating costs and expenses allocable to said well.
 
ARTICLE V. OPERATING AGREEMENT
 
5.1 Any well drilled in the Prospect shall be drilled pursuant to the Operating Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “C”. The AMI of this agreement shall be the Contract Area of said Operating Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VI. SUBSEQUENT WELL PROPOSALS AND OTHER OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES
 
6.1 After the said Initial Prospect Test Well is drilled, any party hereto may propose the drilling of an additional well in the Prospect Area. The proposal shall be in writing, setting forth the location of the proposed well, depth and formation(s) to be tested, and a detailed cost estimate. The Non-Proposing Party or Parties shall have thirty (30) days or such lesser period as is set out by the Proposing Party in the proposal to the Non-Proposing Party necessitated by particular circumstances such as rig availability, threatened termination of leasehold or other relevant factors. In no event shall the period be less then ninety-six (96) hours excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal banking holidays after receipt of such proposal, within which to notify the Proposing Party of its election to participate in the drilling of such well. Failure to so advise the Proposing Party within the prescribed period shall constitute an election not to participate in said well.
 

6.2 If an election is made by all Non-Proposing Parties to participate in the proposed well, all costs and expenses in accordance with the drilling and equipping of such well shall be borne on a “heads-up basis” by the participating parties for their respective interest herein.
 
6.3 If WhitMar as the Proposing Party and/or if WhitMar, as a Non-Proposing Party elects to participate in the proposed well, and if there is no third party operator involved, WhitMar will operate the said well. If WhitMar elects not to participate in the proposed well, the participating parties shall mutually agree on an Operator.
 
6.4 If any party elects not to participate for its proportionate share in an additional well proposed hereunder, such party relinquishes its leasehold position in the proposed well with no retention of any beneficial interest therein; this being commonly referred to as an “in or out” provision.
 
6.5 All other operational activities in the Prospect shall be governed by the Operating Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "C".
 
ARTICLE VII. AREA OF MUTUAL INTEREST:
 
7.1 In the event any party hereto acquires an Additional Interest covering lands situated in whole or in part within the Area of Mutual Interest, the acquiring party (hereinafter referred to as "Proposing Party") shall promptly notify the non-acquiring party (hereinafter referred to as "Non-Proposing Party") of such Additional Interest and shall attach a copy of the instrument evidencing same, together with all title materials in its possession and an itemized statement of the acquisition costs attributable to each such interest. Such acquisition costs shall exclude any overhead, financial or other internal costs incurred by the Proposing Party. The Non-Proposing Party shall have the option to acquire its proportionate share of the Additional Interest on a “heads up basis”, pursuant to Article 3.1 herein, by notifying the Proposing Party of its election in writing within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such offer; or within forty eight (48) hours exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal banking holidays of receipt of such offer in the event an oil and gas rig is drilling or standing by and accumulating charges anywhere within the proposed area in which the Additional Interest is located after receipt of such offer. Failure of a Non-Proposing Party to so notify the Proposing Party in the specified time period shall be deemed an election not to participate. Should the Non-Proposing Party elect to acquire its proportionate share of said interest, such party shall, within thirty (30) days of its election pay to the Proposing Party its share of the acquisition costs or assume its proportionate share of any contractual commitment necessary to earn such Additional Interest. Upon such payment, the Proposing Party shall promptly execute and deliver to the Non-Proposing Party an assignment for its share of such interest, in customary form and containing a "By, Through and Under" Warranty as to title of the Additional Interest assigned. If the Proposing Party does not receive timely payment from the parties who elect to so participate, the Proposing Party may give such non-paying parties certified written notice that failure to receive such payment in five (5) days shall be deemed an election by such non-paying party to not participate in the acquisition of such interest.
 

7.2 It is understood that any Additional Leasehold Interest acquired in the form of oil and gas leasehold shall be subject to the royalty and overriding royalty burdens referred to in Article 4.1 hereinabove.
 
7.3 It is understood and agreed that the terms and provisions of this Article VII do not apply to the acquisition by a party to this Agreement of developed or undeveloped leasehold in the AMI acquired as a result of a merger, reorganization, consolidation, or acquisition of all or substantially all of another company’s assets.
 
ARTICLE VIII. PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS 
 
8.1 Should True North desire to sell or farmout all or any part of its leasehold interest acquired pursuant to this Agreement to any party other than an affiliate of True North or a party controlled by True North, it shall promptly give written notice to WhitMar, with full information concerning the proposed sale or farmout, which shall include the name and address of the prospective buyer or farmee (who must be ready, willing and able to perform under the terms and conditions of the sale or farmout), and all other terms of the proposed sale or farmout. WhitMar shall then have a preferential right for a period of twenty (20) days after receipt of the notice, to elect to buy or farmin the interest of True North on the same terms and conditions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms "farmout" and "farmin" shall be deemed as follows: A contract in which one party agrees to assign to another, in whole or in part, leasehold interests in certain acreage upon completion of drilling obligations and the performances of any other covenants and conditions therein contained.
 
8.2 It is understood that this provision shall not apply in the case of a merger, consolidation, and/or assignment to a corporate parent, subsidiary or affiliate that is controlled by True North and/or the principals of True North.
 
ARTICLE IX. NOTICES AND PROPOSALS
 
9.1 Except as otherwise provided, all notices and proposals that are required to be given herein shall be given in writing and delivered by first class, registered or certified mail, recognized courier service, and/or by telephone facsimile and addressed to the party to which such notice is given as follows:
 
 
 
True North Energy Corporation   
1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 530 
Houston, TX 77380 
Attn: John I. Folnovic    
(832) 295-0741  
 
WhitMar Exploration Company
555 17th. Street, Suite 880
Denver, Co 80202
Attn: Whitney H. Marvin
(303) 991-9400
  


9.2 The time periods specified herein in which a Non-Proposing Party must make a response shall commence on the date the originating notice or proposal is received. Should the notice period end on a Saturday, Sunday or legal banking holiday, the notice period shall be extended to end on the next successive workday.
 
ARTICLE X. ASSIGNABILITY
 
10.1 The rights hereby granted to True North may not be assigned or transferred, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of WhitMar being first obtained (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Mergers, consolidation, and assignments to a corporate parent, subsidiary or affiliate shall not be deemed a transfer or assignment requiring the consent of the other party; likewise an assignment to any entity, domestic or foreign, that is controlled by True North and/or the principals of True North shall not be deemed a transfer or assignment requiring the consent of WhitMar.
 
ARTICLE XI. TAXATION
 
11.1 This Agreement is not intended to create, and shall not be construed to create, a relationship, a partnership, or an association for profit between or among the parties hereto. Notwithstanding any provisions herein that the rights and liabilities hereunder are several and not joint or collective, or that this Agreement and operations hereunder shall not constitute a partnership, if for Federal income tax purposes this Agreement and the operations hereunder are regarded as a partnership, each party hereby affected elects to be excluded from the application of all of the provisions of Subchapter “K”, Chapter “1”, Subtitle “A”, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as permitted and authorized by Section 761 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Any operator designated under the terms of this Agreement is authorized and directed to execute on behalf of each party hereby affected such evidence of this election as may be required by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or the Federal Internal Revenue Service, including specifically, but not by way of limitation, all of the returns, statements, and the data required by Federal Regulations 1.761-(2). Should there be any requirement that each party, hereby affected, give further evidence of this election, each such party shall execute such documents and furnish such other evidence as may be required by the Federal Internal Revenue Service or as may be necessary to evidence this election. No party shall give any notices or take any other action inconsistent with the election made hereby. If any present or future income tax laws of the State or States in which the area covered by this Agreement is located or any future income tax laws of the United States contain provisions similar to those in Subchapter "K", Chapter 1, Subtitle "A", of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, under which an election similar to that provided by Section 761 of the Code is permitted, each party hereby affected shall make such election as may be permitted or required by such laws. In making the foregoing election, each such party states that the income derived by such party from operations hereunder can be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable income.
 

ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS
 
12.1 This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
12.2 It is understood that if this Agreement is not fully executed by True North and returned to WhitMar with the agreed upon $100,000 initial payment within five (5) days from the date set forth hereinabove, WhitMar may, at its sole option, terminate this Agreement. If True North does not pay the remainder of its share of estimated drilling costs, as referred to in Article 3.4 herein, within 15 days of the date of this agreement, WhitMar may, at its sole option, terminate this agreement; in which case the initial $100,000 payment paid by True North shall be retained by WhitMar until such time as True North participates in another prospect with WhitMar, at which time such $100,000 shall be credited to True North for its share of costs in such future prospect.
 
12.3 It is understood that the only consequence of WhitMar’s failure to drill the Prospect Test Well contemplated herein shall be the ipso facto cancellation of this agreement in its entirety and WhitMar’s immediate return of any funds paid by True North to WhitMar.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, THIS INSTRUMENT IS EXECUTED ON THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2006.
 
WITNESS:     WHITMAR EXPLORATION COMPANY
       
       
/s/ Sarrah Garrett     /s/ Whitney H. Marvin

 
   
Whitney H. Marvin, President
       
       
WITNESS:     TRUE NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
       
/s/ Charlene Ripley     /s/ John I. Folnovic

 
   
John I. Folnovic, President
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EXHIBIT 10.2


AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 

 
This Amendment to Purchase Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into July 31, 2006, by and between Daniel K. Donkel and Samuel H. Cade (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Sellers”), whose address is c/o Daniel K. Donkel, 1420 N. Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1201, Daytona Beach, FL 32118 and True North Energy Corp. (hereinafter called “Buyer”), whose address is 1200 Smith Street, 16th Floor, Houston, TX 77002. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement
 

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”) and desire to amend certain terms thereof as provided for herein.
 

 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as:

 
1. Article 3 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“3. Due Diligence: On or before five (5) days following the full execution of this Agreement by Sellers, but not later than May 16, 2006 (the "Notice Date"), Buyer shall have performed all due diligence work in a form and manner reasonably acceptable to Buyer pertaining to the Leases. Buyer agrees that the non-issuance of the Un-Issued Leases shall not be considered a title defect for purposes of this provision. If such due diligence work or any other information or data shall reflect the existence of encumbrances, encroachments, defects in or objections to title which Buyer does not waive (all of which are herein called "Title Defects"), written notice of the title defects shall be given to Sellers on or before the Notice Date. If Title Defects shall be so specified, Sellers shall have the optional right, but not the obligation, to advise Buyer in writing on or before five (5) days following the Notice Date, as to which of the Title Defects, if any, that Sellers are willing to use reasonable efforts to cure (the "Approved Title Defects"). Buyer shall then have the optional right to either (i) terminate this Agreement without further liability of either party to the other by providing written notice to Sellers to that effect on or before the Notice Date, or (ii) elect to close this transaction based upon Sellers’ reasonable efforts to cure the Approved Title Defects, or (iii) extend the Closing upon the mutual agreement of Sellers and Buyer which in no event shall be beyond December 31, 2006. Failure of Buyer to timely notify Sellers with regard to terminating this Agreement as provided in this paragraph shall be deemed an election of option (ii) above.”


2. Article 8 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“8. Closing: Unless extended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the closing of this transaction (the “Closing”) shall be held within three (3) business days after receipt by Sellers of the Award Notice with respect to the Leases from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, if this Agreement is not fully executed by all signatory parties hereto and if Closing does not occur by the close of business on or before December 31, 2006, Anchorage, Alaska time, this Agreement shall be null and void and the Buyer and Sellers shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder.”

3. Article 9 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“9. Deposit of Purchase Price. Within seven (7) days from the execution of this Agreement by all parties, the Buyer shall deliver the Purchase Price and an additional $10,240.00 (being an aggregate amount of $286,720.00) by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an escrow account established by the accounting firm of Ryan, Gunsauls & O’Donnell (the Escrow Agent) exclusively for this transaction. If the foregoing amount is not received by the Escrow Agent within the seven (7) day period, this Agreement shall be null and void and the Buyer and Sellers shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder. The wire transfer instructions are as follows:

Citywide Bank
ABA # 107 001 070
For credit to Ryan Gunsauls & O’Donnell, P.C.
Account # 211 008 790

The foregoing funds shall not be disbursed by the Escrow Agent until Closing and then only in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 11 below. However, if the Closing does not occur on or before December 31, 2006, the Escrow Agent shall release and return all monies held in the escrow account to the Buyer.”

 
4. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile and in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and together shall constitute one and the same document.
 
5. Except as expressly amended hereby, all provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.
 
     
  SELLERS
 
 
 
 
 
 
    /s/ Daniel K. Donkel
 
DANIEL K. DONKEL

     
    /s/ Samuel H. Cade
 
SAMUEL H. CADE
 
     
  BUYER
   
  TRUE NORTH ENERGY CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Massimiliano Pozzoni
 
Massimiliano Pozzoni, Secretary
 
ESCROW AGENT AGREES TO THE
TERMS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3
OF THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT:

RYAN GUNSAULS & O’DONNELL


By /s/ Douglas Barr    

 
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