-----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, LkEvzIk80uh06NQkiDTES03+OFUVdhPjNcAr6m5g/aQTHcGl9IFEnMNaMwJRe+dg 6wdU4M1g8B8Hr6TfhuuOdw== 0001050502-02-001073.txt : 20021224 0001050502-02-001073.hdr.sgml : 20021224 20021224123505 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001050502-02-001073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20021206 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20021224 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: U S GOLD CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000314203 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINERAL ROYALTY TRADERS [6795] IRS NUMBER: 840796160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-09137 FILM NUMBER: 02868403 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2201 KIPLING ST STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: LAKEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80215-1545 BUSINESS PHONE: 3032381438 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2201 KIPLING STREET STE 100 CITY: LAKEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80215 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SILVER STATE MINING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880629 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: U S SILVER STATE MINING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880706 8-K 1 usgold8k.txt 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 6, 2002 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-9137 U.S. GOLD CORPORATION (Exact name of small business issuer in its charter) Colorado 84-0796160 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 2201 Kipling Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80215 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Issuer's telephone number (303) 238-1438 ITEM 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure A. Effective December 20, 2002 by individual letter agreement, William W. Reid, William F. Pass and David C. Reid, each executive officers of U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation"), each respectively agreed to terminate, for no consideration, their respective Incentive Stock Option Agreements dated August 8, 2002 under the Corporation's 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan also dated August 8, 2002, covering an aggregate of 2,025,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at option exercise price of $0.32/share and expiring August 8, 2012. No additional incentive stock option agreements or non-qualified stock option agreements have been granted to date under the 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan. In addition, the Corporation has terminated and cancelled, effective December 20, 2002, the 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan. Both the 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan and any incentive stock option agreements thereunder were subject to approval by the shareholders of the Corporation at a meeting of shareholders prior to any exercise of any stock option agreements thereunder, and such approval of shareholders has not to date been obtained. B. Effective December 6, 2002, U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") entered into an agreement with its President and Chief Executive Officer, William W. Reid, entitled Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 pursuant to the Corporation's Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") where by William W. Reid agreed not to exercise an aggregate 410,500 shares of Common Stock subject to that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Plan. This Agreement was necessary in order to allow the Corporation access to such number of shares of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock otherwise reserved for issuance under the Plan and the SOA for potential sale by the Corporation to third parties in private sale transactions. As inducement to William W. Reid to enter into this Agreement, the Corporation has agreed to use its best efforts to replace the reserved shares under the Plan and the SOA subject to the Agreement to allow exercise of all shares under the SOA, or, if that were not possible, to otherwise keep William W. Reid whole in terms of the intrinsic economic value of any in-the-money stock options under the SOA subject to the limitation upon exercise by William W. Reid as provided in the Agreement. C. Effective December 6, 2002, U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") entered into an agreement with its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, William F. Pass, entitled Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 pursuant to the Corporation's Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") where by William F. Pass agreed not to exercise an aggregate 135,000 shares of Common Stock subject to that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Plan. This Agreement was necessary in order to allow the Corporation access to such number of shares of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock otherwise reserved for issuance under the Plan and the SOA for potential sale by the Corporation to third parties in private sale transactions. As inducement to William F. Pass to enter into this Agreement, the Corporation has agreed to use its best efforts to replace the reserved shares under the Plan and the SOA subject to the Agreement to allow exercise of all shares under the SOA, or, if that were not possible, to otherwise keep William F. Pass whole in terms of the intrinsic economic value of any in-the-money stock options under the SOA subject to the limitation upon exercise by William F. Pass as provided in the Agreement. D. Effective December 6, 2002, U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") entered into an agreement with its Vice President, David C. Reid, entitled Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 pursuant to the Corporation's Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") where by David C. Reid agreed not to exercise an aggregate 302,500 shares of Common Stock subject to that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Plan. This Agreement was necessary in order to allow the Corporation access to such number of shares of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock otherwise reserved for issuance under the Plan and the SOA for potential sale by the Corporation to third parties in private sale transactions. As inducement to David C. Reid to enter into this Agreement, the Corporation has agreed to use its best efforts to replace the reserved shares under the Plan and the SOA subject to the Agreement to allow exercise of all shares under the SOA, or, if that were not possible, to otherwise keep David C. Reid whole in terms of the intrinsic economic value of any in-the-money stock options under the SOA subject to the limitation upon exercise by David C. Reid as provided in the Agreement. E. Effective December 6, 2002, U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") entered into an agreement with its non-executive director, John W. Goth, entitled Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 pursuant to the Corporation's Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") where by John W. Goth agreed not to exercise an aggregate 92,000 shares of Common Stock subject to that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Plan. This Agreement was necessary in order to allow the Corporation access to such number of shares of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock otherwise reserved for issuance under the Plan and the SOA for potential sale by the Corporation to third parties in private sale transactions. As inducement to John W. Goth to enter into this Agreement, the Corporation has agreed to use its best efforts to replace the reserved shares under the Plan and the SOA subject to the Agreement to allow exercise of all shares under the SOA, or, if that were not possible, to otherwise keep John W. Goth whole in terms of the intrinsic economic value of any in-the-money stock options under the SOA subject to the limitation upon exercise by John W. Goth as provided in the Agreement. F. Effective December 6, 2002, the Corporation and Resource Investment Trust Plc entered into a Subscription Agreement and Investment Agreement covering the sale of 70,000 shares of the Corporation's Common Stock at $.40/share for aggregate purchase price of $28,000, pursuant to Rule 902 of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933. With this purchase Resource Investment Trust Plc, who is the Corporation's largest shareholder, owns a total of 3,232,373 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 20 percent of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation at December 6, 2002. G. The Corporation has and is actively engaged in discussions with various third parties to explore potential transactions which could include, but are not limited to, i) the sale of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation in private transactions to raise funding for the Corporation, ii) joint venture transaction involving the Tonkin Springs gold project located in Eureka County, Nevada, iii) debt financing incorporating both secured and unsecured borrowings by the Corporation, iv) consideration of supporting a merger proposal of the Corporation into or alternative transaction with another public entity, or v) any combination of the above or other transactions. ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit 10.1* Letter Agreement dated December 20, 2002 by and between William W. Reid and the Corporation terminating for no consideration that certain Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated August 20, 2002, covering an aggregate of 900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at exercise price of $0.32/share. Exhibit 10.2* Letter Agreement dated December 20, 2002 by and between David C. Reid and the Corporation terminating for no consideration that certain Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated August 20, 2002, covering an aggregate of 750,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at exercise price of $0.32/share. Exhibit 10.3* Letter Agreement dated December 20, 2002 by and between William F. Pass and the Corporation terminating for no consideration that certain Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated August 20, 2002, covering an aggregate of 375,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at exercise price of $0.32/share. Exhibit 10.4* Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 by and between William W. Reid and the Corporation. Exhibit 10.5* Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 by and between William F. Pass and the Corporation. Exhibit 10.6* Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 by and between David C. Reid and the Corporation. Exhibit 10.7* Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Certain Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 by and between John W. Goth and the Corporation. Exhibit 10.8* Subscription Agreement and Investment Agreement dated effective December 6, 2002 by and between U.S. Gold Corporation and Resource Investment Trust PLC covering the purchase of 70,000 shares of Common Stock at $.40/share in a private transaction Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. U.S. Gold Corporation (Registrant) Date: December 23, 2002 /s/ William W. Reid President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors Date: December 23, 2002 /s/ William F. Pass Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EX-10.1 3 usex10-1.txt LETTER AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.1 Letter Agreement Dated December 20, 2002 By and Between William W. Reid and U.S. Gold Corporation This letter agreement (the "Agreement") is made between William W. Reid, President, Chief executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Option Holder") and U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation"). WHEREAS, effective August 20, 2002, Option Holder was granted an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Corporation's 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering options to purchase 900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.32/share and expiring August 20, 2012 (the "SOA"), which SOA was not able to be exercised until and unless the Plan as well as the SOA were approved by shareholders of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, the shareholders of the Corporation have not to date approved either the Plan nor the SOA, and WHEREAS, the Option Holder has voluntarily agreed to terminate the SOA effective immediately and for no consideration, and WHEREAS, the Corporation accepts the voluntary officer of the Option Holder and is agreeable to the termination of the SOA immediately, now THEREFORE, the Option Holder and the Corporation agree to the termination effective immediately of that certain Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated August 20, 2002 with Option Holder covering an aggregate of 900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.32/share. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this letter agreement effective as of December 20, 2002. Option Holder: /S/ William W. Reid William W. Reid Corporation /S/ William F. Pass William F. Pass Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary EX-10.2 4 usex10-2.txt LETTER AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.2 Letter Agreement Dated December 20, 2002 By and Between David C. Reid and U.S. Gold Corporation This letter agreement (the "Agreement") is made between David C. Reid, Vice President (the "Option Holder") and .S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation"). WHEREAS, effective August 20, 2002, Option Holder was granted an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Corporation's 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering options to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.32/share and expiring August 20, 2012 (the "SOA"), which SOA was not able to be exercised until and unless the Plan as well as the SOA were approved by shareholders of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, the shareholders of the Corporation have not to date approved either the Plan nor the SOA, and WHEREAS, the Option Holder has voluntarily agreed to terminate the SOA effective immediately and for no consideration, and WHEREAS, the Corporation accepts the voluntary officer of the Option Holder and is agreeable to the termination of the SOA immediately, now THEREFORE, the Option Holder and the Corporation agree to the termination effective immediately of that certain Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated August 20, 2002 with Option Holder covering an aggregate of 750,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.32/share. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this letter agreement effective as of December 20, 2002. Option Holder: /S/ David C. Reid David C. Reid Corporation /S/ William F. Pass William F. Pass Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary EX-10.3 5 usex10-3.txt LETTER AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.3 Letter Agreement Dated December 20, 2002 By and Between William F. Pass and U.S. Gold Corporation This letter agreement (the "Agreement") is made between William F. Pass, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (the "Option Holder") and U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation"). WHEREAS, effective August 20, 2002, Option Holder was granted an Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Corporation's 2002 Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering options to purchase 375,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.32/share and expiring August 20, 2012 (the "SOA"), which SOA was not able to be exercised until and unless the Plan as well as the SOA were approved by shareholders of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, the shareholders of the Corporation have not to date approved either the Plan nor the SOA, and WHEREAS, the Option Holder has voluntarily agreed to terminate the SOA effective immediately and for no consideration, and WHEREAS, the Corporation accepts the voluntary officer of the Option Holder and is agreeable to the termination of the SOA immediately, now THEREFORE, the Option Holder and the Corporation agree to the termination effective immediately of that certain Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated August 20, 2002 with Option Holder covering an aggregate of 375,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.32/share. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this letter agreement effective as of December 20, 2002. Option Holder: /S/ William F. Pass William F. Pass Corporation /S/ William W. Reid William W. Reid President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman EX-10.4 6 usex10-4.txt AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.4 Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 Pursuant to Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan This Agreement is made effective as of December 6, 2002 by and between U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") and William W. Reid ("Option Holder"). WHEREAS, Option Holder and Corporation entered into that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Corporation's Non- Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering an aggregate of 888,295 shares of Common Stock of Corporation at an exercise price of $0.16 per share and with expiration date thereunder of January 21, 2004, and WHEREAS, Corporation had previously reserved sufficient numbers of shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to provide for the exercise of the shares of Common Stock under the SOA as well as other outstanding stock option agreements, and WHEREAS, Corporation required funding critical to its operations and for the near-term protection of its assets and therefore negotiated for the sale and has closed certain private transactions with third parties (the "Purchasers") covering the sale of Common Stock of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, in order for the Corporation to have sufficient numbers of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock not otherwise reserved for use under the Plan to sell to such Purchasers, the Option Holder agreed to temporarily and conditionally forgo the right to exercise a portion of the options to purchase Common Stock under his SOA in consideration for the commitments and representations of the Corporation contained herein, in order that the Corporation could remove those number of shares of Common Stock from the classification of "reserved shares" under the Plan and for the Corporation to then be able to sell such number of shares of Common Stock to Purchasers, all as subject to the terms of this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE the Corporation and Option Holder agree as follows: A. Option Holder commits and agrees to Corporation as follows: 1. Option Holder agrees not to exercise an aggregate of 410,500 shares of Common Stock under his SOA until and unless the Corporation reserves sufficient number of shares of Common Stock from its authorized but unissued numbers of shares of Common Stock, in whole or in part, to allow such exercise by Option Holder of the full number or any lesser number of shares of Common Stock, if the Corporation is able to reserve some but not all of the required by and subject to such SOA. 2. This agreement in no way limits the ability of Option Holder to exercise any or all of his option shares under his SOA which are currently or in the future become covered by reserved numbers of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan and under the SOA. B. In consideration for the agreement of Option Holder hereunder, the Corporation agrees and commits to Option Holder as follows: 1. The Corporation will use its best efforts to make available and to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to allow exercise of all shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA with Option Holder. This includes, but is not limited to, the approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of any increase to the authorized number of Common Stock equity of the Corporation as well as the acquisition of treasury shares by the Corporation which could otherwise be used for reservation of Common Stock under the Plan and the SOA. 2. If the Corporation is unable to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock under the Plan for all outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA to the Option Holder, then the Corporation commits to otherwise keep the Option Holder whole in terms the intrinsic economic value of in-the- money stock option shares subject to the limitation on exercise contained in this Agreement as that number may be reduced from time to time by additional reserved shares being replaced thereby making a portion of the option shares under the SOA exercisable. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, whether oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by the other party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, that are not embodied in this Agreement, and that no agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective as of December 6, 2002. Option Holder: /S/William W. Reid William W. Reid Corporation: /S/ John W. Goth John W. Goth, Director and Chairman of Compensation Committee EX-10.5 7 usex10-5.txt AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.5 Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 Pursuant to Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan This Agreement is made effective as of December 6, 2002 by and between U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") and William F. Pass ("Option Holder"). WHEREAS, Option Holder and Corporation entered into that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Corporation's Non- Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering an aggregate of 295,000 shares of Common Stock of Corporation at an exercise price of $0.16 per share and with expiration date thereunder of January 21, 2004, and WHEREAS, Corporation had previously reserved sufficient numbers of shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to provide for the exercise of the shares of Common Stock under the SOA as well as other outstanding stock option agreements, and WHEREAS, Corporation required funding critical to its operations and for the near-term protection of its assets and therefore negotiated for the sale and has closed certain private transactions with third parties (the "Purchasers") covering the sale of Common Stock of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, in order for the Corporation to have sufficient numbers of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock not otherwise reserved for use under the Plan to sell to such Purchasers, the Option Holder agreed to temporarily and conditionally forgo the right to exercise a portion of the options to purchase Common Stock under his SOA in consideration for the commitments and representations of the Corporation contained herein, in order that the Corporation could remove those number of shares of Common Stock from the classification of "reserved shares" under the Plan and for the Corporation to then be able to sell such number of shares of Common Stock to Purchasers, all as subject to the terms of this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE the Corporation and Option Holder agree as follows: A. Option Holder commits and agrees to Corporation as follows: 1. Option Holder agrees not to exercise an aggregate of 135,000 shares of Common Stock under his SOA until and unless the Corporation reserves sufficient number of shares of Common Stock from its authorized but unissued numbers of shares of Common Stock, in whole or in part, to allow such exercise by Option Holder of the full number or any lesser number of shares of Common Stock, if the Corporation is able to reserve some but not all of the required by and subject to such SOA. 2. This agreement in no way limits the ability of Option Holder to exercise any or all of his option shares under his SOA which are currently or in the future become covered by reserved numbers of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan and under the SOA. B. In consideration for the agreement of Option Holder hereunder, the Corporation agrees and commits to Option Holder as follows: 1. The Corporation will use its best efforts to make available and to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to allow exercise of all shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA with Option Holder. This includes, but is not limited to, the approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of any increase to the authorized number of Common Stock equity of the Corporation as well as the acquisition of treasury shares by the Corporation which could otherwise be used for reservation of Common Stock under the Plan and the SOA. 2. If the Corporation is unable to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock under the Plan for all outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA to the Option Holder, then the Corporation commits to otherwise keep the Option Holder whole in terms the intrinsic economic value of in-the- money stock option shares subject to the limitation on exercise contained in this Agreement as that number may be reduced from time to time by additional reserved shares being replaced thereby making a portion of the option shares under the SOA exercisable. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, whether oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by the other party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, that are not embodied in this Agreement, and that no agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective as of December 6, 2002. Option Holder: /S/ William F. Pass William F. Pass Corporation: John W. Goth John W. Goth, Director and Chairman of Compensation Committee EX-10.6 8 usex10-6.txt AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.6 Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 Pursuant to Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan This Agreement is made effective as of December 6, 2002 by and between U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") and David C. Reid ("Option Holder"). WHEREAS, Option Holder and Corporation entered into that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Corporation's Non- Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering an aggregate of 665,000 shares of Common Stock of Corporation at an exercise price of $0.16 per share and with expiration date thereunder of January 21, 2004, and WHEREAS, Corporation had previously reserved sufficient numbers of shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to provide for the exercise of the shares of Common Stock under the SOA as well as other outstanding stock option agreements, and WHEREAS, Corporation required funding critical to its operations and for the near-term protection of its assets and therefore negotiated for the sale and has closed certain private transactions with third parties (the "Purchasers") covering the sale of Common Stock of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, in order for the Corporation to have sufficient numbers of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock not otherwise reserved for use under the Plan to sell to such Purchasers, the Option Holder agreed to temporarily and conditionally forgo the right to exercise a portion of the options to purchase Common Stock under his SOA in consideration for the commitments and representations of the Corporation contained herein, in order that the Corporation could remove those number of shares of Common Stock from the classification of "reserved shares" under the Plan and for the Corporation to then be able to sell such number of shares of Common Stock to Purchasers, all as subject to the terms of this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE the Corporation and Option Holder agree as follows: A. Option Holder commits and agrees to Corporation as follows: 1. Option Holder agrees not to exercise an aggregate of 302,500 shares of Common Stock under his SOA until and unless the Corporation reserves sufficient number of shares of Common Stock from its authorized but unissued numbers of shares of Common Stock, in whole or in part, to allow such exercise by Option Holder of the full number or any lesser number of shares of Common Stock, if the Corporation is able to reserve some but not all of the required by and subject to such SOA. 2. This agreement in no way limits the ability of Option Holder to exercise any or all of his option shares under his SOA which are currently or in the future become covered by reserved numbers of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan and under the SOA. B. In consideration for the agreement of Option Holder hereunder, the Corporation agrees and commits to Option Holder as follows: 1. The Corporation will use its best efforts to make available and to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to allow exercise of all shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA with Option Holder. This includes, but is not limited to, the approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of any increase to the authorized number of Common Stock equity of the Corporation as well as the acquisition of treasury shares by the Corporation which could otherwise be used for reservation of Common Stock under the Plan and the SOA. 2. If the Corporation is unable to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock under the Plan for all outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA to the Option Holder, then the Corporation commits to otherwise keep the Option Holder whole in terms the intrinsic economic value of in-the- money stock option shares subject to the limitation on exercise contained in this Agreement as that number may be reduced from time to time by additional reserved shares being replaced thereby making a portion of the option shares under the SOA exercisable. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, whether oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by the other party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, that are not embodied in this Agreement, and that no agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective as of December 6, 2002. Option Holder: /S/ David C. Reid David C. Reid Corporation: /S/ John W. Goth John W. Goth, Director and Chairman of Compensation Committee EX-10.7 9 usex10-7.txt AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.7 Conditional Agreement Not To Exercise Stock Options Under Stock Option Agreement Dated January 20, 1999 Pursuant to Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan This Agreement is made effective as of December 6, 2002 by and between U.S. Gold Corporation (the "Corporation") and John W. Goth ("Option Holder") a non-executive director of the Corporation. WHEREAS, Option Holder and Corporation entered into that certain Stock Option Agreement dated January 20, 1999 (the "SOA") under Corporation's Non- Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") covering an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock of Corporation at an exercise price of $0.16 per share and with expiration date thereunder of January 21, 2004, and WHEREAS, Corporation had previously reserved sufficient numbers of shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to provide for the exercise of the shares of Common Stock under the SOA as well as other outstanding stock option agreements, and WHEREAS, Corporation required funding critical to its operations and for the near-term protection of its assets and therefore negotiated for the sale and has closed certain private transactions with third parties (the "Purchasers") covering the sale of Common Stock of the Corporation, and WHEREAS, in order for the Corporation to have sufficient numbers of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock not otherwise reserved for use under the Plan to sell to such Purchasers, the Option Holder agreed to temporarily and conditionally forgo the right to exercise a portion of the options to purchase Common Stock under his SOA in consideration for the commitments and representations of the Corporation contained herein, in order that the Corporation could remove those number of shares of Common Stock from the classification of "reserved shares" under the Plan and for the Corporation to then be able to sell such number of shares of Common Stock to Purchasers, all as subject to the terms of this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE the Corporation and Option Holder agree as follows: A. Option Holder commits and agrees to Corporation as follows: 1. Option Holder agrees not to exercise an aggregate of 92,000 shares of Common Stock under his SOA until and unless the Corporation reserves sufficient number of shares of Common Stock from its authorized but unissued numbers of shares of Common Stock, in whole or in part, to allow such exercise by Option Holder of the full number or any lesser number of shares of Common Stock, if the Corporation is able to reserve some but not all of the required by and subject to such SOA. 2. This agreement in no way limits the ability of Option Holder to exercise any or all of his option shares under his SOA which are currently or in the future become covered by reserved numbers of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan and under the SOA. B. In consideration for the agreement of Option Holder hereunder, the Corporation agrees and commits to Option Holder as follows: 1. The Corporation will use its best efforts to make available and to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Corporation under the Plan to allow exercise of all shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA with Option Holder. This includes, but is not limited to, the approval by the shareholders of the Corporation of any increase to the authorized number of Common Stock equity of the Corporation as well as the acquisition of treasury shares by the Corporation which could otherwise be used for reservation of Common Stock under the Plan and the SOA. 2. If the Corporation is unable to reserve sufficient numbers of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock under the Plan for all outstanding stock option agreements including the SOA to the Option Holder, then the Corporation commits to otherwise keep the Option Holder whole in terms the intrinsic economic value of in-the- money stock option shares subject to the limitation on exercise contained in this Agreement as that number may be reduced from time to time by additional reserved shares being replaced thereby making a portion of the option shares under the SOA exercisable. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, whether oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by the other party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, that are not embodied in this Agreement, and that no agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective as of December 6, 2002. Option Holder: /S/ John W. Goth John W. Goth Corporation: /S/ William W. Reid William W. Reid, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors EX-10.8 10 usex10-8.txt AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.8 THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), AND SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO UNITED STATES PERSONS UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT Name of Investor: Resource Investment Trust PLC Number of Shares Subscribed: 70,000 THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is between U.S. GOLD CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), and Resource Investment Trust PLC (the "Investor") named above who executes this Agreement as an investor in the Company. Section 1. General. This Agreement sets forth the terms under which the Investor will invest in the Company. The Investor's execution of this Agreement constitutes an irrevocable offer to purchase the number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value US$0.10 per share (the "Shares"), at the price of US$0.40 per Share, as set forth in this Agreement. If the Investor's subscription is accepted by the Company, the Investor's execution of this Agreement will constitute his agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. By executing this Agreement, the Investor acknowledges that the Investor understands that the Company is relying upon the accuracy of the Investor's representations and warranties contained in this Agreement in order to comply with its obligations under the applicable United States federal and state securities laws. Section 2. Investor's Subscription. The Investor hereby subscribes and agrees to pay for 70,000 Shares of the Company and hereby tenders the subscription amount of U.S. $28,000.00 to the Company. Section 3. Company Charter and Bylaws. The Company has been organized under the laws of the State of Colorado. All the terms and conditions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company shall be incorporated by reference in and become part of this Agreement. Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Investor. The Investor hereby agrees, represents and warrants to the Company as follows: (i) Investor (i) is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S ("Regulation S") under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act")), which definition includes, but is not limited to, any natural person resident in the United States, any corporation or partnership incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States, or any estate or trust of which any executor, administrator or trustee is a U.S. Person); (ii) is not purchasing any of the Securities for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person or for offering, resale or delivery for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person or for the account of any person in any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction set out in the name and address of Investor below; and (iii) was not offered any Securities in the United States and was outside the United States at the time of execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement. (ii) Investor acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act and the Company has no obligation or present intention of filing a registration statement under the 1933 Act in respect of the Securities. The Investor agrees to resell the Securities only in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to a registration under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from such registration, and that hedging transactions involving the Securities may not be conducted unless in compliance with the 1933 Act. The Investor understands that any certificate representing the Securities will bear a legend setting forth the foregoing restrictions. The Investor understands that the Securities are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act; that the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available in any event for at least one year from the date of purchase and payment of the Securities by the Investor, and even then will not be available unless (i) a public trading market then exists for the Securities of the Company, (ii) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with; and that any sale of the Securities may be made by the Investor only in limited amounts in accordance with such terms and conditions. (iii) No U.S. Person, either directly or indirectly, has any beneficial interest in any of the Securities acquired by Investor hereunder, nor does Investor have any agreement or understanding (written or oral) with any U.S. Person respecting: (a) the transfer or any assignment of any rights or interest in any of the Shares; (b) the division of profits, losses, fees, commissions or any financial stake in connection with this subscription; or (c) the voting of the Shares. (iv) the Investor has the requisite knowledge and experience in financial and business matters for properly evaluating the risks of an investment in the Company. (v) the Investor has received all information regarding the Company reasonably requested by the Investor. (vi) the Investor has evaluated the risks of investing in the Company. (vii) the Investor has been given the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering and to obtain additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the information described in subparagraph (v) above, or such other information as the Investor desired in order to evaluate an investment in the Company. (viii) the residence of the Investor set forth below is the true and correct residence of the Investor; the Investor has no present intention of becoming a resident or domiciliary of any other state or jurisdiction. (ix) in making a decision to invest in the Company, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigations made by the Investor, and the particular tax consequences arising from an investment in the Company will depend upon the Investor's individual circumstances. (x) the Investor understands that an investment in the Company involves certain risks of which the Investor has taken full cognizance, and which risks the Investor fully understands. (xi) all of the representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement and all information furnished by the Investor to the Company are true, correct and complete in all respects. The foregoing representations, warranties, agreements, undertakings and acknowledgments are made by the Investor with the intent that they be relied upon in determining the Investor's suitability as a purchaser of the Securities, and the Investor agrees that those representations, warranties, agreements, undertakings and acknowledgments shall survive this Agreement. In addition, the Investor undertakes to notify the Company immediately of any change in any representation, warranty or other information relating to the Investor set forth in this Agreement. The Investor further represents and warrants that the Investor was not specifically formed to acquire any of the Securities subscribed for in this Agreement in violation of the provisions of Regulation S. Section 5. Indemnification. The Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, any affiliate of the Company, and the officers, directors, employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing, from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities or expenses, including costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, that any of the foregoing persons or entities may incur by reason of, or in connection with, any misrepresentations made by the Investor, any breach of any of the Investor's representations and warranties in this Agreement, or the Investor's failure to fulfill any of the Investor's covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. Section 6. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be irrevocable. (b) This Agreement may not be assigned by the Investor, and any attempt by the Investor to assign this Agreement shall make this Agreement voidable at the option of the Company. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Investor. (c) All pronouns contained herein and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the parties hereto may require. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, subject to acceptance by the Company, the undersigned has completed this Subscription Agreement to evidence its subscription to Shares of U.S. GOLD CORPORATION as of this 6th day of December 2002. Amount of Commitment: $ 28,000.00 (U.S.) for 70,000 Shares INVESTOR: Resource Investment Trust PLC Name (Please Print) /s/ David Hutchins (Signature of Authorized Officer) Ocean House, 10/12 Little Trinity Lane London, England EC4V 2DH Attention: David J. Hutchins ACCEPTED FOR 70,000 Shares this 6th day of December 2002 U.S. GOLD CORPORATION /s/ William W. Reid Title: President and Chief Executive Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----